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One and Only Part 11
It was almost midnight when Heero, Trowa, Quatre, and the five servants from Yuy manor finally arrived at the royal palace in Trasil. At that time of night, the entire palace was dark save for the occasional lantern that lit the long hallways. Rousing one of the stable grooms from a deep sleep, they left their horse as well as their belongings in his keep with orders that everything could wait until the next morning to be unpacked. Then, trudging exhaustedly up the front steps of the palace, they made their way to Heero's suite of rooms.
After saying his goodnights, Heero left his traveling companions at the door of their respective rooms before turning toward his own, hoping beyond hope that on the other side of the door at the end of the hall, he would find a beautiful, violet-eyed elf sleeping peacefully in the large king-sized bed. Entering the room as quietly as he could, just in case Duo was sleeping there, he suddenly found himself with a very sharp blade pressed tight to his throat.
"Yuy?" Wufei asked after a moment, his voice sounding groggy from sleep and holding no small amount of confusion.
"Yes Wufei, now could you please not cut my head off." Heero answered, almost laughing at the dark-eyed man's expression. However, he also felt a thrill of expectation since the constable's presence could mean only one thing. "I take it that Duo's asleep?"
"Yes." the young constable said with a nod toward the archway while sheathing his sword at the same time. "And has been since not long after we arrived this afternoon."
"Why? Is he alright?" Heero asked, the apprehension and worry clear in his voice.
"He's fine, just exhausted from the journey." Wufei answered as he ran a hand over his sleep-crusted eyes. "Sally looked him over and said he just needed rest."
"Hn." the blue-eyed man nodded thoughtfully, his eyes trained on the opening into the bedroom. "Anything else I need to know? He's not being... quiet again is he?"
"Oh no." Wufei laughed softly with a rueful shake of his head.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Oh, I'm sure you'll find out soon enough for yourself." The dark-haired man hedged with a huge smile on his face as he walked toward the door. With one final look toward the archway that divided the rooms, he turned the knob and opened the door. "Goodnight, Heero. I'll see the two of you in the morning." Then he was gone, the door being pulled shut behind him.
Thoroughly perplexed at his friend's actions, Heero stared at the now closed door for a moment before turning back toward the bedroom. Shaking his head, he decided that morning would be soon enough to try to figure out exactly what had happened, and he allowed his feet to carry him toward the soft bed and the small boy waiting therein.
Completely unaware of the tension that had permeated his body since the longhaired elf's departure; he was quite shocked when, at the sight of Duo's sleeping face and the gentle rise and fall of the boy's chest, his entire body seemed to collapse in on itself as the tension drained away, leaving an intense weariness in its place. Only sparing the time to strip down to his undershirt, he quickly crawled into the inviting bed before pulling the elf into his arms, sighing in contentment.
"H'ro?" Duo questioned sleepily, his eyes blinking partway open.
"Yes love, it's me." the blue-eyed man smiled and dropped a kiss on the boy's forehead. "Go back to sleep."
"M'kay." the boy whispered even as his breathing smoothed out once again. Snug in the warm bed with the elf's equally warm body pressed against his own, Heero let himself drift off to sleep as well.
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"What do you mean he arrived last night?!" Relena screeched at the servant kneeling in from of her, her face red with rage. She had awoken that morning with a definitive plan for putting the little elf in his place only to find that the plan would have to wait; Heero would more than likely take exception to her saying anything about his pet.
"That's what the groom told me this morning, my lady." the servant stated from her bowed position. "Lord Yuy and his entourage arrived at midnight last night."
"Well, well, so it was true then, he didn't want to leave his little whore waiting too long." Relena sneered but then smiled evilly, as a new plan hatched in her mind. "I guess I'll just have to go pay him a good morning visit then, now won't I."
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Safely ensconced in his warm bed, Heero was thoroughly enjoying the most amazing dream; thin, agile fingers caressed along the skin of his chest while an eager and willing little mouth began to rain kisses over his face and neck. In addition, his dream lover had the most sensuous voice as he purred seductively in his ear, "Heero, it's time to wake up."
'Wake up?' his mind scoffed. 'Why would he willing leave this wonderful little minx who was keeping him company in his dream?'
However, when those teasing fingers brushed across a nipple, he gasped sharply as his back arched and his eyes flew open, instantly falling into the violet pools that waited above him. "D... Duo?"
"It's about time you woke up, sleepy head." the elf purred with a smile while his hand continued to feather across his chest. Heero's eyes snapped impossibly wide as he realized that the braided elf's actions were what he had felt in the dream. He also realized the boy's small hand was still inside his shirt and that, because of what the boy was doing, he was currently in a highly aroused state. Forcing himself to act, he deftly caught the elf's hand, effectively stopping his movements.
"Heero?" Duo asked, his face showing his confusion as he tried to free himself.
"Stop, Duo."
"Why? Didn't you like what I was doing?"
"Yes, I did, too much actually." Heero stated which only seemed to confuse the longhaired boy even further. Sighing heavily, he gently removed the elf's hand from his shirt. "It's already hard enough to keep from touching you as it is. If you continue, I won't be able to control myself any longer."
"Good, that's exactly what I want." the violet-eyed elf stated, feeling his frustrations begin to rise at the frown that settled onto the blue-eyed man's face. "You know Heero, contrary to popular belief I'm not a child. I'm eighteen and I've known what sex was since I was sixteen. I also know what my preferences are, and in case you didn't notice, it's you."
"Duo..." Heero started, but it immediately turned to a moan as the braided beauty threw one leg over him before shifting until he was straddling his waist, the only thing separating them was the thin material of Heero's undershirt.
"Dammit, Heero. Stop acting like you have to protect me all the time; I know exactly what I'm doing." Duo said fiercely before his face softened and his eyes took on a more pleading look. "Please Heero, make love to me. Unless you don't want me that is."
"Oh gods Duo, of course I want you." the blue-eyed man said as his eyes trailed down the lithe body before him. The nightshirt the boy was wearing could not hide the fact that he was completely naked underneath nor could it hide the straining arousal that was pushing against the front. "Are you sure, Duo?"
"Yes Heero, I'm more than sure."
With Duo's reassurance, Heero placed his hands on the boy's thighs before sliding them up and under the nightshirt until he reached the slender hips. Casually brushing his thumbs across the skin, he relished the near silent moans that passed the violet-eyed nymph's lips. Meanwhile, with his hand now free, Duo began working at exposing the hard chest below him, raising himself enough to pull the undershirt from between them before sliding his hands beneath, immediately going for the two hard nipples, worrying them both with thumbs and forefingers.
While he gasped and moaned from Duo's torment of his chest, Heero slowly began sliding his hands up the silky smooth skin of the small elf's back, pulling the boy down as he did so. When those full lips finally came into range, he surged up and caught them in a passionate kiss, thrusting his tongue inside to battle fiercely with the elf's. Then further tightening his hold, he pulled that delicious little body flush against his own, causing their now uncovered and hard cocks to brush together wonderfully, wringing a moan from them both.
The feel of the man beneath him was making Duo lose his mind, and seeking more of that amazing friction, he began thrusting his hips against Heero's. As the pleasure increase, he finally broke the kiss after what seemed like an eternity, throwing his head back and moaning loudly before increasing the speed of his movements. Heero quickly realizing the boy was close to climax and since he did not want things to end just yet, he grabbed the undulating hips, causing the elf to whimper as he turned his passion darkened eyes to met the other's blue ones and pleaded softly, "Heero please, I need you."
"Have you ever--"
"Not all the way, but I know how it's done." Duo panted, still struggling to move his hips but the young lord would not release them. "Please, I want you to take me; I want to feel you deep inside me."
"I don't have anything to prepare you." Heero moaned at the lust he could hear in the braided boy's voice. Gently, he rocked his own hips against the ones he still held captive.
"I don't care, just find something, and hurry, please." the elf almost sobbed as the dark-haired man's movements sent shockwaves of pleasure through his system.
Releasing one hand from the grip he held on the elf's hips, Heero placed three fingers on the boy's lips. Instantly realizing what the man intended, Duo quickly drew the fingers into his mouth and sucked on them enthusiastically, making sure to coat them thoroughly in his saliva. Heero found himself groaning loudly as he struggled not to reach his own completion just from the feelings the longhaired beauty's mouth was giving his fingers and finally deciding the appendages were wet enough, he removed them before trailing them toward the elf's cleft. Just as he had reached the hidden pucker and brushed teasingly across it though, the door to his chambers slammed open, startling them both.
"Heero?" came the very distinctive sound of the one person in the palace that Heero would have rather never seen again. "Are you awake?"
Not waiting for an answer, Princess Relena pranced gracefully through the archway leading to the bedroom, stopping to survey the scene only once she was well inside. Still in shock at being interrupted at the most inopportune of times, neither Duo nor Heero had moved so much as an inch, leaving the longhaired elf still straddling the dark-haired man with one of Heero's hands gripping his hip and the other pressing tentatively against his entrance.
His eyes suddenly opening wide with embarrassment, Duo turned a most fetching shade of red and moved to slide off Heero's waist as the reality of what just happened hit him. However, not about to allow the infuriating woman to think she had won, the blue-eyed man immediately pulled the boy to lie flat on his chest before throwing the blanket over them both. Sending the woman an evil glare, he waited for her derogatory statement concerning the scene before her.
"Well, I see you're... busy." she said with a knowing smirk. "Shall I come back in a few minutes once you've finished with him?"
Frowning to himself, he wondered exactly what she was playing at. However, unable to see anything specific within her words, he settled for growling dangerously, "No, you may not. Now get the hell out and never enter my private chambers without permission again."
"Very well, I'll see you at breakfast then." she said with a pleasant smile before leaving the room.
"I'm sorry, Duo." Heero said softly into the mop of hair resting against his chest once she was gone. "I should've known she'd try something like this and barred the door last night."
"It's ok. Actually, I'm the one who should be apologizing." the elf said softly, his passion had cooled considerably at the interruption and now he was feeling decidedly foolish.
"Why would you need to apologize?" Heero asked but received no answer from the suddenly quiet elf. Feeling a chill pass through his spine, he raised his hand to stroke along the top of the boy's head. "Duo, look at me."
Apprehensive violet orbs peered up at him through a fall of chestnut bangs, waiting for him to speak. "Do you regret what we just did?" he asked quietly.
Sitting up suddenly, Duo began shaking his head vigorously, his braid flipping over his shoulder to land on Heero's chest.
"Then why aren't you talking?" Heero asked as one hand cupped the boy's cheek while the other picked up the length of hair, his thumb brushing over the silken texture. "Please tell me what's wrong?"
"I'm sorry I pushed you like that." the elf whispered, his face showing his misery as he stared intently at the dark-haired man's chest. "It's just that... when I woke up and you were here, holding me, it was like a dream and the next thing I knew I had to touch you and have you touch me. I couldn't stop myself and then I made you--"
"You didn't make me do anything I didn't want to, Duo." the man said, pressing a finger to the boy's lips and causing the boy's eyes to meet his in question.
"You mean, you really want me?" he asked, his voice sounding very small.
"Of course I want you. How could I not?" Heero said with a smile. "I am however glad that we were interrupted."
"But why?" the elf asked, a flash of hurt crossing his heart shaped face.
"Because I didn't have anything to prepare you properly." the blue-eyed man explained. "I could've hurt you and that's the last thing I want to do. Now I'll have the chance to make sure everything's perfect."
"Oh Heero." Duo said as he threw his arms around the man's neck and snuggled close. Wrapping his own arms around the boy's slight frame, they both reveled in the simple pleasure of being together once again. After only a few minutes though, Duo snickered softly before peering up at Heero with a mischievous gleam in his eyes. "So, do you want to try again? I seriously doubt if she'll be back for quite a while."
"No, I don't you little minx." Heero said with a mock glare before he slapped the boy's bare bottom, causing the elf to yip loudly. "I think we'd better get dressed and go find the others. We have plenty of time for this later."
Laughing happily, Duo slid off Heero before crawling from the bed entirely. Heero lay there stunned for a moment as he found himself marveling at the changes he now saw in the boy who had, up until a few days ago, only laughed and teased on rare occasions. The bright eyed and smiling elf he was currently watching was so different from the solemn and shy one who had left his home only two days ago. With a shake of his head, the blue-eyed man left the bed as well, pulling on his discarded clothing from the day before since all his other things were still packed on the horses. Deciding to question Wufei in regards to the changes since he feared that mentioning them to the elf could cause the boy to revert to his original composure, he waited while Duo pulled on the pants and shirt he had found in the wardrobe.
Once he was dressed, the blue-eyed man walked over to stand behind the elf, taking the tattered braid in his hands before pulling the tie off the end and unraveling the swirling mass. Using his fingers, he combed as many of the tangles and snags from the knee-length, chestnut strands before deftly rebraiding and retying the hair.
"Thanks, Heero." Duo said with a beautiful smile meant only for the young lord after the man tossed the rope of hair over his shoulder for him to inspect. "You've gotten nearly as good as me at this."
"Hn, I've been getting a lot of practice." Heero said before leaning down to capture the boy's lips in a torrid kiss, leaving them both panting when they finally broke apart.
"We better leave now." the braided boy said with a leer. "Or we're not going to at all."
Chucking softly, Heero took the beautiful boy's hand, lacing their fingers, before pulling him toward the door while inside he felt his heart swell to near bursting with happiness.
Walking hand in hand down the hall, they stopped in front of the door to Trowa and Quatre's rooms, knocking softly. Surprisingly, the door was opened almost immediately and they were greeted by a bright eyed and smiling blonde doctor. At seeing the longhaired elf standing slightly behind his dark-haired friend, Quatre pushed himself passed Heero before enveloping the small elf in a huge hug.
"Duo." he cried happily as he continued to hug the elf close. "I missed you so much."
It was a long minute more before he finally pulled away from the boy and eyed him carefully. "How are you feeling this morning? Are the burns ok?"
"Um, well, they are hurting just a little actually." Duo admitted sheepishly, peeking at Heero from the corner of his eye. "I think Sally put some of the cream on them while I was asleep last night, but they haven't had anything since."
"Well, it's a good thing I brought some extra with me since I knew it would be needed. Come in the room and I'll put some on for you." Quatre said as he turned back to the room, waving for the elf to follow. "No need to wake Sally if we don't have to."
"Ok." the longhaired boy said with a nod and moved to follow the doctor. However, before he could enter the room, Heero grabbed his hand, forcing him to look the other in the eye.
"Duo," Heero said softly, a hint of disappointment as well as worry tingeing his voice. "Why didn't you tell me you were hurting?"
"I had... other things on my mind at the time." the elf blushed and dropped his gaze to their connected hands.
"Oh." the blue-eyed man found himself saying since he could not come up with anything more intelligent. Raising his gaze from the small elf's bowed head, he found Trowa standing before them with a knowing smirk on his face, instantly causing him to blush as well.
"Quatre has relegated us to the hallway." the auburn-haired man said to his embarrassed friend before standing aside to allow the equally embarrassed elf to pass. Then striding out into the hallway, he pulled the door shut behind him and turned to Heero, the smirk still fixed firmly on his face. "Care to share?"
"No." Heero said gruffly and turned his attention down the hall in the opposite direction. Luckily, at that moment, the door at the far end of the hall opened and Sally walked out. Taking notice of the two young men, she headed in their direction.
"Good morning Heero, Trowa. How is everyone?" Sally greeted them.
"We're fine Sally, thank you." Trowa answered.
"That's good to hear. I take it your trip went well?"
"Yes." the green-eyed man laughed softly. "Given that we were being led by the slave driver here, it went very well."
"Slave driver?" Heero glared.
"Well, who else could've turned a normally thirty-hour hour trek into an eighteen hour sprint?"
"Hrmph." the blue-eyed man grunted as he crossed his arms over his chest while continuing to glare at his tall friend.
"I'm guess that since the two of you are out here that means Quatre and Duo are inside?" Sally asked, laughing softly at Heero's discomfort.
"Yes, Quatre was going to apply some more cream to Duo's burns." Trowa explained.
Bidding them both a farewell, the healer approached the door where she knocked softly before entering the room. Inside, Quatre was just removing the first of the bandages from the elf's arms, both of them turning at her entrance.
"Good morning, Sally." Quatre said, while Duo gave her a big smile in greeting as he continued to help unwind the cloth.
"I was just on my way to Heero's chambers when I saw him and Trowa in the hall." she explained as she approached them. "They explained what you were doing and I figured two sets of hands were better than one."
"Thanks; it'll make the application go much faster." Quatre said before turning back to the elf who had completely removed the last of the bandages. "Now, let's see how they're doing."
At first glance, both the doctor and the healer thought the burns appeared the same as they had for the past couple of months. However, as Sally was applying the cream, she saw something that caused her heart to leap in her chest.
"Quatre, look at this." she said excitedly, indicating a small section on the inside of the elf's right arm.
"Is that what I think it is?" Quatre said after studying the burn for a moment.
"Is what, what?" Duo asked, his voice sounding mildly panicked. "It's not getting worse is it?"
"No, Duo," Sally said with a bright smile. "This section of the burn has new skin growth beginning."
Scrunching his eyebrows together, Duo regarded her in confusion. "So is that good or bad."
"Good. Actually, it's better than good." Quatre exclaimed. "It's great, it means they're starting to heal, Duo."
"Really?" the elf asked, his eyes wide.
"Yes, Duo." Sally confirmed with a nod. "It would also indicate that your magic had begun to heal as well."
Suddenly, the braided elf began to sway on his feet and Quatre moved quickly to catch him before he fell, helping him to sit in a nearby chair.
"Easy," he said to the violet-eyed boy. "sit here and rest, I know it's a shock."
"My magic." Duo breathed in a mixture of hopefulness and disbelief once he was seated safely. "It's really coming back."
"Yes, but I don't want you to use it until it heals further." Sally warned seriously. "Using it too soon might slow or reverse what has already been done. If that happens, our only option will be to start the process all over again."
"Don't worry Sally; I won't use it until you say it's ok." Duo said with a nod of his head, his heart racing at the thought of having his magic returned. "So, does this mean I don't have to drink that disgusting stuff anymore?"
"Sorry Duo, but you're not getting out of it that easy." Sally scolded but the smile softened the reprimand. "Your magic may be starting to return, but you still need the medicine to help it heal."
"Damn." the elf muttered, causing Quatre and Sally to laugh. "Yeah, yeah, laugh it up. You're not the ones who have to drink that stuff."
"You know, Duo." Sally said, her eyes twinkling with humor. "If you'd told me you didn't like the taste, I could've added some honey to make it better."
"What?!" he yelled. "You mean you could've made that stuff taste at least halfway decent and didn't?"
"Sorry, since I've never tasted it myself, I didn't know it tasted so bad."
"Well thanks a lot." he grumbled, which once again caused the other two to laugh heartily. Before long though, the longhaired elf joined in with them.
Outside in the hall, the two young men looked at each other with puzzled expressions at hearing the laughter coming from the room.
"Should we go see what's happening?" Heero asked as a smile tugged at the corner of his lips.
"No, let them laugh." Trowa said with a smile of his own and a shake of his head. "It's wonderful to hear."
TBC...
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