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"SHADOWS AND LIGHT: AN UNBREAKABLE BOND" Written By: Stone Angel
Please see Prologue for disclaimer, ratings and explanations. ^_^ AN: Wow. Just one more chapter to go after this. ^_^ I like this chapter even though it's so bloody short. It is important.
SHADOWS AND LIGHT: AN UNBREAKABLE BOND:
Duo walked along the stretch of a town that was Atascadero. It was midnight. The skies were clear and the smell of people and night permeated the air. He rolled his head to the sides, stretching his neck and just walking. He had fed at home as he had not the will to hunt since Heero had... He nipped that line of thought in the bud. It was over. Heero, by now, after rejecting his letter, hated him and that was how he wanted it. He wanted Heero to hate him with every fiber of his being. It would be easier for both of them that way. It was why he had rejected the heartfelt note, returning it to their mutual friend with mechanical curtness, giving no indication that he was interested in seeing Heero again. So he merely walked, enjoying the stars and sights of the hills around the town as he moved along at a leisurely pace. For some reason he had wanted to come to this part of town. He knew that was because, deep down, he wanted to run into Heero again, but he didn't think it would happen. The sounds of people driving by in their cars were comforting in an odd way. 'Life goes on.' He thought as he smiled to himself, trying to counter the pain in his soul that tormented him every second of every day. After a few moments of leisurely walking down the long stretch of pavement, he heard a woman scream a few blocks ahead. 'Shit!' He took off at his fastest sprint to where he had heard the noise. He heard another shriek from a woman and turned in the direction, sprinting across the street to an alleyway. He analyzed the situation as he approached. He knew it was a ningen affair; he sensed no vampires. A group of four men surrounded a girl who lay on the ground, curled into a tight ball. She was curled thusly as they were trying to pull her arms and legs out. One of the men was trying to remove her skirt. They intended to rape her. Duo snarled as he ran at a human pace towards them, allowing them to know they were not alone in the hope of keeping them from going any further by distracting them. Three of the men turned to him as one kept his eyes on him, but never stopped holding the girl to the ground. One of them men, a tall and overweight young man, stepped towards him. "What’s up, Esse? You can go now. She’s in our hands." The others snickered and the girl continued to whimper, seemingly unaware that she had someone there to stop her attackers. Duo shook his head. "Leave now and I’ll let you live." The fat man laughed obnoxiously in his face. "You think you can take me, pretty boy?" ‘I don’t want to kill these people in front of the girl. She’s been through enough, and I don’t think witnessing four murders would be a good thing.’ Duo thought to himself, ever thoughtful for innocents. He growled but the man was too stupid to take the hint. The imbecile struck out with a left uppercut to his chin with enough force to throw a human back a few feet. Standing and raising his Ki to give him more strength, he let the man’s fist connect with his chin. He did not allow his head to snap back or even his eyes to blink. Merely took the blow. The sound of bones crunching was music to his ears. The man recoiled in fear and pain and cradled his broken hand. After a moment of stunned silence from the man and the others that all had wide eyes, Duo smirked slowly. "Leave. Now." The men all nodded and ran out of the alley.
He turned his attention back to the distressed woman on the ground, walking to her slowly, crouching and placing a gentle hand on her shaking shoulder. "It’s Ok, now. It’s alright. They’re gone. I’ll take you home, alright, Miss?" The girl was quiet for a moment and she did not uncurl from her ball, sandy colored hair hiding her face. Then, slowly she rolled over a little and peeked up over her knees. "SHIT!" Duo exclaimed as he jumped back, unconsciously hiding himself in shadows, an instinctual response. The girl he had just saved was none other than Relena Dorlian. She startled at his shout but looked about to see that her would-be attackers had fled. She sat up, shaking and holding herself. She looked back to Duo who had wide eyes and was too stunned to do much more than gape at her. The shadow in which he stood was dark, but it was by no means pitch and he knew she could see him. Even so, the slight darkness gave him a sense of comfort. She started to babble about vast amounts of money as reward for saving her but then suddenly stopped. Her eyes widened and she gaped back at him. ‘Shit.’ "S…Sara…?" She asked and then looked over Duo’s form. "S… Who are you?!" She demanded, angry for some reason. Duo rolled his eyes. "I’m just a guy here to take you home and make sure you don’t get attacked again. Let’s go." He moved forward to take her arm, but she scooted back. "You… You’re SARA! But… You’re a GUY! WHAT THE FUCK?!" "Ladies should never speak such words." He said as he waited for her to stand so he could take her home and be done with it. Protecting innocents was his life. His purpose. Even if he hated a particular one with a fiery passion, he had to do it. "I want explanations!" She shouted, her lack of manners and self-centered nature apparent. She did not even thank him once! "Now!" Duo growled. Fine. The little bitch wanted answers? He would give them to her. "Ok. But you asked for it. Heero was not interested in you. He and I are lovers." He lied to her, using present rather than past tense for the verb. "So he asked me to pretend to be a girl and say those things to get you off his back!" The girl was pale by now and merely stared at him with wide eyes. "Are you satisfied?! Don’t you get it?! He’s gay!" Her eyes became even wider. "No! That can’t be!" She shouted as she gripped the sides of her head, pulling her hair as she shook her head vehemently against what he had said, her eyes squeezing closed. "No! Heero is not gay! He’s not sick like that!" Duo growled, earning her attention. "You’re right. He’s not sick. But he is very gay. And very uninterested in you. Accept that fact and move on." He didn’t tell her that Heero was actually Bisexual or that they were no longer together. He figured that this would keep the girl from returning to her pursuit of him. His last gift to his former lover. She shook her head again. "You two can’t be together! It’s not right!" ‘FINALY *SOMEONE* AGREES!!!’ He thought bitterly. "Whatever. That doesn’t change the fact that it is so." She stood and pointed a finger at him. "NO! Heero was fated to be with ME!" She shouted in rage. Duo wanted to laugh at that insane train of thought, but he merely glared at her. "Whatever, Relena." He turned and walked out of the alley, away from her, figuring the crazy bitch could get herself home or find help from another ningen on the street. "People make their own fate." He said over his shoulder. He mulled over the words as he left the alley and silent girl, walking to his car many blocks ahead. He had said the words. He was unsure if he believed them or not. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surely you didn't forget about our dear Relena did you? (gags) I hate her. Dear lord I hate her. Ok. the next chapter is long and very complicated, a lot happens and it's my favorite chapter in the way of action. Not action-movie action but action still.
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