well, wow... the fourth part already. *squeaks happily* i feel great!

(jade) i see that.
(exztazi) *hugs jade enthusiastically* i'm so happy, jade! i have the fourth part! *does happy dance, dragging jade into it whether he likes it or not.*
(jade) *sits down dizzily* oh dear, i can't see now...
(exztazi) ano, sorry jade. *sweatdrop* er... how are you and lestat?
(jade) *sigh* i'll tell you later. i don't feel like saying it in front of all these people.
(exztazi) ooooooh, that bad, huh? *turns to audience* GW doesn't belong to me, though i wish to goodness it did! this is AU, SHOUNEN AI (well, close enough to yaoi for now), and OOC. enjoy! *wavewave*

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"Hey, you hear that?"

Trowa Barton stepped toward a tree, listening for... "There it is again!" Duo said excitedly.

The knight threw a mock glare in the braided thief's direction, eyes rolling. He and Duo had become quite close in the few days they had known each other and Zechs was betting they'd be lovers before the journey was over.

A giggle from the branches of the tree startled them all into glancing over again. "Oh, for heaven's sake," Zechs called, "whoever you are, do come down!" The giggle came again and tree branches rustled slightly. "Make me!" came a sweet, sing-song voice, echoing like chimes.

Heero and Wufei changed into their real forms and Heero took to the air, coming at the tree and plucking a small form from the branches. He dropped it at Wufei's feet and landed on the Dragon's back, peering down at the tiny creature. It shrieked when it saw them and scrambled back into Duo.

Zechs glanced at the creature that had given them so much trouble and gasped. It was a boy! A very pretty boy with long golden blond hair that cascaded in shining waves down his back and beautiful aqua eyes. He wore a long, sheer tunic of pale blue that belted at the hips, but nothing more. It came barely past his thighs. Zechs' eyes traveled lower to long, shapely, pale legs, hairless as a child's. Gaze traveling up again, he saw a curved waist and hips, narrow chest and lovely bare arms. But... the boy had pointed ears! And wings! ...two sets, actually. Almost like those of a dragonfly's, iridescent and shimmering blue and violet and green and pink with their movement.

His attention was pulled away when Wufei gasped. "Put iron on that thing! Now! It's one of the Fae!"

Duo hastened to do as Wufei had commanded him, finding the shackles he'd been locked in and clasping them around the child's wrists and ankles. The tiny blond gasped and screamed, trying to pull the offending things off. Tears welled in his eyes and he began to sob piteously, burying his face in his hands.

Heero returned to human form and pulled the Fae to his feet, looking him over. He grunted, satisfied. "He'll be useful. Since we've bound him, he must serve us."

The Fae-childe shook his head. "Oh no, please! I can't!" He grabbed Duo's hands and pressed his cheek to them. "Please, let me go, oh Master Thief! I will give you riches beyond your wildest dreams!" Duo bit his lip but said nothing.

When Duo failed to answer, he flitted to Heero. "Phoenix, release me and I will return you to your people! No longer will you be an outcast!" The Phoenix remained silent.

Beginning to cry now, the Fae flew to Trowa. "Knight, please! I will make you the strongest and most undefeatable man in the world!" Trowa closed his eyes and shook his head.

Next was Wufei. "Fire-Breather, I will return your clan to you! I will give you back that which you lost! Think of your Meiran!" Wufei frowned and brushed him away.

Frantic, the tiny Fae-childe fell to his knees in front of Zechs, weeping, and clutched at his clothing. "Prince of Humans, I will make you a king above all kings!" When Zechs failed to answer, the Fae nearly fainted. Voice naught but a whisper, the childe stood and pressed up against him, full lips a breath away from Zechs' own. "I will sing for you in your court. I will entertain your nobles. I will serve you in your bed. I will be your servant for the rest of your life if only you release me from these chains!" he finished in a sob.

Zechs lightly pushed the childe away--not an easy task, seeing as the Fae had aroused him beyond belief--and studied him. "Swear that you will serve me until I die and that afterwards you will hold no hostility to anyone in my country."

The boy nodded enthusiastically. "Oh, Master, I could hold hostility to no one! I will swear it! I do swear it! Please Master, take these off!"

Wufei hmph'd and Heero nodded, pleased. With their approval, Zechs released the childe.

He immediately took to the air, stretching and then landing lightly on Wufei's back, settling around the Dragon's neck, who snorted and smiled faintly. "Stupid creature."

Heero raised his chin, speaking softly but with authority. "We would have your name, Faery."

The blond trailed small fingers down one of Wufei's scales. Shyly almost, he scratched above one of the eyes. "You may call me Quatre. We never give our real names to anyone save the ones we trust most." Duo smiled. "Quatre's a pretty name," he said cheerfully. The blond giggled and nodded. "I thought so too."

He leaped off Wufei's back and landed in Zechs' arms. "So, where do we go from here, Master?" The taller man rolled his eyes and set the boy on the ground. "To Libra Mountain. The Fortress of Sorceress Une. We are to rescue a Wit'chling from there."

Quatre's eyes widened. "A Wit'chling? From Libra Mountain? But... you are mortals and no mortal can possibly defeat Une in battle!"

Trowa frowned unhappily and Duo almost nervously wrapped an arm about his waist. "Then how may we?" the knight spoke softly.

The small blond looked thoughtful for a moment and then smiled. "I have it! Not far from here there is an herb that is so potent it can kill even she if slipped into her wine!"

Zechs smiled, his day already looking brighter. "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go find that herb!"

And that is how they me The Faery.

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