Graduation came and passed and soon Quatre and Trowa were in their new apartment, furnishing and decorating the rooms. They eventually had to pad the walls to Quatre's music room to make it soundproof. This way, none of the neighbors would have to complain about the noise. They'd been living there for nearly a month already and both were very content with being with each other again.
Two weeks before Quatre's birthday, Trowa decided to pay a visit to his girlfriend, Dorothy.
"Trowa!" she squealed, throwing her arms around the boy.
"Hello Dorothy."
She planted her lips on Trowa's giving him a deep, passionate kiss. "I missed you." She whispered, pulling him through the doorway.
"Me too."
The two sat down across from one another at Dorothy's table gazing into each other's eyes.
"Hmmm." Dorothy purred, eyeing her boyfriend carefully. "Trowa? Can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"Why are we still together?"
Trowa blinked. "What?"
"Trowa, we're drifting apart. I can see it."
"Dorothy, what are you talk-"
"You're in love with someone else. Your eyes give you away."
"Dorothy-"
"Wait. Just hear me out. Trowa…it's been fun. It's been five years. And with each year, I seem to lose you more and more. You don't love me."
Trowa sighed. "And who on Earth is the one I presumably love then?" he said sarcastically.
"…Quatre."
Trowa froze. 'Quatre…'
"See."
"I-I don't love…"
"Yes you do. You can't deny it, Trowa. Each year, your feelings towards him got clearer and clearer to me. I see the way you look at him. It's more than just friendship. And you're happy with him, too. You smile for Quatre and only Quatre."
Trowa looked at his hands on the table. "I…"
"You love him." Dorothy smiled. "I bet you can picture the rest of your life with him. That's probably why you wanted him to live with you."
"I…"
"You love him. That's why you get jealous when anyone else gets close to him. Remember how you reacted with Heero and Hilde?"
"But…"
"But nothing. You love him for who he is. It doesn't matter that you're both male. Love's love and that's that."
"How?"
"Do I know what you're thinking? Woman's intuition. That and damn lucky guesses."
"Dorothy…"
"I love you too. And I want to see you happy. And to let you live your life with Quatre is what'll make you most happy."
Trowa regarded the woman in front of him. Then it hit him. "There's someone else isn't there?"
"Huh?"
"For you." A very tiny smile played on Trowa's lips. "There's someone else. And this someone helped you see all this."
"I see you have lucky guesses too."
"Who is he?"
Dorothy smiled. "She's not a guy."
Trowa stared at Dorothy in surprise.
"You know her quite well. She's a great doctor."
"Relena Peacecraft?"
Dorothy simply nodded, her smile still playing on her lips. "She and I have grown to be good friends. In fact, we're gonna go on a double date with these twins we met the other night."
"Have you been going around behind my back?"
"Oh don't act so distressed, Trowa. You've been at it in front of my face with Quatre."
"I have not!"
The blonde girl laughed. "We were bound to split up one day. You knew that as well as I did so that shouldn't be such a big surprise."
"Hm."
"So say it."
"Say what?"
"You know."
Trowa thought. 'Do I really love Quatre? He's my friend…my cute friend…my cute best friend. He lives with me cause I'm used to having him around. Cause he's used to having me around. He lives with me cause I can't live without him.' Trowa blinked. 'Whoa! Back up! I can't live without him? Where'd that come from? I…' he looked down at his hands again. '…Can't see my life without him. I don't want to. I…love him…'
"Well?" Dorothy asked, cocking an eyebrow.
A smug grin formed on Trowa's lips before he finally admitted it to Dorothy and to himself. "I love Quatre…"
Author's Notes/Disclaimer: Another short chapter but that's okay. Finally! Trowa admits his feelings. It's what you've all been waiting for. But what will happen next? Questions? Comments? Review! I own my sock...just the one.