10-Mar-2000
Once upon a time there was a fairy Prince. No not that kind of fairy... Well actually, he was that kind of fairy, but he was also an elf. The Prince was the youngest of the Royal family, but he was also the heir. Of all the children of the King and Queen, only he had the power to summon nature. What does this mean you ask? The ruler of the elves must have the power to summon all the forces of nature. When he or she calls, trees walk, wind attacks, earth opens under enemies, and animals become fighters. There is more to the power than just this, but it is very complicated.
Now this Prince was named Duo. He tended to talk too much, but other than that was entirely likable. Indeed, in all the elven kingdom, none were so sought after as Duo. The young Prince's beauty was legendary. Long, silken, chestnut hair, deep, soulful, violet eyes, a lithe, muscular body, and being Crown Prince made him very drool worthy; however, few people really wanted Duo for the fact that he was Duo. In all the world he had only two real friends, Quatre, a white magician, and Wufei, Duo's bodyguard.
Oh that's not to say that he wasn't close to his family. Duo had one hundred and twenty-three brothers and sisters. Of them all, the young elf was closest to Howard, Zechs, Dorothy, Relena, and Noin. These five treated Duo with kindness and respect all the time. Duo, though, felt relatives didn't count. They were supposed to love you no matter what.
So it was that the young Prince was very lonely. So many people judged his value by what he was rather than his heart and over time Duo had come to question if anyone could be trusted. Far too many times the Crown Prince's trust had been abused. Finally one day, after being chased by sycophants for hours, Duo and Quatre escaped by leaving the elven forest.
"Duo, we have been running for an hour. Those leeches are gone." Quatre pointed out. "Don't you think we should head back now?"
"Please, Quatre, just a little farther. I've never been this far beyond our borders." Duo begged.
"Wufei is going to kill us." The blond lamented. "Or at least me."
"I promise we'll get back before anyone knows we're missing. OK?"
"But, Duo, you never keep your promises!" The exasperated magician yelled.
Quatre knew he'd reached Duo by the look on his friend's face. Duo would never deliberately hurt either his friends or his family. His elation was short lived, however, as the sounds of battle reached the pair.
"What was that?" The Prince's sense of curiosity sent him running toward the noise.
"Duo!" the little magician wailed. Now they would really get in trouble.
End Part 2
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