-1Claims of the Heart

Chapter Warning: Time jump, angst, mentions of NCS, torture of Relena and Zechs.

Chapter Twenty One: Pigs

Heero slammed his fist into the wall in frustration. His breath heavy with anger and his back bulging just a bit where his wings would come from.

"Heero, you need to calm down." Trowa said squeezing Heero's shoulder.

"I should have left him alive…so that I can torture him for every night I can't touch Duo because he think Treize is going to come back from the bed and…and…" Heero growled and punched the wall again, this time causing a whole. Trowa sighed.

"Heero, you have to take it slow show Duo that you won't hurt him. You don't have a very strong base for that, if I remember correctly you forced yourself on him as well." Trowa said.

"I …I didn't torture him though." Heero growled.

"Maybe, maybe you did. You forced him from his home, forced him into your heart, and forced him to give himself to you. I remember when he tried to give himself to you willingly and you practically beat him. Heero you need to show him that you won't hurt him anymore. It's going to take longer then a month to do so." Trowa said.

"He said he loves me…"

"And he does, I'm sure you can feel that in your heart, but the mind takes time to heal." Trowa said. "And you can't bring Treize back-."

'No but I can take it out on someone else." He growled.

"I don't think that is the proper way to think of things." Trowa said as he followed Heero towards the dungeons. Heero ignored him and opened the first dungeon door by ripping it off it's hinges. He marched in and grabbed a fistful of Zechs hair. Zechs cried out, weak from the small portions of blood he was feed he didn't have enough energy to fight back. Heero tossed him into the wall and gripped his throat. Trowa stood just outside the dungeon watching. Even though he wasn't for this he wasn't going to stop it. He didn't forget about having to kill of burry his friend because of these people.

"You…I made a promise to your 'heart'" The word was growled. " I intend to keep. You will wait of Duo had and foot, and if you lay a hand on him without his consent I will rip your hair out and show you to the Kingdom, drag you through the mud in the back of a horse, before I hand you over a cliff for the sailors to see you as they pass." Heero threatened. Zechs eyes grew wide. :Then I will take your bones and feed them to the zombies of hell. Everything and anything that Duo wants you give him." He tossed Zechs back to the ground and kicked him in the ribs. Zechs cried out and curled up.

"Yes sir."

"Do you understand the crimes that you have helped commit?" Heero asked.

"Yes sir." Zechs whimpered. Heero kicked him again.

"Then get your ass moving before I kill you." He growled. Zechs rushed from the room to find Duo. Heero turned to Trowa. "You make sure he understands his place." He ordered. Trowa nodded and left. Heero however had other plans. He ripped into the dungeon next to Zechs' and entered.

Relena looked up at Heero with tear filled arms.

"Am I to serve you?" She asked, she seemed almost hopeful.

"No Relena." Heero's voice was mockingly soft. "You are going to serve, but it will not be me. It'll be the people of our kingdom. He grabbed her hair and she cried out. "You will sleep in a barn with the pigs." She cried even more. "You will clean there shit with your bare hands if it is the will of the people." More tears. He slapped her across the face, causing her to fall to the floor with a split lip. "I may just give you to the elves. Thereas was awfully mad when he found out you where the one that kidnapped Duo and gave him to Treize."

"I didn't give him to Treize, I told Dorothy to get ride of him, to lock him away so no one could find him." Relena cried out. "So that you would love me, and so that I could become your heart."

"I only have enough room for one in my Heart, Relena, and that was never meant for you, for your heart would have left me feeling alone, while Duo's makes me feel alive and loved." He said. Relena cried more. "No Relena, I think you would stain the marble with your filth. I think Tsuberov would be a good man for you. Old, slimy, horny. I think you would enjoy it."

"No No please, don't." She begged.

"Oh, but isn't that what happen to Duo. Sent to live with a man that was old, slimy and horny?" Heero asked, standing to kick Relena in the gut.

"please…no." She begged through gasps of air. "I would rather die."

"Death is too good for you Relena. You will leave in an hour." He said. He left the room and walked passed a garb, smiling. "Why don't you have a little fun with our "guest'." He said. The guard made a face.

"No thank you sir." Heero laughed at that and left. He walked back to his room, there was only an hour left of night and he wanted to try to sooth Duo some more. As he walked Solo's words echoed in his head. He grabbed a made by the arm, one who was getting ready to clean the castle during the day, a pixy, with dark purple hair.

"Would you do me a favor?" He asked. She bowed.

"Yes sire?" She asked.

"Brighten this place up. I want to see whites, gold's and silver's, there is no need to get it done in one day, but make it a bright…happy place." He said with a smile. She looked startled.

"Are you sure sire?" She asked.

"Yes, I think it's time for a change around here, I think it's time to make my heart happy." He said. She smiled and nodded.

"Yes sire, it shall be done." She ran off to tell the others the change in their schedule. Heero smiled and went back to his room, finding Zechs sitting outside on the floor. Heero looked down at him .

"He wishes me to stay away from him." Zechs said.

"I don't blame him. "Go get a room and sleep for the day, I expect you back here as soon as night falls. And don't try to leave the castle, you will be killed painfully." He said and entered their room.

Duo was sitting on the bed away from the door petting a sleeping Gami. His hair was down and spread out behind him. He also wore as much clothing as he could, loose pants, and a large shirt, covering everything but his face. Heero crawled onto the bed to sit behind Duo. He started rubbing his back gently. Duo closed his eyes and relaxed into the hands touching him, but if Heero went lower his body grew tense. Heero sighed and moved back higher. That caused Duo to start sobbing.

"I'm sorry…I know you want to…but I can't…I feel him…touching me." Duo said. Heero growled and pulled Duo into his lap wrapping his arms around him and kissing his neck.

"Don't you be sorry Duo." He said. Then had and idea. He gently pushed Duo back onto the bed and got up. Duo watched him carefully. Heero removed all his clothing them returned to the bed, naked. He laid flat and looked at Heero. "Do what you want Duo." He said with a smile.

Duo looked at him up and down. Thinking. This could work.

"You won't touch me?" He asked.

"Not unless you put my hands on you." Heero said. Duo thought again. Then very slowly he leaned down and kissed Heero gently, Heero responded to the kiss, but didn't force it on Duo, he parted his lips for Duo, when Duo's tongue licked them. He spared with Duo's tongue but at his pace. Soon Duo's hands were traveling over his body, touching him hungrily. Heero moaned under his touch, missing this so much. But then Duo stopped and looked at Heero square in the eye.

"Can we do this tomorrow too?" He asked. Heero knew Duo was feeling the tug of the sun, that he would need to sleep soon because of it.

"Yes, and everyday after that for as long as you want." Heero said. "Whatever you want whenever you want it." Heero said. Duo smiled and curled up into Heero.

"You can hold me Heero." He said. Heero smiled and turned to wrapping his arms around his heart, lifting the blankets up around them.

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The next chapter will be the last chapter and it will have a lemon, so beware.