A/N- Okay, so how did you guys like the cliff hangar ending of the last chapter? ^_~ Well, I won't leave you hanging. Here's the next part. Enjoy.
The Prince and the Peasant: Part 11
By: RurouniGirl
The crowd was yelling and screaming as Duo pushed his way through the crowd. He had to get to Heero before it was too late. As he got closer to the stage he could see the executioner pulling the sac over Heero's head.
He sped up his pace. 'He had to get up there and stop it.'
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Heero felt his breathing speed up. He could feel the executioner standing behind him and when he raised the axe. He braced himself for the blow. But it never came.
"NO!!!"
Heero's breathe caught in his throat. It was Duo.
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Duo saw the executioner raise the axe just as he reached the stage.
"NO!!!" He ran forward and flung himself on top of Heero. "If you want to kill him, you'll have to kill me too."
"Duo, what is the meaning of this?" the outraged king demanded.
Duo lifted his head and looked his father right in the eye. "I won't let you do this father. I won't let you kill the one person I love."
"Duo, get now immediately!"
Duo stayed where he was. "NO! Father, I won't let you win."
"How dare you defy me, your own father."
Duo snorted. "Father? When were you ever my father? I am your son by blood alone. You never cared about me. You only raised me to do something I never wanted to do to begin with."
The king was taken aback. "What...what are you talking about?"
"I never wanted to be Prince. It was something I was born to. I never asked for it. And you never even considered that. You never let me do anything to make me happy. It was always about my duty as a prince."
Duo glared at his father. "And, now that I've finally gotten a little happiness in my life, you're trying to take it away from me. Well, father. I won't let you."
The king stormed toward his son. "Son, I only wanted you to be happy. That's all."
"If you really want me to be happy, then you'll let Heero live. I love him."
"No, I won't allow it," the king shouted. "He's a boy. You can't love another boy. I won't allow my son to be a freak."
Duo looked at his father, determination written all over his face.
"Then you're going to have to kill me, too."
The king stood speechless for a moment, then he took action.
"GUARDS!" he shouted.
The guards hurried toward him, but were stopped short when Wufei, Trowa, and Quatre blocked their way.
"Oh, no you don't," Wufei said.
"You're not getting past us," Quatre said.
By now, the king was about ready to explode. He stared at his son in disbelief. "Duo, why are doing this."
Duo looked at his father, tears in his eyes. "No, father. Why are you doing this?"
The king was about to reply, but he stopped, not sure what to do. 'Duo was his son, his heir. He couldn't kill him. He needed Duo to take over when he was gone. His only option was to let the peasant boy live. But his son would not be a freak. He would not love a boy. He was going to marry Relena one way or the other.'
He sighed and took a deep breath before making his declaration.
"Release the peasant boy."
The crowd groaned in disappointment as Heero was released. He stood next to Duo facing the king.
"Duo, you are my son. My heir. I need you alive. That's the only reason I released him. But, I swear. You are going to marry Relena and take over as King when I'm gone."
The king turned toward Heero and in a loud voice announced to everyone in the square:
"From this day, you are banished from the kingdom. You will leave immediately. If you are ever seen in this kingdom again, you will be killed."
Duo starred at his father, tears streaming down his face.
"Father, please."
The king turned to the guards who had managed to restrain Wufei, Quatre, and Trowa.
"Throw them back in the dungeon," he commanded. "And this time, make sure they don't escape. Double the guards and make sure they are under constant watch."
The guards dragged the three boys out of the square as the king turned back toward Duo.
"You are confined to the palace. You will be under constant watch. A guard will be with you at all times. Once I get everything settled, you will marry Relena."
Duo glared at his father. He couldn't think of any verbal rebukes so he insulted his father in the only way he could think of. He thumbed his nose at the king.
The king immediately slapped Duo across the face.
"You impudent bastard," he shouted. "How dare you insult me. I'm the king and your father."
Duo remained silent as he continued to glare at his father.
The king glared back at his son. "Guards take him to the palace. Make sure there are guards at all the entrances. And make sure there is a guard with the prince at every moment. I don't want him out of your site."
The guards nodded and grabbed Duo, dragging him back to the palace. The last thing Duo saw as he was forced him into the palace were five guards dragging Heero off to 'escort' him out of the kingdom. He caught Heero's gaze for one moment. They stared at each other, the pain of their separation visible in their eyes, and then Heero disappeared as Duo was dragged into the palace.
Author's Notes: so, what do you think of this part? Review. RurouniGirl
The Prince and the Peasant: Part 11
By: RurouniGirl
The crowd was yelling and screaming as Duo pushed his way through the crowd. He had to get to Heero before it was too late. As he got closer to the stage he could see the executioner pulling the sac over Heero's head.
He sped up his pace. 'He had to get up there and stop it.'
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Heero felt his breathing speed up. He could feel the executioner standing behind him and when he raised the axe. He braced himself for the blow. But it never came.
"NO!!!"
Heero's breathe caught in his throat. It was Duo.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo saw the executioner raise the axe just as he reached the stage.
"NO!!!" He ran forward and flung himself on top of Heero. "If you want to kill him, you'll have to kill me too."
"Duo, what is the meaning of this?" the outraged king demanded.
Duo lifted his head and looked his father right in the eye. "I won't let you do this father. I won't let you kill the one person I love."
"Duo, get now immediately!"
Duo stayed where he was. "NO! Father, I won't let you win."
"How dare you defy me, your own father."
Duo snorted. "Father? When were you ever my father? I am your son by blood alone. You never cared about me. You only raised me to do something I never wanted to do to begin with."
The king was taken aback. "What...what are you talking about?"
"I never wanted to be Prince. It was something I was born to. I never asked for it. And you never even considered that. You never let me do anything to make me happy. It was always about my duty as a prince."
Duo glared at his father. "And, now that I've finally gotten a little happiness in my life, you're trying to take it away from me. Well, father. I won't let you."
The king stormed toward his son. "Son, I only wanted you to be happy. That's all."
"If you really want me to be happy, then you'll let Heero live. I love him."
"No, I won't allow it," the king shouted. "He's a boy. You can't love another boy. I won't allow my son to be a freak."
Duo looked at his father, determination written all over his face.
"Then you're going to have to kill me, too."
The king stood speechless for a moment, then he took action.
"GUARDS!" he shouted.
The guards hurried toward him, but were stopped short when Wufei, Trowa, and Quatre blocked their way.
"Oh, no you don't," Wufei said.
"You're not getting past us," Quatre said.
By now, the king was about ready to explode. He stared at his son in disbelief. "Duo, why are doing this."
Duo looked at his father, tears in his eyes. "No, father. Why are you doing this?"
The king was about to reply, but he stopped, not sure what to do. 'Duo was his son, his heir. He couldn't kill him. He needed Duo to take over when he was gone. His only option was to let the peasant boy live. But his son would not be a freak. He would not love a boy. He was going to marry Relena one way or the other.'
He sighed and took a deep breath before making his declaration.
"Release the peasant boy."
The crowd groaned in disappointment as Heero was released. He stood next to Duo facing the king.
"Duo, you are my son. My heir. I need you alive. That's the only reason I released him. But, I swear. You are going to marry Relena and take over as King when I'm gone."
The king turned toward Heero and in a loud voice announced to everyone in the square:
"From this day, you are banished from the kingdom. You will leave immediately. If you are ever seen in this kingdom again, you will be killed."
Duo starred at his father, tears streaming down his face.
"Father, please."
The king turned to the guards who had managed to restrain Wufei, Quatre, and Trowa.
"Throw them back in the dungeon," he commanded. "And this time, make sure they don't escape. Double the guards and make sure they are under constant watch."
The guards dragged the three boys out of the square as the king turned back toward Duo.
"You are confined to the palace. You will be under constant watch. A guard will be with you at all times. Once I get everything settled, you will marry Relena."
Duo glared at his father. He couldn't think of any verbal rebukes so he insulted his father in the only way he could think of. He thumbed his nose at the king.
The king immediately slapped Duo across the face.
"You impudent bastard," he shouted. "How dare you insult me. I'm the king and your father."
Duo remained silent as he continued to glare at his father.
The king glared back at his son. "Guards take him to the palace. Make sure there are guards at all the entrances. And make sure there is a guard with the prince at every moment. I don't want him out of your site."
The guards nodded and grabbed Duo, dragging him back to the palace. The last thing Duo saw as he was forced him into the palace were five guards dragging Heero off to 'escort' him out of the kingdom. He caught Heero's gaze for one moment. They stared at each other, the pain of their separation visible in their eyes, and then Heero disappeared as Duo was dragged into the palace.
Author's Notes: so, what do you think of this part? Review. RurouniGirl