The Legend of the 576
YO! ^_^ This is the ending I had started writing when I posted chapter two. It took me one helluva long time to actually finish.. and in truth, I still have to type up some few scenes for the next chapter(s). But I think this is really going along pretty well, don't you think?
^__^ Thank you to Ice Princess Xia aka Sam for uploading this chapter when my computer rebelled against me!
NOTES: Some OOC on Heero's part. Deal with it. This is AU. D Oh, sorry if this is kinda short. But it's a crucial chapter.
DEDICATED IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY GREAT-AUNT DOROTHY **Rest In Peace**
~~~*~~~
It was a mystical moonlit night as the two boys sat in eachother's arms in the serene park, the smile gone from the thinner of the two's face. That boy, Duo, loathed tonight. For it was the night when the curse he had been put under fifty years ago, the curse the despondent and hated driver had escaped, would finally take effect. Right about now, he was contemplating his life since his death. Perhaps it was a good thing he had died, because he met Heero. But at the same time, he thought, no one should have to die at fifteen. No one.
He felt these passing seconds were truly his last. And it wasn't fair at all. He had finally seemed to get things in somewhat respective order. And time decided to run out.
He could already feel his heartbeat stopping occasionally.
Heero seemed to notice Duo's silence, but spoke not. Duo wouldn't have heard him anyways, he was too deep in thought. But wait. Wasn't there a way he could undo the curse of the Vestige*? Didn't the Undoing merely require him to share a kiss with his one true love? The Vestige thought, for sure, no one would be foolish enough to fall in love with a ghost. Duo and Heero were in what could be called love, were they not? He had to know. He just had to.
"Hey, Heero? You don't mind me being what I am, do you?"
Heero responded by tightening his arm around Duo's shoulders. "I love whom I love. It doesn't matter what you are."
Duo nodded. "Heero, Hee-chan, there's something you need to know, about me..."
"What?" Heero breathed, eyes narrowing. He wasn't sure he liked the uneasy tone in Duo's voice.
"I'll probably never see you again after tonight. See, I'm under a... curse. I'm really gonna be dead after tonight is over." he paused, burying his head in his lover's shoulder. "Heero, I don't wanna die. I'm already dead, but once the clock strikes midnight," Duo ran his finger gently over Heero's silver watch. "I'll really be gone..."
"No," Heero gasped, tightening his already firm hold on Duo, almost believing that if he were to hold him securely enough, no harm could befall Duo. "Isn't there a way anything can be done?! Duo, I can't... lose you."
"Well," Duo blushed, "There--" he suddenly stopped speaking as he saw Heero's eyes widen in timing with an icy feeling spreading over his entire body. "Oh, God... HEERO!" the frigid sensation snaked through his veins. "It's started! It's already started! He's trying to call me back!" Duo grabbed his head and shook in Heero's arms.
"Duo... you're dissapearing! And what do you mean, it's already started?! Who's trying to call you back? DUO!"
The boy in question clutched his chest, nodding his head in sad affirmation. "This is it, Hee-" he coughed, "-ro."
"Shut up," Heero growled, "This isn't `it', so shut up. You're going to live, understood?"
Duo blanched, gritting his teeth. He pushed one eye open and saw his fingernails starting to become transparent. He could almost see the blood running through his fingers. "There is a way..." Duo grunted, "But-"
"No buts, Duo. Finish your sentence."
Duo quieted, but his shoulders still shook and his breathing continued faultering.
"Answer me," Heero commanded, shaking Duo's smaller frame, "Finish your damn sentence! That's an order!"
Silence fell upon Duo as time continued ticking. Heero glared at his watch. Three more minutes. "Duo, hurry up and answer me! You've only got three more minutes!"
Duo's eyes glazed over as he raised his head to the sky, violet orbs sparkling with a knowledge of salvation. "He's coming for me." he said, trance-like, "He's coming!"
Heero paused, tense, and waved his hand infront of Duo's eyes, occassionally glaring at the sky to see what Duo saw. But he saw no angel, no diety, coming for his koi. How long he stared, he didn't know and didn't care, but he gazed at the dark navy depths, searching. Another minute went by. What was that light he saw? He snapped out of his stare and focused on the light. Brighter and brighter it grew, larger and more voluminus. During this time, Heero noticed Duo had gone silent again. There was a flash as the light from the sky quadrippled in intensity, and when the darkness took over the night again, a pale boy dressed in a long white garb and angel wings with light hair and ocean-blue eyes was standing infront of Heero and Duo. He smiled softly at the braided boy.
.
"I haven't come here to harm you, Duo."
"Then what are you here for?" Heero interrupted. "And what's your name, how do you know Duo?" he glared at the Angel.
"You're so curious, Heero. I'm an Angel. I haven't an actual name now, but you can call me the name I went by when I was alive. It is Quatre. I've known Duo for quite some time, he is a very good friend of mine--"
"Get to the point."
"Yes, I was just getting there." Quatre extended his hand to Heero. "Because he is my friend, I want only the best for him. He loves you so much, Heero. While Shinigami might want to take him from you, I have higher powers, because I am the Angel of Life, and can keep him alive," Quatre placed his hand on Duo's forehead. "Struggle no longer. You don't have to suffer the extent of this curse, Duo." A bright and pure white light escaped Quatre's hand and engulfed Duo's body, until eventually Heero had to reluctantly let go and cover his eyes. He sat in awe as Quatre's power was transferred into Duo. Gasping in sudden realization, Heero shaded his watch just enough to be able to clearly read the time. 'No!' Heero's heart raced. "QUATRE! Hurry up! It's almost midnight!" The Japanese watched helplessly as the seconds ticked by and the dreaded midnight drew nearer.
Three...
"DUO!"
Two...
"Please, no!"
One...
"STOP!"
Zero.
Midnight.
Heero felt as if his heart stopped when he saw a tall, slim, cloaked figure emerge slowly from the darkness.
~~~*~~~
*smiles innocently* Now, while you may want to kill me for that cliffhanger... If you DO kill me, there won't be any more updates, because only I know what's really gonna happen, and all the details. *smiles bigger*
...
Berrful Hunter
email: ilovetchan@yahoo.com / bringmetolife02@yahoo.com (either works.. I check both)
OR
IM: Tsuiraku Hoshi
YO! ^_^ This is the ending I had started writing when I posted chapter two. It took me one helluva long time to actually finish.. and in truth, I still have to type up some few scenes for the next chapter(s). But I think this is really going along pretty well, don't you think?
^__^ Thank you to Ice Princess Xia aka Sam for uploading this chapter when my computer rebelled against me!
NOTES: Some OOC on Heero's part. Deal with it. This is AU. D Oh, sorry if this is kinda short. But it's a crucial chapter.
DEDICATED IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY GREAT-AUNT DOROTHY **Rest In Peace**
~~~*~~~
It was a mystical moonlit night as the two boys sat in eachother's arms in the serene park, the smile gone from the thinner of the two's face. That boy, Duo, loathed tonight. For it was the night when the curse he had been put under fifty years ago, the curse the despondent and hated driver had escaped, would finally take effect. Right about now, he was contemplating his life since his death. Perhaps it was a good thing he had died, because he met Heero. But at the same time, he thought, no one should have to die at fifteen. No one.
He felt these passing seconds were truly his last. And it wasn't fair at all. He had finally seemed to get things in somewhat respective order. And time decided to run out.
He could already feel his heartbeat stopping occasionally.
Heero seemed to notice Duo's silence, but spoke not. Duo wouldn't have heard him anyways, he was too deep in thought. But wait. Wasn't there a way he could undo the curse of the Vestige*? Didn't the Undoing merely require him to share a kiss with his one true love? The Vestige thought, for sure, no one would be foolish enough to fall in love with a ghost. Duo and Heero were in what could be called love, were they not? He had to know. He just had to.
"Hey, Heero? You don't mind me being what I am, do you?"
Heero responded by tightening his arm around Duo's shoulders. "I love whom I love. It doesn't matter what you are."
Duo nodded. "Heero, Hee-chan, there's something you need to know, about me..."
"What?" Heero breathed, eyes narrowing. He wasn't sure he liked the uneasy tone in Duo's voice.
"I'll probably never see you again after tonight. See, I'm under a... curse. I'm really gonna be dead after tonight is over." he paused, burying his head in his lover's shoulder. "Heero, I don't wanna die. I'm already dead, but once the clock strikes midnight," Duo ran his finger gently over Heero's silver watch. "I'll really be gone..."
"No," Heero gasped, tightening his already firm hold on Duo, almost believing that if he were to hold him securely enough, no harm could befall Duo. "Isn't there a way anything can be done?! Duo, I can't... lose you."
"Well," Duo blushed, "There--" he suddenly stopped speaking as he saw Heero's eyes widen in timing with an icy feeling spreading over his entire body. "Oh, God... HEERO!" the frigid sensation snaked through his veins. "It's started! It's already started! He's trying to call me back!" Duo grabbed his head and shook in Heero's arms.
"Duo... you're dissapearing! And what do you mean, it's already started?! Who's trying to call you back? DUO!"
The boy in question clutched his chest, nodding his head in sad affirmation. "This is it, Hee-" he coughed, "-ro."
"Shut up," Heero growled, "This isn't `it', so shut up. You're going to live, understood?"
Duo blanched, gritting his teeth. He pushed one eye open and saw his fingernails starting to become transparent. He could almost see the blood running through his fingers. "There is a way..." Duo grunted, "But-"
"No buts, Duo. Finish your sentence."
Duo quieted, but his shoulders still shook and his breathing continued faultering.
"Answer me," Heero commanded, shaking Duo's smaller frame, "Finish your damn sentence! That's an order!"
Silence fell upon Duo as time continued ticking. Heero glared at his watch. Three more minutes. "Duo, hurry up and answer me! You've only got three more minutes!"
Duo's eyes glazed over as he raised his head to the sky, violet orbs sparkling with a knowledge of salvation. "He's coming for me." he said, trance-like, "He's coming!"
Heero paused, tense, and waved his hand infront of Duo's eyes, occassionally glaring at the sky to see what Duo saw. But he saw no angel, no diety, coming for his koi. How long he stared, he didn't know and didn't care, but he gazed at the dark navy depths, searching. Another minute went by. What was that light he saw? He snapped out of his stare and focused on the light. Brighter and brighter it grew, larger and more voluminus. During this time, Heero noticed Duo had gone silent again. There was a flash as the light from the sky quadrippled in intensity, and when the darkness took over the night again, a pale boy dressed in a long white garb and angel wings with light hair and ocean-blue eyes was standing infront of Heero and Duo. He smiled softly at the braided boy.
.
"I haven't come here to harm you, Duo."
"Then what are you here for?" Heero interrupted. "And what's your name, how do you know Duo?" he glared at the Angel.
"You're so curious, Heero. I'm an Angel. I haven't an actual name now, but you can call me the name I went by when I was alive. It is Quatre. I've known Duo for quite some time, he is a very good friend of mine--"
"Get to the point."
"Yes, I was just getting there." Quatre extended his hand to Heero. "Because he is my friend, I want only the best for him. He loves you so much, Heero. While Shinigami might want to take him from you, I have higher powers, because I am the Angel of Life, and can keep him alive," Quatre placed his hand on Duo's forehead. "Struggle no longer. You don't have to suffer the extent of this curse, Duo." A bright and pure white light escaped Quatre's hand and engulfed Duo's body, until eventually Heero had to reluctantly let go and cover his eyes. He sat in awe as Quatre's power was transferred into Duo. Gasping in sudden realization, Heero shaded his watch just enough to be able to clearly read the time. 'No!' Heero's heart raced. "QUATRE! Hurry up! It's almost midnight!" The Japanese watched helplessly as the seconds ticked by and the dreaded midnight drew nearer.
Three...
"DUO!"
Two...
"Please, no!"
One...
"STOP!"
Zero.
Midnight.
Heero felt as if his heart stopped when he saw a tall, slim, cloaked figure emerge slowly from the darkness.
~~~*~~~
*smiles innocently* Now, while you may want to kill me for that cliffhanger... If you DO kill me, there won't be any more updates, because only I know what's really gonna happen, and all the details. *smiles bigger*
...
Berrful Hunter
email: ilovetchan@yahoo.com / bringmetolife02@yahoo.com (either works.. I check both)
OR
IM: Tsuiraku Hoshi