Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Core ❯ Chapter 1

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

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NC-17
Recapie for best results :1. Make sure no one is at home before reading.
2. Read only when it is already dark outside
3. Turn off all lights in room,only monitor on
....tough first chapter is only an introduction,it is recommended to use recapie for best results.Next chapters will be up when I have time to write them.Btw,rewiews are always welcome.^^;Tell me what you think pls,this is my first ficcie.



1
ran up the hill as fast as we could with our ten ton camping equipement on our backs.The trees gave us some cover from the raging storm but we still succeeded to end up soaking wet in a few seconds.I've rarely if ever seen such godforsaken weather before in my young life.The cold shower was coming down in buckets and we had to shout in order to hear eachother over the loud thunder and whistling wind,wich of course managed to splash all the water in our faces.
could barely see where we were going so we held on to eachothers hands to avoid getting lost alone.I ran at the front followed by Hilde and Quatre before I stumbeld on something and fell to the muddy ground face first.The two abruptly stopped and with some effort Q-man managed to collect me from the slippery soil.I could imagine myself looking like a moat monster,covered in sludge.Groaning and muttering some curses I picked my fallen bag from the dirt and headed for the hill top again.
time we only jugged,being all wet along with the equipement and - in my case - all dirty too anyway.Reaching the top I spotted a huge looking house not too far away in the middle of a field.Shouting for the others we immediately reneved our running in the direction of our newly found shelter.Coming closer the house turned out to be an old mansion with huge but elegant gate serving as the main entrance.Beautifully made cast iron roses were running up the slim grates,making the whole assemblance look fragile.
our huge luck the gates were wide open and we only had to walk in.We sprinted through a big garden,past a fountain,to the front door.I throughoutly expected it to be shut but it wasn't.The minute Hilde turned the knob it opened without a sound.To be honest I was a bit surprised as I expected a loud creek like the ones you hear in old horror movies.
entering and shutting the door we dropped our bags to the floor unceremonistically.It was dark and cold,I couldn't help shivering as I searched for a flashlight in my bag.Seconds later three small lightsources illuminated the huge hallway we were standing in.Obviously Hilde and Q-man got the same idea as me.
black iron lamps,with rose motives similar to the main gate's style,hung from the high ceiling.The walls were covered in expensive looking wallpaper,small portaits hanging from them.Everithing was covered in dust,I could even make out spiderwebs hanging from the ceiling.Our wet footsteps were left on the soft carpet as we walked along the wide hall to the frail looking glass door at the other end.I tried to peek into the next room,directing my flashlight to the glass before opening the door but couldn't see a thing.
room looked much like a main hall or something.Hildes light gleamed on the huge glass chandelier hanging from the vaulted ceiling.Several doors led to who knows where at the two sides of the hall and a wide staircase led to the next floor opposite the door we came through.Everithing seemed to be expensive and the one who furnished and decorated the house must have had excellent taste.Nothing was out of place.
was something I didn't like tough.I couldn't put my hands on it exactly but it disturbed some tiny part of me in the back of my mind.The colors were warm,the formes looked just right,the objects were where they were meant to be,it made a quite nice homey appearance.I couldn't get rid of the sinking feeling growing slowly as we invaded the mansion deeper and deeper.
guys...sure this is a good idea?" I said looking around with my lamp.
Hilde asked surprised.
mean,this is someones property you know."- I glanced at Q-man and Hilde.
the owner doesn't seem to be here,whoever it is." - Hilde said with a completely innocent expression.I couldn't believe she wasn't feeling it...
just look outside..." - Quatre said raising an eyebrow at me.I couldn't believe none of them both felt it... "We need roof until the rain stops.
right.Doesn't seem like anyone lives here..." - I said while taking a few steps up the stairs.
had to go through another glass door at the top before arriweing in a hallway,much narrower than the one downstairs but still wide enough to be marked big.Solid looking dark brown wooden doors were lined up neatly on the opposite wall.We suspected them to be bedrooms.Just when I was about to open one of them we heard a door shut from downstairs.Hilde grabbed my arm with a startled yelp,Quatre jumped and I immediately pointed my flashlight to the glass door behind us.Nothing moved,we just stood there staring at the smooth surfice swimming in yellow light,hearing only our rapid breathing for a few seconds before Quatre spoke in a strangled voice.
here..."
it's the owner..." - I whispered,a bit more steadily than quatre,despite the grip I felt on my throat.
- Hilde squeeked wide eyed.
sure it is." - I said trying to reassure her as I saw signs of panick on her face.Not that I could blame her.All those late night horror films...and I just couldn't picture anyone living there.All the dust and spiderwebs,the pace looked completely deserted. - "Come on let's check."
took about two steps towards the door,Hilde clinging to my arm and Q-man right behind me when we spotted light coming from downstairs.I can't say I was scared,excited would be a much better word for it.I had no idea who it could be at that hour,that weather,and that place.opened the door slowly,proud of myself for not causing noise at all,and stepped outside too peek down and take a look at the intruders.
spotted three people standing in the middle of the main hall,looking around with a flashlight.The one carrying it was a tall guy with long platinum blonde hair tied in a loose ponytail,he wore a white button down shirt,brown pants and dark brown leather shoes.The other two,much shorter, were female.The taller one was in short jeans and sandals,a yellow top and she had short black hair.The third was a girl with honey blonde locks tied in a tight ponytail at the top of her head,wearing red sport shoes,and a dark blue dress.All three wore raincoats.
they were no threat I called down to them wawing my flashlight. -"Hey!Are you the owners?" -I doubted it but it never hurts to make sure.Q-man and Hilde looked at me wide eyed in a what-have-you-done manner.
girl in red sportshoes and dark blue dress jumped and they all looked at us. -"No,we just came here to wait until the storm comes down" -the guy called up.
immediately grabbed my company and dragged them down the stairs in a hurry. - "We're in the same perdicament." - I said panting a bit. - "I'm Duo Maxwell,these are Quatre Winner and Hilde *******" -I said with a goodnatured grin.
Peacecraft." - the man said with a polite smile and continued to introduce the ladyes. -"This is my wife Lucrezia" -he gestured to the black haired woman,then to the smileing girl next to him, -"And this is my sister Relena."

looked for a suitable place to stay for the night.Even if the weather would calm down,wich didn't look likely from where I was,we couldn't just go out and set up tents in the middle of the night.Miliardo and the girls were with a car,he said they were headed to a near town for vacation and the road through the forest was a shortcut but then it started to rain and the car stuck into the mudd not far from the house tough.The man wanted to call a truck to pick it up in the morning.
found a pool hall in the left wing and decided that would do.Miliardo and Lucrezia were said to be great players by Relena so Q-man and I asked them to teach us too to pass the time.I was still not only wet to my bones and freezing my head off but muddy all over too so as the others began to settle down I turned back and ran out the door.
right back guys." -I called back.
are you going Duo??!!!" - Hilde shouted after me worried.
didn't bother with answering as I raced back towards the main hall to get some dried clothes from our pack.The dark old house was even spookier when alone in it.I could barely see where I was going and was lucky not to trip on anything since I wasn't paying much attention.I just wanted to get the damn clothes and get my ass back to the others.Of course I could have asked someone to go with me but I was and still would be too proud to admit that I'm scared to go alone,wich I was.When scared I always talk to myself.Not loud,only in tought but it usually helps to calm my nerves so I did exactly that.
in my mind I turned yet another courner and ran headfirst into something solid that wasn't supposed to be there.I was knocked back and fell on my ass with a loud scream.Flashlight fallen to the floor I stared up at the object wide eyed and could only hear the rush of blood for a few seconds until my horrified mind recognised the form.Human,definately human,wich however was not necesseraly a good thing.
- I started rambling and crawled backwards crablike until my back hit the wall.The man didn't move a muscle.It reminded me of Mike miyers from Holoween.
are you" - a soft alto rang out in a flat tone.Male.
Maxwell." - I said,slowly calming down but still staying alert.Just in case you know.
you live here?" -The figure moved and came into the range of the flashlight.
black,short hair with thick red highlights,locks falling into saphire eyes that had an unmistakeable asian edge to them.Chiseled but smooth features,tanned skin.He wore black leather pants and a black,tight sleeveless t-shirt showing off his slim but muscular body.The light flashed on his accessories.Earrings in left ear,piercing in lower lip and several silver rings.
- I managed to say after realiseing I've been staring at him.
on." -he held out a hand -"Sorry I scared you."
problem,I'm just a bit jumpy at the time..." -I said letting him haul me to my feet.-"What are ya doin here?The storm?"
" -he said picking up my flashlight -"My bike wasn't made for such a weather...what did you do?Wallow or somethin?" -he handed me the lamp with a huge grin,both eyebrows raised at me.
like that."- I laughed.-"You're bike got stuck in the mud huh?"
stuck yet,but I didn't want to risk it.My bike's here in the garden" - he gestured to the left.
went to peek out the window,glancing back at the boy over my shoulder.There it was alright,next to a flowerbed.One of those very expensive,very pretty and very new motorbikes I always turn after when I see one racing past me.One I'll never have,atleast not until I earn millions,so I guessed the little fucker must be rich.
wouldn't risk a baby like that for the life of me eather." -I commented,not bothering to avert my eyes from the object of my admiration.The boy chuckled,coming up behind me.
told him about the others and our situations while he accompanied me downstairs into the main hall.He found the situation rather amusing.I didn't.Probably couse I was still in the dirty clothes and freezing.I quickly rummaged around in all three backpacks and picked out some clothes for Hilde and Quatre as well as myself.I tought they might want to change into something dry too.
yur name?" -the boy asked abruptly,startling me.
Maxwell." -I smiled picking up my clothes and walking over to the coutch. -"You?"
Yuy." -he was leaning against an armchair and examined the room throughoutly.He reminded me of a machine,storing away data for later use.
kicked off my shoes and pulled the muddy shirt over my head quickly,glad to be rid of it.Fumbling a little with my braid I looked over my shoulder at Heero.He had his arms crossed infront of his chest and was examineing me this time,with a smirk.I felt myself blush and hoped he can't see it in the dim light.
that a japanese name?" -I asked nervously.
father was japanese." - he didn't take his eyes off me while I pulled a black t-shirt over my head and socks on my feet.
turned towards him,fumbling with the end of my braid not really knowing how to say it. -"Err...look Heero...I...umm...I wanna change boxers..." -I felt even more blood rush to my cheeks and couldn't look in his eyes but I could throughoutly imagine the amused little smirk on his face. -"..Could you..."
Maxwell." -he said and to my sirprise had his back to me when I looked up.
-I said relieved and changed quickly.


Back in the pool room I introduced Heero to the others.By the time we got back Q-man had started his lessons and I had to catch up.Heero turned out to be quite the player himself.Loud thundering could be heard from outside the french window occasionally,interrupting the sound of collideing balls.Hilde and Relena choose to sit on a sofa and only watch the game.Lucrezia hit Miliardo over the head with a stick a few times for this or that making everyone in the room laugh.
huge slam was heard from outside,making us all stare at the window as if it had naything to do with it.No one moved a muscle until all noise died out and the only sounds left were the familiar thunderings and rain hitting the glass and the walls.Heero moved to the window,followed by Miliardo and me to see what happened.We found the front gate closed and a dark blue jeep standing next to the fountain,three people exiting it.One of them was a child for sure but we couldn't tell anything about the other two because of therain curtain.
a family." -Miliardo called back to the others.
must be here because of the storm too." -Quatre said goodnaturedly as we scattered in the room once more.
should go down and greet them" -Relena added with a wide smile,taking a hold of Hilde's hand. -"Maybe they won't mind some company."
idea...Mrs.Peacecraft..." -Hilde looked at Lucrezia unsure.
-she said with a half hearted smile.
not without me"-Miliardo went after them and stopped in the doorway looking back at us. -"We'll be right back"
-Q-man said before they dissapeared.
glanced over at Heero to see him leaning his back against the wall and staring at the now closed door in tought. -"What's up?" -I asked curious.
have a jeep" -he said simply after some time.Slowly but it clicked.
weather is no problem for a jeep." -I looked at him again,then at Quatre who was staring at Yuy.
would anyone want to come here?" -the blonde asked.
just shrugged and continued to stare at the door as if it wanted to eat him alive.He definately didn't seemed to like something.-"MAybe it's the owners." -I offered.
think someone actually lives here?" -Yuy stared at me in an are-you-out-of-your-mind manner.
what then?" -I retorted with an annoyed tone.I don't like it when people think I'm stupid.I don't like being ignored eather and Heero did just that.I snorted,I had his full attention downstairs when I was changing.
and footsteps were heard from the hall,I could recognise the girls chatter and an occasional female voice I haven't heard before.The door opened,Miliardo and the girls stepping in with a tall guy,a woman and a little girl about 12 years old.The man had brown hair covering half of his face,green eyes,atleast the visible one was green and was taller than Miliardo wich meant he was pretty damn tall.He wore a green turtleneck and white pants with white shoes and carried multiple cases,ones wich usually contain higly sensual equipement.The woman had shoulderlenght,curly red hair,green eyes and was dressed in a long red skirt,sandals and denims over a black top.
little girl standing between them made me uneasy and if I read the others face's correctly,not only me.She looked like a sarcastic parody of an 18th century porcelain doll.She had flawless snow white skin,even her delicate lips had no colour,like a ghost.The only thing giving her baby face some sort of morbid humanity were the sparkling emerald eyes that seemed to glow with their own life.Her long black hair in two tight ponytails high on the sides of her head,held there by two black ribbons and framing her visage with soft curly locks.She wore a black dress that had puffed sleeves and a huge frilled skirt decorated with bows.She looked like a beautiful lady in a mourning gown from a past century.
looking into her eyes made the blood freeze in my veins.Hilde didn't seem to get much of it and the others got over the first shock in a snap too.Exept for Heero.I could see him examineing the girl as if he was afraid she'd bite him.I had a bad feeling about her too but couldn't put my worries in words.Even I didn't understand.Alright,so she looked a bit weird,but her parents did too to be honest.That was no reason for me to be freaked out by a child and such a pretty one for that.
came closer along with our buddies and the little freak.It was only then I noticed her head was about the level of my upper stomach.I tought she was much taller than that and suddenly I was rethinking my theory on her age too.You know,I never believed that shit about a strong aura making paople look taller but the little weirdo just convinced me.Man I tought she was atleast as tall as Hilde and would be about chin level with me.
-Hilde started cheerfully -" these are Catherine Bloom and Trowa Barton.They're scientists...and the little lady is Claudia."
only nodded his head in greeting but Catherine politely smiled and greeted us all.We returned the greeting and introduced ourselfes too of course.I kept my usuall grin in place even tough I didn't like these new people one bit.Judging by the way our japanese buddy eyed them,he was on the same opinion.
and Trowa told us they were inquiering weather and the best place to do so is one like Elisyum.That was the name of the mansion,Elisyum,where they wouldn't be bothered by anyone or anything.Claudia,according to them was Trowa's niece.I,on my part felt relieved at the time to hear they were normal people and not the Adams Family but Yuy seemed to be suspicious.
gave Claudia a porcelain doll dressed in black from one of their packs and told her to be a good girl while she and Tro set up their equipement and the couple left the room.The little monster looked at me for a split second with those glowing emerald eyes and I froze,staring at her,mouth slightly open as I felt the weight of that gaze.Then I could have sworn I saw a dark,knowing half smile on her lips for a split second before she turned to gift Yuy with an equal gaze.He didn't seem to be intimidated tough and just looked at her stonily,full of hatred towards the girl and not trying to hyde it.
tought I saw the same smile she gave me again,this time directed at Heero before she turned to her doll and sat infront of the french window.Her dress melted into the shadows,the occasionall lightening made her white skin almost glow like a pale ghoul haunting in the darkness of the night.She was humming somekind of a song over and over again.Even tough the others in the room were chattering cheerfully,all I could hear was her soft voice,like a sirene lurring the unknowing sailors.It was a sad song,I could make that out from the rhytm.
watched her silently from the other end of the room while she stroked the hair of her doll and hummed.I was getting more and more convinced that her eyes were alive,that they were burning like fire and they were not a part of the dead body surrounding them.They didn't fit in the pale,lifeless face,those eyes were full of life and emotions,toughts.
slowly raised her head to look at me,her face began to change,it got older until it looked like a young womans face,still beautiful but now full of life.The pale face got replaced by rosy cheeks,the eyes shone even more but they fit thir place now.I stared in shock,my breathing becoming rapid.I wanted to move,to say something,to tell everyone else to look at her but the only thing I could do was breathe and gape.
-the unsure voice sounded distant,I knew it was Hilde but...
full,cinamon lips parted into a wide,evil smile showing teeth that would have fit in a wolfs mouth not a young girls.The face started to deform into something older,like a rotten corpse,flash falling off when I finally managed to close my eyes.With a strangled cry I hid my face in my palms and slid to the floor still breathing hard.
are you ok?!" -I felt a gentle hand on my shoulder making me jump with a yelp. -"Duo I'm Quatre.What's wrong?"
opned my eyes and peeked through my fingers slowly. -"Q-man?" -I squeeked in a tiny voice.
what's gotten into you?" -Hilde asked concerned.
looked around,everyone was staring at me,Quatre and Hilde kneeling next to me and Heero looking ... unsure.He had a strange expression,as if he wouldn't know what to make of something,I saw suspicion in his eyes too.He glanced at the little monster and then back at me with that same uncertainity.
got all my rational mind together and looked at Claudia.She was in the pose I've seen her right after she sat down.Playing with her mourning doll and humming the same lullaby,not seeming to pay attention to any of us.She didn't seem to have moved a muscle eyept her fingers that were careesing the dolls hair...If I would have been drinking I would have blamed it on the alcohol but as it was,I could only say my nerves were getting to me,and the child in a mourning gown wasn't helping any.