" Every face I see is cold as ice,
Everything I touch is pale,
Ever since I lost imagination,
Like a stream that flows into the sea,
I'm lost for all eternity,
Ever since you took your love away from me,
Sometimes
The sound of goodbye
Is louder
Than any drum beat" sorry but marc made me put this in he said it was very me over both duo going and wu turning on me ^_^



For some reason at that moment something inside Ele awoke and as she watched Mateo struggle with her ice encased bishie she realised what was wrong.

She'd lost it, totally and completely, and now looking into the rapidly changing eyes of duo she realised how much he grounded her world, when he'd been taken she'd had a mental break down, she'd been shattered. She'd left everything to kei, shut off her friends and most unforgivable she'd abandoned her guys when they needed her most…. especially the angel of war, she may have lost her for want of a better word her crush but he had lost his love and his daughter in one stroke, she was disgusted with herself she'd turned into a whimpering crying pathetic onna.

Here she was, in the woods, facing off against the bishie she had nurtured from chibi, about to go up against the very people who had shattered her world and she was behaving worse than a rookie, she'd lost her trainers ability. Mateo a fighter, not even a low class trainer was having to command her guys because she'd frozen. Time to get it together Ele she growled her eyes holding focus for the first time in days.

Her mind raced clicking back into what it was born for, training and fighting after colony bishonen; the A.C gym leader was back.

" MATEO DROP HIM!!" she yelled frantically spiriting across the ground towards the evolved Yameto, Mateo turned round at the gym leaders voice confused, still gripping the shinigami ice cube

" Elspeth we have leave here no…….." he was cut short by Ele screaming at him

" Duo is a hell class demon, in shinigami form, he can use hell fire!! ICE ISN'T GOING TO HOLD HIM!" She body slammed Mateo to the ground just as duo's eyes flicked black and the ice began to crack. It glowed a blood red for an instant then exploded out ward in a cyclone of hell fire. As the blaze rushed out in a halo from shinigami, Ele buried her face into the ground and braced herself for the unbearable agony that would signify her duo's attack connecting with her back

Instead of burning pain though a cool voice sliced through the air behind her
" I suggest you move onna I can't hold this forever!!"
Ele raised her green eyes and looked over her shoulder, she saw wufei surrounded by the flames, his arms crossed over his chest and his teeth gritted in concentration as he struggled to hold his dragon shield against duo's attack. Wu had saved her and it was hurting him she could see it, the shield was only meant to protect him not others as well.

Confusion and surprise flickered across the blonde trainers face, she was sure wu hated her, wanted her dead yet he'd just thrown himself in harms way to protect her, an unfamiliar throb took form within her as she looked at her powerful yet enigmatic bishie

" Wu..I..I" she stuttered getting off Mateo and helping him up, suddenly in awe of the Chinese man ahead.

"You can't release me if you are dead onna" he snapped with his back to her as he dropped the shield, shinigami had taken to the air to rebuild his energy, Mateo and Quatre had taken their toll.

Ele winced his words cutting her
" Yes of course" she whispered bitterly, her eyes following shinigami as he rose higher into the air on his leathery wings, her gaze focused on something glinting in the sun.

" Elspeth…you" the AC leader turned at the sound of Mateos voice , he was looking at her with the oddest expression, Ele frowned her mind taken from the earth dragon for a minute

" Mateo are you alright?" she asked concerned, had shin's attack got him?
" You…you saved me?!! ………You would have taken the blast for me" he whispered amazed. The girl grinned her old self returning

" No sweat buddy. A) Kitty woulda killed me if anything had happened to you and B) consider it a debt paid for what he-chan did to you a while ago" she continued releasing her angel of war, Mateo nodded

" So what do you propose we do now?" he added, Ele was gazing at her angel, his dark hair blowing in the wind as his cobalt eyes were locked painfully on the demon above that was his koi and parent to their child. Pain was written all across his normally impassive face, Ele kept her gaze fixed on Heero
" Take he chan and knock out the psychic shield," she growled, Mateo paled as the stoic, black winged angel turned at the sound of his name

" Me ..and..him!" protested the blonde bishie anxiously
" Look" snapped Ele turning back to him" Heero can't take on shin, I wont put him through that, I need mew and to do that I need the shield gone, you two are the best to do that and it will also keep Heero away from shin" Mateo pursed his lips and ran his hands through his hair before straightening up and giving Ele a sharp look

" Oui alright and you? YOU can take on the shinigami?" he asked the trainer sceptically

Damn it thought Ele is there anyone who doesn't know about me and duo?!! She sighed in defeat breaking eye contact with Mateo
" No I can't" she whispered " but!!" she added glaring as the earth dragon shot her a disgusted look " I don't think I'll have to" Mateo looked confused so she hauled him to one side out of ear shot of the others

" When shinigami flew up into the air I saw a kaizer control band on his arm, if I can get that off him then he wont be a threat anymore" she babbled excitedly
" And I suppose you just stroll over there and say excuse me monsieur shinigami might I take that band from your arm?" Mateo hissed back sarcastically, ele's eyes flashed in anger as her voice dropped to a growl
" For one thing you can't touch shinigami without his permission which means he put that on voluntarily, probably to save Tura" she paused taking a shaky breathe to calm herself and to try and quash the urge to slap the sarcastic Yameto evolution in front of her before continuing
" It also means that somewhere round here there is a control spire. I'm going to send the angel of suffering to destroy it…as we now know Tura isn't here we don't have to be gentle" a slight sadistic look briefly flickered across her face " wu and I will draw out the kaizer and his trainer and crush them"

Mateo bowed his head his comment had been unhelpful and bratty, his mind distracted over his trainers condition
" I apologise" he muttered, Ele smiled she understood he was worried, she was too, she glanced back at her beloved shinigami, now recovered and charging, it was time to rock

" No worries Mattie now move that lil French butt of yours I have work to do, I also have to hope while I'm doing this shin doesn't manage to nail my ass"

" Got ya back boss!!"
With the growl of a high-powered engine kei roared up on her bike and skidded to a halt at the feet of her very annoyed superior. Ele put her hands on her hips
" Kei did I or did I not tell you to stay at the gym?!" she snapped glaring at her junior. Kei shrugged pulling the helmet from her head and getting off the big black bike
" Yeah ya did, guess I didn't listen huh?" she grinned " sides couldn't let ya have all this fun alone now could I?!"

The blonde leader met the violet eyes of the braided girl and treated her to her best disapproving look
" We'll discuss this when we get home" she sighed exasperated, truth be known she was glad to have kei as back up, much as Mateo was a capable fighter he wasn't hers and she wasn't used to his style or powers where as kei, she knew would instinctively know what needed to be done.. Kei grinned hugging Ele reassuringly, her face growing grim as she spotted what used to be Ele's closest bishie.

The blonde straightened and began to lay out the plan
" Mateo, he-chan get going and take out the psychic shield lets get kitty back in the game yes?" Heero nodded and picked up blues bishie rising into the rapidly darkening sky soundlessly.
" Take care guys" Ele whispered, Trowa stood patiently by her side watching the two disappear, his willowy form dwarfing the normally tall trainer. She turned to the angel
" Trowa I need you to…"
" Take out the control spire?" he finished a slight smirk playing at the corner of his mouth. Ele smiled he knew her too well and his hearing was incredible

" Yeah" she paused" use gundam assault to take it out, it'll protect you too" she added worriedly, she'd never sent her guys off solo, but the green eyed bishie put a reassuring hand on her shoulder as the air around him shimmered, a silver wave washing over his skin as he took on his metallic form.

" Do not worry El you walk on the side of angels" he smiled, for some reason those words brought comfort to her and she silently wished another trainer with angels luck that night, as her silver covered bishie took off on his gundanium wings leaving her, kei and wu behind on the ground. Her only bishie now was Wu.

She hoped she could trust him now, if she couldn't in a few minutes she'd probably be dead. She glanced across at kei playing with something in her hands chewing her lip

"Alright kei you gotta keep shin occupied…wait…. What's that in your hand?!!" Gasped Ele noticing for the first time kei's ball. The trainer grinned sheepishly.

" Well you once told me the only that can neutralise a bishies attack is it's exact genetic copy" the brunette raised her eyes and held up the ball " I figured this is the only thing that could survive shin and not hurt him"

Ele went to protest but she knew the half-bishie girl was right. She gave kei a searching look
" You can use it?" kei's trademark grin answered the question, Ele pursed her lips disapprovingly then cast a look at shinigami, his energy gathering once more and nodded her head, and she needed Keirra.

" Alright do it" kei threw the ball like a pitcher yelling
" Go shi no himie" a blinding flash exploded from the ball and as it cleared there was stood what appeared to be a very ordinary looking duo, if he'd decided to become a drag act, the duo was clad in orange daisy shorts and a grey crop top. The girl turned and looked over her shoulder at her trainer
" Trouble kei?" she asked

Kei nodded grimly
" Yeah some jerks got ya brother under their power lese, ya gotta keep him busy till Ele chan can get him loose" lese glanced at duo, her fists clenching, her lip curled in anger as purple energy crackled over her body in temper.
" They will pay!!" she snarled her eyes flashing fire, " lets rock"

Kei nodded and cracked her knuckles, settling her self into battle mode
" Death shroud" yelled the trainer
" You got it babe," replied Celeste grinning. She held up her hand a black scythe taking shape within her grasp. With savage power the bishojo spun it in her hands above her head, leaving a purple trail before slamming it into the ground. Blue eldritch rose from the ground in a swirling vortex, engulfing lese as she screamed
" Watashi WA shi no himie"

As the flames died the princess of hell raised her obsidian eyes, spreading her spiny wings, levelling her gaze on her twin, her chestnut hair now a swilling mass of black velvet.

Ele grabbed a branch and hauled her self up into a tree to survey the playing field better. Trees all around a main building, yards surrounding it and a lot of security cameras. She frowned; approach would be difficult they'd easily be spotted

"Kei get us some cover!" she called down
" No sweat" hollered kei, folding her arms smugly " lese!! Kiss of death"

Keirra's black clad bishojo smirked and winked at her enslaved twin. Bringing her fingers to her lips she kissed them and blew the kiss in duo's direction, as she did so thick black fog flowed from her hand making visibility impossible.

" Keep shinigami busy, you two can see in this" yelled Ele through the darkness to the 3 pairs of neon Maxwell's eyes, piercing the gloom.
" Gotcha boss" came the reply followed by the clashing of scythes ringing out.

" And us onna?" the girl flinched as wu came up behind her, his warm breathe against the back of her neck. She swallowed, fear nibbling at her belly, with a swipe of his hand wu could kill her and this time she was on her own with him, she took a deep breathe.
" We take on the big guys, the trainer and the kaizer" she whispered frowning thoughtfully ". Wu…" she said slowly " kei blacked em out lets wake them up…..celestial star"

Wufei raised an elegant eyebrow in surprise, half turning to the woman and scrutinising her, she never used such powerful attacks, not since she'd been a young violent trainer in the ibl.
" The onna is back?" smirked the black-eyed bishie; Ele turned and gave him a mischievous sidelong look
" Hai the onna is back" she replied, then her face took on a serious expression, her eyes shinning
" Lets show them the bunny and the dragon can still kick ass," she hissed.

The bishie eyed his trainer, pushing the black silky hair from his face and nodded. He took up position behind Ele, his arms forward and either side of her body to shelter her from his attack

" Now ryu chan" she growled through gritted teeth, her hair began to rise in the current of wu's energy field. The dragon's eyes went wide for a second at the use of his old pet name before turning white. Luminescent light gathered in his fingers as his dragon fangs grew to his bottom lip making him appear vamp like.

He brought his hands together the light dancing in the air round him and casting shadows across Ele face, till a blue white ball of light was held in his palms like raw lightning. With a snarl he unleashed it directly at the genesis building in a stream of silver fire.

" Come out come out wherever you are" whispered Ele evilly, reflexively backing against wu to hide from the blinding glare, as the celestial star tore through the facility. Now all she had to do was wait.