Mel: *chants* Shounen Ai! Shounen Ai! Shounen Ai! Shounen Ai! Shoune—
Tsuru: *smacks Mel on the back of the head* Cut it out.
Mel: Itai! That hurt!
Tsuru: Quit chanting and do something productive.
Mel: *sighs* fine…
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Absolutely nothing anime related. *thinks* Wait… I do have the Ground Zero and Blind Target manga…. And the first five episodes on DVD… and—
Tsuru: Cut it out.
Mel: *pouts*
Warning: We have officially added shounen ai. 3+4 pairing. No citrus involved. If you want that, you'll have to wait for another fic. I don't want to screw up the plot any more than I intended to….
Tsuru: Now get to work before you get yourself hurt.
Mel: ?.? Get myself hurt?
Tsuru: *cracks knuckles*
Mel: O.O Hai! *gets to work*
Kate was standing next to the door when Quatre opened it to let Heero, Trowa, and Duo through. The girl didn't seem surprised by Duo's state at all. She simply moved to the side so she wouldn't be in the way.
"Do you know what happened to him, Quatre?" Kate looked upwards as she asked her question. Quatre knelt down beside her, putting a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"I'm not sure. I think you know about as much as I do. Am I right?" Kate nodded slightly at this.
"I saw the end of the fight. He just slumped back into the chair after he attacked…" Quatre sat down completely on the floor, his legs crossed. He was both mentally and physically exhausted from the events that had taken place, and all he wanted to do was go to sleep. "He was in pain, wasn't he?" Quatre nodded slightly before letting his head drop down, too tired to hold it up. "Why don't you go to bed? Much more comfortable than the floor, don't you think?" Quatre laughed then forced himself to his feet.
"Maybe I'll do that later… but I have work to do…." Kate sighed as she watched Quatre walk up the stairs, putting most of his weight on the railing. "He needs to start taking care of himself as well as he does for others…."
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Quatre ran into something warm and firm on his way to Duo's room. He was so surprised by the impact that he didn't think to keep his balance and almost fell over. If it weren't for the two hands that were quickly placed on his shoulders, he would have fallen backwards down the stairs.
"Quatre?" Trowa asked more questions with that one word than would have been thought possible by anyone else.
"I'm sorry. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going." Heero grunted, and passed the two boys to find his laptop. He was still limping slightly from his earlier injuries.
"Are you alright?"
"Hmm…" Quatre nodded and wrapped his arms around Trowa, enjoying the warmth of his koi. "I'm just a little tired. I'll go to bed as soon as I see Duo." Trowa ran his hands in slow circles around Quatre's back before letting him go.
"I'm going to help Heero do some research. You can join us when you're ready." Quatre nodded, disappointed that Trowa had to leave.
"Alright." Quatre passed by Trowa and opened the door to Duo's room. The boy was lying flat on the bed, his head turned slightly to the side. His eyes were still open and held their dead look firmly in place. "We'll help you out of this. I promise." Quatre walked into the room a little more and sat down in a chair beside the bed.
So quick to make promises. I wonder if he was saying that to me, or to convince himself it was true… Quatre blinked as the voice passed through his mind. He was sure he hadn't heard it, as Duo hadn't moved. But it was clearly his voice. He decided to take a chance and answer as if it had been said.
"I was talking to you. And I am sure we'll get you out of this. Heero and Trowa are downstairs doing research right now."
Heh, that's funny. For a minute I actually thought he knew what I was thinking… Quatre smiled, now sure that he was hearing Duo's thoughts. Surprisingly, it didn't strike him as odd. After how his kokoro no uchu had been acting up, his hearing Duo's thoughts wasn't out of place.
"I do. I can hear everything." He laughed as he listened to noises of surprise and disbelief coming from the boy's mind.
B-but… but… how?
"I'm not quite sure. I just can."
This is great!!!! Now I won't be bored out of my mind! I'll actually have someone to talk to! Quatre laughed quietly. What's so funny?
"It's just… well… You would think that someone who's been through all you have wouldn't be able to be in such a good mood about something like that."
Eh, well, you know me. That's just how I am.
"Are you alright?"
Well, aside from the fact that I can't feel anything, move anything, or see anything other than what's right in front of me, yeah. I couldn't be better. Quatre sighed and leaned over. You know, you don't look so good.
"Really? How could you tell?" The sarcasm was evident in Quatre's voice as he replied.
Oi, now I know you aren't feeling well. Hmm…. I know! You're tired! You need to get some sleep!
"Hmm… you don't mind if I leave?"
Now I never said that. I just said you need sleep. Quatre laughed again, then forced himself up on his feet. Oi, oi! Where are you going? You're not going to leave me here to die, are you?
"Die? You mean of boredom, don't you?"
Exactly! Do you have any idea how boring this is? I have nothing to do!
"Think. That's what you've been doing with me for the past few minutes." Quatre was quickly becoming grumpy, and wished to take a nap before he lashed out at someone.
Fine. Fine. You do need that nap anyway. Quatre could feel a loss in his head when he cut off Duo from his mind. It hurt a little, but not so much as to keep him from communicating with him again. Quatre was asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.
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Midii yawned and walked into the computer room to check on her laptop before she went to get her pitiful excuse for a lunch and eat it. The small black machine beeped furiously, demanding her immediate attention. She sat down in front of it and typed in her password. Instantly, a large file opened up containing anything and everything they could ever want to know about the five gundam pilots.
"It worked! The signal finally got through!" Her experiment had been a success. They now knew where the pilots were staying, and what security precautions they had taken. And if it had worked like it was supposed to, they would have updated information anytime something changed. Midii had successfully bugged the pilots.
Another blip from her computer told her that information had been temporarily stored and she was to evaluate it and delete what was unnecisary. She clicked again, and a recorded scene appeared on the screne. Midii gasped as she watched the people on it, and quickly saved it to her hard drive. She didn't have time to look at it now, but she would certainly make time later. She froze the picture on her moniter before leaving, forgetting to turn it off on her way out. She left the room with one thought in her mind…
'My Nanashi is still alive….'
Mel: *beams* I got that one out fast too!
Tsuru: O.o it's short…
Mel: So what. It's out, and that's all they care about…
Angry readers: WE WANT MORE!!!!!
Mel: O.O Hai! *goes to work on the next chapter before she's trampled by an angry mob*