Caffeine

By Scheherazade

Part of the 91 fic challenge

Disclaimer: I dun own GW, kapiech?

Warnings: well, it started out angsty, but ended up humorous… ah well. Yaoi.

Pairings: 2+3, ?+Relena

Author’s notes: no, you’re not supposed to know who the mystery pilot is. And this is going out un-Betaed, sorry Genji, Echo.

~Duo’s thoughts~

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Duo walked into the huge warehouse where the five gundams were being kept. He could here the sound of one person working at the extensive computer terminal that Altron, Sandrock, and the Wing ZERO were hooked up to. ~Just my luck,~ thought Duo, ~*he* would be here, *wouldn’t* he?~ Duo pasted on his best fake smile and sidled up to the working figure. "Hey buddy, how’s it going?"

"Good."

"Not talkative today are we?" asked Duo, trying to keep up his jovial attitude.

"No, I’m working."

"This I can see. You’re… you’re not… Are you OK…"

"Am I OK? Why wouldn’t I be?"

~Well, at least I got his attention.~ Well, with, you know… finding me and Tro… unnnn." ~Oh, great, now you can’t even say it, man, you’re hopeless.~

"Having sex?"

"Yeah… you’re not… mad, are you?"

"Why would I be?"

~What the hell? He looks genuinely puzzled! Like he doesn’t know! He and Trowa were together, weren’t they? I mean, they spent enough time together. Maybe I should have asked Tro first. Maybe this is a mistake.~ "Well, weren’t Trowa and you… you know… an item."

The blue-eyed boy Duo was addressing scoffed. "Duo, where do you get such ideas? You really should have talked to Trowa first, instead of making assumptions."

"*I’m* not jealous…" defended Duo, reading farther into the other boys words. "And Trowa and I have a very open relationship. But you know how hard it is to make him talk sometimes. I think you have the best luck out of all of us with that."

"What I meant was; I never have, nor will I ever ‘like’ Trowa, or any other man for that matter, in that way."

Needless to say, Duo was shocked by this information. "You, mean… you’re not gay?"

"No, and you are insulting me by acting so surprised."

"So you’re not gay *and* you’re homophobic?"

"No, just Duo-phobic" said the other boy with a shake of his head and another attempt at work.

"Sorry, just thought that if any of us were gay, you’d be it… uhhhh… sorry… that came out wrong."

"Yeah," he said, glaring at duo, "It did." His countenance than surprisingly changed to reflect some of Duo’s happy, (and, dare I say, hyper?) mood. "I bet Relena would think this is funny."

"Don’t tell me, you *are* going out with her?"

"Yes… and so…"

"Oooooh, nothing just…"

"Shuttup, Duo"

"We’re in a very Heero mood today aren’t we?"

"Let me reiterate, for your benefit. I am not gay, nor am I homophobic. I am not Heero. I am dating Relena *and* I am working on my Sandrock now. I have no problems with your and Trowa’s relationship, and I was never ‘with’ him, which – " Quatre interrupted Duo before he could even open his mouth, "you could have gathered by actually talking to Trowa. I *am* in a bad mood, however, because *someone* drank all the normal coffee and left only decaf."

Duo just kind of gaped at Quatre’s recent outburst before managing to squeak out, "I think I saw s’more coffee in the freezer downstairs." Quatre stood up and proceeded to the stairs at the far end of the hangar. Duo sighed in resignation and turned to leave. He then changed his mind and went to get a copy of some documents that he’d seen the time he was at the doctors.

{Later that day}

Quatre walked, whistling into the kitchen. "Hello everybody." Quatre had obviously already found the coffee.

"Hey, Q-man," said Duo mischievously, "I found something you may find interesting…" Duo handed Quatre a pamphlet and scampered off to his and Trowa’s room. Quatre turned the pamphlet over and read the title.

‘Chemical Dependencies and You.’

{Owari}