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: Warm fluff and sexy stuff

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

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

Chapter 22 - Night Moves

Everyone was congratulating Wufei and Sally on their upcoming nuptials and the impending baby. The girls were all giggly and trying to think of a good date, one where Sally would still be able to be slim enough to wear the dress of her dreams as she walked down the aisle. The guys were all patting Wufei on the back and calling him the 'Man. and cracking jokes about stepping up to the plate etc....

While that was all going on Duo led Mouse away from the party and up to their penthouse bedroom suite. While in the elevator he pulled her back up against his chest and buried his face in her soft dark hair. Damn she smelled good, little brain was all for turning her around and starting the kissing stuff right here and now. He had to constantly tell little brain the tonight was 'special' and to hold his horses, he'd get his chance eventually.

Mouse had her eyes closed and was reveling in the closeness of the strong lean body behind her holding her. She had her arms draped over his as he had his wrapped around her middle. It was a wonderful connected feeling, she was a tad surprised he wasn't trying to kiss her yet. So she turned her head opened her dark smokey eyes and raised one delicate eyebrow at him asking just that question all without words.

"If I start kissing you now, We'll never make it to the room." Duo grinned at the lovely girl in his arms.

"Ah, Good idea, Love." Mouse smiled and snuggled back into his embrace, oh she could tell he wanted her all right, that was readily apparent.

Finally, it seemed like years later, at least to their over active teenage hormones, the elevator door open to the Penthouse floor. Rashid, greeted them calmly as they disembarked the elevator, The pair was all starry eyed and grinning like a pair of fools. Mouse thought to herself that Damn that was one BIG man, if the rest of the Maganac were this big and on guard duty tonight they all had nothing to worry about.

"Master Duo. A pleasure to see you." Rumbled the giant

"Rashid, is everything ready?"

"As requested."

"Thanks Rashid, you're a peach." Duo grinned and winked at the Giant of a man as they passed him and went into the suite. The kitchenette was now well stocked with snacks and goodies for both parties sharing this particular suite, along with a well stocked wet bar, holding soda's and the beverages choice such as Sake warming for Heero and Wine chilling for Duo. Everything was properly labeled so as not to get mixed up. Duo also knew that besides the wine and soda's in the wet bar there should be an open bottle of wine cooling on ice in their bedroom, along with glasses and everything. With a flourish Duo threw open the French doors leading to their side of the suite to show Mouse everything that had been prepared for their special evening together.

The bed was turned down invitingly and flower petals were strewn across the room and on to the bed and then thru the open door leading to the bath were a large Jacuzzi tub awaited filled to the brim with warm fragrant water and more flower petals. (not roses mind you that was always Treize's thing, not Duo's, he had requested color and variety for smell and texture) Next to the bed on the side leading to the bathroom was a small table that held a bottle of white zinfandel chilling on ice and two glasses. It was perhaps the most wonderful and romantic thing anyone had ever done for Mouse, Hell even some movies didn't come close to the reality of this.

Candles were lite everywhere lending a soft glow to everything, they were in the bathroom and bedroom both. Duo led the stunned Mouse in to the room by the hand, even he was looking around obviously impressed by the handy work of the maganacs.

"WOW, Those Maganac's sure know how to set the mood."

"I'll say. What exactly did you ask for?"

"Told Q-man, I wanted a really romantic setting. The kind that um , well you tell, someone how much you really fell about them, and then spend all night showing them you mean it."

"I'd say they nailed it right on the head."

"Yeah, so um what are we supposed to do first?" Duo looked a little lost for a second, rubbing the back of his head still gazing about him in wonder at what his friends people had accomplished for him on such short notice.

"Pour me a glass of wine Duo, we'll take it from there." Mouse smiled at the slightly flustered look on her mates face. It was kind of amusing when you think about it. I mean it's not like this was going to be their first time having sex, they'd been screwing like rabbits for weeks now, and it's not like he hadn't said he cared. He'd given her everything he had to give, a part of his braid, literally, his precious cross and his heart along with it. But tonight they would take that final step, and make love, and not just have sex, not just screwing, they were going to 'Make Love', This was a big thing in 'guy speak', and that made it very special. Boys were silly that way, see to a guy there was sex and screwing on one side and then there was making love and being intimate, they were 2 separate things to them in their minds. Girls on the other hand realized right away that the screwing and sex was already intimate and changed everything, and making Love was just a slow sweet and romantic way of screwing the brains out of the significant other and themselves. It just took guys longer to realize what girls already knew. But it was really sweet and special when they went to all this trouble and girls made sure to let their menknow they appreciated it.

Duo stepped over to the small table and poured them each a glass of wine, handling Mouse one. He blushed and glanced around the room quickly, at the bed, the flower petals everywhere, the Jacuzzi spa... Mouse smiled, if she didn't know better, and she damn well did, she'd think he was a virgin with his first woman. Then it hit her,.... THIS was new to him, before her, he had never 'Made Love' with anybody, had never gone to any lengths to be romantic or even tried to take it slow. She grinned into her wine. Well at least she had a little experience with that jackass Dino, who in an attempt to weasel his way into her families money had tried to woe her with similar tactics. The difference this time was that she was here with someone who truly meant all this, and it touched her to her very soul.

They had both had a couple of drink down at the party earlier, but nothing serious. A few glasses of wine would only relax them and at this point that is what they needed. She stepped over to Duo still sipping her chilled wine smiling at him over the rim.

"So hotshot, what's next? Music Our own Slow dancing?" Mouse purred at the chestnut haired male as he watched her every move. She trailed the fingers of her free hand down his chest. "Perhaps you could do a strip tease for me?"

"You are a cruel Woman. I am trying to hold out here and be romantic and shit." Her fingers reached his waistband by this time.

"Oh, I can See that you are, but perhaps we should take the edge off, so to speak." Her hands continued their path over his zippered erection.

"ohhhh Ahhhh Mouse, Please Ahh." She grinned as she knelt down before him,

"Certainly Love, then we can play all night after this." She took another sip of her wine then set the glass down and using her teeth lowered the zipper of his trousers, Duo's eyes glazed over, Yep he was a gonner all right, Using fingers normally quick and nimble flying over keyboard she quickly freed his burgeoning cock to the cool air of the room.

"Ooooohhhh Oh God," Duo moaned as she grasped his slim hips in both of her hands, she teased the tip of his cock with her lips and tongue.

"M-M-ore, Oh God, Mouse, Your Killing me." Grinning evilly up thru her bangs and lashes her eyes a dark smoky gray, Mouse began to suck and lick up and down Duo's length. Finally taking the whole length into her hot warm wet mouth. Duo moaned, the feeling was incredible and just when he thought it wasn't going to get any better she started moving up and down at a rapid pace sucking all the while., occasionally stopping to torture him with teasing licks and nips. By this time he was so close that it didn't take much longer, he'd been on the edge since the dance floor earlier, all it took to finish him off was for her reach between his straining thighs and grasp his balls and squeeze. That did it he came in a bright flash of white light into her mouth, always a lady she swallowed it all, each and every drop.

Standing back up she picked up her glass and took a sip of her wine before catching Duo's lips in a searing kiss. He wrapped her tightly in his arms holding her close, ravishing her mouth. tasting both the wine she had drunk and himself on her, that was a big turn on. Coming up for air, they both grinned at each other, except for Duo's pants being undone they were still basically dress.

"So.... That take the edge off?" Mouse winked at Duo.

"You betcha, No wonder I love the Hell outta you." Duo grinned and rubbed his hand up and down Mouse's back.

"So how do we get this thing of you, and just what exactly do you have on underneath it."

"Oh that's easy, the straps have clasps at the sides, just undo them and then the whole thing will just 'slither' down my body."

"Slither, Really?"

"Cool word huh? 'Slither...." Mouse grinned."As for your second question. I ain't got nothing on under this dress." Mouse winked as Duo's breathing hitched.

"Y-You mean this whole fucking time you've been walking around practically naked!!!!! OH GOD, You're Gonna kill me, You know that?" Mouse just grinned and rubbed her body against Duo's

"You have far too many clothes on Maxwell, let me help you relax." She reached up and tore off the bow tie he'd been wearing, Duo just kept nodding as her hands slowly unbuttoned one by one the buttons on his formal shirt, He leaned forward and captured her lips in a long sweet kiss as she pushed the shirt off his shoulders and down his arms until it fell to the floor. From there her hands moved to his trim waist and pulled out the undershirt he was wearing and with agonizing slowness she raised it exposing the sweet flesh of his six pack toned abs, then up and over his well defined pecs and rosey male nipples that stood out in the candle light against his pale skin. Breaking the kiss she stood on tip toe to get the shirt off over his head and then let him finish getting his arms and braid out of it, he casually tossed it across the room. They had both kicked off their shoes upon first entering the suite, formal shoes are not exactly made for comfort and so are usually abandoned at the first opportunity.

Mouse took another sip of her wine as Duo leaned down to remove his socks one at a time. Now all that was left was her dress and his Pants and Boxers. Standing back up Duo grabbed the waistband of his pants and boxers together and with a playful smile on his lips slowly lowered them for Mouse, finally stepping out of them and standing before her in all his glory. Mouse was having trouble breathing by this point because to her he was perfection. So beautiful, long lean trim and toned muscle, so strong and every scar that laced his body showed his strength of character.

Up to this point nearly all their sexual encounters had been fast and furious or done during the dark of night and under covers, This was a new level of intimacy, they had never really seen each other completely naked before. Well unless you count the fact that that Damn dress hardly covered anything, but still. Duo stood before her unsure for the first time in his life, what would she think? He was covered in scars, from his childhood on the streets of L2, the wars, when he had been captured, so many scars, he wasn't perfect and he knew it. He looked down at the floor, not wanting to see the rejection in her eyes.

Mouse stepped forward and placed both hands on his shoulders, his gaze shot to hers, there was no rejection in them, none at all, only Love.

"Damn Mouse, You deserve someone perfect, I'm all scarred up."

"Duo, you are perfect in my eyes. Your Scars make you even more beautiful to me, they tell me how beautiful you are on the inside. The strength that makes you, you."

It was the right thing to say, had she denied the scars he would never had believed her, but she had not only acknowledged them, but what he had gone thru getting them. The hands on his shoulders lightly traced all the scars that laced his body, down his arms, then his chest, around to his back and legs and then once again confronting him and a long scar that trailed up across his stomach.

"They are each beautiful and a part of you and who you are. I treasure every last one of them."

Duo didn't bother to stop the tears falling from his eyes, he took both her hands in his and kissed the tips of her fingers. He then turned her around and undid the clasps on the back of her dress and with a sigh it slithered to a puddle on the floor at her feet.

"Now here is Perfection, at least to my eyes." Still standing behind Mouse Duo lifted one of her arms up and over both their heads and trailed his fingers lightly down the inside causing her to shiver, the arms fell behind his head and he nestled his lips on her collar bone licking and sucking the delicate skin there. His other hand was splayed across her softly rounded abdomen. Mouse leaned her head back and sighed into his caresses, his hands roamed the gentle slopes and curves of her body finding no flaws to his mind. Turning her towards him he gathered her close and picked her up and carried her into the bathroom and together they sank in to the flower strewn Jacuzzi bath. Hours later sated and replete the bonded lifemates sleep safe in each other's arms.

The same could be said of each Lifebonded couple in the other three bedrooms.

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AN: Life goes go on for our Pilots and their chosen.... how can it not.;)