Mint: Hello again! And a really big thank you to anyone who is reading this! Thank you, Neko-chan! Thank you, Kid! And thanks to everyone else! I hope you enjoy chapter 4!
The views that we hold of people can both deceive us and make us wise. For our assumptions may be correct, though if they are not, we may be blinded by all manner of untruths. We see this person and their wants and wishes in a whole new light. A light much different than their own. And isn't it also possible that we can get our own intentions mixed up in theirs?
Chapter 4
He was fast, but not fast enough. Heero dodged him quickly. He expected Ellek to come at him again, but much to his surprise, he didn't. Instead, he disappeared again, and Heero knew where he was going. He ran in the direction of Duo's church.
Wufei put his arm around Duo, trying to comfort him. "I'm sorry," Duo said, his voice shaky, "I don't know what happened. I don't normally do that. I'm sorry."
"It's alright. Are you worried about Ellek, or does this have more to do with Heero?" Wufei asked. Duo put his head down on is knees and closed his eyes. "I really don't know. Heero doesn't understand why things like this are so important to me, but I feel really stupid being worried about that now when Ellek's going to kill everybody." Wufei didn't know what to say to Duo. He couldn't help him with any of these problems. Ellek would kill him too, if he got the chance. And he didn't understand Duo's love of God any more than Heero did.
All of these problems vanished, however, as Ellek appeared in front of them, dagger in hand. His eyes held no emotion at all, and there was no telling what his real feelings were. Duo turned his head to look at him, but stayed in his position on the floor. Duo's eyes held Ellek's gaze for what seemed like an eternity, then in a movement too fast for Wufei to see they were both across the room. Duo had his back against one of the stained glass windows, Ellek in front of him with the point of his dagger pressed into Duo's throat.
"Why are you doing this, Ellek?" Duo's voice was no more than a whisper. His back was against the wall in every way possible. He knew that, but he remained calm. He would handle the situation as best he could.
"He killed him, Duo." Ellek's eyes held rage, but his voice was calm and gentle, as if it were any normal conversation. "He killed him."
"Yes. Yes, he did. But Velius was a traitor-." Ellek cut Duo off with the point of his dagger before he could finish. "No! It is Heero! He killed him! He is the traitor!" Ellek began to breathe heavily again, but stopped and calmed himself. He almost lost control.
"We can talk about this, Ellek. Then maybe you will understand. Please, just think about what you're doing." A faint smile appeared momentarily on Ellek's lips, then he was calm once more. He moved the dagger away from Duo's throat, but did not move. "There's no need. I have already thought it all through. I'm going to kill you now, Duo." There was a flash of pain through Duo's body, and he could feel something wet pooling on the floor at his feet.
Wufei watched in horror as Duo fell to the cold floor, covered in blood. He tried to back away, but Ellek turned toward him. He held the bloody dagger in his hand and a peculiar expression on his face. It was hard to tell whether he was grimacing or smiling. Wufei felt sure this was it. He began to see his life flash before his eyes, until something else flashed in front of him. It was Heero, his rapier gleaming through the darkness, and his countenance gleaming in his eyes.
But then he saw Duo on the floor, a tangled mess of blood and hair. Heero gasped and tears began to form in his eyes. Ellek smiled. "It's not easy seeing your partner covered in his own blood, is it, Heero? Now maybe you know how I felt." Rage flared up in Heero's eyes. He lunged at Ellek. Ellek tried to dodge, but Heero managed to wound him in the side. Then Ellek disappeared and Heero followed. Wufei ran to Duo.
Ellek appeared on the roof of the church, with Heero appearing a step behind him. "What's the matter, Ellek? Are you scared now that it's your blood being spilt?"
Ellek snarled. "I'm more powerful than you. You know that. Come no farther or I'll show you just how powerful I am!" Before Heero had the chance to take another step, Ellek sent an explosion of energy hitting Heero in the chest, knocking him off the church roof. Heero stopped himself from falling half way down, and flew up to the roof again. He wasn't going to hold anything back now.
He immediately sent a powerful wave of energy back at Ellek, not giving the smaller boy a chance to react. It hit Ellek squarely, knocking him off balance, but he quickly regained it.
It was this display of power that made Ellek think he would win this battle for sure. He was too powerful for Heero. However, he should have known better than to too cocky.
Suddenly, he felt pain from behind. A blade. He felt the knife slide out of him, and he turned to see Quatre behind him. "Quatre?" His eyes were wide with fear.
"You may have hurt me, Ellek, but I'm not going to let you hurt the people I care about." He stabbed Ellek again, this time in the chest, sending him down to his knees on the church roof. Quatre looked unsure for a moment about what he was about to do next, but regained his courage when he thought about what that monster had done, and still could do were he left alive. He pushed Ellek as hard as he could sending him off the roof. He would be too weak to catch himself.
A loud crack was heard as Ellek hit the ground, snapping his neck.
Wufei was knelt beside Duo when Heero and Quatre came rushing into the small chapel, with Trowa not far behind.
Duo was still breathing, but it would be a miracle if he recovered from this. Ellek's knife had just narrowly missed its target: Duo's heart. Heero rushed to Duo and took him in his arms. He kissed him on the face, but Duo did not open his eyes. "Come on, Duo. Please. You've already died once; you shouldn't have to go through it again. Please, come back to me." Heero leaned down and kissed Duo's cold lips. The kiss awakened the princess. Duo stared groggily up at Heero. "Heero. You're here. Did you come….to tell me goodbye?"
Crimson tears fell from Heero's eyes as he pulled Duo closer to him. He never knew his heart could feel like this. He could hear Duo start to say something, but before he could get the words out, his eyes slowly closed again. "No!" Heero cried out, "No! Please!"
Trowa knelt down beside Heero, placing his hand on the other boy's shoulder comfortingly. "He's still breathing a little. Take him back to the clearing. We'll all hope for the best."