Okay, This is for sure going to be the last chapter I hope. Maybe if I get enough reviews, I'll write a sequel or something, But This should be the end.
Same things apply.
Thanks to DS, and Tears of Stardust for helping me, mostly to ToS whose my slave driver.
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The next morning Heero woke up to find that Duo was missing from the room. 'That's weird. I hear the shower running, he must be in there.' So Heero jumped out of bed, got dressed and headed for the kitchen.
IN THE BATHROOM
Duo scrubbed harder on the stains of blood on his skin. This had never happened before on his night 'excursions'.
The water mixed with the blood forming a red puddle at his feet. Blood was everywhere even in his wonderful prized braid. When he was done scrubbing he used everything that could cover the smell. He left to get dressed before he would meet Heero for breakfast.
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'Man's Breakfast' Heero thought as he fried up some bacon. He opened the fridge to look for the eggs, only to find that there were none. "Damn," he swore "I need some eggs. Wonder if Star's got some?"
He opened his apartment door and walked a few feet to the girl's door and knocked hard on it. The door opened up a crack and Heero saw Gal. Her beautiful hair was knotted and she looked only have awake.
"Can…*yawn* I *yawn * help you?" She said softly.
"Do you have any eggs?"
She looked at him to say is that all you came for at 9am while I was sleeping, but instead opened the door and invited him in. "C'mon this way."
He followed her in and glanced over to the living room where a sleeping stardust lay. Her blankets were all twisted and her dark hair was puffed out and her limbs were hanging off of the mattress. Gal who had handed him a carton of eggs interrupted him.
"Bye," She yawned.
"Umm, want to come over for the Man's…I mean breakfast?"
At that moment Star rolled out of bed when the door was shut and grumbled something that resembled 'stupid human coming in this early making me sleep on a freaking air mattress' as she walked into the bathroom.
Gal smiled hoping that Heero didn't catch all that, " I think that was a yes on her behalf. Give us a few min to straighten up and we'll be over." She pushed him out of the door and closed it.
"Stardust! Were going to the boy's for breakfast! Hurry up!" Galaxy scrambled to brush her hair and get dressed.
Stardust was swearing while brushing her teeth and spiting in the sink. "I'm ready and I have to wait for you. Hurry up Stardust!" Galaxy was growing impatient
"I'll be ready in a few seconds." Stardust came out of the room looking for some clothes. Galaxy paced the floor waiting for her to get dressed. When Stardust was ready they left the apartment and walked over in sock feet to the boy's apartment.
Stardust raised her hand to knock and Gal opened the door and walked in.
(1)'How impolite you are.'
'Well Stardust, we're in the human world and they are rude.'
"Hey boy's were here!" Gal called out.
"In the kitchen." Heero yelled back.
Gal bounced into the kitchen with Star at her heels," Whoa Heero that smells awesome!"
Heero set two more plates down on the table ' bacon, eggs, toast and hash browns, Yup defiantly the man's breakfast' he smirked to himself.
"Where's Duo?" Gal asked.
"I'm our room."
"Can I go get him?" Gal smiled.
"Sure," She was gone as soon as he said. Leaving Star and Heero alone.
"I'm sorry about last night," He began.
"Don't be. I totally understand," She said disappointingly.
"Well, that's that then, let's eat," Heero sat down at the table and Star sat beside him.
"Duo, you in here?" Gal rounded the corner into the room
Duo spun around and grabbed a towel to cover himself/
Gal reddened," Oh my. I'm sorry…" she turned around, blushing more.
"Nah, its okay. I should have shut the door." Gal could hear him wrestling with his clothes.
"Done," He said she turned to look at him. Black jeans and a white tee shirt, looking very handsome. His hair was down and still looked damp.
"Can I braid you hair?" she asked.
"Yeah, but after breakfast, I'm starved."
"Tays," She smiled and walked out of the room with him following her into the kitchen.
//What were the two of you up to? \\ Stardust asked in Galaxy in her mind.
// Leave me alone, it's none of your business \\ was her reply.
Breakfast started off quiet but eventually got louder. Gal and Duo held competitions to see who could do what the best and he fastest.
"You're going to choke," Heero and Stardust said in unison as Duo and Gal were chugging their orange juice.
"You two sound the same. You ought to get together or something," Gal commented. Star kicked her under the table but accidentally missed her and kicked duo instead. Her face reddened and she quietly said sorry.
"Whoa Heero, that was good, thanks. I'm gonna go watch the tube now." Duo excused himself and left the kitchen.
"Duo! You said I could braid your hair." Gal followed him toe in toe.
"You still can, I just wanna sit down and rest a bit."
"I'm going to get some stuff out of my room. Be right back," Gal ran out of the apartment and cam back shortly after with a basket of odd things.
"What are you going to do?"
"You said I could braid your hair, so I am," Gal said while sitting down on the couch, Duo sat on the floor Indian style.
Gal ran the brush through Duo's loving locks. He felt like he was in Heaven. Her touch was the light through the darkness.
Heero walked in with Star. "Want to watch TV?" he asked her.
"Sure," She shrugged and sat down in one of the chairs as the television was turned on.
"Today is a shocking day. Queen Relena has been found dead in her mansion this morning. It was such a brutal murder. No one knows who or why anyone would want to do this to our peace-loving queen. Unfortunately there are no leads. I'm Judy Ming on channel triple seven news. Stay tuned for more updates on the horrifying case." The TV spoke.
Heero's eyes were glued to the television, his mouth gapped open. Angry he left the room and Star quickly followed him out on the balcony.
"Do you want to talk about it?" She asked him.
Heero leaned over the rail. "We got into a fight last night." he sighed as the wind blew through his short brown hair.
"Did it have to do anything with me?" she asked, already knowing the answer.
Heero glanced down at the traffic below. "Yeah," he muttered softly.
"I'm sorry, but I'm not sorry for meeting you." she leaned beside him.
"Relena got jealous of you, that's all. Or last conversation was a fight. I never even got to say that I was sorry for yelling at her. I hide my emotions and when they do finally come out, it's too late."
"What do you mean," She asked puzzled.
"I broke up with her last night Star."
Star's eyes widen "Oh my," was all she could spit out. She walked closer to him and gave him a hug. It didn't surprise her that he didn't hug her back. "I bet she would have forgave you."
"Yeah I hope so."
"I wonder what they're talking about out there," Duo asked inside. He felt Gal braiding objects into his hair.
"I donno. Almost done," She continued.
"What exactly are you doing to me?" he asked nervously.
"It's a surprise. Heero! Star! Come see how nice Duo's hair looks," Gal yelled toward the balcony
Both Heero and Star turned around at the same time. Heero's eyes widened and Star's jaw dropped and she stared to blush.
Duo turned and looked into the mirror. Pink fuzzy things and light blue ribbons and more junk covered his massive chestnut hair.
"You don't like it, do you?" Gal said with a pout, crossing her arms across her chest.
"I like it, it's beautiful." He said.
"The you'll wear it to the movie store? We do have to take the movies back," She said in her cutest voice
"Yeah," he forced himself to say the word.
Great! I'll call those two in and tell them were going now." She bounded around the corner.
"Alright get your coats everyone," Heero announced when he entered the room. And with that, they left.
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After the hour walk and twenty catcalls for Duo, they did finally make it to the video store.
"Gal, come with me for a sec," Star pulled the other girl into an office at the side which was empty.
"We need to stop him." was the first thing out of Stardust mouth.
"You can't kill him, I won't let you," Galaxy's face tightened.
"I don't plan on killing him if I don't have to."
"Well he doesn't seem to be ahhhhh…" Galaxy dropped to her knees.
"Galaxy, what…Ahh…" Stardust slouched against the wall, "It's him."
"But he was just with us," Galaxy grunted.
"Oh no…. He might be after Heero… We got to stop him…" Stardust moved slowly in pain trying to make it out the door. Pulling with all her might. "I…Can't…Let…Him…"
Galaxy crawled on the floor trying to reach it. Both pulled their way out of the room to behold the God of Death talking Joe's soul.
Black wings were sprouting. The pretty beads and ribbons that covered his hair were now lying on the ground. A silver scythe was being held in his extended hands.
"Noooo!" Stardust screamed. "Heero!"
"Star!" came a reply from behind Duo's rapidly changing form.
" Heero…stop…Duo…aaahhh!"
Suddenly, Stardust's wings burst from her back, tearing away flesh in the process. They settled into place; a lone feather breaking off from the rest.
It drifted the swirls of air created by the air-conditioning vents, swerving around Duo, and landing at Heero's feet.
Heero's eyes widened as he gazed at her. Shocked at what he saw, his jaw dropped in surprise.
"Duo stop!" yelled Galaxy as she ran over to him. "You can't do this," Her wings sprouted out, tears rolled down her fair cheeks.
"Galaxy, stay away from him," Stardust's voice shook as she commanded.
"But…But…But…Stardust…. No!"
"Stand back Galaxy, I'm finishing this once and for all," Stardust drew a gold sword out of nowhere. "Oh sword of Justice and Truth, help me protect the souls!" She chanted.
"Noooo!" Galaxy covered Duo like a human shield
"Move out of the way Galaxy." Stardust said in a cold voice.
"I can't. He doesn't mean to do it…" Her voice trembled with fear as she felt the new Duo's breath on her wings. "I love him," she whispered and hung her head in shame.
"I'm sorry, but I'm still going to do this," Stardust brought the glowing sword in front of her chest and threw it straight at the God of Death aiming to kill.
"Noooo!" Galaxy flung herself and him and knocked him to the ground. Stardust's sword missed him, but it sliced right through the silver scythe. Smoke and lighting flashed. Black objects floated out of the broken scythe and sunk to the floor.
"Could it be?" Stardust flew over to the objects and watched as they began to take human form
"What? What am I doing here?" a Hispanic man had formed from one of the blobs, "And how are my children?"
Countless blobs were forming into beings. Stardust's eyes seemed to follow each new soul appearing to be let free from their prisons. The ground began to shake and a blood red stain appeared on the floor. A figure began to rise from the stain.
"Stardustics and Galaxlixes, I should have known the two of you would try to ruin things," It spoke slightly frustrated.
"Lucifer, you cold hearted coward of a monster. You should know by now that we will always stop you." Stardust looked straight into the monster's eyes.
It sneered, " Well that's the same. You might have stolen these souls, but al least I get his," it made a motion to behind it's shoulder.
Stardust looked in horror to see Galaxy shaking Duo's body.
"Duo, wake up. Please wake up," She cried and grabbed his cold hand and held it. Stardust to the crying angel and knelt beside her, ignoring the laughter coming from the monster.
"I'm sorry Galaxy there's nothing we can do. I don't know how to get him back," she patted the other angel shoulder.
"But...I…He…oh Duo!" Galaxy through herself into Duo and buried her head in his neck. "I love you. "She kissed his cold lips and her tears fell onto his face. She felt hands go around her and hold her closer. Her eyes opened to find a pair of violet eyes looking at her. She broke her kiss and he sat up.
"Duo? Your alive?" She flung herself into his arms he hugged her back.
"Yes I am my angel." He said into her hair.
"Nooooooooo!!!" It screamed. "Damn you angels! Damn all of you!"
"Lucifer, I suggest you get out of here before I go kun fu on your ass!" Stardust raised her fists.
"Fine. You might have won this time, but I'll win next time. I promise you!"
"Yeah sure, " Stardust snickered and walked over to Heero. " I'm sure you have a lot of questions now." She smiled as he nodded.
"My name is Stardustics, I'm one other the protectors of your world. Galaxlixes and I came to help you. We heard your prayer." Heero looked at her wings. She sighed for they were disappearing from his view. "It's because I'm no longer in pain, or in battle. That's the only time humans can see them, otherwise they seem to be invisible. I'm sorry," she added. "I never meant to hurt you." She laid a kiss upon his lips. "Forgive me?"
"Heero? Heero…?" A weak voice called, hidden under a toppled over shelf. There was a rustle beneath brightly coloured packaging, then a pale hand emerged, trembling ever so slightly.
Heero's breath caught in his throat. He blinked once; twice. Heero shot a glance at Stardust out of the corner of his eye.
Tears pooled in her eyes, and the reflection of him in her eyes was glassy. A mixture of pain and acceptance was painted upon her pale features. "Go to her." was all she said; all she commanded. The last request of a forsaken love.
Heero nodded slightly, then ran over to where the hand had appeared and began to tear frantically at the cassettes, desperately trying to unearth whomever the hand had belonged to.
Suddenly, Heero came face-to-face with a pair of frightened eyes; Relena's eyes.
In the mayhem that ensued when the souls had escaped from Duo's scythe, they had knocked the shelf over on the still forming Relena, pinning her to the ground.
"Heero," Relena whispered. A slight smile formed upon her face "I knew you'd be here, I knew that you would save me."
Heero said nothing, Instead he grasped the metal bar of the shelf, and began to pull with all his might. Slowly the shelf began to rise, and Heero stopped and held it at a 45-degree angle.
"Relena," Heero gasped between gritted teeth, sweat began to form at his brow. "If you can, roll out from under there, out of the way."
Although every bone in her petite frame ached, Relena managed to get out from under the shelf and several feet away.
Heero then dropped the shelf, the sound of steal on linoleum sounded throughout the small video store.
Heero walked over to where Relena was lying and extended to her, his hand. Relena smiled and put her own small and pale hand within his own large and callused one.
She got up slowly, letting Heero support her weight through their linked hands. Relena looked deep into Heero's cobalt blue eyes, feeling her own fill with tears. Heero suddenly pulled Relena into his arms. This caused the dam to break and a flood of tears burst forth, soaking the fabric of Heero's shirt.
He let his fingers wander throughout Relena's hair, fascinated by its light brown colour and the silky smoothness. He glanced over her shoulder to see Duo and Galaxy still on the floor embracing each other. Look as he may, Heero could not find the other angel.
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AN: Alrightly so one more chapter to go, but I'm going to type it tonight, since I'm already down writing it out. hehehe, ciao
