Part 4
Disclamier: I don't own Gundam Wing.
Warning: Shounen ai, Nasty language, Major AU, some violence and knowing
me lots of fluff.
Description: In a land of great poverty a group of young worriers must
become saviors despite the obstacles they must
overcome in their journey.
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"It'd be wonderful to live in a place like that, ne, Heero?" Duo stared up at the manor that loomed in front of him. It was *huge*. Bigger even in all the houses in Colt (AN: the name of the town Duo live in with Solo) Heero sighed and stayed silent. Ignoring this, Duo continued. "I can't even imagine it. I'd always lived in that small plant before I'd met you."
"It's not a home Duo," Heero explained. "It's a house of healing."
"Healing?" Duo shifted in his saddle to look at the boy. "Why are we going to a house of healing? Neither one of us is hurt."
"I know someone there. She'll help us."
"Oh."
Duo was still awfully curious, but kept his mouth shut. He knew he wasn't likely to get an answer. After a month of travel he had gotten used to the boys moodiness. He took no offense in it.
They kept silent as their horses cantered towards the manor, allowing Duo to get a close look at the place. Now that he looked at it he could see that it didn't really looked like a home. It was too professional. There was almost no colour to it except for a few stain glassed windows which he guessed was part of the chapel. The grounds were a deserted field of emerald green grass. Obviously well manicures, though left un-used.
As they approached, the massive wood doors were opened, revealing an elegant figure dressed in dark green healers robes. It was a women in her middle ages. Tall and capable looking with her light brown hair held in twin twist braids. She smiled at the two welcomingly, here eyes coming to a rest on Heero.
"It's nice to see you well," she nodded at the boy as he climbed from his saddle with a grace born of much practice.
Heero smiled at the woman. "If it hadn't have been for you I wouldn't be here right now. I thank you for my freedom."
"I hear a but in there," she chuckle. "You need some help, don't you?"
Heero helped Duo from his seat, "Don't I always?"
"Of course." She smile as she opened the door wider. "Well, come in than. Your horses will be taken care of."
She led them through a long hallway, lit by glass every few meters down the path. They were passed by a few other dressed in green robes of a lesser quality. They watched Heero and Duo with a great deal of curiousity. Finally they entered a small room cluttered with books.
The woman sat at at desk and steepled her fingers in front of her. "Now what is it you need? And how soon?"
"We need supplies to last us for at least two weeks and a place to rest. We haven't been able to stop anywhere really. Even with Duo's help they've been able to track us down."
Her eyes flicked towards Duo. "Duo is it? I'm Sally. Head healer here." Her gaze moved back to Heero, smirking ironically. "I thought you were always the lone wolf type. Obviously you have a few surprises that even *I've* never discovered. Ah well," she waved her hand in front of her face dismissively. "I'll give you what you need. You can stay here for four days. That's it. You're a liability here as long as you're still being pursued."
She pulled a long braided rope that hung from the wall near her desk. They were joined shortly by a petite blonde with sparkling cerulean blue eyes.
"This is my protégé Quatre Winner," she told them. "He will show you to your rooms." With that she began to shuffle through a pile of paper on her desk, very obviously dismissing them.
Quatre lead them through a maze of corridors finally coming to a small room.. "You'll have to share this," he told them. "We're a little over in-habited. My rooms right across the room if you need me." He turned to Heero with a smile. "It's nice to see you again, under less trying situation."
"It's nice to see you again too Quatre," the stoic boy replied. "Though I'm surprised you recognize me. I was in horrible shape last time you saw me."
The blonde smiled, his whole face lighting up with the action. "It's your aura that I recognize, Heero. You have the most intriguing aura I have ever seen," He turned to the braided boy who stood at Heero's side. "That is until now."
Duo blinked at the other boy. His aura? There was nothing different about it. He could sense aura's but not to the extent that a healer could. He didn't feel anything different about his than anybody else's.
He decided to tell the other boy this. "There ain't nothin' 'intriguing' about my aura. I'm jus' like everyone else."
Quatre's golden brows arched. "Oh? Have you seen your aura? I mean really *seen* it? Not just a sense that it's there."
Duo shook his head. "My mage gift doesn't let me see stuff like that."
Quatre walked up to him and place his pale hand over the other boys slightly darker one. Suddenly Duo was overwhelmed with the Sight of things. A transparent overlaying of colour left over from emotions that were engrained into the wood. Quatre was surrounded by a bright shimmering blue, entailing purity and innocence. There was a faint mist overlaying the blue. He looked over at Heero his mouth nearly falling open.. The boy was surrounded by layers of different shades and colours. Starting with purple; purity that had been somehow tainted by a great pain or rage. Around the edges he too was enshrouded almost crystal mist, But more prominent than that of the small blonde.. Duo had no idea what this meant and very much doubted anyone did, but he knew there was something important about it
Quatre smiled and he as suddenly presented with the image of himself seen from the other boys eyes. Like Heero he too had a purple aura, a deep violet shade that nearly matched his eyes. The violet was fringed with just a hint of orange and a rich gold colour. But also he had the white mist.
He pulled his hand away from the slightly smaller boys. "Is that mist normal? Or all of the different colours that surround me and Heero"
The boy shook his head. "Until I met Heero I thought I was the only person who had it. It's much more noticeable with Heero. I know it means something. I just haven't been able to figure it out. Now you have it too. And the different auras all in one. I had never heard of that before. There is definately something special about the two of you. I will figure this out someday."
Duo was about to reply but was interrupted by a huge yawn.
"I think it's about time we got some rest," Heero said. he had been left out of the conversation before because his lack of knowledge on the subject matter.
The boy blushed, embarrassed at forgetting his purpose for bringing to pair to the room. He shuffled towards the door and stopped before slipping out. "Remember I'm right across the hall."
Heero and Duo were left to rest, having been in the saddle for days. Duo had figured that he'd be too busy thinking about this new discovery of himself and Heero, but he was so exhausted from the endless travel that he fell asleep the moment his head hit the pillow.
TBC.....
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Shade: Another chapter!!! I'm am so on a role. This has become my focus fic. Sorry to anyone who's waitin' on my Digi works. The endings kinda rushed. My mother was sending me to bed and I wanted to have this finished so that I could post. Don't worry DS, Fei'll be in this soon enough.