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: OMG I'm so sorry it took so long to update. I've been slammed with homework for the past couple weeks, midterms suck. And I had a hard time choosing a song that I thought fit. Hopefully I'll get the next chappie out quicker! Sorry!!!!!! Plushies to everyone...your choice! (((((Opens big box filled with different plushies))))).
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Chapter 13
Duo lead Wufei down the dark halls of his sisters manor. Wufei starred at the ancient looking painting and tapestries that covered the walls. Damn, she must have a small fortune in art work! Wufei thought. The halls weren't lit by electric lights either; no, torches flickered on the wall, casting eerie shadows across the floors. Wufei surpressed a shudder. Every once in a while, he could have sworn he had seen something move, just at the edge of the light.
"Don't worry about them." Duo said, after I whirled around for the fifth time that evening, "It's just the gargoyles; they're the guardians of this house and keep out the more unpleasant spirits. They generally won't hurt you."
"Generally?"
Duo paused and glanced at me; "Wellll.....they do enjoy scaring folks...."
"Wonderful."
We continued on in silence; it seemed like we had been walking for ages before Duo finally paused before a door.
"This is where Pheles normally sits;" he said opening the door and walking in, "it will be the safest place for you until the rest of the Clan realize that you're off limits."
I nodded and walked in behind Duo. We were on the balcony; about eight feet above a stage. Techno music pulsed around us; below hundreds of bodies swayed to the pounding beat. I glanced back at Duo, he grinned. "Impressive, isn't it?" he asked, coming to stand next to Wufei. The Chinese youth nodded; "Very; this house is amazing..."
"Why, thank you Wufei." A soft voice purred behind them. Wufei jumped and whirled around, startled. Duo snickered; "It's not nice to sneak up on him like that sister."
The woman shrugged, her long dark hair fell past her butt in a waterfall of chestnut. Wufei blinked; Pheles had dropped all pretenses of being human. She was six foot tall, if not taller, her skin was a pearly white, though she was slim, Wufei could tell by the way she seemed to float across the floor that she was strong. On the tip of each of her long elegant fingers were white claws. She smiled at him, the lights glistened off of her fangs. Eyes that he had once thought were hazel, were now clearly a golden-orange color. Her eyes, too, reflected the light like a cats, glowing an eerie green.
Duo walked over and gave Pheles a hug; "Well, I guess I should be getting down there, Chronos is probably ready to skin me."
"Indeed, he's patient; but its best not to make him wait much longer....his temper hasn't improved with his age." With that Duo waved to Wufei, and disappeared into the shadows. Wufei swallowed hard; he felt out of place. He wasn't much of a partier in the first place, the only times he went to the clubs were when Duo dragged him kicking and screaming. Now, being in a club filled with beings that were not entirely human....yeah he felt just a bit out of place.
"Come sit, Wufei, Duo should be on in just a few minutes, all he has to do is change." Now that Wufei knew about them, it seemed like every time Pheles spoke that the light flashed off her fangs.
"Something, wrong?" she asked, her voice had an accent to it that he couldn't place.
"Sorry, I-I'm not use to these sort of surprises."
Pheles laughed, "Then again who is...right?" She handed him a bottle from the fridge. Wufei twisted the top off and downed half the beer. Pheles quirked and eyebrow at him, "Thirsty?" Wufei smiled and blushed a bit;
"Stressed and a bit nervous." He said. Pheles smiled, "Don't be, you're safe here now. No one will mess with you tonight, Duo has made certain of that."
Anything Wufei was about to say was cut off as the techno died and the club was plunged into darkness. A single light came on in the middle of the stage, focusing on the blonde woman who had come up to fetch Duo earlier.
"Ladies and Gentlmen; our apologies for the wait; now for what you have all been waiting for...Eternal Darkness's very own...Shinigami!" The woman quickly walked off stage as the curtains parted to reveal the dark shadows of what appeared to be four people.
One of the figures moved, and a quick drum beat echoed over the room. Suddenly the drum was joined by a guitar, and laser lights began to dance across the stage; followed quickly by other instruments. Pale blue spot light snapped on to a lone figure as the beat suddenly grew louder. The crowd seemed to surge with the music, moving and weaving with the beat. Wufei leaned forward...Duo stood in the spot light, his hair swung back and forth as he swayed with the music as well. He wore a black shirt that was completely unbuttoned, showing his pale bare chest, and tight black pants that looked like he had been poured into them.
Why does it feel like night today?
Something in here's not right today.
Why am I so uptight today?
Paranoia's all I got left
I don't know what stressed me first
Or how the pressure was fed
But I know just what it feels like
To have a voice in the back of my head
Wufei felt his jaw drop. Duo could sing....
Like a face that I hold inside
A face that awakes when I close my eyes
A face watches every time I lie
A face that laughs every time I fall
(And watches everything)
Suddenly, the scene changed on the stage. It was like someone had held a mirror next to Duo. Duo was turned to the side, at his back appeared his reflection....though this Duo was different then the original...darker somehow.
So I know that when it's time to sink or swim
That the face inside is hearing me
Right beneath my skin
Suddenly the reflection disappeared and an image appeared above them.
It's like I'm paranoid lookin' over my back
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
The image above the stage showed a slightly younger Duo, whirling around in a kick, the quick flash of silver from a knife and then Duo standing over his opponent, a few spots of blood on his face, his knife red.
I know I've got a face in me
Points out all my mistakes to me
You've got a face on the inside too and
Your paranoia's probably worse
I don't know what set me off first
But I know what I can't stand
Everybody acts like the fact of the matter is
I can't add up to what you can but
Everybody has a face that they hold inside
A face that awakes when I close my eyes
A face watches every time they lie
A face that laughs every time they fall
(And watches everything)
Images flicked across the screen in rhythm with the rapidly spoken words. Images of a younger Duo getting beaten up by older children; then an image shifted and there was Duo's reflection, an evil glint in his eyes, grinning down at the fallen boy.
Over and over this happened, until crying and beaten, on hands and knees the figure of the young Duo closes his eyes in defeat.
So you know that when it's time to sink or swim
That the face inside is watching you too
Right inside your skin
It's like I'm paranoid lookin' over my back
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
It's like I'm paranoid lookin' over my back
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
The younger Duo's eyes suddenly snapped open, anger glowing in those violet depths, and he launched his small frame at his attackers. With the three drum beats, the image of Duo changed to an older version, whipping around in a beautiful round house kick to an opponent.
The face inside is right beneath your skin
The face inside is right beneath your skin
The face inside is right beneath your skin
The image of the younger Duo came down to over lap that of Wufei's Duo; making to two appear to be one.
The sun goes down
I feel the light betray me
All around the room the light began to change; looking for all the world like a setting sun. Over stage, again images danced, only now slower. A man striking a smaller and younger Duo.
The sun goes down
I feel the light betray me
The sun
It's like I'm paranoid lookin' over my back
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
I feel the light betray me
The sun
I feel the light betray me
A church on fire....an man pointing a gun.....an image of a pale haired boy falling...
It's like I'm paranoid lookin' over my back
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
Images flashed over the stage....figures whirling in a fight; light flashing off knives....a church burning....the pale haired boy eyes wide falling to the ground. Though it all a single figure seemed to be getting clearer and clearer. As the song neared its close, Wufei could make out the figure in the center of all the chaos of images; it was Duo, but not Duo. This being looked like his friend, a long dark briad blown to the side by an imaginary wind; glowing violet eyes were lanced with silver, two pitch black feathered wings sprouted from his back to hang slightly in front of the figure, and a large metal glowing green scythe in his hand.
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
As the song came to an end, the dark angelic figure seemed merged with Duo, for a second the two became one, giving Wufei's friend, and eerie and mysterious quality, that was Wufei found very appealing. The crowd erupted into applauds. The lights came on and the band members bowed and waved to their cheering fans. Now Wufei could get a good look at his friend, and he felt his jaw once again come unhindged.
Damn he looked good...
Gods...that chapter sucked. I had such trouble with this...I hope it wasn't to bad and I didn't scare to many people off. Please don't stop reading...pretty please with sugar on top...and...and....a cherry???....on Duo?????.....
