Gundam wing A/C / Spirited away crossover
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Spirited Away.
Chapter 5: Meet me in the garden.
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Duo followed dejectedly as Heero lead him away from the pink lair. He couldn't believe that she'd had the gall to take his voice, of all the things she could have done and she takes the one thing that could charm him out of trouble any day. Heero turned his head to the side slightly to look back at Duo as he turned down another staircase. "I'm sorry Duo." He whispered finally. "I didn't know she would take your voice when I lead you here." Duo looked up at him and smiled sadly. Shaking his head he returned his gaze to the floor as they entered the workers quarters. The serving spirits and frogs all gathered around to watch them as they made their way down to the bottom where the foreman sat at a large desk working on schedules and lists for the next day. More than once Duo heard comments about his smell, ahead of him Heero merely glared at all of them.
They reached the bottom and the foreman looked up. "What is a human doing down here?" He asked rudely. Heero glared at him and the frog cowered. "Duo has been sent down here to work. You do have a place for him, don't you?" Heero's voice sounded dangerous even to Duo, who had until now, only really seen a gentler side to the other teen. "Y...yes Master Heero." The frog stuttered out. "Ah, Quatre was just asking for an assistant this morning." A voice spoke up from the side of the room and Duo turned to look at the blonde. "Oh so you dump the human on me." He grumbled. Heero raised an eyebrow at the comment and Quatre sighed. "Oh well, come on kid." He said in exasperation beckoning to Duo.
"What's your name?" he asked offhandedly. Duo looked at him once then looked to the ground. "His name is Duo, the same as it was when he came here." Heero answered for Duo. "Relena has taken his voice instead of his name." There where gasps from all around the room as they looked down on the silent black clad teen. Quatre's hard mask threatened to slip into one of sympathy before he suddenly shook himself mentally and sighed. "Well come on kid." He said. When he walked away this time Duo followed, making no noise as he padded like a ghost. Behind them Heero turned around and left, glaring at the spirits that strayed across his path.
Out in the hallway Quatre turned to Duo once more. "You made it!" He put on a happy face for Duo's benefit. "You made it past Relena in one piece...although it's a pity about your voice..." Duo shook his head and put his finger to his lips. //Don't remind me about that// Quatre's head shot up in a flash to look at Duo and found him grinning wickedly in spite of himself. "Wha...what did you just say?" Duo opened his mouth in a silent giggle and twirled on the spot once, his eye's shining. //Ya know what Q- ball? I think Wufei was right// Quatre lowered his voice to reply. "About what?" Duo's grin turned to a smirk. //I'm not all the human people thought I was//
Quatre couldn't help but laugh.
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The bathhouse was quiet in the early hours of the morning while the spirit's and worker's slept. In the male sleeping quarters Duo slept between Quatre and the wall. It had been the only place left for him after everyone else had gone to bed. The occasional cough and snort broke the silence, but beyond the small sounds there was the slightest of noises, creeping across the mats and futon's toward the corner where Duo slept. Always a light sleeper Duo awoke when a weight settled down beside him on his mat.
He turned over quickly only to find Heero kneeling beside him and leaning forward so his face was hovering inches away. Heero quickly leaned down and kissed him and Duo heard Heero's voice in his mind like he had the other night. */Meet me on the other side of the bridge as soon as you can./* in a moment Heero was gone and Duo was alone, staring up at the ceiling blankly. He reached up a hand to his lips, in the excitement and panic of the night before he'd never questioned Heero having done that before. It made him wonder if it was really necessary for him to do that to get the message across. Shaking his head Duo slipped out of his blankets and dressed in the uniform Quatre had given him before they'd gone to bed. Apparently his black clothes had been taken and burned. Duo sighed silently at the lost, he'd been given that outfit for his birthday from one of his friends and it was his favorite. Tying the string on his loose shirt Duo slipped out of the room, leaving no trace that he'd passed at all.
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In the dim light of early morning the stairs up the side of the bathhouse on longer looked so big. Duo climbed them easily and slipped out the gate he'd come through the first time. The area around the bathhouse was empty. Duo didn't doubt that everyone was sleeping like the workers. Duo moved across the bridge slowly at first, his bare feet making soft thuds. Mid way across the bridge was the sad looking spirit that had been there the night before. It watched him cross the bridge before it slowly faded from sight. Duo turned his gaze outwards and easily found Heero sanding by the garden gate they'd come through. "Duo!" he called. The braided boy padded over to him and stopped beside the taller teen.
His face asked the questions for him as Heero grabbed his hand. //Where are we going?// Duo's mind voice flashed through Heero's mind the moment the contact was made with his skin. Heero jumped visibly and turned around to put his face right in Duo's. "How did you do that?" he asked suddenly, a light of what seemed like hope shining in his prussian blue depths. Duo was taken aback by the sudden eagerness Heero was showing. //I just can...// Duo thought back to him, //I've been able to do it since I was a kid.// Heero looked thoughtful for a moment before he tugged on Duo's hand and they set off again.
They passed through a maze like garden, its walls made of tall bushes, covered in flowers and fruit. Heero lead the way, keeping hold of Duo's hand even when he was forced to walk ahead when the path closed in. The path opened out on a hill and Heero lead him down to the sheds at the foot of the grassy mound. "These are the sheds where Relena keeps all the pigs before they are eaten." He pushed him gently to a pen and Duo peered inside to see two pigs sleeping soundly. "These are the people known as Solo and Helen Maxwell, your parents Duo." Duo's gaze never left the pigs as his mind whirled. //My parents? Oh god I'd almost forgotten them!// He pulled himself over the fence and crouched down beside the two huge animals. He lay a hand on one of them and it flicked its ear, but made no move other than that.
"And incase your wondering, they're sleeping heavily due to how much they ate last night, and I don't think that Relena will try to use them just yet." Duo felt hot tears stinging at the corners of his eyes. He stood and moved toward the fence. Vaulting over he disappeared outside into the garden. Heero sighed mentally and followed him. He found the braided teen sitting on the hill looking up into the early morning sky. He sat down beside him and reached a hand into one of his pockets, bringing out a large bundle of folded black cloth. He held it out to Duo.
"Here," he said as he put it in the other teen's hands. "I found your clothes for you last night. I guessed you would miss them." Duo took them numbly, looked up at Heero's face then on a sudden impulse flung his arms around the blue-eyed teen, sobbing into his waist. Heero was stunned to say the least; no one had ever even dared to hug him before... except for... It wasn't the time to think about that though. Heero returned the embrace gingerly, petting Duo's hair until he finally settled down. Meanwhile in the confines of his mind Duo was confused. /'Why the hell am I doing this?'/ he was asking himself, /'Boys don't cry and I'm crying, and on someone I just met to boot!'/ For some reason Duo was beginning to find that he didn't mind being so venerable toward Heero. Something inside him was drawing him to the other teen, telling him that he was someone he could trust in spite of how he tried to act; this person would never break his heart.
Then out of the blue it hit him. In the last twenty-four hours, since he had first seen Heero on the bridge, Duo had fallen for him faster than a stone in deep water. He'd gone and fallen in love.
...Damn.
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Well that's the end of that chapter. I think I've figured out how to get rid of some of the problems in my writing so you people should find that it's in a better format later. Hopefully.
Don't forget to review.
Cya ^__^\/
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Spirited Away.
Chapter 5: Meet me in the garden.
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Duo followed dejectedly as Heero lead him away from the pink lair. He couldn't believe that she'd had the gall to take his voice, of all the things she could have done and she takes the one thing that could charm him out of trouble any day. Heero turned his head to the side slightly to look back at Duo as he turned down another staircase. "I'm sorry Duo." He whispered finally. "I didn't know she would take your voice when I lead you here." Duo looked up at him and smiled sadly. Shaking his head he returned his gaze to the floor as they entered the workers quarters. The serving spirits and frogs all gathered around to watch them as they made their way down to the bottom where the foreman sat at a large desk working on schedules and lists for the next day. More than once Duo heard comments about his smell, ahead of him Heero merely glared at all of them.
They reached the bottom and the foreman looked up. "What is a human doing down here?" He asked rudely. Heero glared at him and the frog cowered. "Duo has been sent down here to work. You do have a place for him, don't you?" Heero's voice sounded dangerous even to Duo, who had until now, only really seen a gentler side to the other teen. "Y...yes Master Heero." The frog stuttered out. "Ah, Quatre was just asking for an assistant this morning." A voice spoke up from the side of the room and Duo turned to look at the blonde. "Oh so you dump the human on me." He grumbled. Heero raised an eyebrow at the comment and Quatre sighed. "Oh well, come on kid." He said in exasperation beckoning to Duo.
"What's your name?" he asked offhandedly. Duo looked at him once then looked to the ground. "His name is Duo, the same as it was when he came here." Heero answered for Duo. "Relena has taken his voice instead of his name." There where gasps from all around the room as they looked down on the silent black clad teen. Quatre's hard mask threatened to slip into one of sympathy before he suddenly shook himself mentally and sighed. "Well come on kid." He said. When he walked away this time Duo followed, making no noise as he padded like a ghost. Behind them Heero turned around and left, glaring at the spirits that strayed across his path.
Out in the hallway Quatre turned to Duo once more. "You made it!" He put on a happy face for Duo's benefit. "You made it past Relena in one piece...although it's a pity about your voice..." Duo shook his head and put his finger to his lips. //Don't remind me about that// Quatre's head shot up in a flash to look at Duo and found him grinning wickedly in spite of himself. "Wha...what did you just say?" Duo opened his mouth in a silent giggle and twirled on the spot once, his eye's shining. //Ya know what Q- ball? I think Wufei was right// Quatre lowered his voice to reply. "About what?" Duo's grin turned to a smirk. //I'm not all the human people thought I was//
Quatre couldn't help but laugh.
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The bathhouse was quiet in the early hours of the morning while the spirit's and worker's slept. In the male sleeping quarters Duo slept between Quatre and the wall. It had been the only place left for him after everyone else had gone to bed. The occasional cough and snort broke the silence, but beyond the small sounds there was the slightest of noises, creeping across the mats and futon's toward the corner where Duo slept. Always a light sleeper Duo awoke when a weight settled down beside him on his mat.
He turned over quickly only to find Heero kneeling beside him and leaning forward so his face was hovering inches away. Heero quickly leaned down and kissed him and Duo heard Heero's voice in his mind like he had the other night. */Meet me on the other side of the bridge as soon as you can./* in a moment Heero was gone and Duo was alone, staring up at the ceiling blankly. He reached up a hand to his lips, in the excitement and panic of the night before he'd never questioned Heero having done that before. It made him wonder if it was really necessary for him to do that to get the message across. Shaking his head Duo slipped out of his blankets and dressed in the uniform Quatre had given him before they'd gone to bed. Apparently his black clothes had been taken and burned. Duo sighed silently at the lost, he'd been given that outfit for his birthday from one of his friends and it was his favorite. Tying the string on his loose shirt Duo slipped out of the room, leaving no trace that he'd passed at all.
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In the dim light of early morning the stairs up the side of the bathhouse on longer looked so big. Duo climbed them easily and slipped out the gate he'd come through the first time. The area around the bathhouse was empty. Duo didn't doubt that everyone was sleeping like the workers. Duo moved across the bridge slowly at first, his bare feet making soft thuds. Mid way across the bridge was the sad looking spirit that had been there the night before. It watched him cross the bridge before it slowly faded from sight. Duo turned his gaze outwards and easily found Heero sanding by the garden gate they'd come through. "Duo!" he called. The braided boy padded over to him and stopped beside the taller teen.
His face asked the questions for him as Heero grabbed his hand. //Where are we going?// Duo's mind voice flashed through Heero's mind the moment the contact was made with his skin. Heero jumped visibly and turned around to put his face right in Duo's. "How did you do that?" he asked suddenly, a light of what seemed like hope shining in his prussian blue depths. Duo was taken aback by the sudden eagerness Heero was showing. //I just can...// Duo thought back to him, //I've been able to do it since I was a kid.// Heero looked thoughtful for a moment before he tugged on Duo's hand and they set off again.
They passed through a maze like garden, its walls made of tall bushes, covered in flowers and fruit. Heero lead the way, keeping hold of Duo's hand even when he was forced to walk ahead when the path closed in. The path opened out on a hill and Heero lead him down to the sheds at the foot of the grassy mound. "These are the sheds where Relena keeps all the pigs before they are eaten." He pushed him gently to a pen and Duo peered inside to see two pigs sleeping soundly. "These are the people known as Solo and Helen Maxwell, your parents Duo." Duo's gaze never left the pigs as his mind whirled. //My parents? Oh god I'd almost forgotten them!// He pulled himself over the fence and crouched down beside the two huge animals. He lay a hand on one of them and it flicked its ear, but made no move other than that.
"And incase your wondering, they're sleeping heavily due to how much they ate last night, and I don't think that Relena will try to use them just yet." Duo felt hot tears stinging at the corners of his eyes. He stood and moved toward the fence. Vaulting over he disappeared outside into the garden. Heero sighed mentally and followed him. He found the braided teen sitting on the hill looking up into the early morning sky. He sat down beside him and reached a hand into one of his pockets, bringing out a large bundle of folded black cloth. He held it out to Duo.
"Here," he said as he put it in the other teen's hands. "I found your clothes for you last night. I guessed you would miss them." Duo took them numbly, looked up at Heero's face then on a sudden impulse flung his arms around the blue-eyed teen, sobbing into his waist. Heero was stunned to say the least; no one had ever even dared to hug him before... except for... It wasn't the time to think about that though. Heero returned the embrace gingerly, petting Duo's hair until he finally settled down. Meanwhile in the confines of his mind Duo was confused. /'Why the hell am I doing this?'/ he was asking himself, /'Boys don't cry and I'm crying, and on someone I just met to boot!'/ For some reason Duo was beginning to find that he didn't mind being so venerable toward Heero. Something inside him was drawing him to the other teen, telling him that he was someone he could trust in spite of how he tried to act; this person would never break his heart.
Then out of the blue it hit him. In the last twenty-four hours, since he had first seen Heero on the bridge, Duo had fallen for him faster than a stone in deep water. He'd gone and fallen in love.
...Damn.
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Well that's the end of that chapter. I think I've figured out how to get rid of some of the problems in my writing so you people should find that it's in a better format later. Hopefully.
Don't forget to review.
Cya ^__^\/