Dr. J Returns
Part 8: Heero comes home
By: Traci14

Anime series: Gundam Wing
Romance/drama/suspense/action/alternate universe
Not a lemon or a lime
Yaoi: Heero and Duo
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing or any of its characters. The only characters that are mine are the ones that don't belong in Gundam Wing

"Okay, then. Shhh. Go get a doctor and ask when I can get out of here." Heero said, trying to get Duo to calm down. Duo nodded, wiping the tears from his face with one hand and walking to the door to get the doctor.

Duo didn't want to leave Heero. He was afraid he'd come back and he'd find Heero'd lapsed into another coma. He knew there wasn't a good chance of that, but he was still so afraid that it would happen. He needed to shake off this fear.

Duo saw a doctor out there in the hall talking to a nurse. "Yo, Doc! My boyfriend woke up and he wants to know when he can leave! I think that he wants to talk to you!" Duo said. The doctor was the same one that had examined Heero and done the operating, so he knew about Heero and Duo. The nurse, though, the nurse wasn't assigned to this station, so she just looked at Duo funny. Duo just smiled real big at her and nodded his head in a greeting, knowing full well that she heard him say that and that's the reason she was looking at him like that. He'd grown used to it, because he wasn't going to hide his feelings for Heero in public or anywhere else, because he loved him and Heero didn't deserve to only feel love some of the time, he deserved it all of the time, just as he showed Duo that he loved him all of the time. Though, Heero never was one to care what other people thought of him or their relationship.

The doctor walked into Heero's room, followed closely by Duo, who ran into him when he stopped. The doctor was just about to say something to Heero when Duo chose to run into him. He looked back at Duo and saw him grinning from ear to ear. "Please, Mr. Maxwell. If you don't mind stepping away from me." The doctor said, trying to avoid bumping into any machines, because of Duo.

Duo did as he was told and sat next to Heero and took ahold of his hand. He squeezed Heero's hand to let him know that he was there for him. Heero squeezed back to show him that he knew. The doctor examined the machines and did a small check up with Heero.

"I think I'll keep him for twenty-four more hours. I want to make sure he's really okay. If he doesn't get worse within twenty-four hours then he can go home. He's fine, though, now, Mr. Maxwell. You can go home and get a decent night's sleep. I know you haven't slept well or eaten much since he checked in. We'll call you the moment something happens. But, I don't think anything will. I'm confident he'll make it through tonight just fine." The doctor said.

"Thanks, just the same Doc, but I'm stayin' with Heero. I ain't leavin' 'im alone here. If somethin' does happen, I wanna be here when it does. If ya don't understand, I'm real sorry, but I'm stayin'. There ain't nothin' that ya can do to make me leave either. If ya try, you'll be glad your already in a hospital." Duo said, with a serious look. "No, no, I understand. I have a wife and four kids and if anything happened to them, I'd probably do the same thing you're doing. I'm just glad he's got someone to do that for him. You don't know how many people I see come in here with no one at all and then others have people, but they just wont come or don't care. It's a shame really. Especially when the person that comes in here, passes on and no one is there with them." The doctor said. "Yeah, I know. Uh, is that all, doc?" Duo asked. "Yes, that's all. I'll see you two in the morning if all goes well, because I'm done here for today." The doctor said, leaving.

"Uh, Heero. I had something to give you, just before you were kidnapped, but I think I want to wait until we get back to the house and at just the right moment, before I give it to you." Duo said, blushing a little. "I haven't seen you blush since you told me you loved me. This must be big." Heero teased. Duo's blush vanished. He hugged Heero for seemingly no reason. Heero wasn't going to shun the hug, though, he hugged him back. Duo pulled away.

"What was that for?" Heero asked. "A lot of things, but mostly just because I love you and I'm glad your okay." Duo said. Heero smiled. He thought that was really sweet, but he usually didn't say things like that out loud. He thought he'd sound like a girl. Not that he thought Duo would care, it's just a little embarrassing for a guy to act like a girl. He didn't like to say it loud, that is. He hugged Duo again and whispered in his ear, "You really are sweet, you know that?" Duo smiled and hugged him tighter. "Naw, I'm just honest. Especially when it comes to you." Duo said. Heero turned his head and kissed Duo's neck.

The next day the doctor walked in. It seemed that Heero had fallen asleep, holding onto Duo, who must have fallen asleep, before Heero. 'First time I've seen something like this. I hate to wake them. Especially that Duo. He didn't get more than twenty minutes sleep when he actually did sleep and then it wasn't a very heavy sleep. People normally need eight hours of sleep, I don't see how he survived without just passing out.' The doctor thought. He had to wake them, though. He walked over and tapped on Heero's shoulder. The only part of Heero that moved was his eyes. Heero opened his eyes and looked at the doctor. The doctor smiled. "You two can leave whenever you want. Your just fine. I didn't want to wake him up, because the most sleep he got was twenty minutes when he actually slept." The doctor said, disconnected Heero's machines. Heero nodded. He gently got up, laying Duo down on the bed in his place, to retrieve his clothes and put them on, then he'd find a way to get Duo out of the hospital with him, without waking him up.

Duo woke up in a bed. Not a hospital bed in Heero's arms, like he went to sleep in, but his and Heero's bed, with the exception of Heero. Heero wasn't there. Duo started to get a little upset. He had no idea where Heero was or how he got back home. "Heero?!" Duo called. No answer. "Heero!" Duo called, sharply. Heero ran into the bedroom. "What? What's wrong?!" Heero asked. Duo calmed down. "Nothing, I just woke up and didn't know how I got here and got really worried when I didn't see you. How did I get here?" Duo asked. "I carried you here from the hospital this morning. The doctor told me you hadn't been getting much sleep, so I let you sleep. I hope your not mad at me, but I wanted you to get some sleep." Heero said. Duo smiled. "I'm not mad. I was just worried, there for a second, that's all. Why would you think I was mad at you?" Duo asked. Heero turned away. "I don't know. I was just scared you might be, that's all." Heero said. Now, Duo was worried. Heero never used to jump to that conclusion unless Duo stopped talking to him or started yelling at him or something.

Author's note: Well, I was going to see if I could have this finished in eight parts, but then, I thought, why not torture everyone that's hooked on this and drag it out some more? So, I am.^_^ Hope you like it though!!!! E-mail me at traci1985babe@hotmail.com