Author's Note: You'll probably be disappointed in this chapter but sorry. My mind is a bit fried right now. Don't worry, I still have a few chapters typed up already. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing

Warning: sex gossip, obsessive behavior

Always Knock First

Duo led Solo to Quatre's office, no problem. Quatre was already there, waiting for them with the door open and Duo didn't hesitate to enter. He planted Solo down on the couch and stood before his childhood mentor like a disappointed parent. How the tables had turned. Years ago, it would have been Duo on the couch with Solo standing up.

Glancing over at Quatre, Duo said, "Can you make sure Solo stays here, Q? I need to go take care of something."

Quatre nodded and Duo left, leaving the two blonds in the small room.

As soon as he was sure Duo was out of hearing range, Quatre demanded, "What the hell were you thinking? You could have gotten yourself seriously hurt or even killed!"

"I dot ya had my back," Solo muttered. "Where were ya anyway?"

"Is that really important?" Quatre countered. "While I liked Duo telling Heero off, that was not how it should have been done. I understand why you tried to pick a fight but I thought I told you that fighting Heero was practically suicide!"

"But I'm alive, aren't I?" Solo stated.

"For now, maybe, but you have yet to see what Duo's going to do to you," Quatre retorted. Solo, strangely enough, gave him the grin that the blond Arabian couldn't identify for a few seconds before realizing the perverted nature of the grin. "And no, that's not what I meant and you know it."

"Spoil sport," Solo grumbled.

---

Duo was a man with a mission.

He needed to find and talk with Trowa. Come to think of it, he hadn't spoken with the unibanged man since he got back to Earth. Time to remedy that.

He first checked Trowa's office to find nobody there. Okay, where else did Trowa hang out? The cafeteria? But that was too far away! Was he anywhere closer?

Why not ask Wufei to see if he knew where the missing-in-action Trowa was? If he didn't have a clue, then he could transverse the entire HQ building, searching for his missing friend. Yeah, that sounded like a plan.

Now, finding Wufei's office wasn't difficult. The door to it was closed, making the braided one wonder if the Chinese man was in yet. Only one way to find out. He couldn't just barge in, though he knew that was what he would have typically done. No, Wufei was more formal than that so he had to knock.

Proceeding to do that, he knocked on the door and waited for a response. When none was forthcoming, he was about to knock again when he heard a voice within beckon him in. Doing so, he stopped in his tracks immediately.

"Is there something you want, Maxwell?" Wufei questioned.

Duo could only stare. Well, this explained a bit. So this was where Trowa was hiding. The braided one noticed that Trowa was standing beside Wufei's desk but he seemed a bit…flushed. Hmm… Could he have…? But when?

"When did you two get together?" Duo asked instead of greeting the one he had been searching for.

"What do you mean?" Wufei questioned.

"Don't try hiding it from me, I can tell," Duo replied. "Besides, what else could you be doing in here that could make you…hey is it me or is this place a bit warm?"

Wufei blushed but Trowa took over from there. "You don't have a problem with this, do you Duo?"

"Not at all," Duo answered. "In fact, let me be the first to congratulate you two. Always wondered when it was going to happen. When did you two hook up anyway?"

Trowa smiled indulgently at Duo as he answered. "About a few days ago."

"That's fantastic," Duo said, presenting the two with one of his real smiles.

"Thank you," Wufei said, also giving the braided one one of his own rare smiles.

"Is there something you wanted?" Trowa asked, bringing Duo back to the original reason why he had sought Trowa out in the first place.

"You guys haven't heard about what happened yet, have you?" he asked.

Trowa and Wufei glanced at each other before Trowa answered for them both. "No, why?"

Closing the office door behind him, much to the couple's curiosity, Duo took in a deep breath before he began. "You guys remember Solo?"

"Solo?" Wufei asked confused.

"Wolf," Duo amended. "Well, he came with me and Quatre for work today. He got pissed off when we found my office loaded with roses and took off. Next thing I know, he's picking a fight with Heero."

"Is he all right?" Trowa asked in concern.

"Yeah, I managed to break it up just in time. But Heero call Solo a name and I unloaded on him. Told him to stop sending those damn roses while I was at it."

"So it was Heero," Trowa said thoughtfully.

"That's not what's bothering you, is it?" Wufei spoke unexpectedly.

Never having spent much time in Wufei's presence before, Duo was flabbergasted, nodding instinctively to the question.

"Then what is it?" Wufei continued, his eyes boring into the braided one.

Fidgeting slightly, Duo answered honestly, "Well, it's a bit complicated. You see, I'm in a fix."

"What kind of fix?" Trowa asked, hoping to cut short any attempt Duo might take to stall.

Duo glared at him, muttering, "I was getting to that. Anyway, you see, there's two guys I like and it doesn't help that they both look alike. On one hand, there's Quatre, one of my best friends, someone who has had a crush on me for a long time. He's kind, friendly, knows a lot about me… And then there's Solo, my childhood friend, the guy I've looked up to even when I thought he was dead. He understands me in ways nobody else can…and…" At the point, Duo muttered something under his breath.

"What?" Wufei asked, leaning in so he could hear better.

Duo flushed a scarlet red before blurting out, "I gave him my virginity, okay?"

The two pilots' eyes widened in surprise but Duo wasn't finished. "You see, there was this kid I knew who was raped. I learned about what virginity was later and I was so scared that it was going to be taken from me like everything else. So I asked Solo if I could give it too him…"

Well, that explained it. It made sense if one knew where Duo came from. But what did that have to do with anything?

"Is there anything else?" Trowa asked, in the hopes that Duo might give out more information.

Neither Trowa or Wufei thought it was possible for somebody to turn that shade of red but once again, as usual, Duo proved them wrong.

"Well…" Duo began, hesitating quickly. At the silent urgings of his two friends, he plunged forward. "During the last week, I had a couple of…encounters. One was in the guestroom I was staying in and Solo came in and caught me having a…"

His cheeks brightening slightly, Wufei interrupted, "Skip that detail please. What happened next?"

"Well, we had sex," Duo told them, speaking as if it was something normal like the weather.

Hoping to move things along, Trowa pointed out, "You said encounters plural. Was there some other incident?"

"Quatre in the library," was all Duo could force himself to say.

"You get around, don't you?" Trowa commented dryly.

"Look, I'm not here to discuss all the details of my sex life right now," Duo stated, irritation in his voice. "I can do that some other time. But right now, I need your advice. Who should I choose? Quatre or Solo?"

"You really are limiting yourself aren't you?" Trowa asked.

"Why not both?" Wufei picked up.

"Huh?" That confused Duo. Both? What was he talking about?

"You have feelings for both of them," Wufei explained. "They both embody certain traits that you like and respect. You even said it yourself: they look alike. They've certainly expressed interest in you as well. Why make a choice between both of them when you can have both?"

"But they don't really seem to get along…" Duo protested.

"It's called compromise, Duo," Wufei explained. "They both want you, yes? Well, if they want to be with you, they'll have to share you and you will have to share them."

"Huh," was Duo's answer. "So, what you're saying is that I can choose both but I have to be able to let them be together as well? Is that what you're saying?"

"Correct." Wufei then showed Duo another small smile.

"You know, I never really took the time to really get to know you," Duo said. "But now, I can see that you're a good guy. I'd like to get to know you better, if you want."

"As would I," Wufei answered. "You're nothing at all what those rumors paint you to be."

Duo groaned, earning a chuckle from the couple. "Don't tell me you put stock into whatever you heard? I can tell you that only one-tenths of it is true, half is just lies, and the rest are embellishments."

"One-tenths?" Trowa questioned. "So you're saying that that a few of those rumors are true?"

Duo narrowed his eyes. "I hate you Trowa. You know that?"

"But you wouldn't like me any other way, would you?" Trowa countered cheekily.

"And I see you've rubbing off on him," Wufei commented. Giving Duo a glance, he said, "Thanks."

---

This wasn't over, not by a long shot.

Heero was fuming, furious that Duo, HIS Duo, had spurned his romantic gestures. Roses were a symbol of love, weren't they? Then why hadn't they worked? Sure, now he knew that his braided crush had an allergy to them but couldn't he have seen the message beneath them?

It was that…blond gutter rat from L2, what was his name again…fault. If it hadn't been for him showing up, then it was possible that Duo would have been his. And what about Quatre? He had to have a hand in it as well. He knew how the Arabian hung on Duo's every word and knew of the attraction to Duo. He had been sure that Quatre's approach would have worn at Duo's nerves and backfired on the blond instead of his approach backfiring on him, Heero.

Sure, he may have acted like an ass to Duo during the wars, but that was in the past! Things had changed, he had changed! But what if Duo didn't know that? Well then he would have to prove it! Prove his love to his Duo, make him realize that he, Heero, was the best thing to have ever come into his life.

He could see it all now as if it was happening right before him. He could see himself as he became the one person to take Duo's virginity and be the one that Duo would love until the end of time. And maybe even beyond that…

But first, he needed to get rid of those that would prevent that. He would have to make sure that they wouldn't stand between him and his Duo. And what better way to ensure that than to kill them? But he couldn't do it now, not where just anybody could see…

And he couldn't have Duo even suspect it was him either. So what to do? He could get Quatre during a mission and nobody would be the wiser. The other he would have to think on but it was doable.

Yes, Duo would be his. Now and forever. No matter what