Title: If He Only Knew
Author: Rinoa Maxwell
Part: 4/5
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance/Drama, traces of humor here and there.
Pairings: 1x2, 3x4
Archive: Fanfiction.net, DHML (I think), anyone else who asks ^__^
Warnings: shounen-ai, slight yaoi, Relena-bashing, slight ooc-ness.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing, although if I did I'd be one very happy girl. But the idea for the fic is all mine, ya hear!?
Note: Wow...it's actually out. Special thanks to sony_mouse for all the support you gave me that made me want to write this part, I love you so much!!! I'd also like to thank The Mad Hatter, CMauro, Cobalt Heero, Deb, Melindora, and Keiko...if it weren't for all of you guys, this part wouldn't be out!! Also, just so you know, the end is a bit rushed - I can't help it, I want to hurry up and end this fic!!! I'm leaving on Friday, and I don't have that much time...Anyway, I really hope this part is better than the others...well, on with the fic!!
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Quatre woke up to something wet and cool pressing against his forehead. His eyes fluttering open, he watched as Duo pulled a wet towel off of his forehead, soaked it in a bowl of cold water, twisted out the excess water, and returned it to Quatre's forehead.
"Trowa..." Quatre moaned, trying to sit up, but Duo pressed his hand against Quatre's chest to keep him down. "Trowa...how is he...?"
"He'll be alright." The boys were surprised to hear the nurse standing at the doorway. "He just needs to stay here overnight while we give him some blood and some IV fluids. He'll have to stay for about six more hours."
"What happened to him?" Heero asked, tightening his grip around Duo's shoulder.
"Well, Trowa wasn't seriously damaged. In fact, surprisingly, the bullet didn't go through him. Instead, it brushed against his skin, although it did make a deep cut, and it tore the outer layer of an artery."
"Wouldn't he need surgery for that?" Wufei added curiously.
"That's another thing that's so surprising - the artery didn't break. And he won't need surgery at all. How this happened, we have no idea, but we're thankful." Without even letting anyone else say anything, the nurse quickly shuffled back into the emergency room.
"He's alright...." Quatre closed his eyes as a few tears trickled down his face again, although this time they were tears of joy.
Duo and Heero sighed in relief, while Wufei silently thanked God. Moving the towel off Quatre's forehead and into the bowl once again, Duo set the bowl aside and crawled up onto the chair next to Heero, leaning his head against Heero's shoulder in an effort to sleep for the remaining six hours they had in the hospital. Heero took Duo's hands in his and squeezed them, still holding them when he, too, tried to sleep.
It took a lot for Wufei to stifle his laugh. It was so obvious that the two were in love, obvious to everyone except the lovebirds themselves. What a typical scenario. Why they couldn't figure it out was beyond him, but Wufei hoped that Trowa and Quatre would do something to get them together. Wufei would die before the two didn't get together.
****
Quatre stared at the clock on the wall ahead of him. 7:56 AM. He had been awake for about an hour already. The poor guy had tried with all his will to get to sleep, but he simply couldn't. He was too excited about Trowa. He looked at the others. Wufei was sleeping in a sitting position, and Duo was cuddled up against Heero's chest, Heero's arms wrapped around him. They were all asleep. Letting a sigh escape him, he heard a soft click as the door in front of him opened.
"You may visit him now if you like," the nurse smiled warmly as Quatre quickly jumped up, following the nurse through the emergency room to Trowa's bed. Quatre gasped at the sight before him. Trowa was lying down with something white across his forehead, one needle stuck up his elbow and another stuck up the back of his hand. The one in his hand was carrying IV fluids, and the one in his elbow was carrying blood.
"Trowa!" Quatre almost yelled, running over to his partner and kneeling beside him, taking Trowa's hand (the one without the needle in it) in his, stroking it gently. Trowa slowly turned his head to face Quatre, smiling. He was exhausted, and it was pretty hard to sleep, tired as he was.
"Hey, Quatre..." Trowa barely breathed out.
"Are you alright?"
Nodding, Trowa squeezed Quatre's hand.
"Oh, wow...you have no idea how happy I am that you are alright, Trowa..." tears welled up in Quatre's eyes as he leaned over to kiss Trowa softly.
****
Heero's eyes fluttered open to the dull white of the wall in front of him. It took him a few minutes to realize that he was still in the hospital.
Damn...he thought as he looked down at Duo, lying in his arms, He's so beautiful...
Slowly, he tried to let go of Duo without waking him up, but as his arms slid off, Duo grabbed them, his eyes shooting open.
"Duo..." Heero muttered, pulling his arms out of Duo's grasp.
"Gomen....[1]" Duo replied, his face turning pink as he sat up.
They both looked up at the clock. 9:02 AM. Another hour before they'd be able to leave. But an hour would go by fast.
"Hey - where's Quatre?" Duo asked, noticing that only he, Heero, and Wufei were in the waiting room.
"He's probably with Trowa." Heero glanced over at Duo nervously, wishing more than anything that he could undo that beautiful braid of his. Wait a minute...where did that thought come from?? Heero asked himself, scratching the back of his head. Oh well....
Duo sighed, resting his eyes for a bit. After a few minutes, or so it seemed, Quatre burst out of the ER, his arm around Trowa's shoulder.
"Time to go home!" he smiled happily, hugging Trowa's eyes. Duo's eyes bolted open, and when he checked the clock he noticed that it was 10:01 AM already. Where did that hour go? Duo wondered, looking around, noticing that Wufei was already awake. Did I fall asleep?
"Alright then, what are we waiting for?" Duo stood up, stretching his arms out, "I'm sick of sitting in this hospital doing nothing!!!"
So the five ex-Gundam pilots left, Heero taking the driver's seat, as they returned to Owazi's and explained everything that happened to him.
****
"A special lunch, to celebrate Trowa's recovering!" Quatre smiled, placing a big pot in the middle of the dining table. Following it was a pot of rice, a pot of tea, and a pitcher of ice water. Peering into the big pot, Trowa found pork spareribs cooked in a soup, along with minced carrots, celery, and onions.
"Looks good," he smiled as Quatre served all of them. Everyone got a little rice, a little soup, and two spareribs, along with a mug of tea and a glass of icewater.
After tasting a bite, Duo cheered, "It's delicious!!!!"
"As always," Trowa agreed, blowing on a piece of pork.
Everyone else agreed as well, when they all heard the doorbell ring.
"I'll be right back," Owazi stood up, walking to the front door.
The boys ate in silence. After a few minutes, Owazi returned.
"The police found out what happened last night."
"And what happened?" Wufei asked, putting down his chopsticks.
"In a nutshell...Trowa was shot by a few gangsters. Young men who were playing around with guns, that's all they were. It's not like someone shot him that had been trying to kill him for a long while. I'm not saying it's any better. It's still bad that Trowa got shot. Well, the boys have been arrested."
"Well, that's good..." Quatre sighed, sipping at some of the broth, "I'm just glad that Trowa's alright."
****
"Where're you going?" Duo asked, as Heero walked towards the front door.
"On a walk."
"Can I come...?" Duo had a strange feeling Heero would say no.
"It's going to be a long walk...I probably won't be back till late at night."
An even better reason for me to want to go with you. "Please?"
Heero sighed. "Alright..." I'd love to spend that much time with you. In fact, I think this will be the perfect time to confess everything.
Duo silently thanked God as he and Heero walked out silently, into the fierce cold afternoon.
Hours passed as the two walked in silence. Nobody stopped by to talk to them, though many stared at them. The two never even glanced at eachother. They simply walked. Soon, they reached a cliff, leaving them a perfect view of the sunset over the ocean.
"Wow..." Duo breathed, "When did you find this place?"
"A long time ago..." Heero merely stated, staring as the sun lowered, piercing the sky with rays of deep orange and red. They stood until the sun was safely hidden behind the water, until the sky was black, and the water barely visible against the dark sky. And then, Heero turned, walking along the cliff, pulling Duo with him. Now, they were walking hand-in-hand, Duo's blush concealed by the dark. Artificial light poured out of the buildings and houses they walked by. Duo glanced at his watch - 8:00 PM.
"Heero--"
"Duo--"
The two looked at eachother, interrupting eachother's thoughts. Duo gulped, letting Heero go first.
"Duo......" Heero moved closer to Duo, his mouth next to Duo's ear, and he whispered, "You are my life. You are the reason I am alive right now. Every morning I wake up to another day, about to fear it, when I remember that you're alive, and that's all I need to live through each day. Everything about you, Duo, everything is so perfect. I've concealed my feelings from you long enough - I need you. And I just wish that you could say the same for me." And with that, Heero walked towards the edge of the cliff, climbing over a few rocks.
Duo stood there, paralyzed with shock. It's not even that Heero had said he loved him, but Duo knew that's what he meant. And now, here Heero was, thinking that Duo didn't feel the same way about him. So what, he was going to kill himself now? Right as Heero was about to jump, tears welling in his eyes, Duo blurted out, "I love you too!"
Stopping every movement, Heero slowly turned around to face Duo, a puzzled look on his face. And then, he jumped off of the rocks, walking towards Duo, and he took the braided Shinigami in a deep, passionate kiss.
***
[1] Sorry
Author: Rinoa Maxwell
Part: 4/5
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance/Drama, traces of humor here and there.
Pairings: 1x2, 3x4
Archive: Fanfiction.net, DHML (I think), anyone else who asks ^__^
Warnings: shounen-ai, slight yaoi, Relena-bashing, slight ooc-ness.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing, although if I did I'd be one very happy girl. But the idea for the fic is all mine, ya hear!?
Note: Wow...it's actually out. Special thanks to sony_mouse for all the support you gave me that made me want to write this part, I love you so much!!! I'd also like to thank The Mad Hatter, CMauro, Cobalt Heero, Deb, Melindora, and Keiko...if it weren't for all of you guys, this part wouldn't be out!! Also, just so you know, the end is a bit rushed - I can't help it, I want to hurry up and end this fic!!! I'm leaving on Friday, and I don't have that much time...Anyway, I really hope this part is better than the others...well, on with the fic!!
***
Quatre woke up to something wet and cool pressing against his forehead. His eyes fluttering open, he watched as Duo pulled a wet towel off of his forehead, soaked it in a bowl of cold water, twisted out the excess water, and returned it to Quatre's forehead.
"Trowa..." Quatre moaned, trying to sit up, but Duo pressed his hand against Quatre's chest to keep him down. "Trowa...how is he...?"
"He'll be alright." The boys were surprised to hear the nurse standing at the doorway. "He just needs to stay here overnight while we give him some blood and some IV fluids. He'll have to stay for about six more hours."
"What happened to him?" Heero asked, tightening his grip around Duo's shoulder.
"Well, Trowa wasn't seriously damaged. In fact, surprisingly, the bullet didn't go through him. Instead, it brushed against his skin, although it did make a deep cut, and it tore the outer layer of an artery."
"Wouldn't he need surgery for that?" Wufei added curiously.
"That's another thing that's so surprising - the artery didn't break. And he won't need surgery at all. How this happened, we have no idea, but we're thankful." Without even letting anyone else say anything, the nurse quickly shuffled back into the emergency room.
"He's alright...." Quatre closed his eyes as a few tears trickled down his face again, although this time they were tears of joy.
Duo and Heero sighed in relief, while Wufei silently thanked God. Moving the towel off Quatre's forehead and into the bowl once again, Duo set the bowl aside and crawled up onto the chair next to Heero, leaning his head against Heero's shoulder in an effort to sleep for the remaining six hours they had in the hospital. Heero took Duo's hands in his and squeezed them, still holding them when he, too, tried to sleep.
It took a lot for Wufei to stifle his laugh. It was so obvious that the two were in love, obvious to everyone except the lovebirds themselves. What a typical scenario. Why they couldn't figure it out was beyond him, but Wufei hoped that Trowa and Quatre would do something to get them together. Wufei would die before the two didn't get together.
****
Quatre stared at the clock on the wall ahead of him. 7:56 AM. He had been awake for about an hour already. The poor guy had tried with all his will to get to sleep, but he simply couldn't. He was too excited about Trowa. He looked at the others. Wufei was sleeping in a sitting position, and Duo was cuddled up against Heero's chest, Heero's arms wrapped around him. They were all asleep. Letting a sigh escape him, he heard a soft click as the door in front of him opened.
"You may visit him now if you like," the nurse smiled warmly as Quatre quickly jumped up, following the nurse through the emergency room to Trowa's bed. Quatre gasped at the sight before him. Trowa was lying down with something white across his forehead, one needle stuck up his elbow and another stuck up the back of his hand. The one in his hand was carrying IV fluids, and the one in his elbow was carrying blood.
"Trowa!" Quatre almost yelled, running over to his partner and kneeling beside him, taking Trowa's hand (the one without the needle in it) in his, stroking it gently. Trowa slowly turned his head to face Quatre, smiling. He was exhausted, and it was pretty hard to sleep, tired as he was.
"Hey, Quatre..." Trowa barely breathed out.
"Are you alright?"
Nodding, Trowa squeezed Quatre's hand.
"Oh, wow...you have no idea how happy I am that you are alright, Trowa..." tears welled up in Quatre's eyes as he leaned over to kiss Trowa softly.
****
Heero's eyes fluttered open to the dull white of the wall in front of him. It took him a few minutes to realize that he was still in the hospital.
Damn...he thought as he looked down at Duo, lying in his arms, He's so beautiful...
Slowly, he tried to let go of Duo without waking him up, but as his arms slid off, Duo grabbed them, his eyes shooting open.
"Duo..." Heero muttered, pulling his arms out of Duo's grasp.
"Gomen....[1]" Duo replied, his face turning pink as he sat up.
They both looked up at the clock. 9:02 AM. Another hour before they'd be able to leave. But an hour would go by fast.
"Hey - where's Quatre?" Duo asked, noticing that only he, Heero, and Wufei were in the waiting room.
"He's probably with Trowa." Heero glanced over at Duo nervously, wishing more than anything that he could undo that beautiful braid of his. Wait a minute...where did that thought come from?? Heero asked himself, scratching the back of his head. Oh well....
Duo sighed, resting his eyes for a bit. After a few minutes, or so it seemed, Quatre burst out of the ER, his arm around Trowa's shoulder.
"Time to go home!" he smiled happily, hugging Trowa's eyes. Duo's eyes bolted open, and when he checked the clock he noticed that it was 10:01 AM already. Where did that hour go? Duo wondered, looking around, noticing that Wufei was already awake. Did I fall asleep?
"Alright then, what are we waiting for?" Duo stood up, stretching his arms out, "I'm sick of sitting in this hospital doing nothing!!!"
So the five ex-Gundam pilots left, Heero taking the driver's seat, as they returned to Owazi's and explained everything that happened to him.
****
"A special lunch, to celebrate Trowa's recovering!" Quatre smiled, placing a big pot in the middle of the dining table. Following it was a pot of rice, a pot of tea, and a pitcher of ice water. Peering into the big pot, Trowa found pork spareribs cooked in a soup, along with minced carrots, celery, and onions.
"Looks good," he smiled as Quatre served all of them. Everyone got a little rice, a little soup, and two spareribs, along with a mug of tea and a glass of icewater.
After tasting a bite, Duo cheered, "It's delicious!!!!"
"As always," Trowa agreed, blowing on a piece of pork.
Everyone else agreed as well, when they all heard the doorbell ring.
"I'll be right back," Owazi stood up, walking to the front door.
The boys ate in silence. After a few minutes, Owazi returned.
"The police found out what happened last night."
"And what happened?" Wufei asked, putting down his chopsticks.
"In a nutshell...Trowa was shot by a few gangsters. Young men who were playing around with guns, that's all they were. It's not like someone shot him that had been trying to kill him for a long while. I'm not saying it's any better. It's still bad that Trowa got shot. Well, the boys have been arrested."
"Well, that's good..." Quatre sighed, sipping at some of the broth, "I'm just glad that Trowa's alright."
****
"Where're you going?" Duo asked, as Heero walked towards the front door.
"On a walk."
"Can I come...?" Duo had a strange feeling Heero would say no.
"It's going to be a long walk...I probably won't be back till late at night."
An even better reason for me to want to go with you. "Please?"
Heero sighed. "Alright..." I'd love to spend that much time with you. In fact, I think this will be the perfect time to confess everything.
Duo silently thanked God as he and Heero walked out silently, into the fierce cold afternoon.
Hours passed as the two walked in silence. Nobody stopped by to talk to them, though many stared at them. The two never even glanced at eachother. They simply walked. Soon, they reached a cliff, leaving them a perfect view of the sunset over the ocean.
"Wow..." Duo breathed, "When did you find this place?"
"A long time ago..." Heero merely stated, staring as the sun lowered, piercing the sky with rays of deep orange and red. They stood until the sun was safely hidden behind the water, until the sky was black, and the water barely visible against the dark sky. And then, Heero turned, walking along the cliff, pulling Duo with him. Now, they were walking hand-in-hand, Duo's blush concealed by the dark. Artificial light poured out of the buildings and houses they walked by. Duo glanced at his watch - 8:00 PM.
"Heero--"
"Duo--"
The two looked at eachother, interrupting eachother's thoughts. Duo gulped, letting Heero go first.
"Duo......" Heero moved closer to Duo, his mouth next to Duo's ear, and he whispered, "You are my life. You are the reason I am alive right now. Every morning I wake up to another day, about to fear it, when I remember that you're alive, and that's all I need to live through each day. Everything about you, Duo, everything is so perfect. I've concealed my feelings from you long enough - I need you. And I just wish that you could say the same for me." And with that, Heero walked towards the edge of the cliff, climbing over a few rocks.
Duo stood there, paralyzed with shock. It's not even that Heero had said he loved him, but Duo knew that's what he meant. And now, here Heero was, thinking that Duo didn't feel the same way about him. So what, he was going to kill himself now? Right as Heero was about to jump, tears welling in his eyes, Duo blurted out, "I love you too!"
Stopping every movement, Heero slowly turned around to face Duo, a puzzled look on his face. And then, he jumped off of the rocks, walking towards Duo, and he took the braided Shinigami in a deep, passionate kiss.
***
[1] Sorry