Beyond Heaven
Author: ForeordainedDestiny
Category: yaoi… adventure… supernatural angel, demon and monster stuff…
Rating: R… For now… *laughs evilly*
Pairings: 1x2… And the rest will come out in their own good time…
Warnings: yaoi… YAOI… Y-A-O-I… Get it? Got it? Good.
Disclaimer: Gundam Wing characters and universe are the property of the
copyright owners. They're not mine!!! *sniffs*
Feedback: I luv any and all kinds of feedback! Please review!
Notes: hmm… As I said last chapter, we go more into the Demon land… And, we
meet a Goth-like Quatre! hee-hee…
Thanks to: Tisha Chang (Thank you so much! You are my first review-er!); NightCrawler (Oh, believe me, I WILL continue… My muse is up and ready…); Editor Chick (*sighs happily* Thanx for commenting about the plot… Because that's usually the thing I'm worst at… I try hard tho… ); Seph Lorraine (I'm sorry (again) that Zechs was so mean, but he'll get better… I can't have a cool character like that stay mean all the time…); Adia (yay! I have potential!); Kela Starfire (Glad you like it… I write to please…); ThatGirl (Read more, you shall…); topdownfreedrivin (I am, I am!!! *is hurrying*)
"Duo! Duo, is that you?!" Came a voice from not far away. Running footsteps drew closer to where Duo stood and a Demon burst through the clearing. It attached itself to him in a tight hug,
"Quatre?" Duo whispered, staring at his blonde cousin from long ago in disbelief.
The other Demon wore a turquoise tunic with black, slim-fitting breeches and onyx bracelets hung around his ankles and one wrist. Dark eye-makeup was set around his eyes, bringing out the bright baby-blue color of his eyes and his light blonde hair had streaks of black at the ends.
"Its me, Duo! I'm so glad to see you! Everyone was so angry and sad when you got captured… But we couldn't do anything… And the Angels… They…" He trailed off.
Duo pulled away from his fellow Demon's warm embrace to look him straight in the eyes with a serious expression.
"What did they do?" He was afraid of the answer. The cruel angels who rule the land and the skies…
Quatre's eyes filled with a deep pain before he turned away.
"After they took you, a group of soldiers killed your parents… Once Angels take a creature up into their fortress, they want to make sure that it has nothing left to live for if it returns…" He explained sadly, voice trembling. Duo's parents were his aunt and uncle…
Duo's usually bright eyes grew dark and his legs shook before he fell to his knees once more, this time with grief. Tears welled up in his eyes and one rolled down his cheek: It was black.
When the Nameless Ones created the Demons, their beauty rivaled that of the Angel's so they set them apart by many characteristics. Their tears, for one, were as black as the night in which they thrived, seemingly ugly to any other being. They also had no wings or outward special feature, but the magic stored within them, making them plain in sight.
"… Do you want to go home?"
Duo nodded, wiping the tear away quickly and following Quatre into the forest.
"01, this is your mission: Since there are many disturbances in the core of this world, setting our way of life off balance, we must find out who's doing it and stop these battles for power over all of us. First, you will inspect the Demon villages, because they are out first suspect. Once you are finished, come back to us immediately with the results, got it?"
The cloaked figure nodded.
"Ninmu Ryoukai," It muttered to itself. He, General Zechs, and Mage Wufei stood on an open-air platform, gazing upon the vast land that was their home.
The Mage stepped up to 01 with one last word of caution:
"Do not interact with the Demons… They are nothing but tricky whores… But I trust you to mind your training and not get distracted," he whispered into his ear.
The creature nodded once again, the dark hood bowing down slightly.
"Then go, and return as soon as possible… And remember, your status with the Council is depending on this… They don't quite trust you yet…"
01 didn't answer to that. Instead, he spread his metallic-black wings and took to the air, graceful in flight, but clumsy in the ways of life.
The two Demons ran swiftly through the forest, which was owned by their kind, when the sound of wings beating in the air came to their ears. Quatre's eyes widened,
"I think its an Angel… Come on, we've got to hurry to the lair, then we'll be safe!" he whispered, staying low to the ground. But Duo looked to the sky, slowing his pace,
"I don't see anyth…"
An Angel, in all black, swooped upon them like the very Angel of Death himself. The wings slowed as the creature landed with all grace to the ground. It said nothing, but seemed to be examining them with eyes from underneath his hood.
"Its you!" Duo shouted, pointing an accusing finger at the demigod. He strode up to the creature with long strides, for this was his homeland and the Angels were not in charge.
"Who are you and why didn't you say anything to the general about me escaping?!"
Silence.
"Who are you? Don't you understand a single word I'm saying?!"
"I am told not mingle with the Demon kin of this world. I am merely obeying orders." That voice, the cold and stony one from before, escaped from the lips of the Angel-creature.
To the side, Quatre looked confused. He stepped up to the two of them, but staying close enough to Duo, not taking a chance with this new guy.
"You know this Angel?" he asked.
"Briefly." Duo didn't look at Quatre, for his eyes were fixed on 01.
"Stand aside. I am ordered to interrogate the Demons in this area. I care not that you have escaped the fortress…" 01 stated.
The braided Demon frowned.
"But you're an Angel… Why wouldn't you care about helping your people take control of the rest of the creatures in this world?"
The black wings drooped a tiny bit and, having had enough, 01 brushed past Duo and Quatre,
"They're not my people…"
Surprised and taken aback, Duo whirled around and yanked back the hood, deciding he would wait no longer…
"Just tell me who you are!"
The being known as 01 froze, an arm raising as quick as lightning to cover his face, seeing as the hood was gone. No one must see him… No one… He was a freak, an ugly creature of Three…
What Duo could see from the back was a mess of soft, dark brown hair that looked like it hadn't been brushed in a long time. The hair was fairly short, but fell down into his face, helping him hide it.
The blonde Demon's blue eyes widened at the sight of him. The patterns tattooed to the visible arms of the creature were enough to bring recognition to his features. He ran over and approached him carefully, whispering in soft, soothing tones.
"You're the one… I'd recognize those marks anywhere… What did they do to you…?"
Gently, so not to alarm the demigod, Quatre ran his slim fingers down the wings…
01 fell to the ground, burying his face in his knees and was seemingly immobile.
"Go away. I don't know you," came the muffled response.
"Hey, Quatre… I'm the one who knows him… How in the hell do you know him?" Duo interrupted loudly… And was quickly shushed.
"Shhh… Like you, I don't know him personally… But I know that he came here a year ago, about a week after you were captured… Angels escorted this boy who looked about my age into our gates and demanded to the Elders that they do something to him… I don't know what they did exactly, but he was a terrible mess when he came out… All blood and sweat… With these markings all over his body… Even his wings were bleeding… It was horrible… Iria, my sister, said to never mind it and that it was the Angel's business, not ours…" The blonde explained. And all while Quatre talked, Duo could see visible tremors running through 01's body, proof of bad memories…
"What's your name?" Quatre repeated.
"01," the creature forced out.
"A number? A number is your name?"
"… Shut up and leave me alone." Suddenly his mood changed drastically as he stood jerkily, fixing the hood back in place before they could see anything. "You've seen enough to last a lifetime, Demon."
"I… I was just trying to…" Quatre started.
"Help me? Well, I'll tell you this: A creature such as I does not need help from the likes of you…" With the beat of his wings, he was in the air once again. "I am headed for your Demon lair… Say of this to any of your kin and I shall kill you." With that last word, he was gone.
A hand grasped around Quatre's, pulling him along. It was Duo, and he tugged his cousin towards their home's direction,
"Come on! I want to get there before that damned Angel does!"
TBC…
Author's note: whew… that's it for tonight… My fingers are so damn tired… *groans tiredly* I think I'll just post this and go watch Moulin Rouge… I'm so sorry if I left off at a terribly bad spot, but that's essentially where the POV (point of view) ends… *yawns*
Ahem… Stay tuned for the next chapter: Duo and Quatre race home to find 01 already there, interrogating the inhabitants of the Demon lair.
