Disclaimer: Ya know I get so tired of posting this I just copy and paste
it. Shocking isn't it? Okay so not really... Oh well! 1. Don't own 'em
2. Don't ask 3. Don't
sue
Author's Notes: I'm back! You thought I fell off the face of the earth didn't you? Have a little faith! I've been trying to connect what I've written to Endless Waltz. I was completely stuck until... I got Blind Target! Now I'm on a roll!!! }: ) Try not to get lost k? I will be using the outers' Japanese names. I refuse to use the dubbed. Amara? I mean come on! Does Haruka look like an Amara? Of course not cuz she's Haruka! *growl* They ruined the outers' names!
Collie: Hello, I'm chibi-chan's useless muse. *double checks notecards*
Hey! I am not! I'm your darling little brother.
Chibi: Uh-huh just keep talking stupid!
Collie: Anyway for those who don't know Blind Target is the prequel
to Endless Waltz and is sold at most book and comic stores.
Chibi: -_-() Are you advertising or defining?
Collie: Both.
Chibi: Stupid useless muses...
Collie: *yelling in background* I'm not your muse!!!
Chibi: By the way Serena is 14 and the g-boys are 16. I screwed the
ages up so they're most likely not going to fit what I wrote in the previous
chapters.
**WARNING!** This is a depressing chapter. Very sad. If you like animals
it's best not to read Heero's past. ^^()
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Chapter Six: Death, Rebirth, and Time
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"How was your walk?" Luna asked hopping on to Serena's
bed.
"Good! I met Catherine again, and I think Trowa
understands me a little bit better... hopefully," Serena replied staring
at the ceiling from her laying down position on the bed.
"Catherine's Trowa's sister, correct?"
"Yeah. She used to live at the orphanage. She was
like a big sister to Missy and I. Then she decided to apply to a job at
the circus. She made it, but never found the person she was looking for
before she left. That person was Nana- Trowa," Serena said correcting herself.
"Hmmm..."
"Why? Did you talk to Trowa?"
"Yes. Well he talked to me, and I meowed in response.
Do you know how aggravating it is to listen to something so serious and
important and only be able to meow to comfort the person?" Luna asked stomping
her small paw on the mattress. Serena giggled and hugged Luna. It was good
to have a friend who knew about her past and wasn't troubled by it.
"So we're here now... Chaos hasn't made any move.
What do I do?" Serena asked her mentor.
"I want you to meet someone..." Luna started. She
walked to the shadowed corner of the room. A strange mist filled the single
corner and the silhouette of a cat shape shifted to that of a human's.
Luna in human form slowly stepped from the mist smiling. She took Serena's
hand and gently guided her in to the mist.
* * * * *
"Oh! I didn't realize you were back, Trowa," Quatre said walking to a wooden chest on the ground. He lifted the polished lid and pulled out a glistening violin. He tuned the strings and watched Trowa to see his reaction. Trowa stood up and opened the glass door to the cabinet. He pulled out the same silver flute he always used...
* * * * *
Serena looked around at her foggy surroundings. A
door with unique engravings on it stood tall penetrating the mist.
"The Gates of Time..." Serena murmured looking around.
"Princess Serenity," a silhouette whispered before
bowing immediately.
"Pluto?!" Serena gasped.
* * * * *
The beautiful music flowed through the long halls
of Quatre's mansion. Duo slowly walked to the source of the flowing melody.
He leaned against the door frame and watched Quatre and Trowa finish the
song.
"Mind telling me exactly when did you two have time
to become musicians during the war?" Quatre laughed as Trowa placed the
flute in his lap.
"My father made me take music lessons to preoccupy
me from the war. I ended up fighting anyway," Quatre said sadly.
"Aw, sorry Q-man!" Duo said sympathetically. Quatre
nodded, accepting the apology.
"Do you play an instrument?" Trowa asked, quietly
changing the subject.
"Nope. I had to take care of the kids at the orphanage,"
Duo said proudly. Quatre smiled and nodded while the three continued the
conversation.
* * * * *
"PLUTO!" Serena shrieked running to the other woman.
She went to hug Pluto but her arms passed right through her. "P-Pluto what
happened?"
"I am the guardian spirit of the Gates of Time.
Technically I am Sailor Pluto but my body died. Since I haven't been relieved
of my duties as guardian, my spirit came immediately back to the gates
to keep guard. But I would like you to meet some one who is alive in spirit
and flesh."
"Serenity-sama?" a small child-like voice asked
from the inside the shadowed doorway of the gates.
* * * * *
"I still don't see how you two became pilots and musicians..." Duo said trailing off while listening to the hypnotizing music.
* * * * *
"Hotaru-chan? Y-you're alive!" Serena exclaimed hugging
the younger girl. "How?"
"I am the senshi of death and rebirth. If I die
I will just be reborn," Hotaru said explaining her situation as best she
could.
"What about your star seed doesn't Chaos have it?"
Serena asked puzzled.
"Chaos has a shell of my star seed. Because everyone
is born with a star seed mine was taken from Chaos's collection. As soon
as Chaos touches the shell it will shatter into a fine dust."
"Serena we better get going or the pilots will start
worrying," Luna said.
"Hang on... Setsuna-san can I ask you a favor?"
Serena asked.
"It depends on what the favor is."
"Can you show me the gundam pilots pasts?" Serena
pleaded. Setsuna frowned trying to decide.
"Well if you're going to live with them... then
I suppose it's necessary to know what they've gone through," Setsuna decided
finally. "First I will show you Quatre's past." Serena awaited the images.
*Flash*
"Good bye my little baby boy..." A young lady
whispered before passing on.
"Quatrina Winner. Time of death..." the doctor's
voice faded as a new image came.
* * *
"Come on Quatre! We will force you if me have
to!" an older girl yelled at Quatre.
"Yeah Quatre! Get dad's papers or we'll lock
you in the closet!" the second girl said threateningly.
"No! Dad said never touch those papers!" Quatre
said worried what they would do.
"You always were a goody two shoes," the third
muttered shoving the three year old Quatre in the closet. Quatre slammed
against the back wall of the closet before sitting and banging his tiny
fists on the door for half an hour. Another girl walked down the hall and
past the closet humming.
"Iria? Iria is that you?" Quatre yelled. Iria
paused before running to the door.
"Quatre?! Hang on!" Iria said fiddling with the
lock. She swung the door open and helped Quatre into the light. Quatre's
right arm was slit down the side and bleeding. His right shoulder was bruised
and tears were streaming down his face. "Quatre what happened?" Iria asked
taking him into the bathroom to bandage him up.
"Ashley*, Sinead*, and Angelica* threw me in
the closet for not getting dad's papers," Quatre explained wiping away
his tears as Iria started to wash his cut.
"How did you get this though?" Iria asked using
her finger to gently trace over the open cut. Quatre grimaced.
"I hit the back wall of the closet. It had a
nail sticking out and I hit it. Then I slid down the wall and it made the
gash," Quatre whispered. Iria finished bandaging Quatre. She took his uninjured
arm and led him out of the bathroom.
"You'll have a scar, but it shouldn't be infected,"
Iria explained. "Let's get something to eat."
* * *
"Quatre has twenty nine sisters. He's the youngest
and only boy of his family. He was also told he was a test tube baby, but
in fact his mother died giving birth to him," Setsuna's voice interrupted.
* * *
"Mr. Winner we're being taken hostage what should
we do?" the pilot asked urgently.
"I'm going to take a nap. You may do as you please..."
Quatre replied.
"B-but Mr. Winner!"
"Good night!" Quatre said annoyed.
* * *
The spy in the Magnaac
forces broke free from his bindings and shot at Rashid. Quatre pushed Rashid
out of the way but his efforts were futile. Both Quatre and Rashid were
hit by the bullet. Rashid was hit in the chest and Quatre in the shoulder.
* * *
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO! FATHER!" Quatre yelled trying
to get his father to come back. He was gone. Now he was rightful owner
of the Winner corporations. No father or mother. It was just his sisters
and him now. He didn't even know if Iria was going to live through this...
* * *
"Trowa's dead. He can't be found any where. Forget
Trowa and your emotions. Concentrate on your mission!" the scientists barked
at Quatre.
*Flash*
"This is Trowa's past..." Setsuna said.
* * *
He didn't know who he was. He had no name so
he was called Nanashi. He didn't know his age, therefore, he estimated
he was about ten years old. He didn't know his family. No one mentioned
relatives around him. He was a nameless soldier in a nameless rebel group.
Then Midii came... She was bitter and envious. Though she seemed willing
to help the rebel group. But she didn't. She had been betraying the rebel
group from the beginning. Using the mini video game that hung on a necklace
around her neck she transmitted all their secrets and plans. She said she
did it because if she didn't her brothers and ailing father would be killed.
She watched him walk away. They haven't met again... yet. It's an unmistakable
feeling. They will meet again for better or worse.
* * *
When Trowa met Quatre the hit off right away.
They were so different but are best friends now.
* * *
Trowa then got amnesia after he fought Quatre
in the ZERO system. He met Catherine who refused to let him fight. She
finally found her baby brother and he went to go fight in the war again.
*Flash*
Duo's past...
* * *
Duo was a street wise orphan. He'd steal to get
food for himself and the other orphans. After Solo, the previous leader
of the orphans, died telling Duo how he wished they had gotten to know
each other better, Duo named himself Duo. He was taken in by Sister Helen
and Father Maxwell after being caught stealing from the soldiers. Sister
Helen acted like a mother to him. She was the one who taught him to braid
his hair after he refused to cut it.
* * *
"I don't believe in God," Duo stated one day.
"And why as that?" Father Maxwell asked curious.
"Well if God is real why doesn't he stop the
war?"
"People created this war and, therefore, should
end it."
"I believe in a god!" Duo said boldly as Father
Maxwell smiled down on him.
"Oh?" Sister Helen said.
"I believe in Shinigami!" Duo said grinning happily.
"Why is that child?" Sister Helen asked a little
taken aback.
"Well I've never seen a miracle, but you see
dead people almost every single day!" Duo said choosing a logical answer.
* * *
Duo was a very intelligent child. He was top
student in his school, but often beat up the other kids for picking on
him. Father Maxwell told Duo he didn't care how many times he had to apologize
for Duo disagreeing with the federation school's ideals as long as he kept
his grades up and studied hard.
* * *
One day Duo went out one day to go get a mobile
suit so the soldiers would leave. He came back to find Father Maxwell dead.
He held Sister Helen during her last few minutes on Earth. She told him
how the federation attacked while he was gone to. "Duo, I'm so glad you're
all right. M-may God bless and keep you-you..." were Sister Helen's last
words.
* * *
Duo then adopted the name Maxwell to avenge Father
Maxwell's death. For weeks Duo wandered the streets aimlessly before Sister
Mary brought him to the orphanage she was in charge of. Then about a year
after that Duo found you and Professor G...
*Flash*
"Wufei's past..."
* * *
"It's a boy."
"Good. He'll become head of the Dragon clan by
marrying the girl, Meiran."
* * *
"You're that scholar boy," Meiran said watching
her husband.
"Are you dissatisfied?" Wufei asked disgusted.
"A person like you has no right to carry on the
line of our proud clan," was all that was heard from Meiran.
"Oh? Well, it certainly wasn't my idea," Wufei
said angrily throwing his marriage garbs on the ground. He walked out of
the room with out any regrets.
* * *
Wufei sat on a hill reading. Meiran walked up
and put her hands on her hips. "Why don't you practice fighting like the
others, scholar boy?"
"There's no point to fight..."
"Yes! For justice!" Meiran told him, her voice
laced with pride.
"There is no such thing," Wufei said plainly.
"I'll show you!" Meiran charged at Wufei and
dealt a flurry of punches and kicks. He dodged them all with ease. Realizing
he was more advanced in skill he let his guard down. That's when he felt
his mistake. Meiran dealt a swift kick to his stomach. She was proud and
slowed her attacks down, plus the rain that had started pour after the
sparring started wasn't helping her balance. Wufei was angry with himself
for letting her get a blow in. He took his anger out on her. One kick to
her unprotected neck sent her sprawling into the mud. He was shocked to
find she was conscious. She pushed herself onto all fours and panted for
breath. "It can't be... I'm the strongest of the clan..."
"A fight based on justice is meaningless because
there is no such thing," Wufei said as Meiran drug herself to her feet.
"I know that, but I have to fight... It's the
way of the Dragon clan," Meiran whispered tears streaming her face. Wufei
felt bad but didn't let it get to him. He spun on his heel and walked away.
"Wufei..." he heard her whisper.
* * *
The mobile suits started attacking without warning.
Meiran ran to the new mobile suit in the hangar. She shoved Master D out
of the way and jumped into the cockpit.
"NO! A woman isn't strong enough to pilot a mobile
suit!" Master D shouted to her.
She stuck her head out the open cockpit door
and shouted, "From here on I give up being a woman!!! I am Nataku!" She
fired up the engines and took off towards the other mobile suits. Wufei
growled.
"Woman you're not strong enough to defeat them!"
Wufei shouted at the retreating figure before jumping into Shenlong and
taking off after her.
* * *
The enemy mobile suits were gone because of her,
but her life was gone too. She had asked him to take her to the small field
of flowers she protected. He smiled grimly at her while carrying her to
the small hill they had fought on. The flowers and hill were untouched,
but the land and buildings around it were smoldering reckages. "You're
so much stronger than I give you credit for," Wufei said looking around
to see every flower untouched.
"But you're stronger," Meiran whispered. Wufei
looked down at her smiling face.
"Meiran? Meiran?" he asked shaking her. "MEIRAN!!!"
he yelled, his voice full of anger and grief. He always acted so stuck
up around her. He never got to tell her how he really felt...
*Flash*
"Heero's past..."
* * *
Heero walked through the rubble slowly, looking
for casualties. He passed up bricks, shattered panes of glass, and a tattered
teddy bear. He kept walking until he heard a soft groan. He kicked a piece
of rubble over to find the small kitten from this afternoon underneath.
He scooped her up into his arms, holding her protectively. He thought back
to earlier today, "Come Luna!" echoed through his mind. "Luna... Luna wake
up," he said quietly. The small bleeding cat stirred in his arms but didn't
wake. Heero went and sifted through the debree. He found the girl's parents,
neighbors, and the landowner all dead, bloody, and bruised. The girl was
gone. He had lost her. His careless actions had caused the death of a young,
innocent girl. Heero shook his head, disgusted with himself, before turning
and walking off into the rising sun with Luna and the flower the girl had
given him in hand.
* * *
He had managed to sneak Luna passed Odin, but
how long could he keep her here? Heero asked himself this repeatedly while
gently bandaging the kitten's wounds. Heero remembered bandaging his puppy
like this. Ookami played rough and always got hurt. Odin Lowe, the assassin
training Heero, had given Heero Ookami saying he was gift. Poor Ookami
didn't realize he was anything but. The puppy was a test. A test on Heero's
emotions. To see how far Heero would go before snapping. Ookami was used
to see what push Heero to the brink. Odin would beat Ookami while Heero
wasn't looking, then Ookami would come limping back to Heero with a broken
leg or sprained ankle. One day Ookami wised up and attacked Odin. Heero
heard Ookami struggling and rushed to see what the matter was. He got there
in time to see Odin throw Ookami across the room into a wall. Odin then
brought his revolver from his belt and shot five bullets. All five shots
were dead on and the small pieces of metal embedded themselves into the
tiny dog's body. Odin was about to shoot a sixth bullet, but Heero beat
him to it. Heero had picked up the pistol off the dresser and shot the
revolver out of Odin's hand. Odin dropped his gun and stared at the dead
animal's body for a bit before turning and smiling a cruel smile at Heero.
"Don't get so attached," he said walking out
the door, leaving Heero to clean up the mess.
* * *
"A good man... ugh... lives by his emotions...
remember that," was the last thing Odin Lowe said to Heero before he died.
Heero nodded silently before uttering his famous words...
"Mission accepted." He bent down and snatched
the remote off the ground. He calmly walked down the street as though he
didn't have a care in the world. The explosives went off. Sirens followed.
Heero kept walking, and didn't look back. His past laid back there. Back
in the flames with Odin Lowe... Now all he had to look forward to was Luna
waiting for him.
* * *
Luna was sleeping. She knew she could talk, but
hadn't before in this life. "Serena!" she said aloud while waking up. She
blinked at her surroundings. Heero sat smiling at her. She gulped nervously.
"Who's Serena?" he asked curiously.
"M-meow..." Luna stammered. Heero smiled again
and held his arm out. Luna jumped on his arm and sat on his shoulder.
"How come you don't talk to me?"
"I'm not supposed to talk at all. I'm a cat,"
Luna said thinking aloud. She immediately realized her mistake and jumped
on to the bed. She slowly backed into a corner ashamed of herself. Heero
walked up to her and held his arm out again. Luna backed away. Heero bent
over the bed and picked Luna up. She struggled and tried to wiggle free
from his grasp. Finally she calmed down. Heero laid down on the bed and
placed Luna on his chest. Both stared at each other a bit before Luna asked,
"Where's Odin Lowe?"
"He died in the mission."
"Oh! I'm sorry!" Luna said ashamed again.
"Hn."
"You don't care do you?"
"I'm an assassin. I'm not supposed to care. He
did what he could."
"If you don't care about those you've killed
then why did Serena's death effect you so much?"
"Who's Serena?" Heero asked, his eyes hardening.
"My mistress. The little girl that gave you the
flower. Why did her death effect you so much?"
"Hn. Did you see the scars on Odin's hands?"
"Yes."
"Ookami and I made those. Ookami was my dog.
He bit Odin right before he was killed. Odin shot Ookami five times. He
was about to use his sixth bullet, but I shot him in the left hand..."
Heero stood up clutching Luna to his chest. He grabbed his coat and put
it around the both of them.
* * *
"Ookami..." Luna murmured reading the rotted
wood grave stone. Luna looked up at Heero. "Ookami was a test. You thought
Serena was like you before you became an assassin."
"You're wise for a kitten," Heero said turning
away from the grave stone.
"I'm wise but... I'm forgetting something important..."
Luna said before looking at Heero before licking his cheek.
* * *
"I will... I will... I will... I WILL SURVIVE!!!"
Heero shouted destroying Libra. The pilots started heading back home. Everyone
was busy chatting while Duo and Heero stayed quiet. 'I wonder who he has
waiting for him...' Heero thought referring to Duo.
* * *
"Where are we going?" Luna asked watching Heero
delete any trace of himself ever renting the apartment.
"Hn."
"Just my luck. The one time I decide to speak
freely he doesn't answer," Luna muttered walking away from him to the end
of the bed. Heero shut off the computer, and picked up Luna.
"Come on loud mouth. We were invited to stay
at Quatre's for a while." Luna blinked letting the information soak in.
She meowed and lick Heero's cheek. Heero smiled at her. "Happy?" Luna nodded.
* * *
Heero sat in front of a computer deleting any
information on the gundams, scientists, and pilots. He was in a guest room,
which he and Luna shared at Quatre's house. Luna awoke at the sound of
Heero typing. She yawned quietly and pounced on his shoulder. "Why are
you up so late?" she asked staring at the computer screen. When she didn't
get a reply she crawled on to the top of his head and leaned over so all
Heero could see was her face. He leaned back in his chair and stopped typing.
"Yes?"
"What are you doing up this late?" Luna asked
starting to fall forward. She tumbled off of his head and landed in his
lap.
"You still act like a kitten," Heero said picking
her up and setting her on his pillow. "Go to sleep." Luna sighed.
"G'night."
"Night."
* * *
Each blast weakened the shield around the building,
but also destroyed the Wing Gundam. The final blast shattered the shield,
and the ZERO system. Wing started to plummet to the Earth, while the panicking
soldiers ran in circles trying to make some sense of their situation. Heero
opened the cockpit, and climbed out of his gundam. He plummeted to the
ground with the burnt piece of gundanium alloy.
* * *
Serena thought back. Heero's voice echoed through
her mind. "Stop this! It's insane! The death is pointless! HOW MANY TIMES
MUST I LOSE THE LITTLE GIRL?!" he had shouted while shooting the shield.
"Heero..." Serena said aloud. She lifted the
Silver Crystal and concentrated. White feather wings shimmered to life
on her back. She was Princess Serenity now. "I'm so so sorry. I was the
cause of all your pain. Please forgive me..." she whispered catching him
in midair. Tears spilled down her cheeks as she slowly leaned in and kissed
him softly. She smiled sadly at him as she set him down on the ground next
to his mobile suit.
* * * * *
Serena fell to her knees gasping. Setsuna
was panting slightly, and using the garnet rod for support. "S-Setsuna...
What were those last i-images?" Serena asked shakily.
"There is a fine line that separates the past from
the future. Forgive me Princess, for I have let you see beyond it," Setsuna
said bowing. "It is time for you to leave." Serena nodded and stood up
slowly. She took Hotaru's hand and smiled at Setsuna.
"Thank you Setsuna."
"Good bye Setsuna-mama!" Hotaru said happily waving
at her guardian.
* * * * *
Serena's hanging head snapped up as soon as she heard
the soft melody of the song 'For the Princess'. Hotaru's eye widened, and
Luna, in cat form, bounded out the door.
'It couldn't be Michiru and Haruka... Could it?'
Serena asked herself increasing her speed.
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Jeez! Long chapter! Okay the next chapter might take a bit longer to
get out because:
A. I have a cold.
B. I have to play in the basketball tournament.
C. We have Terra Novas (those stupid standardize tests used to see
how smart the students
are) all next week.
D. I'm searching for this stupid virus that's in my laptop's disk drive.
(It caused my laptop to
crash numerous times that's why this wasn't out sooner.)
E. St. Patrick's Day is coming up! I'm near 75% Irish so I'm gonna
be partying!!! ^_^
So now that my small list of excuses is over I guess I gotta go work
on 'When the Mirror
Shatters'... Ja ne!!! ^_~*
~~ chibi-chan
