A/N- well, here's the next part. This story is turning out to be longer than I thought. I hope all of you are enjoying this. Have fun reading. ^_^
The Prince and the Peasant: Part 6
By: RurouniGirl
Duo was getting desperate. It was only three days until the wedding and he still didn't have a plan. But he would. With Wufei and Quatre helping him, he would think of some way to get Heero and Trowa out of the dungeon.
He was startled out of his thoughts by someone knocking on his door.
"Come in," he called.
The door opened and Relena stepped inside. She smiled sweetly.
"What are you doing here?" Duo asked.
She stepped forward. "I came to talk. There's only three days until our wedding and I want to get to know you better."
Duo backed away. "There is nothing to talk about."
She moved closer. "Oh, but there is. We know so little about each other. We should get to know each other a little more."
Duo pushed past her and headed for the door.
"I already know more about you than I ever wanted to."
He opened the door and motioned to her. "Now, it's time for you to leave."
She was taken aback. "But..."
"Now," Duo said. "I want you out of my room."
She shook her head. "Fine. But you will have to face the truth. Whether you like it or not, you are going to marry me in three days."
Duo held the door opened. "Good bye, Relena."
Relena sighed and exited the room. Duo sighed as he closed the door and collapsed against the wall. He didn't know how much longer he could take this.
There was another knock on his door.
"Who is it?" he called.
"It's Wufei," came the reply.
Duo flung the door open and ushered Wufei into his room.
"What was Relena doing here?" Wufei asked.
Duo sighed. "Annoying the hell out of me. She wants to 'get to know me better.' She just doesn't get it."
Wufei looked at Duo sympathetically. "Well, at least you'll get to spend the day away from her. You ready to go?"
Duo nodded. "Yep. Let's go."
The two boys smiled and headed out for Wufei's tour of the kingdom.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo and Wufei spent the whole day riding through the kingdom. By the end of the day, the two boys were exhausted. Duo sighed. He didn't feel like going back to the palace just now, so he decided to show Wufei one of his favorite spots.
They finally stopped when they came to an opened field filled with wild flowers.
"It's beautiful," Wufei said in a hushed tone.
Duo nodded his agreement and dismounted. Wufei followed Duo's example. He followed Duo as he walked through the field toward the forest. They stopped at a small brook.
Duo smiled happily as he looked around.
"This is where I first met Heero," he told Wufei.
He stripped off his shirt and boots and waded into the water. The cool water felt refreshing. He smiled as he remembered the first day he had spent with Heero. It was the first day he had ever felt like a normal boy, just having fun.
Wufei joined him in the water and for the first time since that day, Duo felt like a normal boy again. He was grateful that he had such a good friend who understood him.
As the two of them lay out in the field looking up at the stars he remembered the conversation he had in this field with Heero the first time they had met.
"The stars are so bright and cheerful tonight," Duo said. "It doesn't fit my mood."
Wufei turned to look at Duo. "How do you feel?"
Duo sighed. "Depressed. I've never been so depressed in my entire life."
"You miss him, don't you?"
Duo nodded. "Yes. I love him more than anything. He means the world to me."
Duo turned to look at Wufei and a tear slipped down his cheek. "He's my life."
Wufei felt tears forming in his eyes, but he refused to let them fall.
"Don't worry," he said. "We'll figure something out."
Duo smiled. "Thanks, Wufei."
Wufei was confused. "For what?"
Duo put an arm around Wufei's shoulders. "Just, for being my friend. You've been a lot of help. And I thank you for that."
Wufei smiled. "You're welcome," he said. "Now, I think we should get back to the palace. It's getting late."
Duo nodded his agreement and the two boys headed back to the palace.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo stumbled into his room. He was exhausted. It had been a long day, but he had enjoyed most of it. He had almost been able to forget about all of his troubles.
Now, as he lay in his bed, they all came back to him. 'How was he going to do this? There had to be something he was missing. He just couldn't figure it out.'
He rolled over and soon drifted off to sleep.
Author's Notes: okay, what do you think? I know it was a little sappy at parts, but I couldn't help it. This story is kind of writing itself. As always, please review. RurouniGirl
The Prince and the Peasant: Part 6
By: RurouniGirl
Duo was getting desperate. It was only three days until the wedding and he still didn't have a plan. But he would. With Wufei and Quatre helping him, he would think of some way to get Heero and Trowa out of the dungeon.
He was startled out of his thoughts by someone knocking on his door.
"Come in," he called.
The door opened and Relena stepped inside. She smiled sweetly.
"What are you doing here?" Duo asked.
She stepped forward. "I came to talk. There's only three days until our wedding and I want to get to know you better."
Duo backed away. "There is nothing to talk about."
She moved closer. "Oh, but there is. We know so little about each other. We should get to know each other a little more."
Duo pushed past her and headed for the door.
"I already know more about you than I ever wanted to."
He opened the door and motioned to her. "Now, it's time for you to leave."
She was taken aback. "But..."
"Now," Duo said. "I want you out of my room."
She shook her head. "Fine. But you will have to face the truth. Whether you like it or not, you are going to marry me in three days."
Duo held the door opened. "Good bye, Relena."
Relena sighed and exited the room. Duo sighed as he closed the door and collapsed against the wall. He didn't know how much longer he could take this.
There was another knock on his door.
"Who is it?" he called.
"It's Wufei," came the reply.
Duo flung the door open and ushered Wufei into his room.
"What was Relena doing here?" Wufei asked.
Duo sighed. "Annoying the hell out of me. She wants to 'get to know me better.' She just doesn't get it."
Wufei looked at Duo sympathetically. "Well, at least you'll get to spend the day away from her. You ready to go?"
Duo nodded. "Yep. Let's go."
The two boys smiled and headed out for Wufei's tour of the kingdom.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo and Wufei spent the whole day riding through the kingdom. By the end of the day, the two boys were exhausted. Duo sighed. He didn't feel like going back to the palace just now, so he decided to show Wufei one of his favorite spots.
They finally stopped when they came to an opened field filled with wild flowers.
"It's beautiful," Wufei said in a hushed tone.
Duo nodded his agreement and dismounted. Wufei followed Duo's example. He followed Duo as he walked through the field toward the forest. They stopped at a small brook.
Duo smiled happily as he looked around.
"This is where I first met Heero," he told Wufei.
He stripped off his shirt and boots and waded into the water. The cool water felt refreshing. He smiled as he remembered the first day he had spent with Heero. It was the first day he had ever felt like a normal boy, just having fun.
Wufei joined him in the water and for the first time since that day, Duo felt like a normal boy again. He was grateful that he had such a good friend who understood him.
As the two of them lay out in the field looking up at the stars he remembered the conversation he had in this field with Heero the first time they had met.
"The stars are so bright and cheerful tonight," Duo said. "It doesn't fit my mood."
Wufei turned to look at Duo. "How do you feel?"
Duo sighed. "Depressed. I've never been so depressed in my entire life."
"You miss him, don't you?"
Duo nodded. "Yes. I love him more than anything. He means the world to me."
Duo turned to look at Wufei and a tear slipped down his cheek. "He's my life."
Wufei felt tears forming in his eyes, but he refused to let them fall.
"Don't worry," he said. "We'll figure something out."
Duo smiled. "Thanks, Wufei."
Wufei was confused. "For what?"
Duo put an arm around Wufei's shoulders. "Just, for being my friend. You've been a lot of help. And I thank you for that."
Wufei smiled. "You're welcome," he said. "Now, I think we should get back to the palace. It's getting late."
Duo nodded his agreement and the two boys headed back to the palace.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo stumbled into his room. He was exhausted. It had been a long day, but he had enjoyed most of it. He had almost been able to forget about all of his troubles.
Now, as he lay in his bed, they all came back to him. 'How was he going to do this? There had to be something he was missing. He just couldn't figure it out.'
He rolled over and soon drifted off to sleep.
Author's Notes: okay, what do you think? I know it was a little sappy at parts, but I couldn't help it. This story is kind of writing itself. As always, please review. RurouniGirl