Onto the Desert Kingdom Part 3
Trowa woke up slowly. He knew there was someone else in the room with him even before he opened his eyes. In fact that person was on his bed. He finally opened his eyes and looked into bright violet eyes smiling down at him.
"Don't you have a life bond to be with?" Trowa asked annoyed.
"Why do you ask? Upset that I woke you?"
"Yes." Trowa turned over onto his facing away from Duo.
"Tough. I'm tired of watching you and Quatre be angry with one another. It isn't right. You need to make up." Duo crossed his arms over his chest and pouted.
Trowa sighed. "Its not that easy, Duo. Maybe... maybe this was a mistake."
Before Trowa knew what happened he was laying flat on his back with an angry Duo hovering above him. "That's not it! You're scared that he is the one. You're scared that you don't fit in. Look Tro, I said this once before: you are my brother. Maybe not by blood but in other ways you are my family. I will not let you ruin your life because you have a fit of stupidity!"
"I don't fit in."
"I don't care. You are so much happier when you are with Quatre. I'm going to see to it you stay that way."
"I don't know if I can handle all the traveling to the lake." Trowa said lamely. Okay so maybe Duo was right and he was afraid that he didn't fit in. He didn't want to cause Quatre any problems.
"Stupid Human!! The lake moves. You don't have to go that far! It will COME TO YOU!!! You're throwing away your happiness because of a lake that will come to you. BAKA!!! He loves you and you love him. Be with him. Is that so hard?"
"His family wants an heir, Duo. How are we to do that?"
Duo threw his hands up in the air and sighed dramatically. "Arrrggggghhh. HUMANS!!! MORTALS!!!! ALL THINGS I AM NOT!!! You can be so stupid! All you have to do is ask the magical creatures of the forest to grant you a child made from both you and Quatre."
Trowa's eyes widened. "They would do that?"
"Trowa, after all you did for them, they would grant you immortality if you wanted."
"..."
"Yeah...." Duo got off the bed, and head for the door. "You need to love him and support him." With that said Duo left the room.
Outside the room Duo decided to take a walk. However the guards and other palace servants kept watching him. He was beginning to hate it. He figured they just never seen a magical creature before. But the watching eyes were making it harder for him to relax. So he decided to cast a magic spell and shrunk to the size of a pixie. Well, a standard pixie that is. It was more like a fairy, but fairies and pixies were cousins.
Duo flew around the palace. He found Wufei and Meiran. For once they weren't fighting. In fact they were doing something he never thought he'd ever see them do. They were making out! 'Go Wu-man!' Duo thought to himself. Duo then found the Sultana and many of her daughters out in the gardens. The rest he later found were with the Sultan in the main hall. He found Quatre walking with a girl towards the gardens.
'Must be one of his sisters.' He mused. 'Wonder where Heero is?' Duo used his life force to find his bonded. Which was easy seeing how they were practically sharing life energy between them. After bonding, they found that each of them felt more alive Duo didn't think that was possible. But he also felt more clam.
Duo flew through the halls knowing where to go. He turned right and saw what he was looking for. Heero was sitting in a large chair reading a book. Duo smiled, Heero looked so peaceful. He hovered there to admire his love. Then grinning to himself he flew down and sat on Heero's shoulder.
"Wha'cha readin'?" He asked.
Unfortunately Heero had never seen him in this from and was not prepared and jumped at the question. Then he looked at Duo and was in shock. "What the hell happened to you?"
"Nothin'."
"But... but you're small."
Duo giggled. "I thought you knew I could shrink."
"Iie. I did not. Thank you for telling me." Heero finished dryly.
"Sorry. You don't like it."
"I think I like your normal size. It's easier to hold."
Duo smiled and then flew down to Heero's lap. Once there he began to grow, until he reached his normal size. He then put his arms around Heero's neck. "Better?" He purred.
"Hai." Heero wound his arms around Duo's waist. Duo sighed and relaxed into Heero's hold. Resting his head on his shoulder. "What is wrong Koibito?"
"I talked with Trowa a few minutes ago."
"And?"
"And I told him he was being stupid. I told him that he needed to love Quatre and follow his heart. And I told him he was just scared."
"How do you know?"
"I know Trowa. He lived in the forest because he was scared to be around other humans. Now he is being thrust into living with them again."
"Why is he scared?"
Duo shock his head. "I'm sorry love, but I have no right to tell you. It is not my place. It is something that Trowa and Quatre will have to deal with. He needs to tell Quatre, so he can get over it." Duo sighed and snuggled up closer to Heero. "I want him to be happy." Heero said nothing but tightened his grip on Duo.
~*~
Trowa went back to lying on his bed. A few minutes later there was a knock on the door. "Come in." He turned his head and stared into aquamarine eyes.
"Hi." Quatre said shyly.
"Hello." Trowa sat up. "Did you need something?"
"Yes" Quatre climbed up onto the bed.
"What?"
Quatre climbed into Trowa's lap and kissed him deeply. After a while Quatre pull away breathless and looked into emerald eyes. "I need you."
"..."
"That is if you still want me."
"Yes. It's just... it's just I'm not use to things."
"Like what?" Quatre laid his head on Trowa's shoulder.
"People."
"People? I don't think I understand."
"In the forest there weren't many people. Just magical creatures. Duo's mom welcomed me, but she also made sure that I was left alone at times. Most pixies will hover around but Duo's mom made sure they didn't. It was nice. After awhile it was just me and Duo."
"So now I have brought you into the middle of a palace with tons of people and you're basically overwhelmed."
"Yes." Trowa sighed.
"I think I understand."
"I'm glad." Trowa closed his eyes thinking the conversation was over with.
"Do you want to go back to the forest?" Quatre whispered.
Trowa opened his eyes and looked a Quatre. Did he really want to go back? If he did there would be no one there with him. Duo will go back to the Kosh Kingdom. Quatre would stay in the desert. And the thought of being without Quatre made his heart hurt. "No. Duo has already told me that I was being a coward and that he wasn't going to let me ruin everything."
Quatre grinned. "Hm I'm glad. I love this place and I'd hate to leave for good."
"Nani?"
"What you thought I was going to let you go back to the forest without me? Think again, I am not letting you go." Quatre smiled and placed a kiss on Trowa's lips.
~*~
"So when do we go home?"
"As soon as the bonding ceremony is over."
"And when did they say it was going to be?"
"Next week I believe. Meiran, why are you in a hurry to get home?"
Meiran rolled her eyes and shook her head. "I thought we went through this. It's a nice vacation but we have duties at home."
"Your main duty at home is to provide a heir." Wufei looked back at his book.
"Yes, I know. But I wish to be home, husband. It will take a few more weeks to get home. I'm tired and bored and wish to be back in the palace and the gardens."
"Aa you're home sick." Meiran stuck her tongue out at him, and went back to what she had been doing. Wufei smirked he too was homesick. Even if home demanded a lot of him.
~*~
Duo snuggled closer to Heero. Holding on tighter. Heero wrapped his arms around Duo, pulling him closer. They sat on a couch in one of the family rooms just holding each other.
"What is wrong Koi?" Heero kissed the top of Duo's head.
"I was thinking that I would miss Trowa and the others. Mostly Trowa, he's been my family for a while. Now I will have no family."
"Baka." Heero tightened his arms again. "I am your family. You will still have me."
"Lovers and Brother are different, Heero. I know I shall always have you. And of course there will be children...."
"Nani? Duo we can't have children."
"Why not?"
"We're both male."
Duo giggled. "Ah silly humans, never think the same way. My love, I am a magical being; having a child can be as easy as a spell."
"You're kidding?" Heero's mind was turning. Duo could use magic to make an heir. "One of both our blood?" Heero asked.
"Oh yes, if you want. But I can't do the spell, we will have to see another to cast the spell."
"This is what you were trying to say earlier to the Sultan."
"Yes. Trowa was very well loved in the forest. Any creature there would grant him a child born of both Quatre and Trowa."
Heero tightened his grip. "You know how important that piece of information is?"
"No."
"Very." Heero then kissed Duo.
"You know you have a room." A voice said from the other side of the room. Heero and Duo looked over at the Dragon Emperor.
"Husband, they are still newlyweds." Meiran walked past him into the room. "I remember we were no different. I can still see the looks on some of your advisors' faces to this day." She giggled at the thought.
"Really! What did you do?" Duo asked.
"It's is none of your business." Wufei answered his cheeks turning slightly pink.
"Did you need something?" Heero asked.
"Yes. Do you believe that the bonding ceremony will still be held?"
"The answer to that question 'Yes'." All four turned to see the Sultana standing in the door way with three other ladies. The four stood up and greeted the Sultana. "Why do you think the ceremony would be cancelled Emperor Chang?" The Sultana sat down.
"It seems to me that your son and Trowa have been having some problems. Not to mention your husband the Sultan didn't seem too pleased with Quatre bringing home a male to bold with."
"Aa I see. However you are wrong. My husband has no choice but to agree with Quatre's choice. And as for their 'problems', well, I believe that it is only natural and it seems to run in the family."
"They'll be fine, Wufei." Duo chimed in and smiled brightly at the Emperor.
"You seem so sure Duo." Wufei stated.
"Ah yes Duo, is it? I am wondering if you could answer a question for me?" The Sultana turned her attention to Duo.
"Um... I'll try."
"How is it that my son and his chosen will have a heir?"
Duo blinked. "Eh?"
"You heard the question."
"I... I don't know if I should tell you." Duo looked around the room. "At least not here. This room has too many ears I think. If it will relieve tensions, I will gladly tell you and your husband in private."
"But not now?"
"I'm sorry, but it's just... it's just that if I told you I risk the lives of others and I can't do that." The thought of mortals running to the forest to ask the magical creatures there to cast spell for them sent a shiver through Duo. His mother had once told him that something like that had happened. He didn't really want to be responsible for it happening again.
"I see. Very well then how about you tell me if they really CAN have a heir."
"Oh yes, they can and will have a heir when the time is right."
"Thank you that is all. I also wanted you to know that the Bonding Ceremony will be held at the end of the week." With that the Sultana stood up and walked out of the room.
TBC...
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