Well… hello! I'm so sorry for the long wait. Here's the third chapter.

Disclamer: see first chapter!

When Zechs woke up, he discovered that Duo was already up and alert. On the small table sat a bag with what Zechs presumed was breakfast. Zechs could see Duo's lips move and if he listened carefully, he could also hear Duo muttering to himself, though he couldn't make out any words.

"Good morning, Duo." He said while sitting up and stretching. Duo started and looked over.

"Oh, good morning, Zechs. Please don't do that to me again, you took away 10 years of my life." He was smiling merrely.

"Sorry. I'll try to not scare you once again. I take it from your smile that you feel better today." There was a faint question mark behind the sentence.

"Yeah, much better thank you, and you didn't scare me. Just startled me a little."Duo looked indignant at being called scared.

"Sure Duo, if you say do." Zechs smirked a little too satisfactory for Duo's taste, so he threw a pillow at the sleepy face. Zechs didn't try to duck, but instead fell with the pillow and pretended to fall back asleep.

"Zechs, I know you're awake." Sigh. "Come on, sit up like a good boy." Zechs didn't move a muscle. "Ok, have it your way, but I've come up with an idea for getting back at the guys and Wufei."

Zechs sat straight up in bed and looked wide-eyed (have an imagination people) at Duo.

"Really? Please, do tell."

"How about a little 'pay-back game'? I thought that maybe you could call Wufei and tell him that you want to break up with him and then let it slip that you and I have been seeing eachother for months because of… well, whatever you feel is appropriete. What do you think?" The violet eyed young man looked anxiously at the tall man across the room.

"Well... I think it's a very good idea. I didn't know you could come up with these kinds of plans. That would have really made you a fine asset during the war…" He saw Duo winch(is that the correct spelling? Drives me crazy…) "What? I saw that winch."

"It's just… nah, it's stupid. Forget about it."

"Tell me." A steel edge in that silky voice.

"During the war, I often had lots of crazy ideas. I usually talked them over with someone else and made them think that it was their idea from the beginning. It worked pretty well. Noone ever got it that those ideas came from me. They were great ideas too, it turned out. Many of them worked very well."

Zechs jaw fell. He was astounded by that. How could Duo not take credit for his own ideas? If they worked as well as he said then Duo must have had a really big hand in the finale of the war. Maybe even greater involvement than Heero.

"You… you… Damn you, I am speechless and it's all your fault!"

"That's Duo Maxwell for you, always makes other people lose their words." Duo grinned faintly. "But about this idea of mine. Should we get right on it or wait for the guys to resettle themselves?"

"I think it's better if we begin right away. Then it will be over faster and that will be a relief."

"Ok, whatever you think, big guy. Umm… should I wait outside or something while you call your loverboy?"

"I think it should be alright if you stay right where you are. I belive that it would also make it easier for me if you stayed here. That way I can stay mad at him, even if he uses the tecnique that he usually use to calm me down and turn things around so that I'm suddenly the bad guy."

"You too, huh? Heero used that to me too. Didn't find it to fun after a few times. Well, they are two of the best negotiators on this planet, what else can one expect from them?"

Duo looked faintly relived about getting that of his chest. Zechs felt the same way. It hadn't been very pleasent when Wufei had done something to make him mad, and then turned it around so that it made it sound like it was Zechs fault to begin with.

"Ok, wait here while I get my cellphone."

"This one?" Duo held a small, black foldable(is that a word?) cellphone in his hands.

Zechs narrowed his eyes at the braided man across him. "Yes, and what are you doing with it? Forget that, how did you find that? And where?"

Duo looked guiltily at the blond hunk. "Ever heard the expression 'once a thief, always a thief´? That kinda fits me. I have a little problem with not knowing what's in other people's bags and stuff. And if it's something I might finns useful it's very hard to not let the instinct to take it win. I'm sorry."

"It's ok Duo. Thank you for explaining it for me. It helps me understand. I'm not mad."

They sat in silence for a few minutes. Zechs was the one to break the silence.

"Well, how about we get this over with?"

"Yes. I long for this to be over soon."

"You're not the only one." They smiled at eachother.

Zechs took his cellphone from Duo and punched in a number before holding it to his ear. Though his expression never changed Duo thought he saw apprehension in the light blue eyes. He took a deep breath and gently took Zechs free hand in both of his and squeesed gently. He saw Zechs look up in surprise and then smile gratefully at him. Suddenly, Zechs seemed to be listening to someone at the other side of the phoneline.

"Yes, hello Wufei."

"…"

"No, I was just calling to.."

"…"

"Wufei, I'm trying to tell you something…"

"…"

Zechs sighed. "Wufei, I'm breaking up with you!"

"WHAT! IF MAXWELL HAS SAID ANYTHING!"

"Oh, did Duo tell you already? About us seeing eachother for months behind his boyfriends back. He said that his current boyfriend weren't satisfying him properly.

"…"

"Well, anyway, that was everything I wanted to tell you. Goodbye Wufei."

Zechs closed his cellphone and looked at Duo. He smiled at the worried expression on the others face.

"How do you feel?"

"Couldn't be better Duo. I feel more free now then I did when the war ended."

Duo smiled and Zechs thought he saw a few sunshines coming from Duo. "Good!"

"So… what now?"

"Well, knowing Wufei, he'll tell Heero and the others before the day is over. Hopefully, they can't find us here or they will break down every obstacle in their way and then interogate us like the OZ soldiers did in the war."

Zechs thought for a while. Then he lit up like a lightbulb. He stood, walked over to Duo, kneeled and asked:

"Would you do me the honor of accompanying me to dinner?"

I couldn't help the cliffhanger. It seemed like the perfect place to end the chapter.

See ya'll next time. I'll try to update soon. Ame