Disclaimer: I don't own any of Gundam Wing or it's characters. Suing me would be like trying to get blood from a stone.
Notes: Shonen-ai (horah), moderately dark issues, and a little bit angsty. Yeah I ripped off the title, if you know where it's from I'll warn you it has very little to do with the book/film. I suck at titles. Please read and it'd be very nice if you could review too.
Two Flew Over the Gundam Nest.
By
FreeThinker
Chapter 3-Diagnosis.
Duo stood impatiently at the front desk. He looked down over the desk to see what the receptionist was doing, but gave up since it was nothing interesting. He was at the Macmillan hospital on L1, and was currently waiting for someone to guide him around the big hospital. It hadn't been hard to forge some official police papers and stuff, and it had fooled the staff at the hospital. He was Detective Inspector Duo Maxwell, and he was on a narcotic smuggling case. The violet-eyed Gundam pilot tapped his foot against the desk. He obviously wanted to get going, if this was really Heero, then he didn't want to waste another moment.
"Excuse me?" Duo spun around to look at a nurse. "Are you Detective Inspector Maxwell?"
The braided man put on his most charming grin, "That I am."
"I'm Nurse Balbinder, I'll be taking you to the patient you've requested to see."
"Lead the way Nurse." He still had on his charming smile, and she responded warmly to it.
The nurse started to walk down the corridor, and Duo followed her. Soon they were away from the busy reception, and their steps echoed down the long hard corridor. Duo didn't like hospitals, especially their smell. It smelt of disinfectant that tried to mask the sick and the dyeing. He really wished Heero hadn't been here; after all he didn't know why he was. All he knew was that he had been here for nearly 18 months. Duo hoped it wasn't anything serious. But he quickly reminded himself 'if this is Heero anyway'.
Duo paid attention to the nurse as she made a turn. All the sign said was that it was 'Lavender Ward.' What on earth was that? They passed a few members of staff. Duo looked as they passed a part of the ward with beds all lined down the side. There were only 2 patients in there, neither in their beds. Duo got a horrible feeling in his stomach. Nurse Balbinder stopped as she spoke to another nurse. Duo was able to look into another room, which had a sign saying 'recreation room'. It was filled with cosy chairs and tables. There were quite a few people in there, but they didn't seem sick. Some were playing cards, others watching TV. It was a few other's around the room that made Duo realise what ward it was. There was a man standing staring blankly into space, a line of drool coming from his mouth. Also there was another, which he wouldn't have known to be Dougie, sitting in a chair laughing and rubbing his thighs. This was the psychiatric ward.
"Mr Maxwell?" The Nurse brought him back from his realisations. "The patient is just down here." Duo's throat felt tight from anticipation. The walked down a further corridor, to a window and a door. The nurse indicated to the window, "This is John Doe, Mr Maxwell."
Duo held his breath as he looked through the window. All he could see in the room was a basic metal bed, with a man being restrained to it. The man was Heero Yuy.
Duo's violet eyes were wide with shock as he looked at Heero. His eyes went over to the leather restraints around Heero's wrists and ankles, and the strap that went across his chest. But what Duo found most horrifying was Heero's eyes. They were glazed and blank, as they looked out into nothing. The once proud lion was laying there in submission.
Duo choked back some tears, he had found Heero, and he had found him in this state. "Why is he like that?" he asked the nurse, unable to take his eyes away from Heero's limp form.
"There was an incident a few days ago, he attacked one of the patients" She said detached. "He needed to be restrained and we've kept him sedated since."
"Why is he here in the first place?" Duo asked pained.
"He was refereed for psychiatric evaluation from the courts. They never found any records on him, and he refused to tell his name, so we just call him John Doe. He was diagnosed with manic-depression with delusions of grandeur. On several occasions he has attempted suicide. He was a danger to himself and others" Duo knew he had been miss-diagnosed. There was no way Heero was manic, possibly prone to depression under that stoic mask, but no way was he bi-polar. What they had seen as suicide was Heero's attempts to 'self-destruct', to protect his mission. They were fools who didn't know any better.
"I need to see him."
The nurse blinked in confusion. "He's not going to be able to talk much"
Duo's aggravation increased "I don't care, I need to see him. Or do I need to arrest you for inhibiting a police investigation?"
The nurse paled at Duo's snap and quickly got the keys that hung from her waist belt, and unlocked the door. "Now I want you to leave me alone with him for at least 10 minuets, is that clear?" Nurse Balbinder nodded and retreated away.
The braided man opened the door, and closed it behind him. He glanced around the room, it was just the bed and a sink basin, the walls and floor were a pale colour. It was stuffy in the room; Heero had been there for too long. Duo bravely strode up to the bed.
Heero lay there still, probably unaware of his presence. Duo knelt down to Heero's side, and cautiously touched his face. The skin felt smooth and warm, but there was no reaction to the touch. Duo looked more closely at Heero's body. His arms had bruises, and around his wrists were welts where the straps had dug into his flesh. Duo tried not to tremble at the through of what they had done to Heero. He couldn't take it any longer, and hot tears started flooding down his cheeks.
"Heero, I've finally found you. I'm not going to let this keep us apart."
The tears continued to flow, as Duo caressed the blue eyed man's cheek. Time passed, and Duo didn't want the nurse to catch him like this. He leaned over and gently kissed Heero's cheek, when he pulled away tears fell onto Heero's hair. Duo whispered to Heero "I'll get you out."
With that Duo stood up again and wiped his tear stained face. Satisfied it wasn't noticeable anymore; he made his way though the door again.
Duo strode purposely through to the Nurse Balbinder. She looked cautiously at him, still wary of his threat of arrest. "Can you give him something to wake him up?"
The nurse again surprised said "Well we'd need a doctor but it'd be highly unusual to do something like this…"
"Do it. I'm taking him into custody."
To Be Continued.