Eternal Darkness

I unfortunately don't own the G-boys; if I did I would be much happier, wallowing in money. But I don't so don't bother suing; I don't have anything, I'm a poor college student people! Unless of course you want a couple blood thirsty dust bunnies....I got plenty of those. Comments are always appreciated....craved actually. REVIEWS!!! I NEED REVIEWS. Uh...sorry....I'm ok now. So please, review; let me know what you liked, what you didn't, the good, the bad and the ugly basically. However flames will be laughed at, so I wouldn't even bother.

Special thanks to In thefire2002, Makeyourselfduo and cleoviper; you guys were the first to review! Thank you so much!!!! ......Throws cookies to her fans......... This is for you mates!

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Chapter 8

Wufei could do nothing but stare. Here he was, being fought over by two people. While this might have secretly pleased him any other time...it was different this time. The fighters don't seem quite human; either of them, and one of the fighters was one of his best and only friends, one Duo Maxwell. Until a week ago, Wufei didn't think Maxwell could fight period; and now it turns out that Duo's not quite human?!?! Wufei's mind just could not wrap itself around this concept.

In the world of battles; this one was a no contest. Blaze should have known this and backed down; hell she should never have challenged Duo...or is it Shinigami? On some unseen signal both combatants attacked; Shinigami rushed forward in a blur of movement his claws extended and ready. Blaze shot a ball of fire from her palm; Shinigami effortlessly knocked it aside. Knowing she was defeated, yet unwilling to admit defeat, Blaze rushed to meet Shinigami's charge, drawing a blade from her belt. Blaze swung the blade down in a deadly arc; Duo blocked the attack with a blade that suddenly appeared down the length of his forearm. Metal clashed on metal. Then, in a motion to fast for Wufei to follow, Duo brought his other fist up into Blaze's abdomen. Blaze's eyes went wide and there was a surprised look on her face.

Shinigami jerked his arm down; Blaze gasped in pain and stumbled backward. Blood poured down Blaze's front from a hole in her torso. Shinigami held up his hand.

It took several moments for Wufei's shocked mind to register what Shinigami held; in that time Shinigami brought it to his mouth and bit a chunk out of it.

The bottom seemed to drop out of the floor. Duo...no Shinigami...had just...he had....he had just taken a bite out of...out of heart...Blaze's heart. Shinigami had somehow just ripped Blaze's heart out of her chest and eaten it. Wufei's vision swam...this was just too much....darkness pressed against his mind. I'm going to pass out Wufei idly thought. A roar of outrage dragged Wufei's unwilling mind back into the present.

A tall blue haired man kneeled in front of Shinigami, he was holding the limp body of Blaze to his chest.

"You bastard!" the man snarled, eyes glowing red. He lunged at Shinigami with a roar of animalistic fury. If he had stopped to plan his attack, he would not have charged headlong into the waiting Shinigami. Blood sprayed as Shinigami dodged to the side and whipped his clawed hand up, neatly decapitating his opponent. The head rolled to a stop near Wufei's feet. Wufei's eyes seemed to be magnetized to the gruesome scene at his feet. Wufei began to breathe heavier, his breath coming in large fast gulps of blood scented air. Suddenly it was no longer a man's face that starred up at him from a puddle of red; instead it was a face from long ago; that of someone he had loved more then anything and had lost in a single well planned attack. Wufei's mind shuddered to a stop at the on rush of memories.

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Shinigami glared at the crowd who surrounded him, daring anyone to come forward. No one did. Shinigami turned and walked over to Wufei, who was starring fixed at the severed head of Blaze's mate. Instantly Shinigami noticed that Wufei was close to hyperventilating. Quickly Duo wrapped a protective arm around his friend and dragged him off the floor; after that Duo had to all but carry Wufei upstairs into the guest room. Duo set Wufei down on the floor of the bedroom. Wufei didn't budge; he just sat there shaking and breathing hard, his flesh was ice cold to the touch. Duo could smell the terror on his friend. Duo reached out to touch Wufei's shoulder; the second Wufei felt it, his mind snapped into focus. And it focused on a single thought...a single memory....the Enemy was there.

The blow caught Duo completely by surprise, knocking the Halfling backward. Instinctively Duo rolled backward out of range, coming up onto his feet in a fighting crouch. Wufei was on his feet; his eyes were not longer clouded by the mind numbing fear that had gripped him earlier; no now they held anger in them. Anger so old that it had burned itself down into his soul and kindled there; anger so intense that Wufei could not, at the moment, distinguish friend from foe.

"Wufei...?" Duo asked, working to keep his voice calm. He really did not want to hurt his friend, especially not Wufei. "Calm down, you're ok...it's me Duo..." Wufei stared at him for a moment; then blinked several times.

"Duo?" Wufei asked, he was confused. Where was he? What happened? Why did he hurt so badly? Wufei knelt on the soft carpet as a wave of nausea hit him.

"You ok, man?" Duo asked coming to kneel next to him. Wufei nodded.

"Yeah, I'm fine, it always happens after a fight." Wufei said; he paused. Had he been in a fight? Wufei tried to remember...he didn't think...no, wait...yes he had. Wufei looked down at himself; he was spattered with blood, his shirt was torn in several different places and he hurt like hell. Yet, it felt like something wasn't right, like he was forgetting something. Wufei glanced at Duo's face; large concerned violet-blue-silver eyes stared back at him. Wufei blinked; when had Duo's eyes have silver in them? His gaze traveled down the rest of Duo's body; Duo's shirt was soaked, his hair was coated in sticky blood, his normally pale white arm was now red. Suddenly the events of the night came back in a rush; most of it was a blur, which was normal for Wufei during a fight. But three events stood out in his mind, bathed in the blood Duo now wore. Images flashed before Wufei's eyes; Duo ripping out Blaze's heart, Duo taking a bit out of it, then Duo decapitating a man with a swipe of his hand. Instantly Wufei felt ill; he quickly stumbled to his feet.

"Wufei?" Duo asked; Wufei could hear the concern in his voice, yet when Duo reached out to touch him, Wufei pulled out of reach. Duo stopped and stared at Wufei; what was the matter with him?

Duo took another step towards his friend and again Wufei moved out of reach; only this time the movement was steadier. Wufei was staring at him; his onyx eyes fixed on Duo, watching him for any sign of movement. Just like a predator Duo though, He's watching me as if I was a predator to be feared... Duo took a deep shaky breath. "W-Wufei...?" Wufei didn't move; he just watched him. Duo could tell from his stance that his friend was ready to spring into any direction; to run like hell or to fight. Duo searched Wufei's face, resting on those eyes that stared so fixedly at him. He saw the one thing in the world he never wished to see in any of his friends eyes; fear. Wufei feared him. Duo couldn't take it, let strangers fear him, let his co-workers and Hunters fear him....just not his friends...not Wufei...dear gods not 'Fei.

Duo turned and fled from the room; away from those eyes. He charged blindly toward his room; he threw the door open and instantly slammed it behind him, locking it. Then with a strangled sob, he slid down the heavy oak door to sit on the floor.

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Pheles walked slowly to the guestroom door and opened it. Wufei sat on the floor on the far side of the room, leaning against a dresser. Wufei had his eyes closed; his breathing was slow and even. Pheles stepped inside and Wufei's eyes snapped open. In a single fluid motion, Wufei was one his feet and crouched ready for a fight. Pheles was taken aback slightly; then recalling exactly what had happened to the poor human that night; hell, she couldn't blame him for being a bit jumpy.

"What do you want?" He asked; Pheles was surprised that his voice was so calm.

"Feeling a little better?" She asked; Wufei snorted, "Would you?" He retorted, relaxing a little. Pheles smiled sadly at him, "I'm sorry you had to find out this way Wufei. If it makes any difference, Duo would never hurt one of his friends."

Wufei's shoulders slumped, "I-I know that..." Wufei said, trying desperately to keep calm, it would not do to loose it again.

"But you're still afraid of him." Pheles stated, heaving a sigh.

"It's not that...I mean...I am...but...I....." Wufei said rapidly, the words tumbling out of his mouth, then; "Shit onna! I just saw my best friend rip a woman's heart out WITH HIS BARE HANDS!!!!!!!! Even if that was possible; then I saw him take a bite out of said heart!!...That's not natural...normal people do not do shit like that! Human's CAN'T do shit like that!!!!!"

"Well," Pheles said, "What if Duo's not human?"

Wufei blinked, "Beg your pardon?" he asked.

"I said, 'what if Duo's not human?'" she repeated her voice turning hard. Wufei swallowed; this was just too much, way to fucking much for one night.

"You've got to be kidding me..." Wufei said, his voice edging towards hysterical again, "You want me to believe Duo isn't human?! That's absurd. What else would he be? An alien?! Please!"

"You yourself just said that ripping a persons heart out with their bare hands and eating it wasn't human."

"Yeah...but....I didn't...I mean..." Wufei stammered, his mind thrown into chaos. That seemed to be happening a lot this evening. Wufei snapped his mouth shut. He was trapped between a rock and a hard place; arguing between what he knew to be true and what he was told was true. "So what exactly are you saying?" Wufei asked as calmly as possible, "That Duo's not exactly human?" If things kept on like this, he wasn't going to make it until morning, he was going to have a nervous break down, go stark raving mad, or something!

"I'm just asking you to consider it. Let Duo come in here and explain things to you." Pheles said; there was a definite pleading note in her voice. Wufei swallowed. Duo was his best friend, right? Did he really fear his best friend so much that he would pass judgment on him without letting himself explain? "Alright onna. As Duo's friend he deserves that much."

Pheles walked over to the bed and set down some towels and clothes. "Duo thought you might like to take a bath," she said, then she turned on her heel and left.

Pheles headed toward her shared bedroom. She knocked twice on the dark oak door.

What? Duo's pain filled voice asked, or rather demanded.

Go talk to him She said, her voice gentle, she felt Duo shake his head.

No, I can't. I can't stand to see that look in his eyes again.... Duo whispered; Pheles could feel the echo of Duo's pain.

Go, Pheles said, her voice holding a note of command in it Explain things to him. He's a little scared, would you been with all that's happened tonight? But, then again, if I recall correctly; you too were scared....remember?

Duo blinked; yes, he remembered, the first time he found out that his family was not human it had nearly devastated him. It had especially terrified his ten year old mind when he watched his older brother get shot, then stand up again and kill the man responsible for the injury. He nodded his head in agreement. Wufei was one of his best friends; he at least deserved an explanation before he left.

Good, I'll be in the hall if you need me. Why don't you go and get a shower, Wufei is getting one now. It'll help calm you a bit. Pheles said before she left.

Maybe things wouldn't be so bad after all.


Nyx: Now what some of you have been waiting for....the explaination of Duo's past and exactly who the heck Pheles is.....stay tuned for the next exciting chapter!!! Same bat time, same bat station....

Scarlet: Don't mind her, school just started so her minds a bit fried; plus she's tired. Glances at her human Very tired... Oh an please review...you know how much it pleases her. Good night folks.