Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ For Love of Darkness ❯ Changes ( Prologue )

Disclaimer: I don't own GW, and I never will no matter how much I wish I did.

WARNINGS: Rape! Vampires! Wufei kissing Duo! OMFG!

 

Prologue

Change

 

April 19th, AC 198

Duo ignored the rain as he walked down the street. He knew it was late and that Wufei would already be home. The braided teen sighed. He pulled the collar on his coat closer to his face. It was freezing tonight.

Something moved suddenly out of the corner of Duo's eye. He stopped and turned towards the movement. He noticed a slender, pale-faced young man standing in the shadows of a long dark alley. Duo walked over to the man. “Hey, you lost?” he asked.

The stranger shook his head. “No,” he said calmly. “I was just enjoying the rain.”

Duo nearly laughed. “Enjoying the rain? You must really like it then. I don't care for it. It rains too much here.”

“I take it you've lived here for a while then?” Duo nodded. “Perhaps you can tell me where I could get a bite to eat.”

Duo grinned. “Sure. There's a good place just through this alley.” He pointed between the buildings. “I can show you there.”

The stranger smiled softly. “Thank you.”
Duo led the man through the dark alley. About half-way through, the stranger stopped. Duo paused and looked back at him. “What's wrong?”

“I'm just wondering about what a beautiful young man you are,” the stranger said seductively. Duo blushed. “I wonder what you taste like.” The man licked his lips. He took a step forward; Duo retreated slightly. Eventually, Duo felt the cold, wet brick on his back. The stranger placed his hands on the wall on each side of Duo's body. “Come now, there's no reason to be afraid. I don't bite,” The pale man said. He reached down and put his hands on Duo's waist. Duo yelped in surprise at the cold touch.

Duo pushed the man's hands away. “Please, I'm taken,” he said calmly. He glared at the man. “Now let me go.”

The man grabbed Duo's wrists. Duo felt the terror begin to rise in his chest. “No one can hear you scream, and no one can see us. I have you all to myself. No one can help you. No one at all.” The man grinned, revealing pure white fangs. He leaned down closer to Duo's face. The braided teen felt sharp nails cut his shirt open. He reacted instantly to the tugging on his belt and pants button and tried pushing the invading hands away. “How amusing.” The man grabbed both of Duo's thin wrists in one hand and lifted them above his head. Duo glared at the man again.

“Let me go,” he growled.

The man smirked. “No.”

He threw Duo to the ground and stood over him. He used his sharp claws to slice through the belt and Duo's pants. Duo shivered in the rain. He struggled to get away. “No… Stop… Don't do this!”

 

=====

 

Wufei paused in front of a long dark alley. His sharpened senses tingled with the gentle touch of magic. It was fresh, the spell having finished only minutes before. He turned and walked into the alley.

He was surprised to see three Council members knelling down around something. “This is the third attack,” a man said.

“He's just a kid.” A woman leaned over to inspect the victim.

“Will he change?” the third Council member asked. He looked down at the woman.

“Probably,” the woman said. She sat back.

“Chang will need to be notified,” the first man said.

“There is no need,” the third member said calmly. “He's already here.”

The three Council members turned towards Wufei. “Chang,” the woman said. “Come here.”

The Chinese man walked over to the small group. He refused to look down at the victim. “What do you need?” he asked.

“Take him to your house. We know you're already acquainted with him.”

Finally, Wufei looked at the victim. He paled when he saw Duo wrapped in a blanket. The brunette shook from fear and cold. His long chestnut brown hair was loose, hanging over his body. Wufei knelt down next to him; Duo flinched away slightly. Wufei felt something break in his chest and frowned. “What the hell happened to him?” he demanded. Duo winced at the tone.

“Vampire attack,” the woman said bluntly. “Take him home. I'll send a Healer over shortly.”

Wufei was, by no means, happy with the woman's order, but he complied anyway. He leaned closer to the shivering teen. “Duo, I'm going to take you home. Alright?” He barely saw Duo nod. The Chinese man lifted Duo into his arms, bridal style, and after muttering a quick spell, both pilots disappeared.

 

=====

 

Wufei watched the elderly Healer inspect Duo's injuries. The Vampire had left long claw marks on his arms, legs, and back. Already the Healer had treated those effectively and efficiently. Wufei frowned; he would get revenge on the Vampire for what he did to Duo.

The Healer finished bandaging the two puncture marks on Duo's shoulder where the Vampire had bit him. She sat up, her face unexpressive. “I need you to lay down so I can heal the injuries caused by the rape.”

Duo shivered unconsciously. Wufei helped him lie back. The Healer gently spread his legs. The Vampire had literally torn the braided teen's clothes off of his slender form, so the simple action exposed Duo completely.

Wufei saw the damage done to Duo's lower body and felt his blood run cold. `Those scars… They'll never heal….' He thought.

“Fei?” Duo whispered so softly Wufei nearly missed the word.

The Chinese man sat down next to his friend. “What is it, Duo?”

Duo's violet eyes watched Wufei carefully. “Why?”

“Why what?”

“Why me? Did I do something wrong? Was it my hair or…”

Wufei moved quickly. He leaned over and kissed the top of Duo's head. The L2 colonist froze. When Wufei pulled away, he saw Duo staring at him in confusion. “It's not your fault. That bastard was going to do that to anyone who offered to help him. You were just in the wrong place at the wrong time.” Duo remained silent.

The Healer reached over to her kit. She pulled out a small bottle. She poured some of the liquid on a cloth. “I'm about to start repairing the damage,” she warned. “It will hurt.”

Duo gasped in pain as she pressed the rag against the raw injuries. He grabbed Wufei's hand and closed his eyes. Wufei could feel Duo's racing pulse under his skin. “We'll get through this together, Duo,” Wufei whispered. Duo's amethyst eyes opened slightly.

“…Alright.”

 

=====

 

Wufei carried Duo up the stairs towards his room. The Chinese man was fully aware of the fact that Duo was skittish at best right now, but the trust that the braided teen was putting in him was a good sign. The traumatized young man rested his head against Wufei's chest. The long chestnut brown hair was tied back and thrown over the blanketed shoulder. Wufei knew that Duo looked like a broken doll someone had just thrown away, and to some extent, he was.

“Where do we go from here?” Duo muttered into Wufei's shirt. “I'm a monster now.”

Wufei sighed. Duo was not reacting well to the news that he was slowly changing into a Vampire. “You're not a monster. You never have been, and never will be.”

“But I'm….”

“I don't see anything different about you, Duo Maxwell,” Wufei said, interrupting the braided teen. “You're still human on the inside, even if you aren't on the outside.” Duo stared at him.

“I need to drink blood just to stay alive.”

“Drink mine then. There are ways to keep my blood supply sufficient for both of us, and there are other Vampires who can help you learn and adapt. We'll get through this. Trust me.”

Duo closed his eyes and rested his head again. “I do. I always do.” Wufei smiled slightly. He walked down the hall towards Duo's room. He pushed the door open and walked inside. He went over to the bed. He lowered Duo down onto the soft covers. He leaned over to cover the braided teen with a pitch black blanket.

“Good night, Duo.”

Duo curled up under his blanket. Already the stress of the night was catching up with him, and his mind was shutting down on him. “Night, `Fei,” he muttered. Wufei nodded. He left the room, closing the door silently behind him.