Dark World, chapter 4

[Lady Saffir]

Dark World
Chapter 4
by: Lady Saffir

Dislcaimer:I don't own any character associated with Gundam Wing

So what fiendish vamp powers do Heero &co possess? One small sample;
Mind reading, for one - if there is a bond between the two people.
Which means Wufei and Trowa can read Relena's mind, but she can't - yet.
And they can only read her mind because they're linked through Heero. Make sense?
Duo, you ask? Well, we'll get to what exactly Duo is in a bit.

Enjoy!

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Heero instinctively headed for the roof over the East Wing, knowing
that Trowa would be keeping guard there. His mind was untroubled, but
he knew his friends and advisors would have many things to say to him.

Trowa, as expected, was sitting on the roof, staring blankly into the
darkened sky. He acknowledged Heero's presence with a nod of the
head, his eyes flicking with interest to the rosey tint of Heero's skin.

"You fed well," he commented blandly.

Heero cast a sharp glance in his direction, then turned to look at the
ocean, his face unreadable.

"She makes me weak," he confessed.

"I would say it is the other way around, now. Wufei,"

"Is a nagging old fart that feels every moment of his twenty-five
hundred years of existance," Heero broke in.

"He has also been to see Sally," Trowa added.

"Hn. What does she report?"

"Hugh is out to take what you have."

"Hugh is a fool that believes himself to be powerful because he is a
thousand years old," Heero returned.

/He has learned of Relena/ Wufei's voiced breathed through his mind.

Heero drummed fingers against the roof, then issued a terse command to
Wufei.

/I want to see Sally. Ask if she will come tomorrow night/

/As you ask, I shall do/

Heero turned then to look at his silent companion.

"Speak what is on your mind. You aren't happy with me," Heero
commented bluntly, staring intently at his friend.

"She is an intriguing creature," Trowa started, "and very pretty. She
has already fallen for you, as this evening was proof of. But you
forget two things about her. She is human, and she dispises disception."

"They both can be taken care of," Heero waved the concerns away with a
flick of his wrist.

"In which order?"

"She is already beginning to wonder about many things, and has learned
to read us quite well in the short amount of time she has been with
us," Heero pointed out. "It wouldn't take much to help her understand
the truth of our existance."

"And what truth would that be?" Trowa questioned. "Would you start
by telling her that you were born almost three thousand years ago?
That the woman who brought you over did so simply to gaze into your
eyes every night? That you are our leader, our King, the strongest
among us? Or perhaps start with something simpler, see if she can
handle the small truths before the larger ones?" Trowa challenged,
earning a glare from the man seated next to him.

"You only bring up points that I already have thought of; it would be
a simple matter to help her understand and grow used to our ways."

Trowa stood, popping joints with a feline stretch. He cast a
thoughtful look at his King, then turned to stare at the ocean.

"You forget one thing," he said quietly.

Heero looked upward.

"And that would be?"

"She wants children, and you are the one person in the world that
cannot give her that."

With that parting shot, Trowa took to the air, his words floating to
the ears of the contemplative man seated on the roof.

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Heero sat, unblinking, allowing his mind to drift among the clouds
that dotted the darkened sky. He was an Ancient, a title given to one
over two thousand years. He was not the oldest of their kind, merely
the strongest, the fastest, the most cunning.

Yet a mere twenty year old woman had him tied in knots, leaving him to
question his judgements.

He was sure there was irony in there somewhere.

Trowa had spoken true, and he could count on Wufei and Duo to voice
other issues as well. But...he wanted her. More than just flesh or
blood, but all of her. Her mind worked in interesting ways, and she
didn't quite view the world the same way everyone else did.

He came back to himself suddenly, feeling the presence of another
vampire enter his home. A quick touch was all that was required to
aknowledge their kind's greatest healer, Sally Po. She was even older
than he himself, and had studied many different forms of both healing
and torture, and was something of a teacher for them.

With a sigh he regained his feet, taking the time to actually climb
down from the roof and slide into an open window.

Striding down a hallway, he detoured quickly to his bedroom, checking
to ensure his command to sleep was still in place. Relena was
fighting it though, so he placed a gentle hand against her forehead,
sending soothing thoughts to quiet her.

He stared for a moment at the peaceful expression now on her face,
then turned downstairs to learn what his people were planning.

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Heero found Sally, Wufei, and Duo lounging in the music room. Sally
was perched on the arm of Wufei's chair, chiding him about his bedside
manners. She stopped though and turned to looked at him as he walked
in, a secretive smile curling about her mouth.

"You came early," he stated, staring at her intently.

"Wufei said that you wished to speak with me; I have quite a busy
night tomorrow, so I thought it would be best to speak with you now,"
Sally replied.

"I want to know exactly what Hugh is up to," Heero stated bluntly,
taking a chair next to Duo.

Sally raised an eyebrow.

"Exactly? No one knows for sure; rumor is that he plans on luring you
out through the human - "

"She has a name," Heero snarled, taking his companions aback.

Sally looked at him speculatively, then nodded.

"Of course she does. Very well then. Rumor says that something will
happen to Relena, and when you try to rescue her, Hugh will spring his
trap."

Heero tapped his armrest, staring thoughtfully into space. Rising, he
paced next to the glass windows that dominated one wall, pausing again
to look into the night.

"And that is his plan, supposedly? Then why do I feel our kind
leaving the area?"

Wufei spoke up.

"They are remembering last time someone opposed you. You slaughtered
all that had even thought of turning against you, so now they are
trying to show you that they will not take part in any way of this
battle."

"They show they are cowards, afraid of losing their precious
'immortality'," Heero hissed, turning to regard his friends.

"Let it be known that any who refuse to act will not be looked upon
favorably, and those that actively go against me shall die," Heero
declared, earning a small bow from both Wufei and Sally.

"We understand," Wufei said, casting Heero a questioning look. "You
know that Hugh will most likely target Relena - how do you plan on
keeping her safe? She will refuse to stay inside constantly, and your
current tale will not stand for long."

Heero sighed, running a hand through his unruly hair.

"I don't know. Duo - "

The tall man reclining on the couch looked up, flicking the end of his
braid in Heero's direction.

"Yeah, I can come up with something to keep her occupied - when you
aren't keeping her 'occupied'," he snickered.

"Very well. Meanwhile, I...." Heero trailed off as something brushed
against his mind. With a start he realized that Relena had somehow
broken his silent command for her to sleep, and was looking for him.

He felt more than heard his companion's amusement and turned to give
them a sharp look.

"We understand, Heero. No supernatural talk around her," Duo said
lazily, casting a sardonic look at the Ancient.

About to reply, Heero's breath caught when Relena suddenly appeared in
the doorway.

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I followed the sound of voices down the hallway, trying to fight of
the lethargy that was dragging at my limbs. I did not appreciate
being left alone, and I was determined to let Heero know about it.

When I stepped into the room I felt all eyes swing to me, including a
set that belonged to a faintly Asiatic woman I had never met. I
hastily swiped at my hair, knowing how futile the action was. This
woman was beautiful, every hair neatly in place, and here I was with
bed head.

"Good evening," she said pleasantly, slipping from the arm of Wufei's
chair. I saw him grasp her arm for a split second, then allowed her
to slip through his grasp hesitantly. She glided towards me and I had
to steel myself not to take a step back.

"I'm Sally Po; I work with Wufei," she announced pleasantly, acting
for all the world like it was common to stop by at three in the morning.

"Er, nice to meet you. I'm Relena Peacecraft," I stammered out, unsure
as to what to add. Maybe, 'Hi, I'm Heero's sex toy'? Heero was
trying to hide a smirk, no doubt finding my hideous attempts for
normality amusing.

Wufei, in the process of taking a drink, suddenly choked, and Duo
helpfully pounded on his back.

Sally regarded everything with a slight smile gracing her lips. "It's
nice to meet you, Relena," she said easily, then turned to Heero.

"Heero, do you mind if I stay? I'd rather not have to go back to my
house this late - all the crazies are out, you know," she explained.

Heero nodded, stalking over to grab my hand. "Stay if you wish, I
have no quarrel with that. I'm sure that Wufei won't mind helping you."

The odd note in his voice at that made me look between the couple
standing before me, and I cursed myself as being stupid for not
realizing that they were, in fact, an actual couple. My look must
have said that I had just figured that little fact out for myself,
because Sally smiled at me gently, and Wufei rolled his eyes.

"I'm going to bed. Don't forget that we have work to do tomorrow,"
Heero advised, then tugged me out of the room.

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"How long have Sally and Wufei been together?" I asked curiously as we
entered his room.

Heero waved his hand in a vague motion.

"Enough that I've lost track; you'd have to ask one of them," he
replied, pulling me close to him.

"But not right now," he whispered, bending down to capture my lips in
a searing kiss.

"I have other plans for you."

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[Morrighan]

Ah-hah.... Interesting... Hee-hee. Relena's got Heero tied in knots all right.

Can't wait to see more!!

[HiFreak]

OOOHHHH! Yay!

I just read the first four chapters in one sitting and have to say that I am loving this fic. Vampire stories are my favorite!!!
I have to say a vampire Heero is perhaps the sexiest thing I have ever heard of.
I like how Heero is not the oldest vampire but the strongest. Although, I wonder about the person who made him, hope that comes up later because it sounds interesting.

Please update soon!!!

[samta22]

I like it, very very much... but I have to tell you, you committed a big mistake... You put too many chapters all at once, and now you have to keep the pace or else

Well, or else I die waiting for it... hurry please

[takisha16]

I'm so glad Heero is their king!
He is soooo hot!
I love that he is the stronget!
If he is not the oldest, who is?
And why is the oldest not the king? It has to be b/c Heero is the strongest!
Relena is very smart!
I wonder how she broke the sleeping spell Heero had her under.
I love the dark fluff in this story!

[star fighter]

Who doesn't love a vampire Heero? He is so sexy in this story I can only imagine Relena's reaction when she finds the truth. Something tells me Heero won't be vey pleased by it. I'm looking forward to the next chapter