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SVX: Well here is number 6 of Mortal Plaque
Mortal Plague
Chapter Six
Duo winced from the pain in his head and tried to concentrate on Hilde's angelic features. The slow steady beat of Hilde's heart monitor threatened to lull him to sleep and at the same time kept him awake fearing it might go flat. It had been at least four days since he had left the hospital and the body count was rising every hour. There was no more than fifteen females left on the colony Hilde included. A loud wailing sound signaled Duo that there were no more than fourteen women left. He turned and looked at the now dead girl maybe only a year younger then himself. He turned of the heart monitor and kneeled by the child's bed in prayer stance. After he had given her, her last rights he noticed the name on her sheet, "Winner." Duo looked at her and saw that she did resemble Quatre and felt he should notify his old friend. He stood and opened the door taking one last look at Hilde before heading towards the lobby. When he finally reached the lobby he was out of breath and his head pounded even harder than before. He dialed Quatre's office and his secretary answered.
"Uh yah this is Duo Maxwell may I speak with Quatre."
"I'm sorry sir but Mr. Winner left on official business after a call from a Mr. Heero Yuy."
"Oh well will you please tell him to contact Maxwell Memorial Hospital on the L2 colony when he returns."
"Yes sir have a nice day." click
"Yah you too," Duo said more to himself than to the woman who just hung up. What does Heero have up his sleeve? Duo shook his head and turned to head back to Hilde when another wave of nausea ripped through him. His head pounded even harder and he gripped it trying to hold back the scream. "Please no more, I can't take another one."
"I won't let you do it, stay away from my hair," yelled Duo as he ran around the small room trying to escape the scissors in which Sister Helen held in her hands. His young violet eyes burned with anger as she began to walk closer. "I'm warning you, STAY AWAY!"
"But Duo be reasonable, at that length it needs so much water to wash and we don't have that much to spare and…"
"Then I won't wash it, your not gonna cut my hair." Just as this was said Father Maxwell walked through the door and smiled at the young boy.
"Now what seems to be the problem here."
"She wants to cut my hair…but I won't let her."
"Father you have to tell him it's for his own good and…" Father Maxwell held up his hand and Sister Helen stopped talking and stared at him quizzically.
"I'm afraid I'm going to have to side with Duo on this one."
"But Father Maxwell…"
"Find something else to do with it but let the boy keep his hair," replied the Father as he walked out the door. Duo beamed with triumph and Sister Helen let out a sigh of defeat. She looked at him then smiled and set the scissors down.
"I know exactly what I'll do, come here young one." Duo cautiously walked towards her and sat in the chair in front of her. She picked up the small brush and began to rid the long strands of tangles. After she finished she began to braid the long tresses. "There all done…what do you think Duo?"
"Hey not bad no it won't get in the way when I'm runnin." Duo smiled and spun around while watching his braid whip around behind him. Sister Helen laughed and stood to leave when Duo grabbed her hand. "I'm happy you found me," he said with tears in his eyes threatening to fall. The young women smiled at him and knelt down to where they were eye to eye.
"I'm so very happy we found you to Duo," she said then kissed the young boy's forehead and walked out the door.
"Thank you for giving me a purpose," said Duo after the young lady had left.
Duo cam out of the memory to see several paramedics crowding around him screaming medical terms back and forth. He pushed them away and ripped the IV out of his arm. "Get away from me I'm fine, don't waste this stuff on me." With that said he ran through the doors and back down to Hilde's room. "Hilde I can't stay here and watch you die I will find a way to bring you back please hold on till I return." Duo kissed her on the lips and tried to keep himself from crying. He slipped on his black leather jacket and walked out of the room. He left the hospital and headed into the deserted streets.
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"Quatre, Quatre wait, hold up," Shouted Jenelle as she ran through the hallway. Quatre turned and smiled at the young doctor and waited for her to catch up. "Quatre there is a phone call for you in my office."
"Who is it?"
"Your secretary, she says it's important." Quatre frowned and followed Jenelle to her office. He picked up the phone and waited for the news.
"Mr. Winner a Duo Maxwell phoned earlier today and told me to tell you to call Maxwell Memorial on L2, so I did and your sister Samantha Winner passed away earlier today." Quatre froze hearing this news. Samantha had been his only younger sibling and so full of life. Quatre felt his fists clench in hatred towards this new religious faction that called themselves "Dawn of Eden". "Sir, sir, Mr. Winner would you like me to make funeral arrangements sir."
"Huh, oh yes please, thank you Ms. Raffler." Quatre hung up the phone and stared at Jenelle who eyed him with curiosity and concern. "Duo called my office and well…my younger sister passed away this afternoon." Quatre didn't want to hear words of sympathy so he quickly left the office. As he walked through the empty halls his mind spun all the new information through his head. A new vengeful rage built up inside of him. 'Not only did this faction steal my friends' chances at life but my youngest sister now lay dead because of it's madness.' His rage built to the point to where he thought he would explode and with on loud scream he rammed his fist into the hall wall leaving an immense dent. He grabbed his now broken hand and folded over in frustration. Tears streamed down his face as he sobbed for his loss and the pain his friend must be going through and he stayed that way until Heero found him and took him back to his room.
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Hilde kept a steady pace as the light kept getting brighter. Her urge to reach it was getting stronger and she felt a strange warmth when she stared at it long enough. The rolling hills had come and gone and now she was in what seemed an abandoned colony old and decaying. A cold, desolate, wind shuffled old papers and cans in alleyways, which made her shiver. She stopped for a moment feeling to tired to take another step. The soft sound of church bells caught her ears and she looked up. Not far in front of her was a small, quaint church. As she walked closer to it she noticed a young woman standing out front sweeping old leaves out of the doorway. Hilde stopped and gasped when she suddenly looked up at her.
"Why hello my child what brings you to this old part of the colony?"
"I was following something but I can't remember," she paused as shivers rushed through her body from the unforgiving wind, "May I stay here for the night. The young women smiled and nodded. Hilde walked closer and followed the young nun into the church. The intricate stain glass windows caused tiny rainbows to dance across the statues of different saints and the virgin with her child.
"Father, Father Maxwell we have company," the young woman, yelled through the hallways of the large hallway at the back of the church. An elderly man emerged from a door at the back and smiled at Hilde who shifted nervously.
"Well Sister Helen it looks like the wee one is a bit cold, run and get her something warmer," said the father with a slight Irish accent. Hilde smiled and thanked him for his kindness and watched as the young nun walked through the hallway to get her a blanket.
'Well Duo my little one we'll delay her death as long as we can but we will not go against God's will,' thought sister Helen as she stared at the young pixie like women that was talking with the Father.
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SVX: Well that's the end of Chapter 6. Sorry I haven't been getting these chapters out fast enough I've been very busy with my high school musical. But now it's over and I'm back to no life so I'll be writing more. Thanx for your inputs on my story I appreciate it. ^_~