Standard Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing and its
characters.
Author's
note: Nothing new to
report . . . except the usual: 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
"I swear Quatre, these doctors must have
way too much time on their hands or something. All day I've been poked, prodded, x-rayed, scanned, pricked,
and all other weird methods or torture! Man, I swear they tried to electrocute me!" Duo groaned as he
continuously flipped the buttons on the side of his bed, causing its ends to
slowly rise and fall. Quatre sat
in a nearby chair, his tear-stained face grinning at his friend's antics.
"Duo, please be careful! You already broke one bed today."
Quatre scolded as he walked up to the bed. Snatching the remote, he set it back into a reclining position. "Besides, you need to get some rest."
"What I need is to get out of here." Duo
argued as he grabbed for the remote. "I swear, if they don't get me, boredom will!" When he realized the remote was out of reach, Duo looked at
his friend with large puppy-dog eyes. Quatre sighed in defeat and tossed the remote at the brown-haired pilot,
who in turn resumed his bed aerobics.
"You are staying in here until the doctor's
let you out." Quatre playfully scolded as he sat back in his chair. Duo stopped playing with the remote and
looked at his friend. The room
became silent save for the soft hum of the bed settling back into its original
position.
"Um, Quatre?" he asked, his eyes slowly
dropping to his lap.
"Yes, Duo?"
"Were the docs telling the truth? I mean, I will walk again, right?"
"I hope so," Quatre said, jumping from the
chair and wrapping his arms around his friend. "I really hope so."
"Aw, now don't go crying again," Duo
snapped playfully while slapping Quatre's arm. "Hey! Where are the others? Betcha they hate hospitals as much as I do."
"Well," Quatre explained as he settled back
into his chair, "Trowa missed a day at the circus so he's working overtime, uh,
Heero said he had a mission and would drop by later, and Wufei absolutely
refused to come."
"Scared." Duo and Quatre both stated with a
knowing nod.
"You tell Wu-man to overcome that fear and
visit," Duo said between chuckles, "if not, he can forget me calling him Wufei
ever again."
"Duo. . ."
"Ok, maybe on special occasions." Duo relented as he looked in the
doorway, only to be greeted to the sight of a very distraught Hilde.
"Duo!" she cried as she ran to the bed and
put her arms around Duo in a tight death grip.
"Hilde!" he gasped out, "What are you doing
here?"
"Heero tracked me down and told me
everything." Hilde explained before slapping Duo in the back of the head.
"What was that for?"
"Trying to be a hero and getting yourself
paralyzed! You could have been
killed, damn it!" she snapped. Taking a deep breath, Hilde relaxed and dropped a rather large bag on
Duo's legs.
"Hilde! For the first time today, I'm almost grateful I didn't
feel that!" Duo grumbled before
eyeing the bag. "There better be something for me in that bag or I'll-"
"Some snacks," she said as she opened the
bag, "a few mangas to read, and a change of clothes for when they let you out
of here. In all black, of course."
"Oh, Hilde," Duo exclaimed as he threw his
arms around her, "I'm so glad you came! You're a lifesaver."
"Actually, you should be thanking Heero
too. He, um, well . . .helped."
Hilde admitted, causing loud gasps from Quatre and Duo.
"No way!" Duo laughed.
"Mmm-hmmm, believe it. Anyway, he couldn't come cuz of some
mission, but he told me to give you this." Hilde said as she handed him a small scrap of paper.
"What does it say?" Quatre asked. Duo unfolded the scrap and read
silently before refolding it and placing it in a nearby drawer.
"Nothing," Duo murmured, his face breaking
into a small smile, "nothing at all."
To
Be Continued. . .
Author's
Note: Another
short chapter! *dodges flying
furniture* I'm really, really sorry, but it's Hell Week in the theatre and I'm
really strapped for time. (excuses, excuses, Anthy ) I promise more soon. Thank you so much for all the support
and keep on reviewing! ^_^