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Here is the third of five stories in the Evolving Relations Arc. I promise the next chapter will be longer...

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Evolving Relations

Chapter 03 - Understanding

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When Duo called me and Quatre with the information that Heero and Wufei had something going on and with Zechs laughing in the background, I had my misgivings. But Quatre brought it to my attention that Duo never tells a lie. So it was assigned to me, Trowa Barton the great mystery man of a thousand disguises, to investigate this possible fact.

As such I started out casually, two weeks after Duo actually gave us the information, as I did not want to alert our intelligent Asian pair of my motives. I observed them at work and yes they were slightly different. An occasional invasion of space here, a random conversation, not work related, there. So yeah they were relaxing a little. But that actually did not necessarily mean anything. They could just be losing their old war time habits. Finally.

So what would the next step of the plan be? Observe them outside of the work environment.

I had already known they were living together. But that didn't necessarily mean anything. Maybe Wufei wanted to save time on the commute. Maybe they realized how much apartment living actually costs, and started to save money by sharing. I had to see what was going on at their place.

It is so very hard to track these two I must state. Heero being the driver today made it extremely difficult to follow without him being aware of the fact that he was being followed and observed. I had to keep taking side streets that ran parallel to the one that Heero and Wufei were driving on. They appeared to have simply gone to Heero's apartment. I pulled around the corner of an office building that would have a good view of their window. Letting myself in the locked building was easy enough.

Getting up to the correct window to view across into their apartment I pulled out binoculars and looked over at their apartment.

Shit. I forgot how paranoid the pair was. Their window appeared to have the curtains drawn. Oh well. A classic stake out appeared to be necessary. So I decided to wait it out and watch the front door. Taking my boot knife out I began to throw it into the window sill imbedding it with a thick THUD. Retrieving the knife, I once again started the throw and retrieve sequence.

It was strange to think of either of them in anyway sexual. I mean it could be done and easily considering how freaking hot they were but come on… It's Heero and Wufei. Together? It was slightly mind-boggling.

I sat down leaning against a support pillar. Blowing my bangs upward and watching them fall in the same gravity defying position. Great way to pass the time.

My neck suddenly started tingling. I turned rapidly, knife in hand at the ready… stared straight down the twin gun barrels pointing at me held by the two angry Asians.

Heero was glaring, Wufei was looking pissed, "We felt a tail."

I nodded at Wufei's comment. Stupid of me to think I could catch them off guard. Heero lowered his weapon followed quickly by Wufei. They appeared like they needed further explanation. "I'm supposed to find out about the relationship you to seem to have."

Wufei flinched and looked down at the ground. That gave me a ton of information by itself. Wufei began turning away to walk back to his apartment. Well apparently no relation….

A flash of movement had me gripping my knife tighter, only to see Heero had grabbed Wufei's hand and intertwined their fingers together. Heero, stared into Wufei's eyes, who looked startled and confused… and then tension I didn't know was in him seemed to seep out in a rush.

Heero turned to me giving me a solid stare. Definitely not a glare and I saw my answer. They were starting a relationship. I reached an understanding with them.

Heero looked back at Wufei and turned, both walking back slowly out of the building to their apartment hand in hand. Glad I could help.

It was new and obviously very fresh.

But they had reached a critical understanding.

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TBC.

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