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Recap: Heero was molested by Derosia and in the confusion that ensued shot Duo. Hmm... way to shorten a 4000 word chapter eh?

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Chapter 11: Stark White Plaster

Posted on: January 17, 2007

I stood outside the door, my hand raised to knock. Around me doctors and nurses shuffled about running back and forth, intent on getting where they had to go.

But I didn't notice them.

Behind that door was Duo.

And he was hurt. Because of me.

Because I couldn't take a little touching and freaked out.

Because I couldn't handle someone being in close proximity without losing my mind.

Derosia was right. I need therapy.

Lots of therapy.

God… I shot him! I shot Duo!

Duo!

I felt my chest cave with pain. I hurt him. My best friend.

My only friend.

I'm a danger to everyone around me.

He probably hates me now. Why wouldn't he? I almost killed him.

I would hate me too.

I stood there agonizing over the several reactions I could get from Duo and none were good. I'd had hours to run simulations through my head, and even the most improbable ended badly.

Most of them ended with him telling me he never wants to see me again.

Others ended with him pretending I don't exist.

Some of the worst, or the best I hadn't decided which yet, ended with him killing me. At least then I wouldn't have to live without him.

Things had just gotten better between us! It can't go wrong so soon! It's not fair… not fair at all.

He's going to hate me.

I let my hand fall down to my side.

If I know what's going to happen, why submit myself to the torture of hearing it come true?

I'll just go back to the apartment and move out. I'll never show my face again. I'll never…

The door in front of me opened suddenly and there stood Duo looking just as surprised as I probably looked.

He opened his mouth to say something… no doubt to tell me to get lost…

"Heero!" He exclaimed and hugged me tightly using his left arm. I broke the right one when I shot him and it was covered in stark white plaster. I'm so glad my nerves were shot when I fired. I'm so glad I missed. I don't know what I would have done if he had died. "Oh god Heero, are you alright?"

"Me?" I breathed as Duo's scent surrounded me completely. He tightened his arm around me and bent his head so that he was resting it on my shoulder.

"You scared me so badly Heero. Don't ever, ever do that to me again." He whispered harshly into my neck and moved his hand to between my shoulder blades and pushed me tighter against him. "Don't ever do that again to me, Hee-chan." He repeated forcefully.

I felt tears of joy and relief well up in my eyes but I stubbornly blinked them away. I hadn't cried since J had taken me in and I didn't plan to start now. I gingerly wrapped my arms around his waist, still worried that he would push me away, but he tightened his hold even more letting his warmth flood into me.

We remained standing like that until I felt Duo pulling away, but I held on. I couldn't let him go yet. Not until I was sure. Sure of what? I don't know… sure he was alive, sure he didn't hate me, the list goes on. He moved backwards, not removing his arm from around me and manoeuvred me back into the room he had just come from.

He detached himself from me gently and closed the door behind us. I stood there wondering what he was doing, but before I had a chance to say anything he came towards me and pulled me into a hug again, this time pushing me against the wall, trapping me in between as he held me harder than ever before.

I snaked my arms around him and nestled my head into the crook of his neck loving the way we fit against each other.

I had almost lost him.

I unconsciously rubbed my hands up and down his back relishing the feel of his muscles rippling beneath my touch as I felt him bury his face into my hair. I felt so warm, so safe in his arms… I felt strong and weak at the same time.

Oh god I love him so much…

He pulled back eventually and I reluctantly let go. As I stared into his wide violet eyes I could feel my heart swelling with emotion.

"Damn… I…" He flustered a bit and ran his fingers through his bangs. "I keep seeing you like that… You terrified… Hee-chan… Your eyes…"

Let it be said that I made Duo Maxwell forget how to form a coherent sentence.

Then suddenly he slammed his hand on the wall next to my head and kept it there staring hard into my eyes.

"What did Derosia do to you Heero?" He asked me.

I felt my vision narrow again as the whole incident replayed in my head. I closed my eyes trying to ward off the surge of emotions as waves of ice washed over my body again.

I pursed my lips together tightly and kept quiet as I tried to force the memories and the sensations to one side.

Without saying anything else Duo hugged me tightly again and immediately the cold was replaced with warm and the memories fled.

"I'll never leave you alone again Hee-chan. I promise. Derosia can fire my ass if he wants but he can't get rid of me. I'm going everywhere you go." He said this with such finality that I smiled against him.

God I love him so, so much.

"Thanks… Duo…"


"You're suspended."

"Pardon?" I can't believe it! I'm suspended? For what? Why? What did I do?

"You attacked your commander and shot your partner. You are suspended until I receive a written note from a psychiatrist stating that you are mentally able to return to work in a team environment." Une said sternly and I grew angrier by the minute. I'm not insane!

"Derosia was molesting me!" I tried to defend myself.

"And what about Duo? I'm assuming he tried to have sex with you as well?" She said sarcastically.

Oh I wish.

"No! I just… I didn't… it wasn't… Damn it!" I yelled frustrated beyond belief.

"Agent Yuy, you have been suspended beginning immediately until I receive official notice from an accredited psychiatrist stating that you are capable of working in a team environment without posing a threat to yourself or others. If you do not comply by this condition you will be fired. If another agent gets hurt because of your emotional problems severe action will be taken. You may leave now."

I ran my fingers through my hair frustrated and so damn angry that I could just fucking rip out her hair and watch her scream as pieces of her scalp were torn from her big, fucking head that fucking little…

"Agent Yuy. I said you may leave." She said sternly.

No. First I'll use a knife and cut open each of her veins and watch her bleed to death all the while pulling out strand after strand of her fucking hair.

"Agent! Leave!" She ordered bordering on shouting on me. I glared at her with everything I had and she shrank back as I stormed out of her office.

Just as I slammed the door behind me and resumed my storming through the halls a hand grabbed my wrist and spun me around.

"Duo!" I exclaimed as I saw him leaning against the wall next to Une's office my anger already receding. He did not look happy, to say the least. More like homicidal… "You heard everything…?"

"Derosia molested you?" He said tightly and I worried. I wasn't too fond of Derosia but no one deserved to have Shinigami unleashed on him or her.

"Not molested… more like touching… no molesting…" I stumbled over my words.

"Heero…" He said softly tightening his hold on my wrist slightly. "Don't lie to me, Heero."

"I'm not…" He squeezed my hand in warning and I didn't say anymore. There was no point after all.

"Yuy! My office. Now." Derosia barked from around the corner and I jumped from the surprise. He turned to go to his office.

Wonder how long he'd been standing there.

Bastard.

My Duo has his arm broken and that bastard gets away without any injury.

It's about time I changed that. After all, I'm emotionally unstable right? I can't be held accountable for my actions.

He's going to be in so much pain he'll wish his mother had drowned him at birth.

With a sadistic gleam in my eye and the subtlest of smiles I headed towards his office.

Unfortunately Duo hadn't let go of my hand.

"No. You're going home. Let me deal with him." He said to me and I saw a flash of Shinigami in his eyes.

"I don't want you to… I don't want him to…" There's no way I'm letting Duo go to that bastard's office alone. Duo's a lot more attractive than me and Derosia will have a field day with him.

Mine!

I won't let Derosia get his filthy hands on Duo. He's too good for that.

"Please. Go home, Heero. Let me handle this." Wow. He could make me jump into a volcano with that voice.

I nodded softly, "Don't hurt him Duo. It's my call." I told him.

I could see him debating whether to promise me such a thing or not but in the end I won.

"Fine. I won't touch him. But I'm throwing as many curses as I know at him."

"He'll fire you."

"He wouldn't dare." He said with conviction. Unfortunately, I knew that he would.

"He'll fire you, Duo."

"Fine then. Let him. I'm letting it rip just the same."

"Don't Duo."

"Go home Heero. If everything goes well I'll be joining you pretty soon." He winked at me, pried my hand from his and bounced down the hallway, "Hey Derroooosiaaaaa!" He called out in a singsong voice. "Here Dicky Dicky Dicky."

I smacked my head against the wall.

Derosia had no idea what he'd unleashed.


I was preparing sandwiches when Duo burst through the kitchen door looking very happy and very excited.

"What happened?" I asked him and Duo laughed slightly, coming to stand behind me as he leaned over my shoulder to see what I was doing.

"What do you think happened? I let it rip. I talked until he was ready to pull his ears off and then I talked some more. I cursed his mother and father and brothers and sisters. I cursed every living and dead relative he may or may not have had. And I described in very explicit details how I would severe his Johnson from his body if he ever so much as looked at you the wrong way. I also told him I had a couple of very good uses for the paperweights on his desk if he ever bothered you again. I had fun with that. It's been a while since I've been able to give my imagination free reign like that. I'm particularly proud of the way I as going to- "

"How long are you suspended for?" I interrupted, dreading the answer.

"Nah! He didn't suspend me. I'm fired!" He laughed maniacally and bounced into the bedroom. "And I've never felt so alive!"

His enthusiasm had me chuckling slightly as I continued making the sandwiches.

Think about it. Two preventeer agents stuck in a small apartment. One suspended and the other fired.

I chuckled again.


A/N: Have fun? Let's see if I'm just as fast with the next chapter. It's coming along slower than these four babies. :D Review!