AN: Well, here it is. Another chapter. Thanks for all who are reading this. I'm glad that you enjoy my story. I like being able to create things that other people enjoy. It's kind of a goal of mine, lol. I hope you enjoy this chapter and please review afterwards.

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Chapter 8

Lily stared into the mirror. Her dress was a long silky strapless red dress that flowed around her as she walked. Light glitter sparkled, giving a shine to her beauty. She had tied her hair up, curling it to bounce behind her. She sighed as she remembered how much she didn't want to go to this ball.

There was a knock on her door. Probably Heero to escort her downstairs. She took one last look in the mirror and bounced over the door. Pulling it open, she smiled up at Heero. He looked great, as usual, in his black suit. Lily smiled and took his arm.

Heero looked down at his sister, thinking that she looked beautiful as usual. He felt her stop when Wufei appeared in front of them. Sticking her nose in the air, she pulled Heero around the dark haired boy, heading towards the stairs. There she met up with Sakura and Yusuke, who had apparently talked the girl into allowing him to escort her to the ball. Lily hid a laugh and nodded to her friends.

Yusuke looked down at Sakura. He loved it when she dressed up. She wore a velvety purple dress that stopped just below her knees. Her dress tied behind her neck to hold it up. She wore open toed heels which the straps wrapped themselves halfway up her calves.

Lily and Heero were the first to walk down the stairs. Yusuke and Sakura waited till they reached the bottom before they followed after, Wufei and Duo close behind. Before anyone else could dance they had to wait for Lily and Heero. The two siblings stepped out onto the floor, Lily placing one hand on Heero's shoulder and taking his hand in the other. They glided across the floor gracefully. Duo couldn't believe how good they were.

"Don't be surprised," Wufei explained, reading the expression on Duo's face. "They've been doing this practically all their lives." Duo blinked but nodded in understandment. It only made sense that they were good at ballroom dancing. That's why Lily had made Heero his teacher. But couldn't she have taught him herself? He sighed and took a seat at the nearest table. While everyone else had joined the dance he had no one in particular to dance with.

Wufei on the other hand had something else he wanted to do. Stepping up to the two siblings he tapped on Heero's shoulder, causing the two to stop and turn towards him. "I'm sorry Heero, but do you mind if I cut in?" Heero nodded, pulling away from his sister. Lily sighed knowing that she had no choice but to accept this dance. Wufei stepped to her and she bowed her head.

"What do you want Wufei?" Lily asked as the two started their dance.

"You look beautiful tonight Lily," he commented. Lily's face lit up a little as a blush slowly crept its way to the surface. Wufei just smiled.

"A-arigatou."

"Lily, I'm sorry." Lily blinked, staring up at the boy. "What I said… I shouldn't have. I was wrong. You're my best friend. I don't want to lose you."

Lily sighed and blinked back tears. "Baka."

"Lily?"

"Anata wa honto ni baka." She looked away from him and just rested her head on his shoulder, holding him close. "You could never lose me."

"I could. And I almost did. I know I'm an idiot." He shook his head. "I let my pride get to me again. I want to keep you close Lily, and I want to return to that house. I want to stay with you for as long as I can."

"Wufei…" Lily pulled away staring up into those dark eyes and she smiled. They had stopped dancing by now, the couple just standing there in the middle of the dance floor. She shook her head and cupped his face with her hands. "Stay with me as long as you like. We are best friends, ne?"

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Sakura had been watching from the side lines and smiled at the sight in front of her. "Seems like Wufei and Lily have worked things out. I hated seeing those two fighting."

"Oh, like that was any better than their normal arguing," Yusuke commented.

"Baka!" Sakura smacked the boy on the back of the head and glared at her, but only for a moment. "It is different. Their normal arguing shows how much they really do care about one another."

"Sure. Hey Sakura, let's go dance… Please?" Yusuke begged the girl. While he wasn't much for ballroom dancing, it beat just sitting here. And besides, it was an excuse to have the girl close and all to himself.

"I don't want to dance." Sakura turned away from the boy, crossing her arms boredly. Of course she'd rather be dancing, but not with Yusuke.

"Of course you do," said Yusuke, standing from his seat and wrapping his arm around the girl's waist and pulling her close to face him. "You can't hide it from me. You should know that already," he said leaning in close, lips almost touching hers. She quickly turned away.

"Baka."

Yusuke sighed and pulled the girl out onto the dance floor. "I told you that day we met I would make you mine."

"Yeah, you know… that's the type of behavior that turned me away from you." Sakura found herself dancing pretty close to the boy but tried to ignore it.

"Why do you hate me Sakura…? What did I do?" Yusuke pulled her closer and the girl wondered if it was possible to get any closer than this.

"I don't… hate you…" she found herself saying. Why did she say that? She did hate him… didn't she? She looked up at the boy, a mistake on her part. Yusuke ducked down quickly, placing his lips against hers. Sakura blinked and automatically pushed away. "What are you doing?"

"You said you don't hate me." Yusuke sighed. "Sakura, I love you."

"Baka!" She ran off the dance floor and over to her friends who were sitting. Lily blinked at Sakura and then back at Yusuke. She had no idea what had just happened. Her focus had been where Duo and Heero stood in the corner talking.

Heero had pulled the boy away from everyone else, claiming that he needed to speak with him in private. Duo didn't struggle, but he didn't look too happy either. Duo had tried walking away from Heero, but Heero caught the boy pinning him against the wall.

"I'm talking to you."

"Let go," Duo ordered, glaring at the boy. "I want nothing to do with you."

"Dance with me."

"What?" Duo rose an eyebrow at the boy. "In front of all these people? No thanks."

"Dance with me." Heero took the boy's hand, dragging him out onto the dance floor. "Don't worry about the other people."

"Heero…" Duo sighed and allowed himself to dance with Heero.

"Duo, I want to be with you. I don't know why, but I do. Lily asked me to move in with you guys." He looked into Duo's cobalt eyes. "I think I will. If it'll bring me close to you I don't see why not."

"Heero…" Duo was surprised by the boy's words and he sighed. "I don't know what to say."

"Say that you'll be with me."

"I'm sorry Heero, but I've got someone I need to find, someone else important to me. I know you don't understand, but it's what I've always wanted ever since that day he left."

"Duo… I'll take care of you. If you're with me, I promise to take good care of you."

Duo sighed yet again. "I'm sorry."

"No!" Heero pulled the boy into a tight embrace and Duo found himself melting.

"What is it about you?" The two boys had stopped dancing and Duo wrapped his arms around Heero, returning that embrace. "I'm looking for someone else, but you just get to me. I admit, I am attracted to you, but I have to know Heero. I don't even know if that boy is alive. I want to know. Even if he's forgotten about me, I want to know." He felt Heero release him and Duo pulled away smiling at the boy. "I'm sorry." He turned, heading up the stairs to his room He couldn't wait to return home.

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