Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ The Unwanted ❯ Dreams and Voices ( Chapter 1 )

Disclaimers: I do not own the characters of Gundam Wing. This story is from my head and there is no way that they would even think of doing this with their characters, and I'm not making any money out of this story or any other story I write.

Genre: AU Fantasy Romance

Warning: Yaoi, male x male loving, limey, angst, could be some violence but no raping, there is far too much of that going on for my liking. There will be male pregnancy.

Pairing: Heero x Duo and various other pairings

Rating: R

Author: Shaeric Draconis

Authors Note: I want to thank black beauty I'm not sure what you want but I hope I'm going in the right direction, Leemax thank you, I have joined the 1x2 ML but they are transferring files at the moment thank you for your review it encouraged me a lot, and Akennea thank you I hope you like it because all the reviews I received unnerved me so much that I didn't want to post chapter 1.

NB: Please remember I will not rush this and will go through Duo's growth stages so you can understand him better, if this isn't what you want then you have been warned.

Summary: Prince Duo grows up with the name unwanted always tagged with his name. He even becomes the unwanted bride to Prince Heero but there is something special about the unwanted…the four winds is only the beginning…

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Chapter 1 [Five years later] Dreams and voices

Clouds rolled around the mountain where the winds blew fiercely; the sound haunting, making him shudder with fear.

Amethyst orbs blinked and searched the area all around and he realised he was surrounded by other mountains with pure white snow draped across them making him shudder again from the cold.

'Where am I?'

He had no idea why he asked because as far as he could see there was nobody there, but his instinct told him he wasn't alone…What made it worse there was more than one…

He closed his eyes trying to will himself away from this place and he started to sing softly beneath his breath hoping against hope he would wake up from this dream. Wake up where Helly was.

He started as he heard the thunderous sounds of beating drums and sang louder to block out the sound his eyes shut tightly.

What he didn't see couldn't hurt him. It was the only logic that a five-year-old could understand and wanted to believe in. Helly would shake her head of course reminding him that he should always tell the truth and face it. Well she wasn't here and he was…

The drumming sound was getting closer and he flinched as he felt the presence of something behind him. He wanted to scream he wanted to run and hide but fear kept him frozen to the spot as his voice faltered from his singing, a choking sound escaping from his throat.

'Wh…who's th-the-there?'

He heard a snort and felt a gentle breeze as if something was closing and his curiosity piqued. He couldn't help it he was inquisi…something as Helly always said which he understood to be nosey.

He swallowed hard and slowly turned his head, his body staying put, purple orbs getting wider as his mouth dropped open as his sight was filled with iridescent white. He quickly turned his head back so he couldn't see what he knew shouldn't be there…but was!

His beating heart thrummed through him and he blinked rapidly trying to make sense of what was happening here and froze again as he felt others and could only stare with a mixture of awe and fear as four other colours dominated his sight.

Metallic green, metallic blue, metallic silver, but the last colour…metallic red made him tremble and he stepped back. For some reason his instincts warned him of danger and he stumbled backwards until he was up against something hard that was breathing and very warm.

His fear built up to a crescendo and the red dragon roared, fire spewing from its big jaws. What else was a five year old to do but scream at the top of his lungs…

A voice, deep and ancient intruded on his fear, /'Don't be afraid…'/

(Dream over…)

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Jolting forward, Duo's eyes shot open as his heart thundered. The wisp of hair around his small heart shaped face clung to the sweat beading on his forehead as he tried to calm his ragged breathing, but it was to no avail. He cried out, "HELLY!"

It was the third time he had this dream and it always ended the same…with him waking up shaking, but the voice…he never heard the voice before. It was soft, deep and comforting in an odd way but the red dragon; he shook his head, "HELLY!"

Duo brought his knees up and wrapped his arms around his legs as he heard the soft footfalls of his foster mother. He tried to be brave he really did, his eyes anxiously taking in the darkness of the room. He sighed with relief as he heard the loud clang of the door handle, the soft glow of the candle flooding parts of his room with golden light.

Amethyst orbs glanced quickly around stopping on certain items to reassure himself that he was indeed back in his bedroom. The tapestry dominated by an ancient oak tree with golden acorns gathered at the foot of the trunk, strange symbols in the four corners, which covered the wall completely, the secret door hidden behind it. He quickly looked towards the wooden panels covering his windows, and was glad to see they were securely locked.

"Duo." He jumped at his name and looked up at his foster mother; gentle blue eyes staring lovingly back at him.

"Helly," he sighed.

His wide eyes shone with unshed tears, his perfect bow lips trembled but he felt safe, secure now that she was here. He smiled as she opened her arms cooing soothingly, "Angel bug, another bad dream."

He nodded as he felt her arms wrap around him, his own arms hugging her back tightly. She was the only one who ever showed him love, kindness and she protected him from what she could. The only other person who cared about him was Helly's aunty.

"Was it the same dream you had last night?" He could feel Helly slide her slender hand through his hair, soft strokes, untangling the little knots as she waited patiently for him to answer her, her touch soothing making him relax.

He nodded frowning, "but…"

Her hand stopped briefly and he felt her stiffen. He leaned his head back so he could stare up at her and saw something akin to fear in her eyes but when she realised he was watching her she closed her eyes then opened them again, fear all gone. "What else did you dream?"

Duo was almost afraid to tell her, he didn't want her to hate him. Biting his bottom lip he told her about the red dragon…and the voice.

This seemed to make Helly hug him tighter, a soft kiss brushing against his forehead. She then pulled back, her long blond braid glinting like golden silk over her shoulder. "Lie down Angel-bug, I will sing to you."

Laying back down until his head touched the softness of his pillow, the smell of lavender surrounding him, he snuggled deeper under his blankets as Helly covered him up, her hand coming up to caress his cheek.

She started to hum softly and Duo could only smile with contentment, he loved this song his long eyelashes drowsily fluttering close. He loved Helly's voice, it was beautiful and perfect to him…he loved Helly his mind being filled with rivers, valleys and mountains where magic was said to be hidden, the ancient magic, the ancient race. He turned to lie on his left side, his small pony tail lying across his pillow as the song progressed to the winds…and the one…

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Helen could only stare at her little Angel-bug, worry clouding her blue eyes. His hair was growing longer now; it was the wish of his mother and by hell and by fire Helen was going to make sure that it was carried through.

He was special she knew this and her aunty didn't say too much to her but the old woman knew things that nobody else did. They both protected him and Helen would do anything for him, anything…

She would have to tell her aunty about his dream…about the voice. They both had not expected it to happen this soon; he was still too young to understand what was happening to him but…she sighed, he would have to be told and his training will have to be done in secret.

The Maxwell's were natural magic bearers. Solo was now eight and it was said that his gift was showed a lot of promise but with Duo they were uncertain.

His mother, the beautiful Queen Amber was from a race nobody really knew much about. She was a Draen, and it was an accepted fact that certain males were capable of giving life like a female. They were rare and the only magic they carried was healing.

It was assumed all around by the king, his counsellors, and everyone else that Duo would be a healer. Helen knew different, she wasn't sure what gift he carried, hell even her auntie had no idea, all they knew it wasn't just healing.

But this was the least of their worries…The King…

Helen had to be honest she had no love for the king, she felt disgust and anger towards him more than anything, the thought that anyone could hurt her Angel-bug made her tremble with rage but she knew her place and gave Duo the comfort that he needed. He was getting to an age where he was beginning to understand things and people around him, adults that had no qualms about talking about him…calling him the unwanted.

She couldn't understand why people were like this, he was so small and beautiful. He wasn't going to be tall and broad like his half brother Solo but he had courage and strength where it counted. Even with the way people treated him he tried to put on a brave face and he still wasn't at that age where he understood half the names he was called.

As for the king, Duo had yet to understand that the 'horrible man' was actually his father. He wasn't permitted to call him such; no, he was to call him his majesty or sir, nothing else.

She let the tears flow freely, "I love you Duo." She bent down and kissed his cheek and pulled the quilt up and tucked it around his body to keep him warm. He was fast asleep and her song would make sure that he would have no more dreams tonight. The Maxwell's weren't the only ones who knew magic.

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The YuyKingdom

King Kalesh Aaron Yuy looked towards his royal counsel, his high counsellor J in particular. "Are you positive we need the Maxwell alliance?"

J limped around frowning, knowing there was no love lost between the two kingdoms. He had no idea what happened between the Yuy's and Maxwell's but it's a feud that has carried on for six generations. But that wasn't his concern. They needed the alliance and he was going to make sure that it happened.

He nodded briefly, "yes your majesty, there is no other way." He turned towards the other counsellors and dismissed them and waited until they left.

Once they were alone he turned to look at the king and was always stunned by the intense blue eyes that cut through him, his son Heero was the spitting image of his father. "Your majesty I admit everything is peaceful now but there have been rumours of strange sightings…" J had to stop his smirk as the king stiffened.

"What kind of sightings?"

"I'm not sure yet, but I have sent a scout ranger to investigate. He's the best of course and will only report back to you or me."

The king stood up and brushed his dark messy hair away from his eyes irritably. Damn, he had thought that the stories that kept appearing were just old wives tales…he had hoped. J was right and he hated it when he was, but his precious son…to marry a Maxwell. He grimaced with distaste, and it had to be the unwanted son at that.

"How old is the unwanted?"

"He is five now and a Draen male sire."

Well at least an heir could still be produced, not that this made it any better. "What about the other son?"

J raised an eyebrow, "Solo, he is betrothed to his cousin Lady Hilde Schbeiker to keep the Schbeiker's under his rule, Prince Solo has a good counsellor."

Sighing with defeat the king looked sharply at J, "so we have no choice. I will talk to Heero and will announce it officially in ten days no sooner. You of course will inform the Maxwell Kingdom that we have accepted the arrangement."

He sat back down caressing his forehead as the beginning of a headache started, "tell Prince Heero to report to me immediately. You are dismissed."

J nodded and frowned as he turned around heading for the door. He had to wonder why he cared so much for the Yuy family, but he did and would do everything in his power to make sure that they would always be on top and in top form. It is the reason why he personally trained Heero, who had a brilliant mind that was determined to succeed and fulfil his duty, even at eight years old.

Heero will accept the marriage arrangement because it served his father and his kingdom, as for the Maxwell child; he had no choice because his own father couldn't stand looking at him…

J didn't care but once the unwanted was under the Yuy banner he would ensure that his training was stepped up, not that he didn't think G was any good…

J felt he was better…

TBC - I hope this was alright