"Shadows of The Past" Pg 17

Disclaimer/Notes: I do not own Gundam Wing or any of it's wonderful character, they are owned by some rich guy.
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Duo felt Heero snuggle up beside him as they all settled down for sleep. It had been about two weeks since they left the Mountains of Kandra. 'There is still tension between Milliardo and Wufei, well at least on Milliardo's side. He did start riding with Wufei again about three days into the side. Quatre and Trowa seemed oblivious to the tension as wall as the feelings. If I were a guessing person I would say that fact false. Heero seems to have great faith in Milliardo not suspecting a thing, although after a peek I noticed he does suspect something between Milliardo and his father. That's my report, god I hate doing these.'

A small bolt struck the ground near the opposite side of where Heero lay sleeping. 'Sorry... gee can't even take a joke.' Another bolt only this time it was a little closer. 'That's it, I'm going to sleep.' Settling down and sliding his arm around Hero's waist he fell into a calm easy sleep.

The suns rose, as did the six travelers who headed out early knowing they still had about a month of travel ahead of them. Riding at a trot they covered as much ground as possible during the day and slept at night. Heero began to think those stories about monsters in the night were created to scare children.

One late evening they sat around a fire in a pretty heavily wooded area. As Duo sat talking with Trowa and Quatre Heero felt the ground beneath him tremble. Looking around he didn't seem to see anything that could have caused it, he decided to just ignore it. That was until it did it again, then he reached over and tapped Duo's shoulder. Duo turned around to see who was tapping him.

"Um, is the ground supposed to tremble?" Heero asked tensely.

"Huh, of course not," Duo replied.

"Then why is it?" After Heero asked the question the ground again trembled. Duo looked around, as did everyone else.

All of a sudden the trees behind them folded down as a large being stood there. It looked at them through two small red eyes. Long pointed teeth shone in the moonlight as it opened its mouth. Large, long arms, with thick hands held the trees down while the waist and below disappeared into the woods beneath it. Then more tress began to move as more creatures appeared. Everyone jumped to their feet surprise replaced by fear.

"We're surrounded!" Quatre cried running into Trowa's arms. Heero ran to Milliardo who wrapped him in a strong embrace.

"We have to get out of here," Trowa called over the growling noises that echoed around them.

"How?" Wufei asked. "We can't fight them."

"Trowa, Quatre do you know how to move through space?" Duo asked looking at the two mages.

"Yes," they answered together.

"Then get out of here, go to the Fields of Selastini," Duo ordered.

The two mages concentrated then disappeared in a soft glow of light. Duo turned to Milliardo, Wufei and Heero as the horses broke free and took off away from the large beasts. He felt something cold nudge against his hand, 'Don't worry Kieandra, he's going to be okay.' The tigrdo ran over to Heero and Milliardo, grabbing Heero's shirt with her teeth she pulled him from Milliardo's arms and over to Duo. Duo grabbed on to Heero's waist pulling the shaking prince close.

"Okay Milliardo I trust you can move through space, take Wufei and I'll take care of these two," Duo said.

Milliardo nodded taking a hold of Wufei's arm and pulling the younger man close to him. They soon both disappeared in the same soft light that had appeared with Quatre and Trowa. Duo, Heero and Kieandra faded out to reappear at Duo's secret place. Heero trembled in Duo's embrace.

"It's okay they are gone," Duo soothed.

"I thought they were created by people to scare others," Heero admitted.

"Sad to report they are real and there are lots of them. We had been lucky before not running into them. I guess our luck just ran out."

"Do you think we will see them again?"

"I can't promise we won't, but I'll try and keep a better eye out next time."

"Okay, so where are we going again?"

"I told the others to meet up in the Fields of Selastini. We'll be there in about four days."

"How?"

"Well at the moment we are traveling through space, I slowed uor pace down a bit but no one can see us, just like we can't see them. We're going to be here a while so get comfortable."

"I still don't really understand but okay, I trust you."

"That is nice to know." Duo laughed squeezing Heero a moment then let him go.


Quatre and Trowa materialized about a mile away from where the large monsters had made themselves known. Quatre looked at Trowa grateful to be away from the evil demons that the night had seemed to create. He wrapped his arms around Trowa's neck.

"Those things were huge, why did the Gods create them," Quatre wondered.

Trowa slid his arms around Quatre's waist pulling him close, "I don't know, maybe we can destroy them, make the night safe again."

"I hope we can, the nights are so beautiful but anymore you cannot enjoy them for fear of those beasts," Quatre replied laying his head against Trowa's chest.

Trowa reached down and gently lifting Quatre's chin he planted a soft kiss on the blonde's lips. The small blonde returned the kiss, opening his mouth to allow Trowa entrance. Trowa's tongue slipped inside exploring the cavern it knew by heart. Their tongues danced together as the kiss deepened. Finally they pulled away panting for air. Trowa's long fingers combed through soft blonde hair as he stared down into warm aquamarine eyes. Their foreheads touched as they held each other close.

"We are going to make it through this, I promise you," Trowa said his voice sure.

"I know," Quatre replied looking down.

"No I don't think you do. Quatre after this is over I want to marry you."

"What?" the blonde stepped back stunned.

"I want to marry you. I love you and I don't ever want to be away from you. When this is done, I want to get married to you."

"Trowa... I don't know what to say."

"Say yes," Trowa offered.

"Yes, of course I'll marry you!" Quatre exclaimed tears falling from his eyes as he ran into Trowa's warm loving embrace.


As they emerged in a clearing Wufei felt Milliardo's hand slip from his as the blonde mage collapsed to the ground. Wufei quickly knelt beside him, "What's wrong?"

"Just a little tired," Milliardo answered leaning forward causing his hair to fall over his shoulders and around his face.

"Come on why don't we move to some cover," Wufei spoke gently as he reached out to take Milliardo's arm. The blonde flinched as Wufei wrapped his other arm around his waist. Slipping Milliardo's arm around his neck, he used his feet and legs to get them to a standing position. He slowly moved to some trees and used them as cover. Setting the mage down gently, Wufei then moved to sit beside him. "I want to apologize."

"For what?" Milliardo asked surprised.

"This," Wufei answered, leaning over he used his hand to pull Milliardo's head around to face him. Then he gently but with some passion kissed the mage. Milliardo's hand grasped the younger man's arm while the other lay against his chest. Wufei deepened the kiss running his tongue along Milliardo's lips. The mage's body responded before he could stop it, his mouth opened allowing Wufei inside. The black haired youth's tongue probed through the warm cavern. Milliardo finally gained control of his body, but he didn't want to hurt Wufei. So he gently closed his teeth, softly biting Wufei's questing tongue. Wufei pulled back in pain, his hand letting go of Milliardo's chin and moved quickly striking the blonde. As Milliardo's head snapped to the side Wufei realized what he had done and leaned back.

"Oh Gods, I'm so sorry," Wufei spoke his voice soft. "I don't know what came over me."

"You don't own me," Milliardo replied trying to get up only his tired body quit on him.

"I know I don't, I don't want to," Wufei answered his hand instinctively coming to help the mage. "But I can't lie to myself either. As we have been traveling together for some time, I've come to find that I have developed deep feelings for you. Why are you so loyal to that selfish ruler?"

Milliardo looked at him startled by the question, "Lord Treize is not selfish, he is a good ruler."

"Yes he is," Wufei cried his hands grabbing Milliardo's shoulders. "Don't you dare say he isn't. He wants it all, the wife, son, and lover. Don't you see...? Gods I hate him for what he's doing to you. I don't want to see you hurt by his selfish ways. I care for you to much. Why can't you care for me in return?"

Milliardo stared at him as the words sunk in, his mind recalling the kiss before he left. 'Ha wants it all...' Milliardo realized that by Treize kissing him, it kept him. Treize knew he still had him and would when he returned because he made him think just maybe there was a chance. That chance was gone and had been since the day Milliardo had agreed to be his advisor. Looking at Wufei he realized he was being given another, and maybe his last.

Leaning forward Milliardo placed his lips over Wufei's, his hands coming to rest beside him. Wufei took control of the kiss his hands coming to cup Milliardo's face. Milliardo finally pulled away breaking the kiss. "Please hold me while I recover my strength."

Wufei wrapped his arms around Milliardo and pulled him close, "I'm here and I'm not going anywhere."

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