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.


Chapter 9

Wufei stood with his forehead pressed to the side of the shower wall. Cold watered rained upon his back; the warm water having run out quite a while ago; but he didn't mind. The chill of the water helped to ground him and keep his focus on the here and now instead of on distant memories. Now was not the time to think about his own personal ghosts; he needed to listen to Duo with an open mind and try to except him. No there was no try...he would accept him. Duo was his friend...he knew that Duo was a good person. But do good people rip out heart with their bare hands and take bites out of them?? A nasty voice in his head whispered. Wufei turned from that thought. He would not...WOULD not jump to conclusions before Duo had explained. With his resolved strengthened, Wufei turned the water off and climbed out of the shower wrapping a towel around his waist and shoulders.

The bathroom was pleasant, not at all dark or threatening like the rest of the mansion. The walls were painted a bright turquoise with a banner of tropical fish near the top of the walls. The shower curtain was of three large, bright, cartoon-ish tropical fish swimming on a blue back ground with one or two strands of thick green seaweed. Even the carpet mats next to the tub and the sink were the tropical fish and the toilet seat was a tropical fish scene as well. It was an oddly peaceful and relaxing room. Above the tan sink was a large mirror. Immediately Wufei's eyes found the scars on his chest, a constant reminder of what he had lost, a constant reminder of when he almost met the REAL Shinigami. Deliberately Wufei turned from the mirror; now was NOT the time.


Duo sat on the edge of the bed, leaning against one of the bed posts. A lump of fear sat unpleasantly in his stomach. He was not looking forward to this. What if he doesn't understand? What if he leaves? Or worse what if he hates me?! Duo thought; he leaned down and picked up the glass of rum and coke that Pheles had made for him. The ice clinked against the glass, Duo's hands were shaking. He took a swallow and put the glass down; he had heard the shower turn off. Duo closed his eyes and took several deep calming breaths; he needed to calm down, he needed to be reasonable and alert. By the time Wufei opened the bathroom door; Duo was calm enough that he had stopped shaking. He glanced up at his friend.

And his breath caught in his throat.

Duo had never seen Wufei as anything but perfectly composed. Wufei never showed an inch of skin other then occasionally his arms. And never had Duo seen Wufei wet; he never swam and he never came to school with his hair wet from the shower. Never before had Duo seen him as he was at the moment.

Wufei stepped out of the bathroom; a pair of Duo's black jeans ridding low on his hips. He was shirtless; a few beads of water trailed down his chest. His head was tossed to the side as he rubbed the towel over his hair. A few scars marred his well defined chest; one drew Duo's eyes, a circular scar about a half inch across just above where Wufei's heart should be. Duo blinked several times. His mind was slightly fuzzy; but he knew that mark, having seen it many times before. Just as Duo was about to open his mouth, Wufei choose to notice him.

Wufei looked up at a small sound that came from the bed and started; Duo sat on the edge of said bed; his eyes were wide his mouth hanging open slightly, there was a tint of pink on his cheeks. Was Duo Maxwell blushing? Wufei looked down at himself, and then back up at Duo.

"What?" He asked; confused as to what caused Duo's reaction. Duo started at Wufei's voice; he blinked, shook his head and looked down, a definite blush creeping down his neck and heating up the tips of his ears.

Duo silently cursed; how the hell could he have been so stupid...Hell and damnation! He had been starring at him. He had been starring at Wufei of all people!!! Duo wanted more then anything at the moment to go slam his head repeatedly into something hard. Why....how....ARRRRGH!...Wufei was straight for freakin' Pete's sake, now he's gonna think I'm interested. And I'm NOT! And he's going to get pissed and....!!!

"Duo.....are you blushing?!?" Wufei asked. Duo paused in his mental berating of himself. Was that laughter he had heard in Wufei's voice?

"Oh Lord you ARE blushing!" Wufei said; there was definitely laughter in his voice. Duo glared at Wufei. "What did I do to warrant a blush from Duo Maxwell?" Wufei asked, grinning, there was a wicked twinkle in his onyx eyes that Duo did NOT like.

"I am not blushing!" Duo growled.

"Yes you are! You're whole neck is red, and your ear's are as bright as cherries!" Wufei countered.

"They are not!" Duo snapped. He felt his face heat up more. Hell and Damnation, he's never going to let me live this down.

Wufei finished drying his hair, chuckling softly to himself. Duo refused to tell him why he had stared to blush so badly. It's not like he hadn't ever seen a half naked man before. He had been Heero's boyfriend for over a year; and Wufei knew that they had had lots of "fun" involving very little if any clothing. Wufei didn't press Duo on the matter, he'd find out soon enough. Besides he was content to just enjoy his small unintentional victory. For years Duo had done things that had made Wufei blush; hell with some of the things Duo had done, if Wufei had been an anime character he would have had a nose bleed! He had been trying for ages to find something that would make the braided fool blush; and now he had, and he wasn't quite sure what he had done. What could he have done? Duo acted as if he had been caught doing something he knew he shouldn't have been. Wufei blinked; had Duo been staring at him as he came out of the bathroom? Nah couldn't be. (ok ok so Wufei is a bit think headed)

Wufei hung the towel on the corner of the door, and then he quickly grabbed his hair-band and pulled his hair into a loose tail. He didn't exactly have the time to go in search of gel and slick it back. A few strands of hair fell into his face; he absently brushed them out of the way.

He went and sat on the opposite side of the bed from Duo and leaned his back on the bedpost. He cocked his head to the side and watched Duo for a few moments. Duo hadn't taken more then a couple sidelong looks at Wufei since he had begun blushing.

"So, what is it that you need to explain to me?" Wufei asked; Duo finally looked at him. Wufei saw the sadness in his eyes as Duo looked back at his feet.

"Pheles thought that I should...explain things to you and give you a chance to come to your own conclusions before you run away."

Wufei looked at Duo hard, "Why would I run away?"

Duo gave a small smile in the direction of his pale bare feet, "Because everyone else has."


Ok, I know that chapter was kinda short and that there was no real point, but I had to set up the next chappie some way.