Duo felt natious, he looked over to Wufei, he seemed to be dazed off.
"Where'd they go?"
Wufei snorted "I don't know, but, we have to tell the others."
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"Are you ready? You're going to have to come with us soon you know."
"But, I don't know how to live that way..I.."
"Don't worry, it'll all come to you through time...I promise."
"I can't, I can't do it..."
"You have to, behold, this is your destiny, something you cannot avoid, your death is a necessary piece of this great puzzle."
"But, what about me? I want to live! Don't you care how I feel?"
"It is inevitable."
"That's not fair, he clenched his fist, It just isn't!"
Heero sat outside, on the edge of a lake. The moon shed it's glow over everything, making the scenery even more beautiful. Heero sighed as a warm breeze came across, he breathed in deeply, looking up at the willow above him, it's white trunk looking almost ancient in the moonlight. The grass was soft and short; it always was pristine here. The pilot rested on his back, looking at the branches of the tree sway gently. The lake's water was fresh and clear, allowing a person to see straight to the bottom, minnows swam through the water, making a silver streak wherever they swam. Heero sat up, looking at the water, he saw clams washed up around it, he picked one up, skipping it across the water..Six skips wasn't bad, it's a good night.
"My death is inevitability. How cruel is fate, or is it just my imagination?" He sighed looking up at the endless stars.
"Cold?" Heero turned around looking at the pilot in surprise.
"Now that you ask, I am a bit chilled out here." He rubbed his arms. Trowa walked out from the shadows, a jacket in hand.
"Taking some time alone?" Trowa handed Heero the jacket.
"Just thinking." He took it, gesturing his thanks.
"I won't ask."
The green-eyed pilot sat down next to him, inhaling deeply, taking in the scent of flowers in bloom.
"I can understand why you come here, it's heavenly."
"I'll take it you'd already understand not to tell anyone about this." He slipped the jacket on.
"Yeah, I figured any place you're alone like this is supposed to be a secret." Heero snorted.
Quatre walked in the door, taking his boots off, he looked at the wall, there was a note. "Gone walking." Obviously Trowa, Heero wouldn't tell him if he was going somewhere anyway. Quatre had just got back from hiking with the Maganacs, they sure could hike, his feet were swollen.
"Iria, Jeff?" He looked around.
"Why hello there, Quatre." The desert prince turned slowly.
"Who are you? You're not Iria."
"Excellent observation. I'll introduce myself, she cleared her throat. I am Kinoko, guardian of this galaxy. I've already met your friends, Duo and Wufei."
"You have, then, tell me, what's going on?"
Duo sighed, clutching the steering wheel, he sped up a bit. "So what do you think Wufei?"
"I don't have a clue on what's going on, we have to get to Quatre's place and tell him.
"Yeah, this is crazy. Wonder why they shut their communicators off?"
Wufei breathed in deeply. "Probably so they didn't have to hear your big mouth Duo."
The pilot growled. "Whatever Wuffie."
"So let me get this straight, you've been having the same dream for three years?"
Heero nodded. "Yeah, it's strange, if I do say so myself."
"Yes, think it means something?"
"I don't know, I've always been planning to die but, not like this..." Zero's pilot stood up.
"Maybe it's just a coincidence."
"Not likely." He shrugged.
Trowa stood up as well, looking across the lake.
"Time to leave?"
"Yeah, I feel like we should..."
Heero could barely pull himself away from the lake. It was so peaceful, and heavenly...If there was one. He could stay forever, but something called him, like a moth to a flame...He looked at the willow, it seemed as if to be crying, crying for him to stay, he longed to answer it's cry. Trowa looked over to Heero, he nodded, they began the mile-walk home.
"So, Miss Guardian of the galaxy, I think I'm beginning to understand."
Kinoko took a sip of her tea. " This is all I can tell you for now, you'll have to wait till you're all together."
"I see, so, where do you come from?"
The Aiginoto released a deep tone, un-understandable in English but obviously of some other language. "That's the only way I can say it."
"It's alright I--" Quatre looked at his communicator. "Oh no, I turned it off, Duo's left me a message."
"I believe I've already given you the message, don't worry. They're on their way." She swept her hair back.
"How do you know that?"
Kinoko took another sip of her tea. "I'm the guardian of the galaxy, don't question my answers."
Wufei and Duo pulled up in the driveway, hopping out of the car and running to the door. Quatre heard the sound of the knocker.
"Must be them, told you."
He walked to the door. "I won't doubt your answers anymore then, Miss Kinoko."
Quatre opened the cherry wood door. Duo and Wufei rushed in, looking around.
"And exactly WHO the hell is THAT?!"
"Oh, I believe you two have met her already, this is Miss Kinoko." Duo promptly fainted on the floor.
"So, what do you think is going on? Any idea?"
Heero stood up straight, looking around. "None whatsoever."
"Maybe were overreacting to a small situation." Trowa looked over; Heero was climbing up a tree, he watched as the pilot climbed effortlessly up the trunk, disappearing among the branches. The pilot stepped back swiftly, dodging a large branch that had fallen from the tree, he couldn't see much from all of the leaves falling.
"Heero, what's going on up there..You alright?" Trowa heard a grunt coming from the tree as another large branch fell, it was too dark to see what was happening.
"Uhn.." Heero knew he could see something, it was a large figure moving among the branches. He tried to catch it, too swift, even for it's great size. The giant dropped to the ground right beside Trowa, immediately bounding into another tree, disappearing once more.
"What the---?"
"I don't know what it is, follow it, you're better at this than I am."
Trowa looked surprised, he nodded. "Alright."
The other pilot ran alongside the trees, listening for movement. "I'll be down here, to back you up if it jumps down."
Trowa gave another nod, with that, he hopped into a tree. He was good at this, using his exceptional hearing instead of being dependent on his eyesight. Not even as difficult as a tightrope. He heard the crack of another branch, he jumped, spinning gracefully in mid-air, landing safely on another branch as he came closer to the creature. Trowa could see eyes; they sent a shiver down his spine.
"Damnit, how does this thing move?" Heero was below; he could see the creature. The pilot jumped off, bounding off of the trunk as he pulled the branch down, with creature and all. Trowa leapt down, beside him.
"Damn...Smarts..That hurt." The creature stood, rubbing his rear, obviously inhuman, it looked at them. The graceful heavyarms tightened his muscles ready to attack, Heero did the same.
The pilots tilted their heads, jaws almost dropping to floor level as the giant pulled a lighter out of it's pocket, lighting the cigarette in its hand.
"I take it you two don't smoke."
Duo opened his eyes slowly. "Ow..My head..What happened?"
"You fainted, Maxwell." Wufei had a touch of disgust in his voice.
"Are you alright? You fell pretty hard, and marble isn't very soft either."
He gave a wry smile. "Yeah, yeah, but what about that girl, is SHE still here?"
Kinoko walked in front of Wufei, with a quirk on her lips. "Maybe that bump on the head will knock some since into you, Duo."
"Ha ha, very funny, universal whore."
"Duo!" Quatre looked angry.
"Gods, alright, Duo mumbled, I'm sorry.."
"It's almost time, we'll get started soon."
***********To be continued********************
"Where'd they go?"
Wufei snorted "I don't know, but, we have to tell the others."
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"Are you ready? You're going to have to come with us soon you know."
"But, I don't know how to live that way..I.."
"Don't worry, it'll all come to you through time...I promise."
"I can't, I can't do it..."
"You have to, behold, this is your destiny, something you cannot avoid, your death is a necessary piece of this great puzzle."
"But, what about me? I want to live! Don't you care how I feel?"
"It is inevitable."
"That's not fair, he clenched his fist, It just isn't!"
Heero sat outside, on the edge of a lake. The moon shed it's glow over everything, making the scenery even more beautiful. Heero sighed as a warm breeze came across, he breathed in deeply, looking up at the willow above him, it's white trunk looking almost ancient in the moonlight. The grass was soft and short; it always was pristine here. The pilot rested on his back, looking at the branches of the tree sway gently. The lake's water was fresh and clear, allowing a person to see straight to the bottom, minnows swam through the water, making a silver streak wherever they swam. Heero sat up, looking at the water, he saw clams washed up around it, he picked one up, skipping it across the water..Six skips wasn't bad, it's a good night.
"My death is inevitability. How cruel is fate, or is it just my imagination?" He sighed looking up at the endless stars.
"Cold?" Heero turned around looking at the pilot in surprise.
"Now that you ask, I am a bit chilled out here." He rubbed his arms. Trowa walked out from the shadows, a jacket in hand.
"Taking some time alone?" Trowa handed Heero the jacket.
"Just thinking." He took it, gesturing his thanks.
"I won't ask."
The green-eyed pilot sat down next to him, inhaling deeply, taking in the scent of flowers in bloom.
"I can understand why you come here, it's heavenly."
"I'll take it you'd already understand not to tell anyone about this." He slipped the jacket on.
"Yeah, I figured any place you're alone like this is supposed to be a secret." Heero snorted.
Quatre walked in the door, taking his boots off, he looked at the wall, there was a note. "Gone walking." Obviously Trowa, Heero wouldn't tell him if he was going somewhere anyway. Quatre had just got back from hiking with the Maganacs, they sure could hike, his feet were swollen.
"Iria, Jeff?" He looked around.
"Why hello there, Quatre." The desert prince turned slowly.
"Who are you? You're not Iria."
"Excellent observation. I'll introduce myself, she cleared her throat. I am Kinoko, guardian of this galaxy. I've already met your friends, Duo and Wufei."
"You have, then, tell me, what's going on?"
Duo sighed, clutching the steering wheel, he sped up a bit. "So what do you think Wufei?"
"I don't have a clue on what's going on, we have to get to Quatre's place and tell him.
"Yeah, this is crazy. Wonder why they shut their communicators off?"
Wufei breathed in deeply. "Probably so they didn't have to hear your big mouth Duo."
The pilot growled. "Whatever Wuffie."
"So let me get this straight, you've been having the same dream for three years?"
Heero nodded. "Yeah, it's strange, if I do say so myself."
"Yes, think it means something?"
"I don't know, I've always been planning to die but, not like this..." Zero's pilot stood up.
"Maybe it's just a coincidence."
"Not likely." He shrugged.
Trowa stood up as well, looking across the lake.
"Time to leave?"
"Yeah, I feel like we should..."
Heero could barely pull himself away from the lake. It was so peaceful, and heavenly...If there was one. He could stay forever, but something called him, like a moth to a flame...He looked at the willow, it seemed as if to be crying, crying for him to stay, he longed to answer it's cry. Trowa looked over to Heero, he nodded, they began the mile-walk home.
"So, Miss Guardian of the galaxy, I think I'm beginning to understand."
Kinoko took a sip of her tea. " This is all I can tell you for now, you'll have to wait till you're all together."
"I see, so, where do you come from?"
The Aiginoto released a deep tone, un-understandable in English but obviously of some other language. "That's the only way I can say it."
"It's alright I--" Quatre looked at his communicator. "Oh no, I turned it off, Duo's left me a message."
"I believe I've already given you the message, don't worry. They're on their way." She swept her hair back.
"How do you know that?"
Kinoko took another sip of her tea. "I'm the guardian of the galaxy, don't question my answers."
Wufei and Duo pulled up in the driveway, hopping out of the car and running to the door. Quatre heard the sound of the knocker.
"Must be them, told you."
He walked to the door. "I won't doubt your answers anymore then, Miss Kinoko."
Quatre opened the cherry wood door. Duo and Wufei rushed in, looking around.
"And exactly WHO the hell is THAT?!"
"Oh, I believe you two have met her already, this is Miss Kinoko." Duo promptly fainted on the floor.
"So, what do you think is going on? Any idea?"
Heero stood up straight, looking around. "None whatsoever."
"Maybe were overreacting to a small situation." Trowa looked over; Heero was climbing up a tree, he watched as the pilot climbed effortlessly up the trunk, disappearing among the branches. The pilot stepped back swiftly, dodging a large branch that had fallen from the tree, he couldn't see much from all of the leaves falling.
"Heero, what's going on up there..You alright?" Trowa heard a grunt coming from the tree as another large branch fell, it was too dark to see what was happening.
"Uhn.." Heero knew he could see something, it was a large figure moving among the branches. He tried to catch it, too swift, even for it's great size. The giant dropped to the ground right beside Trowa, immediately bounding into another tree, disappearing once more.
"What the---?"
"I don't know what it is, follow it, you're better at this than I am."
Trowa looked surprised, he nodded. "Alright."
The other pilot ran alongside the trees, listening for movement. "I'll be down here, to back you up if it jumps down."
Trowa gave another nod, with that, he hopped into a tree. He was good at this, using his exceptional hearing instead of being dependent on his eyesight. Not even as difficult as a tightrope. He heard the crack of another branch, he jumped, spinning gracefully in mid-air, landing safely on another branch as he came closer to the creature. Trowa could see eyes; they sent a shiver down his spine.
"Damnit, how does this thing move?" Heero was below; he could see the creature. The pilot jumped off, bounding off of the trunk as he pulled the branch down, with creature and all. Trowa leapt down, beside him.
"Damn...Smarts..That hurt." The creature stood, rubbing his rear, obviously inhuman, it looked at them. The graceful heavyarms tightened his muscles ready to attack, Heero did the same.
The pilots tilted their heads, jaws almost dropping to floor level as the giant pulled a lighter out of it's pocket, lighting the cigarette in its hand.
"I take it you two don't smoke."
Duo opened his eyes slowly. "Ow..My head..What happened?"
"You fainted, Maxwell." Wufei had a touch of disgust in his voice.
"Are you alright? You fell pretty hard, and marble isn't very soft either."
He gave a wry smile. "Yeah, yeah, but what about that girl, is SHE still here?"
Kinoko walked in front of Wufei, with a quirk on her lips. "Maybe that bump on the head will knock some since into you, Duo."
"Ha ha, very funny, universal whore."
"Duo!" Quatre looked angry.
"Gods, alright, Duo mumbled, I'm sorry.."
"It's almost time, we'll get started soon."
***********To be continued********************