Disclaimer: I don't own them, never did. TopaZ, Kyle, Ice Palace, and ShadowLeaves ARE mine, though, so please don't take without asking.
Here it is, folks, the final part in the Vandra sisters saga. The epilogue. Short, sweet, and to the point... And on to the fic. ^_^
The only thing that had been found in th wreckage was a small, silver bead that, even when warped, read 'Trust.' Even that left all who knew what had really happened no comfort, for her last mission had been extremely vague for all but the reticent, Irish teen. Her earrings had been left on the nightstand in her metal room on Peacemillion to be found by TopaZ after the battles on Earth and in Space had ended. And once th small Celtic earrings had been moved, a small vid-screen had appeared and showed the screen framed in glittering ivy leaves. The only words on the screen were in a spidery script that also sparkled greenly:
'Who could've thought that living for those
you adore could be harder than dying for
them? Would it be harder than killing for
them? Will you ever be able to distinguish?
When life says good-bye
What will you say?'
Tears welled up in icy blue eyes as she turned to the window Kyle had leaned against just two nights before. For a short while, all she could concentrate on was the pain she felt... and the anger. Yet, tears are only salt and water and soon hers dried to show an oddness about the windows that she was too far away from to be able to distinguish. Sorrowful, she stumbled forward to stare in awe at the two words etched into glass/plastic as well as periodically into the metal surrounding the window. As she stared in wonder at the audacity of her dead sister, Wufei came up behind her, enfolding his warm arms about her torso. Needing {and acknowledging that need} for once in her life, TopaZ leaned into the embrace; allowed his comfort to feebly attempt to fill the void where once her almost emotionless sister had been.
Somewhat incoherently, she turned to her fiance. "I chose her first, you know. Family first." Not yet over the anger, she whirled to glare accusingly at the shimmreing screen. "I chose you first, dammit!" And then she collapsed, leaving Wufei to carry her from the room she had once shared.
* * *
"She knew, Heero. God-dammit-all, but she knew! And said not one thing!" Duo looked at the crowd attending the memorial- eight people: Duo, Heero, Quatre, Trowa, Wufei, TopaZ, Sally Po, and Lucrecia Noin.
"Say good-bye to her, Duo. You're not helping." Heero bowed to the place where the memorial stone would be placed and walked off, dragging the noisy American with him.
TopaZ reverantly touched the small, silver bead. "She valued trust the most, over even love. Good-bye, sister-mine. May the Goddess walk with your soul." With the only good-bye important said, the others began to walk, cocooning the more beautiful of the Vandra sisters in the circle of comradery the war had begun and TopaZ had somehow completed.
'When life says good-bye
What will you say?'
You're Welcome!
Fini
Well, it has been completed. Was it satisfactory to the masses as well as the readers? I hope so. PeZ, I know the character you created is somewhat out of character at times, but these were rather unusual situations and I tried my best. Good-day for the time being. If I get more reviews from people other than the masses, I may write another Gundam story.
~The Alciontae Shadow~
Here it is, folks, the final part in the Vandra sisters saga. The epilogue. Short, sweet, and to the point... And on to the fic. ^_^
The only thing that had been found in th wreckage was a small, silver bead that, even when warped, read 'Trust.' Even that left all who knew what had really happened no comfort, for her last mission had been extremely vague for all but the reticent, Irish teen. Her earrings had been left on the nightstand in her metal room on Peacemillion to be found by TopaZ after the battles on Earth and in Space had ended. And once th small Celtic earrings had been moved, a small vid-screen had appeared and showed the screen framed in glittering ivy leaves. The only words on the screen were in a spidery script that also sparkled greenly:
'Who could've thought that living for those
you adore could be harder than dying for
them? Would it be harder than killing for
them? Will you ever be able to distinguish?
When life says good-bye
What will you say?'
Tears welled up in icy blue eyes as she turned to the window Kyle had leaned against just two nights before. For a short while, all she could concentrate on was the pain she felt... and the anger. Yet, tears are only salt and water and soon hers dried to show an oddness about the windows that she was too far away from to be able to distinguish. Sorrowful, she stumbled forward to stare in awe at the two words etched into glass/plastic as well as periodically into the metal surrounding the window. As she stared in wonder at the audacity of her dead sister, Wufei came up behind her, enfolding his warm arms about her torso. Needing {and acknowledging that need} for once in her life, TopaZ leaned into the embrace; allowed his comfort to feebly attempt to fill the void where once her almost emotionless sister had been.
Somewhat incoherently, she turned to her fiance. "I chose her first, you know. Family first." Not yet over the anger, she whirled to glare accusingly at the shimmreing screen. "I chose you first, dammit!" And then she collapsed, leaving Wufei to carry her from the room she had once shared.
* * *
"She knew, Heero. God-dammit-all, but she knew! And said not one thing!" Duo looked at the crowd attending the memorial- eight people: Duo, Heero, Quatre, Trowa, Wufei, TopaZ, Sally Po, and Lucrecia Noin.
"Say good-bye to her, Duo. You're not helping." Heero bowed to the place where the memorial stone would be placed and walked off, dragging the noisy American with him.
TopaZ reverantly touched the small, silver bead. "She valued trust the most, over even love. Good-bye, sister-mine. May the Goddess walk with your soul." With the only good-bye important said, the others began to walk, cocooning the more beautiful of the Vandra sisters in the circle of comradery the war had begun and TopaZ had somehow completed.
'When life says good-bye
What will you say?'
You're Welcome!
Fini
Well, it has been completed. Was it satisfactory to the masses as well as the readers? I hope so. PeZ, I know the character you created is somewhat out of character at times, but these were rather unusual situations and I tried my best. Good-day for the time being. If I get more reviews from people other than the masses, I may write another Gundam story.
~The Alciontae Shadow~