Chapter 24 - The Cat Came Back

Kim got up to go to the bathroom around 2:30 am. Just as she turned te doorknob to the bathroom, someone grabbed her arm.

"What?! Who are you?" Kim asked.

"That's such a stupid question." A girl said and stepped into the dim moon light.

"Relena!" Kim gasped.

Relena covered Kims mouth with a pale, cold hand. She struggled to get free. She bit hard on Relena's hand and screamed loudly. Relena taped her mouth shut with packing tape. Kim had to admit that Relena wasn't a complete idiot. Her scream had waken everybody up and they came running. Heero pushed his way through the crowd to the front.

"Relena let her go!" he demanded

Relena turned and ran down the stairs and out the front door. Steph, Heero, Ashley and Duo ran after her. Relena ran through the trees behind the mansion dragging the girl behind her. She managed to get the tape from her mouth and glared at Relena.

"You bitch! You won't get away with this." Kim warned.

"That's what you think." Relena said smiling.

"As long as I kill you first, I'll be happy."

"Damn it girl! Jealousy don't look suit you!"

"Relena finally stopped and tossed Kim against a tree. Relena reached into her pocket and pulled out a gun and pointed it to Kim's head.

"Burn in hell." Relena smirked.

Just then, Heero jumped out and kicked the gun out of her hand. Duo rushed to restrain Relena while the girls went to help Kim.

"Heero!"

"Relena! What Duo you think you're doing?"

"How could you choose her over me?!" she shouted and broke free of Duo's grip. She took out a pocket knife and lunged at Kim.

"I'll kill you yet!!"

Kim's eyes widened and she hurried to get out of the way. The blade skimmed her cheek leaving a long cut from her ear to the corner of her mouth that was sur to scar.

Duo grabbed Relena once more.

"Damn it! Let me go!" Relena shouted. After a few minutes, she realized that struggling was getting her nowhere and she fell motionless.

"Fine, go ahead and shoot me." she said. "I have nothing left to live for." she said and let her head fall.

Heeo pointed his gun at Relena. His face showed no hesitation, not doubt, just hatred.

"You did this yourself." Heero said as he aimed.

Ashley and Steph smiled.

"Dun, dun, dun...' Ashley sang.

"Sayonara Relena. I should have done this long ago." He said in a cold voice. Colder than ever. It sent shivers coursing down her back as she watched intently, the blood still pouring from her wound.

Then, Heero pulled the trigger and shot Relena through her head. Blood spilled over the green grass where she fell hard to the ground. Hey lifeless body lay there limp with all eyes staring at her in the silence. The only noise was the sound of the wind moving through the trees.

"Is she?"

"Yes. She's dead." Duo concluded.

"Well it's about time." Ashley and Steph said together.

Heero walked up to Kim. Her eyes by now had become glassy.

"Are you o?" he asked.

She couldn't hold back the tears any longer. She fell to her knees and cried. Heero bent down and held her trembling body.

"I told you I wouldn't let her kill you."

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Back at Quatre's place, the same nurse from before checked out her cut. She bandaged it and smiled at her.

"You'll be fine."

"Well, can I go then?"

"Sure. But be careful, you have a knack for getting hurt."

"I will." Kim said and rushed out of the infirmary. She still wasn't completely over everything that happened. It was just so overwhelming. She tried to avoid the topic when ever she could. She met up with everyone in the waiting room. They were all glad that everything was over.

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They were back in Canada by the end of May.

"Hey mom." Ashley said as she walked in through the door.

"Hey you're back! What did ya get me?" Oh! Whose your new girlfreind?"

"Mom! That's not a girl!!"

"Your shittin' me. Looks like a girl. Just look at that hair!"

"It's male, trust me."

"How do you know that?"

Ashley looked Duo up and down and then stopped "below the waist".

"You never!!!" Ashley's mom said in surprise and slapped her shoulder.

"No mom! Not yet!" Ashley said.

Duo blushed. "Not yet???"

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"Hey people! I'm home!" Steph shouted and lead Quatre downstairs.

"Where's my Demon." Steph cooed.

She scooped up her cat and cuddled it.

"I missed you sooo much."

She handed the cat to Quatre and disappeared into her room for a few minutes. He played with him with one of his cat toys and then demon. Started to licked his face. Quatre giggled.

" I think he likes me."

Steph giggled as Quatre and threw a pillow at him. Quarte put the cat down and grinned. He picked up the pillow and tossed it back at her.

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"Mom, Dad I'm home!!" Kim yelled.

"Well, it's about time. Is Heero with you?"

"No, he's coming by on Friday. Dad is working."

"Smart."

"I'm going to be. I'm tired."

"But you just got home."

"Mom, after everything I've been through I need some rest. School tomorrow anyway." Kim said and walked up the stairs.

"Well ok." her mom said and shrugged.

Kim was glad that her dad and her brother weren't home. She was too tired to answer all their questions that night.