A/N- Here's the next chapter. As usual, enjoy.
The Prince and the Peasant: Part 14
By: RurouniGirl
Duo yawned as he rolled out of bed and stretched. There was a soft knock on the door and he hurried to open it. He smiled at Zechs as he ushered him in.
"Good morning, Zechs. Come on in."
His cousin smiled at him brightly. "Hey. You're cheerful today."
Duo grinned. "Yep. And it's all thanks to you."
Zechs looked a little confused. "Me?"
Duo nodded. "Yep. You got me out of the palace. It felt good to get out and...and remember."
Zechs smiled. "Well, you're welcome."
Duo smiled. "Just let me get dressed and we can go get some breakfast."
Zechs nodded and sat on the bed as he waited for Duo to finish dressing. Once Duo was finished they headed to the kitchen where they ate a hurried breakfast and then hurried to check on Quatre.
Duo was greeted with a weak smile and a pair of big, blue eyes as he walked through the door.
"Quatre," he exclaimed. "Your awake."
"Hey, Duo."
The prince beamed. "God, Quatre. Don't ever scare me like that again," he said. "And Trowa's a nervous wreck."
Quatre laughed softly. "Sorry," he said, then his face turned serious. "How are you doing?"
Duo shrugged. "I'm okay," he replied, his voice quavering just a little.
Quatre shook his head. "Somehow, I don't believe that, but I won't push it." He smiled slightly. "How is Trowa? He wasn't hurt, was he?"
Duo shook his head. "No, he's fine. Just worried about you. I don't think he's slept at all."
Quatre shook his head, smiling to himself. "Tell him, I said to sleep. And that's an order."
Duo grinned. "Sure buddy." He smiled and left Quatre to sleep.
Zechs smiled. "He's doing okay?"
Duo nodded. "Thankfully, yes. He sure had all of us worried." He looked at Zechs pleadingly. "You wouldn't mind if we made a small detour, would you?"
Zechs smiled. "Of course not. I understand. You want to let your friends know that he's all right."
Duo looked relieved. "Thanks, Zechs."
He nodded and the two boys headed for the dungeon.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Trowa sighed in relief and allowed himself to relax. 'Quatre was all right.' He was suddenly aware of how tired he was. Wufei noticed and smiled to himself.
"Trowa, you should get some sleep. You're exhausted. If you keep going like this you'll make yourself sick."
Trowa nodded. "I know."
He leaned back against the wall and sighed. His eyes felt so heavy. He closed his eyes for a minute, just to rest them, but he immediately fell asleep. Wufei smiled and looked over at Duo.
"It's about time he actually rested. He was so worried about Quatre."
Duo nodded. "I know. I was worried about him just as much as I was worried about Quatre."
The sound of the guard returning signaled the end of Duo's visit. He smiled at Wufei before turning and hurrying out of the dungeon.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Zechs looked around, checking the hallways, before opening the door and quickly slipping through it.
"Duo?" he called quietly. A rustling sound came from the couch and then a head popped up. Duo smiled halfheartedly. His eyes were red and puffy, as though he had been crying.
"Duo, are you all right?"
Duo sniffed and nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine," he replied in a quavering voice. His eyes were brimming with tears that he was trying his best to hold back.
Zechs took one look at his cousin and was right next to him in an instant, pulling him into a tight embrace. Duo stiffened for a moment and then relaxed. The tears he had been fighting began to fall and he buried his face in Zechs' shoulder.
He finally stopped crying and just sat there, his body shaking. He looked up at Zechs and tried to smile.
"Thanks. I needed that."
Zechs nodded. "You okay?"
Duo shrugged. "As good as I can be." He smiled slightly and his eyes began to water again. "I miss him," he said quietly.
Zechs gave his a comforting squeeze. "I know. It must be hard. But, we'll figure something out. You'll see him again. I promise."
~*~*~ two weeks later ~*~*~
Duo sighed. Everything was just getting to be too much for him. He had tried to avoid Relena as much as possible, but she never let him alone. She was always there. Quatre had gotten better and had been thrown back into the dungeon. He missed Heero and his father hadn't let him out of the palace in the last few weeks.
He needed to do something. His father had finally gotten everything settled and was busy trying to get the wedding arranged for the third time. He sighed again. It was all too much. He was so depressed and just sick of living.
He stood up and walked over to his desk, pulling a knife out of the drawer. He held it up, staring at it. It looked so inviting. A way to escape all his misery. He smiled sadly to himself.
"I love you Heero," he said quietly as he slit his wrists with the knife. He smiled as he sank down to the ground and waited for his death.
Author's Notes: so, what do you think? Don't you just love cliffhanger endings? Mwahahhahahahaha. *evil grin* Please review. RurouniGirl
The Prince and the Peasant: Part 14
By: RurouniGirl
Duo yawned as he rolled out of bed and stretched. There was a soft knock on the door and he hurried to open it. He smiled at Zechs as he ushered him in.
"Good morning, Zechs. Come on in."
His cousin smiled at him brightly. "Hey. You're cheerful today."
Duo grinned. "Yep. And it's all thanks to you."
Zechs looked a little confused. "Me?"
Duo nodded. "Yep. You got me out of the palace. It felt good to get out and...and remember."
Zechs smiled. "Well, you're welcome."
Duo smiled. "Just let me get dressed and we can go get some breakfast."
Zechs nodded and sat on the bed as he waited for Duo to finish dressing. Once Duo was finished they headed to the kitchen where they ate a hurried breakfast and then hurried to check on Quatre.
Duo was greeted with a weak smile and a pair of big, blue eyes as he walked through the door.
"Quatre," he exclaimed. "Your awake."
"Hey, Duo."
The prince beamed. "God, Quatre. Don't ever scare me like that again," he said. "And Trowa's a nervous wreck."
Quatre laughed softly. "Sorry," he said, then his face turned serious. "How are you doing?"
Duo shrugged. "I'm okay," he replied, his voice quavering just a little.
Quatre shook his head. "Somehow, I don't believe that, but I won't push it." He smiled slightly. "How is Trowa? He wasn't hurt, was he?"
Duo shook his head. "No, he's fine. Just worried about you. I don't think he's slept at all."
Quatre shook his head, smiling to himself. "Tell him, I said to sleep. And that's an order."
Duo grinned. "Sure buddy." He smiled and left Quatre to sleep.
Zechs smiled. "He's doing okay?"
Duo nodded. "Thankfully, yes. He sure had all of us worried." He looked at Zechs pleadingly. "You wouldn't mind if we made a small detour, would you?"
Zechs smiled. "Of course not. I understand. You want to let your friends know that he's all right."
Duo looked relieved. "Thanks, Zechs."
He nodded and the two boys headed for the dungeon.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Trowa sighed in relief and allowed himself to relax. 'Quatre was all right.' He was suddenly aware of how tired he was. Wufei noticed and smiled to himself.
"Trowa, you should get some sleep. You're exhausted. If you keep going like this you'll make yourself sick."
Trowa nodded. "I know."
He leaned back against the wall and sighed. His eyes felt so heavy. He closed his eyes for a minute, just to rest them, but he immediately fell asleep. Wufei smiled and looked over at Duo.
"It's about time he actually rested. He was so worried about Quatre."
Duo nodded. "I know. I was worried about him just as much as I was worried about Quatre."
The sound of the guard returning signaled the end of Duo's visit. He smiled at Wufei before turning and hurrying out of the dungeon.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Zechs looked around, checking the hallways, before opening the door and quickly slipping through it.
"Duo?" he called quietly. A rustling sound came from the couch and then a head popped up. Duo smiled halfheartedly. His eyes were red and puffy, as though he had been crying.
"Duo, are you all right?"
Duo sniffed and nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine," he replied in a quavering voice. His eyes were brimming with tears that he was trying his best to hold back.
Zechs took one look at his cousin and was right next to him in an instant, pulling him into a tight embrace. Duo stiffened for a moment and then relaxed. The tears he had been fighting began to fall and he buried his face in Zechs' shoulder.
He finally stopped crying and just sat there, his body shaking. He looked up at Zechs and tried to smile.
"Thanks. I needed that."
Zechs nodded. "You okay?"
Duo shrugged. "As good as I can be." He smiled slightly and his eyes began to water again. "I miss him," he said quietly.
Zechs gave his a comforting squeeze. "I know. It must be hard. But, we'll figure something out. You'll see him again. I promise."
~*~*~ two weeks later ~*~*~
Duo sighed. Everything was just getting to be too much for him. He had tried to avoid Relena as much as possible, but she never let him alone. She was always there. Quatre had gotten better and had been thrown back into the dungeon. He missed Heero and his father hadn't let him out of the palace in the last few weeks.
He needed to do something. His father had finally gotten everything settled and was busy trying to get the wedding arranged for the third time. He sighed again. It was all too much. He was so depressed and just sick of living.
He stood up and walked over to his desk, pulling a knife out of the drawer. He held it up, staring at it. It looked so inviting. A way to escape all his misery. He smiled sadly to himself.
"I love you Heero," he said quietly as he slit his wrists with the knife. He smiled as he sank down to the ground and waited for his death.
Author's Notes: so, what do you think? Don't you just love cliffhanger endings? Mwahahhahahahaha. *evil grin* Please review. RurouniGirl