Oh, there are so many things I could say here, but really, what it comes down to is that this one is finally finished. *whew*
Dark Bond Part 9
"Quatre? Wake up please!"
Quatre blinked. His vision was blurry, his head hurt like hell. What had happened?
"What are you? Some kind of beast? Put him down right now!"
The voice was strident, cutting through his head like a chainsaw, making him wince.
And yet, he knew he had to focus on it.
"He was going to touch you!"
"He's my friend! Drop him right now Wufei! He's already hurt!"
"He was planning on taking you away!"
"Because you didn't let me send the message to my brother!"
Quatre groaned and put a hand to his head. Couldn't they both be a little quieter?
"Because you're being stubborn!"
"I am not! You're being rude!"
"Quatre? Are you all right?" That had been in his head. But it didn't sound like Irea....
"My head hurts..."
"I'm almost there." A wave of comfort, soothing the pain in his head, washed over him. "How is Duo?"
Quatre turned his head, squinting. He could make out three shapes, but they were blurry. He blinked several times, trying to bring them into focus.
Relena was standing beside the man who had attacked them, Wufei she had called him, her hand on one of his arms. He had Duo in his grasp, lifted up by his throat.
Duo was unconscious, blood leaking from a wound in his forehead.
"Not good." He told the voice in his mind. He sat up and winced as his head protested. "Put him down!"
Wufei dropped Duo and turned towards him with a snarl. Relena rushed to Duo's side.
"Don't touch him!" Wufei snapped at her.
"You can't order me!" She snapped back.
"He was here to take you from me! I can kill him if I want!"
"Try it," Quatre said, managing to get to his feet and focusing Wufei's attention back on himself. "And his lifemate will rip your heart out."
"I'm not afraid of some weak woman," the other said, but his voice sounded less angry. "So he is bonded. What about you? You are also here to take her from me!"
"Because you stole her away from her brother. He's worried about her." Quatre kept his voice level, tried to keep himself from swaying on his feet. It was hard to sound authoritative when you looked like you were going to fall over.
"And because you want her for yourself!" Wufei stepped towards him menacingly. "Don't you?!"
"I already have a lifemate," Quatre rolled his eyes. "Trust me, one is plenty."
Wufei stopped, confusion crossing his face.
"You see?" Relena snapped. "Admit you made a mistake!"
"We're here!" Was all the warning Quatre had before the door exploded, sending pieces of wood scattering around the room.
"Duo!" Heero was suddenly beside his lifemate, gently gathering him up in his arms. "I will kill you for this!" He snarled at Wufei, who now looked more confused. Relena looked shocked for a moment, but then she grinned.
Quatre didn't have much time to take this in before he was also gathered into a fierce embrace. Without thinking, he wrapped his arms around his lifemate's waist and rested his still-aching head against Trowa's shoulder.
Fingers gently began to rub his head as Trowa turned his attention to Wufei.
"Is this how you were taught to treat your lifemate? Steal her away from her family and attack her friends?"
"Me?" Wufei gasped. "She's the one who was not properly raised! She refused the bonding!"
"I did not!" Relena shook her head. "All I said was that I needed time! I didn't refuse the bond!"
"Time for what? We're bonded!"
"And we're total strangers! I wasn't about to go off with someone I barely knew! Even lifemates should be courted!"
"Courted?" Wufei choked. "What for?"
Relena opened her mouth to reply, but Quatre lifted up a hand. He stepped out of Trowa's embrace. "Please," he said. "No more arguing. My head can't take it, and Duo needs healing. Let's all go back to the Prince and get him to sort it out. Please?"
"I agree." Heero stood up; Duo carefully cradled in his arms, and headed for the door.
Trowa reached out a hand to Relena. "Will you come with us my lady?"
Relena rose to her feet but before she could grasp Trowa's hand, Wufei had taken hers. "You are my lifemate, I will escort you to your brother."
Before Relena could reply, Trowa nodded. "Thank you, that means I can attend to my lifemate," and he reached out to pull Quatre back into his arms.
Wufei blinked, but Relena smiled as she dragged Wufei after Heero and Duo.
"I haven't agreed to this you know," Quatre said, his head resting on Trowa's shoulder again.
"I know." Trowa's fingers stroked the back of his neck. "You're hurt. How long will it take you to heal?"
"Depends how much damage was done. Not long, I hope." Quatre sighed. Trowa nodded, then bent and picked Quatre up carefully.
"I'll take you back then." He rested his cheek against Quatre's head for a moment. "How long will it take you to forgive me?"
Quatre closed his eyes. "Depends on how sorry you are. You really hurt me, you know, thinking this was some kind of disease..."
"I know." Trowa's arms tightened for a moment. "We should go."
"We should." Quatre took a deep breath, and then tilted his head up just enough to brush Trowa's lips with his. "Thank you for helping me."
Trowa's lips curved in a faint smile. "You're welcome. I hope you allow me to do it again sometime."
~*~
Duo felt something gently touching his forehead, easing the pain away, and sighed. He shifted a bit, trying to get comfortable. He was stretched out on something soft- a bed?
Beloved?
He opened his eyes, squinting for a moment, and then smiled. Heero was bent over him, concern in his eyes. He looked past Heero, recognizing the room as the one they were sharing in Zechs' home. They must be safe then. But how had he gotten here?
"Duo? How are you feeling?"
"Like someone hit me with a truck." Duo licked his dry lips and blinked again. The pain was fading though. "What happened?"
"Wufei thought you were there to take Relena from him."
"Wufei being the one who threw me into the wall?"
"That would be the one. He tossed you into the wall and then clocked Quatre."
Duo blinked. "And do I even want to ask what happened to him?"
"You might, since the last time I saw him he was being lectured by three women in the proper way to court a lifemate." Heero grinned.
"There's a proper way?"
"It was news to me too." Heero laughed. "Apparently, Wufei saw Relena, felt the connection, and assumed that his lifemate would welcome him with open arms."
"That poor deluded man."
"Shh. Relena admitted the connection was there, but she was not about to just go off with him. After all, she didn't know him."
"And so he just took her."
"Yes. I suspect, like you were, he is somewhat close to turning. He was desperate and then to have his lifemate refuse him..." He shook his head. "You know how possessive we are. Add that to the need he must have felt, and then add it to a total ignorance about women, well... you see what happened."
"Is it better now?"
"Somewhat. Relena has managed to get it through his head that she will accept the bond, she just wants to get to know him a bit first. Thus the lecture."
"But if he's close to turning?"
"Quatre did bring that up. Relena has said that she'll accept the bond part, but there had better be some wooing after."
Duo grinned. "I'm sorry I missed all of that."
Heero touched Duo's forehead gently. "Me too. I was very worried about you. I told you to be careful."
"I was!" Duo protested, pulling Heero down on the bed beside him.
"No," Heero said as he curled up beside his lifemate. "You weren't. From now on, you are never going out alone again."
"That's not fair," Duo frowned as he pillowed his head on Heero's shoulder. "How will I feed?"
"Off of me, I will make sure to have plenty for both of us. Speaking of-" Heero tilted his head to the side.
"I know," Duo sighed, and leaning forward, let his lips brush Heero's throat. "You don't mind?" He murmured against Heero's skin.
"It is my pleasure, and you know it." He shivered as Duo's teeth nipped him gently.
You still can't guard me every moment.
I can try. Besides, Heero tugged Duo on top of him, banishing their clothing with a thought, that way you can always keep your eye on me too. He caressed his lifemate, delighting in Duo's shivers as his hands touched sensitive places.
Good point. So, are we returning home tomorrow?
If it pleases you, though I don't think Quatre and Irea will be coming with us.
Quatre gave in?
Not exactly. Heero sounded amused. But I'm sure he will eventually.
And Irea wants to stay with her brother.
The Prince is hoping she will find a lifemate among us.
I hope she does too. One of Heero's hands found a place to linger, making Duo gasp.
How are you feeling beloved? Well enough?
More than. Duo finished and licked the wound in Heero's neck, his saliva closing the small cuts. "So we go home alone with only each other for company." He raised himself up a little and smiled. "I hope you won't be bored with just me."
Heero flipped them over, pinning Duo to the bed, kissing his lifemate gently.
I doubt I could ever be bored with you around, beloved. There are so many things I want to share with you it will take ages to go through them all.
Duo smiled against Heero's lips. Then we'd better get started. Heero's mouth coaxed his open, urged him to taste as his body pressed tighter against Duo's.
So we should....
OWARI
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