Hiccups Have No Cure…
Chapter 3
Disclaimer: Gundam Wing. Don't own. Geez, what does it take to get this through people's heads??? *Shoos off lawyers*
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Duo swallowed. Hard. "Y-you have re---*hic*---medies for the---*hic*---…the---*hic*…"
Wufei looked down at the fallen pilot. "Yes, I do. I'm smarter than you think, Maxwell." He walked around Duo, who now had gotten up from his position on the floor, and joined Heero and Quatre on the other end of the hall. "Whatever you've done for 'cures' have backfired so far, am I correct?"
Quatre and Heero nodded dumbly (not literally).
Wufei began pacing again. "What stunt were you trying to pull off, almost killing yourself, Maxwell?"
Duo blinked. "Um, I was---*hic* trying to st---*hic*---and on my hands and---*hic*---walk around."
Wufei nodded thoughtfully. "Standing on your head in place would have been more effective."
Duo's eyebrows rose. "It would?"
Wufei motioned to follow him. Duo did as he was told, with the silent and cautious Quatre and Heero following behind.
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As they got back to the large dining hall, Duo popped a question. "Wh---*hic*---at are you goi---*hic*---ng to do with me, Wu---*hic*---ffie?"
Wufei stopped and looked back. "I'm trying to find an empty room."
Duo gave half a pout. "That do---*hic*---esn't answer my que---*hic*---stion."
He ignored Duo and turned to Quatre. "Do you mind if we use this room?"
Quatre blinked. "Uh…sure…" he said quietly, wondering what he had planned and if it would effect the potted plants by the windows.
Wufei nodded in thanks and glanced at Heero. "Heero, do you mind helping me?" Heero shrugged and walked over to his side, waiting further instructions. Duo tried to back away from the two, who he registered as 'dangerous when paired up', but to no avail; Wufei had a good grip on his braid. "Get back here, Maxwell, and please keep in mind I'm not trying to beat the hell out of you for once. I'm trying to help you." Duo whimpered silently to himself and trudged towards the two once more.
Heero looked to Wufei. "So…what am I supposed to do?"
"Just bend down and grab his ankle."
Duo's eyes widened and he looked to Quatre with a 'Please for the love of God help me' look.
Heero did as he was told, and Wufei copied his actions by getting a good grip on Duo's other ankle. Duo wanted to struggle free, but decided if he did he would end up tripping over them, and that would just make him weaker. "Okay, on the count of three, we lift him up and turn him upside-down." Duo wanted to protest, but he found out quite easily that he could only hiccup in defeat. "One…two…" Duo closed his eyes. "…three"
The whole world seemed to come off its axis as Duo was turned over and hung from the two pilot's hands. As he got his consciousness back, he heard Wufei say: "This is the cure you tried before, but, of course, it didn't work. Having the blood rush to the head is also an aid in getting rid of the hiccups."
Duo's eyes opened again. "…Wufei…let me---*hic*---down…"
Wufei ignored this. "Now, we just hold him like this for about fifteen minutes, and by then…"
"Wufei!!!" he was cut off by Duo, "Plea---*hic*---se let me---*hic*---down! It isn't working!!! IT---*hic*---ISN'T WORKING!!!"
Wufei grunted. "Fine, have it your way." Both pilots let go at the same time, and Duo dropped to the ground…*plunk*.
"Owww…." Duo tried to sit up, but a sudden headrush sent him down again.
Wufei gave what sounded like a sigh. "All right. What else do I have…"
Duo abruptly had the strength to stand up again as he backed away from the Nataku pilot. "No! No more---*hic*---cures from---*hic*---you!"
Wufei shrugged. "The next one is harmless."
Duo glared. "Why isn't---*hic*---that comforting?"
Wufei sneered back. "It's a breathing exercise thing, okay? It doesn't have anything to do with holding you upside-down or pushing you out of a window."
Duo sighed. "Fine, fine…what do you---*hic*---want me to---*hic*---do?"
"Sit down in a chair." Duo looked around in the dining hall and sat down in an empty chair. Wufei confronted him and sat down next to him. "Now…exhale. Exhale all the air you can from your lungs." Duo did as he was told. "Now, hold it…….good. Just wait until I say you can inhale, then hold it again." Duo nodded, but his face was starting to turn blue. "…A little longer…okay, 3,2,1. Inhale." Duo gasped and coughed once as he tried to inhale. "Hold it again. ……………okay, breathe out."
Duo let the air out of his lungs in one huge puff of air, and he started to breathe quickly. When he got his breath back, Duo looked up. "…Hey…it worked! It worked!!! Wuffie, you're a geni---*hic*---us. DAMN IT!" Duo pounded his fist on the table, which made Quatre jump.
Heero suddenly, out of nowhere, smirked evilly. He was on his laptop again. "I found another cure."
Everyone looked to him.
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Author's note: Hi again. I got the update done in time! ^_^ Keep the reviews coming! I love 'em! Anywayz, there should be one or two chapters up by Thursday, and then I should be done with the fic. I have other ideas too, so stay tuned! (By the way, I was wondering if anyone had any cures they wanted to share. I have a lot of ideas still, thanks to research, but I thought it'd be cool if I let you send them in. My e-mail address is chrissy_chan26@yahoo.com (or, that's one of them…) So, send me some ideas! I'd love to hear from ya! Ja ne! ~^^~