Duo's Enduring Love (formerly "untitled Duo Tale") 

The prisoner hung in the middle of the cell, suspended by his wrists. His shirt 
was torn and his back was covered with long welts where a particularly nasty 
whip had been taken to it.

His head hung forward. His hair, free of its accustomed braid, hung down in 
front of his shoulders. 

"Sweet thing," the guard said, coldly, "it's such a pity this has to be done. 
But unless you agree to my client's terms, I have no choice."

"Whoever your client is, they can go to Hell." Duo snarled. "I will *not* give 
up Heero. Not for them or anyone!"

"I figured as much." the guard shook his head. "Too bad, really. You were so 
pretty."

The door to the cellblock opened and the client walked in.

"Has he renounced his claim on my fiancé?" she asked.

"No, your highness." the guard told her. "He has stubbornly refused to do so."

She considered this. "I was hoping it wouldn't come to this." she sighed. "I 
really hoped you'd come to your senses and see how wrong this is before this had 
to happen."

"Relena." Duo was shocked. He had known she was obsessed with Heero. But he hadn't 
thought she was this bad. He felt sorry for her. The girl obviously needed 
therapy to deal with her feelings and her obsession. "Relena, please. You need 
to get help. Hurting me won't make Heero fall into your arms. It'll drive him 
further away from you. He loves me. Not you."

Relena ignored Duo and turned to the guard. "Take him."

"You mean...?!" the guard asked, a bit shocked at her order.

"I most certainly do." Relena nodded. "Use him so Heero won't want him anymore. 
I'm sure my fiancé won't want used goods."

"Hmph." Duo tried to sound belligerent, though at this point he was starting to 
feel a lot more unsure of himself. "Shows what you know. Heero happens to like 
leftovers." 

The guard stepped into the cell and pulled down Duo's pants and undershorts. He 
lowered Duo so he could have sex with him, but did not untie him.

"Soon, nobody will want you." Relena said, coldly. "It's your fault, really. All 
you had to do to stop it is give up Heero."

"Never!" Duo replied. "I'll never give him up."

The cellblock door clanged open very loudly.

"LET HIM GO!"

Relena turned. 

"Heero!" she exclaimed, choosing to ignore the real reason he was there and 
glomping onto him. "You've come to me at last!"

"I came to get Duo." Heero said, pushing her aside, then rushing into the cell 
and shoving the guard away just as the other man had started to press the tip of 
his erection against Duo's virgin ass.

The other man pulled his pants up and fled. He knew Heero's reputation and had 
no intention of doing anything that would make him madder than he already was.

"Omae o korosu." Heero told Relena, meaning it with every piece of his soul.

Relena stood there, shocked. Then, realizing the danger she was in, she took off 
after the guard.

"Untie me!" Duo pleaded. "Please?!"

Heero looked over Duo's naked and bound body and smiled, wolfishly.

Duo blinked when he saw that look.

"Um... Heero?" Duo asked, nervously. A moment later, he threw his head back in 
startled ecstasy as Heero's mouth closed around his manhood, coaxing it to 
erection with his lips and tongue. "Omigod, Heero... not here... someone might 
see. Oh, please.. oh God... oh... who the hell cares if they see." he amended as 
the sensations began to overwhelm him. "Don't you *dare* stop!"

"I don't intend to, my beloved." Heero said, pausing only to speak and then 
resuming his task with a tender touch that drove the object of his affections 
wild with desire.

"Oh, God, Heero..." Duo moaned. "Oh, God, I'm gonna..."

Duo came, hard and fast, his seed spurting into Heero's talented mouth, panting 
and gasping as Heero drank down every drop.

"That was... remarkable." Duo panted. "I've never felt anything like it in all 
my life. Thank you, Heero-sama."

"There's more to come." Heero told Duo as he unchained him. "But I'm saving *that* 
for our wedding night."

"Oh, Heero!" Duo threw his arms around Heero and hugged him tightly. "You mean 
it?"

Heero pulled Duo closer "Yeah. But I think we'd better get married right away. I 
don't think I can wait much longer."

"Me neither." Duo agreed, resting his head on Heero's chest. Heero waited while 
Duo got dressed. He frowned as he noticed the welts on Duo's back. He hadn't had 
time to notice them before when he was rescuing Duo. Nor had he noticed them, 
for obvious reasons, when he was giving the other boy pleasure. "My God." he 
gasped. "Duo, are you in pain?"

"My back?" Duo asked. "It's a little sore, but no worse than a bad sunburn, I 
suspect. Just don't rub any vinegar on it."

Heero smiled, momentarily, then frowned. "I can't believe Relena had them hurt 
you like this."

"She needs help, Heero." Duo sighed.

"She needs a bullet in her brain." Heero grumbled. "Anyone who'd deliberately 
hurt the man I love needs a bullet in their brain."

Duo shook his head. "She's a scared young girl who latched onto someone she saw 
as strong and brave and protective. And she's afraid of facing life without that... 
" he paused a moment to search for the right words "...security blanket."

"How can you stand there and treat her so kindly after what she did to you?" 
Heero asked.

"Because I've been there myself." Heero replied. "I know what it's like to be 
afraid, to have no one and nothing. I learned to rely on myself for comfort when 
I realized that seeking out others would cause their deaths. But I understand 
the loneliness and fright she's going through."

"I don't care if she's lonely." Heero told Duo. "All that matters to me is that 
she hurt you. She deliberately caused you pain."

"Let's forget her." Duo decided. "We can't do a thing to help her and I'd rather 
spend my life thinking about us."

"So would I." Heero said as he and Duo, now fully dressed, stepped out of the 
cell.

Duo paused.

"Duo?" Heero asked. 

"You know," Duo mused. "We should claim this place. Make it our own little 
bondage palace." he smiled, wickedly, at Heero, the followed him out of the now-deserted 
prison. 

-----Owari-----