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Dragons Entrance and insistence..





Last time...



"Travel together? Yes."

"Whew.. Good. I was hoping you would say yes, your the first person I've been real around and hasn't tried to kill me, although you kinda threatened..." Duo chuckled.

" What?"

" When you were sleeping you kept saying 'im gonna kill you' and 'Omae o kissu' (1)or something, whatever that means, must be your native tribe tongue."

"Hn.." Heero looked at him strangely.

"What?"

"Nothing.."

"Awwwwww.. Comoncomoncomoncomon! Tell me!"

"Hn, Baka."

"And while your at it, what does 'Baka' mean?"







"Hey Heero..." Duo looked to Heero, focusing in on his solid Blue aura for a moment.

"*sigh* what is it Duo?"

" Do you feel this way around anyone else? Cus I've met someone else that gives me the same sort of comfortable feeling but there is a difference I can't really explain anyway so I know this one other person I call him Q-man cus he doesn't like that name as a matter-a-fa-" Duo was cut off by Heero's hand over his mouth. At first shocked, he did nothing. A mischievous glitter crept into his eyes and he licked Heero's hand.

".....Baka." Heero did not move his hand away though and Duo sighed. At that Heero moved his hand away, glaring at Duo in a friendly way.

" Okay, I promise not to ramble." he smiled a genuine smile. "But only if you promise to talk!"

"Hn.." Duo glared at him. "Alright, I promise to talk to you."

"Good!" Silence.... Duo began to place things in his bag while Heero scattered the fire.

"......"

"Uh.. So where did you come from?"

"Kenka tribe lands."

"I could tell by the garb... want to expand on that thought?" said Duo as he picked up his bag and slung it over his horse.

"... fine.. I was the son of the chief of the 1st Kenka area, I was found to be Different at a young age and was trained to be their greatest Warrior."

"...."

"...."

"Im guessing that's all you want to tell me right now?"

"..."

"...*glare*..."

"..*sigh* ...Yes."

" alrighty then. What was I talking about in the first place anyway?" he said as he picked up the three water skins and began to walk towards the stream.

"Q-man?"

"Oh right, so, do you know anyone like that? That makes you feel comfortable?"

"... yes... his name is Trowa."

"Anything I should know about him? Like, will he threaten to kill me too?"

"....only if you talk to him to much." They reached the water at that moment.

"...oh.. Well, Q-man is really cool. He's nice, but and very emotional."

"..."

Duo watched Heero from the corner of his eye as he filled the skins.

"You know, I was thinking that maybe should make a packed or something.."

"...."

"To make sure neither of us goes to far away or something...or-"

"Good idea. You don't have to make excuses, I feel the same way. For some reason it seems words are not enough. Maybe a traditional bond."

"The only traditional bond I know of is a dancing one, and a few with words, but they are only words."

"There is the blood binding."

"Yeah." Duo stands with the water and turns back to Heero with a cold face. "We should wait to find a more suitable place."

Heero stiffened at the tone and replied in an equally cold tone.

"I agree."

They walk swiftly back to camp and mount their horses, thankful that they had readied them earlier. The second that they were seated the forest exploded with movement. From the trees came hundreds of monsters, huge hulking creatures with blue foaming mouths and red eyes. The horses take off at a gallop and put a lot of distance between them. But somehow the monsters run quicker then Wing and Heero's stallion. They turned to each other when they realized they would not be able to out run the monsters. At the same moment they pull there steads to a halt and turn and dismount. Once on the ground Duo patted Wing neck and told him to get away and to take The other horse with her.

*..friend*

the horse bumped his nose against Duo's hand and turned to The stallion.

*.. Zero. Friend...come.*

With one last nicker in Duo's direction, wing and Zero galloped into the opposite line of trees.

"They will keep each other safe, Duo."

Duo turned to Heero.

"What's our strategy, oh mighty warrior?"

"Baka. You have some sort of force, use it on them and not on me. You keep them back and I'll advance..... be careful."

That earned a glance from Duo but he decided it would work.

"Got it. Just don't get your self killed."

Heero nodded and stepped slightly behind Duo.

"Use your power when they come within 100 feet."

Duo noticed that Heero did not ask if he could even use his power on them in this way. He glance back at Heero to see his aura fluctuating wildly with streaks of a darker, almost purple power. He flared his own Blue-purple aura as he readied his power and turned back to the oncoming monsters. They were almost to the line where he would use his power. He looked inside himself to where his power was and slowly pulled it to surround him. He was suddenly made of the blue-purple power, Heero watched him, his own magic power paling in comparison. He readied himself. He had a strange urge to give Duo something. He did not know why this thought would nag him on a battle field, even more so on one where they might not survive-*oh, that's why.*

The thought hit him with sickening clarity, they might not make it. And he had nothing to go through death with from Duo. He smirked, suddenly ready for battle.

The beasts crosse the distance that Duo was so carefully watching. He had put off using his power for a split second while Heero gathered himself. When the aura behind him calmed he let loose the first wave of his force. Like a physical wall, it slammed into the line off hideous creatures, killing the lucky ones immediately and falling the rest. There was a momentary silence to Duo, all he senses were dulled for the slightest amount of time. They returned when he felt something at his cheek. His eyes moved of there own agenda and would not turn. His senses returned as the touch faded. He turned his head to see Heero pull his Silver sword from the ornate scabbard and move so quickly forward that he wasn't sure if he had ever been there.

As Heero flew, literally flew, threw the creatures with his sword drawn, heads fell, and bodies were dismembered. Duo watched and realized he had stopped his own assault. He agian reached for the power, this time it came to him immediately and threw it forth. The force of the blast was stronger, it killed more monsters, but there were even more surging towards them. Duo kept up his powerful assault and Heero kept falling the beasts by the dozen. But they could only hold out for so long, could only take so much energy from themselves, before they would fall. As it were, they were weakening fast. Heero was unhurt by Duo's blasts and fought viciously, cutting their ugly heads from the horrid bodies. Duo was draining himself quickly and found his mind somewhat detached from what was happening. He thought about those ugly things, they were one of the many variations of Tenki, and were annoyingly strong, it took all of his physical strength to fight two! It was even harder to kill them with out using his power, the one time he had killed them with out it, it was almost impossible to cut their heads off. He watched Heero cut off around ten of them and let loose another line of energy. It finally dawned on him that Heero was really _really_ strong to be able to do that. His only physical reaction was another Line of energy and a short laugh.

Agian his mind and body separate and he thought of the touch he had felt on his cheek. It occurred to him that it was Heero's touch, Heero had caressed his cheek before going into battle. His eyes narrowed, he smiled, and he let loose three energy bursts in a row. He could only do this for a little while longer before he would blackout. He knew it, and from the way Heero was moving, he would be out soon too. Heero jump high into the air and back towards Duo, he landed around twenty feet from the tired figure, and turned. He looked into Duo's eyes for a moment, then was suddenly in front of him. He was breathing heavily and covered in blood, his own or the monsters, Duo couldn't tell.

"We... won't.. Win.." Heero panted.

"We can't ...out run them."Duo said. He gathered his power, determined to save them.

"I can hold them back.. You can escape." he looked pointedly at Heero.

"Funny thing, Heero.. I was.. About to say the .. same thing." Duo managed to smile. After a moment Heero smiled back.

"Fine, then we go down together." Falling to there knees, they collected their energies, albeit Duo's should have been stronger, but he had used most of it in the attacks while Heero's was mostly just physical.

They were going to blow their energies together. (A.N. In other words, self-destruct)

A few moments before the beasts reached the fighters and they 'detonated', a strange call sounded. From the trees where the horses had disappeared, a wave of fire erupted and engulfed any beasts bear them, than white garbed warriors ran toward the still oncoming monsters.

They jumped in before the two tired fighters would fall and beat back the monsters. There were at least a hundred of the (Asian) peculiar looking fighters, each one fought with a curved sword and undeniable grace. The white clothed warriors had soon killed every last monster and were in the process of double checking. A proud looking man of the same heritage came riding out of the forest with the two horses in tow. As Heero helped Duo up the man came to them. Heero stood striate as he approached, wounds healing visibly. Duo, still unattached from his energy draining, contented himself with looking at one of the closing wounds. The man on the horse was obviously the leader, he had the dignified air of it around him and Heero knew right then that he was Different. They looked at each other, sizing each other up, looking for something. They apparently found it for the man on the horse relaxed and dismounted. His shiny black hair was pulled back tightly into a ponytail, it suited him. His eyes were slanted but belonged there, and even though the man was covered, Heero could tell that he was well built. If they were still together when he was healed he would have to fight this man, it would be a worthy fight.

Wufei walked toward the two exhausted men with interest. He had found the two horses and they led him here, here, where he had watched the Different braided man kill countless with swords of energy, and the Different blue-eyed one with inhuman strength defeat numerous beasts with his plain sword. He had been stunned at the sight but had know he had only a little time, he rode one horse back to his loyal men and brought them here, they were anxious for a battle anyway. As his men were riding behind him, he sent a wave of fire through the ugly things nearest the two other Different fighters, holding them off. He had watched for a second more before getting the other horse and his own. As he looked over the two agian, he had the urge to just leave the two to their own devices, they were obviously lovers by the way they were holding each other. The blue-eyed man's possessive arm around the braided one's waist, the braided one's head on his shoulder. He looked closer at the braided one's face to see that he was so drained of energy that he was blankly staring at a healing wound. Healing wound. He glanced agian and confirmed what he saw, the gash was healing before his eyes. He looked into the Blue eyes and nodded.

"I see that you are as Different as I, and do not worry about privacy, I will make sure you get plenty. I would like to ask you to accompany my clan and I until your friend recovers. Please accept my offer."

Heero nodded.

"My name is Heero, this is Duo. I thank you for your kind offer. And I accept." there was a pause as a field nurse came to help them, she looked at Heero's condition and went to him but he gently told her that his friend needed more attention.

"Im afraid my friend is not as talkative as usual, you must excuse him."

"Haha, well of corse. You are welcome here my friend, no one here will want to kill you. We are all Different here in varying degrees. That girl you turned away was one of our best healers."

Heero looked to where she was trying to help Duo.

"What can she heal? Is she able to heal his energy depletion?"

"My, my, no, someone will have to forfeit some of their own for that, but his body was also weakened in your struggle. Do not worry, you and I can make up for the energy im sure. Besides I have no need to lose anyone."

"Lose anyone?"

"Yes, im sure you would not enjoy seeing anyone else touch him, im assuming you two are very friendly from the way you act towards each other, and if you aren't then you should be." Wufei ended with a smirk.

"Hey... we're not that close.... yet." came a weak retort from Duo's direction.

Heero blushed faintly and went to Duo's side. He stayed by his side for the next hour while he slipped in and out of consciousness.



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