Secrets of the Gods
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Chapter 8
Quatre's POV:
I woke the next morning in a foul mood. My sleep had been plagued by nightmares; visions of my past and the lives I had ended. What? Did you think that a god of Death didn't have guilt? Well hate to burst your bubble, but we do. It is impossible to get immune to it fully; though the worst part is knowing that the one I am taking has loved ones somewhere, and I just broke their hearts. Death is a necessary part of life, I know…but it still hurts to know that your entire existance now revolves around you ending the lives of other creatures. Not to mention now the pain of Duo's departure weighed heavily on my old soul. It was hard to believe the braided fool was gone…
I forced myself to get out of bed and take a shower. Yet, even the warm spray of the water did nothing to thaw the lump of ice that had settled in my stomach after Duo's death. I knew that there was the possiblility that she was still alive…she had told me that she might be able to revive her human body. Yet, I could no longer sense her…normally I could feel Duo's presence in the back of my mind, flickering like a dark flame. Now, though, I felt nothing. There was emptiness where Duo's presence should have been. Had she be able to revive her body? Or had she decended back into Hell? Or worse, did her spirit simply sputter out and disappear?
I shook my head, sending steaming droplets of water flying across the small shower area. I blinked a couple times, my eyes beginning to sting and get blurry…damn shower was getting water in my eyes…
I took my time in the bathroom. I knew the others were patiently waiting downstairs for me to show myself. I still needed to give them their explanation…and I had yet to think up a good excuse. Perhaps I should just bolt…climb out the window and take off…fly to my Gundam and then leave. I shook my head, smirking at the idea. Heero would find me eventually. His stubbornness would not allow him to do anything else. So I was trapped. I had to go down and confront my comrades; I know I had promised….I know I HAD to…but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
I dressed in all black, in honor of Duo…besides, if one is about to tell his comrades that he is a living Death (there's an oxymoron for ya) then one has to look the apart. And for some reason I don't think that Trowa, Heero or Wufei would take me to seriously if I tell them I am a God of Death dressed in a pink shirt…nope…just don't see that happening. Then again, I doubt they'll take me seriously anyhow; but it wouldn't hurt to at least TRY to look like one.
I glance at myself in the mirror as I walk out the door. The dark clothing made my hair seem even paler then before, almost white; and my skin seems almost translucient…I damn near glowed. But I looked very good, if I do say so myself, no wonder Duo wore this color all the time!
I drag myself away from the mirror and my narcissitic tendencies and, taking a deep breath, walked down stairs and into the kitchen.
Three pairs of eyes immediately locked on me; I could practically feel them burning a hole in my shirt. Damn. Obviously they hadn't forgotten…drat. I ignored them, forcing my nervousness down; I would not let them wear me down. If they wanted answers then they would ask, I was not going to volunteer the information! I calmly went about my business of getting my hot tea…calming tea….and an orange then I sat down at the table across from Heero…Trowa was on my right, and WUfei on the left. I saw Wufei's eye twitch a bit as I continued to ignore them…I figured Wufei would be the first to break the silence and question me.
"Alright, Quatre…whats going on?" Trowa asked, just as WUfei was about start ranting. I looked up innocently at TRowa and gave him a bright sunny smile.
"Whatever are you talking about Trowa?" I said, letting cheerfulness ooze out of my very pores. TRowa opened his mouth to reply, when Heero cut him off.
"Enough of the games, you know what we're talking about…stop pulling a Duo. Tell us what the hell happened last night," Heero's cobolt eyes glared at me, their intensity focused entirely on me. No wonder Duo became nervous when he did that. I let the cheerful mask drop, as I gave Heero a cold stare in return.
"Alright, Yuy," I said, my voice sounding cold even to my ears, "What exactly do you wish to know?"
"What happened back there?" Wufei asked, glaring at me; I raised an eyebrow in response;
"Last time I checked, we had been captured." I said coolly.
"You know what he means, Quatre, don't play dumb, that was Maxwell's job." Heero growled. I fixed Heero with and icy stare, putting the full weight of my annoyance into it; I smirked as the three boys blinked;
"For one, Yuy, Duo is not dumb, in fact Duo is one of the most intelligent beings I know. And two; I am not playing dumb…you asked me what happened, I answered. You want specific answers, then ask specific questions."
"Fine…" Wufei growled, "Why did Duo call you Odin instead of Quatre?"
Damn…he had to start off with the hard one. Shit…how to explain it so that I didn't seem totally insane? Ha! AS if, there IS no way for me to explain that without lying….and I'm not as good at telling half truths as Duo was. Ok, keep it simple.
"Because it's my name." I said, looking directly at Wufei. He blinked; "Then you're not Quatre?"
"No, I'm both." I say, then I have an epiphany "It's hard to explain; Odin was my name in a past life…in that past life I knew Duo…so her nickname for me when she wanted my attention was to call me by Odin, instead of Quatre." I got a series of blank stares for that.
"Ooook." I knew they were still suspicious; I didn't have the 'no lying' policy that Duo does. But, if I could make them believe that it was some bizarre complicated reincarnation thing; then I might be able to deter them enough that they don't ask specifics… Granted this was a BIG fucking maybe…but it was the best option I had; other then telling them the whole unedited truth. And I KNOW they weren't going to believe that one. But what was I going to do about them seeing Shinigami? I knew that was coming…what to do?...
"Fine then; explain to me how there were woman chasing Duo and me that were half serpents; with snakes for hair?" Heero asked, glaring at me. Oh shit. Ok…truth I guess….
"You saw Medusa's?" I asked, surprised despite myself, I had thought that the Gorgon race was extinct.
"That's what Duo called them….and that's what they looked like."
"Ok…well….that makes think a bit harder to explain…."
"Why?'
"Uh..well…because most people only believe they are legends." Hmmm…Heero had seen Medusa's personally…perhaps I could explain Shinigami's appearance without saying that it was indeed a Shinigami…
"And those men that chained Heero up," Trowa stated, "What they hell were they? That one moved without me even seeing him."
"Uh…alright…first off those men in the cell were shapeshifters…."
"You mean , like a werewolf?"
"Yes and no…they weren't lycanthropes…they were bear shifters." I replied.
"Lycanthrope?" Trowa repeated, obviously confused,
"The technical term for werewolf;" I clarify; "Secondly; it's going to be hard to believe…"
"The fucking past two days have been hard to believe, Winner." Heero growled, "Now stop stalling and explain."
"Fine…Back in the ancient days, way before the colonies were even thought of…back in the dark ages …the creatures we now think of as myths really existed. Vampire, witches, shifters, medusa's, dragons, angels, demons and devils…all the beings that you read about in myths and legends, were in fact living breathing beings. Why do you think we have so many stories…so many old tales in different cultures all with the same creatures…or at least similar creatures. Humans took their names from these beings; some even descended directly from them; like Wufei, there's a possiblilty that somewhere down your blood line, you really ARE a descendant of a dragon. These...beings…would take human form and would take humans as their mates. Many of the beings were worshiped as gods. But as humanity grew to become the dominating species on the Earth, the other beings began to fade. Humans took to killing them; and often times they hunted a species into extinction. Some of the creatures went into hiding…some ran to the furthest reaches of the globe were no human can go…and some took to hiding right in sight. Others, decided to just leave. The ancient gods disappeared; the dragons fled to the mountains and forests, often using their magic to create a barrier were no one could get in. It's hard to say where they all went…but as most things go; they went from being a known fact, to a speculation, history, then a myth and eventually just legends and fairytales. Every once in a while you'll have a child be born with special abilities…most think this is a mutation. It's not, its just that at some point in that child's family there was a creature of power and the power that had remained dormant decided to come to the surface."
"That was how Chacs electrocuted me by just touching me them?" Heero asked, watching me intently. Oh dear….uh "Yea, something like that…"
"So you're telling me that vampires and werewolves…and all those things are actually REAL?" Wufei asked, sounding unconvinced, yet still uncertain. I nod;
"Yea."
"Fine…"Trowa said, "Two more questions before we get ready to do our reports." I watch him; somehow I knew that he was going to ask about Shinigami…I started to stand, somehow my story had taken longer then I thought half the day was gone and my muscles were a bit sore.
"That thing that got Chacs and the shifters…what was it?" I looked at them, watching their reactions; Heero's was the most obvious…Trowa and Wufei had been a bit frightened by Shini, but it seems that Heero had been truly freaked…
"What do you think it was?" I respond; honestly I want to know what they thought had been in the room with us. Both Trowa and Wufei shook their heads in puzzlement.
"A demon…" Heero whispered, more to himself then anyone else.
"Hai, Heero." I said, watching as he flinched a bit, "That was a demon…"
"Why?" He asked, "How did it get here?"
"They respond to pain and anger…It responded to your call Heero…" Heero seemed to become a bit pale with that thought. Perhaps I shouldn't have told him that; but what can I say, at least it was the truth. Heero's pain HAD called Shinigami into this plane. I turned to walk out of the room;
"Quatre…last question…" Trowa says; I pause, only partically turning; "Back at the base, you changed…why? I've never seen that look before…" I turned a bit and looked at Trowa, I saw him pale slightly; "Part of the past life thing I guess…" I reply and walk off.
"He's not telling us everything." Wufei stated. Trowa swallowed hard; when Quatre had turned his eyes had seemed darker, and were far colder then he had ever seen, they had held an ageless knowledge and power that shook Trowa. Perhaps he didn't know his little Quatre as much as he had thought.
"Think about it tonight and we'll decide what to do between the three of us tomorrow. Concentrate on getting everything settled; then figure out what Quatre didn't tell us." Heero stated; the other two nodded their agreement. They would wait…and watch….then they would decide.
Sorry for the delay and it being so short mates; school it TOTALLY kickin my ass. I've been like two weeks behind since the bloody semester started. Stupid school didn't get my my materials in time. ANyway; since my classes are being so aggrevatiting this semester, I prolly won't be updated to often. I apologize now. I am workin on chapters for the other two fics...honest I am. Hopefully since it's break I'll get an other chapter out. But don't hold your breath.