Forbidden Love
by Duo's Chick
and
Star Kindler
Chapter Eight
Disclaimer: We don't own GW, never have and never will
Warnings: Yaoi, angst
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Duo shivered slightly as he stood outside in the freezing weather, waiting whatever it was destiny had in store for him. Whatever it was, he knew it was not good.
Duo felt the butt of Officer Barton's gun against his back. "On your knees, faggot...now!" he growled. Whimpering in defeat, Duo obeyed.
"You wanna disobey the rules?! Then you'll just have to pay for it!" Officer Barton bellowed, the brashness of his voice causing Duo to squeeze his eyes shut in fear.
A few uneventful seconds passed, and then it happened. Duo felt the ice cold water pierce his skin as bucket after bucket was poured over his head. It hurt so much...the incredibly cold water mixing in with the freezing winter weather. Duo couldn't keep his teeth from chattering.
When the whole ordeal was finished, Duo could barely keep conscious. Officer Barton picked Duo up by the scruff of the neck and dragged him back to his barrack. Upon reaching it, the cold-hearted officer entered and threw the braided young man on the floor. "And since you tried to be sneaky before, you don't get a blanket for the rest of the night!" Officer Barton exclaimed, snatching the thin material off Duo's bed and exiting, slamming the door shut behind him.
Duo lay on the cold floor, shivering uncontrollably. He was cold...so cold. That was Duo's last thought as he slipped into unconsciousness.
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Heero sat quietly in the mess hall, picking at his food as he was deep in thought. Duo still crossed his mind every second of every day he continued to live. Deep in his heart, he wanted to see Duo...badly. He just didn't think he was ready to confront Duo again.
Heero's thoughts were interrupted by the conversation amongst two officers at the table across from him.
"Which one was it?"
"The one with the really long braid."
"Oh, you mean the pretty one?"
"Yeah."
"Officer Barton caught him huddled under his blanket?"
"Yeah."
"So, what did Officer Barton do to him?"
"He took him outside and poured buckets of water over his head. Heard he contracted a severe case of bronchitis."
"Oh, really?"
"Yeah. The little fag got transported to the sick bay this morning. Doesn't have much time left."
"Serves the little homo right."
Heero's stomach turned as the two officers began to laugh. He somehow refrained himself from going over there and punching those two officers in the face.
But...Duo was deathly sick? For some reason, Heero didn't want to believe it. As Heero stood to deposit his trash, he decided he would go over to the sick bay right away and see for himself.
'I just hope I'm right,' Heero thought as he headed for the door.
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Heero's stomach filled with butterflies as he reached the sick bay. This would be the first time in weeks that he would come face to face with Duo. He was very apprehensive, but decided that he had to do it, for his sake and for Duo's.
As Heero entered, his blue eyes widened in shock and horror at the sight before him.
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