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Sorry for the long wait, but I've had coursework deadlines and got in a fight on Friday.... heh heh.

Here's the next portion of this tale, I hope you enjoy it! Thanks to everyone who's read this ^_^. Sorry for the wait

I lay there for several hours, not quite asleep, not quite awake. I was just drifting between consciousness, trying to figure out what was going on. At one point I remember Quatre looking down at me, a frown etched into his face. He sighed, and rested his hand on my arm lightly.

"Duo...." he began softly, and sighed again, "You're so helpless. You're all alone...... I wish I could help you.."

"Quatre........"

He jumped slightly, and a faint pink tinge appeared over the bridge of his nose and his cheeks.

"It's ok. You've accepted me... that's enough for me. Thanks......."

He smiled, and nodded slightly.

"No problem Duo. You just..... looked so sad...."

I grinned back and sat up, meeting his gaze full on.

"Me? Sad? Hah, Duo Maxwell is never sad!" I claimed, standing up. Quatre joined me, relief flooding his features. His face was so easy to read, you could instantly tell what he was feeling.

"Ok then. You better go to the Temple now- to pray for your recovery"

I nodded, and followed him out of the hut.

When I had entered the tiny village before, I was tired and hadn't really taken the sights in. Now, as I looked round the small, but homely place, I felt as if I was truly welcomed here.

At the end of the village, there was a huge temple that kind of overlooked the villagers, like some powerful God-like creature. As we approached it, I could hear soft singing, and the powerful scent of incense hit me.

It wasn't fully dark inside of the building, there were a few burning torches on the walls that cast eerie shadows over the chamber. A couple of villagers were praying to a statue of some guy, wearing long robes of some sort. I blinked, and followed Quatre over to this old guy- who was also wearing robes.

He preformed the Prayer to me, and I followed suit.

"You must be the young man who was washed ashore here" he began, his voice low, and somewhat creepy, "I shall pray to Yevon for your well being"

"Thanks" I replied, not knowing exactly what to say. He scared me for some reason, he was just so creepy.

The creepy guy turned to Quatre abruptly, a worried expression on his face.

"He still hasn't come out"

"But.....it's been nearly a day!"

"Maybe he isn't-"

"Of course he is!" Quatre interrupted, his eyes flashing, "He's going to be a brilliant Summoner!"

"Uh.... what's going on?" I added sheepishly. There was some old guy....stuck inside the temple?

"Creepy" turned to me again.

"A Summoner becomes a Summoner after they have prayed to the Fayth. Only then, will they become a fully fledged Summoner. Currently, our Summoner-to-be hasn't yet come back out of the Chamber of The Fayth....."

"It's not dangerous in there......is it?"

"It can be"

Why were they so calm?! Someone was in there..... they could be hurt, or dying.

I ran past the two of them, and started climbing the stairs.

"Stop! That is a Forbidden Place!" the guy roared after me. I shook my head, and continued.

"As if I care!"

I pushed the doors open and began running. I knew that I could outrun the old guy for certain, but if Quatre came after me...

I shook my head, and ran on, feeling the damp air around me. It was so cold down here, goosebumps started appearing on my bare arms. I gritted my teeth, and ran on. I couldn't go back now.

"Duo"

I glanced over my should to see Quatre, running up to me. I hesitated, before deciding to stop, and let him catch up. He did, panting heavily.

"D-Duo......y-you shouldn't be d-down here"

"I know.....but the Summoner....."

He smiled, and placed his hand on my shoulder.

"Your.....h-hearts in the right....p-place. C'mon....it's too late to turn back now"

He led me down the path, and I followed sullenly. We reached a round, stone object, and he pulled me onto it. A....weird, glyph thing glowed briefly, before the stone suddenly dropped, like a lift.

As the air rushed past us, I decided to ask Quatre a few questions.

"If this place is Forbidden....then why are you down here?"

He grinned.

"Only Summoners and their Guardians are allowed down here" he explained, "I'm a Guardian myself. My Summoner's down there......"

"Why aren't you with him?"

"He had two other Guardians as well. One-" I noticed he blushed at this point, "Is a close friend of mine- we grew up together. And the other.....well, no-one knows where he came from really"

I nodded, and suddenly the lift stopped. There was a door ahead of us. Quatre strode towards it confidently, and pushed it open.

The singing I had heard earlier was louder here, but was still in the background. Over by a set of steps that lead to another door was a tall person, with a strange uni banged hair cut. One emerald green eye was visible under his light brown hair, and he nodded at Quatre. The other guy....was this blue thing. Like a furry wolf thing. He grunted, but stayed where he was. The uni banged man however, walked over to us.

"Didn't think we could handle it Quatre?" he asked quietly, in a dead beat, monotone voice. Quatre grinned.

"When have I ever doubted you, Trowa? I was just checking"

Trowa's eye glanced over at me.

"Who's this?"

"Duo. He got washed up on the beach- got too close to Sin......."

Trowa nodded, and did a quick Prayer.

"I hope you recover soon, Duo"

"Thanks....." I replied, not really sure what to say. I looked over at Quatre, who was looking at the far wall. It was then I realised that Quatre had a little crush on this Trowa. I grinned to myself. They would make a sweet couple.

Suddenly, the door on the far wall banged open, and a cloud of mist billowed out.

A boy no older than me staggered out, his head bowed and his hand resting against the wall, trying to steady himself. I squinted trying to see him in more detail. The mist still concealed most of him as he slowly limped down the stairs.

All of a sudden, the mist cleared and I could see him clearly for the first time. My mouth dropped open, and I felt this weird sensation in my stomach.

Two beautiful cobalt eyes looked over at all of us, hidden beneath dark brown bangs. His angelic face was covered in a light film of sweat and he raised one delicate hand to wipe it away. He was dressed in dark green robes, with long sleeves that nearly brushed the ground.

Swaying slightly, he returned his gaze to mine, and a small smile flickered over his beautiful features.

"I have done it" he began softly, his voice sending shivers down my spine, "I have.....become a Summoner"

As the other clapped politely, he slowly ascended down the rest of the stairs, and was immediately embraced by Quatre.

"I knew you could do it Heero!" he exclaimed brightly, ruffling Heero's hair. Heero blushed slightly, and his gaze whipped up to meet mine again.

Quatre noticed, and he dragged Heero over to me.

"Heero, this is Duo. He's feeling a little woozy from Sin's toxin, so he might say a few stupid things...."

If looks could kill, Quatre would be six feet under. What a way to introduce me!

Heero held out his hand, and I shook it nervously. Why was I nervous? Because I was in front of the beautiful man I'd ever met? Because that weird feeling was still inside of me?

"I'm sorry to hear that" he began, "I hope you recover soon"

"Thank you......."

"I'll be praying for you...." he added faintly, and suddenly the colour drained from his face, and he collapsed. I caught him in my arms, and held him up against me. He was still breathing, his breath tickling my cheek slightly. I felt the blood rush to my cheeks, and I tried to hide my face in his shoulder.

"Don't worry" Quatre whispered, walking over to me "He just fainted, that's all"

True to Quatre's word, Heero's eyes flickered open after a few minutes, and he blushed slightly.

"I'm so sorry....." he murmured as I helped him stand, "I'm really, very-"

"Don't be" I interrupted, grinning, "It wasn't your fault"

We exchanged a brief smile.

"Thank you...."

O_O! It took me three days to come up with that? *bangs head against desk*

Ok, I kinda sped up the shounen ai a little to much, me thinks. Curses!

Please tell me if you liked this chapter or not. And thanks to all of you who have read and reviewed, you inspire me to keep writing!

Merry Christmas!

~*~Tawny Eyed Angel~*~