Note: Yuppers. Please don't get mad at me for this chapter. I had debated how I was going to end this for a while and this is what I finally decided on. Sorry if you don't like it.
Special Thanks to: Everyone who has reviewed this story. Your support is what made this my first complete fic. Thank you.
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The Sixth Pilot
Heero put his hand on Eirene's shoulder and shook her gently. She turned over and opened her eyes reluctantly.
"What is it?" She mumbled, still sleepy.
"I found him." Heero said simply.
Eirene sat up quickly and looked into his cobalt eyes. "Where?"
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"Alright Duo. This is where she lives. Are you ready?"
Duo looked at Medea. She's positively dancing with excitement. He nodded, not speaking. She may view this as "fun." But for him, this is revenge.
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"Are you alright?" Heero asked her, keeping the concern out of his voice. She did not seem alright. When he first told her that he had found Duo, she had seemed relieved and determined. But now, she seemed... preoccupied.
She put on a forced smile. "Yeah. I'm fine. Just excited I guess..." The smile faded.
"Do you want to talk about it?" He mentally jumped, surprised at his own words.
She didn't notice. "No. Let's go." Without looking back at him, she walked out the door.
A gunshot echoed through the halls. Heero grabbed his gun as a second shot rang out and followed after her.
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At the far end of the hall, a woman in uniform lay in a crumbled heap, unmoving. In front of him, Duo knelt, holding Eirene in his arms, his gun lay glistening darkly beside another gun, Eirene's. A puddle of blood steadily formed around him, her, the guns.
Duo looked up at him, tears brimming in his eyes. "I didn't know it's her... I didn't know..."
Heero looked past him and at Eirene. Shock filled every line of her face, her eyes open wide with disbelief, the light inside gone.
He looked at Duo. Duo was still looking at him. What was he looking for? Forgiveness? Explanations? He had none. "What happened? He asked quietly."
Duo choked back a sob. "I didn't realize it was her..." He sobbed into her lifeless form. "I didn't know... Alita..."
~~~A year later~~~
The soft shimmer of moonlight illuminated a figure kneeling over a grave. Another figure stood by his side. The first stood up after a while and laid a bouquet of flowers by the headstone. The wind carried faint words across the dark gray sky. "I'm sorry."
THE END
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I know. Unexpected end. What can I say? If you don't understand the ending, feel free to email me, kira_r_chan@hotmail.net
I will do my best to answer any questions.
Please review. I will probably be going back and editing this story to make it neater so suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks for reading my first proper fanfic. ^^
~Kira
