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A Wind of Cherry Blossoms "Damn it, Heero! What are you trying to do to me? First you're hot, then you're cold. Would you just make up your mind? You're driving me insane!" A shot rang out. "Aaagh! Shit, that hurts. Heero, why the hell did you just shoot me? Don't you dare walk away from me! Don't you dare leave me here!" Heero walked out of the room. "Damn you, Heero! Damn you to hell!" "Hey, call 911. Somebody's been shot! Don't worry, man, you'll be fine." As he slipped away into the blackness, he could hear her singing his lullaby. The angel awoke. She could feel him slipping away from her again. Damn Heero to the lowest of the seven hells for hurting him. The confusion and turmoil in his mind filled her own, and she struggled to make sense of the painful images. The instinctual rage to protect her mate filled her mind, and she had to force herself to calm down. She thought of the Arctic wasteland that had been the green serenity of her home, of her mate who lay sleeping beneath the ice. The pain suddenly froze, adding to the ball of ice surrounding the center of her soul. Hurting Heero would only hurt him. He had to figure things out on his own. He was not Saphir; he didn't need her to protect him. She settled back to sleep. She would awake when he needed her again. "I can't believe Heero shot you. What'd you do?" "Nothing. One minute he's kissing me, and then he shoves me down and shoots me. He's completely lost it." "And you're still stuck on him, aren't you?" "God knows why. He's insane and homicidal. I honestly thought he was going to kill me. Doesn't he feel the same affection I do?" "You need to break it off with him." "I know, I know. It's just..." "Stupid to stay with him. Leave him now." Trowa and Quatre left the room. Duo sat by the edge of the bed and finished getting dressed. Then the phone rang. "Hello?" "I'll meet you at the bridge in an hour." "How do you know?" "I always know when you need me. I'm your Guardian, remember?" "Thank you." "I'll see you in a hour." The angel hung up. Well, she wasn't an angel, not really anyway. That's just the way Duo thought of her. "One of these days I really need to find out exactly what an angel is," she thought as she walked towards the bridge. "Probably, whatever it is, I'm not it. I'm not even a good Guardian. Getting involved with a human is so idiotic, and I know it. He just reminds me so much of Saphir. But after we get through the current crisis, I'm leaving. This isn't healthy. If I spend much more time among them, I'm going to start thinking like them. Now that's a scary thought. I never want to be that irrational and emotional. It's a miracle that they've lasted this long. Anyway, I thought Duo learned his lesson last time. Guess not. This time I'm going to make sure he gets it, even if I have to bang it into him. And once He's got it, I'm out of here. Maybe I'll go back to Europe. It should be fairly easy to hide there. Plus, it's so beautiful this time of year. Maybe I'll even go back to sleep. But I think I'll miss the human race. I think I'll stay a little longer, purely for scientific reasons. "Duo, there you are. You are a complete idiot! Idiot, idiot, idiot! I thought I had made it clear last time." "I know, I know, but..." To Duo's complete and utter surprise, he broke out into tears. "Ack, damn it! Shit. I promised I wouldn't cry." She took Duo into her arms. "Sssh. It's alright, everything's alright." "No, it's not. I'm head over heels for him. I want to have him fuck me so much, even now. Athana, what am I going to do?" She hit him over the head. "No cursing. What have I told you about that?" "A dirty mouth shows a dirty mind." "Good. Now come on. Wipe off your face. We're going to dinner at La Chavals', then you're staying the night with me." "Does that mean what I think it means?" "No. Falling into bed with me is not going to help you sort out your Heero problems. It'll probably just confuse you more. So, as tempting as the offer is, no." "Aaww!" "Stop complaining. I'm paying for dinner." Heero watched as Duo walked off with the strange woman. They made an odd but striking pair. The woman was taller than Duo, with long, dark brown hair; skin the colour of milk, and large eyes that were almost the same colour as Duo's. Of course, Heero only noticed her movements. She moved like a cat, quick and graceful and deadly. "Once I get rid of her, Duo will be mine. Tonight, she dies." Several hours later, Duo sat in Athana's high-rise apartment. He had some wine with dinner and was just a little drunk. "I just don't see why you still love him. It just doesn't make sense." "Emotions don't always make sense. Can I have some more wine?" "No." "Aw, come on. I can't drown my sorrows even a little bit?" "No. It isn't healthy." "Spoilsport. You know, I can see right through that nightgown." "That would explain why you gave it to me. And here I thought you were being noble when all you wanted was a cheap thrill." "I did buy it thinking how good it'd look on you. The colour really does suit you. The cheap thrill was just a bonus." "See, Duo, you're smiling. Life can go on without Heero." She walked over and kissed him on the cheek. Well, she intended to kiss him on the cheek. But Duo, even drunk, had lightning-fast reflexes. He grabbed her by the waist, swung her down onto his lap, and proceeded to kiss her very thoroughly. "Duo, let go of me." Athana said when he finally let her up for air. "Now why would I do that? I mean I can't think of a better way to get over a man than by having a beautiful woman in my lap." "Duo, I'm not kidding. I stopped doing this sort of thing with you for a reason. It's..." Duo shut her up by kissing her again, while his hands roamed slowly over her body. He found the ties of her bodice and began slowly undoing them. "Duo, this really isn't a good... Oh, God." Duo's mouth had just found the sensitive spot on the side of her neck. She was suddenly unable to think about anything except the amazing things Duo's tongue was doing. Even the man staring down at them through the skylight seemed unimportant, at least until he came crashing through it. "I'll kill you, you bitch!" "Heero, what the hell are you doing here? Heero, just put down the gun. I'll go with you, just put down the gun." "You stole him from me. You're going to die." Heero advanced on Athana, pointing the gun straight at her. She backed away until she was pressed against the edge of the balcony." "Heero, please don't hurt her. It's all my fault, Heero. Just put the gun down. Shoot me, if you want, but don't hurt her." "I'll punish you later, Duo." A shot rang out. Duo started forward as a red spot appeared on the dark blue bodice of Athana's gown. She looked very surprised. A soft gasp escaped her lips. Heero took a step forward and pushed her off the edge of the balcony. Duo rushed to the edge to do something, anything, but it was too late. She'd already disappeared from view behind the masses of cherry blossoms carried by the wind. "Oh, God, no. Athana!" Duo sank to his knees. He didn't seem to have the strength to stand anymore. Tears began to run down his cheeks. He felt the gun barrel press into his hair. "You're mine, Duo Maxwell. Now and forever more."
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