~~Welcome to Part 12! Thank you for reading so far! And hopefully I've made new fans! Enjoy this chapter, I look forward to hearing your comments. If you don't want to review and have something to say, you can reach me at angel_tsuiraku@hotmail.com. I check my mail every day.~~

Part 12: Bearing the Beginning

Seven months had passed, seven long months. Everyone in the room tense, all staring at the door that led to the birth of the children…the end of the world. Apocalypse.

World chaos had occurred over the past seven months. Demons feasted on souls, thousands of souls. People would die in midday, for no apparent reason. Some in their cars, causing large crashes, some in planes, some in bed…just dying. The demons were hungry.

It was time, they all knew it. If Louie had gone back, the end of the world would not occur and the demons would continue to feast. Many innocents would die.

The group hadn't been all together in months. Sitting in a circle were Heero, Duo, Trowa, Quatre, Wufei, Mako, Aisha, Lian and Louie.

Quatre paced the room, his face even paler than normal. His children, twins, were being born in the next room. He was going to be a father any minute, but…but he was fathering the children that would trigger the end of the world.

"What's taking so long?" Duo finally burst out.

"Patience, Shini," Aisha reminded him. "They don't just pop out."

Duo winced at the wording. In fact, he looked downright queasy. He had relinquished his immortal and female form, Death, for the male human form of Duo Maxwell.

Heero said nothing, only typed away at his laptop. He relieved stress that way. The constant **click click** of the laptop kept their minds off of what would happen once the children were born.

Wufei was perhaps the most tense of them, apart from Quatre. As Angel's guardian angel, he was constantly watching her and protecting her. He was clenching and unclenching his fists in his lap.

"Are the babies too big?" he finally asked to no one in particular. "Are they unable to come out?"

Most paled further. Mako shook her head and glared.

"Stop it. She's fine. She'll be fine," she insisted.

"Too big? God, what if they're too big? That could kill her!" Quatre cried, already alarmed.

"Relax," Louie said sharply. "She'll be fine. The babies aren't too big. Lizzy will deliver two healthy young children." He looked at Quatre. "Take good care of them."

"I intend to…but…why?" Quatre asked. Louie's eyes darkened and he looked away.

"Unfortunately, you'll see very soon."

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Lizzy was doing her best to calm the girl in labor. But giving birth wasn't the only worry on Angel's mind.

"Lizzy…Lizzy, I can't…I can't have these babies…you know what it means…"

"Hush, you. I'll not let you talk that way. You and your babies will be fine." Lizzy sighed. **At least…I hope they'll be fine…**

A contraction hit. Lord, Angel hated those. She breathed through it, trying to ignore the pain.

"Kitty…I want Kitty…"

"He's right outside, waiting for these babies."

"Right…"

Another contraction…they were coming so fast…

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A few minutes later, the group in the next room heard the cries of two babies. Quatre ran into the room to see his children. The rest looked uneasily to Louie. He shook his head and sighed.

"It starts."

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They were beautiful. A little boy, Andrew, and a little girl, Elizabeth. Andrew and Elizabeth Winner. They had both agreed to give the kids Quatre's last name.

"Look at them…so beautiful." Angel stroked Andrew's head very gently.

"Yeah…" Quatre beamed down and Elizabeth.

But their smiles faded. "It's the end," Angel whispered.

"I know." He leaned over to kiss her. "I'll never leave you. Nothing short of Heaven and Hell can keep us apart."

"I'm scared, Kitty." She looked at Andrew and sighed. "So very scared…"

"Me too, Boo. But Louie will look out for us."

"Yes…"

But the silence stretched out. Judgment, then Tribulation…the beginning of the end. The very end.

And they leaned over their newborns and prayed.

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Louie stood and walked out of the room. He would allow a week before the end, to gather his affairs and make sure Quatre could care for the babies without help from Angel.

Without Angel…

**This will be her last life on earth…** He sighed.

The end…

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Quatre learned a lot about caring for babies in the next seven days. He had to. Dread crashed upon the small group, the only ones on earth who knew what was going on and what would happen in the days to come. He could take care of the twins on his own.

He just didn't want to. He wanted to have Angel by his side forever. He **needed** her by his side.

Trouble was, from subtle hints from Louie and Lizzy suggested that was impossible.

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The seventh day. The Lord stood on a cliff. He called out to his people, and they came. It was the end…

Tears streamed down his face. His poor girls…

~~Fin!~~ AN: Want to know who got taken! Next chapter, I promise! See you there!