Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Duodin, Can I show you the world? ❯ The Cave of Wonders ( Chapter 8 )

Duodin-Can I show you the world?

Disclaimer: Here we go again. *Pulls out checklist*--;;; Sparky does not own the GW boys or Aladdin. Check! Sparky wishes she did else she wouldn't have to type this damn disclaimer! Check again! Sparky must help Wufei escape from his prison and get laid in the story! Double check with an exclamation point! Okay…now about Disney….blah blah….They own the following version of the Aladdin….blah…blah…blah…but it has been retold so many different ways…who am I to complain? Any original characters that I create are mine and can only be used with my permission. Blah…blah…you get the point.

Created: Friday, June 15, 2001

Revised: Friday, April 04, 2008

Warnings: Yaoi! Blah! Boys with boys doing marvelous things! Lemon, Angst, Romance, OOC, all the good stuff that makes a story proud.

Rating: There's actually a range? Wow! PG-NC17

Pairings/Groupings: 5x2, 6x3x 4, 1xM

Notes: This was supposed to be a Valentine fic but it sorta got out of hand!! HEHEE! Duo's very proud of me at the moment! *Duo bouncing in the background*

Criticism or comments?! Please email at dreamersisle@yahoo.com

 

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Duodin, Can I show you the world?

Chapter eight: The Cave of Wonders

 

~**~Wufei's Bedroom~**~

 

Before going any further into the story, Duo was blessed with further instructions via another love letter from Wufei:

 

“Hello, my darling one,

 

Are you enjoying your ride? Did you find yourtrue love within the story? We bothknow the path to true love is a torturous one and only the faithful will endure the trials of the heart. Don't fret, my love,because the reward is an eternity with you.

 

Now, I need you to shut off all the lights within your room except for the night light. I want the atmosphere to be perfect for my heart. You need to be strong, beloved,for there are many perils within the Cave of Wonders that you and little Shinigami must face. Be cautious, be safe and know that I am thinking of you.”

 

Duo smiled before shivering in anticipation. Rolling his shoulders, Duo got comfortable on the carpet as he mentally prepared to face the Cave of Wonders.

 

~***~

 

~**~ Cave of Wonders~**~

 

Descending into the mighty cavern took longer than Duodin originally anticipated. Deeper and deeper the braided thief traveled into its depths, as his feet stepped cautiously over rocks and his senses remained opened for the slightest shift of danger. Cautiously, creeping out of her safe haven, Shinigami ventured out of Duodin's tattered vest and perched on her master's left shoulder. The additional set of eyes was a godsend to Duodin, giving the adolescent bandit additional eyesight if trouble should arise.

 

The sinister atmosphere of the cave made the young adventurer think carefully about his next course of action. Torches aligned the walls while shadows danced hypnotically against the rocks. The winding terrain led down towards a path like a snake and over to a small bridge. Towards the end of the bridge, tiny rivers of lava were scattered around the room. Small tremors erupted while bubbles of steam rose from fissures from the ground and pools of lava were created within solid rock. The room was humid from the heat and steam as lava pumped from the earth into massive gas bubbles. Duodin knew to be wary with his steps, not wanting to fall over into puddles of molten lava. The young thief crossed over a few fissures, cautiously jumping over them.

 

Eventually, Duodin was at the deepest area of the cave as a bright light appeared out at the end of the path. Taking a deep breath, Duodin ventured onward towards it. The moment Duodin entered the room, he gasped in shock. Before him laid a golden chamber filled to the brink with priceless treasures of gold and jewels. Golden chests overflowed with diamonds, rubies and sapphires while strings of pearls lay stretched out like balls of yarn. Other jewels were just lying around like pieces of trash. The scene was mind-boggling.

 

“Would you look at that,” Duodin whispered while nudging his pet, “Shini, do you see that?” The little monkey barely heard her master because she was in a state of shock. Her bright eyes tripled in size. “Just a handful of this stuff would make me richer than the sultan! I could help my mom and Hilde! I could help the entire town…Wufei would want me…”

 

Shinigami barely heard what her lovesick master muttered because her focus was too busy on all the loot. Her fondness for jewels and sparkling things was too overpowering to resist. She could feel the treasures flowing through her chubby fingertips…all those shining pretty things. The little monkey counted to ten before bolting right off of Duodin's shoulder towards the treasure. Her mild insanity was short lived though. Already aware of his pet's strange fixation with wealth, Duodin yelled once before his partner totally lost hold of all of her marbles, “Shinigami! Don't you dare!!”

 

Shinigami stopped in mid run, whining as she hovered over an exquisite rug lying on the floor.

 

~***~

 

~**~Winner Mansion~**~

 

The door to Quatre's mansion opened as quietly as possible as a tired Heero and Trowa shuffled through the door. Trowa turned to his boyfriend of two years and quietly told Heero that he was going to take a shower first and to meet him upstairs. Heero just “hnned”, dropping items in the living room before proceeded to the couch to check his weapons. This was Heero's routine when he came home from a mission; drop stuff, check stuff, get nookie. Heero smirked at that last thought. Yawning, he rolled his shoulders as he began to unwind. Looking around the room, the house seemed to be oddly quiet. He knew Wufei was on a mission but Duo and Quatre should still be in the house. Maybe they went shopping or something. Heero decided to test that theory by yelling for the blonde whiz kid, “Quatre!”

 

After two shouts, Quarte yelled thumping into the living room, “Yes?” The irate blonde entered from a side door along the wall that Heero didn't know even existed.

 

Heero looked at his friend confused from the slightly irritated expression on Quatre's face. “What the heck is wrong with you and what the heck is that,” Heero stated, pointing to the wall Quatre entered from.

 

“Shhh! Hold your voice down!” Quatre chastised Heero while the chocolate haired teenager looked on in disbelief.

 

Heero's expression suddenly turned serious. “Quat, what's going on?”

 

Quatre looked around the room, back and forth, as if he was searching for something causing Heero to look at him funny. The blonde turned back to Heero, “Where's Trowa?”

 

A chocolate eyebrow rose curiously before Heero quietly replied, “He just went upstairs to our room.” Heero didn't get a chance to finish his sentence before Quatre zoomed up the stairs, taking his steps two at time and as quietly as possible. Heero winced when he heard loud slamming of doors; a couple of banging and then five minutes later, Quatre was dragging a barely dressed but very confused Trowa back down the stars as quietly as possible. For someone trying to remain quiet, Quatre certainly lost that bet. Trowa looked at his boyfriend confused, his auburn colored haired slicked back because he was dragged from the shower. He faced his lover thinking that Heero had something to do with Quatre's actions yet one look from his lover spoke wonders between them.

 

“Don't get mad,” Quatre exclaimed happily clapping his hands in glee, “Just trust me, guys and follow me with no questions asked.”

 

Trowa and Heero looked once at each other, shrugged and followed behind their blonde benefactor.

 

~***~

 

~**~ Meanwhile, back underground…Cave of Wonders ~**~

 

“Shinigami…,” Duodin warned, speaking in a controlled voice, “Don't you dare, young lady! You heard what that old woman said. Do not…touch…anything! We gotta find that lamp and only that lamp. Even the lion said that.”

 

Shinigami glared at Duodin, grumbling a bit before stopping in her tracks to wait for her master. Carefully, they made their way through the room searching for any sign of the lamp; unaware of the carpet they had just stepped on as it rose from the floor. The carpet was curious; looking at the strangers as it slowly began to follow behind the odd couple.

 

While they were walking, Shinigami felt an odd presence behind her. As she turned, she saw nothing that was out of the ordinary except a worn carpet on the floor. The little monkey shrugged before she turned back around, thinking nothing of it.

 

When the coast was clear, the carpet began to follow behind again. It had been such a very long time since anyone entered the Cave of Wonders. What was it, a millennium when Quatre's father cursed Carpet's soul?

 

The hairs on the back of Shinigami's neck twitched and this is to say something since she was a primate. Something was not right. Again, Shinigami turned around but nothing was behind her, just a dusty ole carpet rolled up and leaning up against a pile of treasure. Maybe it was the hunger messing with her nerves. When was the last time she ate? Shinigami didn't understand why she was so nervous but she was all of a sudden. This place could be haunted since they were the only ones down here. In her agitation, the little monkey began pulling on Duodin's hair.

 

“OW,” Duodin yelled, his hands raising, trying to protect his sensitive scalp, “Calm down, little one! What is wrong with you?!” After grabbing Shinigami, the little monkey began to shiver within Duodin's hands. Violet orbs morphed into slits before Duodin lightly disciplined his pet, “Look. Nothing is here, so stop being so jumpy.”

 

But the little monkey was not wrong because her senses were twitching like crazy. Duodin shook his head in annoyance and continued walking through the massive room. Again, the carpet followed silently behind them, very interested with the newcomers. Maybe they could help it find its missing piece in the cave. It had been so long since it was separate from its heart. Maybe if it helped the strangers, they could help carpet find its heart? Happily, Carpet continued to follow quietly behind the two strangers with wishful thinking.

 

Duodin and Shinigami decided to go down another treasure path and Carpet had to alert the two of its presence. Carpet didn't want to scare the newcomers, so carpet made a decision and decided to have a talk with itself, to prepare for the confrontation. The right side wanted to continue onward, following behind the strangers, hoping to find their missing lover. The left side wanted them to be cautious and not make their presence known. The discussion between the two sides lasted for a couple of seconds before the right side got fed up. Just as it was about to follow behind the two again while the strangers' back was turned, the left side put its lower left tassel down and stopped their movement in its tracks. A tugging match soon began between the carpet's right and left side, each side not willing the give the other any common ground.

 

Shinigami, hearing a weird “swooshing” sound from behind her, turned around to what appeared to be a carpet arguing with itself. One side of the tassels was waving furiously in the air while the other side was trying to be laid back. Shocked out of her mind, Shinigami screeched an alert to Duodin who was going to kill his monkey if she didn't shut up. As Duodin turned, his violet eyes tripled in size as he saw what had his monkey in such an uproar, “By Allah's good grace, Shinigami! That's a magic carpet,” Duodin exclaimed.

 

~***~

 

~**~ Wufei & Duo's Bedroom~**~

 

“What the hell is wrong with that carpet,” Duo screeched while he scratched his head in confusion from reading that line in the story. He was currently sitting cross-legged on a carpet that matched the one in the story, while a monkey plushie sat in his lap as he read. “Two sides of a carpet...like there are two people occupying…,” Duo then began to laugh, falling over before laying flat on his back in amusement. “Ha! A psycho carpet! That is so cool! My boyfriend is such a nutcase,” Duo snickered, getting back in an Indian stance as he continued reading. He didn't even move when the sounds of loud banging erupted from the other side of the mansion. Duo knew Quatre was always doing something and he didn't want to be concerned with it.

 

~***~

 

~**~ Cave of Wonders ~**~

 

The carpet stopped arguing at all at once. Both tassels hit each other a couple of times before it stopped, working together as one and flew away, suddenly nervous for being caught. Duodin whistled as he saw the carpet glide over him to hide. The richly woven carpet was a mixture of various colors- shades of white, gold, green, ice blue and red. One tassel on each side was the same color, making the carpet quite unusual with two golden tassels and two crimson tassels. Violet eyes followed the direction of the carpet as it hide behind a pile of treasure the size of Duodin. The teenager smiled and very softly began to speak to the strange carpet, “Come on, little carpet. You can c'mon, out. I'm not gonna hurt you.”

 

One crimson tassel bounced, appearing to be having a conversation with a golden tassel. After a quiet resolution, the whole carpet slowly came out from behind the treasure, shyly gliding over to Shinigami, petting the female monkey by gliding over her and Duodin's head. Shinigami screeched again, crawling her way to Duodin's other shoulder.

 

“Shinigami,” Duodin yelled, trying to calm his friend down and not get cut up accidentally from the little monkey's claws, “It is not going to bite. It's trying to make friends with you!”

 

Shinigami screeched again in fear. The carpet noticed that Shinigami was wearing a hat and had lost her hat by mistake. As a show of friendship, Carpet glided over to pick up Shini's hat. Shinigami, pissed the hell off at the carpet, rudely grabbed her hat from it, yelling at the monstrosity for touching it. Carpet, saddened by Shinigami's actions, bowed its body in shame and walked away on its lower tassels.

 

Duodin frowned, embarrassed by Shinigami's behavior. The carpet was just trying to be nice to her and she kept being rude to it. Ignoring his monkey, Duodin called the carpet back over. “Hey! Mr Carpet,” Duodin yelled, “Wait a minute. Don't go. Maybe you can help us?”

 

Carpet sulked a little more before it pointed to itself, looking over its shoulder at the newcomers. Was Carpet needed? Did they really need it? Would they really help Carpet find its heart? Duodin smiled a million watt smile, nodding his head in reassurance. Carpet bounced on its hind tassels in joy and happily, spun around itself before gliding over to the couple by wrapping its body around the pair like a silk glove.

 

Duodin flushed from the soft caress, giggling as the fibers of the carpet caressed against his bare skin. He hated being so sensitive. “Okay! We'll be your friend. Shini, I think it understands us,” Duodin exclaimed. The carpet nodded in agreement and Duodin smiled for his good fortune. “Mr. Carpet, um…we're trying to find a lamp…the lion….” The sentence was never completed as Duodin watched as the carpet jumped up excited, motioning for them to follow it. “Shinigami,” Duodin said, “I think Carpet knows where it is.”

 

~***~

 

~**~Secret Room in Quatre's Mansion~**~

 

“I'm back, Wufei,” Quatre yelled, announcing his arrival to the lone occupant of the room, “What did I miss?”

 

Trowa and Heero both stared shell-shocked at Wufei; the same Wufei that was supposed to be away on a mission, but currently had with his hair down while smirking at the several television monitors in front of him.

 

“He found Carpet, Quatre,” Wufei quietly replied while tapping a particular screen.

 

Quatre smiled before answering, “Oh good. He didn't introduce me yet. But, Fei, why did you make a carpet with schizophrenia. What were you thinking?”

 

“Er guys,” Trowa quietly replied in confusion, “what is going on? One minute I was about to take a shower and next thing I knew, Quatre jumped me….”

 

Quatre leered, “Don't worry your pretty little head, Tro. Just sit back in one of those chairs and enjoy a good old fashion bedtime story.”

 

Heero looked at Quatre like he had lost his mind, “What? You dragged us down here for a story?”

 

“But it's not an original story, Heero. It's Wufei's Valentine for Duo. He put everybody in it. Some of us have already introduced been like Sally, Noin, Hilde, Abdul, Relena, Heero and a couple of others.”

 

“Me,” Heero questioned, “I'm part of the story?”

 

Quarte squealed, jumping around the room like a girl, “You're the captain of the guard! You're such a tragic figure. You're in love with the princess but your status affects you. You have such a great part. I don't know when I'm showing up.”

 

Wufei just shook his head while the rest of the guys crowded around him to listen in on Wufei's creations.

 

~**~Secret Treasure Room~**~

 

The little group passed through to the other side of the treasure room, down through a long cave until they finally emerge on the other side into a giant underground cavern. In the centre of the room was a statuesque pillar, with a winding staircase going around into a spiral to the top. Surrounded on all sides by water, the area around the pillar had unevenly placed stones that formed a bridge. From that pillar, a singular beam of light radiated downward, reflecting off the water.

 

Strategically aligned around the room, statues held within its immobile fingers a humongous jewel. “Wait here, Shini,” Duodin warned. Shinigami nodded, though her eyes were looking at a giant ruby infused within the hand of a golden monkey statue.

 

Shaking his head, Duodin then began to cross over the man made bridge, being very careful with his steps. As Duodin was crossing, Shinigami was having an internal battle with the shrine of her ancestors. It was as if the jewel was calling to her. The paws of the golden monkey were outstretched as if it was handing away a master prize. Shinigami knew she wasn't supposed to touch it but the jewel was so pretty.

 

Duodin continued to climb the long spiral stairway. Around and around his footsteps led him upward until his first step was close enough for the lamp.

 

His heart…he had found it. His heart was beating within the lamp, Carpet could feel it. Carpet was so happy to help until he noticed his new friend, Shinigami, acting very oddly. Carpet knew the rules of the cave and it was forbidden to make the lion god mad. Zooming over to Shinigami, Carpet grabbed hold of her tail trying to hold the little monkey back from her ruby seduced state. It wasn't an easy task.

 

Duodin had reached the top of the stairway and was finally standing in front of a very dirty old lamp. “This is it?” Duodin murmured, as he grabbed the lamp, placing a rock in the empty hole to cover the space. “This is what we came all this way down here for? Shinigami, you wouldn't believe…,” Duodin squinted around the room for a moment. He looked down to see Shinigami break free of carpet's hold on her as she lunged toward the giant ruby. “Shini! NO!: Duodin yelled in warning.

 

However, it was too late. In her uncontrollable lust; Shinigami grabbed the ruby from the pedestal and began kissing over it like a new lover. Suddenly, there was a low rumbling and the entire room began to shake. Loud words resounded through the caverns, “Infidels!” Shini's knees shook in fear from the loud voice of the enraged lion god. She knew she had messed up big time. The mighty lion's voice roared through the cavern, “I warned you. You have touched the forbidden treasure and now you must pay the price of injustice.”

 

Shinigami had placed her prize back unto the paw, continuously apologizing to the sculpture but she had already desecrated the shrine. The moment her hands pulled back from the statute, both the jewel and the shrine started to melt into the lava. The little monkey screeched in fear, as she heard the lion god's next words, “For your disobedience, you will never see the light of day!”

 

That damn monkey did it again! There was no time to argue because Duodin did not wait another second as he raced down the steps as fast as he could. But the room was not going to let them escape that easily. The steps soon morphed, flattening into a ramp. Duodin skied down the ramp like slide until he flew into the air. The entire room was collapsing around him as the teenage bandit fell from the sky while the floor was melting into the lava. Duodin did not know what to do! He prayed to Allah for a miracle as he fell through the free air. All of a sudden, zooming at the speed of light, Carpet appeared in the air to safety catch Duodin and his heart. Duodin gasped, shocked out of his mind when he fell on something solid. He didn't wait to scream because Shinigami was standing high on top of one of the melting rocks on the bridge. The little monkey shivered, trapped and terrified as rocks exploded around her from the rising temperatures in the room. She couldn't jump to another pillar because all the pillars were melting into the ground.

 

“Carpet,” Duodin frantically yelled, “Help her! Please!”

 

Guided by instinct, Carpet raced over to the area Shinigami was trapped at, with Duodin on its back, hanging on like a lunatic on a horse. Carpet dipped over lava bursts and falling rock yet Duodin held on tight to retrieve his companion. The rock Shinigami was standing on began to melt into the lava and the little monkey screeched in terror. She didn't want to die like this. Just as the tip of Shinigami's tail was about to be singed, Carpet zoomed by with Duodin and the lithe thief grabbed his partner around waist to safety. “It's okay, baby! I have you,” Duodin cooed to calm his monkey down. Carpet could understand as it hovered for a minute while Duodin surveyed what was happening around him. The whole room was melting into the ground and the temperature was rising by the seconds. They had to hurry and get out of the cave quickly, “Let's hurry, Carpet. This place is going down.”

 

Shinigami tried to apologize, but now was not the time. Their lives were on the line. Carpet nodded with one of its tassels and agilely zoomed through the tunnels as columns smashed to the ground around them and flames spurted in their path. The beautiful room, filled to the roof of massive treasures, was now mountains of molten lava bursting from the earth, spitting out their outrage. Rivers of flames followed behind our adventurers, as they zigzagged near death experiences from the waves of lava as they held on for dear life. Debris fell from the ceiling, raining everywhere. Shinigami was so scared; she grabbed Duodin's head, trying to hide in his hair.

 

“Shinigami! This is not the time to panic,” Duodin yelled, “Get down into my vest if you're scared!” The monkey screeched again from the command and hid in Duodin's piece of vest. Worried about Shinigami's condition, Carpet made a wrong move and almost ran into a wall. Duodin's pupils shrank to dots when he noticed almost too late, “Okay…now we panic!” The left side of Carpet, who was paying attention, took control of itself and dipped down deep like the highest point on a roller coast before taking a plunge. Duodin screamed from the top of his lungs as carpet went into a dive, and then leveled out through another cave safely.

 

“WHOOHHOO!! Love this ride,” Duodin yelled wildly before he laughed as Carpet continued across the room, zooming out through another cave. Finally, after many tunnels, the motley group emerged through the internal entrance of the cavern. The weary group was almost home free…almost. Just when they reached the entrance, a huge rock from overhead crashed down, and struck them. Shinigami and Duodin jumped, grabbing on a crater with the wall but poor Carpet fell to the ground, the huge rock pinning its body to the floor. Duodin didn't want to leave Carpet behind. He wouldn't have had the lamp without Carpet's assistance. Carpet waved him off to save himself. Shinigami had already started to climb to get him. Duodin could see the old woman from his location. He looked back down at Carpet. Duodin knew he needed help if he was going to save Carpet. “Old woman, you have to help me! Pull me out!”

 

Duodin's words would fall on deaf ears. The old woman was more concerned about something else. “Throw me the lamp!” She shouted, totally ignoring Duodin's plea.

 

Duodin couldn't believe it. “Come on! I can't hold on! Give me your hand!”

 

“I'm trying to help you, you fool!” The old woman yelled, “The lamp is heavier than you. So give it me!”

 

This was not the time to argue while hanging from a rock. Frantic about his life, Duodin passed the old woman the magic lamp to lift his load, but instead of helping Duodin, the old woman did something that make Duodin's blood boil. The old wench laughed as if she was insane and Duodin notice something, the more she laughed the younger she sounded. The bird he saw earlier didn't even come out to try to help either.

 

“Yes!” the disguised woman yelled. “At last!” She danced a little jig, totally ignoring Duodin, who was being helped out of the cave with the assistance of Shinigami.

 

The old woman grinned sadistically, while Duodin's back was turned because he was dusting himself off. Shinigami walked over to the old woman and noticed her strange face. The disguise she had on her face was falling off. The old woman who was Relena in disguise noticed Shinigami spying on her and sneered at the monkey, kicking her to the side. The old woman then grabbed Duodin and he looked at her like she had lost her mind.

 

“Uh Grandmother? What are you doing?” Duodin questioned. The old woman smiled innocently at Duodin. “You have been such a good boy” She quietly replied. “Didn't I say you would get an reward?”

 

A chestnut eyebrow rose not liking the way the woman was looking at him. “Uh yeah?”

 

The old woman smiled. “Here it comes, your eternal reward.” From behind her back, the old woman pulled a long dagger from her rags and was about to stabbed Duodin when Shinigami jumped on the old woman. The little monkey then began biting the hell out of the old woman's wrist. Relena screamed with her disguise barely on, revealing some of her blonde hair. Duodin struggled within the witch's grasp as they fought for control of the knife. The old woman was very strong for a female. The knife dropped to the floor but Duodin lost his footing since he was so close to edge of the mouth of the cave of wonders and he fell back into it.

 

Shinigami was scratching up the woman who turned out to be the Vizier Relena. The little monkey scurried up and down her sleeve and down the other. Relena caught the monkey as she came down her other arm, grabbing it and slinging the little pest down the cave along with his master.

 

As the two friends were falling to the death, Carpet, who was struggling with the rock on itself, finally freed itself and zoomed to protect his friends. Carpet finally caught Duodin and Shinigami but they both hit a wall pretty hard on the way down several times, knocking the adventures unconscious.

 

Back on the surface, the mighty sand lion roared in anger one final time before it sunk into the sand.

 

Relena giggled, cooing and caressing her pocket where she had placed the lamp. “Oh yes! My golden lover, you are mine! All mine!” She patted her pocket a few time and suddenly became distressed, starting to freak out. “No! No!” Relena screamed. She tore the rest of her disguise off. Pargan exited her clothes in confusion. “That damn monkey!! Look at my skin, Pargan! I'm going to have to get a flea bath for that scum. Where the hell is my lamp?” The enraged vizier yelled. “She checked all of the pockets, both inside and out and screamed to the heavens! “No! Infidels!” She stomped her foot on the ground. “My lamp!”

 

~***~

 

Shamalar, the sultan, was rubbing his tired eyes as he awoke from his slumber. Lately, his naps were getting longer by the days. He was going to go for a stroll through his wife's garden when he decided to check on his children. Going through a secret passageway, he entered through Wufei's room first. Nataku was mewling oddly, lying across his master's bed. Only 2 candles were lit in the entire room, which was odd because Wufei loved to sleep by candlelight. He had special holders built into the room so lines of small candles aligned the wall giving the room a soft glow. Shamalar knew something was wrong. Wufei was lying in his bed with his back to the wall and his hair down. Wufei never let his hair down, maybe a loose tail but never out. Another clue was Heero was sleeping on the floor, guarding Wufei by the head of his bed. This was very unusual because Heero usually guarded Meiran, since Wufei could take care of himself.

 

The sultan walked a little closer to the bed. There was a puffiness around his son's face. That could be cause by many things but white streaks trailed down his golden skin, tearstains on a sleeping prince's faces sleeping face. Like the opening of a window, Heero's prussian orbs opened slowly, watching the quiet movements of his sultan. He watched through slitted eyes as the sultan leaned closer to Wufei.

 

“I know you are awake, Heero.” Shamalar quietly replied, caressing Wufei's dark silky locks. “What is wrong with my dragon?”

 

“Milord,” Heero murmured, before clearing his throat. “Relena has done something…something that has hurt Wufei, a pain so deep it may affect his soul.”

 

The sultan's dark eyes widened, “What? What has happened?”

 

Prussian eyes focused on his lord and master. As the firstborn, the truth of Heero's lineage was known by many and only within the privacy of the inner rooms could Heero truly relax to let his barriers down. ”Father…”

 

The sultan was shocked. Heero looked so distraught. His eldest child only referred to him this way when the young man was truly worried about something, something he couldn't handle. Heero has always been independent. He was just like his mother. Shalamar hugged his eldest to him in a one handed hug as best as he could. “Sshh, my child, it will be okay.” Heero nodded with his father's arms and pulled back, staring him straight in his eye. “Now,” the sultan said, “tell me everything.”

 

Heero sighed before he began to tell his father about the greatest crime of all.

 

~***~

 

“Oh my head,” Duodin moaned as he tried to open his eyes. He could feel Shinigami jumping on his chest to help him wake up. Slowly, Duodin's eyes became more than just slits, fully opening to consciousness.

 

Shinigami screeched in happiness while Carpet flew around a bit. Carpet then flew to Duodin to help him to sit up. Duodin rubbed his head. His headache was killing him.

 

“Shinigami?” Duodin said, “Are you okay?”

 

The little monkey, smiling in happiness, nodded her head and crawled onto Duodin's arms. Duodin smiled back, patting her head affectionately. Duodin then glanced upward. The entrance to the room was sealed. Anger overtook him, as he shook his fist not only at the entrance but allowing himself to be used in such a way. “That two faced bitch! I don't believe I fell for that!” Getting angry was not going to solve his current problem so Duodin took a deep breath and exhale. “Oh well. I knew not to trust her from the beginning but something told me to go along with it. Besides, whoever she was, she's long gone with that lamp.”

 

Shinigami grinned in her monkey way, jumping up and down on Duodin to get his attention.

 

“Huh?” Duodin said. “Shini? What's up?”

 

Shinigami did a somersault and while in midair, she pulled out the magic lamp from a hidden compartment on her being. Duodin's violet eyes widening in shock and he jumped into the air, whooping for joy.

 

~***~

 

TBC

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Author's note: I don't freakin believe it! I finally finished this chapter! Don't you know how many revisions it took to make this flow the way I wanted it? I'm still wanted to do something to it but I want you guys to read it first. I still love the chapters.

 

Quatre: Is it time for my appearance yet?

Sparky: Soon…as a matter of fact, you're in the next chapter!

Quatre: ^_^ It's about damn time!! I was getting antsy over here!

Sparky: We do not want you antsy!! No Zero mode today, Quat!!

Quatre: What? I'm being good.

Silverclaw: (Sparky's kitsune Hubsand) Yes! Please no antsy!!

Sparky & Quatre: --;;;;

Duo & Wufei are too busy trying to keep their hands off one another for the response and Heero is chasing Trowa around for possible cheating on him. Why? You'll find out in the next chapter!

 

Coming Attractions:

 

Nympho genies, a transgender princess and a dance scene that would shame Brittany Spears!!! Stayed tuned for the next crazy chapter of Duodin, “As you Wish?!?”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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