Hello! I'm very sorry about not updating for such a long time. I don't really have an excuse other then lazyness. Here's chapter five!

After Zechs and Duo had collected their dinner from the restaurant, they returned to the hotel with their green-eyed companion. Trowa didn't feel like going hom to his apartment where the three remaining Gundam pilots could easily find him. And so it became, in their hotel room, after Zechs and Duo shared his dinner with Trowa, that new sleeping arrengements were discussed.

"Duo, I can sleep on the floor, it's no big deal, I've done it before, remember? In the war?" Trowa would be more than happy to sleep on the floor, it would remind him of how close he was to destroying his and Duo's friendship.

"But Tro, I don't feel comfortable knowing that you sleep on the floor while I have a large, or not so large, bed all to myself." Duo knew exactly how it felt to sleep on the floor, it wasn't pleasant in the least, but if it was neccesary there was nothing to do. "I'll sleep on the floor, I'm more than used to it."

Zechs just looked amused and shaked his head at the other two. "Duo, Trowa, I think the perfect arrangement would be for two of us to share a bed. That way, noone has to sleep on the floor and everyone will be comfortable enough for the night."

The younger men thought it over. Duo was the first to voice his thoughts if the idea.

"I like the idea, Zechs, but then the question is, who shall sleep with who?"

"Well," said Zechs, "I was thinking that you and I could share my bed, and Trowa could take yours. Afterall, we're kind of going out, aren't we?"

Duo blushed bright red, which Trowa thought was immensly funny, and shuffled his feet a little.

"But Zechs, it's not even the third date yet, and you know that noone so much as kiss each other before the third date, evem less go to bed with them." Duo felt some of his good mood come back.

Zechs and Trowa both smirked. Trowa pushed his friend towards the blond man. "Go on Duo. You know you want to." That last part was whispered in Duo's ear. Duo's blush returned, and Duo cursed his ability to blush at almost everything before agreeing with Trowa.

"Allright. Zechs and I bunk together, though all we will be doing is sleeping," here he directed an slightly put-off look in Trowa's direction which was promptly ignored, "and Trowa can have my bed for tonight."

A few hours later, when everyone lay in bed, Duo couldn't seem to find a comfortable position. Finally, Zechs sighed and drew the smaller man into his chest. Duo shyly layed his head on the broad chest and intertwined his legs with the longer ones beside him and drifted off to sleep.

"If you hurt him, Zechs, be certain I'll be coming after you and torture you until you beg for death."

"The same thing goes for you, Trowa."

With that out of the way, the other two men dropped off to sleep, Trowa blissfully alone in the bed, and Zechs almost curled around the other body in his bed.

The next morning, Duo woke up pleasantly warm, and with his head resting on a muscled chest. He raised his head and discovered that he was being intensely watched by a pair of light blue eyes. The beautiful eyes twinkled at him accompined with a smile on an equally beautiful face.

"Morning. Sorry 'bout not giving you any room to move." Duo mentally slapped his forehead. What the hell was that a way to greet his sleeping partner?

Zechs didn't seen to mind though, and Duo happily layed his head back on the surprisingly soft pillow that Zechs made.

"It certainly seems a lot better now when you're awake." Zechs hardly knew what the heck he was saying. The night of close-ness between him and Duo must have affected him somehow.

Duo was amazed. Heero had never complimented him before, in any way at all. 'I really need to stop thinking about him, he ruined my life... or maybe he helped me realize that there are other fish in the sea... other, more handsome and well-mannered fish.'

The long-haired young man leaned up towards Zechs, almost as if to give him a kiss smack on the mouth. Right before the two pairs of lips could meet though, he changed the direction of his head and the kiss landed on the pale cheek.

"Thank you. That was the first complimang I've ever gotten." Duo blushed a little at the wide-eyed, dazed look on Zechs face.

Zechs was stunned. He had never thought that a kiss on his cheek could get the blood flowing in his veins. He saw Duo blush and realized that he must look like a fool. 'Though, he's really adorable with that perticular shade of red.'

"It is I who should thank you Duo, for helping me get rid of the liar I once called my boyfriend."

"But Zechs, you jelped me the same..."

Here Zechs stopped him from saying anything more in a classical way, by kissing him. It wasn't any small, short and shy kiss either, in fact, Duo couldn't belive the wonderful feeling of Zechs mouth caressing his own.

"I hope you love-birds don't mind, but I really don't want to watch the two of you make out first thing in the morning." Trowa said from his bed on the other side of the room.

Duo jumped back and blushed again, this time an even deeper shade of red.

"Well, I can see that you two need to talk, so I'll be in the shower the next half hour."

With that, the unibanged young man gathered a towel and some clean clothes and headed for the bathroom. When the lock clicked and the shower started, Duo woke up from his daze.

"I'm really sorry Zechs, I didn't mean to kiss you..."

"Duo, please, it was I who started it. I didn't really get the feeling that you did not want it."

Here, Duo looked a little guilty.

"Really, Zechs, I'm sorry. I mean, you've just broken up with your boyfriend, and you're probably not ready to jump into the next relationship and all..."

"I didn't want it to end with just that one kiss Duo."

Duo shut his mouth with a snap and his eyes widened.

"I've always been fascinated by you, by your looks and your way of doing things, always with a grin and good humor. That's partly why Wufei was angry with me so often, he would notice me looking at you."

Here, Zechs took a deep breath.

"So, please Duo, would you like to go out with me, as a boyfriend candidate?"

Hehe... Sorry 'bout the cliffhanger. It's there to remind me that i have to continue this story.

Hope you liked this chapter! R&R please!

Ja Ne!