Back with Chapter 5! Please R&R! -Merrick!
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Revenge Is A Bitch
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"Revenge, eh? How could you possibly think you have a chance against me? You're just a little girl."
"Oh yeah," Calley taunted. "Exactly how old are you? You're immortal like me, right?"
Treize paled. "Immortal? Yes I am but there is no way in hell you could be immortal. But to answer your question, I'm 374 years old this April."
"Ha! A little girl indeed. In what year were you born, exactly?"
"In the year of 1667."
"Well, I was born in the year of 1615, so put that in your pipe and smoke it, buster!" Calley laughed at him. "So young, so naive, so about to get your ass beat."
At this Une could take this no more. "You will not speak like this to Mister Treize, you insolent girl!" she yelled at her as she lunged at her. Calley held out her hand and her palm glowed with the sign of the wicca. Une's body was thrown against the nearest tree and limbs reached down and bound her hand and foot to the tree. "Don't mess with me woman. I'm pissed and I'm ready to fight."
"Are you, young one?" Treize taunted. At this, Calley's face turned a deep shade of red with rage at this comment.
"We shall each choose one advantage that we may have over the other. I shall go first," Treize said as he went over to Une (who was still bound to the tree) and tilted her neck to one side, and drank from her, deeply, his skin growing less pale with each drink.
"Blood of the beloved," Hannah whispered to Calley. "You'll have to be careful. This will make him even more dangerous."
But Calley wasn't listening. She was looking at her own beloved, Trowa. 'Why?' she thought. 'Why must my only love be sprung from my only hate?' (AN- Shakespeare!)
Trowa had to look away from her piercing stare. The hurt in her eyes was too much for him to bear. 'It's true,' he thought. 'I love her.' He could feel the eyes of the others on him. He looked up and found himself looking into the eyes of Hilde.
"It's okay, Trowa. None of us knew. Just think, now you can be with her forever, because she's immortal also."
"But there's a great chance that she won't survive."
"Always the pessimist."
At that moment, Treize looked up from Une's neck, blood running down his chin and onto his clothing. "Your turn weakling."
Calley took a step back and turned to her sister. "I'll need your help for this spell. I need our book." She concentrated on her hands and a large book, bound with gold and with the sign of the wicca on the front, appeared in her hands. She opened it and found the page she was looking for. "Help me Hannah. They joined hands and started chanting.
"Wisdom and empowerment are the gifts of the Dark Goddess
of Transformation.
She is known to us as Kali, Hecate, Cerridwen, Lilith,
Persephone, Fata, Morgana, Ereshkigal, Arianhrod, Durga,
Inanna, Tiamat, and by a million, million other names:
Hear me child, and know Me for who I am. I have been with you
since you were born, and I will stay with you until you return to Me
at the final dusk.
I am the passionate and seductive lover who inspires the poet to dream.
I am the One who calls to you at the end of your journey. After the day
is done, My children find their blessed rest in my embrace.
I am the womb from which all things are born.
I am the shadowy, still tomb; all things must come to Me and bare their
breasts to die and be reborn to the Whole.
I am the Sorceress that will not be ruled, the Weaver of Time, the
Teacher of Mysteries. I snip the threads that bring my children home
to me. I slit the throats of the cruel and drink the blood of the
heartless. Swallow your fear and come to me, and you will discover
true beauty, strength, and courage.
I am the fury which rips the flesh from injustice.
I am the glowing forge that transforms your inner demons into tools of
power. Open yourself to my embrace and overcome.
I am the glinting sword that protects you from harm.
I am the crucible in which all the aspects of yourself merge together
in a rainbow of union.
I am the velvet depths of the night sky, the swirling mists of midnight,
shrouded in mystery.
I am the chrysalis in which you will face that which terrifies you and
from which you will blossom forth, vibrant and renewed. Seek me at
the rossroads, and you shall be transformed, for once you look upon my
face, there is no return.
I am the fire that kisses the shackles away.
I am the cauldron in which all opposites grow to know each other in
Truth. I am the web which connects all things.
I am the Healer of all wounds, the Warrior who rights all wrongs in
their Time. I make the weak strong. I make the arrogant humble. I raise
up the oppressed and empower the disenfranchised. I am Justice
tempered with Mercy.
Most importantly, child, I am you. I am part of you, and I am within
you. Seek me within and without, and you will be strong. Know me.
Venture into the dark so that you may awaken to Balance,
Illumination, and Wholeness.
Take my Love with you everywhere and find the Power within to
be who you wish."
Calley released Hannah's hands and stood back. Her body started to glow, and her wicca in her hand glowed wildly. Her body was enclosed in light, and her clothes began to change. She now wore a white dress with a slit up to her thigh. It was sleeveless and was held together by laces.
"Are you ready yet witch?"
"I am. Let's go."
Treize lunged at her, but she skillfully dodged him and looked back at him laying on the ground. She took the oppertunity which beckoned her and jumped on his back. His hands flew into hers and she bound him by his wrists.
"Bubble, bubble, cauldron bubble
Burn the evil, destroy the trouble."
She sprinkled basil and elder flowers over him, as he writhered in pain.
"Darkness ended,
control is done.
Light has come,
My battle's won."
She conjured a candle from mid-air and poured the hot wax over him. He screamed with the pain.
Calley stood up and removed the bindings from his hands. He stayed bound, even without the ropes she had used.
"What are you doing to him?!!" Une screamed from her place, still bound to the tree.
"I am merely binding a negative spirit. Don't worry, he won't feel a thing when he goes into the fire," Calley replied as she started to burnish a torch.
"NOOOOOO!" Une screamed. "MISTER TREIZE CAN'T DIE! HE'S THE MASTER OF MY LIFE! MY SOUL BELONGS TO HIM!"
"No, your soul belongs to the devil," Calley replied as she lit the torch. "Any last pleas, murderer?"
"You're the murderer! May your soul burn in hell!"
"I've been there, rather nice place, actually. May yours wander in space for eternity," Calley replied as she held the torch to him and lit him afire. She stood back as she watched him wither in agony as he burned. The screams eventually subsided as he died.
"It's a dark moon, a time for justice," Hannah said. "Come Calley, your work is finished."
"But mine isn't!" Zechs exclaimed as he lept on Calley's back. "You've killed my best friend, now you shall die, you witch!" He yelled as he sank his teeth into her shoulder.
"AAUUUGGGHHHH!" Calley screamed in agony. She could feel the blood pouring out of her shoulder. She clutched it in one hand and threw Zechs off with the other. She collapsed, a bloody heap at Hannah's feet.
"CALLEY!" Hannah exclaimed! "No! You've got to be alright! I can't loose you too! Not Laura then you!"
"Off of her, witch. You're of no use," Zechs said as he picked Hannah up and threw her to one side.
Hannah hit a tree, and with her last breath screamed, "LAURA HELP US!"
"Why are you screaming to the dead, woman?" Wufei asked with a sneer. "They can't hear you.
At that moment, a flash of golden light burst down from the heavens, casting everyone who wasn't down to their feet.
"The dead can't hear you, eh?" An angelic voice said from the cloud of light. A form emerged from the cloud. Laura.
"Calley, baby sister, can you hear me?" she asked the nearly unconcious girl. "Listen, I"m going to heal you." She placed her hands on Calley's wound, and light flashed from her hands into Calley. The wound closed up and the skin healed like nothing had ever happened.
"Laura, is it really you?"
"Yes."
"Are you... happy? Wherever you are?"
"I am now. My soul is at rest, and no longer wandering. You have righted the wrong, and I love you for it. You have grown much, my little sister."
"I've missed you."
"And I you."
"Laura?" they heard a groggy voice question. It was Hannah, waking up.
"Hannah, I must go, and you two must get out of here. I love you, and my soul is now at rest. Goodbye, my sister." Laura said as she began to disappear. "But before I leave, here this, all of you! Anyone who dares to harm these two chosen ones shall be struck down with all the forces of heaven and hell combined!"
And with that, she disappeared.
"Come, Hannah, we must go," Calley said urgently. She turned back to the group watching them. "And if any of you dare to scatter the ashes of Treize, I will kill you too."
She then stuck her hand out and released Une from her bondage to the tree. Une promptly collapsed next to the remains of Treize Kushrenada.
Calley gave one last look at Trowa. 'I do love you,' she thought, as she and Hannah took cat form and disappeared into the night.
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THREE DAYS LATER................
Trowa drove by the house where Calley had lived for about two weeks. A large FOR SALE sign sat in the overgrown grass. Calley and her sister had left the day after the incident in the woods. He couldn't blame her, really. It had to be very exhausting, battling like that and seeing her dead sister for the first time in five years. He had no idea those two cats in the woods had been her sisters. And now one was dead because of his kind. There were no words for the remorse he felt for doing that to her.
"You miss her, don't you?" Duo asked him as the drove down the road.
"You can tell, can't you?"
"It shows."
"She could never be mine."
"Yes she could. You have all eternity. Go after her."
"I don't know, Duo. I just don't know"
Trowa looked out the window sadly. 'I love you Calley, no matter what. And I will find you.'
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Ooohhh, what happens next? R&R! -Merrick
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Revenge Is A Bitch
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
"Revenge, eh? How could you possibly think you have a chance against me? You're just a little girl."
"Oh yeah," Calley taunted. "Exactly how old are you? You're immortal like me, right?"
Treize paled. "Immortal? Yes I am but there is no way in hell you could be immortal. But to answer your question, I'm 374 years old this April."
"Ha! A little girl indeed. In what year were you born, exactly?"
"In the year of 1667."
"Well, I was born in the year of 1615, so put that in your pipe and smoke it, buster!" Calley laughed at him. "So young, so naive, so about to get your ass beat."
At this Une could take this no more. "You will not speak like this to Mister Treize, you insolent girl!" she yelled at her as she lunged at her. Calley held out her hand and her palm glowed with the sign of the wicca. Une's body was thrown against the nearest tree and limbs reached down and bound her hand and foot to the tree. "Don't mess with me woman. I'm pissed and I'm ready to fight."
"Are you, young one?" Treize taunted. At this, Calley's face turned a deep shade of red with rage at this comment.
"We shall each choose one advantage that we may have over the other. I shall go first," Treize said as he went over to Une (who was still bound to the tree) and tilted her neck to one side, and drank from her, deeply, his skin growing less pale with each drink.
"Blood of the beloved," Hannah whispered to Calley. "You'll have to be careful. This will make him even more dangerous."
But Calley wasn't listening. She was looking at her own beloved, Trowa. 'Why?' she thought. 'Why must my only love be sprung from my only hate?' (AN- Shakespeare!)
Trowa had to look away from her piercing stare. The hurt in her eyes was too much for him to bear. 'It's true,' he thought. 'I love her.' He could feel the eyes of the others on him. He looked up and found himself looking into the eyes of Hilde.
"It's okay, Trowa. None of us knew. Just think, now you can be with her forever, because she's immortal also."
"But there's a great chance that she won't survive."
"Always the pessimist."
At that moment, Treize looked up from Une's neck, blood running down his chin and onto his clothing. "Your turn weakling."
Calley took a step back and turned to her sister. "I'll need your help for this spell. I need our book." She concentrated on her hands and a large book, bound with gold and with the sign of the wicca on the front, appeared in her hands. She opened it and found the page she was looking for. "Help me Hannah. They joined hands and started chanting.
"Wisdom and empowerment are the gifts of the Dark Goddess
of Transformation.
She is known to us as Kali, Hecate, Cerridwen, Lilith,
Persephone, Fata, Morgana, Ereshkigal, Arianhrod, Durga,
Inanna, Tiamat, and by a million, million other names:
Hear me child, and know Me for who I am. I have been with you
since you were born, and I will stay with you until you return to Me
at the final dusk.
I am the passionate and seductive lover who inspires the poet to dream.
I am the One who calls to you at the end of your journey. After the day
is done, My children find their blessed rest in my embrace.
I am the womb from which all things are born.
I am the shadowy, still tomb; all things must come to Me and bare their
breasts to die and be reborn to the Whole.
I am the Sorceress that will not be ruled, the Weaver of Time, the
Teacher of Mysteries. I snip the threads that bring my children home
to me. I slit the throats of the cruel and drink the blood of the
heartless. Swallow your fear and come to me, and you will discover
true beauty, strength, and courage.
I am the fury which rips the flesh from injustice.
I am the glowing forge that transforms your inner demons into tools of
power. Open yourself to my embrace and overcome.
I am the glinting sword that protects you from harm.
I am the crucible in which all the aspects of yourself merge together
in a rainbow of union.
I am the velvet depths of the night sky, the swirling mists of midnight,
shrouded in mystery.
I am the chrysalis in which you will face that which terrifies you and
from which you will blossom forth, vibrant and renewed. Seek me at
the rossroads, and you shall be transformed, for once you look upon my
face, there is no return.
I am the fire that kisses the shackles away.
I am the cauldron in which all opposites grow to know each other in
Truth. I am the web which connects all things.
I am the Healer of all wounds, the Warrior who rights all wrongs in
their Time. I make the weak strong. I make the arrogant humble. I raise
up the oppressed and empower the disenfranchised. I am Justice
tempered with Mercy.
Most importantly, child, I am you. I am part of you, and I am within
you. Seek me within and without, and you will be strong. Know me.
Venture into the dark so that you may awaken to Balance,
Illumination, and Wholeness.
Take my Love with you everywhere and find the Power within to
be who you wish."
Calley released Hannah's hands and stood back. Her body started to glow, and her wicca in her hand glowed wildly. Her body was enclosed in light, and her clothes began to change. She now wore a white dress with a slit up to her thigh. It was sleeveless and was held together by laces.
"Are you ready yet witch?"
"I am. Let's go."
Treize lunged at her, but she skillfully dodged him and looked back at him laying on the ground. She took the oppertunity which beckoned her and jumped on his back. His hands flew into hers and she bound him by his wrists.
"Bubble, bubble, cauldron bubble
Burn the evil, destroy the trouble."
She sprinkled basil and elder flowers over him, as he writhered in pain.
"Darkness ended,
control is done.
Light has come,
My battle's won."
She conjured a candle from mid-air and poured the hot wax over him. He screamed with the pain.
Calley stood up and removed the bindings from his hands. He stayed bound, even without the ropes she had used.
"What are you doing to him?!!" Une screamed from her place, still bound to the tree.
"I am merely binding a negative spirit. Don't worry, he won't feel a thing when he goes into the fire," Calley replied as she started to burnish a torch.
"NOOOOOO!" Une screamed. "MISTER TREIZE CAN'T DIE! HE'S THE MASTER OF MY LIFE! MY SOUL BELONGS TO HIM!"
"No, your soul belongs to the devil," Calley replied as she lit the torch. "Any last pleas, murderer?"
"You're the murderer! May your soul burn in hell!"
"I've been there, rather nice place, actually. May yours wander in space for eternity," Calley replied as she held the torch to him and lit him afire. She stood back as she watched him wither in agony as he burned. The screams eventually subsided as he died.
"It's a dark moon, a time for justice," Hannah said. "Come Calley, your work is finished."
"But mine isn't!" Zechs exclaimed as he lept on Calley's back. "You've killed my best friend, now you shall die, you witch!" He yelled as he sank his teeth into her shoulder.
"AAUUUGGGHHHH!" Calley screamed in agony. She could feel the blood pouring out of her shoulder. She clutched it in one hand and threw Zechs off with the other. She collapsed, a bloody heap at Hannah's feet.
"CALLEY!" Hannah exclaimed! "No! You've got to be alright! I can't loose you too! Not Laura then you!"
"Off of her, witch. You're of no use," Zechs said as he picked Hannah up and threw her to one side.
Hannah hit a tree, and with her last breath screamed, "LAURA HELP US!"
"Why are you screaming to the dead, woman?" Wufei asked with a sneer. "They can't hear you.
At that moment, a flash of golden light burst down from the heavens, casting everyone who wasn't down to their feet.
"The dead can't hear you, eh?" An angelic voice said from the cloud of light. A form emerged from the cloud. Laura.
"Calley, baby sister, can you hear me?" she asked the nearly unconcious girl. "Listen, I"m going to heal you." She placed her hands on Calley's wound, and light flashed from her hands into Calley. The wound closed up and the skin healed like nothing had ever happened.
"Laura, is it really you?"
"Yes."
"Are you... happy? Wherever you are?"
"I am now. My soul is at rest, and no longer wandering. You have righted the wrong, and I love you for it. You have grown much, my little sister."
"I've missed you."
"And I you."
"Laura?" they heard a groggy voice question. It was Hannah, waking up.
"Hannah, I must go, and you two must get out of here. I love you, and my soul is now at rest. Goodbye, my sister." Laura said as she began to disappear. "But before I leave, here this, all of you! Anyone who dares to harm these two chosen ones shall be struck down with all the forces of heaven and hell combined!"
And with that, she disappeared.
"Come, Hannah, we must go," Calley said urgently. She turned back to the group watching them. "And if any of you dare to scatter the ashes of Treize, I will kill you too."
She then stuck her hand out and released Une from her bondage to the tree. Une promptly collapsed next to the remains of Treize Kushrenada.
Calley gave one last look at Trowa. 'I do love you,' she thought, as she and Hannah took cat form and disappeared into the night.
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THREE DAYS LATER................
Trowa drove by the house where Calley had lived for about two weeks. A large FOR SALE sign sat in the overgrown grass. Calley and her sister had left the day after the incident in the woods. He couldn't blame her, really. It had to be very exhausting, battling like that and seeing her dead sister for the first time in five years. He had no idea those two cats in the woods had been her sisters. And now one was dead because of his kind. There were no words for the remorse he felt for doing that to her.
"You miss her, don't you?" Duo asked him as the drove down the road.
"You can tell, can't you?"
"It shows."
"She could never be mine."
"Yes she could. You have all eternity. Go after her."
"I don't know, Duo. I just don't know"
Trowa looked out the window sadly. 'I love you Calley, no matter what. And I will find you.'
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Ooohhh, what happens next? R&R! -Merrick