Angel's Blood
Heero sat at the bar surveying the room around him. His partner sat ridgedly next to him trying not to move, the place was not his idea of fun. It was a dark nightclub with deep red lights making everything glow just enough to know it was there. Loud and pounding heavy metal filled the air. Songs Heero had never heard before, of course he had never been somewhere like this place before, and he wasn't sure if he liked it or not. Wufei twitched as some scantily dressed woman who looked about sixteen bumped into, obviously drunk.
"So let me get this straight, when there is too much evil in one place God sends us to . . . to disperse it?" Wufei turned slightly to see his silent partner. "From what I gather though it's usually only one angel and an empathic one, so why tonight send to high ranking warrior angels?"
"You read too much, and tonight is very different." Heero didn't even bother to look at Wufei.
There was obviously something Heero knew that Wufei had yet to be told, and that bothered him.
"How is tonight so different? It looks just as it should a place filled with far too much evil. A vampire coven, in a nightclub, that's like the devil in hell." Wufei spat out.
"Millardo sent an Empath, a very high ranking one, and he vanished. We haven't heard from him for about a month. You and I are here to find him and find out why he hasn't been reporting." Heero glared at Wufei has he said this. It's not that he didn't like Wufei he had no problem with him, but he worked alone, and he didn't do find and rescue trips. He too didn't understand why Millardo had requested two angels which as high rank as Wufei and himself. The whole thing troubled him, why had he been summoned straight to Millardo and not to God, or someone with some actual power in this area. Millardo worked with the Empaths and peace keepers, he knew nothing about the workings of the warrior angel, and the archangels, and though this could be seen as a reason he assumed he needed such high ranking angels.
"I can not be forsaken, because I'm not the only one, we walk amongst you, feeding, raping. Must we hide from everyone?"
The song attracted Heero's attention, the man singing along too it was walking towards them, or rather the bar, and doing a little dance to the music he sang. Upon reaching the bar though he stopped and Heero watched him carefully out of the corner of his eye.
Wufei caught what Heero was doing turned slightly more towards Heero to allow him to face the direction of the boy who know stood to his right at the bar, drumming slightly on the countertop in time with the music.
"Duo, darling, what can I do ya for?" The bartender leaned forward revealing a little extra flesh.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Now Abby you know I don't swing that way." Duo leaned forward and looked the girl straight in the eyes, "You know I go for tall, dark, and handsome"
"Oh really then what about poor Trowa. He not handsome enough?"
"Oh you know he likes them little and blonde. Speaking of Trowa though, could you tell him that me and Q are in the back room, also can I have cocktail, some green tea, and a bottle of the real rich stuff?" Duo smiled as though sharing some secret joke with the bartender.
"Celebrating?" She bent down to gather the drinks from under the bar.
"It's Tro's birthday." Duo said mocking offense.
"God Duo, with so many regulars how on earth to you expect me to remember them all. I only remember you cause you're so darn cute." She reappeared with the bottle, a glass, and a tea cup with the tea bag inside.
"Oh I thought Trowa was handsome." Duo pouted.
"Why thank you Duo, I never knew you felt that way." Another voice joined the conversation from behind Duo.
Turning to face the new comer Duo smiled and hopped onto the barstool. "WHY Trowa when did you get here?" Duo made a face and chewed on his fingernail.
"Don't do that." With one hand the new comer, obviously the Trowa whose birthday was being celebrated pulled Duo's hand from his face, and with the other grabbed the bottle. "Grab those two would you and let's go celebrate."
Duo whirled back around and seized the now full glasses, then followed the taller man shouting, "You just want to see you're little blonde lover."
"Point?" Trowa responded with a wink.
"Fine see if I care. But I knew you first, and Quatre's got nothing on my butt."
The two disappeared into the crowd and their conversation was lost.
"Yuy?" Wufei noticed how his partner's posture had changed.
"Quatre's the name of the missing angel, and he's a little blonde." Heero twitched angrily as he spoke. What the hell had those vampires done to the boy?
"Are we going then?" Wufei slid off his seat and shrugged on the big black trench coat he had been sitting on.
"Yah, but we want to see what's going on before we go in there." Heero stood and walked towards the entrance they would have to go around and look for a window or a back door.
Wufei followed the unspoken man out into the cold night air. Heading towards the club from various directions were groups of Goths in dark colors, barely covered clothing wise and smothered in make up. It made Wufei shuddered, how could people willingly do that to themselves? It was disgusting in his mind.
Heero on the other hand found the outfits attractive. He would never admit such a thing, but something about the dark and powerful way these people moved drew him in and he wanted to stay, but he had a job to do and that would always come first. He hadn't told Wufei this, but the small blonde was very dear to him. It was a quiet friendship that few knew about. Quatre had caught Heero off guard and vulnerable but unlike most who ranked below him he didn't take advantage of the warrior, but open up to him. Heero had found a confidante in the boy and thoroughly enjoyed his company. If either vampire had harmed him in any way they would wholly regret doing so.
The two warriors made their way to the back of the nightclub; there was no one else in sight. Crouching down they slowly made their way along the building checking the ground windows as they went by. There were plenty of empty rooms and by the time they had gotten near to the end they had started to think the three had disappeared or returned to the main part of the club. Then at the last window they found the three sprawled out on a huge couch draped in red velvet. The brunette named Duo was lounging upside down on the couch feet over the back and head hanging off the front, he had a remote control and appeared to be flipping through TV channels. The taller man called Trowa was talking in the ear on one small blonde angel that Heero recognized in a heartbeat. That was the missing Empath, Quatre. Heero's boiling anger was only kept in check by his utter confusion. Quatre seemed fine, in fact he seemed more then fine, he seemed completely at ease like he belonged there more then in Heaven.
At that moment Duo seemed too had find something that he like for he somehow maneuvered off the couch and onto the coffee table in seconds. Reaching down to the TV he said something turned to Quatre and Trowa.
"Get off your butts you two, and dance with me!" He turned the TV up to an ungodly volume and the rest of the conversation was lost to Heero, but he could hear the music. But Duo had seemed to convince the two to get up and dance. Heero sifted so that he was on one side of the window and Wufei the other, they both watched waiting.
Answer me, it's can't be so hard
Cry to relieve what's in your heart
Desolation, grief and agony
Trying to move
Down in this grave
Trying to believe in every faith
As another bridge to clarity
Trowa slipped easily around Quatre as the two began to dance more deeply. Duo stayed on the coffee table, eyes closed and moving with the music. Heero's eyes watched Quatre closely for some sign that this was an act, part of the plan, he found none. Wufei watched the three closely sure now by the way Heero was moving that the blonde before them was the angel they were searching for
Want to stay another way
Take another chance
To find a distant sanity
And turn your pain into truth
Take another chance
To fight a different enemy
And try to free it
Heero watched as the two moved so gracefully around each other that they seemed like one person. Obviously Quatre was not hurt, but should Heero leave him here, could he? Heero wondered what would happen if he left Quatre, hid him, maybe even lie to Millardo. What was he thinking though, Quatre couldn't be left in a vampire coven, no matter how happy he seemed now, even if he looked like he was in . . . love. . .
Dance with me
It's can't be so hard
Time to reveal
What's in your heart
Desolation
Grief and agony
Heero's eyes slipped from the petite blonde to Duo who had let his trench coat slid off and onto the floor. Revealing the loose black button up shirt, with the top buttons undone, black leather pants that fit him like a second skin and a long chocolate brown braid that fell to just below his waist. He was wearing big black combat boots that weren't tied. None of this stopped him though he moved like water, gracefully twirling around on the table in time with the music. Heero almost missed the song, but whatever part of his brain wasn't occupied by the spinning demon picked up on the words, that hit him in the heart, but he didn't know why.
Walking through a life decayed
While you're repeating
Your mistakes
There's another chance
To try and get away
Wufei was struggling to pay attention to just what was going on. The angel they had been sent here to find and 'save' seemed more then content where he was, the brunette on the table was captivating even tough Wufei hated his clothing, and thought the hair to be outrageous, the loud music from the TV was enticing and almost painful to listen too, and his so called partner seemed way to drawn into what the crazy brunette was doing.
Take another chance
To find a distant sanity
And turn your pain into truth
Take another chance
To fight a different enemy
And try to free it
The song finally reached its end and the three boys in the room slowly stopped and gently backed away from each other. They knew the song, it was playing the night that Trowa and Duo had found Quatre, the night the discovered an angel in their mist.
Duo gracefully jumped from the table and turned off the TV. "Well then, I believe it's time to open the good stuff." He reached for the bottle full of deep red liquid, and proceeded to pour it out into some silver goblets.
"Thank you Duo." Quatre nodded as he accepted a glass.
"Yes, thanks." Trowa took the next one.
"Yah, yah, yah, anyway, to Trowa, for a happy birthday and may all of the many to come be this good." Duo raised his glass and the others joined him in the toast,
"Yuy, what do we do now? That's him isn't it?" Wufei watched his partner carefully, unsure of where to go from here.
"That's him," Heero sighed, "I don't know what we do. It was assumed that his lack of report meant he was capture, or dead, we never expected him to be here like this."
Heero rubbed his eyes; he sure as hell didn't expect to find Quatre here like this, with vampires like this was home, like they were home. He didn't know if he should be angry or not, he was close to Quatre, and it's not like he felt that way about him, but he couldn't help feeling like he stop this, he couldn't leave Quatre here on earth with these monsters, he was an angel one of the most pure, and should be in heaven with the others. Then again as a friend he should be happy that Quatre was so happy, he knew Quatre was lonely in heaven, Empath didn't have many friends, they weren't suppose too, that's why no one knew about Heero meeting him.
"We have a week; we should tail them and then try to find out what exactly is going on." Heero spoke quickly as he rose.
"Fine." Wufei turned and began the trek to the front of the building. "We should probably go back inside and wait for them to leave."
Heero said nothing but followed Wufei back around the building, and inside. The music still blared loudly through the club it was packed with people. The two had to fight their way back to the bar which was surprisingly empty. Sitting down Heero raised his hand hoping to catch the bartender's attention.
After about ten minutes Abby the woman they had seen earlier finally came to get them drinks.
"You two were here earlier, missed us that much that you couldn't wait till tomorrow?" She teased as she got their drinks.
"Just couldn't find what we were looking for." Heero mumbled as he accepted the beverage, not even sure of what he ordered.
"Oh, well better luck next time." She smiled sweetly, like she really meant her words.
"Ummm, thanks." Heero was a little taken aback he wasn't expecting her to be so sincere.
"Abby!" A familiar voice filled Heero's ears, and in a moment an out of breath Duo was leaning on the bar next to him. "God it's a mad house, what you put in the water?"
"Very funny, Duo. What do you need now, to be broke?"
"Now that's funny, seriously though." Duo's eyes lost their joking sparkle instantly, and Abby straightened. "I can't find my cross."
Abby jumped a little and bite her lip. "I haven't seen it Duo. I can check in the back though, maybe some one else picked it up."
"Thanks." He sighed and took the empty seat next to Heero, causing Heero to sit up straighter.
It was then that Duo seemed to notice the man for the first time.
"Hey you're new here." Duo smiled warmly.
"Yah, I've heard of the place and thought I would check it out." Heero tried desperately to grasp his cool and collected voice, but he knew he was failing.
"It's a cool place, just don't leave with anyone you don't know, you might really regret it." Duo laughed, but you could tell he was serious.
"Duo I'm sorry it's not back there, but I swear I'll keep an eye out." Abby had returned empty handed.
"Oh."
Duo looked really disappointed and for a moment really lost as well.
"Thank you though-
"DUO!" Another far more familiar voice
reached Heero. "Duo, we found it." Quatre appear and wrapped his
arms around Duo's neck holding out a gold cross with a beautiful
purple and white stone in its center.
Duo spun and envelope Quatre in a huge hug, causing the blonde to laugh. "It was under the couch of all the stupid places, I bet it came off when you were upside down, and you didn't notice because the song came on."
"I tell you, I knew he was small but I never would have gotten under there." Trowa appeared behind Quatre and the blonde blushed at his comments.
"It's not that hard, and you could have moved the couch if you wanted to." He turned, and halfway between Duo and Trowa froze. "Heero." It was soft and barely auditable.
Heero said nothing.
Walking waiting
Alone without a care
I'm hoping, I'm hating
"HEERO!" Three voices became one as if they all just realized something. They turned to face him.
Again Heero said nothing but he bite his lip hard.
The things that I can't bare
To you think it's cool to walk right up
And take my life and fuck it up
Well did you well did you
I see hell in your eyes
Taken in by surprise
Wufei slowly stood up, startling Quatre a little. "Shit," Quatre cursed rather loudly, "Millardo sent you didn't he, because I quit, cause I said I wasn't coming back. He knew you would be willing to come and get me."
This got a reaction out of Heero.
Touching you makes me feel alive
Touching you makes me die inside
Walking waiting
Alone without a care
I'm hoping, I'm hating
The things that I can't bare
"What are you talking about? Millardo said he didn't know what happened to you." Heero spun around and face Quatre.
Did you think it's cool to walk right up
And take my life and fuck it up
Well did you
"Bullshit." Quatre swore again this time with anger. "He's a liar I told him I wasn't going back, Heero you have to believe me, I quit."
I hate you
I see hell in your eye
Taken in by surprise
Touching you makes me feel alive
Touching you makes me die inside
I've slept so long without you
"You can't really quit being an angel." Wufei interjected.
"Shut up." Heero growled out.
It's tearing me apart too
How it get this far
Playing games with this held heart
I've killed a million pansy cells
But I can't kill you
I've slept so long without you
I see hell in your eyes
"Actually you can, you can switch sides if you really want to. All it takes is one drop of blood, of vampire blood." Quatre got quiet as he said the last part.
Taken in by surprise
Touching you makes me feel alive
Touching you makes me die inside
I see hell in your eyes
Taken in by surprise
"You drank vampire blood!" Heero was shocked. "Is that even . . . but . . . no…"
And touching you makes me feel alive
And touching you makes me die inside
"Yes Heero I did. I'm sorry, but once I told Millardo I couldn't even try to reach you. There's so much you don't know, so much they haven't told you. I feel alive for the first time in years Heero. Yes technically I am dead, but it's like nothing I've ever felt in my life. Heero, please?"
Destruction
War
Heero didn't know how to respond to Quatre's pleas for understanding. He didn't even really know what he was supposed to be understanding.
To fight in defense
Forgotton words
Of friendly hate
"Heero listen to me. I know this seems outrageous, crazy, but it's the truth. I'm really happy here, like nothing I ever experienced in heaven. Heero in heaven you were all I had, and I had to hide that. I'm grateful for our friendship and I never intended to not contact you."
War-destruction
War-destruction
"I really don't want to give up that friendship, it's just I can't go back. Not now, not ever." Quatre looked down.
I don't know why
A soul deceased
A broken hope
A choking breeze
"I don't understand. Why did you quit, why leave? How is this better? You have to hide in shadows, you can't get close to people, it's the same as before, isn't it?"
War-destruction
War-destruction
Can't you take me away from your lies
Destruction
"It's not though, Heero you have to believe me. I know that there's still a lot of secrecy, but not from my own kind. In heaven I was separated from everyone, I would have been in so much trouble if they ever knew I spoke with you."
Dark paradise
Collecting souls
To analyze
"Here, I can be with others, sure not everyone can know me, but I don't need that and don't really want that, I just need to be able to have some freedom."
War-destruction
War-destruction
The bitter blood
Of a children's cry
Inside the truth
Far from my sky
"So you want me just to go back and leave you here? What about Millardo, he'll no that I left you, and what about what he said that you vanished?"
War-destruction
War-destruction
Can't you takes me away from your lies
"It was a lie, he tried to kill me, I know things I shouldn't, if it wasn't for Trowa and Duo I wouldn't be here at all. That's the truth.
Parlami
Il tuo silenzio dentro
Non resistero
"He's trying to rearrange the power in heaven, he wants to take control, and I know it seems impossible, but it's not, and he's going to succeed. If I go back he will kill me and the truth will die with me.
E'un attimo
Nel tuo vuoto sento che
Io non ce la faro
"As long as I'm alive in some form I can hope to stop him. Heero, Duo and Trowa are going to help me, we will stop him one way or another."
Walk on by
You walk on by
Wondering why
Heero tried to absorb all the information he was getting, Quatre left willingly, Millardo not only knew that, but tried to kill him, and wants to take over heaven. Was it even possible, to dethrone God, to take over?
Wandering from you
Falling at your side
Wandering from you
Healing my desire
"I have to go." Heero said suddenly and walked around the three boys.
"Heero?" Quatre's voice was pleading.
Stumbling in your soul
Give yourself to me
Hurting your desire
Healing mine
"Hey!" Duo darted between the others and grabbed Heero's arm forcing him to turn around again.
Slegami
Dal mio rimorso
Sel diverso
Mentre muoio e poi
Risorge dentro te
"Can't you just talk to him?" Duo tightened his gripped on Heero's arm.
"Leave him alone." Wufei who had been silent, pushed Duo back, and then pushed Heero into the crowd. "Move fast."
Finche vivro
Ricordart cosi
Sara una etema su di me
The two quickly made their way outside the club and into the empty street. There wasn't a soul in sight.
"Let's get out of here in case they decide to follow us." Wufei let his wings out and took off into the sky. It was only a brief moment before Heero followed him and the two vanished into the midnight sky.
"Dude Qaut, I thought you said that guy was cool?" Duo muttered has they pushed through the crowd after the two angels.
"I know he just needs to understand. He's been told two very different stories, and he doesn't know what to believe. He's never been allowed to really think for himself before, he gets confused easy. It's hard for him. He would have argued more if he truly believed I was lying and Millardo had told him the truth. He's doubting Millardo and himself."
"Okay Okay, so he's got issues, lets just catch him." Duo pulled open the door and the burst outside only to catch the last few white feathers hitting the ground. "Damn it!"
"Would he go to that Millardo guy?" Trowa wrapped his arms around Quatre.
"I don't know, he might."
"Do you know of some way we could track him done o something?" Duo asked.
"I could try to, but I don't know if it will work since I'm no longer a real angel."
"Can you try Quatre?" Trowa released him and look him straight in the eye. "If he goes to that guy he could mean trouble."
"I know I'll try."
Quatre backed away from Duo and Trowa and stood in the middle of the road where Wufei and Heero had taken off from. Closing his eyes he folded his hands has if he were praying. He glowed softly and light shone from where his wings would have been. His hair and cloths billowed around him as if by some unfelt breeze had filled the air. Then suddenly it was all gone, and Quatre slowly open his eyes.
"Well I couldn't pinpoint exactly where they've gone, but I've got the general direction." He smiled slightly, inside fearing what was about to happen. He didn't know if Heero would be okay with this or flip out, and how would Trowa and Duo react, they were both to overprotective. Not that Quatre blamed any of them; they all had their reason, just like he had his.
"Lead the way koi." Trowa smiled softly to the little blonde, he knew this would be hard.
Nodding Quatre took off down the streets, cutting through the nearest alley to get there faster. Trowa and Duo followed him with ease. Streets and buildings became a blur on either side of them. They moved to fast to really see anything, or be seen for that matter. It took only minutes for them to cross the city and enter into the projects. There were buildings upon buildings of apartments. Graffiti decorated, and run down this part of town was nearly deserted; even the people who couldn't afford to live anywhere else in the city didn't want to live around here. There were gangs, violence, and mysterious deaths all the time. People vanished from inside locked homes, and appeared weeks later with dead and the only explanation was that they had no blood left in them when they were found. There were no bullet wounds, knife wounds, signs of drugs, or alcohol, no cuts or bruises except for a small mark that was usually on the neck. Of course people like Trowa, Duo, and Quatre knew what really went on around here, but most people just got freaked out and left.
"They're here somewhere, I'm just not sure were in here."
"Milly sure has a sick sense of humor; this is where you were staying too wasn't it?" Duo crossed his arms and made a face. "Not exactly angel friendly territory."
"THAT'S IT!" Quatre jumped.
"What's it?" Duo asked.
"They should be staying in at least the same building as I was, maybe even the same apartment, where can start were I was and work our way out."
"That's true, the room was already paid for and all set, they would just have to make a few accommodations for the second person and that wouldn't be much." Trowa pointed out.
"So let's stop talking and start walking." Duo waved his hand at the others to emphasize his point.
The three head toward a building they all remembered too well. It was the place they had met; the two had followed the sounds of blaring Lacuna Coil, smashing glass, and violence, to find Quatre. When they entered the building they all sort of paused not really wanting to go back into the building, but knowing they had too. Duo was the first on the stairs, determined and stubborn as ever. Trowa and finally Quatre made their way up behind him. Knowing that once they reach their destination there would be no turning back.
They reach the third floor, and followed the familiar hallway down to apartment six. Quatre tried the knob which was locked, so he knocked lightly.
They stood there for about five minutes before Duo spoke, "He knows it's us, he wouldn't answer even if he was in there. Here scoot blondie." Duo felt the edges of the door looking for weaknesses he knew there were some from the last time he broke into this room.
Slowly Duo worked the edges of the door until he found a comfortable place to put his hands and then pushed forcing the door to snap and fall inward. Where the three vampires where greeted with quite a scence.