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"Chosen Ones"Written By: Dùlin
Archive: This arc is archived on this site with permission. Do not reproduce it anywhere without permission. Disclaimer : I don't own them. Life is not fair. Rating : R to NC-17 for violence Warnings : Crossover GW/Buffy the Vampire Slayer
which means, AU and OOC-ness for the GW characters (since they're
not humans, niark niark !) Pairings : 1x2, 3x4, 6x5, explicit references to past 13x5 Author's note : You need to know quite a bit about
the Buffy universe to understand this fic. If you don’t know
what Buffy is or stopped watching after season two, just take a browse
on the official UPN site to see what the heck this is all about. The greatest thanks to the ever faithful Karina, to Amejisuto and the best beta-reader of the world, Laurence-sama ! Please do not take or reproduce without permission.
"Chosen Ones"
Part 11 - Light and Fire
“Well well, it looks like some ladies just had their asses kicked.” Dorothy’s eyes flashed with anger. “Treize, when you feel like shutting up, please don’t ask, just do it !” “I am merely stating that you apparently had no better luck than me”, Treize said quietly. “State it once again this way and I’ll feed you your own tongue !” This threat seemed to be enough for Treize to finally stop talking. Relena suddenly appeared in a puff of dark smoke, making them all jump. “I told you they were mean”, she said with a bright smile. “You didn’t want to believe me, Dorothy-sama.” Dorothy almost yelled ‘Shut up!’ to the Jester, but she thought better of it. Something Relena had said came back into her mind. “You told me that the girl who was with Quatre and Trowa had punched you, is that right, Relena ? She actually harmed you ?” “Yes. It hurt a lot. She punched me right on the nose, and there was blood and I’m sure it was broken. Like this”, she added. She wriggled her face, and suddenly, she was a bloody mess again. Treize winced, and Une swore. Relena shook her head, and her face came back to normal. “This is the same girl I saw with Heero and Duo last time. She was with Quatre and Trowa when they interrupted our fight”, Une said. “I don’t understand, Dorothy”, Treize said. “If humans are of no avail, then why do our enemies try to work with them ? Could they know something we don’t ?” Dorothy was thoughtful for a while. “Maybe”, she finally said. “It’s certainly disturbing. Not that it should bother me coming from them, but … It’s strange. Moreover now, they know what we’re trying to do.” “What ? How ?”, Une asked. “I told them.” “You WHAT ?” “I didn’t really have a choice”, Dorothy snapped. “I was taken at unawares, and I had forgotten how much Quatre loves to cast truth spells. I tried to fight it back, but obviously, it wasn’t enough, and he wrenched it from me.” Treize got up. “What do we do now ? Do you think they will let us reach Zechs now that they know what we need him for ? For all we know, he’s not there yet. They could just prevent us from doing it by not calling him.” “I am almost sure he’s already here”, Dorothy said. “I saw the fear in his eyes when I told what ritual we were going to use. And anyway, they must call him. It’s only if the six of them are together that they can defeat the Master. They know it. Zechs will be here in time.” “You were careless, Dorothy”, Une said. “I won’t take that from the two of you”, Dorothy growled. “They can’t stop the ritual now.” “Are you sure of that ?”, Relena asked innocently. They three spirits turned to her. She was looking at them with big kind eyes sparkling with malice. “What do you mean, Relena ?” “Well, they could, you know, seal the door and break the link.” Dorothy paled. Une noticed immediately. “What is she talking about ?” “The counter-ritual.” “There is a counter-ritual ?”, Treize asked. “Could we know for what reason you failed to inform us about this ?” “Because I didn’t expect them to find out what we intended to do”, Dorothy answered fiercely. “Even now, it is of no importance. Just concentrate on getting Zechs on time and it will be fine. I have more urgent matters to take care of. Relena, come here !” Relena obeyed. “What is this girl’s name ?” “They called her Buffy Summers.” “Lucrezia !” Dorothy called. A tall purple-haired woman came into the room. She was wearing a blue military uniform and holding a book. “Yes, Dorothy-sama ?” “I need you to find out something about a human. The name is Buffy Summers.” Lucrezia nodded and got out of the room. “Do you think we can trust her ?”, Treize said under his breath. “She is under my control. Unless something breaks it, I don’t see why she would betray us.” “Duo could try to call her back.” “Let him try”, Dorothy snickered. **** Zechs and Wufei came back into the hotel suite. Zechs had noticed how disturbed Wufei had seemed when he had announced that it was his blood that was supposed to open the gate of the Hellmouth. He couldn’t yet decide if he was happy about it or not. Fire Spirits were known for they vehement reactions to small events. Zechs didn’t have time to think further as he was suddenly pinned to the wall and savagely kissed by Wufei. That was the kind of vehement reactions he liked best. He let the younger spirit plunder his mouth at will, enjoying the sensation. The temperature in the room raised. Wufei’s body was radiating it in waves, glowing slightly red in the dim light of the bedroom. When the Chinese spirit finally let go of his prey, Zechs was slightly panting. “You do like me a little, then ?”, he asked with a weak smile. “A little more than that”, Wufei whispered. “Glad to know it. But how did you come to this sudden realization ?” “Does it really matter ?” Zechs thought for about three seconds. “It doesn’t matter if you kiss me again.” Wufei obliged. Zechs felt like hot fire was spreading through his veins and his entire body. Clothes really began to feel tight, too. “Wait, Wufei”, Zechs gasped. “Are you sure you really want that ?” Wufei took a step back, then came to sit on the large bed. He looked out of the window almost absentmindedly. “I have never been so sure in my whole life”, he said solemnly. “It’s a bit strange for me too, I must confess.” Zechs came to sit by his side, not saying anything. There were things Wufei had to let out before anything could happen. “When I was younger, I thought I had found love”, Wufei started. “I thought I had found someone just like me, who could understand me and take care of me. And maybe for a while it was true. I guess I should have realized all he ever did was using me.” Zechs slowly caressed Wufei’s cheek with a long finger. “You shouldn’t blame yourself”, he said. “Treize is a stupid brat if he couldn’t see what was in you.” “Don’t you think he was right ?”, Wufei suddenly asked. “Am I nothing more than someone to play with and then be tossed away ?” Zechs sighed. “I didn’t realize you had such a bad opinion of yourself.” “For thousands of years I believed that if he had left me, it was because of something I had done. That I wasn’t good enough for him.” “That’s nonsense. He wasn’t good enough for you, that’s all.” “Then why didn’t I see it ?”, Wufei yelled angrily. “Because you loved him”, Zechs answered very quietly. Wufei looked down. He was slightly shaking. There was so much going on in his head right now. Treize. Treize’s treason. Treize’s inviting hand, asking him to come to the other side, in the name of their love. And Zechs’s comforting hand, Zechs beautiful blue glance on he other side. It shouldn’t have been hard to decide. And actually it wasn’t, for Wufei’s mind. But what about his heart ? “I loved him”, Wufei repeated. “You are correct with the past tense.” “Are you sure of that ? Because if you’re not …” “I … I know I am not in love with him anymore. But I can’t ever forget that I once was.” “I am not asking you that.” “It would be so much easier, though.” “And so much duller”, Zechs said lightly. Wufei suddenly looked up, his jet-black eyes flashing briefly red and piercing the blue ones in front of him. “I don’t know what is happening to me, Zechs. I don’t even know what I feel for you, but if one of them touches you, they won’t live long enough to remember.” Zechs took the Chinese boy in his arms. Wufei resisted first, but soon gave in. It felt so good to be in those arms right now. “Eternal life sucks sometimes, doesn’t it ?”, he said very low. “Probably a bit. It’s so much easier when you’ve found someone to share it with.” Zechs suddenly pushed Wufei away from him, holding him at arm’s length. He looked up and down, his face suddenly a bit apprehensive. “I am scared too, Wufei. But I won’t fly away. Not now that I’ve found you.” “What are you afraid of, exactly ?” “That you might put my hair on fire if I piss you off ?”, Zechs joked. “Stop playing silly !”, Wufei exclaimed. “Sorry, couldn’t help myself. Duo has a very, very bad influence on me.” “Clearly. I hope you don’t intend to make this kind of lame jokes when we get together ? Or I might seriously consider putting your hair on fire to make you stop.” “When did we suddenly get together ?”, Zechs asked. “When I kissed you, I guess. I think this is what Quatre would call ‘claiming you as mine’.” Zechs’s face became very serious. He looked shyly up, cursing at himself for feeling shy. How long had it been since he had said those words last ? “I am, you know.” “You are what ?”, Wufei asked, confused. “Yours.” Wufei smiled. A wonderful, quiet smile, expressing all the happiness of the world. “Treize never told me that”, he whispered. “I bet he didn’t. He had an annoying tendency to consider you his private property. Like you were a pet or something like this.” “But you won’t”, Wufei smirked. “I don’t want to. You are a powerful being, Wufei. You are beautiful. You are … I can’t even find words to tell everything that you are. I’ll be honored if you let me share at least a little part of your existence.” When Wufei spoke again, his voice was a little hoarse, and tears were moistening his eyes. “Thanks.” Zechs opened his arms, and Wufei snuggled into the warm embrace. They stood like this for a long while, just listening to each other’s heartbeats and smelling each other’s essence and power float around them. “We’ll fight them, and I’ll kill him again”, Wufei said. “That’s all he will have gained. He gets killed twice instead of just once.” “You’re ready for it now ? You know he has new powers, it could be more difficult.” “I have new powers too. If I need it, I could even call Nataku to help me.” “Don’t put yourself in danger for me, please, Wufei.” “We are in danger up to our necks, Zechs. It’s a bit late to worry about that.” “You know what I mean. It is not worth it.” Wufei looked up. “Love is worth everything, Zechs.” “Who taught you that ?”, Zechs asked, raising his eyebrows. “Quatre, of course. Who else ?” “Yeah, that was a stupid question.” There was a pause. “Then it means you love me ?” Wufei blushed furiously. “I suppose it does”, he grumbled. Zechs laughed out loud. For one thing, Wufei hadn’t changed. Expressing emotions was definitely not his forte. “It’s not that difficult to say, Wufei. Three words. Very simple. I-Love-You.” Wufei smiled evilly all of a sudden. He blinked once, and the temperature raised a bit more. “I am a very slow learner. I think I need a teacher to help me.” Zechs fell into the game. “All right, I can be your teacher.” Wufei took off his white Chinese blouse and pushed Zechs on the bed until he was on top of him. “My teacher is way overdressed”, he said thoughtfully. “Let’s see what I can do about that.” While Wufei was busy unbuttoning his shirt, Zechs held up his right hand and undid the tie that held Wufei’s hair back, making it fall all around the young face. Wufei began to tease the broad chest displayed under him, kissing, licking and biting alternatively. Zechs couldn’t control the moans of pleasure escaping his mouth. That was not at all how he had expected to handle things, but then, it was probably better that way. He decided to let Wufei take care of everything. If nothing else, it would reassure the young spirit on the fact that Zechs didn’t intend to use him in any way. Although being ‘used’ was beginning to look quite pleasant, he thought. **** “Why can’t we go see the Hellmouth now ?”, Quatre asked. “Well, it would be a bit too obvious in broad daylight”, Willow said. “And we need to sneak in, because it’s guarded. It gives us time to get some spells and potions ready anyway.” Buffy was sharping stakes and knives. Trowa was sitting on the couch and Quatre was straddling his lap and looking outside in the same time. Willow and Tara were deep in witchcraft books. “Who is guarding it ?”, Heero asked. “Demons ?” “No, the police”, Xander said. Heero looked at him interrogatively. “Cops”, Xander tried. “The ones who arrest the bad guys and put them into jail ?” Both Duo and Heero looked puzzled. Xander gave up. Those spirits had absolutely no cultural references. “We’ll go as soon as the sun sets”, Buffy stepped in. “It won’t be very long now. And Willow is right, you kinda stand out in a crowd, you know ?” “Do we, now ?”, Duo guffawed. “How strange …” “Baka”, Heero said under his breath. “I heard that ! Make it up to me right now !” “How ?” “Kiss me ?”, Duo asked, making his best impression of puppy eyes. Heero rolled his eyes, but kissed Duo nonetheless. Trowa and Quatre looked at them with happy smiles, while every human in the room suddenly found something insanely interesting, like the fireplace or the carpet, to look at. “I want one too”, Quatre demanded. Trowa complied to his will, until all four spirits were stopped by a loud ‘hum hum!’. They stopped what they were doing. Buffy was glaring at them. “I don’t know about your customs, but here, people usually cuddle in private.” “We are in private”, Quatre said. “We know everyone here, don’t we ?” “No I meant, just the two of them together.” “The two of who ?” Buffy sighed in exasperation. “Just get cuddly somewhere out of my sight, okay ?” “Why ?” Buffy raised her hand in defeat. “Alright, I give up. Just do whatever you wish, I know in three days it’s gonna be over, one way or another, and there’s a good chance I won’t ever see you again.” They all jumped when they heard a mewling sound suddenly escape Quatre’s lips. The blond spirit had closed his eyes and was panting. Apparently not in pain, though. Trowa frowned. “Quatre, what are you doing ?” “I was just checking on Wufei and Zechs. I was worried they would have a fight or something.” “And ?” “Definitely not a fight”, Quatre gasped, a low ecstatic moan escaping his mouth. Trowa smacked him on the top of his head. “Will you stop that ?? Leave them alone, you little hentai !” “What’s he doing ?”, Willow asked curiously, not seeing Tara’s violent denegations in her back. Duo smiled. “Cat uses his empathy to know how we feel when we’re not all together. Just to be sure we’re okay. Looks like he got in Wu and Zechs’ mind at a bad time.” “Don’t be silly, Duo”, Quatre said between short breaths. “Bad times don’t feel like this !” “Stop it !”, Trowa said again. “You jealous ?”, Quatre asked with a smile. “Yes ! No one should be able to make you feel that way except me ! Now get out of their feelings !” “Trying …” “Not hard enough !” Duo chuckled. “Do you remember the time he did this with us, Hee-chan ?” Heero turned completely red and punched Duo in the stomach. “He is feeling whatever they are feeling right now ?”, Buffy asked. “Ooh yeah”, Quatre said in a strained voice. “I am.” “Stop. Now. Or I punch you. I don’t want to know how this is gonna end.” Quatre shot a look at Trowa. The Healer shrugged. “I think she’s serious, Quatre. And I could even let her do it.” Quatre pouted, but his eyes flashed briefly golden. His breathing eased, and he leaned on Trowa, locking his arms around the taller spirit’s neck. “That was … intense”, he said. Trowa closed his arms around Quatre, still frowning. “Are you mad at me ?”, Quatre asked in his most purring voice. Trowa’s frown disappeared. “I am”, he said weakly. “Don’t try to change the subject.” “I’m not”, Quatre kept on. “I’m just wondering if I could find a good way to make it all up to you.” He began to nibble on Trowa’s neck. The green eyes went wide as the Healer lost his breath. “What did I say ?”, Buffy cut in suddenly. Quatre stopped his task and looked at her. “Sorry”, he said. “We’ll get somewhere else.” And they both vanished in a green an golden light. **** “Dorothy-sama ?” Dorothy looked up and motioned for Lucrezia to come into the living-room. “I have the information you requested”, Lucrezia said. “I’m listening.” Lucrezia took out a paper. Dorothy wondered why Lucrezia always needed to write things down when she could have easily stored the info in her head, but she brushed the thought away. “There are records of girls being Called to fight the forces of Darkness in this dimension specifically. Nowhere did I find why some girl is chosen instead of another. They are called Slayers.” “And miss Summers would be a Slayer ?” “Yes. She began her activity four years ago. It seems that things have been a little confused since then. Apparently, there are two slayers in activity when there should be only one. I can’t see what happened very clearly, but the other slayer is not here.” “Could she be a threat to our plan ?” “The tales I have seen refer to some special powers, but it seems it is mostly physical. Which would explain why she could damage Relena. But she’s probably unable to do any real damage.” Dorothy dismissed Lucrezia with a wave of her hand. “Very interesting”, she said to herself. “I’m sure you knew what you were doing when you asked for her help, Zechs. But then, I have to find out why you even sought for her help in the first place.”
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