-1Part 2:
Duo blushed. "I over heard you and that other guys whose pretending to be King talking." Duo said,
"I'm sorry." Heero said and laid face down on the bed. "I can't let you go now..."
Duo sighed. "Actually, I was thinking it over and I would like to stay for a little while." Duo said.
"You can't leave at all Duo." Heero repeated himself as he settled in for more sleep.
"We'll see." Duo said moving over to see what the maid had left for them to eat.
"I don't want to have you killed..." Heero's voice was so cold usually that it was hard to see his slight increase in coldness.
Duo growled and knocked the table over turning away from the bed and crossing his arms. "You can't keep me here forever." He huffed. "Even if you are King."
"Hn" was the last sound that escaped his lips before he fell back asleep.
Duo glared for a few minuets before opening the door and leaving the room.
"ASSASSEN!" a women scream echoed thought the castle. "He's after the King!" The door to Trieze's room lay on the floor in splinters.
Duo looked around and saw the man running towards him from the side. Duo ducked back and swung around tripping the man as he ran forward and jumped onto his back, pinning him down.
"Out of my way Slave!" the masked man that was dressed from head to toe was really a women. She got up and fled only receiving an arrow in her shoulder.
Duo sat there and watched her go. "What the hell was that all about?" He mumbled.
"There are many after the King's life." Wufei stopped his chase when he spotted Duo. "Are you hurt? How is Heero?" Wufei asked looking Duo over.
"I'm fine, Heero's fine, she was in the other guys room." Duo said. "Is he okay?"
"Sally does not think he'll last the night." Wufei answered. "But Trieze has proved her wrong before."
Duo looked down at the ground. "I'm sorry." He said.
"Its not your fault. We have a good King. His people do not starve and he does not tax them to no end. That does not change the fact that there are those that wish him dead." Wufei said pulling Duo to his feet.
"Then he should check most parts of Sicily." Duo said quietly. He started walking away from Wufei.
"What do you mean by this?" Wufei stopped him. "Lady Peacecraft tells us that things are well.."
"Oh really, that's why most of her people are on the streets, stealing to survive." Duo said looking at Wufei. "Have you been to Catena, it's a disaster right now."
A look of injustices overtook Wufei and he entered Heero's room. "Your Highness I am sorry to wake
you..." Wufei shook Heero and kneeled beside his bed.
"Speak." Heero demanded sitting up.
Duo just crossed his arms and listened, refusing to bow like everyone else.
"An Assassin has broken in and Trieze does not look well. A matter that affects your people has been brought to my attention." Wufei paused to let his King speak.
"One. Get off the floor you know I hate that. Two. Get him the best care. He was almost lost his life protecting me far more then he should have. He is a good man. Third. We leave at ones to see if this rumor is true and fix it if it is..."
Heero climbed out of bed and stood tall ignoring the pain in his side and leg.
"Your Majesty" Wufei nodded and left to prepare.
"If you don't need me I'll be going." Duo said and headed for the door after Wufei. Trying not to make eye contact with Heero.
"go if you wish. I can no longer run from who I am." Heero grabbed a cloak and followed after Wufei.
Duo sighed and sat down on the bed, unsure of what he should do. He had no experience with royalty.
"If you wish a ride home then come" Heero stopped just inside the door not looking at Duo and he left his room behind.
Duo went after him and caught up with him. "I will come." Duo said.
Heero nodded and walked out of the large door and into a carriage. "My King" Wufei nodded holding the door open.
Duo followed them without a word. Getting into the carriage behind Heero.
Guards where posted all around the carriage. They all looked shocked and Heero's eyes met with the one that had laughed at him. "I don't want that one around" Heero said calmly to Wufei.
"Sire" Wufei bowed and went to disband the guard.
"Not even your guards new you were King?" Duo asked.
"Only Trieze, Chang, Sally and you."
"Oh." Duo turned to the window and looked and the surroundings.
"You know Rome's not that bad of a place." Duo added quietly.
"My late father had the councils assassinated. Ever since Rome has been better to her people. I plan to hand pick the next one." Heero said and a few minuets later Wufei joined them.
If Sicily wasn't an island I'm sure it would be ruled fair by you, but as it is..." Duo trailed off.
"I sent some servants ahead to get things ready my Lord" Wufei said and they left they were on their way.
"Heero never could stand Lady Peacecraft..." Wufei chuckled.
"Neither could her people." Duo mumbled.
"She tries to buy him every time she visits. Stupid Onna" Wufei received a growl but Heero's eyes remained out the window.
"She doesn't treat her slaves very kindly." Duo said turning back at the window. Wufei's eyes went from
Duo to Heero then back a few more times.
"Is there a problem Chang?" Heero asked not looking at him.
"No, no problem at all." Wufei said putting his hands up defensively.
Heero was silent for the rest of the ride to the ship.
Duo sat there fidgeting in the silence, wanting to say something but not knowing what he could say. He kept looking at Heero but the boy seemed oblivious to his glances.
"I'm going to check on things" Wufei climbed out of the window and sat next to the driver.
Duo blinked a few times and looked back at Heero for a few minutes before looking back out the window with a sigh.
"Do you both know something that I do not?" Heero asked finally turning to look at Duo.
"No, not really." Duo said looking at Heero. "That only thing I know is that you are king, and you bought us to keep company around you, that's all really." Duo said.
"I don't have time for that now..." Heero shook his head. "Tell me about Sicily."
"I lived in Catena, I don't know what Palermo is like, but where I am from it is dirty and the people are mean. Everyone is stealing to survive and there's nothing really left to steal. Peacecraft has taken most of the money from the city and the bath houses don't have water any more." Duo said looking down at his hands.
Heero nodded. "There is much work to be done..."
"Heero I don't want to go back to stay there, I would like to come back with you and see more of Italy." Duo said still not looking up.
"Do as you wish." Heero' eyes where back out the window. He was happy that Duo was staying with him even though he did not allow it to show.
"Are you still mad at me Heero, you always seem mad or cold." Duo said looking at Heero finally. "If you don't want me to come back with you then I won't."
"I want you to...stay with me" Heero's voice retreated to a whisper.
Duo smiled and got a mischievous look on his face scooting closer to Heero. "What did you say?" He asked.
"Stay" was all that Heero repeated.
Duo scooted closer. "Stay where, stay in Sicily?" Duo asked.
"No!" Heero turned and blushed when he saw how close Duo was to him.
"Heero you're confusing me." Duo said and crossed his arms.
"with me" Heero could not look at him so his sight was locked on the floor as his blush deepened.
Duo smiled and leaned against Heero closing his eyes. "Glad too." He said.
"I don't mean to be cold." Heero said leaning against the side and closing his eyes as well.
"It's okay." Duo said moving so his head was in Heero's lap.
Heero ran a hand through Duo's bangs and soon drifted off to sleep.
Duo snuggled up to him and drifted off to sleep as well.
"Heero" Wufei said shaking him. "We have arrived at the ship" the only thing that was left to be done was for the three of them to bored. The ship set sail with Heero in his cabin.
Duo balanced himself in the front of the ship standing on the railing and closing his eyes with the feel of the wind on his face. He felt like he was flying. "Your Majesty, that slave of yours is going to kill himself." One of the guards said knocking on the cabin door.
"I'll deal with it." Heero set done his quill and made his way to the bow.
Duo's hair was down and flowed around him like liquid, one hand gripped a tight rope while the other and held out. A smile spread across his lips.
"They wont stop if you fall in" Heero said leaning on the rail beside him.
Duo jumped and slipped off the railing landing on his butt on the deck. He turned on Heero. "Geez you scared the crap out of me." He said holding his chest.
"Don't do that again" Heero said offering him a hand.
"Why not?" Duo asked. "I wasn't hurting anyone." He said taking Heero's hand.
"You could have hurt yourself." Heero said turning to look over the sea.
Duo stood next to him. "It's beautiful. I felt like I was flying up there." Duo said with a smile.
"I could not stop you if I tried." Heero turned to look at Duo. "Could I?"
Duo smiled and blushed. "Probably not. Not unless you chained me down." Duo said.
"I may have to. Be careful" Heero turned and headed back to his mound of paperwork.
Duo followed him. "Would you like some help?" Duo asked.
Heero nodded and soon found himself back in his cabin and Duo entered right behind him.
Duo sat on the bed and waited for Heero to give him instructions on what to do.
Heero walked over to his table. "This is boring work you know"
"So." Duo said with a smile.
"take the papers with red seals and put them in the big chest by the bed." Heero answered and went back to his documents.
Duo did what he was told. An hour later found him spread out on the bed asleep. His shirt bared his stomach as his hand was resting on his abdomen, while the other was resting near his head. With one leg bent up and the other laid flat on the bed. Duo's hair was spread out around him and spilled off the bed. A soft snore filling to small cabin.
Heero looked up and nearly dropped the parchment in his hand. He was hypnotized by Duo. Heero rose from his chair and crawled on the bed beside the beauty. Brushing some hair from the face below, Heero could not help himself. He leaned down and tasted the soft lips.
Duo moaned into the kiss, still sleeping and shifted slightly.
Heero laid beside him. His eyes never leaving the angelic boy. "What have you done to me?" Heero whispered.
Duo's hand moved and rested on Heero's arm as Duo shifted again, moving closer to Heero's warmth.
He let Duo shift so that their bodies touched. He wrapped his arms around the teen's waist and pulled him closer.
Duo's arms wrapped around Heero. "Warm." He mumbled in his sleep.
Heero closed his eyes and just laid there never wanting to get up.
Duo woke a few hours later and took a minute to realize where he was. His eyes shot open and he pulled out of Heero's arms and right onto the ground. "Ow!" He said rubbing his head, which had hit the table.
"Duo?" Heero woke and looked over the side to see if he was okay.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know when I feel asleep. I...I should go to the crew cabin, right?" Duo asked getting to his feet.
"If you wish" A flash of pain shot across Heero's eyes and he turned away.
Duo didn't miss it and thought for a moment. He went to Heero and stood in front of him. "Heero do you want me to stay here in this cabin with you?" Duo asked.
"Do as you wish" He answered his eyes now closed.
"But what do you want Heero? I'm asking you." Duo said.
"Stay." Heero whispered now watching Duo.
"Then I will stay." Duo said and laid back on the bed on his back looking at Heero. "What else do you want Heero?" Duo asked with a smile.
Heero pulled him against his chest and berried his face between Duo's long hair and his neck.
Duo smiled and wrapped his arms around Heero. "You can have whatever you want Heero." Duo said kissing Heero's ear.
"A..are you sure?" Heero said lifting himself so that he looked down at Duo. Looking into his eyes.
Duo nodded leaning up to kiss Heero.
Heero deepened the kiss as his hands began to roam Duo's body.
The ship jerked violently to the right and shouts were heard from the deck. "There going to ram us!" someone screamed.
Heero growled and charged out of his cabin. "Chang! what is happening?"
"We're being surrounded by Relena's fleet." Wufei growled.
Heero ran back to Duo. "We need to get someplace safe."
"We're on a ship Heero, in the ocean, there is no place safe." Duo said, panic in his eyes.
"Hide." Heero lifted him and put him into a large cumbered.
Duo grabbed Heero's wrist. "I'm not going to hide while you risk your life." Duo said seriously.
Heero jumped in and closed the door. He wrapped himself around duo to prevent any harm from coming to him.
Duo jumped when he heard the door slam open. "No ones in here." A man said. "Idiot, look around, under the bed, in the closest." Another said. Duo tightened his grip around Heero.
Heero shifted to the back and pulled the flake wall between them and the door.
The door was opened then closet. "The kings not here. Tell them to burn and sink the ship, with the crew on it. Take the Chinese man, Relena will be happy to let Dorothy torture him for information." The cabin door was closed as the men left.
"I'm sorry" Heero fled the cupboard and chased after the men. "Stop. Don't harm the crew. I will go with you."
Duo ran after him. "Heero, No." Duo said. "Put him on the ship." The man ordered. Duo tried to pull the men away from Heero but got a fist to the stomach. Duo grunted and fell to his knees clutching his stomach.
"Don't hurt him" Heero broke free of the man and rushed to Duo's side. "You should have stayed hidden."
"Take him away!" The man ordered. The others rushed forward and grabbed Heero by the arms pulling him away from Duo. Duo was going to rush them again but a man grabbed a fist full of his hair and pulled his back. "Don't move slave." he said.
"He comes with me!" Heero demanded.
"And gag him too." The man said, a gag was placed over Heero's mouth and he was dragged onto the other ship chained to the main mast. The man who seemed to be the leader smiled down at Heero before looking at the man next to him. "Burn the ship, with everyone on board, make sure there are no survivors." He ordered.
Heero saw red and his chains snapped he slipped out of his shirt as a men grabbed it and dove onto the other ship freeing as much of the crew as he could but Duo was not in sight.
"Heero...Heero!" Wufei called running up to the king, his shoulder bleeding. "The ship is starting to sink." He said.
"To the boats! Where is Duo?" He asked pulling Wufei out of the path of a cannonball.
"I thought he was with you." Wufei said, looking around.
"I want him alive." The man called from the other ship.
"They must have taken him" Heero growled. "Go back. Get my Lords and army together and storm Sicily. We go to war against Releana for attempting and abducting the King" Heero pushed Wufei into the last lifeboat. "Live on my friend. You are King in my absents" Then Heero was gone dragged out of view.
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