From Dawn to Dusk
::Pairings:: ::Warnings:: ::Disclaimer:: All apply from prologue
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Chapter 9
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A loud alarm goes off in the hell-hole, er, excuse me, Duo's room. He slowly rolled over groaning and turned it off. The clock still read 7:00.
"Mmmmm. {yawn} Time to get up." Duo pulls on a robe and walks over to Wufei's room, still groggy and half asleep. He leaned on the doorframe and began to babble barely coherently. "I'm up. Are you done with the shower, Wu-" He stopped, suddenly wide awake and aware (kind of) of what was going on. Wufei was frantically shoving everything he owned into his duffle. "Wh-What's going on? Did I miss something?"
"They've found me. They know where I am, and they're coming for me." Wufei didn't stop to breathe a single time, jumbling all the words together.
"Slow down, turbo. Who's found you?" Duo looked frightened as the frenzied boy continued to move around the room, taking all of his things.
"Kinkjan. We have to leave. We have to go. We have to get out of here right away." Duo stood there stunned for the longest time, letting everything Wufei said sink in.
"We? Why do I have to go?" he asked at last.
"You're my accomplice now, according to them. Since I live with just you, they think we're partners. So get packed."
"How do you know they've found you? What if you're mistaken?" Duo hoped with all his heart that Wufei was wrong.
"Impossible. You remember Trowa from yesterday?" Duo nodded silently. "He is one of them. He told me they would be moving soon, he just didn't know when. He sent his carrier pigeon over with a message saying they were coming." Duo thought about this for a minute before speaking again.
"Trowa? But he looked human."
"Not human, or part, for that matter. They are shape changers. They can go from human, to cat, to tree, to whatever. Their real form is kind of like a cross between a tiger and a human, though they are relate to neither and will stay in human form while on Earth. Now, enough talk. Go pack."
"What about school?" //School? What the hell am I thinking? I guess I'm just scared.//
"I've taken care of that."
"Okay. How long are we gonna be gone?" //Yeah. I'm just scared and babbling.//
"A couple of weeks at least. Now, hurry!" Duo walked out of the room, then returned a few seconds later.
"Wait a minute! What am I supposed to do if they catch us?" The inquiry caught Wufei off guard.
"Hm. I never thought of that.. I guess there is only one thing to do." Wufei stands and walks straight to Duo, placing his hand over the braided boys heart.
"What the hell?! What do you think you're doing?" Duo screeched in panic. Actually, he didn't mind it and that was the reason for his panic.
"No time to explain. Just put your hand over mine," Wufei ordered. Duo wasn't sure if he could even move, but obediently placed his hand over Wufei's.
"OW!!! It burns!!" To Duo's dismay, Wufei pulled his hand away.
"I just gave you the power to use magic. Look for yourself. You have the sign." Duo looked at the place Wufei's hand had been. It was still warm and, sure enough, the sign was there.
"Oh, wow. How do I use it.?" Duo looked up at Wufei, eyes full of questions.
"Everyone has their own way. You'll know yours the second it's needed. Now, go pack. I'll meet you downstairs."
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"I'm ready, but where do we go from here?" Duo pulled his duffle bag over his shoulder as he walked into the living room where Wufei was waiting.
"Anywhere, but we must move quickly. Trowa told me they have a new tracking system set on us, so it will be harder to get away. {sigh} I'm sorry you had to get stuck in my problem."
"Don't worry," Duo reassured him. "Fate has set her course. She works in mysterious ways. But anyways, how will we travel? Bus? I don't have a car," Duo said as they reached the door. Wufei opened it, and there was a black Z8 with a tinge of teal sitting in front of the house.
"Trowa has his way of getting me the things I need." He turned to Duo, eyes burning into him, making his swallow back a lump that had settled into his throat. "You remember Saturday in the mall? While you were being dragged into the bathroom, Trowa handed me the keys and some money. Now all we have to do is get outta here." The two boys quickly pack up the car and hop in. "Let's roll." He revved up the engine and took off. "Now all we can do is pray that they don't find us."
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"Hey, Wufei?" Duo asked looking to where the sun had just set and at the bright city lights. "It's late. We should stop at a motel somewhere."
"Good idea. I'm pooped. Here we go." Wufei turned off into a motel parking lot and cut the engine. "We can only afford one room. Is that okay?" Duo's heart jumped up into his throat. Spending the night in the same small room as him? Could he handle that?
"Of course," he managed to say without sounding like a mouse. He cleared his throat and continued. "We're both adults. Besides, we've lived together already, so how different will it be?" //A lot, baka. Much more close contact. Just stay calm.// He thought of how he could keep his mind off of the boy who was beginning to haunt his dreams as they walked into the office, greeted by a honey blonde in a white shirt and lilac skirt.
"Hi! How can I help you?" Duo began to feel anger rise as he noticed she was checking out Wufei. all over.
"Do these rooms have two beds?" The young girl shook her head.
"All of our doubles are already occupied. You're lucky to find a room with the biker rally in town." Wufei looked to Duo for some sort of sign that this would be okay. Duo nodded silently.
"Then we need one room." He counted out the money needed, handed it to the clerk and was about to take the key, when she pulled it away.
"Aren't you two a little young to be getting a room together?"
"Just gimme the key!" Wufei snapped as he grabbed the key from her hand and stormed out and to the room, Duo following in bewilderment. He flicked on the light and scrunched his nose in distaste at the antiquated furnishings. "Here's our room. Do you have your stuff?" Duo nodded, almost totally oblivious to everything but the fact that the room was awfully small and they would be awfully close, and he didn't know how to take it. "Then we're okay. Do you want me to sleep on the floor, since there's only one bed?" Duo responded without thinking.
"No. We can share the bed, if you're comfortable with that." //Dumb ass! Why'd you say that? Now what's gonna happen?//
"Okay. I call top bunk!" Wufei said grinning.
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"Rerun, rerun, rerun, soap, rerun, news, bad movie. Ooo! Cartoons!" Duo began to giggle insanely at the bright screen of the TV. Wufei stepped out of the bathroom in a pair of baggy baby blue pajama pants, rubbing his hair with a towel. It was the first time Duo had seen his hair out, and it was, well, to be frank, very 'exciting'.
"It's all yours. I think I killed all the spiders and cockroaches in there."
"I hope you're joking, Wufei. I hate bugs."
"I am. Go ahead." Wufei let himself slip into the bed. Duo tried to keep his eyes off of that boy, but found his gaze sliding ever so often to see the bronze skin and the well muscled body Duo had known lay beneath those burdensome clothes. Duo managed to keep his mind out of the gutter and pulled his things out of his bag.
"Okay. Now, let's see." Duo pulled out a hair dryer, shampoo, conditioner, washcloth and towel out of his bag. Duo made his way as quickly as possible, not wanting to have to look at that. person. He turned on the water, stripped down, let his hair out of the braid and stepped into the warm spray. It felt wonderful.
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The room was silent as Wufei sat reading. Well, not exactly silent. He could the sound of Duo's blow dryer running in the bathroom. Wufei wondered how long it took to dry as much hair as Duo had, considering he had only a small ponytail and Duo had that long, glorious braid of shiny chestnut hair. His answer came a few minutes later: 17 minutes, 47 seconds. He glanced casually out the corner of his eye to see Duo, clad in only his black boxer-briefs. He couldn't think of anything to say. He couldn't keep his eyes from wandering to the boy, either. He found himself looking at the figure in admiration, marveling at what he saw. Duo's figure was deceptive. He appeared to be just a thin, skin and bones type, but he was truly built. His arms were well toned, his chest also, his abdomen was at the peak of flexibility and perfection. Duo sat down on the other side of the bed, pulling a brush out of his bag. He had his back to Wufei as he began to brush the gorgeous cascade of chestnut hair. He wanted to burn this image into his memory forever, this vision of perfection in the dim room light. His eyes danced over every line of this entity, this beautiful being in his midst. Duo turned around, making Wufei snap his eyes back to his book, slightly embarrassed. Duo didn't seem to notice.
"What time to we leave tomorrow?" he asked brightly.
"Probably around 7:30. I'll get you up at 7:00." Wufei closed his book and set it on the table beside the bed. He laid down, back to Duo.
"Then we'd better get some sleep. Goodnight, Wufei." Duo turned off his bedside light, and Wufei did the same to his.
"Goodnight, Duo." //Sweet dreams, Duo. I'm so sorry about all of this.//
TBC
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::Pairings:: ::Warnings:: ::Disclaimer:: All apply from prologue
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Chapter 9
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A loud alarm goes off in the hell-hole, er, excuse me, Duo's room. He slowly rolled over groaning and turned it off. The clock still read 7:00.
"Mmmmm. {yawn} Time to get up." Duo pulls on a robe and walks over to Wufei's room, still groggy and half asleep. He leaned on the doorframe and began to babble barely coherently. "I'm up. Are you done with the shower, Wu-" He stopped, suddenly wide awake and aware (kind of) of what was going on. Wufei was frantically shoving everything he owned into his duffle. "Wh-What's going on? Did I miss something?"
"They've found me. They know where I am, and they're coming for me." Wufei didn't stop to breathe a single time, jumbling all the words together.
"Slow down, turbo. Who's found you?" Duo looked frightened as the frenzied boy continued to move around the room, taking all of his things.
"Kinkjan. We have to leave. We have to go. We have to get out of here right away." Duo stood there stunned for the longest time, letting everything Wufei said sink in.
"We? Why do I have to go?" he asked at last.
"You're my accomplice now, according to them. Since I live with just you, they think we're partners. So get packed."
"How do you know they've found you? What if you're mistaken?" Duo hoped with all his heart that Wufei was wrong.
"Impossible. You remember Trowa from yesterday?" Duo nodded silently. "He is one of them. He told me they would be moving soon, he just didn't know when. He sent his carrier pigeon over with a message saying they were coming." Duo thought about this for a minute before speaking again.
"Trowa? But he looked human."
"Not human, or part, for that matter. They are shape changers. They can go from human, to cat, to tree, to whatever. Their real form is kind of like a cross between a tiger and a human, though they are relate to neither and will stay in human form while on Earth. Now, enough talk. Go pack."
"What about school?" //School? What the hell am I thinking? I guess I'm just scared.//
"I've taken care of that."
"Okay. How long are we gonna be gone?" //Yeah. I'm just scared and babbling.//
"A couple of weeks at least. Now, hurry!" Duo walked out of the room, then returned a few seconds later.
"Wait a minute! What am I supposed to do if they catch us?" The inquiry caught Wufei off guard.
"Hm. I never thought of that.. I guess there is only one thing to do." Wufei stands and walks straight to Duo, placing his hand over the braided boys heart.
"What the hell?! What do you think you're doing?" Duo screeched in panic. Actually, he didn't mind it and that was the reason for his panic.
"No time to explain. Just put your hand over mine," Wufei ordered. Duo wasn't sure if he could even move, but obediently placed his hand over Wufei's.
"OW!!! It burns!!" To Duo's dismay, Wufei pulled his hand away.
"I just gave you the power to use magic. Look for yourself. You have the sign." Duo looked at the place Wufei's hand had been. It was still warm and, sure enough, the sign was there.
"Oh, wow. How do I use it.?" Duo looked up at Wufei, eyes full of questions.
"Everyone has their own way. You'll know yours the second it's needed. Now, go pack. I'll meet you downstairs."
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"I'm ready, but where do we go from here?" Duo pulled his duffle bag over his shoulder as he walked into the living room where Wufei was waiting.
"Anywhere, but we must move quickly. Trowa told me they have a new tracking system set on us, so it will be harder to get away. {sigh} I'm sorry you had to get stuck in my problem."
"Don't worry," Duo reassured him. "Fate has set her course. She works in mysterious ways. But anyways, how will we travel? Bus? I don't have a car," Duo said as they reached the door. Wufei opened it, and there was a black Z8 with a tinge of teal sitting in front of the house.
"Trowa has his way of getting me the things I need." He turned to Duo, eyes burning into him, making his swallow back a lump that had settled into his throat. "You remember Saturday in the mall? While you were being dragged into the bathroom, Trowa handed me the keys and some money. Now all we have to do is get outta here." The two boys quickly pack up the car and hop in. "Let's roll." He revved up the engine and took off. "Now all we can do is pray that they don't find us."
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"Hey, Wufei?" Duo asked looking to where the sun had just set and at the bright city lights. "It's late. We should stop at a motel somewhere."
"Good idea. I'm pooped. Here we go." Wufei turned off into a motel parking lot and cut the engine. "We can only afford one room. Is that okay?" Duo's heart jumped up into his throat. Spending the night in the same small room as him? Could he handle that?
"Of course," he managed to say without sounding like a mouse. He cleared his throat and continued. "We're both adults. Besides, we've lived together already, so how different will it be?" //A lot, baka. Much more close contact. Just stay calm.// He thought of how he could keep his mind off of the boy who was beginning to haunt his dreams as they walked into the office, greeted by a honey blonde in a white shirt and lilac skirt.
"Hi! How can I help you?" Duo began to feel anger rise as he noticed she was checking out Wufei. all over.
"Do these rooms have two beds?" The young girl shook her head.
"All of our doubles are already occupied. You're lucky to find a room with the biker rally in town." Wufei looked to Duo for some sort of sign that this would be okay. Duo nodded silently.
"Then we need one room." He counted out the money needed, handed it to the clerk and was about to take the key, when she pulled it away.
"Aren't you two a little young to be getting a room together?"
"Just gimme the key!" Wufei snapped as he grabbed the key from her hand and stormed out and to the room, Duo following in bewilderment. He flicked on the light and scrunched his nose in distaste at the antiquated furnishings. "Here's our room. Do you have your stuff?" Duo nodded, almost totally oblivious to everything but the fact that the room was awfully small and they would be awfully close, and he didn't know how to take it. "Then we're okay. Do you want me to sleep on the floor, since there's only one bed?" Duo responded without thinking.
"No. We can share the bed, if you're comfortable with that." //Dumb ass! Why'd you say that? Now what's gonna happen?//
"Okay. I call top bunk!" Wufei said grinning.
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"Rerun, rerun, rerun, soap, rerun, news, bad movie. Ooo! Cartoons!" Duo began to giggle insanely at the bright screen of the TV. Wufei stepped out of the bathroom in a pair of baggy baby blue pajama pants, rubbing his hair with a towel. It was the first time Duo had seen his hair out, and it was, well, to be frank, very 'exciting'.
"It's all yours. I think I killed all the spiders and cockroaches in there."
"I hope you're joking, Wufei. I hate bugs."
"I am. Go ahead." Wufei let himself slip into the bed. Duo tried to keep his eyes off of that boy, but found his gaze sliding ever so often to see the bronze skin and the well muscled body Duo had known lay beneath those burdensome clothes. Duo managed to keep his mind out of the gutter and pulled his things out of his bag.
"Okay. Now, let's see." Duo pulled out a hair dryer, shampoo, conditioner, washcloth and towel out of his bag. Duo made his way as quickly as possible, not wanting to have to look at that. person. He turned on the water, stripped down, let his hair out of the braid and stepped into the warm spray. It felt wonderful.
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The room was silent as Wufei sat reading. Well, not exactly silent. He could the sound of Duo's blow dryer running in the bathroom. Wufei wondered how long it took to dry as much hair as Duo had, considering he had only a small ponytail and Duo had that long, glorious braid of shiny chestnut hair. His answer came a few minutes later: 17 minutes, 47 seconds. He glanced casually out the corner of his eye to see Duo, clad in only his black boxer-briefs. He couldn't think of anything to say. He couldn't keep his eyes from wandering to the boy, either. He found himself looking at the figure in admiration, marveling at what he saw. Duo's figure was deceptive. He appeared to be just a thin, skin and bones type, but he was truly built. His arms were well toned, his chest also, his abdomen was at the peak of flexibility and perfection. Duo sat down on the other side of the bed, pulling a brush out of his bag. He had his back to Wufei as he began to brush the gorgeous cascade of chestnut hair. He wanted to burn this image into his memory forever, this vision of perfection in the dim room light. His eyes danced over every line of this entity, this beautiful being in his midst. Duo turned around, making Wufei snap his eyes back to his book, slightly embarrassed. Duo didn't seem to notice.
"What time to we leave tomorrow?" he asked brightly.
"Probably around 7:30. I'll get you up at 7:00." Wufei closed his book and set it on the table beside the bed. He laid down, back to Duo.
"Then we'd better get some sleep. Goodnight, Wufei." Duo turned off his bedside light, and Wufei did the same to his.
"Goodnight, Duo." //Sweet dreams, Duo. I'm so sorry about all of this.//
TBC
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