AnimeCat: Ok! Chapter......*ponders* 4? Whatever....

Harmony Earthe takes one of the lead roles in the story very shortly.... Why in the name of cheese does Solo like her so much????

Daye explains background info, little bit about her going wacko on the boys... And later on, Duo gives complete info on how they met, some chapter soon.

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Birth of a New Demon
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Kiane saw Aseka grow steadily more annoyed as the phone rang and rang.

"He should be there by now." She muttered. Her fingernails tapped on her cell phone with annoyance. "I have the machine." She paused. "Solo? God, Solo, pick up! I don't care what's going down, you get your butt over to Noventa Street, pronto! There's someone you /have/ to meet. The second you get this message, you'd better-- Marin? Marin, what's wrong?"

Kiane looked up at Aseka's fear-filled expression. Aseka's lower lip trembled. Then her fear turned into a fierce expression. "Call an ambulance. I'll call your mom and dad. Is he conscious?" Aseka asked forcefully.

Kiane had a feeling that Aseka was using all the self-control she had so she didn't start crying and carrying on. But what was wrong?

"Take off his shirt, and clean the wound if you can. Apply pressure. I'll be there as soon as I can." She hung up the phone and dropped some money on the table. She stood up quickly.

"Kiane," Aseka beckoned, "Solo's been in an accident. We have to get over there, now."

"Is he…okay?" Kiane asked fearfully.

"He's been stabbed." Aseka choked. She slammed her fist into the wall of a phone booth. The person inside looked freaked as the glass crumbled and fell away. Aseka clenched her teeth together and her eyes clamped shut. A single tear slid down her cheek before they moved on. "Terrorists. I swear, if DeathsWings was still mine, I'd blow this whole damn colony apart." She growled with hatred.

Kiane didn't know what to do, but she made sure not to lag behind Aseka. She didn't know how to respond to such a comment. They half-walked half-ran around two miles. Kiane heard the wail of an ambulance grow louder as they kept walking. The moment they reached the scene, Aseka burst into a sprint, leaving Kiane behind. Kiane didn't want to get in anyone's way, so she stood to the side. Aseka ran into the pleasant-looking house and came out a minute later accompanying the stretcher.

Kiane's breath caught in her chest as she saw the boy with his dark hair and his closed eyes, and that serene look on his face.

That was her brother, she acknowledged. The boy that had nearly driven her crazy with his laughing just two days ago. The little girl he had been with that day walked out a moment later, and locked the door, walking as if she was a zombie. Aseka walked back over to Kiane.

"Watch Marin, will you? There's not enough room in the ambulance. When her father gets here, or when your grandfather does, whoever first, go with them to the hospital. Just tell Jay you're my employee."

Kiane nodded, having lost her voice. Aseka gave her a quick hug and a quiet goodbye before racing back to the ambulance. A moment later it flew down the road. Kiane walked over to Marin slowly.

"Marin-- right?" She asked softly. The little girl looked up at her with her eyes filled with tears.

"Yeah." She croaked. She wiped up a few of her tears before looking at Kiane again. "Who are you?"

"Kian Zachary." Kiane said without hesitation. "I work at the salvage yard."

Marin nodded slowly before bursting into tears again. Kiane put her hand on the girl's shoulder. She felt that a hug was what the girl needed, but Marin didn't know that she and Kiane were related at the moment, and Kiane thought better of it. There was a moment of silence. Kiane looked down, and saw that Marin had frozen, staring at her hand. Kiane shifted her gaze and instantly felt sick. Marin's hand was covered in Solo's blood.

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*Where…am…I?* Solo thought wearily, unable to open his eyes. He could hear very well, but he was just too tired to open his eyes. And his back hurt. He could hear someone crying, no, a few people crying. *I'm not at my own funeral, am I? Freaky! No way. I must be at the hospital.*

The beep of a heart monitor confirmed this. Solo felt his foot twitch involuntarily.

Suddenly a door slammed open. He heard a few surprised sounds come from his guests, which had to be his family.

"Who are you?" He heard his father demand. Then, the voice. The lovely foreign voice that had haunted his mind all during his coma...

"I am 'Armony Earthe," He heard her say in a panicked voice, "it vas I 'oo did zis to Solo!"

More sounds. People gasping and dropping things. "What?" His grandfather shouted.

"It vas a mistake!" She sobbed. Harmony, crying? Oh, don't cry, I'm not mad…

"What do you mean, 'A mistake'? You stabbed my son!" His mother screamed. Another loud sob from Harmony.

"I zought 'e vas a nosy civilian! I only knew zat Daye Maxvell vas 'is grandmuzzer! I only knew names, I didn't know vat he vas!"

"What do you mean?" He heard his uncle ask coldly.

"I vas trained by Lady F." She said in an almost apologetic tone. He heard someone go and shut the door quickly.

"What?" His grandmother choked quietly. "You were trained by Nissa?"

"Yes, mademoiselle," Harmony continued to cry. "But I did not know zat he vas also Duo Maxvell's grandson, too! I 'ad no idea zat 'e vas my ally! I did not vant to kill 'im, but 'e overheard me talking to Lady F. You understand, mademoiselle, do you not? The importance of my mission? Only you could truly understand."

"I…understand. But I want to know why it took you so long to confess." Daye said stiffly.

"I 'ad a mission." Harmony said quietly. "Once it vas over, I came right 'ere."

"What was your mission?" Daye continued.

"To eliminate Jeremy Shail. 'E vas a traitor to zis colony." Harmony answered stiffly.

"What?" He heard Cedric shout. "You killed Sarra's father? How could--"

"Cedric!" He heard Lela yell. "Calm down!"

"Did you not 'ear me? 'E vas a traitor. Plans to bring back ze Tallgeese vere in order. No longer, zanks to me."

"But still--" Cedric faltered.

"I 'ad no idea 'e vas not only Daye Maxvell's grandson, and ven I found zat he vas 'Eero Yuy's grandson, and Relena Peacecraft's as well, I panicked! I didn't know zat, and Lady F did not tell me! Can you ever forgive me?"

There was silence. Solo wanted to speak so badly…to say that he forgave her…but he didn't have the strength.

"Solo forgives you," He heard his mother say stiffly, "so I suppose I can."

"Aseka…" His father whispered hoarsely. "How can you…"

"I'm psychic, Kien, remember? I know that he forgives her." She said coldly, as if she really didn't want to, but loved her son enough to forgive the girl that stabbed him, as long as he forgave her. Harmony burst into tears again.

*What's with all the crying? I'm not dead yet! And I thought assassins were supposed to be heartless......I guess not.*

"Harmony," Daye said softly. "Look at me. Do you know why I quit being an assassin?"

"No, mademoiselle." Harmony said truthfully.

"The training drove me to a point where I was practically a serial killer. I had a style, and I was heartless. I even went insane. The Gundam pilots saved my mind. Only one of them is here right now, and he's my husband. For the first time, I was looking at what I was doing from the eyes of a spectator. I finished my job, and washed my hands of the whole thing. The training will always threaten my sanity, as it will yours."

"Mademoiselle…"

"If you had the heart to come and apologize for a botched assassination, your training was weak. That's not your fault. Madame L trained Nissa and me and she wasn't very good. Therefore, you run the risk of going insane even sooner than I did. Think about that."

"Je comprends." Harmony said softly in French. "Pouves-vous m'aider?"

"I can't. Solo can."

He felt her touch his cheek gently. "I'm so sorry, Solo. Do not die, Solo." She whispered. " I vill see you again, Solo. But I am going now."

And he slipped back into sleep.

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"You work for my aunt?" Quatrine asked Kiane. Kiane nodded. "But why did you come with us to the hospital?"

"She was looking after me, Quat." Marin said, continually wiping her hands with napkin after napkin.

"Why are you doing that? Stop that! It's getting on my nerves!" Quatrine scolded. Marin shuddered momentarily. Her lower lip trembled, but she continued to wipe her hands. Quatrine slapped Marin's hand. Marin looked up, startled, and Kiane wanted to slap Quatrine's face, even though she didn't even know Quatrine.

"Don't hit her." Kiane said coldly, passing Marin another napkin from the bin.

Quatrine bit the straw of her drink in surprise. "What?"

"Don't hit her. You don't know why she's doing that. You didn't have to hit her."

"Kian," Marin said sweetly, "it's okay. Thanks." She continued to wipe her hand. It was turning red.

"Marin…why are you doing that?" Quatrine asked slowly. Marin froze and put the napkin down, and held her hand to her chest with her eyes shut.

"Do you know what happened at the scene?" Kiane asked Quatrine to divert attention from Marin.

"No. I just got back an hour ago." Quatrine said.

"Marin found Solo." Kiane said in a final sort of voice. Quatrine's eyes widened.

"Marin, oh my God, why didn't you say something?" Quatrine whispered, laying her hands on top of Marin's red ones. Marin sobbed for a second.

"He was just standing there like nothing was wrong." She choked.

"Marin,"

"And I saw him staring at his hand like he'd never seen blood before. I-I-I thought he-he-he'd cu-cut himself. Then I saw th-the b-b-blood all over the f-f-floor… He tried to talk to me…but he passed out… Then Aunt Aseka called just a second later…She was telling him t-t-that she wanted him to m-meet someone…"

Kiane felt a pang in her chest.

"I picked the phone up…and she told me to t-t-touch the wound…and I got his blood all over me… Oh, Solo!" And Marin burst into tears.

Quatrine looked around. "Mom said she'd come down when I could go up, where is she?"

Kiane looked toward the door of the cafeteria and saw a girl with waist-length, dark copper hair run by the door, crying her eyes out. Kiane excused herself to another table to calm herself down. After a little bit, the rest of her family came down in small groups at a time and arranged themselves all over the cafeteria. Duo and Daye came down and sat in a remote corner, both of them pale and tired-looking.

Eventually Aseka came down and sat next to Kiane. They didn't say anything. Kiane watched her relatives, amazed that she finally had blood relatives. She looked over to Duo and Daye, and saw Duo deeply involved with a bottle of heavy alcohol. Occasionally Daye would reach over and grab the large bottle and take a drink herself before passing it back to him.

"Is he an alcoholic?" Kiane asked softly. It couldn't be a good thing, him downing the drink in such great amounts. Aseka looked over to him.

"No." She said after a moment. "Growing up, my dad drank like a fish, but there was never a drop of alcohol in our house. He only drank occasionally, but when he did, we're talking about Hangover City and Hallucinationville."

"But the way…"

"He's drinking now? He's upset. He and Solo have been very close ever since you disappeared. And Mom, even I'm a little surprised at her. She was as wacky as he was, but she never drank. This is the third time I've ever in heard of her drinking in her life."

"When did she?"

"Theres now, then when I was ten after an accident, and exactly nine months to the day that Jay and I were born."

"Uh." Kiane made a small distinct sound. Aseka grinned at her.

"Yea." She said strangely. "Me and my brother were both accidents. It didn't matter to us, though. Our parents loved us and treated us as good as any."

"Wow." Kiane smiled. She turned solemn. "How's Solo?"

Aseka looked away. "He's stable. It turns out that the girl who stabbed him rushed in and admitted everything."

Kiane's jaw dropped.

"Are you kidding me?!" She nearly shouted.

"Kiane, you are part of a strange family. And strange things happen to us."

"I see that." She said. "Um, Mom, right?" She asked nervously. Aseka gave a sudden, beaming smile.

"Yes." She breathed happily. "You call me Mom." And she smiled brightly again.

"Where's Dad? You're gonna tell him about me, right?" She asked quietly.

"Yes. When we get home, I will. I can't do it now, with everyone here. I've already talked to Dad. He won't spill."

She looked back to Duo, who was a lovely shade of red, and Daye not far behind.

"Are you sure about him drinking that much at his age?" Kiane asked worriedly.

"I never liked it, believe me." Aseka sighed. "He'll be up later with a wicked headache, but he'll be fine."

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AnimeCat: Today I started my own doujinshi for this saga, I got to to the part where the nun comes in to see Kian in chapter 1, and that took all day. ^_^ It was fun, if I ever manage to finish it maybe I'll do one for Demons, too.

Whatcha think of this chapter?? If you review, just include the name of your fave character, you don't have to explain why or anything. I think Aseka is still my fave....though I have to say Luna ranks up there with Harmony. I get more into Luna and Harmony later, don't worry. ^_^

Next chapter: Marin fights in her suit, Deathscythe. It's in horrible shape...(think about it, it's like 50 years old...) and she fights anyway. Then she sees the great white suit....Tallgeese!!! Jake comes back and starts helping out....Luna shows signs of betrayal to her colony....and Solo's heart turns to Harmony...does she feel the same?? AWWW!!!

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