Blue Forest Banshee Part 23
Foxtails
"Heero calls him akurei to his face, and Zephyrus doesn't dare make a move on him. He'd like to," Wufei continued, "but Heero's too strong. They're almost evenly matched in Magic, but Heero can change in a flash when he has to, and his Wyvern form is way stronger."
Duo rolled the unfamiliar word on his tongue. "Akurei? What's that?"
"It's Japanese," said Trowa quietly. "It means 'demon'. Zephyrus is from Japan, so he knows he's being insulted."
Duo nodded silently and picked up another french fry. "So, he's just bad news in general."
Wufei leaned over the table, his expression stern and serious. They had played the game with Heero, and it seemed that Heero had won. Not that they were ready to give up totally, but it was clear that Duo had more interest in Heero than in Wufei and Trowa, at least in the realm of 'relationships'. That didn't mean that they would allow Duo to walk into danger when Heero was elsewhere. It wouldn't be honorable. It wouldn't be friendship.
"Zephyrus is a duplicitous liar. He will use any means to get what he wants. And when he is finished playing, he simply discards his toys and goes on to the next."
Trowa continued. "He hasn't been around for a few months. The rumor was that he played with some Humans, some young females, and their male guardians took umbrage at his behavior. He left, rather than face censure."
Duo frowned slightly. Sometimes, he had to stop and figure out what Trowa was saying.
Wufei hissed impatiently. Trowa was being delicate, and this was no time for delicacy.
"He was screwing around with teenage girls, and their menfolk threatened to make a coat outta him!" he snapped.
"Oh!" That, Duo understood clearly. "If he got into trouble with girls, then what would he want with me?"
"He doesn't care," Wufei sneered. "Male, female; Human or Magical Creature, they're all the same to him. Beauty is the only thing that matters. He's tried almost everyone in the Castle!" He glanced at Trowa, who was picking the sesame seeds off his hamburger bun.
"That's true," Trowa agreed softly without looking up. "I was an idiot."
"No," corrected Wufei, touching Trowa's hand. "You were sheltered and naïve. Zephyrus is just a creep."
Duo looked from one to the other with wide eyes. Trowa?! And Zephyrus?! Bloody blast!
TBC...
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