CHAPTER 4

As the weeks passed and Kody healed she found herself dreaming of Duo more and more and waking up each morning quite aroused.

Kody walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. She saw a note on the counter and read it.

We've been assigned a mission. We will be back next week.

Signed,

Heero, Wufei, Quatre and Trowa

"Oh my...alone with Duo...Allah save me." She turned and came face to face with those violet eyes she knew so well.

"What is it?"

"The guys are on a mission...They'll be back next week." She froze when she saw a look of triumph in Duo's eyes, but before she could blink it was gone. She brushed past him and headed for the training room. Duo stopped just outside the door, having followed her.

"Lets go have some fun and relax."

"What did you have in mind?"

"Movie, Dinner, Arcade. The usual."

"That's the usual?"

"Yeah...haven't you been on a date?"

"No."

"Then come on!"

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"Die! Die!"

"Duo! Stop it!"

"Die!" Duo ran his bumper car into Kody's.

"Ack! You're going down!" She rammed her car into his, but to her dismay the ride was over. She got out of the small car and headed down the exit ramp.

"That was fun."

"Lets get some food!" And with that the God of Death grabbed her hand and drug her off to the local Hooters.

*~*~*

"I'm going to get you for taking my there," Kody said as she walked along the street, her hands in her pockets.

"Why?"

"You are so immature. You were practically throwing yourselves on those girls."

"So what?" Kody turned away from duo.

"Would you treat me like that?"

"Of course not. You're different." He came up behind her and placed his arms around her waist. She tried to pull away. " I would never hurt you."

"Prove it." Duo smiled and turned her around in his arms and leaned in to kiss her. She pulled away and looked up at him. "Stay away from me." And with that she turned and ran back towards the base leaving a confused Duo behind.

She burst through the base door and up to her room flopping down on her bed.

She got up and slowly walked over to her window, seeing Duo's shadow dancing across the lawn as he himself went through the front door. She didn't want to see him or have to explain her actions, not about that.

Opening the window, she slipped through unnoticed by the man within. She started to make her way down the street when she noticed a figure behind her. Thinking it was Duo; she ignored it and continued on her way down the street. Instead, a much rougher hand grabbed her arm, jerking her to attention. Before she could even think of what to do, she was pinned to the ground, a strange man positioning himself on top of her.

The screams were cemented in her throat. He was tearing at her clothing, almost as if he couldn't get it off fast enough. She couldn't tell whether or not this was just a reoccurring nightmare of hers or actually something new.

Everything she had been wearing was in shreds, and she was there, bear before him. It made her sick to her stomach, and she was ready to expel the things she had eaten with Duo all over him when none other than the man himself appeared over the stranger's shoulder.

Kody's silver eyes were trained on Duo's. The fear that ran through her veins like needles left her motionless under the man's body as if frozen in ice. On account of the man's lustful eyes trained on her, he didn't notice the hand from behind being lowered to his shoulder. By the time he was drawn from his lustful state he had been flung across the alley and into a trash can.

"Stay away from her you dirty son of a bitch!"

Kody crawled up from the ground and curled up in the corner of the alleyway behind a few trashcans. She hid her face although she could hear the two men fighting.

"Mind your own business, you jerk!" The man cried as he lunged at duo, who easily stepped out of the way and caught the collar of the man's shirt.

"She's not your business." The man tried to free himself as he spoke.

"Wrong. That woman is my business. She's mine to protect. And you don't cross the God of Death or someone he cares about and live to tell about it."

Kody could hear the crunch of the man's bones breaking, and his groans from the injuries that Duo had given him without a second thought. She curled up tighter, dreading the return of either of them, Duo more than the other man.

What could she say? What would he do? The only thing she could think was that he'd just take the other man's place. She was for the taking, and what man could resist such an easy catch? That was it; Duo would just rape her like every other man would.

Her breathing hitched as she realized the silence of the alleyway. She couldn't move, couldn't make a sound, and couldn't even uncurl herself. All she wanted was for this to be a dream and she'd wake from it shortly. Instead, the feeling of two strong arms hoisting her up against an equally strong chest made sure to illustrate the moment's reality. Duo cradled her as he walked down the street back to home.

Duo entered the base and quickly made his way up the stairs towards her room. This was it, she thought, he had just brought her back to the base to rape her. To give her a little bit of dignity. As he laid her gently on the bed, she backed to the far edge of the bed and curled up watching him a moment, then her eyes shut.

"Get it over with him."

"Get what over with?"

"Stop playing games and get it over with and get out of my room." Duo turned to face her after having gotten a robe from her closet. He made his way to the bed and reached out his hand.

"Come here." With a swallow she did as she was told. There was no use in fighting back. She placed her small shaky hand into his and moved towards him. Two strong arms sat her up and placed the robe around her and tied it. "I would never do anything to hurt you, Kody. You have to trust me."

"I can't." Duo reached on hand out and brushed a strand of hair from her face, then stroked her cheek.

"I'll help you learn. In your own time. You can trust me." She closed her eyes looking away and felt herself being lifted from the bed and carried. Before she knew it, she was sitting in Duo's lap in a rocking chair. She curled up; the robe wrapped tightly around her and rested her head on Duo's shoulder, taking the slightest bit of comfort from his strength.