Disclaimer: I do not own GW or the characters :( But I do own my OCs. Also, this is NOT a DuoxHilde story, sorry if you were confused. As of now, there are no pairings.
Apart of Death
Wufei looked at his watch as he stood at the gates of the Space Port in Sanc. "He's late."
Sally sighed, standing beside him as they waited for the American Pilot. "It's only been five minutes, give him a break."
"His flight already came in twenty minutes ago. The next one from that colony isn't until three."
"Maybe we should call him and see what happened. I'm sure there's a good explanation."
Wufei didn't hesitate to pick up his cell phone and call Duo. "Hey, where are you?"
"Uh, I got held up, sorry." Said Duo on the other line.
"What do you mean?"
"Some kid was about to get run over, so I pulled him out of the way, and now he wont leave me alone." He paused. "Don't look at me like that."
"Huh?"
"Not you, the kid."
"Okay… Just drop him off at his house and head down here."
"That's just it; he won't tell me where he lives. Again with the looks! How can a kid like you muster that!"
Wufei let out a frustrated sigh. "This is serious, Duo."
"I understand! But I can't just leave him."
"Then leave him at your house or something."
"He won't even acknowledge anyone but me… I'm kinda stuck with him till I can get him to talk."
"Fine, then bring him, I don't care."
"What? You serious? How am I going to pay for his ticket?"
"Put it on the Preventer tab, I don't care. We just need you." He growled, then hung up the phone.
"What was that about?" Asked Sally.
"Duo found a leech." He said, walking off to the nearest coffee stand. Sally gave him a curious look, then followed.
Duo hung up on his cell phone, then turned to the little black haired boy who found himself attached to the Gundam Pilot. "Okay, why don't we start off with your name?"
"It's Azrin." Said the boy absentmindedly, munching on pancakes and bacon.
The two were in a relatively deserted café because the boy said he was hungry and Duo figured he could try to get him to talk more if they were alone. They were in the far corner booth, and the place was practically empty with a couple in another corner and only one waitress.
"Azrin?" Asked Duo, lifting an eyebrow. "That's a… unique… name…" He paused. "What's your last name?"
"I don't have one."
Duo frowned, suddenly feeling sorry for the kid. "You're an orphan?"
"No, I just don't have one."
Duo paused. "Oh. Then what's your dad's last name?"
"He doesn't have one."
Wait, what? This kid is confusing. "Was he an orphan?"
"No."
Duo shook his head. "So your family just don't have family names?"
"Yeah."
Duo sighed. "Okay, where do you live?"
The boy looked away. "If you don't know, then I can't say."
That… made no sense… "What? Why not?"
The boy lowered his voice. "Because someone could be listening." He looked around, as if he were making sure no one was watching him.
Duo lifted an eyebrow. He decided the boy was paranoid about something, and figured he would go with it. "Then what can you tell me?"
"That I'm apart of Death."
"What does that mean?"
"I'm half dead."
Duo gave him a skeptical look. "No one is half dead. They're either dead or alive, you can't be in between."
"Then you're not looking at the bigger picture."
Duo paused. "What?" He shook his head to clear his thoughts. Obviously this kid didn't want to tell him the truth, so he was making up stories. Though, it was a little ironic he was calling both of them Death. Where did he come up with this stuff? "Okay, so you're half dead. How am I supposed to take you home?"
"Well, you can't, you don't know how."
Duo decided to play along. "Can you show me how?"
The boy looked like he was in deep thought. "I never mastered that technique. Plus I can't use any of my powers for some reason."
Powers? Technique? This kid has a wild imagination… "Do you at least know how though? Maybe if you tell me, I can figure it out."
"Maybe, but your powers seem blocked too."
How convenient. He rolled his eyes. "Then what should we do?"
"I'll have to stay with you."
Duo stared at him. "What? Why?"
"I have nowhere to go, and for some reason, he isn't chasing me anymore…"
"Who?"
Azrin looked around wearily. "Him."
"Who?!"
"If I said his name, he might find me!"
Duo sighed. He knew he wasn't getting anywhere, so he figured he'd try another option. He stood. "Well, I guess you'll just have to stay with me then." The boy seemed to relax slightly. "So we're going to Earth, okay?"
The boy nodded and followed Duo, grabbing hold of his hand as they made their way out.
I'm just going to have to find out who he is the old fashioned way.
"Awe, he's so cute, Duo." Said Sally, as Duo and Azrin made their way through their gate and to the exit. Duo sighed and the boy gave Sally a shy look before burying his face in Duo's shirt again. She chuckled. "Well, he's certainly adorable."
"Yeah, he does that to everyone." Said Duo. "This is Azrin. Azrin, Sally. Where's Wufei?"
"He got tired of waiting. So Azrin, where are you from?" She asked, smiling at the boy. He didn't answer, ignoring her. "He's not much of a talker, is he?"
"No, not really." The three made it to Sally's car. "Actually, if you don't mind, I was thinking we could try and find his parents."
"He hasn't told you?"
Azrin gave Duo his death glare, but the older teen was unfazed. "Let's just say he's being difficult." Duo glared back.
Sally looked between the two, seeing something between them that was a bit odd. There was something similar about them. Not appearances, but something else… And for some reason, they both seemed so comfortable around each other. It was almost natural to see Duo holding Azrin's hand; like they were brothers or something.
Though, she had never seen Duo with kids, so she didn't know if he was good with them or not. Apparently he was.
The three got into the car and drove off, the rest of the way in silence except for Sally informing Duo of his mission. Azrin stared out the window the entire time, completely ignoring the both of them. He was in deep thought, Duo could tell, but he wasn't about to interrupt him.
When they made it to the Headquarters, Wufei and Noin were standing outside making conversation as they waited. The three got out of the car, both Noin and Wufei staring at the kid attached to Duo. Noin hadn't heard what had happened, but Wufei was giving him an interested look, like the boy was intriguing him already.
Azrin looked up at Wufei, and again shied behind Duo.
"What's with the kid?" Asked Noin, looking at Duo and his hand linked in Azrin'.
"Long story." He said, sighing.
"We have to go." Said Wufei. "Can you leave him here?"
"No." Said Azrin, looking up at Duo with pleading eyes. "You have to take me with you."
"I can't, it's a dangerous mission." Duo said, feigning a worried smirk.
"I can stay out of the way."
"It's not that simple, kid."
"I can look after him." Said Noin, trying to be of some help.
"No! I have to stay with Duo."
Everyone stared at him. The kid just met Duo, why was he so attached?
Duo looked at him confused. "Why me?"
"Because we're the same."
Duo rolled his eyes. Right, we're apart of Death, whatever that means…
"Duo, what is he talking about?" Asked Noin.
Duo gave them a nervous smirk. "Uh, nothing!" He turned to Azrin. "Is there anywhere I can take you that would be remotely safe? Like a police station or something?"
Azrin looked away in thought. "A church." He said, looking up at him.
Everyone stared at him. "A church?" Duo questioned, lifting an eyebrow.
Azrin nodded. "Preferably Catholic."
"Why a Catholic Church?" Asked Sally, but more to herself than anyone else.
"Catholicism itself might be corrupt, but they were instructed by the Archangels themselves on how to purify a sacred space to keep evil spirits out."
Noin and Sally giggled, not expecting such a sophisticated response from the boy, but at the same time it made him look innocent and imaginative. Wufei gave him a stern look, deep in him own thoughts.
Duo was caught off guard, because he wanted to know just what kind of person was chasing Azrin that couldn't enter a church. Maybe it was an imaginary person or something that he fathomed up to explain the horrible things that happened. What could be so bad that would demote him creating an imaginary demon?
"Okay, a church it is." He said, looking over at Sally and Noin for help.
"We'll drop him off along the way. We must hurry." Said Wufei, heading to Sally's car.
"Promise you won't leave?" Asked Duo, giving Azrin a stern look. "We should be back later tonight, okay?"
Azrin nodded, and the group headed out for the mission.
In the world of the Darkness, a hooded figure stood by the black sea, staring out at the rising moon along the horizon. Black branches and roots twisted and angled around the person, as sharp spikes protruded from the bark like large thorns. The sand around the figure was as dark as the waters splashing along the shoreline, licking the beach and leaving an ominous aura in its wake. Everything around the figure was eerily silent, even the sounds of the waves was snuffed into the darkness around it. The figure stood still, like a statue gazing eternally in one direction, watching the large moon as it began to rise into the night sky.
Suddenly a void of darkness burst in mid air, creating a black hole of nothingness. Another hooded figure appeared, a couple heads taller than the one waiting on the beach. When it stepped out, the void disappeared, followed by a trail of black light.
"Did you find him?" Asked the first figure, barely moving an inch. The voice was feminine and soft, yet stern and cold as she addressed the other figure.
"No, he isn't in the Netherworld." Said the other, a deep masculine voice with a chilling tone that sent the darkness shivering in fright.
"We have to find him; otherwise the he will be furious." Said the female figure, turning to the taller one.
The young man in the black cloak shifted slightly, his tone getting deeper with anger. "You think I don't know that? He will have both our heads."
The woman sighed. "Did you try the Underworld?"
"I've even looked in Heaven and couldn't find him." He retorted, his voice icy and callous.
The woman faltered slightly, but kept her composure. "How did you get up there? We're forbidden."
"I have connections."
The shorter figure sighed, looking back out at the black sea. "That only leaves the Mortal World left." She looked back up at him, a black void of darkness forming behind her. "We must make haste; before his Majesty finds out he's missing."
The young man nodded, making his own portal behind him. "I agree, and we will kill anyone who gets in our way." The two nodded and disappeared into the darkness.
"Okay, here we are. St. Clair Catholic Church." Said Duo, as the group of them entered the cathedral to drop off the boy. A nun was praying at the altar, and looked up when she saw them. She smiled warmly, then walked passed the long row of pews to meet with them.
"How may I help you?" She asked. She was rather young looking, probably new, Duo thought.
"Would it be okay if you looked after him for a while? Just for a couple hours, he has nowhere to go." Said Duo.
The nun looked at the boy, and a look of uneasiness washed over her for a second, before returning to her pleasant smile. "Well, of course. I would be happy to." She held out her hand to the boy. "And what is your name?"
The boy buried his face in Duo's shirt, peeking out with a shy look. "Azrin…" He mumbled.
"Well, Azrin, my name is Abigail. Do you think we can be friends?"
Azrin looked at her strangely, then nodded and walked over to her. She took his hand, then smiled up at the group, more specifically Duo. "I'll take good care of him."
"Promise you'll be back?" Asked Azrin, looking up at Duo with a pleading look.
Duo smiled, caving in to the cute kid. "Sure, I promise."
"Can we go now?" Asked Wufei. "We're running late."
"Okay, let's go." Duo, Noin and Sally waved goodbye to the boy, and Wufei gave him a strange stern look, before they all parted.
Abigail and the boy stood there for a couple good seconds, before she turned to look at him. "So, Master Azrin, what brings you to the Mortal World?"
Azrin looked up at her in shock, then smirked.
To be continued
Yay! Next chapter up :) Lemme know if there are any errors, thank you! I also fixed up chapter 1, I forgot the scene breaks lol
