Disclaimer:
Gundam Wing, own it I do not. Sue me, you do not. Own Kay, Kitty, and all original characters, I do. Speak like Yoda, I do. Enjoying this way too much, I am. Heh heh heh. (Yoda laugh)

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Falling Angels: Chapter 5

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The two wheelchair confined girls rolled down the sidewalk a few yards ahead of Zechs, Une, and Heero. Kitty's eyes were still red, but she was recovering, Heero hoped. He had fallen back into his Perfect Soldier guise. Nothing showed what he felt inside. His heart was torn. Relena was missing, possibly dead, and his sister was injured, in heart, body, and mind, and it was his fault. His fault.

I'm suppose to protect her. But she had to learn that lesson on her own. Couldn't I have softened the blow a little? Has it been so long that I've forgotten how to love my sister? He walked down the street, lost in thought.

Mariemaia was comforting Kitty as they made their way towards their old home. Without warning, Kitty turned, and opened the gate to the park they were passing. It was a cemetery. Kitty went in, and began to make her way up the small hill toward the apple tree at the center.

Heero saw this, and ran to catch up with her. Une and Zechs moved to enter the park as well, but Marie moved her chair to block the gate. She glared at them. "Let them be." she said, and turned so she wasn't looking at the brother and sister.

Heero pushed Kitty up to the top of the hill. He then kneeled before three stones set into the earth. All three were unmarred by time, but only one had any sort of writing on it. Carved in a child's hand, was the word 'Heart.' The other two lay unmarked, but some wilted flowers lay in front of them. Heero bowed his head and begin to pray.

Kitty pushed herself up, so she stood, shakily, holding onto her chair for support. She then clenched her jaw, and took a step forward, ignoring the pain. After another step, she collapsed. Heero made no move to help her.

She pulled herself up, and balanced on her knees. She then began to pray herself. The only difference was, she prayed out loud.

"Momma, Poppa, forgive me. Kaily, Angel of Hearts, I'm sorry. I forgot everything you taught me. You were the heart of our family. We had no hearts of our own, we depended on you for that. And then you had to leave. Once you left, all we had were Guns, Fists, and Brains. But without a heart we were nothing. Chris learned to love on his own, and I thought I did too. I was wrong. Forgive me. Please." She prayed that her older sister was listening. "I know you are a real Angel now, Kaily. Watch over us, and protect us."

As soon as she finished her monologue she got up and made her way to the wheelchair, where she collapsed once more. After a moment Heero finished himself, and got up. Before he turned to leave, Kitty thought she heard him say, "Goodbye Momma, Poppa. Thank you, Heart."

She felt the jerk as he began to push her down the hill. She lowered her head once more. He silently pushed her the rest of the way to their home.

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"They're here!! They're here!!" A girl ran into the girls' room, yelling.

"Who? Chris and Kitty?" Kay demanded.

"And Marie too!" She grabbed a friend, and ran out to the front.

Kay, Hikari, and Relena gathered together. "Neither of you two has met Chris. He's cool, and he's your age. Come on, let's go!" She ran out, Hikari and Relena close on her heels. The air of excitement was infectious.

Kay ran out into the main room, and threw herself in her brothers arms. Relena and Hikari stopped in their tracks as soon as they saw him.

"God Cerena, he's hot!" Hikari whispered to her.

Relena didn't hear that, she only stared at the figure in the center of the room. Heero...

Kay hugged her sister, and immediately began to fuss over Kitty's wounds. The others crowded around. There was a cloud of girls around the two wheelchairs. A bunch of boys had pushed their way to Heero, and he was getting high-fives and smart-ass comments from childhood friends. "Hey, Mr. Heero Yuy, I saw you on the news!!" "Why, oh, Why, did you pick such a gay alias? I coulda thought of something so much cooler!" "Can I take a test drive in Wing Zero? Please?"

He smiled, and said "Hey, guys, gimme a break, I didn't choose the name, and NO, you may NOT set foot in Wing Zero. Mine." he declared.

"Chris!! I got some people I want you to meet!" Kay pulled herself away from the girls, and grabbed his hand. "Come here."

She pulled him over to the corner where Relena and Hikari were standing. Heero? Here? Mariemaia too? Millardo and Une are there too, but they'll miss me. but Heero...he'll see right through me... She gasped as she saw Kay leading him towards her.

Heero looked at the two girls in the corner. They were both new, one moved in two weeks ago, the other yesterday. They both had long black hair, but one had it in Relena's style, a style he had never seen anywhere else. His eyes narrowed. The girl looked nothing like Relena, with her small round face, and hazel eyes. But the other...she had her hair back in one large braid, like Duo's.

But, as he approached, he saw her blue eyes fill with fear Fear? and longing. He studied her, and could swear it was her. Relena?

Kay introduced Heero and Hikari. "Good to meet you, miss." he said, politely.

"You too." she replied, stunned by his very, very good looks. "God, girl, you never told me your brother was that hot!" she whispered to Kay, and Heero smiled.

He then turned to Relena...he thought. Without waiting for Kay to introduce her, he said, "My name is Chris Angel. And you are...?" he asked, holding out a hand to her.

Her eyes filled with tears. "How...how did you know about that?" she stuttered, staring up at him.

"I read your lips in the rear view mirror." he replied, smiling at the irony of it all.

"Heero..." she threw herself in his arms, and he held her, comforting her.

"Umm..." Kay stared at them, while Hikari quickly became red in the face.

"Long story, girls." was all he would say. he buried his face in her hair, and shed a single tear onto her head. It was then he noticed her roots were blond. "You need to redo your hair dye." he said quietly. At that, she sobbed harder into his shirt.

Zechs saw what was happening, and fought his way across the room to where they stood. "Relena!" he yelled out. Relena gasped, and pulled herself from Heero's arms. "Relena, is that you?" he asked, trying to picture blond hair instead if the black. It was surprisingly easy. He tried to get close to her, to hug her, but she backed away.

"No!" she cried. "I won't go back! I won't!" she ran to the girls room, the door swinging behind her. Zechs made to chase her, but Heero stood in his way.

"Yuy! What are you doing?!" he demanded. "Don't you care about my sister at all."

"Yes. I do. Which is why I won't let you hurt her anymore. She left because of you, and the burden you put on her shoulders." Heero accused. "She wanted to go, and so she did. She's a adult. She can make that choice. I would never force my sisters to do something like rule a fucking country for me, just because I don't feel like it. No, I'd rather start a war, and fight, so they could in peace. Need proof? OK, I did start a war, because it would help them. You fought in that war, not caring who's side she was on, you just fought. I fought for my sisters. And for Relena." He took a deep breath. "She ran away. She is probably running again right now. When she left last time, she left a note for me. She asked me not to follow her. I will respect her wish." With that, Heero turned on his heel, and stalked out.

Relena leaned against the wall, right next to the door. She heard every word. She sighed with relief, and sank down to the ground, and began to silently cry.

She felt an arm around her shoulder, and heard someone humming, She looked up, to see an irish girl with curly red hair and bright green eyes. "Who...who are you?"

"I am a friend. I don't know my true name, but the people here call me Emily Demon." she helped Relena up. "Why don't we take a walk?" she said. Her accent was not thick, as to make her hard to understand, but rather made her voice sound beautiful. Relena nodded, and they set off.

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Hmm....now we meet a Demon? And, what's gonna happen between Heero and Relena? Don't ask me, I don't know yet! (But some sort of I promise some sort of happy-type ending. I think I'm incapable of writing anything else!) R&R plz!! *hugs*

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-Ayanami_Chan
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