A brown haired pilot shivered in the darkness, his blue turtleneck and jeans were soaking wet because of the water leaking from the pipes above him, and his head throbbed with pain. He groaned as he moved his stiff legs into a different position and then jumped when his left foot came in contact with something. Without thinking he kicked it assuming it might have been one of the few hundred rats that lurked in the room. The limp form yelled in pain, and then cursed a bit as it rolled over. The pilot blinked and then said, "Kawa?"
"Why did you have to kick me Trowa?" came the weak reply.
Trowa felt a pang of guilt, and crawled over to help his poor girlfriend. Once he reached her, he laid her head in his lap.
"I'm so sorry Kawa, I thought you were one of the rats down here." He said stroking her blood stained bangs.
Kawa smiled weakly. "It's all right Trowa, it's kinda hard to see down here anyways," she frowned just noticing the cut on his head. "Are you alright?"
Trowa fingered the cut wincing a bit and said, "I'm fine, you don't look to well."
The brown-headed young girl smiled and snuggled up against Trowa's strong chest and said sleepily, "I am now…."
Trowa smiled and tried his best to keep her warm as she slept.
Not far from where Trowa and Kawa slept Wufei and Dr. Tai (in case you guys don't remember Dr. Tai is Kawa's, Neko's, and Hanaim's adopted father, the one who trained them. Go back to Chapter 2 or 3 for further info) were in an argument.
"Duke must've been the one to give our position away." Wufei argued.
"Duke would never do a thing like that! He's my son!" Dr. Tai said holding his head injury with a bloodied hand.
Wufei shook his head; his white clothing was dirty and wet, and his left arm hung limp in his cuffs that rested in his lap.
"He is the only one who could've given away our hideout, Mr. Tai. Do you know where he was those 3 days?"
Dr. Tai looked to Wufei and opened his mouth to retaliate but then sighs. "No."
"My point is made." The china man said simply and he rested his head against the wall to rest.
Dr. Tai looked to the sleeping young man and then sighed. He wished with all his heart that he was wrong about Duke, but knew that he was probably right.
As he laid down to rest a sharp scream was echoed throughout the halls.
Wufei jumped up startled and yelled, "What the hell?!" in Chinese.
"The must be doing something to one of the girls!" Dr. Tai yelled standing and running to the cell door.
Wufei's surprised face vanished and was replaced with a look of worry.
"What have you done to them?!" Dr. Tai yelled beating on the door, "Open this door!! What have you done to my daughters?!"
"Shut up in there old man, or you'll get the same treatment." A guard yelled from outside the door.
Wufei stepped up behind the sobbing doctor and pulled him from the door with his right hand.
"There is nothing you or I can do." He said softly.
The old man sank to the floor weeping and Wufei knelt beside him comforting him as much as he could.
Quatre woke to the scream and had already been struck by the guard outside his door to shut up. He had been crying out for Neko and screaming her name, and now he sat sobbing in the center of the cell hugging his knees and rocking back and forth.
"Oh Neko, my dear sweet blossom…" he said through tears. "What have they done to you? Please be alive…"
As Quatre weeped for his girlfriend a dark figure jumped from the vents and landed silently on the stone floor. After he landed he motioned to the ceiling and a wooden ladder tumbled down. The figure gave a thumbs up and then quietly made his way to Quatre.
"Hey buddy," the figure whispered. "Time to go."