Itooshi Hito No Tameni Part 3
Duo was having trouble breathing as he digested the latest news. His eyes were orbs of pure shock, then of hatred and anger. "Imperial...*what*?!" he choked, barely managing to get the words out in his furious state.
The guard was expressionless. "Imperial Concubine of the king," he repeated, feigning indifference.
The youth's lean body was like a tight string, one pluck and he would snap. Had the man known him better, perhaps he wouldn't have said what he did.
"Worry not, my prince, for you will like it without a doubt."
"So you expect me to just hop into his lap and let him do whatever he likes to me?!?!?!" Duo exploded.
"Duo-sama, please. Please don't make this any harder than it is. Heika-sama isn't bad, not really. He just..."
Duo growled an Eltwo[1] curse and stomped off again, the guards following.
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The harem baths were relaxing, and Duo couldn't help but enjoy it. He sighed, sinking even further into the water. He'd been surprised at the amount of dirt that had been soaked from his skin, though he really shouldn't have been, since he hadn't washed himself for longer than he wanted to think about.
Duo had not expected the baths to be so beautiful nor so grand. Warm waterfalls poured from an unknown source above into the enormous emerald-lined pool, on the floor of which graced a mosaic of tiny hand-painted, hand-placed tiles forming the shape of the Yuy family crest. Fruitful trees of different colors grew in abundance around the bath, and lush grass covered what would have been hard ground. All in all, it was fit for an emperor.
Duo sighed, swimming to the opposite side of the pool and climbing out. A pile of fresh towels was waiting for him on the bench and he dried himself off, tying one around his waist.
"You shouldn't do that. I was enjoying the view," a hatefully familiar voice purred from the shadows.
Duo whirled, white teeth slightly bared. "Pervert!" he accused venomously, "Do you have a habit of sneaking into women's baths and spying on them?"
Heero snorted and walked towards him. Uncomfortably close. Before Duo could tense his fist to strike, however, Heero had his wrist in a painfully tight hold. He slammed the long-haired prince into the wall, pinning him there with his own body.
"'Sneaking in'?" he smirked. "No, my pretty pet. This is the Imperial Baths, *my* baths. I'd originally planned to send you to the harem, but..." He gripped the elfin chin of his captive's heart-shaped face, "I think you're worthy to be here, hmm?"
Heero caressed the slightly rounded cheek, where the bruise he'd made earlier still stood out clearly. "We'll have to do something about this," he said quietly, as if to himself.
With his free hand, Duo slapped away the emperor's. "Don't touch me," he hissed, glaring for all he was worth.
Heero pulled back, smirking. "Yes, I was right. You *do* have spirit...a little too much it seems."
Duo didn't even have time to blink before he found himself lying on his back in the soft grass, Heero on top of him. He saw the wild look of lust in the other's eyes, and felt something hard press against his inner thigh through the thin towel. His mind flashed back to the time Wufei's army had invaded his castle and several of the soldiers had...for the first time in his life, Duo was truly scared.
"Iya," he whispered as Heero tangled his fingers in the long cascade of wet chestnut, lowering his lips to the tender skin of Duo's throat. "Iyana!"
Heero smiled grimly against his neck, letting a hand fall to Duo's hips, where he hooked his thumb into the towel. The prince began to struggle, only to have Heero grab both of his wrists and lock them securely above his head.
"Please!" Duo cried desperately. "Onegai! Don't! I'll do anything!"
With his words Heero was gone. He stood over the smaller boy's prone form on the ground as Duo shook uncontrollably, wrapping his long arms around himself for comfort. The young emperor was confused, to say the least. He'd expected fear, yes, but the waves of it rolling off of Duo was almost to point of being visible. Heero hadn't wanted to frighten him that much. Just enough to make him surrender.
Somehow his actions must have triggered something in Duo's mind.
At the loss of knowledge on what to do in such a situation, Heero did the one thing he KNEW. He turned and walked away.
TBC...
[1] Eltwo: Formed from L2; The Maxwell kingdom.
No, Wufei's soldiers didn't rape Duo. Remember, I said 'for the first time'.
*sigh* So much for keeping this fic under four parts.
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