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Sorry it took so long to update! School's been killing me… and while I knew basically what this chapter would be about, I couldn't work out the specifics (thank writer's block). The lack of reviews didn't help either…

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Shinigami

Astear was a demon. A minor one, but a demon.

And he still didn't like the Hall of Darkness.

It hadn't always been there, but that long ago a woman with enough power to make all the demons and devils in the area submit to her had come and put it there. Since then, She made them all do Her dirty work, reporting to Her in Her throne room

She called herself the Queen of Demons.

No one knew Her real name, or where She had come from. It was widely assumed that She was an immortal that had chosen the Dark Path. But no one knew for sure.

Astear was one of the unfortunate ones. He had been given a task.

Watch the Eldest. Should she start to favor any one being, report back to the Hall of Darkness.

In all honesty, Astear was pretty sure that the Eldest knew he was watching her. The Eldest did not have a reputation for being dumb. Though she had never shown any sign that she knew, Astear knew that that really didn't mean anything. As far as he knew, the Eldest had never made a move against a demon or devil unless they were the one initiating the contact.

She did have a reputation for being a bit daft.

But at least he had news to report to his "Queen". The Eldest had moved in with a bunch of mortals. If that wasn't favoring, then he didn't know what was.

He approached the far end of the throne room. He didn't see her; the shadows seamed to hide her. All Astear could see was a woman's shape upon a throne.

He moved closer.

(Change point of view)

She watched he demon approach her. She hoped that he had good news; otherwise he was going to find himself very dead.

She had heard Death's Hall did not take too kindly to demons or devils.

"Your Highness," he spat out. "The Eldest has moved in with five mortals. Heero Yuy, Duo Maxwell, Quatre Winner, Trowa Barton, and Wufei Chang. She is disguised as a mortal."

Good news, indeed.

(Space)

Duo found himself as a child again.

This time, both he and the other girl were a little older, maybe 15 and 13. She once again had white hair that was pulled back into a simple ponytail. They were both standing in front of a desk of some sort, in what looked like a study/library. A man with short silver hair and blue eyes sat at the desk with a very exasperated expression on his face. A woman with short-ish blond hair and chocolate brown eyes stood next to him, looking like she was amused and trying to hide it.

The man spoke "What am I going to do with the both of you?"

The woman chuckled softly. "Maybe we could give them points for originality. I haven't seen a prank like that in ages."

The man shook his head. "You should be taking this more seriously! If the people found out-"

His voice cut out as Duo was again awakened by his alarm clock.

"If this keeps happening, I'm going to kill that alarm clock." He groaned. "Great. Now I have two more mysterious people to identify."

He looked at the clock again. Six o' clock.

"I wonder if Virginia is making breakfast?" He wondered aloud, forcing himself to get up. Ever since she had arrived two weeks ago, she had been making some meals for the former pilots. Duo loved her cooking in general, though it was her desserts that were to die for.

Besides, if he didn't get up, who would wake up Wufei?

(Space)

By the time Duo got downstairs (after waking up Wufei), Virginia was indeed making breakfast. Scrambled eggs and bacon seemed to be her meal of choice today, as she had eggs being cooked, and the bacon waiting for its turn.

"Good morning, Duo." She said cheerfully, with a smile in his general direction. "Could you make enough orange juice for all of us?" She asked, indicating the necessary materials that were already laid out.

"Good morning, and sure." He replied. That was another thing about her. She always seemed to know exactly who was going to be up when, and planned for them to help her accordingly. And it wasn't just with meals, either. It was with everything she did. Cleaning, cooking, shopping, anything she did, she did it at the exact time the person she wanted to help her was free. She also always knew where everybody was, at any time. Nothing big, but enough. Duo might have even overlooked it entirely if it hadn't happened once to many times to be coincidence.

Could she know?

"Virginia, is it possible for you to dream of a past you don't remember?" He asked, beginning the task she had set for him.

She sent him an unreadable glance. "It is. But only if there is a person who sends you the dreams, and only if you had a past life. I assume you remember perfectly your current life, and are getting dreams that are too real to be dreams, am I correct?"

He stared at her, a bit surprised. "How do you know?"

"Well, that is sort of an odd question. And it makes sense, especially this early in the morning, when you have just woken up. The dream, or vision, would still be fresh in your memory, correct?"

Now he was openly staring at her.

She smiled slightly. "Anything in particular you would like to know?"

"Are you a witch?"

She laughed softly. "Define witch. Why do you ask that?"

"Because you know… too much. It's nothing special, but you just know too much. And, witch – someone who uses magic. Lights fires with her mind, makes contracts with the devil, sees the future, does scrying, that kind of stuff." Duo replied, seeming a bit overwhelmed.

"No, I am not a witch." She said, voice dry. "But I can do scrying. If you'd like, I could look for the person who is sending you dreams. Though it may not work."

"Really?" Duo said, blinking. "I didn't think that was possible."

"Then why did you ask?" She chuckled. "Here," She got a big bowl out from under the sink, and filled it with water. She then set it down on the table. "I can look right now, before the others come down."

He walked next to her so he could see over her shoulder. She looked in the water quietly for several long, drawn out minutes. Finally she looked up.

"The reflection did not change." She told him.

"That means it didn't work, right?" He said with a half smile. "It's alright, it was a nice shot."

She sighed, softly, as the others began to come down the stairs.

(Space)

"You knew the reflection wouldn't change." The voice accused. Shina had retreated to her room after breakfast.

"So? I didn't lie." She responded. "Though I'm surprised he didn't realize that he wasn't reflected in the water."

Death sighed, appearing behind her. "He still doesn't expect you to be the sender, though you all but spelled it out for him. Though you never told him he was wrong."

"He will figure it out eventually. It may take awhile, but he will figure it out." She said, ignoring Death's statement. "He will figure it out."

"I hope you're right." He paused slightly. "By the way, it was an original prank." He disappeared.

Shina smiled.

(Space)

Shina heard a knock on her door. Heero. "Come in." She called.

Heero opened the door, came in, and then shut it again. For a while he just looked at her, not saying anything. Finally he broke the silence.

"What are you up to, Virinia?"

"Virinia? No one has called me that in a very long time. Where did you get that name from?"

"I don't break promises." He said, watching her carefully.

"A forgotten promise is not the same thing as a broken promise." She sighed. "I honestly didn't expect you to remember it. What else do you remember?"

"Not much. Faces, mostly. No names. Except for yours. Virginia. Virinia." Again, the look.

Silence. Then, "For how long have you known?"

"Since Duo brought you here. I recognized you as soon as I saw you. It all has to do with him, doesn't it?"

"Yes. Unlike you, he remembers nothing. None of the others do. Past lives are normally forgotten, after all."

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Sorry it's so short, but I'm pressed for time and I got almost no reviews last chapter.

I want 5 reviews before I update again.

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DarkLady