Warnings: slight lime

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another update! Yeay!!! Alright, this may be my last for a while, like a month and a half or so, I'm leaving school and I don't have a very good connection at home. Plus my mom doesn't like me on the computer there. However, once July rolls around I will hopefully have more chances of getting onto a computer so I shall try to update my fics!

Chapter 7: And The Culprit Is...

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Heero had spent a good portion of the day trying to get out of his chained confinement, and another half trying to locate Odin. Odin was the only explanation for the mysterious things happening around the palace. No one else would find such bazaar tricks as amusing as he would. They were also Odin's way of letting Heero know that he was coming for him. They gave Heero hope that he would be getting out. He would have loved to respond back to Odin by doing a trick of his own but he was to weak to be able to do anything except keep his magic hidden, which was getting harder and harder to do.

It was true Odin had used a memory spell on Heero when he was banished, but what no one knew was that it was only temporary. Heero's memory had only been gone for a week before he started remembering who and what he was, and by then he was long gone from Glembogle so it didn't matter anymore. When he had realized what had happened and that he was going to be sold as a slave he tried to get away but he was to weak from lack of food and just gaining his memories back to be able to successfully do anything. When he realized his predicament he just concentrated on hiding his power. Since he was no longer in Odin's presence, the old man was unable to help him in this feat. As Odin's "shield" slowly wore off Heero, his own shield grew. Odin had taught him how to hide his powers as one of his first lessons in magic and Heero had taken to it rather quickly. Hiding ones power was extremely hard and took a lot of power to accomplish such a task. No ordinary mage could do it. That's why it was a good thing Heero was no ordinary mage.

He just wished he could do more now instead of hiding his power, he wished he could use the rest of it, but what Odin hadn't locked up inside of him was to weak to be used right now. The doors had reappeared about an hour ago and Duo had still not returned. Heero was exhausted from trying to free himself and make contact with Odin, that his fight with consciousness was short lasting.

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Duo's walk back to the West Wing was uneventful, but his attitude was uplifted when he got here. The doors had been returned to their proper places and when Duo entered his bed chamber any and all feelings of unease and unhappiness seeped out as his eyes landed on the handsome boy asleep on his bed.

Duo walked over to the bed and stood at the edge just looking at the boy. Heero's head was facing the far wall away from Duo, his lips parted slightly. His left hand was by his head, loosely holding the chain that held his freedom, and his right hand was perpendicular to his body with his hand falling of the bed. The sheets made it half way up his chest before stopping to reveal smooth tan skin. Duo sat on the edge of the bed to get a better look at the boy. He leaned up against the back of the bed, letting his legs stretch out in front of him. His right hand moved on its own as it left its spot on his lap and traveled over to Heero where it landed on his collar bone and started to trace it before making the decent down his chest. Duo let his fingers gently glide over the perfect flesh under him. He was thrown out of his daydreaming when he heard a soft sigh escape the lips of the perfect mouth of the boy sleeping on the bed.

Duo's self control flew out the window and he slowly brought his hand back up to gently hold Heero's chin, in order to make his lips easier to reach. When he had Heero's head where he wanted it he lowered himself until his lips lightly touched the ones under him. When he received no response he pressed his lips harder to the ones underneath, letting his tongue lick the lips. When another moan escape Heero's lips Duo took his chance and slipped his tongue inside the perfect mouth to taste him. This was all it took to awaken the slumbering boy with a start, but Duo was ready. He quickly released Heero's lips and brought his hand to the boy's throat.

"Hello sleepy" Duo whispered, "How was your day?" When he received no answer he continued talking, "Mine was extremely interesting. You see, shortly after I left the West Wing, all the doors in it disappeared!" At this he let out a quick laugh before looking back down at Heero with a face completely void of all humor. "Would you have any idea of how that happened?"

Heero shook his head to indicate that he didn't.

"Well I guess I should also inform you that Wufei got back from Glembogle today. He met Odin while he was there." Duo paused to emphasize his point, but Heero never reacted to the name so Duo continued, "He discovered that you knew Odin quite well. As you may or may not know, Odin Lowe is a very powerful sorcerer, who is also quite old. It wouldn't be surprising to learn he had an apprentice. However, you see, no one knows of any apprentice he may have had....You spent a lot of time with him, do you know of anyone he may have been training?"

Again Heero shook his head to show that he again did not know the answer.

Duo let out a sigh, before releasing his hold on Heero's throat. "I'm sorry about the way I've been treating you, but when I'm around you I can't control myself. I've always gotten what I want, and I want you. I'm to exhausted tonight to do anything with you tonight, which is why I'm telling you this, because I don't want you to fear me. I want us to be able to have a relationship, master to slave of course, but a relationship none the less. Of course, I won't take No for an answer, so you better decide how you want this to be. If you say Yes, then things will go smoothly for you, but if you say No I can make your life a living Hell." He turned to look down into Heero's passive face again, "I'll give you a day to think about it." And with that he got off the bed and walked over to the door leading to his studying walking through it and leaving Heero alone in the room with his thoughts.

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The young Queedmore King could be seen pacing the thrown hall with his advisor standing to the side acting passive.

"Odin Lowe, my God, are you sure?" the King asked.

"One Hundred percent your Majesty"

"We need that slave. Odin must have trained him, why else would he be going after him?!? We will use the slave as bate to capture Odin, and maybe even make him work for us. Zechs, get you squadron together. You have a new mission."

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Trowa finally finished putting the spell traps up around dawn. Because Duo never came back to him he assume the doors had returned in the West Wing, but because it as always bad to assume, he made the trip down to the Kings chambers.

When he reached the West Wing he noticed that the doors had in fact return. He was getting ready to turn back to head to his tower to try and get some shut eye before the morning, when he saw someone walking towards Duo's study. It didn't take him long to realize it was Duo.

"Your Majesty!" he called out, catching Duo off guard.

"Jesus, Trowa, you scared the shit out of me!"

"Sorry sir."

"Ah, its alright" Duo said with a laugh, "What are you still doing up? And why are you down here?"

"I just finished putting all the magic traps around the castle, so I came down to make sure the doors had returned to the West Wing."

"Yes, well thank god, they've returned! That really was the weirdest thing this afternoon."

"I agree, I still can't figure out why these things are happening. They just don't make any sense!"

"I'm sure you'll figure it out sooner or later, Trowa."

"I hope your right, but I'm starting to worry. If it is Odin doing these things, they are so menial it worries me to think what his grand finale will be."

"Well, we'll just have to find him and stop him before he can do it, won't we?"

"Yes, sir"

"Good, well Trowa, its extremely late, and I have a city to run in the morning, so I'm going to bed. I suggest you do the same. You will be no good to me if your to tired to think!"

"Very well sir. Good night."

"Good night Trowa."

Duo walked the few steps left to his study door before opening it and walking in, silently closing the door behind him, and Trowa left, making his way back to his part of the castle.

Little did either of them know that far in the distance, Zechs and 100 of Queedmores finest men were on their way to kidnap the King's perfect new slave.

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Not to long, but full of info. But I have a final tomorrow, and this was one long break from studying. I didn't really get a chance to proof it, but if its really bad I might redo it later. I hope everyone enjoyed it!

Now for another hour of studying before bed! (yuck!)