The Angel of Death - Not As Planned
By Madison Rei
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Duo felt him get hit repeatedly across the face, but did nothing about it. He was too weak to do anything. But somehow how he managed to open his eyes just in time to see a fist ready to strike again. Luckily, for him, it didn't.
"Well well, sleeping beauty's awake now, huh? I didn't think I drained that much outta ya. Heh...guess I don't know when to quit." The owner of that voice stood up, brushing off the dust on his pants. "So...you ready to talk?"
"Where...?" Duo tried to move his hands but found that he was shackled to the wall. "What the hell is this?"
"Hey, I ask the questions, ok kid? Not you." The boy walked around the room. Duo glared at him.
"My name is not kid..."
"Oh I know. It's Duo. You know something," the boy replied, turning to look at Duo. "I always wondered how you came up with that name...so how did ya?" When Duo didn't answer, he sighed and continued on. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say that you were naming yourself after me...sorta. Is that true?"
"Somewhat...actually I was thinking about how you always said that you preferred being alone...independent... relied on no one."
"Yeah...I used to say that. What's your point?"
"Well I was young...I had to rely on somebody...and there you were. Everywhere you went you took me along. I kinda thought we were inseparable...so that's how I came up with my name. You're Solo...I'm Duo..." Duo tilted his head. "Fitting, don't you think?"
"Yeah...fitting." Solo went to stand right in front of Duo, a smirk on his face. "So I guess that means you and I are one...for you anyway."
"NO it doesn't. You're not Solo...not at all." Duo retorted, grinning when Solo's smile slowly faded.
"Oh really? Then who...or what am I?"
"You're nothing more than an fucked-up excuse for a vampire that's just begging for me to kick his ass."
"What did you say?" Solo growled softly, hating the look Duo was giving him at the moment. Duo just continued grinning.
"You heard me." Solo's growl intensified and just when he was about to raise his hand to strike Duo, another vampire came into the room.
"Solo, the boss wants to see you," the vamp said, staying perfectly calm. Solo took a deep sigh and nodded his head.
"Can't keep the boss waiting..." He glared at Duo. "I ain't finished with you...yet anyway." With that Solo left, the vampire following. Just as soon as they left, Duo struggled as hard as he could, trying to break free, but to no success. He knew something bad was going on on the outside and with him all tied up like this there was no way for him to help. On top of that, he was worried about his friends: Quatre, Trowa, Wufei--he wondered if they were safe...or at least alive.
Then there was Heero. Unlike Quatre and the others, Heero was probably roaming the streets, getting attacked by who knows what. With the thought of something terrible happening to Heero, Duo struggled even harder.
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Ayumi looked down to see Duo attempts of escape. In her mind, she was contemplating when to help him. Behind her, Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei were standing by.
"You know..." Quatre whispered, moving closer to Ayumi. "How'd you know that we needed help?"
"I knew that you guys were at the house and that Duo and Heero weren't there. Then I noticed all the demons...and surprisingly...all the vampires roaming around during the day, and I knew that you guys were in trouble."
"Yeah but how did you know where we were?" Trowa asked. Ayumi glanced at him.
"I saw Quatre looking through the attic window."
"Oh."
"And then she climbed up a tree, got on the roof, managed to get in the attic through the same window, then got us out and up on the roof, jumped to a nearby tree, and climbed down that tree," Wufei added, showing an unenthused smile. "And when the coast was clear, she cured me. The end. Now can be we help Duo?"
"We can't just climb down there!" Ayumi exclaimed in a whisper. There're probably vampires waiting outside the door. And if that the case, how do you expect us to get him out? As soon as we go down there, there's no way of coming back up."
"Then we'll just leave through the front door," Quatre said. "That's simple."
"You think it's simple." Ayumi looked at him. "There are probably hundreds of vampires in this place and we have only one slayer. We'd be dead in no time."
"Oh...nevermind."
"Well...I guess we just sit and wait then huh?" Trowa lay on the roof, which was nothing but glass. Wufei shrugged and lay down as well, and just when he did that, he heard a crack. Everyone stopped moving and looked at each other for a split second before the roof gave way and they all fell into the room.
Duo had turned away when he saw the glass, but did hear screaming and the occasional groans of pain. When he looked back he saw Wufei managing to sit up and Ayumi slowly rising to her feet. Quatre was still lying on the ground in pain while Trowa was trying to stand.
"What the hell...? How did you guys find this place?" Duo asked, mainly to Ayumi since she seemed like the only one that was able to answer.
"We followed a bunch of vampires here and climbed up on the roof. Then we saw you and tried to figure out how to get down here while being discrete." She looked at the others. "I guess we weren't discrete enough."
"Yeah I guess." Duo looked around before spotting some keys. "One of those must be the key to this lock. Help me out here?"
"Right." Ayumi got the keys and started trying them all out. Meanwhile, Wufei opened the door slightly to see if anyone was out there. He turned to look at everyone, softly closing the door.
"Coast is clear."
"Good." Duo said as soon as Ayumi found the right key. When he wrists were loose he rubbed them a little before helping Quatre to his feet. "You gonna be ok?"
"Yeah..." Quatre said, smiling faintly. Duo nodded and looked at each of them.
"Where's Heero?"
"What?" Trowa looked around. "We thought he was with you..." Duo sighed and opened the door.
"Let's just go..." With that they snuck out the room. Ducking in every corner, they managed to find there way out of the place and made a break for it to Ayumi's house; her place was the only one that wasn't being attacked by anything unusual. When they got there, Duo went straight to her weapons closet. Ayumi looked at him puzzled.
"And where do you think you're going?" she asked.
"I'm going to find Heero," Duo replied simply. Ayumi closed the closet in front of him.
"Have you lost your mind? There's no way you can find him out there--no way in hell! For all we know he's probably dead!" When Ayumi said that Duo shot her a death glare. At that, Ayumi backed off. "I'm sorry, Duo...but you gotta face reality. Heero's not a slayer like you--he doesn't have your strength, you abilities. There is no way he could've survived on his own out there...no way..."
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Solo returned the room to find glass all over the floor and Duo nowhere to be found. He took in a deep sigh, trying to control his anger.
"Perfect...just perfect...now how am I gonna explain to the boss that our prisoner escaped right after I told him I had the prisoner?" Solo sat down on the floor hanging his head. "Solo, you really did this time..."
"Uh sir?" One of the vampire lackeys came in without Solo knowing. "Why don't we just find him?"
"Yeah...find him..." Solo looked at the vampire. "Don't bother. He's not what the boss wants anyone." Standing up, he brushed himself off. "He was supposed to be bait..." He sighed. "Don't worry about it...I'll just the boss that we'll come up with a better plan...somehow."
TBC
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I think this chapter really sucks cuz I didn't put much effort into it...but oh well. Please R&R!! Thankies ^^
By Madison Rei
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Duo felt him get hit repeatedly across the face, but did nothing about it. He was too weak to do anything. But somehow how he managed to open his eyes just in time to see a fist ready to strike again. Luckily, for him, it didn't.
"Well well, sleeping beauty's awake now, huh? I didn't think I drained that much outta ya. Heh...guess I don't know when to quit." The owner of that voice stood up, brushing off the dust on his pants. "So...you ready to talk?"
"Where...?" Duo tried to move his hands but found that he was shackled to the wall. "What the hell is this?"
"Hey, I ask the questions, ok kid? Not you." The boy walked around the room. Duo glared at him.
"My name is not kid..."
"Oh I know. It's Duo. You know something," the boy replied, turning to look at Duo. "I always wondered how you came up with that name...so how did ya?" When Duo didn't answer, he sighed and continued on. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say that you were naming yourself after me...sorta. Is that true?"
"Somewhat...actually I was thinking about how you always said that you preferred being alone...independent... relied on no one."
"Yeah...I used to say that. What's your point?"
"Well I was young...I had to rely on somebody...and there you were. Everywhere you went you took me along. I kinda thought we were inseparable...so that's how I came up with my name. You're Solo...I'm Duo..." Duo tilted his head. "Fitting, don't you think?"
"Yeah...fitting." Solo went to stand right in front of Duo, a smirk on his face. "So I guess that means you and I are one...for you anyway."
"NO it doesn't. You're not Solo...not at all." Duo retorted, grinning when Solo's smile slowly faded.
"Oh really? Then who...or what am I?"
"You're nothing more than an fucked-up excuse for a vampire that's just begging for me to kick his ass."
"What did you say?" Solo growled softly, hating the look Duo was giving him at the moment. Duo just continued grinning.
"You heard me." Solo's growl intensified and just when he was about to raise his hand to strike Duo, another vampire came into the room.
"Solo, the boss wants to see you," the vamp said, staying perfectly calm. Solo took a deep sigh and nodded his head.
"Can't keep the boss waiting..." He glared at Duo. "I ain't finished with you...yet anyway." With that Solo left, the vampire following. Just as soon as they left, Duo struggled as hard as he could, trying to break free, but to no success. He knew something bad was going on on the outside and with him all tied up like this there was no way for him to help. On top of that, he was worried about his friends: Quatre, Trowa, Wufei--he wondered if they were safe...or at least alive.
Then there was Heero. Unlike Quatre and the others, Heero was probably roaming the streets, getting attacked by who knows what. With the thought of something terrible happening to Heero, Duo struggled even harder.
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Ayumi looked down to see Duo attempts of escape. In her mind, she was contemplating when to help him. Behind her, Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei were standing by.
"You know..." Quatre whispered, moving closer to Ayumi. "How'd you know that we needed help?"
"I knew that you guys were at the house and that Duo and Heero weren't there. Then I noticed all the demons...and surprisingly...all the vampires roaming around during the day, and I knew that you guys were in trouble."
"Yeah but how did you know where we were?" Trowa asked. Ayumi glanced at him.
"I saw Quatre looking through the attic window."
"Oh."
"And then she climbed up a tree, got on the roof, managed to get in the attic through the same window, then got us out and up on the roof, jumped to a nearby tree, and climbed down that tree," Wufei added, showing an unenthused smile. "And when the coast was clear, she cured me. The end. Now can be we help Duo?"
"We can't just climb down there!" Ayumi exclaimed in a whisper. There're probably vampires waiting outside the door. And if that the case, how do you expect us to get him out? As soon as we go down there, there's no way of coming back up."
"Then we'll just leave through the front door," Quatre said. "That's simple."
"You think it's simple." Ayumi looked at him. "There are probably hundreds of vampires in this place and we have only one slayer. We'd be dead in no time."
"Oh...nevermind."
"Well...I guess we just sit and wait then huh?" Trowa lay on the roof, which was nothing but glass. Wufei shrugged and lay down as well, and just when he did that, he heard a crack. Everyone stopped moving and looked at each other for a split second before the roof gave way and they all fell into the room.
Duo had turned away when he saw the glass, but did hear screaming and the occasional groans of pain. When he looked back he saw Wufei managing to sit up and Ayumi slowly rising to her feet. Quatre was still lying on the ground in pain while Trowa was trying to stand.
"What the hell...? How did you guys find this place?" Duo asked, mainly to Ayumi since she seemed like the only one that was able to answer.
"We followed a bunch of vampires here and climbed up on the roof. Then we saw you and tried to figure out how to get down here while being discrete." She looked at the others. "I guess we weren't discrete enough."
"Yeah I guess." Duo looked around before spotting some keys. "One of those must be the key to this lock. Help me out here?"
"Right." Ayumi got the keys and started trying them all out. Meanwhile, Wufei opened the door slightly to see if anyone was out there. He turned to look at everyone, softly closing the door.
"Coast is clear."
"Good." Duo said as soon as Ayumi found the right key. When he wrists were loose he rubbed them a little before helping Quatre to his feet. "You gonna be ok?"
"Yeah..." Quatre said, smiling faintly. Duo nodded and looked at each of them.
"Where's Heero?"
"What?" Trowa looked around. "We thought he was with you..." Duo sighed and opened the door.
"Let's just go..." With that they snuck out the room. Ducking in every corner, they managed to find there way out of the place and made a break for it to Ayumi's house; her place was the only one that wasn't being attacked by anything unusual. When they got there, Duo went straight to her weapons closet. Ayumi looked at him puzzled.
"And where do you think you're going?" she asked.
"I'm going to find Heero," Duo replied simply. Ayumi closed the closet in front of him.
"Have you lost your mind? There's no way you can find him out there--no way in hell! For all we know he's probably dead!" When Ayumi said that Duo shot her a death glare. At that, Ayumi backed off. "I'm sorry, Duo...but you gotta face reality. Heero's not a slayer like you--he doesn't have your strength, you abilities. There is no way he could've survived on his own out there...no way..."
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Solo returned the room to find glass all over the floor and Duo nowhere to be found. He took in a deep sigh, trying to control his anger.
"Perfect...just perfect...now how am I gonna explain to the boss that our prisoner escaped right after I told him I had the prisoner?" Solo sat down on the floor hanging his head. "Solo, you really did this time..."
"Uh sir?" One of the vampire lackeys came in without Solo knowing. "Why don't we just find him?"
"Yeah...find him..." Solo looked at the vampire. "Don't bother. He's not what the boss wants anyone." Standing up, he brushed himself off. "He was supposed to be bait..." He sighed. "Don't worry about it...I'll just the boss that we'll come up with a better plan...somehow."
TBC
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I think this chapter really sucks cuz I didn't put much effort into it...but oh well. Please R&R!! Thankies ^^