The Ghost of Duo Part 7 By Buzz-Chan

Disclaimer: Wish I owned it but that doesn't make any difference, now does it?

Hey all! I decided that since the last one and this one was pretty similar, I'd send them out really close together. I did some research between these two parts and decided to make the setup a little more realistic.that's why I wrote this one too. And thanks to tears4dragons, I really appreciate the reviews!

Lady V sat staring at the unlit red candle in front of her. She sighed and then stood up, "Okay."

"That was it? That's all you're going to do? What good did that do?!" Heero was enraged.

"Cool your jets Heero. Geeze. I was only finding out which way was North. That's important." Lady V walked back to her bag.

"You were what?! I could have told you that!"

"I prefer to do it my way. Anyways, we're not done with the set up. You didn't actually think that I would do a channeling without you being protected too? Or how about the candles? They aren't even lit yet." Lady V gave a slight laugh and then grabbed a pack of matches. She threw them to Heero. "Get lighting while I draw a circle of protection." Next, Lady V brought out a box of salt.

"What's the salt for?" Heero was lighting the forth candle.

"I already told you, protection. Don't step outside of the circle once I've drawn it. Oh yeah, we need something of Duo's to be inside the circle too. That will help me establish a connection with his spirit."

"Don't worry about it. There is already something of his inside the circle."

"I'm not talking about his beloved. It doesn't work that way." Lady V was almost done with the circle.

"I wasn't talking about me." Heero lit the last candle.

"Ok, just checking." She finished the circle of protection. "Alright I need for you to sit there." Lady V pointed to a spot inside of the star. Then she sat with her back to the North.

"What now?" Heero sat in his designated spot.

"You just sit there until I establish contact. Don't talk or you could distract me and everything could go terribly wrong." Lady V closed her eyes. "Gods and Goddesses, I call upon you to protect us in our journey to the after-life. Give me a sign that you will be our guide."

Heero scoped out the room while Lady V sat with her eyes still closed. She appeared to be in a deep trance. The five candles at the inner points of the star began to flicker; no two going in the same direction. Lady V opened her eyes and stared at the candles. As she drew in another breath, the five candles blew out simultaneously.

"We thank you. I now call upon the spirit Duo. Duo, if you are here, please, give us a sign." Lady V fell silent again. Heero looked around the room again. For what seemed an eternity, nothing happened. Heero felt his heart begin to flutter. "Once again, I call upon the spirit Duo. If you are here, please, give us a sign," Lady V closed her eyes, hoping that would encourage Duo's spirit.

The two people waited, sitting in the center of the star. Heero could have sworn that he saw the kitchen table shake just slightly, but there was no noise to accompany it. Lady V opened her eyes again and began to scan the room. When her eyes reached the kitchen table, which was to her right, it began to shake violently. The pounding noise reverberated throughout the room. It was like a million gunshots continually going off. The floor was shaking under the pressure. And then, with the suddenness that it had started, the table fell still once again.

"He's here," Lady V whispered to the man sitting almost directly across from her. "And he's *not* happy."