Okay okay, I attempted to make this loooooooooooooooong so that's why it took so long to upload, okay?
Warnings: shounen ai/ yaoi 1x2 in this chapter! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Disclaimers: I do not own GWing . Frustration!
"…" spoken junk '…' thoughts
The beginning is flashback/dream just to make sure you're not lost.
On with the show!
Wind Blown Destinies-Chapter Five
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"Sir, we are under attack!"
Faded figures, blotchy shadows.
"What? This is an outrage!"
"We are losing numbers, your highness! The enemy is too strong!"
Puzzlement, confusion, shades of gray.
What was out there? What was happening? Attack? How could it be? Who would do such a thing?
"Duo!"
Voices…
Mother? Mother!
"Duo!"
Mother, I'm here!
"Duo…"
What's happening? Hilde? What happened to her?
"Hilde!"
A voice! My own?
Pain. Darkness. Tears. A city in ruins. I fled.
~~~~~~*~~~~~~
Duo focused on the voices and the shadowy figures. Fading away. "No! Come back!"
"Duo?"
'A voice! But not the same.' Duo forced his eyes open and squinted at his surroundings. 'Where…?'
"What? Wha-?" Duo blinked. What was that awful throbbing in his head? "Ow…" Cool sheets, a feathery cushioning. His own bed? No. Lethian was gone. Duo snapped back to reality.
"Am I…dead?" he croaked, his throat feeling unusually dry.
"No, the arrow did not pierce deep enough. The poison did minimal damage. You'll live. "
"Wha? Didn't a certain prince kill me?"
"Did you want me to?"
Heero gazed down at the braided prince, eyebrows furrowed with worry.
"No, not really," Duo sat up painfully, crying out as the pain from his side seared through his whole body.
"You mustn't tire yourself," Heero said, gently easing him back into the pillows.
"I'm weakened, so why not kill me? It is your duty, is it not?" Duo asked.
"We've already been through this, Prince of Lethian, I will if you desire it."
"What else is there to do with me?"
"I'm considering the possibilities."
"Huh, what possibilities?"
Heero smiled roguishly at him. "There are many," he whispered close to Duo's face. Duo felt his face go red.
"Your majesty is blushing," Heero observed teasingly.
"Humph, I bet I could make you blush," Duo retorted, quickly taking on a liking to the prince before him.
"Oh?" Heero's eyes twinkled with mirth as he sat down on the edge of his bed, tracing along the patterns of the quilt absentmindedly.
"Yup." Duo traced a finger down Heero's chest slowly, giving him a sneaky smile as he went.
As much as Heero fought it, he felt the blood rushing to his cheeks.
Duo laughed triumphantly. "See? I told you."
A knock at the door halted further conversation.
"Quick," Heero hissed. "Hide! Duck under the covers or something!" Duo obeyed quickly. The prince of Sumpaaria walked with a purposeful stride to the door and flung it open. The messenger stumbled in.
"What is your business here?" Heero demanded.
"Your majesty, Romafeller has requested a meeting with the leader of Sumpaaria. Since King Jaye may not attend, you have been called for. The King has ordered that you gather up of few of the guards to go with you and depart tomorrow night."
Heero rolled his eyes. Not again. Romafeller meetings were the dullest in the world.
"And…uh…," continued the messenger hesitantly, "the wedding is to be delayed until you return."
Heero almost fell over. The wedding! He had completely forgotten! He sneaked a quick glance over at Duo's hidden form. Had he heard?
"Right," Heero said.
"Excuse me asking," the messenger said quietly, "but what ever happened to the boy that came in here this morning?"
Heero glared at the messenger angrily. "That is none of your business, now go!" The messenger hurried out. He was sure he'd rather face King Jaye and Relena combined than the prince. Still, the thought puzzled him. Where was the boy that had caused so much uproar this morning? What had become of him after he had left the throne room? The messenger shook his head and hurried with utmost speed down the corridor.
Duo peeked out timidly from beneath the covers. "Is he gone?"
"Yes, now, where were we?" Heero returned to his perch on the edge of the bed.
"I made you blush," Duo stated proudly. "You never should have doubted me for a second!"
"We'll see," Heero eyed him with a mischievous gleam in his eye. "I wonder if you'll be able to handle the next thing I throw at you."
"Try me," Duo said defiantly.
"Done."
Heero swooped down and captured Duo's lips in his, leaning in and pushing Duo further back into the pillows. He pulled away and eyed Duo, who gazed up at him with half lidded eyes. "Heero…" he breathed softly. "You underestimated me…again. I think I took it rather well, don't you?" Heero didn't understand but instead leaned down to kiss him again but Duo pulled away.
"Duo?"
"I can't…" Duo protested. "We can't! We are enemies, we have been so ever since birth."
"Must we be?"
Duo closed his eyes. "I don't know."
"Well, since you can't decide, I will," Heero said. "I'm not looking at you as enemy, at least as long as I can help it."
"But Heero, I-…mmmf!" Duo was silenced by the feel of the dark haired prince's lips pressed up against his own.
"I said we're not enemies any more," Heero growled into Duo's mouth. "Don't argue."
Duo nodded.
"Good…" Heero purred, running his hands through Duo's chestnut hair.
"I heard you are to be called away for a trip to Romafeller," Duo said, quite randomly.
Heero panicked. If Duo had heard that much, he had surely heard the part about the…………wedding? However, Duo did not seem the least bit concerned about anything so Heero assumed he must not have heard. The prince breathed a mental sigh of relief. Not that he was afraid of Duo knowing. He just needed time to think through how to explain it and maybe perhaps make some arrangements of his own with the king. He did not want to marry Relena, after all and perhaps something would work out. Possibly.
"Yes, the great boring King Treize has requested another dull meeting," Heero muttered. "I would much rather spend my time here…with you."
Duo was quite flattered. His joyous mood was returning to him quickly now and it wouldn't be long before he was back to his normal self again. He was happy. And quite happy to be happy too, which made him even happier.
"But where will I stay while you're gone?" Duo asked. "No one else really…you know…likes me all that much."
"I'll think of something," Heero assured. "No one would dare defy me."
Duo traced a finger over Heero's tempting lips. "Hmmm…I'm sure they wouldn't."
Heero looked up. "I think it is quite close to being sundown. Would you care to join me for my evening meal?"
"I would love to, but um…first of all I'm injured," Duo said. "And secondly, I'm, well, me."
Heero winked. "Don't you worry. I have everything planned and about that injury, surely the potion worked?"
Duo moved and to his surprise, he felt absolutely no pain at all. "Wow…I don't feel a thing! But how…?"
"Our royal healer has cures for everything," Heero explained. "First put these on." Heero handed him a set of clothes. "I will be right back."
Duo nodded and climbed out of the soft bed as Heero left the room. The braided prince shed his tattered rags and donned on the crisp green tunic and leggings. Lastly, he clasped on his calf length boots over and examined himself in a full-length mirror. Rebraiding his chestnut brown hair, he admired his appearance and smiled. How princely he looked now! Surely he was not street rat anymore.
Heero entered the room again and looked Duo over. "You look beautiful," he said, putting out his hand. "I believe the meal is set. Care to escort a prince to dinner?"
Duo gladly accepted the offer and allowed Heero to take his hand. "Lead the way, Prince Charming." Duo smiled happily, forgetting all his worries and reveling in the joy he felt when Heero was near.
~*~
"Relena, this is Sir Detrice," Heero introduced, leading Duo to Relena, "He is a wondering merchant who lost his way in a blizzard and sought shelter within the palace walls. He was quiet confused and boggled at first since he had a head injury," At this point Duo glared daggers at Heero, who hid a snicker and continued, "but he is fine now and shall be staying with us for quite a while before he sets of again. I am sure you will treat our guest with respect, Relena, and make him feel very much at home."
"Welcome to Sumpaaria, sir, I am Relena, princess of Sank" Relena smiled though one must have been blind if they had not noticed the hatred in her eyes. "So tell me, sir Detrice," Relena queried after they had all sat down, "where did you say you were from?"
Duo answered without the least bit of hesitation. "Oz, my lady, though it is quite far from here and not very well known." He and Heero had reviewed what he should say and he didn't feel the least bit nervous. However, Relena made him feel uncomfortable and Duo didn't enjoy being around her.
"Hmm, Oz you say? I might have heard about it sometime or other," Relena replied airily. Duo nodded and concentrated more on his food as his mind floated to thoughts about his beloved prince.
The meal went by, uneventful no doubt with little talk and a lot of glaring. By the end of it, the tension in the air was so thick, the walls seemed to be supported by it. Heero was extremely relieved that Relena did not mention the wedding at all. Duo was relieved when the meal was finally over and took no hesitation in walking straight for the door.
"It was nice meeting you, Sir Detrice," Relena called after him, "I hope you…er…enjoy your stay here in Sumpaaria."
"I'm sure I will…with a backstabber princess like you around," Duo mumbled under his breath as he hurried down the hall. He felt a hand on his shoulder.
"How can you put up with that girl?" Duo asked, gritting his teeth irritably.
"Oh her, I avoid her as much as possible," Heero silently prayed, 'Please don't ask why she's here, please don't ask why she's here."
"Okay, I'll do that, I guess," Duo replied. Heero thanked all the gods that he knew of and even some others. "So, what is there to do around here?" Duo was feeling restless and could hardly restrain his jumpiness.
Heero eyed the braided ball of energy, "Well, there's the garden, and the royal treasury. There's also the pond…"
"Great! Let's go swimming!" Duo insisted, grabbing Heero's arm and dragging him off.
"Hey, uh, Duo? The pond is that way," Heero used his free hand and pointed in the opposite direction.
"Oh…heh…silly me," Duo turned around and began towing Heero in the other direction.
~*~
Upon arrival, Duo stared, amazed at the beautiful water reflecting the suns last dying rays.
"You call this a pond?" Duo asked, wide eyed. "It's so big! If I didn't know any better I would say it was the ocean itself."
"Well, actually, it's a lake but it's dwarfed by Lake Sumpaaria, which is north of here. So, naturally, we call it a pond," Heero explained. He had barely finished when Duo had already stripped off all his clothes and jumped in the "pond".
Shaking his wet bangs out of his face, Duo called out. "Come on in! The water's great!"
Taking off his tunic, leggings, and boots, Heero waded gingerly into the vast body of water and looked around. 'Strange,' he thought, 'Duo was just here a minute ago. I wonder if…'
"Wha!" he cried out as his legs were pulled out from under him. He resurfaced to find himself staring into twin pools of violet, shining with mirth. Duo grinned cheekily at him, his bangs hanging sloppily in his face and braid slung heavily across one shoulder.
"You sneaky little retch!" Heero teased, tackling Duo and sending them both under water with a splash. Duo tried to wriggle out of Heero's strong grasp but to avail. They both surfaced, coughing and sputtering but nonetheless, laughing their head's off.
"Who's the sneaky one…umph," Heero captured Duo's mouth before he had a chance to finish. The two kissed passionately before Duo smiled and joked. "You know, that happens too way often. If this keeps going, I'll never be able to finish another complete sentence again!"
"You talk too much anyway," Heero retorted.
"Oh? Isn't that good? Some one needs to be the conversationalist around here," Duo sneered, pouncing on Heero and giving him a big bear hug. "Why did you attack my kingdom?" Duo asked, suddenly becoming serious.
Heero looked away. "We were enemies remember? Are you still mad at me for that? I'm sorry, really, if I had known…"
"No, it's okay, I can't blame you but you know what? I'm sort of glad because if you hadn't attacked, I never would have gotten to know you like I do now."
"Yes, I guess you're right. Sometimes the worse can turn out to be not so bad after all."
"I love you, Heero."
"Yes, Duo, I know." Heero didn't say I love you back although it's what he felt inside. These kinds of things went without saying…
right?
TBC…
BWAHAHA!! If you think it's over, look again! Was it long enough? ~~looks around fretfully.~~ R&R Thank you!
Warnings: shounen ai/ yaoi 1x2 in this chapter! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Disclaimers: I do not own GWing . Frustration!
"…" spoken junk '…' thoughts
The beginning is flashback/dream just to make sure you're not lost.
On with the show!
Wind Blown Destinies-Chapter Five
~~~~~~*~~~~~
"Sir, we are under attack!"
Faded figures, blotchy shadows.
"What? This is an outrage!"
"We are losing numbers, your highness! The enemy is too strong!"
Puzzlement, confusion, shades of gray.
What was out there? What was happening? Attack? How could it be? Who would do such a thing?
"Duo!"
Voices…
Mother? Mother!
"Duo!"
Mother, I'm here!
"Duo…"
What's happening? Hilde? What happened to her?
"Hilde!"
A voice! My own?
Pain. Darkness. Tears. A city in ruins. I fled.
~~~~~~*~~~~~~
Duo focused on the voices and the shadowy figures. Fading away. "No! Come back!"
"Duo?"
'A voice! But not the same.' Duo forced his eyes open and squinted at his surroundings. 'Where…?'
"What? Wha-?" Duo blinked. What was that awful throbbing in his head? "Ow…" Cool sheets, a feathery cushioning. His own bed? No. Lethian was gone. Duo snapped back to reality.
"Am I…dead?" he croaked, his throat feeling unusually dry.
"No, the arrow did not pierce deep enough. The poison did minimal damage. You'll live. "
"Wha? Didn't a certain prince kill me?"
"Did you want me to?"
Heero gazed down at the braided prince, eyebrows furrowed with worry.
"No, not really," Duo sat up painfully, crying out as the pain from his side seared through his whole body.
"You mustn't tire yourself," Heero said, gently easing him back into the pillows.
"I'm weakened, so why not kill me? It is your duty, is it not?" Duo asked.
"We've already been through this, Prince of Lethian, I will if you desire it."
"What else is there to do with me?"
"I'm considering the possibilities."
"Huh, what possibilities?"
Heero smiled roguishly at him. "There are many," he whispered close to Duo's face. Duo felt his face go red.
"Your majesty is blushing," Heero observed teasingly.
"Humph, I bet I could make you blush," Duo retorted, quickly taking on a liking to the prince before him.
"Oh?" Heero's eyes twinkled with mirth as he sat down on the edge of his bed, tracing along the patterns of the quilt absentmindedly.
"Yup." Duo traced a finger down Heero's chest slowly, giving him a sneaky smile as he went.
As much as Heero fought it, he felt the blood rushing to his cheeks.
Duo laughed triumphantly. "See? I told you."
A knock at the door halted further conversation.
"Quick," Heero hissed. "Hide! Duck under the covers or something!" Duo obeyed quickly. The prince of Sumpaaria walked with a purposeful stride to the door and flung it open. The messenger stumbled in.
"What is your business here?" Heero demanded.
"Your majesty, Romafeller has requested a meeting with the leader of Sumpaaria. Since King Jaye may not attend, you have been called for. The King has ordered that you gather up of few of the guards to go with you and depart tomorrow night."
Heero rolled his eyes. Not again. Romafeller meetings were the dullest in the world.
"And…uh…," continued the messenger hesitantly, "the wedding is to be delayed until you return."
Heero almost fell over. The wedding! He had completely forgotten! He sneaked a quick glance over at Duo's hidden form. Had he heard?
"Right," Heero said.
"Excuse me asking," the messenger said quietly, "but what ever happened to the boy that came in here this morning?"
Heero glared at the messenger angrily. "That is none of your business, now go!" The messenger hurried out. He was sure he'd rather face King Jaye and Relena combined than the prince. Still, the thought puzzled him. Where was the boy that had caused so much uproar this morning? What had become of him after he had left the throne room? The messenger shook his head and hurried with utmost speed down the corridor.
Duo peeked out timidly from beneath the covers. "Is he gone?"
"Yes, now, where were we?" Heero returned to his perch on the edge of the bed.
"I made you blush," Duo stated proudly. "You never should have doubted me for a second!"
"We'll see," Heero eyed him with a mischievous gleam in his eye. "I wonder if you'll be able to handle the next thing I throw at you."
"Try me," Duo said defiantly.
"Done."
Heero swooped down and captured Duo's lips in his, leaning in and pushing Duo further back into the pillows. He pulled away and eyed Duo, who gazed up at him with half lidded eyes. "Heero…" he breathed softly. "You underestimated me…again. I think I took it rather well, don't you?" Heero didn't understand but instead leaned down to kiss him again but Duo pulled away.
"Duo?"
"I can't…" Duo protested. "We can't! We are enemies, we have been so ever since birth."
"Must we be?"
Duo closed his eyes. "I don't know."
"Well, since you can't decide, I will," Heero said. "I'm not looking at you as enemy, at least as long as I can help it."
"But Heero, I-…mmmf!" Duo was silenced by the feel of the dark haired prince's lips pressed up against his own.
"I said we're not enemies any more," Heero growled into Duo's mouth. "Don't argue."
Duo nodded.
"Good…" Heero purred, running his hands through Duo's chestnut hair.
"I heard you are to be called away for a trip to Romafeller," Duo said, quite randomly.
Heero panicked. If Duo had heard that much, he had surely heard the part about the…………wedding? However, Duo did not seem the least bit concerned about anything so Heero assumed he must not have heard. The prince breathed a mental sigh of relief. Not that he was afraid of Duo knowing. He just needed time to think through how to explain it and maybe perhaps make some arrangements of his own with the king. He did not want to marry Relena, after all and perhaps something would work out. Possibly.
"Yes, the great boring King Treize has requested another dull meeting," Heero muttered. "I would much rather spend my time here…with you."
Duo was quite flattered. His joyous mood was returning to him quickly now and it wouldn't be long before he was back to his normal self again. He was happy. And quite happy to be happy too, which made him even happier.
"But where will I stay while you're gone?" Duo asked. "No one else really…you know…likes me all that much."
"I'll think of something," Heero assured. "No one would dare defy me."
Duo traced a finger over Heero's tempting lips. "Hmmm…I'm sure they wouldn't."
Heero looked up. "I think it is quite close to being sundown. Would you care to join me for my evening meal?"
"I would love to, but um…first of all I'm injured," Duo said. "And secondly, I'm, well, me."
Heero winked. "Don't you worry. I have everything planned and about that injury, surely the potion worked?"
Duo moved and to his surprise, he felt absolutely no pain at all. "Wow…I don't feel a thing! But how…?"
"Our royal healer has cures for everything," Heero explained. "First put these on." Heero handed him a set of clothes. "I will be right back."
Duo nodded and climbed out of the soft bed as Heero left the room. The braided prince shed his tattered rags and donned on the crisp green tunic and leggings. Lastly, he clasped on his calf length boots over and examined himself in a full-length mirror. Rebraiding his chestnut brown hair, he admired his appearance and smiled. How princely he looked now! Surely he was not street rat anymore.
Heero entered the room again and looked Duo over. "You look beautiful," he said, putting out his hand. "I believe the meal is set. Care to escort a prince to dinner?"
Duo gladly accepted the offer and allowed Heero to take his hand. "Lead the way, Prince Charming." Duo smiled happily, forgetting all his worries and reveling in the joy he felt when Heero was near.
~*~
"Relena, this is Sir Detrice," Heero introduced, leading Duo to Relena, "He is a wondering merchant who lost his way in a blizzard and sought shelter within the palace walls. He was quiet confused and boggled at first since he had a head injury," At this point Duo glared daggers at Heero, who hid a snicker and continued, "but he is fine now and shall be staying with us for quite a while before he sets of again. I am sure you will treat our guest with respect, Relena, and make him feel very much at home."
"Welcome to Sumpaaria, sir, I am Relena, princess of Sank" Relena smiled though one must have been blind if they had not noticed the hatred in her eyes. "So tell me, sir Detrice," Relena queried after they had all sat down, "where did you say you were from?"
Duo answered without the least bit of hesitation. "Oz, my lady, though it is quite far from here and not very well known." He and Heero had reviewed what he should say and he didn't feel the least bit nervous. However, Relena made him feel uncomfortable and Duo didn't enjoy being around her.
"Hmm, Oz you say? I might have heard about it sometime or other," Relena replied airily. Duo nodded and concentrated more on his food as his mind floated to thoughts about his beloved prince.
The meal went by, uneventful no doubt with little talk and a lot of glaring. By the end of it, the tension in the air was so thick, the walls seemed to be supported by it. Heero was extremely relieved that Relena did not mention the wedding at all. Duo was relieved when the meal was finally over and took no hesitation in walking straight for the door.
"It was nice meeting you, Sir Detrice," Relena called after him, "I hope you…er…enjoy your stay here in Sumpaaria."
"I'm sure I will…with a backstabber princess like you around," Duo mumbled under his breath as he hurried down the hall. He felt a hand on his shoulder.
"How can you put up with that girl?" Duo asked, gritting his teeth irritably.
"Oh her, I avoid her as much as possible," Heero silently prayed, 'Please don't ask why she's here, please don't ask why she's here."
"Okay, I'll do that, I guess," Duo replied. Heero thanked all the gods that he knew of and even some others. "So, what is there to do around here?" Duo was feeling restless and could hardly restrain his jumpiness.
Heero eyed the braided ball of energy, "Well, there's the garden, and the royal treasury. There's also the pond…"
"Great! Let's go swimming!" Duo insisted, grabbing Heero's arm and dragging him off.
"Hey, uh, Duo? The pond is that way," Heero used his free hand and pointed in the opposite direction.
"Oh…heh…silly me," Duo turned around and began towing Heero in the other direction.
~*~
Upon arrival, Duo stared, amazed at the beautiful water reflecting the suns last dying rays.
"You call this a pond?" Duo asked, wide eyed. "It's so big! If I didn't know any better I would say it was the ocean itself."
"Well, actually, it's a lake but it's dwarfed by Lake Sumpaaria, which is north of here. So, naturally, we call it a pond," Heero explained. He had barely finished when Duo had already stripped off all his clothes and jumped in the "pond".
Shaking his wet bangs out of his face, Duo called out. "Come on in! The water's great!"
Taking off his tunic, leggings, and boots, Heero waded gingerly into the vast body of water and looked around. 'Strange,' he thought, 'Duo was just here a minute ago. I wonder if…'
"Wha!" he cried out as his legs were pulled out from under him. He resurfaced to find himself staring into twin pools of violet, shining with mirth. Duo grinned cheekily at him, his bangs hanging sloppily in his face and braid slung heavily across one shoulder.
"You sneaky little retch!" Heero teased, tackling Duo and sending them both under water with a splash. Duo tried to wriggle out of Heero's strong grasp but to avail. They both surfaced, coughing and sputtering but nonetheless, laughing their head's off.
"Who's the sneaky one…umph," Heero captured Duo's mouth before he had a chance to finish. The two kissed passionately before Duo smiled and joked. "You know, that happens too way often. If this keeps going, I'll never be able to finish another complete sentence again!"
"You talk too much anyway," Heero retorted.
"Oh? Isn't that good? Some one needs to be the conversationalist around here," Duo sneered, pouncing on Heero and giving him a big bear hug. "Why did you attack my kingdom?" Duo asked, suddenly becoming serious.
Heero looked away. "We were enemies remember? Are you still mad at me for that? I'm sorry, really, if I had known…"
"No, it's okay, I can't blame you but you know what? I'm sort of glad because if you hadn't attacked, I never would have gotten to know you like I do now."
"Yes, I guess you're right. Sometimes the worse can turn out to be not so bad after all."
"I love you, Heero."
"Yes, Duo, I know." Heero didn't say I love you back although it's what he felt inside. These kinds of things went without saying…
right?
TBC…
BWAHAHA!! If you think it's over, look again! Was it long enough? ~~looks around fretfully.~~ R&R Thank you!