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Gami1x2...So Scythe our readers would like to know why your making the guard so rude to Duo.
ScythedWing….Bwhahahahahahahahahahahaha just read and find out. I was actually glade someone asked.
Chapter Ten: Disaster in the making.
"Let go of me you damned idiots." Duo yelled out, pulling his arms free, he punch one of the other guards and swam free from them and straight into the white marbled palace. He didn't stop swimming until he was right in front of his father. "I expected a search party, I expected you to be slightly worried, maybe even concerned for my well being. But I didn't think you would send the WHOLE FUCKING GUARD!" Duo screamed.
"How can I be concerned for you Duo if you run away from your duties." The old merman said calmly. He looked at his son with a cold glare.
"Ran away! You think I RAN AWAY!" Duo closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "Did Heldi not tell you what had happened?" Duo asked.
"Yes, she had some silly story about nets and fishing boats. But I found no proof of this. I did destroy the ship just in case, but I was pretty sure you ran away." The man said with a knowing smile. Duo just laughed, you know one of those unbelieving laugh you give your parents when there accusing you of something.
"Why would I run away?" Duo asked, looking at his father with stern eyes. "Why the hell would I leave this. I was happy here."
"Don't think I'm stupid boy, Heldi told you about Milliardo, how he's requested you as a Mate. Don't know why he chose you over Heldi, but it's a treaty I'm after and he wants you, so it's you he's going to get. For the sake of our people Duo, you could have gotten us all killed if you did not return." Duo's eyes where wide and his face was disgusted.
"I can't believe you. I thought you where different. I thought wrong. You told us that marriage was for love, yet here you are betrothing me to some sex crazed idiot who only wants me to warm his bed and make his look better then everyone else. He needs no help in that, maybe you should go warm his bed if you want to stop some kind of war. The Sank (1) Kingdom are pacifist father, so explain to me how they would wage war if I didn't marry?" Duo snapped. His father thought for a moment. Then his eyes focused on something behind Duo. Duo turned around and fond the devil himself swimming towards them. Duo turned around and rolled his eyes. He had to get back to Heero and May, hopefully nothing bad was happening.
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Heero held May's hand as they entered the underwater city, both of them couldn't help starring around them, at the Merpeople and there pets, and children. There homes carved from stones there yards of seaweed. Heero and May were amazed to hear fish talking with them, and the Merpeople talking back kindly.
"Do wonder Duo wouldn't eat fish, there all friends." Heero whispered.
"Duh, Heero, Duo said that about a hundred times, if you guys would just listen to him." May said back, Heero glared at her. May just shrugged.
"So how are we going to find him?" Heero asked.
"Well, he's the prince so I'm guessing in the castle there." May said pointing to the palace in front of them aways.
"Wait, a prince?" Heero asked stopping and turning to May. She nodded.
"Yeah, he told me the day after you slapped him. He said he was a prince too and knew what life was like with no friends. " May said.
"Oh great, this has just gotten that much harder." Heero said.
"Well it shouldn't. You a damn King Heero." May pointed out. She grabbed Heero's hand and started pulling him towards the palace.
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"No!" Duo yelled pulling away from Millardo's hand. Milliardo glared at Duo and grabbed him again.
"You have no choice." Milliardo said. "Relena died a few days ago from a fishers hook. So know I'm king." Milliardo said with an evil smile. Duo tried to pull away again but couldn't.
"Father!" Duo said.
"Duo you shouldn't have ran away…"
"I didn't I was caught in a fisher's net, I was taken to a castle on the land, and I fell in love. I fell in love, does that mean nothing to you?" Duo said, eyes glaring at his father and at Milliardo.
"Not in these times, unless she was here and you too could get married, I couldn't allow it. Not to mention she would have to be a mermaid.
"Merman." Duo said quietly, but his father heard him, along with Milliardo.
"A human MAN!" His father screamed. Duo winced. Even Milliardo flinched a little. "NOT ONLY DID YOU DISOBEY THE LAWS TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SURFACE, BUT YOU WENT ON LAND, AND YOU FELL IN 'LOVE' WITH A HUMAN. A HUMAN MAN!!!!!"
"Yes, but I'm not human anymore." They all looked at the entry way to see Heero and May there. Duo smiled and pulled out of Milliardo's slack grip and swam to Heero, causing the two to flip in the water once.
"Y-you…I-I-" The king stuttered. Heero looked at the king with a steady glaze. He straightened himself and swam up next to Milliardo.
"You highness," Duo and May watched wide eyed. "I understand that you have laws here that may differ from that of land laws, but I love your son with all my heart. I would like to offer, Milliardo, was it, in a duel just between me and him. If I win then I get Duo, and vise versa if he wins." Heero offered.
"I am truly sorry young man, but only a royal can duel for the heart of a nothing royal in these waters." The old merman sounded happy that this human gone merman would fail.
"Good, because Heero it King of his country." Duo added in happily. This made the mer King turn red with anger.
"Fine, a duel. But it will be our rules, and our type of duel."
"Fine." Heero said. Heero turned and swam back to Duo and May not wanting to talk to this king anymore. He had something else to think about. When he got over to Duo he looked back at Milliardo. The merman looked strong, he was a good eight feet long and was built for battle.
"Heero do you know what you've gotten yourself into?' Duo asked. Heero nodded.
"Yeah." He said quietly.
"Duo, you'll go to your room and wait until the duel is over." His father ordered.
"What, no I'll watch." Duo said.
"Duo!"
"I said no." Duo said. Duo was grabbed by the nearest guards at his fathers wave of the hand. "This isn't fair, I'm a fucking adult." Duo said.
"Take the girl with him, she doesn't need to see the duel either." May put her hands up.
"I'll go with Duo, you don't have to force me." She said hotly, mad that Duo's family could treat him so rudely. She turned and followed them, Duo still struggling to get away. But these guards where careful to restrain Duo tightly.
(1) yes I changed how it was spelled for the story I thought it was funny.
