Ch 6—Spelling Corrections are welcomed and grammar too and plot holes and…

“Heero!” Duo screamed, almost as Relena used to scream for Heero but only almost; it held the quality of heart scattering pain and grief beyond the edge of the universe. Heero had been there, somehow, only moments before and then, then he disappeared, sucked back into the gray walls behind him

Duo closed his eyes and brought the image of Heero to his mind. There hardly been any light in that cell. The darkness shadowed his face and body, but not enough for Duo not to see the slouched from pain solders and the bruises slithered down Heero’s arms and legs.

Manacles and shackles kept the former pilot down. They were glossy black and thick, and for some reason Duo doubted they were for restraining only. He growled and smashed his fist into the nearest thing he found: the table.

Hands grabbed him. He struggled against them, but their grip was tight as two lovers on their wedding night. A man’s voice said, “Calm down, Duo. We shall find your-ah- friend. Calm Down. And stop biting me.”

Duo stopped struggling; struggling was not going to help him find Heero. The man let him go and apologized.

“No prob…” A thought came to him as he turned to face the man, Van. (1) “How do I understand you?”

Van glanced at his wife, no, at his wife’s pendants. He was the first but the last. Soon, everyone was looking at her pendant. Hitomi blushed and coughed to remind the people of manners. Chid was the first to avert his eyes but soon most were blushing and apologizing.

“Well it lets me understand everyone so maybe when your friend called for you a connection was made.” Hitomi said. “Ah… I don’t really know. I am no expert and I’m….”

The banging on the eating hall’s doorway saved her from the scrutiny. A messenger hoped in robbing his knuckles.

“I was sent from the landing place to report the Crusade arrived carrying Mr. and Mrs. Allen Schezar (2), their son, and Mr. Schezar’s ranting, crazy, uncontrollable, crazy student, Mr. Chang.”

“What happened at the landing bay?” said Hitomi.

“Mr. Chang had a slight misunderstanding with a landsman.”

“Slight?”

“Because of the weather, Mr. Chang had his hair down. A sailor, thinking he was a hot piece of arse, called out to Mr. Chang by saying, ‘Hey, woman, wantta….’ He had to stop his call when Mr. Chang bared the proof of him being able to call himself Mr. Mr. Chang then attaked the sailor calling him a weak woman.”

“How’s the sailor?” Van asked.

“I don’t know. I left to tell you my massage when the fighting happened.” The messenger bowed and left.

“Who wants to go?” asked Hitomi. Everyone chorused their yeses, except Duo.

“Who are you people?” Duo asked.

“What?” Hitomi said.

“I said, who are you people? I know some of your names but only your first name to begin with. So, who are you?”

Hitomi was the first to speak. “I am Hitomi Slanzar de Fanel, Queen of Fenal and wife to Van Slanzar de Fanel. Our country rests in the quiet forests where dragons travel and live freely except at the time of a king’s test where a king to be must kill a dragon to ascend the throne. The youngest one of us here is of Chid, that blonde. He is the Duke of Freid. The woman is Queen of this country, Asturia, Millerna Sara Aston Fassa and her husband, King Dryden Fassa. Their lovely abode is where we are. ”

As she named the people off, Duo looked at each one. Van: the warrior. For some reason, Van reminded him of his lost Heero. Chid: the innocent prince with great boredoms on his shoulders. Chid even looked like Quatra (sp?). Millerna seemed ditzy but had a knowledge look about her; sort of like Relena on her good days but smarter. Dryden looked a player and a rich one too. Maybe he was like Treize. Or was it Zecks?

Duo turned his head as she finished to hide the freed tears. Because of that, he was the first to see the door again fly open. And he was the first one to see that almost forgotten man stride into the room with thunderclouds as eyes.

“Wufei?”

“Duo!”

1—Van with a soft A as in lawn.

2—is that his name?