This is Part 6 of this fic. Anyway... This is my first GW fic, there is some violence, strong language and it has the usual yaoi pairings of Heero & Duo (Ack, they're equal partners, so I guess I would say 2x1/1x2, right?) and QuatrexTrowa. So if you don't like male/male pairings, then don't read this, or pretend that Quatre and Duo are chicks. Okay?
It was later that day that Heero and I decided to finally move out of Quatre's house. We had been mooching off of him for too long; I got the feeling having us there all the time was wearing him out. That, and the fact that I was a target. As long as I was here, I would be endangering Quatre's and Trowa's lives. I was Heero's master, so whatever happened, he would be with me.
I found out that Heero lived downtown and had sold his apartment while I was in the Shadow Lands. I figured that if I sold my apartment, we could pool our money together and get a small house.
Of course, that wouldn't be done for another week. Stupid paperwork. I never really liked it much, so I let Heero handle it. For a dead guy, he's pretty good at filling out papers.
It was the next night when we got a little visit while we were eating dinner. It wasn't really a little visit; three vampires the size of linebackers appeared in Quatre's kitchen.
"We wish to speak to Shinigami's son."
I stood up. "I'm him; what do you want?"
"We have a message. A girl named Hilde is being held hostage down at an old abandoned warehouse in Fisherman's Wharf. If you don't come within 24 hours, we'll rip out her heart and chop off her head." With that said, the trio left the house, leaving the us with many unanswered questions.
"Well, what are we waiting for?" Wufei said, more than eager to go bust some vampire heads. It was getting late, and I didn't want to do this at night. But Hilde's life was at stake. I was torn between risking my friends, or risking Hilde. It's like deciding between family and friends; you don't want to lose either of them.
I finally decided. "Dammit! Alright, me and Heero will go. The rest of you, stay here."
Wufei shook his head. I knew that guy was going to argue. "I'm coming too. I'm a dragon, remember?"
I sighed irritably. Damn dragons. Always so pushy. "Fine, but Trowa and Quatre, you guys are staying here. Is that okay with you?" They nodded. Quatre still didn't know what his powers were. Trowa had full control of his powers, but considering it was the night after the full moon, he was at his weakest. I read that in the lycanthrope book. See, I do my homework.
Heero and I got our things together. He got his cool black leather trench coat that I bought for him. It looks so good on him. He also got on his tight blue jeans and green tank top. He put on some sneakers and was set to go. I put on a black shirt, black jeans and black sneakers. What can I say? I'm a goth at heart. I pulled on a dark blue jacket which hid my Firestar perfectly. The Firestar was in an inner-pants holster in the front of my pants. This way I could pull it out easily. I also put on my shoulder holster with the Hi-Power Browning. Heero thought two guns was enough, but I strapped on a couple of wrist sheaths with one knife in each of them. Silver of course, just in case there were lycanthropes.
We met Wufei downstairs near the door. He had a light brown coat that went down to his knees. He had on khakis and a black tank top. He held a shotgun. "Ready?" he asked. We nodded.
So the necromancer, the vampire and the dragon set off into the night.
We took my jeep down to the Wharf. It's a big place, with criss crossing streets lined up with little street markets and such. It was a nice place to walk down in the day time. It was even nicer to walk down it in the evenings, with the vendors selling dinner in various shops and couples walking side by side, enjoying a romantic walk down the streets. But now, in the quiet part of the Wharf, it was kinda creepy.
We drove to the only building at the end of the Wharf, an abandoned warehouse with the door open and no lights. I parked my jeep a little ways outside and we all got out. We walked towards the building, wary of anything that moved or made a sound. We walked steadily into the warehouse.
The lights suddenly switched on at our entrance, and the smell of death immediately assaulted my nose. Maybe it was because of the five vampires standing in front of us. Yeah, that might be it.
All the vamps were dressed in old Victorian clothes; they all looked like the traditional vampires from old horror movies, with the white dress shirts with the frilly sleeves and lace collars. They all had on the same black leather pants, making them look like clones. I was beginning to wonder what it was with dead people and black leather.
"Did your master force you to dress like that, or are you all fashion impaired?" I asked sarcastically, a small grin forming on my face.
They didn't say anything, so I assumed that meant yes. I reached out with my power to estimate their ages. They were all about thirty years or so. No problem for Heero.
I stepped forward. "Where's Hilde?" They all stepped back and off to one side, like a living curtain. Their movement revealed a girl sitting in a chair, hunched over so that I could only see the top of her head. Her head was bowed, so I couldn't see her face. Then she looked up. Piercing blue eyes met mine. Hilde.
"Alright, we're here. Now let her go," Wufei said.
"I don't think so." A woman's voice came from the rafters. Suddenly, she dropped down in front of us, a black cloak billowing around a black body suit, leaving nothing to the imagination.
"Murdida!"
"You see," she said, "this is a trap. Attack!"
"Kisama!" I heard Wufei yell as he was attacked by two vampires. Two other vamps tumbled into Heero. I was left with Murdida, Hilde, and a random vampire. He was tall, had a blue bandana around his head and a spiked bracelet around each wrist. He stared at me for a couple minutes with his liquid brown eyes, then charged.
I barely managed to dodge out of the way. He looked back up from where he had crouched down. He was crouching over where I would have been if I hadn't moved. A stinging pain brought to my attention the cut on my arm. My jacket had a rip in it. "Dammit! I just bought this jacket!" No one messes with my wardrobe and gets away with it.
I whipped out my gun and aimed at his head. But the second I looked over, he phased out of sight. "Crap, where did he—"
The vamp stood in front of me, an evil grin on his face, revealing both fangs. I fired my gun, more from shock than anything else. It hit him in the heart, and he flinched and staggered back a bit.
"Didn't think I'd be using silver bullets, huh?" I sneered as I took that time to leap back. Murdida just stood beside Hilde, a smug look on her face. I wanted to wipe the floor with her damn face. Hilde just stared at me blankly. Her stare caught me off guard, and the other vampire tackled me.
"Shit!" I struggled, throwing my power against him, but I couldn't conjure enough power to throw him off me completely. I made him lose his grip long enough for me to get clear and fire off some more bullets into his head. He dodged most of them, and others landed in his chest. Once again, my gun clicked on empty while facing a vampire. I hated that.
*BLAM!*
The chest of the vampire exploded out, and itty bits of bloody flesh flew all over the place. I was covered in some of it. I looked over to the source of the gunshot.
Thank the gods for Wufei. He had already taken care of his two vampires. Their bodies were lying behind him, decapitated and with holes where their hearts should be. Wufei was holding the shot gun with the left hand, his sword in his right hand. I wonder where he kept that thing...
"What are you waiting for Maxwell? Chop off his head!"
Oh, right. I pulled out my two knives. They were about the length of my forearm; these knives were more like daggers. I sliced off the head of the vamp, making two clean swipes with my knives. The head slid off, landing on the ground with a plop sound. Heero had just ripped off the heads of his two vampires. I watched with a gruesome fascination as he stuck a hand in each of their chests and pulled out a heart from each of them. One of them was still beating. The bodies fell onto the floor, and Heero threw the hearts on their respective bodies. He looked at me, a cold resolution in his eyes. Something was wrong.
I turned back to more pressing matters. Hilde still stared at me, her eyes as blank as a computer screen. "Hilde, what's wrong?" I asked worriedly.
"She can't hear you. She's under Thanatos' control."
"You bitch!"
"Hey, it's not me you're after. Take it up with Thanatos."
"Where is he?"
"I'll tell you, if you come with me."
I was really mad now. I didn't want to cooperate with these vampires. They were nothing but trouble. "Tell me where the hell is Thanatos." I suddenly got my answer. I felt someone's presence behind me. I didn't want to turn around and give my back to Murdida, so I side stepped to the side and put my back to the wall, so I could keep an eye on both of them.
The new person wore tight leather pants, a fishnet shirt, with fingerless gloves and knee high boots. This guy looked like he was from a strip club. In fact, many vampires look like they're from a strip club. I was beginning to wonder if they all worked at Bloody Delights.
"I'm right here, lover boy." This new vampire was not as powerful as Murdida. I could feel his age at around 500 years. That was about half as much as Murdida. I could understand why he prostrated himself in front of her. But Murdida had spoken about her master, Morbius, in a previous encounter. Who could be more powerful than a thousand year old vampire?
"Maybe one who was older." Dammit, stupid mind-reading vamps.
"Can't a guy keep his thoughts to himself?"
"Not unless you learn to hide your thoughts." He smirked, like he knew everything about me. I wanted to shoot him. His steady gaze wasn't helping. His eyes raked my body, probably picturing me naked in some lewd position. I knew that look, I had it myself sometimes when I looked at Heero. But this was a full leer, with pure lust written all over his face. I didn't like it one bit. I felt my face growing hot, and I looked away. Bad idea.
I felt his energy suddenly surge, then he charged forward. I jumped away, but the wall was to my back and all I managed to do was travel a little further away from him, but closer towards Murdida and Hilde. I slid down a bit, my knees giving way to my weight as I slid down to sit on my butt. I was feeling kinda frightened. No one scares the god of death; but why was I frightened by this one vampire? Murdida didn't scare me, and she was twice as old as Thanatos was!
"Frightened, lovely one? A mask of fear isn't becoming on your face; you should always wear a smile... or a grimace of pain." Okay, THAT was creepy, especially the way he said it. He stared at me, a grin playing on his face as he started to crawl towards me. I backed up into a corner. He stood up and caught me with his eyes. He didn't turn me, which surprised him. "You... you aren't a normal, are you? That makes you even more tempting..."
"Lay off."
Heero stared at him, a cold fire burning his eyes. "No one may touch him." He glided over to stand next to me. He was a step in front of me, to protect me. I think.
"I sense his marks on you; he is your master, isn't he?" He smirked when Heero's stance wavered a bit. "Don't tell me you're being controlled by this pathetic excuse for a vampire. He doesn't have enough power to control a fly!"
"That's not true." I didn't expect Heero to stand up for me, at least, not in this aspect. He usually just let me fight my own battles. "Duo-sama is strong." That was all he said.
I stood up. Heero's strength was flowing through me, giving me the power to stare back at Thanatos.
"Thanatos. Let Hilde go. Now."
He shook his head playfully, his face all smiles. "Nope, she's a pretty little thing. I think I'll keep her for a little while longer."
"You bastard!" I lunged forward to punch him, but Heero caught me. "Heero! What are you doing? Lemme go!"
"Heh, it seems like your servant won't even listen to you. You're pathetic. I can't wait until I have you under my control."
Murdida raised a hand and Thanatos levitated over to her. He stood behind Hilde, untying her. Murdida looked at me for a few moments, then grabbed Hilde's face and kissed her deeply. And the worst thing was that Hilde enjoyed it. I could see it, even from the side. She liked every touch, every caress that any of them gave her. She would even be in bliss if they pulled her heart out. Damn them.
When Murdida pulled away, Hilde was looking at her longingly, like Heero had looked at me that one night a long time ago in Anita's apartment. Shit.
"Thanatos?" Murdida asked, like he already knew the question. He probably did.
"I know. Hilde, take care of them. But don't hurt the braided one. I want him in one piece so I can ravish him." Thanatos and Murdida then slipped off into the night. I didn't even see them leave, they just blinked out of sight.
Now Hilde stood there, staring at me with those ice blue eyes. Then she did a backward flip and attacked Wufei.
"Wufei! Don't hurt her!" I yelled before I realized that I would be endangering his life. Wufei dodged out of the way, dropping his shotgun and bringing up his sword. Hilde just growled at him. I ran towards them. Hilde turned towards me.
"Hilde! You gotta listen to me, wake up!" She just stared at me blankly. I closed my eyes. ~Please forgive me,~ I thought before I entered her mind.
I had never done anything like that before, and that was probably why I got kicked out of her mind so quickly. But it gave me enough time to ram her into a wall. "Hilde! Dammit, listen!" She wouldn't, and she grabbed my arms and started to pulse power through me. I screamed as a hot burning feeling ran down my arms. I felt like I was being burned alive. I forced out my own power, knocking me away from her. We stared for a moment, before her eyes flickered. She turned and started to run towards the door.
"Wait!" I yelled as I reached to grab her. I didn't want her going back to that vampire. I managed to tear off some of her shirt. I was left with Wufei and Heero, staring into the night, with a piece of cloth in my hands. "Hilde..."
We came back near midnight. We all had a few scratches and bruises. Now that we had trained and honed our powers, we didn't get hurt as much as we used to. That was good thing; I was feeling bad because of all the money we cost Quatre in first aid supplies.
Quatre and Trowa weren't awake when we came back. In fact, they were upstairs. It was really quiet, so Wufei just took his motorcycle and went back home. He needed to be with Sally and Liu Po, anyway.
Heero and I changed, washed up and went to bed. I sensed some strange feeling from Heero. I didn't know what it was, but it kinda unnerved me. I didn't fall asleep until later, watching Heero sleep. He didn't cuddle me or hold me like he usually does. I finally closed my eyes, and fell into a troubled sleep.
Oh well, just another day for us supernatural people.
Another groggy morning. I hated mornings, or more specifically, mornings after a vampire fight. But today was the day that our paperwork would go through. We could move within the week. My stuff was in boxes in my room at Quatre's house. Once the papers were approved, we could move out and stop bumming off Quatre.
I looked at the clock on the nightstand. It read 11:30 AM. I must have slept in. I usually don't get up this late. I usually get up at 10 AM.
I walked downstairs, smelling the sweet scent of coffee and toast. Heero had gone off to work. He still worked with the Preventers. I guess he could never get that soldier blood out of him. Wufei and Sally work there too, but Sally gets to have maternity leave. The rest of us work there every once in a while. I usually worked with Howard as a Sweeper, fixing up old pieces of junk and stuff.
I grabbed a cup of coffee and sat down at the table. A plate of toast was left there, a note lying on the napkin next to it. I read the note, twice. It said,
"Dear Duo,
Trowa and I are going to work at the Preventer's Office for a while. Don't worry, they only need a few of us, so you can stay home. Don't forget to call Howard, he left a message for you last night. Bye, Quatre."
I ate my toast and drank my coffee before going to the phone.
"Hey Howard, it's Duo."
"Duo! How've you been?"
"It's been one hell of a vacation, I tell you that."
"Really? What's been going on?"
I told him about the vampire attacks, all the supernatural crap that's been happening to me and the latest plot to get me to join them. Howard listened to it all, without interrupting me. I was starting to think he didn't believe me.
"Duo, I know this may sound harsh, but from what you've told me, you need a longer break to help sort things out."
"But Howard—"
"You need more time, Duo. I can hear the strain in your voice. You sound more tired now, and it's not because of the war. Take a couple more months. Don't worry, I've got a couple of guys working here to keep things in line. You take care of that vampire problem of yours. I get the feeling it'll be really important. I'll see ya." *Click.*
"Bye." I hung up, not even getting the chance to say good bye. He had just given me a couple more months off. I couldn't decide for the life of me if I was really happy, or really depressed.
I wandered around the house, bored out of my mind. I had two whole months to mess around. Well, not really. Like Howard said, I needed to take care of the vampire problem. I walked towards my room. I went in and picked up the wedding invitation from Hilde. It said, "You are invited to the Wedding of Hilde and Gabriel, held on June 30, AC 198." It was already mid-May.
I had met Gabriel right after he and Hilde had met. They were out on a date while I was walking down the street. I stopped and we talked for a while. Gabriel was a head taller than me, with jet black hair that he slicked back; but a few strands escaped and fell around his eyes. He had brown puppy dog eyes and high cheek bones. He was wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans, but the simple outfit gave him that sophisticated look. I would say he was a pretty good lookin' guy. Not as sexy as Heero, though.
I finally decided to get to reading some of those books that Anita had lent me. It turns out that vampires don't burn up and disintegrate when they see sunlight. They usually just get all weak and dizzy, like a bad allergy. A really old vampire can ignore the sun, provided that they are powerful enough. But they still get weaker when the sun is up. That would explain why Heero takes naps in the afternoons, and why I didn't like mornings and liked staying inside during the day.
After a few hours of reading, my head was dizzy and my vision was kinda blurry. I put down the books and went outside. Quatre owns a huge piece of land; it even has a small forest behind it. I go to the swing that Quatre had built on the edge of the forest. It hangs from a branch on one of the trees. I guess he and Trowa like sitting out here sometimes.
I sat down, slowly rocking back and forth. I closed my eyes. A voice came to me. "Practice your meditating..." Of course Shinigami would tell me to do something like that. But he was right; time was of the essence and I needed to get stronger, as soon as possible.
So I sat in the swing, enjoying the spring air and the silence. A lot of people don't think I can sit still in a quiet place and not make any noise. They're all wrong, of course. Sitting here gives me time to think, time to reflect. I can be really quiet if I want to.
Something didn't quite click about Hilde being a vampire and me not knowing about it. Was she always a vampire? Nah, then she wouldn't have been able to walk around in the day. And why didn't Gabriel call? He had my phone number, and I had met the guy several times. We got along pretty well, and he understands that Hilde is like a sister to me, and that if anything should happen to her, he should call me first. The last time I had gone to my apartment, I hadn't gotten any messages. You think someone would notice if their fiancée was gone during the nights.
Then it hit me; quite literally actually, since a small branch fell on my head at the same time I had the thought. What if Gabriel was a vampire?
I rushed back inside and called Hilde's apartment. No answer. I don't like jumping to conclusions, but this was a definite sign. Gabriel was a vampire.
I waited for the others to come back home before spilling the news. "I think Gabriel may be a vampire." Heero didn't look shocked at all, and Quatre and Trowa just looked a bit surprise. But if you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. How else Could Hilde be a vampire and Gabriel not know it?
"If that's true, then you think they're at Bloody Delights?" Heero said.
I nodded. "Call Wufei. We'll need his help." I headed for my room to get my weapons.
"Wait."
I turned around. Trowa looked at me, and something shimmered behind his eye. The beast within. [1]
"I'm going with you guys this time," Trowa said calmly.
"What?" Quatre asked. He grabbed his hand, pulling him back closer to him. He looked at Trowa, his eyes wide with worry and fear. "Trowa, do you have to?"
Trowa smiled, the green eye that wasn't hidden by his hair twinkling a bit. "I think I have to learn to accept my powers, and help our friends. Don't you think that's the right thing to do?"
Quatre agreed and let him go. "Just... just be careful." Trowa nodded, and went with me upstairs to get some better clothes.
I walked into my room and changed into my vampire hunting clothes. That is, the black shirt, black jeans and black sneakers. And the dark blue jacket, which now had a tear in the right sleeve, thanks to a stupid little vampire minion. I put all my weapons on and went back downstairs.
Trowa was wearing a loose lavender shirt with a large v-neck, and loose checkered pants. He looked like he was wearing pajamas.
"Trowa..."
He held up a hand to stop me from asking. "Changing forms in tight clothes isn't efficient." He didn't have to say anymore. I remembered the transforming process. I guess he didn't want to have his good clothes all torn up.
Heero had mysteriously gotten dressed when I wasn't paying attention. Either that, or he was dressed like that this morning. I wasn't awake so I wouldn't know. He was dressed in dark olive brown khakis, and a hooded t-shirt that had a blue strip on top and the rest was white. The shirt had red 'W' printed in the middle. He looked pretty good in it.
Wufei was also there. He had gotten here quickly... "Hey Wufei, did you fly here or something?"
"No, I took a side road. It only takes a few minutes to get here from my house."
"Oh..." So that's how he always managed to get here in record breaking time. I always thought he had jet engines attached to his motorcycle.
Wufei was wearing a tight orange shirt and baggy black pants. He also had these military boots that went a little higher then his ankle. His sword was attached to his belt, and he had a gun in a holster on the other side of his belt. I was betting he had a few knives in his boots as well. [2]
"Ready to go?" I asked everyone. I got various nods. "Okay. Quatre, don't wait up for us. We'll come back, I promise." I turned to the others. "C'mon, we'll take my jeep."
We drove to the downtown area of the inner city. Most tourists don't know about this part of the city. It's the part that the Information for Tourists Association tries to hide. But it's there, and tourists go there anyway. [3]
My car could barely fit into the alleyways as we made out way towards Bloody Delights. If you don't remember, this place was a hot bed for vampires. Really. It was a strip club for those people who couldn't get enough thrill in their love life. What better way to have sex than to be scared shitless by someone with fangs. Yeah, right.
A car came up behind us as I was driving. I looked into the mirror. I saw another jeep like mine, except their jeep was full of vampires. One of them leaped onto my car. I hit the accelerator and the vampire skidded off, not able to get a good grip. Good thing I had my car waxed the other day.
I heard a thump as the other jeep ran over their comrade. I laughed, and drove out onto an empty road. It was the staff parking lot for Bloody Delights. I wasn't surprised when I noted that it was empty. Vampires don't have to drive when they can fly.
The other car pulled up behind us, another vampire on the hood, waiting to leap over. I did a 90-degree turn and drove away from them, but their jeep just followed us and we ended up side by side. There were about four vampires in the car, and one on the hood. Not bad, considering that three of us could take out 5 of them. This time, we had four. I think the odds were in our favor.
Heero leaped out of my car and into theirs. I pulled away, turning the car fully around. Trowa and Wufei hopped out and joined Heero in the battle. I had to turn off the car and grab my keys before I could jump out and help them.
The fight was now taking place in the middle of the parking lot past their jeep. Heero had knocked most of them out of the car. The only one left was the driver.
Heero was being grabbed from both sides. Trowa and Wufei ran towards him and both leapt gracefully over the vampire's jeep. I watched as Trowa's form changed into the lion-man and he leaped onto one of the vampires that was holding onto Heero. Wufei jumped up and kicked another vamp in the face.
I brought out my gun and shot the driver. He got a mouthful of silver before his head exploded. I quickly ran up to him and brought out one of my knives. I stabbed it into his heart, getting blood all over my shirt. Blood is a pain to wash out, but fortunately, this was a black shirt.
I turned around to see another vampire behind me, the one who had been run over. There were a few skid marks on his face, but they were healing quickly. I rammed my elbow into his crotch, and he screeched. I brought my knife up into his ribcage, forcing it into his heart. He reached out for my throat. I drew away before he could reach me, and threw some power at him. He fell off the edge of the door, and I leapt over the side, landing on his arms. I reached out, grabbed his neck and squeezed. I may not be as strong as Heero, but I can still do a lot of damage. I tried what Hilde did to me and forced a burning power through me, into his throat. There was a garbled scream before his eyes rolled back into his head. That was a little too easy. I backed away, and I bumped into the car.
A pair of hands grabbed my throat. I fought back, but the grip was tough. I closed my eyes and felt the power, felt what was trying to kill me. I reached into its mind, closing an imaginary fist on their life force. The hands dropped.
As I caught my breath, the vampire in front of me started to rise. I held my hand out, not really knowing what I was doing. I had not decapitated the vampire, which meant it was still alive. But it wasn't as strong as it was before. I held out my wrist and he took it, sinking fangs into me and taking my blood.
"Stop," I commanded
He stopped.
I pointed at the vampire that was attacking Heero. "Kill him."
The vamp-zombie hopped over the car and grabbed the throat of the other vampire. "What are you doing?" the other vampire managed to say before my vampire cracked his neck. Heero did a flying spin kick and took the head right off. I guess Wufei taught him a couple of things. But then he looked at me, then looked at my vamp-zombie. I heard his whisper in my mind. ~What is this?~
I just shook my head. ~I'll explain later,~ I whispered back.
I pointed my gun at my creation. "Sorry pal, your job is done." I shot his head and it exploded into many pieces. Heero reached into his chest and crushed his heart. I could feel it faintly, but the pain wasn't that bad. What bothered me was that I could feel it at all...
"Trowa!" Wufei usually doesn't call out someone's first name like that. Heero and I looked over and saw Trowa on the ground, bleeding everywhere. Shit. "Trowa!" I screamed as I rushed over. The two vampires that hurt Trowa had pinned down Wufei. I killed one of them with a shot in the head and then another shot in the heart. Heero took out the other one with one powerful punch. Wufei was once again splattered in blood and guts. But now wasn't the time to complain. Wufei got up, and we all rushed over to Trowa.
"Trowa, speak to me!" I looked at his prone body. I delicately gathered him up into my arms and gently flipped him over onto his back, with help from Wufei. He was pretty messed up. One of his arms was twisted farther than it should have. He had various bite marks on him, and there was a long gash in his stomach. His clothes were ripped and his eyes were shut with pain.
"I'll be okay," he whispered. "Take... take me to Quatre..." Wufei and Heero carefully carried him to my jeep. I followed them. A light suddenly shown on the road. It came from the building, Bloody Delights. It was the back door. A shadow appeared. Silhouetted against the light, a lone figure stood. I looked for a little bit longer. His slick jet black hair and brown eyes gave away his identity. "Gabriel..." I muttered. I knew he heard me, because he smiled, a feral grin. He knew all about this.
Wufei sat with Trowa in the back, while Heero and I sat in the front. We didn't look at each other; tonight was too confusing for either of us to comprehend. "Drive carefully," Heero said. "I will," I replied. I put the keys in and we headed home.
I guess Gabriel will have to wait.
And when I do meet him, I'll have a reason to kill him.
Back to: Part 5
[1]: "The Beast Within" is actually a computer game, part of the Gabriel Knight trilogy of mystery games...
[2]: Look here for a picture of their clothing. Need I say more?
[3]: I actually don't know, I don't live in San Francisco. But every city has a bad district that the travel agencies try to hide, so why not?
Ack... I totally forgot that Duo can't spend his time hunting vampires... So I gave him a real life and a job...
Anyway, feel free to e-mail me your rants and raves, just don't cuss me out, okay?
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