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"Duo's Demons"Written By: t-shirt Disclaimer: Gundam Wing and its characters are
copyright to Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu Agency, and associated parties.
I make no money with this fic. Rating: NC 17 Warnings: AU/Action/Adventure, Angst, fluff, non-graphic
lemon, ssssssap, yuckables ^-^ Pairings: Eventual 1x2, 3x4, background 1x5, attempted
2xOC but Duo isn’t having much luck getting laid *snicker* go figure Summary: An ancient Demon Lord is intrigued by
a child that one of his favored few finds after his family had been
annihilated by others of their kind. The Demon decides to keep the
child as his presence brings some relief from the overwhelming boredom
of his infinite reign. However, things change after a time in which
the amusing child grows into a devastatingly beautiful young man.
"Duo's Demons"
Ch 6 Surprisingly enough, Duo found he felt a lot better after his little talk with Shagu. The hopelessness that had filled him was eased by the idea that he might actually have some control over his own destiny for a change; this possibility had put a spring in his step and a smile back on his beautiful face. The sudden change appeared to upset his friends at least as much as his week long depression. ‘Duo?’ Hilde questioned when he bounced into the courtyard of their little school feeling much lighter than he had in days. ‘Hey,’ he chirped going so far as to kiss her lightly on the cheek. ‘What’s up? How’s the prep going? You need me to help hang the lanterns?’ he asked picking up a long string of the oriental looking lamps to detangle. ‘Umm, yeah, sure,’ she smiled as his happy grin began to infect her. ‘Solo’s already working on the trees out back. Why don’t you go help him?’ she suggested, chuckling softly as he confirmed and bounded away with a hand full of tangled wires and lamps. Well, at least he was smiling again. ‘Yo! Uno! Ichi! Une! Unes!’ ‘Duo!’ ‘Steady there big Kahuna,’ the braided boy laughed holding his arms warily under his friend who had almost fallen out of the tree when he rattled off his mocking litany of his name. ‘Jesus! You finally get laid or something?’ the blond boy groused jumping down to meet him. ‘Not yet,’ Duo smiled. ‘Hilde banished me to the yard to help out,’ he explained. ‘You ok?’ ‘Yeah, great,’ the longhaired boy grinned. ‘Think I might have some of this figured out is all,’ he offered by way of explanation. He really didn’t like making his friends worry. ‘Well, alright then,’ Solo returned, happy that he appeared to be making progress on whatever it was and they ended up spending a very enjoyable day together fighting with the lanterns that mysteriously kept coming loose at one end or the other. Setting up chairs that burned their hands because of the sun's hot rays and avoiding a multitude of other small mishaps that Duo appeared to be getting a major kick out of even when he was the recipient of the chaos. Treize arrived right on cue when the fires were blazing and the roast pork was filling the air with savory scents, the large flowers tinting the breeze with sweet nectars as the little lanterns glowed softly for the crowd. Duo had never seen the man before in person, but he was a damn sight more impressive than he’d thought he’d be. Zechs was also there and stayed close by the taller man's side where Duo kept a wary eye on him. This appeared to delight the longhaired man to no end. Whether he knew that Duo was aware of his origins or he really was just a pervert getting off on the attention was yet to be seen' but it wasn’t really all that high on Duo’s priority list. The blue eyed boy with the mop of chocolate hair that had just breezed in was however. He moved to join him' but the expression in Hiiro’s eyes stalled his advance, his heart tightening as the Demon Lord regarded him for a moment then moved off through the crowd alone. ‘Pissy ain’t he?’ ‘Shut up,’ the longhaired boy grumped ignoring the disembodied voice at his ear. ‘It isn’t really you if you’re interested,’ Trowa said' fading discretely into view. Duo stared for a moment then rolled his eyes at the ridiculous outfit of grass skirt and coconuts he was wearing. ‘Tis Wufei’s absence that angers him so,’ the elf informed him with a sadistic grin. Duo suddenly realized he hadn’t seen the shadow demon at all for the past week. ‘Where is he?’ he asked curiously. ‘Recovering,’ the imp told him with the greatest of glee. ‘From what?’ ‘That’s an interesting look on you,’ Zechs’ tenor interjected as he and Treize stepped up beside them. Trowa hissed and popped out of existence just like that leaving Duo standing there wondering if he were going to be expected to explain this phenomena, but the two taller men just chuckled. ‘So, this is Hiiro’s pet,’ Treize smiled. ‘We’re friends,’ Duo countered firmly refusing to drop his eyes even though he could now feel the presence behind the fake human façade. ‘Interesting isn’t he?’ Zechs purred. ‘Most amusing,’ Treize agreed eyeing his entire body in a way that seriously made Duo want to scrub his skin raw in the tub. ‘I told you this would be fun,’ the platinum haired man chuckled as Duo took a shaky step backward. ‘Who are you?’ the longhaired boy asked. Hiiro had told him Zechs was his brother, but Zechs appeared to serve this other man so who in the hell was he?’ ‘Never fear,’ Treize purred stepping closer to him, his blue eyes slowly fading away as his very iris appeared to smolder with a crimson fire. ‘I will be your deliverance,’ he told him, a strange set of horizontal eye lids blinking behind the fake human flesh making Duo’s skin crawl as he backed up and walked right into Hiiro’s chest. ‘Hiiro!’ he barked skirting his Master’s thin form until he was standing a bit behind him at his shoulder glaring at the two men in defiance. ‘Hiiro,’ Treize smiled chuckling softly. ‘It’s been much too long,’ he said, but Duo could hear the sarcasm in the words. Hiiro said nothing, only stood stock still staring blankly at them. ‘I can see why you keep him,’ Zechs interjected. ‘He’s very beautiful,’ he smiled eyeing Duo all over again. ‘It’s not like that!’ Duo growled. ‘Isn’t it?’ Treize smiled, but Hiiro only remained. ‘What is it?’ the taller man asked stepping closer yet, his mouth curling up evilly at the corners as he looked deep into the Demon Lord's dark blue eyes. ‘Don’t tell me you’ve actually fallen in love with him?’ the man laughed pulling back. Duo’s chest tightened, his entire world crumbling around him as the two of them laughed merrily at the idea and he awaited the denial; but it never came. Instead, a girl that was standing nearby suddenly screamed as the shadows around them sprang to life gathering and congealing between the Demon Lord and his antagonists until Wufei stood there in all his dark glory. Duo had never seen him in quite this light before, the very sight of his ebony eyes so intent in their purpose made him want to shrink away and find a hole to hide in, but his heart refused to allow him to leave Hiiro’s side. Treize was... less than amused. ‘This would be much easier if you would simply share,’ the ginger hared man smiled, ignoring the rushing humans around him. Most of which were trying to tend to the hysterical girl that had seen Wufei phase in. If he’d have blinked once he’d have missed it when a thousand shadows suddenly raced from everywhere, engulfing the pair and dragging them to the floor, the humans in their way being trampled and forgotten as is so many leaves and each intent on rending their prey limb from limb as Wufei howled and dove into the fray. Duo lunged forward only to find he couldn’t move more than a foot as his face and body slammed into an invisible barrier preventing him from going to the shadow demon's aide. ‘Wufei!’ he shouted, the sound of his voice lost in the turmoil of the rising din around them, yet Hiiro had yet to move so much as to blink an eye as he watched and then... something screamed. It was a horrid sound that literally made Duo almost toss his cookies, but his body wouldn’t even perform that simple function when his eyes widened at the site of a huge gray, red clawed hand breaking free of the mountain of shadows, its claws dripping with a sticky, ebony substance that Duo could only imagine was the life’s blood of the Shadow demon's dark servants as they fell in a sickening shower to thud on the ground and slowly dissipate. The horrendous creature attached to that hand rose slowly from the depths of the pitch dropping more of the shadowlings from its towering form, its ice blue eyes grinning as were its ruby lips as it tossed a long, thick main of platinum hair over its shoulders and turned its horrendous, fanged face upward roaring its fury to the night sky. Several people nearby fainted outright, others ran screaming in pure hysteria and a few, like the short, dark hared girl that stood immobilized not ten feet from the demons left foot froze in stark terror. ‘HILDE!’ Duo screamed flinging himself against the invisible shield. He realized his mistake too late as the demon grinned wickedly and his hand fell, striking the girl so hard she flew twenty feet back slamming into a palm tree and falling silently to the ground. ‘HILDE!!’ Duo roared slamming against the wall of his cage once again, busting his lip in the process and sending his blood splattering over the unseen barrier. He was just about to try again when Trowa suddenly popped in, grabbed the girl and popped out again. Relief lasted only an instant as the gray demon turned his attention on Hiiro. ‘NO!’ Duo growled as the huge hand came down again, his mind screaming in a moments reprieve as it passed through where Hiiro used to be. ‘As tactful as ever I see’ a strange voice reverberated in the air. It was familiar yet so foreign, Duo didn’t dare to believe but there was no mistaking it was the true tenor of his Demon Lord. He looked up horrified at the gray demon, his feet slowly carrying him backwards as his heart screamed its denial, but an instant later his eyes confirmed his worst fear as a ghastly crimson hand ripped through time and space itself, tearing a rift between this world and that allowing the Great Demon Lord to enter upon his will, his massive red leather wings spread to the heavens as he flexed enormous, vermilion muscles and sapphire lightning danced in ominous eyes that he turned slowly on Duo, his chest filling with a horrific terror the likes he’d never dreamed possible, the pain in his chest rising in him as a primal scream ripped from his throat and he hit the floor shaking and crying and covering his head as tears streamed down his face and his body was wracked by sheer terror and unmitigated sorrow. ‘You’ve lost him’ Zechs said in a silken, taunting tone as he flanked the Great Lord, but Hiiro refused to take his crackling eyes off the fallen boy nearby. ‘Fear not’ the huge gray demon hissed menacingly ‘We shall see that his death is not wasted’ he promised, lunging at his crimson brother. ‘NO!’ Duo roared, his head snapping up just in time to see Hiiro’s right hand snap out and close painfully over his brothers face, his long, scarlet fingers slowly squeezing until the gray demon was growling and writhing in pain, and thick lines of bright red blood trickled from both where the Demon Lord's black claws dug into his flesh and the corners of both of his ice blue eyes, yet still Hiiro hadn’t turned his gaze from Duo’s small form and all at once he understood. For the first time in his life he really, truly, understood and had absolutely no doubt in his heart when he jumped to his feet and screamed at the top of his lungs ‘I love you!! Do you hear me, Hiiro!? I love you!’ he shouted advancing with each word toward the surreal scene, but his steps took a sudden fall as he found himself tackled to the side by a very determined, very frightened young man named Solo. He just barely caught a glimpse of the smile on Hiiro’s black lips before he roared so loud it shook the very fabric of the universe and tossed the gray demon two hundred feet in the air, his massive wings beating thunderously once, launching his mammoth form forward to slam into his brother so hard blood spurted out his mouth spattering the ground below, everywhere it touched hissing and sizzling as if pure acid had been dropped as Hiiro proceeded to royally kick Zechs' ass. ‘Hiiro!’ Duo yelled trying to get away from his friend. ‘Damn it, stay down!’ Solo shouted pulling him back down again. ‘NO!’ the longhaired boy growled, watching as Hiiro pushed his flailing brother in a downward spiral, the horrendous crash sending bits of splintered trees and earth flying in every direction as the impact dug a deep crater in the land. ‘DUO!’ Solo barked, trying to subdue his friend and getting himself clocked for his efforts. ‘Quatre!’ Duo bellowed as his friend blinked up at him unbelievingly holding his sore jaw. A moment later the faint outline of a very frightened looking sprite faded into view. ‘Get him out of here!’ the longhaired boy commanded not waiting for the reply as he turned on his heel and headed straight for the great, gaping, smoldering hole in the earth. ‘Hiiro! Hiiro!’ he shouted searching the rising haze for some sign of his Master, his heart leaping into his chest when he saw the rising of a crimson mound among the wreckage. He watched in silent amazement as the Great Lord pulled himself from the remains until he stood in all his magnificent glory, towering over the boy, the mire of his conquest clinging about his feet as if worshiping his greatness as he gazed silently down upon his young charge. ‘Hiiro,’ Duo whispered looking deep into his crackling blue eyes, all fear and doubt absent from his heart as he took a shaky step closer. ‘Tell me,’ Hiiro said softly, his chin raised in a self confidence that was absolute. ‘What do you feel?’ he asked revealing once again his terrible weakness where this small mortal was concerned. ‘I love you,’ Duo replied without hesitation stepping closer still. His mind and soul so completely enamored by the Great Lord they didn’t even see the softly rasping form of Zechs in the smoldering crevice, his body broken and maimed to the point it would probably take years for it to heal properly. Hiiro too, had all but forgotten his ailing brother, his eyes sparking a fiery sapphire glow as he kneeled and moved his massive face closer to the boy. Duo instinctively stopped and stepped back. ‘You are afraid’ Hiiro said gently, his eyes falling to gaze upon the earth as a deep disappointment washed through his indigo eyes. ‘Yes,’ Duo admitted steeling his resolve. ‘I am afraid,’ he told him reversing his retreat and walking up to Hiiro’s large crimson face. His hand shook as if it were in the jaws of an angry dog when he reached out to touch the Master's gargantuan cheek, but he didn’t stop and he didn’t pull away, the feeling of his cool, delicate fingers on the Demon Lord's thick, rough skin causing his heavily lidded eyes to slowly slip shut in pure pleasure. ‘But my love is stronger than my fear,’ Duo smiled caressing him before he moved to lay his impossibly small and frail body along the huge demon's face as his arms splayed out in what comically resembled a hug. There was a sudden stirring of the ethereal winds and then Hiiro’s human arms closed so tightly around Duo he could hardly breathe, but he didn’t want him to stop. Not even if it meant he would die right there and then he never, ever wanted him to stop. ‘I must go’ They were the hardest words Duo had ever had to hear in his life but he understood. There was no way for them to ever be together. Just holding him like this wracked his frail human form with pain and brought him to the edge of death. Even now he could feel his heart hammering so hard he was amazed it didn’t just explode and end it all right then. He had to let him go. It was all he could do to keep himself upright as he slowly pulled away. His eyes refused to look at him choosing a small spot deep in the crater where Zechs' body had lain, though now it was as empty as Duo’s heart. There was a small disturbance, a change in the fabric of time and space then a shifting of the breeze and all went quiet until Duo suddenly fell to his knees and began to weep.
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