"SHADOWS AND LIGHT: AN UNBREAKABLE BOND"

Written By: Stone Angel

 

Please see Prologue for disclaimer, ratings and explanations. ^_^

AN: Ok, I’m not sure what movie this is. I used to know but I forgot. Anyone have a clue? ^_^’ Um… I stole a line from “This Is Spinal Tap”. And I hate Julia Roberts with a fiery passion. Just to explain some things.

 

SHADOWS AND LIGHT: AN UNBREAKABLE BOND:

CHAPTER 9: OLD FRIENDS

Duo and Heero walked from the movie, laughing, as they took an abandoned street with a fenced parking lot that had voltage warning signs around it on one side and office buildings and restaurants on the others. Both had had a few drinks before the movie and were discussing just that.

"Well, at least the actors were TRYING." Said Heero.

"How could you say that? I honestly think they didn't think they were being paid enough. Everything was so forced. It was supposed to be a drama. I think it should be categorized as a comedy." Said Duo.

Heero laughed. "Ok. I can see that. It's just that I like Nicolas Cage. So I feel a bit partial to the movies he does."

Duo smiled. "I like Nic, too. But he must have really hated this project. For an Oscar winner to be that bad. I wonder if the director pissed him off or something."

Heero grinned and poked Duo's shoulder. "Would you have rather gone and seen that Julia Roberts movie?"

Duo stopped and began to choke himself playfully. "No! No! Anything but that!"

Heero laughed. "You really hate her, huh?"

"Yes. For someone I've never met, I hate her as much as I feel I can. She's sooo.... Grrr. That woman is the undead." Duo grinned.

Heero stopped in his tracks and looked wide eyed at Duo. "Hontou?"

Duo stopped as well and looked Heero dead in the eyes, a small smirk playing at his lips. "Yeah. She's like Keith Richards. She can't be killed by conventional means."

The two stared into each other's eyes for a few seconds before Duo began to laugh hysterically.

"You were just kidding, right?" Asked Heero, surmising that Duo's behavior was that of having told a joke.

Duo squealed. "Yes. I just hate that woman. And the whole 'undead' thing is bullshit. We are very much alive. As for her, she's as human as she'll ever be for a skeleton with hair."

"Yeah, she does kind of look like that, huh?" Heero grinned. "I never thought about it."

Duo laughed. "I look at people from a different angle. I notice stuff most wouldn't." He looked around. "I have to take a piss. Watch my back?"

Heero nodded and looked from one end of the street to the other, ensuring that should anyone come their way, he would be aware the moment they did.

He heard Duo zip down his fly, and water begin to hit the ground. He glanced at the source of the noise, blushing slightly. "Um.......Duo.....? You're peeing margarita."

Duo nodded his head and looked to Heero. "Uh, yeah, I don't really do much of anything to this kind of stuff. It just goes through me. I think the reason we can drink things like this at all is a matter of protection, same goes for the being able to swallow food. We get sick later, but at the time, it looks pretty real. It saved my skin a few times back in the day."

Unbeknownst to either of the two, Duo's ‘urination’ began to inch towards the fence.

A shock ran through Duo's body and he flew backwards with the force of it. He landed on his back, dazed.

"Duo!" Heero rushed to his side and looked him over. 'No burns. Good.' "Duo-kun, are you alright?!" He shook his shoulders, trying to get his attention.

Duo shook his head to clear it and winced. "Yeah."

"You sure? Dai ja bu ka?"

Duo looked up at him, a small grimace upon his gentle features as he placed a hand on the side of his head in pain. "Fine. I just hate getting my ass kicked by a fence."

Heero chuckled. "You must be alright if you can joke about this."

"Yeah. Nani? Electric?"

Heero nodded. "I guess so. How do you feel?"

Duo blinked, obviously still dazed. "Uhn. ...Ouch."

Wincing, Heero suppressed a shudder. "Yeah, I'll bet. Come on, stand up." He took a hold of Duo's hand, pulling him to his feet with ease. 'He's so light. How does he do that?'

Once standing, Duo looked around for a moment, seemingly looking for enemies.

"Duo?"

Duo looked back at Heero. "Gomen. I'm just a LITTLE bit out of it. I'll be fine though. ...I just feel like someone I know is here." He shook his head, zipped up his fly and he and Heero continued walking down the street. "So what do you want to..." He trailed off, staring blankly up the street.

Heero looked at where Duo was staring.

Two boys were walking towards them far up the street, both with a grace boy's their age should not possess. Heero took a closer look. They were not boys per say. They seemed to be his age. He gasped as a car came down the street from behind him and passed the boys.

The boys’ eyes reflected in the light, one's eyes a light, crystal blue, the other's an emerald green. Heero noted that only one green eye was visible. "Duo?" Heero whispered, instinct and knowledge making him fall into step behind the vampire when Duo walked slowly towards them.

Each pair approached the other, neither saying a word. At last, Duo stood a mere twenty feet from the pair of boys. Heero stood a few feet behind him, keeping a distance between him and the boys and more or less hiding behind Duo. The ‘boys’ also halted.

Heero studied them. One had platinum blonde hair and clear blue eyes. The other had light brown hair and bangs that fell into and for the most part obscured one deep green eye.

There was a long silence that seemed to Heero to stretch forever before anyone spoke.

Heero jumped as the blonde spoke. "Duo Maxwell."

Duo, who had been nearly statuesque with an expressionless mask, squirmed slightly. Then more. At last he grinned excitedly and bounded over to the two boys. "QUATRE! QUATRE! QUATRE! QUATRE! TROWA! TROWA! TROWA! TROWA!" He squealed as he bounced towards them like a colt. He embraced the blonde, the other embracing him back with a warm smile.

"Still the same old Shinigami, ne?" The blonde laughed. "So how are you? Too busy to call or write? I had no idea you were in town. Thanks for telling me."

Duo laughed. "I've been here for almost two years, Quatre. I never knew you were here. Last time I saw you was New York, back in the seventies."

The one named Quatre groaned. "Please don't remind me of that dreadful era. So what are you up to? Not stealing too many of my targets I hope."

Duo frowned. "Hey, is that any way to talk to an old friend? And besides, how long have you been here?"

Quatre seemed to count in his head. "Almost six years."

Duo smiled. "Oh? Which town?"

"Paso. I love it here. This town is so wonderfully bad at nightfall." Replied Quatre with a grin. "And you?"

"Templeton." Replied Duo with a scrunched up look. "But I mostly hunt down town."

"I see." Quatre looked over his shoulder. "Trowa-kun. Say something."

Trowa's eyes sparkled. "Hello, Duo."

Duo smiled and embraced him, Trowa barely embracing back. "How have you been, Man? Still on Quatre's leash I see."

Trowa said nothing but Quatre gave Duo a mock indignant look, punching him lightly in the shoulder, making Duo laugh. "Yeah, yeah. Yuck it up. I saw your little fence incident. Smooth, regal and dignified all at once."

Duo blushed. "You saw that?" He placed a hand behind his head. "And here I was hoping there were no witnesses. Do realize that you can never breathe a word to anyone." He said, mockingly threatening.

Quatre put up his hands and smiled. "My lips are sealed, tomodachi. Speaking of threats, I've been hearing rumors that Wufei is in town. Or at the very least, nearby. I think I felt him once, but I may have imagined it. What about you?"

"You kidding? Like I would know. When that guy doesn't want to be found, he won't be. And you know what he's like. I have heard the rumors, but I don't know if they are true or not. And I haven't sensed him." Replied Duo with a shrug.

Quatre looked over Duo's shoulder at Heero.

Heero suddenly became very uncomfortable. He felt torn between running to the safety of Duo or stepping back and away from the new vampires. Duo was definitely safe, but he was closer to the two. So he just stood there.

"Who is this?" Quatre asked, smiling warmly at Heero as if to reassure him he wasn't going to harm him.

Duo walked to Heero and took him by the hand, leading him to Quatre and Trowa. "This is Heero Yuy. Heero, meet Quatre Rababera Winner and Trowa Barton." Then, dropping the lighthearted smile, he spoke unto the two vampires with a serious tone. "He knows."

Quatre and Trowa looked to him, expecting the first move to come from him.

Heero was in shock. He didn't want to be, this should have been no big deal, he had known about vampires for almost three days now thanks to Duo. What was the problem? 'Um... What should I say?'

Trowa made the first move, extending his hand slowly so Heero would not startle, and gracing him with a small, warm smile. "Pleased to meet you, Heero-san." He said softly.

Heero took the hand and shook it, smiling, confidant that Quatre and Trowa were good people. 'Er... Vampires.' "Hai. Me too." He extended his hand to Quatre when Trowa released it.

Quatre took his hand and smiled brightly before looking confused. He slowly moved closer to Heero and peered into his eyes, as if searching for something.

"N-nani?" Asked Heero, taking a step back and pulling on his hand to no avail, eyes going wide.

Quatre held tightly to the hand that Heero was trying pull away, peering intensely into Heero's eyes for a long moment before grinning and releasing Heero's hand.

"Hello, Solo."

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Oooh, suspense?

(Silence)

Damn. They're gone already. Ah well.

The fence thing I got from some Adam Sandler movie. Don’t know which one. The guy peed on an electric fence and Eric(sibling) went ballistic about the fence kicking the guy’s ass. (shrugs) He’s weird.

You probably already knew what the deal with Heero was already. Everyone else did.

(wanders off)



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