In the middle of the desert on a plot of land that had been specifically bought for its privacy, Lita practiced her control.
Kneeling down on the ground, she expanded her energy so that it created a barrier to the outside world, where they could feel and see everything that was happening but those on the outside couldn't.
When this was done, Ami worked her powers and the darkness fell down on the surrounding area.
Resting back on her stool, Ami waited for Lita to begin.
Nodding her thanks, Lita began to meditate. One of the reasons she couldn't tap into her full powers was that she was too much the warrior and had not taken the time to work the brain along side it.
Closing her eyes, she began to float upwards until she stopped. She floated like this for a good five minutes and then something happened. Lita opened her eyes and they rolled back in her head. As this happened, the sign on her forehead began to glow until it shone like a bright lighthouse.
The rays began to die down until they moved in a synchronised pattern before fading away and all that was left was the glow of her sign.
Satisfied, Lita began to cup her hands and over a short period of time, energy began to form in it.
When the ball was about the size of a basketball, Lita straightened her legs until she was floating standing up in the air. With a quick spin she let loose the green ball and it exploded into tiny pieces of green energy and froze. Sending her thanks to Ami, She once again began to concentrate and the light from her Sign came back. As soon as the light touched the balls, they exploded into little green fairies.
Laughing in joy, Lita did a spin of joy, and pumping her hand in the air, shouted, "Yes, it worked… I am the woman!"
Gradually she stopped doing it and realised that they were still waiting for something. Realising what she waved a hand in the direction of the desert, which was at the moment her front lawn, and said, "Do what you can to help this barren place."
Before once again floating back down to the ground.
Clapping Ami on the back in joy, she smiled "If I can do it then we can all do it. Thanks for helping me, Ami."
Smiling demurely, Ami nodded "Its okay, it was my pleasure."
Entwining their arms, they made their way to the kitchens for some snacks.
As has Been Heero's answer to all strangers in their presences, Duo's cousin had had the customary treatment of a gun shoved in his face and the trademark almost sacred question, "Who the hell are you?" This shocked Duo a bit.
I mean it wasn't every day Heero changed from his "I will kill you" But it was a good shock. Watching as his cousin whose name he couldn't really pronounce and had shortened to Nate, interact with his friends especially Quatra and Heero; he had to wonder what kind of family he actually came from.
He knew he wasn't skinny by any means, and that the war had more then firmed up and increased his muscle strength but this guy was different. He was built like a bloody freight truck crossed with "The rock" when he still wrestled.
Another thing as he caught a warning look from Wu fei was that maybe his cousin could now protect him from his friends more then quick temper. I mean even Wu fei would not dare mess with this guy unless there was a serious reason.
Walking towards the kitchen, he paused by the wall using it as support as shivers of ice cold racked his body warning him of something, of what he wasn't sure. But lately he had been getting a lot more of them. He felt like he was only half a person and it was a real effort to act normal in front of the guys.
He had taken to watching music videos to help him sleep at night, which was no help to his overactive libido. It was these that he was blaming for these strangely erotic dreams he had been having of a dark haired pale skinned beauty that danced just for him.
Grabbing a cold drink from the fridge he rubbed it over his face.
'Damn', he thought but those dance videos where getting more explicit everyday and so too in reaction were his dreams. Not that he was complaining or anything but it was not doing a hell of a lot for his energy levels. He found he couldn't even bring himself to eat as much as he usually did and sooner or later his friends were going to notice when they had food in the fridge half way through the week.
Walking back into the TV room, Duo jumped over the couch and turned on the news, ignoring Quatra's cries of "Be careful".
Flipping through the channels till he came to MTV cribs, he watched as the adverts rolled by and was about to change, when Nate suddenly placed a hand on his shoulder to stop him. Looking up he realised why. On the television were two babes, Turning up the volume, he bounced as the couch took Nate's flying weight as he to jumped over the back instead of going around.
As the camera first did a quick preview of the grounds, they all wondered where in the hell this beautiful oasis was. It was unlike anything they had ever seen.
They were soon to learn this was the home of an aspiring actress and dancer named "Lita Kino" and one of her friends, a famous scientist renounced for her theories and experiments regarding how to save energy and use less fossil fuels as well as her cures for both the common house cold and flu along with numerous other things.
As they were shown into Lita's room, Nate seemed to be almost memorising it, though Duo. It was kind of freaky; he hoped they were not going to have another Relena incident on their hands.
As he watched the scientist blow up something in her lab as a means to finish the programme with a bang, he remembered another thing that had been bothering him lately. He really wanted to destroy things lately and it wasn't the usual destroy things for the good of human kind, the kind he got a good feeling from. This was the kind he assumed Quatra got when he used the zero system.
Thankfully he had a strong will and for some reason he knew that this feeling would go in a while.
Hotaru looked down at the crystal in front of her and watched smiling as she saw that the baby still rested. But her smile was quickly chased away by the unwelcoming reminder that child desperately needed its mother to remember it or else it would fade from existence or even worse… become evil.
And unfortunately she had been dealt the job of keeping the baby safe and the world free from death as much as possible.
Being an oracle she could foresee how much damage this little child could do if he was turned evil but somehow, just as Pluto could see into the future and know such things where going to turn out all right, all she had was a feeling.
A feeling that told her more then the crystal she had relied on for so long could ever had told her.
That somehow those that would fulfil the rights of the prophecy would soon appear and they would bring the harmony and passion to the girl's almost non-existent social lives.
But for now they had to survive in this world ruled by greed and little green notes they called money.
Pushing her arms into her jacket, she grabbed a clip from the bowl, tied her hair up and grabbing an umbrella from the bucket by the door, walked out into the rain.
She had a tempting job to begin and she was going to be late as it was.
Bad enough that she had to have things that could take her away from the job at any second but it was quite another thing to be late.
Nasatu smiled as he watched his would be brother try to tie his, well tie. They where all going to be working at one of Quatra's many companies for the next while making sure everything was perfectly safe and air tight for the new merger that was in the works.
Fortunately they couldn't find a suite that would fit him, and so his clothes consisted manly of jeans and a shirt.
Things that would stretch to accommodate his muscles. Unlike the suits who where either to tight or to small. He was getting things custom made for him but they wouldn't be ready for a while, and for once he was thankful for small mercies.
He had been on this earth for nearly two weeks and he was no closer to finding his Amazon then he had been at the start. The only thing he had to go on was the pictures on that box thing but Duo had explained that by now they could have moved on as the shows where taped many months in advance.
He smiled at the picture Duo made, starring down at the tie in his hand as if it was the devil and he must destroy it, which as he was watching Duo, Nasatu noticed his eyes turned from their normal nice colour to that of a deep seated red.
Winching, he knew he would have to intervene and prevent what was sure to happen.
It was easier to do this then try and explain to a non-believer for now why he had just set his tie on fire.
Tugging the tie out of Duo's hand, he smiled. Patting his stomach, he commented in a voice that most would have recognised as a do what I want to do, it is not a suggestion voice. "I don't know about you but I'm hungry. Lets go get a snack" and pulled him out of the room.
Rolling down the highway, in this laid back version of a limo, Nasatu smiled. This was going to be interesting.
And he knew this not by using his gifts but just because he had come to expect certain things from Duo, and seriousness was not one of them.
Strolling into the building, he was not looking where he was going, to busy admiring the utter largeness of he lobby and the amount of glass that was around, when a familiar voice called to him across the bustle. His heightened senses picked up the breathy word, and his eyes flew around the large area looking for the person responsible.
Spotting her he was off.
Hotaru, who was busy complaining about the impossibly high shoes she was required to wear to make her look taller, sighed.
Using the desk as leverage she bent at the waist and removed one shoe. Wiggling her toes to make sure they were not by any chance broken, she sighed again. Damn these things are painful, she thought. But looking at the admiring glances her legs kept on getting, she smiled. But so worth it, her subconscious answered.
Putting the shoe back on, she smiled and got ready to pick up the papers she had come to retrieve, when she was hit with a vision.
Praying to god that nobody was looking at her, she pretended to study the papers in her hand, and remember the short vision. Her cheeks went a becoming red. The vision was like a soft porn add, a lot of moaning but for once she could not tell who they were.
Shrugging her shoulders, and putting it down to the cosmoses sadistic humour, she once again set off, but this time she dropped the papers she was holding in her hands, and grabbed at her stomach. She didn't need to raise her jacket to know that the bond tattoo below her belly button was glowing. Somewhere near was her brother. But if she didn't find him, she feared she was going to faint with the pain. It was unlike anything she had ever felt before.
Hunched over in the middle of the lobby, she grappled with the pain, looking around quickly while people milled around her wondering what was wrong but not willing to ask.
Her voice throaty, could not be heard by normal ears when she said "Brother!" But someone heard.
Charging through the people crowded around her, he knocked people out of the way, ignoring the looks of annoyance and anger thrown his way before they actually got a good look at him and the fear that quickly replaced the look of annoyance and anger in their faces.
Stopping before her, he scooped her up as she was about to fall to the ground, limp.
She was unconscious. Cradling her against his chest, he smiled looking down at her. She was here, so that meant she knew where everyone else was and it would make his job a hell of a lot easier. Plus he got his sister back.
Someone pulling at his jacket and repeating his name pulled him back to reality.
Looking down into Duo's worried face, he rearranged his face. Wouldn't do to have your supposed blood relation angry or confused at you. But it still wasn't right what they had been planning to do, when they where still working for heaven and hell.
Nodding to the girl in his arms, Duo asked worry in his voice "Is she alright?"
Nasatu shook his head, "I don't know."
Nodding, Duo for once took charge. Grabbing his arm he guided them to the doctor's sector of the building. "Maybe she should be looked at by a doctor."
Minutes past and neither spoke, but when Duo eventually did, Nasatu was expecting it "So you know her?" his voice implied it was no big deal if he was but Nasatu could read between the lines. He knew that if he said yes, Duo would not try and go after her, and then a whole lot of destinies would be ruined.
So keeping this in mind he replied "No, I've never met her in this life?" and hoped that Duo would not notice his use of the term "this life".
But people where watching him and made sure that Duo would not realise this slip up until everything was known.
Sometimes it was good having friends in high places.
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