"Shadows of The Past" Pg 6
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I do not own Gundam Wing or any of it's wonderful character, they
are owned by some rich guy.
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Quatre sat up in bed with a sudden start his eyes searching the dark room wildly. His movement sparked life in his lover who slept beside him. Trowa reached out lazily for the blonde only the spot lay empty opening his eyes he searched the room for Quatre. Movement by the large sit-in window caught his attention. Sitting up in the bed he looked closer.
"Quatre are you okay?" Trowa asked pulling himself out of bed and approaching the figure.
"Trowa... I felt another presence... one with strong powers... stronger then our own... it was reading me..." Quatre's voice was shaky and hard.
Trowa knelt down in front of him his arms reaching out to the boy. Quatre's shaking body fell into them wanting their protection.
'Who could it be, do we have an intruder?' Trowa wondered with some concern. He decided to vocalize part of his thoughts, "Quatre do you know whom it was?"
"No, I couldn't tell... he is strong though."
"It's okay. Do you remember what they were trying to read?"
"Why we are here, the focus was on Heero though."
Trowa stood up while Quatre watched him with uncertain eyes, "I'm going to check on everyone else."
Quatre nodded as he pulled himself to his feet, "I'll go too."
They left the room hand and hand, heading down the hall toward the rooms where the others slept. Their fingers were intertwined as they reached the first room that housed one of their guests. Trowa gentle turned the handle and eased the door open.
Poking his head into the room flowing silver hair caught his attention as it showered off the pillows. His feet gently touched the surface of the wooden floor as he snuck into the room. Using his eyes and hands he examined Milliardo for any wounds or injuries. He had learned a secret long ago to check people's internal body and soul without having to touch them. It was a passing of aura and being able to read what you were receiving. With this trick he could get in and out without waking anyone. Milliardo was sleeping in the dream state. In fact he was having a dream about his past. Trowa slipped back out into the hall where Quatre stood waiting patiently.
"Milliardo is fine and has been sleeping for some time," Trowa reported.
They moved on to the next room. Trowa entered like he had before in Milliardo's room only he kept an eye out for Heero's pet. His hands passed over the form sleeping on the bed, no mortal wounds but something didn't feel right. Looking around the room no one was there except the tigrdo. Trowa called Quatre into the room the blonde entered quietly his eyes questioning his lover.
"I think something is wrong with Heero," Trowa whispered.
"I'll read him and see," Quatre replied just as quiet. As soon as he began he stopped and looked at Trowa his aquamarine eyes wide.
"What? What is it?" Trowa asked concerned.
"Someone has done it before," Quatre answered shakily.
"What... what do you mean?"
"Someone has read into him and pulled out some information."
"Who?"
"I can't tell, whoever it is powerful."
"Like earlier?"
"Just like earlier."
"Could it be Duo? Or someone else?"
"Not sure. I'll read him right now."
"What about Heero?"
"He'll be fine he doesn't even know. Although I feel some negativity, like he is becoming deeply sad."
"Oh, well we'll watch that lets go see about Duo."
"Right."
Quatre led the way out of the dark room where Heero and Kieandra lay sleeping. Neither boy noticed the pair of amethyst eyes watching them. The eyes followed them out of the room then turned back to the creature sleeping on the large bed. With a blink they disappeared.
Quatre gently opened the door to the room where Duo was said to sleep. On the bed long silky brown hair flowed on the pillows and around a soft face that glowed in the light of the four moons. Entering the room, his hands floated several inches above Duo's forehead. His eyes closed as he began to concentrate. Images began to appear in his mind. They seemed like a front. 'Is Duo the one doing these things?' Suddenly Quatre's hands flew back as his eyes jumped open.
"Quatre?" Trowa whispered worried.
"He laughed at me trying to read him, then pushed me away," Quatre said running from the room. Trowa followed after him his eyes glancing back at the form on the bed. Shutting the door he hurried down the hall to catch his lover.
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Duo felt the urge to laugh out loud. The blonde had come into the room thinking he would be able to read Duo easily. Duo had decided to show him a little bit about himself he hadn't realized he would hurt the blonde by doing that to him. 'Guess I'll have to erase these memories and plant new ones.' Pulling himself out of his bed he walked gingerly down the hall toward the room the couple occupied.
Suddenly he stopped at one of the doors reaching out he opened it gentle. Sticking his head inside the dark room. 'Better keep someone here to watch over him.' In the corner a pair of violet pools appeared. They focused on the heap lying on the bed. 'Now with that taken care of time to deal with two armatures.'
The door shut as he made his way down the hall. Upon reaching the room he wanted he could feel they were both awake. 'Guess I'll have put them to sleep.' With the wave of his hands and a few whispered words the room quieted. His mind opened the door allowing him to enter unhindered. His eyes focused on the two occupants folded into each other's arms. A candle burned in the corner on the bed stand. Without touching either of them he carried them together over to the bed. The covers unfolded allowing the two mages to be laid down upon the sheet, the covers then enfolded back around them.
Duo's hands hovered above the heads of both boys. 'All right for Quatre we shall say he was having some dream about... his home, his village pushing him to succeed. For Trowa we shall say he was dreaming about... a moment shared between the two lovers, a moment of concern for the small blonde.'
Now with his task complete he blew out the small candle and slipped out of the room. He continued down the hall back toward his own room in the back of his mind he could see a form rolling around in bed alerting it's protector. Kieandra was giving off a strong vibe of worry. Duo detoured to the room where this was all transpiring. Entering easily he got the attention of the watch tigrdo. 'I'm only here to help.' That seemed to calm her down as she allowed Duo near her master.
His hands slid over the form under the mounds of covers. It stopped moving and the breathing that was puffy also calmed to an easy rhythm. He was having a nightmare about his home and family. Duo wanted to sooth his pain but he knew he couldn't. Instead he calmed the boy so that he would stop tossing about. Kieandra looked at him approvingly as he left the room. Duo knew he and the tigrdo would get along just fine now. 'Don't be to nice,' he told her. 'Your mater will grow suspicious.'
Entering his own room he slid back into bed and fell asleep keeping his eyes on Heero in the room down the hall.
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Heero stood beside his window watching the beautiful leaves fall form the large trees. Their bright colors floated to the ground creating a rainbow that landed clumsily. When he was a child he had played in leaves similar to those. Looking at them now brought him little to no joy. He lost those feeling days before. Nothing brought him happiness anymore.
Suddenly a warm familiar presence drew his attention. Looking down Heero's eyes focused on Kieandra, she was sanding beside him. Kneeling down he gently pet her soft coat. With his fingers he rubbed her ears and scratched the top of her head. Her warm tongue came out and lapped at his arm and hand. Taking her face in both his hands he brought it up to his own allowing her to kiss him.
"I'm alright, don't worry so much about me. I wouldn't want you to die of stress over worrying about me. You are such a wonderful friend,' he told her as she continued to lick at his face.
After releasing her he stood up again Kieandra remained standing there beside him. She knew him to well; he knew that she could sense what he was feeling. He wasn't sure when he spoke those words who he was trying to convince. For as long as he stood there Kieandra stood beside him. She was highly devoted to her master. Her head turned almost instantly as the door to Heero's room opened. She knew he didn't want to be disturbed even though it was the human who had helped him last night. She bore her teeth to the friend she had made last night. The door shut quietly as Kieandra turned back toward her master.
Heero looked back down at his life long friend, "I'm so glad I have you here with me."
Kieandra purred making her feelings known toward her master. She was glad to be there as well, and able to protect him.
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Quatre sat sitting in his chair, his mind racked with dreadful worry. He sat so consumed in this worry he didn't notice another body enter the room.
"Quatre what's wrong?" Trowa's soft voice asked breaking his train of thoughts.
Looking up into those emerald green eyes he couldn't hold it back any longer, "I'm worried... worried about Heero... who Duo is... about Milliardo... about you... about what's going to happen if we don't succeed in our mission."
"Oh Quatre..." Trowa sighed kneeling before the shaking blonde. Pulling the trembling body into his arms, "Don't it will work out fine."
"What if it doesn't?"
"Don't think about that, just realize that everything will be fine."
"Trowa..."
"Yes."
"I love you."
"I love you as well. You are so dear to me, I will not let anything happen to you."
"And I to you."
"What brought about these thoughts?"
"I had a vision everything died."
"My dear one..."
Trowa rocked back and forth gently petting Quatre's head and rubbing his arm. He would not let that vision come true.
"Don't worry my dear one, nothing of the sort will happen. We will succeed," Trowa, told him lifting the blonde's head. He gently placed his lips against Quatre's to get his point across. The kiss became deep and passionate. Finally they broke apart knowing their guests we in the house.
It would soon be time to eat, they both silently hoped Heero would appear to eat unlike he hadn't earlier. They sat the rest of the morning silently embracing each other offering them each their strength.
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Duo began to worry greatly about the young prince he hadn't come to eat breakfast. Everyone had waited for his appearance but he never made one. Duo made his way up to stairs toward the bedrooms. He gently turned the knob allowing the door in front of him to creep open. Poking his head in he saw Heero standing beside the window. 'Wonder what he is thinking about?" Duo asked himself his eyes focusing on the boy.
It was then he felt a strong protective vibe reverberate through the room. His eyes spotted Kieandra as he looked around the room. She was sitting at Heero's side patiently waiting and watching. She bore her teeth toward him. Duo soon realized his error, Kieandra was telling him Heero wanted to be alone. Ducking back out of the room he quietly pulled the door shut. Leaning against it he knew he was going to have to watch this boy more closely. Persuade him to be more active and cooperative. He only worried what this would do to those feelings growing inside of him.
A small sigh slipped through his partially open lips. Turning around he leaned his forehead against the wooden door. He only hoped Heero would come to the next meal. 'No he will come, if I have to drag him kicking and screaming. It doesn't matter he has to eat and get out of this mood.'
For a moment he wondered what Quatre and Trowa were doing. He hoped that his work had been successful in erasing their memories. He didn't need them trying to figure him out, or getting rid of him. He had to be here he was drawn here by Heero. The only problem was that he was beginning to really feel something else... something he shouldn't.
Leaving the door he walked back to his own room only looking back once. Upon entrance he plopped himself down on the bed. Deep concern wedged itself into his mind. He tried hard to push it away but it refused to leave. Letting out an agitated sigh he laid back enveloping himself in a world he needed.
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