Disclaimer: Gundam Wing cute sexy 'not' real guys who in no way belong to me.

Story: Building a Better Mousetrap 101

Warnings: Yaoi, angst, language and worst of all fluff. Sorry couldn't help myself.

Being a Mouse doesn't mean you're helpless or weak.

Current Pairings: 1xR, 2xOC, 3x4, 5xS, H+OC, 6xN and OCxOC (past 1x2)

Chapter 8 - Shared Secrets

Duo stared up at Mouse as she looked off at nothing in particular, a little smile playing around her lips. When she looked back down at him she winked took back her hand and reached up to pull her longish hair out of its high ponytail. Freed from its binding, the dark brown hair fell in waves to her shoulder blades. Hmm, it was longer than he had thought. Duo had the sudden insane urge to bury his fingers in that tempting dark mass of hair. He idly wonder if people felt this way about his hair? It also occurred to him that this was the first time he'd ever seen it down before, and, ah maybe she should put it back up, he was starting to feel a little warm.

"Whatcha do that for?" She gave Duo back her right hand and shrugged causing a few of those dark locks to fall over her shoulder.

"Hm, I don't know it felt right for some reason. Seeing as I'm figuratively letting my hair down, and about to tell you all about my sex life. It just seemed like I should take it down for real." Oh god, it 'was' warm out here and his jeans were getting a little uncomfortable, he shifted his hips and closed his eyes, maybe if he wasn't 'looking' at her while she talked he could get thru this without embarrassing himself.

Fortunately her love life wasn't actually all that exciting. Her cousins tended to see to that. Thank God. Seems that Dino character had been the only one so far and it had started almost by accident. Just one of those things, right place, right time. The world was about to end, as Libra was on a collision course with the small blue planet. It had seemed like a 'really' good time to lose her virginity. When it turned out they had all survived, they had started dating as that seemed the obvious thing to do. That jackass Dino, had obviously not been all that into it as he'd preceded to try and knock up half the county, only some girl named Ronnie had had the guts to call him on it. And the far too hot blooded Italian had ended up forced into an old fashioned shotgun type wedding.

"So that's about it, I've seen more naked men by accidentally walking in on my cousins, while they were, ahem, distracted. What is with you guys anyway? None of you ever seem to remember to lock the bathroom door? I'm surprised I'm not blind from all the things I've walked in on." Duo had to chuckle at that, she seemed actually a little put out by it.

"Oh, Oh god that's funny!"

"It is NOT funny, they're my cousins for Christ's sake, three of whom are actually gay. So who were they thinking about, huh? Probably you hot sexy Gundam pilots."

"Hehehe, so you think I'm sexy do ya?"

"........"

"Geez, you've been hanging around Heero too much, ya know that?" Mouse giggled.

"So Maxwell, I've spilled the beans, now it's your turn." Oh yeah right, it was only fair and all, but um...

"Well, um, it was during the war."

"Heero right?" Duo's amethyst eye's popped open to stare into the serious multi-hued gray ones peering down at him. She, she knew? She didn't look disgusted, just quizzical and her eyes were urging him on.

"Y-yeah. I mean I'm not gay. Honest. I-it was just that.."

"It' happens Duo, It's been historically proven, look at the Spartans."

"Y-you're okay with this?"

"Well yeah, I mean you guys probably didn't know if you'd live from one day to the next. Throw a bunch of hormonally challenged teenage boys into a life or death war and shit happens. It happened all over you know. Several of my cousins fought with the rebels after the alliance was broken."

"I- um, yeah, come to think of it,.... we only did 'it' right before we were about to go off on some nearly suicidal mission or had been captured and we thought we'd be executed soon. T-the first time was the night before OZ threatened the colonies if we didn't stop fighting (1). Q and I ended up hiding out in a little desert town that was loyal to him and his Maganats. The girls in that town were, ahem, very considerate of me." Mouse blinked and then laughed as what he had said sunk in. "Considerate' well that was a new for it.

"So how long did it take you to, ahem, return all those oh so 'considerate' attentions?"

"Oh, about 3 days, I was pretty angry that Heero had self detonated and taken everything on himself. So I had to calm down first. We spent several months there before heading back out into outer space. I found I preferred girls better. The other way can be fun, but it sorta hurts sometimes."

"Y-you were the Uke?"

"Mouse, were talking about Heero here, can you honestly believe I could have been anything else?"

"Oh yeah right, stupid me." Mouse slapped herself dramatically in the forehead.

"Yeah, that's why I like girls better. I'm not exactly Uke material despite the hair. I'd much rather be on top, if you know what I mean. And well..."

She put a finger to his lips silencing the words. the lovely Violet eye's had gone dead for a moment. Mouse didn't really need to be told what might have happened to the ex-02 pilot. From the records she'd hacked she knew he had been captured on three separate occasions. War was literally hell sometimes.

"Shhh, you don't have to tell me now. Perhaps someday, when it's not so painful anymore."

"Mouse."

"Hm."

"I-I think I actually will tell you someday. I think I may tell you everything."

"I said I would listen Duo. I meant it." Duo reached up with his left hand and buried it in her hair a thumb moved back and forth across her cheekbone, Violet eyes stared into the fascinating blue/gray/green eyes for what seemed like an eternity. Well until Heero interrupted them by kicking the baka in the legs.

"Hn. It's almost 3 o'clock if you don't move your ass you're going to be late for class."

"Fuck you Heero."

"......."

Mouse laughed as she got up off the ground. Heero was still King of the Death glare all right.

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I would have let him kiss her except they had sat there staring at each other so long I figured he'd never get around to it. Besides it really was time to head to our next class.

What a Moron, but he's catching on faster than some of our friends had suspected he would. I figured Zechs, Wufei and Hilde were already out of the running. That reminds me, I should have Trowa get Zech's bet before he escapes to Mars. I might, just might still have a shot at winning, but honestly, my Best Friends happiness is a Hell of a lot more important to me than a silly bet.

And no I wasn't spying, spying would mean I had been hiding, and sneaking up on them to listen in on their conversation. The oblivious twosome was so engrossed with each other that I could have blown up Rochester Hall itself and they still might not have noticed it. I walked plain as day up to that tree. Did I hear what they were talking about? Yeah, and personally I'm glad he told her. Relena knows and like Mouse she understood. She also knows what I do for Duo, she loves him too. I'm also pretty sure the other guys suspect. Quatre for sure, it had been he and his damn Space Heart, that had warned me Duo was nearly over the edge that one time. The Baka had tried going cold turkey, I'm still angry with myself that I didn't notice it first.

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AN: Yeah I know this chapter is short. But it works, shoot me. AH no don't, Duo said it hurts like hell and I believe him.

(1) if you want my story on Heero's and Duo's first time it called 'A change in perspective.' I actually wrote it before this plot bunny bit me but it sorta works here. ;)