Here it is... my first 2x1 lemon... or as I like to call it, "Akuma's
epilogue". She somehow talked me into writing it. So if it seems
weird or OOC, blame Akuma. I intend to. ^_^

Sorry it took me so long... my dad had to be rushed to the emergency
room last week (he's all better now :) and I didn't get to write at
all during all that craziness. 

Ok, I'll shut up now and let you get to the fic... (hope you can
stomach it Shi-chan!)

Title: Sí Beag, Sí Mór - epilogue
Author: Caroline (chibirei @ hotmail.com)
Rating: this part NC-17 baby!
Pairing: 1x2/2x1, 3+5, 4+H, 13+6
Warnings: AU, OOC, a tad angsty at times, fantasy, magic, lemon
Spoilers: none
Comments: why not?
Archive: Anyone who's been archiving my stuff, sure.  Anyone else,
email me.  ^_^
Disclaimers: don't own 'em.  never will.  'nuff said.


::Epilogue::

Heero looked up from the book he was reading as the door to the
bedroom slammed open. He watched in amusement as his long-haired
lover pushed the door shut behind him, flounced across the room, and
collapsed dramatically on their bed. The Unseleigh prince sighed
deeply, throwing one arm over his eyes.

"Hard day at work, love?" Heero teased, setting the book aside before
joining his mate on the bed.

Duo groaned, rolling over so that he was draped on his stomach across
Heero's lap. The short-haired sidhe took his cue and began rubbing
soothing circles along his lover's back and wings.

"If I have to attend one more formal function, I'm going to murder
someone," Duo muttered, arching his body to Heero's touch.

"Then I guess Treize will be awfully disappointed when his only
brother doesn't show up for his and Zechs's bonding ceremony," Heero
said, smirking.

Duo groaned again. "Oh shut up, Yuy. And don't tempt me. Do you even
realize how many weddings and bonding ceremonies we've attended in
the last six moons? Quatre and Hilde, Trowa and Wufei, Jay and Gee -
and quite frankly, I don't even want to think about that one - not to
mention every high ranking official and noble in both our kingdoms,
and now Treize and Zechs."

"Don't forget our own, love," Heero said, bending down to nibble on
the back of Duo's neck.

The violet-eyed prince purred under Heero's touch. "Mmm. How could I
forget? You told the cleric-priest to hurry up in the middle of the
blessing, just so you could drag me out of the temple as soon as the
vows were spoken to ravage me."

"I couldn't help myself. You don't realize how beautiful you looked
that day."

Duo turned over and gave his bond-mate a smile. "Did you hear me
complaining?" The smile turned to a frown as he realized Heero's
hands had stopped moving. "And who said you could stop that massage?
My front is just as tense as my back."

Heero's eyebrows twitched in amusement as he resumed running his
hands over Duo's body. "As you wish, Your Highness."

"Mmmm… *much* better."

"So what was it this time? Petty squabbling amongst the nobles or
unrest amongst the citizens?"

Duo's forehead creased. It had been six moons since the two monarchs
had declared peace on the battlefield, but getting the people to
recognize the treaty had been a long and arduous process. It seemed
like not a day went by without some kind of minor incident happening.
Though relations had been getting better, it would take years to
establish trust between the Seleigh and Unseleigh courts.

The citizens seemed to be taking the newly won peace better than the
nobles. Every other day it seemed that nobles from both clans came to
the palace claiming to have been injured or insulted in some way. And
Duo, who had been named Prince Regent for the Unseleigh kingdom while
the king was away, had to deal with it all.

"For once, neither," Duo answered, rubbing his temples. "The
Unseleigh nobles were bitching about seating arrangements for
Treize's bonding feast. It took Quatre and I *three* candlemarks to
rearrange it so that everyone was happy. I swear, the next time I see
my brother, remind me to kill him for putting me in charge while he
runs off with his lover."

Heero chuckled. "Treize didn't 'run off' and you know it. He and
Zechs need some time to cement their Bond. They'll return in a few
moons and you won't have to deal with the nobles anymore."

"At least not until they go back to the Seleigh court." Duo
yawned. "I pity poor Relena, actually. Not only will she be acting as
Regent for the Seleigh court when Zechs and Treize are here, but the
future of both clans rests on her shoulders."

Heero snorted. "Well of the four of you, she's the only one likely to
have children."

"I don't know. You should have seen the look she was giving to my
cousin Dorothy at our bonding feast."

Heero's eyes widened slightly. "Still, at least she is physically
able to bear children. Unless Danu sees fit to bless us with a
miracle, Relena is the one who will have to bear the heir to both
thrones."

"Well in case of a miracle, you carry the kid," Duo said
wearily. "There's just… no way… I'm going through that."

Duo's words were punctuated by deep yawns. For the first time, Heero
actually saw the dark circles under his lover's eyes. His skin was
slightly pale and his body looked thinner. He knew acting as Prince
Regent was a consuming job, but he hadn't realized just how much it
had been affecting Duo lately. Cautiously he opened their bond so as
not to alert Duo to what he was doing. The last few moons had given
them practice at controlling their bond. While neither could shut the
other's presence out completely, they had learned to control it
enough so that their thoughts and emotions didn't leak into each
other at random.

Heero nearly gasped aloud at what he felt. Duo was suffering from
severe exhaustion combined with what he suspected was the beginnings
of malnutrition. Duo's audiences with the nobles often caused him to
miss meals, but he'd always assured Heero that he ate in the
meetings. Obviously it wasn't enough. If Duo kept this up, he'd
become seriously ill very soon. Heero felt guilty for not noticing
sooner, but now that he had, he could do something about it.

Noticing that his lover had fallen asleep in his lap, Heero quickly
stripped Duo of his clothes then gently shifted the prince onto some
pillows. He drew a heavy coverlet over the sleeping boy to keep out
the slight winter chill at bay. Then with a light kiss on his
forehead, he carefully crept off the bed. He'd leave his bondmate
alone to get some rest. Meanwhile, he had some people to see and a
personal mission to carry out.





Duo awoke slowly, stretching languidly under the warm blankets. With
a start, he realized that night had long since fallen. He sat up,
drawing one of the lighter coverlets over his body, wondering why he
was undressed. He wrapped the cloth around his body and stood up. A
fire had been lit in the fireplace, and the warmth was drawing him
closer. He sank down onto the rabbit skin rug in front of the fire,
still somewhat sleep-dazed.

The door opened a moment later and Heero stepped inside, carrying a
tray in his hands. His Seleigh lover blinked at the empty bed, then
smiled as he caught sight of Duo sitting by the fire. He shut the
door with his shoulder and walked over to his mate.

"Did you have a good rest?" he asked, sitting down beside Duo and
setting the tray on the floor nearby.

"What time is it?" the long-haired prince asked, sniffing hungrily at
the savory smells wafting from the tray.

"Dinner ended three candlemarks ago."

Duo's eyes grew wide. Dinners at the palace were always political
court functions. Duo had hated attending them growing up, and while
Treize had been in residence, he hadn't attended many of them.
Instead, he had preferred taking his meals in his room with Quatre
and Hilde. But since Treize had left on his state visit to the
Seleigh Court, Duo had taken his brother's place at the head table,
acting as host (and often, mediator) to the visiting Seleigh
dignitaries and Unseleigh nobles. But tonight he'd missed it. The
Great Mother only knew what had happened in his absence.

"I can't believe you let me sleep through dinner!" the prince
exclaimed as he scrambled to his feet. "I had audiences afterward
with the Seleigh delegates! Now I'm late!"

Heero reached out and grabbed the end of the sheet Duo was wearing.
Using it as a leash, he pulled his bondmate back down and into his
lap. He wrapped his arms around Duo's body and silenced his lover's
protest with a kiss.

"Don't worry about a thing, love," Heero said a moment
later. "Quatre's taking care of things for you. You are officially on
vacation."

Duo raised an eyebrow. "Vacation? What do you mean vacation? I don't
have time to take a vacation, what with Treize gone and getting
reading for his bonding ceremony and the nobles at each other's
throats."

Heero placed a hand over Duo's mouth to silence him. "Duo, when was
the last time you got a full night's sleep? Or ate a decent meal? You
spend most of the Court dinners mediating and hardly eat a thing. You
are exhausted and if you keep it up, you'll make yourself sick and
then you really *will* miss your brother's bonding ceremony."

Duo shook his lover's hand off his mouth. "Heero, I'm *fine*. I'll
admit, I was a little tired, but I had a nice long nap this afternoon
and I feel a lot better."

"No, Duo. You may feel better than you did earlier, but you're still
not completely rested. You need to take a few days to relax and
rebuild your strength," Heero argued.

"But I said I was *fine*."

Heero sighed. If his lover wasn't going to listen to reason, he'd
have to show him. Without warning, he opened their bond fully. Duo's
mental fatigue and physical exhaustion washed over him like a wave.
Without hesitating, he sent the emotions back to Duo, creating a kind
of feedback loop. Duo immediately paled as it hit him, sagging limply
in his arms.

"That is what I'm feeling from you, Duo, and it's hurting me too. You
*need* to take a rest, love, or else you'll run yourself into the
ground and take me with you," he said, then gradually closed the
link.

Duo trembled in his arms. "I knew I was tired but… I had no idea how
much."

"That's because of who you are, koi. Always taking care of others
before taking care of yourself."

"But how can I take a few days off? Treize isn't here and there's so
much that needs to be done."

"I already talked to Quatre. He and Hilde can handle things for a few
days. They were getting worried about you, too. They said not to
worry about a thing and just concentrate on getting some rest."

Duo sighed and snuggled closer. "There's no getting out of this is
there?"

"No," Heero replied, picking up a bite-sized morsel from the tray
beside him and popping it into Duo's mouth. "You may as well just sit
back and enjoy it, love."

"If this is the kind of treatment I'll be getting for the next few
days, I won't have any problems enjoying it," Duo said as Heero
continued to feed him.

They ate mostly in silence, simply enjoying being alone with each
other. Moments like this were rare. They usually only saw one another
at night before falling into bed and into sleep. Heero nuzzled the
top of Duo's head with his cheek, sending a wave of love through
their bond.

::I love you, Hee-chan. Thank you so much for this.::

::I'll always be here to take care of you, love,:: Heero sent back,
reveling in the intimate closeness of their bond. Silently he thanked
the Great Mother for sending Duo to him. Before meeting the prince,
he couldn't imagine sharing his life so completely with another
person. But now that he had Duo, he couldn't imagine life without
him. And to have been blessed with a soulbond meant that they would
always be together - even when they were apart.

Since the two clans had made peace, several couples had found their
soulbond mates. While true soulbonding was still rare, many other
sidhe had found love with members of the other clan. Heero felt truly
honored to have been blessed with both love and a bond. He and Duo
were connected in a way ordinary couples like Trowa and Wufei, and
Hilde and Quatre could never be. Treize and Zechs had also been
blessed with a soulbond - a true sign that the Great Mother wanted
peace between the clans. But even their bond wasn't as strong as his
and Duo's. They shared a soul and could communicate on a deeper and
more intimate level than anyone else.

In his arms, Duo sighed in contentment as he licked Heero's fingers
clean, grinning up at him provocatively. Heero felt his body tighten
as he looked down at his scantily clad lover. Duo had come a long way
from the body-shy boy he had met all those moons ago. Now as he
looked down at his beautiful prince, the sheet sliding off one creamy
shoulder, he could feel his heart beat faster.

"You've got something on the corner of your mouth, love," he said as
Duo finished the last bite.

"Oh?" Duo raised his hand to wipe it away, but Heero grabbed his
wrist. Smirking, the dark-haired sidhe bent down and licked the crumb
away with a flick of his tongue. Duo let out a little puff of air
before wrapping his arms around Heero's neck and bringing their lips
together.

Heero gladly opened his mouth to Duo's questing tongue. Their tongues
moved in lazy circles, tasting and teasing one another. Without
breaking contact, Heero shoved the now-empty tray away as he lowered
them both to lie side by side on the soft rug.

For a long while the two lovers simply lay in each other's embrace,
tasting one another while hands played lightly over bare skin. Only
when the fire popped some time later did they break apart, staring
into each other's eyes.

"Duo," Heero began, running fingers across his lover's bare
shoulder, "you're supposed to be resting, not engaging in… strenuous
activity."

"I just slept for six candlemarks," Duo replied. "That's more than I
usually get a night. It'll be a while before I can go back to sleep.
Besides, you want me to relax as well, right? Well… this will most
certainly help me relax. Plus, it'll wear me out enough for me to get
some sleep tonight."

Heero still didn't look convinced. "I don't want to wear you out even
more than you already are."

Duo kissed the tip of his nose and pressed his body closer. "I'll be
fine, Hee-chan. I've gotten some rest, I ate some food… but more
importantly, I want you, Heero. It's been so long…"

Heero snorted. "Three days," he corrected in amusement.

Duo lightly smacked his arm. "Three days seems like an eternity. I
love you, Heero, and I want to be with you." The violet-eyed prince
smirked. "Besides, who says you'd wear *me* out? I fully intend to
wear your sweet ass out tonight, love."

Heero frowned. "You got top last time."

"No, I distinctly remember you being top last time," Duo replied as
he unlaced the front of Heero's tunic, pushing the material off his
mate's body.

"No, *you* were," Heero argued as he helped Duo divest himself of his
clothing. "Three mornings ago… in the hot spring."

"Ah, but I seem to recall an incident two candlemarks after that in
the broom closet under the stairs in the family wing," Duo said as he
worked a hand under Heero's pants.

The Seleigh warrior gasped and bucked his hips as Duo's hand brushed
against his arousal. "That doesn't… ahhh… doesn't count. We were…
mmmm… interrupted and didn't get to… get to finish."

"Is it my fault you forgot to lock the door?" Duo asked as he teased
Heero's length with feather-light caresses. "I think we scarred
Dorothy for life."

Heero sighed in disappointment as Duo removed his hand but eagerly
helped the braided prince rid himself of the rest of his clothing. "I
still don't think it should count," Heero muttered as he rolled on
top of his mate, wings fluttering in anticipation.

The Unseleigh boy grinned and with one deft move, rolled them so that
he was on top, straddling his lover's hips. "Well what you think
really doesn't matter, Hee-chan," he said, grinning. "*I'm* the
prince, which means you have to do whatever I say."

Heero opened his mouth to protest but was silenced by Duo's tongue.
They attacked each other's mouths with such ferocity that Heero
promptly forgot his protests. He reached around to grab Duo's braid
and yank off the band holding the strands together. He shivered as
silken waves of chestnut came tumbling over the prince's shoulders to
caress his bare skin. He buried his fingers in the silky mass as Duo
moved down to nibble at his neck.

The straddling position caused the sheet Duo was wearing to ride up.
Both young men gasped as their arousals met through the thin
material. Duo began rocking his hips. He ran his tongue along Heero's
collarbone, causing the Seleigh sidhe underneath him to moan loudly.
Slowly he crawled down Heero's body, winding a trail of nips and
kisses along Heero's sensitive spots. He lavished attention on his
lover's rosy nipples, enjoying the way Heero was moving beneath him.
He wandered lower, pausing briefly to swirl his tongue into Heero's
navel, until at last his face was poised above his lover's proud
erection.

Heero trembled as he felt Duo's warm breath on his cock. He tightened
his grip in Duo's hair, silently urging his lover's head down.

Duo grinned and flicked his tongue over the turgid head, lapping at
the pearly drops gathered at the tip. Heero moaned and thrashed his
head against the rabbit skin rug. The violet-eyed prince continued to
tease him, brushing feather-light touches along the length of his
shaft with lips and tongue. Heero again tried to maneuver Duo's head
to the center of his need, but the young prince shook his hands away
and pinned his wrists to the floor with his hands.

"Duo, please," Heero begged, knowing if his mate kept up his
delicious torment much longer he'd go insane.

"You never have been a patient one, Hee-chan," Duo said,
smiling. "Fortunately, neither have I."

He bent his head and took Heero whole within his mouth. Heero gave a
hoarse cry as Duo suckled him. The prince ran his tongue along the
underside of the swollen head before sucking hard, bobbing his head
up and down in a steady rhythm. Heero could feel the white-hot energy
of his release hovering just out of reach as Duo worked him. He took
a shuddering breath and turned his hands to clasp his lover's,
intertwining their fingers. With a resolve he didn't know he had, he
pulled Duo away from his aching need and up over his body.

The long-haired prince grinned as he bent down to kiss his bondmate,
allowing Heero to taste himself on his tongue.

Heero submitted for a moment before pulling Duo's head away to stare
into his beautiful eyes.

"Please, love. No more teasing. I need you," he rasped as he tugged
at the sheet encasing his lover's body.

Duo nodded and kissed him quickly before scrambling off Heero's body.
Heero rolled over, pulling the sheet off the lithe figure of his mate
as Duo half-crawled to the bedside table to grab a small earthen jar
off the top. Heero tossed the sheet aside as the last of the material
slid away. He grabbed his prince around the waist, pressing their
bodies together.

"What happened to the shy violet I met by that stream all those moons
ago?" he whispered into Duo's ear as he rubbed his cock along the
boy's ass.

It was Duo's turn to gasp as Heero's hand wandered down his front to
grasp the prince's arousal. "I thought… you liked me… this way," Duo
gasped, writhing in Heero's grasp.

"Oh I do," Heero answered, nibbling on his ear. "I love seeing you
all wanton and willing underneath me."

Duo turned in his arms and shoved Heero backward toward the rug. He
tumbled them both to the ground, rolling them so that once again, the
prince was on top.

"And I love being underneath you, too, Hee-chan. But tonight, it will
be you writhing underneath me." He rotated his hips, grinding their
erections together. Heero's eyes rolled into the back of his head at
the sensation.

Duo took the opportunity to coat his fingers with the sweet smelling
oil inside the jar. Using his other hand, he pushed Heero's legs
apart and settled his body between them. He teased Heero's puckered
ring with one oil-slicked finger before pushing the digit inside to
the first knuckle.

Heero gasped and forced his muscles to relax against the intrusion.
He felt Duo stroking him, gently stretching him as he worked the
finger in and out of his body. He arched his back off the floor as
Duo teased the sensitive spot just behind the tight ring.

Duo smiled down at his mate. He loved watching Heero lose himself to
his passion. He twisted his finger gently, watching Heero writhe
beneath him. When Heero's opening was sufficiently relaxed, he added
another finger. He bent his head and took the tip of Heero's cock
into his mouth. He stroked his mate both inside and out, watching
Heero's ecstatic expression as he pleasured him.

Heero felt his world turn inside out as Duo prepared him. His lover
knew what he was doing, keeping him on the edge without pushing him
over. Just as he thought he couldn't take much more of the exquisite
torture, Duo added a third finger, brushing against that magical spot
deep within him.

"Ahhh!" he gasped loudly as he thrust harder against his lover's
fingers.

Duo grinned around Heero's shaft. He teased his lover for a few
moments more before withdrawing his fingers and crawling back up
Heero's sweat-drenched skin. He caught Heero's whimper of protest at
the loss of his fingers in his mouth as his hands pushed the Seleigh
sidhe's legs up and out. He distracted Heero with his tongue long
enough to coat his own achingly hard shaft with some of the oil. He
positioned himself at Heero's entrance and, after catching Heero's
gaze with his own, he pushed slowly inside.

An explosion of sensation engulfed them both as Duo slid in to the
hilt. The Unseleigh prince's wings unfurled above them, lazily
stirring the air to cool their heated skin. Heero stared up at his
lover whose eyes were closed in concentration as he waited for Heero
to adjust. The short-haired noble wrapped his muscular legs around
Duo's waist, pushing the boy even deeper inside.

Duo groaned as his cock sank deeper into Heero's body. His whole body
trembled as a torrent of sensations ripped through him. Heero's
slippery sheath clenched around him, sending tiny shocks along his
spine. Slowly, ever so slowly, he withdrew to the tip before pushing
back in with one, powerful thrust.

Heero cried out as Duo continued to move within him, each thrust
striking that sweet spot deep within. His hands wandered down to
clasp the firm globes of Duo's pert bottom, urging the boy to move
faster.

Duo moaned his lover's name as he fought to control his thrusts. The
urge to bring about his own release with a few short jabs was great.
But he clenched his teeth, wanting to make their lovemaking last as
long as possible.

Heero squeezed his lover's shaft tightly inside him, his mouth
seeking Duo's. As his lover continued to piston in and out of his
body, he opened their bond.

Duo nearly screamed as Heero's pleasure began echoing back through
their bond. He could feel himself moving in and out of Heero's tight
sheath as if Heero was the one fucking him instead of the other way
around. He knew Heero would be feeling the phantom touch of muscles
clenching around his shaft, just as Duo was feeling Heero clench
around him. They fed their pleasure into each other, creating new
heights for them to soar amongst.

Hands moved feverishly over skin, lips met in a blaze of passion. Duo
whispered Heero's name as he thrust harder. Heero reached down and
began stroking his own erection in time with Duo's movements. The boy
above him tossed his head back, causing his silken locks to tumble
over his shoulders and onto Heero's body. It felt like a thousand
tiny fingers were dancing over his skin, stroking an itch deep within
him comprised of hot lust and desperate need.

A white-hot light began to build behind Heero's eyelids. His body
tensed as Duo moved even faster. His mouth opened in a soundless
scream, his entire body shaking as he tumbled over the edge. His cock
released stream after stream of hot, milky seed over his hand and
stomach. His legs tightened around Duo's waist, holding the prince
almost immobile above him.

As soon as Heero hit his peak, Duo felt his lover's release through
their bond. The echo-effect of pleasure was almost too intense. He
thrust rapidly into Heero's body as his lover's muscles clenched hard
around him. The first wave of Heero's release triggered his own. He
cried out Heero's name. An overwhelming jolt of sensation radiated
outward from where he and Heero were joined, traveling through his
body like lightning. He cried out again, thrusting one last time,
before shooting his seed deep inside his lover's body.

Duo collapsed on top of his mate, breathing heavily and still buried
inside Heero. The dark-haired sidhe wrapped one arm around Duo's
shoulders and kissed him on top of his head.

"Great Mother, Duo. That was… intense," he murmured as he tried to
catch his breath. When he received no reply, he looked down and saw
that his love's eyes were closed. Heero immediately felt a surge of
guilt. He shouldn't have allowed that to happen. Duo was too
exhausted. He should be resting - not using up all his energy by
screwing like rabbits on the floor with his bondmate.

::Baka. I'm not asleep,:: he heard Duo's voice admonish in his
mind. ::I'm just… resting my eyes.::

::Hn. Prove it. Get off me,:: Heero sent back.

Nothing happened.

::Uh. Well, it seems as though I can't move,:: Duo sent, sounding
sheepish.

Heero chuckled and sat up, easing Duo out of him and onto his lap. He
scooped the young prince up into his strong arms and made a beeline
for the bed. He gently placed his lover's limp form on one side, then
crawled in after him, grabbing the discarded sheet from earlier to
clean himself off as he went. When the last of the stickiness was
wiped away, he wrapped his arms around Duo's body and pulled him
close.

"Think you can sleep now?" he asked as he soothingly stroked Duo's
wings.

Duo only murmured an affirmative as he snuggled closer.

::I hope you enjoyed yourself, love,:: Heero sent before they dropped
off to sleep. ::Just remember - it's my turn to be top next time.::


~owari

*sniff*  Another fic over.  I have no idea what to start on next. 
Decisions, decisions.  Seems like most people at the 1x2ML want a
harem/slave ficcie from me... but I don't have a plot for one. 
^_^;;  So... who knows... I'll just see what comes along and go with
it I guess.  :)

Thanks to everyone who read this li'l ficcie... it's been fun!

Caroline