*sigh* "What am I going to do now?" he thought to himself, "I should just
walk out and leave it as it is. I can disappear no one knows who I am yet.
But I got my mission completed ahead of schedule and I don't have another
one yet and probably won't for a while. The others won't miss me for a
while and won't suspect anything if I come back tomorrow night.. Yes I'll
stay here and then figure everything out in the morning." He went over to
the couch, pulled it out and spread the blankets on it, he set an extra
blanket on the floor, the laid down to try and get some sleep. He looked
over at the bed, where Mirei lays sleeping by her mother's side. Then, with
out even thinking, he got up, picked up the extra blanket and wrapped it
carefully around Mirei, careful not to disturb Lanai. His actions surprised
him, 'What was he thinking?' He went back to the couch and drifted to
sleep.
Suddenly, in the middle of the night, machines started beeping crazily and alarms went off, waking up Heero and Mirei and causing a flood of nurses to come in. Heero jumped up in surprised and had his gun out before he even opened his eyes. Two seconds later it was back in its place, about a millisecond later the nurses ran in. 'Close call, your getting rusty Heero'. Instantly, a crying Mirei was shoved in his arms, blanket and all. A nurse yelled at them to wait outside the room. With Mirei, scared and crying on his shoulder, Heero headed for the door, almost getting bowled over by two Drs. running into the room.
Five minutes later he was still standing there, watching though a window outside the room. Mirei was just snuffling a little now, she was barely awake. Heero could tell she was about to fall asleep on him, arms rapped around his neck. Abruptly, Heero heard the sound of a flat line. And the call for a crash cart. 'Oh no' he thought as an orderly with a crash cart came running past him. He watched with a stunned shock, almost a detachment. On the second try of the crash cart, the bleep of a heart beep filled the air. Sighs could be heard like a rushing wind. Heero surprised himself as a sigh escaped his lips as well. He glanced down at Mirei; she had fallen asleep.
It was then that the Dr., Laura, came out to talk to Heero. "We have her stabilized, for now. But I doubt she will live till morning. I am sorry. You better take your little girl in to say goodbye. She may or may not wake up." Heero started to say He wasn't the father, then decided not to.
Heero walked back into the room, more tubes were sticking out of Lanai. It was then that he really took a look at her. He started noticing just how badly off she was. He sat down in a chair, still holding Mirei, by the bed. There he sat, thinking. 'Who did this to her?' 'Why would someone want to do this to a lady and her daughter?' It was about an hour later, questions still running through his mind, when Lanai's eyes flickered open. After a few moments she glanced over at Heero. She sent him a tired half smile. He was surprised to see a peace in her eyes, a strong, content peace.
Quietly, he looked up and asked the question. "Who did this?" She studied his face and eyes, thinking about what to say.
"First," she answered, "I want you to promise me you will take care of Mirei.please promise me this." Heero's eyes widened ever so slightly with shock. Him take care of a child! The idea seemed ludicrous to him. Lanai seemed to sense his reluctance. "You don't have to keep her, Just make sure she's taken care of. Her birthday is November 13. She is 5."
"Yai" Mirei squirmed in Heero's arms. She opened her eyes, glanced up at Heero then looked around, her gaze fell on her mother. Heero let go as she got off his lap and went over to the side of her mothers bed.
"Mommy, are you feeling better now? When will we get to go home?"
"Honey, mommy loves you, but I am going to have to leave in a little while. My body doesn't want to work anymore. Heero is going to see that you are taken care of." Tears filled Lanai's eyes as she tried to exlpain her own death to her 5-year-old daughter.
"But Mommy!" cried Mirei, "I don't want you to leave. Do you have to?"
"I would stay if I could my little Mirei, I want to stay. But I can't." Her voice was barely above a whisper. Heero could tell it was almost time. "Mr. Yuy, please unhook the monitors." Heero bends down and unplugs them. "thank you. Mirei, come up here and give me a hug, you can sleep beside me for the rest of the night." Mirei clambered up the side of the bed, wrapped here arms around her mother, snuggled against her side, and promptly fell asleep. Lanai smiled. "thank you Heero, remember you promise. remember Oz," She closed her eyes for a second, then laid her head on her daughters, whispered "I love you Mirei, Goodbye my daughter." She closed her eyes, and quietly passed away, a small smile on her face.
Heero sat there, not knowing exactly what to do, when he heard voices in the hallway by the nurses desk. "Where is the lady who had been beaten. Her name is Lanai."
"Room 483" He heard fast footstep coming down the hall, and the nurse yelling "Sirs! You can't go in there, only family!" The click of guns being cocked reach Heero's ears. "Sirs!" the nurse kept yelling. *Tirnth* the nurse was shot in the hall, they had silencers.
The footsteps came faster. Heero bent down and picked up Mirei, she was sound asleep, Heero doubted if anything would wake her. He reached back with the other and got his is gun, then thought better of it. He walked over beside the door, set Mirei down, and waited for the guys to come in. "we have to get the child too" He heard one say. The footsteps reached the door, *crack!* *Crack!* The two guys fell to the ground, necks broken swiftly. They were wearing Oz uniforms, ' "remember Oz"' flicked through his mind. 'These are the guys who killed Lanai, only they didn't know she's dead. I have to get Mirei out of here. More will come when these don't return, if not tonight, soon. They will find Mirei if I leave her with normal care.' He scooped up Mirei who was starting to stir, and ran down the hall. He was going to be returning early now.
As he ran out the front door of the hospital he realized how late it was, about 4:30 am. Parked in front of the building was a motorcycle, one very similar to Trowa's. Mirei was now awake and clinging to Heero, whimpering. But other than that she was surprisingly quiet. Heero ran up to the motorcycle, it was surprisingly easy to hot wire. He told Mirei to hold on, and sat her across his lap facing his chest, holding on for her life.
Suddenly, in the middle of the night, machines started beeping crazily and alarms went off, waking up Heero and Mirei and causing a flood of nurses to come in. Heero jumped up in surprised and had his gun out before he even opened his eyes. Two seconds later it was back in its place, about a millisecond later the nurses ran in. 'Close call, your getting rusty Heero'. Instantly, a crying Mirei was shoved in his arms, blanket and all. A nurse yelled at them to wait outside the room. With Mirei, scared and crying on his shoulder, Heero headed for the door, almost getting bowled over by two Drs. running into the room.
Five minutes later he was still standing there, watching though a window outside the room. Mirei was just snuffling a little now, she was barely awake. Heero could tell she was about to fall asleep on him, arms rapped around his neck. Abruptly, Heero heard the sound of a flat line. And the call for a crash cart. 'Oh no' he thought as an orderly with a crash cart came running past him. He watched with a stunned shock, almost a detachment. On the second try of the crash cart, the bleep of a heart beep filled the air. Sighs could be heard like a rushing wind. Heero surprised himself as a sigh escaped his lips as well. He glanced down at Mirei; she had fallen asleep.
It was then that the Dr., Laura, came out to talk to Heero. "We have her stabilized, for now. But I doubt she will live till morning. I am sorry. You better take your little girl in to say goodbye. She may or may not wake up." Heero started to say He wasn't the father, then decided not to.
Heero walked back into the room, more tubes were sticking out of Lanai. It was then that he really took a look at her. He started noticing just how badly off she was. He sat down in a chair, still holding Mirei, by the bed. There he sat, thinking. 'Who did this to her?' 'Why would someone want to do this to a lady and her daughter?' It was about an hour later, questions still running through his mind, when Lanai's eyes flickered open. After a few moments she glanced over at Heero. She sent him a tired half smile. He was surprised to see a peace in her eyes, a strong, content peace.
Quietly, he looked up and asked the question. "Who did this?" She studied his face and eyes, thinking about what to say.
"First," she answered, "I want you to promise me you will take care of Mirei.please promise me this." Heero's eyes widened ever so slightly with shock. Him take care of a child! The idea seemed ludicrous to him. Lanai seemed to sense his reluctance. "You don't have to keep her, Just make sure she's taken care of. Her birthday is November 13. She is 5."
"Yai" Mirei squirmed in Heero's arms. She opened her eyes, glanced up at Heero then looked around, her gaze fell on her mother. Heero let go as she got off his lap and went over to the side of her mothers bed.
"Mommy, are you feeling better now? When will we get to go home?"
"Honey, mommy loves you, but I am going to have to leave in a little while. My body doesn't want to work anymore. Heero is going to see that you are taken care of." Tears filled Lanai's eyes as she tried to exlpain her own death to her 5-year-old daughter.
"But Mommy!" cried Mirei, "I don't want you to leave. Do you have to?"
"I would stay if I could my little Mirei, I want to stay. But I can't." Her voice was barely above a whisper. Heero could tell it was almost time. "Mr. Yuy, please unhook the monitors." Heero bends down and unplugs them. "thank you. Mirei, come up here and give me a hug, you can sleep beside me for the rest of the night." Mirei clambered up the side of the bed, wrapped here arms around her mother, snuggled against her side, and promptly fell asleep. Lanai smiled. "thank you Heero, remember you promise. remember Oz," She closed her eyes for a second, then laid her head on her daughters, whispered "I love you Mirei, Goodbye my daughter." She closed her eyes, and quietly passed away, a small smile on her face.
Heero sat there, not knowing exactly what to do, when he heard voices in the hallway by the nurses desk. "Where is the lady who had been beaten. Her name is Lanai."
"Room 483" He heard fast footstep coming down the hall, and the nurse yelling "Sirs! You can't go in there, only family!" The click of guns being cocked reach Heero's ears. "Sirs!" the nurse kept yelling. *Tirnth* the nurse was shot in the hall, they had silencers.
The footsteps came faster. Heero bent down and picked up Mirei, she was sound asleep, Heero doubted if anything would wake her. He reached back with the other and got his is gun, then thought better of it. He walked over beside the door, set Mirei down, and waited for the guys to come in. "we have to get the child too" He heard one say. The footsteps reached the door, *crack!* *Crack!* The two guys fell to the ground, necks broken swiftly. They were wearing Oz uniforms, ' "remember Oz"' flicked through his mind. 'These are the guys who killed Lanai, only they didn't know she's dead. I have to get Mirei out of here. More will come when these don't return, if not tonight, soon. They will find Mirei if I leave her with normal care.' He scooped up Mirei who was starting to stir, and ran down the hall. He was going to be returning early now.
As he ran out the front door of the hospital he realized how late it was, about 4:30 am. Parked in front of the building was a motorcycle, one very similar to Trowa's. Mirei was now awake and clinging to Heero, whimpering. But other than that she was surprisingly quiet. Heero ran up to the motorcycle, it was surprisingly easy to hot wire. He told Mirei to hold on, and sat her across his lap facing his chest, holding on for her life.