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Aladdin -
Gundam Wing Style
by Sakura
Mukashi, mukashi, there was a poor orphan boy named Duo
who lived in the poorest kingdom in the world. He lived by his wits, stealing
what he could and doing his best to stay away from the local authorities.
Now this poor boy had become the people's most wanted
criminal in what was once known as America and thus was somewhat famous by his
fifteenth birthday. It was this fame that had caught the attention of a rather
shady character who was known only as 'G'. G had been once a brilliant
scientist and had fallen out of favor of the King of L-2 over differing
policies on how to rule the second poorest kingdom. Anyway, this scientist had
heard of Duo's skills as a thief and decided he could use him for his equally
shady plans.
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Duo was about to enter the hovel that was his current
home when he got the uneasy feeling that someone was watching him.
"Whatever it is you want, you've got the wrong guy," he said without
having to turn around to see the man behind him.
"Oh I've got the right one, Duo Maxwell," said
the man.
The boy turned around and got a good look at the man. He
was short, but still taller than him and had gray hair in the weirdest style
anyone'd ever seen. In fact it looked very much like a mushroom. A large scar
ran down one cheek and he had a nose that somewhat resembled a carrot. Duo did
not like him one little bit.
"All right, just who are ya and what do you
want?" the braided boy said, quickly pulling him inside before anyone saw
them.
"Why I'm your long lost uncle, G," he said with
all the charm of a snake oil salesman.
"Uh-huh, ri-ight. Look either ya tell me what you
want me for or get the hell out," Duo said not taking his eyes off G.
"Bright boy. All right, I'll get down to business.
There's something I need you to get for me," the scientist began to
explain.
"Why am I not surprised?" Duo said, his voice
dripping with sarcasm. G glared at the boy.
"There is a cave in the ruined Cinque Kingdom.
Inside it is a certain object I'd like to get back."
"And you need my to get out for ya, because?"
"I need someone young. I'm not as energetic as I
used to be," G replied.
"Uh-huh. What's in it for me?" Duo quipped, not
buying anything the slimy scientist had said. Still he was just a tiny bit
curious.
"Quite the cynical one aren't you?" G remarked,
"Very well how does enough money to last for the rest of your life
sound?" Duo was about to give another example of his quick wit, but one
look at the man before him, and he could tell he wasn't lying this time.
"Well?" The man asked seeing the boy's greed in his wide eyed face.
"Jiji, you've got yourself a thief," Duo
replied not bothering to shake the man's hand. He was extremely curious now not
to mention eager to get his hands on the promised fee. 'I bet there's a huge
treasure buried there and he's going to give me some of it once it's outta this
cave of his,' he thought excitedly. 'Maybe I'll just off the old freak and take
the goods for myself.' A rather sly smile crept onto his face.
A few days later, they arrived at a deserted cave hidden
among the ruins of the Cinque Kingdom's palace. They had cleared the rubble
from the entrance and were taking a small break because Duo said he worked
better once after the sun went down. The other reason why they were resting was
because it was Duo who had done most of the work and not G. The boy was now
sitting against one of the few remaining walls, glaring at the scientist.
"What? Did you expect an old man like me to clear
away all that? I'd drop dead in two minutes. Then you'd be out of a job,
ne?" G said knowing full well that the boy was plotting to get rid of him.
The boy then shot up from where he was sitting, angered
at the man's ability to manipulate him. "All right, jiji, spill it. Just
what am I 'sposed to get outta there?" he asked pointing to the hole in
the ground.
A snaky smile appeared on the man's face, giving poor Duo
chills up and down his spine. "Oh nothing really. Just a small trinket
actually. Somewhere down there is a small statue of a dragon. I'd like to get
it back."
Duo was thoroughly po'd now. "A paperweight?! You
drag me all the way out here, make me move all this shit for a freakin'
paperweight?!" the boy shouted.
"Yes, that's it exactly. This used to be my home for
a while before it all went to hell and well, I'd like to have my statue as a
momento of that time."
Duo sighed exasperatedly and gave in. The Cinque Kingdom
had been known for its riches so maybe there was something of value in there he
could fence. "Ok, ok, I get the picture. I'm going in," he said, now
that the sun had set.
As he was tying a rope around his waist, G spoke up.
"Don't feel so bad boy. There should be more than enough stuff in there to
make you happy. Just help yourself I doubt anyone's going to claim it."
This made the boy move faster than he could have thought possible. He was
already halfway through the entrance. He was right to use this one, he was the
perfect size to fit through that damned hole. 'Too bad you'll never be able to
enjoy the stuff though, because you won't be coming out again once I have what
I want,' G thought evilly as he went over and started the winch they had
'borrowed'.
"Be back in a flash jiji!" Duo called, quickly
turning on his tiny flashlight.
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Once he hit the ground, Duo untied the rope and began to
search for the statue and whatever he could keep for himself. He let out a
small whistle when he saw the treasure surrounding him. On one side was heaps
and heaps of gold, silver and gems. Not to mention tons of jewelry. On the
other was practically the entire famed missing collection that once stood in a
museum known as the Louvre.
At the back of the cavern, stood a gigantic statue made
of a strange metal he could not place. It was painted black and looked like a
robot of some sort, equally black wings were spread out across the cavern. In
one of its hands was a staff.
"Whoa wouldja look at that! I bet that's one of
those robots soldiers use. If I had that thing, no one'd mess with me. EVER.
Even creepy guys like jiji G."
Sighing wistfully, he continued his search. Hidden in one
of the further corners was a niche. Inside stood the statue he had been sent
for. It was a small statue of an ancient Chinese dragon about twelve inches
long. It was made of the same strange metal as the giant statue and was painted
green. The eyes were a deep red color and had a fierce look to them. They
seemed to glow with a strange light of their own as if it were alive. It rested
on a black lacquered base of oak wood, one claw raised as if to strike at the
boy for disturbing its rest. Its mouth was open as well in a fierce growl. Duo
half expected it to start breathing fire on him.
"Well guess this is it." The braided thief
carefully grabbed the heavy thing out of the niche and sneezed as a speck of
dust landed on his nose.
As he was making his way back to the hole, Duo quickly
put the statue down and grabbed a couple handfuls of gold and silver coins and
gems before picking it up again.
"Have you found it yet?" came G's voice
startling the boy. He failed to notice the robot statue sneak up behind him
until it nearly sliced his head off with the staff which turned out to be a
thermal scythe.
"Shit! That thing's out to kill me!" Duo ran
for the rope and quickly tied it around him again. "I've got it! Now get
me the hell outta here!" he yelled to the man above. He began to calm down
a bit once the winch got started.
When he was a foot from safety, the rope stopped.
"Oi what gives?!" he shouted in surprise. He snuck a quick glance at
the robot and saw that it had stopped, its wings had folded half-way and had
become wedged between the two walls where they narrowed. Its eyes glowed red
with anger and it still was brandishing its scythe, waiting for the chance to
kill the thief who dared to disturb the place.
"You're too heavy," the scientist explained,
"The rope's about to break. Hand over the statue and I'll help you
up."
"Nuh-uh, jiji! Either we both go up or no
statue," Duo countered, knowing all too well what G was up to. He was
planning to let him fall to his death once he laid hands on the statue. Well
that wasn't going to happen. Not if Duo Maxwell had anything to do with it.
Besides now that he thought about it, the statue must have some hidden value or
the scientist wouldn't want it so much. There was no way he was going to hand
it over to a slimeball like him now.
"Look boy, I don't have time to argue. Just give me
the statue!"
"Pull me up and then you'll get it! This thing may
be heavy, but it ain't that heavy. Now pull me up you old coot!"
"All right, have it your way," G said sighing.
He disappeared from the boy's view. Instead of starting the winch again, he
took out a knife and began to finish slicing through the rope. The rope then
creaked for a split second before breaking and causing the poor thief to
plummet to his doom.
"Stupid brat! Now I've got to find another kid to
get that blasted thing," he muttered as he walked away.
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Duo woke to find he was at the bottom of the cave's
entrance. The path to the treasure was still blocked by the giant robot, which
was now silent, its scythe no longer glowed since it appeared that it had run
out of fuel. The rope lay beside him in a pile.
Examining the end, the boy swore profusely. "That
damn bastard! He cut the freakin' rope! I shoulda seen this comin'! Duo no
baka!" he screamed to the hole above him as he untied the rope around his
waist.
Slamming his fist down, he hit something hard and
metallic. Next to him lay the dragon statue. Picking it up, he glared at it.
"This is all your fault!" he yelled. The dragon remained silent,
though its eyes glowed for a moment. "Might as well see what you're made
of before I die. Who knows you might have been worth dyin' for after all."
Taking the sleeve of his now completely useless jacket,
Duo began to rub the dragon in an attempt to remove the dust and dirt from its
green scales. A steady stream of smoke came from out of its mouth and for a
moment the boy thought it was really going to breathe fire on him and he dropped
it in surprise.
The smoke then began to coalesce and form a figure of a
boy his age. He had slick black hair pulled tight into a ponytail and jet black
eyes. His looks and outfit made him appear to be of Chinese descent.
"What is your wish master?" the Chinese boy
said bowing. Duo just stared, too speechless to say anything for once. After a
few moments of silence, the other boy spoke
up again. "Well, do you have a wish for me or not?" He hated
his life as a slave to every Tom, Dick, and Harry who came along ever since
he'd been imprisoned in that damned statue. He wanted to get rid of this baka
so he could go back to his books.
"A-a wish?" Duo managed to stammer out.
"Oh great! I get a parrot for a master," the
boy grumbled.
'Wait a sec here, Duo,' thought the braided boy, 'Wishes
+ master = genies. But they only exist in faery tales. Don't they? At least I
hope that's what this guy is.'
"You're a genie, right?" Duo asked as he
continued to stare at the other boy.
"Djinn actually, but close enough," he replied.
"About that wish," he said, very impatiently.
"Cool!" The longhaired thief couldn't contain
his glee. 'So that's why G wanted that thing so bad. Momento my sweet aunt
Petunia.'
"Ok you wanna wish? Ya got it." Duo started to
grin like a Cheshire Cat. "I wanna know how to fly that robot thingy so I
can get the heck outta here," he commanded. "That's if you're the
real thing and no delusion caused by this nasty bump on my head," he
quickly added.
"Kisama!" the djinn's voice rebounded off the walls
of the cave. "Of course I'm the real thing! How dare you accuse me of
being a charlatan!" He quickly drew a sword and began to wave it around
and rant about the injustice of masters.
"Ok, ok!
Calm down pal. Just prove it already."
The djinn harumphed and snapped his fingers. "There.
Wish granted. I'm going back to my book now so don't rub that thing again for a
while." With that, he became smoke again and went back into the statue.
"Hey!" Duo called then quickly stopped what he
was going to say when he suddenly realized he knew how to use the giant robot
standing behind him.
He grabbed up the statue and the few loose coins and gems
that had fallen from his pockets and climbed up one of the robot's legs. Once
he located the switch, the braided thief hopped into the cockpit and began to
flip various buttons and switches. Soon he had the thing revved up and ready to
go. He backed it up, folded its wings all the way and crashed it through the
roof, flying off into the night sky.
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Three years later, Duo was wandering around the famous
marketplace of the L-1 Kingdom. He had been traveling for three years now that
he had the dragon statue and the djinn inside so he now longer needed to steal
to survive. Feeling bored, he ignored the stalls until he came across a small
crowd.
Curious he went over to the group of people and peeked
through. A boy his age with messy, short brown hair was at an arcade playing at
the crane game by the window. If it had been anyone else, he would have passed
by. But he was in the path of a certain someone's arrow and it hit his heart
dead center. The boy was wearing a green tanktop and tight, black spandex bike
shorts. Very tight. Duo was practically drooling over the mysterious boy.
Turning to a girl standing next to him, he asked,
"Excuse me 'jou-san. Who's that?"
The girl squealed and blushed as she continued to stare
at the boy. "That's Prince Hiro. He's sooooo dreamy and mysterious,"
she said not removing her haze filled gaze off the boy in the arcade.
Duo continued to watch as well, plotting up a way to meet
the drop dead gorgeous boy.
Out of the corner of his eye, Prince Hiro thought he saw
a boy with a long braid staring at him. 'Hn,' he thought and continued to
attempt to grab the prize he wanted from the crane game.
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Prince Hiro was annoyed and bored. Bored, because his
parents King Treize and Queen Une had found out about his little trip to the
marketplace and had grounded him. Again. He was annoyed that the most
unbearable person in all the kingdoms had stopped by for a visit. He despised
Relena, the so-called last surviving ruler of the destroyed Cinque Kingdom. All
she ever talked about was how she'd bring peace to the world by getting rid of
all weapons. He knew that would never happen, people always found a reason to
fight. She also believed that the sulky boy was in love with her. As if.
To make things worse, the king and queen seemed to insist
on hitching to the bitch. Much to the prince's dismay. "She's not that
bad, Hiro," said his younger brother, Quatre.
"The girl is delusional!" yelled L-1's heir to
the throne.
"Hiro, calm down please," the blond boy
pleaded, frantic their parents would hear.
"And she's a bore." The dark haired prince sat
down on his bed, dreading Relena's arrival.
"She's a princess," Quatre's servant, and
secret lover, Trowa added, hoping that would make it better.
"And that's why I'm being forced to marry her.
Because of that stupid law," Hiro replied forlornly. "There's no
other way out of it."
Both of the other boys knew what he was going through.
The queen had been very adamant that her boys marry women of the finest
pedigree. That meant princesses would only do. Quatre would rather elope with
his quiet lover himself. In fact that was exactly what the two had planned to
do once Hiro was married. Anything had to be better than being tied to a war
happy shrew like Dorothy of Catalonia.
The prince's blond brother about to offer some sympathy
when one of his mother's servants came and announced the arrival of Hiro's arch
nemesis. "Might as well get this date over with," Hiro said following
the servant.
"I feel sorry for him," Quatre said as he
watched his older brother march off to his doom.
"As do I, love," Trowa said placing a hand on
the blond boy's waist. "But he has to listen to your parent's wishes until
he assumes the throne."
Quatre leaned into the embrace and sighed, hoping for
some miracle that would make things better.
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The date had been the same as all the others with
Princess Relena. A walk around the rose gardens, a nice hot cup of tea, and
argument after argument on peace. Nothing out of the ordinary. Then King Treize
and Queen Une dropped the bomb on their son. Relena's parents had finally
agreed to the engagement of Hiro and Relena. Hiro was furious and told them so.
After all they only had a handful of dates off and on for three months. But the
queen had been quite firm on the subject. Her son was going to marry Relena and
that was that.
"Now Une, dear, you needed be so harsh on the
boy," said his father. "He doesn't have to marry Relena if he finds
someone else." The dark haired prince was glad that at least one of his
parents was on his side a little. Treize had once been in the same situation as
his son and understood what he was going through. He wasn't too found of the
girl himself.
"But Treize-sama," Queen Une protested,
"He has rejected all the other girls we've picked for him and there are no
other princesses left."
As if on cue, one the many servants living at the palace
entered the throne room to announce the presence of a visiting dignitary.
"Princess Deux of L-2," he said bowing before opening the doors.
King Treize had difficulty trying not to smirk.
"Looks like you may have missed one, lady," he said.
Before the queen could protest any further, a girl of
eighteen entered the throne room and bowed. "Your majesties, if it pleases
you, I wish to ask for Prince Hiro's hand," she said blushing.
'Not another gold digging, bitch,' Hiro thought as he
dared to look at the latest would be fiancee. He was about to give his two
cents on the proposal, but his power of speech was taken away. The princess was
no princess. Even though she wore a black miniskirt with a loose white blouse and
a black blazer on top, Hiro's 20/20 eyesight saw that he was staring at a boy.
And a very beautiful one at that.
He had long chestnut hair that flowed down his back like
a silken cloak. Several black and silver ribbons had been threaded through it.
His skin was like alabaster, but not like the pale porcelain of his younger
brother. Two violet orbs shone like amethysts in his heart shaped face. Hiro
had to know this boy better. A LOT better.
But it seemed it would be impossible now that the queen
had regained her speech. "I'm afraid you're a bit late my dear," she
said icily, noticing her son's sudden interest in this new arrival. "Both
our sons have already been betrothed. We are only waiting for their palaces to
be built before the weddings."
Duo's heart sank. He had been hoping the prince was
available and it turned out that he wasn't. 'Just my luck. The one person I
fall for is engaged. All those hours of sitting still for that grumpy djinn and
nothin'.' he thought in despair. 'Why did I have to come to this stupid kingdom
anyway?!'
King Treize however was a bit more sympathetic.
"Perhaps you could marry our Hiro if you were able
to prove your country is able to support ours should the need arise and have a
place for you two stay available," the king said to the utter shock of
mother and son.
"Treize-sama!" Queen Une began.
"Every girl has the right to compete, my dear lady.
Let our lovely young guest try to prove that she is worthy of Hiro."
The queen meekly acquiesced to her husband's wishes.
"Very well then, husband. Let her try," she said glaring at 'Princess
Deux'.
The 'princess' gulped then gathered her courage and sent
for her servants. Tens of chests were brought in. Each filled with tons of gold
and silver coins, gems and the worlds finest collection of jewelry either ruler
had seen. Next came bolts of the finest silk followed by basket after basket of
the most delicious looking fruits and vegetables. The king and queen were very
surprised at the amount of wealth and pleased to see that their son would be
able to support himself if anything happen to L-1.
Hiro paid no attention to all this. The other contenders
for his hand had also brought such gifts. They meant nothing to him. The dark
haired prince stifled an yawn as servants came to remove the gifts to a
proper location.
"Well you've certainly proven your country is
fruitful and prosperous," King Treize began.
"But do you have a palace prepared? I'm sure you
wouldn't want your parents around for the first few months now would you,"
the queen added.
Duo blushed then spoke. "I-I can have two castles
ready in a couple weeks," he said shyly.
"Hah! Usotsuki!" shouted the queen. "It
takes a year to build ONE castle!"
"Be as it may, lady," the king started, "I
am curious to see if her highness' claim can really be done. Let's wait a
couple weeks before we condemn her shall we?" He then kissed his wife
before she could start another protest.
Duo was relieved that he wasn't going to have his head
chopped off or anything nasty like that and promptly excused himself to make
preparations on the castles.
"Don't think you've gotten out of marrying Relena
just yet, Hiro," Queen Une whispered to her son.
"I'd rather die than be forced to marry anyone I've
don't even know, mother," he retorted.
"All right then, you've got to weeks to decide which
one of those girls you're going to marry. And you will marry one of them
whether you like it or not."
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Once Duo was in the safety of his guest room, he removed
the dragon statue from its box and rubbed the green scales. As with before, the
djinn appeared in a wisp of smoke.
"What do you wish for this time, Duo-sama,"
said the Chinese boy.
"I need two castles built within the next two weeks
or else I'm toast," the longhaired boy explained.
The djinn sighed. It seemed he had another Aladdin on his
hands. Won't humans ever learn to watch what they would say? "Any idea
where you want them or should I decide for you, Duo-sama?"
"Um... how about not too far from each other, but as
far from here as possible. The queen's really spooky. Put 'em somewhere that'll
make both the king and queen happy," Duo said after some thought.
"It shall be done as you command, master. I shall
return when your palaces have been completed." The djinn then flew out the
window to start on his latest task.
"Good luck!" The boy called as he flew out of
sight. "I'm gonna need it."
There was a knock on his door a few minutes later.
"Come in," the former thief said as he picked up a silver hairbrush
and began to work on his hair. He
stopped in mid-stroke when he saw the love of his life standing in the doorway.
"Your highness!" he said dropping the brush. The prince was wearing
the outfit he'd seen him in a few days earlier.
"You're no girl," the prince said
matter-of-factly.
"Y-you're not gonna tell are you?" Duo asked,
scared that his latest attempt at love failed yet again.
"Depends. Why would you want to marry me?"
Prince Hiro asked, "You're a guy." It never occurred to him that
there could be other people like his brother - men who preferred other men.
Duo lowered his eyes and blushed from head to toe.
"B-because I-I love you," the longhaired boy stammered. He usually
wouldn't say such a thing to another boy, but Hiro was just too gorgeous to
resist.
Hiro looked rather skeptical. After all the other girls
had made the same claim, but they only loved his family's fortune. "You
love our wealth you mean," he said coldly.
"IYA!!!" The prince's latest admirer covered
his mouth, ashamed he'd yelled at him. "It's... it's not like that at all!
I really do love you. I fell for you the moment I saw you at that arcade."
"Uh-huh." The prince went white. "You saw
me WHERE?!"
"The arcade at the marketplace."
The dark haired boy's secret was out. He was so sure no
one knew it was him there. He was so intent on winning a plushie of his beloved
Wing Gundam that he failed to notice the crowd lining the small street outside
the arcade that day.
He had been spotted in a place no prince should be. Was
this boy here to blackmail him or his parents? Was this boy related to one of
their enemies?
"I swear I won't tell!" Duo said frantically
when he saw the prince give him the patented Hiro Yui death glare. "I may
run, I may hide, but Duo Maxwell never lies. I didn't even know you were. I
just got here a few days ago. I could care less if were the King of Thieves.
I'd still love you!" Duo promptly covered his mouth again, blushing that
he had started to babble again. He made a move for the forgotten brush, but the
other boy took hold of his hand stopping him.
"Let me," Hiro said and picked up the brush. He
suddenly had the desire to touch those lovely locks. "You really didn't
know who I was?" The look in the longhaired boy's eyes told him he had told
the truth. Duo nodded and his eyes drifted closed as the prince began to gently
brush his hair. 'Who are you really?' he thought to himself.
"I'd like to know more about you," he mused out
loud.
"Well, you've got two weeks so there's no rush,
ne?" Duo said, getting some of his nerve back. A mischievous sparkle came
to his eyes and Hiro couldn't help but smile at the beauty of the boy's
reflection in the mirror as he sat behind him lovingly brushing his chestnut
hair.
"Can you really have two palaces built in two
weeks?" the prince asked, changing the subject. He hadn't fully decided if
this strange beauty had really loved him for who he was and not what he was. He
wanted to get off that subject as quickly as possible for he was also unsure of
what he was feeling toward the boy as well.
As he continued to brush Duo's hair, he would run one
hand through it marveling at how soft it felt. 'It's like silk,' he noted, 'No
even softer than the finest silk in the world.' He couldn't help bringing some
of it to his face and rub it on his cheek.
"Glad you like it, Hi-chan," his latest admirer
said blushing slightly as he watched Hiro in the mirror. The prince began to
blush and look like a child caught with his hand caught in the cookie jar.
'He's so kawaii like that,' Duo mused. "However, I hate it when it gets in
the way. I don't wear it down like this too much, so I'd like to get it braided
sometime today if you don't mind, your highness."
"Gomen Deux," he said blushing again. "And
call me Hiro."
"It's Duo," the other boy corrected.
"Duo," Hiro breathed as he lifted some more
hair to his face and took in the fragrant scent.
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Over the next two weeks Duo and Hiro spent as much time
together as they could. Duo - because he wanted to make his limited time with
the prince count. Hiro - because he was intrigued by the boy and he was slowly
falling deeper and deeper in love with him. In fact, they became inseparable.
Where one was, there was the other.
Queen Une saw her son's attraction to Duo grow more and
more powerful and didn't like it. She still felt Relena would be a much better
choice, but neither said nor did anything. King Treize had given her strict
orders not to interfere. If his son chose to fall in love, then it was out of
their hands, at least for now.
When the two weeks were up, the djinn came to Duo's room
as promised. The Chinese boy blushed and quickly got out a handkerchief when he
saw that his master was not alone. The longhaired boy lay with the prince and
they were nestled in each other's arms. Apparently, his master had gotten to
know his beloved Hiro quite well. A faint, wistful smile appeared on his face
for a moment. "Meiran," he whispered, remembering a certain djinni
who he had known a few thousand years ago.
Once he was sure the blood had stopped flowing from his
nose, the djinn crept to the bed and lightly touched his master's shoulder
before speaking. "Wake up, Duo-sama." The boy continued to talk and
snore as he slept. Shaking his head, he summoned a tiny raincloud above his
master's head and smirked mischievously as it began to pour on the sleeping
boy's face, thus waking him.
"I'm up! I'm up!" he said. Seeing the Chinese
boy he remembered why the djinn was not in his statue. "'Lo
'Fei-chan," he said drying his head with a towel the djinn provided.
"How many times do I have to tell you mortal? My
name is WUFEI not Fei-chan," he said glaring at his master. Sighing, he
began his report. "The palaces have been built as you wished,
Duo-sama."
"Thanks a heap, 'Fei-chan. You're a lifesaver."
A subtle smile crept on the djinn's lips. None of his
previous masters had ever thanked him as much as this one did. In fact, they
never did. "You're welcome, master. May I go now? I'd like to get some
rest."
"Sure go ahead," Duo said going back to bed
himself. "Oh yeah, I forgot to ask ya. Where'd you put 'em?" he
asked.
"In the middle of the island of Great Britain on
Earth," the djinn replied as he turned to smoke and returned to his
statue.
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The next day, Duo was summoned before the king and queen.
"Well, princess I hope you've enjoyed these past two weeks, because they
maybe the last you'll ever see if you've lied to us," Queen Une said
coolly. She was expecting the girl to break down and beg for her life, but got
quite a shock at 'Princess Deux's' reply.
"Thank you for the hospitality, your majesty. I've
had a great time," Duo said cheerfully. "I bet you wish to see the
castles now, ne?" The longhaired boy was extremely nervous, but thanks to
years of hiding behind a mask he was able to fool the queen completely.
"They're ready?" asked King Treize.
"Yes, your majesty. His highness and I could move in
anytime."
"Really? I'd like to inspect these wonders," the
queen said, still expecting some sort of trickery.
"As would I," added her husband, his curiosity
piqued. "When can we leave to see our sons' new homes?"
Pushing down the fear, Duo prayed silently that Wufei the
djinn had done a good job. "Today if you like, your majesties. My late
father, may his soul rest in peace, insisted that a home for my husband and me
be built on his ancestral land of England on Earth," he babbled.
"A most interesting choice," the king said,
"The countryside of England can be quite lovely I hear."
"Are you sure we can believe this girl?" the
queen whispered to King Treize.
"If she says they're ready, mother, then they're
ready. In all this time I have never known her to tell a lie," Hiro said
anxious to get this over with and get back to his quality time with Duo.
"Be as it may son, we must confirm for ourselves
whether she has told the truth or not," his father said. "I propose
we leave as soon as your mother is ready."
"Very well, Treize-sama. If that is what you wish, I
shall pack us a few things for the trip," the queen said, rather reluctant
to trust the life of her husband to this unknown upstart.
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A few days later, the king and queen of L-1 arrived at
the first of the two castles along with 'Princess Deux' and their son Hiro. It
was an exact replica of Cinderella's castle in Disneyworld, which was now in
ruins due to a freak hurricane some years ago. Inside was filled top to bottom
with fine antiques, VERY expensive oriental rugs on the floors, combined with
state of the art equipment and amenities as well as a rather large staff of
servants, everything a young prince and princess could ever want or need. The
most beautiful and fragrant flowers were in every room. King Treize marveled at
the hundreds of colors and sizes of roses. While Queen Une was impressed at how
up to date the amenities were. Neither of Duo's prospective in-laws could find
fault with the castle.
"Truly amazing. I never would have believed it, but
I am seeing it with my own eyes," the queen exclaimed in awe.
"Yes it is still extremely hard for us to believe,
but here we stand, in one of the most elegant palaces I have ever seen. I hate
to admit that it even outshines our own," added the king.
"May we see the other one, your highness?"
Queen Une asked.
"Sure, it's about a day from here, in the
north," replied the boy.
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Two days later, they came to the second castle which was
a replica of Sleeping Beauty's castle in Disneyland and complemented the faery
tale theme of the other. Hiro looked at his lover quizzically.
"I've always loved those faery tales," he
explained, "Everything works out ok in the end."
"Let's hope it does for us," the dark haired
boy whispered back, squeezing his hand gently.
The inside was the same as the first castle, except that
the decor was a different style where this one was French Provencal, the other
had more of an English Country feel. "Quatre would like it here, don't you
think, lady?" the king asked his wife.
"Indeed it does seem like his style and it does have
a rather cosy feel," she replied.
"Well, Une, dear?"
Queen Une sighed. She knew she had lost. Her son would
not be marrying Relena after all. "You have proven yourself worthy of
Hiro's hand. May the two of you be happy together."
"Congratulations, my dear. Welcome to the
family," King Treize said warmly.
Duo couldn't contain his relief and excitement. He was
going to marry Hiro! He jumped up and down happily then gave both parents a
huge bear hug. "Thanks dad. Thanks mom. I'll make you proud," he said
with a smile that stretched from ear to ear.
Hiro just sighed and shook his head. His over cheerful
lover had a habit of getting a bit too affectionate at times. 'Baka,' he
thought, but he was just as happy to be finally marrying the one he loved and
not the evil demented bitch that was Relena.
The next week they were married in a large ceremony. Hiro
had wanted a simple, quiet wedding, but his mother had practically twisted his
arm to go along with it, she had spent too much to cancel all the preparations
she made months ago. Besides she wanted nothing but the best for her son. All
over L-1, the girls lamented their lost chances at ever marrying their beloved
Prince Hiro, as if any of them ever had a chance to begin with.
When the announcement was made, Princess Relena left the
kingdom with a wounded ego and a vow that Hiro would be hers in the end.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you think that Prince Hiro and Duo were going to live
happily ever after, you're wrong. Do you remember the shady scientist, G? Well,
he didn't just disappear. Oh no. He had been wondering around the world
searching for another kid he could use to retrieve his precious djinn. During
his travels, he had heard of a fabulously wealthy boy who was traveling the
world as well. It didn't take much for him to realize that it was Duo and he
was furious.
The ex-street rat was wasting HIS djinn on such frivolous
things as money and love. He knew the djinn was capable of so much more. He
began to plan to capture and then kill the boy, but Duo kept eluding him for
three years. Now that he had married the prince of L-1, G saw no need to dirty
his hands on such trash. Queen Une would kill Duo for him once she learned of
his background.
G had run into the very insane and jealous Princess
Relena one day and knew he had found the perfect pawn in his plan. "Do you
still wish to marry your Hiro, princess?" he asked. The dusky blond nodded
vigorously. "I can make it so that that hussy will never be in your way
again."
"I'll do anything!" said Relena eager to get
her hooks on her prince, "Just tell me what to do!"
G chuckled, smiling evilly. "'Princess Deux' has an
evil magic dragon statue. Bring that to me and your beloved prince will be free
of that witch's spell."
"I knew she bewitched my Hiro! Don't you worry, sir.
I, Relena Peacecraft of the Cinque Kingdom, will bring you that hideous
statue!" Having said her piece, the deranged girl laughed maniacally and
ran off to Hiro and Duo's new home.
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She had surveyed the castle for days, waiting for a
chance to sneak in and grab her target, while the happy couple left. The mere
thought of HER Hiro being with anyone but her was enough to make her stomach
turn. After many grueling hours of sitting still, her chance presented itself a
week later.
The newlyweds emerged from their home, joined by Hiro's
brother Quatre and his lover who had stopped by the day before. They were
carrying a blanket and a couple coolers and baskets. The day was the perfect
day for going on picnics and it seemed that the prince and 'princess' were
going to do just that. Grinning evilly, Relena snuck into the castle once the
couples were out of sight.
Searching all the rooms, she found the statue resting on
a bureau in what appeared to be THEIR bedroom. The blond began to get nauseous
when she started to think of what went on in there. Quickly grabbing the
dragon, she stuffed it into a sack and just as fast snuck out again.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A few days later, Duo woke to find himself in a dark
room. He was lying on a hard metal floor. Looking around he saw G standing in
the doorway, smiling smugly. Wufei, the djinn stood slightly behind him,
"Gomen nasai, Duo-sama," he said sadly.
"You!" the longhaired boy yelled. "What
have you done to Hiro you bastard?! And where the hell am I?"
"Where all street rats like you belong. In
jail," said the scientist, "As for the prince, you needn't worry so
much. Princess Relena will take excellent care of him from now on."
"NOOOOOOOO!!!!" His worst nightmare had come
true. Somehow the king and queen must have found out the truth and he was now
going to spend the rest of his life in a cell. Duo lunged himself at the older
man only to be knocked back by the djinn. He looked at his former friend and
servant, a look of utter betrayal on his heart shaped face. "Wu...
naze?"
"He is my master now," the djinn said flatly.
"I'm sorry. I liked having you for a master, Duo." Before turning
back to his new lord, the Chinese boy clasped Duo's hand warmly, "You'll
be the first I'd miss. Sayonara."
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Once he was alone, the longhaired boy looked at what
Wufei had given him - the remote to the gundam he'd found in the cave all those
years ago! Letting out a whoop, he shot up and pressed the button that would
summon the giant robot.
"Bless you 'Fei-chan. I owe ya big this time,"
he said as he sat back down to wait for his ride.
About an hour later, the control beeped, notifying the
imprisoned boy that the gundam had arrived. "Heh, now to bust outta
here." Standing against the cell's door, Duo pressed a series of buttons.
Moments later, there was a whooshing sound then an explosion as the robot's
shield weapon crashed through the opposite wall. Seizing his freedom, the
braided boy leapt through the hole. "Thanks pal!" he said patting the
gundam's leg, "Let's go save Hi-chan, ne?"
Climbing into the cockpit, Duo set the coordinates,
retrieved his shield, then flew off to rescue his love from a fate worse than
death.
G was outside the castle with Relena, gloating over their
success, failing to notice a shadow come over them. Before they could move out
of the way, a huge metallic foot came down on them, squashing the evil
scientist and nutso princess like the bugs they were.
"That'll show ya, you bastard!" Duo said
smiling, "Don't mess with Shinigami!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hiro had been hiding in an abandoned cottage in a
village, just a few miles from Quatre's palace. He'd take refuge there, but he
couldn't run the risk that SHE be there. What had happened to Duo? Had the
bitch done something to his beloved? "Relena, omae o korosu," he
muttered before a daydream of his braided haired baka took over his mind.
Smoke began to curl under the door and move toward him.
The prince was about to leap out a window in the back when he heard a voice
speak. "I won't harm you, your highness."
Turning around, Hiro saw a translucent figure of a
Chinese boy standing in the middle of the room. He stared, his mouth open.
"I have some good news for you," the boy said
smiling, "My master has slain those responsible for keeping your lover
away."
"And just who is your master?" said the prince
warily.
Smiling still, the djinn said, "Come back to your
palace and you will know." With that, he vanished.
Deciding to listen to the spirit boy's request, Hiro
carefully crept out of the cottage and made his way back home.
When he got there, Duo was waiting for him, the giant
gundam standing next to the castle. "Hi-chan! Yokatta!!!!" The
longhaired boy smothered his love with kisses. "When you weren't here, I
feared that bitch had locked you away somewhere."
"What the hell happened, Duo?" asked Hiro once
he managed to get away from his over zealous lover.
"It's a long story," he began, "Come
inside and I'll explain."
"You'd better," Hiro complained.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After Duo revealed the truth to him, the violet-eyed boy
couldn't look at Hiro. He stared at his tea when the other boy didn't speak.
"I'll understand if you don't love me anymore, Hiro," he said
quietly.
"Why didn't you tell me before?"
"Would you have married me if you knew I wasn't
really a rich person? No one'd want to marry a street kid like me," Duo
said bitterly.
"I would," Hiro replied. "I love you,
baka. I could care less what you were. I will always love you, koi."
Seeing that his longhaired angel was about to protest again, the prince leapt
from his seat and gave his beloved Duo a great big kiss.
"H-Hiro?" Duo gasped when the other boy stopped
for air.
"I'm tired Duo. I'm going to bed and so are
you."
Hiro picked up his lover and proceeded to carry him up
the stairs to their bedroom. That night, all of Duo's fears were laid to rest
by a very passionate and loving Prince Hiro. "Yours forever," he said
as the braided boy drifted off to slumberland, nestled in the dark-haired boy's
strong arms.
"Love you Hi-chan," he murmured in reply.
~Owari~
