Duo's Hunt

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Warning: Even weirder than Heero's. And Duo is a fry short of a happy meal in this one

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Duo was in love. He was happy he was content, and he was a vampire. Which in itself made the happy and content kinda disturbing. Regardless Duo walked down the street dancing a jig every now and then. Glancing at the minds of the people he passed, cruising for a decent meal option.

 

Everyone was fair game. From the hookers on the corner to the rich folk in the high rises. No one escaped death. He paused in front of a hotel, and sent his senses soaring listening to the different thoughts within it. A certain thought caught his attention.

 

'Please no more please no more please...' it went on and on and on like that.

 

Curious Duo latched onto the mind it was coming from. Digging swiftly through the memories the person possessed.

Kevin he was ten years old, and he had come into town with his father. Who had sold him to the man he was currently with.

 

Duo picked out the man's face from Kevin's mind. Tall pale man, with white-blond hair and green eyes. A rather feminine face, gentle demeanor. A beautiful human being...on the outside.

 

On the inside Michael was anything but. Duo shifted through what the man had done to Kevin thus far—shoving Kevin’s mind aside, he invited himself into Michael's thoughts.

 

Hm. A true shark indeed. Michael was cold calculating and vicious. Wufei would love to rid the world of this guy for the sake of justice.

 

Duo smiled. Then again so would he...well maybe not for the sake of justice. Blinking Duo looked around him...and down. At some point he'd scaled the side of the building and was now standing in the window outside of Michael's suite at the very top. Duo stood on the ledge easily watching the play inside the suite.

 

Michael sat on his bed a glass of wine held between his fingers as he watched his beloved cower in the corner of the room. " Come now love. He smiled. " Don't be shy. I wouldn't want to have to punish you again." He said.

 

Kevin shivered but did as he was bid.

 

Duo dropped down from his perch to the ground as silently as a cat he landed on his feet...from 50 stories. " Top that Yuy." He muttered going inside through the front door.

 

The poor bellhop just looked at the short pale man dressed like a priest and smiled. " Welcome Father."

 

Looking up at the man Duo smiled carefully concealing his fangs. If the poor fool only knew. Oh well death would come for him later that evening...now was time for his good deed. Finding the stairwell at the end of the lobby was easy enough. Running up it faster than any mortal could dream of. Duo reached the 50th floor in record time.

 

He easily broke the lock that held the door shut from the inside and entered the top most part of the hotel immediately heading for the door at the far end he stopped to listen to the crying coming from within, with a light smile on his lips. The boy's emotions were so pure and strong; he grabbed the door handle  and twisted, breaking the lock—again.  He closed the door behind him, then made his way to the bedroom.

 

Making certain to click off every light he passed.

 

"Whose there?! I asked not to be disturbed." A sharp voice came from the other room.

 

Duo remained silent. Moving swiftly to turn off the light in the bedroom as well.

 

"Whose there?!" The man's voice had a slight edge of panic to it as he pulled his precious little bundle close to him.

 

Duo watched from the corner of the room, safely hidden in the darkness. Duo saw Michael reach to turn on a light and grabbed his wrist. Pulling him away from the little boy.

 

"Who are you! I demand you leave here at once!"

 

Squeezing the wrist tightly Duo heard the bones give way under his fingers.

 

Michael yelped.

 

" Or what? Are you going to punish me?" He asked. " Who knows I might like that...oh wait maybe I'm too old for your taste."  He gave the wrist a hard tug.

 

" Who sent you?"

 

"Death. Come to claim what's his."

 

Michael's eyes widened in the darkness.  " Who are you?"

 

" Why death of course." He smirked.

 

Michael winced in pain... " Don't play games!"

 

" But I like games. They make life interesting, you like games too don't you Michael? Otherwise you wouldn't be playing with Kevin over there." He smirked.

 

" H-How-"

 

"Enough talk time to deliver you to judgment. Don't worry it won't hurt...much." Duo rubbed his cold cheek against Michael's wrist.

 

"What are you do-"

 

Ignoring the question Duo sank his teeth into Michael's wrist with a low growl sucking at the confining skin.

 

He heard Michael scream--he withdrew his fangs and frowned, then tore at the two little holes he made with his teeth. Tearing the flesh till blood flowed freely from the wound. Content now Duo pressed his lips to the bleeding gash and slurped away happily.

 

He held Michael’s screaming thrashing form beside him. Even as he slumped to his knees Michael continued to beg to be release with his last breath.  Duo held on till the last beat of his heart, then proceeded to lick the wound clean.

 

Duo sat pouting beside him for a moment, " All gone." He mumbled. A fluttering heartbeat caught his attention then.  Duo’s smile returned with force, as he turned his eyes to the huddled form of Kevin.

 

" Kevin...oh Kevin..." he whispered.

 

The heartbeat sped up.

 

" Shhh now Kevin." Duo said, standing over the boy.  He picked him up by his arms, enjoying the little whimpers the boy gave. " Hush now..." he said softly.  And sat on the bed with the boy in his lap. " I killed him for you. You were begging someone to make the pain stop weren't you?" Duo asked brushing his fingers over Kevin's hair. " Of course you were...and I did make it stop...unfortunately I'm still hungry."

 

Kevin cried out and tried to pull away.

 

"Ah ah ah. Sorry Kevin...now sit still and I'll make the pain go away forever..." he whispered in the boy's ear.  He lowered his head to Kevin's neck and sank the tip of his fangs into the tender flesh before the room was flooded with light and the boy was jerked away.

 

" Maxwell. No."

 

Duo blinked stunned eyes, and frowned in the general direction the voice came from.

 

" But I'm still hungry." He whined. " Aw come on Wu let me just get a sip off him."

 

" No Duo. It would be unjust if I were to allow you to-"

 

"Wufei you're a damned vampire not the upholder of justice anymore."

 

Wufei sniffed and placed Kevin on the floor. " Dress and leave boy." He said blandly.

 

Duo finally able to see again stood and walked to Wufei frowning. " Thanks a lot you just let my dinner go!"

 

Arching a brow Wufei looked to the slack form of Michael. " Then what was he?"

 

A wicked grin spread across Duo's blood smeared face. " A snack."

 

"I see." Wufei said fishing a piece of black cloth from his pocket. He swiped it across Duo's face. " You eat so messy."

 

"Heero usually licks it off for me." Duo said winking mischievously at Wufei.

 

"That's all right and good for Heero, but if anyone else were to try it he'd make certain they were ash with the morning light." Wufei said turning to go. " No more children tonight okay Duo?"

 

Pouting Duo nodded. " I guess that bellhop will have to do."  Duo smiled, and flashed past Wufei laughing like the lunatic he was.

 

Wufei sighed, and headed to the elevator. " Crazy vampire."

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