Learning To Trust
DISCLAIMERS: Once again, I do not own Gundam. But if you give a couple million dollars, I probably can! Anyone? No? *sigh* Didn't think so. Well, on with the fic!
Quatre and Duo left the hospital to go back to the safe house. It was fine with Trowa, since he had brought his motorcycle.
Trowa looked up suddenly as he heard whimpering next to him. Mari was awake and scared. The doctor came in at that moment. "Mari, you're awake! Maybe you can answer some questions we have for you," he said. Mari looked at him with frightened eyes and pulled the covers closer to herself.
"It's opkay Mari. We're getting your parents. We found them and they're coming right now," the doctor said. Mari's eyes went wide and she turned even paler, if possible.
"No!" she cried. "He'll kill me! He'll kill me!" The doctor and Trowa looked at her in alarm.
"Who'll kill you?" Trowa asked gently.
"He'll kill me," she sobbed. "He'll kill me like he did mommy." The two men stared at her in shock.
"Was it your father who killed your mother?" the doctor asked. Mari nodded. The doctor frowned. "Then it might have been a good idea for him to come. We'll have him arrested when he comes." The doctor went to get the security and Trowa was left with Mari.
"Mari, you gonna be okay?" Trowa asked worried ly. She was crying harder than before.
"He'll kill me. He tried to kill me but I ran away. I saw him kill her." Trowa listened to her rambling cries, trying to understand what was going on.
"You saw your father kill your mother?" Mari nodded. She looked like a lost lil kid.
"We've got the police. They're here and will be waiting for Mari's father," the doctor said as he came in. "Did you find out anything from her?"
"She says that she saw her father kill her mother and that he tried to kill her too, but she ran away," Trowa said.
"She was abused. You can tell from those bad bruises she's got." They turned to the door when they heard a angry yell.
"Where is that stupid bitch! I demand to know where my daughter is being kept at!" shouted a man's voice. Mari heard him and hid under the covers whimpering. "Mari! Get your sorry ass down here or I'll kill you!" They could hear footsteps running near.
A big man with ruffled hair and a very angry look came into the room. "Mari!" He saw the hiding figure and ran to her. He threw off the covers and grabbed her arm. Mari gave out a yelp as he tightened his grip on her. "You're coming with me bitch."
Trowa stepped in and grabbed the man's wrist. The man let go of Mari to face him. "What the hell do you want punk?"
"I want you to leave her alone. The police will be here shortly," he said in a cold even voice.
"And who says I'm gonna stay here? I'm taking that bitch over there and no one is gonna stop me. She's mine and she's gonna get her punishment for running away."
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that." The man punched at Trowa but he wasn't there. The man felt a jab in the back and turned around. He puched over and over again at Trowa, but Trowa dodged them without effort. He countered the man's attacks with kicks. He kicked the man in the stomache and he doubled over to the ground just as the police arrived.
They ran passed Trowa and handcuffed the man. "You're under arrest for the murder of Ashiko Toshniko. You are charged with murder, and child abuse."
"He attempted to murder the girl," Trowa said. The police looked at him.
"How do you know?"
"She told me." He nodded.
"Then he'll be charged with attempted murder too."
"I'll kill you bitch! I'll teach you not to snitch on me! Do you hear me!?" Mari's father yelled as the police took him away.
"So what's going to happen to Mari now? Her mom's dead and her father is in jail," Trowa asked the doctor.
"She'll probably go to a foster home or something, unless you have an idea."
"She can stay with me, if you'll let her." The doctor thought a moment.
"I guess she can. She'll be a lot safer with you than anyone else, but she'll have a hard time trusting you, after what happened to her." Trowa nodded. There was a loud commotion outside and he and the doctor ran to see what was going on.
"What's going on?" Trowa demanded. A woman turned to tell him.
"The man they arrested escaped and ran away."
"Then she'll definitely be safer with you," said the doctor. Trowa nodded. "Mari can go with you today, but she needs to come here at least once a week to meet with a psycholohist." They went to get Mari, who was hiding behind a curtain.
"Mari, it's okay. He's gone now," Trowa said. She stepped from behind the curtain, looking around with caution. "You're gonna come home with me, okay?" Mari blinked and nodded. They got her clothes, which the nurses cleaned of blood since she didn't have anything else to wear. Trowa took off his jacket and told her to wear it.
They walked in the parking lot ot his motorcycle and he gave her the helmet to wear. "Do you wanna sit in front or back?" Mari didn't say anything. Trowa decided it would be best if she sat in front. Once they settled on the motorcycle, Trowa turned the engine on. Mari whimper and tensed up.
"It's okay. Just releax and hold onto the handle," he said softly into her ear. Mari relexed and did as he said. They exited the parking lot and headed to the safe house, but Trowa felt somethintg wrong. He looked at the side mirror and found a car tailing him.
"Mari, hold on tight. I'm going to go fast," Trowa warned. He felt her nodding against his chest and sped up. Mari pressed herself against Trowa as the motorcycle wentr faster. The car behind them sped up as well. Trowa quickly drove into an alleyway and drove across driveways. It was only seven minutes later when they lost the car. Trowa quickly drove to the safe house and put the motorcycle in the garage. He and Mari came in through the back door of the safe house.
They found Quatre in the kitchen. He could tell right away that there was something wrong. "What's going on?"
"Mari's dad is out to kill her. I brought her here to protect her. It turns out that he killed her mother and attempted to kill Mari."
"That's awful!"
"What is?" Duo asked as he came in. He waved a hello to Mari, who hid behind Trowa.
"Duo, call eveyone into the living room will ya?" Duo looked confused but did as he was told. Once everyone was in the living room, Trowa explained everything that he had learned and what had happened.
"So she's going to stay here," Trowa concluded. No one argued, having heard what happened.
"She better not get in our way," Wufei growled. Heero agreed. They left and Quatre and Trowa showed Mari her room.
"What are we gonna do about her clothes?" Quatre asked.
"She can borrow mine for now. We'll take her shopping later," Trowa said. Quatre nodded and they left Mari asleep in her new room.
DISCLAIMERS: Once again, I do not own Gundam. But if you give a couple million dollars, I probably can! Anyone? No? *sigh* Didn't think so. Well, on with the fic!
Quatre and Duo left the hospital to go back to the safe house. It was fine with Trowa, since he had brought his motorcycle.
Trowa looked up suddenly as he heard whimpering next to him. Mari was awake and scared. The doctor came in at that moment. "Mari, you're awake! Maybe you can answer some questions we have for you," he said. Mari looked at him with frightened eyes and pulled the covers closer to herself.
"It's opkay Mari. We're getting your parents. We found them and they're coming right now," the doctor said. Mari's eyes went wide and she turned even paler, if possible.
"No!" she cried. "He'll kill me! He'll kill me!" The doctor and Trowa looked at her in alarm.
"Who'll kill you?" Trowa asked gently.
"He'll kill me," she sobbed. "He'll kill me like he did mommy." The two men stared at her in shock.
"Was it your father who killed your mother?" the doctor asked. Mari nodded. The doctor frowned. "Then it might have been a good idea for him to come. We'll have him arrested when he comes." The doctor went to get the security and Trowa was left with Mari.
"Mari, you gonna be okay?" Trowa asked worried ly. She was crying harder than before.
"He'll kill me. He tried to kill me but I ran away. I saw him kill her." Trowa listened to her rambling cries, trying to understand what was going on.
"You saw your father kill your mother?" Mari nodded. She looked like a lost lil kid.
"We've got the police. They're here and will be waiting for Mari's father," the doctor said as he came in. "Did you find out anything from her?"
"She says that she saw her father kill her mother and that he tried to kill her too, but she ran away," Trowa said.
"She was abused. You can tell from those bad bruises she's got." They turned to the door when they heard a angry yell.
"Where is that stupid bitch! I demand to know where my daughter is being kept at!" shouted a man's voice. Mari heard him and hid under the covers whimpering. "Mari! Get your sorry ass down here or I'll kill you!" They could hear footsteps running near.
A big man with ruffled hair and a very angry look came into the room. "Mari!" He saw the hiding figure and ran to her. He threw off the covers and grabbed her arm. Mari gave out a yelp as he tightened his grip on her. "You're coming with me bitch."
Trowa stepped in and grabbed the man's wrist. The man let go of Mari to face him. "What the hell do you want punk?"
"I want you to leave her alone. The police will be here shortly," he said in a cold even voice.
"And who says I'm gonna stay here? I'm taking that bitch over there and no one is gonna stop me. She's mine and she's gonna get her punishment for running away."
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that." The man punched at Trowa but he wasn't there. The man felt a jab in the back and turned around. He puched over and over again at Trowa, but Trowa dodged them without effort. He countered the man's attacks with kicks. He kicked the man in the stomache and he doubled over to the ground just as the police arrived.
They ran passed Trowa and handcuffed the man. "You're under arrest for the murder of Ashiko Toshniko. You are charged with murder, and child abuse."
"He attempted to murder the girl," Trowa said. The police looked at him.
"How do you know?"
"She told me." He nodded.
"Then he'll be charged with attempted murder too."
"I'll kill you bitch! I'll teach you not to snitch on me! Do you hear me!?" Mari's father yelled as the police took him away.
"So what's going to happen to Mari now? Her mom's dead and her father is in jail," Trowa asked the doctor.
"She'll probably go to a foster home or something, unless you have an idea."
"She can stay with me, if you'll let her." The doctor thought a moment.
"I guess she can. She'll be a lot safer with you than anyone else, but she'll have a hard time trusting you, after what happened to her." Trowa nodded. There was a loud commotion outside and he and the doctor ran to see what was going on.
"What's going on?" Trowa demanded. A woman turned to tell him.
"The man they arrested escaped and ran away."
"Then she'll definitely be safer with you," said the doctor. Trowa nodded. "Mari can go with you today, but she needs to come here at least once a week to meet with a psycholohist." They went to get Mari, who was hiding behind a curtain.
"Mari, it's okay. He's gone now," Trowa said. She stepped from behind the curtain, looking around with caution. "You're gonna come home with me, okay?" Mari blinked and nodded. They got her clothes, which the nurses cleaned of blood since she didn't have anything else to wear. Trowa took off his jacket and told her to wear it.
They walked in the parking lot ot his motorcycle and he gave her the helmet to wear. "Do you wanna sit in front or back?" Mari didn't say anything. Trowa decided it would be best if she sat in front. Once they settled on the motorcycle, Trowa turned the engine on. Mari whimper and tensed up.
"It's okay. Just releax and hold onto the handle," he said softly into her ear. Mari relexed and did as he said. They exited the parking lot and headed to the safe house, but Trowa felt somethintg wrong. He looked at the side mirror and found a car tailing him.
"Mari, hold on tight. I'm going to go fast," Trowa warned. He felt her nodding against his chest and sped up. Mari pressed herself against Trowa as the motorcycle wentr faster. The car behind them sped up as well. Trowa quickly drove into an alleyway and drove across driveways. It was only seven minutes later when they lost the car. Trowa quickly drove to the safe house and put the motorcycle in the garage. He and Mari came in through the back door of the safe house.
They found Quatre in the kitchen. He could tell right away that there was something wrong. "What's going on?"
"Mari's dad is out to kill her. I brought her here to protect her. It turns out that he killed her mother and attempted to kill Mari."
"That's awful!"
"What is?" Duo asked as he came in. He waved a hello to Mari, who hid behind Trowa.
"Duo, call eveyone into the living room will ya?" Duo looked confused but did as he was told. Once everyone was in the living room, Trowa explained everything that he had learned and what had happened.
"So she's going to stay here," Trowa concluded. No one argued, having heard what happened.
"She better not get in our way," Wufei growled. Heero agreed. They left and Quatre and Trowa showed Mari her room.
"What are we gonna do about her clothes?" Quatre asked.
"She can borrow mine for now. We'll take her shopping later," Trowa said. Quatre nodded and they left Mari asleep in her new room.