A/N- here's the next part. I hope you're enjoying this story so far.
The Prince and the Peasant: Part 7
By: RurouniGirl
Duo peeked around the corner. Relena was nowhere in sight. He hurried around the corner and ran down the hall. He had been trying to avoid Relena all day, but had had little luck. It's like she had some kind of sixth sense. She always knew where Duo was. It was starting to get to him.
He finally made it to his bedroom. No sooner had he flopped down onto his bed, then there was a knock on his door. He sighed as he got up to answer it. 'Now what?'
He opened the door to find Quatre standing there. "Your father wants to see you."
Duo groaned. "Now what?"
Quatre shrugged. "I don't know, but I have a feeling it's not going to be good."
Duo sighed and trudged down the hall toward the throne room yet again. He stood in front of his father and waited for him to speak.
"Son, you haven't spent any time with Relena since she arrived."
Duo shrugged. "And?"
The king snorted. "And I want to know why you are neglecting your bride."
Duo shrugged again. "There isn't any reason to spend time with her."
The king looked slightly agitated. "What do you mean by that? You're going to marry her."
Duo nodded. "Yes, I'm going to marry her. But I'm not going to love her. I'm not going know her. I am just going to marry her."
By now the king was enraged. "Listen, son. You are marrying Relena and you are going to spend time with her. You are going to spend the whole day with her."
Duo groaned. 'Oh god. No. He couldn't spend a whole day with her.' "Father..."
"No. You are going to spend time with her."
"Father, are you trying to make me kill myself?"
The king was taken aback by this response. "What? What are you talking about?"
Duo looked his father straight in the eye. "I mean, that I would rather kill myself than spend an entire day with that...that woman."
He stared at his speechless father for a minute, then turned and left the throne room.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo collapsed onto his bed. He couldn't take much more of this. It was just too much. He needed to see Heero.
He snuck out of his room and down to the dungeon. After making sure the guard was gone he approached the cell.
"Heero," he whispered softly, a slight quiver to his voice.
Heero looked up as Duo spoke, concern etched on his face. He came over to stand in front of Duo.
"What's wrong?" he asked softly.
"I..." Duo's voice caught in his throat. He swallowed and a few tears slipped down his cheek.
"I can't take much more of this," he said. "It's driving me insane. She's driving me insane. Do you know what I just told my father?"
He stopped and looked at Heero, tears streaming down his face.
"I told him that I would rather kill myself than spend an entire day with Relena."
He collapsed against the bars his whole body shaking. Heero reached through the bars and held Duo as best as he could.
"Shhh. It's all right. It's going to be all right."
Duo just stood there, relishing Heero's touch. It had been such a long time since Heero had held him. He finally managed to stop sobbing.
"I'm sorry. I just don't know how much longer I can stand this."
He looked at Heero and almost started to cry again.
"I miss you," he whispered. "I miss you so much."
A tear slipped down Heero's cheek.
"I know," he said. "I miss you too."
Trowa looked up at sound of approaching footsteps.
"I'm sorry to interrupt," he said. "But, the guard is on his way back."
Duo nodded. "Thanks, Heero. I needed that."
Heero smiled. "Yeah, me too."
Duo smiled and hurried out of the dungeon.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo looked up as Wufei came into his room.
"Hey, Wufei. Is something wrong?"
Wufei shook his head. "No. I just came to see if you were all right. I heard about what happened with your father."
He grinned. "I haven't seen Relena this upset before. She was so mad that you blew her off." He laughed. "The look on her face was priceless."
Duo smiled. "Yeah, I'm okay. I was upset at first, but I went to see Heero and I feel much better now."
Wufei sighed in relief. "Good. I'm glad you're okay."
Duo shook his head. "Don't worry about me. I'll be fine. It's you I'm worried about."
Wufei looked confused. "Me?"
Duo nodded. "Yeah, you. You're Relena's personal guard. You'll have to put up with an angry Relena."
Wufei shook his head and laughed. "Ah, don't worry about me. I know how to deal with Relena."
Duo smiled. "Hey, Wufei?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks again for being my friend."
Wufei grinned. "Sure. Any time."
Author's Notes: okay, what do you think so far? It's coming along, right? As always, please review. RurouniGirl
The Prince and the Peasant: Part 7
By: RurouniGirl
Duo peeked around the corner. Relena was nowhere in sight. He hurried around the corner and ran down the hall. He had been trying to avoid Relena all day, but had had little luck. It's like she had some kind of sixth sense. She always knew where Duo was. It was starting to get to him.
He finally made it to his bedroom. No sooner had he flopped down onto his bed, then there was a knock on his door. He sighed as he got up to answer it. 'Now what?'
He opened the door to find Quatre standing there. "Your father wants to see you."
Duo groaned. "Now what?"
Quatre shrugged. "I don't know, but I have a feeling it's not going to be good."
Duo sighed and trudged down the hall toward the throne room yet again. He stood in front of his father and waited for him to speak.
"Son, you haven't spent any time with Relena since she arrived."
Duo shrugged. "And?"
The king snorted. "And I want to know why you are neglecting your bride."
Duo shrugged again. "There isn't any reason to spend time with her."
The king looked slightly agitated. "What do you mean by that? You're going to marry her."
Duo nodded. "Yes, I'm going to marry her. But I'm not going to love her. I'm not going know her. I am just going to marry her."
By now the king was enraged. "Listen, son. You are marrying Relena and you are going to spend time with her. You are going to spend the whole day with her."
Duo groaned. 'Oh god. No. He couldn't spend a whole day with her.' "Father..."
"No. You are going to spend time with her."
"Father, are you trying to make me kill myself?"
The king was taken aback by this response. "What? What are you talking about?"
Duo looked his father straight in the eye. "I mean, that I would rather kill myself than spend an entire day with that...that woman."
He stared at his speechless father for a minute, then turned and left the throne room.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo collapsed onto his bed. He couldn't take much more of this. It was just too much. He needed to see Heero.
He snuck out of his room and down to the dungeon. After making sure the guard was gone he approached the cell.
"Heero," he whispered softly, a slight quiver to his voice.
Heero looked up as Duo spoke, concern etched on his face. He came over to stand in front of Duo.
"What's wrong?" he asked softly.
"I..." Duo's voice caught in his throat. He swallowed and a few tears slipped down his cheek.
"I can't take much more of this," he said. "It's driving me insane. She's driving me insane. Do you know what I just told my father?"
He stopped and looked at Heero, tears streaming down his face.
"I told him that I would rather kill myself than spend an entire day with Relena."
He collapsed against the bars his whole body shaking. Heero reached through the bars and held Duo as best as he could.
"Shhh. It's all right. It's going to be all right."
Duo just stood there, relishing Heero's touch. It had been such a long time since Heero had held him. He finally managed to stop sobbing.
"I'm sorry. I just don't know how much longer I can stand this."
He looked at Heero and almost started to cry again.
"I miss you," he whispered. "I miss you so much."
A tear slipped down Heero's cheek.
"I know," he said. "I miss you too."
Trowa looked up at sound of approaching footsteps.
"I'm sorry to interrupt," he said. "But, the guard is on his way back."
Duo nodded. "Thanks, Heero. I needed that."
Heero smiled. "Yeah, me too."
Duo smiled and hurried out of the dungeon.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo looked up as Wufei came into his room.
"Hey, Wufei. Is something wrong?"
Wufei shook his head. "No. I just came to see if you were all right. I heard about what happened with your father."
He grinned. "I haven't seen Relena this upset before. She was so mad that you blew her off." He laughed. "The look on her face was priceless."
Duo smiled. "Yeah, I'm okay. I was upset at first, but I went to see Heero and I feel much better now."
Wufei sighed in relief. "Good. I'm glad you're okay."
Duo shook his head. "Don't worry about me. I'll be fine. It's you I'm worried about."
Wufei looked confused. "Me?"
Duo nodded. "Yeah, you. You're Relena's personal guard. You'll have to put up with an angry Relena."
Wufei shook his head and laughed. "Ah, don't worry about me. I know how to deal with Relena."
Duo smiled. "Hey, Wufei?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks again for being my friend."
Wufei grinned. "Sure. Any time."
Author's Notes: okay, what do you think so far? It's coming along, right? As always, please review. RurouniGirl