Wings and Horns Chapter 13

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"Trowa?"

Quatre slowly opened his eyes. He was lying down in a room that was completely white. "Where…where am I?"

"It's good to see you are awake. Don't be afraid now, you're safe. I promise I won't let anything happen to you."

Slowly sitting up, Quatre looked around trying to decipher where the voice had came from. There were no windows or photos hanging on the walls in the room. There wasn't even any furniture besides the bed and a desk and chair on the opposite wall. Looking down at his hands, Quatre tried to focus his vision more clearly. Everything was still a little blurry for him.

"Don't worry, Quatre. Relax."

"Where am I at?"

"You're safe. This is my room that you are in."

"And just who are you?"

"Alex. It's a long story, but you have to bear with me."

Quatre's eyes widened when he saw a figure appear out of nowhere. The figure spread out long wings and took a seat in the chair by the desk. "You're…an angel!"

"That's correct. Notice anything else about me?"

Quatre studied Alex for a few moments. Lowering his head, he nodded. "You look…almost identical to me. Does that mean I'm dead?"

"You are far from being dead Quatre. Yes, you have crossed over to this world, but there's eternal life here."

"So, I'm in heaven?"

"Yes, but you won't be here long if I have anything say against it."

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"Trowa…I…I don't know what to say."

"Just leave me alone."

"There was nothing wrong with him Trowa! Maybe he's still alive."

Trowa looked up at Heero with unblinking eyes. "He's dead. I can't feel him anymore."

"What the hell do you mean by that?"

"We had a…connection between the two of us. I could always tell he was close by, safe, or in trouble. You probably wouldn't understand since you aren't as close to anyone as I was with Quatre."

Heero lowered his head to stare at his feet. Trowa was right; he wasn't close to anyone like those two. Sure Duo and he were dating, but would he feel just as bad as Trowa if Duo were to die?

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Thomas stood in the corner of the room hidden from view. I guess Alex was right about not being able to leave for a while. With Quatre gone from earth, there's no reason for Alex to roam around down here. I have to find that bastard for causing Trowa and me so much pain. He turned and walked out of the room leaving the two alone.

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Duo sat with his back to the wall looking out the patio doors. His smiling, loud self was now replaced by a deep frown. Wufei had gone into his room after Quatre had passed away and hadn't been out since. Duo watched as some squirrels and birds played around in the backyard. It's a perfect day. Maybe a little cold, but it is winter. Why did he have to die? This wasn't supposed to happen! Duo shifted his gaze in the glass and saw a figure standing there. Without turning his head to the visitor, he spoke.

"What the hell do you want? Haven't you already caused enough damage?"

The figure didn't move, just remained standing looking Duo over. "I'm sorry…you're right, you know. It wasn't supposed to happen this way. I had to do it though…it was my job."

"He was my friend…my brother!"

"Not biological."

"Nevertheless, close enough to one. You better hope that the other two doesn't find out were you are. I may not be able to stop you, but they will. They have the power to bring down any kind of force…whether it be mortal or not."

The figure bent down to see into Duo's eyes. "Look at me."

"I can't, you know that."

"I said look at me!"

Duo hesitantly shifted his eyes to look at the figure. As soon as he made eye contact, it felt as if he was being pulled into another world. He saw visions of when the world was just starting, visions of Hitler and other leaders and of all the major wars between nations. Duo felt as if he could weep. The visions were nothing but sorrowful. The further he looked, the further he was drawn into the depths of the figure's mind. Duo couldn't escape it; he couldn't blink or look away. He gasped at what he saw next.

"Thomas and Alex are getting too close. The two of us have talked it over, and we have decided that they should be locked up for all of eternity. Neither one is to roam the earth again, nor set foot near the gates of heaven or hell."

"What do you want me to do, my lords?"

"You are to follow them. When the time is right, you will receive a message from either Lucifer or me."

The figure looked to the left of King. Seeing in the shadows, Lucifer gave him an evil smirk. "As you wish my lords. You won't be disappointed."

Rising from his knee, the figure flew out of the great hall. Finding Alex and Thomas at the train wreck where so many were killed from the derailing, he watched as they worked together.

Firemen and police officers were still working on clearing up the mess and trying to find any bodies. The air was filled with smoke and gas fumes from earlier. Walking around in the train, Alex came across a little kid's body. The girl had to be about five and she was holding onto her teddy bear. Closing his eyes, Alex said a silent prayer. Thomas came along beside him and laid a gently hand on the angels shoulder. Together they continued walking along the interior of the train. Passing through firemen that worked busily and going easily through the doors that were left in contact.

The figure could see why the two lords wanted the two separated for all eternity. They were getting too close, almost as if they were an item. Narrowing his eyes, he could see the demon had spotted him. Turning, he left the two to finish out their jobs.

Duo inhaled a gulp of air. He felt as if he hadn't been breathing for the longest time. "What…what exactly are you?"

The figure rose, and began walking out of the room. Duo looked him over, seeing a tail from under the trench coat, he gave a slight shudder. "Are you a demon?"

The figure didn't reply, but vanished into thin air.

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So…what do you think so far? Please tell me .