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Wufei
appeared, and then Duo, and Ichi appeared out of nowhere and ran to his
master. A powerful blast prevented him
from getting close.
"Where's
Dorothy?" Wufei ordered.
"None of your concern boy, now get out of my way!"
Ichi bellowed as he threw a blast at the vampire.
"ENOUGH!!" Duo shouted, spreading his wings. "Ichi,
either get Dorothy NOW, or I'll make sure that you cease to exist!"
Looking
at his young Master, Ichi saw the cross and the kanji glowing brightly as he
held Heero protectively. Seeing that
Heero was nearly dead, he just crossed his arms and laughed.
"If you
think Dorothy will remove her mark from him, you're sadly mistaken. He's her property and you cannot change
that."
"I am Death, and I will do as I please!"
With a
flick of his wrist, Duo had Ichi hanging upside down, and then threw him into a
wall. The shadow lord slid to the
floor, and then disappeared.
"GET BACK
HERE! I did not give you permission to
leave!!"
"You are not my Master yet, you have not been-"
"He has." Wufei said with laughter in his voice.
"What?"
"He has chosen his mate, and has already started the claim. He's also been given the Deathscythe."
"That's not possible! I hold the
crystal here!"
Ichi
reappeared and held the red gem that hung around his neck out for Wufei to
see. The dark haired boy just laughed
as Duo stepped forward and took it in his hand, yanking it off of his neck.
"Thank
you."
In
seconds, a large scythe was in Duo's hand, and he was dressed in Death's robes,
Heero still in his arms. All the
knowledge he'd ever need was supplied through the scythe, and he headed for the
door.
"Wufei,
have a bath drawn for me, and I want Dorothy."
"Of course."
Wufei
disappeared as Duo walked into his bed chamber, and placed Heero on the
bed. He kneeled down next to him, hand
in his, and prayed.
"Shinigami-sama,
onegaisumasen…"
Ichi
paced the cavern as Dorothy sat on a large rock, thinking. They had not expected Shinigami to tell the
vampire to feed from him, let alone protect him with his very being. At very least, they had expected him to try
and kill him, but he didn't.
"I don't
understand. Did the boy know he was
Shinigami before Heero started to feed, because if he didn't, he regained
memories and power far to fast."
"He considered himself death because everyone he'd
grown to care about died, but I-"
"Well that's it. He considered himself
Death, so he had the mind set, and the memories of the merger and the power
didn't phase him as we had expected. But what I don't understand is why he would just let Heero feed. I don't know of a mortal that would actually
like to be bitten by a Vampire."
"Maybe it's because Duo's smarter than all of you."
Wufei said as he 'popped' in. "He wishes your presence Dorothy, and Ichi,
you're to come as well."
The three
left the cavern and appeared in Duo's chamber almost immediately. Wufei placed a hand on Duo's shoulder, and
was greeted with a pained look. The
dark haired boy motioned towards Dorothy and Ichi, and Duo stood up, picking up
Heero as he made his way to the bath.
"Release
your claim on him Dorothy, and you may live to serve me again." he said coldly,
not looking back at the blonde girl.
"He is mine, fair and square, you-"
"Either release him or pay for your disobedience!"
Duo
whirled around on her, eyes glowing as she saw his wings start to drip with
blood. She stopped and smiled, waving
her hand over Heero's face. He arched
in pain, lungs pulling air in as if it were his last breath.
"Go
ahead, try and save him, but I assure you, you cannot. You can't lay claim to a vampire Shinigami,
and you know it." she said smiling.
"That," said Duo as he turned and walked away before
looking back over at her, "is where you are mistaken."
Before
she could even blink, a blast of black energy erupted from with in her chest,
her canines shortened, and her power receded. All she had left was her immortality. Ichi stared at her in disbelief as she looked at her hands, then pulled
a small cosmetic mirror out to look at her face.
"I-I have
color! What did you do to me!!" she
demanded, tears welling in her eyes.
"I removed your standing as head Vamiress. You are left with nothing but your
immortality. If your once minions even
recognize you it would be a miracle. Once you leave here, you will live amongst the mortals, as a mortal,
with eternal life. Now get out of my
sight!"
With a
flick of his wrist, Duo sent Dorothy out of Hell and up to the surface. Wufei smirked and glared over at Ichi. The shadow took a step back as Duo's eyes
flashed red, and he called for the Deathscythe. The shadow lord gulped and started to draw on his silent power,
the same power he'd used when he killed the Maxwell Church.
"You've
plotted against the world since my father was chosen, and now that I'm
Shinigami, you think that you'll get what you wanted. Well you're wrong, because I'm not like the previous Shinigami,
or my father! I'm not in this for the
blood, and I won't sacrifice man kind for your blood lust!"
"You have no choice stupid child! I have more power than you will ever hold,
and you can do nothing to stop me from raising the depths of Hell!"
"That is where you are wrong Ichi." an unfamiliar
voice said as a pitch black portal opened in the room. "You have no jurisdiction in His domain, and
you know it!"
"Lord Trowa!" Wufei gasped as a dark form walked out.
The dark
haired vampire bowed and Ichi took a step back. Duo's eyes narrowed as the form took a more human shape, one of a
boy about his age with striking emerald eyes and brown hair that covered one
eye. He was dressed in black leather,
with no shirt, only a black leather vest, and dog collar. At his back was a pair of small bat like
wings, both of which had silver spiked cuffs at the base. He wore a pair of punk gloves and there were
spikes through the knuckles of them. On
his feet were a pair of black boots, with silver laces, and steel tipped
toes. He smiled, only to reveal a set
of fangs that matched Dorothy's, before Duo had taken them away from her.
"Get up
Wufei, you know I hate the formalities."
"Of course sir."
Wufei
stood and backed away as he moved towards Duo. The new comer lifted an hand and brushed some of Heero's bangs out of
his face. Duo pulled back abruptly,
eyes glowing red as he felt the other boy's power start to rise. Spreading his wings, he let them all see his
own fangs as he let out an ear piercing growl. The demon boy just smiled and jumped up in the air before taking a seat.
"I'm not
here to take him away from you, if that's what you're thinking. I'm merely going to help him live."
"He doesn't need your help!"
"I beg to differ. Heero's life is
nearly gone, can't you feel that?"
"Yes I can feel it! I'm not stupid, but
he'll be fine!"
"Shinigami-sama…" Wufei warned, "I don't advise making Lord Trowa angry…"
"Then he had better stay the fuck away from me, or he'll lose his teeth." Duo
spat, eyes narrowing as Trowa started to laugh.
"You don't know how to help him, do you
Maxwell? You're just a baby, and-"
"I told you he'd be fine!"
Duo
spread his wings fully, the blood flying off in a spray of red glittering
light, and his cross flared a bright white. With his eyes ablaze, Duo let out another ear drum shattering screech,
and Heero's eyes flew open. He leapt
out of Duo's arms and tackled Ichi to the ground as the shadow lord was
readying his attack, and pinned him to the cavern floor. His eyes were again bright blue, and his
fangs dripped with his saliva as he growled hungrily. Wufei backed away as he saw Heero's back muscles twitch, and
Trowa's eyes widened as Ichi threw the half naked vampire boy off. Heero hit the wall, and fell to the floor,
dragging himself to his hands and knees just as Ichi let his blast go. Duo aimed to block it, but if Trowa had been
blown back [as he was much closer to the shadow than Duo], there was no way
he'd stop it.
He bolted
in front of the blast, standing spread eagle in front of his master, blood
running down his back and shoulders as his sleek white demon wings ripped
through. Duo had covered his head in
anticipation for a blow that never came. Looking up he saw Heero, standing there, and the attack diffusing around
him.
"That
boy's a demon! This can't be happening!!" Ichi shouted as Heero's eyes narrowed
even more and he was blown away.
"No, I'm not." Heero growled as the shadowy form
totally disappeared as his own blast of black energy hit him, "and you're
history."
The
vampire lord slowly stood up from his place on the floor, and looked at Heero
with wide eyes. Wufei moved to help Duo
up, and Heero turned fast as lightning and crouched in front of the God of
Death. He growled at Wufei, and
stretched his wings up to the ceiling, the blood still dripping from them. As the dark haired boy backed away, Heero
looked down at Duo, who was staring at him with wide, shocked eyes, and he
retracted his wings.
"That's
twice you've saved me." he said, reaching out to remove a drop of blood from
the white winged demon's cheek.
"I didn't save you, I protected you. It's my job."
Heero stood up and with a roar,
shook himself free of any and all blood, either dried or fresh, and then glared
at Trowa. The black winged vampire
smiled and clapped his hands in approval.
"Funny, I
don't ever remember Luce saying that he'd left a Demon to watch his chosen
charge."
"He didn't."
"Excuse me?"
"I was appointed by no one, I just am."
"I don't understand. Luce had to of-"
"Lucifer had nothing to do with it! You
could never understand, because you aren't like me. You're His son, not Hers."
"Hers?! She's alive?"
"just because Lucifer has been banished, doesn't mean that his lady was. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm not needed
here."
"I beg to differ." Duo interrupted as Heero opened a portal rip and started
through it, "I didn't say you could leave, did I?"
"You have no power over me so I wouldn't be so cocky. You have no idea what you're dealing with."
"Just as you've forgotten that it was my blood you drank about an hour ago."
Heero's
eyes widened and he whirled around to face the long haired boy. Duo had a serious expression drawn across
his face, Deathscythe in hand, and he flapped his wings once before taking a
seat on the air as Trowa had before. The vampire narrowed his eyes and turned back to the portal he'd opened.
"You're
naïve Maxwell."
"Naïve? I
don't think so."
The
portal closed right in front of Heero, and as he turned around again, wings
appearing out of no where, Duo started to laugh, his fangs shining in the light
his cross was emitting. He stepped down
from his seat and walked over to Heero, holding his palm up to the boy's face.
"No scar,
you made sure of that." He said, moving his braid so Heero could see the two
tear drop shaped marks on his neck, "but you couldn't heal this one quite as
well, because you didn't want to. You
wanted to claim me, but guess what? No
matter how hard you try, you can't claim Death… I claim you."