A/N- Well, I guess I was wrong when I said I was almost done with this story. It's a lot longer than I expected. I hope you're enjoying it so far. Oh yeah. One warning. Relena.
The Prince and the Peasant: Part 13
By: RurouniGirl
Duo finally managed to get rid of the guards. The king had said that Zechs would be his companion. That was a relief to Duo. He had told his cousin what had happened and Zechs had been very understanding.
The two of them were walking down the hall chatting pleasantly. Duo finally stopped and knocked on the door he had stopped in front of.
"Enter," came the muffled reply.
He pushed the door open and stepped inside.
"Good morning, Marcus," he said. "I came to see how Quatre was doing when you checked in on him."
The healer smiled. "He's doing much better than I expected. His fever has gone down somewhat and the cut is looking much better today."
Duo sighed in relief as he went to see how the blonde was himself. Marcus was right. Quatre wasn't as warm anymore, and he wasn't as pale.
Zechs fell into step beside him as he exited the room and continued to walk down the hall. He groaned as he saw Relena making her way towards them. He was ready to turn and head the opposite direction, but she had already seen him.
"Damn," he muttered.
Zechs looked at him with amusement. "I take it that that's Relena," he whispered.
Duo nodded and forced himself to smile as Relena once again approached him with a sweet smile planted on her face.
"Duo, I'd like to talk to you."
Duo nodded. "That's right. I'm sorry about yesterday, but I was pretty busy."
Relena nodded. "I understand," she said. "Being a prince is hard work."
"So, what did you want to talk to me about?"
She smiled. "Can we go somewhere else?" she asked.
Duo nodded and led her to one of the sitting rooms. Once he had closed the door he turned back to Relena.
"So, what did you want to talk about?"
She smiled. "Us. We really should get to know each other better."
Duo grimaced at her words. "What do you mean? How would we get to know each other better?"
She smiled and moved closer to him. He tried to back away, but ran into the wall. 'Damn.'
"Look, Relena. I don't mean to be rude, but I really don't have time..."
She cut him off with a kiss. He immediately pulled away.
"Relena. I don't know how to get it across to you, but I don't want to get to know you. As I said before, I don't want to marry you. I'm already in love."
She shook her head sadly. "No, you're not in love. That boy only tricked you. He just wanted your position and money."
Duo's face filled with rage. "NO!" He pushed Relena away from him. "I love Heero. And he loves me. But, I don't see how someone like you could understand."
He stalked out of the room and started to run. He finally stopped and collapsed against the wall, sobbing. A minute later, Zechs slid down next to him. He took one look at the sobbing boy and put an arm around his shoulder. Duo looked up at his cousin and wiped his tears with the back of his hand.
"Thanks," he said.
Zechs nodded. "So, what happened?"
Duo sighed. "She wanted to 'get to know me better.' I told her that I didn't want to. That I was already in love. She accused Heero of being a fraud. She said he was only after my position and money. I know that Heero loves me for who I am, but it hurts to here someone accuse him like that."
Zechs smiled and stood up, offering his hand to help Duo up. "That was cruel," he said. "But, as long as you love Heero and he loves you, nothing will get in the way."
Duo smiled. "Yeah, I know."
Zechs smiled. "Good. I just have one more thing to say."
Duo looked at him. "What is it?"
Zechs grinned. "That Relena is a major bitch," he said with a laugh.
Duo laughed with him. "Yeah, she really is."
The boys continued to laugh as they walked down the hall toward the kitchens.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo and Zechs finished their meal and headed out. Zechs had managed to convince the king to let him take Duo out of the palace for some fresh air and Duo was anxious to get away.
As soon as he stepped into the sunlight he began to twirl around enjoying the warmth of the sun as its rays hit his skin. He laughed and turned to Zechs, smiling brightly. Zechs smiled back at him and watch affectionately as Duo enjoyed himself.
"So, since you have the whole day outside, where do you want to go and what do you want to do?"
Duo smiled. "I want to show you my favorite spot," he said. "The place where I first met Heero."
Zechs smiled to himself as he followed Duo to the stables. Soon they were galloping out the castle gates and on their way.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo sighed as he flopped down on the soft grass of the field and breathed in the smell of the wild flowers. Maybe it hadn't been such a good idea to come here. It brought back too many memories. He sighed again as he stood up and walked toward the brook. 'He missed Heero. Missed him more than anything. Wished he were here right now.'
He stripped off his shirt and boots and waded into the water, letting the water wash his sorrows away.
Author's Notes: you guys must be really sick of reading these notes by now. As usually, what did you think? Review. RurouniGirl
The Prince and the Peasant: Part 13
By: RurouniGirl
Duo finally managed to get rid of the guards. The king had said that Zechs would be his companion. That was a relief to Duo. He had told his cousin what had happened and Zechs had been very understanding.
The two of them were walking down the hall chatting pleasantly. Duo finally stopped and knocked on the door he had stopped in front of.
"Enter," came the muffled reply.
He pushed the door open and stepped inside.
"Good morning, Marcus," he said. "I came to see how Quatre was doing when you checked in on him."
The healer smiled. "He's doing much better than I expected. His fever has gone down somewhat and the cut is looking much better today."
Duo sighed in relief as he went to see how the blonde was himself. Marcus was right. Quatre wasn't as warm anymore, and he wasn't as pale.
Zechs fell into step beside him as he exited the room and continued to walk down the hall. He groaned as he saw Relena making her way towards them. He was ready to turn and head the opposite direction, but she had already seen him.
"Damn," he muttered.
Zechs looked at him with amusement. "I take it that that's Relena," he whispered.
Duo nodded and forced himself to smile as Relena once again approached him with a sweet smile planted on her face.
"Duo, I'd like to talk to you."
Duo nodded. "That's right. I'm sorry about yesterday, but I was pretty busy."
Relena nodded. "I understand," she said. "Being a prince is hard work."
"So, what did you want to talk to me about?"
She smiled. "Can we go somewhere else?" she asked.
Duo nodded and led her to one of the sitting rooms. Once he had closed the door he turned back to Relena.
"So, what did you want to talk about?"
She smiled. "Us. We really should get to know each other better."
Duo grimaced at her words. "What do you mean? How would we get to know each other better?"
She smiled and moved closer to him. He tried to back away, but ran into the wall. 'Damn.'
"Look, Relena. I don't mean to be rude, but I really don't have time..."
She cut him off with a kiss. He immediately pulled away.
"Relena. I don't know how to get it across to you, but I don't want to get to know you. As I said before, I don't want to marry you. I'm already in love."
She shook her head sadly. "No, you're not in love. That boy only tricked you. He just wanted your position and money."
Duo's face filled with rage. "NO!" He pushed Relena away from him. "I love Heero. And he loves me. But, I don't see how someone like you could understand."
He stalked out of the room and started to run. He finally stopped and collapsed against the wall, sobbing. A minute later, Zechs slid down next to him. He took one look at the sobbing boy and put an arm around his shoulder. Duo looked up at his cousin and wiped his tears with the back of his hand.
"Thanks," he said.
Zechs nodded. "So, what happened?"
Duo sighed. "She wanted to 'get to know me better.' I told her that I didn't want to. That I was already in love. She accused Heero of being a fraud. She said he was only after my position and money. I know that Heero loves me for who I am, but it hurts to here someone accuse him like that."
Zechs smiled and stood up, offering his hand to help Duo up. "That was cruel," he said. "But, as long as you love Heero and he loves you, nothing will get in the way."
Duo smiled. "Yeah, I know."
Zechs smiled. "Good. I just have one more thing to say."
Duo looked at him. "What is it?"
Zechs grinned. "That Relena is a major bitch," he said with a laugh.
Duo laughed with him. "Yeah, she really is."
The boys continued to laugh as they walked down the hall toward the kitchens.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo and Zechs finished their meal and headed out. Zechs had managed to convince the king to let him take Duo out of the palace for some fresh air and Duo was anxious to get away.
As soon as he stepped into the sunlight he began to twirl around enjoying the warmth of the sun as its rays hit his skin. He laughed and turned to Zechs, smiling brightly. Zechs smiled back at him and watch affectionately as Duo enjoyed himself.
"So, since you have the whole day outside, where do you want to go and what do you want to do?"
Duo smiled. "I want to show you my favorite spot," he said. "The place where I first met Heero."
Zechs smiled to himself as he followed Duo to the stables. Soon they were galloping out the castle gates and on their way.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo sighed as he flopped down on the soft grass of the field and breathed in the smell of the wild flowers. Maybe it hadn't been such a good idea to come here. It brought back too many memories. He sighed again as he stood up and walked toward the brook. 'He missed Heero. Missed him more than anything. Wished he were here right now.'
He stripped off his shirt and boots and waded into the water, letting the water wash his sorrows away.
Author's Notes: you guys must be really sick of reading these notes by now. As usually, what did you think? Review. RurouniGirl