A/N- well, here's the next part. Not much to say about it. It's a little shorter than the other chapters, but just as enjoyable, I hope. Hope you enjoy. ^_^
The Prince and the Peasant: Part 4
By: RurouniGirl
Duo sighed as he rolled out of bed. He hadn't slept at all. He had been up all night trying to figure out what to do. How could he get Heero out of the dungeon in time? If he refused to marry Relena at the wedding ceremony, the king would execute Heero. He had to get Heero out of the dungeon, he just didn't know how.
He got dressed quickly and went to find Quatre. Quatre was in the kitchen's scrubbing the table. He looked up as Duo entered.
"Are you all right?" he asked. "You look like you didn't sleep at all last night."
Duo smiled weakly. "That's because I didn't." he replied. "I was trying to come up with a plan. A way to get Heero out of the dungeon before the wedding. If I can just get him out, then my father won't be able to use Heero to force me to marry Relena."
Quatre nodded his agreement. "That's true. But it will be very difficult to get Heero out."
Duo nodded. "I know, but I have to do something."
Quatre smiled. "I know. I'll try to come up with something that might help. In the meantime, you're father wants to see you."
Duo grimaced. 'What did his father want now? He had already made his life miserable, what else could he do?'
He sighed and headed for the throne room.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo stood in front of his father. Relena was standing next to the king, a triumphant and smug grin on her face. Duo's heart sank. 'What was she up to?'
"Son," the king began. "Why won't you spend time with Relena? She is your bride. You will have to spend time with her."
Duo sighed. "I do not want to spend time with her."
The king shook his head at Duo's response. "You are going to marry her, son. So I suggest you forget about that worthless peasant, and start spending time with your bride."
Duo erupted with rage. "Heero is not worthless!" he shouted. "I love him. I love him more than anything else in the world. He is my life. And the only reason I'm marrying Relena is because I love him. I couldn't bear to see you kill him. I couldn't bear it if he died because of me. Because I refused to marry Relena. That's is the only reason I am marrying her. That's it. I'm marrying her only because I love Heero."
He finally stopped for breath, tears pouring down his cheeks. He stood in front of his father and Relena panting for breath.
"Now," he said. "Is there anything else you wanted, father?" He spat out the word 'father' vehemently.
The king shook his head, shocked by his son's outburst.
"Good." Duo turned and stalked out of the throne room.
Once he was outside he ran down the hall and into his bedroom. He flung himself onto the bed, burying his face in the pillow, and began to sob.
What was he going to do? He couldn't marry that...that despicable woman. He just couldn't. But he couldn't let Heero die. He had to do something. He just didn't know what.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo woke with a start. He hadn't realized he had fallen asleep. He had woken up when Quatre shook him. He turned toward the blonde boy.
"What is it? What's wrong?"
Quatre smiled. "Nothing's wrong. It's almost dinnertime. The king sent me to bring you to the dining hall."
Duo yawned. "I didn't realize I had fallen asleep. How long have I been asleep?"
Quatre shrugged. "I'm not quite sure. Since you stormed out of the throne room, I think."
Duo's eyes widened. "But, that was this morning. Why didn't you wake me up?"
Quatre nodded. "Because you needed the sleep. You haven't had a descent night's sleep in a long time."
Duo smiled. "Thanks, Quatre."
He stood up and stretched. "I guess I should get ready for dinner."
"I'll help you," Quatre said, as he pulled some clothes out of the closet.
Duo pulled on a clean pair of pants and Quatre helped him lace up his shirt. Once Duo was dressed, he helped the young prince brush his tangled hair, and put it back into a braid.
"Thanks, Quatre," he said as they hurried out the door.
Quatre smiled and nodded. "You're welcome. Now, you'd better hurry up and get in there before you're father gets angry."
Duo nodded. He gave Quatre a quick hug before entering the dining hall, and the worst dinner of his entire life.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo sighed. This was the longest dinner of his entire life. He was sitting next to his father and Relena was sitting next to him. She kept hanging all over him and leaning over, whispering things in his ear. It was driving him crazy, but he couldn't do anything about it. Not in front of all these people.
'Aren't they a cute couple? Look at how adorable. They look so much in love.'
Duo tried to block these comments out but had little success. They finally became too much for him. He hurriedly stood up and ran from the room, seeking the quiet sanctuary of his dark bedroom. He just couldn't take it anymore. He couldn't take Her anymore.
He sank down onto his bed and stared out his window. The stars were shining brightly. They looked so bright and cheerful. It didn't fit his depressed mood. He sighed, turning over on his stomach. This wasn't good. He only had four more days to figure something out.
'He had to figure something out, he just had to.'
Author's Notes: so, what do you think? Please review. RurouniGirl
The Prince and the Peasant: Part 4
By: RurouniGirl
Duo sighed as he rolled out of bed. He hadn't slept at all. He had been up all night trying to figure out what to do. How could he get Heero out of the dungeon in time? If he refused to marry Relena at the wedding ceremony, the king would execute Heero. He had to get Heero out of the dungeon, he just didn't know how.
He got dressed quickly and went to find Quatre. Quatre was in the kitchen's scrubbing the table. He looked up as Duo entered.
"Are you all right?" he asked. "You look like you didn't sleep at all last night."
Duo smiled weakly. "That's because I didn't." he replied. "I was trying to come up with a plan. A way to get Heero out of the dungeon before the wedding. If I can just get him out, then my father won't be able to use Heero to force me to marry Relena."
Quatre nodded his agreement. "That's true. But it will be very difficult to get Heero out."
Duo nodded. "I know, but I have to do something."
Quatre smiled. "I know. I'll try to come up with something that might help. In the meantime, you're father wants to see you."
Duo grimaced. 'What did his father want now? He had already made his life miserable, what else could he do?'
He sighed and headed for the throne room.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo stood in front of his father. Relena was standing next to the king, a triumphant and smug grin on her face. Duo's heart sank. 'What was she up to?'
"Son," the king began. "Why won't you spend time with Relena? She is your bride. You will have to spend time with her."
Duo sighed. "I do not want to spend time with her."
The king shook his head at Duo's response. "You are going to marry her, son. So I suggest you forget about that worthless peasant, and start spending time with your bride."
Duo erupted with rage. "Heero is not worthless!" he shouted. "I love him. I love him more than anything else in the world. He is my life. And the only reason I'm marrying Relena is because I love him. I couldn't bear to see you kill him. I couldn't bear it if he died because of me. Because I refused to marry Relena. That's is the only reason I am marrying her. That's it. I'm marrying her only because I love Heero."
He finally stopped for breath, tears pouring down his cheeks. He stood in front of his father and Relena panting for breath.
"Now," he said. "Is there anything else you wanted, father?" He spat out the word 'father' vehemently.
The king shook his head, shocked by his son's outburst.
"Good." Duo turned and stalked out of the throne room.
Once he was outside he ran down the hall and into his bedroom. He flung himself onto the bed, burying his face in the pillow, and began to sob.
What was he going to do? He couldn't marry that...that despicable woman. He just couldn't. But he couldn't let Heero die. He had to do something. He just didn't know what.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo woke with a start. He hadn't realized he had fallen asleep. He had woken up when Quatre shook him. He turned toward the blonde boy.
"What is it? What's wrong?"
Quatre smiled. "Nothing's wrong. It's almost dinnertime. The king sent me to bring you to the dining hall."
Duo yawned. "I didn't realize I had fallen asleep. How long have I been asleep?"
Quatre shrugged. "I'm not quite sure. Since you stormed out of the throne room, I think."
Duo's eyes widened. "But, that was this morning. Why didn't you wake me up?"
Quatre nodded. "Because you needed the sleep. You haven't had a descent night's sleep in a long time."
Duo smiled. "Thanks, Quatre."
He stood up and stretched. "I guess I should get ready for dinner."
"I'll help you," Quatre said, as he pulled some clothes out of the closet.
Duo pulled on a clean pair of pants and Quatre helped him lace up his shirt. Once Duo was dressed, he helped the young prince brush his tangled hair, and put it back into a braid.
"Thanks, Quatre," he said as they hurried out the door.
Quatre smiled and nodded. "You're welcome. Now, you'd better hurry up and get in there before you're father gets angry."
Duo nodded. He gave Quatre a quick hug before entering the dining hall, and the worst dinner of his entire life.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo sighed. This was the longest dinner of his entire life. He was sitting next to his father and Relena was sitting next to him. She kept hanging all over him and leaning over, whispering things in his ear. It was driving him crazy, but he couldn't do anything about it. Not in front of all these people.
'Aren't they a cute couple? Look at how adorable. They look so much in love.'
Duo tried to block these comments out but had little success. They finally became too much for him. He hurriedly stood up and ran from the room, seeking the quiet sanctuary of his dark bedroom. He just couldn't take it anymore. He couldn't take Her anymore.
He sank down onto his bed and stared out his window. The stars were shining brightly. They looked so bright and cheerful. It didn't fit his depressed mood. He sighed, turning over on his stomach. This wasn't good. He only had four more days to figure something out.
'He had to figure something out, he just had to.'
Author's Notes: so, what do you think? Please review. RurouniGirl