Slave to Love Part 17
Failure
Dekim smiled as the people below him cheered as Heero was dragged forward. The prince was under weight and his prussian eyes glared at Dekim with a burning fire which would send a normal man running away with his tail between his legs but Dekim believed himself to be a stronger man than that, after all he had played with Shinigami and lived.
Heero's hands were chained behind him and rags covered his body but still the people cheered for him and he looked forward to tonight when he would be able to round his men up and finally rid the world of the evil known as Dekim. Glancing round showed no familiar face to Heero and he briefly wondered where the others were and if they were all right.
"My dear subjects." Dekim cried and the crowd quieten. "This is Gods blessing that Prince Heero returns to us, safe and sound, however he is a traitor and didn't stay to protect his people and that deserves DEATH!!!" The crowd booed at Dekim's word but the old man smiled. "However I wouldn't consider doing such a thing to Your Beloved Prince. Therefore until Heero learns respect for me he will work in the kitchens and will be lower than an ant in this kingdom rankings!!!" A few people laughed, those that were Dekim's supporters laughed and others shook their heads as Heero was pulled away.
* * *
"This isn't right!!! If Heero is working in the kitchens then we can't escape!" Duo groaned letting the curtain fall back into place hiding them for Dekim's view as he and Heero walked pass.
"We can still try, can't we?" Quatre asked, his hand gripped tightly with Trowa's.
"We must."
"You won't be getting very far though." An ice-cold voice whipped out and a stone steel hand curled around Duo's wrist.
* * *
Dekim strolled beside Heero as the guards dragged Heero forward.
"My Lord."
Lady Une came marching forward, in her hand was Duo's slender wrist and she tugged him forward none too gently.
Heero gave Duo a quick look over, checking to make sure that Duo was all right.
"Yes Lady?"
"There are traitors about." She hissed jerking Duo forward and shoving him on to the floor.
Dekim smirked as Duo raised hell fire eyes to glare at him. "Do not worry Lady, things will be fine. Won't they my pet?" Dekim sneered at Duo.
Duo bit his tongue, refusing to speak.
"Won't they!!!" Dekim snapped.
"No." Duo glared back, his anger getting the better of him.
"Very well, Lady Une, do the honours for me will you? I have to talk to the Prince here."
* * *
Duo was taken to a tower and hung by his wrists from the ceiling, his toes a few inches off the ground and Duo cursed himself for being so small. Lady Une watched the helpless boy try to break free of his chains but the solid metal cuffs held and Duo was left panting there. She stepped away from the door and suddenly she wasn't Lady Une any more.
"Listen to me Duo." She whispered.
"Huh? You're an enemy." Duo spat.
"I wish to help you."
Duo spat on the ground by Une's feet.
"Duo, my life is safe, yours, Heero's and all of those that you love are in danger."
Duo looked up and met her gaze. "You turned me in. You stopped us for getting the fuck out of here!!!"
"Dekim will be up here soon and I will pretend to be loyal to him. He only lives while I work for him. I will not save his life any more times. It'll be up to you to kill him."
"You are going to help us?" Duo asked, disbelief running clear in his voice.
"Yes. I will get a message to Heero and it will be done at dinner tonight. Heero will be safe among friends in the town and so will Relena. You must be the one to carry this out."
Then the door opened and Dekim walked in.
"Well, well, well, what have we got here." Dekim snarled Duo. "Lady, leave us."
"As you wish Milord." Une bowed to Dekim and hurried out.
"I think it's very sad Duo that you believe you can escape from me." Dekim reached over and picked up a black leather whip. Duo's whole body tensed. "It isn't possible. You belong to me and even when I'm dead you'll still belong to me."
SNAP
Duo yearn to cry out as the leather slapped him round mid stomach but he bit his tongue once again, refusing to please Dekim by crying in pain.
Dekim circled round behind Duo and ripped off Duo's skirt. The black material fell in shreds at Duo's feet and Dekim eyed the creamy white flesh hungrily.
SNAP
Diagonally across Duo's back laid a red mark and a burning pain raced through Duo.
SNAP
Again diagonally only the other way to the first one. The point at which the two marks crossed marked the centre of Duo's back and the centre of his pain.
Again and again the whip came down on Duo's bare flesh and Duo bit his tongue harder and harder until the taste of blood filled his mouth and he was force to spit it out, his blood dripping down his face and on to his chest. Dekim stepped round to face Duo again and leaned forward, his wet tongue lapped the blood from Duo's chest and he seized Duo's mouth biting on Duo's tongue drawing more blood for him to drink.
And the pain continued.
* * *
Relena sat on the king size bed waiting. Dekim had come and gone and she knew where. And sure enough after an hour or two of her sitting there alone the door opened and Duo's battered body was dragged in and thrown on the floor.
"DUO!" She cried and hurried to help her friend to his feet.
"W-w-w-wat-t-t-er p-p-plea-a-a-a-se-e-e." He slurred out, blood still fallen from the hole in his tongue.
Relena laid Duo down on the bed and rang the bell that sounded down below in the servant quarters for hot water. She also rang the bell that was heard in Sally's office and Sally would come straight away.
Sally arrived soon after Duo had fallen into unconsciousness and the water came soon after.
Sally checked him over, rubbing cream on the welts, which the whip had caused, and bandaging up the cuts that had been made to Duo's body.
"What happen? It's much worst this time than normal."
"Dekim found out we were planning to escape." Relena told Sally and Sally gasped.
"So he did this? Relena prepare the bath."
Duo's eyes fluttered open.
"Heero." He groaned.
"He's not here. Duo I'm sorry."
"It hurts." Duo moaned.
"I know it does love, it'll be over soon." Relena had returned to Duo's side and placed a cold hand on Duo's hot forehead. "Come on Duo, there's a bath for you over here."
* * *
"They tricked me!!!!!" Dekim yelled, his fist slamming into the table. "Prepare the Hanging Block for 9 people."
* * *
Relena had just dressed Duo who was floating in and out of consciousness when the door to their room slammed open and ten guards strolled in.
"You three are under arrest." The leader told them.
Duo came to quickly, his senses yelling danger at him.
"Why?"
"For betraying the King." The Guard told him.
"What?"
"Your execution awaits you."
The guards lead Relena, Sally and Duo down to the Throne Room, Relena and Sally walked with Duo in between them, the braided boy was fighting his own weary body and forcing himself to stay alert and he was swaying as he walked.
Once in the Throne Room they were joined by, Trowa, Quatre, Wufei, Dorothy, Lady Une and Heero. The 9 huddled together, Duo nearly collapsing as his legs gave way only to be caught by Heero and held in Heero's strong arms.
Dekim glared at them from his throne.
"You have all been charged with Treason! What do you say?"
"Kill the King!!!" Someone shouted out from the crowd.
"I will make an example of these 9, you will be hanged at dawn! Take them away."
TBC...
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