AN: YAY! A new chappie. Please let me know what you think of it.
Chapter 4
That night Duo didn't stick around after dinner. Lily's announcement had been a shock to him. Even though he saw it coming, he didn't expect it so soon. Why did it upset him? It's not like he was losing Lily. He didn't have her to begin with. He didn't want her… right?
"Kind of cold out, isn't it?" Heero came up behind Duo, a jacket in hand. Duo blinked as Heero placed the jacket over his shoulders.
"Uh… Thanks." He pulled the jacket tight around him and continued walking, staring ahead into the darkness. "How'd you catch up so fast?"
"I was a little worried. Don't ask why, so I thought I'd run and catch up with you." Heero walked right alongside Duo. "Is it such a shock that Lily is marrying Kurama? And they did say they'd wait till she got out of school."
"Whoopee. She's got a little over a year left. And yes, I guess it is a shock. I don't know. Maybe I do actually like her, but there's someone more important to me. I just didn't want to make her feel like she wasn't as important as she should be."
"Hn."
"What's that mean?"
"Learn to let go. Either let go of the more important person that you can't find or let go of Lily. Don't drag her on like you have been."
Duo stopped, blinking at the teen standing next to him. He smiled. "They weren't kidding when they said that you were an overprotective brother." He placed an arm over Heero's shoulder. "With you around who needs to worry about Lily?"
"Hn."
Duo shrugged and pulled away from teen. "Quiet as usual."
"Let's head back before you catch a cold," Heero suggested. Duo only nodded and the two boys headed back quietly.
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When Duo returned he found Lily sitting next to Wufei on the couch. She was fighting with him over the remote. Duo had learned not too long ago that not only does Lily always tease Wufei, but it's mostly because she used to have a thing for him. Now it's just for fun as she learned how much it really embarrasses Wufei. Duo smiled thinking that must be why Wufei would randomly just disappear in between missions.
As she noticed something enter the room, Lily's eyes flew from the remote towards Duo. She let up a warm smile and quickly turned away, giving up her fight for the remote. Wufei blinked and looked up at Duo, glaring. What had the braided baka done to her?
"Ne, Duo. I've been thinking," she said almost too quietly. "Maybe you should bring someone else on this upcoming mission. If I go with you I might worry about you if you anything happens. You said not to worry about you anymore. I don't understand, but I'll try to do as you say." She pushed up from her chair and walked away to her room.
"What did you do?" Wufei asked.
Duo groaned and took Lily's seat. "I'm a baka. I still haven't apologized."
"Then why don't you?" came Heero's voice as Duo had forgotten that he was there. Duo sighed and nodded his head.
"I will." He got up from his seat and walked back to Lily's room. He knocked on the door. Slowly it opened, revealing Lily. She blinked up at him.
"What do you want now? Now you wanna tell me you don't wanna be friends either?" She started to shut the door but Duo caught it and shoved it open. He saw Kurama sitting on the bed and ignored his glare.
"Lily, I wanted to apologize. I didn't mean what I'd said. I'm just worried about you, but now I know that was stupid of me. It's just who you are. That's what you do. I can't change that. Even if I tell you not to worry about me, even if you're mad at me, no matter what you will still worry, won't you?"
Lily blinked then nodded. "Hai."
"So who am I to tell you to stop?" Duo hugged his friend. "I love you for how much you care. I love who you are. Don't change. I'm sorry."
Lily sighed and hugged her friend back. "Baka."
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The next day Lily skipped school to see her brother and Sakura off to the airport. Their visit was over. Lily was sad to see them go, but she knew they'd come see her again. At least Wufei would still be around for a bit. As much as she teased him and as much as he acted like he hated her, Lily knew that he really did care. Trowa and Quatre couldn't really force him to come if he didn't want to.
Lily hugged her brother. "Come see me again. Please."
"I wouldn't stop even if you told me to." Heero returned the hug. "You are my little sister after all."
Lily smiled. It was great that even if they weren't blood related, they really were siblings. She let go and hugged Sakura. Afterwards, she watched the two leave for their plane.
"Lily, do you want to go see a movie?" Wufei walked up behind the girl, placing his jacket on her as it had started to rain outside.
"Sure." She smiled up at the pigtailed boy. "Thanks Wufei. You're not usually so kind."
"I am."
She looked over to Quatre and Trowa. "Yeah, but not in front of others." She looked back up at the pigtailed boy. "But I'm glad you are today." She skipped away, Wufei calmly following behind.
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"He's gone?" Duo sank back in his seat on the couch. "Man, that sucks."
"Aww, did Duo have a thing for my brother," Lily asked. She laughed. "That's actually kind of cute if you think about it." She smiled and patted Duo on the head. "Don't worry. He'll be back. I can guarantee that. He wouldn't just forget about me."
"Lily, Trowa and I are going to turn in for the night," Quatre explained as he and his love got up and walked back to their room.
Lily blinked and smiled. "Ok. It's more fun without them around anyway." She took a seat on the other couch next to Wufei who was reading a book. She leaned back placing her head on his lap and turned on the TV. She would have sat next to Duo, but he was taking up the whole couch. Wufei glared down at the girl on his lap.
"Do you mind?"
"Nope," she simply said. "You're comfy. Besides, Duo's taking over the other couch."
"Can't you just sit normally?"
"Like I said… You're comfy."
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"Nope. Sorry. Lily went to the library to study," Duo said over the phone. "Me?" He was talking to Heero. "Nah. I only continued school cause Lily made me. I make good enough grades to pass. I'm not all into school like her." He sat down at the kitchen table and dug through a box of lucky charms, picking only at the marshmallows. Wufei rose an eyebrow at him and Duo shrugged.
"Don't tell Lily. She'll kill me. She hates it when I do this." Duo blinked and went back to his conversation on the phone. "Sorry. Was talking to Wufei. What would she kill me for? Picking out the marshmallows in the lucky charms." Duo eyes got wide. "You hate the marshmallows? Dude, that's the best part." Duo laughed as Heero explained to him that it's only because Lily likes them more. Now he knew why Lily always got mad when there were no more marshmallows. That was the only reason why she ate the cereal.
Lily walked in the door and blinked at the boy talking on the phone. "Who are you talking to Duo?"
"Your brother. Hey Heero, here goes your sis. Take care." Duo passed the phone over and quickly left the kitchen hoping Lily didn't notice him picking with the lucky charms again.
"Heero?" Lily took a seat next to Wufei and batted her eyes up at him passing him the box of lucky charms. Sighing, Wufei took it and prepared her a bowl. "No, I'm good. Miss ya already! How's Sakura. She still clinging?" Lily laughed. "That child needs a boyfriend." Wufei set a bowl down in front of her and she dug right in. "Thank you Wufei." She blinked at the lack of marshmallows and smiled. "That baka. Oh, hey Heero. You've been talking a lot with Duo, ne?"
Lily gave another smile to Wufei and he rolled his eyes, getting her a glass of tea. "I don't usually see you talking so much to anyone but me. I kind of enjoyed it. Ne, Heero. I really want to help him. I want him to find that boy from his past, just as I want to help you find your past." Lily got up and placed her dishes in the sink. She patted Wufei on the head as she walked out of the room. "Okay, I guess. Call me again sometime. Bai!" She hung up the phone and placed it back on the charger, crashing on the couch right next to Duo.
"Finished talking to your brother?" Duo asked as he was flipping through the channels. Instead of answering Lily tried to grab the remote from him. "Hey! I'm watching TV."
"Sure. Just as you were picking through the marshmallows again." She grabbed the remote and changed the channel. She'd stopped at Gundam Seed. "Ooo. I haven't seen this episode yet."
"Oh joy."
Lily smiled. She knew Duo really like this show. She grabbed a pillow and placed it on his lap, then laid down herself. She practically purred as Duo started rubbing her head. Before they knew it the both of them were asleep.