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.
AUTHOR's NOTE: Sorry it took so long, mates, classes have been kickin' my butt of late. Between my on-line courses being annoying and my computer programming teacher being an ass, I swear I'm on the verge of becoming homicidal. ))shhhhh don't tell anyone I said that((( anyway, the chappies from here on until the end of the semester are gonna take a while. I'll gett 'em out to you as fast as possible, but unfortunatly school comes first, ya know?
Now to reply to all the wonderful reveiws I got....God I love you guys!!!
Tori: Wow, um )))blush((( I'm glad you like it...
makeyourselfduo: I'm glad I havn't made you cry in this story...since I wasn't trying to...yet....but Invincible I was kinda going for a tear jerker....so I guess it worked...yeah! lol
Precognition74: well you'll see at the end of this chappie that I'm gonna ask everyone whether they want to continue with the flashbacks after Duo's 'act' or attempt more plot. However at the moment, I'm leaning towards continueing the flashbacks, at least up to the point where they meet Pheles.
inthefire2002: sorry I hate reading cliffhangers myself, but I just couldn't help it. I'm glad you liked the way I've made the boys...
nightcrawls: I'm writing as fast as I can, I swear! Do I still get the candy??? The more candy I have the bigger the sugar rush...the longer the sugar high... and the faster the chappies get written...
Skyschneckchen: WEll, I'm glad that I was able to give you a g-boys supernatural story that you liked. I like the aggressive duo too ...I kinda modeled after one of my friends...and wouldn't you know...we wonder if she's human too....lol....i guess we have the same taste in friend, ne?
And Thank you too:
Rena Lupin, Mrs. Passionate, Windy River, and crazy-lil-nae-nae for your reviews!
Now on with the fic!
Chapter 12
I was running, yet I couldn't find my way...I knew I was looking for something; but all around me were flames. Fire licked at my bare legs as I ran. Where was it? What was I looking for? I had to find him! Suddenly I saw a figure through the wall of flames; but I couldn't tell who it was! I ran on and on...I had to get to him; I knew I had to get to him...The figure turned and looked at me; large golden eyes danced with the light of the fire... "Duo!" He called his face lighting up in a smile as he saw me. Suddenly a shadow appeared behind him. Midnight black hair billowed out behind the figure like a cloak; orange eyes danced with an unholy fire.
"SOLO!!!" I screamed at him, waving my arms trying to get him to turn around and see the creature. Solo waved back at me, calling my name. Suddenly the figure wrapped long pale arms around Solo's chest; Solo jumped startled and began struggling to get out of that grip.
"DUO!!!!" Solo yelled, I could hear the fear in his voice; I tried to run faster, but with ever step I took they seemed to get further away. The creature turned and looked at me with those hellish eyes and gave me a smile showing its long sharp fangs.
"Good bye human..." a voice hissed in my head. Suddenly a hole appeared in front of me; I couldn't stop as I slid into the blackness.
"SOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" I screamed, sitting straight up in my bed. I sat for several moments, panting as I tried to shake the last remnants of the nightmare away. Wait....bed?????
My head jerked up, just as a woman in white came into my room at a run. I started again, and before I knew what I was doing I had rolled off the bed and was crouched on the floor, the bed between me and this lady. 'See those folks,' Scud's voice echoed in my head indicating two adults dressed in white speaking with a cop, 'you wanna watch them, they take you to the bad place, it smells like sick people all the time, and they stick you with long needles that make you go to sleep, and when you wake up you don't know where you are...' Well, this lady certainly looked like one of those people.
"Hello," she said, kneeling down a bit, giving me a large friendly smile. I gave her a wary look; ever since that incident with Greg, I no longer trusted people easily...especially if they were smiling at me like she was; cause that's when they normally want something. "WHat's you're name?" The lady asked; I remained silent, "My name is Katie...did you have a bad dream?" I slowly nodded me head, still not moving toward the woman; she seemed nice...
Just then a man walked into the room; "Katie here's that..." he froze when he saw me on the floor. I glanced over this new person; alarm bell going off in my head. My gaze stopped at his hand and my eyes grew wide. The man was carrying a needle... THESE were the bad people Scud was tellin' him about!!!!! Without a second thought I shoved the bed as hard as I could at the two adults; the bed rolled into them knocking both off balance. I took off running as fast as I could... Where was Solo? He wouldn't leave me! What happened to him?!?!
"STOP THAT KID!!!!" a voice yelled down the hall; it sounded like that man's voice. Another man stepped into the hallway, intent of blocking my path. I dropped and slide between the man's legs; instantly getting to my feet on the other side. I smirked; adults think they're so tough; I've been dodging people like this for nearly a year! I raced around the corner; and slammed hard into something solid. I slowly picked myself up; shaking the stars out of my head.
"THERE HE IS!" a voice yelled, I jerked my head around, suddenly two hands wrapped roughly around my arms. I began kicking and screaming, doing everything possible to get them off.
"GET OFF OF ME YOU GOD DAMNED MOTHER FUCKERS! WHERE IS MY BROTHER?! GET YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF ME! SOLO!!" I shrieked as loud as possible.
"That's quite enough!" A kind yet stern voice stated, making the adults freeze. I continued to struggle in their holds until a hand was placed on my shoulder. Instantly I felt a calm flow over me...I stilled beneath that touch and looked up into the face of my semi-rescuer. He was tall, at least he seemed talk, he wasn't old looking yet he had wrinkles around his eyes. It was those eyes that held me though; grey like storm clouds and they were filled with kindness. Somehow I knew that this man, despite everything I had learned on the streets, that this man was a good person, a genuinely nice person. He ran his hand through his sandy blonde hair and regarded the hospital staff with an air of disappointment.
"Now, exactly what is the reason for a group of adults to be chasing a child around a hospital?" he asked, regarding the men and woman who had chased after me.
"H-he escaped from his room..." one staff member said, not meeting my rescuers eyes.
"I was not aware that you had any prisoners in the hospital." Man stated.
"Ah Father, you've found him." The lady named Katie came around the corner; "I'll take him back to his room now." She said walking over and attempting to grab my hand. I could see the annoyance shining in her eyes. I jerked out of her hold and backed away, glaring at her.
"No."
"Now child, come with me so we can get a blood test and find out who you are..." Katie practically growled through clenched teeth. I backed up further, bumping into the Father's legs. I glanced up at him. He was watching me, and smiling; then the smile vanished and he regarded the woman before him.
"Miss, it appears that the boy does not wish to accompany you to get a blood test. Besides, last time I checked, a parent was needed to sign for that, where are the boy's parents?"
"He's a stray," Katie snapped, "We're trying to find his parents. And the hospital is paying for it at the moment."
"I am not no stray!" I state glaring daggers at the woman, "My parents are dead...My brother takes care of me. Where is my brother!?"
"What brother?" The woman asked, blinking in surprise.
"Where is Solo? Where is my brother?!" I said again, my voice rising with emotion. Had they taken him away? Had the bad dark thing gotten him?? Did he leave me too?
"Were any other children brought in from that fire?" The Father asked. Katie glared at him briefly; "No."
Instantly I knew she is lying...they don't want me to see Solo. Why? Why couldn't I see my brother!!!!!!
"WHERE"S MY BROTHER!!!!!!!!! I WANT TO SEE MY SOLO!!!" I yell at the top of my lungs; "You not take him away from me!!!"
"Calm down my child." The Father says, "I'll help you find your brother, this Solo, right?" I nod my head, sniffling as tears began to fall down my cheeks.
"Now, miss," The Father said politely, yet there was an air of command in his voice, "I know you know where this boy's brother is. Why don't you take us to that room or at least to the room of the other children that were brought back from the fire?"
The woman looked at him, then across the desk at someone; finally she sighed and began walking away, "Follow me..." she called over her shoulder. The Father followed her, one hand on my shoulder; I'm not sure if it was either for comfort or to prevent me from bolting again.
Katie finally paused in front of a door and opened it. Then she looked at the Father, "The fireman who brought this one in said that he was holding on to the older one...so I'm guessing that this is this 'SOLO' he's been ranting about."
"Thank you."
"You wouldn't be able to stay long Father Maxwell; the police want to question the children on what they were doing in that house." Father Maxwell sighed;
"I'm sure they do." Then he turned to me, blocking my way into the room "Come child, what is your name?"
"I'm Duo." I stated, glaring at the man, daring him to make fun of my given name like so many adults had.
"Duo and Solo, uh...I like it...it suits you." I blinked at him. He was being very nice...I wonder what he's up to?
"Go see if that's your brother in there." Father Maxwell said, and moved out of my way. I walked slowly into the room. Immediately I noted all the exits, just like Solo taught me too. Let's see, the window, and the door that I just came through....hmmm....not good...
I crept closer to the bed, unsure what I would find. Would it be Solo taking a nap? Or was it a trap, was they trying to catch me again?
I stopped next to the bed and looked at the figure laying there. At first I didn't recognize the figure; his skin was a pasty white, there were tubs coming out of his arms and his face; his hair hung limply in his face. I swallowed several times...it looked roughly like him. The same shape, about the same height...his hair was his unusually pale blonde...
"S-solo??" I whispered, my voice failing me. The boy on the bed stirred and he opened his eyes revealing sleepy pain filled golden orbs.
"Hey kid..." He said his voice a soft raspy whisper.
"SOLO!" I sobbed, wrapping my small arms around my brother's neck. He winced but didn't move from my embrace; no, instead he wrapped his arms around me and hugged me to him.
"I was worried about you squirt." He said, "When I woke up, they wouldn't tell me where you were...and I couldn't get up...I was so scared you had been hurt!"
"Nah...I'm ok..." I said, now that I knew that my brother was alright, I could feel the aches and pains of my own body; "A few hurts here and there; but not as bad as you. What happened?"
Solo snickered; "I picked a fight with the fire for getting' in my way...and it beat the shit outa me."
I blinked down at my brother who was still snickering at his own joke; I didn't understand what he was talking about. Fires didn't attack people, or beat them up....right?
Just then, Father Maxwell walked in followed by a nurse. The nurse was an older black lady, a bit round; but her eyes were kind and sparkled with laughter.
"Well, I see you did manage to find your way here." The nurse said, and then she grinned, "I had a feelin' you would. I could tell you were brothers the moment I seen ya; and I knew that one of yas would cause a ruckus tryin' to get to the other one." She snickered, "I guess I won the bet after all."
Solo smiled, "Ruth exactly what was you betting on?" Obviously Solo knew this lady.
"I bet that you boys would try and find each other when you could...I never thought it right that the docs kept ya'll away from one another. That's just plain silly. Now let me listen to your lungs and you take these pills, boy."
I instantly liked this Ruth lady. She seemed really nice, as if all she wanted was to make people happy...kinda like that Father Maxwell how helped me and all. All they wanted to do was help people.
Two weeks later saw us both walking out of the hospital escorted by three police officers. We weren't in trouble, they said; but they didn't want us runnin' off and disappearin' before we got to the orphanage. Both Solo and me contented ourselves for the moment with glaring daggers at the cop's back. I didn't want to go to another orphanage; I didn't want to be split up from Solo! I wanted to drop onto the ground and cry; but I knew that Solo wouldn't like it. He didn't like it when I cried. He told me big boys aren't supposed to cry. And I was a big boy...so I tried not to cry.
The trip to the orphanage was boring, I nearly fell asleep leanin' on Solo's shoulder. Solo was slouched in his seat, his head leaning back on the head rest, his eyes closed. I think that he slept, but that meant that I couldn't. If I slept then we wouldn't know the way out.
We finally stopped in front of an old church. I heard children playing somewhere in the background. The cops escorted us to the door and knocked twice. A young woman in her late twenties opened the door; she appeared to be a nun. She had warm brown eyes and a kind smile.
"You must be Duo and Solo, Father Maxwell has told me lot about you. I'm Sister Helen, Welcome to Maxwell Church. Please come in." She said, moving so that we could walk in. "Thank you for bringing them gentlemen."
"You're very welcome Miss Helen." One of the cops said, nodding his head and tipping his hat a bit at her. "Take care now."
Helen closed the door and walked over to us. "Which would you like first? Food, or to see your rooms?"
"We have separate rooms?" I asked, moving closer to Solo, who put a reassuring hand on my shoulder. The action did not go unnoticed by Sister Helen. "We can arrange it that you to have the same room, if you would prefer that."
"Thank you Miss Helen." Solo said smiling his most charming smile at the woman, "That would be most appreciated, with everything that has happened, I believe Duo would feel...uh...safer if he was near me..."
Helen smiled, "Of course. This way."
The room was no where near as nice as the room we had with mom; or Shirley for that matter...but then again, it was better then the home Solo and me had made with the other children in the old theatre. It was small single room bedroom; there were two beds against the wall, leaving barely any room to walk. There was a small dresser, a small desk and a lamp; nothing else was in the room. Helen handed us a bundle of blankets and pillow cases.
"I'm afraid this is all we have, unfortunately we're not the wealthiest orphanage in the area..." Helen said, looking sad, as if she was sorry that she couldn't do more for us.
"Considering our record, Sister;" Solo said softly, gracing Helen with a small smile, "It's more then enough."
"And I can tell you now, that Father Maxwell won't split you two up; no matter what. So take heart, perhaps you'll find a good family; until then, we are your family."
"Thank you; and give our thanks to the Father as well, please Sister." Solo replied; he sounded so tired and so sad. I didn't understand why Solo was sad, we were together weren't we? Sister Helen seemed really nice and promised that they wouldn't take me away from Solo...and you didn't break promises...right?
"After you boys are settled in, come back downstairs and I'll have someone show you around." Solo nodded is head, and walked into the room. We put away our meager belongings; we didn't have much, only a few things that we were able to salvage from the fire and the clothes on our backs. We finished in about five minutes; but instead of going downstairs, Solo very carefully sat on the bed closest to the window. He starred out at the grounds for several moments, not saying anything.
"Solo?" I asked softly, unsure why my brother looked so sad.
"Caged, again." Solo whispered, like he was talking to himself. Then he shook himself and plastered on a smile.
"It was a fake smile; I could tell. It didn't reach his eyes. That was the first time I had ever seen someone, smile without really smiling. It puzzled me then; but as I got older, I grew to understand it; hell I became so good at it that most people can't tell the difference. That was the first day that I realized that someone could hide their emotions behind a smile; and no one would notice. All that person would see was the smile; and they wouldn't look any further." Duo said, starring at the carpet. Wufei closed his eyes. What a lesson to learn at that age. Wufei put a reassuring hand on his friend's shoulder. Duo started slightly, looking up at Wufei. The Chinese youth gave him a small smile; "What happened next?" he asked. Duo smiled, a real smile, not one of his manic grins, or one of his charming I-can-get-out-of-anything smiles, a real smile. Not a very big one, but a true one.
Suddenly a knock sounded at the door. "Enter." Duo said, his eyes grew dark and his voice held an authority that Wufei had never heard before; had never dreamed of hearing coming from the mouth of the braided baka. A tall slim woman with bleached blonde hair opened the door. She gave a small bow, and looked at us with piercing blue eyes. "Duo, it is time for your appearance. You will be the closing act." The woman said; her eyes were cold and calculating. Wufei suppressed a shiver; that woman was bad news.
"Thank you Dorothy. Inform the band that I will be there momentarily." Duo said; Dorothy gave another small bow and left.
"She's kinda creepy, isn't she?" Duo said, shuttering visibly.
"What is she? There's no way she's human." Wufei stated firmly. Duo snickered;
"You're right, Dorothy isn't human. She's a vamp. A very old vamp. Probably the next oldest after Pheles. And she's the third most powerful creature in this town."
"Third?" Wufei asked, as Duo rose to his feet. "I'm going to assume that Pheles is the first correct?"
"Yeah."
"Then who's the second?" Wufei asked, hoping that in knowing the creatures name he could avoid pissing it off. Duo looked at him and smirked.
"The second is me 'Fei." He stated his voice deadpan. Wufei starred at him for a moment. He wasn't joking.
"We'll finish this discussion later 'Fei. Now I have to go earn my keep; care to watch?"
Wufei swallowed and nodded; Duo grinned one of his infamous manic grins. "Then come on, babe, it's time to party."
I'm not sure I like that chappie...but I guess it will do..anyways as I was telling Precognition earlier; I'm having a vote. Do you want to continue with the flashbacks at least until the brothers meet Pheles or do you want me to attempt to move the plot along...however if you choose this course the chappie might take a bit longer b/c I will have to come up with something to put in between the flashbacks. Also, the next chappie will probably contain a song fic that Duo sings as his 'act'. Anyone have some good songs they want our beloved braided baka to sing? If so, give me the name, author, and a link to where I can find the lyrics; and I'll pick the song I like best....and keep the rest for furture referance.
Alright I think thats it....now REVIEW PLEASE!!!!!!!! Catch ya later, mates.
