New Haven

Chapter Eleven: Time to get even.

Duo woke up to find himself in Wufei’s bed with the man himself curled around him. He blinked at the clock that read 7:00 am. It was Monday morning. He didn’t work till next Sunday but Wufei was a regular hour man. He turned and looked into man’s sleeping face admiring the view of the sleeping face beside him. In sleep Wufei looked even younger than he already did. He sighed but knew he had to awaken his sleeping dragon.

“Fei,” He whispered to the man. He trailed a finger down the cheek over the smooth skin to the hair roughened jaw. “Fei time to get up.” A grumble met the statement. Duo couldn’t help it. He laughed softly at the noises coming from the man. “Come on Fei you have to go to work.” He pulled away from the confining arms only to have them suddenly tighten and pull him back onto the bed. “Fei!!!”

Wufei glared with one eye at the wide awake man beside him. “How can you be so wide awake?” He grouched at the vivid wraith now sprawled against his chest.

“You learn to wake quickly on the streets. Especially when it is a new environment.” Duo answered promptly. He winced at how easily he did so.

Wufei opened the other eye and looked at the man with all his love. “There is nothing you should be ashamed of. Nothing.” He murmured as he pulled the face down to kiss the frown of pain on the man’s face away.

Duo purred happily at the deep loving kiss he received. He pulled away and looked pointedly at the clock.

Wufei smiled. “There is nothing on my schedule. I had them clear it yesterday.”

Duo blinked a grin spread across his face. “Sooo,” He murmured returning the kiss.

Someone pounded on the bedroom door. “Don’t even think about what your thinking of.” A voice called through the door. “I need Duo to come into work with me today.” A voice called through the door. “I mean it Wufei.”

Wufei snarled like an angry dragon. Duo laughed at the expression on the man’s face. He looked like someone had taken his candy or favorite toy from him. He placed a quick kiss in condolence for the end of their possible play. He bounced up off the bed.

Wufei fell back against the pillows and watched as the other man dressed himself in his clothes from the other day. He quirked a smile as he watched the bouncy movements. Duo seemed freer than he had in the last few weeks he had seen the man in the gym/dojo. He slid out of the bed when Duo got finished and headed for the door.

“Duo.”

Duo paused when he heard his name. “Yeah?”

“I’ll come with you as well.” Wufei told the other man. “If Heero wants you to help him at work it might be about something that had happened yesterday.”

Duo nodded and turned to the door only to turn back. “Do you think you have any extra razors and tooth brush?” He asked the other man sheepishly. “I don’t think he’s going to let me go home to take care of it.”

Wufei chuckled at the idea of Heero calmly dragging the man into work no matter what the appearance. He told Duo where to find the things in the bathroom cupboard. He was now glad that he brushed out and braided the other man’s hair before he had gone to sleep. Duo had slept through the care while purring happily in his sleep.

He pulled open the closet door to chose his clothes for the day.


Duo found the things that he was looking for and set to shaving and brushing after he relieved himself. He went over the events of yesterday in his head and couldn’t believe how his life had changed so quickly. It was possible he had even made some friends. He had at least met some people who understand what he had done during the war which was something that he had never done before.

He wasn’t sure how to act around the others. He would let their actions tell him what he should do or say. He was just finishing shaving as Wufei opened the door. Wufei placed a chaste kiss on his clean cheek and made his way in the large spacious bathroom to the toilet to relieve himself.

Duo finally took in his surroundings. And blinked. It was huge. The bathtub could hold four maybe five people easily. The shower was one that had a wonderful jet action heads that came from all directions to pour over the body. It could hold four people as well. The layout made easy access to everything you could need in a male environment.

“Wu-bear…”

“Duo.” Wufei said in warning at the teasing name.

“How much money do you make?” He asked as he took in the bathroom. He had never seen a bathroom quite like this in his entire life.

Wufei blinked and took in his bathroom. He took in the picture from the point of view Duo was probably looking through. He could see why he would ask the question. “I’m the top prosecutor and attorney in the earth sphere and maybe the colonies as well. How much do you think I make? I know that you make a good amount as a first class paramedic.”

“Yeah I do but I give half my pay to charities.” Duo said absently as he leaned against the counter watching the movements of the other man as he shaved. He looked back at the other rooms he had been in and through in the apartment. It was a huge apartment. It was also full of antiques and valuable paintings.

Wufei swore as his razor cut in to deeply at the surprise. He hadn’t expected that answer. “You what!?!”

Duo blinked out of his thoughts. “I give half to charity.” He told the other calmly. “I don’t need it to live on and half of what I keep I put away for when I get to old to work anymore.”

Wufei quickly took care of the cut and finished shaving not answering the unanswered question that hung in the air.

The door opened as Trowa shuffled into the room he slid his boxers off as he stepped into the shower. Not even taking in the fact that the bathroom wasn’t empty. Heero peeked in and saw the look of astonishment on Duo’s face.

“He trusts you.” Heero stated. “Breakfast is ready.” He pulled the door shut behind as he added, “Tell Trowa to hurry or he’ll have to drive Quatre in later and miss the fun.”

Wufei turned from the mirror over the sink and glared in offence at the closed door. “Why am I always the one who has to give messages?” He asked rhetorically.

Duo grabbed his arm and looked a silent question on his face to Wufei. Wufei blinked and nodded. Duo promptly turned and turned on the hot water tap full blast.

“QUATRE!!!” A roar came from the shower.

Duo giggled and left the tap on as he pulled Wufei from the room so the other man wouldn’t find them their when he got out.

They passed the unsuspecting blond in the hallway. Duo grinning manically as he dragged his dragon after him.

Wufei tried not to smile to widely as he let his wraith pull him down the hall to the kitchen where the smell of french toast was cooking.

They entered the kitchen as a shouting match came from the area of the bathroom.

“Did Quatre turn on the hot water again?” Heero asked as he continued to make french toast not looking at the men who had joined him in the kitchen.

Duo had a hard time to keep a straight face as he sat at the island. “I don’t know. Does he do it often?”

Heero paused in flipping a piece of french toast something in Duo’d voice said something but he couldn’t place it. He turned narrowed eyes on the perpetrators, though he didn’t know this. They both wore questioning looks. He grunted and returned to breakfast. He had seen how much Duo had eaten last night and was prepared for the man’s appetite.

Duo eyed the stack of french toast already on the counter and looked questioningly at his love.

Wufei caught the question. He was having trouble not letting out the hysterical laughter he wanted to let out. He nodded as he helped himself to some of the food.

Duo followed suit adding margarine and syrup to his breakfast and setting into it with delight. It wasn’t as good as his own but he could deal with that. He dug in and was on his sixth piece when Quatre stormed into the kitchen.

“Which one of you turned on the hot water in the bathroom?” He snarled as he jerked a bar chair out to sit down at one of the free spaces.

Duo looked up as the other man scowled at the people around him. Duo hesitantly lifted a hand worried that the others would get in trouble.

“Thank you.” A voice behind him said. “I needed that. It also woke Quatre up enough that he will ride into the head office with us instead of when he wakes up. How he can go to work half awake and do his work I don’t know?”

Quatre blinked and opened his mouth to object to the other’s statement. He looked at the surprised face on the younger man’s face and looked up at his love curiously. Trowa winked at him as he pulled out another chair to settle into eating. “Trowa and I aren’t very good morning people. Wufei isn’t either. Usually.” He added with a frown as he watched said man sip his tea and eat his breakfast. WIDE awake.

Duo looked up and slid a sly look at his love. “I guess he just needs the proper incentive to get up in the proper mood.”

Wufei blinked owlishly at the teasing remark. He thought about how he had woken and gave a slight smile. Not commenting on the words he continued to eat.

Duo hadn’t paused in his eating. He snatched another piece from the new ones Heero placed on the table and looked at the people around the table.

“Act the way you would naturally.”

Duo looked up into cobalt blue eyes. “Uhhh, what?”

“Act the way you would naturally.” Heero told him. “You don’t have to be anyone but you want to be with us.” He told the young paramedic. “We don’t need you to act for us. You saw what happened with Trowa. Just be who you are.” Heero settled into the last chair and helped himself to his own breakfast. “If you want more you’ll have to cook it yourself.”

Duo blinked as Wufei gave him a reassuring smile.

“Yes Duo.” The doctor agreed. “You don’t need to pretend with us. We pull pranks on each other. Do all sorts of things. You don’t have to worry about how we’ll react. We’re family and that is all that matters.”

Trowa nodded in agreement. “We’ll help you move in tonight.” He added as an afterthought.

Duo opened his mouth to object.

“What makes you think he would want to live with the three of you?” Wufei scowled at this roommates in anger at their assumption.

“Well,” Quatre looked shyly at Duo. “I think that he slept the best sleep he has ever slept and won’t sleep like that without Wufei. And I can say the same about Wufei. I know that Wufei isn’t normally a grump in the morning.”

Duo thought about it. He had slept the whole night through. He didn’t need coffee to wake him up after a restless night sleeping. He was awake and moving, finished breakfast and having a goodtime. He looked at the man he loved hesitantly.

Wufei sighed at the puppy dog look on the man’s face. “Yes you can. I had already decided to ask you. I just wanted to do it. I didn’t want people to assume that it was as good as go. I wanted it to be your decision not just a fact.” He muttered as he gathered both his and Duo’s dishes to take to the sink. Before he could get out of his chair he had a wiggling mass of happy man in his lap. He smiled softly at the look of angelic innocence on the face he adored and wished he could cause that look more often. He brushed a gentle kiss across the pouting lips and evicted the bundle of energy from his lap to continue to the sink with the dishes he had gathered.

Duo bounced along beside him and gave aid as he began to do the morning dishes.

Three sets of stunned eyes followed the couple. They knew Wufei would and could take care of any situation that arose they hadn’t expected him to actually take in the other man’s consideration.

“So,” Duo asked as he happily washed the dishes already on the counter. “What do you want me to help you with?”

Heero broke from his amazement and contemplated his answer. “It’s time to get even.” Was all the answer he gave the men in the kitchen.