"Someone was trying to frame us for the murder of Relena Peacecraft," Trowa stated and leaned against the side of the armored ambulance.
"I'm fine! I don't need no fancy medical treatment! Just gimme a stupid band-aid!" Duet cried as they loaded her on. Heero held Duet's arms so Rasid and Melody could strap her to the table.
"Damnit! Why are you begin so stubborn!?" Heero yelled when she managed to wriggle her torso off the table.
"Here. Give her this," Melody smiled and handed Quatre a syringe filled with a Phenobarbital sedative. When Quatre approached Duet, she began to wiggle even more.
"Just lie still for a second…" Quatre crooned.
"God… no!" she cried and tried to shield herself, but Heero wouldn't let her go. "Please!" she pleaded and Quatre brought the needle nearer. Duet went limp, blacked out before Quatre could even inject her with the sedative.
"Doesn't like needles, ne?" Trowa smirked and peered into the ambulance. Quatre looked at Duet, then the syringe and shrugged.
Duo paced nervously beside Trowa, kicked out of the truck for getting in the way.
"Is she okay?" he asked hopefully and grasped Trowa's sleeve.
"She'll be fine…" Melody replied as she wrapped Duet's waist with thick gauze bandages.
"Do you have anything to say?" Wufei asked, shooting the silent Relena a glare. Relena was just staring blankly at her bloodied hands and dress.
"Why did she do that? We always disagreed… And she just…" Relena mumbled.
"Took a bullet for you? Hn. Our onna is strong. She probably knew she had a better chance of surviving than you," Wufei growled and turned his back on her again.
"No, Duet's not that cocky. She's more like me than either of us care to admit. Duet's lost her sense of self-preservation," Heero explained without taking his eyes off the patient.
"I think you're both wrong. Duet is a kind person. She did it out of love for a fellow human," Quatre retorted.
"Can I come in now?" Duo begged and shot Rasid a pleading glance.
"Duo! She was just shot! The last thing she needs is a cracked rib!" Wufei yelled as Duo practically squeezed the life out of the semi-conscious Duet.
"I'm happy you're all right," he whispered and buried his face in her hair.
~~~
Heero peered over his laptop at Duet. She was lying on a bed covered only in a white sheet. She had passed out again when Melody announced that she might as well administer her shots that would normally have been given when she was a child. Not so tough now, are we? He thought and turned his gaze back to his computer.
"Whatcha working on?" she asked softly and Heero's head snapped up.
"You're awake," he said and shut the computer.
"No, I'm having a very good dream," Duet grinned and rolled on her side to look at him. She flinched when the muscles in her side objected. "Okay, semi-good dream..." she mumbled and fell onto her back again.
"Baka," Heero snorted and grinned slightly. For some reason, being around her cheered him up immensely.
Heero watched Duet with concerned eyes as she pulled herself into a sitting position. "Is the pacifist alright?" she asked through clenched teeth. Heero flicked on the TV and turned it to channel 5.
"-and her selfless act of heroism is proof the Gundams pilots truly are fighting for peace. Though-" he shut the television off, silencing Relena's speech.
"I never did get that thank-you…" Duet grumbled jokingly and tried to stand, clutching the sheet against her chest. She and Heero locked eyes for an interminable moment. Heero blushed slightly and rubbed the back of his neck.
"Your stuff's in the closet. I'll go," he murmured and slipped out the door.
~~~
"How's the patient?" Melody asked when Heero plopped down beside her on the couch.
"Well enough to crack jokes."
"All that tells us is that she's still breathing," Trowa yawned and left for Duet's room assuming it was his turn to take watch. He opened the door and was hit in the face by an unidentified flying shoe.
"I'm not wearing pants!" Duet cried and Trowa quickly shut the door.
"She's fine…" he muttered and rubbed his forehead.
Duet hobbled out of her room a few minutes later looking like she'd been hit by a Good Will truck. Her shirt was rumpled and torn, aside from being on backwards with the tag sticking out in a mockery of Duo's collar. The jeans she had on were torn and spotted with faint blood stains, and her hair was a mess after being left down in the Europe's wet weather. Duo caught her halfway down the hall and turned her around. Gently, he led her to his room and sat her down on his bed.
"Here. You can wear this until we buy you some new clothes," he grinned and tossed her a pair of kakies and a purple tee shirt. "When you're done, I'll braid you hair," he added and sealed the promise with a kiss. Duo shot her his trademark grin and shut the door behind him.
"Arigatou!" Duet called.
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A/N: As Un-Gundam like as it sounds, she actually was supposed to yell, "I'm not wearing pants!" It was an inside joke among the script writers, Mr. Ikeda, and a few others… *grin* They're really immature for a bunch of working-class adults. Since Duet wans't used, they couldn't put the line in at a regular time, but in the Japanese episode where Treize gives his "One may think that OZ's military power rooted in its mobile suit forces may result in excess rule." speech, if you listen close enough, you can hear Ikeda's cameo yelling "I'm not wearing pants!" It's pretty funny, but you have to listen hard.
"I'm fine! I don't need no fancy medical treatment! Just gimme a stupid band-aid!" Duet cried as they loaded her on. Heero held Duet's arms so Rasid and Melody could strap her to the table.
"Damnit! Why are you begin so stubborn!?" Heero yelled when she managed to wriggle her torso off the table.
"Here. Give her this," Melody smiled and handed Quatre a syringe filled with a Phenobarbital sedative. When Quatre approached Duet, she began to wiggle even more.
"Just lie still for a second…" Quatre crooned.
"God… no!" she cried and tried to shield herself, but Heero wouldn't let her go. "Please!" she pleaded and Quatre brought the needle nearer. Duet went limp, blacked out before Quatre could even inject her with the sedative.
"Doesn't like needles, ne?" Trowa smirked and peered into the ambulance. Quatre looked at Duet, then the syringe and shrugged.
Duo paced nervously beside Trowa, kicked out of the truck for getting in the way.
"Is she okay?" he asked hopefully and grasped Trowa's sleeve.
"She'll be fine…" Melody replied as she wrapped Duet's waist with thick gauze bandages.
"Do you have anything to say?" Wufei asked, shooting the silent Relena a glare. Relena was just staring blankly at her bloodied hands and dress.
"Why did she do that? We always disagreed… And she just…" Relena mumbled.
"Took a bullet for you? Hn. Our onna is strong. She probably knew she had a better chance of surviving than you," Wufei growled and turned his back on her again.
"No, Duet's not that cocky. She's more like me than either of us care to admit. Duet's lost her sense of self-preservation," Heero explained without taking his eyes off the patient.
"I think you're both wrong. Duet is a kind person. She did it out of love for a fellow human," Quatre retorted.
"Can I come in now?" Duo begged and shot Rasid a pleading glance.
"Duo! She was just shot! The last thing she needs is a cracked rib!" Wufei yelled as Duo practically squeezed the life out of the semi-conscious Duet.
"I'm happy you're all right," he whispered and buried his face in her hair.
~~~
Heero peered over his laptop at Duet. She was lying on a bed covered only in a white sheet. She had passed out again when Melody announced that she might as well administer her shots that would normally have been given when she was a child. Not so tough now, are we? He thought and turned his gaze back to his computer.
"Whatcha working on?" she asked softly and Heero's head snapped up.
"You're awake," he said and shut the computer.
"No, I'm having a very good dream," Duet grinned and rolled on her side to look at him. She flinched when the muscles in her side objected. "Okay, semi-good dream..." she mumbled and fell onto her back again.
"Baka," Heero snorted and grinned slightly. For some reason, being around her cheered him up immensely.
Heero watched Duet with concerned eyes as she pulled herself into a sitting position. "Is the pacifist alright?" she asked through clenched teeth. Heero flicked on the TV and turned it to channel 5.
"-and her selfless act of heroism is proof the Gundams pilots truly are fighting for peace. Though-" he shut the television off, silencing Relena's speech.
"I never did get that thank-you…" Duet grumbled jokingly and tried to stand, clutching the sheet against her chest. She and Heero locked eyes for an interminable moment. Heero blushed slightly and rubbed the back of his neck.
"Your stuff's in the closet. I'll go," he murmured and slipped out the door.
~~~
"How's the patient?" Melody asked when Heero plopped down beside her on the couch.
"Well enough to crack jokes."
"All that tells us is that she's still breathing," Trowa yawned and left for Duet's room assuming it was his turn to take watch. He opened the door and was hit in the face by an unidentified flying shoe.
"I'm not wearing pants!" Duet cried and Trowa quickly shut the door.
"She's fine…" he muttered and rubbed his forehead.
Duet hobbled out of her room a few minutes later looking like she'd been hit by a Good Will truck. Her shirt was rumpled and torn, aside from being on backwards with the tag sticking out in a mockery of Duo's collar. The jeans she had on were torn and spotted with faint blood stains, and her hair was a mess after being left down in the Europe's wet weather. Duo caught her halfway down the hall and turned her around. Gently, he led her to his room and sat her down on his bed.
"Here. You can wear this until we buy you some new clothes," he grinned and tossed her a pair of kakies and a purple tee shirt. "When you're done, I'll braid you hair," he added and sealed the promise with a kiss. Duo shot her his trademark grin and shut the door behind him.
"Arigatou!" Duet called.
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A/N: As Un-Gundam like as it sounds, she actually was supposed to yell, "I'm not wearing pants!" It was an inside joke among the script writers, Mr. Ikeda, and a few others… *grin* They're really immature for a bunch of working-class adults. Since Duet wans't used, they couldn't put the line in at a regular time, but in the Japanese episode where Treize gives his "One may think that OZ's military power rooted in its mobile suit forces may result in excess rule." speech, if you listen close enough, you can hear Ikeda's cameo yelling "I'm not wearing pants!" It's pretty funny, but you have to listen hard.
