Well here is the long awaited chapter 8. I am so sorry for the wait, but I
think nothing I can say will justify it.
I would like to say thank you to Kyra (no not Sasha...please),
Shinigami_wings, reennii( you just have to wait and see what happens),
Naomi, kamui, moonbunny317, nell, Death-Comes-to-The Living (I completely
understand what you are saying..and thank you for the constructive
criticism). Well without further ado, I present to you the loooong awaited
chapter 8.
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"Mr. Maxwell?"
"Yes doctor?"
"You can see him now.
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Duo walked silently through the hallways of the hospital, a heavy feeling on his heart. His hands clutched desperately at a bouquet of flowers, and he had to visibly control himself from crushing the delicate blossoms. The image of Jacob violating his love was ingrained into his mind and try as he might he could not control his anger. He wanted, with all of his mind to turn back time and hurt that bastard, to torture him for every time and every second he had come near Heero. He wanted to torture him until he screamed for death, screamed for him to stop....just as Heero had screamed for him to stop raping him.
Then, all too soon he was at his beloved's door. He quietly turned the handle and stepped in, and all of his thoughts of revenge were banished from his mind when he saw Heero lying there, so helpless and so alone, so very innocent. Duo glided carefully into the room and knelt at the Japanese boy's bed, taking the boy's hand into his own.
"Oh Heero, I am so sorry. This never should have happened, if only I had not left your side." Duo stopped. It was no good complaining. It was done, and as much as he would like, he knew he could not turn back time. "Heero, love. If you can hear me, listen well. I love you with all of my heart, with all of my soul and with my entire mind. I can not promise you the world and I can not promise I will always be right there for you. I can not promise you my heart because.....you already have it, you have it all. You have held it from the first time I saw you smile just for me. I know I have made mistakes, and I know that you have too, but we are both only human, and admitting those mistakes is what makes us strong. So Heero, if you hear me....promise to be strong for me, because I love you." With those words said, Duo followed the doctors out, sending one single loving glance at Heero, and letting a single tear fall to prove it.
No one saw as the boy on the bed let his own tear fall, and a thin hand come to rest over his heart. "I love you too Duo."
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The doctors led Duo back to the waiting room, and he sat down with a heavy sigh. Time seemed to move so slow, and he wondered if it moved at all as he sat there fiddling with the end of his braid.
"I have a book if you would like to read it," a soft feminine voice offered. Duo looked up into the kindly face of an old woman,
"No thank you" he said, his voice thick with unshed tears.
"Is their anything else you would like me to do for you, go get you some food perhapse." She offered. Duo once again declined. Several minutes passed in utter silence, but it was once again broken by the old woman. "I am hear for my son, he was involved in an accident." She whispered
"I am very sorry for you, is he going to live."
"I have not seen him for a very long time, he was taken from me when he was little. I have wanted nothing more then to tell him that there is so much to life and that life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. I have wanted to tell him that when something good is offered, you should never let it go and that you should show that person all of the love that you have to offer." Duo sat there in silence, wondering over her words, then he spoke,
"The sour parts of life make the sweeter things so much sweeter," he whispered. The woman nodded then,
"Exactly!" she said, "Take care Duo, my son, and always remember what you have, and always remember that Father Maxwell and I love you."
"What!" duo hissed, turning on the old woman, but she just smiled at him.
"Rest my son," she said soothingly, as she coaxed his head into her lap. Duo looked up at her
"Don't go away," he said, and then he was asleep.
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Duo awoke several hours later, his head resting on the hard wooden chair rail. He looked desperately around for the woman who had been the only person like a mother to him, but she was gone. Then he noticed a silver cross twined around his hand, and he smiled gently.
At that moment the doctor walked in and told him that Heero was awake, and that he was aloud to stay with him until he was released. Duo simply nodded and walked to Heero's room, calmness overtaking him. When the braided boy entered the room he smiled slightly at Heero.
"How are you my angel?" he whispered, kneeling by the bed. Heero just looked at him, a pained look on his face.
"Duo?"
"I am here Heero, I promise I will not leave you," he said, reaching a hand to gently caress the boy's face. Heero, however, instantly flinched away. Duo sighed, but pulled his hand away, wanting to desperately wipe away the tear that had fallen from his Japanese lover's eyes.
"I am sorry Duo" Heero whispered slightly, "So very sorry."
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Well.what do you think? I really did not intend for this story to get to be so long..but ah well. All I can say for now is that it aint over yet....unfortunately for Heero, and Duo of coarse. Well I will not give you a promise of another chapter out quickly, because as I am sure you have found..my promises are not always that great, at least when it comes to writing (and getting out of those horrible things called writers block *screams* ).
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"Mr. Maxwell?"
"Yes doctor?"
"You can see him now.
~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~
Duo walked silently through the hallways of the hospital, a heavy feeling on his heart. His hands clutched desperately at a bouquet of flowers, and he had to visibly control himself from crushing the delicate blossoms. The image of Jacob violating his love was ingrained into his mind and try as he might he could not control his anger. He wanted, with all of his mind to turn back time and hurt that bastard, to torture him for every time and every second he had come near Heero. He wanted to torture him until he screamed for death, screamed for him to stop....just as Heero had screamed for him to stop raping him.
Then, all too soon he was at his beloved's door. He quietly turned the handle and stepped in, and all of his thoughts of revenge were banished from his mind when he saw Heero lying there, so helpless and so alone, so very innocent. Duo glided carefully into the room and knelt at the Japanese boy's bed, taking the boy's hand into his own.
"Oh Heero, I am so sorry. This never should have happened, if only I had not left your side." Duo stopped. It was no good complaining. It was done, and as much as he would like, he knew he could not turn back time. "Heero, love. If you can hear me, listen well. I love you with all of my heart, with all of my soul and with my entire mind. I can not promise you the world and I can not promise I will always be right there for you. I can not promise you my heart because.....you already have it, you have it all. You have held it from the first time I saw you smile just for me. I know I have made mistakes, and I know that you have too, but we are both only human, and admitting those mistakes is what makes us strong. So Heero, if you hear me....promise to be strong for me, because I love you." With those words said, Duo followed the doctors out, sending one single loving glance at Heero, and letting a single tear fall to prove it.
No one saw as the boy on the bed let his own tear fall, and a thin hand come to rest over his heart. "I love you too Duo."
~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~
The doctors led Duo back to the waiting room, and he sat down with a heavy sigh. Time seemed to move so slow, and he wondered if it moved at all as he sat there fiddling with the end of his braid.
"I have a book if you would like to read it," a soft feminine voice offered. Duo looked up into the kindly face of an old woman,
"No thank you" he said, his voice thick with unshed tears.
"Is their anything else you would like me to do for you, go get you some food perhapse." She offered. Duo once again declined. Several minutes passed in utter silence, but it was once again broken by the old woman. "I am hear for my son, he was involved in an accident." She whispered
"I am very sorry for you, is he going to live."
"I have not seen him for a very long time, he was taken from me when he was little. I have wanted nothing more then to tell him that there is so much to life and that life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. I have wanted to tell him that when something good is offered, you should never let it go and that you should show that person all of the love that you have to offer." Duo sat there in silence, wondering over her words, then he spoke,
"The sour parts of life make the sweeter things so much sweeter," he whispered. The woman nodded then,
"Exactly!" she said, "Take care Duo, my son, and always remember what you have, and always remember that Father Maxwell and I love you."
"What!" duo hissed, turning on the old woman, but she just smiled at him.
"Rest my son," she said soothingly, as she coaxed his head into her lap. Duo looked up at her
"Don't go away," he said, and then he was asleep.
~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~..~
Duo awoke several hours later, his head resting on the hard wooden chair rail. He looked desperately around for the woman who had been the only person like a mother to him, but she was gone. Then he noticed a silver cross twined around his hand, and he smiled gently.
At that moment the doctor walked in and told him that Heero was awake, and that he was aloud to stay with him until he was released. Duo simply nodded and walked to Heero's room, calmness overtaking him. When the braided boy entered the room he smiled slightly at Heero.
"How are you my angel?" he whispered, kneeling by the bed. Heero just looked at him, a pained look on his face.
"Duo?"
"I am here Heero, I promise I will not leave you," he said, reaching a hand to gently caress the boy's face. Heero, however, instantly flinched away. Duo sighed, but pulled his hand away, wanting to desperately wipe away the tear that had fallen from his Japanese lover's eyes.
"I am sorry Duo" Heero whispered slightly, "So very sorry."
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Well.what do you think? I really did not intend for this story to get to be so long..but ah well. All I can say for now is that it aint over yet....unfortunately for Heero, and Duo of coarse. Well I will not give you a promise of another chapter out quickly, because as I am sure you have found..my promises are not always that great, at least when it comes to writing (and getting out of those horrible things called writers block *screams* ).