Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Of Men and Myth ❯ Chapter 7 ( Chapter 7 )

Chapter 7

 

Duo's entire body hurt. True he had asked Inu to rough him up a bit to make his capture look more real but he had not expected the fox to go so hard. He knew he must look a lot worse then he felt, but it still hurt. He supposed it was necessary, they had to make it believable. Of course, Inu was not responsible for most of Duo's wounds. No, the demon owed that damned king for them. The man had put him in chains the moment he had arrived. He had sent the last half-hour trying to get information about Heero out of Duo. That was where most of his injuries had come from. The demon had managed to keep silent. Not that he knew much, why he didn't even know Heero's location. Duo had not yet spotted Heero in the mass of servants that stood before him and he feared that the prince had already escaped, or worse, had been captured. Duo was not too worried. The king was not acting like a man that had gotten what he wanted. So unless his behavior was some sort of trick, then Heero should still be free.

 

“Little prince, I suggest you come out of hiding if you wish for your little pet to live.” Duo growled as his arm was grabbed and he was pulled closer to King Barton. Damn it, where was that good for nothing, lively as a cemetery, ass hole? He'd better not have already escaped. That would completely ruin their plans.

 

Then Duo spotted it, a messy brown top and a pair of angry blue eyes flashing from within the crowd of servants. It was Heero alright, dressed in very plain servant's garb. A grin lit Duo's eyes and he gave a quick nod to Inu praying that the fox would not betray him. He would need the fox to stall for time until Wufei could fulfill his part of the plan.

 

Duo glanced over at who he assumed was Prince Trowa. The boy was standing off to the side and had more guards around him then Duo did. There was no emotion on his face, no sign at all that he was upset, though he had every reason to be. The prince was the one who had told the king everything. Duo did not blame him, however. He was sure that the King would kill Trowa's mythical if the prince did not cooperate. Hopefully Wufei would be able to free the creature, and then the prince would help. Until then Duo had to keep the King distracted. Duo pulled on the chains he could so easily have escaped from and in doing so drew the Kings attention away from the gathered servants and Heero. The demon just prayed his bonded would not act. Not just yet anyhow. Duo growled bringing his unbound wings up. His hands were bond and attached to Barton by a length of chain but his wings and his legs were free. The demon flapped his wings hard gaining a tiny bit of altitude. It wasn't much but it was enough to bring his clawed feet up and rack bloody trails down the King's chest. The human howled pulling back and releasing Duo's chain while Inu came forward to grab him.

 

The king growled backhanding Duo. For a human he was quite strong, though nothing compared to Heero. Duo turned his head to lessen the blow and saw Heero looking like he was ready to strike. The demon mouthed the word `wait' hoping that Heero not only caught it but could read lips. Amazingly the human, who was far too skilled in far too many areas not only caught it but gave a slight nod. Duo grinned and continued `struggling' against Inu. The fox, who had Duo pressed tightly to his body seemed to be enjoying himself far too much. He had a mischievous grin of his face and Duo found himself fearing the fox would take this to far. It soon became clear that Inu would do no such thing. For all of his immature flirting he was more concerned with freedom. As long as he was not ordered to not help Duo, Inu could do whatever was in his power to stop Barton. Even aid his would be killers. Still, Duo did feel like elbowing the fox for the way he was snuggling against him.

 

“Hold him fox, damn little rodent.” The king turned and continued to gaze over the crowd but it was to late. Heero knew to stay hidden and was now invisible, even to Duo. Not only that, but now that Inu had a hold of him Duo could escape with ease. It was an unexpected bonus.

 

Duo didn't have to wait long until Wufei showed up with a confused mythical in tow. The dragon had been sent to free Prince Trowa's bonded, Quatre. A move that would hopefully get the green eyed prince to fight on their side. Duo smirked giving a sharp whistle and then tried dart away from Inu. However, he found a great amount more resistance then he had expected. The fox had been told to hold Duo and apparently he was doing just that. Duo didn't blame him. He did know how an order from a bonded could make you do things against your will. But even if his arms where free of the chains Inu was much stronger then Duo and the demon was beginning to realize that he would not be able to get away.

 

Across the room Wufei had transformed and now stood towering over everyone as a giant crystal colored dragon. At his feet stood Prince Trowa and his bonded mythical. Trowa had broken lose when Wufei had transformed. Servants ran screaming and filed out through the doors pushing guards that they normally feared out of their way. Said guards soon followed the servants out. They would clearly much rather face the wrath of their king then a giant dragon. The king had ducked behind Inu and was ordering the fox to go get the dragon.

 

“I'm sorry little one.” Inu let Duo down and then ran at Wufei at a speed so great that not even a demon could follow his movements. Before Wufei even knew what was happening, he had a giant silver fox on his back between his wings. Wufei growled and shook truing to rid himself of the fox much like a horse would rid itself of a fly. Somehow Inu managed to stay on and at the same time not hurt Wufei, not that the dragon wasn't trying to get him off.

 

Now free, Duo quickly rid himself of his chains. He was about to go look for Heero when he reliezed that Barton was inching away from the battle. The king must have decided to run once things shifted out of his favor. Duo smiled as he gave case, it was time for a little pay back.

 

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Heero groaned inwardly as he saw Duo run after King Barton. The baka, he was going to get into a huge amount of trouble. Heero had not been expecting Duo's appearance, but when the demon had asked him to stay out of sight, he had done so. Now with Wufei running amuck and Heero's bonded running off he had to make a move. The prince took off after the demon.

 

It did not take long to catch up because Duo had apparently caught the king and tackled him. They now lay on the ground with Duo pinning the king beneath him. His wings flailed above him for balance and his claws were extended. “Alright you bag of shit, time for a little bit of pay back.”

 

Heero sighed as he walked up behind the two. He could hear guards approaching. “Duo we have to leave now.”

 

The demon's head snapped around, “Heero? Jeez don't do that! You know it really isn't fair that you, a human, can sneak up on me like that.”

 

“Duo there are large numbers of guards approaching. We need to go back. We can meet up with the others latter on.”

 

“Alright just let me finish up here.”

 

“No Duo you can't do that. If he is found murdered the blame will fall on my kingdom. I will not let you cause a war."

 

”Heero relax, if he dies then Trowa will take the throne. He's not going to go to war with us.”

 

Barton chuckled from underneath Duo. “I see you have not been around humans for long, little demon. It will not be Trowa who will decide to go to war it will be the people. If Trowa does not act then he would be suspected of murder himself. Civil war would break out and destroy the country. So you see, if you kill me he will have no choice but to go to war with you. He will do it too, anything to save this pathetic kingdom.”

 

Duo growled his claws extending. He did not strike to kill, however, but struck hard enough to nock the king out. “So what's Prince Trowa going to do then?”

 

“He was with Wufei when he last I saw him. If he makes it out then he can seek asylum at the Yuy Kingdom. He will hopefully be able to overrule his father and take the kingdom through diplomatic procedures. Otherwise, it is not our concern. We need to alert my father about the situation here. That is more important.”

 

Duo put his hands behind his head and walked up to Heero. “You know I don't understand human politics at all. I don't think I like them though. I won't worry about your father. He's the one that sent me here. I think he already suspected something. You know I've never seen you wearing normal clothes. They look good on you. I mean the armor you wore when you caught me looked good too. Wait I didn't mean that, um, I mean you just look so normal now. You should wear things like this more often.”

 

Heero blinked once again amazed by the amount that Duo could talk. He could just imagine what would happen if he walked into his father's court dressed in servant's attire. Still it was not like Duo to stumble over his words. Why was the demon so nervous about giving Heero a complement? Could it be that the demon was attracted to him but was afraid to say it? Heero remembered what Sally had told him. It was possible he was attracted to Duo. Heero had never been attracted to anyone before so he would not have known what it felt like. Heero had never been afraid of experimenting with new ideas and though he rarely showed emotion he still did follow his feelings. “Duo, are you attracted to me?”

 

“Wh-what? I, no, I, mean, I, well, I-“

 

Heero smiled as the demon blushed bright red. He cut the boy's sentence off with a soft kiss. It worked like a charm and Heero was quite surprised when Duo did not pull back but leaned into the kiss. Heero closed his eyes and let his guard drop. For once he did not want to be aware of everything around him. He only wanted Duo. To feel the soft heat from his flesh and his sweet addictive lips. Duo was moving closer to him, bring his arms around him and holding him tightly. To his surprised Heero didn't feel confined by the embrace. No, instead he felt safe and secure, perhaps for the first time in his life.

 

When Heero pulled away his face was flushed and his breath was uneasy. Duo had a stunned but happy look on his face. Heero gave a small smile, “let's go Duo, the others are probably already out.”