Fushigi Onna
By: Hotaru
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Part 9
A short while later at lunch.
"I'm going to get something to eat, be right back." Katherine said, walking over to the lunch line. Duo was sitting with his elbows on his knees and his chin in his hands, staring at Heero. "Gods Duo would you stop staring at me!" Heero asked with an exasperated sigh. Duo shook his head 'no' and continued to stare. Wufei twisted his mouth and went back to his book. "I think I'll be off my crutches by Monday." Quatre said suddenly, looking down at his injured leg. Trowa smiled slightly and said, "That's good. At least we know it's healing." Quatre smiled and looked over as Katherine made her way towards the table.
Someone stuck her leg out in Kathy's path and she tripped and fell to the floor. Trowa jumped up and went to help her. However, remaining calm and graceful, Katherine picked herself up off the floor, brushed off her skirt, raised her hand and slapped that girl across the face. Trowa took her arm and pulled her over to where the others were sitting.The girl stared in their direction, but looked away when she met Trowa's glare. "Are you okay?" he asked, ignoring the stares. Kathy nodded and her lips quivered. "Don't cry Kathy. They're just stupid, don't let them get to you." Trowa whispered, taking her hand in his own. "Okay. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that." Kathy apologized quickly.
Duo jumped out of his chair and pointed at Heero. "I know!!" he exclaimed. Heero's eyes widened and he quickly pulled Duo into the corner. "You know what?" he asked quietly. Duo was grinning from ear to ear. "You slept with her didn't you!" he said as quiet as possible. Heero sighed deeply and closed his eyes before saying, "Duo, I swear to the gods that if you tell anyone, I will kill you." The young american winked and walked over to the table. Wufei eyed him suspiciously. "So what was it you found out?" he asked, sipping at his tea. Duo smiled and said, "That mark on Heero's head was from a lead pipe. He got a good whacking."
Heero smiled and nodded. "That's right. A thick lead pipe." He said. Wufei shook his head and went back to reading. "You guys, why isn't Releena eating with us?" Quatre asked, looking over at the table where Releena and a bunch of her popular friends were sitting and chatting. "I guess she thinks she's better that us. Baka onna." Wufei spat, closing his book and setting it on the table. The bell rang and everyone headed off to class. Heero sighed and trudged to his next class.
Duo reported he barely passed another chemistry test when the passed each other in the hall. "Come on Duo, you can do better than that can't you?" Heero said, leaning against the wall. Duo shrugged and said, " I might be able to but I won't. Love me for who I am, not who I can be." Wufei appeared behind them. "What about loving you?" he asked, kissing Duo's cheek lightly. Duo blushed slightly and showed Wufei his test. "You can do better than this can't you?" Wufei asked, handing the test back.
Heero smirked and said, "I said the exact same thing. I gotta get going, see you guys later right?" Wufei and Duo nodded and heading off to the pool. "Are you sure you want to stay at practice?" Wufei asked. His koi nodded and put his hands behind his head. "I have to protect you, remember?" he said. Wufei smiled and sighed.
Quatre waved his hands in the air, trying to get Heero's attention. "Hey! You want a ride home?" he asked, as Heero approached them. He shrugged and nodded. "So, you ready to meet her?" he asked as they all climbed into Quatre's limo. "As ready as we'll ever be. She can't be that bad if you can tolerate her, ne Heero?" Trowa said, winking ever so lightly. "Yeah." Heero muttered. Soon aftrer, they arrived at Heero's apartment.
"Thanks Rashid. I'll call when we're done." Quatre said, waving to his friend and ally. Heero opened the door and was greeted by Matsuri. "Welcome home Heero. Are these your friends? They are cute!" She said, smiling. Heero shook his head and draped his coat over the chair. "Hi, I'm Quatre Raberba Winner." Quatre said, extending his hand. Matsuri took it and said, "Nice to meet you Quatre, you may call me Matsuri if you'd like." She repeated the process with Trowa. The three boys pretended to study and do homework, and while Matsuri watched, she was thinking very hard.
~They look so familiar, but where have I seen them before?~ she thought. A short while later, Duo and Wufei arrived. "So how was practice?" Quatre asked, looking up from his books. Duo grinned and flopped onto the couch. "Fei's amazing! He's better than all the swimmers there! He's great, and fast as a bullet!" he said boastingly. Wufei blushed slightly and sat on a chair. "Don't boast for me Duo, I'm not that good." He said, sounding slightly embarrased. Matsuri's eyes widened and she ran out of the room.
"Heero..what the hell is going on?" Duo asked quietly. "I don't know Duo, relax. Don't act supsicious." Heero hissed as Matsuri returned, a paper in hand. She looked from the former pilots, back at the paper. "I…it's you!! I knew it was!!" she shouted, drawing a gun. The G-boys jumped from the seats, all worried looks on their faces. Matsuri looked at Heero with tears in her eyes. "Why did you lie to me Heero? You said you didn't know them!! You lied to me!!" she shouted, pointing the gun at his head.
"Matsuri, I'm sorry, but I did it to protect you both!" Heero argued. Matsuri shook her head, tears spilling down her face. "No! You're one of them! You don't love me! You just pretended to protect them, him! You did it! You killed Treize!!" she shouted, pointing the gun at Wufei. The paper in her hand was the one on Heero's disk, and it fell to the floor. "How could you lie to me Heero? I thought you loved me!" She shouted, staring into Wufei's obsidian eyes.
Heero tried to take the gun, but Matsuri pulled away and cocked the gun. "I do love you!" Heero said quietly. He tried to take the gun again, but she pulled the trigger. Heero's head turned to the target of her bullet. Duo stood in front of Wufei, his arms open, eyes sqeezed shut. "Oh, gods! Duo!!" Wufei shouted, catching Duo's body as it crumpled to the floor. "He's okay, just in shock." Quatre said, looking down at the silver cross that protected Duo, and ricoched the bullet back at it's shooter.
"Matsuri! Oh gods..no." Heero cried, catching her limp body as she fell to the floor. "Hold on.." he said shakily, "You're going to be okay." Matsuri's hand layed over the bullet wound in her chest. Heero pressed down on it firmly with tears in his eyes. He had never loved anyone, and never felt loved by anyone until now. She couldn't die. She wouldn't die. "Call for an ambulence!" Heero shouted, grabbing a towel that was strewn on the couch and pressing over Matsuri's wound.
Quatre hesitated for a split second before running (crutching?) to the phone. Heero pulled Matsuri's body close to his as his crystalline tears spilled into Matsuri's dark, ebony hair. "H-Hee..ro. Why-did you.lie?" she asked, gulping for air. Heero shook his head and whispered, "Don't talk. You'll be okay. Just hang on."
Wufei held Duo in his arms as well, stroking his hair, and face. "Duo..my sweet Duo." He murmured, placing his hand over Duo's crucifix, which had saved them both. "The ambulence is here." Trowa said, looking out the window. Several EMS rushed into Heero's apartment, loaded with a strecher, and first aid kit. "Where's the injured?" one of them asked. Quatre pointed to Matsuri and said, "She's the one who was shot, and he is in shock I think." Then pointing to Duo.
They two teens were rolled into the ambulence and driven to the hospital. Quatre called Rashid, who arrived quickly and drove them to the hospital. Wufei sat silently, thinking. ~He kept insisting he had to protect me. And now, he did and nearly got himself killed. Was this fate?~ Heero stared out the window, his Prussian eyes showing a deep feeling of hurt and worry. They arrived a short while later, and Heero and Wufei rushed to find where Duo and Matsuri were.
"I need the room of two teens who just came in, one with a gun shot wound, and the other in a severe case of shock." Heero demanded. A nurse looked at a clip board and cracked some gum. "They're down the hall in the emergency room but you can't go in there-Hey!!" before she was even finished talking, Heero and Wufei were racing down the hall. Unfortunatly, they were stopped by security and had to look through a large glass window. Doctors and surgeons were hunching over Matsuri's body, working tediously to save her life.
Heero rubbed his sweaty palms on the pants of his school uniform, as he stared through the looking glass. ~Please Matsuri, don't die. Don't give up. You have so much to live for.~ A doctor walked out of the ER and looked at Wufei. "Are you Chang Wufei?" he asked. Wufei nodded, and his face fell, in fear of learning Duo was injured in some way. The doctor noticed his nervousness and smiled warmly. "Your friend is doing fine, but is resting now. You may see him if you'd like." He said. Wufei sighed and thanked the doctor quickly before running to Duo's bed.
Duo's head turned slightly at Wufei's voice. "Thank you for protecting me love." His eyes opened slowly and he smiled. "Hey Fei." He whispered hoarsely. Wufei took his hand and smiled slightly. "Are you..okay?" he asked worridly. Duo nodded and his hand floated to the silver crucifix which had a dent where the bullet struck. He pushed it to the side, revealing a indentation of the sort in his skin than resembled a cross. "Cool huh. I guess it's lucky I jumped in the way, right?" Duo murmured.
Wufei nodded and kissed Duo lightly. "If you hadn't...I don't want to think about what would have happened." He whispered, nuzzling Duo's neck. "Mmm. I told ya I needed to protect ya." Duo said, resting his head on his lovers.
Several hours later, Heero had nodded off while waiting for any details on Matsuri. Quatre nudged him in the shoulder when a doctor exited the ER. "Mr. Yuy? Can you come with me please?" the doctor asked. Heero nodded and rubbed his face quickly. "What?" he demanded as they entered the ER. "Well Mr. Yuy, she's out of surgery, and luckily, she will survive." Heero breathed a sigh of relief as he fell to the floor, over whelmed by joy. "Are you okay?" the doctor asked, helping Heero up.
"Yes.just relieved. Can I see her now?" he asked, shaking his head in an attempt to clear it. The doctor nodded and pointed Heero to the room Matsuri was resting in. She was awake,for when Heero opened the door, her head turned slightly. "Hey." Heero whispered sitting on the edge of the bed. Matsuri snorted and looked at the wall. "You lied to me Heero. How can I forgive you for that?" she whispered weakly. Heero could feel his heart begining to shatter. "You're right but…Matsuri, I do mean it when I say I love you. I've never felt this way about anyone before." He began.
"Then how do you know it is love?" Matsuri retorted. Heero sighed and said, "I've never been loved by anyone ever before. And I've never loved anyone either. This feeling..that I get when I'm around you, over powers any feeling I've ever thought could possibly be love. When you smile, I get a tingling sensation in my whole body and I can't help but smile back. When I think about when we made love that night, I feel a over whelming sense of completion. My life has meaning now that I have you."
Tears began to stream down Matsuri's face, and Heero wiped them away gently. "Please Matsuri, can't you see that I love you? That I need you?" he whispered. Matsuri looked into Heero's eyes-they showed something she's never seen before. "Oh Heero..I love you too." She whispered. Heero smiled, leaned over, and kissed Matsuri gently.
And so, Heero and Matsuri lived together happily, enjoying every waking moment of their lives together, however, never speaking of that faithful night. Wufei and Duo continued to share their love for each other, and eventually got married. Of course, Trowa and Katherine married as well, and as for Quatre? He and Dorothy were involved for quite some time, before Dorothy's tragic death due to a un-detected brain tumor. :p
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