Dead Shadow Ch. 7

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Trowa, please be alive.

That was the only thing that ran through my mind as I hurried back to our home, yet another thought lingered: what was I going to tell the others? There was no way they'd believe me, that was certain. Nevertheless, silly or not I had to tell them the truth. My heart pounded like crazy as I finally got to the front door, pounding on it & screaming as loud as I could for someone to answer the door. Finally, after what felt like hours to me, Duo rushed downstairs and opened the door. His mouth dropped when he took a look at me: I had dried blood on my face & not to mention all the sweat pouring off of me as well. Duo merely stared in shock then brought me in.

"What the hell happened to you?!" Duo cried as he shut the door.

"There's no time to worry about me!" I hurridly replied. "We gotta go get Trowa! Someone's taken him!"

I had already grabbed everyone's attention with my words. Heero just stood there with a cocky smile on his face as he happily cracked his nuckles.

"So OZ is back to their old tricks? Very well, mission accepted."

"No wait! It - It's not OZ," I said.

Everyone now stared at me with confusion. For a while I said nothing, trying to figure out how to say it.

"If it's not OZ, then who the fuck is it?!" Duo cried. "You know who did this Quatre, so spill it already!"

"Well...It's..."

My heart felt like it was going to stop beating at any moment; my mind suddenly turned into a putrid liquid. What was I going to say? What if they just don't believe me? What if -

There was no time to even think about what they'd think; I had to tell them the truth. Swallowing, I finally spoke:

"It - It was a vampire that kidnapped Trowa."

Nothing.

I waited for the laughter to erupt throughout the room, for the pointing and snickering.

Still, I heard nothing.

Wufei, who had not spoken up until now, casually walked towards me & said, "You've gotta be kidding! Winner, quit making such childish stories & tell us who really has him."

"But I'm telling the truth because I'm a vampire as well," I replied. Without warning, I bared my fangs & hoped they would have their proof and be satisfied. All of them looked a bit, but it was Duo who confirmed it. He came over and, thinking they were fake, tried to pull them out. I screamed out in pain & quickly pulled back.

"No shit! These are real!" Duo exclaimed.

"Of course! He is a true vampire, a creature of the night if you will. After all, I am the one who made him."

Immediately I knew who it was. Suddenly, a flash of red light appeared in the room & there in the center of it all was 'him'. The one who had made me into a vampire & kidnapped Trowa, yet all he did was smile in that boastful way.

"Lemar!!" I yelled. "Tell me where Trowa is now!!"

"Oh do be silent, my pet," he said in a smooth voice. "Your precious one is still alive and well, so you needn't worry about him - for the moment. However, if you dare to follow me, I will show you where he is.." With a small movement of his hand, a blue portal opened behind him and, flashing a quick smile, stepped through. Anger quickly began to coarse through my veins; I could never forgive him for what he had done: without another thought, I followed him.

The next thing I knew, I was in some sort of palace; there were numerous candles everywhere, turning the interior of the building into a glowing fire. Red draperies gave their color to the walls & windows - I admit it was a lovely sight, but where were Lemar & Trowa? That question was about to be answered when I heard a odd noise... creaking? Noticing a set of stairs, I cautiously followed it to the second floor. There I saw an extremely long hallway with countless rooms; at the end was a large window with the full moon constantly beaming its light, so much so that I noticed there was one door slightly opened. As I came closer to the door, the "odd noises" seemed to grow louder until I finally came to the room & slammed the door wide open.

To say that what I saw next was a surprise would be a huge understatement.

There on his knees was that twisted bastard Lemar...naked....with Trowa....also naked...and....giving sexual pleasure to him?!

"Dammit, you sick twisted fuck!" I angrily yelled.

Lemar glanced at me & stopped, raising his head with a smile as he happily licked his lips.

"Oh, so glad you could be here love. Care to join us?" He gave a quick glance to Trowa. "See? I told you your thing was fine. Of course, you won't be leaving with him."

"And just what makes you think that?" I asked.

Lemar said nothing but got up & sat next to Trowa, who seemed rather odd; he was much more quiet than usual. What really worried me were his eyes; before they were full of life & a vivid green. Now they were just...empty. That's the only way I could describe them. Before I could say anymore, Trowa finally spoke in a dark, cold voice that could never be his:

"I am deeply in love with Master Lemar, and you are now my enemy for you have hurt my Master."

With this, he stood up & became engulfed in a black flame only to emerge wearing the same clothes he had on before. His eyes now were tinted with a deep blood red color; now he had deep fury.

"Slave, kill him. He has disobeyed me," Lemar said calmly.

Trowa smiled a wicked smile as he lunged for me. Before I could move he grabbed me & threw me all the way down to the first floor, then laughed as I groaned in pain; my mouth soon filled with the bitter taste of my own red liquid. Yet somehow I managed to get up: in my heart I knew this wasn't the real Trowa Barton. He wouldn't even dare do something like this to anyone, especially the one he loved deeply. Just as I was able to get back on my feet, he swooped down & came after me again.

This time, he had managed to thrust his hand into my chest.

There was no way I could move; he seemed to be much more powerful than I was. Again Trowa let out a dark, sickening laugh.

"Now your soul will be mine, you worthless being. My Master will certainly reward me."

How could I possibly fight back? I loved this man more than I can even say; I couldn't hurt him. I seriously considered just giving up and let him take my soul. I would rather die than ever hurt him..

Yet suddenly I knew there was only one other option. Using quite a bit of my strength I did the unthinkable:

I thrust my hand into his chest as well and could already feel the orb that contained his soul.

"W-What are you doing?!" Trowa cried, trying desprately to get free from my grip. "Let me go this instant!"

I looked up at my "enemy" with tears in my eyes, thrusting my hand deeper. In a quivering voice, I said only one thing:

"If I'm going to burn in hell, then you're comming along for the ride. No matter what Trowa, enemy or not, I love you. I'd rather burn in hell with you than spend eternity in paradise alone."

His grip had started to weaken, and for the first time, his eyes became normal again. Slowly he pulled his hand out of my chest, and I did the same. In a mere mater of moments he was Trowa again - my Trowa.

TBC...

AN: Okay I know it's been over a year since I last updated this story but I had completely forgotten about it, plus I never had the time. I was about to give up on it..however, if it wasn't for ShenLong - you know who you are winks - I never would have had the encouragement to continue this story. Thank you ShenLong & to everyone who has reviewed my fiction thus far. I promise this story will be finished.

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