Fan Fiction / Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Finding What Was Lost ❯ chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

Title: Finding What Was Lost

Author: Something Like Human

Rating: 13+ (for now ^_~)

Genre: Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter - Gundam Wing x-over. Basically folks, right after the Eve's War (A.C. 196 in the Gundam-verse), the vampires came out of the coffin. So in the Anita-verse, it's post-Incubus Dreams.

Warnings: Yaoi/Slash, 3somes, vampires, were-everythings, zombies, blood, sex, language. (The usual for the two genres)

Pairings: 2x5, and Anita/anything male…. ^_~

Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the plot.

 

 

“Let me out,” I exclaimed. I wanted to run after Duo; we were in a strange city and who knows where my partner would try to hide. I was stopped though by a cool hand on my shoulder.

 

“Non,” Jean-Claude told me. He turned to the blond stripper at my side, “Jason, go.”

 

“I need…” I tried to explain what I wanted but stopped when my eyes met the dark blue eyes of the vampire. For a brief moment, I was calm again and compliant. I wanted to stay in the office. By the time that I shook the feeling off, Jason had already sprinted out the door. “Damn you,” was all I could say to the vampire.

 

“I apologize, but mon loup is faster than a human and he can, how do you say, sniff out and track your friend.”

 

“Fine,” I said sounding a bit more petulant than I would have liked to. I could not logically argue with his logic but it did not mean that I liked the situation. The least I could do is try to figure out who the stripper with my lover's face was and why he called him by another name. I walked up to the violet eyed stripper and glared up into his eyes. “Care to explain what is going on?”

 

The stripper seemed to cower under my glare. It was rather disconcerting since I had never imagined that I would see a look of fear in Duo's face. This stranger with my lover's face almost seemed to shrink next to me even though, like Duo, he was taller than me. To see him afraid like that, made me feel bad. For a moment, my heart overran my brain and I reached out to touch him on the arm to sooth his fears as if he were in fact Duo. My movement startled him and he jerked away from me. I tried again and rubbed my hand down his arm in what I hoped was a comforting gesture. “I'm sorry, I was a bit harsh. I just want to know who you are and what made Duo run away like that.”

 

“My, ah, name is Nathaniel Graison,” the stripper stuttered. He still did not meet my eyes. It was so disturbing to see this meek thing that looked so much like my bold partner. Now that I was closer, I could see just how close their appearances were. The only difference I could find was that Nathaniel did not have the laugh lines that Duo had. His eyes still held the weight of experiences greater than his age but they did not have the same hint of joy.

 

I wanted to comfort him the way I would if it were Duo with that look on his face. I refrained though; I may have become more open with my feelings as I grew up but I still had lines I would not cross. Nathaniel's lavender eyes finally lifted to look over my shoulder at the door behind me. I turned to see a petite woman with angry, black eyes. I turn instinctively to put myself between the dangerous looking woman and this seemingly helpless version of my lover.

 

“Someone want to explain why I just saw Jason chasing Nathaniel out of the club?” She barked at the room. “And who the hell is this?”

 

Before I could explain myself to the very rude woman, Nathaniel went to her side and practically wrapped himself around her. She did a double take but wrapped her arm around the stripper. She was still glaring at me though as if whatever she though had happened was my fault.

 

“Ma petite,” Jean-Claude crooned. “As you can see, your cat is here and safe. The young man you saw Jason chasing is still a mystery to us. Monsieur Chang here is his partner, but we have yet to find out exactly who he is and why he looks strikingly like Nathaniel.”

 

“So,” the woman replied. “What the hell is going on, Mr. Chang?”

 

I looked her in the eyes for a moment. They were hard and angry eyes; she was a killer. That was certain. Her dark eyes reminded me of my own back during the wars when I was angry at everyone for taking away everything that I had ever loved. I wondered who had been taken away from her to be that angry. The rage I saw in her eyes awakened the ghost of my own well of anger. I let her see that ghost in my eyes before I closed them and took a calming breath. I answered her when I had regained my center.

 

“The man you saw running out was my partner, Duo Maxwell. He and I are Preventers on leave and he wished to celebrate my birthday by coming here. Other than that, I have no idea what is going on.”

 

“I think he's Nicholas,” Nathaniel said drawing the woman's attention to him.

 

Shock was apparent on the woman's face. “Are you sure?”

 

The stripper nodded, “He ran when I called him Nicky.”

 

“Who the hell is Duo Maxwell, Chang?” she growled as she took a step towards me.

 

“Anita,” the vampire said sharply. “WuFei here is as innocent in this as Nathaniel.”

 

I did not want to tell this Anita anything. She did not have any right to pry into his life. However, looking at her and Nathaniel, I could easily see that what she was really doing was trying to help him. I still did not like talking about Duo without him here but if we were ever going to get anywhere with this, I would have to say something. I crossed my arms over my chest.

 

“Maxwell's a war orphan from a colony in the L2 cluster. As far as I know, he has no recollection of his family of origin and spent most of his childhood on the streets of the colony.”

 

“So then why does he look so much like Nathaniel that he could be his long lost brother?”

 

“Because I might be?” Duo suggests as he walks back into the office. His face is slightly flushed from his run but other than that he appears unharmed. “I'm not saying that I am, it's just you seem familiar to me, ya know?”

 

I nod at him and he grins at me. It's not his happy smile but neither is it his manic grin that he uses as a mask. I can tell that he is okay but still upset.

 

Jason saunters in behind Duo. “Exactly what kind of training do they put Preventer's through anyways? Man this guy can run!”

 

“Hey, I run and I hide!” My partner replies with a wink.

 

“Talk about hiding, I would have never found you back that alley if I couldn't have smelled you. Whatever cologne you're wearing, I'd love to get some. That stuff smells good.”

 

I was looking back and forth between Jason and Maxwell. I just had to shake my head and wonder if the world could handle the two of them. The thought of there being two Duo's made me look back over at Nathaniel. He had stepped away from the comfort of Anita's arms and was starting towards his double. The room quiets as he nears. Maxwell bit his bottom lip and cocked his head to the side as he regarded the man that was his mirror image. They both stare at each other as the clock on the wall ticked away the seconds.

 

Nathaniel licked his lips. “WuFei told me that your name is Duo and that you're a war orphan. Do you remember anything before that?”

 

“Um, yeah, that's me. Even though Fei-fei should learn not to talk to strangers,” Duo teased. “But really, I don't remember anything other than being on streets of L2 with the other children. I know I should remember more than that, like how I got there, but it's all blank. I mean, I was on the streets for a long time before I even got a name. I didn't even remember having one.”

 

“How can you not remember your own name?” The Anita woman exclaims.

 

I watched as a haunted look passed over not only Duo's but Nathaniel's eyes. I was beginning to understand that this Nathaniel had about as rough of a life as my lover had. It was the more timid one that answered her though. “When your life is only surviving the next few minutes on the street, it's very easy to forget who you are.”

 

Jean-Claude glided over to the two of them and draped his arms around them. Nathaniel molded himself to the master vampire's side. Duo relaxed slightly at the contact - he's always been one to draw comfort from physical contact. He stiffened again when he realized just what it was that was next to him.

 

“I think this is a conversation better suited for private and comfort,” his accented voice crooned.

 

“The quiet room should be empty by now,” Jason suggested as he opened the office door for the vampire. “I'll make sure that you are not disturbed.”

 

We followed the very attractive vampire through the club to what I assumed was the quiet room. It was a simple room that held a few lamps and couches. Duo plopped himself down on one of the plush couches and sighed. Jean-Claude gave some instructions to Jason and a youngish looking vampire that was with him about bringing refreshments. Anita sank down in a couch opposite of Duo. With a grace that was not humanly possible, Nathaniel lowered himself to the floor and leaned against the woman. She reached down and gently stroked his long, loose hair. Jean-Claude came and sat by her other side as I placed myself next to my partner. It disturbed me to see Duo's double sitting on the floor like a fondly regarded pet.

 

This whole night was not making much sense to me. One thing however was starting to become apparent. As Duo would say, I would bet money that Nathaniel was some flavor of lycanthrope. Seeing as he was one of the club's dancers, it would fit. He was definitely not a vampire; he was too alive for that. It really made me wonder just who this Nathaniel Graison was and if he truly was tied to Duo in some way.

 

 

To be continued.