Oh, and Gundam Wing does not belong to me. I'm glad because I don't want Heero and Wufei running around my house. But I'd be happy to rent Duo and Quatre! ^_- Gundam belongs to TV Asashi or something. I forget. The point is it's not mine and I have no money. Suing me would be pointless. Usagi Tsukino also does not belong to me. For this, I am forever saddened. ;_; She belongs to Naoko Takeuchi, in partner with Kodansha and Toei. She was leased by DiC and CloverWay.
On with the story!
Shinigami to Karitenshi
[God of Death and Angel of Light]
by Metal Angel Michelle
Flashback
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"Duo...." feathers blew all around. The sound of wings flapping echoed in the air. And silky blonde hair slid through his fingers. "Daijobo?"
"Who... are you?" A six year old boy turned to stare into a pair of beautiful blue eyes. Like a pair of glittering sapphires.
"Daijobo ka?"
She was tiny, but obviously no older than him. The eyes grew worrisome, and her adorable mouth turned to a pout. "Anata wa o hanashimasuka?"
Duo shook his head. He couldn't understand what she was saying. He grabbed her hands, and the girl gasped.
"What are you trying to say?!" Duo yelled.
The girl shifted slightly in his grip, and began to speak again, "I couldn't understand you. I was asking if you were all right."
Her voice was high, and soft. 'Why weren't you listening to her before?'
"I'm fine. But, what language were you speaking? And why can I understand you now? And just who are you?!"
The girl threaded her fingers through his hand.
"My name is Usagi. I think we can understand each other, because we're touching. I was speaking Japanese, and you're lying."
Duo drew away from her and asked, "What?"
She looked confused and floated toward him. Floating? He could hear wings again. Wings... Now that he wasn't so close, he looked at her again. Her blonde hair was long and flowing, reaching all the way to her feet. She was wearing a spaghetti strap white dress that stop mid thigh, but no shoes. And most impressive of all, was the pair of wings that were growing from her back. They were pure white, but had a silver sparkle when she moved them.
"Nani?" Oh, that's right. He took her hand in his again.
"What do you mean, I'm lying?" She was very strange.
"I mean, I can feel that you're not all right. What happened?"
"My parents... my parents are dead. I... really... miss them." Duo tried to relate his problems, but it was too hard. Usagi put one hand underneath his chin and lightly kissed Duo's cheek. She fluttered her wings slightly, using the feathers to tickle him. Duo smiled, slightly.
"Please don't cry. I can promise you that you're parents are okay in heaven and I can promise you that everything will be all right in the end." she smiled.
"Why can't you promise everything will be all right now?"
"Because it would be a lie. But I can promise that one day, everything will be wonderful. And until that day, I'll protect you. That's what a guardian angel is for, right?" Usagi broke out in a smile, and then began to giggle. Her laugh was infectious. Like little glass bells... As her giggling faded...
Duo awoke then. "Are you still here, Usagi?"
Near a crumbling wall, the shadow of a wing fluttered. A shimmering little girl stepped from the darkness.
"Hai. Demo, watashi wa wakarimasen desu yo."
He reached for her, but she was translucent, and slipped right through his fingers.
"Well, we'll figure something out."
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"Heh." Duo carefully made sure no one was looking, then began to take apples from the street vendor's cart.
'Duo-chan, abunai!' One of the few words he'd been able to pick up. Watch out. Sure enough, the vendor swung at him with a broom, which Duo easily dodged.
"You stupid kids!"
'This way, Duo.' Usagi directed him down another path, with the other boys following.
'Oh no! Look out for that...' *crash* 'priest.' Usagi sighed, and flitted away a bit. She couldn't do anything to the Father, and she was slightly afraid he would know she was there.
"Sorry. Sorry." Duo apologized.
"Hey! Get back here!" The vendor had followed them.
"Well, seeya!" Duo vaulted over the priest's head and kept on down the alley, and out of his pursuer's sight.
-4 years later-
"No... father maxwell... sister helen.... THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!!!" Duo yelled into the sky.
He had come back to the church only to find it burned to the ground. The father was dead. The sister had died in his arms. "Everybody... near me... dies."
Usagi wrapped her arms around him from behind, but Duo quickly shrugged her off.
"Gomen ne. Gomen nasai."
She moved to touch him, but he backed away.
"Leave me alone! Why will you protect me, but all these innocent people must die?! From now on, I never want to see you again! God is dead! Angels are fairy tales! YOU DON'T EXIST!!"
Usagi could barely understand him. After spending her entire... her entire afterlife with this boy, she'd been able to learn a little English, but it still wasn't all that clear.
"God is dead! YOU DON'T EXIST!!"
She gasped and backed away. She fully understood that phrase. Because if he didn't think she was there. She frowned and her eyes held infinite sadness. It looked as if she wanted to cry, but couldn't.
"Duo... iie.."
She could feel herself become light headed. Could angels be light headed? Apparently so. Everything was spinning, and becoming blurry. Yes, this must be what happened when your charge refused to acknowledge you. What power words had... She would stay tied to him, but she couldn't communicate. Only a few seconds left.
"Good... bye.."
Duo watched as Usagi's form shifted into mist. The apparition left. Gone, that angel of death. 'You'll forget her soon. She was never real anyway.'
"God is dead... only the God of Death still remains. How ironic."
With and insane glint in his eye, Duo laughed.
(It's too much. A little boy shouldn't have such a burden.) Usagi watched, feeling farther from the living than ever.
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End Flashback
You may all be wondering exactly what Usagi was saying, right? I'll tell you, but it's not really vital info. It's also extremely bad Japanese, so I wouldn't try to use it like that or anything. Okay, 'Daijobo (ka)?' means 'are you all right?'
'Anata wa o hanshimasuka'='You're speaking what?'
'nani'='what?'
"Hai. Demo, watashi wa wakarimasen desu yo." I'm sure I screwed this up. I was using it as "Yes, however I can't understand you."
'abunai'= 'Watch out!'
'Gomen ne. Gomen nasai'= 'I'm Sorry. Very sorry.'
'iie'='no'
There you have it. Usagi won't be using Japanese to this extent later. By then she'll have been around Duo long enough to pick up English. (Or whatever it is they speak.)
