Author's Note: To Golden Rat, Yes! Thank you someone understood me! Yes that was exactly what I was trying to explain, I don't know if I did a very good job of it though. Oh well, next chapter.
The Shifter Part 9
"Alright, so if all we need to do is remember our past lives, how do we go about doing that?" Wufei asked. "I would guess it's different for all of us. I just needed to hear our story told where as Heero needed for Voory to speak with him. It has to be something close to us that brings our memories back."
Trowa stood from his spot near the fire and walked toward Duo. "Duo, I have a question." He looked vaguely uncomfortable so Duo lead him a short distance from the rest of the group in order to speak in private. "When your eyes glowed, you said something to me. Do you remember what you said?"
"I believe I said, 'Hello Aarde, I've missed you immeasurably, brother dear.' Was that what you meant?" Trowa nodded. "What did you mean?" The fey boy giggled. "I meant exactly what I said. Aarde is Voory's brother therefore you are my brother. Though obviously not by blood this time. Do you remember how you would protect me before Heero asked me to be his mate? Even after that you were still my great protector, not even Quatre could dissuade you from that."
He giggled again until he felt a warm hand run down the length of his cheek. Duo raised his eyes quickly as he'd never felt Trowa touch him this way; in fact, to his knowledge Trowa had never touched him at all. What he saw made him smile, Trowa's eyes glowed a startling green as he looked down at Duo.
"You will never know how much it hurt me to see you fade away like that. To know that I had failed to keep you safe, failed as your brother." His voice was filled with the pure power and pure warmth that was the Earth, the great planet we inhabit but don't take the time to appreciate.
"No, Aarde, you didn't fail me, you did all you could." Duo's eyes pleaded with those looking down on his own to understand. "But that wasn't enough. You still died." The fey boy's eyes flared to life, glowing as brilliantly as they had been before. "I couldn't have asked for anymore, nor any less. You and the others could not save my physical form, but you saved my spirit. Don't you realize that all I wanted was to not be alone in my final moments? You made that wish come true, Father Earth."
Aarde smiled at the familiar nickname. "I just wish I could have been there sooner, I wish I could have prevented your death." Voory hugged the taller boy with all his might. "As I wish I could banish this unnecessary guilt from your heart. All is well brother dear, we're all together again, and in the end... that's all that matters."
"Yes, I suppose it is." His eyes shifted over to Quatre whose mouth was hanging agape at the fact that Trowa was actually hugging someone other than himself. "You'd better go explain to him, Aarde. Don't let him get the wrong impression." The Earth guardian nodded his noble head and moved toward his love throughout time.
TBC...
If you hadn't already guessed, in the next chapter it'll be Quatre's turn!
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