Demon Heart
"TRIEZE!!"
Zechs shouted as he burst through the front door, Relena in his arms. "TRIEZE!!"
"You better have a damn good reason for coming to
visit Lord Trieze at such an ungodly hour Sir Merquis." Wufei said as he
materialized into the room, floating in a sitting position at the top of the
stairs.
His hair
was down, shirtless, and dressed in a pair of tight black leather pants, a
spiked belt around his waist. He was
bare foot, and smiled as Zechs looked his form up and down, settling on his
wings.
"You like
them? Duo gave them to me."
"Duo? You
mean Shinigami-sama, don't you?"
"But of course."
"That monster cursed-"
"Your sister looks ill, I take it's her time?"
According to the list, yes. Trowa's voice chimed as he appeared next to
Zechs, "Morning." he said with a smile as he pulled out a long list of
names. "See, right here! Interuption of the Sealing, Relena Peacecraft."
"Good." said Wufei as he lowered himself to stand
next to the taller blonde man. "Why don't you take her into the study Trowa,
Sir Merquis and I need to talk."
Trowa
nodded and with a quick glance into Zechs eyes, took Relena from him. No sooner had she left his arms did Wufei
lash out and hold the man to the wall, fangs dangerously close to his skin.
"This is
for using your magick to keep me from Trieze." he said, licking the soft flesh
of his throat. "And this is for
thinking that I would ever love you when you knew damn well that Trieze was the
only one I would ever allow to control me."
His teeth
sank in and as Zechs was finally let out of Trowa's control, a loud battle like
scream/roar was heard throughout the house. Wufei pulled back from the slowly dying blonde man and smiled, licking
the blood from his lips. Trowa walked
in, a lock of Relena's hair in his hand, and a wide smile on his lips.
"Sounds
like our boy is finally complete."
"Lilith will be glad to know that her second son is now protected from
Michael."
"And Shinigami-sama will be happy to know that his
Mate will be protected from Relena."
"Nani?"
"You know just as well as I that the girl had a thing for Duo, and that in her
reincarnations she will try to kill Heero. This is just a little protection against that."
"How? You aren't a practioner of the
Arts."
"But you and Duo are."
"Iie. I can't do that Trowa."
"You can't protect him? Your entire-"
"I know that, but Nataku won't permit it. She knows that the Order must not be changed again, or our very
existance hangs on that balance."
"We are eternal Wufei, there is no possible way for
us to be killed by mortals, and should Relena be allowed to tap her powers in
her next life, or lives, she will gain strength over time, thus becoming
stronger and the possibility of her destroying us all becoming greater."
"She is a mere Wiccan, and their power takes hundreds of years to reach that
kind of maturity. Besides, both you and
I know that Heero is countless eons old, his power unmatched by any other
demon."
"But Heero is not just a demon Wufei, he is a God."
Both boys looked up to see Trieze
walking down the stairs, dressed in a simple navy silk robe, the tie loose
around his waist. Wufei greated the
Lord of the East with a soft kiss and embrace, and then the two turned back to
Trowa, who was stuffing Relena's hair into a dark green sachet. His emerald eyes flashed once as he looked
up at them and the sachet disappeared in a swirl of black and green, and he
smiled mischieviously.
"We
didn't wake you, did we Lord Khushrenada?" he asked cooly as he pushed his long
bangs back, but they immdiately fell back into place.
"No, I was already up, but you Dragon, you surprise
me."
Wufei
looked down at the floor, noting the blood that stained his feet. He then remembered the taste of Zechs' blood
as it coursed down his throat for that split second before letting the prone
body fall to the floor.
I
can't help being what I am Trieze.
I understand that, but you didn't have to kill
him so violently, did you?
He deserved it! He tore me from you, from everything I knew and loved, and for that he
deserved his Fate.
And Relena?
"That was
my decision Trieze. That's the price
for interupting the Sealing." Duo said as he and Heero appeared, sitting on the
air, the White Demon's head comfortably placed in Duo's lap. "You interupt the Bonding between Shinigami
and his chosen Life Mate, and you're gone."
"She was an innocent Duo!" Trieze reprimanded, his parental instincts still
present even though the boy he raised was no longer under his protection.
"Innocent?! Hmph! An innocent would not have
a tainted aura like she did!"
"Her aura was not tainted, and you know it!"
"Don't argue Trieze, you know I'm right."
"She was INNOCENT! You had no right to
bring her-"
"ENOUGH!!"
Heero
lept from his place by Duo and landed directly in front of the Wiccan
Lord. His prussian eyes were hard and
cold as ice, narrowed in anger, and Trieze (as well as everyone else) could see
the silver undertones as the boy growled deep in his throat. As his eyes started to glow white, his
massive white wings burst out of his back, blood flying everywhere and turning
into a red glitter of light before it could touch anything. The wind around him shot upward, bringing
his wild, dark hair with it, and he let out a battle like scream, showing his
extremely long canines to everyone in the room.
As if it
were his cue, Duo jumped down from the top of the stairs, shielding Wufei and
Trowa with his wings as Heero let his energy go. With a mental shield he guarded Trieze, more out of respect and
kindness towards his Dragon friend than compassion of the Wiccan man, and he
could just barely see Zechs' body turn to dust and be blown away as the energy
of his Mate hit it.
Once the
light and energy returned to normal, Duo let his guard down, and turned to his
lover, placing a surprisingly warm hand on his shoulder. The White Demon turned abruptly to catch the
braided God's lips, and in a swirl of red and black disappeared. Duo smiled and folded his wings over his
back before he headed past Trieze and down the hall to the study.
"I think
you should all come with me. There's
something you all need to know."
-100
year later-
Heero
rolled over, holding his lover close as a chill wind ran through the once warm
cavern they rested in. Duo smiled and
sighed in his sleep as he wrapped his arms around the White Demon's back and
stroked lovingly between his shoulder blades. Heero moaned in reply, and nipped at his God's shoulder, careful not to
draw blood.
"What
time is it?" Duo asked groggily.
"A little after dawn." was the only reply he got as
Heero started to kiss his neck and work up his jaw.
"Hmm…… we shouldn't… not here anyway…"
"Why, it seemed like a fine place last night."
"Yeah… last night Heero. Dawn is still out and about, you know that."
"She's found us before Duo, why should now be any different than any other
time?"
"Because today is the day I have to speak to the Supreme Council, remember?"
"Hmmm… no."
Heero kissed his lover impatiently,
and it was returned whole heartedly, before a childish giggle interupted. Heero looked up almost accusingly, his eyes
flaring a bright blue as they settled on a child like form, amber colored eyes
laughing at them. The girls golden curls
were pulled up high on her head, and fell to just about her shoulders, a few tendrils
falling in her face as she brought a finger up before her to wave it at them.
"Naughty,
naughty Shinigami!" she giggled, the short hem of her gold and white dress
bouncing as she sat up on the air.
"Dawn! Get
out!" Heero bellowed, his roar following.
"Why? I
think the Council will be glad to know that Shinigami has taken an intrest in
the world OUTSIDE his Realm…"
"You wouldn't dare!" Duo panicked as he bolted up, robes around both himself
and Heero in seconds, his wings folded tightly at his back.
"I've covered your asses, figurativly speaking of
course, for a hundred years Shinigami-sama, and I can't keep doing it. Helios is wondering why everytime there's a
fog bank left the two of you always happen to be in the area, yet no one is
ever found dead or missing."
"Please, just this one last time! Please Dawn! I have to explain
my actions to the Council as it is, so I-"
"Oh they already know that you've taken the White Demon as your Life Mate, but
I don't think they know that you've been planning to merge your two Realms."
"How did you-"
"DAWN!" an unfamiliar voice screamed, and the sprite like Goddess turned to
look around in surprise.
"What?" snapped Dawn as she stood up on a near by
rock and put her hands to her hips.
"You know the penalty for breaking and entering, and
I don't think you want to deal with your brother, now do you?"
Heero moved protectively in front of
Duo, his fangs bared to anyone who would dare come near, and his eyes were
glowing softly as he growled deep in his throat. Duo could see the blood start to trickle down his back and over
his shoulders in anticipation.
Of course
the White Demon's violence and protection wouldn't be needed as the figure
stepped into view. A tall woman with
long light brown hair and blue eyes stepped before the Morning Goddess, her
rich chocolate and emerald green dress sleek and trailing on the moss covered
ground. As Duo took a closer look at
the bottom hem of the dress, he noted that it was part of the ground, grass and
flowers sprouting up as she moved. The
bust line was low cut, and the straps fell off her shoulders, turning into
willow like branches as they reached the bottom. There was a large green crystal looking medallion at her chest,
set in the center of a flower, and she smiled warmly at the two boys. As she tossed her hair over one shoulder
butterflies of every shape, size and color flew out, and more flowers sprouted
up at her dress moved with her.
Heero
immediately retracted his fangs, and backed up behind Duo as his lover moved to
stand. He stayed crouched on the cavern
floor, grounding his power before he dared to stand. The woman smiled again and pushed a lock of hair back behind her
ear, a small butterfly fluttering over to land there and hold it. Dawn merely sat back on the air, a defiant
look on her face.
"You
should mind your own business Terra."
"Anything that happens on my planet is my business,
Dawn." the woman replied, figiting with her hair again, "Damn it."
She
grabbed one hunk of hair and twisted it up into a loose yet elegant looking
bun, and more butterflies landed on her to hold it. She did the same with the other half. Duo smiled and ran a hand through his bangs, the long locks of
his chestnut hair weaving themselves into the familiar braid, and a small shadow
crept out to tie it off with a black ribbon. The woman frowned as Duo levitated his pendant up to his hand and then
let Heero clasp it around his neck.
"For one
so young, you certainly do know how to utilize your given powers little one."
she said as Dawn started to shimmer and disappear. "I don't think so Dawn."
With a
thud the little Goddess fell to the ground, solid and with a sore bum. She 'hmph'ed and crossed her arms, sticking
her tongue out at the woman.
"Never
let me have any fun!"
"Am I supposed to?"
"Yes!"
"News to me. Now appologize to Shinigami-sama and his Mate."
"For what?!"
"Evesdropping."
"I never-"
"Dawn…"
"Oh fine! I'm sorry I evesdropped on
your conversation a few nights ago with the Dragon. It just seemed like something to do before I had to go to work."
"Appology accepted. You can let her
leave Terra."
Terra
nodded and Dawn phased out again, this time for good, and then she turned back
to the two boys. Heero finally stepped
out from behind Duo and bowed respectfully to her.
"It's
good to see you again Terra."
"Been far too long since you've granted me the
pleasure of seeing you in your physical form Heero."
Now is not good Terra.
Sorry…
Terra
motioned for the two of them to follow her, and without a question they did. Duo could feel his power getting weaker, and
he retracted his wings, knowing where they were headed. Heero wrapped an arm protectivly and
supportivly around his waist as they continued through the forest, the canopy
of trees getting thicker as they went.
"So what
exactly does the Supreme Council want with you Shinigami-sama?" Terra asked
with a wicked gleam in her eye and a maniacle smile on her face as she opened a
door in a large oak tree.
"Oh you know, just the usual shit. Talk to me about how everything is going
down in Hell, how I'm coming along with my powers, how my personal life affects
the Outside world, you know."
"I take it they know about the merger?"
"Oh of course."
"That's the real reason he's going to see the
council." Heero added, his grip tightening. "They have to approve the movement
before it can actually take place, but with Uranus and Chronos at the head of
the Council, I doubt permission will be granted."