Chapter Five

"I wonder how they are doing." Quatre said as he sat down by Duo.
"I just hope they don't die." Duo said.
"They won't don't worry." Relena said then the doctor came out and Duo stood up.
"How are they doc?" Duo asked.
"Well, the boy was lucky that the sword didn't go all the way through his stomach but he is still out of it." The doctor answered.
"And Melanie?" Duo asked.
"Ah, yes well the sword went all the way through her shoulder and cut a major vein and broke the shoulder blade but she is doing fine. We also gave them a room together since they know each other."
"Okay…can we go in and see them now?" Duo asked.
"I don't see why not…but only two at a time." The doctor answered, "Room 325."
"Okay thank you." Duo said and they walked down the hall and took the elevator to room 325. When they got there they saw Heero, he was closest to the door, and Duo walked to the other side of the curtain and saw Melanie. Relena walked over to Heero's side and pushed back his bangs; she held his hand up to her face and put her forehead on it. Duo looked at Melanie and thought,
'And this all happened right when I came out of a coma.'
"Duo, are you going to be okay?" Relena asked as she walked to his side.
"Yea, I am." Duo said and he pushed the stray hairs away from Melanie's face and kissed her on the cheek.
"Let's give everyone else a chance to see them." Relena suggested.
"Okay." Duo said and they both walked out of the room and Zechs and Trowa entered. Trowa didn't say a word he just looked at the motionless body that belonged to Heero. Zechs said hello to Heero and then walked out of the room,
"Aren't you going to look at Melanie?" Relena asked.
"I can't." Zechs said.
"Do you like her?" Relena said.
"Yes, I just can't stand to see her in that bed with all that pain…when I was the one who let…" Zechs faded off
"Let who?" Relena said urging him to continue.
"I let Wufei into the house…then he went straight up to his room and came down with his sword and went into the kitchen…I had no clue to what he was going to do…I didn't know he had escaped…" Zechs said as he looked through the window that showed into room 325.
"I am not blaming you…" Relena said.
"I just better go." And with that Zechs walked off.
"Zechs!" Relena called after him but Zechs didn't turn around, he kept on walking.


Later that night everyone was ready to go home except Duo, he insisted that he stay and wait for them to wake up.
"Okay…Quatre will stay with you." Relena said.
"Yea I will!" Quatre said with a smile on his face.
"Okay he can stay with me…" Duo said.
"Alright, call us when they wake up." Relena said.
"Okay I will." Duo said.
"Good-bye." Relena said.
"Bye." Duo answered, when Trowa and Relena left Duo and Quatre headed toward Heero's and Melanie's room. When they entered they heard and small mumble, it wasn't Heero because he still had his eyes closed and his mouth wasn't moving. But when Duo walked over to Melanie's side her eyes were slightly open and her mouth was moving.
"Duo?" Melanie said softly.
"Yea…hi Melanie how do you feel?" Duo asked.
"That stuff in the bag…sure beats the heck out of aspirin." Melanie said, a smile appeared and Duo's face and he started laughing.
"You sure do know how to make people laugh in the saddest times." Duo said through his laughter.
"How's Heero?" Melanie asked.
"He's doing okay…but he hasn't woken up yet." Duo answered.
"Oh…" Melanie said.
"Um…I know this isn't a good time but could you tell me about your past…" Duo said.
"Okay…" Melanie said starting to sound groggy, "I was found by the Golden Elite and raised to be a fighter, one day I got so sick and tired of fighting that I ran away and ever since they have been trying to find me…because I took a Gundam with me…"
"Why didn't you tell me this before?" Duo asked.
"I didn't think that you would like me any more and throw me…" Melanie said.
"Now it's just gotten worse if you had told me soon we could have tracked the whereabouts of the Golden Elite and see how close they were to finding you." Duo said slightly raising his voice, that's when the nurse came in.
"Excuse me sir, but the patient needs to rest now…and visiting hours are over."
"Fine I am going…" Duo said as he walked off but he didn't even say good-bye.
"Good-bye Melanie." Quatre said as he left the room but Melanie didn't answer back, after a couple of minutes she tried to wake Heero up.
"Heero…Heero…Heero!" Melanie said but when he didn't answer she leaned over and nudged him a couple of times with her good arm, but Heero didn't open his eyes. So Melanie laid back down in her bed and tried to go to sleep.
"What?" A raspy voice said.
"Heero?" Melanie asked her voice still sounding very groggy and soft.
"What?" Heero answered.
"Oh good you're awake, when Duo comes tomorrow will you talk to him tomorrow?" Melanie asked.
"Fine, just let me go back to bed." Heero said and he didn't say anymore, well at least not until tomorrow.

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*Melanie