Disclaimers: I do not own Gundam Wing or the G-boys. It's all for my own amusement and for anyone else who enjoys it.

Warning: Yaoi

Pairing: 1x2

/Italics/ Internal monologues

"THAT'S THE PROBLEM! IT WASN'T REAL... IT WAS AN ACT!" with that, Duo stormed out of the safe house.

Shocked by Duo's words, Heero slowly walked over to the couch and sat. He started to mull over what he had just done. /I don't get it. What's wrong with it being an act? ... Doesn't he want her away from here as much as anyone else?... What the hell am I supposed to do now?/ Heero though to himself as the silence around him grew louder.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the surrounding woods the braided boy sat at the base of an old dead willow tree. The branches were bare and stiff. Drained of any life it had, it still stood in the forest, rotting. Duo felt much like that tree. Like he had nothing to live for anymore. The war was over, he was no longer needed and he had nothing to stay for. Thoughts of regret and hate ran through Duo's mind as he sat there. He didn't know what to do or where to run.

Standing up stiffly, Duo raised his head to gaze at the tree that had been looking over him. With one hand he reached out and felt the rough texture of the broken dried bark. A jolt of anger surged through his body. His fingers curled into a fist. Tears streaming down his cheeks he snarled dangerously. Pulling his arm back he was ready to strike. With all of his strength he threw a punch at the tree causing most of the bark to loosen and fall off around him. A loud thunderous sound was heard as his fist connected with the tree's trunk. With this he screamed at the top of his lungs. He could feel the blood boiling from his lungs into his throat, making everything all the more painful (1).

Duo's heart ached. Thumping in his chest, he just wished it would stop beating. His shoulders slumped as he looked up at the tree again. The bark that had fallen caused bald spots along the trunk making patterns that gave the willow sad facial features. To Duo it looked almost human. Only the tree knew his pain.

Three hours had passed and Heero was starting to get worried. He knew nothing of Duo's whereabouts and had already circled the safe house searching for signs of where he might have headed. His mind was racing, thinking of all the worst possibilities to happen to the braided man. Pacing the living room floor, Heero couldn't understand why he was getting so worried. Or even why he started to get the feeling that what he did was terribly wrong.

The jingle of keys made his heart jump. He ran to the front door hoping it was Duo returning safely. As he watched the door open the first thing he saw was short fluffy blonde hair.

/Oh please don't tell me he cut and dyed his hair!!/ No sooner did he finish that though, Quatre's face was visible. With Wufei and Trowa right behind him, he flashed Heero a cheeky smile.

"Hi Heero! Hope you didn't miss us too much…" After taking a good look at Heero, Quatre knew something was wrong. It was not often he got to see the perfect soldier show any type of emotion and right now Heero's face was screaming worry.

"Why do you look like someone died?" He didn't bother taking off his jacket going straight to Heero's side. Trowa and Wufei simply watched, feeling no need to talk since Quatre did enough for all three of them.

"Relena showed up…"

Laughing a little Quatre replied, "Relena shows up all the time. It's what she does. She usually doesn't cause you to look like this though." He ushered Heero back into the living room. Trowa took this moment to grab a drink as Wufei drifted off to his room, not really caring what was going on. Sitting on the couch, Quatre gave Heero all his attention.

"Her showing up isn't the problem... She was pressuring me to admit my undying love for her. I ended up saying something that caused Duo to get really upset and storm off" Sighing in frustration Heero placed his elbows on his knees and his face in his hand, rubbing his eyes. He didn't want to look at Quatre. He just knew that once he told him what exactly had happened, Quatre was going to kill him. Duo and Quatre are the closest in the house. They talk about everything for goodness sake!

"What'd you say?" Afraid of the answer, Quatre braced himself for the worse.

"Well... Well, he was laughing about the whole situation and I just thought it would make him shut up and her make her leave me alone..."

"What happened?" Getting a little annoyed at this point.

"I told her I loved Duo... Then I kissed him" He heard sputtering from the kitchen and looked up to see that Trowa was staring at him, mouth hung open, eyes wide and juice sprayed on the floor. He then looked at Quatre, who wore a similar expression but his eyes showed anger instead of shock.

"Are you kidding me?!?! Why would you do that? You know Duo loves you! He's been so scared to tell you and you used him to get back at Relena! How da-"

"He loves me?" Heero cut him off. Had he heard Quatre correctly? Why would Duo love him of all people? Heero had done nothing that would have caused Duo to have those type of feeling towards him. All the events of the day were starting to take a toll on him. It was all too much to think about. Something started to stir in the pit of his stomach and he didn't like the feeling. He had made a huge mistake.

"You didn't know?"

"How could I know?"

"Well, for starters he's always staring at you. Ever notice that he's always bumping into things?" Now that Quarte meantioned it, Heero recalls Duo tripping over various items, even his own feet at one time or another. Heero always chalked it up to Duo being so feather brained and just plain clumsiness.

"When it's just me and him, he just won't shut up about you. Heero's butt this and Heero's hair that... You better fix this and fast." Quatre took a second to look around, "Where is Duo anyway?" He questioned.

"I have to go," Before Quatre had time to register what had just happened, Heero had grabbed his coat and was out the door. Damn he was fast.

~End Part 3~

(1) ... you know how when you scream really loud then you feel like you're gunna cough up blood or something like that? *is retarded so you might not understand*