When You Believe
Part Four
Disclaimer- I do not own Gundam Wing or any of its characters.
*Sandrock*
"Hang on Sandrock, I'm coming!"
Was that Quatre's voice? Where was I? Everything was black. "Quatre? Quatre I'm here, Where are you?" No answer. I shouted his name over and over but to no avail. I was frightened. I started to panic. What if I never escaped this place? I tried calling Quatre again, but he wasn't there. "Quatre, I'm scared!"
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Quatre burst through the door and made a beeline for the lounge. Please be ok! He thought urgently.
In the lounge, Heero heard him coming and stood. Quatre rushed through the door and right into Heero, who stopped him in his tracks. "Is she alright Heero?" he practically yelled. "You need to calm down Quatre. Sandrock is alright now that the bullet has been removed. It isn't a fatal wound, but you can't help her if you're hysterical."
Quatre's eyes fell on the young woman on the couch. He took a deep breath and slowly made his way to Sandrock and knelt beside her. She's…beautiful. He thought as he reached up and gently smoothed her hair out of her face. Beautiful Then something caught his eye. A crimson stain on her white tank top. Oh, Sandrock. "I'm so sorry Sandrock." He felt his eyes begin to well up. Tears started to stream down his usually cheerful face.
Trowa got up and put a comforting hand on his friend's shoulder. Quatre wiped his eyes with the back of his hand and looked back up at his unconscious gundam. "I'm alright Trowa." Trowa nodded and returned to his seat beside Heavyarms.
Duo and Wufei presently entered and looked around the room. "So," said Duo, "Which one of you is Deathscythe?" Deathscythe stood and walked over to her pilot, "I am." Duo did a double take, "Wow!" he exclaimed. Deathscythe blinked, "What?" Duo sized her up, looking at her from head to toe. "You're gorgeous!" Deathscythe gasped and blushed, then couldn't help but giggle.
Time dragged on and Sandrock didn't awaken. The pilots started to get to know their gundams in a way they didn't think was possible. Quatre never left Sandrock's side. Trowa went over to her and checked her wound. "I need to change the bandage." Quatre nodded and moved slightly towards Sandrock's head, to give Trowa room to work.
As Trowa was applying disinfectant to the wound, Sandrock gasped in pain. "OWW!" Quatre took one of her hands into his, "Sandrock, it's okay!" She moaned still in pain. Quatre reached up with his other hand and gently turned her head towards him, "Sandrock, open your eyes." He said softly. She slowly complied.
Their gazes locked, and for a moment, they just looked into each other's eyes. And in that time something passed between them, a bond that words couldn't ever hope to describe. "Qu-Quatre, oh, Quatre!" Quatre stroked her cheek, "Shh, it's okay, I'm here." Sandrock slowly reached up and touched his face, "I just wanted to make sure you were real. I saw you so many times when…" She gasped again. Quatre continued to stroke her hair and face, whispering soothing words. She seemed content to gaze into his eyes. His eyes are so beautiful, and deep. Like the nighttime sky.
Trowa finished and sighed. Heavyarms piped up "What was that stuff?" Trowa looked back at him, "What stuff?" Zero stood and picked up the bottle of disinfectant. "This stuff." Heero took the bottle from him. "It's disinfectant. Humans can get sick just like machines. This prevents an infection from the wound. The gundams all simultaneously said "Oh."
Sandrock laughed softly, not wanting to cause more pain. "That's never happened before!" Quatre smiled, to him her voice was the sound of a singing angel. He was tempted to say something comical, just so he could hear the soft tinkle of her laughter again, but he didn't want to increase her pain. He held her hand and stroked her hair and face, wishing and hoping that he could do it forever.
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The next morning the gundam pilots went to wake their new friend. Sandrock had gotten used to sleeping and awoke softly when Quatre shook her. "Good morning." He said. Sandrock smiled, "Good morning Quatre." She took a deep breath and sat up. Good, it doesn't really hurt anymore. Quatre looked concerned, "Does it hurt?" She shook her head, "No, not as much."
On the other couch, Shenlong was snoring. Wufei smiled and shook him awake. "Nataku, Nataku wake up." Shenlong opened his eyes and bolted upright, knocking a surprised Wufei onto his behind. "WHOA! What just happened?!" His yelling woke up the rest of the gundams, who were all just as confused.
Sandrock laughed, "Don't worry guys, it's how humans regenerate their energy. It's called sleeping." Heavyarms ran a hand through his hair, "That's some way of regenerating. Is it normal to see things while you're…uh," Trowa smiled, "Sleeping?" Heavyarms nodded, "Yeah, sleeping." Duo was sitting next to Deathscythe, "Yeah it's normal. It's called dreaming. Most of the time, you can tell what a person is going through in life by what they dream about."
Then, Sandrock's stomach rumbled. Her eyes widened, "What the heck was that?!" Duo fell over laughing. Zero's stomach did the same thing. Deathscythe looked at her pilot, "Why are they making weird noises like that? And stop laughing! You're a human not a hyena!" Quatre explained, "Humans need…fuel, like machines do. The rumbling is how our bodies tell us we need food." Heero stood, trying to hide a smile, and went to get them some food.
He returned with some fruit, some biscuits, and two pitchers of orange juice. Quatre poured some into a glass and handed it to Sandrock. She just sat there looking at it. Realizing that she didn't know what to do, he poured another glass and took a sip. Sandrock looked unsure, but slowly lifted the glass to her lips and tipped it slightly.
She made a surprised noise and set the glass down. "What is that feeling?" Quatre picked up her glass and handed it back to her, "What feeling?" Sandrock motioned to her mouth. "It's coming from my mouth." The others looked confused for a moment, then it struck Quatre, "Oh, taste, she's tasting it! That's supposed to happen. Try again Sandrock." She hesitated.
Zero got bold and took a mouthful. When he swallowed however, he gasped and grabbed his throat. "Whoa, that feels weird!" Sandrock took a deep breath and followed suit. She swallowed, reacting the same way Zero had. "Oh, you can feel it going down, how strange!" The other three gundams tried it as well, all commenting on the strange feeling.
Duo did his best to explain the first part of the human digestive system. Then something occurred to Shenlong. "Where does it go after that?" The pilots all looked at each other. Who was going to explain THAT to them? Heero got up, "Well, we can explain it to Zero, Shenlong, and Heavyarms, but I'm going to call Noin and Sally out here to explain it to Deathscythe and Sandrock." The pilots all nodded in agreement. The gundams just looked confused.
Quatre looked back at Sandrock. She seemed to be deep in thought about something. Then suddenly she looked up with a concerned look on her face. "You guys," everyone looked at her, "You don't think the same thing happened to the others, do you?" Wufei stared, "What do you mean, others?" Sandrock looked at him, "I mean, Tallgeese, Wing, and Epyon."
Well, there's part four. Hope you enjoyed. Yes there will be a part five. I don't know how long this story will be. Thanks for the reviews! ^_^