Disclaimers: I don't own Gundam Wing so please don't sue me.

A/N: Hey ppl! We're STILL in the flashback... it's almost over... well... not really. Lin's been kidnapped. If you haven't read chapters one or two I'd suggest you do. Enjoy!

Heart Denied

Chapter 3: Revelations and Rescues

Lin woke up feeling like she had drunk at least fifteen margaritas. Her head felt like slush while the rest of her body was just one massive hurt. She quickly did self-inventory to see how badly she was injured. She found that her injuries were not as bad as she had thought they would be. A few cuts and bruises and an arm that was possibly broken, but nothing that would hinder an attempt at escape. While Lin was trying to find a way out of her cell she heard voices. Angry voices and they were heading toward her cell. Suddenly they stopped right in front of her door. Lin quickly lay back down on the cold, wet, dirty floor and pretended to still be unconscious. The door opened and three men walked into the cell. They moved toward her and stood around her like a barrier. After a moment the one standing right in front of her kicked her in the stomach.

"Wake up!" the soldier barked. When she didn't move the soldier kicked her even harder in the ribs while yelling. "Wake up bitch!"

Lin finally looked up into the face of the soldier who was yelling at her.

"That's better," the soldier replied, "Now. You are going to tell us everything we need to know little girl. You will tell us who you are, where you come from, and what you were doing on our base."

Lin fixed him with her dark gaze before coldly saying, "What makes you think I'm going to tell you anything?"

The soldier smirked. He was clearly amused by this reply. He got very close to her face and whispered "Why my dear, you will do anything to make the pain stop." The soldier stood up and turned his attention to the other two. "Bring her to the interrogation room in ten minutes. Then we will begin."

The soldier left the room and went to who knows where. The other to soldiers picked Lin up by her arms and dragged her down the hall to the interrogation room.

'This must be the place' Lin said to herself as the two soldiers dragged her into a small grey room with metal shackles on the wall. The soldier shackled her arms to the wall. The shackles were so tight that they dug into her skin making them bleed.

After about five minutes the same soldier that had talked to her earlier walked in. He walked over to Lin and stood right in front of her. He just stood there looking down at her not saying a thing. Lin looked up into her cold eyes and what she saw scared her. Hunger and hate were in his eyes.

"Now" the soldier said, "you will tell me who you are and who you work for."

"Go to hell!"

The soldier just smirked before he smacked her hard across the face. Lin reached up and gingerly touched her cheek and felt a small trickle of blood.

"Now," repeated the soldier, "You will tell me what I need to know!"

Lin could see that he was loosing his patience. "I would rather die." She said firmly.

The soldier glared at her with anger flashing in his cold eyes. Then, suddenly, he smiled. Whatever he had come up with pleased him a great deal. "Oh no my dear. You won't get off that easily." The soldier stopped and smiled "What will happen to you will make you wish that you were." He stopped and looked over Lin's body. "Guards!" No one came. The soldier looked like he was about to scream. He obviously wasn't used to people disobeying him. "Guards!"

"You can stop yelling," said a familiar voice, "They won't be coming anytime soon. Well, they'll never be coming." Duo walked into the room and pointed his gun at the soldier.

"Who are you!?" the soldier demanded.

"Duo," whispered Lin while trying to stand up, but the soldier turned around and kicked her in the ribs.

"Shut up bitch!" he screamed.

Duo's eyes burned with anger and hatred. "I am the god of death" Duo said, his voice laced with venom. He once again raised his gun and shot the soldier in the head.

Lin tried to stand up but fell to her knees in pain. Duo ran over to her and gently took the shackles off her wrists and helped her stand up.

"Are you okay?" Duo asked softly with concern showing in his eyes.

"I'll be okay" Lin replied and looked up. Their eyes met. Their faces were only inches apart. She saw something flash in his eyes. Something more than friendship. Something deeper. The stood like that for a while before Duo finally spoke.

"We should probably get out of here," he said softly. He helped her walk out of the building and headed for the jeep he had brought. They were almost there when they ran into a group of soldiers.

"Hey! Who are you?" one said.

Before he had finished Duo and Lin had run around to corner and were headed for the forest. Shots rang out behind them as the soldiers shot round after round at them. When they were almost to the safety of the trees Lin heard Duo cry out in pain. When she looked at him she saw Duo holding on to his side with blood seeping through his fingers.

"Duo!" screamed Lin.

"Don't worry about me," Duo said through clenched teeth, "Just run!"

"No," Lin said firmly, "I won't leave without you." She then got on the side of him and half dragged the limp body to the trees. She had to get him to a doctor and fast. She could see that he was loosing blood at an alarming rate. Worry overtook her as she moved faster into the shelter of the trees.

When she finally felt that it was safe enough to stop Lin carefully laid the pilot down next to a large tree. Duo was still loosing blood and his face was white as marble. Lin knew that she had to stop the bleeding somehow. She knelt down next to Duo and started to take his shirt off when a hand reached up and grabbed her arm.

"What are you doing?" Duo mumbled.

"I'm going to take care of your wound," said Lin.

"Don't be silly. I'll be fine." He said and attempted to get up but Lin held him down.

"Please Duo?"

Duo sighed, "Alright."

Lin sat up and resumed taking his shirt off. When she finally got it off she gasped. Duo's entire side was drenched in blood, and three was still more seeping out of the wound. She tucked his shirt under his head for a pillow and the started unbuttoning her own shirt to use as a bandage.

Duo saw he do this, "What are you doing!?" he yelled.

"Duo stop it," she said, "I need to use it as a bandage"

"But-"

"Don't worry Duo. I have a shirt on under this one."

Duo sighed. He couldn't believe she was doing this to him. Didn't she know how much he cared for her? Whenever she touched him he felt like his skin was on fire. He knew he liked her a lot but he didn't know if she felt the same way about him.

After an uncomfortable silence Lin said, "Thank you."

Duo looked confused, "Thank you for what?"

"For saving my life."

Lin finished wrapping the wound and sat down next to the tree. Duo got up and put his shirt back on before sitting down next to her. After another uncomfortable silence Lin spoke up.

"Duo?"

"Yeah?"

"Why did you come for me?"

Duo was quiet for a minute trying to think of what to say. Finally he said, "Because I couldn't loose you." He whispered. "Because I don't think I could like without you."

Lin stared at him in shock. She had had no idea that he had cared for her so much. She knew that she had cared for him ever since the first time she had met him but she didn't know how much until now. She loved him.

When Duo didn't get an answer he thought that he had said the wrong thing and turned away from her. He kept cursing himself for being so stupid and opening his big mouth. He kept yelling at himself for being so stupid until he felt her touch his cheek. He looked up at her to see tears in her eyes. Before Duo knew what he was doing he kissed her. When he pulled away Duo was ashamed of himself for what he had done. He had betrayed his best friend.

Duo blushed and looked down, "I'm sorry," he said.

"Don't be."

"Lin," he said, "I know you're going out with Heero but I can't stop felling about you the way that I do... I love you."

"I love you to Duo."

She then kissed him with all of her heart. Duo was surprised by this but returned the kiss full heartedly. To him the next day was like a dream that he never wanted to wake up from.

On their second day in the woods Duo and Lin hear a huge explosion coming from the direction of the enemy base.

"I guess their gonna find us and take us back," Duo said.

"How do you know it's them?"

"I should after working with them for four years." Duo said, "It won't take them long to find us."

Lin looked away "Duo. I can't see you after they get here."

Duo looked shocked. He knew that they loved each other very much. She had even told him that she loved him. He would give his life for her. "Why?" he asked.

"Oh Duo." Lin said, "I love you more than anything on this earth. But I can't leave Heero. And I can't explain why."

"Lin, why are you doing this? You know that I love you."

"I know you do Duo. I can't leave Heero, I just can't" she whispered.

Duo tried to stand up but couldn't. His wound had gotten worse and was now infected. He fell back down to the ground with a yell. Lin tried to help him but he pushed her away.

"Don't touch me," he whispered. She had broken his heart.

After about a half-hour they heard someone coming. Duo reached for his gun and aimed it at the person who was coming. Just then Wufei broke threw the bushes.

"Wufei!!]!" Lin yelled as she ran to her brother. She crashed into him and they both fell to the ground.

"Woman!" Wufei yelled, "Get off of me this instant! You're lucky I don't kill you this instant for getting captured!"

"Aw, come on big bro." Said Lin "You wouldn't do that. You'd miss me too much."

"Grrr," was all Wufei said until he spotted Duo "Maxwell what in the hell happened to you? You look awful."

"That kinda happens when you get shot," said Duo.

Wufei pulled out his radio and called the temporary base that the preventers had set up. "This is Wufei. I found them"

To be continued...

A/N: Wow!! Almost done! Only one more chapter. Please Review!