"Shadows of The Past" Pg 7
Disclaimer/Notes:
I do not own Gundam Wing or any of it's wonderful character, they
are owned by some rich guy. Memories
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Milliardo sat on the window bench his eyes watching nature. Every few moments he would look at his closed door. 'I hope Heero is alright.' He didn't answer when Milliardo had knocked after breakfast. Not seeing the young prince at the table frightened him.
Again he looked back out toward the world around them. It seemed so calm and peaceful like the day Treize had spoken of love.
The king, a young prince then, had found the longhaired boy sitting alone on a rock. Milliardo was startled out of his thoughts by a hand pressing into his shoulder. Turning his head quickly he looked into a pair of deep beautiful eyes. They smiled back at him.
"Why are you here alone?" Treize asked sitting down.
"No where else to be, no one else to sit with."
"I'll sit with you."
Treize's arm slipped around Milliardo's small shoulders and pulled the other boy closer to him. Milliardo felt his skin burn and he knew he was turning red from the close contact.
"Milliardo do you want to know something?" Treize asked whispering in his ear.
Milliardo shuddered from the hot breath and could only nod his head.
"I think I'm in love."
"In... love?"
"Yes. I think I'm in love with you."
"Me?" Milliardo cried out in shock almost jumping out of Treize's arm.
Treize tightened his grip on the smaller boy, "Yes, I think no I know I'm in love with you."
Milliardo opened his eyes to the bright sunlight letting the rest of the scene fade from his head. After that incident he had later come to realize he too love Treize. Now he could not express those feelings. His mind returned to the kiss he had received weeks ago. He shuddered at the intense emotion and love that was poured into that kiss. Standing he needed to check on Heero.
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Day was falling as they started gathering for dinner. Duo walked down the hall stopping in front of Heero's door. With his knuckles he gently rapped on the door. He stood waiting, no one answered. He Heero was in there. 'Fine, kicking and screaming will be the way.' Duo turned the knob opening the door. His eyes focused on the figure sitting on the bed.
"Time to eat!" Duo said cheerfully.
"I'm not hungry," was the simple even reply.
"You have to eat!" Duo said walking toward him.
"No I don't!" Heero jerked.
"Yes you do. Everyone is worried about you."
"Everyone?"
"Yes we are all worried."
Suddenly Duo grabbed Heero's wrist and jerked him from the bed. Pulling the protesting boy out of the room with Kieandra following. Talking the steps quickly he kept Heero unstable making him easier to drag. At the bottom Duo yanked him into the dining hall. Heero stopped fighting instantly as everyone's eyes fell on him. Allowing Duo to pull him over to a chair and set him down.
A plate of food sat before the silent boy, he hadn't touched it since he sat down. Duo looked over at him. 'Haven't got to screaming yet.'
Duo used his fork and stabbed some of the food on Heero's plate to everyone else's surprise. The fork did not travel to Duo's mouth but to Heero's.
"Eat it!" Duo said, almost commanding it.
Heero flinched under the barked command as he timidly opened his mouth. Duo slipped the fork of food into his waiting mouth. He continued to feed Heero until the plate was empty. Then going back to his own plate he gobbled it down quickly. Everyone else apprehensively watched this whole process. Only taking a few bites every so often. Finally the meal was finished, everyone had cleaned their plates of food.
Duo stood heading to leave when a hand took hold of his wrist. Looking down Heero had grabbed him. In those cobalt eyes he saw something that startled him. They were thanking him. He turned slipping his hand free and continued to leave the hall. 'Well he didn't scream to loud. Hopefully he will not do this again. Cause I will if I have to.'
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"What happened in there?" Quatre asked apprehensive to really get an answer.
"I'm not sure really. It actually scared me," Trowa replied sitting beside the blonde.
"Whatever it was I think we should be careful. We don't know who Duo really is." Milliardo cautioned shifting in the chair he occupied.
The three sat together in the study talking about the events that had occurred earlier. None were sure of what to make of the whole situation.
"He's right we better be careful with this.
"I know... it was just amazing. What caused it?" Quatre wondered.
"Why don't we ask the source?" Milliardo threw in.
"He will become suspicious, and he might do something drastic."
"Quatre is right we have to be careful like you had said before."
"Yes I realized that after I said it."
"So we are in agreement to watch Duo and to keep him away from Heero?" Trowa wanted to clarify.
"Yes." Quatre nodded.
"Alright." Milliardo agreed.
"Where is Heero now? Where is Duo?" Quatre wondered.
"Heero is in his room," Milliardo answered.
"I'm not sure where Duo is," Trowa replied.
"I think we need to find that out soon," Quatre told them.
"I'll go check on Heero."
"Alright, Quatre and I will look for Duo then."
The three left the room separating to complete this task that they had set for themselves. They knew it was important and had to be done right away.
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Heero arched back in his bed unsure of what to think about earlier. 'Duo actually forced me to do something. Only father had ever forced me into something. It felt different it felt like he was trying to protect me, like he wanted to help. Damn it! Why couldn't he just leave well enough alone? Why did he just have to barge in here like this? What the hell is he doing to me? He left, but I didn't want him to. Why couldn't I just let him walked away? I had to touch him... stop him. Why?' None of this made any sense to Heero.
Suddenly a warm body curled up beside him. Looking down Kieandra lay beside him.
"You just let him yank me away. That was unusual of you. You are even suspicious of Milliardo. Don't tell me he did something to get on your good side!" Heero talked to the beautiful creature like it could understand him. Sometimes he thought she actually could.
Kieandra looked up at him her eyes in fear. She was afraid fro her master, afraid that he was truly troubled. She curled even closer to him.
'For some reason she trusted Duo so why can't I. If my protector trusts him then why don't I, no why can't I.'
Suddenly a knock to his door brought Heero back to reality. His first thought was Duo.
"Heero?" he recognized the voice instantly.
"Yes Milliardo?"
"Are you alright?"
"Fine. Kieandra and I are lying here talking."
"Oh, then I'll go. Goodnight from your parents and sweet dreams from me."
"Goodnight."
Silence filled the room as he listened to the footsteps soften as they left. 'Everyone had worried about me, but why. There was no reason, except maybe Milliardo.' Heero didn't really understand what he was feeling or what he thought right now. Curling up he soon found sleep to Kieandra's steady heartbeat.
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The large tree overshadowed the figure that stood beneath it. In the late daylight and early moonlight the figure hid from the light that was touching the ground. Deep brown eyes sat encircled in the darkness. The eyes traveled up toward the sky only they weren't looking that high.
"So this is where he is. They though they could hide him from us. How sad..." a deep voice etched out of the darkness.
A maniacal laugh filled the air and reverberated through the trees around him. Suddenly the figure was gone as fast as it had appeared there. His laughter still ringing through the trees.
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Duo sat up with a startled jerk. He heard something... someone. Getting up from where he had fallen asleep earlier he walked over toward the window. Looking out a chill climbed up his spine. Someone had been nearby, someone that was not needed here. Someone who was only going to bring great pain to everyone. 'Wonder if Quatre or Trowa felt it? Maybe they will mention it tomorrow. Then again if they don't trust me maybe they won't. I might have to pull it out of their heads.'
Duo stood beside the window a few more minutes his eyes searching the trees and shadows. 'What ever or whoever it is is gone now. I think I will look in on Heero.'
Slipping from his room he headed toward Heero's. Turning the knob easily, even though he knew it had been locked. Opening the door he saw Kieandra lying on the bed beside a curled up Heero. Her head was raised and she was looking around. 'So you heard it too.' Kieandra turned and looked at him. Stepping over to the bed he gently pet the protective creature.
His eyes focused on the boy, he was shivering. Duo swept his hands at Kieandra trying to get her to move. Picking herself up she jumped from the bed. Heero sifted a little curling up tighter. Reaching out Duo scooped the boy into his arms lifting him off the bed. The covers lifted and folded back opening a space for Duo's cargo. Duo laid Heero back down and pulled the covers over him.
Heero soon stopped shivering as Kieandra jumped back into the bed beside him. Laying herself down she took the spot she had before. 'Protective of him aren't you? Do you mind if I stay for a while only to make sure he is safe.' Kieandra sifted a little giving him space to sit down. Duo took the spot placing his arm on Heero's pillow. Heero curled up into him lying close to him. Using his fingers Duo moved several strands of wild hair out of Heero's face. 'God he's so beautiful lying there. No I can't think of these things, this will cloud my judgment.'
Duo tried to look away from the angelic face below him. As hard as he tried he couldn't. Instead his eyes focused on every detail. They soon came to rest on his parted, soft, red lips. 'God to kiss him... What the fuck, why did I just think that?' Focusing on those lips, Duo couldn't pull his eyes away or his thoughts. He was tempted to just let go and not fight it but he knew he couldn't. If he did he might no be able to stop.
Suddenly Heero sifted a little startling Duo. He didn't wake up he just laid closer almost setting his head in Duo's lap. Duo knew it was time for him to leave, maybe some day he would be able to lay with the boy he just knew tonight was not that day. Duo phased out landing in his own empty bed with a thump. 'Damn it was better in there, oh well back to sleep I go.'
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Quatre lay staring at the ceiling he had felt someone... someone evil. Looking over at his sleeping lover he wasn't sure whether to wake Trowa. He decided to do it, 'maybe Trowa felt something.' With a couple of gently pushes Trowa's emerald eyes rolled open.
"Quatre... what is it?" he asked sleepily.
"I felt someone, someone evil."
"Where?" Trowa asked now fully awake.
"Outside I think, I'm not sure really."
"I'll go and look." Trowa threw his covers off him to get out of bed.
"Wait, it's not there anymore."
"It left?"
"Yes."
"Alright, you should have woke me sooner," Trowa sighed turning back toward Quatre.
"I wasn't sure whether I really felt it. So I wasn't sure I should have waken you about it."
"It's okay. Wake me sooner even if it's only a hunch."
"Alright."
Trowa laid back down closer to Quatre pulling the blonde to his chest, "Let's go back to sleep dear one."
Quatre closed his eyes and fell asleep listening to Trowa's steady breathing. Trowa slipped his arms around Quatre's waist and held the boy close.
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