The Angel of Death - Dream or Reality (Part One)
By: Madison Rei
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Duo stood in the middle of a meadow looking at the sun shining brightly down on him. For some reason he felt at peace, however he didn't know where he was or how he got there; but in a way, he didn't care. This was a place that he could just be himself without any vampires or demons or even his friends bothering him. Lying down, Duo took in the scent of the flowers and watched the birds fly by, as if nothing was wrong in the world. Then sighing, he closed his eyes, hoping this moment would last forever.
Out of nowhere, a person slowly walked toward Duo, and sitting next to him, looked up at the sky.
"Nice day huh?" the guy asked. Duo nodded, slowly opening his eyes.
"Yeah...at least it's not night time..."
"Why do you say that?"
"I dunno...I just don't like it that's all..."
"Aww...that's a shame..."
"Yeah I..." Duo stopped, wondering why he was talking to himself; he could hear only his voice. The guy chuckled before opening his mouth.
"The reason why you think you're talking to yourself is because...you are..."
"What?" Duo stood up suddenly, staring down at the guy, who surprisingly, had the same braid as him. "Who are you?"
"Who am I? Oh I'm pretty sure you know that..." The guy stood and turned to face Duo, who gasped in shock. "I'm you..."
Duo took a couple steps back. The guy looked exactly like him, except for his eyes that were a complete shade of black. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm always here with you, Duo," the guy said walking toward him. Duo backed away. "Wherever you go, I go...that's the way it is..."
"I don't...understand..." Duo backed against a tree, looking quite frightened. The guy stood just a few inches away from him.
"You're the one that put on my ring...you welcomed me..."
"No..."
"Oh yes...you welcomed me..." Abruptly, the meadow disappeared, and the birds and the animals were gone, leaving Duo in a black void with nothing around him except space. Duo started to panic, looking frantically around for a way out.
"Why are you doing this to me!?" he screamed, still looking around. A chuckle filled the air before a response was heard.
"You brought this upon yourself. You put on my ring...you welcomed me into your body...your soul...now we are one...now and forever..."
"Get out of head!"
"Oh I don't have to be in your head to torment you..." Duo froze as he felt a pair of hands grip his shoulders, claws digging into his shirt. His eyes widened when the voice continued. "I am you..." Then out of nowhere Duo screamed in pain as he felt two fangs penetrating the skin on his neck.
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"AAAHHH!!!! STOP IT PLEASE!!!" Duo sat up, screaming as loud as he could, his eyes clamped shut. Heero woke up at that time, turning on the lamp on his side of the bed before grabbing Duo, pulling him close.
"Shh, Duo...it's ok...you're having a nightmare..." Heero tightened his grip as he heard Duo sobbing into his shirt. This wasn't the first time that it happened. In fact, Duo had been having the same dream every night for the past 2 months. No one knew why it was reoccurring so much, but they had a pretty good idea.
Duo calmed himself down, feeling Heero's familiar grip around him. Clutching onto his shirt, he looked at Heero, tear streaks staining his face.
"I can't take this anymore...I can't..."
"It's alright..." Heero kissed Duo's forehead, giving him a sad smile. "It's just a dream...nothing more.."
"But it felt so real this time Heero...I don't know if I can take this..."
"You can...you're stronger than this, Duo." Turning out the light, Heero laid Duo back down with him, his arms still wrapped around him. Duo cuddled close to Heero, not wanting him to let go.
"Oh what would I do without you?"
"I dunno..." Heero smiled inwardly. "I guess you would just be on your own..."
"I don't think I could do that."
"I know..." With that both fell back asleep.
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Quatre flipped through the morning's paper while drinking his morning tea. Trowa and Heero were at the table as well, eating their breakfast. As for Wufei and Duo, they were training outside. Since Wufei was the only one among them that knew martial arts very well, he was immediately appointed as Duo's personal trainer. Ayumi was watching them from a tree. She was Duo's watcher; basically, she told him things he needed to know about demons and whatever else he needed information on, and made sure that he kept in shape. Since no demons were around and there sure weren't any vampires, she just decided to watch Duo and Wufei spar...and from the looks of things, Duo was winning. They went at it for about another hour before Wufei said that it was enough and both went inside. Duo invited Ayumi in as well, which she of course accepted. The three of them went straight to Quatre's study, where the others were waiting.
"So what are we gonna do today?" Duo asked, wiping the sweat off his forehead with his shirt. Quatre just shrugged.
"I guess we could go to the store..."
"But we went to the store yesterday..." Trowa said, leaning against the wall. Quatre just glanced at him.
"Fine, then you come up with a better idea."
"Well Duo and I need to go on patrol tonight...that's all I can say," Ayumi said, contributing to the discussion.
"And Heero and I are thinking about seeing a movie or something..." Duo added, seeing Heero nod in agreement. Wufei let out a sigh.
"I guess I'll just rest today...I got nothing better to do."
"Alright..." Quatre stretched, still feeling like he had just woken up. "Oh Duo...are you feeling alright?"
"Yeah," Duo said, looking at him. "Why?"
"Because I uh...I heard you screaming last night...I was worried."
"Yeah I heard it too..." Trowa said, walking over to Duo. Wufei nodded in agreement.
"Duo was just having a nightmare," Heero said, wrapping an arm around Duo's waist.
"The same one?" Ayumi asked, he voice sounding quite concerned. Duo nodded.
"I can't control him as much as I used to," Duo said, looking at Ayumi with a somewhat upsetting look. "What's going on?"
"I don't know...but maybe...just maybe...his powers are increasing..."
"Well that's a good thing, isn't it?" Trowa asked looking at everyone in the room. "I mean, his powers get stronger, Duo's strength increases and he can kick major demon and vampire ass in no time flat."
"True," Ayumi commented, walking toward Duo. "However, if he gets too strong, Duo won't be able to control him...and then he'll be able to take control of Duo's body and...if it comes to that...kill him..." Heero throat tightened at that.
"Isn't there anything we can do?" he asked, sounding somewhat demanding. But sadly, Ayumi shook her head.
"We have no choice but to let the process run it's course. Maybe, if we're lucky, he won't kill off Duo...just use him as a vessel."
"Well that's better than burying our friend..." Wufei replied, sitting in a chair. Duo blew his bangs out of his eyes.
"Yeah...but hey you never know right? Shinigami can do things that you wouldn't even expect."
"True...true..." Ayumi replied, running a hand through her hair. "Shinigami is one unpredictable God..."
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Author's Note: I know it's short, but I couldn't think of anything else. Plus this is only part one of this chapter. Please review. Thankies ^^
By: Madison Rei
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Duo stood in the middle of a meadow looking at the sun shining brightly down on him. For some reason he felt at peace, however he didn't know where he was or how he got there; but in a way, he didn't care. This was a place that he could just be himself without any vampires or demons or even his friends bothering him. Lying down, Duo took in the scent of the flowers and watched the birds fly by, as if nothing was wrong in the world. Then sighing, he closed his eyes, hoping this moment would last forever.
Out of nowhere, a person slowly walked toward Duo, and sitting next to him, looked up at the sky.
"Nice day huh?" the guy asked. Duo nodded, slowly opening his eyes.
"Yeah...at least it's not night time..."
"Why do you say that?"
"I dunno...I just don't like it that's all..."
"Aww...that's a shame..."
"Yeah I..." Duo stopped, wondering why he was talking to himself; he could hear only his voice. The guy chuckled before opening his mouth.
"The reason why you think you're talking to yourself is because...you are..."
"What?" Duo stood up suddenly, staring down at the guy, who surprisingly, had the same braid as him. "Who are you?"
"Who am I? Oh I'm pretty sure you know that..." The guy stood and turned to face Duo, who gasped in shock. "I'm you..."
Duo took a couple steps back. The guy looked exactly like him, except for his eyes that were a complete shade of black. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm always here with you, Duo," the guy said walking toward him. Duo backed away. "Wherever you go, I go...that's the way it is..."
"I don't...understand..." Duo backed against a tree, looking quite frightened. The guy stood just a few inches away from him.
"You're the one that put on my ring...you welcomed me..."
"No..."
"Oh yes...you welcomed me..." Abruptly, the meadow disappeared, and the birds and the animals were gone, leaving Duo in a black void with nothing around him except space. Duo started to panic, looking frantically around for a way out.
"Why are you doing this to me!?" he screamed, still looking around. A chuckle filled the air before a response was heard.
"You brought this upon yourself. You put on my ring...you welcomed me into your body...your soul...now we are one...now and forever..."
"Get out of head!"
"Oh I don't have to be in your head to torment you..." Duo froze as he felt a pair of hands grip his shoulders, claws digging into his shirt. His eyes widened when the voice continued. "I am you..." Then out of nowhere Duo screamed in pain as he felt two fangs penetrating the skin on his neck.
~~*~~
"AAAHHH!!!! STOP IT PLEASE!!!" Duo sat up, screaming as loud as he could, his eyes clamped shut. Heero woke up at that time, turning on the lamp on his side of the bed before grabbing Duo, pulling him close.
"Shh, Duo...it's ok...you're having a nightmare..." Heero tightened his grip as he heard Duo sobbing into his shirt. This wasn't the first time that it happened. In fact, Duo had been having the same dream every night for the past 2 months. No one knew why it was reoccurring so much, but they had a pretty good idea.
Duo calmed himself down, feeling Heero's familiar grip around him. Clutching onto his shirt, he looked at Heero, tear streaks staining his face.
"I can't take this anymore...I can't..."
"It's alright..." Heero kissed Duo's forehead, giving him a sad smile. "It's just a dream...nothing more.."
"But it felt so real this time Heero...I don't know if I can take this..."
"You can...you're stronger than this, Duo." Turning out the light, Heero laid Duo back down with him, his arms still wrapped around him. Duo cuddled close to Heero, not wanting him to let go.
"Oh what would I do without you?"
"I dunno..." Heero smiled inwardly. "I guess you would just be on your own..."
"I don't think I could do that."
"I know..." With that both fell back asleep.
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Quatre flipped through the morning's paper while drinking his morning tea. Trowa and Heero were at the table as well, eating their breakfast. As for Wufei and Duo, they were training outside. Since Wufei was the only one among them that knew martial arts very well, he was immediately appointed as Duo's personal trainer. Ayumi was watching them from a tree. She was Duo's watcher; basically, she told him things he needed to know about demons and whatever else he needed information on, and made sure that he kept in shape. Since no demons were around and there sure weren't any vampires, she just decided to watch Duo and Wufei spar...and from the looks of things, Duo was winning. They went at it for about another hour before Wufei said that it was enough and both went inside. Duo invited Ayumi in as well, which she of course accepted. The three of them went straight to Quatre's study, where the others were waiting.
"So what are we gonna do today?" Duo asked, wiping the sweat off his forehead with his shirt. Quatre just shrugged.
"I guess we could go to the store..."
"But we went to the store yesterday..." Trowa said, leaning against the wall. Quatre just glanced at him.
"Fine, then you come up with a better idea."
"Well Duo and I need to go on patrol tonight...that's all I can say," Ayumi said, contributing to the discussion.
"And Heero and I are thinking about seeing a movie or something..." Duo added, seeing Heero nod in agreement. Wufei let out a sigh.
"I guess I'll just rest today...I got nothing better to do."
"Alright..." Quatre stretched, still feeling like he had just woken up. "Oh Duo...are you feeling alright?"
"Yeah," Duo said, looking at him. "Why?"
"Because I uh...I heard you screaming last night...I was worried."
"Yeah I heard it too..." Trowa said, walking over to Duo. Wufei nodded in agreement.
"Duo was just having a nightmare," Heero said, wrapping an arm around Duo's waist.
"The same one?" Ayumi asked, he voice sounding quite concerned. Duo nodded.
"I can't control him as much as I used to," Duo said, looking at Ayumi with a somewhat upsetting look. "What's going on?"
"I don't know...but maybe...just maybe...his powers are increasing..."
"Well that's a good thing, isn't it?" Trowa asked looking at everyone in the room. "I mean, his powers get stronger, Duo's strength increases and he can kick major demon and vampire ass in no time flat."
"True," Ayumi commented, walking toward Duo. "However, if he gets too strong, Duo won't be able to control him...and then he'll be able to take control of Duo's body and...if it comes to that...kill him..." Heero throat tightened at that.
"Isn't there anything we can do?" he asked, sounding somewhat demanding. But sadly, Ayumi shook her head.
"We have no choice but to let the process run it's course. Maybe, if we're lucky, he won't kill off Duo...just use him as a vessel."
"Well that's better than burying our friend..." Wufei replied, sitting in a chair. Duo blew his bangs out of his eyes.
"Yeah...but hey you never know right? Shinigami can do things that you wouldn't even expect."
"True...true..." Ayumi replied, running a hand through her hair. "Shinigami is one unpredictable God..."
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Author's Note: I know it's short, but I couldn't think of anything else. Plus this is only part one of this chapter. Please review. Thankies ^^