[Oh, what can I do now
For the one I love?
There are no dreams that can't come true.
I believe in what lies ahead,
Because I believe that love
Will save us every time.]
Itooshi Hito No Tameni Part 2
Heero paced about his backchamber like a caged wild animal. His breath was heavy, his steps heavy, and his thoughts heavy.
"I HAVE to kill him!" he was hissing to himself. "I MUST! It's for the good of the kingdom." He quickly squashed the nasty little voice in his head that insisted it was NOT good for the kingdom.
In truth, the last thing he wanted to do with the shockingly good-looking Maxwell prince was kill him. But...what he DID want to do was most unacceptable.
There was a polite knock.
"What?!" Heero snarled viciously.
After a hesitant pause, Wufei's voice came through the door, a bit restrained. "Heika..."
Mind made up, Heero yanked open the wooden panels and pulled the astonished general in the chamber. "Wufei, listen carefully to what I'm about to tell you."
Wufei listened. The wise onyx eyes widened almost doubly and he stared openly at the emperor. "Heero, you mustn't!" he cried in horrified disbelief. "What will your people think?! Your late father! Have to forgotten your HONOR?!"
Heero seemed to not notice the other's slip of usual formalities as he racked his brain for a good excuse. "You know full well that the people of Maxwell Kingdom still do not consider themselves as my subjects. It'll show them who's in power."
Wufei sighed, unable to argue with that logic. "Yes, Your Majesty. As you wish." He bowed out of the room.
~*~
The corridors were dark, damp, and cold. And Duo shivered as he followed the guards--four in front of him, four behind him--to...wherever. Oh wait...Treize had said something about a slaughter chamber nearby. Now, the prince shivered from more than just the cold.
The head guard noticed the shaking, and asked, "Are you cold, Your Highness?"
Duo nodded stiffly, rubbing his arms. With a fatherly shake of his head and chuckle, the soldier pulled off his cape and wrapped it around the braided youth. When he signaled to continue moving, though, Duo didn't budge.
"Why are you being so nice?" he demanded suspiciously.
The blue-clad man turned to him, voice strangely mellow. "My mother was from your kingdom, as is my wife."
Duo opened his mouth, then closed it. "Where're you taking me anyway?" he inquired for reason unknown other than to change the subject.
The guard looked at him a little strangely, then began walking once more. "The harem baths, of course."
That stopped Duo dead in his tracks. "Nani?!?" he cried, voice resounding against the walls. "You want me to take a *bath*? With a bunch of concubines?!"
"Oh, not me. His Majesty gave strict orders to fully prepare you for...tonight."
Pale brown eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "...Tonight?"
"Yes, and the women have been told to stay out." The guard came to stand directly in front of the boy. "Prince Duo, you are to become an Imperial Concubine of the king."
TBC...
^____^; Yes, this was pretty short, but I've been busy lately.
*eyes sparkle* You see what I have in mind now? Huh? And Duo is not happy. *cackles*
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