Kondaomo No Youkai
Title: Kondomo no youkai
Category: Gundam Wing
Genere: Supernatral, Angst, Romance
Warnings: Mentions of slavery, AU (alternative Universe), OOC (out of character), bad language, referneces to abuse, slavery, may contain mentions of child abuse, may contain references to non-graphic rape (may not be included- may only be implied), non- main character death, YAOI (MALE-MALE SLASH), Yuri (may be mentioned).
Rating: pg13 / R (may go up in the near future)
Pairings: ...? (You'll have to wait and see, now, wont you?)
Authors notes: ...I have no excuses for this. forgive me please read review!.. The result of late-night saiyukai reading mixed with fanfic-reading...
Disclaimer: I own nothing... :(... the characters belong to the lovely people at Bandai and Sunrise and in Japan... If I did, it would not have been sutiable for little children to watch... It woluld have been full of slashey-goodness :)
Summary: In a world where humans rule supreme, the full-blooded supernatral keep themselves to themselves, the abominations, the half-breeds, are treated as lower than dirt, as personal servents, as pit-fighter, as play-things, as slaves. The old generations condoned it, the new know not the truth, the kondomo no youkai suffer in silence, those who rebel, falling out of favor. Those living on the streets, more often than not, captured, forced to be pit-fighters. Chances of surviving training: 70:1, life expectencey once training is completed; 3-6 months max. Chances of four friends surviving making it out of there? Zero.
Key words:
If any of the following words' translations are incorrect please e-mail me! Thank-you!
Kondomo no youkai child of demon. I've been reading waaaay too much Saiyuki recently... In this fic humans will use youkai or kondomo no youkai as an insult (unless some wonderful person out there wishes to tell me the Japanese term for demon spawn or half blood, or abomination)
kogatana Japanese short swords
hambun-chi half-blood
kitanai-chi dirty blood
demon spawn akurei tamago
half demon hanyo (Thank-you dark-spiritwolf for the two translations!)
also called Children of Taboo - used to be called children of tabpp before bred for fighting slavery because many saw it as an offence to the gods a risk of angering both demon human gods by cross-breeding
Key:
FLASHBACK flashback
- Dream - dream
'blablabla' thoughts
" ladedadeda" speech
- lalalalalalalalalalalalalala - phycic/ mental conversation
WARNINGS: mild violence, memory-loss (A/N amnesia? Cant spell it), set one year before ch.1, mentions of rape (NON-GRAPHIC!)
Chapter Two:
(: One Year Eairler:)
Bang! Crack, crack! Smack! Creak!
The grunts and groans of the pit fighters training mixed with the sounds of a well-used punching bag being oblitirated by one furious half dark-elf.
The communial training for the pit fighters was full, the large room crowded, wall to wall with pit-fighter hanyo, all avoiding The Corner, fearful of what would happen if they dare approach Him. Word had spread, fast; Shinigami was in a black mood, infact, he was in a fucking terriable mood, ready to kill the first thing he came across to vent his anger. Apparently, some rich humans had tried to buy him a few days eairler. He was still pissed off.
The rooms occupents took no real notice nor interest as four guards came in, dragging an unconcious figure, a blond boy, about fourteen, by the looks of him, bruised and bloody, behind them. He looked to be human. Fuck.
The news of Shinigami's foul mood having reached the guards, the blond's four escorts quickly left, leaving the akurei tamago to gather around the unconcious boy, whispering, discussing what they wanted to do with him- most in favor of either beatin the shit out of him, raping him, killing him or a mixture of all three; all wanting a chance to 'test him out' before Shinigami caught sight of him.
Duo, finally noticing the lack of noise and training, stopped his training, stalking forward, the crowd instantly parting for him, backing a safe-distance away. Duo's previously angry violet-indigo eyes turned cold, pure rage evident in the now crimson-flecked orbs. Growling lowly, he stalked forward, snatching the unconcious boy up off of the floor, holding him in his firm grasp by his throat, feet dangling inches from the floor. Snarling savagly at those who still dared to look at him, causing them to turn fearfully, going back to what they had been doing before. Snarling softly, Duo didnt notice as the pale boys pain-filled eyes cracked open as he awoke, glancing up at his captor, eyes wide, darting around, confusion plain to see in aqua-marine orbs,not knowing where he was.
Duo, noticing that the blond boy had apparently regained conciousness, he tightened his grip. "Humans arent welcome down here" He hissed, eyes narrowing, glaring at the blond.
Aqua-marine eyes widened. -Human? I'm not...-
Duo's eyes widened, grip loosining, almost dropping the blond as he heard the voice entering his head. Tightining his grip, Duo's gaze hardened, before dropping him, grabbing him by the shoulder, dragging him away from the training room, down the bleak, dark stone corridors, towards his room, ignoring the other hanyo's groans and muttering about not getting a go with the newbie before he got broken, all being silenced by one glare from Duo.
Upon reaching his cell, Duo pushed the petit blond non too gently down onto his makeshift bed, slightly taken aback when the blond didnt appear to be afraid of him, or the situation.
"Arent you scared that I'll have my wicked way with you before handing you over to the others for a turn?" He commented offhandedly, head tilted to one side.
The blond, tilting his head, studied Duo thoughtfully, looking at him closely before quietly answering him. "No. You wouldnt do that." Then, smiling slightly, he added. "And besides, you do not seem to be the sharing kind to me" He smilled innocently as Duo spluttered, staring at him in disbelif.
"Where am I? I mean, where is here?" He asked.
Duo, looking slightly fazed, recovered quickly, before answering. "We're in the pits" He stated coolly, leaning back against the wall, arms crossed, eyes never leaving the petit blond.
"Oh, come now, it cannot be that bad-" The petit blond started, before being cut off by Duo.
"No, blondie, The Pits- the modern day collasium. You know, the place where half blooded youkai like us are trained, tourtured, forced to fight, all for those fuckin' humans amusement and pleasure. Ringing any bells, kid?" Duo snarled softly, expecting the blond to flinch, or at the very least jump or look scared.
He merely frowned, saying "That's not very nice."
Duo blinked in disbelif. 'How can anyone be so innocent... so-so... naieve?' "Who are you?" He asked, voice full of suspition and disbelif.
Smiling brightly, he sat up, back straight, head held high, sitting as one would expect a royal or wealthy nobel to hold themselves. "I am Quatre..." he trailled off, frowning, before moments later, looking close to tears.
"What!" Duo snapped, fighting the impulse to comfort the small teen.
"I-I... I cannot remember anything... I cannot remember anything else..." Quatre whispered, crystaline tears trickling silently down his pale, cream coloured cheeks, splashing down onto the dirty blankets that he sat on.
Giving into instinct, Duo darted forward to comfort him, pulling the smaller boy, barely a year younger than him, into his arms, onto his lap, making quiet, soothing noises in an attempt to calm him.
Fifteen minits later Quatre lay leaning back against Duo, Duo's fingers entertwined in his hair, winding and running them through Quatre's lond blond bangs, gently rocking him, head leaning back against hte cold stone wall.
"You'd better not tell anyone about this, ya know, Blondie. I have a reputation ta keep" Duo drawled, smiling as the blond sleepily nodded. "What do you remember? From before, I mean."
"Not much, just images, really... A tall, bear-like man... rooms... lots of them, richly decorated... a-a woman, crying... angry... lots of angry faces, angry, so angry, glaring... hate me... girls... twenty-nine of them..." Quatre choked, tears leaking, trickling down his face again.
"What are you?" Duo changed the subject in an attempt to distract him. "After all, telepathy us a rare enough amoung youkai, let alone anoung humans; it's almost unheard of. It's too rare amoung humans for you to just happen to have been put down here with the damned like me." Duo added the last bit under his breath.
Brightining slightly, Quatre exclaimed. "I can remember! I'm a half-angel... a light-mage, healer, immortal... and elemental... and I can use chi and barriers and..." Quatre trailled off again, looking down, bangs covering his eyes.
"What now!" Duo asked wearily.
"You'll laugh at me!" Quatre pouted, arms crossed, a fiery blush covering his pale skin.
Frowning, Duo sighed. "I promise I wont laugh."
"Promise?" Quatre warily checked.
Tilting Quatre's head, twisting him around so that he could look, violet-indigo into aqua-marine orbs. "I promise."
Quatre stood, taking two steps back, closing his eyes. Seconds later, a white-gold aura currounded him, making it seem as though his hair and skin was glowing, the golden-white aura spreading out behind him, forming two long , delecate, pure-white skeletal angel wings, before the real thing- shining white-silver, feathery angel wings burst out from his shoulder blades, pure white-gold flecked with crimson- blood, a flicker of pure agony crossing his angelic features, before he opened his wings, spreading them out, silling the cell.
Quatre kept his eyes lowered. "I did say that I was a half-angel..."
Duo took a few steps forward, noting that Quatre flinched, expecting laughter, contempt, horror, pain, as he, on some subconcious leval, could remember.
Tilting his head, Duo smilled, reaching around behind his long chestnut braid to remove the slightly wripped black and crimson bandana covering his forehead and ears, revealing the delecatly pointed elf-like ears. "I'm a hald dark elf; I'm also SHinigami's current incarnation, umoung other things" Duo stood still, allowing the weeping blond to fall into his arms, hugging him feircely. "It's alright now, Angel, I'll protect you. You're safe with me"
The earily hours of the next morning found Quatre in the large, dirty training rooms, cautiously testing out various peices of equiptment as he waited for Duo to return back from his 'meeting' with the owner of the pits, their Master.
Sighing, Quatre sat down. He missed Duo already. He had only known him for barely twenty-four hours, but had already formed a connection with the experienced pit-fighter. Not paying attention to what was going on around him, he didnt notice that he was no longer alone, he didnt notice when the three smirking half-vampires came up behind him didnt notice untill it was too late, untill the ring leader had pushed him back against the wall, the other two vampires pinning one arm each to the wall, ignoring the tempereroly stunned blonds feeble struggles, the confusion clearly evident in his aqua-marine eyes, ignoring his pleas and cries, asking them what they were doing, why they were doing this, as the ring leader roughly grabbed at his baggy pale-blue pants through his long, pale robes, sneering, backhanding him to keep him quiet.
"Well, well, well. I must say, we were surprised to see you here again, in one peice, after Shinigami got first go wit hyou. You must be a resillient little thing. Lets see just how resillient, hm?" He smirked, forcing himself upon the struggling blond, roughly biting Quatre's ruby-red bottem lip, tearing it open, licking the crimson drops greedily before it could trickle away.
Crack!
The sound of slightly damp snapping echoed throuought the now almost full room. Quatre looked from side to side, both his vampiric captors looking, wide-eyed in shock, before looking forward. Blood gurgled and trickled down, out from his attackers mouth, the once-beautiful face twisting, distorted in pain, as his body spasamed weakly.
A pale, crimson-streaked fist protruded from his chest, a bloody, blackened heart clutched within the fingers. With one quick jerk, the fist retreated, the vampire, dissintagrating infront of his eyes, turning into dust, before collapsing in on itself.
Quatre, eyes wide, relif entering aqua-marine orbs as aqua-marine met pure crimson. "Duo..."
Snarling, Duo lanched himself at the other two vampires, leavign them both bruised, broken and bloody on the cold cement training room floor, lying and bleeding on the pile of dust that had, moments eairler, been their leader.
The room was silent.
Voice deadly calm, he coldly stated. "This is Angel. Angel is not human, he is one of us. He is MINE. From now on, he is under Shinigami's protection. You so much as think a bad thought about him, you answer to me."
No-one tried anything like that again with Quatre, with or without Duo's presence near by.
To be continued...
End of chapter two
Authors Notes:
Being sick sucks... I feel baaaaad! Thank-you for the reviews , just to show my appretiation, I updated soooo soon! (Please note, this was meant to be posted last friday... ch, I got bored! be nice Review!)
A really, really, ultra-big thank you to:
KDA: thank-you for the review! ...interesting?...YAY! hands KDA chibi angel-Quatre plushie with pretty sparklie wings
phoenix1: awwwwww! thankies-you! I'm one of your fav authors? cries I'm so happy! I know, I know, spelling! I'm tryin over here! I havnt got a spell checker need a beta reader cause I lost my one... Chibi bad Wufei tried to run? bad, bad fei-chan! good thinking with the Kantana! Oooo, I know! hands Phoenix1 chibi hyper-happy-hugging Duo plushie If Duo cant threaten hug fei-chan into submission, no-one can! Bwahahahahahahaha!
dark-spiritwolf: thank-you for the review! I'm glad you like it so far think it's original! I hope you keep reviewing thank you sooooo much for the two translations! hands dark-spiritwolf chibi demon-shinigami mode Duo crimson-eyed plushie
Rena: Yay! thank-you for the review! I'm glad you like it sooooo far! You're looking forward to it? yay! I updated soooon, see, see? now no-one can complain that I dont update regularly! Mwahahahahahaha!... I agree, Q-chan's cute! I thought he would have tried to talk his opponent out of it rather than fight cause that's what he tried in the series... hands Rena chibi Shinigami-Duo protecting angel-Quatre plushie
Mithros: Mithros, Mithros, Mithros. Have you ever known me to leave out a character or three? Especially Treize-Koi? Dont worry; They'll be in there somewhere, soooooon! Thanky-you for the review! hands Mithros Chibi Trowa Heero confused plushies
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