...Heero cradled the pilot in his arms, he was exhausted, but he was satisfied. He loved Duo; Duo would die for him. Finally someone he could rely on...
"Hang on in there Duo, I'll get you outta here and to a doctor." Heero scooped him up into his arms and carried him out of the door. Everything was dark. This place is weird, too quiet. Heero thought. His attention was turned back to Duo, who was shivering from cold and shock in his arms.
Once in the car, Heero looked about for a blanket to wrap Duo in. He found two towels. He was wet but was warmed from the work he had done to keep Duo alive. He usual tasks involved destroying, not preserving life.
He wrapped both of the towels around Duo and laid him accross the back seats, laying a kiss on his nose as he did so. Duo closed his eyes and pulled the towels closer around him. He was exhausted, three days in that chair, no sleep, no warmth, he just wanted to sleep forever.
Heero drove way over the limit. Reaching their safe house in half an hour. He honked the horn and jumped out, leaving the doors open, he swept Duo up the stairs to the door.
Quatre flung the door open to see a soggy Heero and a shivering Duo. "You got him, is he okay?" Heero shook his head and pushed his way through the door. "Get the doc."
Heero deposited him on his bed, pulling the towles off and covering him with a sheet. He looked at him and considered. He was wet through, he needed a change of clothes.
He looked through the drawers next to the bed. He found a tee-shirt and a pair of shorts. He pulled back the sheet. "Duo, I'm gonna put some dry clothes on you okay?" No reply. Heero looked at him, he was breathing, good. He removed his clothes, revealing a red and bruised chest. He rubbed it gently with his hands, stopping at the reddest part above his heart, where he had pounded it back to life.
Quatre, Trowa, Wufei and the Doctor walked through the door, seeing Heero standing above Duo. Quatre came up behind him, trying to pull him away. He shrugged Quatre off. "What happened?" Heero looked at the Doctor. "He was tied to a ladder under six feet of water and left for dead." Heero was bitter. "He nearly died to save my ass." The Doc inspected his chest. "You saved him though." He looked back at Heero. "He's okay, still in shock though, a broken rib there, but he's okay."
The Doc left the room. Quatre rubbed Heero's shoulders as the other pilots nodded at him, leaving the room silently.
Heero turned to face Quatre. "Why did he do that Quatre?" Quatre smiled at him. "Some people do stupid things when thay are in love." Heero looked at his feet. "I love him, I want to tell him." "So tell him..." Quatre smiled again at Heero and left the room...
