Warnings: Yaoi, AU, a little OOC, :: blah :: indicates character thoughts (mostly Duo's)

Parings: 1x2x1, implied 3+4+3

Disclaimers: I do not own GW or any of it's characters. I write fan fiction for entertainment only.

Mid-Evil Love

Part 2: The Ball

By: Neko Maxwell

The night of the ball:

The palace was so alive that night. All noblemen and noble women were feasting and dancing the night away. In the middle of the dance floor, the prince of Duloc made sure he didn't miss any of the excitement. On the other hand, his new servant stood in the shadows watching his master.

After the dance was over, Prince Duo talked to his two noble friends: Count Trowa and Duke Quatre. It was only around these two people that Duo felt that he could be himself.

"Enjoying the ball?" asked Quatre.

"I'd enjoy it more if my new servant would hang around with us," answered Duo.

"You got a new servant? Where is he?" Quatre looked around.

"Is that him over there?" said Trowa, pointing to a far corner of the room.

"Yes, that's him," Duo called Heero over.

Heero obeyed his master and came over and sat next to him without a word from his mouth.

"This is the Count Trowa," Duo said pointing to Trowa, "and this is the Duke Quatre. Guys, this is my newest servant, Heero."

"Pleased to meet you, Heero," said Quatre.

Heero just nodded his head slightly and softened his expression. Then, the band played a slow song and everyone began to waltz, including Trowa and Quatre.

"Master..."

"Hn?" Duo was almost surprised to hear Heero speak.

"The Count and the Duke seem respectable." It wasn't what Heero meant to say, but Duo got the message.

"Those two have been in love with each other for a few years. At first, they tried to keep it a secret, but now they don't mind. I wonder if I'll ever find love." Duo looked up to the ceiling expecting to find stars.

Heero's heart pounded in his chest and his palms began to sweat. He tried as hard as he could to keep a straight face. He didn't want to admit his love for his new master, but he knew he was just lying to himself. All Heero could do was stare at the beautiful prince before him.

Duo brought his look down and found himself looking into Heero's shinning blue eyes. What was only about half a second felt like an eternity to both of them. It was then that the prince realized that he was in love with the stunning servant in front of him. Then, the unexpected happened.

Heero gathered all his courage and stood up in front of Duo.

"Something wrong?" asked Duo.

Heero had no reply. All he did was hold out his hand to the prince. After another endless moment, Heero said: "Will you dance with me, your highness?"

A smile grew on Duo's face as his sweaty hand took Heero's, who's was just was warm. In that moment, all fear from both of them disappeared and the feeling of love took over. They lead each other to the dance floor and began a waltz. They were in their own little world, where it was just the two of them. Their waltz looked like two graceful birds floating together.

As they danced, they remained a slave to each other's gaze. They didn't even notice that they began to get an audience. In that audience was Duo's father and mother.

"Isn't it adorable, George? Our son has finally found true love. I've always wanted him to be happy, and how it is. It just makes my heart skip a beat or two," said Queen Joelle. Small tears of joy streamed down her face.

"Well, Joelle, I would rather have him love a FEmale." replied the king.

"I'm going to have a talk with him later"

"Don't' spoil the night, dear!"

"I'll try not to."

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The ball has been over for about an hour and everyone has left. Heero and Duo have gone back to the prince's chamber to ready themselves for bed. King George wasted no time in going to talk to his son.

"Son, may I have a word with you?" asked Duo's father from the doorway.

"Sure" Duo turned to Heero "I'll be back in a minute."

Heero nodded as Duo went to the hall to see what George wanted.

"Son, your mother and I noticed who you were dancing with tonight..." George started.

:: Damn, I'm a goner now ::

The king paused, took a breath, then started again. "Ever since you were a young boy, your mother and I only wanted you to be happy. After seeing you tonight, we feel that you have found it."

Duo looked a little shocked because what his father said was the opposite of what he expected. George continued.

"I can tell, my son, that you have found more than happiness. You found love. I wish you would have found love with someone of the OPPOSITE sex. So whatever is going on, end it now. A prince and a servant?!? It will never work!!"

Duo now saw the deception in his father's speech. This was exactly what he expected. Anger grew inside of him and he burst out by saying:

"WELL, I LOVE HEERO AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT!!!!!! SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL GET USED TO IT!!!"

With that, Duo stormed back into his chamber and locked the door behind him. Inside, Heero was still there, as he was before. Upon seeing his master stumbling in, he ran to see what was wrong.

When he got to Duo, Heero saw a rage of anger and hatred in the from of a human. Without a sound, Heero put his arms around Duo and they both sank to the floor. Heero held Duo as if he would never let his lover go. Duo let go of his anger and regained control of himself after a few minutes of silence. After his mind was cleared, he realized that Heero was holding him so close that Duo could hear his heart beating. Duo pulled away just enough so he could he Heero's face.

As Heero looked at Duo, he could still see red anger that hadn't left yet. Heero couldn't think of anything to say, since he heard the whole thing out in the hall. So, to make up for it, Heero leaned closer to the prince and gave him a soft kiss of the lips. Duo felt overwhelmed at first, but closed his eyes and accepted Heero's love.

When the seemingly endless kiss was over, Duo told Heero "It's time to go to bed. Let's go."

Heero took the invitation and they both stood up. Heero took only one step before he felt a warm mass against his body. He looked over his shoulder to find that Duo was clinging to his body, holding him close.

"I love you, Heero," Duo whispered sweetly into Heero's ear.

Heero turned to face Duo and they went into a warm embrace.

"I love you, Duo."

~Owari