The C.O.W. Project
Part 5
Duo walked up the rusted old stairs in the warehouse and looked down on the floor below at his friends. He sighed and continued climbing. When he reached the second floor he heard the large door to the warehouse open and Duo assumed that Wufei must have just gotten back. The first floor was open all the way to the ceiling where there were a few skylights and on the second floor were many different rooms that went around the top warehouse. From anywhere on the second floor you could look down and see whoever was on the first floor unless they were right under you. Most of the doors were locked that Duo checked but he soon came to one that was open a crack. Duo walked inside the almost dark room and wondered why he didn't bring a flashlight or something with him. When Duo stepped into the room he noticed that the floor was wet and he followed the puddles to a ladder that was propped up against a door to the roof. The door was swinging in the wind and rain was coming through. Duo noticed wet footprints in-between the puddles and figured that Bryant had gone onto the roof. Duo shook his head and started up the ladder. When he exited the warehouse the rain immediately drenched him.
"Bryant?" Duo yelled into the rain. "Bryant!" Duo looked around and saw a body standing at the edge of the roof and looking down. Duo walked over to him and put an arm on his shoulder. "I know you've been through a lot and that you're probably very scared right now but if there's one thing I've learned in my life it's to alwa-" Duo stopped suddenly when the person he was talking to turned and Duo realized that it wasn't Bryant. But before Duo could act the man yelled something down to someone on the ground. He then turned and Duo saw that he held a knife in his hand. Duo thought quickly and lunged for the man's hand in an attempt to grab the knife. The man with the knife had been trained well and dodged the attack before coming with one of his own. Duo was caught off guard and that was just the opportunity the man needed to stab Duo in the ribs. Duo was powerless to do anything through the pain and his attacker was about to get away when all of a sudden Duo could hear screaming in Chinese and a figure appeared out of nowhere and pushed Duo's attacker to the ground. Bryant jumped over Duo and jumped on the attacker once more. The two rolled around a bit until, with one hard shove, Bryant sent the man flying into skylight and he crashed through it. Duo looked up to see Bryant looking over the skylight and still yelling in Chinese. He then ran over to Duo.
"Are you alright?"
"I'll be fine."
"Are you hurt?"
"Yeah."
"Let me see." Bryant moved Duo's hands and looked at his wound. "It's bad, you're going to need a doctor."
"I'll be fine." Duo shut his eyes to the pain as he passed out.
Everyone was frozen in shock when Wufei ran to the stairs. Finally Heero took action.
"Trowa, see to the body. Quatre, make sure the kids are okay and I'll go help Wufei." Heero then followed Wufei up the stairs.
Quatre made sure that all the children except Bryant were accounted for and told them to watch out for each other. Quatre then ran over to help Trowa.
"He's still alive." Trowa said.
"Don't you mean, she?" Quatre said as he pointed to the long brown hair that had fallen out of the attacker's hat. Trowa stopped and stared. The body was rather small and the face did look rather feminine when you looked at it.
"What are we going to do?" Trowa asked.
"We need to get her to a hospital." Quatre answered.
Suddenly Wufei appeared with Duo being held up by him and Heero. Bryant followed close behind.
"We need an ambulance." Heero yelled.
Aaron ran over to his fathers cell phone and quickly dialed 911.
"991 emergency, how may I help you?" A voice answered.
"Yes I hav-"
Heero grabbed the phone away from his son.
"We have 2 wounded, one with a stab wound and the other fell from a great distance. Both need medical attention immediately."
"Where are you sir?"
"An abandoned warehouse. I'm not sure where."
"Can you tell me anything about the buildings around it?"
"There is a diner close by, it was the one where the drive by occurred earlier today."
"Someone will be there shortly."
Heero said nothing and hung up. He then ran over to the other body where he and Wufei had just laid Duo. When he had laid Duo down he didn't look closely at the other body but this time he was able to get a good look.
"Wait, wait a second, this is the same person who Duo and I chased at the hotel!" Heero said.
"Is the ambulance coming?" Quatre asked.
"Yes..." Heero said still thinking about the girl from earlier who was now lying in front of him, almost dead. "We can't stay and wait for the ambulance to arrive."
"What? We have no choice!" Quatre said.
"People will become suspicious if there is a whole group here and they're going to ask questions and we can't have that."
"But we can't just leave Duo and this girl here!"
"Then you stay, just you and no one else."
"No!" Ashleigh said as she ran to embrace her father.
"I'll stay." Wufei said walking forward. "It's my fault that Duo was hurt, he went looking for my son and he didn't have to. I'll stay."
"Then it's done." Heero said. "Everyone else follow me."
"But how will I get in touch with you?" Wufei asked.
"We'll call you." Heero said, throwing Wufei his phone.
"Bryant!" Wufei said, grabbing his son's sleeve.
"Yes?"
"Take care of your sister and make me proud!"
"Yes, sir." Bryant said looking at his feet.
In the distance sirens could be heard so Heero tried to get everyone out of there as quickly as he could. Everyone but Bryant was out of the door when suddenly he turned.
"Father?" He yelled to Wufei.
"Come on Bryant, we don't have time!" Heero yelled.
"What?" Wufei asked.
"Did you ever kill anyone?" Bryant asked as Heero grabbed hold of him and tried to pull him to the exit.
Wufei didn't answer.
"Tell me! I need to know the truth!" Bryant struggled against Heero.
Wufei looked straight at his son and said, "Never."
Heero stopped pulling on Bryant and stared at Wufei. He couldn't believe what he had just witnessed. Bryant turned and ran out the door with a smile on his face. Heero turned more slowly and on his face there was a frown. Wufei looked down so he could avoid Heero's gaze. The deafening sound of the sirens reminded Heero of the danger they were all in so he ran out to join the others and Wufei was left alone to think about the damage that would have to be reversed because of the lies he had told.
To Be Continued...
Authors note: well I'm glad you guys seem to like the fic so far! In the next chapter I'll try to have some happy moments so that you guys aren't bombarded with angst and mystery in every chapter! When I first started it I didn't get that many reviews but now they seem to be piling up! Thanks a bunch guys! I was gonna put this pic on hold but all these reviews has made me want to finish it! I'll try to do so soon! Thanks again and don't forget to review!!
Reviewer Response:
Dream Keeper: Wow! Thanks for all the reviews! I think you did one for every chapter! Well it seems that you...and your muse...seem to like the fic! Let's see, you asked where my muse was...well I don't have one and I don't plan on getting one. I'm rather independent so if I had a muse we would just get into fights and one of us would end up moving out and going to stay with our mothers! Let's see, the name Brandie...I'm sorry to say but it actually came from the name of this girl that I didn't like! She was 2 years older than me but she treated my like a little kid! I guess it's a good thing you don't like your name! Hehe! And as for the ideas, they come to me while I'm randomly sitting around because I have no life! I tend to sit and think, "I wonder what would happen if..." and my mind starts wondering and I put the g-boys, or my original characters, in weird situations and I just play out how they would react and that's how I get this weird stuff! You should read my original fics; they are a lot like this one. I think you might like them! Thanks again for all the wonderful reviews!
Part 5
Duo walked up the rusted old stairs in the warehouse and looked down on the floor below at his friends. He sighed and continued climbing. When he reached the second floor he heard the large door to the warehouse open and Duo assumed that Wufei must have just gotten back. The first floor was open all the way to the ceiling where there were a few skylights and on the second floor were many different rooms that went around the top warehouse. From anywhere on the second floor you could look down and see whoever was on the first floor unless they were right under you. Most of the doors were locked that Duo checked but he soon came to one that was open a crack. Duo walked inside the almost dark room and wondered why he didn't bring a flashlight or something with him. When Duo stepped into the room he noticed that the floor was wet and he followed the puddles to a ladder that was propped up against a door to the roof. The door was swinging in the wind and rain was coming through. Duo noticed wet footprints in-between the puddles and figured that Bryant had gone onto the roof. Duo shook his head and started up the ladder. When he exited the warehouse the rain immediately drenched him.
"Bryant?" Duo yelled into the rain. "Bryant!" Duo looked around and saw a body standing at the edge of the roof and looking down. Duo walked over to him and put an arm on his shoulder. "I know you've been through a lot and that you're probably very scared right now but if there's one thing I've learned in my life it's to alwa-" Duo stopped suddenly when the person he was talking to turned and Duo realized that it wasn't Bryant. But before Duo could act the man yelled something down to someone on the ground. He then turned and Duo saw that he held a knife in his hand. Duo thought quickly and lunged for the man's hand in an attempt to grab the knife. The man with the knife had been trained well and dodged the attack before coming with one of his own. Duo was caught off guard and that was just the opportunity the man needed to stab Duo in the ribs. Duo was powerless to do anything through the pain and his attacker was about to get away when all of a sudden Duo could hear screaming in Chinese and a figure appeared out of nowhere and pushed Duo's attacker to the ground. Bryant jumped over Duo and jumped on the attacker once more. The two rolled around a bit until, with one hard shove, Bryant sent the man flying into skylight and he crashed through it. Duo looked up to see Bryant looking over the skylight and still yelling in Chinese. He then ran over to Duo.
"Are you alright?"
"I'll be fine."
"Are you hurt?"
"Yeah."
"Let me see." Bryant moved Duo's hands and looked at his wound. "It's bad, you're going to need a doctor."
"I'll be fine." Duo shut his eyes to the pain as he passed out.
Everyone was frozen in shock when Wufei ran to the stairs. Finally Heero took action.
"Trowa, see to the body. Quatre, make sure the kids are okay and I'll go help Wufei." Heero then followed Wufei up the stairs.
Quatre made sure that all the children except Bryant were accounted for and told them to watch out for each other. Quatre then ran over to help Trowa.
"He's still alive." Trowa said.
"Don't you mean, she?" Quatre said as he pointed to the long brown hair that had fallen out of the attacker's hat. Trowa stopped and stared. The body was rather small and the face did look rather feminine when you looked at it.
"What are we going to do?" Trowa asked.
"We need to get her to a hospital." Quatre answered.
Suddenly Wufei appeared with Duo being held up by him and Heero. Bryant followed close behind.
"We need an ambulance." Heero yelled.
Aaron ran over to his fathers cell phone and quickly dialed 911.
"991 emergency, how may I help you?" A voice answered.
"Yes I hav-"
Heero grabbed the phone away from his son.
"We have 2 wounded, one with a stab wound and the other fell from a great distance. Both need medical attention immediately."
"Where are you sir?"
"An abandoned warehouse. I'm not sure where."
"Can you tell me anything about the buildings around it?"
"There is a diner close by, it was the one where the drive by occurred earlier today."
"Someone will be there shortly."
Heero said nothing and hung up. He then ran over to the other body where he and Wufei had just laid Duo. When he had laid Duo down he didn't look closely at the other body but this time he was able to get a good look.
"Wait, wait a second, this is the same person who Duo and I chased at the hotel!" Heero said.
"Is the ambulance coming?" Quatre asked.
"Yes..." Heero said still thinking about the girl from earlier who was now lying in front of him, almost dead. "We can't stay and wait for the ambulance to arrive."
"What? We have no choice!" Quatre said.
"People will become suspicious if there is a whole group here and they're going to ask questions and we can't have that."
"But we can't just leave Duo and this girl here!"
"Then you stay, just you and no one else."
"No!" Ashleigh said as she ran to embrace her father.
"I'll stay." Wufei said walking forward. "It's my fault that Duo was hurt, he went looking for my son and he didn't have to. I'll stay."
"Then it's done." Heero said. "Everyone else follow me."
"But how will I get in touch with you?" Wufei asked.
"We'll call you." Heero said, throwing Wufei his phone.
"Bryant!" Wufei said, grabbing his son's sleeve.
"Yes?"
"Take care of your sister and make me proud!"
"Yes, sir." Bryant said looking at his feet.
In the distance sirens could be heard so Heero tried to get everyone out of there as quickly as he could. Everyone but Bryant was out of the door when suddenly he turned.
"Father?" He yelled to Wufei.
"Come on Bryant, we don't have time!" Heero yelled.
"What?" Wufei asked.
"Did you ever kill anyone?" Bryant asked as Heero grabbed hold of him and tried to pull him to the exit.
Wufei didn't answer.
"Tell me! I need to know the truth!" Bryant struggled against Heero.
Wufei looked straight at his son and said, "Never."
Heero stopped pulling on Bryant and stared at Wufei. He couldn't believe what he had just witnessed. Bryant turned and ran out the door with a smile on his face. Heero turned more slowly and on his face there was a frown. Wufei looked down so he could avoid Heero's gaze. The deafening sound of the sirens reminded Heero of the danger they were all in so he ran out to join the others and Wufei was left alone to think about the damage that would have to be reversed because of the lies he had told.
To Be Continued...
Authors note: well I'm glad you guys seem to like the fic so far! In the next chapter I'll try to have some happy moments so that you guys aren't bombarded with angst and mystery in every chapter! When I first started it I didn't get that many reviews but now they seem to be piling up! Thanks a bunch guys! I was gonna put this pic on hold but all these reviews has made me want to finish it! I'll try to do so soon! Thanks again and don't forget to review!!
Reviewer Response:
Dream Keeper: Wow! Thanks for all the reviews! I think you did one for every chapter! Well it seems that you...and your muse...seem to like the fic! Let's see, you asked where my muse was...well I don't have one and I don't plan on getting one. I'm rather independent so if I had a muse we would just get into fights and one of us would end up moving out and going to stay with our mothers! Let's see, the name Brandie...I'm sorry to say but it actually came from the name of this girl that I didn't like! She was 2 years older than me but she treated my like a little kid! I guess it's a good thing you don't like your name! Hehe! And as for the ideas, they come to me while I'm randomly sitting around because I have no life! I tend to sit and think, "I wonder what would happen if..." and my mind starts wondering and I put the g-boys, or my original characters, in weird situations and I just play out how they would react and that's how I get this weird stuff! You should read my original fics; they are a lot like this one. I think you might like them! Thanks again for all the wonderful reviews!