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Heero pushed his surprise aside and quickly pulled his former comrade into the house. Once the door was closed Heero pushed Quatre roughly against the wall.

"You've got a lot of nerve coming here after what you did," Heero growled. "What the hell do you want?"

Quatre worked to focus his eyes. "I had to come. We're in danger. All of us. I needed to warn you. We need to warn the others but I don't know how to contact them."

Heero couldn't keep the contempt out of his eyes. "How did you know where to find me?" Heero cut Quatre off as he started to answer. "No, don't. Let me guess. Relena told you, didn't she? That little tramp is still spying on me, isn't she?"

"Heero…it's not…it's not like that," Quatre gasped out as Heero dug his hands into his shoulders. "She…she still cares about you."

Heero brought his face close to Quatre's. "Then why did she cheat on me? And with you of all people? You were my friend! I thought I could trust you!"

"You can trust me Heero! Just…just let me explain!"

"The time for explanations is passed. Get out."

Heero grabbed Quatre by the front of his shirt and pulled him away from the wall, intent on literally throwing him out of his house but a dark red stain on the wall made him freeze. His personal issues with his former comrade aside, Quatre was injured and from the looks of things, he needed medical attention immediately.

"Heero," Quatre said softly, taking advantage of Heero's brief hesitation. "You have to listen to me…please?"

"Why are you hurt?"

"Th-the colonies are not safe right now. I barely managed to get away. That's why I need your help. We have to warn Duo and Trowa to get somewhere safe. They're coming for us."

"What about Chang? Have you warned him already?"

Quatre hung his head. "They've already gotten Wufei. They took Sally as well. I don't know much else. Wufei tried to contact me but his transmission was intercepted. If Rashid hadn't pushed me into the hidden passageway behind the tapestry in the dining room, they would have caught me, too."

"You need medical attention."

Quatre nodded. "I couldn't go to a hospital…I'm too well-known. I was hoping you could fix me up well enough to stop bleeding everywhere. I don't trust anyone else right now."

Heero grunted. "Fine."

He let Quatre's shirt go and the former Sandrock pilot sank to his knees. "Thank you, Heero," he murmured.

"Come on. Let's go into the bathroom."

Quatre looked at Heero's floor. "I don't want to get blood on the carpet."

Heero looked at his carpeting. It was old and worn out. It had come with the house. He hadn't seen a point in replacing it because it didn't bother him.

"Get in the bathroom."

Quatre sighed. "You'll have to help me, then."

Heero rolled his eyes and helped Quatre to his feet. Quatre hissed in pain but Heero didn't care to acknowledge it. Just because Heero didn't want him to bleed to death didn't mean that they were friends again. He wasn't sure he could ever forgive the blonde's betrayal.

Once in the bathroom, Heero ordered Quatre to strip so he could assess his injuries. Quatre slowly and painstakingly removed his shirt. Heero couldn't quite hide his shock at his former friend's condition. Quatre had large bruises over his ribcage and a large scab on his shoulder that had been broken open. Heero did feel a little guilty because that was most likely his fault. Quatre also had a large gash on his right bicep. The blood on Heero's wall, however, came from a bullet wound in Quatre's back.

"Any internal injuries?"

Quatre shook his head. "Nothing worse than bruised ribs."

"You were lucky this bullet stopped where it did," Heero said as he used tweezers to remove the bullet. "It almost lodged in your spine."

Quatre nodded. "I don't know if it was specifically intended for me or just a stray from the attack on my house. I…I'm not sure if Rashid…I haven't heard from him so…" Quatre didn't finish his thought as a gasp of pain ripped itself from his throat.

"I'll look into it," Heero said dropping the offending bullet onto the counter. "Once I get you patched up you can shower and I'll see if I have something you can change into. There's no point in going around looking suspicious. You'll only get picked up sooner."

Quatre was silent as Heero stitched his injuries. As Heero started to put away his first aid kit, Quatre decided to speak up.

"She didn't cheat on you."

"Yeah, right," Heero muttered.

"She didn't!" Quatre insisted. "She would never cheat on you."

Heero whirled around to face Quatre, murder in his eyes. "Then why do you two have a kid?"

Quatre remained calm in the face of Heero's naked rage. "That isn't my child."

"She told everyone it was."

"I know. I told her to. I've also been sending her a check every month to assist with the expenses."

"If it isn't yours, why would you do all of that?"

"Because when your friends are in trouble, you help them."

"So let me get this straight. That kid isn't yours. It isn't mine. But she never cheated on me? How exactly does that work?" Heero snapped.

"Heero…Relena was raped."