Yaoi means GUY with GUY!

Yuri means GIRL with GIRL!

And

Straight means GUY with GIRL! Or GIRL with GUY!

You have been Warned ! Now that we're all on the same wavelength here, let's start the story!

1) thoughts = ' insert thoughts '

mind speech will be italics

(X) pov change and or time jump

disclaimer: I only own the original characters

Ch,9: Wounds of the heart

"H, Hiead?" Zero slowly opened his eyes and looked around. Hiead was no where to be seen. Frowning he got to his knees and was about to stand up when he stopped instantly. There seemed to be a force field just a bit higher then his waist if he stood up, around him keeping in all the nice warm air. "Great…he left me here. Gar always said I'd die alone!" Zero screamed wrapping his arms around his legs sneezing.

"Oh shut up." Hiead walked into the cave brushing the snow off the top of his hair. "I went to get you something to eat." He pulled out some wrapped up meat. He dropped it onto Zero's lap and sat down next to him.

"Oh wow!" Zero grabbed the meat quickly and took a bite. "Mmm. T, this is really good, thanks!" Zero ate most if it quickly glad to have something in his stomach. "That was great! What was it?" He asked happily. He had never had such good tasting meat before.

"None of your business." Hiead answered with a smirk and folded his arms across his chest.

"Don't be a jerk! It was good, I just wanted to know what it was so I could have some later, but no you-"

Hiead clasped a hand over Zero's mouth to shut him up. He'd never heard of a boy talking so much! Didn't he have to breath! Or at least relax his jaw?

Zero pouted at him and went silent. The simple little pout though made something click in Hiead.

"M, my village…." He said his hand dropping to his side.

Zero looked up at him.

"Huh?"

"My village…I got the meat from there…it's deer meat…"

"Really? You must have some good cooks there! I've never tasted deer meat this good! Want some?" Zero held up what was left of it.

"Already had some."

Zero shrugged and finished up the rest, a big smile on his face.

"Thanks again…hey wow. My cold is gone!"

Hiead rolled his eyes and shook his head.

"It has healing properties."

Zero grinned happily.

"Great! We'll be out of here in no time!"

Hiead pulled a blanket out from under his cloak and threw it at him.

"Look. There's a huge snow storm going on right now. You're not going anywhere."

"You went out!" Zero said pouting again hoping it'd work.

"If you haven't noticed, I'm not human." The Winglie replied bluntly. How could this kid want to venture out so quickly after just being sick? He knew it'd only been a minor cold, but all the same it could come back and be worse the second time around.

"Well I have that lightning power." The brunette stated proudly. "I think I'll be fine!"

"And I think you need to shut up." Hiead turned his back to Zero.

Zero growled clenching his fist and tackled him.

"What'd you say! I'LL BEAT YOU!"

"You beat me! Ha!" Hiead flipped over slamming Zero's head into the rock. He let out a loud groan and collapsed instantly onto the ground.

Hiead stared at him for a few minutes. He hadn't meant to knock zero out, just get him onto his back so he couldn't do any real damage, like transform into a dragoon.

Sighing he got off the small boy and sat him up. He grabbed the blanket and wrapped it around Zero.

"I told you to shut up…" He ran a hand through some of Zero's hair and pulled it back quickly in horror staring at the blood on it. "Shit." He grabbed Zero quickly letting the force field and fire die and ran out into the snow towards his village.

(X)

"Don't move!" Was the only warning Rioroute got as Yu pulled out his spear and threw it inches from his arm. There was a soft grunt and a smaller version of the lizard that Gareas had been fighting collapsed to the ground.

Rio's eyes widened in shock and he fell to his knees.

"YOU KILLED MY PET!" He screamed in horror picking up the dead frilled lizard. "My poor poor pet!"

Yu stared at him now in his own state of shock.

"A pet..? You're keeping a frilled lizard as a pet!"

"Rocky speak to me!" Rio cried rocking back and forth and holding it close. "I can't believe you killed Rocky…what'd he ever do to you!" Rio asked looking up at Yu.

Yu frowned letting his arm fall to his side slowly.

"I didn't know…frilled lizards are very dangerous…and…I didn't know anyone kept them as pets…"

"Dangerous?" Rio asked glaring at him. "They barely know how to cut a piece of grass! A frilled lizard being really strong is just a rumor! A fake rumor!" He hugged the lizard more sobbing. "I can't believe it…I've had him for six years now and you just murdered him like ….." His voice trailed off and he fell into his own trance of grief.

Yu frowned walking over to Rioroute slowly. He would of never killed the thing if he'd of known that it was this boy's pet. He got to his knees staring at the boy and his pet and watched them for awhile.

(X)

Ernest frowned and closed his eyes. All the memories came rushing back to him again. The fight, Zero, the dragon, Gareas, everything.

"Why did it have to be you? Why not me?" He asked trying to keep his emotions under control. "I'll do anything…as long as he's okay…." Ernest smiled a bit at the sleeping form and stroked Gareas' face gently.

(X)

"I just noticed something." Erts said looking up at his lover in a bit of shock.

"What's that?"

"Every town we've been in so far, someone's gotten hurt or sick and put into the healers."

Clay was silent for a bit blinking.

"You're right. I wonder how we pulled that off."

"I hope we're not next." Erts wrapped his arms around Clay tightly and closed his eyes.

"I'm sure we're not. Ernest or Zero will end up in one again before us." Clay tired to reassure his lover, but knew he couldn't promise anything. This really was starting to become a problem.

(X)

"….master?" The boy with waist long hair said. He was a bit in the light now, and you could tell his hair was as silver as Hiead's was.

"Yoarashi, what are you doing?"

Yoarashi turned around and looked over to his master. He smiled a bit and walked over to him.

"There you are master. I was wondering when you planned on having me go out."

Yoarashi's master thought for a moment. He looked to his most favored slave boy and couldn't help ,but smile. The boy was only a bit shorter than him, long beautiful silverish purple hair -a trademark of his race- and pinkish purple eyes.

"Why do you wish to leave so soon?" He asked gently stroking Yoarashi's left cheek. He was very fond of the boy and did not wish to see him go anytime soon even if there plan did call for it.

"…I want to go and see what I've been missing…and to help you…" He replied hugging his master tightly. "I want to prove to you, that I can do more than I have done in the past few years."

Yoarashi's master smiled and kissed him on top of the head.

"Alright my dear. Go and have your fun. If you get into any problems though, come to me. I will help you."

Yoarashi nodded quickly and ran off. He'd prove to his master he was useful no matter what.

(X)

"You stupid moron." Hiead sighed stroking Zero's hair gently. He currently had Zero on a bed in his old house with some healing potions next to him. He'd given the boy some already and the wound had healed, but he was still out cold.

Zero frowned a bit in his sleep and turned over, his back facing Hiead now.

Hiead glared at him and gave up trying to mess with his hair. He leaned back in his chair and stared up at the ceiling. What was he to do now? Where did he go from here? He had two pieces of the puzzle, but someone was hiding the third piece.

"Guess I go straight for the fourth…" He snickered a bit and closed his eyes relaxing. "All I have to do…is get the fourth piece…then I'll go on to find the third one. It's pretty simple I guess if you just think things through…I guess I was just a bit over stressed…."

"DUH!"

Hiead looked up in shock just as his chair fell back and slammed into the floor. He looked up wide eyed at Zero was currently sitting on him smirking.

"Got you." He said triumphantly. He grinned more when he looked down at Hiead. "You've been pinned. So now what?"

Hiead stared at him a bit longer his gaze somehow falling into Zero's own. He tried to pull away ,but found he couldn't. Zero's eyes were too deep, his gaze too strong.

"Idiot…." He was going to close his own eyes ,but found he couldn't do that either.

"Hiead…?" Zero asked staring at him. "Are you okay…?" He poked him and slipped off Hiead's knees fell onto his waist.

Hiead's eyes closed and he went silent trying to keep his breath even. Zero was way too close. And it didn't help with that spell either.

"Get….off of me…" He said trying with all his strength not to betray his emotions and show them. "Now…."

Zero glared at him and got right into his face.

"Surrender." He demanded folding his arms across his chest.

"…."

"Hiead…you're starting to scare me…."

Hiead forced his arms behind his head and refused to move or say anything. He knew if he tried to say anything, he'd end up saying something he really didn't want to.

"Hiead….Damnit say something!" He screamed starting to shake him.

Hiead let out a low growl and shoved Zero off of him quickly. He got to his knees so Zero couldn't pin him again like that , his eyes flashing.

"Never do that again." He glared at Zero promising him death if he ever pinned him on his back like that again. "Never."

Zero nodded slowly crawling back onto the bed. He'd never seen anyone get that angry before, not even Gareas and that was saying something. He got under the blankets and stayed there, his back to Hiead once again.

Hiead let out a small and shaky breath and slowly got to his feet. He walked out of the room and closed the door behind himself. The minute he heard the click of the door closing he slide to the ground closing his eyes tightly.

"Damnit…I can't fall for him…I can't. It's just the spell….nothing more…just a spell…"

(X)

Zero listened in the bed staring up at the ceiling. He wondered what Hiead was talking about, but had a good idea that he probably shouldn't get on top of Hiead again. He acted way to strange when he did.

(X)

"Leena…no…don't go…" Ernest looked up at Gareas' sleeping form frowning. Who was Leena? "Leena…thanks…" Gareas started laughing in his sleep.

Ernest death glared him. Leena was obviously a girl. He stood up and walked out of the healers house. He'd beat Gareas up later. He headed down one of the many turning roads surrounded by flowers. 'Does that mean…that Gareas is in love with someone else?' he asked himself frowning. He closed his eyes walking down the path not really wanting to believe it. If Gareas really was in love with someone else, why hadn't he just told him in the first place? Why wait until he started falling for him?

He let out another long sign.

"I guess that's just the way Gareas is…." He stopped and looked up seeing a figure standing before him. Long black hair, blue highlights in it when the sun hit it. He seemed to be about as tall as Ernest and was wearing a long blue and red robe. He noticed he was being looked at and looked up staring at Ernest.

"Yes?" He asked gently a bit curious as to why this boy was staring at him.

"S, sorry.." Ernest stuttered a bit. "I just…" His voice trailed off. There was no way to explain why he'd been looking at him without saying the real reason. He thought he was good looking.

The teen smiled at him and patted the rock next to him.

"I'm Kira what's your name?" He asked coyly.

Ernest blushed deeply and took the seat next to the boy.

"I'm Ernest….you do know I'm a guy right?" He asked before getting his hopes up. How many times had his hopes been crushed because people thought he was a girl a first.

"I know." Kira smiled brightly at him. "Why are you all alone though?" He asked staring at him. This didn't seem like the type of person to ever be alone.

"Well…I'm not really alone. I'm traveling with a group of other people…,but they're all busy right now…"

"Oh…that's to bad…" Kira answered smiling up at him a bit. "That doesn't mean we can't have fun though, right?"

Ernest nodded happily.

"Yes, that's right."

(X)

"I said I was sorry!" Yu screamed running after Rioroute.

"You killed him! Rocky didn't stand a chance!" The blonde cried still running. Both passed Ernest at top speed. Yu noticing Ernest was there stopped in mid run, bowed, said "Ernest" since said boy didn't want anyone else to know he was the prince if he could help it, and then went on running after the blonde.

"…I take it you know them..?" Kira asked cautiously watching the other two boys run off down the road.

"Sadly…" Ernest replied chibi crying. "I wonder sometimes why I keep company like that."

This caused Kira to laugh. Ernest turned to look at the boy and then couldn't help, but also start to laugh himself. He was starting to see Kira as a friend. Perhaps someone that could understand him a bit no matter what. Maybe even take the pain away from his heart that Gareas seemed to keep throwing at him.

(X)

"…Hey Hiead…?" Zero asked walking out of the room. Hiead had been ignoring him since their little incident. He didn't want them to not be friends though. He really enjoyed being around Hiead, even if the guy was a bastard most of the time.

"What?" The Winglie asked coldly glaring up at the younger boy. Zero went silent and took in a deep breath before getting the nerve to talk again.

"Listen….about this morning…"

"Don't ever mention that again." Hiead growled walking over to the side of his kitchen where he was finishing up the cooking. No one could be able to know what was going on. No one could know that he had almost started to fall for Zero. A human! Well…almost. He reminded himself with a smirk.

"Okay…sure.." Zero sat down at the table. "I just wanted to say sorry…I didn't mean for anything to go wrong…"

Ignoring him, the silver haired boy put the food down on the table.

"Shut up and eat." Was all that he would say.

Zero nodded grabbing a spoon and started eating the soup. He had to admit, the boy may have a terrible attitude…,but his food was pretty edible.

(X)

The Earth Dragon landed down gently on the ground near a large lake. It looked around and let out a loud screech.

Nothing happened for a few minutes, but as time passed another dragon emerged from the water. It looked at the Earth Dragon curiously wondering what it was doing out of its' own territory.

The dragon began to explain to it's ally what was going on and what it had seen. Enraged the Water Dragon growled and shot out a bean of ice into the air. How dare a Winglie still be around! And for it to attack a Dragoon! He growled again and shot more ice out. Revenge was the only thing in its' mind.

"Finally." Yoarashi muttered with a smile. He was currently sitting on the rocks near the water where the Dragons had exchanged their information. "This should get really interesting now…with all the dragons and dragoons coming back into play….the birth giver is already here…..all that's left is the Winglies to give up peace." He laughed a bit and vanished.

TBC

Hmm…this chapter was a bit interesting…