... Light
by KatiKat
beep... beep... beep...
The awful sound annoys him... it won´t let him sleep... He frowns...
Intake of breath... squeaking of a chair... Hand touching his face carefully...
"Quatre?"
The frown deepens... it´s so hard to open his eyes... they seem like they are
glued shut... There! White ceiling... white walls... Hospital? Dim light...
and... a banged figure in a wheel chair...
"Trowa..." his voice cracks and breaks... his throat is raw and
burning, but at least the annoying tube is gone. He licks his dry lips...
His beloved moves quickly and slips a couple of ice chips in his mouth and he
sucks on them greedily, moaning in relief as the cold liquid soothes the ache
in his throat.
"More?" Trowa asks and he nods. He is happy to see his lover clearly
now... the blurry vision is gone...
There are more chips between his lips and he smiles just a little... and Trowa
is... fairly beaming. He would never believe that the silent young man is able
to grin like that. His beloved touches his face, caresses his hair, squeezes
his hand... Happy...
"How long...?" It still hurts to speak.
The green eyes cloud, the grip on his hand tightens. "Five days."
His eyes grow big. He slept for that long?
"They took you off the oxygen just today."
Ah, that´s why it still hurts. "You...?"
The light returns to the moss green pools. "Na, just a broken leg-"
he pats the white cast "-and some cracked ribs. I was lucky."
He raises his right hand and Trowa moves closer. He touches the deep black
bruise on his temple.
"Oh, that. Just a little concussion, nothing more," he assures with a
crooked smile.
He lets his arm fall down on the bed again. It tires him out to move. He closes
his eyes for a moment and takes a deep breath. The sharp pain is gone. There is
only a deep ache in his side... where the... where the spike... He lifts his
hand once again and touches the bandage through the thin hospital gown... That
was close...
"They are giving you some strong painkillers," his beloved informs
him. "They want to keep you here in the ICU for several days yet.
You..." the voice breaks and he opens his eyes. "You almost
died," the whisper is full of pain. Trowa brings the hand he is still gripping
tightly to his lips and kisses it. "Please, don´t do that ever EVER again
to me, okay?"
He smiles and blinks tiredly. "I will try," he promises and they both
know that that´s the best he can do.
Trowa nods. "Okay."
He closes his eyes. He is getting tired again... and he hates it. But there is
something...
His eyes snap open. "The others?" There is anguish in his voice.
"They are alive," Trowa hurries to assure him. "It took some
time to get them out, but they are alive. Heero has broken ribs and a bad
concussion. Wufei´s shoulder got dislocated, same as his hip. He will need some
extensive physiotherapy before he will be back in shape. And Duo..."
He doesn´t like the pause at the end of the sentence...
"He got banged up pretty badly," Trowa continues slowly holding his
eyes with his own. "There is some swelling around his spine. He can´t move
his legs right now."
A quick intake of breath... NO... Duo, the most lively of them can´t...
Seeing the panic in his beloved´s eyes, Trowa scoots closer. "We don´t
know how bad it is yet. The doctors said they will have to wait until the
swelling goes down, but they are pretty optimistic."
He searches the green eyes... Trowa wouldn´t lie to him, right? Not even to
make him feel better, right? Right... of course not...
He smiles. "Okay... If you say so..."
Trowa nods, the look in his eyes intense. "I do."
He shuts his eyes and tries to stifle a yawn, but doesn´t succeed. He is so
tired suddenly... he hates to feel tired... Another yawn...
"It´s the medication, blue eyes," Trowa whispers and there is a smile
in his voice.
Caress on his face... down his throat... hand stopping over his beating
heart...
He is alive... they are alive... all of them... a little worse for wear, but
alive...
"... a nap, 'kay...?" his voice slurs.
A chuckle... a kiss on his cheek. "Okay... I will be here when you wake
up."
He smiles...
Happy...
Darkness...
The End
