Heh, sorry for not writing for so long guys, but I've been studying for exams. Speaking of which, anyone want to come with me and find the guy who invented them and burn him at the stake? *and yes, I do mean "guy" who invented them. They were a stupid idea, and a woman would never come up with the word 'exam'.* if you do, email me at duos_only_chick@hotmail.com and I can write a fic about it. Ooh, wouldn't that be fun...

Ok, anyway, this is chapter 15 of Magical Destiny. Aria just left, and Duo's supposed to start training Quatre soon. I don't think they get around to that in this chapter, but we'll see. Duo has to stuff his face first…

I don't own gundam wing or the characters or the idea for the dragon Nataku. That's from KC's Willing Slave. Go and check it out, it's a really good fic too.

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Chapter 15 Ancient Spells

AN-this happens while Quatre, Aria, and Trowa are heading for the stables, just so you don't get confuzled.

Duo placed his hands palms down on the cold stone of the castle walls. He was in the dungeon corridor. The braided angel spread his wings, and closed his eyes. He focused his power, and tried to sense the spell imbedded in the ancient building.

The spells leaned towards Duo's power, but just as they were about to reveal themselves, a sudden force threw Duo away from the wall. Duo's head hit the opposite stones with a sickening crack and he slid to the floor a lifeless body, having fallen unconscious from the impact of the wall.

About ten minutes later, Heero was by the angel's side, lifting him carefully off of the ground. He had been following Zahra, but she had gone into the library mumbling something about 'ancient spells'. Heero had then had this sudden feeling that the braided boy was in trouble, and he'd headed for the dungeons for some strange reason. He'd found Duo unconscious, and carried him up to his room. He placed Duo on the bed, overcoming the urge to kiss the boy with great difficulty. Heero wasn't sure what it was about Duo, but there was definitely something. He sighed, grunted at himself for getting too attached. All the other people he had learned to love had either been using him, or they'd gotten killed for being around him. Heero turned to leave the room, deciding to check on Zahra to see if she had been the cause of Duo's injuries, but a small moan from the boy on the bed stopped him.

"Heero…" Duo groaned. "it's cold…"

Heero paused for a minute, letting the complaint sink in. He then did the thing that seemed most appropriate for the moment. He went over to the bed and climbed in beside Duo. He was going to have to get in eventually later anyway. The braided boy felt the offered warmth and snuggled up to Heero immediately. The animal mage grunted to himself again for getting too close, but it was too late to back out now. He gathered Duo up in his arms, attempting to keep the icy skin warm.

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The next morning Duo woke up to an amazing pain in his head and hands, although he was exceptionally warm. His mind took a minute to register this thought, and he opened his eyes slowly, wincing at the brightness of the sun that was flooding in the window.

Something moved beside Duo to block the light with his hand.

"wait a minute? A hand?" Duo thought…his eyes opening wide in surprise as he saw Heero beside him. He was in Heero's bed. Beside Heero. Duo closed his eyes and pinched himself mentally. Then he opened his eyes again. Heero was still there. "Ok, wait a sec. What am I doing in Heero's bed with Heero?" he thought.

Heero smiled to himself as duo's expression went from surprise to confusion, to understanding, then back to confusion.

Duo had remembered why he was in Heero's bed, but the other boy had joined him for some reason…oh yeah, I was cold…Duo closed his eyes again and groaned. His head was throbbing, as were his hands. He had a feeling Heero hadn't noticed his hands quite yet as they weren't bandaged. He didn't want to cause any more trouble though, so he kept his mouth shut.

Heero tried to hide his concern under the ever present mask, but a hint of the feeling remained just beneath the surface. "You ok?" He asked, flinching inwardly at the coldness of his voice. He rolled over and got out from under the covers.

Duo scowled at the loss of the warmth, and struggled to sit up as well, ignoring the throbbing of his head. "sorta." He replied.

"Hn."

Duo sighed. "How'd you find me?" he asked Heero.

The dark haired boy's eyes darted from Duo's questioning face to the other side of the room and back. "Hn."

"I mean, I was in the dungeon, and you probably had no reason to be down there, unless you felt the magic…" Duo rambled on like this for a few moments, until Heero's piercing deathglare penetrated his train of thought. "Oh, sorry, I'm gonna shut up now." He mumbled sheepishly.

Heero averted his gaze, then turned to leave the room.

"Heero, wait!" Duo said.

Heero turned to face the braided boy. "yes?" he asked.

"Um…" Duo had lost his sentence. He'd completely forgotten what he was going to say. "Uh…"

"Well?" Heero asked impatiently.

"Give me a minute." Duo muttered, still thinking hard.

Heero sighed, waiting for Duo to remember.

"Oh yeah!" Duo grinned triumphantly. "want to help me do some research in the library after?"

Heero raised one eyebrow." That's what you couldn't remember?"

Duo's grin widened. "What did you expect?"

"Fine" Heero growled. "I'll meet you there at noon. I have some other things to take care of first."

Duo nodded. His head was still throbbing. He slid back under the covers. "Thanks Heero." He said.

This startled the animal mage. "What for?" he asked.

"For bringing me up…I'll see you at noon" and with that Duo drifted off to sleep once more.

A little while later, Duo had woken up again. He'd dragged himself out of Heero's bed and headed down for breakfast to find that Quatre was the only one still in the dining hall, and he'd finished eating, his empty plate was pushed to the side, and a very heavy looking book was occupying the space in front of him.

"Hey Quatre" Duo muttered, trying to ignore the constant pounding of his head. "Hi". Quatre mumbled, placing the ribbon bookmark between the pages to mark his place. He shut the heavy book with a loud "thump". He then turned his attention to the braided boy, who was helping himself to the heaps of food that were spread out on the table. Quatre watched in amazement at Duo lifting the serving spoons up to ten at a time with his mind, until he realized he wasn't using his hands for a reason…

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alright, that's chapter 15. hope you like it! I know it's not as good as it should be, but I might rewrite it later if I have time. Exams are so stressful. Ok well, please let me know what you think!

Aria