"Relena...you have to..." He took a breath and the others could hear he was having trouble breathing more and more as time went on. "You have to get out of here." He commanded. "Get...out..." His voice wavered as much as his vision now it seemed.

"I can't just leave you!" Relena said as she could barely see through the tears welling up in her eyes. "I won't leave you!"

"Go...for...for...M—" He never got to finish as a chain was thrown under the door's crack with what remaining strength he had. "go..." There was a soft thump and the others were wide eyed. Wufei pulled out his gun and fired at the door, trying to get the bullets to pierce the door handle.

Wufei bowed his head as the smoking barrel of the gun let off the stench of the round of bullets he hastily fired. He let his gun drop to the floor as there were no more bullets left. Relena clutched the chain and leaned on the door, crying her breaking heart out.

A gunshot filled the air. Then there was silence in the house. More blood seeped from underneath the door.

Chapter Four, Red Rum Part IV

"Heero!" Relena cried as she tried to open the doors but to no success. The blood was smeared on the porch now, looking like paint haphazardly splashed around in random strokes.

Quatre stood trembling slightly beside Trowa with a stunned and shocked look in his eyes. How could Heero die, just like that?

Then, just like that the doors opened under Relena as she tumbled forward, clenching her eyes closed in fear of finding Heero Yuy's body. When she opened them she had to close them at the sight. She could feel the bile and this morning's light breakfast crawl slowly up her throat.

She placed a hand over her mouth and Duo gaped at the sight. Heero wasn't there, only a pile of his blood. There was a gun with no bullets in it kicked off slightly away from the shadow, slight bloodstains on it. Instead of the teenager, there was a old woman lying there beside an older man, the sight very gruesome indeed.

"Someone get something up here to keep the doors open just incase." Wufei suggested in more of a commanding tone of voice as he let his trained eyes take in the scenery around him. You could never be too cautious, especially when handling the supernatural.

Relena felt a warm wind try to pull her slightly towards the stairs as she took a step, trusting the wind completely. Unlike the cold wind that had dragged Heero inside and slammed the doors shut, this was warm and seemed to hold a light versus the darkness of the colder gusts.

"Heero?" She called as she fixated her eyes on the old stairs. Quatre looked at her as he moved to follow her. Duo and the other's followed as Wufei waited with Sally and those who decided to remain where they were to hold open the door and be ready in case of medical assistance or need.

Relena walked calmly yet determined towards the stairs and began to climb them as she looked back slightly at the other's who were following, body's obviously tense.

She smiled slightly as she reached the top of the stairs without any problems as of yet. She looked at the doors, the light wind brushing across her face and a glow emitting from the room where it had blown. The door was closed tightly. Relena looked back at Duo who nodded, looking at the door she had averted her eyes back to.

The braided teenager walked straight up to the door and lifted his leg, kicking it sharply as he forced the door open.

Inside the room, white candles with black flames were lit, emitting a strange glow inside. A depression seemed to be in the air, weighing everything down. Relena looked around and gasped slightly when she saw the form of the teenager she had found herself infatuated with and rushed over to him.

Prussian eyes stared blanking at the floor because his head was leaning down. Relena could tell from the dark bruises and cuts on his torso that he needed serious medical attention and soon. She could see where a rib had been moved out of place and she could only assume that it was rubbing against his lungs, possibly even puncturing them already.

"Heero?" she whimpered when she saw he hadn't moved barely t all, just blinked and kept breathing. His eyes held no emotion; not even the ice that they normally held. They were blank, nothing in them. Not even life.

Quatre Winner clutched his chest; his space heart aching as he took in the sight of the reckless youth that had cheated death so many times. Duo walked up to the brunet soldier and lightly shook him, trying not to jar his already serious wounds any more.

"Relena," Quatre managed out as he fell to a knee, trying to regain his balance. "They've stolen his soul." Relena's eyes widened.

"How are we supposed to get it back?" Worry was etched into her voice. This whole incident was enough to give her a heart attack.

Quatre shook his head, not knowing the answer as he looked away from the scared Relena and the concerned Duo Maxwell.

Relena touched his chest lightly as she bit her lip, not knowing what to do. She looked at his eyes and pressed against his chest slightly, hoping to wake him up somehow. She saw something glimmer in his blank eyes but it was gone too soon to tell.

A tear rolled down her cheek and landed on him. She let her other hand touch him as she felt the chains give way to the sudden movement. She brought him into a hug and Duo's eyes widened as a light and warm wind blew into the room.

It made Heero stir slightly as the candles went out, golden flames replacing the dark light. Relena felt Heero stir slightly before falling back into her embrace, breaths coming unevenly from the new pain rushing back at him. Relena pulled her hands away sharply when she saw the other bruises he had, cuts and other injuries including whip marks marring his fine toned body.

"Heero," She whispered as Trowa moved into the room after hearing the commotion and gently lifted Heero with Maxwell's help as they moved him down the stairs and towards daylight away from the house.

After stepping out from the doors and following where Heero was being whisked away to, Relena turned and looked at the house once more before a warm light enshrouded it and she smiled.

"Thank you, whoever you were." She whispered as she walked away, not looking at the golden shrouded figure looking at her, his fingers held up a number that she couldn't see.

'Sixth.'

Owari

Author's note:

Muahahah! Three stories in one day, am I on a role today? whew! Reviews are nice. I'm sorry it it was somewhat short. I'm too lazy to continue on with this fic but found out I had nearly already completed it. Go me! .

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