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One and Only Part 13
Stalking resolutely through the palace hallways, Heero made his way back to his private chambers with his precious burden cradled securely in his arms. Those people with the unfortunate luck of encountering him during his trek found themselves the recipients of his infamous glare and quickly scampered as far from the young lord as possible.
Once he had reached his rooms and closed the large wooden door behind them, he immediately carried the boy into the bedroom where he found himself sitting on the edge of the bed with the longhaired elf still secure in his arms. He quickly realized that even after reaching the relative safety of his room, the shock of finally finding the man responsible for Duo's enslavement not to mention having the man so close to the boy, had made it difficult for him to release his hold. Therefore, he simply sat there and rocked the still trembling figure as he tried to calm both of their hearts and minds. When the knock came on his chamber door sometime later though, he knew he had no choice but to put the boy down since he refused to remove him from the bedroom.
"Duo, I have to go see who's at the door." he said softly as he transferred the boy to the bed. However, the longhaired elf immediately turned panic-stricken eyes toward him as he grabbed the young man's tunic in his fists and shook his head, silently begging Heero not to leave him. Cupping the boy's face with his hands, the dark-haired man stared deep into those violet orbs, feeling his heart break at the fear and uncertainty he saw. "It'll be for just a moment and I'll only be in the other room; I promise that I'm not leaving you."
The violet-eyed elf looked back at the man for several seconds, studying his face as he fought to control his rising panic before reluctantly releasing his death grip on Heero's shirt. Knowing the courage it took for the boy to let him go, the blue-eyed lord gave him a reassuring smile then climbed from the bed and headed toward the sitting room to answer the door. Not taking his eyes off the archway the man disappeared through, Duo began fidgeting with the helm of his coat to take his mind off the sudden quiet in the bedroom.
Striding quickly toward the door, Heero was determined not to leave the longhaired elf alone for any longer than necessary so as soon as he arrived, he twisted the knob and pulled the door open hastily, his eyes opening wide in surprise when he found Queen Lucrezia standing on the other side. "Your highness?"
"Just drop it Heero." she said firmly, pushing her way past him into the room. "I was not lying when I said we were friends and you know it. Now where is he, is he alright?"
Standing aside, the dark-haired young man continued to stare wide-eyed at the young woman as she stalked across the room. Finally shaking himself from his shock, he firmly closed the door behind him, remembering to set the bar before turning back to find her looking at him intently. "He's in the bedroom and as to whether he's alright, I don't know. He hasn't spoken a word since...." Heero answered, his face darkening at the thought of the other lord and a fierce growl escaped his throat, "Since he saw that bastard, Septim, at the ball."
"Calm down Heero," Lu said quickly, her voice stern. "the last thing he needs right now is to feel your anger, and you know he will."
"I know," the blue-eyed man said as he ran a trembling hand through his hair. "it's just hard sitting here when I know that monster is out there somewhere."
"Believe me, we will find him and he will be dealt with." she said with an equally dark look before letting her features relax once again as she turned toward the archway that led to the bedroom.
Upon entering the darkened room, the queen could not immediately see the small elf where he was huddled on the bed. However, when she walked around to the side, she felt her heart twist painfully in her chest at the sight that confronted her. Finally feeling the strain of Heero's departure become too much for him, Duo had laid down on his side, drawing his legs up close to his chest and buried his face in his knees, his whole body shaking with the tremors that were passing through his small frame. What made the scene far more heart wrenching though, were the soft whimpers that were coming from the fragile form along with the way he was rocking himself back and forth. Calling his name softly as she approached the bed and sat down on the side closest to the violet-eyed elf, she was not surprised when he raised a tear streaked face to look at her.
"Oh Duo." she said softly before opening her arms wide to him, suppressing her own tears as the boy literally threw himself into them while wracking sobs shook his too thin body.
Watching from the doorway, Heero felt his own heart twist at seeing his queen comfort the longhaired elf and he waited until the boy's sobs had subsided partially before walking in to join them. Carefully sitting on the bed behind the small elf, he reached out a hand and started running it soothingly along the fall of chestnut silk.
"Shh, it's alright, no one's going to hurt you. You're safe now." Lucrezia whispered, rocking the boy gently as her eyes locked with those of the dark-haired young lord.
"She's right Duo, I'll never let anyone hurt you ever again." Heero swore solemnly but instead of soothing the boy as he had intended them to, the words seemed only to agitate him further as he started shaking his head violently where it was resting on the queen's shoulder. "Please love," the man softly begged. "I need you to talk to me and tell me what's wrong. I can't help if I don't know why you're so frightened."
"He'll take me away." came the elf's reply, spoken in a voice just barely a whisper. "He'll take me back to... back to...."
The shudder that ran through the boy's small frame was bone rattling and Lucrezia immediately tightened her arms. "Shh Duo, it's alright." she said as she continued to rock him. "I promise that man will never take you back. But keeping this stuff inside is not healthy and even though I know it's hard for you, you need to tell us what he did to you. Not only so you can get it out and let someone else help you deal with it, but also so we can use it at his trial. And I promise you, there will be a trial and he will be punished for his crimes against you."
Feeling the small form in her arms go still at her words nearly unnerved her and she was prepared to take them back. However, when he pulled back from her embrace and looked her in the eyes, she saw a determination there that put a smile on her face and a thrill in her heart; he had not been broken by the turn of events. Breaking off eye contact with her, Duo turned on the bed to look at the blue-eyed man sitting behind him, once again searching his face carefully before he scooted back until he could lean against him, resting his head on his chest.
"It won't be easy." he said softly, looking down at his hands, which were folding in his lap. "It's... hard for me sometime, even now, to speak. But after seeing him again I just...."
"It's ok." Heero said equally as soft before prying the boy's hands apart and lacing the finger of one hand with his. "Just tell us what you can, as you can."
"Yes Duo, we'll not pressure you into anything, just tell us what you feel comfortable with." the blue-eyed woman said.
"Ok," the longhaired elf said. "but it might be easier if you ask questions for me to answer. I don't think I can just... talk about what happened."
"Alright." Lucrezia said with a slight nod. "We'll start with a fairly obvious one; why is it so hard for you to talk?"
"B... because I would be punished if I talked without permission." Duo said, his voice catching as he spoke. "Actually if I did anything I wasn't specifically told to do, he'd punish me."
"How were you punished?" she continued.
Feeling the body pressed against his own begin to tremble once again, Heero tightened his one arm around the boy's waist as he rubbed the thumb of the other over the back of the elf's.
"He... he'd l... lock me in a room in the basement." Duo's tear strained voice whispered. "It didn't have any windows, so it was pitch dark when he turned the light off and he'd always tie my hands and ankles so I couldn't move or stand up before leaving me lying on the floor with the rats and spiders. I never knew how long I'd be punished for, sometimes it'd be only for a few hours, but at times when he was really angry, he would leave me there for days, without food or water. And by the time he finally came to get me, my arms and legs wouldn't move very well from being in one position for so long. No matter how much I hated him and what he was doing to me though, I couldn't help myself from clinging to him every time he reappeared."
"That why you're so afraid of being around people while at the same time, you're afraid of being alone." Heero said softly as another part of the puzzle fell into place.
"Yes." the elf said before turning a bit more so he could bury his face in Heero's chest.
"Duo," the queen said softly. "did he ever give you a reason for why he was doing this?"
"Only that he was training me for my master." the muffled, distraught voice replied.
"Master?" the dark-haired woman asked, the confusion clear in her voice. "What master?"
"He never told me who it was; just that the person had big plans for me."
"That means there's someone else beside Septim in on the kidnapping." Heero said as he ran his hand gently over the violet-eyed boy's back.
"I had wondered how he could've pulled it off on his own; there's just no way he could've entered the forest without help." Lucrezia said with a nod of her head, her brows furrowed in concentration. "Unfortunately, this now leaves someone else that we have to find."
"I'm sure once Septim is captured, we'll be able to get the needed information from him." the dark-haired man stated, an evil light glowing in his eyes.
Before anything further could be said though, a light knock sounded on the door to his chambers, causing him and the young queen to exchange a curious look.
"I'll answer it." Lucrezia stated before rising from the bed and exiting the bedroom. Once they were alone, Heero peered down at the beautiful elf in his arms, a soft smile spreading across his lips at seeing the boy's closed eyes and at feeling his steady breathing. Being extra careful so as not to wake him, the blue-eyed man lowered the elf down to the bed and pulled the covers over his small form. Just as he was finishing, the dark-haired woman returned with Wufei following at her heels.
"He's asleep finally." Heero explained with a finger to his lips signaling them to be as quiet as possible. However, he immediately felt his anxieties increase at seeing the twin scowls on their faces. "What is it? What's wrong?"
"Septim can't be found, anywhere." Wufei stated, his eyes softening momentarily as they traveling to the form on the bed but immediately hardened again once he look back at his blue-eyed friend. "We checked his rooms and they've been cleared out. The guards are in the process of searching the entire palace as we speak, but I believe he's already fled."
"Dammit." Heero hissed. "He has to be found and quickly. Not only does he have to pay for what he did to Duo, but he's also the only one who knows who really kidnapped him."
"What do you mean?" the constable asked, his eyes narrowed.
"I'll explain what Duo told us." Lucrezia said as she turned the dark-eyed young man back toward the sitting room and began pushing toward the archway. "I think Heero needs to be alone with Duo now."
At seeing the exhaustion in his friend's face, Wufei conceded and allowed the queen to herd him out of the chambers, leaving Heero alone with the sleeping elf. Finally turning back to the bed once they were gone, the dark-haired man sighed softly before removing his boots and shirt then slid between the sheets, pulling the longhaired boy into his arms. Within only a few moments, he found himself following Duo into sleep.
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It was some time later when the sound of Duo's soft whimpering woke Heero from his own troubled slumber. Stretching out an arm, he groped around on the bed beside him but could not immediately locate the form of his small love. The feeling of panic quickly gripped his heart at not finding Duo where he had laid him and he shot up straight in the bed, his eyes darting around the room in search of the violet-eyed boy. He felt the relief rush through him when he found the boy still in the bed; only he had somehow scooted to the far side away from the blue-eyed man and was now hanging precariously on the edge. Moving cautiously so as not to frighten him and cause him to fall, Heero moved over until he could hook his arm around the thin waist and pull the boy back into the curve of his body. Instant relief and something akin to pleasure traveled through him when the elf's whimpering stopped and he began nuzzling his nose into his chest.
"I've got you." the dark-haired man said softly as he buried his own nose in the boy's soft hair.
"H'ro?" came the sleepy inquiry.
"Yes love, I'm right here."
"I was dreamin' I was back in that room." the elf's voice hitched. "It was so dark and I could feel the rats movin' around me."
"Shh, you're safe now. He's never going to hurt you again, I promise."
The blue-eyed man felt the small boy nod his head and after several minutes of silence, he thought he had gone back to sleep. However, Duo soft and hesitant voice soon proved his assumption wrong. "Heero? I know you wanted to make it special and I wanted it to be too, but I think... I mean, I want... I need you to make love to me now. Please Heero."
Instantly, Heero felt the doubts and fears assault his mind. He knew that Duo was feeling extremely vulnerable due to his run in with his captor and he could not be entirely sure that the request was not a result of that sense of vulnerability. If it was, the dark-haired lord knew he could end up destroying what they had together by giving in to his desire for the elf. However, if he refused the boy's request, he could end up pushing Duo away and that was equally unacceptable.
As if sensing the conflict going on in his love's mind, Duo shifted himself so he could straddle the man's hips, looking down into those uncertain, Prussian blue eyes. "I know what you're thinking Heero, and I want you to know that it's not because of Se... Septim that I'm asking you for this. I'm just tired of waiting for the perfect opportunity and since this is really the first we've had the time to just be together, no meeting or balls or other things to deal with, I though we should take advantage of it."
Reaching his hands up, Heero cupped the boy's cheeks, stroking his fingers over the velvety soft skin before pulling him down into a gentle kiss, just letting his lips brush softly across those above him. The feel of the man's lips on his own, touching him so softly, sent a tendril of warmth down Duo's spine, but knowing he would have to be the one to make the next move, he parted his lips in invitation.
With the same gentleness, the dark-haired man let his tongue glide into the opening, allowing himself to taste and touch every inch of the violet-eyed elf's mouth, delighting when the boy began his own exploration soon after. Several minutes later, the dark-haired lord finally released him as they both panted softly. Then pushing him back slightly, Heero began unbuttoning the elf's red vest, starting with the ones at his neck and working his way downward. When the elf tried to help however, Heero quickly pushed his hands back down to rest on his chest.
"Just let me." the blue-eyed man said softly as he once again started on the small buttons.
Duo could only nod his head in agreement before splaying his hands across Heero's chest, marveling at the difference in their skin tone, ivory on gold. Soon however, he found himself gasping sharply and arching his back as the dark-haired young man managed to open the vest enough to slip inside, brushing his talented fingers over sensitive nipples teasingly before returning to the buttons.
After an endless eternity, the vest was finally opened completely and Heero ran his hands back up the boy's chest before pushing the garment off the elf's pale shoulders, forcing the boy to lift his hands from his chest so it could be removed and tossed across the room. The sight before him at that point caused a soft moan to escape his throat; with his hair still loose and flowing around him, the violet-eyed elf's pale skin seemed to glow in the faint light. Sitting up on the bed, the blue-eyed lord wrapped an arm around the boy's waist while the other was used to brace himself. Finally settled, he leaned forward and ran just the tip of his tongue across one small nipple, drawing a whimper from the elf who threaded his hands through his dark hair. Smiling at the boy's reaction, he then lightly drew his teeth across the bud before drawing it into his mouth, sucking gently.
"Heero." Duo moaned softly as the sensations Heero was creating sent electrical shocks through his body, headed straight for his rapidly growing erection.
After worrying the nub sufficiently, Heero switched to the other side while his fingers continued to pull at the one he had just left. Maintaining the torment for a few minutes longer, Heero finally drew back and looked up at the small elf, his hand reaching up to brush a loose strand of hair from those luminous violet orbs. "You're so beautiful." he whispered.
"Heero I--" the elf started, but the dark-haired man quickly placed a finger over his lips.
"Shh," Heero whispered. "Just let me love you."
With his throat constricted to the point he could not speak from hearing Heero's words, Duo could only nod his head as he allowed the blue-eyed lord to turn them before lowering him down to the bed. Then raising back, Heero looked down at the boy for a long moment, staring in awe at the angelic creature that now inhabited it before moving to leave. Duo however immediately grabbed a hold of his arm, his eyes wide in trepidation.
"It's alright." Heero reassured him. "I just want to check the door to make sure it's secure. I promise I'll be right back."
"Oh, ok." the elf said softly although he only released his hold on the man reluctantly.
Giving him a gentle smile, Heero crawled from the bed and walked into the sitting room. Going directly to the door, he slid the bar home and check to make sure it was secure before returning to the bedroom. Stopping at the bedside table, he withdrew a stoppered, glass jar of clear liquid and sat it on top of the table for later use.
Looking back at the bed, he saw the elf's inquisitive look and felt himself blush. "I didn't want to be unprepared like last time."
"Oh." Duo said, blushing as well.
Crawling back onto the bed, Heero wrapped his arms around the elf's waist and pulled him close, capturing his tempting lips in another deep, slow kiss. When he finally pulled back, they were both beginning to breathe heavier again. As soon as they broke apart, Duo reached out and brushed his fingertips along the young lord's chiseled chest, heading directly toward the waistband of Heero's pants. However, before he could reach his destination, the dark-haired man caught his hands in a gentle hold.
"Slowly love." Heero whispered in his ear, his tongue sneaking out to tease the pointed tip. "We don't have to rush anything; we have all night. And besides, this is our wedding night, right?"
Drawing in a deep breath, Duo raised his eyes to meet the clear blue before him, giving the man a small smile before starting to map his chest once again with his fingertips. As before, the skin tone difference fascinated him, but the small gasp he received when he brushed over one small, caramel colored nipple sent his heart to racing. Using his thumb, he began drawing tight little circles around it, elating in the moans he was drawing from Heero's throat.
Soon, Heero found himself unable to withstand the violet-eyed elf's wonderful touch and he buried a hand in the hair at the back of the boy's neck, pulling that gamine face up into a deep kiss as he then allowed his hand to travel slowly down to the silky skin of the boy's lower back. Tightening his hold on the small frame, he pulled their bodies flush together, drinking down the deep moan that escaped Duo's throat at the feel of bare skin on bare skin.
Still cautioning himself to take thing slow even though his body demanded he claim the little prince immediately, he rolled the longhaired boy under him once again before breaking the kiss to trail his lips along the elf's jaw and finally down that creamy neck. Stopping briefly at the boy's collarbone, he pulled the luscious skin into his mouth and sucked hard, knowing he would be leaving a very dark mark on that unblemished area.
Eyes half lidded with pleasure and lips parted as he gasped from the sensations the young man was giving him, Duo buried his hands in that unruly chocolate-brown hair as he unconsciously urged the man to continue his journey. More then willing to fulfill his companion's wishes, the dark-haired man nipped and licked his way down the boy's chest, bypassing the already hypersensitive nipples before dipping his tongue in the elf's navel a few times. Once again, he raised himself up to give the boy a searching look before moving his free hand to undo the first button on the violet-eyed elf's pants.
One by one, the buttons were released from their hold and Heero was finally able to reach inside the loose pants to grasp the velvety shaft inside, causing Duo to arch completely off the bed as a particularly loud groan left the boy's lips. Giving the shaft a few firm strokes only, he released it and removed his hand before leaning back onto his heels, allowing him enough room to pull the grey pants from the elf's slim hips and down the long legs. After tossing the garment over the side of the bed, he returned his gaze to the exquisitely nude form before him. With only the four white bandages remaining and his hair spread out around him, Duo looked like a true creature of Fay and Heero felt his heart fill with unimaginable joy at knowing the boy would soon be his and his alone.
Placing a hand on the inside of the boy's knee closest to him, Heero gently traced along the thigh, pulling the legs slight apart as he did so, which then gave him access to the sac that hung heavily at their juncture. Finally stopping once he had reached the sac, he hefted its weight in his hand before rolling the two testes with his palm.
"Heero." the boy begged, his voice husky as he undulated his hips, trying to achieve a firmer touch than the one Heero was giving. "Please, I need...."
"Shh love." Heero said as he continued to fondle the elf, but after only a moment more, he felt the twin balls drawing up and knew the longhaired boy was close to orgasm. Therefore, grasping them gently, he pulled them down to stop the inevitable climax before releasing the silky pouch and reaching across the bed for the jar of oil. Returning to his previous position with the oil in hand, he urged Duo to roll over onto his stomach before pulling the stopper from the glass and drizzling a small amount on the fingers of his free hand then replaced it.
Using the hand that was not covered with the oil, he separated the pale globes of the boy's bottom, finally catching his first glimpse of the puckered, pink entrance he so desperately wanted to feel around him. Then running one slick finger over the opening, he circled the outside, coating it with the oil before slipping just the tip inside.
"Just relax love." he whispered softly when he felt the beautiful elf tense at the intrusion. Receiving a shaky nod, he continued to slide the finger into the heated passage and only stopped once it was completely inside. Then drawing it back out just as slowly and gently, he pushed it back in again, repeating the process several times until he felt the boy's hips rising to meet his thrusts before added a second finger and continued the slow stretching. In no time at all it seemed, he was thrusting three fingers into the elf as the boy moaned uncontrollably into the pillow and spread his legs wantonly while his hips continued to move along with Heero's fingers.
"Heero!" the boy exclaimed as the blue-eyed man struck his prostate gently and Heero finally determined the elf to be stretched enough. Therefore, withdrawing his fingers, he unbuttoned and removed his own pants before applying a generous amount of the oil to his aching erection. Then rolling the violet-eyed boy over into his back once again, he spread the long legs wide and raised them onto his shoulders before positioning himself at the loose entrance.
"Tell me immediately if I start to hurt you." the dark-haired man stated firmly, receiving only a nod from the longhaired elf who was biting his lip in anticipation. Then with excruciating care, Heero pushed forward into incredible heat, not stopping until he was completely sheathed in the elf's tight body.
As the blue-eyed young man seated himself inside his body, Duo felt like he was being split in two, fortunately though, there was very little pain and only a slight sense of discomfort since Heero had not only prepared him sufficiently but had also entered slow enough that pleasure soon overtook the other sensations. Opening his eyes, which he did not realize he had closed, he looked up at the gorgeous man poised above him and the elf could not help the soft smile that spread across his lips. Reaching up with both hands, he cupped Heero's face before intoning formally, "To you only, I pledge my love."
"And to you, I pledge my heart." Heero stated before pulling out and pushing back in as he began a series of slow and gentle thrusts. "You are my eternal light."
"As you are my bonded soul." the elf gasped and arched his back as Heero struck his prostate, sending bolts of pleasure coursing through his oversensitive body. Slipping the elf's legs from his shoulder, the blue-eyed lord transferred them to wrap around his waist before sliding his arms under the longhaired boy's back, raising him up so that he was sitting in his lap, which forced his cock even deeper and caused Duo to gasp as his back arched once again.
"For you I would lay down my life." Heero panted before pulling one of the elf's nipples into his mouth while gripping the boy by the hips, raising and lowering him on his engorged cock.
"For you I would... Oh, gods Heero!" Duo exclaimed.
"That's it love, come for me." the dark-haired man said as he quickly released the nipple to watch the small boy's face twist in the ultimate pleasure.
Throwing his head back in a silent scream as his climax tore through him, Duo's entire body stiffened and his vision grayed with its intensity; never before had he ever experienced such an overwhelming feeling and it seemed to go on forever as he spilled his seed between their sweat soaked bodies. Heero also reached his completion at the same time, brought on by seeing and feeling the elf attain his and he was able to thrust only twice more into that incredibly tight body before his passion filled his violet-eyed lover.
A second later, Duo collapsed limply against the dark-haired man's muscular chest, gasping for breath and still trembling slightly from his release. Wrapping both arms around the small boy, Heero carefully lowered them both down to the soft bed before finally pulling his now softened cock from the boy's passage. Then brushing sweat soaked bangs back from the elf's captivating eyes, he was pleased to be greeted by sleep-hazy violet.
"Thank you Heero." Duo said with a soft smile as he fought to keep his eyes open.
"You are very much welcome, but I should be thanking you." Heero said. "You have given me a most precious gift."
Still smiling softly, the longhaired elf reached up to trace his thumb along the man's lower lip. "I've never felt anything like this before. I hope we can do it again sometime soon."
"I wouldn't worry about that, I can promise we will have plenty of opportunities to repeat it." Heero said with a smile of his own. "Now go to sleep, we only have a few more hours before the sun will be up."
"Ok." Duo said before yawning widely. "Love you Heero."
Leaning forward, the blue-eyed lord kissed the elf's brow gently as he secured his arms once again around the boy's small frame, sleep already creeping into his own eyes. "I love you too, my husband."
TBC...
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