Different Worlds, Same Hearts
By: Trunks lil sis
Warnings: Yaoi
Pairings: 3x4!!!!! **Squeals happily** and YES!!!! THERE IS 1X2 IN THIS CHAPTER!!!!! Ahem **Clears throat** 1x2 kissing! 5xS- - Though I'm not sure when it's actually going to come back cause at this moment it's like 5xWuFei's sad little mind and finally 6x9.
More confusion ahead folks! A prophecy is introduced and I explain it fairly good in here but if you need a copy of it e-mail me and I'll send it. It's a couple paragraphs I wrote up in Creative Writing while the class was watching the movie Dead Poet's society. -_-
And as my friend and Beta reader YamiEmmy warns, this is an info chapter and about 750 words longer of nothing but info, sorry and I can only hope the MANY kisses between Heero and Duo make up for it. ^ _ ^
Chapter Eight
Duo tugged softly on his braid while looking out the window. The rain was pouring down and lightning crackled in the distance warning mortals of it's furry. "Why do I feel so sad?" Duo asked himself. 'You lost your brother father and had your whole race insulted' his inner voice argued. Rolling his eyes at the voice he rested his chin on his palm and let his amethyst eyes wander over the people below him.
His head wiped around at the sound of knocking. He raised an eyes brow. "Come in?" This furthered Duo's curiosity even more. This was the observatory, all people were welcomed, and there was never a need to knock.
Duo had just regained his upright position when Heero Yuy quietly walked into the room and closed the door behind him. Duo's mind remained blank for a few seconds before the past few hours and the argument came back to his mind.
"Come to yell at me some more? Did you come to insult my people, me?" Duo asked with a ruthless voice. He was a prince damnit! He refused to be insulted by a mere mortal as it was.
"No." Came the simple and soft answer. Duo's eyes lost none of their fierceness but his mind settled a bit.
"Then why did you come." Duo turned away from the druid to look back out the window. In some senses it was considered a foolish act to turn your back to an enemy but Duo felt confident that his keen elven senses would alert him to any danger.
"I came to apologize." Duo scoffed at this.
"You think you can insult my race, my family and get away with it? If my people hadn't showed up I would be dead along with a lot more people. Probably you too, eventually." Duo snapped back. "Is it a fight you want? I'll give you a damn fight if that's what you want!" He dove down to retrieve a dagger from his boot sheath.
"I don't want to fight you!" Heero's temper was rising. He had come to make peace with the beautiful . . . wait! Did he just say beautiful?
"You've always hated my people! We got the favor of the gods and your people were left in shambles. Don't think I don't know who your father is. I know a lot more then you think!" At this Duo launched himself at the messy haired Druid.
They both rolled to the ground as Duo struggled to gain control of the obviously stronger boy. "Fight me damnit!" Duo cursed as he was flipped over and lost the upper hand. "You are a druid, why don't you use some of that druid magic?" Duo provoked as Heero growled and flipped the male again.
"It would be unfair, you would lose in a second!" Heero barked back as Duo landed a punch in his rib cage, knocking the breath out of him momentarily.
"Like hell!" Duo gave one finally yell as Heero managed to pin his arms and legs to the floor.
"I don't want to fight you." Heero spoke calmly as he looked deep into the young prince's eyes. He again struggled to gain control as the deep purple took him by surprise and he felt winded.
"A little late for that, Bastard!" Duo tried desperately to buck him off as his stamina began to fail him. "Get off of me before I have you killed. Are you listening to me!?" Duo opened his mouth for another round of verbal abuse until a warm mouth clamped over his. So there, on the floor laid Prince Duo being pinned down by a druid and kissed.
Duo stopped his struggles almost immediately and felt himself melt into the kiss. His mind begged his body to cooperate and stop the kiss but his body paid no heed. Something in his heart told him this was right. As much as his mind tried to reason with him logic was thrown out the window and he pressed himself upwards deepening the kiss.
Moments later Duo collapsed back down to the ground out of breath and looked up into deep cobalt eyes. Suddenly reality slapped him in the face and he scrambled out from under the slightly larger boy.
Duo rushed to the door and pulled it open with a ferocious tug. He fled the room leaving a stunned Druid and his beautiful elven dagger laying in wait, both wanting to be claimed.
"WuFei! Please calm down!" Sally pleaded with the one she loved as he paced her room in vehemence.
"Calm down! Calm down you say! How do you expect me to calm back down when the one person I love the most has just been lying to me for the past ten years I've known her. You didn't just lie to me about your past, you've been lying about who you are!" WuFei spat back ignoring the tears running down Sally's face. It was tearing him apart just as much as it was her.
"I did what I though was right. Would you have fallen in love with me if you had known I gave up my immortality so I could come down to this world and win myself into your heart? Would you have even thought I was sane?" She questioned back. "I made my decision to live a mortal life with you, tell me that doesn't count for something!"
WuFei stopped his pacing and looked back up at her. "I cannot love one that lies to me." With that said he practically ran from the room. Sally collapse to the ground, her sadness and tears seeping into her heart.
In a blind rage she threw her hands out and with a surge of power the objects in her room were forced off the room and glass shattered. In surprise she looked down to her sweaty palms while wiping her tears away with her sleeve. "What?"
"You're reverting." Sally turned slowly to see Lucrezia standing in the doorway.
"What do you mean, I shouldn't have any of my powers." Sally shakily rose to her feet, using the side table as her support.
"Being mortal is judged by the heart. Your heart just broke and therefore it is reverting to the way it was before you met WuFei. It's slowly turning back the clock, I suppose you'll be regaining your full abilities any second." Lucrezia reported to her friend.
"But you and Milliardo love each other, and you're both immortal." Sally began to idly fix her hair while questioning back.
"Love is not unheard of with the gods and you know that. It is simply that you fell in love with a mortal. Milliardo and I have loved each other for thousands of years and in many past lives, surely you understand this." Sally nodded slowly and slipped her ring off her finger. Setting it softly on the table she let her gaze linger on it for just a few moments.
With a flick of the wrist faster then a mortal could see time froze and she raised her eyes to her best friends. "We can't ever really be mortal, only age will kill us in mortal form. Flesh wounds have no affect and it is time for my to realize that WuFei would have found out soon or later." Looking back out to the window she let a brief yet sad smile cross her features. The rain had stopped in mid air, as had the mortals around her and all over the land. "I suppose it's time to tell them?" After a nod from Lucrezia she moved towards the doorway. "We must move fast then, the darkness will not be frozen and it will move faster with the pause in time."
"Quatre?" Trowa's eyes widened as he looked at the frozen world around them. The blond had his nose buried in a book while the two of them explored the library with a new found interest; the interest of love.
"Mm, yes Trowa?" Quatre didn't bother to look up from his book until he felt a soft hand being placed on his arm. He raised his eyes into the worried ones of his soul mate. Yes, Quatre had come to the conclusion that he and Trowa were bonded, soul bonded, if he wasn't mistaken.
"Look out the window and tell me if that is supposed to happen." He commanded quietly and escorted the shorter over to the window. Quatre's eyes widened and he froze in horror as he realized everything around them had frozen.
"What's going on?" Quatre breathed and Trowa wondered briefly if Quatre was speaking to him, or himself.
Trowa reached to grasp the blonde's delicate hand in his own, more protective one, and pulled him away from the window. "I don't know what's happening but we have to find someone else, we have to find out what happened." Trowa led the both of them out of the room and down the maze of passageways he had memorized.
About that time, WuFei was stalking down the hall way when he crashed into Heero coming from the opposite direction. WuFei jumped off the floor almost immediately to eye the boy warily. "What?" Heero asked, genuinely curiously.
"You have Duo's aura mixing with yours." Heero had only a moment to recognize the words before he was knocked forcefully down to the ground and a sword was pointed at this throat.
"Tell me what you did you him!" WuFei shouted angrily.
"I didn't do anything to him." Heero lied through his teeth. But WuFei couldn't prove it, could he?
"Liar! Since you're new to this castle I'll clue you in on something. I'm a Dragon Mage descendant. I can read your aura just by looking at you and I clearly see Duo's mixed with it. I can also tell when you're lying by the color it changes, so don't bother lying again." WuFei hissed through partially closed teeth. He was still very upset about being deceived by Sally, it seemed she was the only one who could lie to him without being caught, and this only ensnarled him further.
Weighing in the situation, Heero decided his best chance for survival would be to simply tell the truth. "I-I kissed him." His voice betrayed him by the slight stutter.
WuFei remained silent for a moment before his face slightly softened and he pulled his sword back. "I congratulate you." WuFei reached down to offer the druid a hand up. Heero eyed the hand warily before accepting and rising to his feet.
"Congratulations on what?" Heero asked while WuFei merely smiled at him, eyeing Duo's dagger, attached to the other's hip.
"You'll find out later." WuFei finished sheathing his sword before his face turned hard again. "Something involving magic has happened and we must get to the main council room." Heero opened his mouth to question why but WuFei must have seen this coming for he just gestured to the courtyard visible from there.
Heero's eyes widened as he caught sight of the frozen people. "Which way?" He asked as they set off together for the main room.
When Quatre and Trowa reached the door to the main council room, they were greeted by Heero and WuFei. Duo himself being nowhere in sight. Trowa tugged as hard as he could on the brass handles before giving up and shrugging his shoulders.
It was when Duo rounded the corner, and the five of them were together, when the doors gave a sudden lurch and slowly opened. The five boys wandered in, Trowa protecting Quatre's form with his own and all jumped slightly when the doors slammed shut behind them.
Quatre reached forward to grasp Trowa's hand as a loud explosion was heard and the torches began to light themselves. Quatre's eyes immediately settled on the figures in the corner. He recognized all a few and he speculated as to who those few were.
"Prince Quatre, Prince Duo, Dragon Descendant WuFei, High Druid Trowa and High Druid Heero, thank you for granting us your presence." Milliardo spoke without pausing in breath. "Time has been frozen so that we might speak. Though time means nothing. The darkness cannot be stopped and for that reason we must speak quickly."
Sally stood quietly next to Lucrezia trying to avert her eyes from WuFei. She could feel his eyes wander over her frequently and with her immortality returning to her, she could sense his most forward feelings.
"What's going on here?" Quatre asked. "Sally? Rasid?" Quatre noticed the dead silence was unnerving and felt the need to break it. "Please, would somebody explain what's happening to us, to the world?" Quatre motioned to the open windows and Sally took her cue by stepping forward.
"Please bear with us, what we're about to tell you will seem almost impossible but it's imperative you believe us and work with us." Sally waited for the approval of those around her before looking back over to Quatre's group.
"Prince Quatre, I must ask if you know exactly the blood of your mother." With a shake of Quatre's head Sally took a deep breath. "Fifteen hundred years ago, your mother and I were very close friends. While I was a full goddess she was only half. Her mother was a druid while her father was a god." Sally let the information sink in. She knew for a fact the truth had been hidden from Quatre for his whole life
"I'm very sorry this information must come from us, but as gods it is our duty." Sally clasped her hands and nodded to Milliardo.
"For us to explain every thing it would take far too long. Though time has stopped, nothing else magical has. Catherine, Quatre's mother, foresaw the birth of a son, a son she would name Quatre. This son would rise to be a powerful leader and a powerful man. This boy would lead his friends and family into the final battle the world will ever see." Milliardo said, locking eyes with Quatre. "You are the one. We, as gods, are powerless. We may have retained our powers here, but it will not affect the darkness waging war on this world."
"Are you going to explain this darkness to us?" Duo asked.
"To be truthful, we don't know what it is." Lucrezia spoke up. "There are very few documents left over from the first time it rose. We know these dark creatures can be killed, but they adapt so fast it is very hard to kill after the first death. The most important thing we do know is that there are three main dark powers. One male and two female, Treize, Une and. . . ." Lucrezia was cut off by an angry look from Milliardo. "And another." She added in a much smaller voice.
"To make a long story short, certain events must be carried out to ensure everyone's survival." Sally sighted and blew hair out of her eyes.
"NO!" Trowa's cry surprised everyone. "No." Quatre became concerned for the shaking boy and grasped his hand. "I refuse to let your little plan play out. I won't let Quatre die." Gasps filled the room and muscles tensed.
"You don't have a choice." Lucrezia argued back. "The prophecy will be completed or we will all die. Are you willing to sacrifice everyone? If the prophecy isn't completed, it won't matter because we'll all be killed."
"I won't let him die!" Trowa threw back, anger clouding his senses.
"What's one life compared to millions!" Lucrezia shouted back. "You don't seem to understand. I disagree with Sally sharing this information with you before it could be explained. Quatre has the gift and if he doesn't use it, it will eat away at him. The darkness cannot win, plain and simple. Quatre is not the only one who must die, many people will die, many who deserve to die and those that do not, but we are not to judge fate. The prophecy was created for a reason, to give us a chance to win!"
"It won't stop." Sally offered up again. "The prophecy has a mind of it's own, more a spirit I should say. It will try very hard to carry out what fate has laid out for us. People that must die for the future will die."
"I will die." Duo spoke softly. "For love?" He asked. He needed to know. He needed to be sure.
"Yes." Sally nodded. "For love. For the one you love."
Horror was plastered onto Quatre's face, as he finally understood everything. He knew for a fact he would give his life up for the people he loved, for the one he loved more then his own life, just as Duo would do.
Quatre turned to look at Duo and a frown crossed his features. If Duo cold accept the fact he was going to die, why couldn't he? Was it such a big deal? Didn't he want to save the world?
"Total faith, we're relying on the total faith that you're not screwing us over." Duo stated. "I've only got one more thing to say and you will hear me out. I'm willing to fight, and I'm willing to die. But Quatre will not die. He's my best friend and so much more then a savior. You're hiding something much more then what you've told us and until you spill it out, I'll protect Quatre."
The gods and goddess' looked at each other in uncertainty until Milliardo shook his head. "There was another way but the time of action has past. Your lives might have been saved if things had happened differently but now we must look towards the future. A battle is coming and the prophecy has begun."
"We are fighting this battle to stay alive, while you have nothing to worry about!" WuFei yelled furiously.
"Not true, WuFei." Sally said softly back. "There will be casualties of all races, including the gods."
"Name me a god that will die! Name me a god that will suffer as those who live in the mortal world are taken down by these dark creatures."
"You want the name of one of the immortals that will die?" After receiving a curt nod from WuFei her face changed to indecision. "Me." WuFei's jaw dropped to the floor, figuratively of course, as his mind registered denial.
"You?" He asked in disbelief.
"It was not always so but for the greater cause I will give up my life. I am willing to die if it means everyone else will live and darkness will not prevail." Sally paused a moment before crying out in pain and dropping to one knee.
With a defining crash that caused mortal and immortal alike to cover their ears, Sally again cried out in pain. Within seconds the other gods and goddess' were crowded around her. WuFei fought off the impulse to wrap her up in his arms and make everything go away.
"Another battle is upon us." She huffed trying to regain her senses and it was at this time Quatre noticed time had reverted back to normalcy. "They've broken through my defenses." Raising her eyes to Duo's they locked into place and with much sorrow she informed him silently that this was his last battle. "Go!" She urged them one last time before collapsing fully to the ground.
Quatre and the others stared dumbly around at each other for a few moments before logic won them over. "You heard what they said! Let's go!" Quatre turned to leave the large room when Trowa caught his arm.
"As I've said before, I can't stop you from going but I'm going with you. I will protect your life with my own, and I won't be argued with in this matter." Quatre nodded in acceptance, both he and Trowa rushed out of the room.
WuFei gave Sally a sad look before deciding against going near her. Rushing from the room he refused to admit that he felt tears pricking the sides of his eyes.
"This is yours." Heero offered the dagger to Duo with the hilt towards him.
"Accept it as an apology. I doubt after this battle I will need it." Duo flashed him a small smile. "And believe me when I say I'm sorry." In a moment of rush Duo leaned forward to press his lips to Heero's. Before Heero had time to deepen that kiss Duo was pulling back and rushing out to the battle that was just moments away.
Heero stood shocked for a moment before he looked back at the gods. "I won't let him die. Understand this now, he dies and I'll die with him." Shooting them a dark look he charged out of the door and down the now vacant hallway.
"Do you think that was enough?" Lucrezia asked Milliardo as they helped Sally up to her feet.
"If they don't want to die that had better have been enough." Milliardo replied back coldly. "They're playing with fire, and not only are they going to burn themselves, but they're going to burn everyone else as well."
Rasid shook his head slowly with a rare smile gracing his face. "Some how I think WuFei knows something we don't, and that something just might be enough."
**This is just a warning note that there will be a death in the next chapter but I'm not saying who!**
-Okay, if you know me as an author you know I could never kill off a G-boy but that doesn't save anyone else! Errrrrr, Lucrezia and Milliardo are safe but that's it I swear!
By: Trunks lil sis
Warnings: Yaoi
Pairings: 3x4!!!!! **Squeals happily** and YES!!!! THERE IS 1X2 IN THIS CHAPTER!!!!! Ahem **Clears throat** 1x2 kissing! 5xS- - Though I'm not sure when it's actually going to come back cause at this moment it's like 5xWuFei's sad little mind and finally 6x9.
More confusion ahead folks! A prophecy is introduced and I explain it fairly good in here but if you need a copy of it e-mail me and I'll send it. It's a couple paragraphs I wrote up in Creative Writing while the class was watching the movie Dead Poet's society. -_-
And as my friend and Beta reader YamiEmmy warns, this is an info chapter and about 750 words longer of nothing but info, sorry and I can only hope the MANY kisses between Heero and Duo make up for it. ^ _ ^
Chapter Eight
Duo tugged softly on his braid while looking out the window. The rain was pouring down and lightning crackled in the distance warning mortals of it's furry. "Why do I feel so sad?" Duo asked himself. 'You lost your brother father and had your whole race insulted' his inner voice argued. Rolling his eyes at the voice he rested his chin on his palm and let his amethyst eyes wander over the people below him.
His head wiped around at the sound of knocking. He raised an eyes brow. "Come in?" This furthered Duo's curiosity even more. This was the observatory, all people were welcomed, and there was never a need to knock.
Duo had just regained his upright position when Heero Yuy quietly walked into the room and closed the door behind him. Duo's mind remained blank for a few seconds before the past few hours and the argument came back to his mind.
"Come to yell at me some more? Did you come to insult my people, me?" Duo asked with a ruthless voice. He was a prince damnit! He refused to be insulted by a mere mortal as it was.
"No." Came the simple and soft answer. Duo's eyes lost none of their fierceness but his mind settled a bit.
"Then why did you come." Duo turned away from the druid to look back out the window. In some senses it was considered a foolish act to turn your back to an enemy but Duo felt confident that his keen elven senses would alert him to any danger.
"I came to apologize." Duo scoffed at this.
"You think you can insult my race, my family and get away with it? If my people hadn't showed up I would be dead along with a lot more people. Probably you too, eventually." Duo snapped back. "Is it a fight you want? I'll give you a damn fight if that's what you want!" He dove down to retrieve a dagger from his boot sheath.
"I don't want to fight you!" Heero's temper was rising. He had come to make peace with the beautiful . . . wait! Did he just say beautiful?
"You've always hated my people! We got the favor of the gods and your people were left in shambles. Don't think I don't know who your father is. I know a lot more then you think!" At this Duo launched himself at the messy haired Druid.
They both rolled to the ground as Duo struggled to gain control of the obviously stronger boy. "Fight me damnit!" Duo cursed as he was flipped over and lost the upper hand. "You are a druid, why don't you use some of that druid magic?" Duo provoked as Heero growled and flipped the male again.
"It would be unfair, you would lose in a second!" Heero barked back as Duo landed a punch in his rib cage, knocking the breath out of him momentarily.
"Like hell!" Duo gave one finally yell as Heero managed to pin his arms and legs to the floor.
"I don't want to fight you." Heero spoke calmly as he looked deep into the young prince's eyes. He again struggled to gain control as the deep purple took him by surprise and he felt winded.
"A little late for that, Bastard!" Duo tried desperately to buck him off as his stamina began to fail him. "Get off of me before I have you killed. Are you listening to me!?" Duo opened his mouth for another round of verbal abuse until a warm mouth clamped over his. So there, on the floor laid Prince Duo being pinned down by a druid and kissed.
Duo stopped his struggles almost immediately and felt himself melt into the kiss. His mind begged his body to cooperate and stop the kiss but his body paid no heed. Something in his heart told him this was right. As much as his mind tried to reason with him logic was thrown out the window and he pressed himself upwards deepening the kiss.
Moments later Duo collapsed back down to the ground out of breath and looked up into deep cobalt eyes. Suddenly reality slapped him in the face and he scrambled out from under the slightly larger boy.
Duo rushed to the door and pulled it open with a ferocious tug. He fled the room leaving a stunned Druid and his beautiful elven dagger laying in wait, both wanting to be claimed.
"WuFei! Please calm down!" Sally pleaded with the one she loved as he paced her room in vehemence.
"Calm down! Calm down you say! How do you expect me to calm back down when the one person I love the most has just been lying to me for the past ten years I've known her. You didn't just lie to me about your past, you've been lying about who you are!" WuFei spat back ignoring the tears running down Sally's face. It was tearing him apart just as much as it was her.
"I did what I though was right. Would you have fallen in love with me if you had known I gave up my immortality so I could come down to this world and win myself into your heart? Would you have even thought I was sane?" She questioned back. "I made my decision to live a mortal life with you, tell me that doesn't count for something!"
WuFei stopped his pacing and looked back up at her. "I cannot love one that lies to me." With that said he practically ran from the room. Sally collapse to the ground, her sadness and tears seeping into her heart.
In a blind rage she threw her hands out and with a surge of power the objects in her room were forced off the room and glass shattered. In surprise she looked down to her sweaty palms while wiping her tears away with her sleeve. "What?"
"You're reverting." Sally turned slowly to see Lucrezia standing in the doorway.
"What do you mean, I shouldn't have any of my powers." Sally shakily rose to her feet, using the side table as her support.
"Being mortal is judged by the heart. Your heart just broke and therefore it is reverting to the way it was before you met WuFei. It's slowly turning back the clock, I suppose you'll be regaining your full abilities any second." Lucrezia reported to her friend.
"But you and Milliardo love each other, and you're both immortal." Sally began to idly fix her hair while questioning back.
"Love is not unheard of with the gods and you know that. It is simply that you fell in love with a mortal. Milliardo and I have loved each other for thousands of years and in many past lives, surely you understand this." Sally nodded slowly and slipped her ring off her finger. Setting it softly on the table she let her gaze linger on it for just a few moments.
With a flick of the wrist faster then a mortal could see time froze and she raised her eyes to her best friends. "We can't ever really be mortal, only age will kill us in mortal form. Flesh wounds have no affect and it is time for my to realize that WuFei would have found out soon or later." Looking back out to the window she let a brief yet sad smile cross her features. The rain had stopped in mid air, as had the mortals around her and all over the land. "I suppose it's time to tell them?" After a nod from Lucrezia she moved towards the doorway. "We must move fast then, the darkness will not be frozen and it will move faster with the pause in time."
"Quatre?" Trowa's eyes widened as he looked at the frozen world around them. The blond had his nose buried in a book while the two of them explored the library with a new found interest; the interest of love.
"Mm, yes Trowa?" Quatre didn't bother to look up from his book until he felt a soft hand being placed on his arm. He raised his eyes into the worried ones of his soul mate. Yes, Quatre had come to the conclusion that he and Trowa were bonded, soul bonded, if he wasn't mistaken.
"Look out the window and tell me if that is supposed to happen." He commanded quietly and escorted the shorter over to the window. Quatre's eyes widened and he froze in horror as he realized everything around them had frozen.
"What's going on?" Quatre breathed and Trowa wondered briefly if Quatre was speaking to him, or himself.
Trowa reached to grasp the blonde's delicate hand in his own, more protective one, and pulled him away from the window. "I don't know what's happening but we have to find someone else, we have to find out what happened." Trowa led the both of them out of the room and down the maze of passageways he had memorized.
About that time, WuFei was stalking down the hall way when he crashed into Heero coming from the opposite direction. WuFei jumped off the floor almost immediately to eye the boy warily. "What?" Heero asked, genuinely curiously.
"You have Duo's aura mixing with yours." Heero had only a moment to recognize the words before he was knocked forcefully down to the ground and a sword was pointed at this throat.
"Tell me what you did you him!" WuFei shouted angrily.
"I didn't do anything to him." Heero lied through his teeth. But WuFei couldn't prove it, could he?
"Liar! Since you're new to this castle I'll clue you in on something. I'm a Dragon Mage descendant. I can read your aura just by looking at you and I clearly see Duo's mixed with it. I can also tell when you're lying by the color it changes, so don't bother lying again." WuFei hissed through partially closed teeth. He was still very upset about being deceived by Sally, it seemed she was the only one who could lie to him without being caught, and this only ensnarled him further.
Weighing in the situation, Heero decided his best chance for survival would be to simply tell the truth. "I-I kissed him." His voice betrayed him by the slight stutter.
WuFei remained silent for a moment before his face slightly softened and he pulled his sword back. "I congratulate you." WuFei reached down to offer the druid a hand up. Heero eyed the hand warily before accepting and rising to his feet.
"Congratulations on what?" Heero asked while WuFei merely smiled at him, eyeing Duo's dagger, attached to the other's hip.
"You'll find out later." WuFei finished sheathing his sword before his face turned hard again. "Something involving magic has happened and we must get to the main council room." Heero opened his mouth to question why but WuFei must have seen this coming for he just gestured to the courtyard visible from there.
Heero's eyes widened as he caught sight of the frozen people. "Which way?" He asked as they set off together for the main room.
When Quatre and Trowa reached the door to the main council room, they were greeted by Heero and WuFei. Duo himself being nowhere in sight. Trowa tugged as hard as he could on the brass handles before giving up and shrugging his shoulders.
It was when Duo rounded the corner, and the five of them were together, when the doors gave a sudden lurch and slowly opened. The five boys wandered in, Trowa protecting Quatre's form with his own and all jumped slightly when the doors slammed shut behind them.
Quatre reached forward to grasp Trowa's hand as a loud explosion was heard and the torches began to light themselves. Quatre's eyes immediately settled on the figures in the corner. He recognized all a few and he speculated as to who those few were.
"Prince Quatre, Prince Duo, Dragon Descendant WuFei, High Druid Trowa and High Druid Heero, thank you for granting us your presence." Milliardo spoke without pausing in breath. "Time has been frozen so that we might speak. Though time means nothing. The darkness cannot be stopped and for that reason we must speak quickly."
Sally stood quietly next to Lucrezia trying to avert her eyes from WuFei. She could feel his eyes wander over her frequently and with her immortality returning to her, she could sense his most forward feelings.
"What's going on here?" Quatre asked. "Sally? Rasid?" Quatre noticed the dead silence was unnerving and felt the need to break it. "Please, would somebody explain what's happening to us, to the world?" Quatre motioned to the open windows and Sally took her cue by stepping forward.
"Please bear with us, what we're about to tell you will seem almost impossible but it's imperative you believe us and work with us." Sally waited for the approval of those around her before looking back over to Quatre's group.
"Prince Quatre, I must ask if you know exactly the blood of your mother." With a shake of Quatre's head Sally took a deep breath. "Fifteen hundred years ago, your mother and I were very close friends. While I was a full goddess she was only half. Her mother was a druid while her father was a god." Sally let the information sink in. She knew for a fact the truth had been hidden from Quatre for his whole life
"I'm very sorry this information must come from us, but as gods it is our duty." Sally clasped her hands and nodded to Milliardo.
"For us to explain every thing it would take far too long. Though time has stopped, nothing else magical has. Catherine, Quatre's mother, foresaw the birth of a son, a son she would name Quatre. This son would rise to be a powerful leader and a powerful man. This boy would lead his friends and family into the final battle the world will ever see." Milliardo said, locking eyes with Quatre. "You are the one. We, as gods, are powerless. We may have retained our powers here, but it will not affect the darkness waging war on this world."
"Are you going to explain this darkness to us?" Duo asked.
"To be truthful, we don't know what it is." Lucrezia spoke up. "There are very few documents left over from the first time it rose. We know these dark creatures can be killed, but they adapt so fast it is very hard to kill after the first death. The most important thing we do know is that there are three main dark powers. One male and two female, Treize, Une and. . . ." Lucrezia was cut off by an angry look from Milliardo. "And another." She added in a much smaller voice.
"To make a long story short, certain events must be carried out to ensure everyone's survival." Sally sighted and blew hair out of her eyes.
"NO!" Trowa's cry surprised everyone. "No." Quatre became concerned for the shaking boy and grasped his hand. "I refuse to let your little plan play out. I won't let Quatre die." Gasps filled the room and muscles tensed.
"You don't have a choice." Lucrezia argued back. "The prophecy will be completed or we will all die. Are you willing to sacrifice everyone? If the prophecy isn't completed, it won't matter because we'll all be killed."
"I won't let him die!" Trowa threw back, anger clouding his senses.
"What's one life compared to millions!" Lucrezia shouted back. "You don't seem to understand. I disagree with Sally sharing this information with you before it could be explained. Quatre has the gift and if he doesn't use it, it will eat away at him. The darkness cannot win, plain and simple. Quatre is not the only one who must die, many people will die, many who deserve to die and those that do not, but we are not to judge fate. The prophecy was created for a reason, to give us a chance to win!"
"It won't stop." Sally offered up again. "The prophecy has a mind of it's own, more a spirit I should say. It will try very hard to carry out what fate has laid out for us. People that must die for the future will die."
"I will die." Duo spoke softly. "For love?" He asked. He needed to know. He needed to be sure.
"Yes." Sally nodded. "For love. For the one you love."
Horror was plastered onto Quatre's face, as he finally understood everything. He knew for a fact he would give his life up for the people he loved, for the one he loved more then his own life, just as Duo would do.
Quatre turned to look at Duo and a frown crossed his features. If Duo cold accept the fact he was going to die, why couldn't he? Was it such a big deal? Didn't he want to save the world?
"Total faith, we're relying on the total faith that you're not screwing us over." Duo stated. "I've only got one more thing to say and you will hear me out. I'm willing to fight, and I'm willing to die. But Quatre will not die. He's my best friend and so much more then a savior. You're hiding something much more then what you've told us and until you spill it out, I'll protect Quatre."
The gods and goddess' looked at each other in uncertainty until Milliardo shook his head. "There was another way but the time of action has past. Your lives might have been saved if things had happened differently but now we must look towards the future. A battle is coming and the prophecy has begun."
"We are fighting this battle to stay alive, while you have nothing to worry about!" WuFei yelled furiously.
"Not true, WuFei." Sally said softly back. "There will be casualties of all races, including the gods."
"Name me a god that will die! Name me a god that will suffer as those who live in the mortal world are taken down by these dark creatures."
"You want the name of one of the immortals that will die?" After receiving a curt nod from WuFei her face changed to indecision. "Me." WuFei's jaw dropped to the floor, figuratively of course, as his mind registered denial.
"You?" He asked in disbelief.
"It was not always so but for the greater cause I will give up my life. I am willing to die if it means everyone else will live and darkness will not prevail." Sally paused a moment before crying out in pain and dropping to one knee.
With a defining crash that caused mortal and immortal alike to cover their ears, Sally again cried out in pain. Within seconds the other gods and goddess' were crowded around her. WuFei fought off the impulse to wrap her up in his arms and make everything go away.
"Another battle is upon us." She huffed trying to regain her senses and it was at this time Quatre noticed time had reverted back to normalcy. "They've broken through my defenses." Raising her eyes to Duo's they locked into place and with much sorrow she informed him silently that this was his last battle. "Go!" She urged them one last time before collapsing fully to the ground.
Quatre and the others stared dumbly around at each other for a few moments before logic won them over. "You heard what they said! Let's go!" Quatre turned to leave the large room when Trowa caught his arm.
"As I've said before, I can't stop you from going but I'm going with you. I will protect your life with my own, and I won't be argued with in this matter." Quatre nodded in acceptance, both he and Trowa rushed out of the room.
WuFei gave Sally a sad look before deciding against going near her. Rushing from the room he refused to admit that he felt tears pricking the sides of his eyes.
"This is yours." Heero offered the dagger to Duo with the hilt towards him.
"Accept it as an apology. I doubt after this battle I will need it." Duo flashed him a small smile. "And believe me when I say I'm sorry." In a moment of rush Duo leaned forward to press his lips to Heero's. Before Heero had time to deepen that kiss Duo was pulling back and rushing out to the battle that was just moments away.
Heero stood shocked for a moment before he looked back at the gods. "I won't let him die. Understand this now, he dies and I'll die with him." Shooting them a dark look he charged out of the door and down the now vacant hallway.
"Do you think that was enough?" Lucrezia asked Milliardo as they helped Sally up to her feet.
"If they don't want to die that had better have been enough." Milliardo replied back coldly. "They're playing with fire, and not only are they going to burn themselves, but they're going to burn everyone else as well."
Rasid shook his head slowly with a rare smile gracing his face. "Some how I think WuFei knows something we don't, and that something just might be enough."
**This is just a warning note that there will be a death in the next chapter but I'm not saying who!**
-Okay, if you know me as an author you know I could never kill off a G-boy but that doesn't save anyone else! Errrrrr, Lucrezia and Milliardo are safe but that's it I swear!