Warnings: slight lime, cursing

Disclaimer: I just bought the rights!!! go me!!!! (yeah, I wish!)

Thank you again to all my reviewers. I'm glad you like this story, and I hope the rest of this story will make sense because i now have a beta reader YEAY!!!!!!!!!  so I would also like to thank LadyJessy, for helping me make this better!

And I am incredibly sorry it took so long to get this out. Its actually been written for about 3 weeks or so, and then it just took me forever to do the corrections LadyJessy pointed out to me. I just haven't had much time with school and all, I'll try to get new chaps out quicker, but I don't know how well that will work out. Sorry again for the wait!!!

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Berkenshire: Chapter 4

Early morning sunlight flickered through the bedroom's open window, lighting up the room.  A light morning breeze blew across Heero's face, making the young man stir. He awoke to find himself lying on something very soft, wrapped in something very warm.  He felt weak and had a splitting headache, not to mention his neck was stiff, his waist was sore, and his back was on fire. He tried to sit up, but found that even that simple movement hurt too much, so he soon abandoned all attempts of trying to move. However, his attempts had awoken Duo. At first, the only clue Heero had that someone else was on the bed was of something tightening around his stomach. Then there was a loud, rooster-like yawn.

"Mmmm.....How are you this fine morning?" Duo asked, snuggling in closer to Heero. "Still not talking, huh? Well, that's a pity."

Heero felt Duo move away from him and Heero hoped that meant Duo was leaving. However, in the next moment, Duo was sitting on his hips, straddling him. Heero had the feeling of being a trapped animal in a cage. Duo's hand reached up and gently turned Heero's chin so they were looking at each other. Dark violent stared straight into cobalt blue. Heero watched as Duo's head came closer to his. When he was an inch away Duo stopped his descent and just stared at Heero.

"You are so beautiful," Duo said in a low husky voice, before

closing the gap and connecting their lips. Heero, as usual, didn't react. Duo ended the kiss and cooed, "It's only a kiss, my sweet. You are a personal slave. Don't you know what that means? It means it's your job to please me. Now, I don't know what is so hard about a kiss, but believe me, I could do a lot worse to you! Now, let's try this again, shall we?" Duo leaned down again, but this time when their lips met, Heero opened his allowing Duo's tongue access to his mouth to explore it, and exploring Duo's in turn.

Heero lay on the bed passively, only reacting enough for Duo to be content at the moment. Heero was use to this. His life had not been much better in Glembogle. He knew it was useless to resist but he still had a free spirit and tried to defy authority as much as possible. However, due to his recent treatment as Duo's slave and the harsh environment from the slave traders, his health was not what it once was. When healthy Heero could take this torture without a second glance, but now, in this weakened state, it took a toll on him. And if he was going to get out of here anytime soon, he had to be in good health.

Duo broke the kiss so that they could both breathe. "Mmmmm.....now that was a kiss! See was that so hard?" Duo removed his hand from Heero's chin, but he just turned his head to face the window, ignoring Duo.

Duo chuckled at this. "Don't worry, your safe yet. I'm not in the mood to do to much more than a kiss; even though you look so tempting." And with that Duo pushed himself up off the bed, leaving Heero staring out the window.

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In the neighboring Kingdom, a young king talked with his advisor about the strange happenings in Berkenshire...

"Mysterious things are going on in Berkenshire?" the young king asked his advisor.

"Yes, your Majesty."

"And they don't know what's causing it?"

"That is correct, your Majesty."

"Interesting.... do we know what's causing it?"

"Our men are working on it. They have an idea, thanks to Leon, who's been working in the kitchens there. Its uncanny all the information he has found out."

"Can the information be trusted? Is it true?"

"Yes, he checks all his information with different sources to make sure everything connects."

"Good, well what has he discovered?"

"The young prince has recently acquired a new slave of foreign origin and an interesting background."

"Why is it an interesting background?"

"He was banished from Glembogle by the king himself."

"Really. Well, that is most peculiar. Your idea is that this new slave is doing it?"

"Well we use to, but now we're not sure."

"Not sure? Why?"

"Whoever is doing these things is very powerful. Their trace in the magic cannot be found. Only a truly powerful witch or wizard is capable of something like that. And to become a powerful witch or wizard requires a lot of time and practice. The new slave is much too young to even have close to the power required for hiding his trail."

"I see." said the young king, tapping his fingers on the arm rest of the throne. "So, you think it could be someone who knows this slave, and is trying to rescue him?"

"Well, at first, yes. However, they are doing really strange things if it was a rescue mission. Of course they could be doing it, just to throw them off."

"No, I don't think so. I think we should keep our eyes on the slave."

"Sir?"

"It's just a feeling I have. Okay, Zechs?"

"Yes of course, your Majesty. I'm sorry to have questioned you."

"That's all right, you're forgiven," the king said with a smirk.

"Such the joker you are, Lord Winner."

"Yes, yes, of course. That is what I have always wanted to be, but alas it was not to be."

"I'm sure your not that upset."

"You know what? Your right! The King has the power of the nation! I will shape Queedmore, to be better than Berkenshire! King Maxwell and his girlish son will wish they never messed with us!"

"You tell them, your Highness."

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The early afternoon sun shone down on the Berkenshire castle. "I need to meet with some people now," Duo said to Heero, who was still lying on the bed. "I'm going to leave you here, but I have to chain you up." Duo walked to the bed with a chain in hand. He crawled onto the bed and hooked the chain onto the collar, then the loop on the wall above his bed. After the chain was securely attached at both ends Duo leaned down to give Heero a kiss before leaving for his meeting. When their lips met, Heero's opened without hesitation, much to Duo's surprise and delight. After the kiss was broken Duo praised his slave, "Your learning! That's wonderful! Well I must be going now, have fun lounging in bed all day!" With that, Duo hopped off the bed and skipped over to the door. When he reached the door he turned around and blew Heero a kiss before walking out.

A little while after Duo left the room, all the doors disappeared, leaving Heero in a room with no way to get in or out.

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The king of Berkenshire was not in a state of mind to be able to rule his nation as kings should, therefore Duo, being the heir to the throne took up the king's duties. Even though Duo would not formally be named king until his father had passed on.

Duo's meeting with Queen Relena had gone fairly well. In her own mind, she thought she was a true pacifist, but Duo highly doubted it. As he liked to say, "What pacifist is in control of one of the largest armies in the world?" That was the reason Duo was meeting with her. They were working out a peace treaty, but in doing so, Duo was hopping to acquire some use of Queen Relena's Army. If it wasn't for the army, Duo would have never agreed to meet the prissy, self absorbed Queen of Mordad.

Now that the meeting was over, Duo excused himself and asked one of his servants to show the Queen and her adversaries to their rooms in the guest wing.

The meeting had been held on the other side of the castle from his rooms, so Duo used the time to admire the castle decorations on the walls and ceiling, and the events happening outside. Duo had just made it to the west wing of the castle, which housed his rooms, when he noticed it looked very strange. It only took him a minute to realize all the doors had disappeared. He was getting ready to yell for a servant to explain what was happening until he saw someone running towards him.

"Milord! Milord!" The servant said, out of breath as he was slowing down to stand in front of his master. He seemed to be shaking in fright.

"What?"

"I have been sent to tell you some good and some bad news."

"What's the bad news?"

"We-e-ell, the doors from the west wing have gone missing, Milord."

"the west wing doors have what?"

"Gone missing."

"What do you mean the doors have gone missing? What does that mean?"

"Where there use to be doors there are now walls."

"Fuck!" Duo said, then slammed the side of his fist against the closest wall before leaning his head against it, "What's the good news then?" He asked.

"Wufei has been spotted on the road, he should be back in a few hours" Duo lifted his head from the wall to stare at the servant.

"Wufei? Are you absolutely sure its him?"

"Yes, Milord."

"Prepare the meeting room for Wufei and I. I must speak with him as soon as he returns."

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Its short I know, and I'm sorry, but I wanted Wufei's report to be in the next chapter not

this one. Sorry! Hope you liked it!