Tori: Shoujocon is over! *cries*

Kegawa: You're hair looks funny! *laughs*

Tori: Bangs, but only for the sake of cosplay, and now I'm growing them right back out.

Awa: She keeps digging herself into these long-term ruts… The nails, now the hair…

Kegawa: Ah! Tori's becoming a ko-gal! RUN AWAY!

Muses: *run away screaming*

Tori: -___- They seem to be getting along well…

~*~*~*~*~*~

            Heero slipped in between the bus's doors just as they were closing and collapsed panting on steps. "…stupid afterlife…" He gathered his strength in time to avoid the kids at the next stop and stepped back to scan the seats for Tobias. He spotted him sitting alone near the back of the bus with his headphones on staring blankly out the window.

            The former Perfect Soldier was at a loss of what to do. He walked hesitantly up to the boy and sat down next to him. He poked him. Tobias didn't move. Heero had a sudden recollection of the bush he'd mutilated. "Right. Physically, I can't affect him. Fantastic." He crossed his arms and sighed. "This is going to be a long eternity…"

~*~*~*~

            Duet was worried about Heero, but there were still four more sinners for her to deal with. She had to bite her lip to keep from moaning out loud at the unfairness of being separated from her friends once again. She had always known the day would come when she would be reunited with them in heaven (or hell, as was the more frequent vision of her future) but as she watched them laugh and joke around despite their situation once again she knew they would never change, and at the end of the day, they would be there waiting, all goofy smiles and lopsided grins.

            She was awakened from these depressing thoughts by two sharp raps on her head. "Awake in there?" Duo asked, his bright blue eyes impatient for an answer.

            Duet countered with a flick to the forehead. "Quit it." She looked over at Quatre, Trowa, and Wu Fei and signed again. "C'mon, Tro… Let's get you to Donna."

~*~*~*~

            Their second attempts at landing were slightly more successful, Quatre being the only one to tumble into anything, but he was fine after he got himself out of that tree.

The sun was just dipping over the western horizon, tinting the Great Canal lovely shades of purple and crimson. People walked past, around, and through them as they stood looking out over the water.

"Versailles is beautiful," Quatre smiled, tucking one of his longer bangs behind his ear. The others nodded in agreement and were content to continue sightseeing, but Donna caught Trowa's eye.

Unlike the other families milling about, Donna's was trudging along. Her father very nearly dragged her by her wrist to their car where he told her to get in.

            Trowa cast his friends a sidelong glance, squeezed Quatre's hand, and dodged his way through the crowd to slide into the car next to her. All the other could see from where they stood was another blinding flash and another celestial servant taking her leave.

            "Hey, man. We'll see him again," Duo smiled, wrapping an arm around the blonde boy's shoulders and pulling him tighter. Quatre nodded and managed a smile.

            Yes, it did suck seeing everyone go…

~*~*~*~

Tori: *takes out plastic banjo and a baseball cap and starts singing* I have nothing… More to say… But usually… I talk all day!

Ke: "-and stuff and junk and stuff…"

Tori: Grrr… *breaks banjo over Kegawa's head*