Hello all! Here is the second to last chapter of my lovely vampire GW story.... I hope you have all enjoyed it so far and I am hopefully going to be getting another chapter out soon. I would love to thank every one for favoriting my story and for reviewing, especially suicidal-sinner. Your kind words meant a lot to me. Thank you to all others who ahve reviewed my previous chaps! It shall be ending soon!

Preparations for War

Duo's POV

I kicked my horse as hard as I could, trying my best to pick up speed. I had to get back to the castle, I had to tell Milliardo! I pulled the reigns, right and left, dodging the branches and roots that were in our path. This was so bad, I knew that she had planned bad things, but to actually have the Lykens on her side, was a whole different level. As I rounded the corner of the forest and the castle was in sight, I could hear the screams from within the castle walls. Shit! I'm too late!

As soon as I was inside the castle walls I jumped off of my horse and ran inside. Servants were running in all different directions, and I could hear a woman laughing in the dining room. I opened the doors quickly and drew my sword only to see a dead Lyken on the floor and Milliardo bleeding from a wound on his stomach.

"Milliardo!" I ran to him.

"Stop!" He yelled at me and looked up with red eyes. He was in bloodlust….

"Awe, what is wrong my sweet?" Noin asked as she walked over to him, Heero following close behind. "Are you afraid you will bite him?" She leaned down and stroked his hair. "Drain him of all his blood?"

Milliardo let out a low growl and swung at her, only to be kicked hard in the ribs by Heero.

"No!" I ran to him anyway and Heero stepped in front of me. I swung my sword towards his head, only to see him catch my blade with his bare hand. "What the-"He pulled the sword up and out of my hand, and grabbed me by the throat with his other.

"You haven't noticed, really Duo, are you that dense?" Heero smirked and the light glinted off his fangs.

"This wasn't fair, you ambushed him!" I choked out as he squeezed harder.

"Get your hands off of him!" Milliardo dove at Heero, and I was dropped as the two flew towards the wall. Milliardo hit Heero across the face before he was kicked away. Heero hissed and bounded for Milliardo. Milliardo jumped back and kicked him in the face sending him flying into the opposite wall. He then turned towards me and Noin.

"Heero!" Noin ran to her lover and Milliardo swiftly came to me, picking me up and turning to get another glance at the other two.

"This is far from over…" Noin said looking up from Heero. "The war is upon us, and you have no one but yourselves and your pathetic army to help you, Milliardo."

I heard a growl escape Milliardo's throat and next thing I knew we were in the air. He had taken me and jumped off the balcony. We jumped from building to building until we hit the stables. He sat me on a horse and looked up at me.

"I need to feed, I will meet up with you later." He turned to leave but I grabbed his arm.

"No, don't. You can feed from me, you have before." I froze when he looked at me. He had pure hunger in his eyes as a result from the loss of blood and the bloodlust.

"I will meet you later, Duo." I blinked and he was gone.

"Damn…." I kicked the horse and rode off, away from the gates of the castle. I didn't know where I was going, but I hope I was going in the right direction.

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I rode all the way the stream that my horse and I had stopped at before. I jumped off the horse and waited. I hated not knowing where he was, and if he was ok. I mean, I suppose he was; he was a full blooded vampire after all.

Heero…

I guess she had finally turned him. I should've seen it coming, but I had hoped she wouldn't have done it. Heero was strong enough before, now it would be even worse.

I froze when I felt a cold hand stroke my cheek, I shot my gaze to the side and saw Milliardo's calm face. His beautiful eyes were blue again and I hugged him tightly.

"I'm so sorry, Milliardo, I am so very sorry." I almost wanted to cry. "If I would have gotten there sooner to tell you…."

"No Duo, it couldn't be helped. She had been planning this for far too long." He kissed my forehead. "I know she will have plenty of other vampires under her spell, and all of the Lykens…."

I took a step back and smiled. "No Milliardo, we actually have-"

"My followers and I." Quatre stepped out of the shadows and smiled. His body guard stepped out beside him with that stoic face he had mastered.

Milliardo raised an eyebrow and walked over to Quatre. They stared at each other for a moment, as if trying to find the lie in the each other. After their mini face off, they shook hands and Milliardo smirked.

"So how are we going to do this, gentlemen?"

The body guard walked forward and laid a map out on the ground. Milliardo knelt down and I followed suit, as did Quatre and the other Lyken who had followed him.

"This is going to be the closest path from our den to your castle, and I know my father plans on utilizing its deep forest patches as well as its high cliffs to fight your army." Quatre looked at his guard who spoke up.

"His father is very predictable, and will be shocked when he sees his own kind there before him, aiding his enemy." I was shocked to hear such a quiet, yet dominant voice from this man.

Milliardo nodded and then glanced behind him at his Commander who came to a stop on his steed. "I will then hand over all of my troops to you." Commander Chang's eyes widened at this statement. "You know better than any of us how to defeat your father, and I would much rather you set up the attack then me." He then looked at Chang. "Listen to what he has to say, and then rendezvous with the rest of our army, or those who followed you, and make them aware of the situation." Chang nodded and Milliardo glanced back at Quatre.

Quatre smiled and nodded.

As Commander Chang walked over and knelt down with the Lykens, Milliardo stood and walked over to my horse. "Come Duo, the sun will be rising soon, and we have some things to take care of." He mounted the horse and took my hand, pulling me up with ease.

We rode off away from the army and set our sights on an old town. Milliardo dismounted the horse and led him towards a stable. I dismounted as well and helped him tie her off. "Where are we going to stay?" I asked as I made a knot in the reigns.

Milliardo motioned toward a small inn and began walking towards it. I sighed at the lack of communication. I imagine he must be extremely upset that this had to happen so soon, I know I am.

I followed him into the inn and greeted the woman at the counter. She was a slightly heavy set woman with long dark hair. Her eyes were a honey color and she had a very smooth complexion. She smiled and blushed as Milliardo gave her a charming smile back.

"I need a room for the night, my dear. Can you help us?" He asked in a silky voice, and I rolled my eyes.

"Of course, sir," She stumbled around looking for a key to a room for us. "That will be 30 gold please."

Milliardo smiled and handed her the gold, taking the key with his other hand. "You have been too kind, my lady." And as the woman melted into a blushing mush, I'm sure, we walked upstairs.

Once in our room he walked over to the bed and motioned for me to sit. I did as he wanted and sat down beside him. I sighed and looked up at him, and he smiled sadly at me.

"Heero has been changed by Noin, as I am sure you know."

I nodded and he continued. "I am going to have a hard enough time dealing with her; our powers are similar, considering I was the one who trained her long ago, so I will need help with him." He looked into my eyes, piercing me to the core. I knew what needed to be done, but could I allow myself to fall over that edge?

"I…I don't know what to say Milli." I looked down. His placed his hand under my chin and made me look back at him.

"Do you not want to live forever…with me?" His eyes were sad now.

"I…I don't know if I can…."

"Duo, even if this hadn't come as soon as it did, I still wanted to change you." My eyes widened at his words. "I love you more than anything, Duo. I want you to never feel humanly pain…feel the effects of old age or illness."

I closed my eyes, feeling the water want to squeeze out. I felt soft, cold lips against mine and I leaned in closer.

"After this is over, Duo, I want to leave this place with you." I opened my eyes, and he wiped away the escaping tears. "We will get everything done that needs to be done, but afterwards, I want to be able to focus solely on the one I love." He kissed me softly again, and I kissed back, knowing that my mind had been made up a long time ago when I had decided to love him.

"Ok, Milliardo…do it."

He smiled. "I will try to make it quick, my darling." He leaned in and I could feel his breath on my neck right before he sank his teeth deep into my flesh. I winced and gripped his arm. Damn, this is a lot worse than his occasional feeding.

I could feel my body becoming weak, and he started to lay me back onto the bed. I barely had the strength to hold his arm anymore, much less grip it, until finally…my hand slipped. My whole world was becoming fuzzy, and I felt him withdraw his fangs from my neck. I could barely feel him stroke the side of my face, before he raised his wrist to his mouth, and bit down hard. He then moved to get behind me and placed my head in his lap, so that my head was titled slightly. I felt him place his cold wrist against my lips, and felt some of his warm blood splash onto my tongue.

For a minute I wanted to feel repulsed by the thought of blood flowing into my mouth, but my body suddenly took over. I felt like this primal instinct to survive caught me and swept my normal self away and left some beast that was now drinking Milliardo's tangy sweet blood at a very fast rate. Milliardo remained calm as he watched me take his blood into my mouth in large gulps.

"Duo, slow down, my love, before you make yourself sick." His voice was gentle as he stroked my hair with his free hand.

I tried my best to slow down and I did, somewhat, before I completely stopped. My whole body had begun to burn. The sensation started in my toes and was rising up through my body at an alarming rate.

"Ah, Milliardo…"I winced. "What is this?!" I rolled off of his lap and tried to curl into a ball, but that only hurt worse.

"Just stick out the pain, Duo. My blood is taking over your body; it is turning your human cells into vampiric ones, as well as killing the organs and cells that aren't needed anymore." He stroked my hair again. "It will be over soon."

I cried out in pain multiple times, and he had to put his hand over my mouth to stifle the noise. I couldn't hold any of it in. It felt like I had liquid fire was running through my veins, with no other mission other than to incinerate everything in its path.

After another moment, in the same fashion as the heat and pain, a cool sensation swept over me. It was as if someone had captured the coldest wind and wrapped in around me permanently. It was cold, but I didn't feel cold, if anything, I felt relaxed.

Milliardo's beautiful smile was the first thing I saw with my new vampiric vision. He was even more radiant then human eyes could discover. Looking at him now I could almost see the silkiness that I felt every time we touched. His hair had more luster, his eyes more depth, everything about him was enhanced and wonderfully delicious.

"Wow, Milliardo…I feel…amazing." He chuckled slightly as he watched me run my tongue across my newly found fangs.

"You look amazing, Duo." He smiled and leaned in to kiss me.

"You now have all of my strength, but don't forget the experiences you have had as a human." He stood and walked over to the windows. He reached out and closed the shutters nice and tight, and walked back over to me. "Just because you have my strength doesn't mean you have my knowledge and experience. Use your knowledge that you have already acquired."

I nodded and watched him lie down. "Are you weak now?" My voice was very concerned.

"You took more of my blood then I thought you would." His smile showed his weakness, and I lay down close to him.

"I'm sorry."

"Don't be." He leaned over to me and kissed my forehead. "Now sleep, love. We have a war to fight tomorrow."

WOOT! Duo Vampy! How wonderful, i love long haired vamps, how smexy! Antywho, I hope those of you who are reading my story enjoyed this chapter, and I am gonna get to work on my next one. It should be the ending chapter, unless i get a wild hair...mayhaps. PLEASE REVIEW! It makes me sad when i don't get any...you gotta let me know that you are enjoying it, or ai won't know how fast i need to get my job done and update...you get me? ^_^