A Glint in the Snow

By: Abby Ebon

AN: Sorry for the long wait everyone hope this makes it up to you in some way.

Disclaimer: YYH and Gundam Wing do not in any way shape of form belong to me. However anything unrecognized and original characters do.

-Heero POV-

I am a demon- or at least half demon. Or so Hiei – who is apparently my half brother, claims. I need answers just a few are, what sort of demon am I? Who was my mother- or father? Which was a demon? And how exactly am I related to Hiei, and how did he find out that I was his half-brother?

I turn abruptly to go back to the training room. If anyone knows the answers to my questions it would be either Kurama or Yuusuke.

Duo is still there. I don't see why he is so thrilled with his black-purple sparks that he is always trying to form into what he calls a spirit ball when Yuusuke works with him. Wufei on the other had- even I realize that he is subtly trying to undermine Genkai's authority.

It isn't working though and every time he has a question he takes it to Hiei- my half brother, who only tells him to go ask Genkai. I do not understand Wufei's attitude toward women, but time like these make me annoyed with him at times, though I never say anything.

When I enter the training room its obvious Duo has overheard something and told it to the others. Yuusuke stands and with Duo trailing behind leads me out of the training room.

Which I see no reason not to allow him to do; I think I'm in shock- or something like it perhaps.

Yuusuke leads us just outside the shrine and Duo looks from one to the other of us and nods slowly confirming what I had suspected.

He knows I am half demon…

Soon the rest of the pilots will as well.

-Duo POV-

Duo was angry- no not angry -furious. So he had allowed his curiosity to overwhelm him and followed Heero and Hiei. How dare that- that- demon led Heero away only to tell him something like that?

Leaving Duo and his fellow pilots to pick up the pieces- who –or what gave him that right. Did Hiei even know how often it was Heero was surprised? No…he didn't and after all the horrible things they had done in their short lives- and still had yet to do still.

Heero was now left wondering if he had done those things- and still had more of them to do because of duty - or justified it for a demon nature he was born with.

I sigh after nodding to Yuusuke, who led us out of the shine. I am grateful to that even though I had seen Kurama and Yuusuke trade glances as if measuring each other up. Apparently whatever their internal battle was Yuusuke had won.

"Heero, you must have some questions. I believe I can answer most of them." Yuusuke states bravely. Heero watches him out of the corner of his eye judging him.

"What sort of demon am I?" Heero asks even though I know he has many lesser questions that are probably just as important to him. Heero just doesn't want to appear uncertain in front of anyone- not even me.

"You are a Koorime which are a type ice demon race who are predominantly female. In fact I believe you and Hiei are the only males…" Yuusuke revealed chuckling softly and shaking his head in amusement. Subtly telling both pilots that Heero's demon parent had been female- his mother.

"Why is that?" Heero asked watching Yuusuke openly now.

"I've heard Hiei called the Forbidden Child, for the rest of your questions I suggest asking Hiei or Yukina- if you can find them. By the way Yukina is your half sister…" Yuusuke told them with a shrug.

Heero nodded and I sighed, patting Heero's shoulder. I though of him no differently but he probably didn't realize that none of us would. It was true that out of all of us pilots Heero was the most emotionless.

Somehow despite that he had befriended us all even if he didn't know it.

"Come on Heero, I bet the others are holding a meeting in your room." Duo stated watching Heero's unchanging face nod, and as I led him back to his room I know he would follow, if only to find out if we had abandoned him.

-Trowa POV-

As Quatre led us back into the shine I saw Wufei rushing to us. By his face alone I knew the news wasn't good and would likely led us to another of those meetings in Heero's room.

Quatre rubs his chest as he does sometimes when someone or large groups of people send out the same emotions.

"Duo's found out that Heero is the half demon Yuusuke was looking for!" Wufei told us quickly when he reached us.

No more words are needed for me as he leads us to Heero's room to my surprise he is not there, and neither is Duo.

However I have no need to ask where they are for I know Quatre is just as curious and will likely ask for me.

"Wufei, where are Heero and Duo? Are they alright?" He asks Wufei who sighs and runs a hand though his hair.

"They are fine- Yuusuke is talking with them, probably answering their questions so they can answer ours." Wufei answers kindly, for some reason he and Duo both seemed to have developed the same weakness for him as I have.

We are unable to deny any knowledge to him. It will likely get him into trouble in the future.

"Did they seem upset?" Quatre asks softly his fingers twitching likely wanting to rub at his pained heart.

"Duo did- Heero seemed almost not to care…" Wufei admits not looking at Quatre as he stares at the door.

"I see…" Quatre murmurs softly, he too stares at the door almost willing it to open up to admit Duo and Heero.

As if by some miracle it does and I can tell by Duo's solemn expression and Heero's adamant lack of one that they are not happy and we soon won't be either.

Or as happy as we can be, away from our home dimension– or world as I've heard Yuusuke refer to it as.

-Quatre POV-

"What has happened?" I murmur softly but I know everyone can hear me in this quite room.

Heero looks almost pleadingly at Duo, who looks pained but nods slowly silently agreeing to answer whatever the other pilots asks.

"Hiei just told Heero he was his half brother…" Duo started reluctantly. Wufei snorted and looked at him with slight condensation. I wanted to scold him but kept my silence as Duo continued.

"Making him a half demon- I've already told them that Duo." Wufei told the braided pilot. Duo nodded and yanked on his braid on what I saw to be with nervous energy.

"I think I speck for everyone when I say we accept Heero for whomever, or rather whatever he is." Quatre stated Wufei and Trowa only nodded their agreement with his statement.

Duo gave us a soft sort of smile as if thanking us silently for supporting Heero, but how could we not he was our comrade in arms. A fellow pilot- who I know we all value as a friend.

"Who was his demon parent?" Trowa asks curiously which sparks our interest back on the topic- Heero being half demon.

When we came here we all knew that Yuusuke was searching for someone among us but to find it is Heero is somewhat shocking. Though I think we have all seen him do almost- impossible things when we all go on our missions.

"His mother." Duo answered simply after glancing to Heero with a almost questioning expression. As if Duo needed to seek Heero's permission, for reaffirmation that he could talk about something that would be so personal to Heero.

"How does Hiei know you're a demon? Do you have any other half demon siblings?" Quatre asked curious if his orphan friend had gained a family. Duo nodded this time grinning widely.

"Supposedly Hiei knows because he and Yukina are Heero's demon relatives." Duo announced proudly.

"What sort of demon is he?" Wufei asked almost eagerly.

"Heero is a half Koorime, Yuusuke described it as a ice demon race that as far as he knows has only Heero and Hiei as its males." Duo told us so softly we almost had to strain to hear him.

I notice Wufei frown but none of us have anything to say to this strange announcement. I watch Duo as he goes to lean against the wall, staying near Heero, almost as protectively as Trowa does sometimes for me.

-Wufei POV-

I almost can not believe Duo when he tells us that Duo knows of only two Koorime males both of whom are in the same general area that we are.

Then I remember that humans are not demons- what human can know how a demon may reproduce. Perhaps in that race only the females are needed to reproduce rendering males practically useless.

These are indeed disturbing thoughts for me as I am as much a warrior as a scribe. I feel I must meditate on this perhaps Yukina can tell me more of her people so I can get accurate information.

That raises the question though if only females are needed for the continuation and protection of Koorime- what do they do with the males? For Hiei and Heero's existence prove that some are born every so often- so what happens to them?

Perhaps I should go with Heero when he goes to question his demon relations.

AN: Well I think that went well for how everyone is cooping this chapter. Hope I stayed in character for the boys. I don't believe Wufei is truly sexist though just loosing his wife and not being there to protect her made him angry at himself. Thus women being weak are only his out lit for thinking himself weak thus reversed psychology. Besides I refuse to write one of my favorite pilots as sexist...