Shades of Blue and Grey
Chapter One: Loki
Heero stood, looking out at the stars. They looked so lovely from the Earth. Beside him, his life long friend Quatra stood, also admiring the stars. Even the Perfect Hunter had to take a look at Quatra's beauty. He was truly a sight to see, so beautiful. Heero wasn't at all attracted to his friend however. Looking at the shade was more like walking near a waterfall, you couldn't just leave something so utterly gorgeous unseen. Quatra was use to Heero's casual glances at him, and as well, was attracted to the hunter.
"Don't you just love Earth, Heero?" Quatra said, breaking the silence that surrounded the two shades, hidden deep in a forest. Heero nodded a usual silent answer. It was much more lovely then the other planets. The beauty here was more natural, and therefore, more beautiful.
"I'm really glad we get a day off." Quatra laughed. He spread his silver and gold wings and took flight, spiraling into the air. He laughed lightly and lazily circled above his friend. "I couldn't stand not being able to fly for another moment!"
Heero watched Quatra enjoy his flight. He could have joined him if he wanted too, but something was buzzing at the back of his mind. It wasn't natural, it wasn't right. Something was disturbing the hunter's senses, and that wasn't a good sign. Heero glanced around the surroundings for the hundredth time he had that night. Quatra noticed this.
"Honestly Heero, relax. It's our day off, we shouldn't even be bothered by spirits or ghosts." Quatra said, landing gracefully next to his friend. Usually, the shades' jobs were to find and track down spirits that had escaped from the Afterlife. Today, though, was their weekly day off. Today, the gods handled everything themselves. Heero sighed and attempted to relax, but his hunter senses were buzzing. Quatra rubbed his friend's shoulder in an attempt to help him relax.
"Heero, think about it. Who in their right mind would go after a shade? We are safe, and it's our day off. Just relax." He said. He twirled around in a childish manner and landed on the ground, laughing.
"I know someone who would go after a shade..."A voice. It was Heero who was speaking, but it definitely wasn't Heero's voice. Quatra quickly looked at his friend. Heero was clutching his head and shaking violently. His normally colbat blue eyes were glowing green. Quatra stood up and cautiously approached his friend.
"Heero?" He said quietly.
"Get away from me!" Heero's voice this time.
"Heero you ok?" Quatra said, too concerned for his friend's safety to heed the warning.
"Get out of my head!" Heero yelled, falling to his knees. Quatra froze. Only a god could control a shade. This meant that some one, some god, was trying to take over Heero's body. It couldn't be Artemis, or Heero wouldn't be fighting it so hard. Quatra immediately went into battle mode, ready to fight if the god succeeded in using Heero's body and powers.
"Who are you!" Quatra demanded. Heero went still for a moment. He quietly stood up and took his hands away from his head. Some one had won, and it wasn't Heero. The shade's eyes were glowing green. He smirked, something very uncharacteristic of Heero. He examined himself, eyes carefully tracing Heero's every muscle and scar.
"Not bad for something mad by the Greeks." The voice that wasn't Heero's said. He grinned at Quatra. "Well well, aren't you a pretty one."
"Who are you!" Quatra demanded again. He took at defensive stance. The mystery god made Heero smirk again.
"I am called Loki*, at your service." Loki said, making Heero bow. He laughed, it was a terribly evil sounding thing to hear. Quatra got chills listening to it.
"Let Heero go! Artemis will hear of this and she'll hunt you down." Quatra ordered. Loki approached Venus's shade a little too quickly for Quatra's liking. Quatra used his powers to transform his hand into a clawed dragon hand. He took a swing at Heero/Loki and missed. Loki grinned and punched Quatra straight in the face. The beautiful shade fell back, landing on his stomach. That evil sounding laughter filled the air again.
"You're going to fight me little shade?" Loki chuckled. He sat on Quatra's back before the shade had a chance to rise. Heero's course hands brushed against Quatra's wings. Quatra struggled, but couldn't move. Suddenly, Loki grasped one of Quatra's winged very hard. It made Quatra groan a little, because of the pain.
"Little shade, you are weak. Made by the goddess of beauty no doubt. Your wings truly make you beautiful. I wonder what Venus would do to you in they were to be...removed?" Loki said. Quatra froze, scared. Suddenly, Loki's grip tightened and ripped one of Quatra's beautiful wings from his back. The shade's scream was so loud that half the earth was scared away by it. The second wing was removed right afterwards. Quatra didn't feel it this time however, he had fainted from the pain of the first. Lokie smiled at his work, and ever plucked a couple of feather from the wings as a trinket.
"Pathetic. No self respecting warrior would take him." Loki said. He looked to the north, toward Greenland. Loki made Heero's wings spread and life him up into the air. He left for Greenland them leaving the beautiful shade to bleed.
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Venus sat straight up in her bed. She had lost her connection with her lovely Quatra. That could only mean two things. One was that her Quatra had died in battle. The other was that Quatra has lost his wings, which is what she used to track him. Either way, things weren't looking good. She cursed herself for using a physical tracking system. Artemis had been that smart one, and used a mental one.
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The arrow missed it's mark. Artemis stood there, stunned. Heero was gone. She couldn't feel him anymore. He was either dead, or had been taken over by another god. The grip on her bow tightened. Whoever had taken her shade was going to die as soon as she found out who did it. Artemis shook her head and searched the afterlife for her friend's shade. Quatra was no where to been seen as well.
"Where are they..." she whispered.
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A/N~ This is the next chapter. I realize now that I made a mistake in my last chapter, in the Author's note, but I'm sure you readers realize what I was TRYING to say. I'm sorry, I just can't type. Lol. Well review and tell me what you think of this chapter.
~ Alleus ~
*Loki- Norse god of Mischief and the Night
Chapter One: Loki
Heero stood, looking out at the stars. They looked so lovely from the Earth. Beside him, his life long friend Quatra stood, also admiring the stars. Even the Perfect Hunter had to take a look at Quatra's beauty. He was truly a sight to see, so beautiful. Heero wasn't at all attracted to his friend however. Looking at the shade was more like walking near a waterfall, you couldn't just leave something so utterly gorgeous unseen. Quatra was use to Heero's casual glances at him, and as well, was attracted to the hunter.
"Don't you just love Earth, Heero?" Quatra said, breaking the silence that surrounded the two shades, hidden deep in a forest. Heero nodded a usual silent answer. It was much more lovely then the other planets. The beauty here was more natural, and therefore, more beautiful.
"I'm really glad we get a day off." Quatra laughed. He spread his silver and gold wings and took flight, spiraling into the air. He laughed lightly and lazily circled above his friend. "I couldn't stand not being able to fly for another moment!"
Heero watched Quatra enjoy his flight. He could have joined him if he wanted too, but something was buzzing at the back of his mind. It wasn't natural, it wasn't right. Something was disturbing the hunter's senses, and that wasn't a good sign. Heero glanced around the surroundings for the hundredth time he had that night. Quatra noticed this.
"Honestly Heero, relax. It's our day off, we shouldn't even be bothered by spirits or ghosts." Quatra said, landing gracefully next to his friend. Usually, the shades' jobs were to find and track down spirits that had escaped from the Afterlife. Today, though, was their weekly day off. Today, the gods handled everything themselves. Heero sighed and attempted to relax, but his hunter senses were buzzing. Quatra rubbed his friend's shoulder in an attempt to help him relax.
"Heero, think about it. Who in their right mind would go after a shade? We are safe, and it's our day off. Just relax." He said. He twirled around in a childish manner and landed on the ground, laughing.
"I know someone who would go after a shade..."A voice. It was Heero who was speaking, but it definitely wasn't Heero's voice. Quatra quickly looked at his friend. Heero was clutching his head and shaking violently. His normally colbat blue eyes were glowing green. Quatra stood up and cautiously approached his friend.
"Heero?" He said quietly.
"Get away from me!" Heero's voice this time.
"Heero you ok?" Quatra said, too concerned for his friend's safety to heed the warning.
"Get out of my head!" Heero yelled, falling to his knees. Quatra froze. Only a god could control a shade. This meant that some one, some god, was trying to take over Heero's body. It couldn't be Artemis, or Heero wouldn't be fighting it so hard. Quatra immediately went into battle mode, ready to fight if the god succeeded in using Heero's body and powers.
"Who are you!" Quatra demanded. Heero went still for a moment. He quietly stood up and took his hands away from his head. Some one had won, and it wasn't Heero. The shade's eyes were glowing green. He smirked, something very uncharacteristic of Heero. He examined himself, eyes carefully tracing Heero's every muscle and scar.
"Not bad for something mad by the Greeks." The voice that wasn't Heero's said. He grinned at Quatra. "Well well, aren't you a pretty one."
"Who are you!" Quatra demanded again. He took at defensive stance. The mystery god made Heero smirk again.
"I am called Loki*, at your service." Loki said, making Heero bow. He laughed, it was a terribly evil sounding thing to hear. Quatra got chills listening to it.
"Let Heero go! Artemis will hear of this and she'll hunt you down." Quatra ordered. Loki approached Venus's shade a little too quickly for Quatra's liking. Quatra used his powers to transform his hand into a clawed dragon hand. He took a swing at Heero/Loki and missed. Loki grinned and punched Quatra straight in the face. The beautiful shade fell back, landing on his stomach. That evil sounding laughter filled the air again.
"You're going to fight me little shade?" Loki chuckled. He sat on Quatra's back before the shade had a chance to rise. Heero's course hands brushed against Quatra's wings. Quatra struggled, but couldn't move. Suddenly, Loki grasped one of Quatra's winged very hard. It made Quatra groan a little, because of the pain.
"Little shade, you are weak. Made by the goddess of beauty no doubt. Your wings truly make you beautiful. I wonder what Venus would do to you in they were to be...removed?" Loki said. Quatra froze, scared. Suddenly, Loki's grip tightened and ripped one of Quatra's beautiful wings from his back. The shade's scream was so loud that half the earth was scared away by it. The second wing was removed right afterwards. Quatra didn't feel it this time however, he had fainted from the pain of the first. Lokie smiled at his work, and ever plucked a couple of feather from the wings as a trinket.
"Pathetic. No self respecting warrior would take him." Loki said. He looked to the north, toward Greenland. Loki made Heero's wings spread and life him up into the air. He left for Greenland them leaving the beautiful shade to bleed.
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Venus sat straight up in her bed. She had lost her connection with her lovely Quatra. That could only mean two things. One was that her Quatra had died in battle. The other was that Quatra has lost his wings, which is what she used to track him. Either way, things weren't looking good. She cursed herself for using a physical tracking system. Artemis had been that smart one, and used a mental one.
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The arrow missed it's mark. Artemis stood there, stunned. Heero was gone. She couldn't feel him anymore. He was either dead, or had been taken over by another god. The grip on her bow tightened. Whoever had taken her shade was going to die as soon as she found out who did it. Artemis shook her head and searched the afterlife for her friend's shade. Quatra was no where to been seen as well.
"Where are they..." she whispered.
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A/N~ This is the next chapter. I realize now that I made a mistake in my last chapter, in the Author's note, but I'm sure you readers realize what I was TRYING to say. I'm sorry, I just can't type. Lol. Well review and tell me what you think of this chapter.
~ Alleus ~
*Loki- Norse god of Mischief and the Night
