Heero sat on the top of the stairs leading to Duo's front door, waiting for the troublemaker to show up so he could give him a piece of his mind. Sure, the flashing lights and other obnoxious Christmas-y things were harmless, but it was the principle of it all. Breaking in, decorating without permission... and a list of some other grievances, like the fact that he'd chosen some of the weirdest decorations ever...

Regardless, after calling Duo over and over and leaving several voice mails (some angry, others colorfully so) and receiving no answer, he called Howard to find out where Duo was and when Duo would be home. He was given a date and an approximate time. Heero had been here ever since.

And upon seeing Duo's car pull into the drive, he stood, preparing himself for two things: one, a proper confrontation; two, to keep Wufei and Dorothy from brutally maiming the guy...