-1The carriage stopped at the next town that was three hours away by their means of travel. This was the lands of his 'father' Odin. Heero got out and walked the town that rested next to the manner.
Duo walked up to Heero and kept in pace with him. "So is this where you live?" Duo asked.
"No" Heero grunted it was not a lie for he did not live on the street.
"So do you want to give me your name or will I have to steel that as well?" Duo asked, putting his hands behind his head.
"Hn" Heero grunted and entered the market.
"HMMM, I know you're from the Yuy Family, but from there I'm lost, I guess I can just follow you're escorts around until I catch your name, because oddly enough I don't think it's 'Hn'." Duo said with a playful smile.
"..." Heero turned and walked toward his home. The building that looked like a very small castle but it still towered over all that stood before it.
"What, don't you want to at least know my name?" Duo called after him.
"Thief is all I need" Heero said coldly.
"Yeah well that's all you're getting." Duo said lamely and sighed. Geeze, this boy was better at playing hard to get then he was. He moved into the shadows and went back to Wufei. They needed to get the poor people ready for the taxes bitch Relena.
"You where chasing tail again" Wufei said as he got his food. It was more of a statement then a question to Duo as he rejoined his men.
"So, I didn't get nothing." Duo said plopping down on the ground. "I really wanted his name too. Oh well, I'll get it later." Duo shrugged and dug into his food, eater quickly.
As night fell another carriage rolled into the town. Everyone knew who was in it for it was a color most of them had come to hate. Pink.
"okay Little Wu, stay here, I'll go in behind the Pink Demon and give the poor their money, you keep an eye out for Dorothy and Heildi, got it." duo said, pulled his cloaks hood over his head.
"You take to much..." Heero said as he walked out of a house and into the street next to Relena. "The people can not live off what you leave them." Heero was dressed richly in blacks and blues. The monster at his side in pink, pink, and pink. Heero was clearly not happy with her.
"That you will have to take up with the King, Heero, love." Relena said. Trowa made a face behind her that only Heero could see.
"I will" Heero walked. He slipped a few bags of gold out of Relena's carriage and entered a alley wail her back was turned.
"Oh look whose the thief now." Duo said. Popping out of no where. "Heero." He said.
"Hn" Heero shoved the bags into Duo's arms. "That had better be going back to the people"
"Of course it is, what do you think I am, a thief." Duo said with a smile and walked away.
Heero started to follow him. Duo turned. "Wow, I don't think you should come with me." Duo said a little nervous.
"Why not?" Heero continued to follow him.
"Because dressed like that you'll blow my cover. Not that you don't look good or anything." Duo said, with a smile. Always with a smile.
"Name then" Heero stopped
"Hehe, that my friend, you will have to earn." Duo said with a wink and stepped into the shadows and slipped away from Heero.
"Hn" Heero disappeared into the night as well.
Duo spent the rest of the day handing out handfuls of gold coins to the needy, his last stop being the church. 'hey Quatre, I got a donation." Duo said coming up to the blond.
"You are so loving Duo" Quatre hugged him.
"Make sure the children have a good dinner, okay." Duo said talking about the orphans.
"They will Duo, Bless your soul" Quatre smiled.
Duo smiled back and kissed Quatre on the forehead. "You'd better keep most of that hidden from Relena." He said and turned to leave.
"Are you done now?" Heero asked when he was walking by and saw Duo coming out of the church. He was now dressed as a commoner. His cloth were ratty and in shades of brown. His hood was up hiding his face.
"Who...oh Heero, wow you changed. You look good." Duo said.
"How?" Heero's arms were crossed.
"How what?" Duo asked a bit confused.
"What do I have to do to earn your name?" Heero asked as he walked closer.
"Come with me." Duo said and started heading back towards the camp. Heero followed not saying a word as they left town. Duo entered the camp not surprised to find Wufei and a few other people sitting around the fire and laughing. "I brought a newwwwwwbiiiee" Duo said happily.
"What could not catch that hot rich guy Maxwell" Wufei yelled out and the camp burst into friendly laugher
Duo laughed nervously and pushed Heero forward a bit. "Actually Wufei-bear, I did." He said. Heero gave him and odd look and leaned against a tree. Duo grabbed his hand and pulled him by the fire. "you're not going to earn my name being anti social."
Trowa suddenly stood up. "Glad to see you can make it Heero." he said with a smile.
"Trowa" Heero nodded. "Come here often?"
"Well actually, yeah." Trowa said. "better then those get together your guardian throws." Trowa added with a laugh, gulping down more ale.
Heero nodded again. "What's his name?" Heero asked Trowa as he pointed at Duo.
Trowa laughed. "It's Duo, you should have known that, he's the thief that has pretty much robbed your guardian and the king blind for almost three years now." Trowa said.
"I can stand him then" Heero said and looked back at Duo.
Duo was laughing and dancing around in a circle with Wufei, or rather around him. Laughing with a mug in his hand. He reached down and pulled Quatre to his feet. "Dance with me friar." He said happily.
"I think" Heero said and took a mug of ale that was offered to him.
"I don't know Heero, I think he would be good for you. I've very rarely seen him without a smile, and he hates Relena and the King like mad."
"My Cousin is not a bad man. Its Prince Terize that is the problem." Heero downed his ale and accepted a refill. "I can only pray that King Zech retunes from the War soon"
"Trust me, everyone here feels the same way." Duo said sitting down next to Heero.
Heero was starting to feel a little dizzy. "They seem like...hiccup...good men" Heero's hand rushed to cover his mouth and finished his sentence.
Duo laughed a bit and stood up. "Maybe I should return you home Heero. Before you're a stumbling drunk." he said with a smile. The party was dieing down, now. Quatre was already passed out on the ground along with a few others. Duo himself was starting to feel a little tipsy.
Heero shook his head. He did not want to return to his life "no"
"Oh, Heero come on. You can come back any time you'd like." Duo said, taking the no as if he didn't want to go home yet, not never.
"No" Heero finished his mug of ale.
"Heero, everyone is going home and stuff, come on I'll walk you there...if you'd like." Duo said again, a little more slowly this time.
"I don't want to" Heero just sat there his face hidden under his bangs. "I cant stand it there..." He whispered.
Duo knelt down in front of him and lifted his head with his fingers under his chin. "Hey now, just remember that one day the war will be over, Zech will be back and Treize will be punished, this isn't forever Heero." Duo said, trying his hardest to make Heero happy again. He had no idea what was bothering the boy and he hoped he could help.
Heero nodded and fell forward as he passed out. The Ale had been strong and Heero was not use to drinking
Duo caught Heero and picked him up easily. "Hey Wufei I'll be back in a bit." He said. Trowa laid passed out on the ground also. Duo laughed at the site and carried Heero back threw the woods. He got him into his room with no problems and laid him on the bed. Leaning down to kiss his forehead.
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