Hello again! In chapter 5, as you know, there was a poll. The outcome so far is:

Yaoi- *drum roll please* ....SEVEN!

Girls- *don't bother with the drum roll, cheering would be much more appropriate*.......negative Five! (YAY!) *that's right, NEGATIVE five*

No romance- .....ONE!

Ok, so I guess we'll go with assuming *and I know I shouldn't assume-it makes an ass of you ~u~ and me* that you people want this to be a yaoi. So, I'll give it a try and let me know what you think. I haven't ever written anything like this before.

Ok, next to do on my to do list, Dragon Nataku. Thank you to Diane for letting me know that it came from KC's story "willing slave". It's a really good one, so go and check it out!

Disclaimer, I don't own gundam wing or the Nataku idea. *hehe, that was fun....not.* I wish I was smart enough to think of things like that. *sighs*

Last time, Duo scared the daylight out of the king's two guards. They were sent off to fetch King Trowa *that sounds kinda funny, doesn't it?* and Duo is now in the clearing with Heero the wolf. You need to remember that Wufei has left the clan and he's heading down into the woods, if he isn't already there.....

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Chapter 6 Meeting With Royalty

*~* In A Clearing Not So Far Away *~*

"Croik!"

"Nataku, I'm trying to get some sleep." Wufei grumbled, sitting up.

"Croik!" Nataku squeaked again.

Wufei stood up. "Alright, alright." He grumbled some more as he looked up at the sky, raising his arms. He summoned the winds, calling on them to push the clouds away. "There." He said. "Now you have stars to count." Wufei was about to sit back down when he thought he heard something. He was going to ignore it, but another squeak from his dragon told him to listen.

He closed his eyes and listened intently for a few moments. "Alright, let's go." He said, knowing that his dragon had heard as well. He doused the fire and headed out of the clearing. Nataku was genuinely beaming.

*~* Back With Angel and Wolf *~*

The guards had left quickly, glad to escape alive from the winged boy. Duo sat down beside the wolf, stroking his head gently. "The pain will be gone in the morning" he said comfortingly.

He sensed the weather mage approaching noisily in the woods. "He's a friend." Duo informed Heero. "He's one of us." The wolf growled softly. "I had a feeling you wouldn't like the dragon."

Wufei then burst into the clearing. He had seen the flickering light from the fire and he'd sensed the power of the two sitting beside it.

He bowed slightly in their presence, and then sat by the fire.

"Hello Wufei." Duo said.

"Hello Duo." Wufei replied. "We meet again I see. The winds warned me of this meeting."

Duo grinned. "Warned you? I would have thought you'd be glad to have some company in your travels."

"Our travels end soon." Wufei answered coldly. "and I would much rather be alone."

"Croik?!?"

"yes, Nataku, you are included in alone." Wufei grumbled. "I learn better without others in the way." He said to Duo.

Duo's grin widened considerably. "Especially without annoying braided "others"?" Duo then turned to the fire. He raised some wood into the air and dropped it on the fire.

"Hm." Wufei answered. Nataku had curled up beside him, and was already half asleep. "I thought she needed to count stars." He thought to himself, realizing she'd wanted to meet up with the braided baka again. There was a distinct scowl on his face.

Duo and Wufei sat in silence for a few moments, before Duo sighed. He stood up and spread his wings. He took off into the air soundlessly, his intent to pinpoint the king's location and to get away from the disturbing silence that the Chinese boy offered.

The braided boy smiled as he felt the wind rushing in his face. He dipped and turned, picking up speed, and then he wasn't alone anymore.

He gasped as a very energetic Nataku flew circles around him. He pulled himself upright and used his mind to hold himself in place. Duo grinned down at Wufei, who glared back. He then scanned the forest, searching for any light that would betray the king's position.

He soon spotted it, less than ten feet away from the clearing. He lowered himself into one of the tree branches above the clearing, and helped a confused looking Wufei up with him.

"The king." He muttered as a crowned Trowa entered the clearing beneath them.

"Your wings." Wufei hissed. Duo looked at him apologetically, and his wings hid themselves through the slits in Duo's shirt.

Trowa drew his sword as he glanced around. The fire was starting to die. Not wanting to lose the light that was his advantage, He ordered one of his unlucky guards to refuel it.

The guard approached the wood and was about to pick a piece up. He stumbled backwards with a stifled cry as the wood lifted itself and dropped into the fire.

"Show yourself." Trowa said. He'd heard a slight snicker from the trees when his guard had approached the wood. Trowa grasped his sword firmly in both hands.

Duo smirked and dropped from the tree. "I don't appreciate your welcome party." He said as Trowa's sword was wrenched from his grasp with an unseen force.

The sword flew over and landed at Duo's feet.

"Who are you?" the king asked.

Duo bowed. "I, your highness, am Duo Maxwell." He straightened himself, and pointed at his comrade in the tree. "and that is Chang Wufei." Wufei jumped down, glared at Duo, then bowed as well.

"Which of you is responsible for freeing the slaves?" Trowa asked.

Duo grinned. "that would be me, your highness."

"and you used magic to do so?" the king said.

Duo hesitated before replying. "In a manner of speaking yes, I used my powers to my advantage."

"and your powers would be?"

"Too many questions." Duo thought. "Telekinesis, and I burnt his sword and whip" he paused, thinking. "Oh, and I placed a spell on him."

"What type of spell?" This question came from Wufei, who blushed slightly as everyone turned to stare at him.

"An alert spell, so I could sense if he caused any more trouble." Duo answered.

"And if he did?" the king asked.

Duo grinned. "I warned him, your highness."

The king seemed satisfied with this answer. "Then, you are both mages, are you not?"

A deep growl came from Heero, and Duo jumped as he noticed the wolf beside him. He had temporarily forgotten about the animal mage.

"All three of you then?" The king asked with a hint of amusement in his voice. A slight smile teased his lips.

"Not exactly." Duo muttered.

"Then what are you?" Trowa said.

"Duo you think that seeing is believing?" Duo asked.

"It depends on the circumstance. If the believed may be seen then yes."

Duo hesitated, then spread his wings. All the guards took a step back. "Then see you must, for angels will not hide."

Wufei seemed to be the only one who was unimpressed with Duo's display of feathers and little speech. The braided boy had practiced the sentence while they'd been travelling together.

Even the king seemed taken aback by the feathery wings. He smiled, his one visible emerald eye shone in the flickering firelight. "I do hope the three of you will come with me." He said. "I am in need of magical protection in my kingdom."

Duo nodded. "I will come, but only if I may bring another."

The king's eyes narrowed. "another?" he inquired.

"A fire mage. The strongest kind of mage. He has not been trained, but he will learn quickly." Duo said.

"Alright." Trowa replied. "and the two of you?" he turned and directed this question to Wufei and Heero.

The wolf growled again. Duo knelt down beside him, and said something that could not be heard by the others. The wolf slowly nodded his head.

Wufei spoke up. "I also have a condition."

Trowa raised his eyebrow.

"I have a dragon." The weather mage said. Nataku then dropped from the sky, and tried to drape herself around Wufei's neck. Her attempt failed miserably as she was now 5 feet long. Her landing almost knocked Wufei to his feet.

"How old is she?" Trowa asked as he tried not to laugh. The landing had been a rare sight.

Nataku finally settled with dropping to the ground to sit by Wufei's side. "almost four weeks." Wufei said. "She will be full size in about a month or so."

Trowa looked hesitant. "Does she breath fire?" his question was replied by Nataku almost burning off his mask of hair. If he hadn't ducked in time, he would have had a slight problem. "Erm, what does she eat?"

Wufei looked startled at the question. He turned to the dragon.

"Croik!"

"She eats meat." He replied. "Mostly insects at this size, as well as small rodents and birds." He glanced at the king, who had a hesitant look on his face. He involved himself in another mind conversation with his pet, then turned to the king again. "When she reaches full size, 30 feet, I can cast a spell to make her as small as you wish."

Trowa nodded, quickly making up his mind. "Then the dragon is accepted. Only if you cast this spell as soon as possible, and she must stay in the courtyard until the spell is performed. As well, there is no fire breathing in the castle."

Wufei almost smiled at the thought of a 30 foot long dragon chasing a certain braided baka through the many halls of the castle, but he caught the smile and forced it back, agreeing to accompany the king with the others.

"So, Duo Maxwell, you will fetch the fire mage?" Trowa asked.

Duo nodded. "I will get him in the morning. Heero and I will meet you at the castle at noon tomorrow." He nodded to the wolf, and they started to head for the edge of the clearing, the four legged animal mage limping slightly.

Wufei hesitated before following the angel, Nataku walking beside him as she stifled a yawn.

The king turned to his guards. "Off to the castle. We must prepare rooms for our guests." The guards quickly left the clearing, obviously afraid that the three mages would turn around at any minute and turn them into something horrible.

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Well, this story is certainly off to a good start. It's another one of my long ones, as the plot hasn't even been introduced properly yet. Please let me know what you think, and it's not too late to send in a reply for the poll.

Aria

Oh, and thank you to those who have reviewed so far, I really really appreciate it!