At the end of the game
By Indi Doran
Warnings: boyxboy goodness. Pass NCS (not the focus). Language and kissing.
Catotogory: Angst, Au, Adventure, NCS(not the focus) 1x2, 3x4..more to come.
Disclaimer: Boys no mine. I don't own Gundum Wing, nor Heero, Duo or any other Gundam character. I am a child and I am broke. I don't make money and I'm not worth suing. Enjoy the story.
REQUEST: I am in need of a beta reader. Let me know if you are good at editing and want to help me. Also let me know if you like what i'm writing. I'll write more only if you, the reader, want me to.
Chapter 2
When I awoke I smelled flowers. A part of me told me I should find this strange, but I didn't. I pushed the thought aside, I was felt small and warm. I was in a beautiful castle. My vision was bathed in golden candlelight and the sweet flowery smell lingered around me. Warmth spread from my back throughout me and I realized that I was being held by someone. In the background played a dulcet melody, like the kind that plays in music boxes and together we were watching some one dance. The little pixie creature that danced in the center of the room had long blond hair. It swayed its tiny hips from side to side; hands twirling in a child's imitation of an Indian dancer, making small intoxicating circles. The creature took a step forward, its being still obscured by candlelight, and twirled. Sunny blond hair fanning out as the small body spun. Pure sweet laugher burst out as the fae child missed a step and toppled down on the soft, plush carpet. The gentle tinkling laughter stayed as the blond child faded from view. Then my vision turned black and the laugher stopped. The arms hugging me tightened painfully around my middle as something slammed hard into my face. My entire body was exploding with fire. I whimpered and tried to scrum out of the tight hold.
"Hold still, you little slut," a gruff voice demanded as my head was again slammed onto the street. The fire intensified. I felt the skin rip away from the underside of my forearms as I tried to hold myself up on the concrete. I tried to get my bearings, but my head was spinning.
"It hurts," a voice much younger then my own pleaded.
"Shut! Up!" A punch and the sound of bone shattering punctuated each word. I couldn't take much more. I was on my last wave of conscienceness when a voice said, "Move over and let me have a go at him before 'ees finished." And then someone was screaming. It was a pathetically horse ragged sound. I realized it was me.
I sat up in bed, panting. The world was dark and quiet. A bead of sweat trickled down my forehead. Where was I? Light. I needed light. I made to get up but instead found myself flat on my face. My legs were tangled in the bed sheets. I panicked trying to free myself. After a frantic search I found the light switch and calmed down. The memories of the past day flooded back to me. I took 2 steadying breaths and then counted to ten like I had been taught and calmly set myself back in bed. It had just been a nightmare. Another grisly nightmare. A nightmare can't hurt you I can handle it. I told myself as I closed my eyes and slipped back into a troubled sleep.
People take one look at me and write me off as two things: easy and lazy. I am neither one and despite waking up at 7:15 the following morning, I was dressed and standing in cabin 4 by the time 7:30 rolled around. Quatre was also right on schedule.
"Good Morning Duo, I hope you had a nice rest?" He asked and he seemed to sincerely hope so.
"The bed was very comfy" I supplied. I don't lie, but I don't feel the need to tell everything. Quatre offered me a seat and then we got down the real reason I was here. We got down to business.
"It all started 15 years ago when my friend lei lei fell off the jungle gym. She's really cute and usually very graceful, but accidents happen and well " (Where the hell was this going?) "She just fell off, cut her arm open and spilled blood all over the ground. Positively gushing. (Ooook then..) After she had stopped crying had gone off to play on the swing set, I noticed that she had dropped her diamond necklace on the ground; but as I bent to pick it up I noticed it was not a necklace but a very pretty stone. I can't really describe it but it was sort of glowing. It looked round and opaque like a moonstone, but it shone in the sun like a diamond. It was beautiful; I scooped it, but up it's color changed as I held it in my hand. The shiny white turned to deep red. I showed the stone to my best friend Heero. (Zzzzzzzzzz) No matter what we did we couldn't revert the color. Heero came up with some pretty risky ways to revert the stone (pee on it?), but I didn't want to risk him or the stone; so he stole the stone away from me. He never was able to fix the color but it has become a challenge between us to see who can hold the stone for the longest before the other steals it. He stole the stone from me 2 years ago and I haven't been able to get it back."
"So that's that where I come in." See I was listening the whole time.
"Yes" and Quatre smiled at me, have I mentioned that the reason why the Winner's must be so damn rich is because when they smile at you, you want to give them stuff? Well it does but luckily I'm immune against such things.
"What am I up against and how long have I got?" Please don't say that came out of my mouth. Immune, yeah right.. The thought hamsters giggled.
"You have as long as it takes and it's not going to be easy. Heero wants to be the best and while he's a good friend and all around decent guy, he's planning on keeping the stone until he assured that I will not be able to keep it longer. The stone is very well guarded and even I'm not sure where he keeps I, but I'll bet it's surrounded by guards, traps and laser alarms. But that will be the easy part for you."
"Whoooa buddy, hold it for a sec, you've known me what? Less then 24 hours and your already judging my abilities and willing to put my ass out on the frying pan. Listen this ain't going to be no frigging stroll to the quickie-mart for me and frankly, I'm no master at state of the art technology. I might not be able to deactivate the alarms at all." I level my eyes to his. I'm serious here; a breaking and entering arrest could mean bye-bye to the open sky for a long time for me.
"I will make sure you gain a basic understanding in alarms and lasers. I'm sure not all of the traps I mentioned before are deadly and it case you have forgotten I will be aiding your thievery in every way I can."
He sounds way do much like he's describing a Christmas list. "Sorry the answer is still no. I like my freedom and I've fought a long time to keep it," Quatre reached for something behind him. I let the hard, evil edge that I had gained on the street, seep into my voice. "Listen to me, if you even think of calling security before I can get out, I can promise you that you will be long dead before they show up."
Quatre visibly paled, but he continued to reach behind him.
"Maybe this will change your mind," he said pulling from behind him a brown sack. "Perhaps you forgot what payment a job such as this will merit?"
I had indeed forgotten, but now it was laid out in front of me as shiny and beautiful as the stars in the sky. I gasped. Quatre's coming out gift had been a bag full to the brim of diamonds.
"All this for one rock?" I breathed out.
"All this for one rock." Quatre affirmed.
This was enough to get me off the streets forever. Heck I would never even have to work again if I didn't want to. I mean the jewels wouldn't make me rich in Quatre circles, but they would certainly allow me access to them. Just one job and I would never have to sell myself again, I would never have to starve, steal or kill again. That sealed it for me. My eyes must have shone it because Quat. smiled and said,
"Now the hard part is you must become close enough to Heero so that you may find the stone."
"Is he gay?" was my first thought, I'm not, but I've gotten close to men that way before. Fucking someone does not require a personal preference it is unpleasant, but I like to think of it has legitimate, lucrative work.[7]
"He's never had a boyfriend. But he's never had girlfriend either. But well..." To my amazement Quatre blushed, "let's just say I don't think he's gay, he doesn't seem the type, I just don't think he's interested in sex at all; you'll have to find another way to make him show you the stone. But as for getting close to him, I took the liberty of securing you (through some political connections between our fathers) a job as Heero's personal assistant."
"What does a personal assistant do? I ask.
"Well your job will be to make sure he eats right, dress right, he has no dress sense, and task like that"
Quatre was wearing a bright pink shirt over loose fitting checkered yellow and tan pants, but I didn't think that this was the best time to mention that it wasn't only this Heero that had bad dressing sense. I nodded and headed back to my cabin to ready myself for the first day of job assisting a asexual, stone stealing, kakhi wearing, rich boy. Time to suit up and head out.
Way Across Town in the Parlor of Yui Manor (Or dubbed the Marble House)
"But Heeeero..." Relena begged grasping onto the coattails of Heero's jacket.
"Relena. NO." Heero turned wrenching the coat from the girl's hands. Narrow blue eyes glared down from beneath a mop of wild chocolate brown hair, at a sunny head a few inches below him. "I said no more blind dates."
"But she already waiting in the West gardens, plus it can't be worst then last time. Can it? I mean how many girls out there are narcoleptic knife throwers [3]? Cornflower blue eyes glared back.
"Can we not try to find out?" Heero retorted.
"You've turned down the last 12 girls I've picked for you, I swear Heero, sometimes I can't help but wonder if your gay." She pouted.
Heero froze. Had he been too obvious? Heero had known he was gay since about 2 and half years ago after a certain incident. He laughed it off at the time, but also feared what would happen if the truth ever came out. His friends would leave him and he would be left alone. He knew his father would disown him at best. Penniless, friendless and without love was not a way to spend your life. He could live without one, if he could avoid the other two.
"You'll eat that 'Lena," He stated.
"Oh, yeah?" Relena countered, her good humor restored at getting her way.
Heero just smirked and headed off towards the gardens. He would sweep this girl off her feet so fast that Relena would never even think to seek to find the real truth about his dating preference.
West Gardens of Yui Manor
After checking in with security guards, Duo was buzzed through the west gate. Quatre had dropped him off there to avoid anyone spotting them together. After they were separated Duo looked like just another working class boy. He hadn't received his uniform yet, but he had on a pair of black pants and a purple turtleneck (That matched his eyes). He had borrowed the clothes from Quatre and the turtleneck was the only thing in the blond boy's closet that wasn't pink, yellow or lavender. His long chestnut hair was tied in a braid down his back and he wore his soft-soled thief's shoe. He passed through the west gate and entered into the West Gardens of the Yui manor. The gardens were fabulous, with gate to his back, Duo could see trees, ripe fruit and autumn flowers everywhere he looked. Duo looked up at the sky and watched as the dying rays of the fall sun arched across the sky.
West Gardens of Yui Manor
Heero watched the graceful figure dip and smell a winter jasmine that had blossomed early, it was too dark to see her face, but he could make out a thick brown braid drape over her shoulder. The figure stood and looked not at him but at the setting sun, her chin raised and her hands gently about her waist hugging herself. This girl was truly beautiful. He quietly strode towards her and took a deep breath. Grabbing her shoulders, he spun her around and captured her lips with his own, kissing her passionately.
West Gardens of Yui Manor
What in the Jesus, Joseph, Mary, Paul, Allah and Buddha was happening here? Soft lips pressed against mine. Grappling with my lower lip. My knees felt shaky and my hands involuntary grabbed onto the strong arms that were grasping my shoulders. My mind went blissfully blank as a clear summer day until a wet tongue forced its way into my parted mouth. Whoa there. That brought me back. I swiftly brought my knee up quickly into my assaulter's groin, brought my arm up, punched him and then spun back, out of his reach. My attacker fell to the ground moaning. Remember that discussion we had before about the two things that people assume about me? Well, this brings me to prove the second one, I am not easy.
"What the friggin hell do you think you were doing?" I panted. I was glad that my voice didn't tremble, but my hands were shaking, I was so angry.
His head shot up when he heard my voice. He had a very pretty pair of Cobalt blue eyes covered by a dark lock of hair. I could see surprise clear in those eyes, but only for a second before it was masked over with a look of airy disdain.
"Who are you? Explain yourself," he barked.
"Look Robin of Locksley or whoever you are, unless you are this friendly with everyone, which I doubt, I think you have some explaining to do yourself."
He had the decency to look a little sheepish and his voice wavered as he said, "My name is Heero Yui and I apologize I mistook you for someone else."
Eek. So this is Heero Yui. He doesn't seem so asexual to me, if this is how he greets the commoners. Wonderful I just swore at, decked and kicked the groin of my new boss all in my first day. A great start, If I say so myself. I didn't think there would be a second day. I wondered if it was too late to run for it.
West Gardens of Yui Manor
Heero's head was still spinning from that kiss or was it from the punch? His groin was suffering the same fate. Wow. It had felt like electricity had pulsed through him. He had liked it and he knew he wanted to do it again. When the braided figure spoke, he understood his attraction, it was a boy. He had to mask his lust and surprise before the other boy noticed. When Heero Yui had given his own name the boy had looked down, but now the eyes lifted up to stare him in the face. The darkening light prevented him from seeing the color of the irises, but the eyes themselves seemed to glow in the fading light. Who was this beautiful creature? A fallen angel? A fae person grown from his gardens? A Mer-creature risen from beneath? The beauty's red lips began to form in speech,
"Umm...Hello Sir, My name is Duo Maxwell and I'll be your new personal assistant."