Dimensional Warfare : Soul Mates
by: Trio and Elf
rated: R, Lemon
finished: 2001
Disclaimer: We do not own Gundam Wing, Sailor Moon, or The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. We are only using the characters to devise out own special tale of lore. So don't sue us, we're both poor.
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Author Notes: This chapter is rated NC-17 or R because of the graphic love scene. It's been awhile since one of those, hasn't it? ^_^ Enjoy. In other news, Trio's Anime World is moving and becoming Shinku Tengoku.
Chapter Eighteen
Duo was perfectly sober and thinking clearly. Something he hadn't been doing in the past forty eight hours. Jennifer was dead. He knew that and it hit him like a knife to the gut, but he was dealing with that. Then there was the situation with Hotaru. He wanted her, it was more than a physical need, it was a metaphysical need, venturing into the spiritual.
He also knew that she would be gone as soon as this was all over. Damn it. It seemed every time he had happiness within his grasp it slipped away from his fingers. First there was Solo, then Father Maxwell and Sister Helen, and now Jennifer Darkfall. All dead while he still lived.
It was almost enough to make a guy go insane, except he now knew that there was a girl who had Death's shroud wrapped as tight as he did. It was almost comforting. It was sure as hell arousing.
He sighed as he left his bedroom. He wanted to talk to someone desperately, anyone except Link's pals. He didn't know and trust them very well. Besides, he'd be a shock to their perfect world. And there was Link's really big sword as well.
He found himself wandering aimlessly down the halls into the secret hanger. He found himself at the one place that he could always feel safe in. Deathscythe HELL.
He was sitting in the cockpit and smiling when Wufei walked into the room to meditate. Duo glared down at him. Wufei had kicked the shit out of Athene. Why, he didn't know, but he did know that Wufei had also been following Athene around.
Wufei walked to the catwalk and to where Duo was sitting. Duo glared at him, expecting the Justice Boy to speak first. Wufei asked, "Who is Hotaru?"
"One of the Scout chicks," Duo answered curtly.
Wufei's sloe eyes looked him over as he asked, "Is she your lover? Does Darkfall know of this?"
Duo sneered, "Why don't you go ask her yourself, or are you afraid of a little dragonfly. Why don't you go ask Jen . . . Wait, because she's dead!"
"Darkfall's dead?" Wufei asked in an absent tone.
Duo jumped out of the cockpit and punched him. The feel of his fist impacting against Wufei's perfect Asian profile was intoxicating. While Wufei was still stunned and surprised, he did it again. He snapped, "If you weren't going around and beating up injured babes, you would know what's going on! But not the Justice Boy. Always gotta go by his own 'code of honor' and belittle everyone who doesn't walk around calling women weak. You're the weak one Wufei!"
With that, he kneed the Chinese boy in the stomach. He kept punching Wufei. He sneered,"You did nothing in the last battle except have some fancy assed duel with Treize and gave Heero his beam cannon. Heero was fighting Zechs while Trowa was saving Quatre and destroying Libra. I was hauling my ass to get the five bastards, the Gods of Plague, to Peacemillion so they could blow it up!"
He drew his hand back for another punch. As it was about to land, Wufei caught it. He held Duo's fist carefully as he drew himself up. Duo noticed with a cold satisfaction that blood was dripping from his nose and lips.
Wufei dropped his fist and stated, "You are right, Duo. I'll give you that." His black eyes board into Duo's as he went on, "You care too much, and I would say that makes you weak, but not in your case. You wrap death around you like a cloak and wear it proudly. You are right about Athene."
Duo felt his anger drain away as Wufei wiped the blood from his face. He noticed the crimson stain on the back of his gi's white sleeve. Wufei continued, "I did not know about Darkfall. I'm sorry. I did not know her well, but she was a fine warrior. For a woman, she was excellent."
Duo asked, "Why did you beat up Athene and why the hell were you so mean to Quatre?"
"Good question, Duo," Wufei laughed bitterly. He went on, "She reminded me of my wife."
"Merian?" Duo asked. During their imprisonment together, Wufei and Duo shared some dark secrets. Wufei told him about his dead wife and Duo told him about Father Maxwell and Sister Helen. Wufei had been surprised that there was a survivor to the Maxwell's Massacre, but not that it was Duo himself.
Wufei nodded and stated, "I know exactly what you're going through, Duo. And it's going to hurt."
Duo looked down then back up at Wufei. He said, "Sorry about beating you up man."
"I could of stopped you at any time," was Wufei's reply as he began to walk off the platform.
Duo chuckled as he looked back at HELL. He wondered about the suit that had attacked them the other day. His brow furrowed as he ran to the lab. He sat down at the computer and brought up data on the battle.
There had been a large, organic object near the battle. Right where Duo saw the suit. An organic suit? Impossible, he thought as he read the data. Theoretically, an organic suit would have the ability to heal itself, like in Neon Genesis Evangalion. Well, EVA was one fucked up anime... Cool, but fucked up. {1}
He heard the door open behind him and he looked at a slightly rumpled Heero holding two cups of coffee. Heero walked over to him and sat down beside him. He set the steaming mug down while he sipped on his. Duo picked it up and drank the entire contents. Heero asked, "What did you find?"
"Jennifer's dead," he replied, "And we've got a fucking organic suit that wants to kill the Sanq Kingdom."
Heero looked a little surprised, taken a back even. Heero, surprisingly, reached out and touched his shoulder. Duo squeezed his hand. Heero had been the one person in Duo's life he could count on. His best friend. Almost his brother.
Heero looked sad himself. For a while, Jennifer had been an almost female version of Heero Yuy. They had clicked and connected, especially after Jennifer swiftly kicked him in the groin.
"We'll kill the bitches that did this too her," Duo hissed as he looked at the screen. He pointed to the positions of the DOLLs. He said, "The guy knew what he was doing, but I've got a feeling that he was working for someone."
Heero nodded, in Perfect Soldier mode. He added, "Yeah, if it would've been me, or you, we would of destroyed the Sanq Kingdom, but someone wants something."
"Relena?" Duo asked. A muscle in Heero's jaw twitched. Duo smirked and added, "You'd slaughter them all if they were."
Heero pondered, "The Hylians or the Scouts?"
"Unless it's some superstitious Scot thinking that the Wee Ones are going to come after him,"Duo replied with a shrug.
Heero opened his mouth to say something when alarms blared through the building. They both stood up and Duo smiled. He needed a good slaughter to clear his head.
******
Seven mobile suits jettisoned out of the hanger. Relena bit her lip as she watched them go. She felt a sharp pang to her heart, as she always did when she saw Heero in battle. She often wondered if it would be the last time she would see him, that this would be the one time he wouldn't win.
"Are you all right, Lady Relena?" Relena turned around to see the Princess Zelda and Malon standing there. Malon was wearing jeans and a black tank top, her hair pulled back into a ponytail and Zelda was wearing dress slacks and a simple white blouse. It was strange to see them without their finery on. Very confusing.
Relena smiled and answered in her best ambassador's voice, "I'm fine, thank you for asking."
"You're worried about someone," Zelda replied, her keen blue eyes looking her over.
Malon asked, "Where are those giant monsters going?"
"To battle, controlled by each of the pilots," Relena answered. And Heero's with them, she thought as she clenched her fists.
Malon turned, her long red hair swishing behind her. She stated, "I know what you are feeling, milady. I feel that way each time Link goes to fight."
Relena nodded as she looked out of the hanger. The ignitions of their venires had already disappeared from sight. Zelda stated, "I'm sure that they'll be all right, Lady Relena."
"I hope you're right, Your Highness, I hope you're right," she whispered as she looked out into the night sky.
******
Heero saw that the enemy's forces consisted of 99 Virgo and 143 Taurus Mobile DOLLs. No problem for their forces, which included Noin and Zechs. Over the com, Duo snickered, "This is way too easy. You guys go home, I can handle this."
Quatre replied, "Duo, it's too dangerous for you."
Duo only laughed. Heero saw Deathscythe HELL unleash its wings and the double-bladed scythe lighted in a rage of bright green fire. Duo yelled a primal battle cry as he flew into the carefully organized suits, creating chaos and destruction as he went.
Heero grunted as he took off after his friend. He aimed the beam cannon at a platoon of the Tauruses. They possessed no defensive force fields or generators, so he decided that he should take out those nuisances first.
He waited patiently until the targeting klaxon blared and flashed red. He calmly worked the controls to let a deadly beam of pure ionic energy rush into the black suits. His warning klaxon blared behind him, signaling that someone was targeting. He was too close to the others to use the cannon again, so he armed his beam saber and gracefully spun around.
He managed to use both his shield and sword to block the blast of energy headed his way. The Virgo suit started to bring up its force shield and Heero charged it. He used the saber to slice into the mechanisms that created the shield and watched them fall to the ground. He thrust the glowing, crimson blade into the suit's midsection and jerked upward. It blasted apart in a fury of angry sparks.
He looked around. His comrades were dealing as much damage. He nodded to himself as he rushed back into battle.
******
Duo laughed. It felt good, this destruction, this power. He was the living embodiment of Death. He was the Shinigami and nothing could stop him. He let out another laughed as he sliced through one of the Virgos. He shouted, "You think you can stop me! Think again, you bastards!"
He continued to carve through the suits, laughing all the while. He shouted, "You fucking took everything from me! Stop sending your damn, soulless DOLLs to do your dirty work and fight me!"
His warning klaxon blared and he maneuvered the batwing shields to cover the thrusters as a blast of buster rifle fire came at him. He spun around and flew at the Virgo who shot at him. He sliced it in half and sneered, "You picked the wrong bastard to fuck with, mother fucker."
The warning blared again. Duo spun around and was too late to bring up his shields. The blast impacted, jarring him and sending sparks throughout the suit. "Fuck!" he cursed as he struggled to get control of the suit.
He looked around and realized that he was away from everyone else in the battle. The suit aimed at him again and he hit the control to his shield. The thrusters sparked and it went spinning into the Taurus that had shot him. He snapped, "Damn it, that was close, too close."
Then his sensors picked up something else. Organic and about ten meters from here. Duo slowly walked Deathscythe through the flames and saw a mobile suit like any he'd ever seen before. It was sleek, slender, almost feminine in design and colored a dark green. The readings he was getting off it was almost as if it was a living thing.
He thought, Great, now I'm fighting EVAs. I just hope that it doesn't go berserk. {2}
The hail signal blared on his com and he turned it on. The young man facing him was a little older than Duo with icy blue-gray eyes and dark red hair. He recognized the guy from the party. He'd been spying on them. Duo smirked and said, "You crafty son of a bitch."
The teenager laughed and replied, "Thank you, Duo Maxwell, or should I say God of Death?"
"It doesn't matter, kid, but I'll be the death of you," Duo quipped, smirking, "But since I'm going to kill you, death needs a name, right?"
The boy replied in an almost ecstatic voice, "Hunters. Joshua Hunters. You weren't my first choice, but I will enjoy hunting you down."
"I'm not hunted by anyone, fucker, not even you," Duo told him with a cold smile.
Hunters bowed his head and said, "Then let the fight begin."
"Right," Duo sneered as he cracked his tight muscles and readied himself at the controls. A beam saber appeared on the suit. Duo chuckled. This would be too easy. The green blade ignited and Duo charged at him.
Their blades touched and held. Duo spun the staff of the scythe so it knocked into the suit's head. He sprung back and punched the suit with a hard left. The suit pointed a hand at him. Duo snorted and thought, What the hell is this guy doing?
A flash of bright light engulfed him, blinding him momentarily. "Nice trick, but I can do better," Duo growled as he clutched his controls. A loud beep sounded through the cockpit and the red warning lights flashed everywhere. What? Duo thought as suddenly everything went black in the cockpit.
The Gundam lost power. Duo was trapped in a metal coffin with this sadistic fucker in an organic suit in front of him. He was open, vulnerable. The suit had nothing holding it, in it's rushed stance, and it crashed to the ground.
Duo's gut automatically rushed to his throat. He was pressed down on his seat as the huge suit fell to the ground. The impact vibrated through his spine all over his body. He winced at the sharp pain that it caused and almost screamed. His ribs burned and he couldn't move. He was having trouble breathing.
There was only one thing that could do that to his Gundam. An EMP. An electromagnetic pulse, and this monster had a weapon that could deal them without causing harm to itself. It was different than the technology that Duo used to scramble enemy's weapons, much different.
Suddenly, there was the sound of metal breaking and sparks rained down on Duo. Duo cried out in fear and terror as he scrambled from the harness. The suit was picked up and Duo was thrown into the wall. He floated for a moment as it went faster, hitting Mock speed, before it stopped.
There was a moment of weightlessness as Duo floated in the cockpit. He tried to scramble back into the seat, into the harness when the suit was dropped. It crashed to the ground like a fallen angel, crushing Duo awkwardly into the control panels. It shifted coarse as it fell. He was slung into the levers like a rag doll. He cried out in pain as he felt something, most likely a rib, give way and something inside him crush.
Gravity pushed him up into the cockpit's ceiling right before he crashed down again. He felt things being crushed inside him and the pain burned through him. He tried to breathe, but it hurt far too much. He couldn't do it. He couldn't move. His lungs and chest burned, his side throbbed like someone shoved a good six inch blade into him.
He closed his eyes and waited for another drop or nothing, but nothing happened except he was still in pain. He tried to lift himself up, but it hurt too much. "Man, this sucks," he chuckled grimly as he collapsed back into the cockpit.
The door opened and starlight shown through the darkness. Duo turned around to see that Darien guy holding out his hand to him. Duo reached out and grabbed it. He managed, "Thanks man."
Darien replied, "Don't mention it. You would of done the same for me." His royal blue eyes looked everything over. Duo looked up, feeling a sharp pain radiate from the left side of his neck all the way down his left arm. The only thing left was Wing ZERO and Eypon flying side by side, looking down at Duo and Deathscythe HELL.
The other suits had been blown to hell, only shrapnel left. Duo tried to walk around to look, but the pain in his ribs, side, and arm stopped him. He only succeed into falling into Darien's arms, which really ticked him off.
Heero's voice boomed down to them. He asked, "What happened?"
"The bastard has a weapon that emits EMPs," Duo replied before everything went black.
******
Hotaru looked at the ancient Keeper. She knew that Duo was in trouble and she'd begged Darien or the others to save him. She didn't care who, just long as he was all right. She had transformed back into Hotaru after everything had happened.
Amara and Michelle were talking about how to get Athene back. She wanted Athene back, and the thought of losing her hurt, but the thought of losing Duo was like someone twisting a knife over and over into her heart. She couldn't explain it, but she needed him. Even for just a little while, to know that she wasn't truly alone in her crypt.
Her crypt. They treated her like a corpse. A damn corpse.
Lita asked, "Hotaru, are you okay?"
Hotaru ignored her and walked back to the castle. She would be okay as soon as she saw Duo. She heard Serena call out to her, but she ignored that as well.
She quickly reached the palace and walked in. She saw a young man with long blond hair dressed in jeans and a T-shirt. He had long, pointed ears like an elf's. She figured that he was the Link guy.
She asked, "The Gundams, are they back?"
He nodded as he looked her over. He smiled politely then the smile faded when he must of sensed her keen distress. He told her, "Duo Maxwell's in his room, he was badly injured in the battle. He refuses to go to the . . ." he paused for a moment, searching for the right word,"Infirmary. Not even Sir Heero or Master Zechs can take him there."
"Thank you," Hotaru told him as she ran off to Duo's room. She ran through the open door to see Heero Yuy, the boy dripping blood from the vision, Zechs Merquise, and Darien trying to move him from the bed.
Duo sneered, "You're not moving me! I'm not going in there!"
"Duo, you're badly injured . . ." Zechs began before Duo managed to throw a kick at him.
Darien stated, "You'll die, Duo. Look, you're bleeding from your mouth. You must have severe internal bleeding."
She moved closer and saw the trickle of blood down his mouth. She closed her eyes and looked away from it. She felt his life force in the back of her head. He would survive even if he didn't get help, but she wanted to help him. Needed to help him.
Hotaru managed, "Get out."
Everyone looked at her. Zechs demanded, "Who are you and what are you doing here?"
Hotaru walked past the platinum blonde and to Duo. He looked at her with pain filled violet eyes. She reached out and grabbed his hand. She closed her eyes and felt the energy of a healing rip through her like a tropical storm. It was hot and powerful.
Darien asked her, "Are you sure?" Hotaru nodded. Darien stated, "Get out. They need to be alone." She felt them all leave as she sat down beside Duo on the bed.
She opened her eyes and looked down at him. He asked, "What are you planning to do?"
She clumsily started unbuttoning the black shirt he was wearing. She threw the priest's collar to the floor and looked at his nude chest. It was muscled and had two scars running pale down his ribs. She tilted her head as she looked at the scars. He was beautiful, perfect, and hers.
She placed her hands on his chest and suddenly knew where this would end by the time the night was over. And she didn't care. She was a little afraid, but this would be the only time she could have him, her one perfect love. This night, and this night alone would sustain her through all of eternity.
She closed her eyes and felt his injuries. Broken ribs, a ruptured spleen, a collapsed lung, and a bruised liver. She opened them and looked into his thickly lashed, pain filled, violet eyes. She leaned over and kissed him.
The energy poured out of her and into him. She could feel the damaged tissue healing as they kissed, their tongues dueling as she healed him. It was quickly over and she pulled away. He sat up and pulled himself to her in one long kiss.
******
No pain, no fear, no sadness, just longing, lust, wanting, needing, and one chance to be with his counter part. And Duo Maxwell, the self proclaimed Shinigami, was planning on doing just that. He held Hotaru's fragile body against his bare skin as he kissed her thoroughly. He knew exactly where this was going to end and he was going to make sure that Hotaru would remember him forever. No matter who else she would be with, he wanted her to think of him.
As he would think of her for all eternity.
Still, he had to ask her one question as they broke away from their soul binding kiss. "Are you sure about this?" His body hummed with need and he was hard and ready, but she was pure and chase. He was her first kiss and this was going to be her first time.
She nodded shyly, her cheeks tinted with blush. He smiled and ran his fingers through her soft, raven hair. She was beautiful with a voice of an angel.
He kissed her again, running his fingers under her shirt. He quickly deposed of it and was delighted to know that she wasn't wearing a bra. He gingerly cupped each ivory orb in his hands. He gently rubbed her now hard, pink nipples. She gave a tiny, surprised cry and he smothered it with his kiss.
She pushed his chest and maneuvered so she was on top of him. He watched her as she leaned over and licked a quick path down his chest. He gasped at the warm sensation. She kissed each nipple and he groaned. She went lower.
She wouldn't . . .
His boots were on the floor without the knowledge of how they got there. Soon his pants joined them. He jerked as soon as she caressed his hard length through his boxers. She pulled on them and he moved up so she could slide them off of his hips.
His heart was pounding. He was on fire, a sweet flame that would surely kill him, but man, whata way to go. She looked down at him with her dark, velvety violet eyes before she settled over him.
He almost cried out when she tentatively licked the base, running all the way up to the head. Oh, it was wonderful, marvelous, then her mouth closed on him like liquid heat. He did cry out and involuntarily thrust his hips to get more.
It took all of his will power to lie perfectly still as she worked her slender mouth around him. He didn't want to frighten her and he didn't want to choke her either. So, he laid there and took it.
She moved faster, bringing him on the edge. Oh, it was wonderful.
Please last.
Oh, damn it . . . I can't take . . .
He cried out as the world shattered around him. He clinched the bed and closed his eyes as he released into her mouth in a hot rush.
He panted as he opened his eyes, a thin sheen of sweat covering his trembling body. He looked up at Hotaru who was looking at him with wide eyes. He looked down at his spent member then her swollen, moist mouth and realized that he should of warned her.
He sat up and wrapped her in his arms. He babbled, "Hotaru, I'm sorry, I should of warned you. You didn't have to do that, you know." He felt awful. It wasn't fair.
She chuckled and looked at him with her passion darkened eyes. She said, "You're beautiful."
He blinked. It wasn't the thing he would of expected. She laughed again and kissed him. He could taste himself on her as he eased her back on the bed again. He felt himself harden again as she ran her fingers down his back, cupping his buttocks. He wanted to taste her, feel her underneath him, writhing like she made him.
He raised up from her and pushed her on the bed. He smirked and said, "My turn." She looked at him as he moved down. He took one pink nipple in his mouth and began to gently suck on it. His fingers played with the other one. She gasped and rose to meet his mouth. He switched places, enjoying her heavy breathing.
He kissed down her ivory skin, wondering at her paleness. He quickly removed her stockings, skirt, and left her plain white underwear. Everything else was black except her panties, and they almost blended in to the paleness of her skin, except that they were soaking wet.
He smiled as he slid a hand inside of the damp fabric to test her out. He slid past the damp curls and she cried out again. He shook his head and quickly withdrew his hand. He told her, "This isn't going to do at all."
He quickly disposed of the white panties as he looked her perfectly slender and nude body over. Where Jennifer had been warm splashes of gold and color, Hotaru was paleness and shadow. The contrasts were startling. His breath caught in his throat as he looked at her.
Her dark eyes were wide and trusting as she looked at him and it hit him. He was in love with her. He barely knew her, but then knew everything about her. They walked in the same Death Shroud and could survive the other. They were soul mates.
He took a deep intake of breath as he nestled beside her, laying his hand over the damp, raven curls. He kissed her as she gently moved her legs apart. He slid a finger inside of her and she moaned. He soon added another. His thumb found that hard bundle of nerves and began to stroke again. She was slick and hot and he couldn't wait to be inside of her, but he still had a way to go, and he wanted to taste her.
He added a third and she cried out in pain. He moved the fingers slower, stretching her so she would accommodate him better when the time came. She closed her eyes and he kissed her. She soon adjusted to the fingers moving inside her and moved to reach his thrusts. She began to tighten and spasm around him. Her breath came in hot little pants against his mouth.
She gasped and her body drew taught like a bow string pulled. He felt her tighten and spasm around him. He withdrew his wet fingers as she caught her breath. He climbed over her and moved down her body.
He kissed the damp triangle of curls and gently spread her folds apart with his fingers. He smelled her spicy sent and smiled. Then he placed his mouth on her and began to lick.
She was sweet and spicy at the same time, like sage honey. He eagerly lapped her up, tasting her. She was his and his alone for this night. He slid his tongue inside her and then licked her with one hard stroke. She tightened up again and groaned.
He slid up her body and kissed her. He thrust inside of her with one quick thrust. He felt that barrier and pushed through it, feeling her body pulse around him in remnants of release. Hotaru cried out and clutched at his shoulders.
It hurt. She could smell her own blood around her. She closed her eyes and looked down.
She felt like a glove with a hand that was too big had been thrust into her. She knew that Duo was well endowed and wondered how he would fit into her. She just didn't know it would hurt this much, like she was being split apart.
Duo held himself with trembling arms, looking down at her with darkened violet eyes. He wasn't moving, he was holding himself until she grew use to this intrusion. His fingers had hurt for a few moments, but that was fleeting compared to this agony.
He whispered, "I'm sorry that I hurt you, Hotaru."
Hotaru looked up into his brilliant eyes and wrapped her arms around his neck, holding onto him for dear life. She realized that she wasn't hurting as much anymore. She blinked. In fact, she wanted him to move or something.
She wiggled her hips and that drove him deeper. She groaned. That felt good. Duo looked down at her and kissed her. Then he began to thrust.
It was slow at first, feeling wonderful, but it wasn't enough. She rasped, "Faster, Duo, faster."
He did. Oh . . . She couldn't describe the feeling except it was soul shattering. It was more intense than before, even better than the magic he worked with his mouth or fingers. It was slower, yet more urgent.
She gasped as she felt her body begin to tighten around him. His thrust brought her closer and closer to the edge. She thrashed against him and cried out as everything exploded around her. She felt Duo thrust one last time before he gave a primitive cry and released inside of her.
"I love you," he whispered in her ear as he fell beside her.
Hotaru Tomoe smiled as she stroked his hair from his face. He rolled over so that he could hold her and she curled into the hollow of his chest. She replied, "I love you too, Duo."
******
She was everything meant to be feared. The warrior maiden dressed in solid black armor stood there. She looked down at the sleeping lovers with a grimace. She held her sword out and sneered, "Time to wake up."
Duo woke up to see a small blond girl dressed in black armor and a flowing black cape standing on top of his bed. Dark green eyes glared at him from a familiar face. Jennifer Darkfall was not the one looking at him.
He hissed, "Who the hell are you and what the hell did you do to Jennifer?"
Hotaru woke up and looked at him with sleep heavy eyes. She groaned, "Duo?" Then she saw the armored girl with a black sword pointed at him. She whispered, "Its one of the Goddess's creations."
"Yeah, using Jennifer's body, that's fucking sick," Duo hissed as he sat up.
She laughed and replied, "You and you're little dragonfly created me. I loved you, Duo. I really did and you went on to her before my body was even cold. How sick."
Hotaru asked, "Who are you?"
She chuckled and it sounded like broken glass being cut across a chalk board. She answered, "I am Lilith! I am Kali! I am Elizabeth! I am Morgana! I am every woman who cried out for vengeance. I am The Dark Queen. I am the Mother of Nightmares. You can call me LetheUmbra, if you wish."
"Death Shadow, how cute," Duo sneered as his hand reached behind his pillow. His Beretta was hidden there. He replied, "How does Bitch sound?"
She laughed again, and it was the sound of children dying. Duo flinched as he brought his gun out. She replied, "Just Umbra would do. Or Shadow, how does that fit you?"
"Or Dead," Duo responded as he aimed his gun. She laughed as she reached out, faster than lighting. She wrapped a hand around his throat and tossed him like he was a rag doll. The gun went skidding across the room.
He landed hard against the closet. He was sprawled there, perfectly nude, as he looked up at Shadow. She pointed her ebony sword at him. That long golden hair that always fascinated him poured around her like silk. She was beautiful and deadly.
Fuck.
She ran the razor edge against his chest and he moved back. He hated swords. Then, he heard Hotaru shout, "Saturn Star Power!" As she drew the weapon back, a strange shaped scythe blade stopped the sword.
Duo looked over to see Hotaru standing there, except it wasn't Hotaru exactly. She was dressed in a sailor outfit that was cut scandlessly short. The ribbon was dark burgundy with a matching crystal in the center. The skirt was a rich, dark purple and she wore knee high boots. She was holding a weapon called the Silence Glaive.
Shadow laughed and said, "I'll be back to kill you all. Oh, Lady Athene is in terrible pain, little Dragonfly. Why don't you go help her?" With that, she disappeared in a wrath of red smoke.
Sailor Saturn sighed and turned back into Hotaru. She held out her hand and Duo let her lift him up. He asked, "Now what?"
******
Serena was surprised to see Duo Maxwell and Hotaru, holding hands no less, burst into the room where the Scouts were gathered with the Keeper. Duo looked the Keeper over and blinked, then back at Hotaru.
Hotaru steadied her head and said, "We have to save Athene now."
Duo nodded in agreement. He gave a lopsided smile as he said, "And we've got some bad news."
{1} I'm not going to give too much away about EVA for those who haven't seen it, but Shinji's grew back limbs and such after massive destruction in a battle, and the suits were living.
(2) A very scary scene from EVA, trust me.
by: Trio and Elf
rated: R, Lemon
finished: 2001
Disclaimer: We do not own Gundam Wing, Sailor Moon, or The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. We are only using the characters to devise out own special tale of lore. So don't sue us, we're both poor.
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Chapter Eighteen
Duo was perfectly sober and thinking clearly. Something he hadn't been doing in the past forty eight hours. Jennifer was dead. He knew that and it hit him like a knife to the gut, but he was dealing with that. Then there was the situation with Hotaru. He wanted her, it was more than a physical need, it was a metaphysical need, venturing into the spiritual.
He also knew that she would be gone as soon as this was all over. Damn it. It seemed every time he had happiness within his grasp it slipped away from his fingers. First there was Solo, then Father Maxwell and Sister Helen, and now Jennifer Darkfall. All dead while he still lived.
It was almost enough to make a guy go insane, except he now knew that there was a girl who had Death's shroud wrapped as tight as he did. It was almost comforting. It was sure as hell arousing.
He sighed as he left his bedroom. He wanted to talk to someone desperately, anyone except Link's pals. He didn't know and trust them very well. Besides, he'd be a shock to their perfect world. And there was Link's really big sword as well.
He found himself wandering aimlessly down the halls into the secret hanger. He found himself at the one place that he could always feel safe in. Deathscythe HELL.
He was sitting in the cockpit and smiling when Wufei walked into the room to meditate. Duo glared down at him. Wufei had kicked the shit out of Athene. Why, he didn't know, but he did know that Wufei had also been following Athene around.
Wufei walked to the catwalk and to where Duo was sitting. Duo glared at him, expecting the Justice Boy to speak first. Wufei asked, "Who is Hotaru?"
"One of the Scout chicks," Duo answered curtly.
Wufei's sloe eyes looked him over as he asked, "Is she your lover? Does Darkfall know of this?"
Duo sneered, "Why don't you go ask her yourself, or are you afraid of a little dragonfly. Why don't you go ask Jen . . . Wait, because she's dead!"
"Darkfall's dead?" Wufei asked in an absent tone.
Duo jumped out of the cockpit and punched him. The feel of his fist impacting against Wufei's perfect Asian profile was intoxicating. While Wufei was still stunned and surprised, he did it again. He snapped, "If you weren't going around and beating up injured babes, you would know what's going on! But not the Justice Boy. Always gotta go by his own 'code of honor' and belittle everyone who doesn't walk around calling women weak. You're the weak one Wufei!"
With that, he kneed the Chinese boy in the stomach. He kept punching Wufei. He sneered,"You did nothing in the last battle except have some fancy assed duel with Treize and gave Heero his beam cannon. Heero was fighting Zechs while Trowa was saving Quatre and destroying Libra. I was hauling my ass to get the five bastards, the Gods of Plague, to Peacemillion so they could blow it up!"
He drew his hand back for another punch. As it was about to land, Wufei caught it. He held Duo's fist carefully as he drew himself up. Duo noticed with a cold satisfaction that blood was dripping from his nose and lips.
Wufei dropped his fist and stated, "You are right, Duo. I'll give you that." His black eyes board into Duo's as he went on, "You care too much, and I would say that makes you weak, but not in your case. You wrap death around you like a cloak and wear it proudly. You are right about Athene."
Duo felt his anger drain away as Wufei wiped the blood from his face. He noticed the crimson stain on the back of his gi's white sleeve. Wufei continued, "I did not know about Darkfall. I'm sorry. I did not know her well, but she was a fine warrior. For a woman, she was excellent."
Duo asked, "Why did you beat up Athene and why the hell were you so mean to Quatre?"
"Good question, Duo," Wufei laughed bitterly. He went on, "She reminded me of my wife."
"Merian?" Duo asked. During their imprisonment together, Wufei and Duo shared some dark secrets. Wufei told him about his dead wife and Duo told him about Father Maxwell and Sister Helen. Wufei had been surprised that there was a survivor to the Maxwell's Massacre, but not that it was Duo himself.
Wufei nodded and stated, "I know exactly what you're going through, Duo. And it's going to hurt."
Duo looked down then back up at Wufei. He said, "Sorry about beating you up man."
"I could of stopped you at any time," was Wufei's reply as he began to walk off the platform.
Duo chuckled as he looked back at HELL. He wondered about the suit that had attacked them the other day. His brow furrowed as he ran to the lab. He sat down at the computer and brought up data on the battle.
There had been a large, organic object near the battle. Right where Duo saw the suit. An organic suit? Impossible, he thought as he read the data. Theoretically, an organic suit would have the ability to heal itself, like in Neon Genesis Evangalion. Well, EVA was one fucked up anime... Cool, but fucked up. {1}
He heard the door open behind him and he looked at a slightly rumpled Heero holding two cups of coffee. Heero walked over to him and sat down beside him. He set the steaming mug down while he sipped on his. Duo picked it up and drank the entire contents. Heero asked, "What did you find?"
"Jennifer's dead," he replied, "And we've got a fucking organic suit that wants to kill the Sanq Kingdom."
Heero looked a little surprised, taken a back even. Heero, surprisingly, reached out and touched his shoulder. Duo squeezed his hand. Heero had been the one person in Duo's life he could count on. His best friend. Almost his brother.
Heero looked sad himself. For a while, Jennifer had been an almost female version of Heero Yuy. They had clicked and connected, especially after Jennifer swiftly kicked him in the groin.
"We'll kill the bitches that did this too her," Duo hissed as he looked at the screen. He pointed to the positions of the DOLLs. He said, "The guy knew what he was doing, but I've got a feeling that he was working for someone."
Heero nodded, in Perfect Soldier mode. He added, "Yeah, if it would've been me, or you, we would of destroyed the Sanq Kingdom, but someone wants something."
"Relena?" Duo asked. A muscle in Heero's jaw twitched. Duo smirked and added, "You'd slaughter them all if they were."
Heero pondered, "The Hylians or the Scouts?"
"Unless it's some superstitious Scot thinking that the Wee Ones are going to come after him,"Duo replied with a shrug.
Heero opened his mouth to say something when alarms blared through the building. They both stood up and Duo smiled. He needed a good slaughter to clear his head.
******
Seven mobile suits jettisoned out of the hanger. Relena bit her lip as she watched them go. She felt a sharp pang to her heart, as she always did when she saw Heero in battle. She often wondered if it would be the last time she would see him, that this would be the one time he wouldn't win.
"Are you all right, Lady Relena?" Relena turned around to see the Princess Zelda and Malon standing there. Malon was wearing jeans and a black tank top, her hair pulled back into a ponytail and Zelda was wearing dress slacks and a simple white blouse. It was strange to see them without their finery on. Very confusing.
Relena smiled and answered in her best ambassador's voice, "I'm fine, thank you for asking."
"You're worried about someone," Zelda replied, her keen blue eyes looking her over.
Malon asked, "Where are those giant monsters going?"
"To battle, controlled by each of the pilots," Relena answered. And Heero's with them, she thought as she clenched her fists.
Malon turned, her long red hair swishing behind her. She stated, "I know what you are feeling, milady. I feel that way each time Link goes to fight."
Relena nodded as she looked out of the hanger. The ignitions of their venires had already disappeared from sight. Zelda stated, "I'm sure that they'll be all right, Lady Relena."
"I hope you're right, Your Highness, I hope you're right," she whispered as she looked out into the night sky.
******
Heero saw that the enemy's forces consisted of 99 Virgo and 143 Taurus Mobile DOLLs. No problem for their forces, which included Noin and Zechs. Over the com, Duo snickered, "This is way too easy. You guys go home, I can handle this."
Quatre replied, "Duo, it's too dangerous for you."
Duo only laughed. Heero saw Deathscythe HELL unleash its wings and the double-bladed scythe lighted in a rage of bright green fire. Duo yelled a primal battle cry as he flew into the carefully organized suits, creating chaos and destruction as he went.
Heero grunted as he took off after his friend. He aimed the beam cannon at a platoon of the Tauruses. They possessed no defensive force fields or generators, so he decided that he should take out those nuisances first.
He waited patiently until the targeting klaxon blared and flashed red. He calmly worked the controls to let a deadly beam of pure ionic energy rush into the black suits. His warning klaxon blared behind him, signaling that someone was targeting. He was too close to the others to use the cannon again, so he armed his beam saber and gracefully spun around.
He managed to use both his shield and sword to block the blast of energy headed his way. The Virgo suit started to bring up its force shield and Heero charged it. He used the saber to slice into the mechanisms that created the shield and watched them fall to the ground. He thrust the glowing, crimson blade into the suit's midsection and jerked upward. It blasted apart in a fury of angry sparks.
He looked around. His comrades were dealing as much damage. He nodded to himself as he rushed back into battle.
******
Duo laughed. It felt good, this destruction, this power. He was the living embodiment of Death. He was the Shinigami and nothing could stop him. He let out another laughed as he sliced through one of the Virgos. He shouted, "You think you can stop me! Think again, you bastards!"
He continued to carve through the suits, laughing all the while. He shouted, "You fucking took everything from me! Stop sending your damn, soulless DOLLs to do your dirty work and fight me!"
His warning klaxon blared and he maneuvered the batwing shields to cover the thrusters as a blast of buster rifle fire came at him. He spun around and flew at the Virgo who shot at him. He sliced it in half and sneered, "You picked the wrong bastard to fuck with, mother fucker."
The warning blared again. Duo spun around and was too late to bring up his shields. The blast impacted, jarring him and sending sparks throughout the suit. "Fuck!" he cursed as he struggled to get control of the suit.
He looked around and realized that he was away from everyone else in the battle. The suit aimed at him again and he hit the control to his shield. The thrusters sparked and it went spinning into the Taurus that had shot him. He snapped, "Damn it, that was close, too close."
Then his sensors picked up something else. Organic and about ten meters from here. Duo slowly walked Deathscythe through the flames and saw a mobile suit like any he'd ever seen before. It was sleek, slender, almost feminine in design and colored a dark green. The readings he was getting off it was almost as if it was a living thing.
He thought, Great, now I'm fighting EVAs. I just hope that it doesn't go berserk. {2}
The hail signal blared on his com and he turned it on. The young man facing him was a little older than Duo with icy blue-gray eyes and dark red hair. He recognized the guy from the party. He'd been spying on them. Duo smirked and said, "You crafty son of a bitch."
The teenager laughed and replied, "Thank you, Duo Maxwell, or should I say God of Death?"
"It doesn't matter, kid, but I'll be the death of you," Duo quipped, smirking, "But since I'm going to kill you, death needs a name, right?"
The boy replied in an almost ecstatic voice, "Hunters. Joshua Hunters. You weren't my first choice, but I will enjoy hunting you down."
"I'm not hunted by anyone, fucker, not even you," Duo told him with a cold smile.
Hunters bowed his head and said, "Then let the fight begin."
"Right," Duo sneered as he cracked his tight muscles and readied himself at the controls. A beam saber appeared on the suit. Duo chuckled. This would be too easy. The green blade ignited and Duo charged at him.
Their blades touched and held. Duo spun the staff of the scythe so it knocked into the suit's head. He sprung back and punched the suit with a hard left. The suit pointed a hand at him. Duo snorted and thought, What the hell is this guy doing?
A flash of bright light engulfed him, blinding him momentarily. "Nice trick, but I can do better," Duo growled as he clutched his controls. A loud beep sounded through the cockpit and the red warning lights flashed everywhere. What? Duo thought as suddenly everything went black in the cockpit.
The Gundam lost power. Duo was trapped in a metal coffin with this sadistic fucker in an organic suit in front of him. He was open, vulnerable. The suit had nothing holding it, in it's rushed stance, and it crashed to the ground.
Duo's gut automatically rushed to his throat. He was pressed down on his seat as the huge suit fell to the ground. The impact vibrated through his spine all over his body. He winced at the sharp pain that it caused and almost screamed. His ribs burned and he couldn't move. He was having trouble breathing.
There was only one thing that could do that to his Gundam. An EMP. An electromagnetic pulse, and this monster had a weapon that could deal them without causing harm to itself. It was different than the technology that Duo used to scramble enemy's weapons, much different.
Suddenly, there was the sound of metal breaking and sparks rained down on Duo. Duo cried out in fear and terror as he scrambled from the harness. The suit was picked up and Duo was thrown into the wall. He floated for a moment as it went faster, hitting Mock speed, before it stopped.
There was a moment of weightlessness as Duo floated in the cockpit. He tried to scramble back into the seat, into the harness when the suit was dropped. It crashed to the ground like a fallen angel, crushing Duo awkwardly into the control panels. It shifted coarse as it fell. He was slung into the levers like a rag doll. He cried out in pain as he felt something, most likely a rib, give way and something inside him crush.
Gravity pushed him up into the cockpit's ceiling right before he crashed down again. He felt things being crushed inside him and the pain burned through him. He tried to breathe, but it hurt far too much. He couldn't do it. He couldn't move. His lungs and chest burned, his side throbbed like someone shoved a good six inch blade into him.
He closed his eyes and waited for another drop or nothing, but nothing happened except he was still in pain. He tried to lift himself up, but it hurt too much. "Man, this sucks," he chuckled grimly as he collapsed back into the cockpit.
The door opened and starlight shown through the darkness. Duo turned around to see that Darien guy holding out his hand to him. Duo reached out and grabbed it. He managed, "Thanks man."
Darien replied, "Don't mention it. You would of done the same for me." His royal blue eyes looked everything over. Duo looked up, feeling a sharp pain radiate from the left side of his neck all the way down his left arm. The only thing left was Wing ZERO and Eypon flying side by side, looking down at Duo and Deathscythe HELL.
The other suits had been blown to hell, only shrapnel left. Duo tried to walk around to look, but the pain in his ribs, side, and arm stopped him. He only succeed into falling into Darien's arms, which really ticked him off.
Heero's voice boomed down to them. He asked, "What happened?"
"The bastard has a weapon that emits EMPs," Duo replied before everything went black.
******
Hotaru looked at the ancient Keeper. She knew that Duo was in trouble and she'd begged Darien or the others to save him. She didn't care who, just long as he was all right. She had transformed back into Hotaru after everything had happened.
Amara and Michelle were talking about how to get Athene back. She wanted Athene back, and the thought of losing her hurt, but the thought of losing Duo was like someone twisting a knife over and over into her heart. She couldn't explain it, but she needed him. Even for just a little while, to know that she wasn't truly alone in her crypt.
Her crypt. They treated her like a corpse. A damn corpse.
Lita asked, "Hotaru, are you okay?"
Hotaru ignored her and walked back to the castle. She would be okay as soon as she saw Duo. She heard Serena call out to her, but she ignored that as well.
She quickly reached the palace and walked in. She saw a young man with long blond hair dressed in jeans and a T-shirt. He had long, pointed ears like an elf's. She figured that he was the Link guy.
She asked, "The Gundams, are they back?"
He nodded as he looked her over. He smiled politely then the smile faded when he must of sensed her keen distress. He told her, "Duo Maxwell's in his room, he was badly injured in the battle. He refuses to go to the . . ." he paused for a moment, searching for the right word,"Infirmary. Not even Sir Heero or Master Zechs can take him there."
"Thank you," Hotaru told him as she ran off to Duo's room. She ran through the open door to see Heero Yuy, the boy dripping blood from the vision, Zechs Merquise, and Darien trying to move him from the bed.
Duo sneered, "You're not moving me! I'm not going in there!"
"Duo, you're badly injured . . ." Zechs began before Duo managed to throw a kick at him.
Darien stated, "You'll die, Duo. Look, you're bleeding from your mouth. You must have severe internal bleeding."
She moved closer and saw the trickle of blood down his mouth. She closed her eyes and looked away from it. She felt his life force in the back of her head. He would survive even if he didn't get help, but she wanted to help him. Needed to help him.
Hotaru managed, "Get out."
Everyone looked at her. Zechs demanded, "Who are you and what are you doing here?"
Hotaru walked past the platinum blonde and to Duo. He looked at her with pain filled violet eyes. She reached out and grabbed his hand. She closed her eyes and felt the energy of a healing rip through her like a tropical storm. It was hot and powerful.
Darien asked her, "Are you sure?" Hotaru nodded. Darien stated, "Get out. They need to be alone." She felt them all leave as she sat down beside Duo on the bed.
She opened her eyes and looked down at him. He asked, "What are you planning to do?"
She clumsily started unbuttoning the black shirt he was wearing. She threw the priest's collar to the floor and looked at his nude chest. It was muscled and had two scars running pale down his ribs. She tilted her head as she looked at the scars. He was beautiful, perfect, and hers.
She placed her hands on his chest and suddenly knew where this would end by the time the night was over. And she didn't care. She was a little afraid, but this would be the only time she could have him, her one perfect love. This night, and this night alone would sustain her through all of eternity.
She closed her eyes and felt his injuries. Broken ribs, a ruptured spleen, a collapsed lung, and a bruised liver. She opened them and looked into his thickly lashed, pain filled, violet eyes. She leaned over and kissed him.
The energy poured out of her and into him. She could feel the damaged tissue healing as they kissed, their tongues dueling as she healed him. It was quickly over and she pulled away. He sat up and pulled himself to her in one long kiss.
******
No pain, no fear, no sadness, just longing, lust, wanting, needing, and one chance to be with his counter part. And Duo Maxwell, the self proclaimed Shinigami, was planning on doing just that. He held Hotaru's fragile body against his bare skin as he kissed her thoroughly. He knew exactly where this was going to end and he was going to make sure that Hotaru would remember him forever. No matter who else she would be with, he wanted her to think of him.
As he would think of her for all eternity.
Still, he had to ask her one question as they broke away from their soul binding kiss. "Are you sure about this?" His body hummed with need and he was hard and ready, but she was pure and chase. He was her first kiss and this was going to be her first time.
She nodded shyly, her cheeks tinted with blush. He smiled and ran his fingers through her soft, raven hair. She was beautiful with a voice of an angel.
He kissed her again, running his fingers under her shirt. He quickly deposed of it and was delighted to know that she wasn't wearing a bra. He gingerly cupped each ivory orb in his hands. He gently rubbed her now hard, pink nipples. She gave a tiny, surprised cry and he smothered it with his kiss.
She pushed his chest and maneuvered so she was on top of him. He watched her as she leaned over and licked a quick path down his chest. He gasped at the warm sensation. She kissed each nipple and he groaned. She went lower.
She wouldn't . . .
His boots were on the floor without the knowledge of how they got there. Soon his pants joined them. He jerked as soon as she caressed his hard length through his boxers. She pulled on them and he moved up so she could slide them off of his hips.
His heart was pounding. He was on fire, a sweet flame that would surely kill him, but man, whata way to go. She looked down at him with her dark, velvety violet eyes before she settled over him.
He almost cried out when she tentatively licked the base, running all the way up to the head. Oh, it was wonderful, marvelous, then her mouth closed on him like liquid heat. He did cry out and involuntarily thrust his hips to get more.
It took all of his will power to lie perfectly still as she worked her slender mouth around him. He didn't want to frighten her and he didn't want to choke her either. So, he laid there and took it.
She moved faster, bringing him on the edge. Oh, it was wonderful.
Please last.
Oh, damn it . . . I can't take . . .
He cried out as the world shattered around him. He clinched the bed and closed his eyes as he released into her mouth in a hot rush.
He panted as he opened his eyes, a thin sheen of sweat covering his trembling body. He looked up at Hotaru who was looking at him with wide eyes. He looked down at his spent member then her swollen, moist mouth and realized that he should of warned her.
He sat up and wrapped her in his arms. He babbled, "Hotaru, I'm sorry, I should of warned you. You didn't have to do that, you know." He felt awful. It wasn't fair.
She chuckled and looked at him with her passion darkened eyes. She said, "You're beautiful."
He blinked. It wasn't the thing he would of expected. She laughed again and kissed him. He could taste himself on her as he eased her back on the bed again. He felt himself harden again as she ran her fingers down his back, cupping his buttocks. He wanted to taste her, feel her underneath him, writhing like she made him.
He raised up from her and pushed her on the bed. He smirked and said, "My turn." She looked at him as he moved down. He took one pink nipple in his mouth and began to gently suck on it. His fingers played with the other one. She gasped and rose to meet his mouth. He switched places, enjoying her heavy breathing.
He kissed down her ivory skin, wondering at her paleness. He quickly removed her stockings, skirt, and left her plain white underwear. Everything else was black except her panties, and they almost blended in to the paleness of her skin, except that they were soaking wet.
He smiled as he slid a hand inside of the damp fabric to test her out. He slid past the damp curls and she cried out again. He shook his head and quickly withdrew his hand. He told her, "This isn't going to do at all."
He quickly disposed of the white panties as he looked her perfectly slender and nude body over. Where Jennifer had been warm splashes of gold and color, Hotaru was paleness and shadow. The contrasts were startling. His breath caught in his throat as he looked at her.
Her dark eyes were wide and trusting as she looked at him and it hit him. He was in love with her. He barely knew her, but then knew everything about her. They walked in the same Death Shroud and could survive the other. They were soul mates.
He took a deep intake of breath as he nestled beside her, laying his hand over the damp, raven curls. He kissed her as she gently moved her legs apart. He slid a finger inside of her and she moaned. He soon added another. His thumb found that hard bundle of nerves and began to stroke again. She was slick and hot and he couldn't wait to be inside of her, but he still had a way to go, and he wanted to taste her.
He added a third and she cried out in pain. He moved the fingers slower, stretching her so she would accommodate him better when the time came. She closed her eyes and he kissed her. She soon adjusted to the fingers moving inside her and moved to reach his thrusts. She began to tighten and spasm around him. Her breath came in hot little pants against his mouth.
She gasped and her body drew taught like a bow string pulled. He felt her tighten and spasm around him. He withdrew his wet fingers as she caught her breath. He climbed over her and moved down her body.
He kissed the damp triangle of curls and gently spread her folds apart with his fingers. He smelled her spicy sent and smiled. Then he placed his mouth on her and began to lick.
She was sweet and spicy at the same time, like sage honey. He eagerly lapped her up, tasting her. She was his and his alone for this night. He slid his tongue inside her and then licked her with one hard stroke. She tightened up again and groaned.
He slid up her body and kissed her. He thrust inside of her with one quick thrust. He felt that barrier and pushed through it, feeling her body pulse around him in remnants of release. Hotaru cried out and clutched at his shoulders.
It hurt. She could smell her own blood around her. She closed her eyes and looked down.
She felt like a glove with a hand that was too big had been thrust into her. She knew that Duo was well endowed and wondered how he would fit into her. She just didn't know it would hurt this much, like she was being split apart.
Duo held himself with trembling arms, looking down at her with darkened violet eyes. He wasn't moving, he was holding himself until she grew use to this intrusion. His fingers had hurt for a few moments, but that was fleeting compared to this agony.
He whispered, "I'm sorry that I hurt you, Hotaru."
Hotaru looked up into his brilliant eyes and wrapped her arms around his neck, holding onto him for dear life. She realized that she wasn't hurting as much anymore. She blinked. In fact, she wanted him to move or something.
She wiggled her hips and that drove him deeper. She groaned. That felt good. Duo looked down at her and kissed her. Then he began to thrust.
It was slow at first, feeling wonderful, but it wasn't enough. She rasped, "Faster, Duo, faster."
He did. Oh . . . She couldn't describe the feeling except it was soul shattering. It was more intense than before, even better than the magic he worked with his mouth or fingers. It was slower, yet more urgent.
She gasped as she felt her body begin to tighten around him. His thrust brought her closer and closer to the edge. She thrashed against him and cried out as everything exploded around her. She felt Duo thrust one last time before he gave a primitive cry and released inside of her.
"I love you," he whispered in her ear as he fell beside her.
Hotaru Tomoe smiled as she stroked his hair from his face. He rolled over so that he could hold her and she curled into the hollow of his chest. She replied, "I love you too, Duo."
******
She was everything meant to be feared. The warrior maiden dressed in solid black armor stood there. She looked down at the sleeping lovers with a grimace. She held her sword out and sneered, "Time to wake up."
Duo woke up to see a small blond girl dressed in black armor and a flowing black cape standing on top of his bed. Dark green eyes glared at him from a familiar face. Jennifer Darkfall was not the one looking at him.
He hissed, "Who the hell are you and what the hell did you do to Jennifer?"
Hotaru woke up and looked at him with sleep heavy eyes. She groaned, "Duo?" Then she saw the armored girl with a black sword pointed at him. She whispered, "Its one of the Goddess's creations."
"Yeah, using Jennifer's body, that's fucking sick," Duo hissed as he sat up.
She laughed and replied, "You and you're little dragonfly created me. I loved you, Duo. I really did and you went on to her before my body was even cold. How sick."
Hotaru asked, "Who are you?"
She chuckled and it sounded like broken glass being cut across a chalk board. She answered, "I am Lilith! I am Kali! I am Elizabeth! I am Morgana! I am every woman who cried out for vengeance. I am The Dark Queen. I am the Mother of Nightmares. You can call me LetheUmbra, if you wish."
"Death Shadow, how cute," Duo sneered as his hand reached behind his pillow. His Beretta was hidden there. He replied, "How does Bitch sound?"
She laughed again, and it was the sound of children dying. Duo flinched as he brought his gun out. She replied, "Just Umbra would do. Or Shadow, how does that fit you?"
"Or Dead," Duo responded as he aimed his gun. She laughed as she reached out, faster than lighting. She wrapped a hand around his throat and tossed him like he was a rag doll. The gun went skidding across the room.
He landed hard against the closet. He was sprawled there, perfectly nude, as he looked up at Shadow. She pointed her ebony sword at him. That long golden hair that always fascinated him poured around her like silk. She was beautiful and deadly.
Fuck.
She ran the razor edge against his chest and he moved back. He hated swords. Then, he heard Hotaru shout, "Saturn Star Power!" As she drew the weapon back, a strange shaped scythe blade stopped the sword.
Duo looked over to see Hotaru standing there, except it wasn't Hotaru exactly. She was dressed in a sailor outfit that was cut scandlessly short. The ribbon was dark burgundy with a matching crystal in the center. The skirt was a rich, dark purple and she wore knee high boots. She was holding a weapon called the Silence Glaive.
Shadow laughed and said, "I'll be back to kill you all. Oh, Lady Athene is in terrible pain, little Dragonfly. Why don't you go help her?" With that, she disappeared in a wrath of red smoke.
Sailor Saturn sighed and turned back into Hotaru. She held out her hand and Duo let her lift him up. He asked, "Now what?"
******
Serena was surprised to see Duo Maxwell and Hotaru, holding hands no less, burst into the room where the Scouts were gathered with the Keeper. Duo looked the Keeper over and blinked, then back at Hotaru.
Hotaru steadied her head and said, "We have to save Athene now."
Duo nodded in agreement. He gave a lopsided smile as he said, "And we've got some bad news."
{1} I'm not going to give too much away about EVA for those who haven't seen it, but Shinji's grew back limbs and such after massive destruction in a battle, and the suits were living.
(2) A very scary scene from EVA, trust me.