Place usual disclaimer here.
Author's note: At last, the last part! I hope you like the ending, and at the end, tell me if it needs a sequel, heehee.
Like Brother and Sister Part 5
Heero walked away from Duo and Hilde's house. He didn't want to be there right now. He felt kinda strange. As he walked down the street, he heard the jolly " Hohoho " of a Santa. Christmas eve was tomorrow, he knew he had to go back in a couple of days for the dinner Hilde had planned. Heero sighed, thoughts of holding Cat in his arms pushed their way into his mind. She was so soft and warm . . . and she seemed so innocent, the horrors shes seen should have driven her insane by now. He passed the store Cat had worked at for a little while. Duo had told him what had happened there. He kept walking, and passed a jewelry store. A necklace with a cat charm on it, caught his eye. It was sterling silver, and had green eyes that shimmered when the light hit them, like Cat's. In the end, he bought it for Cat, but didn't sign his name to the gift.
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It was after lunch and Cat was still moping around the house. She was upset about Heero running off. Hilde made her get cleaned up and eat something. It was so depressing to see her this way. Christmas eve was tomorrow, she had been so excited, Duo couldn't stand it anymore. It was Heero's fault she was like this. Someone knocked on the door, and Duo went to answer it. Heero stood on the doorstep. As soon as Duo saw him, he punched him in the face. Heero fell backwards and landed on his ass.
" What did you do that for? " He asked picking himself up.
" Your lucky I don't break your neck. " Duo muttered threateningly.
Angel suddenly ran out of the house and jumped on Heero. The large wolf started to lick his face but Heero pushed him away and wiped the drool of his cheeks. He handed the small box with Cat's present in it to Duo.
" Gives this to Cat. " He stated and started to walk away.
Angel followed behind, down the street. Every time Heero stopped, Angel would stop and wait until he started moving again. Heero turned around and told the wolf to go home. Angel sat on the ground and gave Heero a quizzical look, like he didn't understand. Cat suddenly yelled for Angel, so the wolf hesitated, then took off, back towards the house. Heero felt like doing the same thing, but he just kept walking.
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Christmas eve came and Cat cheered up slightly. Her Hilde, and Duo sat around the living room talking and sipping hot chocolate. Angel was lying net to the fireplace but suddenly sat up and howled. Right after that the doorbell rang. Hilde went to get it and came back with six people following her. The only person she recognized was Quatre. She wait patiently until Duo introduced them all.
" Cat I'd like you to meet my friends, the girl beside Quatre is Dorothy, thats Wufei and Sally, and those two are Trowa and Catherine. " He said pointing to different people.
They all went in and started to talk. Quatre had a bag of presents with him. He began to pass them out one at a time. Cat took the present he handed her, said thank-you and opened it. She almost started to cry when she saw what was inside. The gift was a framed picture of Her, Hilde and Duo. Duo had taken the picture the night they had gone skating. She gave Quatre a hug, tears streaming down her cheeks.
" Thank-you so much . . . " She whispered happily.
Quatre even brought a gift for Angel. It was a huge bone. The wolf took it and began gnawing on it immediately.
Cat laughed. " Where are your manners Angel? "
Angel barked once and went back to chewing the bone. Everyone laughed and enjoyed the rest of the evening. About an hour later, Heero showed up. Duo looked really pissed, but didn't say anything. Cat went into the kitchen and stood at the window looking out at the stars. Heero came in behind her, and stood about a foot away. She could see his reflection in the window. Tears started to drip down her cheeks.
" Why did you leave? " She whispered leaning against the window.
" I was confused . . . I was afraid. " He tried to explain, coming a little closer.
" Afraid of what?! " She asked turning around, " Afraid of being close to someone! Afraid of being close to me! " she turned her back on him, " Geez Heero, open up! "
He stood silently until she finished yelling. He went a few steps closer, but she jumped back. He hated seeing her, scared of him.
" I'm sorry . . . " He said, almost as surprised at saying it as she was.
Heero turned to leave, but Cat grabbed his arm. " Do you really mean it? " She asked hopefully.
He nodded slightly. She leaned against his chest and they went outside. Cat looked up at the stars and smiled happily. Almost out of nowhere, it started to snow. Heero held her close and she sighed.
" This really is the best Christmas I've ever had. I have a family, " She stopped and looked up at him, and giggled, " I got great friends, and . . . I'm not alone any more. "
Author's note: Haha! See! I can write a happy ending! Its kind of a drop off ending, but like I said at the top, tell me if you want a sequel.
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