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Athena- And a special cookie for everyone. It's baked with love to you from...

Duo- Me!

SS- Yes, that's right, our main character likes you enough to make chocolate chocolate chip cookies for you. And he's agreed to do the disclaimer for us!

Duo- Shinigami's Sister does not own Gundam Wing or Anita Blake to her despair, but is willing to adopt me, to my delight!

Athena- Information, and enjoy the story!

Title- Broken

Rating- M

Summary- Out in the open, and things get weird for Duo.

MISSION SPECS 03: MEMORIES 02

Richard awoke slowly, muzzily. Why the hell was it so hot? November in Missouri wasn't supposed to be this hot...it was November, right? He hadn't been in a mysterious coma for four months, had he? Wait, that crap was for soap operas. True, being a werewolf, his life did get a little crazy sometimes, but never soap opera crazy.

Stretching out as far as he possibly could, he realized two things: A) he was in full wolf form, and B) he was small? Shooting up, he saw he was in a car, a really nice car, even though it was all in shades of grey, and from the looks of the surrounding desert, he was definitely not in Missouri. Richard loosed a whining howl of despair. His life had officially become soap opera crazy, and he knew the reason why.

He had been stupid enough to piss off Anita Blake. Now, he was probably dead and in Hell.

Or something close to it.

Duo wondered briefly why a friggin' wolf cub was in his car then decided that it didn't matter because he only had three minutes to get away from this cursed place. At the same time he was amazed that his—

(NOT FRIENDS NOT COPILOTS NO NO NO NO NO! NO TRUST NO PEACE NO REST RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN!)

—tormenters had never found his little secret. This car was his baby; it had been a present from Hilde, and he had souped it up himself, and hid it in the most astounding place: the garage.

Duo shook himself out of his little trip down Elm Street and jumped behind the wheel. Gunning the engine and throwing it into reverse, he smiled bitterly at the wonderful sound of freedom as he drove off, leaving only dust in his wake. This little kitty didn't just purr, she roared. Shinimegami (because if there was a Goddess of Death, she would certainly be with Duo's baby) could reach a maximum speed of 250 miles per hour, and Duo was making that speed his new best friend.

Within those three minutes, he could no longer see the safehouse.

In an additional two hours, he could possibly call himself safe—

(Not safe will never be safe until they are gone and dead gone and dead gone gone gone dead dead dead in memory in body in heart in soul)

—once he was on that flight to Missouri. There, he could learn, be accepted, be protected.

Which brought Duos' thoughts to the wolf cub beside him.

"How the hell does a wolf end up in Pakistan?" he mused aloud.

I'M IN FUCKING PAKISTAN? Yep. It was official. Richard had been sent to Hell.

What had he done wrong? What was the last thing Anita had said to him?

"Fuck it Richard! You don't have to follow me around like some sorry little cub! Why don't you go do something constructive, and help someone who really needs it right now!"

Well, hell. She had told him to find someone who needs help, and what happens? He ends up in some kid's car in Pakistan, going at faster, more dangerous speeds than he ever had when Anita was near a car.

Although, Richard had to admit that the wind felt quite nice ruffling through his fur. He looked to the driver, hoping to gain some acknowledgment, and barked once. This kid reminded him of someone, but who it was escaped him at the moment.

God, what he wouldn't give to see in color right now.

Duo looked over at the little guy beside him. He was cute, in a doggy sort of way. Duo personally preferred the big cat family, lions, and tigers, and leopards, oh my! Or something to that effect.

But this fellow was cute, with big amber eyes and warm, honey-gold fur. And Duo could see his intelligence, even if he was only a few months old. But something was off about that intelligence, something strangely human...

Duo shrugged it off, and started humming something. After an hour of that, he slowed Shinimegami to 150 miles. As he always did when the silence got to be too much for him to handle, Duo started talking aloud.

"You're pretty lucky little guy. Traveling with me is going to be something unforgettable, y'know? Going as fast as we want, at least until we hit the border between India and Pakistan. Then we'll have to follow the back roads, if we want to get to the airport in Bombay within four hours."

If Richard had been in his human form he would have blanched at the thought. From the border to Bombay in four hours! Bombay was at least a thousand miles from the border. This kid must be either really insane, or extremely desperate.

"...help someone who really needs it right now!"

Richard wondered whether Anita was becoming a psychic, or if he was just getting dumber. This kid must be in some form of trouble if he was running that fast from...whatever it was that was terrifying him.

And in an odd puff of smoke Richard regained his normal form.

Duo knew that there would be trouble when he heard the 'poof'. Anything that went poof caused trouble, it was one of nature's unwritten rules for Shinigami's sake! He looked over, despite his better judgement, and found that Santa Claus had taken the wolf and left him a very attractive man.

A very attractive man with an excellent chest. Not that Duo had noticed that he was only wearing a pair of loose, low-riding jeans. No, not at all. His mouth wasn't slightly agape at the perfect tan, or the wavy brown hair that touched broad shoulders. Nope. Wasn't paying any attention to those perfect lips that curved upwards, or that little dimple. Hadn't noticed the otherworldly power that the man oozed, or the uncanny sex appeal.

Not one little bit.

"Could you please watch the road? I'd rather not die in a car accident, it would be kind of embarrassing." Duo immediately obeyed. Whatever this guy was, he was an alpha, and Shinigami, didn't that rich baritone just drip with sensuality? "Thank you..."

"Duo. The name's Duo."

"Really?"

"Really truly, nameless man who was just now a wolf puppy in my car."

Richard blushed. For Christ's sake, how was this kid able to make him blush? "Well Duo, I'm Richard, Richard Zeeman."

"Okay then. Three questions: A) How the fuck did you get in my car?; B) Why the hell were you a puppy?; C) Are you a lycanthrope?"

"I think I was sent here, I might have been cursed, and yes, but how did you know?"

Duo shrugged.

"You felt like an alpha something."

"Well, what about you?"

"What about me?"

"You've been scared of something ever since you took off from where ever we were."

Duo stayed silent, stayed—

(SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE. Tell him trust him he can protect he will protect he is Alpha. Alpha is kind is fair is just. He knows)

—motionless. At last he said quietly, "Later."

MISSION SPECS 03 STATUS: COMPLETE

SS- :stretches and yawns: Goddess!

Kali and Athena- :Lurch voice: You rang?

SS- Erm...whatever. I'm so tired, and I completely apologize for not updating sooner. I'm getting kinda depressed that I'm not seeing my best friends on a daily basis.

Athena- BUT she did promise you a definitions list...

Kali- Athena, look...:points at the authoress:

Athena- What:looks at SS and finds her sleeping and cuddling Duo: Oh. I guess we'll do it then.

1) Animal to call- an animal, and the respective lycanthrope(B1), that answers to a Master Vampire or necromancer(B2). Such animals range from butterflies to bears.

2) Nimir-Ra- leopard queen

3) Blooddrinkers Clan- Anita's pard. Anita is the only human to ever hold the title of alpha amidst the lycanthropes.

4) Sourde du Sang- fountainhead of blood. Term applies to a Master Vampire who 'makes the blood flow' in lesser vampires of a line. Jean-Claude was originally a vampire of Belle Morte's line, then grew powerful enough to be the head of his own line. Outside of Jean-Claude, this has never happened. All vampires can trace their lineage to the Council(B3) and the Sweet Mother(B4).

5) Ardeur- a gift or curse that Anita and Jean-Claude share. It basically makes them nymphomaniacs. (Kali- They need sex all the time!)

6) Ulfric- wolf king

7) Thronnos Rokke Clan- Richard's pack. Before she gained the leopards, Anita was called the human lupa, or wolf queen.

8) Danse Macabre- translates to Dance of Death. A dance club owned by Jean-Claude.

9) Ultimate Sub- a submissive that has no limit. Normal subs often have a safe-word for when they are uncomfortable and want to stop. An ultimate sub has no stopping point/ is willing to do whatever the dominant wants, even if it kills the sub.

10) Guilty Pleasures- a male strip club owned by Jean-Claude.

11) Pomme du Sang- apple of blood. Term applies to a person who is willing to feed a vampire or the ardeur at any time, and is respected and rewarded for their loyalty.

12) Nimir-Raj- leopard king

13) Maneaters Clan- Micah's pard. When they came to St. Louis, they merged with Anita's pard.

14) Pard- a group of were-leopards.

15) RPIT- Regional Preternatural Investigation Team. The SVU of the vampires, witches, lycanthropes, etc. Anita was their civilian expert, but was then given the status of federal marshal.

Bonus words!

1) Lycanthrope- a person who changes into an animal during the full moon because of the lycanthropy disease. Alphas have the ability to change at will. Lycanthropy can be passed through blood, birth, or sex, however, very few lycanthropes can carry a child to full term.

2) Necromancer- a person whose magic controls all aspects of the dead, including vampires. For this very reason, vampires used to kill all known necromancers.

3) The Council- the basic government for the vampires. All vampires can trace their lineage to either Belle Morte, Morte d'Amour, the Master of Beasts, the Earthmover, or the Whisperer. Anita killed the Earthmover in Circus of the Damned.

4) The Sweet Mother- the first of all vampires. Called Mommy Dearest by Anita. Though a vampire, both she and her guards have the properties of lycanthropes.

Kali- :pants: That was long...too long.

Athena- We know that some of you didn't understand parts of the stuff we were writing, so we put together this handy little definitions list for you!

Duo- :cradling SS: Now, if you ever forget what something means, you can come back here to look for it! XP!

REVIEW RESPONSES

Tatsu Satsuki- Very glad you enjoyed, and we hope you have fun with Duo-kun.

leemax- Thank you, and the bitch scene will be after the next chapter. It takes place one year after that chapter. We shall enjoy it as well!

yaeko- Thank you!

Mare- Thank you! I hope I explained it enough for you.

darkdranzer- Thank you!

Heero- I'm...the bad guy? But I'm the Perfect Soldier!

Trowa- Duo's...related to Relena? Duo hates Relena!

Quatre- I'm a jerk:gives the crowd big tear-filled eyes: But I have the space heart!

Kali- Yes, but you've always been a jerk to Duo. Yes, and Relena's nice in this story, so no he doesn't. Yes, but your wonderful little space heart is defective for awhile.

Athena- Besides, Heero, the summary says eventual 1x2x5. Cheer up, ya cold bastard!

Duo- :backs away from everyone: Ummm...please read and review. All flames will be used to either burn down high schools or to make s'mores. Or both.

Kali and Athena- Bai-bai-buu!

This chapter is dedicated to my Grandmother, Marietta Rachel Bell Nichols, March 1918- October 2005.

I love you, Grams.

Shinigami's Sister