Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Plight of the Unicorn ❯ Chapter Five ( Chapter 5 )

Hi all! Yeah black beauty brought something to my attention that I forgot to mention when I posted the last chapters. I kind of... *blushes* forgot that I was posting this fic on Mediaminer. That's why I haven't added anything to it in a long time. I promise to behave though from now on.. well until the muses totally reject writing, which has happened before. Hopefully not lately though. Anyways, Enjoy! ~Cloudy daze

Plight of the Unicorn

Part Five

The brunette yawned as he stretched out on the giant queen sized bed. `This is the life. I love actually having money to pay for a decent room for the night without having to kiss ass to some owner,' he thought lazily as he glanced over, his violet eyes landing
on his charge.

He frowned when he noticed the small boy was shivering lightly. Duo quickly gestured towards the fireplace in the room. The wood suddenly blared to life, red hot flames licking its surface.

"Does that help?" he inquired.

The blonde nodded, blushing brightly because he had been discovered. He wrapped to covers tightly around himself.

"Try and get some sleep. We have more traveling to do tomorrow and I know you didn't sleep well last night," the sorcerer stated.

The brunette's gaze landed on both candles in the quarters. He contemplated getting up to put them out, but dismissed the idea suddenly. Duo then created a soft breeze in the room, which extinguished the tiny flames.

"Magic makes you lazy," Quatre muttered quietly.

Duo heard the comment and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The blonde gasped and clapped his hand over his mouth. "I'm so sorry. It just came out," he exclaimed.

"Don't worry about it. I mean it's the truth. I do take my magic for granted way too much," Duo remarked.

The sorcerer then settled down to sleep, listening intently to the crackle of the fire. He heard the blonde shift several times in the bed, but figured he was just trying to get comfortable. Duo had only been asleep for several minutes before a creaking sound rose him from his slumber. He rubbed his violet eyes, scanning the room until his gaze landed on the slender boy sitting beside the fireplace. `Why is he over there?' he mused.

The longhaired sorcerer calmly pulled himself out from under the covers and left the bed, coming to stop beside Quatre.

"Did I wake you? If so, I'm sorry," the blonde whispered.

The chestnut haired boy sighed, shaking his head slightly. "You sure do say sorry a lot," he commented as he sat down beside the blonde.

"I always end up doing or saying something that I have to apologize for."

Duo remained silent, his violet eyes fixed on his charge. "You know you're going to have to work on that low self-esteem of yours. The fact that you don't believe you can do magic might very well be the only barrier holding you back," he informed.

"I was very enthusiastic about it before though. However having teacher after teacher come up and tell my father I was a waste of their time because I couldn't do anything right pretty much wore down on me," Quatre announced.

"Well you did the call animal spell so obviously they were wrong," the sorcerer pointed out.

A faint smile broke out on the blonde's face. "I did a good job with that, right?" he asked tentatively.

"You did great for your first time. So are you feeling better now?" Duo inquired.

The younger boy nodded happily.

"Great! So how about we get some sleep. We have more walking to do tomorrow remember," Duo exclaimed.

The smile vanished and Quatre glanced down guiltily. "I will. You just go back to sleep first," the blonde murmured quietly.

Duo knew an obvious lie when he heard one. I wonder what he's trying to hide from me. "Quatre, tell me what's wrong. I promise I'll do whatever I can to help," the sorcerer said kindly.

The blonde pulled his bent legs towards him, wrapping his arms tightly around them. He then rested his chin against them. "You'll just laugh," he whispered.

Duo quickly shook his head. "You know me better than that. You know that I won't."

Quatre heard the sincerity in the brunette's voice and sighed. `You knew he would find out sooner or later so just tell him,' the blonde mentally chided himself. He took a shaky breath before speaking, "When I was younger, probably around six or so, I used to have a lot of nightmares. I can't even remember what they were about, but I couldn't go back to sleep after them unless I curled up with one of my older sisters. As time went on the bad dreams stopped, but I continued to sleep with any family member that would let me.

Whenever my younger sisters wanted someone to stay and `protect them from the monsters in the closet' I would do it in a heartbeat." The blonde smiled faintly at the peaceful memories before sighing. "I guess I got used to it. Now I can't go to sleep without someone beside me. That's why I was so tired this morning. I didn't get any sleep at Wufei's."

Quatre glanced down at the floor. "You must thing I'm incredibly weak. When one of my sisters told her husband he told me to suck it up and stop being a baby," the boy stated softly.

The brunette quickly pulled forward, taking the blonde in his arms and rubbing them affectionately. "That does not make you weak or a baby. That just makes you human. It's part of our nature to want comfort and support, especially if that's what you're used to," he stated firmly.

Quatre smiled slightly, yet Duo could still see the hesitation in the boy's bright blue eyes. "If it makes you feel any better I'm kind of a cuddle bug myself. Just haven't had anyone to do that with in awhile," he added.

The blonde's facial expression asked a silent inquiry.

"I used to have a boyfriend. I shared a house and bed with him for almost a year," the brunette answered.

"What happened? That is, if it's not too painful to ask," Quatre questioned gently.

"I don't really know. I mean one night we were together in bed asleep and the next morning he was gone. I don't know what happened. I suppose he must have left me. I try not to dwell on it too much."

"If I had someone like you I would never leave," the blonde whispered softly into the sorcerer's ear.

Duo grinned as he gave his charge a tender kiss on the cheek. "Thanks. You wouldn't be too bad a catch yourself you know," he remarked.

Quatre glanced down, his face flushed bright pink.

"Ok! Come on now. We're both going to bed and this time I'm going to make sure you get sleep," Duo announced as he threw the blonde over his shoulder and stood up.

"Duo! What are you doing?" he squealed as the brunette carried him over to one of the beds and carefully dropped him.

The sorcerer then climbed in beside him, positioning their bodies so he was pressed up against the blonde's backside. "Now get some rest. I'm sure we'll both sleep better together than alone," he murmured.

"Thank you, Duo. Good night," Quatre commented before snuggling closer to the other boy and closing his eyes.
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The soft music filtered through the atmosphere as the longhaired young man placed the final dried glass into the cabinet. He gently shut the wooden door, before leaving the area behind the counter. His eyes wandered over to his left, where his lover was wiping the last table down. Zechs pulled his mass of silver hair from its ponytail and shook it out, the strands spraying across his back and shoulders.

He turned suddenly when he heard his boyfriend snicker. "You look like a dog shaking itself, when you do that," Wufei commented.

"A dog, huh? I'll show you just what a dog can do," the older man exclaimed, as he rushed at his lover, pressing their bodies against a table.

Lips crushed together, as his tongue delved into the warm heat. Slender hands crept up the back of the black haired young man's shirt, slipping underneath it and caressing tender flesh.

Wufei moaned softly at the pleasurable actions, his fingers digging into his lover's hair. "Good dog," he murmured.

Zechs grinned at the remark, growling quietly before dropping his lips to the nape of Wufei's neck. He broke away to pulled the shirt off when several sharp raps were heard from the door.

"Go away. We're closed," Zechs ordered.

"Love, that's not very polite at all," Wufei added. He slipped out of his boyfriend's grasp, ducking underneath his arms.

"It's the truth though. I'm not going to serve whoever it is now," he argued.

A horse's neigh erupted from the door and the raping increased its intensity. Both men glanced at each other, each thoroughly confused.

"Would you believe there's a horse at the door?" Wufei wondered.

"I'm not sure what to believe," his lover exclaimed.

Zechs slowly made his way to the door. His hand rested on the handle for a moment before he braced himself and opened it.

The creature by the door neighed loudly before bolting inside. He tossed his head up and down, the snow-white mane going every which way.

"Ok. May we help you?" Wufei asked hesitantly.

"It's a horse. No. Unicorn? This is amazing. They're supposed to be extinct. What's it doing here?" Zechs inquired as he took a hesitant step towards the animal.

<Wufei, Zechs. I need your help.>

Both men glanced around quickly, trying to figure out where the voice had originated. The Unicorn neighed again and stomped his hoof on the ground.

"Who or what are you?" Wufei questioned.

<It's Heero. Listen, it's a really long story. I'll tell you about it later, I promise. Right now I need to find Duo.> the creature told them.

"Heero? Where have you been? Duo told us you disappeared about a year ago. We all thought you had just left him," Zechs announced.

<What? I would never leave Duo. I love him more than anything. It's very complicated, but I can't talk right now. I need to find Duo!>

"He left a day ago. He has a new charge to teach. We're not sure where he went," Wufei answered.

If a horse could groan Heero did as he paced back and forth around the room. Wufei had to stifle a laugh. It wasn't every day he got to see a horse pacing.

"We'll help you find him, Heero. You'll have to tell us the whole story on the way though," Zechs finally announced.

The Unicorn stopped in his tracks, turning to face the longhaired bartender. <How do you propose to find him if you don't know where he went?> the creature asked.

The older man said nothing as he held out his cupped palms and slid his eyes shut. Heero was just about to inquire as to what he was doing when a faint glow began to spread from Zechs' hands. A ball of light gradually formed, sparking with an almost surreal bright shine. When it reached about the size of a fist the growing halted. Only then did the silver haired young man open his blue eyes. He then flick the ball into the air, watching as it hovered above him.

<What is that?> Heero inquired.

"What my lover dear did was a tracking spell. That will take us to Duo," Wufei explained as he pointed to the brilliant light.

<You can do magic Zechs? How come I never knew about that until now?> The unicorn questioned.

The bartender sighed as his gaze fixed on the pulsing glow. "That's a part of my life that I would rather forget," he stated quietly.

Wufei quickly walked over to stand beside his lover, wrapping an arm around the taller man's waist in a gesture of comfort. Heero remained silent, watching the sweet display and aching deep inside for the same treatment. I miss him so much.

"Well, first off Wufei and I must pack. Then we can start the search. We won't get very far tonight, but it will be a start and you can tell us about what has transpired since you've been gone," Zechs finally announced.

He gave his boyfriend a reassuring hug before pulling away.

Heero nodded at the idea and waiting silently for them to leave the room. `We're on the way Duo. I'll be seeing you soon.' Heero swore, his gaze fixed on the light still floating in the air.
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TBC