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Darkness and Light, Death and Life part 3
Disclaimer~ I do not own Gundam Wing or any of the characters etc. that are associated. They belong to other, luckier people than I. :sob:
Warnings~ yaoi, violence, blood sucking, language, I think that's it... ... for now
Cold.
That was the first thing that came to his mind when he thought about where he was at that moment. Cold.
And dark.
Those were the only things he could get to register in his mind. Cold and dark. He knew that his eyes were searching the area, he could feel the muscles working, but nothing in his line of sight changed. It was just dark.
And cold, a voice in the back of his head reminded him again. It was then that he realized he was shivering, shaking in fact. He wrapped his arms around himself in a futile attempt to warm his body, rubbing his hands up and down his arms vigorously.
A breeze suddenly swept through the darkness, blowing his bangs into his eyes. He searched the abyss around him once more, hoping for any kind of change, or clue as to where he was. As he scanned the space before him an outline of a figure slowly came into his view. His eyes strained in the uneven light to make out the being that had joined him. As the figure approached, it got no more defined, but instead seemed to blend with the un-giving darkness.
He continued to rub his arms up and down, now more for comfort then warmth. The thing before him glided thru the blackness, finally stopping what he thought to be no more than two feet away. He could feel it's cold breath on his face, could hear the steady intake of air. He tried to focus on where he thought the eyes would be, wanting to know who it was. He could see that the mysterious person was only slightly taller than himself, and lean, though he did not look weak.
The head lifted and two dark blue orbs glowed back at him...
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Duo shot up straight in his bed, drenched in sweat. Outside the moon still hung high in the sky, the stars twinkled in a spectacular dance. But his heart raced. He struggled to regain his breathing, telling himself to calm down. After a few minutes of his own silent mantra, he managed to steady himself a bit and lay back on his large bed. /Who the hell was that?/ He searched his memory trying to find anything that he could link to his dream, but nothing came to mind. "Must just be my overactive imagination." he told himself as he closed his eyes. He brushed the few loose stands of chestnut hair that had escaped his braid out of his face and willed himself to go back to sleep.
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A sharp knock rang through the large old house, followed by more frantic pounding. Black and cyan eyes looked up through the darkness, their gaze falling on the large, ornate front door. The pounding continued, echoing throughout the old mansion. The wind was howling outside accompanying the storm that had settled over the city. Screams became apparent over the whipping wind and clattering rain. One of the figures stood slowly and with a quick flick of the wrist, the front door flew open, dumping a scared and drenched girl into the house.
Sylvia looked around the room, her eyes filled with fear. Rain dripped into her face as she panted, frantically trying to catch her breath. She pushed herself up off the floor, jumping at the sound of the door slamming violently behind her. She slowly began to move farther into the house glancing around at everything and stopping cautiously at every noise. The house was dark, so dark that she could hardly see more than a few feet in front of herself. Her ears picked up the sound of footsteps approaching, she snapped her head towards the sound, her eyes wide with fright. "H-hello...?" she called into the darkness carefully, not raising her voice.
"We meet again."
Sylvia froze, the voice came from behind her, but the footsteps had been coming from elsewhere. How had this person managed to get around without her noticing? She turned slowly, coming face to face with the girl she had met in the woods. A sigh of relief came from her lungs, "It's you."
Chase smiled, but said nothing more.
Sylvia looked around once more. "Um.. ..it's kind of dark in here, are there no lights?"
"Oh that can be fixed." Cyan eyes glanced past the other girl for a moment before torches suddenly lit, illuminating the large front hall.
The town's girl gasped and backed away a bit, towards the front door again. She stared at the torches, seeing no source for them. The teenager turned her gaze back to Chase, "How... ...?"
The golden haired girl chuckled, "That, is a secret." She took a few steps closer to the other girl, "Now, may I ask what has brought you here?"
Sylvia looked at the door nervously, her past fear re-entering her mind. "I'm very sorry to just barge in... ...but there are wolves... ...they were chasing me and..."
"Wolves? Really?" The mortal nodded. "Well then, you should stay here and wait out the storm. Then when the weather is more suitable I'll have someone escort you home." A smile graced the unnaturally red lips.
"That's very kind of you, thank you."
"Think nothing of it. It's the least I can do." she approached Sylvia slowly, "Come with me, you must be freezing." Chase walked past her and into the dark house. The young girl followed nervously, her eyes watching the mysterious torches and dark walls.
"We have a guest?" The low voice emerged from the shadows, revealing the Chinese teen.
Chase looked over to him and smiled. "This is Sylvia. She got lost in the storm and she's going to stay here until it passes." Wufei nodded his understanding as he walked to his lover. Her cyan eyes sparkled with mischief as he intertwined his fingers with hers. "Has Trowa come back yet?"
The dark haired boy nodded, "I just saw him come around the back."
Sylvia watched the two carefully. She had this feeling in her stomach that it wasn't a good idea for her to be there, that she should leave. But outside there was the threat of wolves, and these people had only been nice to her...so stay she would. The man that had just entered intrigued her. She had never seen skin such a golden color, or eyes such a shape. She thought that he must be a foreigner, but it was still strange to see such a person. He watched her with his black eyes, eyes that seemed to pierce right through her. Her two hosts turned, motioning for her to follow them deeper into the house, and so she did.
******
Footsteps echoed through the room, the clicking of boots the only sound as Dorothy Catalonia paced back and forth in the large meeting room. Dressed in her traditional black, gold trimmed dress, her long blonde hair swung behind her as she turned yet again, her ice blue eyes locked on everything yet nothing.
"Dorothy dear, please stop your pacing." The clicking of boots continued. The other girl sighed as she sat in a large chair. Her golden hair fell midway down her back, held back by two small braids. She watched her lover pace as she twirled one strand between her slender fingers. Seeing that she was not about to be listened to, she stood and walked up to the other girl, blocking her path.
Dorothy stopped her movement, looking at the slightly smaller teen dressed in a similar, but white dress. "Relena..."
"Hush." she placed a finger over the Necromancer's lips, "Stop your pacing, I'm sure he will be here soon."
The taller girl relaxed a bit, bringing her own hand up to her girlfriend's. She responded, looking at the pale skin, "He's never late."
"Treize is a very capable man. If he were not we would not have given ourselves to his service." Relena pointed out, running her thumb along the other hand. "He'll be here soon enough."
Dorothy nodded, she knew that the Sorceress was right. She looked into the soft blue eyes of her lover, then ran her hand along the soft cheek. "You are right" she voiced out loud, "But I still don't like it. Something must have happened."
Relena made a face. "Stop worrying. Since when are you the worrier anyway?"
"Since I had to take to keeping you out of trouble."
"I do not get in trouble."
"Oh yes you do love."
"Dorothy I..."
"Ladies I do hope that you can cease your quarrel so that we may get this meeting under way."
The Necromancer and Sorceress looked up at the sound of the voice. Relena spoke first. "Treize. Has something happened that has caused this delay?"
The tall ginger haired man walked into the room. He straightened his blue military uniform as he sat in his large leather chair. "The vampire got away."
"What?" Dorothy's eyes widened, "but how? We had him helpless!"
"He has friends. Old friends obviously if they can come into the sun to rescue him, but we knew that they would not send just any vampires to do this job."
The golden haired girl nodded, "They must have sent their best. The items are too important to their society to send amateurs."
Dorothy's icy eyes narrowed, "Damn Vampires, they should just give up and surrender. They've had control for too long."
Treize folded his hands in his lap and spoke calmly, "They have ruled for thousands of years, it is true. But now we know the secret of their power, the foundation of their empire. They will be unable to fight without the items and the heirs under their control."
The longer haired girl smirked, "They will be so surprised to learn that a half-breed escaped their 'cleansing'."
The Duke raised an eyebrow, "You know I prefer the term 'hybrid'."
"Same thing."
"Either way, they went to a lot of trouble to remove all impure vampires. It'll be a blow to them to find that one escaped and has developed his powers to the point of superiority." Relena spoke up before her lover could get into a fight with the powerful Duke of Xelance.
Treize nodded his agreement. "Finally I shall take my rightful place as leader of both the Wizards and Vampires." He stood, as if to emphasize his next point. "It is the right of the most powerful to rule. I shall bring the two worlds together once again, and the course of time shall be forever changed."
The Necromancer and Sorceress smiled in agreement.
******
The three vampires looked around the room, their faces those of disbelief and a sick sort of wonder. Wufei made a face of disgust as a drop fell on his shoulder. Trowa watched as it dripped down the wall. Chase stared in frustration.
"Damnit Heero! Couldn't you have been a little neater?!"
The fourth vampire sat on a small bed nearby. His face was stone set, his unruly brown hair falling into his face slightly. The only reply form him was a simple grunt.
The lone girl sighed, looking around the room once more. Blood had been splattered everywhere. The walls were speckled with the crimson substance, not even the ceiling had escaped. But as much as they were all enjoying the smell of fresh blood, cleaning it all up was going to be a bitch.
The black haired teen cast a wary glance at what had once been the girl named Sylvia. Her body lay limply at the foot of the bed, her neck bent at a nearly impossible angle. He turned to his other companion who simply shrugged.
The Japanese girl continued to look at her brother, waiting for an answer. After what seemed to be a long drawn out silence, she got her wish.
"She struggled. I couldn't keep a hold on her any other way."
Chase groaned, "You could have asked for help." Heero glared at her in response. "Or not."
"It's done. We can't change it now." The tallest spoke up. "At least now Heero seems to be regaining some of his strength." The others nodded.
The leader took the opportunity to ask the question he had been waiting to ask. "Have you found any new information?"
"We were hoping that you could give us some." Wufei said. "How did they manage to capture you? Do they have one of the items?"
Heero frowned. Thinking back to the day before he answered, "Yes."
Thank God! It's done! Sorry this took so long, but I've had a lot of papers and projects to do this semester. But upon the birthday request of Usagi, I have forced myself to finish this part. So there you go! 04/25/02
Duo~ You wrote yuri.....
G-girl~ hehehe... ...yeah...I don't know where that come from....I wasn't planning it...
Heero~ At least it will keep her away from me.
G-girl~ Yup! There ya go. You're Welcome.
Wufei~ Since when do you write yuri?
G-girl~ Since now obviously! Leave me alone
Chase~ Dorothy and Relena.....:shudder:
Quatre~ I think it's nice. They deserve to be happy too.
G-girl~ :makes a face: Yeah...right
Trowa~ :smiles proudly at his koi:
G-girl~ Ok! well, that's it for now, I'm almost done with school for the year so I'll have more time to write. and write I shall!!!!
Duo~ yeah right
G-girl~ Shut up
On to Part 4