Disclaimer: hey I wish I owned them but I don't, I have my own character though, hmmm. So don't sue me. Gundam Wing does not belong to me. This story however DOES. And the G-boys are only filling in okay so no suing got it. And no talking my story or I'll sue you. This story is Copy Written, and all so if I find it anywhere your in trouble.
Warnings: anything you can think of might be in this story, so for right now it's for adults just in case, I know for a fact there's a Lemon somewhere maybe a dozen, who knows.
Notes: Okay I think I messed up so I should clear it up. My sister pointed out to me that I may have confused someone. I told everyone that this stories time line is somewhere near ours, meaning they have computers and cars and technology, though because of things like healers, there's no need for certain things. And so I said in the first and second chapter that Duo was in a cage or carriage, it's one of those cages in the back of a jeep, the ones poachers and hunters use. The ones that hold wild animals. I call them carriages in real life anyway, so I didn't need to pointed out that their Jeeps, but considering the type of story this is I was just clearing up what I meant now, sorry for any confusion and it you have any questions I'll answer them.
Gami1x2: I'm glade to see everyone likes this story. Hope you continue to like, as long as I don't have any interference with ScythedWing and Shinii. Lol. Oh and Wufei is about the size of your arm. He's small because he's two turns. The older they get the larger they get. So for now and a few more years to come, Duo can kick his ass. LoL.
Chapter Seven: Competition
Heero set Duo on the ground so that he could walk the rest of the, very little, distance to the dinning hall. To his surprise Duo pouted but didn't say anything, just moved to stand closer to Heero, clutching his arm lightly. Heero knew Duo was still a little nervous, but it was helping Duo to realize that the Palace and the Preserve were full of animals like him. In fact, other then Sally, Quatre, the Maganac, grass elves, and himself, the residence here where all animals. But memories and experiences don't go away in a matter of hours. They where just turning the corner to see Rashid and Otto.
The two of them where talking just outside the hall looking a little flushed, Heero guessed that they had been running around the city looking for Mueller. And he was right, by the fact that Rashid looked pissed, that Mueller had gotten away. But he already knew that Quatre had told him that earlier. /Maybe they had a sighting or something?/
"Rashid, any good news." Heero asked, once they where close enough. Rashid looked at Duo with concerned eyes. Not wanting to say anything that would scare the already timid creature. "It's okay he already knows Mueller escaped."
"Well it would seem that Mueller has joined up with Alex. Someone in town said they say Alex help Mueller leave town, and know Alex is gone." Rashid said. "And to top everything off, Nikol was knocked out and the rest of Mueller's little helpers disappeared. Nikol will be okay, thanks to Sally." Rashid said. Heero had been right. Rashid was red with anger, sweating from running around the town all day, and tired of humans in general.
"A human knocked out one of your Behemoth Maganac, there must be more to this." Heero said. Rashid nodded. "Well talk about this later, right now, and right here isn't the best of times or places. Well meet tomorrow night in Quatre's study."
"Yes, Master Heero." Rashid said. Then he smiled and knelt down so that he was eye level with Duo. "And I see that you're doing better. I'm glad." He said. He held out his hand for Duo's. "My name is Rashid; I'm Behemoth Leader of the Maganac, second in command third in command under Heero." Rashid said. Duo looked up at Heero. Seeing Heero nod, Duo put a trembling paw into the large mans hand. Rashid closed his hand over Duo and shook it lightly, being careful not to hurt Duo. Duo knew that this man had enough force to crush his bones with little force.
"Duo." Duo said quietly. Rashid closed his eyes and nodded.
"It's been a pleasure, Duo. Are you joining us tonight, for dinner?" Duo nodded. "Very good. Let us go then." Rashid stood up straight and opened the door for them, before entering himself.
Duo again was amazed again. The hall was huge. Though it was decorated about the same as the rest of the palace, it was larger and the roof was made from glass, stain to display different creatures. But what Duo thought was the most fascinating was the center piece hanging from the ceiling. A large owl carved from white ivory, with such detailed that it looked like it was a living owl frozen in time. In the Owl's large talons it was holding a thick ring that held the chandelier. A fox was holding the other end of the ring in its mouth, while animals where surrounding it, holding torches of fire (that where actually burning) in there claws, mouths, talons. Duo turned to Heero.
"Hey, Heero that Owl up there looks like-." Heero covered Duo's mouth to make him stop talking.
"No one else knows, only you. Not even Quatre." Heero whispered. Duo nodded. Heero smiled and removed his hand. "Sorry." He said. Duo just smiled and shrugged. Heero looked up and say that some of the people near by where looking at him. "What!" He snapped out. They all went back to their own conversations.
Heero lead Duo towards the front of the table where Quatre was sitting with Trowa just to his right. Heero took his seat to Quatre's left and Duo sat next to him, while Zechs and Treize sat next to Duo and Wufei sat net to Trowa, directly across from Duo. A woman that Duo didn't know sat next to Wufei, and another sat next to her.
"Duo, these two ladies are Sally and Catherine. Sally's our Palace Healer, while Sally is out Physical Education instructor. She'll keep you in perfect shape." Quatre said. Sally, the one closes to Wufei spoke first.
"It's nice to see that you're okay Duo. If you ever need anything, don't hesitate to ask." Sally said kindly.
"Yeah, Duo everyone is this place will be whiling to help another out, as long as your kind. And no being sad, okay, you have to smile." Catharine turned to wink at her brother. Trowa rolled his eyes and looked back at Quatre. Catherine just laughed and went into talking with Dorothy, who had just sat down next to her.
"Duo I want you to stick with meats for a while. Their will be many other foods out on the table, but since you're use to the meats it'll help you get back on your feet." Quatre said.
"Mom, use to make Solo, me and Trio eat fruit and vegetables too, she says that they keep stomach aches away." Duo said. Quatre smiled.
"Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt to have those too if you'd like, just stay away from things you've never had before, until your perfectly healthy again. Agreed?" Quatre said sternly. Duo nodded. Quatre smiled and went back to talking with Trowa.
That's when Duo noticed that the elves where bringing out the food. Lot's of food, Duo's mouth watered greatly at the smells. Then a wave on anxiety hit Duo and he looked at Heero.
"Is something wrong?" Heero asked, putting a nice serving of meat on Duo's plate, then his own. Duo didn't answer, not sure home to put his questions into formation. He looked at Heero's hand, holding a small object with four prongs on them, then raised his paws. He noticed Wufei laugh a little. And turned to glare at him. And he noted how Wufei's hands, though black and scaly, had thumbs, while his own black paws had dew claws set an inch and a half where your thumb would be. He growled at Wufei which made him laugh even harder. Heero just looked confused, and no one else seemed to notice what was happening.
"Aw, is the little fox having trouble using a fork?" Wufei said. He couldn't help it. He felt comfortable teasing the little fox-ling. Duo put his paws on the table and glared at Wufei dangerously. Wufei didn't flinch. Heero then realized the problem and cut Duo's food up so it would be easier for him to swallow. Though Duo didn't notice.
"Yeah, well I could eat my food faster then you without the…fork." Duo said. He knew it wasn't the best comeback, but it would have to work. And to his little surprise, it did.
"Are you challenging me, fox cub?" Wufei growled out. Everyone was looking at them now.
"If I was challenging you dragon whelp, I wouldn't be giving myself much competition, now would I?" Duo said with a smile. Wufei was turning red again.
"Oh you think so?" Wufei said, Duo just laughed at the lame comeback. "You on fox cub."
And with that said Duo changed into his fox form and started inhaling his food. Not even chewing it or savoring the taste that the cook worked so hard to put in it. Wufei was doing his best to eat the food, but unfortunately for him he had to cut it other wise he would have choked. The foxes mouth and throat being bigger and use to the faster eater, you know competition for food amongst three brothers gets a little tough during the drought seasons. Duo finished his plate first, by far.
"That was an unfair challenge." Wufei yelled out. Everyone in the room had gone back to there food.
"Well, it's not my fault, you took the bait. If you knew it was unfair you should have just closed your mouth and shut up." Duo braked back, laughing.
"I think these two will fit in quiet well." Quatre said to both Trowa and Wufei. The three of them looked down the table and had to nod in agreement.
Sally and Treize were in a heated conversation about which herbs would taste better on fish, rose or garlic, Sally trying to tell Treize that roses where not a herb. Catherine was talking with Zechs about how hunting in a pack was just as good as hunting alone, though when you hunt alone you don't have to share, Zechs said something about pecking order, though Catherine said that Puma's had no pecking order. Dorothy was Mariemaia where arguing over the last pot sticker and who deserved it; Dorothy's excuse: 'because I'll ram you hard in the ass unless I get it; May's comeback: 'I'll fly away with it so you can't.' Further down Relena and Heldi where arguing about whether foxes, or elves (not knowing what Heero was completely) where hotter. Heero thought he heard Heldi say: 'Kitsune's are commonly known to represent lovers, and Heero was a serious warrior with little emotional feeling towards other.' He had to smile at that. /How wrong you are Heldi, Duo makes me feel./ He mentally punched himself but asked Duo if he would like more meat.
"Competition seems to run in the family." Quatre said. He had always thought of the animals as his family. They, all but Trowa, where considered his children. Being a Soul Bearer, that is what they truly were anyway.
After dinner was over Heero and Duo retired into his room. It was late, a little past eleven. Dinner had taken longer then normal because everyone wanted to ask Duo questions and Duo was having fun answering him. It seems that foxes truly where sly, because no one knew that much about them. Duo had politely refused to answer some questions. Letting everyone know that they where fox secrets and only a fox can know them. Heero was happy that Duo seemed to like it here, though every time he mentioned his home his eyes softened a bit, but immediately brightened at the funny stories he told or was told about.
"Is dinner always that exhaustingly fun?" Duo asked. Heero laughed and nodded.
"Maybe not that long, but not boring." Heero took off his cloths and replaced them with cloths to sleep in. He noticed that Duo watched him again, and smiled. /Maybe I'm hoping to much./ He thought. He yawned when he saw Duo yawn, and laughed. Duo laughed and lunged and Heero again. "Are you going to attack my every time I get dressed?" Heero asked putting Duo in a playful head lock.
"Not if you promise to stay undressed." Duo said, and pulled him out of Heero loosened grip. Heero was blushed, and had gone into shock over what Duo had said. Duo pounced him, bring Heero back to reality. Duo was leaning over him, eye to eye, then without warning Duo licked Heero's nose and got off him. Heero sat up and watched as Duo started struggling with his own cloths. He managed to force his shirt off over his head. But Heero stopped him from taking his pants off.
"You take them off and you get a bath." Heero warned. /I don't think I can handle seeing you naked right now, Duo./ Heero said. True he had bathed the fox-ling, dressed him, and had even dried to his whole body with a towel. He had already seen him naked. But know there was something different, he felt that it would be wrong to see him naked, with these feelings right now. Duo pouted but smiled and pulled Heero off his feet, tugging on his shirt with his teeth. After a moment of fighting (playfully) on the ground, Heero stood and went to his bed.
"It's time for bed Duo, we can play more tomorrow." Heero said. "I had the elves bring in another bed for you. It's over there." Heero said, pointing to the bed, it was smaller then Heero's only because a bigger one wouldn't fit and leave roaming room left. Heero watched Duo climb into the bed and curl up under the sheets. Heero sighed and got into his own bed. Turning the light off next to his bed.
He had only been lying there for a few minutes when he felt his bed shift. He didn't move however and foreign sleep, cracking one eye open. He found himself watching Duo crawl up and under his sheets and back up so that his head was the only thing popping out of the blankets. Heero smiled. Then both eyes shot open when Duo wrapped himself around Heero, resting his head on Heero's chest and quickly falling asleep. Heero smiled even more and wrapped his arm around Duo. And soon both of them where asleep, cuddling close together. Duo's fear all but nil. Heero's heart felt warm, this was what he needed.
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Yeah, things are going to heat up know relationship wise, and danger wise. Hmm, Alex and Mueller, wonder what their up too.
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