Disclaimer: I'm getting really tired of this… once more then… I do NOT own Mobile Suit Gundam Wing and it's characters. If I did there would be at least another 49 episodes extra, and Milliardo would appear more often ;)
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'Hey, boys, how much I like the two of you teasing each other like that, this continues weight on me isn't really…comfortable…' said Treize in the meantime.
'Just a second Master.' Said Milliardo. He licked his masters face again and jumped of the older man. Treize sighed. 'Much better.'
Chapter 9 (not revised)
Milliardo and Trowa played in front of the fireplace, and Treize had sat down on the couch, and was talking with Noin.
Nathan came to call for dinner. When they were dining Dermail suddenly burst in the room.
'YOU! YOU KILLED MY HORSE!' he said pointing at Trowa.
'Excuse me!' remarked Treize. 'Who do you think you are to burst into my house like that. And what are you talking about? You asked Trowa to cure your horse, he did.'
'No he did not! When I checked on my horse just after you left it couldn't even stand anymore. It died half an hour ago!' snapped Dermail.
'And how did I kill your horse then? You and Master Treize were with me all the time. I couldn't have done a thing.' Replied Trowa with a calm voice and face. Meanwhile Milliardos temper rose.
Why does he think he can burst in like that and accuse him! If he doesn't stop his little play soon, I swear, I'm gonna kill him…
Noin, in the meantime, noticed Milliardo getting angrier with the second. Suddenly Treize spoke again. 'Let us continue this conversation in the study…After we've finished our dinner.' He said giving a stern look at Dermail. 'Could you please wait in the study cousin?'
'Why you…' he threatened. 'I…' He didn't finish his sentence because he, and all the others heard Milliardo growl out loud.
'Milliardo…calm down.' Said Noin rubbing the tigers back.
'Why should I!' he snapped. He stood up from between Noin's and Trowa's seat.
'Milliardo! Sit down!' said Treize.
'I won't.' he hissed back. He jumped on the table, scattering all the plates on the ground.
'Love, please, calm down' said Trowa gently grabbing the tigers tail.
'Let me go!' he yelled. He hit Trowa in his face with his tail, making the boy loose his balance, and making the boy fall off his chair.
'Milliardo! That's enough!' snapped Treize. 'Sit down, stay quiet. Trowa and I can handle this.' He said raising his voice. Theman stood from his chair and wanted to drag Milliardo away by his collar. Instead he pulled his arm back when Milliardo threatened to bite him. And in the state Milliardo now was, he actually would.
'This is it!' said Treize. 'If you don't want to calm down, I'll just have to let Nathan get the remote to make you calm down.'
That startled Milliardo.
Remote?
'While you order Nathan to get it I'll already have that bastard dead in my paws!' replied Milliardo, taking a huge risk.
'No you won't.' said Trowa. He stood up from the ground, still a bit shaky from the hit. He went to Dermail, and stood in front of him. 'You have to get through me first.'
'Trowa! No, get away from there.' Warned Noin. 'I don't think he'll stop because of you. You don't know how he hates the man you're protecting right now.' Said Noin afraid.
'Don't worry miss Noin. He won't attack me…'
At least, that's what I hope…
Meanwhile Treize had silently called for Nathan with a button hidden underneath the table. When Nathan looked on the security cameras and saw what was happening he got the message to get the remote control to Milliardos collar. He went to the library and got it out of the drawer. He went back to the dining room and entered the room as if nothing was going on. Milliardo, who had his eyes fixed on Dermail, looked up at the butler when he came in.
What is Nathan doing here? Does he have..?
'You asked for something your excellency?' he asked.
'Yes, please, bring it to me.'
'O no!' said Milliardo diverting his attention to the butler. 'You are not going to give it to him. Never!' he neared the butler and just when he wanted to snatch the remote out of his hand Nathan pushed the button.
Milliardo fell paralysed on the ground. He was unable to move, and breathing became rather difficult, because of the electric shock emitting from his collar. The shock paralysed all muscles in his body, including the muscles in his throat.
Noin ran to the tiger, checking if he was still breathing. 'He'll be fine. I'd suggest you could better leave this room before he can stand again.'
'Sounds like a good plan.' Said Trowa.
'Nathan? Take him to the basement. Have him chained. Miss Noin? Can I ask you to pursue him to turn back to his human form?'
'I can try your excellency, but I'm certain he won't. I'll give him some sedatives first, so he can completely calm down. Then I'll talk to him.'
'That's fine with me. Dermail, we're going to the study…NOW.'
Treize, Trowa and Dermail went to the study, while Noin helped Nathan to carry Milliardo to the basement. Milliardo was on the brink of conciseness and unconsciousness and hadn't heard a thing of what Treize had planned.
Nathan connected a heavy chain to Milliardos collar. It was so short it was just long enough to make the tiger stand and take two steps. Enough to keep a him in human form on one place.
As Noin had said she gave Milliardo some relaxing medicine and left the basement to let the drugs do the work.
Somehow Treize talked everything out with Dermail, and the man left the mansion, still pissed off. He had left because he didn't want a 'family war' with the only family with high influence in the world. If it wasn't for Treize being the ex leader of OZ he would've killed him a long time ago. Now his only objective was to get rid of Milliardo.
Stupid cat. I'll get him for threatening me...just you wait Milliardo. I'll get you...
After a few hours.
Milliardo woke up not knowing where he was. Slowly he started to remember what had happened. He had threatened to kill Dermail, and then Nathan pushed that damned button.
Milliardo tried to move his body, but the electric shock had still its effect on his muscles. Instead of moving he directed his though on the room he was in. He couldn't remember being in this room ever before. He looked around but saw little, because there was no light. He smelled the air, but he didn't smell someone near him.
'Great…how long are they planning to keep me here?' Milliardo tried to stand up, but his muscles still refused to cooperate. He lay his head on his paws again and waited for someone to come in.
He didn't have to wait too long. After a few minutes a door opened, blinding Milliardo for a few seconds because of the sudden light. Instead of seeing the person Milliardo smelt him already. It was his Master. The tiger groaned. He wasn't in the mood to talk to him.
After Milliardos eyes were used to the light he looked up at his Master.
Shit…he's pissed…real pissed…
'Milliardo…' he started, kneeling in front of the tiger.
Milliardo knew out of experience that he shouldn't interrupt him now. He waited for his master to ask him a question, else he wouldn't talk.
'You disappoint me Milliardo.' Said Treize patting the tigers head.
'I though you were over your hatred of Dermail, I thought you could at least ignore the man, ignore the feelings you have for him.'
'You don't know what he's done with me!' snapped the tiger. 'I've got all the reason to hate him!'
'I don't say I don't believe you. I just said I had hoped that you would at least try to ignore the man. I do not agree with him what he's done with you, and how he's treated you, but that doesn't say you can go and threaten him like that. He hadn't said a word to you. He was directed at Trowa, and he could help himself perfectly. You didn't have to interfere.'
'But Master…'
'No buts Milliardo. Can you promise me, that if Dermail comes back, you won't attack him?'
'No.' said the tiger bluntly.
'Fine. Then I have to order you to turn back to your human form.' He said standing up.
'I won't.' he said.
'Why not? Because of your wound? And don't say yes, because according to miss Noin you can transform back without being in pain at all.'
'She told you!'
'No, she hasn't told me directly. I have my ways of finding the information I need. Why won't you turn back? Why won't you talk about it Milliardo?'
'Because I don't want to talk about it! It isn't a fairy tail, okay!'
'Milliardo!' warned the man. 'I know you don't want to talk about it, and I know it has something to do with Dermail, but you can't keep it bottled up inside. It'll kill you eventually.'
'I'd rather die than to let it happen again.' Hissed Milliardo turning his back to Treize. He lay his head on his paws and closed his eyes. He made clear he didn't want to talk anymore.
'Let what happen again Milliardo?' asked Treize, interested and concerned. 'Why don't you want to talk about it? What can be so awful you don't want to let it happen again?'
'I know what it is, and that's enough. Sorry Master.' He said sincerely. 'But I really don't want to talk about it.'
'Fine.' Said Treize calmly. He unchained Milliardo. 'You can leave this room. But I do want you to talk with Trowa. At least tell him what is going on. I won't make him tell me, I promise. But please, tell him. Trowa is suffering because you don't want to talk about it. He doesn't like it that you're hiding something for him. You two are in a relationship. You should be able to trust each other when going steady.'
With that Treize left the tiger, leaving the door open.
You should be able to talk about it…What does he know about it! I can make up my own mind if I want to tell it or not! And why isn't he just angry with me? I'd rather have him yell at me, than this 'i'm disappointed in you' crap. At least when he's angry I know how he thinks about it, but now…I'm not sure if he's mad or not…Milliardo decided to avoid everyone for the rest of the day. Instead of his favourite tree in he garden he went to the attic, and stayed there the rest of the day, thinking.
Meanwhile Treize had a conversation with Noin.
'Miss Noin? Can you join me in my study please? We need to talk.' Asked Treize.
'Sure your excellency, but why to your study? I mean, why not here, in the living room?'
'Because the study is more private.'
'O, I see. Sure, I'm coming.'
They both sat down and Treize started.
'I must confess you something Miss Noin. I've seen you typing your 'diary' for Milliardos condition. I've read the part where
you typed that Milliardo didn't want to talk about something and that that the cause was for his slow healing progress, mentally that is.'
'You've read it?' asked Noin surprised. 'But when? I've got all my files coded, and no-one but I know the passwords.'
'I was standing behind you. You remember that you didn't hear me enter the room?'
'I…yeah, now I remember…You know…you have no right to read that!' she said irritated. She wasn't irritated at the man, but irritated about herself, that she hadn't realised the man behind him.
'I know. And I apologise for it, but it made me think about Milliardo. I want to help him with his troubles, but I can't help him
if I don't know what is going on in his mind…'
'If you want to help him, then you should ask him. I can't tell you.'
'I know. And I did ask Milliardo…he just doesn't want to talk about it.'
'That doesn't surprise me one bit.' Said Noin. 'It was really awful what happened, and I never thought that he could be near the man without killing Dermail. He held himself great, and it seems yesterday was just the last drop…'
'Yes, that could be expected to happen if he doesn't talk about it. But since he doesn't want to…and I could order him to tell me, but I don't want to do that. I might be his Master, but I don't feel like that. Of course I'm possessive about him, but that's not because he is just my slave. I have strong feelings to him, and…well you know…I don't want to hurt him even more. I was hoping that you could try and talk to him once more.'
'I can always try, but I really don't think it'll work. Since I know what happened I know what an impact it has on him. I think he can't take it to tell it. He once told me he was sort of afraid for your reaction on it, but I'm not sure if that's the real reason. I think he isn't ready for it…'
'Was it really that bad then? Is it about all the surgeries to make him a Neko?'
'No, that's not it. It's something very different. I'm sorry, but I really can't tell, unless Milliardo asks me to tell it for him.'
'I see. Anyway, I hope you can persuade him, but if you can't, I just have to wait for him to tell me.' Said Treize calmly, but inside he was rather sad that Milliardo still didn't trust him enough.
'You know…' said Noin. 'Everyday I'm still surprised in how you socialise with Milliardo and Trowa. I mean, most Masters don't have such a strong bond with there slaves, and I know only one person who didn't force Milliardo to do things he didn't want. May I ask something?'
'Always, but if I'm going to answer, that's another question.'
'How long are you planning to keep Milliardo?'
'I…I really haven't thought about that. But I wasn't thinking to sell him anytime soon. Maybe I'll never sell him. I think the chance that I free him eventually is bigger than that I would sell him again.'
'That's good to hear, because I don't think he'll survive if he's taken to someone else who isn't like you.'
TBC
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