Duo Fowl
Chapter 5
Duo seemed much better this morning, now that his injuries were almost completely disappeared. Heero, however, had stayed by his bedside all night, and all day, not even budging an inch from the chair. Duo had fallen into a fitful sleep earlier. Heero carefully moved the blanket to cover Duo up to his chin. His eyes fluttered open, and Duo looked at Heero carefully. "Please Heero get me some water.", Duo said, hoarsely.
"Yes, whatever you want to have Duo.", Heero quietly got up, and went to get the glass as Butler stepped in to watch to make sure Duo didn't do anything dangerous.
Duo's condition had gotten a lot better after he had gone out of his madness of mumbling in several different languages. Heero kept an eye on him though, just in case it went back to being that, or depression settled back into Duo's being. Though, right now, he drank from the cup that Heero held for him greedily, having water dripping down his face as he did so. He soon was done, and looked up at Heero with the exhaustion that usually followed a suicidal attack of depression. His chestnut brown hair was loose from the braid in some spots, and his eyes held a dream- like look to themselves, Duo's thin- girl- like fingers went to touch Duo, only to have Heero back up. "Not until you are healed completely Duo.", Heero told him, "For now, sleep, my fallen angel, my koi.",
Duo nodded slowly, yawning, "Sleep.....", he repeated what Heero had said, before drifting off.
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Artemis had heard everything from outside of the room, as he, and Butler stood there waiting for Heero to come out, only he didn't, not really, and soon, Artemis heard the clacking of computer keys as Heero set to work on updating his journal on Duo's condition, and events.
Meanwhile, Holly came walking up the stairs looking for Artemis. She was dressed in human clothing, but Artemis could guess why she was here. "Your Mother let me in ever so kindly.", she explained, "Artemis, what happened with him? Is he going to be all right?",
"He'll be fine, he's just sleeping right now.", Artemis said, quietly, "Heero's been worried about him ever since he tried to kill himself.",
"Who found him?", Holly asked.
"I seen him on camera.", Artemis said, "If you want to see it, I still have the tape.",
"Sure, I'll take it back with me if you don't mind, the offices are all out of whack over this, a half fairy, even those were thought to be just legends to us!", she chuckled, "It appears it is not as untrue as it may seem.",
"So all fiction seems more real than we know.", Artemis grew serious for a moment, "Heero says that things could be a lot worse, Duo's tried to decapitate his head from his body before.",
"He seems to know a lot about this Duo person.", Holly commented.
"The two have known each other since the war, that was the first person Heero met that wasn't an enemy in the war.", Butler said, "He told me about how Duo forced him to open his chute just before killing himself.",
"So, Duo's done the same for Heero?", Holly asked.
"That's usually the relationship between a Fowl, and a Butler, Holly.", Artemis explained, "As the Butler watches his assigned person grow, they form a certain bond, probably made stronger through the war itself. Though, mine, and Butlers is more so father, and son than theirs, it doesn't make theirs any different.",
"Interesting thought, Artemis.", Holly said.
"Do you honestly think I went and got myself nearly killed from the artic desert, or anything else for you? No, I was trying to save Butler, because he is just as important to me as myself.", Artemis explained.
"So, this is a bond that cannot be explained except that it is a stronger bond than death?", Holly asked.
"I see.", Holly said quietly.
End Chapter: Sorry So short, sorry so late, it's gotten harder to update often.