Created by Love, Blood and Death Part 20
Shinigami's POV
I can't help but smile to myself. Shinii is dragging both Heero and I down the step to the outside. All she has said is that we had a problem with Wufei. I wonder if he's a dragon again. I look at Heero and he's simply staring at Shinii's and his hands.
She's walking backwards. Correction, she flying backward. Perhaps Heero is really staring at her feet that are six inches off the ground. Her small leathery black bat wings are flapping behind her. I smile. I made sure she had small black wings. At first I had wanted her to have feathery wings since she was going to be angel. But then I decided I wanted to have something that was truly like me. So I copied my wings, only smaller.
We exit the house and I see my hunch is right. In the yard is a large red dragon. "I see you decided to change." I say.
The sharp dragon eyes glare at me. "It's not funny. I can't turn back!" I look at the others; they're staring at him in awe.
"I don't doubt you can't change back. You've been in that form for how long?"
"Several years. What are you talking about?"
"You've been in the other form for a long time and now you have no more energy left to maintain it."
"So what do we do now?" Quatre asks. "We can't keep a dragon in the yard. Someone will find out."
I sigh and wave my hand. "Fine, we'll shrink him."
"NANI!!" The dragon eyes get big.
"Oh calm down, dragon. I can shrink you so you don't stand out. I've done it before."
"Yes and it took you forever to return me to my normal size."
"I promise once you have your energy up I'll return you to normal."
"Fine." I go up and touch his scaly skin. He begins to shrink. He flies up and land on my shoulder. "Don't forget your promise."
My eyes narrow a bit. "I won't." We turn and re-enter the house. I am slightly annoyed with the dragon. We have a fight ahead of us. I'm not going to play games and keep him at the size he is now. What good is a small dragon? Of course what good are mortals against beings like immortals? I need to find a way to bring back the others others' powers and at least some of their memories.
I sit down on the couch. Wufei is still perched on my shoulder. "What are you thinking?" He asks.
I notice everyone looks at me. "We have a fight ahead of us. However most of you are lacking memories and abilities that we need to fight."
"You're missing memories as well." I look over at Heero. He's sitting in a chair and staring at me intently. Kei never had that look. However I find that I like this look. Wonder why?
"Yes I am missing memories." I respond. "Let's hope they come back before we have to fight."
Shinii's POV
My master has gone for a walk. Everyone else has stayed in the living room. Heero decided to go up and work on his laptop. I notice Quatre and Trowa are sitting a little closer. I look at Wufei. I can tell he's not happy about what has happened. I know I wouldn't be if I were in his shoes.
"They didn't wipe everything." I look over at Quatre. His eyes look confused like he's figuring something out.
"Excuse me?" I ask.
"They didn't wipe everything out." He looks at me.
"I don't understand. What do you mean?" I shake my head. He has me confused.
"Our memories. You said that Val and Nanashi were lovers right?" I nod yes, still not following where he was going with this.
"When I first met Trowa I was immediately drawn to him. Like I had known him forever."
"I felt the same about Quatre." Trowa says.
"In other words they couldn't totally wipe out the feeling that you all had. Hence the reason why the five of us work so well with each other." Wufei speaks up.
"So does that mean they couldn't wipe my master or Heero's feeling either?"
This is interesting.
"Interesting indeed." I turn and see my master standing in the doorway. He seems sad. What has happened?
Shinigami's POV
I decided to talk a walk after shrinking Wufei. Who could have turned against me? Who would want me dead? On second thought who would actually go through with hurting me? I already know that most of the immortals hate Shinii and me. Well more like fear us. But what has happened to bring it this far. I sit under a tree and think.
"Ah thinking may just help."
I look up and see an elderly woman. I smile at her. "Sister, what are you doing here?"
Her eyes twinkle a little. "I came to see you, dear brother." It's rare for Past to come to the present. She sits on a rock not far from me; hands folded in her lap. If we aged she would have at one time looked like Present and Future. Her graying brown hair is pulled up into a ponytail. "You want to know what happened, don't you?"
I nod. "I have a fight on my hands. I must know what happened so it doesn't happen again."
"I shouldn't tell you." She looks up into the sky. "Do you remember mother and father?"
I raise an eyebrow. Why would she bring them up? "Yes I do. Why do you ask?"
"They need to come back. The other gods have forgotten their places. They think of us as underlings." The last bit is spat out. "Mother and Father would never have allowed this to happen. We failed."
"We did not." I get up and walk over to her. I lay my hands over hers. "What has happened?"
Past looks up at me and our eyes connect. "You fell in love and had a child."
"I know that."
"Your love for them out weighed all else. You could not and cannot hurt either of them."
"I know that, too."
"That is what you did wrong, brother."
"I don't understand. How can that be wrong?"
Past stands and hugs me tight. She then kisses me on the cheek. "Think about it, brother. Then you shall know." She turns and walks away disappearing before me.
I start back for the house. How cannot harming my loved ones be bad? I look up as the house comes into view. Heero is in the window looking out. If he is not the same as Kei why am I still drawn to him? Why do I still love him? Why do I wish to learn about this new person in the body of my lover?
I walk into the house in time to hear what the others are talking about. The Immortal Court was unable to wipe out all of our memories and feelings. How interesting. I can see Shinii finds it as interesting as I. Perhaps this is why Heero was distracted by me. He still has faint feelings left from being Kei.
Everyone looks at me. I walk over to Shinii and pick her up. "Time for bed, angel."
Shinii's eyes narrow. "I don't need sleep."
I chuckle; she always was hard to get to sleep. "No arguments young lady. You will sleep tonight. When was the last time you slept?" She looks away but not before I see the sad look in her eyes. "Aa, I see, that long huh."
"It's been a long day for all of us." Quatre speaks up. "Perhaps we should all go to bed."
I nod to him. And carry Shinii to an empty room and lay her down. "What have you been doing, angel?" She gives me a confused look. "While we were away. What did you do?"
"I did as I was made to do. I took souls and delivered them to the dark or light. Mostly those who were undecided."
"Who watched over you?"
"Auzii and Fawlner mostly. But I tended to keep to myself."
"Auzii and Fawlner? Can you still get in contact with them?"
"Yes, why?"
"Allies, angel. Auzii is an archangel and Fawlner is a high-ranking demon. They are also spies for your aunts and me." I kiss her forehead. "Sleep well." I leave the room and go down stairs. As much as I would like to go to Heero's room and watch him I don't. I think I would make him nervous. I sit down on the couch and stare off into nothing. I feel my eyes grow heavy and I finally close my eyes. I do not sleep. Sleeping is for mortals and Shinii. I do not dream either. So why am I now?
I'm standing front of the court, glaring at them all. I shake my head. "No." I say simply.
"It is not your choice. You will do it." A goddess says.
"No, I will not!" I tighten my grip on my scythe.
"You will go down to the earth and take the mortal Kei's soul and deliver it the Light." A god says.
"And then you and that thing you two made will part ways. It will then be given to the dark for retraining as a demon." Another god says.
My anger boils up. "Shinii is NOT a thing. She is a little girl that I helped make. She is my daughter. And I will not take the soul of my Lover. Kei is off limits to you all." I glare at them.
"You will do as you're told."
"NOOOO!!" I turn and walk away.
Again I stand before the Immortal Court. Only this time Shinii is next to me and she is crying. In front of me is Kei, chained up and on his knees. Val and Nanashi are off to the side, three guards around them. I look back at the court.
"Since you have refused to follow orders, we of the court hereby punish you. Demon Val and Shadow Nanashi, you helped keep the mortal away from being taken. As punishment your memories will be wiped and your age reversed. You will be sent to the mortal world never to have your paths cross."
I snort to myself. I doubt my sister would agree to that. In fact I know they won't. "Mortal, your punishment will be the same. Though we should take your soul. However the time for that has long since passed and now we must wait. Shinii Tenshi, you only follow the orders of your master. You shall not be punished the same why. We shall deal with you later."
I narrow my eyes as I hear Shinii sniffle. "Shinigami, you are a god and we can't destroy you. However you too will be punished like your friends. Your power will be damped and you will be defenceless."
"Noooo!!" I look to Shinii, blood red tears stream down her cheeks. "No daddy, daddy." She throws her arms around me sobbing into me. I look at Kei and he too is crying. I feel myself being pulled away.
I open my eyes and gasp for air. I remember. I remember everything. I wouldn't take Kei's soul and I wouldn't give up my right to Shinii. I wouldn't let anything harm them. And yet because of it we were all punished. I remember everything. Growing up on L2. The street gang, Solo dying in my arms. Father Maxwell taking us kids in. Sister Helen braiding my hair. The fire that killed them all. Professor G training me. Meeting the guys. Falling in love with Heero Yuy and being too afraid to tell him.
I stand up and go up stairs. I enter Heero's room quietly. I stare down at him. He's so beautiful. Duo Maxwell fell in love with him. Fell in love with his strength and beauty. The way he would always room with Duo. Or the way they could talk without words. I remember being Duo Maxwell.
Heero's eyes open and stare right at me. "What do you want?"
I sit down on his bed and brush his cheek with my hand. "I remember Heero."
"And?"
"And I remember being Duo Maxwell and what I, Shinigami, did to get us punished."
"What did you do?"
I lean forward until we a few inches a part. "I fell in love."
"I don't understand."
"I wouldn't let them take your soul." I lean in closer.
"You don't love me." Heero says.
"Shinigami loves Kei. Duo loves Heero. We are them." I kiss his lips softly and lay my head on his chest. "I just wish you could remember too." I fully expect Heero to punch me or shove me off of him. But that's okay, just a few seconds of lying with him is worth the price.
Instead of pushing me away I feel a hand run along my hair. "Why?"
It was a simple question. He still doesn't understand. Perhaps it's his training or maybe it's the past he remembers. I smile slightly. "Because I love you."
"Then what am I forgetting? Being Kei? I'm not him." There is a bit of anger in his voice. He's annoyed by all of this.
"I'm more worried about Shinii. She needs you. I know you as Heero, now. And I still love you. We complete each other. We always have, we always will."
"Hn." I smile some more.
I sigh and enjoy being here. "What do you really think of Duo Maxwell?" I ask him. I need to know. I'm not sure why but I do.
"Why?"
I smile some more. "I'm just curious. I know what Kei thought of Shinigami. I want to know what you think of Duo. Was he your friend?"
"Hai."
"Best friend?"
It takes him a moment to answer. "Hai."
"Did you ever want it to be more than that?"
He shifts under my head. I pull my feet up onto the bed and arrange myself more comfortably. "Possibly."
I look up at him. "What kept you away?"
His arms come up around me. "You're a distraction from my missions."
I laugh. "Well then I guess we're even. Kei used to distract me from work all the time."
"Hn."
"The Fates are playing with us." I mumble, something that just came to me.
"I don't believe in fate."
I laugh some more. "Well I do, I'm related to them."
"Are you serious?" Heero looks at me, his eyes are slightly widened.
"Of course I am. The Fates happen to be my sisters. There are only four active gods that truly know anything of time. My three sisters and myself. The other immortals think they know but really they only have a small idea."
"What do you mean 'active gods'?" Heero begins to stroke my braid.
"My father and mother know of time. My father is Father Time; he controls all time and space. The Fates were trained to control time as well. Our mother is the Mother Goddess, she created all immortals. Awhile back, well okay eons ago, they slipped away. The Fates and I believe they snuck off to be with each other."
"Does your daughter know of time?"
"Yes, she's half mortal."
"Nani?" I peer up at Heero. His eyes are narrowed.
"I told you, we made her. She's your daughter too. Therefore she's mortal also. Weren't you listening?"
"I don't know what to believe. She looks nothing like us." Heero shakes his head.
"Of course she does. She has my wings, your glare." I chuckle at that one.
"She has your heart. No god could change your heart or your feelings."
"She smiles like you."
"I thought you said she looks nothing like us."
"She doesn't know does she?"
I sigh. "I tried to teach her that she really was born to us. But someone keeps telling her different." I lay my hand on his stomach and grip his shirt. "She's changed since I left. I failed her. I failed you. Why can't I protect those I love?" I feel tears coming to my eyes.
Heero hooks his finger under my chin. He forces me to look up at him. "I doubt you did it on purpose." He kisses my forehead. I think I may have gotten through to him. Maybe we can have a happy ending after all?
TBC...
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