Disclaimer: These boys don't belong to me and maybe it's a good thing as my house isn't big enough.

Story: Building a Better Mousetrap 101

Warnings: Sexy stuff, irritated parents implied yaoi

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

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

Chapter 17 - Thanksgiving Break

The week before the Thanksgiving break was a complete blur to the two new lovers. They found themselves screwing at the drop of a hat. For the break Mouse was supposed to leave to join her family in Missouri, and Duo was supposed to go with Heero, Relena, Zechs and Noin to see the latter pair off as they finally departed for Mars and the Terra Forming Project they were going to run there. Wufei was going to met Sally's family finally. The honey blonde had threatened to cut him off for good, if he blew it off yet again. And Q and Trowa were of course joining Q's enormous family on L4 for the short break.

No one ever hated being away from school more.

Sure they talked everyday, sometimes several times. It was a damn good thing they had the same cell company and minutes were free mobile to mobile, or the cell phone bill her father would have gotten would have had him blowing his top. She sorta, kinda mentioned to her parents that she was 'dating' someone. She had to explain why she was on the phone constantly, and the fact that her mother found her in asleep her closet twice more over the break. They didn't press her too much. But her father almost literally grilled her cousin Rick over some hot coals the first chance he got. His daughter 'thought' her parents hadn't seen the hickey's gracing her neck when she first got home. Children think their parents are stupid or something, and that their generation was the first to chew on their boyfriends or girlfriends necks. Doug and Selena Johnson had had more than their fair share of Hickey's over the years. Parents just got smart and started hiding them from prying eyes by the time their children were old enough to questions them. Hickey's happen, a lot. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Rick was sporting his own share of new hickeys when Doug Johnson cornered him. Mike Phillips was also enjoying the Johnson family hospitality once again. He and his twin sister Gloria, Mouse's roommate, had been invited when it was discovered that they weren't going home for the shorter Thanksgiving break. As their family was on L4 and shuttle trips expensive, they had decided to only go home over the longer Christmas break. Quatre had offered to take them on his shuttle as he was going there anyway. But they had refused saying they didn't mind. Of course the truth was Mike didn't want to be separated from Rick twice in such a short period of time and Hilde wasn't going anywhere either so Gloria had been able to bring her to the Johnson's as well.

As usual, Rick had Mike cornered and was explaining to him where his sexual preference lay. Mike had caught on some time ago, but he 'really' liked Rick's explanations. Doug grabbed Mike's collar and pealed him off his nephew.

"Get lost kid, I want to roast your boyfriend over a few hot coals."

"I, sure Mr. Johnson, sir. Ah, you're not really going to roast him are you?" Mike was a little intimidated by the ex-test pilot.

"Depends on his answers." Mike ran.

"Uncs that wasn't very nice. It's going to take me hours to convince him that you didn't actually roast me. Ah you're not going to literally roast me are you Uncs?" Rick got nervous at the Death Glare his uncle was giving him. Damn, maybe Heero wasn't the king of the Death Glare after all.

"I might. Tell me about this Gundam pilot Duo Maxwell again. I've looked into some of his records and he's a flake. Been sleeping around the entire solar system from what I've gathered." Rick sighed with relief, so that's what had his uncles, tighty whites in a bind. He was worried that his daughter was falling for another Asshole like that Italian boy.

"Ah I see, Give Mouse a little credit Uncs. She wasn't exactly totally devastated when Dino ended up having to marry someone else. Personally, I think she may have even been a little relieved. As for Duo,… I don't know what he was like before he and the rest came to Rochester College, but he hasn't taken his eyes off her once. He gives the word 'possessive' a whole new meaning."

"Possessive, is he crowding her or forcing her into a relationship?"

"No more than you did Aunt Serena." That was a semi loaded answer, though Rick didn't know it. Doug Johnson had the grace to flush slightly. He'd been a randy SOB when he'd met the lovely and sweet Serena O'Malley. But she'd corralled him with one look. After that he'd been hell bent on getting her into his bed, once there, he found that he never wanted to let her out. Serena had been Mouse's age when they first met, Doug three years older. Mouse had been born a year later. Damn, he was too young to lose his baby girl so soon. Where had the time gone? He ran his hands thru his shoulder length hair and pinned his nephew with a stern gaze.

"Okay Rick, I'll let that one go for now. What he was like before my daughter is in the past. So what's he like now?"

Rick relaxed, he'd heard stories about Uncle Doug and his rather exciting love life before he'd met Aunt Serena. Rick had an idea, he taken a few shots of the pair over the last few weeks. He told his uncle to stay put and he went to his room and got his pictures from school. Returning he showed his uncle the pictures he had taken of the two, eating lunch (Mouse was yanking Duo's braid at the time), walking hand in hand across campus, sitting under the big Cherry tree and at the Halloween Party (Before, they had snuck out mind you). Any and all pictures taken after that little side trip would only cause his Uncle to hunt down Duo Maxwell and beat the crap out of the guy.

"He's a good looking kid."

"Yeah, I sort of noticed that myself." Doug gave his Nephew a 'look'. Rick grinned and threw up his hands. "Ah, before I realized he was straight. Hey, a guy can look right? And that was before the gang introduced me to Mike."

Doug was reasonably satisfied. He now knew what the man who was courting his daughter looked like. In fact he almost felt sorry for the poor kid. He was so 'Doomed', Mouse was her Mothers daughter alright. Serena had several old photos that showed Doug staring at her with the same somewhat stunned look in his eye. Doug borrowed the pictures and showed them to his wife. Serena saw right away what Doug had not. Duo Maxwell needed their Daughter, in the same way that a certain young Hotshot test pilot had needed her. She was more than pleased at her daughter's choice.

She smiled, as she looked at the one of the young Couple that had been taken on the night of the Halloween party. Standing together smiling for the camera, it was a standard shot. The beauty of the young people was stunning. But it was the one taken while the young man had his head in her Daughters lap while they sat under an old cherry tree. One hand tangled in her long hair as the two stared intently into each others eyes that showed her the truth of the matter.

"He's beautiful."

"Looks aren't everything Love." That wasn't what she had meant but, if it got her husband to take her to bed….

"Really, I think you're much more beautiful." Doug leered at his wife and picked her up and carried her to their bedroom.

"Hmm, let me undress you love and will see who's more beautiful." Serena giggled as he closed the door with his foot. No one saw Mouse's parents for the rest of the night. But that wasn't unusual the two had been all over each other practically from the moment they had met.

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That Sunday when Mouse returned to school after the Thanksgiving break, she found Duo waiting for her on the steps leading into her dorm. They barely made it to her room. Kissing like fiends they tore off their clothes. Mouse literally leapt into his arms and wrapped her legs around his waist. He pushed her back up against the nearest wall and sank into her waiting warmth at the same time.

Damn, she felt good, Duo had missed her, not because of the sex, he'd missed just being near her. But sex sure was a great way to be close. That was for damn straight. Little brain cheered.

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AN: Hmmm I wonder what 's next. Hope your all enjoy this story. Reviews would be very welcome. I know you people are reading it. ;)