Episode Four
The next morning, the five young men sat at the breakfast table in relative silence. Quatre sat with a pondering exprression on his innocent looking face. "You know what I just realized," Quatre asked. Before waiting for a reply from any one of his comrades, he continued, "We have the same birthday."
Duo looked to his blonde haired friend. Taking a bite of his bagel, he said, "Who's 'we'? You and who?" Quatre replied with out even looking up, "Destiny and me. March 7th." He paused for a moment before continuing, "I don't know why I just thought of that."
Duo shrugged his shoulders, still eating, "That's one hell of a coincidence." Wufei looked to the Arabian and said plainly, "I don't know how you didn't realize it when it was brought up to begin with, Winner." All the comment got from the normally stoic Heero was a "Hn."
Just as the short conversation was being finished, Destiny walked into the room, a pretty smile spread across her face. "You look like you're feeling better," noticed Wufei, only looking up at the girl long enough to see her expression as she walked in, then returning to his news paper.
Destiny sat down and tossed her golden hair over her shoulder nonchalantly, "I am better," she took an apple out of the fruit basket. "In fact," she said, looking down at the red apple, and then taking a bite, "I feel much better about this situation."
Heero raised his eyebrow while Trowa held a similar look. Wufei grunted in an amused sort of way before looking up at the girl. Quatre smiled brightly, and Duo smirked and said, "How so?"
"Well," she started, "I figured that I'm probably stuck here. I was usually unhappy back home anyways, so I can start fresh here. Make new friends, get a job or something. You know, things that will help get me going in this new place. Besides, you guys don't seem to have a problem with me, well, at least not that I know of, so I can try and be happy here."
"Don't you miss anything about your home?" asked Quatre. "Well, yeah. Like, metal music. And my few friends. My parents. Stuff like that." Destiny went on, "But I was planning on moving away anyways after college. I wouldn't see most of them ever again. But, I could have kept in contact. So, yeah, I am sad that I won't ever talk to them again, but I'll be okay."
"That's a good attitude to have in a situation like yours," remarked Trowa while he looked at her. "A very honorable statement, indeed," replied Wufei. There were a few nods from Heero, Duo and Quatre in response. "Thanks!" Destiny exclaimed.
Duo perked his head up after remembering the conversation before Destiny had entered the room, "Hey Destiny, guess what?" Destiny turned her golden head to look at Duo, her blue eyes still sparkling from her epiphany, "What Duo?" Duo grinned and replied, "Quatre and you have the same birthday!" Destiny laughed and turned her head towards the blonde Arabian, "Really?" Quatre smiled brightly and replied, "Yeah. I just remembered it earlier. I thought it was such a convenient coincidence." "Yeah!" Duo exclaimed, "We don't have to remember another birthday around here! How old ya gonna be on your birthday, Destiny?" Destiny chuckled lightly and said, "I'll be nineteen."
"SO WILL QUATRE!" exclaimed Duo in a surprised sing song voice. "Oh wow! That's funny!" laughed Destiny. Quatre laughed alongside the other two, while the other three pilots retained somewhat amused expressions on their faces.
Destiny smiled as she walked over to the trash can to throw her apple core away. "You know what?" Quatre and Duo both responded with, "What?"
Destiny walked back towards the guys and plopped down in her seat, "I need to get out of the house. I need to go do something. You know, stretch my legs a bit, get outside and see what this time has to offer."
Quatre spoke up, "I have an idea!" Everyone turned their attention to the pilot of the Gundam Sandrock, "How 'bout we all go into town tonight. Go out to dinner, and maybe show Destiny around town for a little while. How does that sound?"
"That sound's like an awesome plan!" exclaimed Destiny excitedly. "Yeah! It sounds like fun!" Duo said. Trowa and Heero both gave a nod of approval, while Wufei gave his grunt of approval.
"It's settled then. We'll leave here at about five o'clock this evening." Quatre said, most pleased with his plan.
"Do I get to wear a dress?" asked Destiny, a little bit of girlish hope shining in her eyes. Quatre looked around, scratching the back of his head, "Uh, sure. If you would like. It's probably going to be a bit on the 'not so casual but not exactly formal' side." "Alrighty then!" said Destiny, sitting up out of her chair, "Sounds like a plan, stan! I will see you gents later on this evening. I'm going to raid my closet and see what I will wear for tonight." Destiny began walking out of the room. "But it's only ten in the morning!" shouted Quatre after the blonde girl's retreating form. "Wow, Q-man. And to think, you have 40 sisters." Duo shook his head, making a 'tsk'ing sound with his tongue. Quatre gave the American a quizzical look. Duo sighed loudly, then continued, "Girls are picky when it comes to what they wanna wear. Especially when they're going to a place they've never been to before. Or when they know there'll be dudes around. (Us being the dudes in question). They always wanna look good, because they're sneaky, coy little bitches." Duo finished that sentence with an almost evil, bitter look.
Heero didn't even look up from his laptop when he said the name, "Hilde" in his normal tone. Duo shot a glare at Heero before sulking in his chair, crossing his arms over his chest, pouting like a small child who doesn't get their way. The other three pilots sweat dropped before returning to their normal morning activities.
When four fifty five rolled around, all five of the young men were waiting in the front room. Duo was sitting on the couch, one leg up on the cushions. He was wearing an all black ensemble consisting of black slacks, black boots, and a nice black satin shirt, (no surprise there, ne?). Heero was standing by the door, his arms crossed. He was wearing black shoes, black slacks, and a green button down short sleeved shirt. Wufei was sitting in a large red arm chair, muttering something about baka onna's and taking their damned time. He was wearing black shoes and slacks, and a red long sleeved button down shirt. Quatre was standing at the foot of the staircase, wearing black shoes, white slacks and a white button down short sleeved shirt. Trowa was standing against the wall next to Quatre with his eyes closed. He was wearing black shoes, black slacks and a grey-green button down short sleeved satin shirt.
"Finally, "Trowa heard Wufei grumble. He opened his eyes to see Destiny at the top of the stairs, walking down. She was wearing a black single strapped dress that clung to her curves, and came down to just above her knees. She had on a pair of black high heeled shoes that were only about 2 inches in length. Her hair was up in a simple knot, small curly tendrils falling down to her collar bone. She wore no jewelry and had no purse, (she doesn't have any money, you 'member??).
Trowa caught himself staring at the girl, eyes slightly wide. He was awoken from his reverie when he heard Duo whistle a cat call, "You clean up pretty good there hot stuff!" Destiny got to the bottom of the stairs and smiled, "You aint lookin too bad either, gangsta!" Duo grinned at hearing the slang dialect of his native peoples, taking pride in it for a quick moment.
Quatre smiled brightly at the girl. He held out his arm to her, and she took it, returning his smile with one that rivaled his own. "Why thank you kind sir," Destiny teased. Quatre caught the meaning of the remark and returned it with one of his own, "Why of course, Madame."
They all piled out of the house and to the garage. When they got in, Destiny stopped in her tracks, mouthing 'wow'. Quatre laughed and led the girl on to an Escalade-like vehicle. ' It couldn't possibly be an Escalade.' She thought, 'They probably stopped making those over a hundred years ago.' She laughed to herself.
Heero go in to the driver's seat while Quatre go into the passenger seat. Duo and Wufei sat in the third row in the back, while Trowa helped Destiny into the middle and he sat beside her.
It was a relatively short ride into town and to the restaurant. They walked into the building, and sat down at their table. Quatre sat at one end of the table, with Destiny and Duo to his right, Trowa and Heero to his left, and Wufei at the opposite end.
When the waitress went around the table, asking for drinks, Quatre got water, Destiny ordered a glass of rose wine, Duo ordered a beer, Wufei ordered a glass of white wine, Heero had himself some brandy while Trowa had a glass of red wine.
"What's with the water Q-man? It's not like you're driving or anything. Can't you handle a glass of wine?" asked Duo, taking a drink of his wheat ale.
"Quatre hates the taste of alcohol," replied Destiny. She then made a quizzical look to herself. "You're right, I don't." said Quatre, looking to the girl in modest surprise. "How would you know that?" asked Wufei, taking a drink from his glass. "I, I don't know. I just assumed," replied Destiny, looking at the Chinese man.
Trowa eyed the girl suspiciously. 'How would she know that? I'm the only one who knew that.' He thought to himself.
The group just sat at their table until the waitress came back to take their orders. When it came to be Destiny's turn, she ordered, "Can I get the four cheese pasta. But instead of marinara sauce, I need alfredo sauce, please." Wufei looked up to her after the waitress walked away, "What's wrong with marinara sauce?" "She's allergic," replied Quatre simply, taking a drink of his water. "And you would know that, how?" asked Wufei, his gaze sitting suspiciously on the Arabian directly in front of him.
Quatre had a far away look in his eyes. He took a sip of his water and shook his head, "I don't know." "If I didn't know better, I'd think you two knew each other," Duo stated looking to the two blonde people at the table, "Maybe you guys were in a past life together," finished Duo jokingly. He chuckled to himself and took another sip of his beer.
"Maybe," said Destiny thoughtfully. "Don't tell me you honestly believe that crap," said Duo. "Why shouldn't one believe in past lives, Maxwell?" questioned Wufei, "The idea has been around longer than the persona of Christ." "Do you believe in past lives Wu-Man?" asked Duo looking to the Chinese man. "Indefinitely," replied Wufei simply, with agitation seeping from the one word.
Duo looked to Heero, "What about you Heero? Do you believe in past lives?" Heero looked to the braided American, his normal stoic expression plain on his face, "Yes." "I must say that I do as well. Déjà vu can't be just a coincidence," remarked Trowa, knowing the conversation was going to turn to him at any moment. Duo pondered the thought for a few moments, then shrugged his shoulders, "Eh, why not." He then took a large gulp of his beer, finishing off the bottle before asking for a new one.
Destiny looked to Quatre, an almost desperate look on her face, "Do you think that we could have known each other in a previous life?" Quatre thought about if for a minute, then looked Destiny straight in her light blue eyes, "I think it is a fairly reasonable explanation as to why you seem so familiar to me." Destiny smiled lightly, "That's a cool thought. It's kinda exciting."
When the group got back to the mansion, they all walked to their respective rooms for the night.
Destiny walked into her room and walked into the closet to find something to sleep in. She settled on a pair of grey sweat pants and a black tank top. She slipped into bed and easily fell asleep to the sounds of the sea outside her window crashing onto the shore.
Destiny's Dream
She sat in the garden, staring at the rose bushes that surrounded her. She sat underneath a gazebo, which was a welcome retreat from the sun, as well as the palace. She sighed lightly, feeling her chest move in and out from the effort. She had on a white corseted dress that fell to the floor. It was strapless. She wore a diamond necklace that sparkled in the light of day. At the end of it lie a rare stone called the star sapphire. It was a pale blue with a white eight pointed star in the center of it. It was the stone that had been given to her by her father, Taranis, Lord and God of the Sky.
"Why, dear little sister. You sigh as if you have something to sigh about," came a voice from behind her. She jumped lightly and turned to face the owner of the voice. She came face to face with her twin brother. "Oh Belenus, I am not that little," she teased, "You are but only one minute older than I am." Belanus laughed as he sat down next to his sister, his eyes meeting her blue eyes that matched exactly to his own, " And you strike back with that horrible formal name of mine, how dare you Destiny!" "I'm sorry Quatre," the younger blonde replied. The siblings laughed at their words, then fell into a calming silence.
"Now, sister, tell me, what is on your mind?" asked Quatre. Destiny sighed once more, "Love."
Destiny awoke to the sun shining through the window to her room. She thought about the dream she just had. 'Was that just a dream? Or was it indeed a memory from a past life?'
As she was thinking, a knock came to her door. "Come in!" she exclaimed, allowing the person to come in. As soon as it was said, Quatre walked through the door. Destiny's eyes widened at the sight of him. He looked slightly disgruntled, and it was odd that he would show up right after she had dreamt about him.
"You look upset," Destiny stated. Quatre looked up to her as he sat down on the bed, "I just had a dream. And, you were in it." Destiny waited for him to continue. "I had a dream that I found you in a garden, and I called you 'sister'." Destiny looked to him with wide eyes, "And I called you 'Belenus'." Quatre looked at her in shock, "So, you saw it too?" Destiny simply nodded her head. Quatre sighed and had a look of amazement on his face.
Destiny took Quatre's hand in her own slender one, "Maybe, that was the past life Duo was talking about." Quatre looked at Destiny's hand that covered his own. Quatre closed his eyes, as did Destiny. They both began to see visions flash across their eyes. Them as young children, playing together in a room filled with toys. Them as pre teens, making fun of each other. Birthdays they shared, insignificant words and memories Destiny's tears as her brother had to go away to meet with other young gods far from home.
Suddenly, both blondes opened their eyes, only to stare at their matching eyes. "Donea," whispered Quatre. "Belenus," whispered Destiny, tears forming in her eyes. Destiny flung herself in the Arabians arms, tears falling down her face, "I remember you." Quatre smiled lightly down at his younger twin, "And I remember you."
The two just sat in each other's embrace, not needing to say any thing. Two twins were just reunited and given their memories from the past. There's nothing that needs to be said in an instance such as this.
Quatre laughed after a couple of minutes, pulling away from Destiny, "Let's go downstairs. The others will worry if we don't show up soon." Destiny nodded, wiping her tears from her face, smiling.
When the two walked into the kitchen together, no one looked up, not seeing anything really out of the ordinary.
Quatre sat down at the table, smiling at his sister. Destiny smiled back, but walked around to stand next to Duo. Duo looked at Destiny as she stood next to him, a grin on his face, "What's up hot stuff?" Destiny smiled and threw her arms around the braided young man, "You were right!" Duo looked at her, her arms around his neck, as the other young men stared at the display in curiosity. "I know," replied Duo, but then a quizzical look came across his face, "About what?"
"Last night, when you said that Quatre and I probably spent a past life together," Destiny released the man and looked at him, her eyes sparkling with joy, "We did! We were twins. I was a princess and he was a prince!"
All of the boys, excluding Quatre, shouted, "What?!" Wufei had a twistedly confused look on his Chinese face. Heero's normally passive expression was thrown into a look of utter disbelief. Duo looked, well, how Duo looks when something incredible and extremely confusing happens. Trowa's eyes were wide, "I should have known. It was only so obvious."
"And," started Destiny, "That's why I think I'm here. I was supposed to be reunited with my twin brother. We were one spirit, in two bodies. When we were reincarnated, I guess I was sent to the wrong place. Time, I mean."
"I don't understand," said Heero, his face still bent out of shape, (but still oh so cute .).
Destiny sat next to her brother, throwing a smile quickly at Trowa, who was staring at her. "Well," started Quatre, "It all started back over two thousand years ago, in the time when the Celtic Gods ruled supreme. There was the King of the Gods, Lord of the Sky, Taranis. He fathered two children, twins. The oldest, a boy, Belenus, God of the Sun, Prophecy, and Music. And the youngest, a girl, Donea, Goddess of Fate, Destiny, and the Stars…"
Alright guys, I guess there may be just a bit to explain….
Well, as you can probably figure out, these names are all based on, or are, Celtic deities and mythology. I thought, eh, Roman and Greek are too common. So, blah! with those. Lol anyways, Taranis and Belenus are actual deities, whereas Donea is just one I made up. This all isn't actual mythology. It's just based on it. It's what my odd imagination threw together to create a story.
Don't worry. I'll continue with the twins' story in the next chapter, so don't worry your pretty little heads about that one! .
OH!!!! And please, REVIEW!!!!!! I haven't gotten a single one for this yet…makes me sad…I dunno what im gonna do!! AHHHH so please, for my sake, just review. Thanks guys!! More coming soon! HaStA!-Lady Elenwen.