A/N- I won't leave you hanging. You can read to find out what happens to Duo. Enjoy. Oh, I decided to make this a 5x12 pairing. Hope you like it.
The Prince and the Peasant: Part 15
By: RurouniGirl
Duo groaned as he slowly opened his eyes. He looked around in confusion before his memory rushed back to him. The memories of what he had done flashed through his mind. He lifted his hands up and sure enough, his wrists were bandaged and throbbing dully.
There was a rustling sound and Duo looked over to see Zechs sleeping in a chair. He shifted and woke up. He looked over at Duo and a look of relief crossed his face.
"You're awake," he said.
Duo nodded and tried to smile.
Zechs smiled and a tear slid down his cheek. "Don't you ever do that to me again. I was scared to death when I walked in and found you lying on the ground with blood pouring from your wrist."
Duo looked at his worried cousin and a tear slip from his eye.
"I'm sorry," he said quietly. "I just couldn't take it any more. It was the only way I could think of to end my misery."
Zechs put his arm around Duo's shoulder. "Promise me you won't try something like that again. I was so scared that I had found you too late. Your father is so upset because you're his only heir. Relena is upset because you were supposed to marry her yesterday."
Duo looked surprised. "How long have I been unconscious?"
"Four days. Marcus was afraid you weren't going to wake up at all." He laughed a little. "At least you missed the wedding."
Duo actually grinned as that realization hit him. "At least one good thing came of all this."
Zechs nodded his agreement and tried a small laugh. "Quatre and the others are all worried about you."
Duo smiled. At least his friends really cared about him. Not just because he was the heir or bridegroom. He sat up and swung his leg over the side of the bed. Zechs rushed forward.
"What do you think you're doing?"
Duo rolled his eyes. "Trying to stand up. What does it look like?"
Zechs pushed him back onto the bed. "No you don't. Marcus said for you to stay in bed. You're still too weak from the loss of blood. So, stay," he ordered.
Duo sighed and got back into the bed. "Fine, but you have to promise to come and visit me every day. Otherwise I might die of boredom."
Zechs chuckled quietly. "I promise. Now get some rest."
"Yes, mother," Duo said sarcastically.
Zechs shook his head. "Sleep," he said as he left the room.
Duo sighed. It was going to be a long day. He was already bored.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Wufei looked up as he heard someone approaching the cell. It wasn't Duo. He wondered who it was. He strained his ears. He knew that step. It was that young man who had been with Duo the other day. The one with the long blonde hair.
Sure enough, Zechs rounded the corner and approached the cell. He smiled shyly. "Wufei, right?"
Wufei nodded. "Yes."
Zechs smiled. "I'm Zechs, Duo's cousin. I just wanted to let you know that he's okay. He's awake now and already on the mend."
The three boys in the cell all let out audible sighs of relief. Wufei smiled, as he looked over at Zechs, relief etched on his face.
"Thanks for telling us. We were all so worried about him." He grinned at the blonde. "Is there something else you needed?" he asked.
Zechs was silent for a moment. "Actually, yes. I need your help," he said. "Duo hasn't been doing too good in the past few months. He needs to see Heero, to be with him again. Not having Heero around is killing him. And I can't stand to see him like this."
He looked over at Wufei and saw the young soldier watching him intently. He felt his cheeks grow hot, but he forced himself to ignore it.
Wufei nodded. "I agree with that. There has to be some way that we can get Heero back here. Or get Duo to him."
"It's impossible to get Duo out of the palace," Trowa cut in. "The king has him under constant surveillance, even when he's with Zechs."
Quatre agreed. "Yes, you would never get passed the guards. And if you brought Heero back into the kingdom, the king would kill him."
Zechs sighed and slumped against the wall. "I have to do something. I can't just stand back and watch my cousin suffer like this."
Wufei slowly reached through the bars and placed a hand on Zechs' shoulder. "Don't worry," he said. "We'll think of something. Where there's a will, there's a way. Just remember that we're all willing to help you."
Zechs smiled. "Thanks, Wufei. That really means a lot."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Zechs smiled to himself as he thought of the young soldier, Wufei. He found himself drawn to him and he didn't know why. There was just something about the boy. He was so sincere and concerned and caring. No one had ever cared what happened to Zechs. Now someone actually cared. He sighed. Maybe he was just being silly, but there was definitely something between him and Wufei. He could feel it.
Author's Notes: sorry this chapter is so short, I just wanted to let you know what happened to Duo and introduce the new pairing. I hope you like it so far and I promise the next chapter will be a little longer. Please review. RurouniGirl
The Prince and the Peasant: Part 15
By: RurouniGirl
Duo groaned as he slowly opened his eyes. He looked around in confusion before his memory rushed back to him. The memories of what he had done flashed through his mind. He lifted his hands up and sure enough, his wrists were bandaged and throbbing dully.
There was a rustling sound and Duo looked over to see Zechs sleeping in a chair. He shifted and woke up. He looked over at Duo and a look of relief crossed his face.
"You're awake," he said.
Duo nodded and tried to smile.
Zechs smiled and a tear slid down his cheek. "Don't you ever do that to me again. I was scared to death when I walked in and found you lying on the ground with blood pouring from your wrist."
Duo looked at his worried cousin and a tear slip from his eye.
"I'm sorry," he said quietly. "I just couldn't take it any more. It was the only way I could think of to end my misery."
Zechs put his arm around Duo's shoulder. "Promise me you won't try something like that again. I was so scared that I had found you too late. Your father is so upset because you're his only heir. Relena is upset because you were supposed to marry her yesterday."
Duo looked surprised. "How long have I been unconscious?"
"Four days. Marcus was afraid you weren't going to wake up at all." He laughed a little. "At least you missed the wedding."
Duo actually grinned as that realization hit him. "At least one good thing came of all this."
Zechs nodded his agreement and tried a small laugh. "Quatre and the others are all worried about you."
Duo smiled. At least his friends really cared about him. Not just because he was the heir or bridegroom. He sat up and swung his leg over the side of the bed. Zechs rushed forward.
"What do you think you're doing?"
Duo rolled his eyes. "Trying to stand up. What does it look like?"
Zechs pushed him back onto the bed. "No you don't. Marcus said for you to stay in bed. You're still too weak from the loss of blood. So, stay," he ordered.
Duo sighed and got back into the bed. "Fine, but you have to promise to come and visit me every day. Otherwise I might die of boredom."
Zechs chuckled quietly. "I promise. Now get some rest."
"Yes, mother," Duo said sarcastically.
Zechs shook his head. "Sleep," he said as he left the room.
Duo sighed. It was going to be a long day. He was already bored.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Wufei looked up as he heard someone approaching the cell. It wasn't Duo. He wondered who it was. He strained his ears. He knew that step. It was that young man who had been with Duo the other day. The one with the long blonde hair.
Sure enough, Zechs rounded the corner and approached the cell. He smiled shyly. "Wufei, right?"
Wufei nodded. "Yes."
Zechs smiled. "I'm Zechs, Duo's cousin. I just wanted to let you know that he's okay. He's awake now and already on the mend."
The three boys in the cell all let out audible sighs of relief. Wufei smiled, as he looked over at Zechs, relief etched on his face.
"Thanks for telling us. We were all so worried about him." He grinned at the blonde. "Is there something else you needed?" he asked.
Zechs was silent for a moment. "Actually, yes. I need your help," he said. "Duo hasn't been doing too good in the past few months. He needs to see Heero, to be with him again. Not having Heero around is killing him. And I can't stand to see him like this."
He looked over at Wufei and saw the young soldier watching him intently. He felt his cheeks grow hot, but he forced himself to ignore it.
Wufei nodded. "I agree with that. There has to be some way that we can get Heero back here. Or get Duo to him."
"It's impossible to get Duo out of the palace," Trowa cut in. "The king has him under constant surveillance, even when he's with Zechs."
Quatre agreed. "Yes, you would never get passed the guards. And if you brought Heero back into the kingdom, the king would kill him."
Zechs sighed and slumped against the wall. "I have to do something. I can't just stand back and watch my cousin suffer like this."
Wufei slowly reached through the bars and placed a hand on Zechs' shoulder. "Don't worry," he said. "We'll think of something. Where there's a will, there's a way. Just remember that we're all willing to help you."
Zechs smiled. "Thanks, Wufei. That really means a lot."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Zechs smiled to himself as he thought of the young soldier, Wufei. He found himself drawn to him and he didn't know why. There was just something about the boy. He was so sincere and concerned and caring. No one had ever cared what happened to Zechs. Now someone actually cared. He sighed. Maybe he was just being silly, but there was definitely something between him and Wufei. He could feel it.
Author's Notes: sorry this chapter is so short, I just wanted to let you know what happened to Duo and introduce the new pairing. I hope you like it so far and I promise the next chapter will be a little longer. Please review. RurouniGirl