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Title: Pax Romana (Part 3)
Disclaimers: First off, I'd like you ALL to know, I do not own anything Gundam Wing related, however, any original characters and this storyline does belong to me.
Warnings: For all you yaoi haters out there, be warned there is YAOI. For all you Relena haters, I'm trying to make her somewhat dencent, despite the fact I am one of you anti-Relena people, she had to be in here somehow, oh and don't hate me later just stay cool and all. It's also AU, set in Roman Era and to be on the safe side, OOC for Heero and Duo.
Pairings: 2xR, 2+R, 1xOC, 2+1, 2x1 (later on), 3x4 5xM, RxD
Onto the story.....
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Heero sat in the royal chariot with Duo as they drove through the city of Rome, people crowding the streets as they drove by. Women threw flowers as little children giggled and waved excitedly. Men would nod and watch smiling as they drove by in the fancy ornate chariot. Behind them, Duo's entourage followed with members of the Centuries. Heero noted that the three men, who had bought him during the slave market, were in the retinue, waving and smiling. Breakfast had come and gone that morning as Heero was in awe with the amount food for the morning meal. He would have overstuffed himself had Duo not warned him halfway through.
"We're here," Duo said invading Heero's thoughts. Heero looked up at the finely chiseled entrance of the coliseum. Statues with weapons and armour, and the god of war seemed to welcome them with their chiseled smiles. "Excited?" Duo asked seeing Heero's expression of awe.
Heero nodded. "It's amazing!" he said as he gathered the building's splendor. "Wait until you get inside, it's very euphoric." Duo whispered.
Duo was right, Heero thought. The inside was even better than the outside. People had already started to file into the arena's seating area. The entourage had been led to their destination as they stopped in front of the noble rooms and royal room where they would watch the battle. The other noblemen and women had booths along the front but the Caesar had the best view where his booth was. You could see then entire arena perfectly from there. Banners lined the arena and inside the Caesar's booth, royal purple drapes covered the viewing area, giving them privacy until they were ready. The rare purple dye was from Heero's home country of Phoenicia. It was beautiful inside the room. A throne with a silk-lined cushion was where Duo would be seated. A couple of servants stood to the side awaiting any orders from their Caesar. Two Roman guards stood at attention at the entrance for their protection. Along one side of the wall, an entire table full of various types of foods: meats, breads, fruits, and wines, were placed to keep them from being hungry.
When Duo finally sat down on his throne, he smiled at Heero, motioning him to sit and join him. "So what do you think?" Duo asked with curiosity to his companion-slave.
"I think it is spectacular! I have never seen such a place in my entire life." Heero proclaimed excitedly.
Grasping Heero's hand, Duo brought it to his cheek and nuzzled it, a blush creeping on Heero's cheeks. "Good, I'm glad you enjoy it"
Duo could not speak any further as the entrance curtain was pulled aside as Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei entered. "Good day," Wufei greeted as he bowed humbly.
Duo smiled at his friends and stood as Trowa, Quatre, and Wufei hugged him in a brotherly fashion. "It's so good of you all to come and visit!" Duo turned to Heero.
"Heero, I'd like to introduce you to my friends. This is Quatre, Wufei, and Trowa," he said motioning to the blonde, exotic Chinese man, and brunette.
Heero nodded from where he was, his fingers fidgeting nervously as he bit his left cheek. A barely audible, "hello," was heard as his eyes darted from side to side as he watched him curiously. Duo motioned for Heero to stand next to him. He abruptly stood and strode over to his side. Duo put an arm around his waist, smiling at him warmly.
"It seems that you have taken a liking to him, Duo," Trowa said as he watched Heero with his cool green eyes.
Duo grinned cheekily. "Can you blame me? He's an intriguing and mysterious person. Not to mention cute! And he managed to tell Dorothy off this morning ad not get his head chewed off." Duo pulled Heero closer as his friends listened to him.
"He's a lucky man!" Quatre exclaimed. "The first time I met her, she stabbed me with my very own sword because she believed I was going to kill Queen Relena. I had only entered the room to tell Her Ladyship that her presence was requested but instead I got stabbed!" he said bitterly as Trowa held his hand tightly. (1)
Wufei chuckled. "How could we possibly forget? You complained for days on end about a woman stabbing you, not that I'd blame you! If you ask me, Duo shouldn't allow a woman like that to roam around freely."
Duo sneered. "As much as I'd like to agree to that idea, you know what happened to her, she was after all trained as a warrior by the Amazons but she is very loyal to us-especially to Relena. They love each other. I'd be stupid to ruin my own wife's happiness for my sake." Wufei nodded in understandment. His wife Meiran enjoyed hand-to-hand combat and sword fighting. It was rare for women to be able to do this and he'd be damned if he prevented her from her beloved hobby. Meiran was an excellent fighter, even teaching Wufei a thing or two on the rare occasion. He called her 'Nataku,' after some goddess he heard about from his homeland.
"I must be going, Meiran is expecting me to meet up with her shortly." Wufei stated as he bowed once to Duo. The Caesar in turn nodded back and dismissed him. "See you Wufei. Take care!" Wufei turned his heels and left the room.
"We should be on our way as well. We have some business to attend to before the games begin." Trowa claimed. Quatre gave a quick nod as Duo waved a hand in a dismissive gesture. "Perhaps another time we can chit chat longer." Duo exclaimed, his arm still firmly around Heero who was silent through the entire conversation.
Heero sighed as the others left, his tummy rumbling. "Hungry Heero?" Duo asked smirking as he grabbed a handful of grapes. Heero nodded affirmatively as he reached for an apple, taking a bite out of it. Heero munched contentedly as Duo watched him carefully.
When Heero finished his apple, he discarded the core in a waste basked as Duo still watched him thoughtfully with his violet eyes. "Heero, come over here." Duo asked motioning him to a spot in front of him. Heero sat down, crossing his legs under his toga waiting for what Duo had to say. Instead of saying anything, Duo leaned forward and kissed him fully on the lips. Heero actually returned the kiss without hesitation this time. Duo probed a tongue on Heero's bottom lip; silently asking permission to enter as Heero slowly opened his mouth. Duo was pleased with Heero's reaction to his kiss.
When Duo finally pulled away to catch his breath, both men were breathing heavily. Duo smiled as Heero caught his breath, his pouty red lips swollen from the kiss. Duo took a sharp look at the few servants standing in the room with a dismissive glance causing them to flee out of the room and stand out in the hall.
Heero looked at Duo suspiciously. "What did you do that for?"
Instead of answering right away, Duo pulled Heero onto his lap facing him. "Because I want to be alone with you." With that, Duo closed the short distance between them and continued his works from before.
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"Ahem..."
Heero froze. He and Duo were in an interesting bind. Duo had a hand up his toga rubbing his chest and kissing his neck with Heero sitting on his lap with his legs around him. Duo looked up at the servant. "What do you want?" he growled with annoyance.
The servant took one quick look at Heero and noticed the love bites on his neck and then looked at Duo who had turned Heero around and pulled him close. The servant replied nervously. "T-the games are about to begin and await your consent to start. Also, Senator Darius would like to have a word with you later on, after the games."
Duo nodded. "Tell them to start the games with the fanfare. Tell Darius I will speak with him later." The servant bowed and left to deliver his messages.
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When the games did begin, Heero was in awe. The fighting was great and he never saw some many people gather in one place. The music and chatter of people was loud and exciting, adrenaline coursing through his veins from all the excitement. Duo had explained to him that the fighters were some of his Roman Centuries (2) who lived on farms and were fighting for fame and fortune. The last two men to battle fought for a long time. The man who had finally won, defeated the other with a blow to the stomach causing him to double over and give up. It was a hard won battle but entertaining to watch. The man won fifty gold pieces for his heroics. Duo stood and waved to the crowd, addressing them with his final speech. First he praised all the gladiators for the brave battle before giving his final blessing as the crowd cheered.
Duo grabbed his hand once finished, and led him out with his guards and other servants trailing behind. A man well dressed in rich garments walked up to Duo. Heero recognized him as one of them men from last night who had eyed him.
Duo smiled politely as the man reached them. "Darius, what brings you here unannounced?"
Darius bowed before answering. "Emperor, it has been brought to my attention to inform you that a rebellion may be on the uprising in Phoenicia by a man named, Kamose Reyma. Kamose wants the Roman presence out of the village and is threatening revolt."
Heero tensed when the man mentioned Kamose and muttered a few harsh words under his breath, glaring coldly at Darius. This behaviour did not go unnoticed by Duo.
"What do you wish for me to do? I leave to go to Phoenicia in a matter of days to visit the king there."
"Well, I am warning you Caesar. Be very careful. This man has great influence over his people-he is a very successful merchant."
"I will take your advice Darius, good day to you." Duo walked by Darius, his procession following at a close pace as Heero trailed right behind him.
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When Duo finally stopped, they had reached the palace and were in Duo's quarters. He turned to face everyone behind him to dismiss them for their evening duties. "You are all excused. Heero, please stay here for I need to speak with you for a moment." The servants filed out of the room leaving Heero and Duo behind, alone in the room.
"What happened back there before we left the stadium?" Duo asked as a matter of factly.
Heero looked up at Duo questioningly. "What do you mean?"
Duo put a hand on his forearm. "Your face paled at the mention of Kamose's name. You looked...scared."
Heero sighed and waved a hand dismissively. "I don't want to talk about it."
Duo peered into Heero's dark blue eyes. "I seem to have struck a chord. Perhaps talking about it might help you out, Heero. I am not a Caesar just to sit on a throne and look pretty. I am known for being a good listener. So, who is he? A relative? Friend?"
Heero lifted up his hands defeated. "You might want to sit down for this, it may take a while to tell." Duo nodded and smiled encouragingly as he sat down on a nearby bench.
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TBC...
Author's Notes:
1. Remember in the series when Dorothy stabs Quatre at the end with her sword? I just COULDN'T resist including a similar scene.
2. Centuries are Roman soldiers.
C&C? Pweeeeeease!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Pax Romana (Part 3)
Disclaimers: First off, I'd like you ALL to know, I do not own anything Gundam Wing related, however, any original characters and this storyline does belong to me.
Warnings: For all you yaoi haters out there, be warned there is YAOI. For all you Relena haters, I'm trying to make her somewhat dencent, despite the fact I am one of you anti-Relena people, she had to be in here somehow, oh and don't hate me later just stay cool and all. It's also AU, set in Roman Era and to be on the safe side, OOC for Heero and Duo.
Pairings: 2xR, 2+R, 1xOC, 2+1, 2x1 (later on), 3x4 5xM, RxD
Onto the story.....
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Heero sat in the royal chariot with Duo as they drove through the city of Rome, people crowding the streets as they drove by. Women threw flowers as little children giggled and waved excitedly. Men would nod and watch smiling as they drove by in the fancy ornate chariot. Behind them, Duo's entourage followed with members of the Centuries. Heero noted that the three men, who had bought him during the slave market, were in the retinue, waving and smiling. Breakfast had come and gone that morning as Heero was in awe with the amount food for the morning meal. He would have overstuffed himself had Duo not warned him halfway through.
"We're here," Duo said invading Heero's thoughts. Heero looked up at the finely chiseled entrance of the coliseum. Statues with weapons and armour, and the god of war seemed to welcome them with their chiseled smiles. "Excited?" Duo asked seeing Heero's expression of awe.
Heero nodded. "It's amazing!" he said as he gathered the building's splendor. "Wait until you get inside, it's very euphoric." Duo whispered.
Duo was right, Heero thought. The inside was even better than the outside. People had already started to file into the arena's seating area. The entourage had been led to their destination as they stopped in front of the noble rooms and royal room where they would watch the battle. The other noblemen and women had booths along the front but the Caesar had the best view where his booth was. You could see then entire arena perfectly from there. Banners lined the arena and inside the Caesar's booth, royal purple drapes covered the viewing area, giving them privacy until they were ready. The rare purple dye was from Heero's home country of Phoenicia. It was beautiful inside the room. A throne with a silk-lined cushion was where Duo would be seated. A couple of servants stood to the side awaiting any orders from their Caesar. Two Roman guards stood at attention at the entrance for their protection. Along one side of the wall, an entire table full of various types of foods: meats, breads, fruits, and wines, were placed to keep them from being hungry.
When Duo finally sat down on his throne, he smiled at Heero, motioning him to sit and join him. "So what do you think?" Duo asked with curiosity to his companion-slave.
"I think it is spectacular! I have never seen such a place in my entire life." Heero proclaimed excitedly.
Grasping Heero's hand, Duo brought it to his cheek and nuzzled it, a blush creeping on Heero's cheeks. "Good, I'm glad you enjoy it"
Duo could not speak any further as the entrance curtain was pulled aside as Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei entered. "Good day," Wufei greeted as he bowed humbly.
Duo smiled at his friends and stood as Trowa, Quatre, and Wufei hugged him in a brotherly fashion. "It's so good of you all to come and visit!" Duo turned to Heero.
"Heero, I'd like to introduce you to my friends. This is Quatre, Wufei, and Trowa," he said motioning to the blonde, exotic Chinese man, and brunette.
Heero nodded from where he was, his fingers fidgeting nervously as he bit his left cheek. A barely audible, "hello," was heard as his eyes darted from side to side as he watched him curiously. Duo motioned for Heero to stand next to him. He abruptly stood and strode over to his side. Duo put an arm around his waist, smiling at him warmly.
"It seems that you have taken a liking to him, Duo," Trowa said as he watched Heero with his cool green eyes.
Duo grinned cheekily. "Can you blame me? He's an intriguing and mysterious person. Not to mention cute! And he managed to tell Dorothy off this morning ad not get his head chewed off." Duo pulled Heero closer as his friends listened to him.
"He's a lucky man!" Quatre exclaimed. "The first time I met her, she stabbed me with my very own sword because she believed I was going to kill Queen Relena. I had only entered the room to tell Her Ladyship that her presence was requested but instead I got stabbed!" he said bitterly as Trowa held his hand tightly. (1)
Wufei chuckled. "How could we possibly forget? You complained for days on end about a woman stabbing you, not that I'd blame you! If you ask me, Duo shouldn't allow a woman like that to roam around freely."
Duo sneered. "As much as I'd like to agree to that idea, you know what happened to her, she was after all trained as a warrior by the Amazons but she is very loyal to us-especially to Relena. They love each other. I'd be stupid to ruin my own wife's happiness for my sake." Wufei nodded in understandment. His wife Meiran enjoyed hand-to-hand combat and sword fighting. It was rare for women to be able to do this and he'd be damned if he prevented her from her beloved hobby. Meiran was an excellent fighter, even teaching Wufei a thing or two on the rare occasion. He called her 'Nataku,' after some goddess he heard about from his homeland.
"I must be going, Meiran is expecting me to meet up with her shortly." Wufei stated as he bowed once to Duo. The Caesar in turn nodded back and dismissed him. "See you Wufei. Take care!" Wufei turned his heels and left the room.
"We should be on our way as well. We have some business to attend to before the games begin." Trowa claimed. Quatre gave a quick nod as Duo waved a hand in a dismissive gesture. "Perhaps another time we can chit chat longer." Duo exclaimed, his arm still firmly around Heero who was silent through the entire conversation.
Heero sighed as the others left, his tummy rumbling. "Hungry Heero?" Duo asked smirking as he grabbed a handful of grapes. Heero nodded affirmatively as he reached for an apple, taking a bite out of it. Heero munched contentedly as Duo watched him carefully.
When Heero finished his apple, he discarded the core in a waste basked as Duo still watched him thoughtfully with his violet eyes. "Heero, come over here." Duo asked motioning him to a spot in front of him. Heero sat down, crossing his legs under his toga waiting for what Duo had to say. Instead of saying anything, Duo leaned forward and kissed him fully on the lips. Heero actually returned the kiss without hesitation this time. Duo probed a tongue on Heero's bottom lip; silently asking permission to enter as Heero slowly opened his mouth. Duo was pleased with Heero's reaction to his kiss.
When Duo finally pulled away to catch his breath, both men were breathing heavily. Duo smiled as Heero caught his breath, his pouty red lips swollen from the kiss. Duo took a sharp look at the few servants standing in the room with a dismissive glance causing them to flee out of the room and stand out in the hall.
Heero looked at Duo suspiciously. "What did you do that for?"
Instead of answering right away, Duo pulled Heero onto his lap facing him. "Because I want to be alone with you." With that, Duo closed the short distance between them and continued his works from before.
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"Ahem..."
Heero froze. He and Duo were in an interesting bind. Duo had a hand up his toga rubbing his chest and kissing his neck with Heero sitting on his lap with his legs around him. Duo looked up at the servant. "What do you want?" he growled with annoyance.
The servant took one quick look at Heero and noticed the love bites on his neck and then looked at Duo who had turned Heero around and pulled him close. The servant replied nervously. "T-the games are about to begin and await your consent to start. Also, Senator Darius would like to have a word with you later on, after the games."
Duo nodded. "Tell them to start the games with the fanfare. Tell Darius I will speak with him later." The servant bowed and left to deliver his messages.
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When the games did begin, Heero was in awe. The fighting was great and he never saw some many people gather in one place. The music and chatter of people was loud and exciting, adrenaline coursing through his veins from all the excitement. Duo had explained to him that the fighters were some of his Roman Centuries (2) who lived on farms and were fighting for fame and fortune. The last two men to battle fought for a long time. The man who had finally won, defeated the other with a blow to the stomach causing him to double over and give up. It was a hard won battle but entertaining to watch. The man won fifty gold pieces for his heroics. Duo stood and waved to the crowd, addressing them with his final speech. First he praised all the gladiators for the brave battle before giving his final blessing as the crowd cheered.
Duo grabbed his hand once finished, and led him out with his guards and other servants trailing behind. A man well dressed in rich garments walked up to Duo. Heero recognized him as one of them men from last night who had eyed him.
Duo smiled politely as the man reached them. "Darius, what brings you here unannounced?"
Darius bowed before answering. "Emperor, it has been brought to my attention to inform you that a rebellion may be on the uprising in Phoenicia by a man named, Kamose Reyma. Kamose wants the Roman presence out of the village and is threatening revolt."
Heero tensed when the man mentioned Kamose and muttered a few harsh words under his breath, glaring coldly at Darius. This behaviour did not go unnoticed by Duo.
"What do you wish for me to do? I leave to go to Phoenicia in a matter of days to visit the king there."
"Well, I am warning you Caesar. Be very careful. This man has great influence over his people-he is a very successful merchant."
"I will take your advice Darius, good day to you." Duo walked by Darius, his procession following at a close pace as Heero trailed right behind him.
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When Duo finally stopped, they had reached the palace and were in Duo's quarters. He turned to face everyone behind him to dismiss them for their evening duties. "You are all excused. Heero, please stay here for I need to speak with you for a moment." The servants filed out of the room leaving Heero and Duo behind, alone in the room.
"What happened back there before we left the stadium?" Duo asked as a matter of factly.
Heero looked up at Duo questioningly. "What do you mean?"
Duo put a hand on his forearm. "Your face paled at the mention of Kamose's name. You looked...scared."
Heero sighed and waved a hand dismissively. "I don't want to talk about it."
Duo peered into Heero's dark blue eyes. "I seem to have struck a chord. Perhaps talking about it might help you out, Heero. I am not a Caesar just to sit on a throne and look pretty. I am known for being a good listener. So, who is he? A relative? Friend?"
Heero lifted up his hands defeated. "You might want to sit down for this, it may take a while to tell." Duo nodded and smiled encouragingly as he sat down on a nearby bench.
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TBC...
Author's Notes:
1. Remember in the series when Dorothy stabs Quatre at the end with her sword? I just COULDN'T resist including a similar scene.
2. Centuries are Roman soldiers.
C&C? Pweeeeeease!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!