Yeesh I must be suicidal.Either that I or I
have a death wish. I'm going to get SO MANY death Threats *Sighs* oh well.
"What do you mean you won't reincarnate me again?" Duo yelled slamming his fist down on Memkar's desk.
"Duo we can't reincarnate you again," Memkar said calmly.
"Why?" Duo asked his violet eyes glaring.
"For several reasons...." Memkar began.
"Tell me why!" Duo demanded.
Memkar sighed. Dealing with an angry Duo was not helping his headache. He closed his eyes and massaged his temples.
"Duo you must understand that you cannot be reincarnated." He said.
"JUST TELL ME WHY I CAN'T BE REINCARNATED!" Duo roared.
Memkar groaned as his headache jumped up a notch. Shit.
"Duo you cannot be reincarnated simply because it was your time to die," Memkar said patiently.
"How was it my time to die?" Duo spat out the last word like poison.
"I do not decide when it is time for a mortal to die. That is decided at the time of his birth by the Fates."
"Then why did I die before my time in the first place?" Duo asked somewhat more calm. Yeah right on the outside he appeared calm but on the inside he was wondering if he was able or allowed to kill a god, demon or whatever the heck Memkar was.
"Sometimes there are glitches in a mortal's timeline," Memkar said ruefully.
"Great so me dying before my time was a just a glitch in my timeline like some stupid computer?"
"Yes," Memkar said nodding.
"Great," Duo rolled his eyes and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Now," said Memkar shuffling some papers on his desk," we must figure out where you'll be sent to: Heaven or Hell."
"What? Couldn't I be a ghost or something?" Duo asked.
"In your case, no." Said Memkar.
"Why 'in my case' ?" Duo asked.
"In order to be a ghost. One or a few things must happen to a mortal. Must die a horrific death, have a sad or angry life, leave something undone in life.... The list goes on and on."
"Wait! I left something undone in my life!" Duo cried.
Memkar shook his head, "no you didn't."
"Yes, I did! I never got to really say good-bye to Heero or to tell him why I was reincarnated."
"No Duo," Memkar shook his head.
"Please can't you pull a few strings or whatever and give me some time to talk to him?"
Memkar groaned, his headache hurt a lot and having an annoying Duo was in no way helping, "fine a Dream Visit." He said to get Duo off his back.
center ~~~
"Max was Duo!" WuFei's eyes widened.
Heero nodded.
"But how could she be him?" Asked Quatre.
"I have no idea." Heero said shaking his head.
"So I guess Reincarnating is real," Trowa said softly.
"But why didn't Duo tell us it was him?" WuFei demanded.
" I don't know why." Heero said quietly. Why didn't you Duo? He wondered.
"Heero maybe you should take a rest. You're looking tired." Quatre said softly.
Heero shook his head.
"Yeah, Heero you haven't slept in almost three days." Trowa said, coupled by WuFei's, "Heero if you don't get some rest I'll knock you out."
"Fine I'll get some rest," he said.
"Good now shoo, and don't even think of going on that laptop of yours." Quatre said fussing like a mother hen.
Heero felt a sad small tug at his lips. His friends were right he was tired. He went upstairs to his room. The room he and Duo had shared when Duo had been alive. Before he had been reincarnated and come back as Max.
The bed was soft and welcoming. Heero was too tired to think about undressing. And with a small sigh of tiredness he slid under the covers and was soon asleep.
Heero found himself surrounded by mist. Through the mist he saw a light coming toward him. As the light got closer he made out the shape of a figure in the center of it.
Heero's eyes widened.
It was Duo.
"Hey Heero," Duo said stopping a few feet away from him. He usual grin was gone.
"Duo," Heero choked out.
"Heero I need to explain some things. We don't have much time so I'll try to be quick."
Heero nodded listening.
"When I died ... the first time I mean. I died before my time. So they reincarnated me. They told me I couldn't tell anyone. They made me promise I couldn't tell anyone. And you know me I may run and hide but I'll never tell a lie. I kept dropping hints acting like me, Duo, piloting. You know. But for some reason you didn't make the connection between me and Max my reincarnated self. Then when I was dying. I somewhat broke my promise. I didn't tell you outright. I probably should have told you It was me in the beginning. But would you have believed me? When I got back to the station where all the dead souls go before their places are designated. You know like Heaven, Hell that sort of stuff. I tried to get Memkar, he's the station's person in charge, to reincarnate me. But you wouldn't. Guess why," Duo asked with a sad smile. "He said it had been my time to die. So I can't come back. I managed to wheedle Memkar into letting me Dream Visit you and he let me." Duo took a deep breath, "well that's the whole story."
"Duo," Heero said softly. He tentatively touched Duo's cheek half expecting his hand to go through. But it didn't.
Duo smiled sadly, "I miss you Heero. I love you." He cocked his head as if listening to something. "I've got to go Heero. My time's up. At least we got that much time." He gently kissed Heero on the lips his eyes brimming with tears.
Then he turned around and started walking back into the light.
Heero stared after him fighting the urge to run after him.
The light disappeared and Duo with it.
A tear rolled down Heero's cheek, "I love you too Duo."
Heero woke with a start. It hadn't been a dream. It had been real. Of that Heero was sure. Heero closed his eyes and cried.
Truly cried.
For the first time in his life.
When he had stopped his eyes were red rimmed. He straightened his shoulders. Wiping a last tear from his eyes he got out of bed.
He opened the drawer next to bed. He pulled out his gun. Quickly making sure the silencer was on he lifted it to his head.
The cold metal felt soothing against his temple.
Then he fired.