Of Demons Ch. 2
Duo couldn't take his eyes off of the beautiful sunrise. Sitting on his favorite rock by the lake and watching the sunrise from behind the mountains was his morning medicine to get him going. Since he didn't have a car, and didn't get up early enough to walk, he had Deathscythe to fly here.(1) But, he hid it well in the trees, so no one could notice. But someone did notice. Duo heard a soft rustling and turned around to see a black shadow almost fly up his gundam and into the cockpit. Quickly, with the stealth he was well known for, he hopped over to his gundam and climbed into the cockpit. The door was still open, and he slid into the darkness inside.
"Got ya!" He screamed as the turned on the system and a dim glow showed the face of the intruder. A gasp escaped from his lips. It was Kyle. "Hey pal, ok, I don't know what you think you are doing, you are not about to hijack my gundam!" He wrung the smaller 'male's' hands behind his back and tied them with a rope that always hung from the seat of the machine. (1) He pushed him into the seat and accusing eyed with his huge, merciless amethyst eyes. Akiko couldn't believe Duo of all people was the pilot. "So you think you can fool me with your 'I wanted to know what it was like' shit? I don't think so." He slapped Kyle across the face, only to get a kick 'below the belt'. At the speed of light, 'Kyle' literally slipped the rope off and jumped over the moaning gundam pilot.
"Sorry." But Duo recovered soon enough, and grabbed Kyle's ankle just as he was about to jump out. He staggered, lost balance, and fell over. The worn cap over his head slid off, and fell to the feet of the gundam, several meters below. When he fell, his head hit the edge of the cockpit with a crack, and he went unconscious. Astonished, he turned over the body over to reveal the face of a GIRL, unconscious in his wake. 'Shit,' he thought. 'I guess Kyle's a Kayleen. He propped her up against the side of the cabin, and eyed her curiously. No wonder Kyle had looked so girly the night before. That also explained her blush. 'And the cap,' he noted, seeing the hat gave way to a full head of shoulder-length, caramel-color hair. Next, he searched the pockets of her black shorts and shirt. He found a driver's license, which he soon found to be fake. Indeed the girl was about Duo's age but a head shorter. That was pretty short, considering Duo himself was not exactly a giant.
Cautious she would soon wake up, took her wrists to tie them, and grinned as she tore them away by reflex. 'Jeez. Soldiers are all alike. If it was me, I could sleep through a hurricane.' This time, he tied the wrists in front so he could see if she was up to something. He also tied her ankles and attached the rope to the side of the wall so she couldn't move at all. Just then, the immobile figure moaned.
"Nnnn…k'so(2)…" She opened her eyes, squinted, and then, after blinking, opened them for real. She found herself staring into Duo's purple, smiling ones.
"Hey! Let's play Who Wants to be a Millionare! For the million-dollar question, why did the pipsqueak dress like a guy and infiltrate my gundam? Ooo! Ooo! I know!! Because she wanted to take it for a JOY-RIDE!!!" At Duo's clever remark, she smiled and answered,
"Is that your final answer?" By now, she realized she was practically welded to the wall and couldn't move a muscle. She knew all too well the fact that who saw a gundam would not live to tell about it and dreaded her clumsiness because it would now cost her her life.
"So are you gonna kill me? I prefer fast and not too gory. I have a weak sto-aaaahh!!" She screamed in agony as the white-hot pain seared through her head like a hot knife through butter.
Oh the damage I will do…
This time, the pain seemed much more violent then usual. Obviously, bathing was out of the question so she would have to live through this the old fashioned way. She opened her tear-filled eyes and glanced at Duo, who seemed baffled that she started screaming in pain with him sitting away from her and not even touching her.
"Hurry up, pal. You're burning daylight. Ahhhh…GET IT OVER WITH!" Duo frowned and brushed a hair away from her forehead, which was starting to sweat.
"Are you ok? Do you have a headache or something? And why do you think I'm gonna kill you?" Duo almost laughed at his own question. The god of death confused as to why people think he will kill them. But he already asked the question and it was not coming back into his mouth no matter how hard he tried.
"Because. Whoever sees a gundam will not live to tell about it." The pain pulsed through her arteries and caused her vision to falter.
"Well…you know, I would but you seem to be in a lot of pain already. Actually, can you let me help you?" Akiko was hurting too badly to be surprised.
"Throw me in the lake." Duo frowned once more.
"I told you; I'm not going to kill you!" Duo shrieked.
"No trust me. Just do it. I won't die." She shut her eyes in horror as the voice got louder and louder, screaming until she almost went deaf.
I will come from within
I WILL COME FROM ABOVE!!
Groaning between sobs, she leaned against Duo's slender frame as he helped her into the water. Instantly, she plunged in and felt the cool blue wash over her face and release her from the agony. She sank deep below the surface and stayed under as long as she could hold her breath. When she re-surfaced, she came face to face with a concerned heart-shaped face and two pools of violet.
"Oookay. That was the weirdest shit I've ever seen. What happened?"
"To be perfectly honest, I don't really know. It just happens once in a while."
"Well obviously being perfectly honest is not something you do everyday. Why the hell do you dress up as a guy?" he asked, helping her onto the grass.
"No apparent reason, really. I feel safer this way. Plus, that's how I got promoted to Zechs Marquise's troops. Women hardly ever get promoted. I guess I'm the Joan of Arc of the OZ military." She smiled wearily. "Now if you don't mind, I'd like to head home, unless you still plan on killing me…"
"Stay here." Duo needed to know more. "Stay here."
"Sure, but I'm just gonna fall asleep so…" She mused as she settled down on the grass.
"Knock yourself out." And so she did.
~tbc~
BOOGA BOOGA BOOGA
(1) *ducks* I KNOW ITS STUPID!!
(2) shit
Duo couldn't take his eyes off of the beautiful sunrise. Sitting on his favorite rock by the lake and watching the sunrise from behind the mountains was his morning medicine to get him going. Since he didn't have a car, and didn't get up early enough to walk, he had Deathscythe to fly here.(1) But, he hid it well in the trees, so no one could notice. But someone did notice. Duo heard a soft rustling and turned around to see a black shadow almost fly up his gundam and into the cockpit. Quickly, with the stealth he was well known for, he hopped over to his gundam and climbed into the cockpit. The door was still open, and he slid into the darkness inside.
"Got ya!" He screamed as the turned on the system and a dim glow showed the face of the intruder. A gasp escaped from his lips. It was Kyle. "Hey pal, ok, I don't know what you think you are doing, you are not about to hijack my gundam!" He wrung the smaller 'male's' hands behind his back and tied them with a rope that always hung from the seat of the machine. (1) He pushed him into the seat and accusing eyed with his huge, merciless amethyst eyes. Akiko couldn't believe Duo of all people was the pilot. "So you think you can fool me with your 'I wanted to know what it was like' shit? I don't think so." He slapped Kyle across the face, only to get a kick 'below the belt'. At the speed of light, 'Kyle' literally slipped the rope off and jumped over the moaning gundam pilot.
"Sorry." But Duo recovered soon enough, and grabbed Kyle's ankle just as he was about to jump out. He staggered, lost balance, and fell over. The worn cap over his head slid off, and fell to the feet of the gundam, several meters below. When he fell, his head hit the edge of the cockpit with a crack, and he went unconscious. Astonished, he turned over the body over to reveal the face of a GIRL, unconscious in his wake. 'Shit,' he thought. 'I guess Kyle's a Kayleen. He propped her up against the side of the cabin, and eyed her curiously. No wonder Kyle had looked so girly the night before. That also explained her blush. 'And the cap,' he noted, seeing the hat gave way to a full head of shoulder-length, caramel-color hair. Next, he searched the pockets of her black shorts and shirt. He found a driver's license, which he soon found to be fake. Indeed the girl was about Duo's age but a head shorter. That was pretty short, considering Duo himself was not exactly a giant.
Cautious she would soon wake up, took her wrists to tie them, and grinned as she tore them away by reflex. 'Jeez. Soldiers are all alike. If it was me, I could sleep through a hurricane.' This time, he tied the wrists in front so he could see if she was up to something. He also tied her ankles and attached the rope to the side of the wall so she couldn't move at all. Just then, the immobile figure moaned.
"Nnnn…k'so(2)…" She opened her eyes, squinted, and then, after blinking, opened them for real. She found herself staring into Duo's purple, smiling ones.
"Hey! Let's play Who Wants to be a Millionare! For the million-dollar question, why did the pipsqueak dress like a guy and infiltrate my gundam? Ooo! Ooo! I know!! Because she wanted to take it for a JOY-RIDE!!!" At Duo's clever remark, she smiled and answered,
"Is that your final answer?" By now, she realized she was practically welded to the wall and couldn't move a muscle. She knew all too well the fact that who saw a gundam would not live to tell about it and dreaded her clumsiness because it would now cost her her life.
"So are you gonna kill me? I prefer fast and not too gory. I have a weak sto-aaaahh!!" She screamed in agony as the white-hot pain seared through her head like a hot knife through butter.
Oh the damage I will do…
This time, the pain seemed much more violent then usual. Obviously, bathing was out of the question so she would have to live through this the old fashioned way. She opened her tear-filled eyes and glanced at Duo, who seemed baffled that she started screaming in pain with him sitting away from her and not even touching her.
"Hurry up, pal. You're burning daylight. Ahhhh…GET IT OVER WITH!" Duo frowned and brushed a hair away from her forehead, which was starting to sweat.
"Are you ok? Do you have a headache or something? And why do you think I'm gonna kill you?" Duo almost laughed at his own question. The god of death confused as to why people think he will kill them. But he already asked the question and it was not coming back into his mouth no matter how hard he tried.
"Because. Whoever sees a gundam will not live to tell about it." The pain pulsed through her arteries and caused her vision to falter.
"Well…you know, I would but you seem to be in a lot of pain already. Actually, can you let me help you?" Akiko was hurting too badly to be surprised.
"Throw me in the lake." Duo frowned once more.
"I told you; I'm not going to kill you!" Duo shrieked.
"No trust me. Just do it. I won't die." She shut her eyes in horror as the voice got louder and louder, screaming until she almost went deaf.
I will come from within
I WILL COME FROM ABOVE!!
Groaning between sobs, she leaned against Duo's slender frame as he helped her into the water. Instantly, she plunged in and felt the cool blue wash over her face and release her from the agony. She sank deep below the surface and stayed under as long as she could hold her breath. When she re-surfaced, she came face to face with a concerned heart-shaped face and two pools of violet.
"Oookay. That was the weirdest shit I've ever seen. What happened?"
"To be perfectly honest, I don't really know. It just happens once in a while."
"Well obviously being perfectly honest is not something you do everyday. Why the hell do you dress up as a guy?" he asked, helping her onto the grass.
"No apparent reason, really. I feel safer this way. Plus, that's how I got promoted to Zechs Marquise's troops. Women hardly ever get promoted. I guess I'm the Joan of Arc of the OZ military." She smiled wearily. "Now if you don't mind, I'd like to head home, unless you still plan on killing me…"
"Stay here." Duo needed to know more. "Stay here."
"Sure, but I'm just gonna fall asleep so…" She mused as she settled down on the grass.
"Knock yourself out." And so she did.
~tbc~
BOOGA BOOGA BOOGA
(1) *ducks* I KNOW ITS STUPID!!
(2) shit
