5x4 cuteness...they might become my new favorite couple o.O =]

Disclaimer: how many times do I have to say this? If they didn't read it in the last 8 chapters, they sure as heck aren't going to read it now!

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Wufei woke up the next morning, blinking blearily at the morning sunshine streaming through the window. Bleah, too bright. He tried to turn over to the other side to escape the evil light, well...for him anyway, but found something obstructing his movement. Looking down, he saw chestnut curls. Whaa? What happened to the usually blond curls?

Taking a closer look, he realized it was Duo and then everything came rushing back to him from last night. The nightmare, Duo's unwillingness to sleep on his own, everything. Wufei sighed, dropping his head back onto his pillow. Now, there was no way he could get out of bed. Instead he chose to observe Duo.

Soft chestnut curls cascading down to his shoulders, amethyst eyes now shut closed, eyelashes resting gently upon high cheekbones. A pert nose followed by delicate pink lips that were surely as soft to feel as they looked. Exotic. Duo was exotic. Beautiful.

Whoa! That is the second time that I have thought of Duo as being beautiful. Dishonorable Chang! Turning his head to the side to study his own lover who was spooned behind Duo, Wufei smiled. Now Quatre was exotic too. To the finely shaped eyes and cheeks to the flush rosebud lips that were parted ever so slightly to let him breathe easily. To the graceful curve of his neck and the hollow of his throat, along with the tempting creamy skin that disappeared under the nightclothes teasingly. Hm. His blond angel was a walking temptation.

Ever aware of his lover's scrutiny, aquamarine orbs drifted open lazily and blinked up at Wufei. "Hey."

"Hey, yourself." Wufei whispered back, leaning forward slightly to steal a kiss. Quatre obliged and soon the two were playfully wrestling with their tongues for dominance. But as always, Wufei won as Quatre relented, letting him probe and explore to his own satisfaction. Well, it wasn't as if he wasn't enjoying it!

The two exchanged lazy kisses, unwilling to get out of bed and Wufei being unable to. Placing a few nipping kisses as the corners of Quatre lips he murmured lovingly to his sweet angel.

"Love you."

"Love you too." Quatre sighed back, before taking Wufei's lips in another passionate kiss. The two continued until Duo showed signs of stirring. Then they quickly pulled back and watched as Duo slowly rose to wakefulness. Amethyst eyes blinked in sweet confusion as he found himself laying across a warm body and found another behind him. Strangely enough, neither presence was threatening, instead merely offering comfort.

Twisting around, he came face to face with blond hair and blue eyes. Familiar. He looked to his right and found onyx orbs. Familiar too. Then he looked back and forth and flushed, taking in the kiss swollen lips of both. He scrambled up quickly and sat by their feet, chestnut hair in a disarray.

"I...am sorry for intruding." He mumbled quietly, eyes downcast. He didn't want to come in between Wufei and Quatre. Just like he had between Trowa and Heero. But now he understood that it was his fault that he had clung on to Heero when all he wanted was Trowa. He had no right to be mad at them. But that didn't stop him from loving Heero even now.

Wufei sat up and grabbed his hand as he started to get up. "No. You're not intruding. We are the ones who offered. You have nothing to be sorry for."

Duo merely ducked his head, knowing that it would be pointless to argue otherwise. He kept his eyes downcast until he felt a warm hand cupping his cheek. He started and looked up at Quatre who was smiling at him gently.

"How are you? Feel better?"

Duo stared into Quatre's eyes, unable to comprehend. Of course, he was all right. This sort of shit happened all the time back in L2. It even happened when he was a kid. A few cuts weren't going to make a difference.

He broke out of his reverie when he heard Quatre gasp. He quickly looked at the wide eyes and then at Wufei. "What's wrong?"

"Duo...you just lost a lot of blood. You nearly died! And...you don't care?" Quatre asked, hurt, pain, regret, guilt and...so many other things reflected in his eyes, that Duo was lost.

"No." Duo frowned. "It doesn't matter. What mattered was getting Trowa out of there, before that bastard decided to do something to him. After all, he had Heero waiting back here and I'm sure he was worried."

Quatre's eyes went impossibly wide and with a cry, he launched off the bed and ran out of the room and into the bathroom opposite the room, slamming the door. Duo simply sat still shocked. He had never seen the blond move that fast and truthfully it was a little unnerving.

Turning to Wufei, he met the other's eyes, which seemed to be saddened by something. "What did I do?"

Wufei smiled a sad little smile that Duo had never seen before. The Chinese pilot leaned forward and cupped his cheek, looking into his eyes with wonder. Then he said something that Duo didn't understand.

"How can one be so selfless without knowing it, I truly do not know..."

The he just placed a gentle kiss on the American's forehead and left the room. Duo simply sat there, staring off into space, confused. Selfless? Why, I'm the most selfish person I know! I think Wufei got his definitions mixed up...

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Stepping into the bathroom and quietly closing the door behind him, Wufei made his way towards the sink, where his lover stood shaking. Placing gentle hands on his shoulders, he turned Quatre around and brought him into his embrace.

Quatre was sobbing now, tears pouring down his pale cheeks. He clutched at Wufei, taking comfort in his arms and the hand that was stroking his back soothingly.

"Shh. It's okay. Calm down, love. It's okay..." Wufei murmured softly, running long graceful fingers through soft blond waves, a gesture he knew would comfort the other.

And it did. The sobs slowing ceased into a occasional hiccup but still Quatre held on to Wufei like a life line.

"It really doesn't matter? He didn't even care that he almost...died?" Quatre hiccupped softly.

"I don't think he did. He underestimates his importance to a lot of us."

"So...then Trowa was right, wasn't he? Duo didn't care because he had no one waiting for him. Not like...that." The blond whimpered softly, burying his face into Wufei's shirt.

"Yes, I'm afraid Duo does think of himself like that. I really do hope we can change that."

"It's not fair that he should feel this way!" the indignant outburst caught Wufei by surprise.

"I know, love. But after Heero left him and Duo actually saving his current lover, would you blame him? And I'm also pretty sure that there are lessons that he learnt in his past that go entirely too deep."

"I'm sorry. Sorry that this whole mess ever happened. I want things to go back to the way it was."

"That would mean that Heero was unhappy and Duo wouldn't want that."

"Wufei, I really don't think that Heero would have changed his mind if he hadn't gone on that mission with Trowa. I'm not blaming Trowa, but I think that getting to know him better was what changed Heero's mind. I don't think he was unhappy before."

"You maybe right, Quatre. But what's done is done. Now...we can only to try to get back to the normal routine that we had. But I suspect that it won't be so easy."

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Wow...I actually updated during a weekday??? [blinks] aaahhh! What is the pile of unfinished homework doing on my desk??? Oops, right, I haven't done it yet. Looks like I have to get back to work. Be nice to me and give me reviews!! Maybe I can update this weekend...