Title: A Pull upon a Thread

Chapter: Hospital Drama

Disclaimer: I do not own anything in this fanfiction.

Beta: Standingontherooftops, Amanda and Heartless-and-Suicidal

Pairings: 3x4 2xH mention of 6xN, 1xR and 5xS 5xoc

Warning: Lemon, lime, violence, use of strong language and adult themes. Chapter 9 is very dark.

Summary: Duo has been assigned a mission that is very dangerous and will put his loved ones at risk. Duo asks if Hilde will stay with Trowa and Quatre just to put his mind at ease. But when Duo doesn't come back from the mission Hilde and Quatre start to worry. Duo couldn't have disappeared at a worse time.

Authors Notes: Sorry it's taken so long, first year of uni and all that

Brussels

21:00PM – 10th May A.C. 198

Heero drove his car as quickly as he could. He needed to find Wufei and then get all of them to the hospital quick. Trowa had been admitted in to the hospital after being found not too far away from the out skirts of Brussels and they had reported that he was in bad shape. It didn't look good and the fact they also said nothing about Duo made the situation worse. Heero admitted that having Kazumi with him put him under less stress because she could look out for Wufei while he concentrated on the road ahead however what was he bringing her into?

It didn't take them long to find him and luckily they were only a few blocks away from the hospital. Kazumi called him to pull over and she called out to Wufei. When the car stopped Wufei looked inside and noted the atmosphere of the car.

"What is it?" He asked with a frown on his face. Kazumi looked towards Heero to look for the answer as all she actually knew was they needed to go to the hospital immediately.

"Mission X is a failure and Barton is in critical condition." Heero spoke. Kazumi noted how he spoke as if he was in the military. She hadn't noticed that when he had been explaining about Wufei's past but now it was very prominent in his voice. Was he an ex-soldier?

"Let's go then," Wufei stated without hesitating and got into the back of the car.

Heero quickly drove off as fast as he could towards the hospital and into the car park. Kazumi thought she was going to die at one point with how radical Heero's driving was when they turned a corner before the hospital car park. Heero parked up perfectly and quickly got out of the car. Kazumi didn't even have time to admire how easily the Japanese boy had parked instead she follows him up the stairs and in to the reception. They didn't even have to ask the women where to go she just pointed them in the direction and said head to room 301. They didn't slow down going through the hospital; their power walk forced everyone to watch as they passed through the corridors and into the lift to the third floor. Wufei noted how Kazumi blushed as the people in the lift stared at her as if she had grown a third head. Out of the lift they turned left and saw a group of people outside the private room 301. It didn't take Heero long to recognise who they were.

"Quatre, Hilde…" He said as he watched them.

Hilde and Quatre where sat on the seats outside of the room. Quatre had his head in his hands and little sniffles and shakes erupted from his body every so often to show how upset he was. Hilde had one hand rubbing his back and she cooed him as he tried to regain control of himself. Both had been struck with the bad news that Mission X had failed and that Trowa was now in critical danger and had been rushed into surgery as they got there. Sally had even been dragged in to assist as well, being a Preventer's doctor. When they heard their names being called they looked up to see their friends standing there.

Wufei, Heero and another girl were walking towards them from the empty corridor. Hilde frowned slightly as she noted the girls purple prom dress. Who was she and why was she here? She didn't understand why but there was no time to worry about her… now all they needed to do was get some information about Trowa and Duo. Hilde stood as Quatre dried his eyes; she smiled sympathetically at them before looking away. The door to Trowa's room opened and out walked Lady Une, Sally and another two doctors who none of the young adults knew. They quietly walked out closing the door behind them and watched as the young adults outside the room held their breath at the news.

Sally noted that there was another girl in the corridor with them that she had never seen before. All Sally could tell was this girl was close to Wufei as she held his hand and gave a small squeeze. Neither one, looked down at their hands or away from the people who entered the corridor. Heero was biting his lips and clenching his hands so to repress his feelings like he usually did. Hilde was holding her breath and looked like her eyes were about to burst into tears if she didn't get some information from Sally soon. Sally saw that Quatre was suffering the most out of all of them. His eyes were red and his cheeks were tear stained. Sally sighed, knowing she'd have to be the one who would tell them the news.

"Trowa is stable now," she said softly and in a calming way. "It was touch and go for a minute but he'll recover just fine." Sally heard a few sighs from her friends. "He sustained quite a few injuries, a broken arm, burns on his legs and cracked ribs and concussion but other than that there are just scrapes and bruises."

"Can we see him?" Quatre didn't even give Sally time to breath before he asked the question. Sally smiled sympathetically at him and nodded. Quatre stood up but before he could enter the room Hilde had to say something.

"Where is Duo?" Hilde demanded. Sally blinked as she listened to Hilde demand for the chatter box Gundam pilot. Didn't she know about Duo and what had happened on Mission X? Sally turned to Une who looked unfazed by Hilde's request.

"Um, Hilde… Duo isn't here," Sally stated calmly. A large pause from Sally only confirmed the underlying worry in Hilde's head. "He's been captured."

"HILDE!" Before Sally could even blink, Hilde had fallen to the floor. Quatre was holding her on the floor calling her name. She had fainted and Quatre was acting more frantic that he usually did. Sally knelt and checked Hilde's pulse.

"It's alright Quatre, she only fainted." Sally said softly as she tried to calm Quatre down.

"You don't understand Sally," Quatre called out as he held Hilde close to him. Hilde had hit the floor hard when she fainted and Quatre was so worried about that. "She's pregnant…" Quatre whimpered softly.

Sanc Kingdom – Peacecraft Estate

21:40PM – 10th May A.C. 198

Zechs sighed as he rubbed his temples. His sister hadn't stopped with the phone calls to all the Preventer HQ's on the Earth to see where Une was. She hadn't responded to HQ at Brussels and so she had continued to search through all of the HQ's around the world to find more information. Zechs shook his head as Relena now tried the Dover Base, how much longer would this go on for? Zechs looked at Noin who sat on the crimson sofa standing up against the back wall of the room reading a newspaper. Zechs watched Relena leave the room before turning to Noin and speaking.

"How can you just sit there and read?" Zechs asked softly turning to look at his close friend. Noin looked up at him and blinked. She quickly stood up and walked over to him placing the paper on the desk in front of him. Zechs looked up at her and saw the small frown on her face.

"Read," she demanded and moved away to give him some space. Quickly Zechs scanned over the text that Noin had placed in front of him. Zechs frowned as he saw the text; it was about the Lion Legion and about their involvement with in the Preventers society. That wasn't good, he though. One of the big families financing the Preventers on Earth was also heavily involved in the Lion Legion. To be exact, the head of the family was now head of the Lion Legion.

Zechs looked up at Noin and saw the worry in her eyes. They both knew what this meant… Someone in the Preventers had already sold their files and identities.

Brussels – St Michael's Hospital

22:00PM – 10th May A.C. 198

Not long after Hilde had been placed in a room and was closely monitored did the boys finally rest. Heero had dragged Quatre out of the room and into Sally's office where she was waiting to confess the seriousness of the situation. Quatre had been placed in the seat directly in front of Sally so there was no escaping her piercing gaze. She placed a hand on the desk and tapped her nail against the desk. Heero turned from Quatre's side and left the room shutting the door behind him. Quatre lowered his gaze to the floor. Quatre knew that from the moment he did that he was gone for. Sally had a mother's touch that noted when one of her babies had a problem.

"So what's happened Quatre?" She asked in a motherly tone. Quatre didn't reply but closed his lands together and squeezed his hands into fists. Sally had noticed how tense Quatre was. Something was not right and she knew it no more than ever. "Quatre what have you done?" Her voice was sharp but it had made a painful throb in his chest. He didn't want to be here and ask questions. He just wanted to see Trowa awake and smiling. "Quatre I-"

As Sally was about give her little speech to Quatre the door slammed open and there stood a young man in a nurse's uniform. Sally frowned at him as he had interrupted her.

"Patient Trowa Barton is awake and struggling with the pipe in his throat," the man's voice held panic. Quatre jumped to his feet but was quickly pushed back into his seat by Sally as she ran out the door. As she panicked and ran out of the door she yelled something to the nurse about keeping Quatre in the room. Quatre wanted to whimper as he got stuck in the room while his lover was hurt, but he knew the nurse wasn't going to let him leave the room as he stepped into the room locking the door behind him.

"Hello there Quatre Winner," he said with a smirk on his lips. Quatre frowned as he heard the voice. He knew who it was.

Brussels – St Michael's Hospital

22:10PM – 10th May A.C. 198

Kazumi sat quietly in the small hospital room waiting for the young girl she had just met to wake up from her fainting spell. She had collapse and the blonde, Quatre, had said she was pregnant… but she was too young… wasn't she? Kazumi didn't know much about this girl or really the people that were around her. All she knew was there was something bad going on and her involvement with Wufei and placed her right in the centre of it. She had so many questions she needed answers too… Who was that young man in the coma? Why was he in the coma and what was mission X? Who is this missing person that this girl – Hilde – had demanded to see? Too many questions and too little time…

Kazumi blinked as the body on the bed before her began to move. She stood up as the girls eyes blinked open. Hilde's eyes fluttered open a few times and groaned as her body moved. She clenched her fists a few times and turned her head to look around the room. Her dazed gaze seemed to stay with her for a while as Kazumi watched to make sure the girl was alright.

Hilde rubbed her eyes and looked at the only other person in the room. Hilde blinked as she wondered who the girl could be. She didn't seem familiar to Hilde and she certainly didn't hold the appearance of anyone Hilde would be friendly with.

"Are you ok Hilde?" The girl asked softly as she moved closer to Hilde. Hilde rubbed her pounding headache. Had she gotten drunk with Duo and the boys again and ended up in someone's house? No the place was too clean and way to white. Hilde pushed up on her arms and tried to sit up but the room started to spin all around her. Hilde felt herself be pushed back down on to the bed where she once lay with the dark haired girl leaning over her. "You should lie down Hilde," she said softly. "You fainted and your head will probably start spinning if you don't rest a bit more." Hilde stared up at the girl then looked around the room then back to the girl.

"Where's Quatre?" Hilde whispered with a sore throat. The girl smiled at Hilde and handed a glass of water to her. Hilde sipped at the drink and smiled as the cool liquid soothed her throat. The girl placed the empty cup on the counter next to her seat.

"Quatre is talking with Sally about Trowa's condition in her office," she said softly and gave a bright smile. Hilde cocked her head as she looked at the girl. "I'm sorry," she said with a giggle. "It's just that you're exactly as Wufei and Heero described you." Hilde blinked.

"How do you know Wufei and Heero, uh…" Hilde paused as she tried to figure out the young woman's name. Kazumi giggled as she watched Hilde's awkward look.

"Yamoto," Kazumi answered the un-asked question. "My name is Kazumi Yamoto." Hilde smiled softly as she bowed her head respectfully as she introduced herself. "And Wufei and I have been friends for a few years now." Something told Kazumi that Hilde didn't quite trust her, and why would she? Kazumi had only just come into her life after some horrible news. Kazumi needed to justify who she was. "Wufei's my… my…" Kazumi had to think, what was Wufei to her now? Was he her friend? Was he her boyfriend? Kazumi couldn't tell anymore, the events of the night hadn't given her the answer she had wanted.

Hilde watched Kazumi as she had paused in explaining what Wufei was to her. Hilde smiled when she saw the blush grace Kazumi's cheeks and the confused and sad expression on her face. Hilde knew that look, it was the same look she had when she first realised her feelings for Duo. She cared for Wufei but Kazumi didn't have clarification of their relationship.

"My…" Kazumi sighed, and looked up at Hilde seeing the smile on Hilde's face. Kazumi knew that Hilde understood their relationship, but Kazumi needed to explain herself.

Before she could a clicking noise from the door, Kazumi turned around to see who would enter the room. Wufei walked in and shut the door behind him. Kazumi turned to Hilde and then back to Wufei. Wufei didn't look any better than he had before Hilde had collapsed, but to Hilde's eyes he looked worse. Wufei walked over and stood behind Kazumi.

"How are you feeling Hilde?" He asked softly. Kazumi looked up at him then back at Hilde.

"I'm alright," she said with a small smile gracing her pale face. Wufei smiled at her and nodded.

Wufei placed a hand on Kazumi's shoulder and turned to Hilde, "do you mind if I speak to Kazumi for a moment?" Hilde nodded to them and leaned back in the bed. "She can keep you company after we talk." Wufei had to clarify that Hilde wouldn't be left on her own. He remembered that after the war she almost constantly refused to let Duo leave her side when she was in hospital.

Kazumi stood up and turned to leave with Wufei. As she got up Wufei had caught her wrist and gently pulled her towards the door. Wufei didn't say anything or look at Kazumi until they were both out of the room and the door was shut. Even then Wufei waited to speak to her until he knew that the corridor was empty.

Kazumi could see the tension and anxiousness on Wufei's face as he pulled her away from Hilde. When Wufei turned to look directly at her that was when she saw it. That was when she saw that something had happened and that something bad occurring. Wufei folded his arms as she looked up at him.

"Wufei…"

"Kazumi listen to me now." Wufei's tone was harsh, harsher than he had ever used with her before. Kazumi gulped, for the first time Wufei has actually scared her. Something was definitely not right. "Listen to me and no matter what I want you to stay away from this place." Kazumi blinked in confusion and a sigh left her mouth.

"What?" She asked in confusion.

"After Hilde's released I want you to go home and don't come near here. I need you to go home to your family and act as if nothing has happened. I want you to forget about me and my friends and all my work. Everything you know about me and hear today I want you to forget."

Forget? How could Kazumi forget everything about Wufei? Or what she had heard today? She had witnessed something important, that was affecting her friend and was involving the Preventers Agency. How could she forget something of this magnitude? It was impossible for her to do that. She was determined not to do that. Kazumi shook her head and sighed as she thought of what she'd be giving up if she left him at the end of the night.

"I can't do that…" Kazumi said shaking her head. Kazumi looked into his eyes and saw that there was something else. Wufei lowered his arms and took a step towards her.

"You have to." He stated hoping that would be the end of it. "You have no idea what's going on."

"I'm not leaving Wufei," she said softly not wanting to make a scene or let anyone hear them. "I'm staying her and if I was going to leave I would not without first understanding what on earth was going on."

"Kazumi you can't stay!" Wufei was using that tone that scared her, but this time Kazumi would not back down. Something was wrong and she had to get to the bottom of it. "This is dangerous. You don't understand what is happening."

"Then help me understand," she called out. She sighed and waked towards him placing her hands on his arms a caressed his muscles slowly. "Please Wufei tell me what's wrong?" She looked up in his eyes and saw the pain in his eyes.

"No Kazumi," he stated his tone slightly calmer than the one before. "You cannot get involved."

"Wufei…" She sounded almost defeated as she spoke his name. Maybe she couldn't get him to speak about the reason he was upset. She took a breath and pulled away from him slightly. "What's happened?"

Wufei noted that Kazumi was no longer speaking of the overall picture but what he has just come from. Wufei gulped and his anger at Kazumi's disobedience flooded away to the pain he had felt moments ago when he was in the room with Trowa and Heero.

Trowa had woken up and had attempted to remove the air pipe from his throat. Wufei had almost gagged as he watched Trowa panic and almost rip the thing from his throat. Wufei remembered how Heero ran to Trowa's side and tried to pin their frantic friend down and called at Heero to get help. Wufei had run in to the corridor and called for help. He had watched helplessly as nurses and doctors rushed into the room to restrain Trowa and give him a sedative to calm him down. Wufei had feared for his friend's life. He knew nothing more of medicine than what he had learned from the battle field but he knew that pulling the pipe from your throat wasn't the best idea. It wasn't until Sally had come into the room and had explained to him how dangerous it was.

Wufei sighed and looked at her, "Trowa woke up," Wufei stopped. "He tried to rip the pipe from out of his throat. They had to give him a sedative so couldn't harm himself." Wufei watched as Kazumi's face recoiled in horror. Wufei hadn't expected any less from her. That was who Kazumi was, she cared about people. She had shown that to his friends how caring she was by volunteering to take care of Kazumi while they found out the details on Trowa.

"Wufei I'm so sorry," she said softly not knowing what to do. Wufei understood that right now they were going to be focusing on what had happened to Trowa and not the overall situation that he didn't want her to get into.

"Is everything alright here?"

Both turned to see Sally walking towards them. She had a smile on her face that Wufei knew she was putting the smile on. She was just as upset as Wufei was, but she had duties to do while at the hospital and so she had to hold back on her emotions.

"Everything's fine," Wufei said turning to her. Sally nodded noting the under tone that Wufei was upset.

"I'm going to do some checks on Hilde to make sure everything is ok, and then I'm going to take her for a scan to see if there is anything wrong with the baby." Sally explained her plan of action. "So you've got about 40 minutes to get a cup of coffee then Une wished to talk to you." She turned to Kazumi and smiled, "while that's happening you can stay with Hide if you wish." Kazumi nodded and smiled to Sally to confirm what she would do. With that Sally left and went into Hilde's room.

Kazumi turned to Wufei and spoke, "Shall we go for a warm drink, to settle us a bit?" Kazumi smiled at him, hoping she could convince him.

"Sure, I'll be down in a minute." Wufei answered with a nod. He smiled at her and she smiled back.

"Alright then," Kazumi said and with that Kazumi turned and walked down the corridor to head to the elevator. She looked back over her shoulder before turning the corner.

Wufei waited for her to go before the image of Trowa's panicked body flashed before his eyes. Wufei almost gagged again as he thought about his silent friend in that state. A wave of fear took over Wufei and his body shook. That feeling of helplessness he had when he watched the nurses and doctors do their job came flowing back to Wufei. His breath became deep and his eyes began to water. His silent brother was in a coma; his loudmouth brother was somewhere unknown and all he could do was sit in the hospital and wait.

Anger rose up in Wufei and conquered the fear. Wufei spun around and slammed his fist into the wall next to him. No cry came from Wufei's lips as a wave of pain shot through his fist and up his arm. Wufei could not take this anymore. This was too much for him to handle.

A hand placed itself on Wufei's hand and gently pulled it away from the wall. Wufei's hand was encased in another hand which gently caressed the split skin. Deep breaths sounded in Wufei's ears as his hand was raised to look up and see Kazumi hold his injured hand. She smiled softly as she gently caressed his hand. She gave a kiss to the back of the palm and then gently pulled Wufei by the wrist out of the corridor and away from the pain that had swallowed him at that moment.

Well there we go my little Kawaii readers… Chapter 10 is finally over… YAY! Sorry it has taken over half a year to write but I've started my first year of Uni and I am struggling with this story so much because I have lost the plan to it so I have to re-write the whole ending of the story. Oh, well.

Please comment, thanks xxx

P.S. Expect chapters to come out every could of month, because of work and everything I don't want to fall behind.