Chapter Nine
From Byl to Nyne and the Dress
It took them three days to reach the City of Byl. The three days had been strange to say the least. Quatre and Trowa had been fine, there relationship moving along steadily. Duo was busy trying to remember what had happened, but he didn't remember anything from the time he had crawled into Heero's lap to sleep. Duo had been with them for already a week, and Heero was finding it more and more difficult to talk to him. Not that he hated Duo, no quiet the opposite actually, and it wasn't a matter of talking to him, it was a matter of not being able to do anything about his feeling. He understood that Duo was…well innocent…what would he think if Heero just went up and kissed him, or what if he did more? All these thought plagues Heero into silence.
"Well stay here for an hour." Heero said spotting Wufei sitting outside of a large Inn, with a red mug, more then likely filled with tea.
"I've got to stock up on provisions." Trowa said, grabbing Quatre's hand and pulling the giggling boy into the shadows with him. Duo laughed at that.
"You took longer then expected." Wufei said, not standing up.
"Had a few problems on the way. Did you find Odin?" Heero asked.
"He's going to tell Heldi to wait for us in Myricsees." Wufei said eyeing Duo with a mischievous smile.
"What?" Heero asked, seeing the smile.
"We need to get to Nyne tonight." Wufei said, still looking at Duo.
"Why?" Heero asked.
"There have been Shas guards walking around here the last few days." Wufei said. "There not allowed in Nyne."
"But Byl is part of the Elone Kingdom not Oz." Heero said.
"As long as there not starting anything with Elone Citizens then they don't have a problem." Wufei pointed out. "I think it would be best to disguise Duo in another outfit." Wufei said. Heero looked at Duo, then back at Wufei.
"What do you have in mind?" It was still early, if they left soon, they could make it to Nyne in no trouble.
"Duo, come with me." Wufei said, Duo hesitated, he glanced at Heero and then fallowed Wufei, careful not to look at him wrong. Heero put Wing in the temporary care of the Inn's stable boy and fallowed them into the Inn.
"Heero, I think it would be best if you wait out here." Wufei said.
"Why?" He asked.
"Because." Was the only answer he got. Duo was a little nervous at being left alone with the Fire Volaer. His nerves just got worse when said person locked him in the room with him. Wufei pointed to the chair. "Sit." He said shortly. Duo sat without saying anything.
Wufei pulled out a deep blue dress with purple accents and laid it out on the bed with an assortment of other things.
"Wufei, those are women's cloths." Duo said.
"Do you like him?" Wufei asked. "Do you like Heero."
"Yes. I like all of you guys." Duo said, Wufei rolled his eyes.
"I mean, do you like him on a personal level?"
"Yes." Duo said without a thought. Wufei smiled.
"Trowa and Quatre told me to do this. Oz is still a few days away, I've been keeping my eye on their progress. They will be looking for five guys." Wufei explained.
"How come Trowa or…"Duo smiled. "Or Heero dress up. Why me?"
"Because they have what some call man muscle, while you don't." Wufei said, demeaning his vocabulary so Duo would understand. Duo just rolled his eyes at him.
'Strip down." Wufei said seriously.
"What?!" Duo said, his voice a little high.
"Oh come off it, I've already seen you naked." Wufei said.
"Yes, but I was weak and couldn't help it." Duo argued.
"It's not up to you now." Wufei said and started pulling Duo's shirt off. Duo struggled against him, but he managed to get the long haired boy undressed. Duo sat, covering himself, on the floor.
"Oh come on this isn't fair." Duo whined, trying to back away from Wufei.
"Duo, stop fight me, I'm stronger then you." Wufei said.
"Ahhhh!" Duo screamed as Wufei tightened the corset around Duo's waist a few minutes later. "To tight!" Duo breathed out. Wufei ignored him. Duo sat up and looked at himself, the corset was padded and made him look like he had breast. Life really hated him.
Wufei pulled the blue dress over his head and tied of the ribbon in the back. "You can still wear your boots, but you can't ride in this dress it'll ruin it and I'm burrowing it." Wufei said.
"You like him too right Wufei?" Duo asked as Wufei started on his hair.
"I did at one time in my life, yes, but I found that it was just a fling I was going through." Wufei said. "I've got a new one now." He smiled.
"That Odin guy?" Duo asked.
"You could say that." Wufei said.
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Quatre gasped, causing both Heero and Trowa to turn around. Heero turned right back around, breathing hard.
"Heero are you okay?" Quatre asked.
"Is that Duo?" Heero asked, his heart beating faster then ever.
"Yeah." Quatre said with a smile, then he frowned as Heero pushed past him and out of the Inn.
"Where is Heero going?" Duo asked as he approached them, Wufei right behind him.
"Oh he just went to get the horses." Quatre lied, hoping dearly that that was in fact what Heero was doing. "We need to leave as soon as possible." Quatre said, lifting an eye brow towards Trowa. Trowa nodded and sank into the shadows.
"Oh okay." Duo said, they headed towards the stables, Duo thanking who ever was listening that he didn't have to wear the high heels he had seen some girls in.
Once outside they found Heero and Trowa leading the horses out of the stables, Deathscythe was tied to Wings saddle. Heero looked up at Duo and froze again. Duo was a dream. The blue dress was beautiful on him, fitting his form perfectly, his hair was down and slightly wavy from the braid it had been in. He wore light eye shadow and just a glossy natural lip color.
"Heero, will you help me up. It's kind of awkward in this dress." Duo said, Heero only lifted him up, Wing kneeling down a little to help. Without saying anything, for fear of what would come out of his mouth, he mounted Wing behind Duo.
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Duo was already bored, they had been on the horses for an hour, and nothing was happening. No one was really saying anything, and for some reason Heero was being stiff and quiet. Duo sighed, then smiled as an idea popped into his head. He leaned back and snuggled against Heero's chest, sitting side saddle on Wing. He could feel the sudden increase of Heero's heart beat and smiled softly, closing his eyes and pretending sleep.
Quatre and Trowa snickered behind them. Wufei just rolled his eyes, but smiled at the duo sitting on Wing.
Another hour passed and Heero was starting to loose his mind. Duo was snuggling him, and he was cute and irresistible. Heero was seriously thinking that Duo wasn't a sleep at all. Heero could feel his body temperature rising, his chest hurt from all the beating his heart was doing at it's newly favored speed of eighty miles an hour.
"Duo?" He asked, Duo didn't open his eyes, Heero smiled. Now he knew Duo was awake, usually the long haired boy was awake at anything. "Duo, were in Nyne, you should see this place." Heero said, Duo sat up immediately and looked around, then frowned and looked at Heero, changing his wide eyes expression to a sleepy one.
"Heero, why did you wake me." He asked, Heero laughed.
"You little faker." Heero said, Duo blushed but kept up the act.
"I don't know what you're taking about." Duo said, moving so that he was straddling Wing the best he could in the dress, back to Heero.
"Really?" Heero asked. Duo lifted his head back so that the top of it rested on Heero's chest.
"Yeah, I'm real tired, you see, so I wa-" Heero bent down and covered Duo's lips with his own, his hand gently creasing Duo's neck, while the other slide down his belly and rested just below his abdomen. Duo froze for a moment, not sure of what to do, but once Heero's tongue was in his mouth he just cave in and followed his lead. He wrapped his arms around his neck. Heero pulled away to catch his breath, Duo turned around so that he was facing Heero on the horse. He looked at Heero with a nervous expression.
"What?" Heero asked, running his hand threw Duo's loose hair.
"Can we do that again?" He asked, his answer was Heero leaning into him, kissing him lightly on the lips, but instead of using his tongue he moved away and started kissing Duo's jaw line down to his shoulder. "Oh, Heero." Heero started nibbling Duo's neck, pulling the collar of the dress down. Duo moaned and arched his back a little, his hands clutching in Heero's shirt.
Heero suddenly stopped and pulled away. "Pretend that you're asleep again, and no matter what, don't open your eyes until I say so." Heero whispered, pulling Duo into his arms protectively. A few men in OZ Guards uniform stepped out from the forest and into their path.
Heero stopped Wing and kept his eyes on the men, Trowa stopped right next to him, while Quatre and Wufei just behind them. The men pulled out their weapons.
"This here road is closed to travelers." The man said.
"When do Oz Guards have rule in Elone?" Heero asked back, keeping his eyes on the men. His glare deepened when the men started looking at Duo.
"Nice piece you got there, give me a few minutes with her and well say we never saw ya." The man said. Heero felt Duo shiver, and he glared harder at the men, if looks could kill his would.
"I say you get out of our way and I won't kill you." Heero said, he could feel Duo trembling in his arms, pulling closer to him. 'What a mood killer.' Heero thought. He saw the man take another look at Duo, then sigh with a smile.
"Look you really don't have a choice." The man said walking towards Heero and Duo. "So now, I'll just take your women for myself and your horse." He said with a smirk. Heero just smiled back.
"So we are clear that I warned you right, so I don't have to feel bad for ripping your arms off." Heero asked, still smiling.
"You don't scare me." The man said, reaching a hand towards Duo. Heero caught it with his free hand and pulled him close.
"Well you should be scared." He said, putting his foot on the mans chest and pushed him away, ripping his arm off his body. Heero simple tossed it away and grabbed the mans head as he came back at him screaming in pain and furry. Heero ripped his head off, taking his spine with him and a few ribs, literally ripping the man apart. He looked back at the other two as the man fell to the ground in a bloody heap, their pants were wet. With a shaking hand one of them put his fingers in his mouth and whistled.
"Is that suppose to mean something important to me?" Heero asked, Duo was looking at him inn utter shock, making sure his face was hidden from the Guards, if they saw his eyes then they would know that he was 'the Volaer' they were all looking for.
The sounds of boots on the foliage of the forest floor surrounded them. Heero lifted Duo and put him onto Deathscythe, untying the horse. "Stay back with Quatre and Wufei." Heero said, Duo nodded and backed Deathscythe up next to Quatre.
"Is that all?" Trowa asked from his place on Heavyarms. The two men left in front of them froze and so did the walking men, still hidden by the forest trees. "What half a dozen?" Trowa guessed, one of the men smiled a smirk. Trowa wasn't about to have any of that. "Oh I'm sorry, let me guess again, nine." He said, the mans face fell.
"Why don't you all stop being cowards and show yourselves." Heero said, so the men did, stepping out and into the path. Quatre and Wufei pulled back a little bit, Duo fallowed them.
"Great, here we go again." Quatre said, Duo looked at him with questioning eyes.
"What do you mean?" Duo asked.
"Well Heero is mad for this little interruption of his play time." Wufei said with a smirk, Duo blushed a bright red, he had forgotten they weren't alone.
"Looks like he'll have to play a new game." Quatre said with a smile, Duo rolled his eyes at there joking and looked at Heero, there were two blades of pure black stone.
"Yeah, well I think Trowa wants to join in." Wufei said with a smirk, Quatre laughed and Duo watched with great interest as Heero and Trowa did there thing.
"We know what you are, King Trieze wishes you to hand over the boy and he'll let you live." One of the guards said, his voice shaking.
"You know what we are and you're not running?" Heero asked, Trowa laughed.
"No they just pee themselves." He said, laughing , almost out of control.
"We don't want to hurt you-"
"Did you hear that Heero, they don't want to hurt us." Trowa said with a crazy smile. "And I was looking for a good fight too." He pouted, Heero just smiled.
"I've been nice so far, so move or die." Heero said, giving the men one last chance to keep their lives, but he didn't intend to let the men go either. He had finally gotten his hands on Duo and then this happens. Heero's smirk grew.
Trowa stood on Heavyarms back and jumped off sinking into the horses shadow, and that's what did it, the men took off running abandoning there swords. Heero nudged wing into a gallop. He passed the first one and sliced the second in half down the middle. Trowa appeared from the shadow of the first man, twisting his neck and pulling him back into the shadows down to his waist. If they wanted to dig him they would have to settle with only his legs.
Heero jumped off Wing and landed with his blade buried in the head of one of the men. He left it there and jumped towards another spinning to kick the man into a tree, stabbing his other sword threw the mans chest and pinning him to the tree.
Trowa grabbed two men by the legs, pulling them into there knees, then rose and pulled there heads in. The men struggled for a minute before loosing there breath and growing still.
Heero ran towards another man, the man turned on him swinging his sword. Heero caught the sword in his hand, sparks showering over them.
"Ever try to hit a rock with a dull ass sword…yeah doesn't work moron." He said, the man let go of his sword and took off running again. Heero threw the dull sword at him, embedding it into the back of his head and out one of his eyes.
Fire swept past the group, burning down the four of the last five of the men. Trowa was already bringing him into the shadows.
"Wait." Heero said, Trowa stopped leaving the man half way in the shadow. "I want this one to deliver a message." He said. He knelt down at the man and grabbed his face.
"Tell Lady Une that I want to meet her in person." Heero said with a deadly glare. The man only nodded. Heero easily snapped both of his arms, putting the man in even more pain. Duo watched the entire scene with wide eyes.
"BOO!" Both Duo and Quatre jumped and screamed, turning to see Trowa just behind them.
"Don't do that!" Duo said.
"That was mean." Quatre said, Trowa just laughed and got back onto Heavyarms back.
"So childish." Wufei said, nudging his horse forward. Duo and Quatre rolled there eyes at each other, laughing and nudged there horses into a walk a well. Duo was careful not to ruin the dress, sitting side saddle on Deathscythe's back.
"Why'd you cut my fun so short?" Heero ask, pouting towards Wufei.
"Because it's going to be dark soon and I would like to reach Nyne before then." He said, Heero huffed out a breath and mounted his own horse, waiting until Duo was passing him to nudge her into a walk.
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Okay I know this chapter seemed a little violent. I mean Heero and Trowa killing for seemingly no reason, but I hope you all understand that in this story, humans are the bad guys, lol. And just to let everyone know I went back to the doctor. My shoulder is fine, but it's bruised VERY badly, lol. Oh well, I'm still riding my horse, but my sister is no longer allowed in the pastures until she learns how to approach a horse properly. :D