| Disclaimer: I don�t own any Gundam stuff in any way, shape or form. Demon of Light Duo slumped to the ground in exhaustion, nearly dropping the sodden mass of burned skin and mangled feathers he had brought with him. Sobbing quietly, he brushed tangled black hair away from a pale, heart-shaped face, the same face he had worn like a mask for so long. It was a beautiful face, though now it looked like a statue, not the feral creature that had saved his life. Grunting with effort, he staggered to his feet, nearly slipping as the mud tried to hold him in place. �Almost there�� he panted, leaning up against the gate of one of Quatre�s many estates. �God.. I hope someone is there.� Fighting his way up the steps, he pressed his nose against the doorbell, determined not to let his burden touch the ground. As he stood there with the cold rain sending shivers down his back, he was almost unconscious by the time the door was opened. �Heero?� he stared in numb shock as saw his beloved standing in the doorway with a haunted expression and a gun leveled at his heart. It was more than Duo could take. Losing his balance, he fell to the cold marble, unconscious. Heero looked down at the figures sprawled on the cold stone, his hands shaking. He threw the gun away from him as he slid to his knees. Carefully pulling silver feathers to one side, he exposed two beautiful faces only inches from each other.. one was the love he thought he lost, alive and breathing. The other was the love that had run away, laying cold and completely motionless, obviously no longer alive. Heero threw back his head and screamed like an animal. *** Duo blinked in the painful brightness, trying to focus on the figures that surrounded him. �He has a lot of bruises, scrapes, , and he�s underweight. Other than that he seems to be in perfect health.� unable to turn his head to look, he closed his eyes and concentrated on trying to understand what was said. A voice sounded from his left. �The other body they brought in.. what was it?� clenching his fists, he tried to fit a face to the voice.. or a name. �I have no clue.. Master Quatre demanded it be buried with respect, though the science team was collectively tearing out their hair trying to get him to change his mind.� A name floated to Duo from the darkness.. Rashid. �Go ahead and give him the sedative.. he needs to rest until those nutrients are absorbed into his system.� Trying to force himself up, he felt the sting of a needle drag him back into unconsciousness. Glowing green eyes winked into existence. =Hello Duo= formed in his mind as he scrambled backwards. Blinking in shock, he reached out a hand to caress the ears of a small black kitten. �You�re dead.� He said in disbelief. With a disinterested look, the kitten sauntered closer. =There are many forms to existence. To accept a form and exist in that form, you must accept the constraints of that form. My physical form may be �dead� now, but I still exist.= Purring softly, the kitten settled into Duo�s lap. =I must take that form back when there is something binding me to it, but loving Heero was very painful It changed me in ways I cannot understand. I have no place in the world as I am now.. and no reason to go back.= Stroking her soft fur, Duo tried to absorb what she had said. =I may love Heero, but I have no place with him. You belong with him. Take good care of him...= Green eyes slowly closed, leaving Duo alone in his mind. �Duo, wake up.� Opening his eyes quickly, he found himself looking into the most beautiful blue eyes he�d ever seen. Smiling and content, he reached up to run his hands through the soft, brown hair above him, the details of his dream dissipating as he gazed at the man he loved. �I can�t believe I�m here with you again.� Duo pulled himself up, resting his head against Heero�s warm chest. �I Love you, Heero Yuy.� �You shouldn�t.� Heero said, wrapping his arms around the thin frame. �I thought you were dead.. I betrayed you by loving another. You should hate me.� As Heero waited for judgement, he felt Duo shake. Finally catching the faint sounds of suppressed laughter, he turned with a stony expression and started to leave the room. �Do you remember when you first told me you loved me? We sat together in the moonlight.. you pulled my hair out of my face, and said that all of your heart that hadn�t died with Duo was mine.� Braid twitching, Duo laughed harder, tears slowly streaming down his face. �You said you�d never loved a woman before, and that you couldn�t believe how beautiful I was.� Looking into Heero�s shocked eyes only made Duo laugh harder. Grabbing him by the shoulders, Heero�s burning eyes bore into his violet ones with frightening intensity. �I think you�d better explain.� Duo controlled himself with difficulty and smiled up at the one he loved. �It all started with a prayer�.� *** A dark figure made it�s way down a set of cold marble stairs. Holding a lantern loosely, he ignored the religious motifs around him, concentrating only on putting one foot in front of the other. His goal lay to one side of a huge gallery of similar objects. Rows of stone boxes lay side by side in dusty remembrance. Most of the tombs bore the name of �Winner� somewhere on their intricately carved sides. The one he was looking for was unadorned, save for a small angel resting upon the lid. �Well you finally escaped me, didn�t you.� Shivering in the chill air, the figure carefully leaned against a pillar, setting his lantern gently on the ground. �I tried to forget you.. but you had to come back. Not for me but for my friends. I could never teach you what love was. I didn�t even know. � He brushed his hair out of his face, his bright green eyes piercing the dim lighting easily. �When Quatre left me.. I thought you�d come back for me. I dreamed you�d come back to kill me, to finally take me away from this weary existence. You are my demon after all.� Shivering harder, Trowa reached over to run his hands over the smooth lid before him, wincing at the searing pain the touch caused him. �I know what love is now, but it doesn�t matter. Life doesn�t matter since I can�t share it with anyone. I always belonged to you, my demon.. even though I didn�t know it. I�m just sorry that I had to hurt Quatre to figure out that I�d sold my soul.� �Quatre still loves you, you know.� The feminine voice that came from behind him sounded like light.. and death. �You may belong to me, but your heart doesn�t.� Stalking towards him, she stopped only inches away. �You know I can�t resist you, why did you bring me back?� Fear trickled down Trowa�s spine as he felt soft wings come up to wrap around him. �I belong to you and I can�t be with him.. I only caused him pain when I tried. You haunt me too much. You own the part of me that is human.� Trowa gasped, feeling her lips move softly up his neck.. wincing as her fangs found brief purchase in his skin. �But Trowa, I don�t want you anymore.� She teased, breathing lightly in his ear. �I want someone who�ll love me� You don�t love me.. I�m a part of you, you will never love me like I want to be loved.� Folding her silver wings back behind her, she walked over to perch on her own tomb. �Unfortunately I�m yours.though. Flesh of your flesh as it were. Besides.. who would want me? Who would want their own, personal Demon?" Her eyes burned with a vulnerable pain that Trowa had never seen before, not even in his own eyes. �I would.� A dark figure stepped out of the shadows, holding an ancient sword forward in a gesture of surrender. Throwing back his head, Wufei stood tall and proud, his attention completely caught by the naked angel before him. Trowa ran between them, kicking the lantern and leaving them all in darkness. �No. Wufei, I can�t let you. You don�t know what it means. � Two sets of green eyes glowed identically in the darkness, blazing their pain forward in a rush of light. �I won�t let you buy my freedom with your own.� Trowa sobbed, grabbing his demon and holding her tightly. Wufei smiled slightly in the darkness, carefully sheathing his sword. �I do know what it means, Trowa. It means I will have the woman I have desired since the first time I saw her.� Untying his hair, he held out his arms. �I don�t care what she is, I have wanted her from the moment she came to Heero, all beauty and grace and passion.� Walking carefully forward, he stopped within inches of four glowing eyes. �I wanted her to be mine� I believe I love her. She makes me feel like no one ever has.� With an ironic smirk, Wufei looked carefully at Trowa. �I guess that means I love you also.. if she�s your demon. So, for both of our happiness, will you give her to me?� Green eyes gazed carefully at each other, weighing what had been said. �I will if you tell me what you were coming to do down here, bringing that.� Trowa said, nodding at the weapon at Wufei�s hip.. Wufei�s eyes instantly hardened. �What do you think I was going to do? Kill you?� Laughing sharply he unbuckled the weapon and threw it against a wall. �The only person who had made me feel since my wife died was dead.. what do You think I was going to do?� Trowa nodded slowly and stepped away from the winged figure. After a moment of indecision, she hurled herself into Wufei�s waiting arms, allowing him to pull her close. As the fire died from Trowa�s eyes, Wufei�s suddenly glowed with a dark fire, coming to match those of the woman he held in his arms. �Thank you.� He said, nuzzling her hair softly. Shaking, Trowa watched them kiss, growing more passionate with every second.. He felt more himself than he ever had., but felt like he was losing himself as well� Suddenly a vision of a blond-haired angel came into his mind.. His angel was waiting for him. His lovely angel of light. Making his way up out of the darkness, Trowa went out to find Quatre, leaving two demons smiling in the darkness, illuminated only by their own light. |