Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Of Men and Myth ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )

Chapter 5

 

You're letting that demon go off alone? What is to stop him from running away as soon as he leaves this castle? Are you really going to put the life of your heir and the fate of this kingdom on his shoulders?”

 

Treize sighed rubbing his third eye. The dragon had a knack for giving him horrible headaches. “I see no other way, dragon. I can not very well send troops after him without starting a war with the Barton Kingdom. You are right however, I can not send him in alone. I need someone strong, someone loyal who has a sharp wit.”

 

“If you want loyalty then send Zechs. That fool would follow you into anything, you know that.”

 

Treize shook his head. “No dragon I need Zechs here. With the prince missing this place is sure to go up in chaos. No Wufei, I will be sending you to keep an eye on the young bonded demon.”

 

“What!? No I refuse! I am not going to be some demon's watch dog!”

 

Treize gritted his teeth, “I'm not asking you to do this, I'm telling you. I certainly can't send a human out on this task. No, you're the only one strong enough to overpower a demon.”

 

“And what if I end up braking free from your power while I'm away? If that happens I will kill that demon.”

 

“Then I will have to warn Duo of that. At this point I have no other option. However, if that does occur, I order you to return to me once the bond regains control. Now you should go. I have much to do and the sooner you and Duo leave the better.

 

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When Heero first awoke he did not open his eyes. He remembered exactly what had happened and guessed that he had been captured. He had trained himself long ago to create the guise of sleep while exploring his surroundings using his other senses. Heero was lying down on a very comfortable bed. His hands and legs where tied with something he could not identify. And there were two other people in the room, apparently in the midst of an argument.

 

“Oh Quatra, I truly wish you had not done this. My father is sure to find out about him then all hell will brake lose.” The voice was that of a young male. Heero peeked his eyes open chancing a look at his captives. Standing before him was a human and a mythical. The human had short brown hair that swept forward to hide one of his eyes. He had a slim yet sure build and was dressed in a deep elegant blue. The mythical was the one that had captured Heero earlier. He was slightly smaller then the human and looked almost meek in comparison.

 

“I'm sorry, I just didn't want to lose you.” The mythical, no Quatra, seemed shy around the other. Heero guessed that this boy was his master. If that was so then this human had to be royalty.

 

“Oh little one, you are not going to lose me. This marriage will be purely for politics, you know that I love you.”

 

Marriage? What was he talking about? Heero sat up making his presence known. He was still bond, but that wouldn't stop him from getting the answers he needed. Two pairs of eyes shot over in his direction. The mythical came up to him. “Um, hi, sorry that we had to tie you up. We weren't sure what you'd do when you awoke. My names Quatra, and this is Trowa. Your name is Heero right?”

 

Heero did not answer, he was not about to give his captors any information. The one called Quatra frowned, “I guess you want to know why we captured you right? You've probably guessed that Trowa here is the same Trowa that's going to marry your sister. Well you see Trowa has no interest in, um, females. He would be completely miserable with her. I'm sorry, I'm sure that she's a great person it's just that…”

 

The mythical trailed off as Prince Trowa came up beside him. “The problem, Prince Heero, is that I'm already taken.”

 

Heero blinked in confusion, taken, but by who? Upon studying the pair closer Heero got his answer. The way Quatra leaned into Trowa, and the fire in the prince's eyes told of a fierce and protective love. The two were far more than just a bonded master and slave, that was clear.

 

Heero decided to speak, he would use this situation to get answers out of the two. “What does your mating preferences have to do with me? I understand that you do not want to marry my sister, but why not just call off the marriage. My father wants what is best for Mari, he would not marry her to a man who would not love her.”

 

Trowa hung his head, “It is not your father that is the problem, it is mine. King Barton will stop at nothing to gain a foothold in your kingdom. He had decided to do this by having me wed your sister and then force her to act on his behalf. Quatra is a very loving individual, but he will often let his emotions guild him rather that logic. He believed that if my father had you he would not require me to marry your sister. He did not realize the extent of my fathers plan. I purposely kept him in the dark about it. I did not want him to get hurt. I should have told him, if I had none of this would have happened.”

 

The mythical stepped forward, “I am sorry. I promise we will get you out of here as soon as we can.”

 

Heero nodded as he studied the creature. His first assumption had been wrong. Quatra was not an elf, but the prince could not place his origins. “What exactly are you?”

 

Quatra blinked at the unexpected question. “I'm a Nymph.”

 

“Your male.”

 

The mythical blushed looking down, “yeah well I'm kind of a freak of nature to tell you the truth. I'm the only male in my kind. I was cast out when I was a child. Trowa found me and took me in against his father's wishes. King Barton wanted to sell me to the highest bidder.” The light haired boy smiled. “Even at age five Trowa would have none of it. You should have seen it, this little five-year-old kid yelling at the king in front of the whole court. And he got his way to. When Trowa turned of age, we bonded at once. It just seemed right, we became lovers shortly after that.”

 

Heero blinked staring at the pair. The trust they showed in each other was incredible. He wondered if he would ever have that with Duo. “You say your father will try to keep me from going home?”

 

“Yes, but we have a plan to get you out. Hopefully it will work.”

 

Heero nodded and then an idea came to him. “If I am captured, I would ask you seek out my bonded. He goes by Duo and he is not a mythical, but a demon. I know that it may be difficult to contact him but I think he is the best ally I have.” He was the only ally Heero had. The prince could not drag his father into this. Not without risking war, and that was something he would not do.

 

Surprise flashed in the pairs' eyes but they did not put their thoughts to words. Heero was thankful for that. The last thing he needed was more criticism for choosing a demon for a bonded. Heero watched the pair closely as they explained their plan. It was simple enough. Heero was to sneak out in servants attire. He was sure that he could do it. It would be easy, but that was just what worried Heero. Surly the king would have better defenses than this. Otherwise why would Trowa be so concerned? Heero did not like the idea of leaving himself in the hands of these strangers but he had no choice. The prince only prayed that they cold be trusted.

 

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Duo watched the mythical nervously. He did not understand why the king had insisted on having Wufei come along. Duo had made a promise, he would keep it.

 

The demon gulped as he remembered the king's words. “Duo, I feel it is only fair to warn you that I may lose control of Wufei. The dragon has been known to brake free from my hold. This has only happened a few times, but if it does happen than I suggest you do everything in your power to get as far away from him as possible.”

 

Duo growled not at all liking the king or his stupid idea. How the hell was he supposed to outrun a dragon?

 

“What's the matter demon, your plan not working out as well as you hoped?”

 

“The only plan I have is to get Heero back. I made the king a promise and I am going to keep it.”

 

“Huff, are you trying to tell me that you, a demon, have honor?”

 

“Well I don't know about honor but I do know that you can trust my word. I may run and hide but I never tell a lie.”

 

The dragon snorted and increased his pace. They had been traveling for half a day. Treize had suggested that they fly there, but both parties had refused. Duo did not like the idea of losing the cover of the trees. A demon flying in the open could easily be shot down. Wufei didn't seem to like the idea either though his reasons were surly different. Duo could not beat the dragon in any contest of strength but he would be more able to maneuver in the air than the larger creature.

 

“You know I don't understand you at all. You talk about honor and yet you belong to a race that spends their time hunting and killing innocent people.”

 

“If you are referring to the demons than we are not killing innocent creatures. Demons are viscous, unholy beasts that spread corruption and chaos where ever they go.”

 

“You know you mythicals really are all the same. You'll think of any excuse to justify your actions. I'm a demon and I've never done any of those things. I've spent my life in hiding. I've never even come into contact with another race, so how could I had been spreading destruction and chaos? Besides, I bet you can't claim that you've never killed someone before.”

 

Wufei was about to answer but before he could a silver blur appeared behind the mythical. Before Wufei knew what had happened he was hit from behind and fell to the ground unconscious.

 

“There, now that's taken care of, you okay demon?”

 

Duo blinked in surprise, but that surprise quickly turned to fear as he realized he was now standing face to face with a mythical. The creature before him was a fox spirit, silver in color the fox was standing over Wufei, his eyes shining with mischief. Foxes were not the strongest mythicals around but they were crafty and incredibly swift. Duo didn't stand a chance. The fox smiled his eyes reflecting a playful amusement. Like most foxes he had a beautiful silky mane and a long bushy tail. Duo would have thought him handsome, if the fox wasn't going to kill him.

 

“Don't worry little one, I'm not gonna hurt you. You see we foxes tend to identify better with you demons then with these creatures.” The mythical gave Wufei a kick as if to emphasize his point. “We got a lot in commen you know. Foxes and demons are both very crafty creatures, and sly as well. I couldn't just stand by while you were killed by this moron, and you're such a pretty little thing too. Besides, a creature like this has a lot more power to feed off of then a demon.”

 

Duo did not like this creature at all. For one thing he was not a little one. In fact he was slightly taller than the fox. He also didn't like the way the fox had looked at him when he had said he was pretty. He liked the way he was eyeing Wufei even less. It reminded him of how someone would eye their favorite snack.

 

“What exactly do you mean `feed off of?' You're not going to hurt him are you?”

 

The fox smiled, “Hurt him? My dear little demon it will kill him. Ya see we foxes are known thieves. My specialty is energy, I can take it from even the strongest Mythicals. It gives me quite the boost in battle. That's how I could overpower your tormenter so easily. Never had dragon before, it should be good.

 

Duo's eyes widened, “okay, for one Wufei is not my tormenter. You could say he's my guardian.”

 

The fox chuckled, “a dragon for a guardian ah? Why do I find that hard to believe?”

 

“Well, I guess he is more like a watch dog. He's supposed to keep me out of trouble.”

 

The fox smiled, “trouble ah? Staying out of trouble is over rated. Why don't ya come with me? I can keep you safe and show you a good time.”

 

Duo bit his lip trying to keep a hold of his very lose tongue. He really didn't want to tick off a mythical that could kill him in seconds. “Thank you for your kind offer,” Duo practically growled. “But I made a promise and I intend to keep it. Now if you would please stop eyeing the dragon like he's your favorite entree he and I will be on our way.”

 

“Oh come on, it's a dragon! You can't expect me to let a dragon go.”

 

Duo glared in reply.

 

“Okay, okay, but you owe me a favor. Dragon's aren't easy to come by you know.”

 

“Fine, but don't expect me to get in a relationship with you or something.”

 

“Aww why not? I'm not that bad and you might just enjoy yourself.”

 

“Because, I'm taken. Now If you'll excuse me.” Duo picked Wufei up and started walking away. In his current form the dragon weighed about as much as a normal human. Duo had not trouble with him. `Taken? Why did I tell him I was taken? I'm not, am I?'

 

After the fox was out of sight Duo stopped, setting Wufei down. He shook the dragon gently and was utterly unprepared when Wufei shifted beneath him throwing Duo to the ground and landing on top of him with a clawed hand to the demon's neck. Duo fought back a shudder and only remembered to breath when Wufei had withdrawn his hand.

 

“Jeez, where were those reflexes before?”

 

Wufei was still kneeling over Duo, pinning the demon to the ground. “Baka, you should have known better then to wake me in that fashion.”

 

“Oh you mean giving you a gentle shake? I'm sorry next time I'll stand at a safe distance and throw blunt objects at you. Would that be better?"

 

Wufei's eyes flashed and he raised his fist. Duo tensed turning away and readying himself the best he could for a hit that would likely end his life. Okay so perhaps he shouldn't have pissed off the dragon but he had had every right to say what he had said. When the blow didn't come Duo peeked his eyes open to find Wufei staring down at him. The dragon clearly fighting against something. Duo smiled as he realized it to be the magic of a bond. “You can't kill me can you? Your master won't let you.”

 

Wufei choose to ignore this as he released the demon. “What happened?”

 

“You were knocked out by a fox.”

 

“A fox? Do you truly expect me to believe that?”

 

“Hey believe what you want. I really don't care. Oh course if it wasn't a fox who was it? Are you saying that I somehow managed to knock you out while I was standing there facing you?”

 

Duo stood and started off again. They still had a long way to go and he wanted to get to Heero as soon as possible.

 

Wufei snorted, “no, I just don't see how you or I could still be alive if it was a fox. Those dam creatures would kill their own children for power.”

 

“Well he did try to kill you but I convinced him to stop.”

 

“Oh really, you, a pathetic little demon convinced a power hungry mythical to not kill me? Your story is becoming more and more inconceivable by the second.”

 

“I made a deal with him.”

 

“A deal? What did you do, sell him your soul?”

 

“Well, I really don't know. I just owe him a favor.”

 

“You fool, do you know what you have done? He could make you do anything.”

 

“No, I didn't say he could do anything.”

 

“Oh really, and what where the limitations you set?”

 

“None of your damn business, that's what.”

 

“Baka, I thought demons were supposed to crafty.”

 

“And I thought dragons where supposed to be strong, but you couldn't even take one hit. Besides, what was I supposed to do, just let him kill you?”

 

“I never asked any favors from you. And now it seems I have been indebted to a demon.”

 

“Hey that's okay, you don't owe me anything.”

 

The dragon turned shaking his head. There was something different in his eyes. Something Duo couldn't place. “Unlike you demon, I do have a code of honor. I will abide by it. But don't worry, once we're even I will take you out, be sure of it.”