The moment Heero's tongue had started playing with his Duo had known but he held back, fearful that maybe he was reading too much into one kiss, but then, Heero in his charmingly direct manner had said "I want to have sex," and that had been it.

Duo was already throwing him on the bed, kissing him, hands going under his shirt, when he thought of asking, "with me, right?" Heero had rolled his eyes and kissed him again. Right then and there Duo decided to dedicate more of his time to make Heero roll his eyes.

Shoes were thrown in the corner and their socks disappeared somewhere between the covers. Duo took off his own shirt but he made sure he was the one to strip Heero of his. He straddled Heero and leaned down to cover his chest with kisses, licking and biting here and there, enjoying every noise Heero made.

Duo slid his fingers down Heero's waistband, tickling the flesh under the pants before unbuttoning them and slowly pulling them down, exposing more of Heero's skin, the hint of hair and...

"What's that?"

It was a moment before Heero said, his voice husky, "Tattoo."

"I can see that," Duo said rolling his eyes. He couldn't look away from the small design adorning Heero's flesh just beneath the right hipbone. "It's just... is that a scythe?"

"It is." Heero's voice was calm and that was what made Duo finally look up at him.

"Why?" Duo's voice on the other hand was nothing but a whisper.

Heero rolled his eyes. "You are thick sometimes."

Duo opened his mouth and closed it. He looked back down at the tattoo and slowly traced it with the tips of his fingers. "How long?" he asked when he found his voice again.

"Long."

"I didn't know."

Heero pulled him down for a kiss. "Now you do."

"Yeah..." Duo grinned. He pressed his lips to the scythe, licked the flesh and made his own mark, this one invisible but just as strong and permanent. "And now you are mine."