Takeo – Desert Rose eight?!
Duo – Damn right it is
WuFei – Let’s just get over this please?
Heero – Disclaimers and Warnings. Takeo does not own GW or us. Warnings, none. Enough said don’t you agree?
Takeo – I have a glare too you know as well as Shini the yoyo!
Heero – Keep that thing away from me!

Chapter Eight : Torn.

Duo packed his bike almost an hour later as he arrived home with a bag full of groceries. Man am I starved. I hope WuFei made his chicken and meat stew on a bed of rice. That stuff is so good. Behind him he could see Quatre and Trowa walking along the path, Quatre pointing excitedly at all the birds that he came across. Duo ran into the house, and headed towards the kitchen.

" Fei-chan, I’m home, I got the groceries. If you’re done, we can pack up the food and head out for a pic…" Duo’s voice stopped as soon as he saw WuFei lying on the floor in the kitchen, naked and curled up in a tight ball, blood staining his thighs, a bruise on his face, whimpering softly to himself. " Oh Gods, Fei, what happened? I mean who did this?" Duo asked as he discarded the groceries and pulled his love into his arms, the Chinese youth sobbing against his shoulder.

"I’m sorry Duo. I couldn’t fight him. You must hate me." WuFei cried as he squirmed in Duo’s arms.

"I’ll never hate you Fei. I’ll get you to the bath." Duo said as he stood up gently. Quatre and Trowa came in and halted as they saw Duo carrying WuFei’s limp body. Quatre’s face turned white.

"Dear Allah, is he all right? I’ll call my sister ok Duo?" Quatre whispered. Duo nodded and pointed in the area of the phone. Duo carried WuFei upstairs and ran a bath for him. He kicked off his boots and got in the shower with WuFei, gently washing his love’s abused body. Who in hell would do this to you? I swear, I’ll kill him. Duo washed down WuFei’s thighs, pain radiating from WuFei’s face.

"Fei, Fei-chan, wake up." Duo whispered as he nudged WuFei. WuFei looked up at Duo and burst into tears again. Duo held WuFei against him, his own tears mixing with WuFei’s.

Downstairs, Quatre paced around. He had called Sally whom was on L1. She said she would be over in twenty minutes.

"Quatre, I think I know who did this." Trowa said as he watched his love pace about, turquoise eyes shedding tears.

"You do?" he asked, voice sounding tired.

"Yes. A few months back, some of the new trainers reported cases of rape and assault by one of the other soldiers who joined our forces approximately around the time that Duo and WuFei left. I saw one of the victims. He had black hair, and black eyes. All the victims have a sort of resemblance to WuFei. Two out of the five victims actually saw the attacker’s eyes before he blindfolded them." Trowa said as he wrapped his arms together. Before Trowa could continue, there was a knock at the door. Quatre opened the door. Standing there was Sally looking like she had run most of the way.

"Hi Quatre, I left as soon as you called. Where is he?" Sally asked as she nodded her head at Trowa.

"He’s upstairs with Duo." Quatre said. Sally nodded and ran up the stairs. At the foot of the stairs stood a boy with an impossibly long braid with a priest’s outfit that looked very wet.

"You’re Duo ne?" she asked. The boy nodded. He looked like he had been crying. He led Sally to he and WuFei’s room. Sally was silent as she checked the boy over. She ran a couple of quick tests on WuFei.

"Well, whoever did this really hurt him. He was bleeding a bit, but thankfully its stopped. He also is healthy, no viruses or anything. However, whoever did this has to pay." Sally said to Duo as she rubbed a cream into WuFei’s bruise, the boy cringing in his sleep." It’s the emotional factors that I’m worried about. But I’m sure with your help, he’ll make a full recovery, both physically and emotionally." Sally added with a smile. Duo smiled back as they both glanced at WuFei who was now sleeping curled up in blankets.

"He’ll make it, I know he will." Duo said as he and Sally left the room, shutting the door quietly behind them. Duo sat on the floor and Quatre and Trowa came up the stairs. All four people sat across one another.

"Is he okay Sally?" Quatre asked as he and Trowa traded worried glances.

"Yes. It’s a good thing that Duo took care of him until I got here. Whoever did this has to pay." Sally swore as her blue eyes hardened.

" I can’t believe that this happened so fast. I mean, I knew he felt uncomfortable this afternoon, but I didn’t know that someone just waltzed in here and raped him." Duo said, fingers clenched tightly.

" We know who might have done this." Trowa said as he looked at Duo and Sally."

"I think I do too." Duo said as amethyst eyes hardened."

"Heero…" All three boys said in unison.

"Heero Yuy, that guy that you kicked out from the army?" Sally asked.

" He joined the army? No wonder WuFei couldn’t fight him off. He kept saying Heero repeatedly when I was cleaning him up. I knew that Heero had a thing for WuFei when he saw him but he never acted on it until now. I don’t know why." Duo lamented as his frustration burst through, the boy ramming his hand into the wall.

"Heero had raped five of the new recruits in our army. They all either had black hair or really dark eyes. I think it was an obsession gone to far." Quatre said.

"I found out through the guards and had Heero promptly dismissed. I didn’t know that he followed us here." Trowa said, emerald eyes lowered.

"It’s our fault for letting him find you guys." Quatre said, his voice now quiet.

"It’s not your fault." Duo said.

" We should be on our guard for the time being. Duo, WuFei needs you. Quatre, Trowa and I will stay till we find Heero all right?" Sally said as she got up. All three nodded.

"Thanks a lot guys. Come on downstairs; there are two spare rooms. I’ll order something for you to eat. " Duo said as he led his friends downstairs. He noticed that the kitchen was put back in order."

"I couldn’t stand it, what it represented." Quatre said as he noticed duo’s gaze.

"No problem Quatre. WuFei pretty much finished dinner, so you can eat. I’m taking some upstairs just in case e gets hungry. Goodnight." Duo said with a smile as he loaded a plate with food and bound upstairs. He got to WuFei’s room, surprised that WuFei was awake.

"Duo?" he asked as fear filled his eyes. Last time that he said that, he got attacked.

"Yeah it’s me babe. I swear, I’ll kill Heero for what he’s done." Duo said as he put the food on a table and wrapped his arms around WuFei. WuFei settled into the familiar safety and comfort of Duo’s arms.

" I’m glad you took care of me, as well as Sally, Quatre and Trowa." WuFei said as he rested his head against Duo’s chest. Duo ran his fingers through WuFei’s hair. He reached for his own braid and unbraided, letting the locks cover WuFei’s naked form. He knew that WuFei loved his hair and found as much comfort in it like Duo did.

"I love you." Duo whispered as he kissed WuFei.

"I love you too." WuFei said as he nestled into Duo’s embrace, a feeling of comfort chasing away the shadows.

End of chapter eight.

Takeo – Ramsey, the man of gods, the man of gods. Heero, the dying one, the dying one.
WuFei – Watch out Heero. I may not like fighting but that doesn’t mean I can’t drive a stake through your heart.
Duo – Well isn’t that pretty, my Wu-baby's becoming just like me!
Takeo – That, can’t be good ^_^;;