Standard Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing and its characters.
Author's note: I am
no doctor. So if there are any errors,
remember this is all a figment of my overactive imagination. Any other knowledgeable errors were made
for dramatic purposes. Oh yeah,
and this fic is still a slight shounen-ai (1+2). ^_^.
Control
by Anthy
Hiss. Beep, beep, hiss. Nurse. Pen scratch. . .
Nurse leaves, hiss, Heero thought to himself as his mind detected
the rhythms of the still room. It
had been hours since the other pilots had left. He wondered if he should had followed but he knew that there
was something that needed to be done, that only he knew the answer to.
He was really upset about something, but
he couldn't say anything with that air tube down his throat.
Looking across the small room, Heero could
see the dark sky was slowly turning red through the thin beige curtains. Noting that the wall clock read 5 am,
Heero decided to rest. Closing his
eyes and leaning back into his chair, he commanded his body to sleep. His body listened--for about an hour. Suddenly, the rhythm of the room
changed. The beeps from the
monitor began to gain speed and the hisses seemed to be halted. Heero jumped up from his chair, wide-awake
and completely alert. Duo's amethyst
eyes were wide and searching as they stared at the ceiling. His upper body twitched as if
unsure to move. His mouth moved,
yet no sound came out. Standing by
the bed, he pushed the nurses button and then reached for his teammate's
hand.
"Duo, you're not captured. You are in a hospital." Heero stated in a calm voice. Duo's head turned slightly at his voice
and managed a weak smile. The
beeping slightly slowed to it's normal pace. Leaning forward so that Duo could see his face, Heero
continued talking. "You have a
machine helping you breathe, that's why you are unable to talk. A nurse should be here soon. Do you understand? Squeeze my hand once for yes, twice for
no."
Yes
"Do you know how you got here?"
No
"Do you know what happened?"
No
"Are you scared?"
Yes/No
Before Heero could ask any more questions, a
tall brunette walked in with a bright smile on her face, and weaving a small
cart.
"I see our little friend is wide awake!" she
quirked as she took a brief glance at his chart. "Looks like you it's time to take out Mr. Air Tube. You'd
probably like that, wouldn't you?"
What's she on? Duo's eyes seemed to express.
"Hn." Heero said as he took a step away from
the bed. Duo kept a firm hold of
his hand and would not let go.
"Your friend has the right idea, he'll be
right here while I get you a little more comfortable, ok?"
No, Duo's hand squeezed before Heero broke free of his grasp.
"I'll be out in the hallway." Heero said as
he turned and walked out of the room.
"I don't care how strong he can appear to
be," the nurse blurted out the second Heero left the room, "he's about as
nervous as the rest of them. Show
them strong silent types a bunch of medical equipment and they drop like flies."
"It's safe to go in now," the annoyingly
chipper nurse said as she pushed her cart into the hallway, "just so ya know
his voice is a little scratchy and I gave him another dose of his painkillers
so he might get a little drowsy. You can talk to him for a while but I think it'd be best for you to go
home and rest a little yourself, k?"
Heero nodded slightly to the woman and
entered the room. Duo's bed was
moved to a reclining position and he was gingerly sipping on a cup of water.
"And you thought I was annoying," Duo
whispered lightly before motioning for Heero to sit beside him.
"Hn."
"Oh, don't start going silent on me now that
I can talk," Duo scolded before breaking into a series of coughs. "Well,
somewhat."
"Duo," Heero warned as he sat on the bed
beside him, "don't tempt me to silence you once more."
"And the pilot gains a sense of humor!" Duo
slurred, his head leaning against the pillows. He looked absent-mindedly at the IV in his arm before placing
it on the bed. "This is some
gooood stuff! I can't even feel my toes!"
"Duo, you can't feel your toes isn't because
of the pain killers. When your
Gundam got hit-"
"Something happened to my Deathscythe? Oh, Howard's gonna go nuts." Duo
murmured, his eyes slowly closing shut. He was too drowsy to notice Heero wince at his comments.
"We'll talk tomorrow," Heero said, slowly
pushing himself off the bed. Duo
whimpered and grabbed onto Heero's arm.
"Don't go! I'm so scared of hospitals with
them meanie doctors and scary nurses," he whined into Heero's shoulder. Heero sighed and positioned himself
back on the bed. He knew his
friend was acting oddly from the painkillers and from the fear of waking in an unfamiliar
place. Why do I care anyway? Heero sat on the bed and stared at the
wall clock until he felt Duo's grasp on his arm relax and fall. He slowly stood from the bed and turned
to look at his friend.
Tomorrow is going to be the most
difficult day of Duo's life.
To Be Continued. . .
Author's Note: Gomen
ne for the short, short chapter, but Spring Break is over and Anthy is in a
play (lines due tomorrow to boot!) Ah well, more coming soon.
Chapter 4: More
angst (me bitten by an Angst Demon) ^_^;;;. Happiness and WAFF. . . eventually (but not anytime soon,
gomen nasai) :( Thanks for
reading!~Anthy