Yaay!! DVG got her computer back!! Whether or not that's a good
thing is a whole other story, but hey! I got the next chapter
for my wonderful reviewers! And like I said, I seriously got
this written in an hour, because while up at my relatives house
I used all my free time (which was a -lot-) to think up the
chapter and all sorts of fun plot twists! And we are going to
have plenty of plot twists, trust me. We have a couple of
whoppers in just this one! And I'll probably even have another
chapter ready by this afternoon, 'cause I'm on a roll! Maybe
computer withdrawal has its perks. But I'd rather not do it
again...*shudder*
Now for some reviews!
Mars: Yep, it was an hour. Half to write it, the other half combing through and fixing any mistakes. Lol, Relena the Banshee. That was close.
Seeress: Well, technically, I don't think I am making Relena a vampire. I was thinking of making her a lame succubus, she can't seduce anyone with the -horrible- voice of hers, so she relies on Heero to do all the dirty work. But now this idea of the banshee...That's sounding more befitting of her...
Goddess Blue: Actually, there was no connection whatsoever to Duo chasing Wufei and the bar name. *sweatdrop* I mean, that's a great connection...but I was thinking more of how the bar's near Wufei's home, and he wants to go there, so it's like -he's- 'chasing the dragon' in a way. That and 'chasing the dragon' is a term for drug addicts, or alcoholics for the purpose of the bar, but yeah...
Nata-chan: I'm glad you're loving the story! And yes I know there wasn't much dialogue in the second chapter, because it was meant to be that way. The second chapter was more for plot and character development, so I didn't use much dialogue. ^^ Don't worry, there's much more dialogue in this chapter, along with some fun...er...'developments'. *ahem*
Disclaimer: I WILL OWN GUNDAM WING ONE DAY!!! But for now...I don't...so...damn.
Warnings: Same as always. And Heero...ah, can't say anything there, that would give the ending away...But there's more Relena bashing! ^^ And Trowa swears. I thought it was funny when I wrote it, but that's just me...
And now for the moment I'm sure you've -all- been -dying- for...THE NEXT CHAPTER!!!
***
//What makes me think that it'll work out in the end//
//Afraid to feel bad, better off to try and pretend//
//I'm immortal, immune to all that is wrong//
//Just keep on wishing, crossing my fingers so long//
//Is this helping, I'm growing weaker each day//
//Can't stop whining, still afraid of what I might say//
//Or reactions, that control us one and all//
//It's mine, it's pure and as decent as I can make myself//
//Inside, we all know, only the strong survive//
//Why don't you think about that//
//So now I'm bleeding, on myself, yes once again//
//Seems I trusted another deceitful friend//
//My fault, should've known the deal//
//Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer//
//For real//
//Seems easy, but nothing could be so hard//
//Trying to guess life's dealing, what's the next card//
//I'm surely folding, I don't like this hand at all//
//It's mine, it's pure and as decent as I can make myself//
//Inside you know, only the strong survive//
//Keep those eyes wide open, here comes a blind side//
//Maybe things happen for a reason, and wherein lies the answer//
//To overcome the grieving of life's unruly lessons//
//I'm handed in succession, it builds my pain//
//Which makes me strong//
//It's mine, it's pure and as decent as I can make myself//
//Inside, we all know, only the strong survive// [1]
As Duo hopped up on one of the tall barstools, he could feel a vampire approaching him from his back left side. Either he was -really- full of himself to just come up to a slayer, or he was -incredibly- stupid. Duo almost wished he had Quatre's empathic powers to figure out which one it was so he was somewhat prepared, but then as soon as the aforementioned vampire sat beside him, Duo knew it was definitely better that he -didn't- have them.
Coincidentally, it was the exact person he was searching for too.
Wufei's expression was a confusing mix of halfheartedly masked depression, immense pain, and extreme nervousness at being caught by any of the other vampires. Openly conversing with slayers wasn't exactly being a friendly citizen in their books, but he really didn't care. For a second, Wufei was lost for words as he looked into Duo's surprised face. Even being up this close in the dim, smoky light, he seemed just as, if not more, beautiful than he had the previous night outside the 'Oasis'.
"I- I apologize, I wasn't able to talk to you before, with the kind of awkward situation and all...But will you please hear me out?" Wufei began, his anxious onyx gaze searching imploringly in amethyst.
Pinching himself just to make sure this wasn't a dream, Duo nodded mutely, not able to break their gazes. Rule number one as a slayer was never to look in their eyes because that was how they rolled their prey under, but he couldn't help it, he was lost in the swirl of tormenting emotions emanating from those mesmerizing ebony eyes...besides, it seemed like pegging Duo on his hit list wasn't even a thought in his mind at the moment.
"I'm listening."
"I need your help. I want to find out if there's any way I can get rid of this -damnation-, I hate it. I want to be human again, to be able to go out in the sunlight and not fear it, to stop hiding from everything," Wufei turned his eyes down the floor between them. "I want to go home..."
Duo would have reached out to comfort him, but with God knows how many other bloodsuckers there were in the bar with them, he thought better of it.
"Even if you were able to be human again, you still couldn't go back, as sucky as it sounds. All hell would break loose if you were to suddenly appear out of nowhere," Duo replied truthfully. "I don't think there's a plausible excuse, I don't know how long it's been of course, but it would take a lot of explaining if you showed up on the doorstep out of thin air and said 'I'm home!'."
Wufei winced; he had put that into consideration, though hearing the hurtful reality from someone else didn't ease the pain. "You're probably right," he admitted quietly. "But still, just to be normal again...I hate this!" He clenched his hands furiously, keeping himself from slamming them on the bar counter and causing a scene.
"Don't worry," Duo amended quickly, glancing around to make sure no one was staring at them. "I'll talk with some friends of mine and see what they know. I usually stay clear of all the books and knowledge crap, I'm more of the 'jump right into the action and kick ass' kinda guy, but I can ask them. There might be something, though I wouldn't put much hope on it."
Wufei looked back up at him. "You mean you actually believe me?"
"Sure, I can't read minds or anything, but I'm not -stupid-. You're either the best damn actor I've ever seen, or your being completely honest with me." Duo smiled. "I'd go for the latter."
"I- Well- Thanks," Wufei muttered, feeling his cheeks go red.
He laughed, only making the matters worse. "No problem. Gimme a couple of days, do you wanna meet back here? Or somewhere else?"
"Here is fine," he answered, struggling to regain composure.
"Good, now if you excuse me...I've gotta start patrolling," Duo got up and edged his way into the crowd. At the door, he glanced back and saw Wufei watching him before heading out into the night.
***
"Trowa, we've got two ahead, to the right," Quatre said, breaking away from the sidewalk and turning to the alleyway beside them. There hadn't been any signal from Duo's direction, so he seemed to be doing well on his own so far.
Halfway into the alley, the two were blasted with an earth- shattering shriek.
"HEEEEEEEEEEEROOOOOO!! Damn you, don't you run away from me! I'm coming!"
Quatre thought he was going to faint as the howl vibrated off the walls, horribly amplified before dying out. To him, not only -his- brain was reeling from the shock and ears ringing, but so was Trowa, Heero's, and anyone within fifty feet of him too.
"Shit." Trowa left Quatre and hurried on around the bend, only to find a dead body. Apparently, whatever -thing- had made the terrible screech had caught up with the other vampire. [2]
Still somewhat blown away, Quatre caught up a few seconds later as he was about to turn back.
"Got away again."
"What?"
"One of those two was the vampire from last night," Quatre replied, rubbing his ears tenderly.
Trowa glanced darkly in the shadows about them. "Well, there isn't anything we can do about it now. Let's move." He slipped an arm around the blonde boy's slender waist as they left the scene.
***
Heero rested his aching head against the cool surface of the cement wall. First he had barely succeeded to dodge getting caught -again- by the slayers; then he had managed to get rid of Relena. With the promise of going somewhere with her tomorrow. Damn. He was going to KILL Wufei for weaseling away and using her as an escape.
Heero did not like this disappearance act. Not in the least. His suspicions were all but confirmed by this new level of secrecy, and he correctly assumed that Wufei knew that he was suspecting him by the way he so easily agreed earlier.
All Heero had to do was wait for him to come home. Not matter how hard he tried not to, Wufei was bound to let something slip if the right buttons were pushed.
His plans may have been postponed for then, but tomorrow was another night.
***
It was nearly dawn when Wufei entered the basement apartment, pulling off his black trenchcoat and tossing it onto the side of the couch as he flopped down on it. As tired as he was from wandering around the city, trying to put off returning for as long as he could, he couldn't remember the last time he felt so content. Almost cheerful.
And Duo...he -trusted- him despite the monster he was. If he could find some way to help undo the curse, Wufei would put himself in his debt forever. Not that he would mind any.
"Have a nice 'walk'?"
"Have a nice date with Relena?" Wufei responded cynically, looking at Heero, who was emerging from his room and looking quite bad-tempered.
"I will get my revenge on you for that," he growled dangerously.
"Oh I'm really scared, what are you going to do? Put a stake through my heart when I sleep?" Wufei snorted.
"That would only be doing a good thing," Heero replied coldly. "It's what you want isn't it? Can't cut it as a vampire, so you'd rather take the easy way out."
He sat bolt upright, scowling angrily. "So I 'can't cut it' now, is that it? You know damn well I despise this- this curse- this disgusting affliction!"
Heero's glower was smoldering. "Urusai!"
"What? Does the truth hurt too much?" Wufei demurred scathingly.
"I said shut up."
"A bit touchy are we-"
Heero suddenly swooped down and pulled him to his feet by the straps of his dark blue tank top with one hand. Wufei's eyes went wide and he tensed, waiting for the punch that was sure to follow, but then-
Heero kissed him.
Hard.
And abruptly loosed his grip on his shirt, making him fall back down to the couch.
Wufei could only stare as he jaw dropped slightly, utterly blown away by the absolutely out of character move.
"Got you to shut up, didn't I?" Heero smirked, and without so much as a second glance, went into his room again. [3]
***
[1] 'Only The Strong' by Flaw. I thought it was quite fitting for Wufei. 'Nuff said.
[2]Still don't know what to call Relena in this fic. So she's just the 'thing' for now.
[3]Bet no one saw -that- coming...*ahem* I don't think Wufei will be complaining to me for a while about the injustice of my fics...
And now! On to work on the next chapter!! Keep your eyes out! ^.~ And the author would love to have her enormous ego fed by much gracious reviews from her wonderful reviewers. ^^
Now for some reviews!
Mars: Yep, it was an hour. Half to write it, the other half combing through and fixing any mistakes. Lol, Relena the Banshee. That was close.
Seeress: Well, technically, I don't think I am making Relena a vampire. I was thinking of making her a lame succubus, she can't seduce anyone with the -horrible- voice of hers, so she relies on Heero to do all the dirty work. But now this idea of the banshee...That's sounding more befitting of her...
Goddess Blue: Actually, there was no connection whatsoever to Duo chasing Wufei and the bar name. *sweatdrop* I mean, that's a great connection...but I was thinking more of how the bar's near Wufei's home, and he wants to go there, so it's like -he's- 'chasing the dragon' in a way. That and 'chasing the dragon' is a term for drug addicts, or alcoholics for the purpose of the bar, but yeah...
Nata-chan: I'm glad you're loving the story! And yes I know there wasn't much dialogue in the second chapter, because it was meant to be that way. The second chapter was more for plot and character development, so I didn't use much dialogue. ^^ Don't worry, there's much more dialogue in this chapter, along with some fun...er...'developments'. *ahem*
Disclaimer: I WILL OWN GUNDAM WING ONE DAY!!! But for now...I don't...so...damn.
Warnings: Same as always. And Heero...ah, can't say anything there, that would give the ending away...But there's more Relena bashing! ^^ And Trowa swears. I thought it was funny when I wrote it, but that's just me...
And now for the moment I'm sure you've -all- been -dying- for...THE NEXT CHAPTER!!!
***
//What makes me think that it'll work out in the end//
//Afraid to feel bad, better off to try and pretend//
//I'm immortal, immune to all that is wrong//
//Just keep on wishing, crossing my fingers so long//
//Is this helping, I'm growing weaker each day//
//Can't stop whining, still afraid of what I might say//
//Or reactions, that control us one and all//
//It's mine, it's pure and as decent as I can make myself//
//Inside, we all know, only the strong survive//
//Why don't you think about that//
//So now I'm bleeding, on myself, yes once again//
//Seems I trusted another deceitful friend//
//My fault, should've known the deal//
//Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer//
//For real//
//Seems easy, but nothing could be so hard//
//Trying to guess life's dealing, what's the next card//
//I'm surely folding, I don't like this hand at all//
//It's mine, it's pure and as decent as I can make myself//
//Inside you know, only the strong survive//
//Keep those eyes wide open, here comes a blind side//
//Maybe things happen for a reason, and wherein lies the answer//
//To overcome the grieving of life's unruly lessons//
//I'm handed in succession, it builds my pain//
//Which makes me strong//
//It's mine, it's pure and as decent as I can make myself//
//Inside, we all know, only the strong survive// [1]
As Duo hopped up on one of the tall barstools, he could feel a vampire approaching him from his back left side. Either he was -really- full of himself to just come up to a slayer, or he was -incredibly- stupid. Duo almost wished he had Quatre's empathic powers to figure out which one it was so he was somewhat prepared, but then as soon as the aforementioned vampire sat beside him, Duo knew it was definitely better that he -didn't- have them.
Coincidentally, it was the exact person he was searching for too.
Wufei's expression was a confusing mix of halfheartedly masked depression, immense pain, and extreme nervousness at being caught by any of the other vampires. Openly conversing with slayers wasn't exactly being a friendly citizen in their books, but he really didn't care. For a second, Wufei was lost for words as he looked into Duo's surprised face. Even being up this close in the dim, smoky light, he seemed just as, if not more, beautiful than he had the previous night outside the 'Oasis'.
"I- I apologize, I wasn't able to talk to you before, with the kind of awkward situation and all...But will you please hear me out?" Wufei began, his anxious onyx gaze searching imploringly in amethyst.
Pinching himself just to make sure this wasn't a dream, Duo nodded mutely, not able to break their gazes. Rule number one as a slayer was never to look in their eyes because that was how they rolled their prey under, but he couldn't help it, he was lost in the swirl of tormenting emotions emanating from those mesmerizing ebony eyes...besides, it seemed like pegging Duo on his hit list wasn't even a thought in his mind at the moment.
"I'm listening."
"I need your help. I want to find out if there's any way I can get rid of this -damnation-, I hate it. I want to be human again, to be able to go out in the sunlight and not fear it, to stop hiding from everything," Wufei turned his eyes down the floor between them. "I want to go home..."
Duo would have reached out to comfort him, but with God knows how many other bloodsuckers there were in the bar with them, he thought better of it.
"Even if you were able to be human again, you still couldn't go back, as sucky as it sounds. All hell would break loose if you were to suddenly appear out of nowhere," Duo replied truthfully. "I don't think there's a plausible excuse, I don't know how long it's been of course, but it would take a lot of explaining if you showed up on the doorstep out of thin air and said 'I'm home!'."
Wufei winced; he had put that into consideration, though hearing the hurtful reality from someone else didn't ease the pain. "You're probably right," he admitted quietly. "But still, just to be normal again...I hate this!" He clenched his hands furiously, keeping himself from slamming them on the bar counter and causing a scene.
"Don't worry," Duo amended quickly, glancing around to make sure no one was staring at them. "I'll talk with some friends of mine and see what they know. I usually stay clear of all the books and knowledge crap, I'm more of the 'jump right into the action and kick ass' kinda guy, but I can ask them. There might be something, though I wouldn't put much hope on it."
Wufei looked back up at him. "You mean you actually believe me?"
"Sure, I can't read minds or anything, but I'm not -stupid-. You're either the best damn actor I've ever seen, or your being completely honest with me." Duo smiled. "I'd go for the latter."
"I- Well- Thanks," Wufei muttered, feeling his cheeks go red.
He laughed, only making the matters worse. "No problem. Gimme a couple of days, do you wanna meet back here? Or somewhere else?"
"Here is fine," he answered, struggling to regain composure.
"Good, now if you excuse me...I've gotta start patrolling," Duo got up and edged his way into the crowd. At the door, he glanced back and saw Wufei watching him before heading out into the night.
***
"Trowa, we've got two ahead, to the right," Quatre said, breaking away from the sidewalk and turning to the alleyway beside them. There hadn't been any signal from Duo's direction, so he seemed to be doing well on his own so far.
Halfway into the alley, the two were blasted with an earth- shattering shriek.
"HEEEEEEEEEEEROOOOOO!! Damn you, don't you run away from me! I'm coming!"
Quatre thought he was going to faint as the howl vibrated off the walls, horribly amplified before dying out. To him, not only -his- brain was reeling from the shock and ears ringing, but so was Trowa, Heero's, and anyone within fifty feet of him too.
"Shit." Trowa left Quatre and hurried on around the bend, only to find a dead body. Apparently, whatever -thing- had made the terrible screech had caught up with the other vampire. [2]
Still somewhat blown away, Quatre caught up a few seconds later as he was about to turn back.
"Got away again."
"What?"
"One of those two was the vampire from last night," Quatre replied, rubbing his ears tenderly.
Trowa glanced darkly in the shadows about them. "Well, there isn't anything we can do about it now. Let's move." He slipped an arm around the blonde boy's slender waist as they left the scene.
***
Heero rested his aching head against the cool surface of the cement wall. First he had barely succeeded to dodge getting caught -again- by the slayers; then he had managed to get rid of Relena. With the promise of going somewhere with her tomorrow. Damn. He was going to KILL Wufei for weaseling away and using her as an escape.
Heero did not like this disappearance act. Not in the least. His suspicions were all but confirmed by this new level of secrecy, and he correctly assumed that Wufei knew that he was suspecting him by the way he so easily agreed earlier.
All Heero had to do was wait for him to come home. Not matter how hard he tried not to, Wufei was bound to let something slip if the right buttons were pushed.
His plans may have been postponed for then, but tomorrow was another night.
***
It was nearly dawn when Wufei entered the basement apartment, pulling off his black trenchcoat and tossing it onto the side of the couch as he flopped down on it. As tired as he was from wandering around the city, trying to put off returning for as long as he could, he couldn't remember the last time he felt so content. Almost cheerful.
And Duo...he -trusted- him despite the monster he was. If he could find some way to help undo the curse, Wufei would put himself in his debt forever. Not that he would mind any.
"Have a nice 'walk'?"
"Have a nice date with Relena?" Wufei responded cynically, looking at Heero, who was emerging from his room and looking quite bad-tempered.
"I will get my revenge on you for that," he growled dangerously.
"Oh I'm really scared, what are you going to do? Put a stake through my heart when I sleep?" Wufei snorted.
"That would only be doing a good thing," Heero replied coldly. "It's what you want isn't it? Can't cut it as a vampire, so you'd rather take the easy way out."
He sat bolt upright, scowling angrily. "So I 'can't cut it' now, is that it? You know damn well I despise this- this curse- this disgusting affliction!"
Heero's glower was smoldering. "Urusai!"
"What? Does the truth hurt too much?" Wufei demurred scathingly.
"I said shut up."
"A bit touchy are we-"
Heero suddenly swooped down and pulled him to his feet by the straps of his dark blue tank top with one hand. Wufei's eyes went wide and he tensed, waiting for the punch that was sure to follow, but then-
Heero kissed him.
Hard.
And abruptly loosed his grip on his shirt, making him fall back down to the couch.
Wufei could only stare as he jaw dropped slightly, utterly blown away by the absolutely out of character move.
"Got you to shut up, didn't I?" Heero smirked, and without so much as a second glance, went into his room again. [3]
***
[1] 'Only The Strong' by Flaw. I thought it was quite fitting for Wufei. 'Nuff said.
[2]Still don't know what to call Relena in this fic. So she's just the 'thing' for now.
[3]Bet no one saw -that- coming...*ahem* I don't think Wufei will be complaining to me for a while about the injustice of my fics...
And now! On to work on the next chapter!! Keep your eyes out! ^.~ And the author would love to have her enormous ego fed by much gracious reviews from her wonderful reviewers. ^^