Duo was in pain. No, this was more than simple pain. This was agony.
He'd broken bones before, and even been shot, but nothing had ever made him
hurt like this.
He'd awoken to find himself in a strange bed. And he was nude except for some scraps of leather that must have once been hs coat. He'd simply lain there for a moment, cursing his aching head, and wondering what the hell hapened last night. But he was interrupted by a loud pounding. Like an earthquake, and a tornado arguing, the sound ripped into his skull.
"Wha..."
"Checkout time." The walls screamed.
He managed to get to the door, wrapped in his feeble jacket, and the bedsheets. "Wha- What's going-", he whispered.
He and the maid noticed the blood running down his legs at the same time, but her reaction was a bit more suited to the situation- she let out a blood curdling scream.
Which of course was the last straw. Already suffering from a nasty hangover, and blood loss, Duo proceded to do the only thing he could do... He fainted.
* * *
Once again, he awoke to pain, and an unfamiliar bed, but this time, he was lucid. He knew where he was, and worse, he knew what had happened to him. It was written all over him, in scars and bruises- impossible to ignore. And a soul deep emptiness- a brokenness he knew would be a long time going away.
Also, this time, the first face that he saw was at once friendly, and completely unwanted.
"How am I"? He asked, as she had those words on her lips. "I'm fucked up. Thanks for asking. Go away now"
"Duo..."Heero spoke calmly, but his tone held a warning.
"What? Some freak cuts his name into my chest, and now you two want to get all friendly with me?!"
Crying, Hildy tried once more, "Please"
"Please what, forgive you for what?" He paused as Quetra and Wu- fei walked in. "Yesterday, you two couldn't get away fast enough, and now you just want to wrap me up in your love, huh?" He pushed the nurse call button, "Well I don't want your love!" The nurse opened the door, and signaled that they should leave.
" You two can take your love and shove it up each other's asses."
The nurse blushed and motioned faster. The others quickly made their exit, except for Wu- fei.
"Poetic Duo."
"Yeah, I'm a regular shakespere," Duo quoted- "Look Wu- fei, I'm tired, and-"
"-Three days," he interrupted; "You've been out for three days- I just thought you should know- it's friday; Your birthday."
"Happy birthay to me," He whispered as his friend gave in to his wishes, and left him alone. * * *
"This kind of behavior is normal. After a trauma of this sort, The victum can become distant, and verbally abusive. " He paused to look at each of the pilots before continuing; "He might also be afraid of physical contact- especialy from other males..." His eyes finally fastened onto Quetra "What I am trying to say young man, is that you and your ... lover will have much work to do before your relationship returns to... normal"
Stuned silence greeted this statement. Then Heero and Trowa pushed the stammering old man out of the room.
"You're mistaken", Heero was entering the familiar perfect soldier mode.
"You mean you're not all, uh - you know". The doctor stammered, confused.
" No 'sir' we aren't. And I don't apreciate you causing more heartache.", Quetra spoke now in a voice full of ice. "Leave us... Now!" When the man didn't show signs of urgency, Quetra lunged for the man with a low growl. He quickly got the point, and left.
As soon as he was gone, the anger- and stregnth seemed to flow out, leaving Quetra feeling weak. He slumped in a chair in the waiting room, and pretended to sleep.
An hour later, the others left for home. they all had jobs and school, and thanks to all of their missions, they didn't have too much leeway as far as days off went. Since he was wealthy, and needed no job Quetra reasoned with the others, He could stay, and be here for Duo, should he become more social. The others could find no fault with his plan, and left, albeit reluctantly.
"Don't push him", Heero warned, on his way out.
Good advice, Quetra reasoned... Too bad he was going to have to disregard it.
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Well, this chapter took a while in the making, but it was a very emotional time for me, so I had to take my time. Poor Duo, seems like bad shit's always happening to him. But I'm not a sadist, in the next chapter, we'll get to see him take the first step on the road to recovery, and discover a strange bond forming between two of our characters. Also, within the next two chaps. A mission! Not too much is known yet (even by me) But you might have guessed by now, that sometimes, the characters are going to get ooc. Sorry for the late warning. The next Chap. should only take about a week, so look for it then, Thanx for reading.
-pOOk
He'd awoken to find himself in a strange bed. And he was nude except for some scraps of leather that must have once been hs coat. He'd simply lain there for a moment, cursing his aching head, and wondering what the hell hapened last night. But he was interrupted by a loud pounding. Like an earthquake, and a tornado arguing, the sound ripped into his skull.
"Wha..."
"Checkout time." The walls screamed.
He managed to get to the door, wrapped in his feeble jacket, and the bedsheets. "Wha- What's going-", he whispered.
He and the maid noticed the blood running down his legs at the same time, but her reaction was a bit more suited to the situation- she let out a blood curdling scream.
Which of course was the last straw. Already suffering from a nasty hangover, and blood loss, Duo proceded to do the only thing he could do... He fainted.
* * *
Once again, he awoke to pain, and an unfamiliar bed, but this time, he was lucid. He knew where he was, and worse, he knew what had happened to him. It was written all over him, in scars and bruises- impossible to ignore. And a soul deep emptiness- a brokenness he knew would be a long time going away.
Also, this time, the first face that he saw was at once friendly, and completely unwanted.
"How am I"? He asked, as she had those words on her lips. "I'm fucked up. Thanks for asking. Go away now"
"Duo..."Heero spoke calmly, but his tone held a warning.
"What? Some freak cuts his name into my chest, and now you two want to get all friendly with me?!"
Crying, Hildy tried once more, "Please"
"Please what, forgive you for what?" He paused as Quetra and Wu- fei walked in. "Yesterday, you two couldn't get away fast enough, and now you just want to wrap me up in your love, huh?" He pushed the nurse call button, "Well I don't want your love!" The nurse opened the door, and signaled that they should leave.
" You two can take your love and shove it up each other's asses."
The nurse blushed and motioned faster. The others quickly made their exit, except for Wu- fei.
"Poetic Duo."
"Yeah, I'm a regular shakespere," Duo quoted- "Look Wu- fei, I'm tired, and-"
"-Three days," he interrupted; "You've been out for three days- I just thought you should know- it's friday; Your birthday."
"Happy birthay to me," He whispered as his friend gave in to his wishes, and left him alone. * * *
"This kind of behavior is normal. After a trauma of this sort, The victum can become distant, and verbally abusive. " He paused to look at each of the pilots before continuing; "He might also be afraid of physical contact- especialy from other males..." His eyes finally fastened onto Quetra "What I am trying to say young man, is that you and your ... lover will have much work to do before your relationship returns to... normal"
Stuned silence greeted this statement. Then Heero and Trowa pushed the stammering old man out of the room.
"You're mistaken", Heero was entering the familiar perfect soldier mode.
"You mean you're not all, uh - you know". The doctor stammered, confused.
" No 'sir' we aren't. And I don't apreciate you causing more heartache.", Quetra spoke now in a voice full of ice. "Leave us... Now!" When the man didn't show signs of urgency, Quetra lunged for the man with a low growl. He quickly got the point, and left.
As soon as he was gone, the anger- and stregnth seemed to flow out, leaving Quetra feeling weak. He slumped in a chair in the waiting room, and pretended to sleep.
An hour later, the others left for home. they all had jobs and school, and thanks to all of their missions, they didn't have too much leeway as far as days off went. Since he was wealthy, and needed no job Quetra reasoned with the others, He could stay, and be here for Duo, should he become more social. The others could find no fault with his plan, and left, albeit reluctantly.
"Don't push him", Heero warned, on his way out.
Good advice, Quetra reasoned... Too bad he was going to have to disregard it.
**************************************************************************** ******
Well, this chapter took a while in the making, but it was a very emotional time for me, so I had to take my time. Poor Duo, seems like bad shit's always happening to him. But I'm not a sadist, in the next chapter, we'll get to see him take the first step on the road to recovery, and discover a strange bond forming between two of our characters. Also, within the next two chaps. A mission! Not too much is known yet (even by me) But you might have guessed by now, that sometimes, the characters are going to get ooc. Sorry for the late warning. The next Chap. should only take about a week, so look for it then, Thanx for reading.
-pOOk