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Yay, chapter five already! Ok, first of all, sorry this chapter took so long to get out. I was running low on ideas. ^_^; Well, right now I have the Fight Club soundtrack going at full blast, a glass of Vanilla Coke, and just recently re-watched the last couple of episodes of GW. So, I have a few ideas. Oh, and is it so much to ask that more people review? Oh well. This fic is my most-reviewed anyway. Still, if your reading this fic and haven't reviewed yet, please review. It takes less than five minutes.
By the way, to my sister: this chapter is for you. You asked me to actually get a couple of the characters officially together, so here ya go.
Ok, all the usual warnings for this fic apply here: yaoi, various vampire- related violence, and cussing.
Oh, and a big thanks to cryearthstearsfalltoyou for reviewing almost every chapter. Your support is appreciated!
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Duo's ears perked up in the night. Vampires had excellent hearing, of course, in order to hear their prey in the night. His clear blue eyes wandered down to the young hunter in his arms.
Both Heero and Duo had been reluctant to break their embrace, and Heero had fallen asleep in Duo's arms. Still, since he was a vampire, Duo hadn't fallen asleep. He had just laid still, once in a while running his fingers through Heero's hair as he thought to himself.
The perfect hunter. Created to kill those like Duo. Still, somehow, Heero hadn't acted on orders. Still, somehow, even knowing he had killed hundreds...no, thousands like Duo, Duo wasn't afraid that Heero would kill him.
Duo reluctantly broke the embrace. Heero stirred. Quietly, so as not to wake him, Duo slinked out the door.
"I know you're here...Hilde." Duo cautiously looked around.
"So, you heard me. Oh well." A girl with short, spiky blue hair seemed to materialize out of the shadows. She smiled widely at the long haired vampire, revealing her fangs.
"Why're ya here? Did they send ya to check up on me or something? I told Zechs that I'm not working for them anymore!" Duo snapped.
"No. They don't know I'm here. Still, I had to come and warn you."
"But Hilde, you know it's a huge risk-"
She put a finger to his lips, cutting him off, "Shh. I know that. And I already know that you don't return my feelings. Still, I had to tell warn ya." She smiled warmly and lowered her hand.
"What now? The worst that coulda happened is they coulda found out where I live..."
"It's worse than that. They heard rumors about your little house guest."
Duo's eyes widened in shock, "Hee-"
Hilde cut him off again, "Yes, the 'perfect' hunter. People've been spreading rumors he's staying here. Pretty soon, they're gonna come around to check if their true."
Duo's hands formed fists, his nails biting at his skin, "Dammit..." he muttered.
"So, it's true?!" Hilde took a step back.
"Yeah...he was trying to...kill himself...and I couldn't let him. You don't understand," Duo smiled and looked her in the eye, "He's not like the stories say. He's...like me."
"Still, your letting a potentially deadly-"
This time, it was Duo's turn to silence her, "He's not like that! He's pure...innocent...I sincerely believe this wasn't his choice to- How could it be? If his life was so miserable that he wanted to end it...and, he trusts me! And deep down...I trust him. I won't let anyone make me doubt that trust, even the one who saved me."
"Duo..."
"So, Hilde, go back to Zechs. Don't let him know you were here. Besides, it's about a half hour to sunrise. And you don't wanna die, do ya?"
"No. Of course not." Hilde looked away, tears filling her eyes.
Duo turned and walked away. Then, thinking better of it, he turned back and smiled cheerfully at Hilde, "I really AM glad to see ya. Ya haven't been aroumd forever." He waved happily and slipped back into the house.
As soon as the door was locked, Duo leaned against it, closed his eyes, and let out a sigh. He smiled, a bittersweet, melancholy smile.
"So, your on the run too?"
"Heero...your awake? You heard?" Duo's eyes opened in slight surprise. Then, he smiled, "Well, you woulda found out eventually."
"You mean some of your other 'friends' would stop by." Heero asked, sarcasm dripping from every word.
"I woulda told ya." Duo grinned.
Heero glared at him, "They know I'm here now. If they were after you a lot before, they'll be out twice as much now."
"So what? I don't care." Duo's grin widened, "I'll just beat 'em all up! After all, they DO call me Shinigami in the vampire world."
Heero's eyes widened, "You're Shingami?!"
Duo smiled, "So you've heard of me too."
"Of course. Your one of the oldest vampires in this country...and one of the ones I was created to take down."
"So, what're ya gonna do now? Do you want to kill me now?" Duo laughed and patted Heero on the back.
Heero couldn't help but smile a little, "No, I won't. I guess I'm too attached to you now to do that. Also," he lowered his gaze, "I owe you for saving my life."
Duo grinned, "Heh, who woulda thought! The perfect hunter, the one they say kills my kind in cold blood without waiting for them to violate the Sub- Rosa Treaty, sparing the life of a lowly down on his luck Shinigami of the vampires! Hell has officially frozen over! What would your fellow hunters think?" Duo laughed.
Heero started to join in, then caught himself. He pulled back.
"What's wrong? Don't tell me I changed your mind with that last comment." Duo's eyes flickered, briefly showing sadness.
"No...it's just...I just realized what I've done. I've ruined your life. Now your going to have vampires AND hunters after this house." Heero turned away, "I should leave right now, so that you won't have to go through that." He got up and headed towards the door, "I thank you for...saving me. This is all I can do for you now. Sayonara, Duo."
"Heero? Hey, come back! Your serious, aren't you?!" Duo stood shakily, "Come back!"
The door opened. Heero didn't look back.
"HEY!" Without thinking, Duo tackled the young hunter. Surprised, Heero struggled against him. True to the stories each had heard about the other, their strength was almost equal. The brief wrestling match ended with Heero on top.
Both glared at each other, breathing heavily.
And before Heero realized what was happening, Duo's lips were pressed against his. Heero didn't protest.
It was a short, sweet, yet simple kiss. Both pulled away reluctantly.
"Heero..." Duo murmured once he had caught his breath, "I have feelings for you. I don't know if you feel the same towards me, so I was holding back...please, just...stay with me, ok? For a while at least?" He looked into the hunter's prussian blue eyes.
Heero returned his gaze for a long time before slowly answering, "Duo, I feel the same. That's why I didn't want you in tro-"
Before he could finish his sentence, Duo's lips met his again. They hugged for a long time afterwards.
Heero looked up, the smile left his face, "Duo, I think we had better get inside. The sun's coming up."
Duo's eyes flew open in fear, "What?!" He looked up, and yelled, "Shit!" He stumbled back, cringing as if to avoid impending pain.
Heero knelt down and picked Duo up.
"Huh? Heero? What're ya doing?" Duo blushed slightly.
"Carrying you inside. You need to get out of the sun and get some sleep." Heero carried Duo inside, shutting the door with his foot. He carried him to his bed, and laid him down on it.
"Heero...promise me something."
"Hn?"
"You won't leave me." Duo clutched his hand. His warm blue eyes pleaded with Heero's prussian blue ones. Heero placed his other hand on Duo's.
"Yeah, I'll stay, Duo."
"Thanks...Heero..." Duo's eyes fluttered shut, and he slipped into sleep.
A small smile played at his lips.
Yay, chapter five already! Ok, first of all, sorry this chapter took so long to get out. I was running low on ideas. ^_^; Well, right now I have the Fight Club soundtrack going at full blast, a glass of Vanilla Coke, and just recently re-watched the last couple of episodes of GW. So, I have a few ideas. Oh, and is it so much to ask that more people review? Oh well. This fic is my most-reviewed anyway. Still, if your reading this fic and haven't reviewed yet, please review. It takes less than five minutes.
By the way, to my sister: this chapter is for you. You asked me to actually get a couple of the characters officially together, so here ya go.
Ok, all the usual warnings for this fic apply here: yaoi, various vampire- related violence, and cussing.
Oh, and a big thanks to cryearthstearsfalltoyou for reviewing almost every chapter. Your support is appreciated!
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Duo's ears perked up in the night. Vampires had excellent hearing, of course, in order to hear their prey in the night. His clear blue eyes wandered down to the young hunter in his arms.
Both Heero and Duo had been reluctant to break their embrace, and Heero had fallen asleep in Duo's arms. Still, since he was a vampire, Duo hadn't fallen asleep. He had just laid still, once in a while running his fingers through Heero's hair as he thought to himself.
The perfect hunter. Created to kill those like Duo. Still, somehow, Heero hadn't acted on orders. Still, somehow, even knowing he had killed hundreds...no, thousands like Duo, Duo wasn't afraid that Heero would kill him.
Duo reluctantly broke the embrace. Heero stirred. Quietly, so as not to wake him, Duo slinked out the door.
"I know you're here...Hilde." Duo cautiously looked around.
"So, you heard me. Oh well." A girl with short, spiky blue hair seemed to materialize out of the shadows. She smiled widely at the long haired vampire, revealing her fangs.
"Why're ya here? Did they send ya to check up on me or something? I told Zechs that I'm not working for them anymore!" Duo snapped.
"No. They don't know I'm here. Still, I had to come and warn you."
"But Hilde, you know it's a huge risk-"
She put a finger to his lips, cutting him off, "Shh. I know that. And I already know that you don't return my feelings. Still, I had to tell warn ya." She smiled warmly and lowered her hand.
"What now? The worst that coulda happened is they coulda found out where I live..."
"It's worse than that. They heard rumors about your little house guest."
Duo's eyes widened in shock, "Hee-"
Hilde cut him off again, "Yes, the 'perfect' hunter. People've been spreading rumors he's staying here. Pretty soon, they're gonna come around to check if their true."
Duo's hands formed fists, his nails biting at his skin, "Dammit..." he muttered.
"So, it's true?!" Hilde took a step back.
"Yeah...he was trying to...kill himself...and I couldn't let him. You don't understand," Duo smiled and looked her in the eye, "He's not like the stories say. He's...like me."
"Still, your letting a potentially deadly-"
This time, it was Duo's turn to silence her, "He's not like that! He's pure...innocent...I sincerely believe this wasn't his choice to- How could it be? If his life was so miserable that he wanted to end it...and, he trusts me! And deep down...I trust him. I won't let anyone make me doubt that trust, even the one who saved me."
"Duo..."
"So, Hilde, go back to Zechs. Don't let him know you were here. Besides, it's about a half hour to sunrise. And you don't wanna die, do ya?"
"No. Of course not." Hilde looked away, tears filling her eyes.
Duo turned and walked away. Then, thinking better of it, he turned back and smiled cheerfully at Hilde, "I really AM glad to see ya. Ya haven't been aroumd forever." He waved happily and slipped back into the house.
As soon as the door was locked, Duo leaned against it, closed his eyes, and let out a sigh. He smiled, a bittersweet, melancholy smile.
"So, your on the run too?"
"Heero...your awake? You heard?" Duo's eyes opened in slight surprise. Then, he smiled, "Well, you woulda found out eventually."
"You mean some of your other 'friends' would stop by." Heero asked, sarcasm dripping from every word.
"I woulda told ya." Duo grinned.
Heero glared at him, "They know I'm here now. If they were after you a lot before, they'll be out twice as much now."
"So what? I don't care." Duo's grin widened, "I'll just beat 'em all up! After all, they DO call me Shinigami in the vampire world."
Heero's eyes widened, "You're Shingami?!"
Duo smiled, "So you've heard of me too."
"Of course. Your one of the oldest vampires in this country...and one of the ones I was created to take down."
"So, what're ya gonna do now? Do you want to kill me now?" Duo laughed and patted Heero on the back.
Heero couldn't help but smile a little, "No, I won't. I guess I'm too attached to you now to do that. Also," he lowered his gaze, "I owe you for saving my life."
Duo grinned, "Heh, who woulda thought! The perfect hunter, the one they say kills my kind in cold blood without waiting for them to violate the Sub- Rosa Treaty, sparing the life of a lowly down on his luck Shinigami of the vampires! Hell has officially frozen over! What would your fellow hunters think?" Duo laughed.
Heero started to join in, then caught himself. He pulled back.
"What's wrong? Don't tell me I changed your mind with that last comment." Duo's eyes flickered, briefly showing sadness.
"No...it's just...I just realized what I've done. I've ruined your life. Now your going to have vampires AND hunters after this house." Heero turned away, "I should leave right now, so that you won't have to go through that." He got up and headed towards the door, "I thank you for...saving me. This is all I can do for you now. Sayonara, Duo."
"Heero? Hey, come back! Your serious, aren't you?!" Duo stood shakily, "Come back!"
The door opened. Heero didn't look back.
"HEY!" Without thinking, Duo tackled the young hunter. Surprised, Heero struggled against him. True to the stories each had heard about the other, their strength was almost equal. The brief wrestling match ended with Heero on top.
Both glared at each other, breathing heavily.
And before Heero realized what was happening, Duo's lips were pressed against his. Heero didn't protest.
It was a short, sweet, yet simple kiss. Both pulled away reluctantly.
"Heero..." Duo murmured once he had caught his breath, "I have feelings for you. I don't know if you feel the same towards me, so I was holding back...please, just...stay with me, ok? For a while at least?" He looked into the hunter's prussian blue eyes.
Heero returned his gaze for a long time before slowly answering, "Duo, I feel the same. That's why I didn't want you in tro-"
Before he could finish his sentence, Duo's lips met his again. They hugged for a long time afterwards.
Heero looked up, the smile left his face, "Duo, I think we had better get inside. The sun's coming up."
Duo's eyes flew open in fear, "What?!" He looked up, and yelled, "Shit!" He stumbled back, cringing as if to avoid impending pain.
Heero knelt down and picked Duo up.
"Huh? Heero? What're ya doing?" Duo blushed slightly.
"Carrying you inside. You need to get out of the sun and get some sleep." Heero carried Duo inside, shutting the door with his foot. He carried him to his bed, and laid him down on it.
"Heero...promise me something."
"Hn?"
"You won't leave me." Duo clutched his hand. His warm blue eyes pleaded with Heero's prussian blue ones. Heero placed his other hand on Duo's.
"Yeah, I'll stay, Duo."
"Thanks...Heero..." Duo's eyes fluttered shut, and he slipped into sleep.
A small smile played at his lips.