After the 'incident' this morning, Lyra had been trying to stay out of Duo's way, trying being the key word here. It seemed to her, that everywhere she turned, he was right there.

Feeling restless and uneasy, Lyra decided to train for a while, after all, who knew when a battle would arise? Besides, training would calm her down and get her mind off Duo Maxwell, if only for a little while.

So, after changing into a black tank top and shorts, she ascended the stairs that led to the basement/workout room. What she saw was very unwelcome, yet calming.

There, in front of her was Duo. A topless Duo. His back may have been to her, but she would recognise him anywhere. She leaned against the door frame and watched. He started off in a fighting stance. His legs were apart, and by the crock in his elbows, his fists were raised. Suddenly, he kicked into action,

His jump kicked an invisible enemy. The second he landed, he did a full frontal assault. He kept his attack up for about five minutes, the he stopped. Lyra could hear his breaths coming in short, ragged puffs. The sweat glistened on the back of his neck, running down onto his back every now and again. This is something that she really didn't want to see, but a kinky part of her was really enjoying the view.

"How long have you been there?" Asked Duo, sensing that there was someone there, but not quit knowing who.

"Since you started to attack the air," Answered Lyra, trying to stop her voice from shaking.

"Do you want to take me on?" He asked instead, for some unknown and slightly perverted reason, he had been itching for them to fight ever since he saw her.

Lyra blushed at this. Dirty images appeared in her head. Her mind raced with thousands of reasons not too. She didn't know why, but the thought of hurting Duo made her feel really uneasy.

She bit her lip, and replied, "Sure."

She walked steadily, yet confidently into the room.

She walked past him and stopped when she was ten yards in front of him. She just stood there watching him and weighing up her chances of defeat.

While she was deep in thought, Duo attacked. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and pushed her backwards. His plan had been to cartwheel off of her, just before her crash landing, it wasn't to be. Lyra had sensed his movement, and countered. She lay her hands gently, yet firmly against his bare chest, placed her foot in his solar plexus, then flipped him over just as she hit the floor. He landed head first on the wooden floor.

Lyra stood up, and walked over to him. She checked him over, but didn't touch him. That wired feeling was coming back again. She felt like her stomach was trying to digest itself. Lyra detested this feeling. It was something that, although she had never felt before, she knew that a soldier wasn't meant to feel it. But, she did know how to make herself feel better, if only for a moment before the guilt moved in.

She grabbed Duo by his shoulders, and slammed him into the wall. Although he knew what Lyra was about to do, and that it could have easily been stopped, he let her get on with it.

When he was flat against the wall, he tried something as a flash, he lowered his head and made his lips connect with hers.

Lyra's eyes went wide with shock. `What the hell is he doing?` She thought. Before she realised what she was doing, she had lowered him down to the floor, and had closed her eyes.

Duo wrapped his arms around her waist, and held her close. Lyra's arms wound there way around his neck of there own accord. Duo's tongue stroked her bottom lip, asking for entrance into her mouth which Lyra gladly gave. There tongues did a battle for dominance.....Duo's won.

After a few minutes in this position, they both seemed to realise that they needed to breath. Duo pulled back, disconnecting his mouth from hers.

Lyra just looked up at him, her blue eye looking confused. Duo's hand brushed her fringe from her face, to reveal a green eye. He looked at her face.

`Dude am I lucky.` He thought, smiling. Lyra quickly pulled her fringe back over her eye.

"What are you doing?" Asked Duo

"My eyes....." Lyra started, but Duo cut her off

"Are beautiful."

Lyra blushed crimson, no-one had ever called her beautiful before. On seeing her blush, Duo smiled to himself. Them bent down and claimed her lips again.