Sorry to all of my readers that this chapter took sooo long. I got super busy with school finals and then I took leave for 2 weeks for the Christmas season, but I'm back now and hopefully I can finish this story soon. Thanks to everyone that has been keeping up with this! I promise to make this chapter worth the wait. ;) Enjoy everyone! Oh! And Review!

Warnings: LEMON! Do not read if you are offended by descriptive malexmale lemons! Rated M for a reason people! Also, mention of more drug use, abuse and angst. You have been warned!

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I groaned in misery grabbing my aching head, the soft light peeking through the blinds hitting my eyes casting its gentle wretchedness on me jarring me awake in the early morning hours. I felt like I had the hangover from hell, as if whatever Duo had given me last night had been laced with tremendously potent alcohol in which only the devil himself would readily consume. Duo turned over upon hearing my abundant noise and creased his brows in concern. "Heero, are you ok?" he questioned. As if I had ever been ok. I wanted to tell him I was not ok, that I wasn't ok at all, but my voice wouldn't work. When I opened my mouth the only thing that managed to come out was either a groan or an indistinguishable squeak. "Head hurt?" he specified. Relieved I could only nod, happy now that he understood. With an audible sigh he threw back the covers as if angry at something before stomping quickly out of the room to return just as quickly with two small pills and a glass of water. He passed said items to me before returning to the warmth of the bed and pulling the covers back up. It must have been earlier than I thought if he was going back to bed. I mumbled out a quick thanks before downing the pills and water and quickly laying back down. I rolled over into Duo and pulled him to me, relishing in the body to body contact that he offered. I felt him sigh and snuggle closer against me, his warmth seeping further into me warming me straight to my soul. I wrapped my arms tightly around him and slowly drifted off into a dreamless sleep with him warming my front, and the sun warming my back.

I slept for a good couple of hours and awoke much more gently this time around to the soft smell of fresh brewed French vanilla coffee. I smiled as I stretched realizing that Duo remembered my favorite and was hopefully making it for me. Sometimes I loved him so much more for the small things he did than anything else. With a big smile on my face I swiftly hopped out of bed and made my way towards our kitchen. I stopped abruptly in the hallway as two voices drifted my way. I immediately recognized Duo's rough deep one, but the higher pitched feminine one was new and immediately put me on alert. As if on auto-pilot I reached for a gun at my side that wasn't there and silently cursed when my hand hit empty space. I continued to curse to myself as I back peddled to our bedroom and hastily threw on some real clothing, I didn't wish to meet the enemy under dressed. Without even a thought as to what I was doing I had grabbed the gun that stashed under my pillow, it was my favorite glock, smooth and sleek glossy metal shined from hours of me having nothing better to do than to polish it. I stared at it for a moment before slowly making my way back towards the kitchen.

Once I was just around the corner from the kitchen I heard the hushed voices once more. They were obviously trying to be quiet, speaking in such a way that only they could hear each other. Duo was cohorting with the enemy now? I could feel my eyes narrow in anger and suspicion and the thoughts spin dangerously around my head. Suddenly all the anger at everything that had happened was coming to the forefront of my mind. I really wanted to kill this person who dared to invade my house, my home. It didn't matter that Duo had let them in, had trusted them. At that moment all that mattered was everything that had happened to me at the hands of strangers. Strangers couldn't be trusted, strangers were the enemy, strangers needed to be eliminated.

It was with that one single focused thought that I rounded the corner, gun drawn, and pointed it right at the young stranger currently sitting at our kitchen table with a fresh cup of MY coffee in front of her. "Who are you and what are you doing in MY home? You were not given clearance to be in here." I hardened my glare as I pointed the gun at her. She was a young women, very professional looking. She had dark brown hair pulled back tightly into a neat pony high pony tail, the end of which met with her shoulder blades. Her eyes were deep chocolate showing no fear of me or the gun, only understanding and wisdom, she had a small pert nose and thin lips pulled over a large full smile. She held up her hands in a defensive gesture before speaking, "Mr. Yuy I presume? I'm Mrs. Hartman, we talked on the phone. Mr. Winner introduced us. I believe we have a lot to talk about. I came as promised on the first flight from L4, I do apologize for startling you. Mr. Maxwell here was kind enough to let me in and we agreed that your rest was more important than waking you up. Now that should answer all of your questions could you please put the gun down before you give me a heart attack?"

I blinked in surprise my first thought being that Duo had just met his match in talking ability before I slowly lowered the gun. I may have lowered the gun but I still didn't trust her, she was still a doctor and a stranger regardless of what Quatre and now Duo thought. I slowly made my way into the kitchen and wearily sat down in the chair opposite her, my eyes never leaving her. I was watching her every movement. Both of her hands were currently wrapped around her coffee mug and I watched as she took a sip, appearing calm. Not even a shake of her hands even though she had just had a gun pointed at her. Granted she had just taken care of Quatre so she must have been subject to some pretty crazy things, so maybe this was considered tame for her. After studying her for many minutes I finally turned to Duo who had remained strangely silent throughout this whole exchange. I raised an eyebrow in question and he merely shrugged his shoulders, which for some reason sparked some rage in me. I was expecting some kind of explanation out of him at the time I guess, but really, what was he going to say that she hadn't already? I was just so angry at everything all of a sudden and had no outlet for my anger, the original cause of it all was already dead and gone so I had nothing to kill anymore. So, I did the only thing I could. I stood up quickly, knocking my chair over in the process, and stormed outside. Once outside I walked into the woods and proceeded to empty my gun magazine into the nearest largest tree that could handle it.

Once the gun was free of ammo I stood there for several minutes breathing heavily, adrenaline still coursing through my veins. These bouts of anger were really getting bad, I needed to stop this before I hurt someone, someone being Duo. I shook my head; no I could never hurt Duo. Someone else maybe, but Duo; no. He would never allow it, he's damn strong himself. After another minute of staring into space I slowly walked up to the tree I had shot to see the damage, even though I had fired off 11 rounds there was only one small hole marring the beautiful oak. I felt bad immediately for damaging such an old tree and vowed to never do it again. I brought my hand up to feel the damage and was surprised at the strength I could feel from the tree. It was a very old tree indeed. I looked up trying to see just how tall it was, but even straining I couldn't see the very top. It was a very impressive tree, and I had just shot it. I suddenly felt disgusted with myself for letting my anger control me I turned away in disgust and came face to face with both Duo and Mrs. Hartman, both of which were wearing expressions of concern and shock on their faces. Without a word to either of them I shoved the now empty gun at Duo and stalked back into the house. I was just about to go inside when I heard Duo say to her, "Well, this is what you signed up for are you sure your up for the challenge?" I had my back turned so I couldn't see if she made any type of non-verbal response but she did say, "Well, I must say I wasn't expecting the shooting of trees, but I am definitely up for the challenge! He is nowhere near as bad off as everyone including himself believes, he's just a little lost at the moment. All we need to do is help him find himself." I heard Duo make some comment in reply but it was too low for me to really hear then I hear her voice again, "Mr. Maxwell, I aim to do just that. Trust me when I say that we will get him better by your wedding day. I give you my word" I couldn't help the smile that came with that. So, Duo had told her about us. That would make things a lot easier. I wouldn't have to hide anything now, I was happy about that. I still didn't trust her, but that would make it easier. My thoughts were a lot lighter now and I felt tons better after shooting out my frustrations. So, with that in mind I quickly stepped back inside the house and went straight to the kitchen to make myself some of my favorite coffee then sat down to wait on the talkative two to come back inside.

I didn't have to wait long at all. I was just sitting down when they sauntered back in talking animatedly about some tv show they both apparently liked. 'Great' I thought 'Two bakas in the house'. I rolled my eyes at them and quietly sipped at my coffee eyeing them carefully the whole time. Duo acted as host and quickly refilled coffee cups as Mrs. Hartman took her previous seat across from me, brown eyes glued to mine the whole time. Once Duo was finally seated, I looked over at him my eyes softening instantly upon meeting his warm violets. I reached over and grabbed one of his hands in mine, bringing his fingers to my lips kissing them softly, my eyes never leaving his. I was laying my claim on him. 'You are mine' I was clearly saying, the challenge burning brightly in my eyes a smirk playing lightly on my lips before I let our hands fall gently back to the table still entwined. Duo's eyes instantly recognized the challenge and accepted it. He squeezed my hand once and my eyes darted to his mouth where a bright smile emerged. A light cough brought us back to reality and reminded us that we had an audience. I scowled darkly but refused to release Duo's hand, instead I just squeezed a bit harder, daring the intruder to say anything against it. When all she did was smile, it, for whatever reason, pissed me off. I snarled and wanted to pull Duo away from her. If I was a cat I think I would have hissed at her right then and there. As it was all I could do was give her one of my best glares, which would have sent most grown men running, all she did was smile more. I wanted to bitch slap her.

"Mr. Yuy, you have nothing to fear from me. I am not going to take Mr. Maxwell from you. I assure you. As fascinating as he is, I am in no way attracted to him." She said still smiling. I found this hard to believe. I mean, had she even looked at Duo? He was the most gorgeous Adonis to ever live! Long silken chestnut hair, violet jeweled eyes, amazing body, whats not to love! I most have looked at her like she had grown to heads but I knew I was still glaring. I think I was offended. I didn't want her to be attracted to MY Duo but she should still find him attractive right? I was making no sense now I knew it. She saw my face then and laughed, "Mr. Yuy! Please do not be alarmed, Mr. Maxwell is extremely attractive, in that there is no doubt!" Duo finally spoke up at this with a big smile and a nod, "Well thank you!" "No problem" she replied "But, Mr. Yuy, you see, I'm a lesbian. So I'm not attracted to Mr. Maxwell at all. It has nothing to do with how attractive he his. Although with that hair, I might be persuaded…." She trailed off then with a coy look in Duo's direction causing Duo to laugh heartily and me to grab onto Duo even harder. 'A lesbian!' I thought. The thought had never even occurred to me. Leave it to Quatre to find such a therapist. It was just too perfect. I sighed and leaned back heavily in my chair. "heh…." I said "A lesbian huh?" I let out a small laugh then startling the both of them causing them to regard me with wide eyes. I think they were expecting me to completely crack at that point. "Leave it to Quatre to come up with something like this." Was all I said to them for once fully expressing my thoughts. Duo blinked a few times in surprise before laughing fully, "You're certainly right there! Only Quatre could find a Lesbian therapist for himself and another gay couple. Gotta love him for it. Works out perfect, ne?" I gave Duo a little smile and turned back to the therapist who still had that large smile on her face. "Alright fine, but if this is going to go anywhere we have got to drop the formalities. Stop the Mr. Yuy shit and the Mr. Maxwell shit. And I don't want to call you Mrs. Hartman. Understood?" Her smiled dropped just slightly at this. "Just call me Heero, and him Duo that will work better, and what should we call you?" her smile almost completely faded at this. "While I completely understand and am fine with that, in fact I usually insist on calling my patients by their first names, I would really rather wait to tell you my first name as it is somewhat embarrassing." She blushed slightly. I frowned this was unusual. What could possibly be embarrassing about a name? When my glare didn't lessen and I made no move to back down she finally gave in and with a sigh mumbled out her name, "Maxine…" Duo's eyes lit up and went wide. With a big smile he almost jumped up, "Maxine? Your name is Maxine!" he asked getting super excited. She nodded not meeting our eyes and Duo immediately got excited again, "Alright! Maxwell and Maxine! Two Max's to the rescue!" he stood up then putting one foot on his chair and one fist in the air in a semi super hero sort of pose "We'll protect the weak and defend the strong! We'll be the Max twins! It'll be awesome! She'll be the brains and I'll be the brawns!" he was really on a roll now and I could clearly see why she didn't want to tell us her first name. She obviously foresaw this happening. With a groan I tugged on Duo's sleeve pulling him down, "Baka! Sit back down!" I growled out. Duo laughed and slowly sat back in his seat before looking back over at Maxine, "So, can I call you Max? or Maxi? Or do you only prefer Maxine?" Duo was practically bouncing in his chair now, obviously he'd had way too much coffee with way too much sugar this morning. I'd have to think of something to work off some of that energy. Maxine shook her head, "Duo, you can call me whatever makes you happy." She finally said. I supposed that answer was just supposed to shut him up, she obviously didn't know Duo very well. Before Duo could say anything else I clamped a hand over his mouth, effectively cutting off any more. "Thank you Maxine. Now that we are clear on what to call each other, why don't I—Duo!" I was cut off from saying any more as I felt a wet slimy digit swipe repeatedly across the palm of my hand; I pulled my hand away only when it started to drip from drool. I looked at my hand in disgust and then looked back at Duo. "I can't believe you just did that…." He crossed his arms and turned his nose up at me, "that's what you get for putting your hand over my mouth to shut me up!" I laughed at him for this then wiped my hand on his jeans. "Here you can have that all back." I said. He laughed back, "Thanks I thought I was missing something" "Yeah, a few screws in the head" I joked back He smiled happily and grabbed me into a rough hug. "Heero, if your able to joke with me like this, you really are doing a lot better than you realize."

When I looked back at Maxine she was practically beaming at us, "Duo is right Heero. When I first started with Quatre he couldn't even crack a smile for the first six weeks. You may still have a long road to go for full recovery, but you're going to be all right. Duo really has been the best medicine for you." I let out a relieved sigh at hearing this, I always knew that Duo was my medicine but hearing it was relieving non-the-less. I stood up then, took my coffee cup to the sink, and turned back to Maxine. "Well, let me show you to your room and get you settled in. You will be staying here with us. Most hotels are too far away I'm afraid, and the majority of my incidents happen late at night. I hope you were informed of this decision and that it won't change yours." Her eyes met mine and for a minute I could sense conflicts going through them, but soon it was clear that she was determined. "No, I've made my decision and I will not give up on you Heero. I give you my word." I nodded and proceeded to show her to my old room. I was no longer using it so it seemed like the perfect place. I even explained to her that it used to be mine. She seemed pleased, as if it might give her some insight into me. I left her then to unpack and get settled while I went to seek out my lover.

I found him in the kitchen washing down the table and cleaning up what little mess we had made. I walked up behind him and wrapped my arms around him, placing small chaste kisses to his shoulder and neck. He stopped what he was doing to lean back into me. I pushed his braid to the side to expose more of his neck and greedily swooped down to gently suck on the skin there leaving behind a nice sized mark. I smirked in triumph happy at the thought of marking what was mine. Lesbian or not, I still felt that I needed to prove to her that Duo was mine. I needed to stake my claim before the stranger could get close to him. My thoughts were spinning rapidly out of control. Duo and I had yet to do anything beyond heavy make-out sessions, and yet suddenly I found myself wanting to claim him so completely that nothing could come between us ever again. Having a stranger in the house only increased this need. When Duo made to pull away I made another move and continued to suck, nip, and kiss the skin on his neck while my hands started to roam down his chest. I tweaked a nipple to alertness feeling very smug at the sound of his moan. "Duo…." I whispered in his ear. It was a constant amusement to me the things that stimulated him, the way I said his name was one of those things. He moaned again and with lightning fast speed spun around grabbing me by the hand and was dragging back to our bedroom before I even knew it.

Once back in our room he quickly closed and locked the door. While his back was still turned I quickly pressed up against him, effectively pinning him between the door and me. This time I ran both my hands down his sides stopping on his hips to drag them into mine. "Duo…." I growled out biting down on the hollow of his shoulder eliciting a moan in response. I loved the feel of him beneath me, but this wasn't enough, I wanted so much more. Roughly I pulled away, yanking Duo with me and made my way over to the bed. Once we reached the edge I grabbed Duo around the waist and planted a heavy bruising kiss on his lips. I pulled away only long enough to quickly pull off his t-shirt before attaching my lips to his once again all the while my hands were busy pushing his simple sweat pants down along with his boxers, leaving them to pool around his ankles. I felt him quickly step out of them right before he fell backwards onto the bed, pulling me with him. Having him beneath me, fully naked, sent a desire shooting through me so strong I almost came just from the sight alone. I paused to push myself up on my arms and stare down at him. His face was flushed, lips swollen from the bruising kisses, and his eyes were half closed and lust filled. I reached down and grabbed the end of his braid, slowly pulling off the hair band and running my fingers through it to unravel it. He looked like an angel with hair spread all around him in a half halo shape. I continued to stare at him for a moment before sitting up and pulling my own t-shirt over my head. I felt his hands on me then, pushing my pants down, brushing against my now straining erection in the process. I threw my head back and moaned, Duo's hands felt so good! Once all my clothing was off I lay back on top of Duo, our erections brushing against each other causing us both to gasp. "Duo…" I moaned out as his hand came up to grab my erection and slowly started pumping. I reached down and stilled his hands before he could go any further. Then with a smirk I attacked his neck with my lips again. I slowly made my way down his neck to his chest and stopped at one nipple to gently nip and suck on it, all the while reveling in the mews, gasps, and moans that Duo was making. The sounds were intoxicating, making me more and more needy. I don't know how I had survived this long without doing this to him. I moved to the other nipple then, giving it the same attention before kissing my way down to his smooth flat stomach. Then I moved ever lower, til I came to his very large, very erect penis. He whimpered then, wordlessly begging me to continue. I wanted to taste him then, and so I did just that. With little to no warning I grabbed his dick and deep throated it all in one go. He gasped and arched off the bed, I used my other hand to hold his hips still and slowly drew him out of my mouth. Once he was out I took my tongue and licked around the head before slowly licking up and down the full length. He was seeping a little pre-cum and I could feel him getting closer to completion with each lick. I thrust him into my mouth once more, bobbing my head up and down. "nnn…. Heero, so close…." He got out in between gasps and moans. I pulled away then, I wasn't ready for him to be done. I still had other plans in mind. I gave him one final lick before moving back up to his mouth and kissing him roughly. I teased his tongue with my own for a minute before pulling away completely. "Do we have any lube?" I asked him quietly. He nodded and pointed to the bedside table. I moved away just long enough to open the drawer and fish out the tube of lube that he had stashed in there. I raised my eyebrow at him in question when I noticed it was strawberry flavored, and very much edible. He just gave me a cocky smile in response and reached for me, I gladly climbed back onto the bed and into his arms. I opened the lube and squirted some onto my first two fingers and slowly moved my hand back down. I kissed Duo then, trying to distract him from anything that might cause him pain. When I felt that he was truly distracted enough I found his entrance and slowly, as gently as possible, pushed one finger into him. He gasped into my mouth but made no move to stop me so I slowly pushed a second finger in to start stretching him. He was so tight I was starting to get concerned that I would only hurt him. Slowly after a minute or two of pumping my fingers in and out of him he finally started to loosen up. I started to make a scissoring motion with my two fingers to stretch him even more. Once I felt that he was loose enough I pulled my hand away and once again opened the lube. I coated myself with a liberal amount before looking back into his eyes. "Duo? This is it. You need to tell me now if you want me to stop." He took a deep breath, his eyes never leaving mine. "Please Heero…. I need you and I've wanted this for so long. It'd kill me if you stopped now!" he replied. I smiled and kissed him tenderly before positioning myself at his entrance. With one more look into his eyes I slowly pushed into him. His hands gripped my arms and he let out a hiss of pain causing me to stop immediately. I couldn't stand the thought of hurting him. I suddenly wasn't sure if I should continue at all, if it was painful for him and I just kept going, didn't that make me just as bad as the doctor? Something must have shown on my face because Duo spoke up then, "Please don't stop. It's supposed to be a little painful the first time. Just continue to go slow and I'll be fine." I still felt doubtful but continued to slowly push my way in. After what felt like an eternity of sweet hellish pleasure, I was finally all the way in. The need to move was agonizing but I refused to do anything to hurt Duo so I gave him a moment to adjust and didn't start moving until he nodded an ok. I slowly pulled back out before pushing back a little quicker this time and each time I got a little faster. I was just getting into a rhythm when I thrusted in at a slightly different angle causing Duo to arch off of the bed. "Ohmygod! Do that again!" he gasped. I did and he practically screamed in pleasure. I was getting close now, pumping in and out of Duo hitting that pleasure spot every time. It wasn't too long after that I felt my orgasm rising. With a loud cry Duo came first exploding all over his and my own chest. I followed quickly after him, his muscles clenching around me as he came sending me over the edge. Once I was spent I collapsed on top of him, breathing heavily.

Once I could gain my senses back I eased off of him and slowly pulled out of him. We'd made quite the mess so with heavy limbs I climbed out of bed and headed into the bathroom. I grabbed a washrag and carried it back to the bed to clean Duo and myself off. Once we were both cleaned I pulled Duo into my arms and kissed him soflty. He sighed happily and cuddled up to me. I held him tightly and sat for a moment in silence before asking him if he was ok. He replied with a bright smile on his face, "Heero-love, I am MORE than ok. That was amazing, you are amazing!" I laughed happily at his response and kissed him until he was gasping for breath.

We quieted down considerably after that and just when I thought he had fallen asleep he spoke up once more. "Not that I'm complaining or anything, cuz I'm not, but what brought this on?" I chuckled and started running my fingers through his hair. "I am not sure if I can explain it. Up until this moment I've been terrified of doing anything to you. I couldn't bare the thought of hurting you. Just the idea of it made me feel I was no better than that damn doctor. " I paused to reign in my emotions by taking a few deep breaths before continuing. "I guess, we got into this sort of routine and this new doctor that's here now sparked something. I know she says shes a lesbian, but I still felt this strong desire to…." I trailed off suddenly worried. I was about to tell Duo that I was staking my claim on him…. I felt really ashamed of myself just then. He was not some object I could claim, he was free to do whatever he wanted. "Desire to do what exactly Heero?" he inquired looking worried. I sighed; I might as well tell him the whole truth. "I felt the desire to stake my claim on you…. I wanted this stranger to know that you were mine and that she was to keep her hands off." I almost stopped talking when I saw his eyebrows raise in question. "I know that you are free to do what you want, but that's really how I felt…." I took the chance to look at him now, really look. I was surprised to see that he had not one but several love bites littering his once flawless body. He had three on his neck alone, several on his chest and even a couple on his thighs. "I'm sorry Duo… I think I got a little carried away…." At my shocked expression and words he practically flew out of bed and walked over to our closet, which had a full length mirror on the door. His jaw dropped in shock, "Heero Yuy! I cannot believe you! Do you have any idea how hard it is going to be to cover all of these!" I cringed, he really did sound upset. "At least everyone that sees them will know that you are indeed taken." I joked softly. With a deep sigh of resignation I watched as his shoulders dropped and he slowly made his way back to the bed. I reached for him as soon as he was back and made to pull him to me. Suddenly his eyes lit up with an evil mischievous light and he pounced on me. My eyes widened in shock as I looked up into his now laughing features. "Alright Yuy, this is payback for all of those. If I have to deal with them then so do you!" I gasped and before I could react to his announcement his lips were firmly attached to my neck, sucking hard before moving to another spot. I moaned, "Duo…. If you keep that up we're going to have to go another round…." He started to reply but there was a knock on our door pulling us back to the present. "I'm sorry to bother you both, but I just wanted to inform you that I am going to run into town and was wondering if you needed anything?" the soft feminine voice of Maxine floated through the door. I flushed slightly, I had forgotten all about her for a minute. Duo responded for us both, "No thanks Maxi! We're covered. We'll see you tonight. Will you be back for dinner?" There was a pause then, "Ok if your sure, I will be back around 6 if that is around dinner then fine, if not than please eat without me." "Nah, 6 is good. See you then!" "Thanks Duo, bye!" I listened carefully until I heard the alarm beep announcing the opening and closing of the front door. I let out a huff of breath and relaxed back onto the pillows. Duo looked back down at me, that crazy smirk of his returning. "Now where was I?" he asked before leaning over me again. This did cause a repeat of our earlier performance, which caused even more love bits to adorn his body. I think we must have done it another two times before we both drifted off into a peaceful sleep, curled around each other.

We woke up to the smell of something wonderful wafting through the air causing both our mouths to water. Other than the smell the first thing that I noticed was that it was very dark in the room and outside. Duo slowly stirred beside me and turned over to look at the clock. It took him a minute to process what was going on but once he did, he jumped out of bed and grabbed the clock. "Holy shit! I told Maxi I would have the dinner made by 6 and its 6:30!" He quickly threw on his sweat pants and t-shirt from earlier before making his way out of the room into the kitchen. I jumped out of bed shortly after him and did the same. We both got to the kitchen just in time to see Maxi put something into the oven. She looked up at us both and smiled. Duo immediately went into apology mode which she just waved off. "No worries. I like to cook and you two seemed like you needed the sleep." As she looked at us I noticed her eyes slowly travel down from our faces and to our necks. Her eyes widened in surprise before looking back at Duo's face. "Are those what I think they are?" she asked quietly. Duo's face flushed before a large smile adorned his face. "Yup! Doc, your even better than I thought! He finally took the plunge today!" Duo said causing me to turn bright red in embarrassment. She laughed merrily and walked over to Duo to hold his hand. "Oh Duo! That's wonderful! Are you ok now? You guys were so quiet I thought you were just in there sleeping the whole time!" Duo shook his head, "Yup! I'm great! Couldn't be better! As for us being quiet, we weren't, but our room is soundproof so you couldn't hear anything even if you wanted to." She chuckled lightly at that and enveloped Duo in a hug, drawing a large growl out of me as she did so. I wanted to tell her hands off. She jumped back from him as soon as she heard me growl and smiled. "Don't worry Heero, I can tell just by looking at him now that Duo is very much spoken for." She let out a snicker behind her hand and turned back to whatever she was cooking. I only growled in response and pulled Duo into my arms, holding him tightly while glaring in Maxi's direction. I knew I was acting childish, but something in me just couldn't allow strangers around Duo. Not in our own home anyway. I know that he has to go out and be social, and while I don't like the strangers then, I allow it. But inside my home is a whole 'nother story!

Duo handled it all very well, in fact he just chuckled lightly and cuddled into me, seemingly enjoying the full contact. Once Maxi was fully distracted I took Duo's hand and led him into the living room. I sat down on the couch and pulled him with me, into my lap and proceeded to wrap my arms around him. He sighed into me and leaned back, his head resting on my shoulder. I smiled tenderly and hugged him tightly. I brought my lips down to his ear and whispered softly, "I love you". He smiled brightly at this and gave my arms a brief squeeze before whispering back, "I love you too". I felt more content in that moment then I had ever in my life. I had the love of my life in my arms, who loved me as well. I was feeling pretty good and not crazy at the moment, and for the time being all was right with the world. It was with that final thought that I closed my eyes and tried to rest for a minute.

I only meant to close my eyes for a second, I didn't mean to or want to fall asleep but I must have because the next thing I knew, I was suffocating. There was a heavy weight pressed atop me and it was completely dark. I tried to open my eyes but it felt as if something was holding them closed. I heard a deep chuckle come from somewhere and quickly stilled. "Well well, I do believe you are awake now my little Heero." I could feel hot breath next to my ear as the words were spoke. I instantly froze, I didn't even breath. The chuckling resumed then and the weight pressed into me even more. I could feel myself start to shake involuntarily. "Now now, my little Heero. No need to be afraid." I felt a wet slimy something stroke down my face and tried to pull away but found myself unable to move anywhere. I was once again strapped to a table in a dark room. The slimy digit slowly found its way down my face and to my neck where a sharp bite was given causing me to cry out in sudden pain. "There now, everyone will know that you are mine. That bite will not go away anytime soon. Don't ever forget Heero, that you are mine. I OWN you now." The voice was slimy and slithered right through my ears making me feel completely exposed all on its own. I moaned piteously, and tried again to move away but my limbs felt too heavy and numb to do anything. The weight then lifted off of me completely but the hot breath and the voice in my ear remained, telling me of awful things, convincing me that I was really there. "Have you been enjoying your little dreams Heero? I bet you think this is the dream, but that's ok. Soon, my Heero, soon I will have you all to myself. Soon you will forget every other thing you had before you came here and all you will remember and know is me. Soon, you will be mine and only mine!" the voice left then and in the distance I could hear a strange cackling. I listened carefully for the sound of footsteps but never heard any. "It's just a dream. He's wrong…he's wrong…. This is the dream, he's wrong…" I could feel myself getting hysterical. Why wasn't I waking up this time! Why couldn't I open my eyes! What was happening to me! I couldn't stand this. I still couldn't feel my arms or my legs, so I couldn't move at all. I didn't know what to think. After several minutes of silent hysterics I finally got myself under control. I still was unable to move or even open my eyes but decided to just calm down and try to go to sleep. Surely I would wake up back in my own house with my lover. So, slowly and with a lot of concentration, I finally willed myself into a deep sleep.

The first thing I noticed when I awoke was the all-consuming darkness. It must be later than I thought. I tried to roll over and found myself unable. My limbs were all restrained at the moment. I frowned in puzzlement. This was not the way this worked! I could feel panic rising up in my gut. This couldn't be happening, I always woke up back with Duo. My breathing starting to pick up then, my heart rate speeding up rapidly, sending off some sort of machine that I was attached to causing it to beep loudly in the all to silent room. Then without warning or sound a light right above me was turned on nearly blinding me. I heard footsteps quickly enter the room and immediately stilled and squeezed my eyes shut. "Tsk tsk, Heero. What are you freaking out about? Do I need to give you another drug to slow your heartbeat?" the voice of the evil doctor was back. I opened my eyes and looked into his soulless grey ones. "Please…." I begged. "Please let me go! I don't know what else you want from me! You've done enough! Just let me go!" His expression looked bemused and he leaned down so that his face was right in front of mine. "You are mine Heero and I will never let you go. You might as well get used to it. The sooner you give up and submit to me fully, the sooner I will let you go." He smirked then and stood up. "Wha-what do you want me to do?" I asked quietly. His smile turned venomous then, "I told you Heero. I want you to submit to me. Make me your master and fight for me! Do exactly as I say and I will release your bonds." I looked away then, hating myself for even considering his offer. "For how long?" I asked then. "Forever!" he sneered. I hardened my gaze then and looked back at him in defiance. "I will never fight for you! I fought for colonies and for a just cause, not for some mad scientist that only wanted world domination!" he slapped me then, the sound resonating off of the cold cement walls. "How dare you! You little whelp! You will submit to me! By the time I am done with you, you will know nothing but me and you will beg me to keep you!" I watched him wearily as he dipped his hand into the pocket of his lab coat withdrawing a needle. "Now, I've had enough of your insolence. It's time for you to go loose some more of your precious memories." My eyes widened at this. "What do you mean, loose memories?" He laughed, or more like cackled, at my question. "Oh yes my little Heero. You see, every time you dream this drug captures that dream. Only you don't dream, you just remember. Everything that you think you see or do when you are asleep is all a memory that I will take from you until the only memories that remain are those of you as the soldier, Heero Yuy. That is what you are, a soldier! You're not a lover, you have no emotions, and you want nothing else but to fight." "No!" I screamed and strained against my bonds. "Oh yes! You will forget everything of the life you have forged for yourself since you ended the war. The time is drawing near my little Heero. Soon you will be mine." With a quick jab of his needle I felt fire enter my veins and I screamed in pain and shock at the overwhelming sensations. I strained and fought against my bonds for as long as possible until the drug took effect and everything went dark once more."