Author: Shinigami195
Rating: R
Pairings: 1x2, 13+6, R+1, 5+2?
Warnings: AU, Evil Treize throughout.
Archive: fanfiction.net.
Summary: Duo is a psychic lie detector. He cannot stand direct skin-to-skin contact for very long because he would otherwise go insane and lose all boundaries of self from the memories he absorbs.
Everyday contact is generally avoided because it causes intense pain.
Duo is a highly prized, luxuriously stabled but extremely restricted prisoner of Emperor Treize's court. Then along comes Heero Yuy who brushes against him in the marketplace, and Duo, for the first time in his life, unexpectedly feels pleasure.
Untouchable Prologue
Emperor Treize was standing by his carriage when a boy brushed passed him. He turned to see who had dared touch him in that way. The boy was panting, only a few feet from Treize and his guards. The 15 year old Emperor snapped out his orders.
"Seize that boy!"
The boy, who had looked up to see Treize pointing at him, turned and ran. His small wiry body gave him the advantage of the chase as Treize's men hurried after him.
It had been later that day, while he was eating his evening feast with the other counties when the boy was brought before him.
The boy was a fire. Burning brighter than anyone else in the room. His unusual eye colour and long brown-copper hair (1) made him look like a match on fire.
As he was dragged forward, Treize noticed something about the boy, he was wincing a lot. As if the touch of the guards was burning him. Treize's eyes narrowed as the boy suddenly burst out crying, he tried to keep his sobs quiet but they racked through his whole body.
"Please, let go." The boy whimpered and the guards pushed him to the ground at Treize's feet.
"Who is he?" Treize asked.
"He refuses to give his name but we believe him to be a Psychic."
"What makes you think that?"
"He can't touch other people sir. And when he does it seems to hurt him."
Treize knelt down in front of the boy and touch the copper hair, pulling his face up.
"Your name?"
"Duo Maxwell."
"What are you?"
The boy, Duo, spat in his face.
Treize calmly cleaned his face with a napkin and then stood up to face his head guard.
"I do believe that someday this boy may be of use to me. Take him to the highest tower and give him a room."
"Sir?"
"He cannot sleep on the floor now can he? Oh and to make sure he doesn't try to escape, post a guard by his door, and give the guard orders that the only time he may leave the boy's side is when he is sleeping, or bathing."
Treize stepped away from the boy as his guards grabbed him and dragged him away.
"Get me Odin Lowe, I do believe he will be able to help me."
So that was where Duo was to live. A prisoner of the Emperor until the Emperor saw it fit to get rid of him. Not that Duo made life easy in the palace. For the next five years he spent his time plotting and planning ways to escape and nearly managed it on several occasions. When he reached the tender age of 10, Duo was given a friend. Quatre. An orphan Prince, whose parents and sisters had just been killed. With Quatre to distract him Duo gave up trying to escape and accepted life in the palace. After all it wasn't that bad.
On Duo's 16th birthday, he was brought forward into the court.
"Duo, I have looked after you for ten years now. I have given your clothes, food and a warm place to sleep at night. I do believe it is time for you to start earning your keep."
"You keep me as a prisoner." Duo snapped.
"You have the freedom of the palace and city."
"With a guard on my back!" Duo yelled.
"Ungrateful little brat!"
Duo looked away, his silvery-violet eyes narrowed.
"Listen Duo, all I need you to do is tell me what your power is."
"My power?"
"You can't touch people without seeing something. What do you see? What is it that you feel?" Treize asked.
"I am a Psychic. When I touch people I see their memories. Nothing is hidden from me."
Treize smiled. "That is what we thought. Mind giving us a little demo of what you can do?"
"What kind of demo?"
"Bring him up." Treize motioned to a guard.
The guard dragged in an old beggar man, dressed in rags but under his clothes was the making of something evil. Duo could sense it as soon as the man entered the room. Dark magic was at work.
"He says he is an simple old man. We have reason to believe he is a wizard. Tell me, what is the truth?"
Duo sighed and braced himself as he strolled towards the old man hanging between the two guards. His long hair hung down his back, almost like a snake as Duo reached out slowly, his hand coming to rest on the man's shoulder.
Duo's eyes closed and he took in what he saw. In his mind's eye he was dragged through the old man's life, all 94 years of it until he reached the man's younger life. He watched as the man was trained as a wizard and how the man sank deep into dark magic.
Duo let go and stepped back, panting heavily, sweat running down his face.
"He's a Dark Wizard, *pant* set to kill *pant* the Emperor."
Duo then collapsed on to all fours.
"Kill the old man!" Treize ordered, he turned his gaze to the boy kneeing in front of him and he smiled.
"I knew I was right to keep you. You are a treasure Duo Maxwell and I intend of keeping you here, as mine."
TBC...
(1) I know Duo has cobalt eyes and chestnut brown hair but I wanted to make it a little bit different ^^ don't flame me cause of it. Just tell me you don't like it and I'll change it! Easy enough.
Well what does everyone think? Comments please
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