Warnings: Yaoi, crossover, violence, language
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing or Tara K. Harper's Wolfwalker books. They belong to people in big offices with lots of money. The wolves that are mentioned do belong to me.
Pairings: 1+2, 3+4
Wolfwalker
Chapter 1
By Aiko Namika
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'Oh, moons of mercy, moons of light
Guide me in the darkest night
Keep me safe from evil spirit
Send your blessed light to sear it'
'Oh, moons of mercy, moons of might
If in shadow, day or night,
My body die with evil near it
Send your light to guide my spirit'
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The sound of dnu hooves echoed through the wilderness. Fleetingly, the shapes of two of the animals could be seen through the trees, riders moving with their every movement, as if one with the animals. Their hearts pounding, they two sped through the forest, in search of vengeance for the lives of a small village.
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'Let us get there in time! Moons of mercy, let us get there in time!!' Duo's thoughts were frantic, as he let his body flow with the dnu.
He glanced over at his partner, Quatre. The young blond was moving with the same flawless lines, as much as part as the dnu as he was himself.
In the trees ahead, Duo could make out two shadows, that kept flitting ahead. They were the Gray Ones that were bonded to Duo and Quatre. There was Grey Kerril, the wolf bonded to Quatre, and Grey Rahsa, the wolf that was Duo's bondmate.
::Healer, the hunt is on,:: Rahsa's voice whispered in his mind. The gray threads of her thought, and the gray fog of the Packsong, sang through his mind, temporarily reliving the soreness of having ridden for two days strait, over some of the roughest terrain around.
He and Quatre had been the only Wolfwalkers available when the emergency call came through. Add the bonus that Duo was one of the few who was a healer and a Wolfwalker, and they had to go out.
Remembering that night, Duo reached up, and adjusted his warcap, hiding his healer's band in his thick chestnut hair. He was one of the few men that had gone for an Internship, and the silver and blue healer's band proved it. But then again, every generation in his family had had a healer and a Wolfwalker, and with him being an only child, he was both.
"Duo! We're coming up on the last checkpoint. They should have their best dnu ready for us. Be ready." Quatre's voice cut through the tension-filled air, startling Duo, who steadied himself, then looked over at Quatre gratefully.
"Thanks, Q. I needed the warning. However, I can tell that we're getting closer, because Rahsa's blood lust is getting up."
"Same with Kerril's."
They rounded a corner, and there was the last checkpoint, two riders on dnu already cantering along the trail, trailing an extra dnu each.
Duo came alongside the rider on the left, who had already swung his leg over, and then slid from his tired mount onto the fresh beast. The boy who had been riding the dnu slid down, and hit the ground running. He let go of the saddle as he handed the line for the extra dnu to the Wolfwalker, then dropped back, picking up the reins of the tired animal, and walked back to the barn to cool it off.
"Only a few more hours, and we're there!" Quatre shouted. "Let's go!
They dug their heels into their new dnu and took off down the road, nearly flying with their urgency.
::Healer! Wolfwalker! The hunt is on!::
~TBC~
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--Aiko
