Fushigi Onna
By:Hotaru
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Part 4
On the bus, Trowa and Katherine stared at each other for what seemed like an eternity. "Trowa..I've finally found you.." she said, tears flowing from her eyes. Trowa could hold his back any longer either. "Oh God Kathy.." he whispered as he pulled her into his arms. "I love you so much..I swear I'll never leave you again..I promise. Stay here with me.." he said, tears pouring out of his green eyes. "Trowa.please don't cry. I'll stay here with you. I'll stay." She whispered, holding his head against her heart. The bus driver glanced back at them. "Hey you kids! Where are you getting off?" he called back. Trowa wiped his eyes quickly and said, "At the Cinq Kingdom Memorial School. Did we pass it?"
The driver nodded and pulled the bus to a stop. "Sorry about that. I'd drive you back but it's against my regulations." He said. Trowa nodded and thanked him. Kathy smiled and hopped off the bus. "What are you doing here?" she asked, pulling her hood back on to block the rain. Trowa stared at the floor. "I'm looking for Quatre. He's in trouble and this was the last place he was." He replied. They started walking towards the school. "It's scary here. I'd much rather be in a warm house, reading a book or something." Katherine said, jumping when the lighting flashed. Trowa nearly froze when Kathy clutched his arm. "Don't be afraid now. We'll be safe soon and you can stay with me if you want." Trowa said, enjoying the warmness of her body against his.
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Wufei was nearly falling asleep as Duo continued telling about all his 'soaps'. "So, did you do anything other than watch soap opera's today?" he asked tiredly, jumping slightly at the booming thunder. "Nah. I coulda done my homework but it's too lonely." Duo replied. Wufei smirked. "The whole idea about doing homework is being in a quiet environment." He said. Duo snorted on the other end. "Tell me this Fei-chan, how the hell can I concentrate with this damn storm and everything? Every second I hear foot steps and stuff. I think someone's here or something." He said as-a-matter-of-factly. Wufei sighed.
"You can come over here if you want. Just promise you won't talk about Sami or Marco or Benni or the child who killed them." He said, smirking. Duo nodded. "Okay! I'll be over soon. And I'll bring some munchies!" he said, before hanging up. Wufei stared into the phone. ~What in God's name are 'munchies'?~ he thought, dropping the phone into it's cradle. Quickly he hopped out of the large chair and went to his room. The canopied bed had black satin sheets with a gold dragon on the front. He threw all the clothes on the floor in a basket, in which he tossed in the laundry room. Then, he went to the kitchen and pulled out two plates and two pairs of porceline chopsticks.
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Matsuri watched Heero sleep peacefully. She held the ice to his face, and stroked his head gently. The rain was splattering on the window. The thunder wasn't too loud, but it came often. ~Oh Heero. I really hope you're not a Gundam pilot. I don't know if I could bring myself to kill you.~ she thought. Heero stirred and his hand rose to his face. "Shh, it's alright Heero. I'll take care of you." Matsuri whispered as he sat up. "How are you feeling?" she asked. He shook his head and stood up. "I'm fine. Sorry I fell asleep. I'll get some blankets and you can take my bed." He said. Matsuri shook her head. "No way! It's only ten o'clock. I'm not going to sleep yet." She said.
Heero sat back on the couch. "Do you still want to kill the Gundam pilots?" he asked. She shook her head firmly. "It's my mission. My own mission that I was assigned the day Treize was killed." She said, putting her hands behind her head. Heero eyed her carefully. She looked almost cute in that black tank top and black pants. "Why can't you accept his death and live in peace?" Heero asked. Matsuri turned her head to him. "Because he died in vain. I don't know why I feel so strongly about it but." she said, trailing off. Heero peered at her. "You are afraid aren't you?" he asked. She wriggled her nose as if he hit the target. "Afraid of what? I can kill them no problem!" she said defensivly.
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Quatre shivered as a cold wind blew. "Now my dear. What else have I longed to do?" Dorothy said thinking outloud. "I know!" she said, her face lighting up. "I've always wanted to kiss you, right on those soft lips of yours." Quatre shivered again. Dorothy walked over and pulled something from behind her. It was like a sharp, pointed letter opener, about five inches long. Quatre eyed it wearily. "Now, we can do this the easy way, or the hard way." She suggested. "I...Dorothy, please stop this! This is insane!" Quatre shouted. Dorothy's eyes formed tiny slits. "Wrong answer." She said, shoving the mini-dagger into his thigh. He screamed out in pain as the red blood started trickling down his leg.
~Please Trowa.I can't take much more of this.~ he thought as Dorothy picked up a small whip. "This is the only way I can get close to you my dear, sweet Quatre. Now, for each negative word or plea you said, I will lash you with this whip. But, that takes time. So you can rest for now." She said, walking over to the desk. She picked up a recorder and played back the whole conversation. Quatre began to feel weak as the blood practically poured from his leg. There was a red puddle forming on the floor where his toes barely touched. The drip drip drip was irritating him greatly, so he tried to block it out. Tears began to swell in his eyes. ~Isn't anyone worrying about me? Why aren't they here..~
Katherine held onto Trowa's arm tightly as they followed the tire tracks in the mud "I hope your friend will be okay." Kathy said, looking at Trowa's tense expression. "Yeah, so do I." He said, looking at the ground. They were walking for a few minutes when Katherine pointed straight ahead. "They must lead to that house!" she exclaimed. Trowa nodded and they started running toward the old looking house. Trowa pulled a gun from his pocket and pointed at the door. Katherine turned the knob and the door creaked open. The two stepped inside and listened for any noise. They heard a scream. "Shit..that was Quatre!" Trowa said, running to the direction of the scream. There was a door leading to the basement. "Be careful." Kathy whispered as they started their decent.
Then, they saw it. Quatre, chained from the ceiling, with blood trickling down his leg onto the floor, and Dorothy sitting at a desk with weapons as well. Trowa pulled the door open and they charged in. "Don't move or I'll blast your brain out, bitch!" Trowa shouted, pointing his gun straight at Dorothy. She looked shocked and afraid. "Where are the keys to those chains?" Katherine demanded, pointing to Quatre. Dorothy's right eye twitched before she ran to a back door. Trowa fired his gun and she dropped to the ground. Katherine searched the desk, pulled out the keys and ran to help Quatre. Trowa pulled Dorothy over to the desk again. He had only shot her in the leg, but she looked like she was in incredible pain. "You shot me, bastard." She muttered before falling back to the ground unconsciously.
TBC
Hotaru