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Falling Angels: Chapter 6
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"So, Cerena, is it?" the Irish girl asked.
Relena nodded, trying to dry her tears. "Cerena Dorlian."
"Not your real name." Not a question.
"No..." Relena didn't know what to do.
"It's alright, Emily Demon isn't my real name." she soothed.
"How did you get a name like Demon?" Relena asked, for the sake of conversation. Emily had escorted her out a back door, and into a garden. Relena ignored the beauty that surrounded her, as she tried to ignore the pain within her heart. She focused everything she had on this girl.
Em laughed. "Long story, but we got time! Let's see....where to begin. Ah, I know." she turned to Relena. "Let's start with the boy you were hugging so tightly just a moment ago." Relena's heart tore at his mention. "You may know him as Heero Yui, or Yuy, or whatever, but here, we call him Chris Angel. Chris because that was the name he responded to. Angel because he and his sisters were Jamie's angels.
"About a month after he and his sisters came to the home, Jack found me and my twin brothers. Now before moving into the home, Chris and I were...ah...acquainted." she said. The green eyes closed, and a smile came to her full, red lips. "We were complete opposites. Except we were so similar it was scary. We begged for food and money in the same area of the same colony, which means we were always fighting over territory. We both had a missing elder sibling, and twin younger siblings. Except where I had boys, he had girls. He stole things to support his sisters. I stole for the same reason, but I did it because it was fun too. He hated it." She sighed and sat on an ornate wooden bench.
Relena sat beside her. "But why the name Demon?"
"Well, Jack took the three of us under his wing, the same as Jamie had done for Chris. But we were obviously not friends at first, and were locked in constant conflict. They already had the name Angel. Who better to oppose angels then demons? We became Jack's Demons, to counter Jamie's Angels. At least me and Chris became close friends." she said, and leaned back.
"We were trained to fight. The reasons behind it were long, and complicated, but it happened. We were trained as two teams of three. Two perfect commando teams. Me and Chris, our talent lied in Mobile Suits, or with guns. So we were the Angel and the Demon of Guns. Aaron and Kitty, they could beat anyone save each other in hand-to-hand combat. Hence, the Demon and Angel of Fists. Finally, Eric and Kay. They had brains. They could think. Strategies, planning behind our missions, everything. It came from them. The Angel and Demon of Brains." her face hardened with the memories.
"Our two units would go on missions all the time. And we competed all the time. But never in actual fights. We'd play basketball, or some other sport, to settle the conflict. But, in real life, we were mercenaries. Highest bidder. But, when I was fourteen, they only wanted one. Chris. They took him away from us. That was when he left to pilot Gundam."
She Irish girl finished her monologue, her recollection of the past. She looked over at the girl beside her. Tears were streaming down Relena's face. "Heero...I never knew..."
"He's not Heero anymore. He's Chris Angel, sent from heaven to protect his sisters." she said sharply.
"An angel? He never acted like an angel..." Or did he?
"I don't act much like a demon, do I? But you never know." she put an arm around Relena's shoulders, and let her cry.
Heero loved the garden. Most of it he had planted himself, with Em. Looking back, he wondered. Look at this. Look at what I created so many years ago. After doing this, how did I remain the Perfect Soldier for so long? What did Dr. J do to me to change me so much. I remember who I was. Perhaps if I go back to being that gentle child, Relena will love me enough to come back. He sighed.
He knelt before the small memorial to his older sister, Kaily, and prayed for a short while. He then smiled to himself. I bet Zechs and Une got a shock when they realized I was christian. But they don't even know half the story. He got up to leave, then stopped, frozen.
He heard someone crying. "Relena..." he whispered. He turned to where the sound was coming from, and maneuvered through the small maze. On his way in he bumped into Em. "Em!" he cried, softly, and gave her a hug. "What's up?"
"She asked me to leave her alone for a while." she jerked her thumb into the maze, towards the sounding of weeping.
He nodded to her, and let her pass him. He then made his way to the center. She wants to be alone, I should leave her alone... His mind came up with a constant ramble telling him to leave, but his heart would not, could not, leave her crying alone, in a strange place, in the dark. He had to be there with her.
As he entered the small central clearing, he saw her. She was dressed in the same school-style uniform his sisters wore. Her face was buried in her knees, and her long, black braid was hanging, and whisps of hair had been torn loose. He sat beside her, and drew her into his arms.
"Shh..." he comforted her. She wrapped her own arms around him, and sobbed into his shirt. She never knew being held by him felt so good. It seemed to make all the pain in her heart fade away.
"He...Heero..." she spoke his name, her voice cracking.
"Yes, Relena, I'm here." he rocked her in his arms, marveling in how it felt to simply hold her. It made him wonder what could possibly be better.
She looked up at him. "Aishiteru, my angel." she had learned that phrase from a friend at her office who was Japanese. She had always wanted to tell Heero she loved him in his own language.
He smiled. "Aishiteru, Relena." She then straightened her back, and reached up, so she could reach his lips. It was nothing more then a butterfly kiss, but still. OK, that's better.
Hours later, the sun had set, and they were still sitting there, rocking gently. Relena had fallen asleep hours ago, but he didn't have the heart to move her inside. Not yet... He stroked her hair, running his arms through her black tresses.
Silently, the shadow in the trees above them moved away. No. No, she will not have him. She's fallen in love with Heero Yuy. Before long, Heero Yuy will be dead, and Chris Angel will stand in his place. Chris is mine.
As the shadow crept from the scene, a lock of red hair caught on a twig. The shadow silently cursed, and ripped the small curl away. Part of it remained on the branch, but she was free. With one last look at the young couple in the clearing, she narrowed her eyes, and left, unnoticed.
Ohh....who could this be? Yes, another cliffhanger, I know. So sue me. Wait, no, don't. I got no cash. *grinz*
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