A/N- okay, here's the next chapter. Now you can find out what the plan is. ^_^ Enjoy.
The Prince and the Peasant: Part 18
By: RurouniGirl
Zechs and the other boys looked over at Wufei.
"What? What's your plan?"
Wufei looked over at Zechs and smiled. "What if the king made YOU the heir? Once the king is dead, you could take over. Duo never wanted to be king anyway. And then Duo could finally be with Heero again."
Zechs absorbed everything Wufei was saying and a slow smile spread across his face.
"You're a genius, Wufei."
The other boy smiled and blushed.
Quatre and Trowa looked at each and then at Zechs.
"It's a good plan," Trowa said.
"Yes," Quatre agreed. "I think it can work."
Zechs nodded. "So do I. But I still have to convince my uncle of that." He smiled reluctantly. "I should go and see what I can do."
The other boys nodded. "Good luck," Quatre said.
Zechs smiled. "Thanks. Have a good night," he said, giving Wufei's hand a squeeze. He smiled one last time then turned and hurried out of the dungeon and to the throne room.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The king looked at Zechs thoughtfully. Zechs had proposed the idea to the king, and now the king seemed to be considering.
"Well," he said after a few long moments of silence. "You would make an excellent heir. You're well taught in diplomacy. And you don't take to boys in the way my shameful son does."
Zechs tried to hide a smile. 'If only the king knew about Wufei. But he didn't and Zechs was going to keep it that way. At least until the king was dead.'
He stood silently, nodding occasionally at the king's remarks. The king finally made his final decision.
"I like your proposition," he said. "I will start the proper procedures and have you my legal heir by the end of the week."
Zechs smiled and nodded. "Thank you, uncle," he said. "I promise, you won't regret your decision."
The king nodded and Zechs hurried from the throne room. Once outside he let out a sigh of relief and laughed joyfully. It had worked. Wufei's plan had worked.
He hurried through the halls as fast as he could. He had to tell the others. And Duo.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Heero slowly trudged toward the castle. Noin looked up as he entered the kitchen caverns. She shook her head. He had been crying again. His eyes were red and swollen.
She motioned for Hilde to look over. Hilde took one look at the distraught boy and hurried over to his side.
"Heero, are you all right?" she asked with concern.
He nodded. "Yeah," he replied. "I'll be fine. I just need a little rest."
He hurried out of the room and toward his quarters. Once he was there, he collapsed onto the bed and began to sob again. He wouldn't admit it to anyone else, but being away from Duo was killing him.
He rolled over and stared at the wall. He wondered how Duo was doing. He wondered what he was doing right then.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo hastily wiped his tears away. He didn't want anyone to see him like this. Even Zechs.
He laid back against the pillows just as the door burst open and a smiling Zechs entered the room.
Zechs' smile turned to a frown as he looked at his younger cousin. 'He's been crying again,' Zechs thought.
Despite his tear stained face, Duo grinned cheerfully. "What are you so happy about?" he asked.
Zechs smiled. "I have something very important to tell you," he said. "Your father is making me his legal heir."
Duo looked a little confused. "He's making you his legal heir? Why?"
"Because I asked him to," Zechs said.
Duo looked even more confused. "But, why would you want to be his heir?"
Zechs shook his head. "Don't you get it?" he asked. "If I'm his heir, then I'll become king once he's dead."
Duo nodded. "Yeah, I get that. But why?"
Zechs sighed. "Once the king is dead, I'll be king. No one will be around to stop you and Heero from being together."
Duo still looked confused, and then a look of understanding slowly dawned on his face. 'When Zechs became the king, he and Heero could finally be together again.'
Duo grinned up at Zechs as tears of joy poured down his cheeks. 'He would finally be able to be with Heero again.'
Author's Notes: sorry it was kinda short, but what did you think? Was it good? Bad? Was the plan stupid? Please review and let me know.
The Prince and the Peasant: Part 18
By: RurouniGirl
Zechs and the other boys looked over at Wufei.
"What? What's your plan?"
Wufei looked over at Zechs and smiled. "What if the king made YOU the heir? Once the king is dead, you could take over. Duo never wanted to be king anyway. And then Duo could finally be with Heero again."
Zechs absorbed everything Wufei was saying and a slow smile spread across his face.
"You're a genius, Wufei."
The other boy smiled and blushed.
Quatre and Trowa looked at each and then at Zechs.
"It's a good plan," Trowa said.
"Yes," Quatre agreed. "I think it can work."
Zechs nodded. "So do I. But I still have to convince my uncle of that." He smiled reluctantly. "I should go and see what I can do."
The other boys nodded. "Good luck," Quatre said.
Zechs smiled. "Thanks. Have a good night," he said, giving Wufei's hand a squeeze. He smiled one last time then turned and hurried out of the dungeon and to the throne room.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The king looked at Zechs thoughtfully. Zechs had proposed the idea to the king, and now the king seemed to be considering.
"Well," he said after a few long moments of silence. "You would make an excellent heir. You're well taught in diplomacy. And you don't take to boys in the way my shameful son does."
Zechs tried to hide a smile. 'If only the king knew about Wufei. But he didn't and Zechs was going to keep it that way. At least until the king was dead.'
He stood silently, nodding occasionally at the king's remarks. The king finally made his final decision.
"I like your proposition," he said. "I will start the proper procedures and have you my legal heir by the end of the week."
Zechs smiled and nodded. "Thank you, uncle," he said. "I promise, you won't regret your decision."
The king nodded and Zechs hurried from the throne room. Once outside he let out a sigh of relief and laughed joyfully. It had worked. Wufei's plan had worked.
He hurried through the halls as fast as he could. He had to tell the others. And Duo.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Heero slowly trudged toward the castle. Noin looked up as he entered the kitchen caverns. She shook her head. He had been crying again. His eyes were red and swollen.
She motioned for Hilde to look over. Hilde took one look at the distraught boy and hurried over to his side.
"Heero, are you all right?" she asked with concern.
He nodded. "Yeah," he replied. "I'll be fine. I just need a little rest."
He hurried out of the room and toward his quarters. Once he was there, he collapsed onto the bed and began to sob again. He wouldn't admit it to anyone else, but being away from Duo was killing him.
He rolled over and stared at the wall. He wondered how Duo was doing. He wondered what he was doing right then.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo hastily wiped his tears away. He didn't want anyone to see him like this. Even Zechs.
He laid back against the pillows just as the door burst open and a smiling Zechs entered the room.
Zechs' smile turned to a frown as he looked at his younger cousin. 'He's been crying again,' Zechs thought.
Despite his tear stained face, Duo grinned cheerfully. "What are you so happy about?" he asked.
Zechs smiled. "I have something very important to tell you," he said. "Your father is making me his legal heir."
Duo looked a little confused. "He's making you his legal heir? Why?"
"Because I asked him to," Zechs said.
Duo looked even more confused. "But, why would you want to be his heir?"
Zechs shook his head. "Don't you get it?" he asked. "If I'm his heir, then I'll become king once he's dead."
Duo nodded. "Yeah, I get that. But why?"
Zechs sighed. "Once the king is dead, I'll be king. No one will be around to stop you and Heero from being together."
Duo still looked confused, and then a look of understanding slowly dawned on his face. 'When Zechs became the king, he and Heero could finally be together again.'
Duo grinned up at Zechs as tears of joy poured down his cheeks. 'He would finally be able to be with Heero again.'
Author's Notes: sorry it was kinda short, but what did you think? Was it good? Bad? Was the plan stupid? Please review and let me know.