Duo’s eyes were burning like flames and he was smiling viciously, sharp fangs visible. He pulled Trowa’s hands away from his neck and suddenly shoved the taller boy all the way back to the other side of the house. Trowa hit his back really hard and almost fell, but his strength was too great. He quickly got his balance back and stood up straight, lips forming a satisfying smile.
“That’s more like it, Duo Maxwell.”
Duo’s eyes were still burning and slowly held out his hand. The stick Trowa knocked out of Duo’s hand flew back to its owner.
“Fighting against you would be enjoyable, but I’m afraid we don’t have any time for that now…… Quatre’s in trouble.”
Trowa quietly said with his emerald eyes. But Duo’s eyes were still red with fire.
“You said you weren’t here for a fight, but you suddenly attacked. How can you expect me to trust you?”
Duo growled, with his sharp stick ready to strike. Trowa sighed and looked angrily at Duo.
“Because Heero has already made his move…”
Duo stopped and froze in place. His red eyes began to cool down and returned to violet-blue. He stared at Trowa, dumbfounded.
“Wha?…………. Why?…?………… What do you mean!!??”
Duo yelled and snatched Trowa’s collar, his face now filled with fear.
“……Rather than asking questions, I suggest you go to him…. Now.”
Trowa didn’t have to repeat twice. Before he can blink, Duo was already gone. Trowa looked out from the door and saw the small figure running at lightning speed and then jumped on top of a roof of a building and then to the other, and then so on… until he was nowhere in sight.
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In the dark narrow street, Quatre leaned against the wall and breathed hard. There were people still hanging out in the streets to drink, but they all thought Quatre was just another drunk student and didn’t even bother to help him.
“..…….Duo..”
Quatre whispered and looked up at the sky. It was dark and cloudy…. And very cold…
He held tightly on his coat and started to walk again. He was barefoot and only wearing nightgowns underneath, but he was desperate to go home.
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“What… What do you want!!?”
Quatre held his aching neck and yelled as angrily as he can. But only got an smile in response.
“Oh Quatre…. Do you know how long I’ve been waiting for this day?”
The dark figure took a step closer, and Quatre sat up on the bed and leaned back. He was sweating with fear and anger.
The reason Duo suffered so much…..
…Was standing right in front of him.
“I was watching you ever since Duo held you in his arms at that church. Turns out he is a very good mother,” Heero chuckled, “and you turned out to be a beautiful and a very intelligent young man, just like him.”
Quatre eyed Heero mysteriously. He knew baby Quatre was alive, but didn’t kill him with the rest of the kids.
Quatre thought for a while and suddenly looked up at Heero in disbelief.
“See? Look how smart you are.”
As if he read Quatre’s mind, Heero smiled and touched Quatre’s soft blond hair.
“You… purposely let me live…. so that…he—”
Heero just smiled and continued to stroke the golden strands of hair. Quatre glared at him with disgust and hate. He shook his head away from the cold hand.
He was afraid he might have made Heero angry, but the cold blue eyes remained emotionless and lips curling upwards.
“Do you hate me, Quatre?…”
Heero slowly took Quatre’s chin and made him look at his cold eyes. Quatre didn’t answer, but the look on his face was obvious.
“Quatre,” Heero chuckled softly, “…that is why you have to protect him, Quatre. You have to protect him from me….. as long as you live.”
Heero’s face was coming closer. Quatre squeezed his eyes shut, terrified.
But he slowly opened them when no pain came. No one was present except Quatre, sweating and breathing hard on the bed.
“Wa…. was that a dream?..”
Quatre thought, but that idea quickly faded when he felt the bruised neck.
Quatre slowly tried getting up from the bed when a piece of paper came flying and landed gently on his lap. It was the note that fell out of Quatre’s suitcase.
Sorry I couldn’t come with you, Quatre.
But I can not let him get away with what he did…
Be good and stay out of trouble.
Love, Duo
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“Duo!!…”
Quatre quickly grabbed his coat and dragged himself to the door.
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Quatre’s breathing was getting heavier, and his throat was throbbing with thirst.
No matter how many times he fell, he would struggle around and search for something to lean on and get up, and start walking again.
“…Duo….. why….?”
Tears were beginning to flow from the aquamarine eyes. He was now in a deserted street with no one around to help him.
He was heart-broken when he heard the true purpose of his life, but more so when he read the note from Duo.
It was almost like…. he was betrayed.
“Duo…why…..”
Quatre felt his blood flowing away and his body was getting horribly cold.
He was dying…
“….Why did ..you…. leave… me?…..”
Quatre fell on the ground like a lifeless puppet.
“………..re…. Quatre!!”
Quatre heard Duo’s voice from the distance and thought it was a dream. He slowly closed his eyes.
“Quatre!!!”
But it wasn’t a dream. Quatre felt warm arms embracing him and a familiar scent.
He slowly opened his eyes.
“…Duo……..”
Quatre tried to smile, but he had no control of his body anymore. He saw violet eyes shimmering with tears and feeling of sorrow enveloped him.
Quatre remembered the cold emotionless words. He watched Duo saying something to him and embracing him tightly.
It was that moment when Quatre realized he wanted to be with him forever.
“..Duo….,” Quatre used all his remaining strength and spoke, “I… I want to…. go…….. with… you….”
Duo’s eyes were wide with shock and shook his head. He held on Quatre tightly, continuing to shake his head.
“…………Duo…. please…… take…….me…. with you..”
Quatre was begging Duo and started to sob. Duo choked on his tear and closed his eyes. He felt Quatre’s body getting colder and colder.
Duo opened his eyes and pulled Quatre away from his chest to look into his eyes.
“Sorry…. Quatre….. I’m sorry.. that I--”
Couldn’t protect you from him….
“You don’t have to be sorry….”
Quatre wanted to say, but he felt his life was draining away from him.
“Quatre…”
Duo pulled the lifeless body in his arm and bit his own wrist. The smell of blood tickled Quatre’s nose. Duo brought his bleeding wrist to Quatre’s mouth, which was quickly bitten and sucked on.
It stopped Quatre from dying, but the flow of the blood wasn’t fast enough to warm up his body. Duo thought of the alternative way, but he knew it was very risky. He looked down at Quatre who was slowly sucking on the small amount of blood, and made up his mind.
He brought his unoccupied hand to his neck and slashed it with his nail. He yelped a little from the wound.
“……Quatre..”
Duo tried pulling his wrist away, but was quickly snatched back by Quatre who was sucking fiercely now. Duo sighed and pulled Quatre up with his wrist in his mouth. He slowly brought Quatre’s face to his neck. Quatre soon detected the scent of sweet blood flowing freely from Duo’s neck. He pushed Duo’s wrist out of the way and devoured hungrily on the freshly opened cut. He wrapped his arms around Duo’s neck and deepened the cut with his fangs.
He sucked nonstop, but Duo kept stroking Quatre’s hair tenderly.
He remembered when he was turning into the un-dead, and Heero was doing exactly the same thing. His eyes were filled with tenderness and warmth…. Duo wondered if Heero felt like this when he was giving his blood to him.
“Father Maxwell….”
Duo quickly shook his thoughts away when he recalled the horrific images of his nightmare. A nightmare that he thought and hoped was over.
But it wasn’t.
It has just begun……
Duo felt weary and tired. Quatre was still sucking his blood and the thought of dying came across his mind. But Duo didn’t mind. If Quatre was the one killing him, he couldn’t find a happier death.
He fell on the ground, Quatre on top of him and forever draining Duo’s blood.
Duo smiled weakly and slowly closed his eyes.
From atop the building, a tall figure quietly watched the two lost souls, with somewhat pitiful eyes.
Part 4:
Nightmare Revisited
Back Fanfics
Sorry Quatre…. I turned you into the UN-DEAD!!(Beethoven’s Symphony No.5 playing in the background)
Just in case people might get wrong impressions, I LOVE DUO!! He’s my all-time favorite guy* I seem to torture him a lot in my fics… But by reading my fics, a lot of people deepen their love for him. (but deepen their hate for the writer *_*;)
Sorry, Duo-lovers that hate to see him getting tortured. That’s just how I am.
EEEeeevvvillllll-----. Muahahahahah!!!
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