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He looks at me in shock. I think I'm more shocked than he is. I watch as a scarlet rose blooms on his chest. I…I shot him? I can't do anything but watch as he crumples to the ground. There's a gurgling noise and blood comes out of his mouth. I…I…I didn't mean to…I mean…I wanted him gone…but I never thought I would be the one to do it.

I don't realize I'm still aiming the gun ahead of me until someone gently takes it from me. I jump because I hadn't heard anyone come up behind me.

"It's okay, kid," Duo tells me softly. "It's okay."

Then the dam bursts. I start to cry and Duo wraps me in his arms, trying to get me to calm down, but I don't know if I can. I just killed someone. Even if he was a horrible person, I've never killed anything bigger than a rat before. I feel Duo's chest vibrate as he talks to someone, but I'm too upset to understand what's being said.

Duo gently forces me to sit down and I find myself in Trowa's embrace. "Everything's going to be okay, Kiri. Just relax…it's alright."

He talks me down until I can quit crying. My breath still hitches, but I'm not bawling anymore.

"You two stay here while I try to find Quatre and Wufei. Duo, cover them," Heero tells us. When did he show up? He starts to walk off in the wrong direction.

"Wait."

Heero turns and looks at me in surprise.

"Th-they're down that hallway. He…had them chained up."

Heero looks at Duo. "You get them, then."

Duo grins and starts down the hall. Heero kneels down and looks at me. "Anything else I ought to know about this place?"

"I don't know," I whisper. "I've never been here before."

I can see him splayed out on the floor behind Heero and it freaks me out. I stare at the body. I can't tear my eyes away. Trowa and Heero are talking, but I'm not listening. I still can't believe that I shot someone. Heero moves into my line of sight.

"Don't worry about him." Heero doesn't say anything else and I don't respond. He frowns and when Duo comes down the hall with Quatre and Wufei, he tries to pull me to my feet. My ribs suddenly decide to remind me that they hurt and I can't put any weight on my right foot. I cry out in pain and end up on the ground.

I think…I think I must be going into shock because the next thing I know Heero has me in his arms and he's carrying me through the building. I'm crying again. I don't know if it's because I'm hurt or scared or relieved or tired or hungry or what. I just…I just don't know anymore.

Heero carries me to the back of an ambulance and sets me on the stretcher. I immediately curl up and cry into the clean white sheet that covers it. A blanket is put over me and after a bit I recognize Sally's voice.

"It's okay, Kiri. I just need you to relax for me and tell me where you're hurt."

I can't. I can't stop crying long enough.

"She's in shock, Sally," Quatre's voice cuts through my sobs. "Chase kicked her in the ribs pretty hard, so you'll want to check and make sure none of them are broken and then there's her foot…" Sally tsks as she looks at my foot. It burns as she touches it and I can't help but let out a cry of pain. "…and Duo said that she shot Chase, so that's probably affecting her, too," Quatre finishes and through my tears it hits me that I need to remember to thank him for telling Sally so I didn't have to.

"Okay. Kiri…can you calm down?"

Obviously not.

"I think you'd be better off giving her something," Quatre suggests quietly. He says something else that I don't catch.

Someone holds my wrist and I feel a prick in the crook of my elbow. For once, I'm grateful as my mind goes fuzzy.