Warnings: nothing really for this chapter
Disclaimer: ummm...yeah I donno, its still on my waiting list
**I'm so sorry it took me so long to get this new chapter up. School has been horrible this year and I've been so tired that I just never got a chance to really sit down and write this. I hope this chapter turns out good to make up for the wait.**
Chapter 5: The Report
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The trip had been long and tiring. Wufei was glad to finally see the castle in the distance, getting closer with every step the horses made. His time in Glembogle had been extremely frustrating. At first no one seemed interested in answering any of his questions, or even admitting to have banished anyone in the past year. Wufei was getting ready to give up and return back to Berkinshire when an old man hobbled his way into Wufei's presence, while he was sitting at a booth in the local bar nursing a beer.
"Good sir, I've heard a rumor that you have been looking for information on a boy known as Heero Yuy." The old man said, leaning to the side a pit putting all his weight on his cane.
Wufei, who had been staring idly at the wall across from him, turned slowly to look into two old green knowing eyes. "I had not known the last name, but the boy I seek information on is called Heero."
A smile lit the old man's features as he took a seat on the bench across from Wufei, raised an eyebrow at the audacity of the old man, but quickly composed himself when the man started speaking again, "I've been trying to find information on the boy as well. I believe we can be of use to each other."
"I need information on his past and the reasons he was banished. Only the people at the castle can answer my questions, how do you think you can help me?"
"Aren't we quick to judge! Just because I don't wear the clothes not look the part, it doesn't mean I wasn't once associated with the castle and the King. Look, I knew Heero when he lived here. All I want is to know how he is doing now. I suggest a trade. I tell you about his past and banishment, and you tell me where he is now and how he's doing."
Wufei nodded his head, "Alright."
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That had been a day ago, and Wufei was eager to tell Duo all he had learned.
The castle was in front of him now, and some of the barn hands were waiting to take the horses back to the stables for some much needed rest and food. After Wufei had gotten off his horse a servant came up to him and told him that Duo was waiting for him in the meeting room. Wufei thanked the servant and made his way into the castle to meet with Duo. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Duo was pacing back and forth in the meeting room when he heard a quick tap on the door.
"Come in!" he called. Wufei walked into the room, closing the door behind him before making his way over to the table. He noticed Duos anxious state and was getting ready to ask him about it when Duo spoke first, "So what have you found out Wufei, anything?"
"Yes, your majesty I have found some very interesting news."
"Well don't linger, tell me everything you know!"
Wufei made his way to a chair and took a seat; Duo followed his example and leaned forward with his elbows on the table.
"My first few days there were uneventful. No one would tell me anything. On my third day there I was sitting in a bar relaxing with a beer, thinking about returning home, when an old man by the name of Odin came up to me. He offered to tell me about Heero's past, if I could tell him about Heero now.
"Odin was the Glembogle mage, the King's right hand. Heero was an orphan that Odin has stumbled across one spring morning when he had been walking the lands. Odin had decided to raise Heero as his own, hoping to teach him the ways of a mage. However he soon discovered that Heero was blind when it came to magic, unable to yield or control it. Odin finally relented to making Heero his assistant instead, collecting herbs, mixing ingredients and so forth.
"The King has a daughter named Relena who took a liking to Heero. She perused him to no end but he consistently ignored her and never uttered a word to her. She became obsessed with him and claimed him as her own, forcing her father to make Odin sell Heero to her. Odin refused and instead used his magic to make her get hives and headaches every time she went near Heero. She was stubborn and kept after Heero anyway. Apparently Heero took matters into his own hands then and one day while she was pestering him he turned to her and grabbed onto her dress, pulling hard until the fabric started ripping. Relena started screaming and yelling trying to bat Heero's hands away from her. A servant nearby heard her screams, came running, and saw that Heero was "trying to rape" her. The King furious that his daughter was almost made impure by an underling banished Heero from the lands. Selling him to slave traders who where passing by at the time."
Wufei was pleased that he had been able to find out so much about his majesty's new slave that he hadn't noticed Duo's contemplating look until Duo asked, "And what about Odin? What happened to him then? What did you tell him about Heero?" "Well the King as fired Odin almost on the spot for bringing such an "unclean" child into his daughters presence. I told him I did not have too much information except that Heero was now living in Berkenshire as the slave to its King."
"And what did Odin say to that?"
"Actually he didn't say anything. He just gave a slightly surprised look and shook his head. Then he thanked me for the information and left."
"Ah, I see." said Duo.
"Why? Has something happened?"
"Yes, as a matter of fact, something has." Duo proceeded to tell Wufei of all the strange things going on lately at the castle.
"So you think Odin is the one doing it?" Wufei asked.
"I don't know, but I don't know who else it could be. I think you should go tell Trowa all that you have told me so that he may be able to figure something out. Maybe this information will help him pick up on something."
"Right away your majesty." And with that Wufei got up and left the meeting room in search of Trowa.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey guys, that's all I'm writing for this chapter right now because I have writers block. I know, please don't be mad!!! I'm really sorry it took so long, but it really has been crazy this year. I think this chapter has a lot of info in it....maybe not, I donno. I'll try to update more frequently (I now I keep saying that, but I hope it will be true this time). I also have to write a chapter for one other story I haven't been updating much before I do this one again. I'm really sorry about the wait, but I hope you liked the chapter! And sorry for it being so short. I think it might be one of my shortest ones!
**I'm so sorry it took me so long to get this new chapter up. School has been horrible this year and I've been so tired that I just never got a chance to really sit down and write this. I hope this chapter turns out good to make up for the wait.**
Chapter 5: The Report
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The trip had been long and tiring. Wufei was glad to finally see the castle in the distance, getting closer with every step the horses made. His time in Glembogle had been extremely frustrating. At first no one seemed interested in answering any of his questions, or even admitting to have banished anyone in the past year. Wufei was getting ready to give up and return back to Berkinshire when an old man hobbled his way into Wufei's presence, while he was sitting at a booth in the local bar nursing a beer.
"Good sir, I've heard a rumor that you have been looking for information on a boy known as Heero Yuy." The old man said, leaning to the side a pit putting all his weight on his cane.
Wufei, who had been staring idly at the wall across from him, turned slowly to look into two old green knowing eyes. "I had not known the last name, but the boy I seek information on is called Heero."
A smile lit the old man's features as he took a seat on the bench across from Wufei, raised an eyebrow at the audacity of the old man, but quickly composed himself when the man started speaking again, "I've been trying to find information on the boy as well. I believe we can be of use to each other."
"I need information on his past and the reasons he was banished. Only the people at the castle can answer my questions, how do you think you can help me?"
"Aren't we quick to judge! Just because I don't wear the clothes not look the part, it doesn't mean I wasn't once associated with the castle and the King. Look, I knew Heero when he lived here. All I want is to know how he is doing now. I suggest a trade. I tell you about his past and banishment, and you tell me where he is now and how he's doing."
Wufei nodded his head, "Alright."
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That had been a day ago, and Wufei was eager to tell Duo all he had learned.
The castle was in front of him now, and some of the barn hands were waiting to take the horses back to the stables for some much needed rest and food. After Wufei had gotten off his horse a servant came up to him and told him that Duo was waiting for him in the meeting room. Wufei thanked the servant and made his way into the castle to meet with Duo. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Duo was pacing back and forth in the meeting room when he heard a quick tap on the door.
"Come in!" he called. Wufei walked into the room, closing the door behind him before making his way over to the table. He noticed Duos anxious state and was getting ready to ask him about it when Duo spoke first, "So what have you found out Wufei, anything?"
"Yes, your majesty I have found some very interesting news."
"Well don't linger, tell me everything you know!"
Wufei made his way to a chair and took a seat; Duo followed his example and leaned forward with his elbows on the table.
"My first few days there were uneventful. No one would tell me anything. On my third day there I was sitting in a bar relaxing with a beer, thinking about returning home, when an old man by the name of Odin came up to me. He offered to tell me about Heero's past, if I could tell him about Heero now.
"Odin was the Glembogle mage, the King's right hand. Heero was an orphan that Odin has stumbled across one spring morning when he had been walking the lands. Odin had decided to raise Heero as his own, hoping to teach him the ways of a mage. However he soon discovered that Heero was blind when it came to magic, unable to yield or control it. Odin finally relented to making Heero his assistant instead, collecting herbs, mixing ingredients and so forth.
"The King has a daughter named Relena who took a liking to Heero. She perused him to no end but he consistently ignored her and never uttered a word to her. She became obsessed with him and claimed him as her own, forcing her father to make Odin sell Heero to her. Odin refused and instead used his magic to make her get hives and headaches every time she went near Heero. She was stubborn and kept after Heero anyway. Apparently Heero took matters into his own hands then and one day while she was pestering him he turned to her and grabbed onto her dress, pulling hard until the fabric started ripping. Relena started screaming and yelling trying to bat Heero's hands away from her. A servant nearby heard her screams, came running, and saw that Heero was "trying to rape" her. The King furious that his daughter was almost made impure by an underling banished Heero from the lands. Selling him to slave traders who where passing by at the time."
Wufei was pleased that he had been able to find out so much about his majesty's new slave that he hadn't noticed Duo's contemplating look until Duo asked, "And what about Odin? What happened to him then? What did you tell him about Heero?" "Well the King as fired Odin almost on the spot for bringing such an "unclean" child into his daughters presence. I told him I did not have too much information except that Heero was now living in Berkenshire as the slave to its King."
"And what did Odin say to that?"
"Actually he didn't say anything. He just gave a slightly surprised look and shook his head. Then he thanked me for the information and left."
"Ah, I see." said Duo.
"Why? Has something happened?"
"Yes, as a matter of fact, something has." Duo proceeded to tell Wufei of all the strange things going on lately at the castle.
"So you think Odin is the one doing it?" Wufei asked.
"I don't know, but I don't know who else it could be. I think you should go tell Trowa all that you have told me so that he may be able to figure something out. Maybe this information will help him pick up on something."
"Right away your majesty." And with that Wufei got up and left the meeting room in search of Trowa.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey guys, that's all I'm writing for this chapter right now because I have writers block. I know, please don't be mad!!! I'm really sorry it took so long, but it really has been crazy this year. I think this chapter has a lot of info in it....maybe not, I donno. I'll try to update more frequently (I now I keep saying that, but I hope it will be true this time). I also have to write a chapter for one other story I haven't been updating much before I do this one again. I'm really sorry about the wait, but I hope you liked the chapter! And sorry for it being so short. I think it might be one of my shortest ones!