A/N: Phew sorry it took me so long to update…Hopefully it won't take this
long every time. Thanks to everyone who reviewed my last part and I'm
really so sorry to have kept you all waiting so long
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Lonely part 9
The arena was silent…people stared at the stage unsure of what had just happened. Ryuichi struggled out from underneath Duo.
"Get the paramedics quick!!" he shouted "Dammit Duo! I told you not to do that!" Duo rolled onto his back and looked at Ryuichi through painfilled eyes'
"Your microphone is still on Ryu-chan." Duo mumbled. "And besides I didn't promise anything…remember?" Apparently Duo's was still on aswell. Shuichi ran onto the stage followed by the other band members.
"The paramedics are on their way…" he looked pale "there weren't any here…someone told them not to come" Duo struggled to stand and looked up to the balcony. He could see the crumpled body of the assassin. Then he looked to where Mr. Akido had been but the man was gone.
"Where did he hit you Duo?" Ryuichi asked worriedly.
"My shoulder…and…" he fainted.
"Duo!" Ryuichi cried and caught Duo laying him on the ground. "Why did I make him wear red?" he muttered quickly pulling up the top. The bandages were soaked red and blood flowed from his shoulder wound.
"K I can't find the second wound" Ryuichi gasped.
"Its on his back…" K said and for the first time Ryuichi noticed the blood slowly spreading around Duo.
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The paramedics finally arrived and rushed onto the stage. The quickly put Duo on a stretcher. Ryuichi went to go with them but K stopped him.
"The police will need a statement. I'll go with him."
"Okay K-san…" Ryuichi sniffled. He felt someone put their hands around his shoulder and he looked up to see the worried face of Tohma. The blonde pulled Ryuichi into a hug.
"C'mon Ryuichi, we'll go to your dressing room and you can change" They were surrounded by photographers and reporters. Ryuichi clung to his friend and buried his face in Tohma's shirt. Tohma wrapped his arms protectively around Ryuichi.
"Can you tell us what happened Sakuma-san?" one asked.
"What was the young mans name and how do you know him?" another said.
"Are you injured?" the questions kept coming, Ryuichi clung tighter to Tohma until the blonde finally snapped.
"Can't you see that he's in no fit state to answer questions, he's obviously extremely distraught and upset over what happened to Mr. Maxwell!" Tohma pushed roughly past them dragging Ryuichi with him. They got to the dressing room and Tohma shut the door sighing in relief.
"Are you alright Ryuichi?" he asked concerned.
"Its all my fault…the assassin should have hit me…not Duo"
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Duo opened his eyes. He was in a hospital again. There were heaps of machines hooked up to his body. He tried to sit up but the pain in his back was too much so he stayed lying. He could vaguely remember what had happened. It all seemed so distant. Then he noticed the pink lump next to him.
"Kumagorou…" he whispered. 'So Ryuichi has been here he must be alright' he thought 'Geez I wonder how long I was out of it?' The room was dark which meant it must be nighttime. There were flowers all over the room. He wanted to get up and read all the cards to see who they were from. There were loads of 'Get Well Soon'. He tried to sit up again, pulling himself up with his hands.
"Ow ow ow" he grunted before finally managing to sit up. He smiled proud of his achievement and reached for the stack of cards. There were cards form fans and from Shuichi and Yuki…whoever Yuki was? There was one from Hiroshi, one from Sakano. There was even one form K! He found Ryuichi's card and the one next to it was from some people called Tohma and Noriko…the names were familiar. The next card made his breath catch. It was from the pilots.
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He looked up when he heard the door click. The person took his hat off and Duo gasped.
"Heero?" he mumbled "What are you doing here?"
"Duo…you're awake. I came to see how you were doing…and you know how much I hate crowds so I came at night" he looked anxiously at Duo. "How do you feel?"
"Alright I guess…I'm sore…but it's not as bad as I thought it would be." He grumbled.
"You're lucky you can feel anything at all…the bullet missed your spine by millimeters" Duo looked surprised and said.
"But I'll be okay right?…I /can/ walk…can't I? Heero sighed and looked sadly at Duo.
"You had to have a major operation and well when the doctor was removing the bullet…they…they're not sure if they hit the spinal chord…" he looked away tears in his eyes "You won't know until you try." Duo looked horrified and shook his head.
"No!" he hissed at Heero "You're lying…I have to find out why they're after Ryuichi…I…I can't be paralyzed"
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"We've already found out why…That Mr. Akido had some grudge against Tohma and Nittle Grasper and he decided to take out the members one by one…" he took Duo's hand. "Duo you've been in a coma for a month…I…I've come to check on you every night and your friend Ryuichi only leaves your side to eat or sleep." Tears stung Duo's eyes and he blinked them away.
"What are my chances of walking?" he asked.
"Slim Duo…very slim…" Then Duo broke down. Heero held him gently but the wires made it awkward. Duo's shoulders shook as the sobs wracked his body.
"Please Heero…m…make it better?" he sobbed.
"I can't Duo" Heero said with tears trickling down his cheeks "We all love you no matter what"
"I'm going to spend the rest of my life as a burden to some poor fool…Quatre maybe or Ryuichi"
"Don't say that Duo…Ryuichi would be only too glad to take care of you Duo…he loves you…"
B…but how can I love myself Heero…I'd sooner die than be a burden on anyone
To Be Continued…
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Hmm…well I hope you liked this part. Yeah I know Duo's angsting a bit but sure isn't he always?
Let me know if you liked it?
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Lonely part 9
The arena was silent…people stared at the stage unsure of what had just happened. Ryuichi struggled out from underneath Duo.
"Get the paramedics quick!!" he shouted "Dammit Duo! I told you not to do that!" Duo rolled onto his back and looked at Ryuichi through painfilled eyes'
"Your microphone is still on Ryu-chan." Duo mumbled. "And besides I didn't promise anything…remember?" Apparently Duo's was still on aswell. Shuichi ran onto the stage followed by the other band members.
"The paramedics are on their way…" he looked pale "there weren't any here…someone told them not to come" Duo struggled to stand and looked up to the balcony. He could see the crumpled body of the assassin. Then he looked to where Mr. Akido had been but the man was gone.
"Where did he hit you Duo?" Ryuichi asked worriedly.
"My shoulder…and…" he fainted.
"Duo!" Ryuichi cried and caught Duo laying him on the ground. "Why did I make him wear red?" he muttered quickly pulling up the top. The bandages were soaked red and blood flowed from his shoulder wound.
"K I can't find the second wound" Ryuichi gasped.
"Its on his back…" K said and for the first time Ryuichi noticed the blood slowly spreading around Duo.
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The paramedics finally arrived and rushed onto the stage. The quickly put Duo on a stretcher. Ryuichi went to go with them but K stopped him.
"The police will need a statement. I'll go with him."
"Okay K-san…" Ryuichi sniffled. He felt someone put their hands around his shoulder and he looked up to see the worried face of Tohma. The blonde pulled Ryuichi into a hug.
"C'mon Ryuichi, we'll go to your dressing room and you can change" They were surrounded by photographers and reporters. Ryuichi clung to his friend and buried his face in Tohma's shirt. Tohma wrapped his arms protectively around Ryuichi.
"Can you tell us what happened Sakuma-san?" one asked.
"What was the young mans name and how do you know him?" another said.
"Are you injured?" the questions kept coming, Ryuichi clung tighter to Tohma until the blonde finally snapped.
"Can't you see that he's in no fit state to answer questions, he's obviously extremely distraught and upset over what happened to Mr. Maxwell!" Tohma pushed roughly past them dragging Ryuichi with him. They got to the dressing room and Tohma shut the door sighing in relief.
"Are you alright Ryuichi?" he asked concerned.
"Its all my fault…the assassin should have hit me…not Duo"
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Duo opened his eyes. He was in a hospital again. There were heaps of machines hooked up to his body. He tried to sit up but the pain in his back was too much so he stayed lying. He could vaguely remember what had happened. It all seemed so distant. Then he noticed the pink lump next to him.
"Kumagorou…" he whispered. 'So Ryuichi has been here he must be alright' he thought 'Geez I wonder how long I was out of it?' The room was dark which meant it must be nighttime. There were flowers all over the room. He wanted to get up and read all the cards to see who they were from. There were loads of 'Get Well Soon'. He tried to sit up again, pulling himself up with his hands.
"Ow ow ow" he grunted before finally managing to sit up. He smiled proud of his achievement and reached for the stack of cards. There were cards form fans and from Shuichi and Yuki…whoever Yuki was? There was one from Hiroshi, one from Sakano. There was even one form K! He found Ryuichi's card and the one next to it was from some people called Tohma and Noriko…the names were familiar. The next card made his breath catch. It was from the pilots.
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He looked up when he heard the door click. The person took his hat off and Duo gasped.
"Heero?" he mumbled "What are you doing here?"
"Duo…you're awake. I came to see how you were doing…and you know how much I hate crowds so I came at night" he looked anxiously at Duo. "How do you feel?"
"Alright I guess…I'm sore…but it's not as bad as I thought it would be." He grumbled.
"You're lucky you can feel anything at all…the bullet missed your spine by millimeters" Duo looked surprised and said.
"But I'll be okay right?…I /can/ walk…can't I? Heero sighed and looked sadly at Duo.
"You had to have a major operation and well when the doctor was removing the bullet…they…they're not sure if they hit the spinal chord…" he looked away tears in his eyes "You won't know until you try." Duo looked horrified and shook his head.
"No!" he hissed at Heero "You're lying…I have to find out why they're after Ryuichi…I…I can't be paralyzed"
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"We've already found out why…That Mr. Akido had some grudge against Tohma and Nittle Grasper and he decided to take out the members one by one…" he took Duo's hand. "Duo you've been in a coma for a month…I…I've come to check on you every night and your friend Ryuichi only leaves your side to eat or sleep." Tears stung Duo's eyes and he blinked them away.
"What are my chances of walking?" he asked.
"Slim Duo…very slim…" Then Duo broke down. Heero held him gently but the wires made it awkward. Duo's shoulders shook as the sobs wracked his body.
"Please Heero…m…make it better?" he sobbed.
"I can't Duo" Heero said with tears trickling down his cheeks "We all love you no matter what"
"I'm going to spend the rest of my life as a burden to some poor fool…Quatre maybe or Ryuichi"
"Don't say that Duo…Ryuichi would be only too glad to take care of you Duo…he loves you…"
B…but how can I love myself Heero…I'd sooner die than be a burden on anyone
To Be Continued…
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Hmm…well I hope you liked this part. Yeah I know Duo's angsting a bit but sure isn't he always?
Let me know if you liked it?