~ New Things ~
Chapter 12
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"USAGI-HIME!!!" Makoto cried out at the condition her friend and princess was in. She tried getting outta the bed and running to her but she only managed to get three foot, then started collapsing to the floor, before she had chance to hit the floor strong muscled arms surrounded her waist supporting her, standing her back up. She looked up meekly and weakly offered him an "A-arigatou Trowa-san."
He nodded, "Your welcome Makoto, and please, just Trowa."
"Hai ok. Onegai, take me to Usagi-chan." She begged of him, leaning heavily on him for support. Trowa nodded and slowly brought her over to the Tenshi's bed, sitting her in the chair by the head of the bed. He stood behind her and watched, intrigued.
Makoto's face softened as she ran her hand over Usagi's cut and bruised cheek, she looked over the rest of her, the part that wasn't covered up by the bed sheet. Her arms and upper chest also were bruised and cut. She ran her hands over Usagi's forehead, smoothing back her silvery-gold hair from her face. "Ohhh Usa-chan, what happened to you..." she questioned as a tear slid down her face, "The strongest of us all... you knew that right..." she paused and chuckled slightly, as any real movement caused her ribs to hurt and send a jolt of pain throughout her body.
"You know they call you Tenshi?" she questioned, "They're right though, you are a Tenshi... Wha-" she stopped as she noticed white feathers showing above her shoulders, her right one being bandaged. "Oh my Serenity..." she said shocked, pulling back the sheet, showing that Usagi was in her school cloths as she was before the last battle, but now... she still had her wings.
Makoto sat there staring at her wings in shock or surprise; the look on her face claimed both. She was brought out of it when Trowa put his hand on her shoulder. "Makoto? Doushite no?"
She looked up at him and gave a shaky smile. "Hai, genki desu, arigatou, Trowa."
He wasn't satisfied with the answer but let it slid. "You know her then?"
She looked up, unshed tears in her eyes and nodded slowly. "Hai, I know her. She's... she's my best friend... but, please Trowa, can we please get something to eat and discuss this when she wakes up please?"
Trowa nodded and helped her up as they walked down the stairs and through the hallways they reached the kitchen. He helped her sit and made something for her to eat.
While she was eating Trowa called to the practice room and asked Wufei to watch over the Tenshi for him, and to wake Heero if she should awake. After a few mutters about 'injustice' and 'weak onna's' he agreed and headed to the Med Lab to wait with the Tenshi. While she slept, he sat Indian style in the chair and meditated, keeping his mind clear, his senses alert, breathing in for five beats, holding for five beats, and releasing for five beats.
* ~ Back to Duo, Reicheru and Quatre ~ * ~
"Hmm... well he never gave me permission now." Softly chuckles. She went against the docs orders like normal. She wasn't one who cared for doctor's much. Normally she'd allow herself to stay in pain for long periods of time before she would. This time she didn't have any choice in the matter now did she. Her eyes went to Duo. "Care to take me to my room babe?"
Duo nodded. "Hey you betcha darlin'! Lets go! See ya Quat-buddy! Thanks!" He put an arm around Reicheru's wait and led her to her room. As Duo opened the door for Reicheru he smiled, as did Reicheru.
The room that loomed before hazel and cobalt blues where a sight indeed. It wasn't exactly girly but it was a pleasant enough looking place. A soft peach coloring was the wall work. The kind of shade that made one feel comfortable inside. The carpet was a soft shade lighter peach... almost a salmon coloring. It didn't clash or anything they complimented each other. Brisk white curtains fluttered in the wind. The bed was massive with silk sheets and blanke in about the same medium of peach as the wall. It truly was a sight.
Paintings by original artist hung upon the walls. It almost made Reicheru wish she had her own sketchbook and pencils. It seemed almost serene here, somewhere she could relax. She glanced over towards Duo. "Um Duo... can I ask you a favor? " She was almost scared to ask for this simple favor. It has been weeks since she drew last.
"Sure doll... name it," Oddly enough he'd bring her the moon if he could. Why she seemed scared to ask this of him he didn't know, but he wasn't prepared for what she was going to ask for. Actually is sort of shocked him as he gazed at her in surprise. "Could... could you please get me a sketch pad and pencils?" She almost thought he wouldn't... and exhaustion was already settling in.
"Is that all?" he asked smiling at her as she sat on the bed and laid down, her eyes starting to droop. 'Too much dancing and walking around, it *is* a giant place after all.' Duo thought watching as she started to succumb to sleeps call. "Sure thang darlin' I'll see to it for ya! And have it here in time before you wake up!" Reicheru slightly nodded to his words her eyes already closed. He watched her a moment before pulling the covers up over her and left the room smiling. Mind set on finding what she asked of him.
He walked throughout the house looking for one person... Quatre. Finally he went to the Music room, and found Quatre sitting on the couch swaying back and forth to the music beat of flutes, other strings and a harp, as he played along with his violin.
Duo waited for the piece to be over before clearing his throat, he didn't want to startle him too badly. Last time he waited 'til he finished and yelled out "HEY QUAT-MAN!" and nearly gave the poor Arabian a heart attack. So this time he was being nice, after all he was on a 'mission'. "Hey Quat-man, gotta question for ya." He said walking into the room more. "Oh yea, that sounded great! What was it?"
Quatre jumped slightly as Duo cleared his throat, not hearing anyone come in when he was playing. "Konwa Duo. Thank you, it's called 'For The Princess' I think... the names a little rubbed off, it's an old piece though." he got up and put the violin back in it's case and turned to Duo. "What's your question?"
Duo smiled his lopsided grin. "I was wondering if I could uh... borrow some money?" at his friend questioning look he continued. "Rei-chan wanted me to see about getting her some drawing and sketching things, she said she missed it... Please? It'd give her something to keep her mind off of 'til the others wake up." He gave Quatre a smile and puppy dog eyes.
Quatre chuckled. "Sure Duo, sure. You know that's not a problem!" Duo smiled widely as Quatre took out his money clip and handed him what looked like half of it.
Duo's eyes went wide. "WHOA Quat-man, it's only for some drawing stuff... don't think I need this much!" he exclaimed starting to give some back, demo Quatre wouldn't hear of it.
"Duo, go get her stuff for her and hmmm..." he was thinking if there was anything he or anyone else needed while Duo was out. "Could you pick up some of those glowing stars? Might need like three packs and a pack of the glowing planets..." he trailed off smiling at Duo's confused look.
"Hey sure man, not a prob! Okies I'll be back in a little bit!" he started walking out of the room then stopped turning around. "OH! Reicheru's in her room napping, she was still pretty tired after I gave her the tour." Quatre nodded and Duo left.
Duo went to the garage and looked at the cars. "Hmm, nope... no... nada... Oh yeah!" He grabbed a set of keys and started towards a black Ford F250, 4x4, Crew Cab that had a 6" lift kit with mud tires on it, it also had a specially made sticker stretching the length of his windshield that said "SHINIGAMI" in white, it was 5" tall with 4" letters* which served as a sun visor.
Stepping on the side step he climbed in and listened to the rumble of the engine as he buckled his belt grinning widely, he pushed the button on the door opener that hung on his visor, as the doors opened he pressed his foot on the accelerator and sped out of the large garage, down the long drive way and out the main gates into 'town' as Quatre's mansion wasn't close to it, quite the contrary, it was way outta town for privacy sake. After all you couldn't have a hanger under your mansion holding Gundams and expect the towns people to *not* see a 23m tall Gundam landing?
Once in town he drove to 'Mick's Art Supply' and went on in. 'Okay... sketch pad and pencils... sketch pad and pencils...' he grabbed a little hand basket and walked around 'til he found them. He grabbed a few regular pencils, a few softer and harder led ones, some special sketching ones, a big 110 Prismacolor** box of color ones. 'Their supposed to be really great.' he thought as he laid the box in the basket he carried swinging happily as he walked the isle. 'Got pencils, sketching pencils, colored pencils, erasers... what else...' he thought looking around.
"Oh! The pads! I'm a dork." He said aloud smiling goofily walking towards where the pads were. He grabbed two that was about half the size of a sheet of paper and two that were an inch or two bigger then paper size. "What... else..." he looked around, trying to remember what else he needed... "There was something else... I know it..." his eyes scanned the place before landing on what he wanted. "AH HA!" with that great discovery he went and paid up front, loaded it all up and left to get the things that Quatre had asked for.
Duo got back to the mansion, parked in the garage, unloaded everything and sat it by the garage door while he went and gave Quatre his stuff and change, he told him he grabbed lunch on the way home. Of course Quatre didn't care, he was just happy to help out. Duo thanked him and brought the little things upstairs to his room, then with Quatre's help he brought up the last thing and set it quietly in the corner by one of the windows, so the light shown on it.
"Thanks man!" Duo thanked Quatre quietly as he lightly slapped him on the back after they were out in the hall.
"No problem Duo. Have fun!" he smiled leaving Duo to the rest of his little plan.
Duo smiled. "Hai!" he gave a mock solute before doing an about-face and headed into his room. He heard Quatre chuckle softly as he headed down the hallway. Duo sat on his bed surrounded by four bags. He took everything out of them. He took the box of Prismacolors, unwrapped, opened, and set them up to where they stood on their own and set them on his night stand; he opened the few packages of pencils and put them in a holder that had five round tubes sticking up, he put the regular pencils in one, sketching in another and some different colored pen in the other two, leaving one open for use, he set the erasers on the flat part of it for now.
Unwrapping the sketchpads he stacked and set them by the pencils. Next was getting out the Prismacolor markers and set them up the same way he did the pencils, where they stood on their own, and the two pack of copying paper. He thought that she might like to sketch something and use markers to color it or something and thought it'd take her a while to get through all the paper and four sketchpads. He grinned, now for the last part. Which was setting up the rolling chair for the drawing desk he bought her that Quatre kindly helped to bring up.
Rolling the chair stacked with supplies quietly into Rei-chan's room he started about placing everything somewhere. Top of the drawing desk he centered the Prismacolor markers, pencils and then the pencil holder with pencils in it. He placed all the erasers but for one in the drawer. He put one small and one big sketchpad on top, and the others with the copying paper in the big drawer on the right, lastly he scooted the chair under the desk. Taking a glance around to make sure everything looked fine, he looked to Reicheru, smiled, and then left back to his room, flopping on the bed he settled in for a little nap with a grin plastered to his face.
~ * ~ Upstairs ~ * ~
Two hour have passed since Wufei came up to watch over the Tenshi. He kept on meditating. Always keeping his senses alert. Finally he snapped outta it; wither it be from boredom or something that has been bugging him for the past ten minutes that he kept trying to ignore, but little by little it kept at him, trying to get his attention. Snapping out of his meditation he uncrossed his legs and sat on the edge of his seat looking down at the floor, gather his thoughts back. He looked over to the Tenshi to see her tossing and turning, eye squeezed tightly shut, her brow wrinkled again in what looked like a nightmare to him.
He had them, nightmares... only one though... it was of his colony being blown up and loosing his Merina... his Nataku... so surprised was he when this Tenshi let out a whimper as a crystal tear slid down her cheek and dropped softly on the pillow below. Something tugged at him, in him, making him feel just a little weird. He watched the weak onna toss and turn, and another crystalline tear slid down her face; he leaned over and swept it away with his thumb, keeping his hand there a moment before pulling away. 'Nande kuso!? What am I doing!?' he fumed inside staring at the Tenshi.
Another hour passed before Wufei left to get Heero. He couldn't stand to be in the room any more not when he could be out practicing with his Katana, or fixing something on Nataku or the like. So walking down the hall, up a flight of stairs and stopping in front of Heero's door a minute before knocking. No answer. He knocked again. 'How long has he been sleeping now?' he looked at his watch, '7hrs. That's enough for him to go on.' As he finished his thought the door swung open reviling a sleepy eyed, sleep mused hair, slightly looking ticked Heero.
"Hn."
"Yuy, you've slept enough. Go watch the Tenshi, ne?" it was more a question then a command; but he didn't care what it came across as. He just wanted to get outta that room and go practice.
"Hnn." Heero gave a curt nod, Wufei nodded back as Heero turned shutting the door and going about getting dressed in his usual attire. After doing so he walked to the Med Lab room where the Tenshi slept... well tossed and turned now.
He stood watching he a moment before walking back out and returning with a glass of Orange Juice from the mini fridge in the other room, he set it on the small table before scooting the chair a little closer to the head of the bed. Watching her... without knowing why, when a tear slipped from her tightly closed eyes, he leaned over placing his left hand, palm down on her forehead... surprisingly she calmed a bit from his touch, he also felt that she had a fever.
He got up went to the other room coming back with a bowl of ice water and a rag floating in it. He grabbed the rag, rung it out and gently laid it on her forehead, let it sit a minute before repeating the process, occasionally moving it down and around her cheeks, whipping away the sweat that would appear.
After she had clamed down enough, settled back into a seemingly peaceful sleep, he drew back the covers, gently picked her up, careful not to move her wings or hold her too tightly in fear? 'Was it fear? Of hurting her? Or just causing her more pain then she was already in?' he thought as he carefully picked her up, turning and slowly started walking out of the room.
'Hai it is! You now how it hurts from falling at the height, and the injuries she's got! Shoot... you wouldn't wanna be hurtin' any more either!' his little voice told him sarcastically. 'Go away.' He told it. 'Man!' he could almost feel hands being thrown in the air, 'You are dense, how many times I gotta tell ya! I'm part of *YOU* I can't go away... wouldn't go away now anyways, this is too kawaii... the Perfect Soldier being nice... and careful... wow you don't see that too often in one day. No sir're!' it chuckled.
Heero growled, 'Leave. Now.' The voice shook his head, 'Not a chance, but if it'll make you happy, I'll shut up.' And if anyone had been watching Heero they'd think he was crazy... what they would have seen was him giving himself a nod.
Down the hall, take a left then another, up a flight of stairs, take a right and five doors... sixth door down on your left was the Tenshi's room that Quatre had put her in. It was on the right of Heero's and across and one down from Wufei's... four down and across from Reicheru's.
He opened the door walked inside, carefully pulled back the bed's comforter and sheet, laying the Tenshi down, then covered her up, bringing a chair over to the bed he sat and kept watch over her.
And this is how it went for the next two days. Heero would keep watch over her most the time, sharing that job every now and then with Quatre, Wufei and Makoto who had insisted on it, saying that, "She's my best friend and I'll beat any of y'all who'll not let me watch over her!" she had said it with such advection and passion that none would challenge her on it, even if they thought she should still rest.
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* I've got a '85 Ford F150 that has the same letters, but says "REDNECK" ::grins:: Love it.
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Chapter 12
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"USAGI-HIME!!!" Makoto cried out at the condition her friend and princess was in. She tried getting outta the bed and running to her but she only managed to get three foot, then started collapsing to the floor, before she had chance to hit the floor strong muscled arms surrounded her waist supporting her, standing her back up. She looked up meekly and weakly offered him an "A-arigatou Trowa-san."
He nodded, "Your welcome Makoto, and please, just Trowa."
"Hai ok. Onegai, take me to Usagi-chan." She begged of him, leaning heavily on him for support. Trowa nodded and slowly brought her over to the Tenshi's bed, sitting her in the chair by the head of the bed. He stood behind her and watched, intrigued.
Makoto's face softened as she ran her hand over Usagi's cut and bruised cheek, she looked over the rest of her, the part that wasn't covered up by the bed sheet. Her arms and upper chest also were bruised and cut. She ran her hands over Usagi's forehead, smoothing back her silvery-gold hair from her face. "Ohhh Usa-chan, what happened to you..." she questioned as a tear slid down her face, "The strongest of us all... you knew that right..." she paused and chuckled slightly, as any real movement caused her ribs to hurt and send a jolt of pain throughout her body.
"You know they call you Tenshi?" she questioned, "They're right though, you are a Tenshi... Wha-" she stopped as she noticed white feathers showing above her shoulders, her right one being bandaged. "Oh my Serenity..." she said shocked, pulling back the sheet, showing that Usagi was in her school cloths as she was before the last battle, but now... she still had her wings.
Makoto sat there staring at her wings in shock or surprise; the look on her face claimed both. She was brought out of it when Trowa put his hand on her shoulder. "Makoto? Doushite no?"
She looked up at him and gave a shaky smile. "Hai, genki desu, arigatou, Trowa."
He wasn't satisfied with the answer but let it slid. "You know her then?"
She looked up, unshed tears in her eyes and nodded slowly. "Hai, I know her. She's... she's my best friend... but, please Trowa, can we please get something to eat and discuss this when she wakes up please?"
Trowa nodded and helped her up as they walked down the stairs and through the hallways they reached the kitchen. He helped her sit and made something for her to eat.
While she was eating Trowa called to the practice room and asked Wufei to watch over the Tenshi for him, and to wake Heero if she should awake. After a few mutters about 'injustice' and 'weak onna's' he agreed and headed to the Med Lab to wait with the Tenshi. While she slept, he sat Indian style in the chair and meditated, keeping his mind clear, his senses alert, breathing in for five beats, holding for five beats, and releasing for five beats.
* ~ Back to Duo, Reicheru and Quatre ~ * ~
"Hmm... well he never gave me permission now." Softly chuckles. She went against the docs orders like normal. She wasn't one who cared for doctor's much. Normally she'd allow herself to stay in pain for long periods of time before she would. This time she didn't have any choice in the matter now did she. Her eyes went to Duo. "Care to take me to my room babe?"
Duo nodded. "Hey you betcha darlin'! Lets go! See ya Quat-buddy! Thanks!" He put an arm around Reicheru's wait and led her to her room. As Duo opened the door for Reicheru he smiled, as did Reicheru.
The room that loomed before hazel and cobalt blues where a sight indeed. It wasn't exactly girly but it was a pleasant enough looking place. A soft peach coloring was the wall work. The kind of shade that made one feel comfortable inside. The carpet was a soft shade lighter peach... almost a salmon coloring. It didn't clash or anything they complimented each other. Brisk white curtains fluttered in the wind. The bed was massive with silk sheets and blanke in about the same medium of peach as the wall. It truly was a sight.
Paintings by original artist hung upon the walls. It almost made Reicheru wish she had her own sketchbook and pencils. It seemed almost serene here, somewhere she could relax. She glanced over towards Duo. "Um Duo... can I ask you a favor? " She was almost scared to ask for this simple favor. It has been weeks since she drew last.
"Sure doll... name it," Oddly enough he'd bring her the moon if he could. Why she seemed scared to ask this of him he didn't know, but he wasn't prepared for what she was going to ask for. Actually is sort of shocked him as he gazed at her in surprise. "Could... could you please get me a sketch pad and pencils?" She almost thought he wouldn't... and exhaustion was already settling in.
"Is that all?" he asked smiling at her as she sat on the bed and laid down, her eyes starting to droop. 'Too much dancing and walking around, it *is* a giant place after all.' Duo thought watching as she started to succumb to sleeps call. "Sure thang darlin' I'll see to it for ya! And have it here in time before you wake up!" Reicheru slightly nodded to his words her eyes already closed. He watched her a moment before pulling the covers up over her and left the room smiling. Mind set on finding what she asked of him.
He walked throughout the house looking for one person... Quatre. Finally he went to the Music room, and found Quatre sitting on the couch swaying back and forth to the music beat of flutes, other strings and a harp, as he played along with his violin.
Duo waited for the piece to be over before clearing his throat, he didn't want to startle him too badly. Last time he waited 'til he finished and yelled out "HEY QUAT-MAN!" and nearly gave the poor Arabian a heart attack. So this time he was being nice, after all he was on a 'mission'. "Hey Quat-man, gotta question for ya." He said walking into the room more. "Oh yea, that sounded great! What was it?"
Quatre jumped slightly as Duo cleared his throat, not hearing anyone come in when he was playing. "Konwa Duo. Thank you, it's called 'For The Princess' I think... the names a little rubbed off, it's an old piece though." he got up and put the violin back in it's case and turned to Duo. "What's your question?"
Duo smiled his lopsided grin. "I was wondering if I could uh... borrow some money?" at his friend questioning look he continued. "Rei-chan wanted me to see about getting her some drawing and sketching things, she said she missed it... Please? It'd give her something to keep her mind off of 'til the others wake up." He gave Quatre a smile and puppy dog eyes.
Quatre chuckled. "Sure Duo, sure. You know that's not a problem!" Duo smiled widely as Quatre took out his money clip and handed him what looked like half of it.
Duo's eyes went wide. "WHOA Quat-man, it's only for some drawing stuff... don't think I need this much!" he exclaimed starting to give some back, demo Quatre wouldn't hear of it.
"Duo, go get her stuff for her and hmmm..." he was thinking if there was anything he or anyone else needed while Duo was out. "Could you pick up some of those glowing stars? Might need like three packs and a pack of the glowing planets..." he trailed off smiling at Duo's confused look.
"Hey sure man, not a prob! Okies I'll be back in a little bit!" he started walking out of the room then stopped turning around. "OH! Reicheru's in her room napping, she was still pretty tired after I gave her the tour." Quatre nodded and Duo left.
Duo went to the garage and looked at the cars. "Hmm, nope... no... nada... Oh yeah!" He grabbed a set of keys and started towards a black Ford F250, 4x4, Crew Cab that had a 6" lift kit with mud tires on it, it also had a specially made sticker stretching the length of his windshield that said "SHINIGAMI" in white, it was 5" tall with 4" letters* which served as a sun visor.
Stepping on the side step he climbed in and listened to the rumble of the engine as he buckled his belt grinning widely, he pushed the button on the door opener that hung on his visor, as the doors opened he pressed his foot on the accelerator and sped out of the large garage, down the long drive way and out the main gates into 'town' as Quatre's mansion wasn't close to it, quite the contrary, it was way outta town for privacy sake. After all you couldn't have a hanger under your mansion holding Gundams and expect the towns people to *not* see a 23m tall Gundam landing?
Once in town he drove to 'Mick's Art Supply' and went on in. 'Okay... sketch pad and pencils... sketch pad and pencils...' he grabbed a little hand basket and walked around 'til he found them. He grabbed a few regular pencils, a few softer and harder led ones, some special sketching ones, a big 110 Prismacolor** box of color ones. 'Their supposed to be really great.' he thought as he laid the box in the basket he carried swinging happily as he walked the isle. 'Got pencils, sketching pencils, colored pencils, erasers... what else...' he thought looking around.
"Oh! The pads! I'm a dork." He said aloud smiling goofily walking towards where the pads were. He grabbed two that was about half the size of a sheet of paper and two that were an inch or two bigger then paper size. "What... else..." he looked around, trying to remember what else he needed... "There was something else... I know it..." his eyes scanned the place before landing on what he wanted. "AH HA!" with that great discovery he went and paid up front, loaded it all up and left to get the things that Quatre had asked for.
Duo got back to the mansion, parked in the garage, unloaded everything and sat it by the garage door while he went and gave Quatre his stuff and change, he told him he grabbed lunch on the way home. Of course Quatre didn't care, he was just happy to help out. Duo thanked him and brought the little things upstairs to his room, then with Quatre's help he brought up the last thing and set it quietly in the corner by one of the windows, so the light shown on it.
"Thanks man!" Duo thanked Quatre quietly as he lightly slapped him on the back after they were out in the hall.
"No problem Duo. Have fun!" he smiled leaving Duo to the rest of his little plan.
Duo smiled. "Hai!" he gave a mock solute before doing an about-face and headed into his room. He heard Quatre chuckle softly as he headed down the hallway. Duo sat on his bed surrounded by four bags. He took everything out of them. He took the box of Prismacolors, unwrapped, opened, and set them up to where they stood on their own and set them on his night stand; he opened the few packages of pencils and put them in a holder that had five round tubes sticking up, he put the regular pencils in one, sketching in another and some different colored pen in the other two, leaving one open for use, he set the erasers on the flat part of it for now.
Unwrapping the sketchpads he stacked and set them by the pencils. Next was getting out the Prismacolor markers and set them up the same way he did the pencils, where they stood on their own, and the two pack of copying paper. He thought that she might like to sketch something and use markers to color it or something and thought it'd take her a while to get through all the paper and four sketchpads. He grinned, now for the last part. Which was setting up the rolling chair for the drawing desk he bought her that Quatre kindly helped to bring up.
Rolling the chair stacked with supplies quietly into Rei-chan's room he started about placing everything somewhere. Top of the drawing desk he centered the Prismacolor markers, pencils and then the pencil holder with pencils in it. He placed all the erasers but for one in the drawer. He put one small and one big sketchpad on top, and the others with the copying paper in the big drawer on the right, lastly he scooted the chair under the desk. Taking a glance around to make sure everything looked fine, he looked to Reicheru, smiled, and then left back to his room, flopping on the bed he settled in for a little nap with a grin plastered to his face.
~ * ~ Upstairs ~ * ~
Two hour have passed since Wufei came up to watch over the Tenshi. He kept on meditating. Always keeping his senses alert. Finally he snapped outta it; wither it be from boredom or something that has been bugging him for the past ten minutes that he kept trying to ignore, but little by little it kept at him, trying to get his attention. Snapping out of his meditation he uncrossed his legs and sat on the edge of his seat looking down at the floor, gather his thoughts back. He looked over to the Tenshi to see her tossing and turning, eye squeezed tightly shut, her brow wrinkled again in what looked like a nightmare to him.
He had them, nightmares... only one though... it was of his colony being blown up and loosing his Merina... his Nataku... so surprised was he when this Tenshi let out a whimper as a crystal tear slid down her cheek and dropped softly on the pillow below. Something tugged at him, in him, making him feel just a little weird. He watched the weak onna toss and turn, and another crystalline tear slid down her face; he leaned over and swept it away with his thumb, keeping his hand there a moment before pulling away. 'Nande kuso!? What am I doing!?' he fumed inside staring at the Tenshi.
Another hour passed before Wufei left to get Heero. He couldn't stand to be in the room any more not when he could be out practicing with his Katana, or fixing something on Nataku or the like. So walking down the hall, up a flight of stairs and stopping in front of Heero's door a minute before knocking. No answer. He knocked again. 'How long has he been sleeping now?' he looked at his watch, '7hrs. That's enough for him to go on.' As he finished his thought the door swung open reviling a sleepy eyed, sleep mused hair, slightly looking ticked Heero.
"Hn."
"Yuy, you've slept enough. Go watch the Tenshi, ne?" it was more a question then a command; but he didn't care what it came across as. He just wanted to get outta that room and go practice.
"Hnn." Heero gave a curt nod, Wufei nodded back as Heero turned shutting the door and going about getting dressed in his usual attire. After doing so he walked to the Med Lab room where the Tenshi slept... well tossed and turned now.
He stood watching he a moment before walking back out and returning with a glass of Orange Juice from the mini fridge in the other room, he set it on the small table before scooting the chair a little closer to the head of the bed. Watching her... without knowing why, when a tear slipped from her tightly closed eyes, he leaned over placing his left hand, palm down on her forehead... surprisingly she calmed a bit from his touch, he also felt that she had a fever.
He got up went to the other room coming back with a bowl of ice water and a rag floating in it. He grabbed the rag, rung it out and gently laid it on her forehead, let it sit a minute before repeating the process, occasionally moving it down and around her cheeks, whipping away the sweat that would appear.
After she had clamed down enough, settled back into a seemingly peaceful sleep, he drew back the covers, gently picked her up, careful not to move her wings or hold her too tightly in fear? 'Was it fear? Of hurting her? Or just causing her more pain then she was already in?' he thought as he carefully picked her up, turning and slowly started walking out of the room.
'Hai it is! You now how it hurts from falling at the height, and the injuries she's got! Shoot... you wouldn't wanna be hurtin' any more either!' his little voice told him sarcastically. 'Go away.' He told it. 'Man!' he could almost feel hands being thrown in the air, 'You are dense, how many times I gotta tell ya! I'm part of *YOU* I can't go away... wouldn't go away now anyways, this is too kawaii... the Perfect Soldier being nice... and careful... wow you don't see that too often in one day. No sir're!' it chuckled.
Heero growled, 'Leave. Now.' The voice shook his head, 'Not a chance, but if it'll make you happy, I'll shut up.' And if anyone had been watching Heero they'd think he was crazy... what they would have seen was him giving himself a nod.
Down the hall, take a left then another, up a flight of stairs, take a right and five doors... sixth door down on your left was the Tenshi's room that Quatre had put her in. It was on the right of Heero's and across and one down from Wufei's... four down and across from Reicheru's.
He opened the door walked inside, carefully pulled back the bed's comforter and sheet, laying the Tenshi down, then covered her up, bringing a chair over to the bed he sat and kept watch over her.
And this is how it went for the next two days. Heero would keep watch over her most the time, sharing that job every now and then with Quatre, Wufei and Makoto who had insisted on it, saying that, "She's my best friend and I'll beat any of y'all who'll not let me watch over her!" she had said it with such advection and passion that none would challenge her on it, even if they thought she should still rest.
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* I've got a '85 Ford F150 that has the same letters, but says "REDNECK" ::grins:: Love it.
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