The Past Cure
Author's note: Well, here is the second part, and yes, the Gundam pilots are in this one. Like I promised, the first part will be explained in this part. So read, enjoy, and please send me a review, I'd love to know what you think. And the last time I checked, I still don't own Gundam Wing, Digimon, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter, so now that that is all cleared up, lets get on with the story. Thanks.
Part Two: Midii Une, and Nanashi
Trowa looked up at Catherine amused as the slender women nervously paced in front of him. "Tell me again why we need to be here," Catherine said looking around the almost empty waiting room.
"Because Lady Une has requested that all of the Gundam Pilots, and their family and friends show up. But you really don't have to stay Cathy, I know hospitals make you a little nervous," Trowa said as Catherine stopped and looked at him horrified.
"There is no way I'm going to leave you," Catherine said as Trowa chuckled at his sister's overprotective nature.
"I know Cathy, I know," Trowa said softly as his gaze fell on the group of people who were slowly entering the waiting room.
"Trowa buddy, how in the world did you beat us here?" Duo demanded as he smiled teasingly at the taller teen.
"The circus was in town, so all we had to do was catch a bus," Trowa said looking at the other pilots, and their guests. Quatra stood next to Duo, who had his arm around Hilde, and behind him stood Wufei. Heero and Relena were together, even though the two were standing apart. "So any idea why we are here?" Trowa asked as Relena took a shuddering breath, and turned away.
"I have no idea, but I'm guessing it has something to do with the Holy Rean illness," Quatra stated as Trowa nodded understandingly.
"The Holy Rean illness?" Catherine asked looking from Trowa to the other Gundam Pilots for answers.
"Holy Rean was a student of mine, she passed away three days ago from a mysterious disease," Relena said softly as Catherine approached the younger girl, and gave her a comforting hug.
"So we are here only to find out about the disease," Wufei clarified looking at Heero annoyed.
"From what I understand, yes," Heero stated returning a colder look.
"Well, at least it isn't something dangerous," Catherine said turning away from Relena when she was sure that the girl would be all right.
"Maybe, but it is still boring, I just want to get it over with, and then have some fun," Duo said smiling down at Hilde teasingly.
"And that would be the plan, if you will just follow me," Sally Po said softly as she exited out of the morgue.
"We have to go in there?" Hilde asked suddenly as Duo smiled, and practically dragged the girl into the room.
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Trowa looked down at the girl's body as Lady Une slowly started the debriefing. "The girl's name was Holy Rean, she passed away at twenty one hundred fifty five hours, on Friday…" Lady Une began to say when she saw the confusion on Catherine's face. "Nine fifty five PM, Miss Bloom," Lady Une explained as Catherine nodded thankfully.
"Okay, so the girl died, what is so special about it?" Wufei asked inspecting the body carefully as Sally stepped forward and put on her medical gloves.
"The strange thing about the case is that the virus she was infected with has never been seen before. As you can see, the cause of death may look like it is from a skin disease," Sally explained as she lifted the girl's arm, and showed the red decaying skin on the inner part of the arm, "But the main cause was something a lot more harder to explain. The Rean disease attacks the nervous system, and it pretty much stops the immune system from healing the body. You can sort of think of it as a really advanced Aids virus, only this one kills the infected person in approximately two years. It is a gradual disease; and at first, all it does is prevent the person from healing, like we can see by looking at Holy. The skin disease was nothing more then very dry skin, which got infected because of the inability to retrieve proper treatment. For everybody else, simply drinking more, or applying some moisturizing cream could heal the skin. The disease actually prevented tissue repair, and Holy was forced to live with dead skin. The worst part about the disease is that in about two years, the nervous system begins to shut down, and no nerve impulses can travel to or from the brain. It's like being brain dead, because the rest of the body is pretty much cut off from the brain. The whole buddy shuts down, even though the brain is still able to function until it dies from lack of oxygen," Sally explained as she looked back toward Lady Une.
"The reason why we have asked you all to show up, is that it is believed that one of the Gundam pilots was infected with the Rean disease around the time that zero one self destructed in its battle against Zecks," Lady Une said waiting for the information to absorb.
"Wait, what do you mean infected, how can one of us be infected with a virus? Was it something from space, or can it even exist in space?" Duo demanded as Sally and Lady Une exchanged glances.
"As far as we know, the only way to get this disease is for it to be injected into a person. Which means that someone probably created this disease," Sally said as Lady Une nodded her agreement.
"We need to run some tests, and find out who was infected, and then the rest of you have to find out who created this disease, and why," Lady Une stated as the Gundam pilots nodded, and slowly exited the room.
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Eight people collapsed into the hard bench, as they waited to see who would be tested first. "This is so boring, it's obvious that it only has to do with the Gundam pilots, so why do we have to be here?" Hilde asked Catherine as Catherine gave her a disgusted look.
"Isn't it obvious, we are here for moral support. Do you really expect the guys to show any sympathy? They'll probably say it's their duty, and the infected one would try to hide his feelings. They're all crazy, and wont be able to help the person properly, that is what us girl's are for," Catherine pointed out ignoring the dirty look that Wufei and Heero were giving her.
"This is a waste of my time, I wasn't even at that battle," Wufei stated as he stood to leave.
"We will all be tested just in case Wufei," Heero said blocking the dark haired boy and giving him a challenging look.
"What ever Yuy," Wufei spat as he turned around and slumped into a chair in the corner.
"Alright, who is first?" Lady Une asked as she entered the small private waiting room.
"I am, I have to get back, and prepare for a performance later tonight," Trowa said stopping any protests with a challenging glare. "Great, follow me Mr. Barton," Lady Une said as she led Trowa down the hall a bit.
"Hey, check that chick out," Duo said suddenly as he received a hard slap from Hilde.
"Hey," Duo tried to say as he put on an innocent look.
"Idiot," Heero mumbled as he turned to look at the hospital entrance where a slender blonde haired girl entered the hospital. "I know her," Heero gasped as he stared at the girl shocked.
Flash Back:
Heero watched as a young girl, around the age of fourteen, gave her father and younger brother a small piece of paper. "What's this?" the man asked looking at the paper suspiciously.
"It's a ticket to join the medical shuttle that is heading into space. It should be safer there then it is here," the girl said as she kneeled down till she was eye level with the young boy, who couldn't be much older then four.
"You be a good boy for daddy, alright?" the girl asked as the boy nodded his pudgy face.
"Are you coming?" the boy asked as the girl shook her head.
"Why?" the man demanded as the girl stood up and faced him.
"Because I need to finish my job," the girl stated as she tried to silently urge her family to board the ship.
"Midii, don't go and get yourself killed because of that boy," the girl's father said sternly.
"Go!" the girl demanded as gunshots erupted in the background.
"Midii!" the man yelled as the girl took off toward the shots, and the door of the ship closed. In a matter of just seconds, the ship began to roll down the take off ramp, and the girl stopped a second to watch as the ship lifted off of the ground. A smile crept across the girl's face as she turned around, and continued to head toward the battle.
Heero watched the girl in fascination as she swiftly made her way toward the OZ base. Then to his horror, he watched as she pulled out two plastic explosives that were harmless until they were mixed together. A rush of feelings that the Heero had never felt before, rushed throughout his body, as he raced toward the girl. Throwing all caution and logic away, he intersected the girl's path. "What the fuck are you doing?" the girl demanded halting almost instantly.
"Stopping you of course," Heero stated feeling rather stupid and unprofessional.
"Are you with OZ?" the girl demanded as Heero shook his head.
"No, my mission was to destroy this OZ base," Heero stated as the girl relaxed slightly.
"If you are not my enemy, then why are you trying to stop me?" the girl asked as Heero clenched his hands thoughtfully.
"I know what you are planning on doing, and I want to stop you from committing suicide," Heero said as the girl's glare returned.
"I don't need your pity," the girl said as her gaze fell on the base in the distance. "Please leave, I don't want to hurt you. My job has nothing to do with you, and I don't want to be responsible for your life," the girl said trying to push her way past Heero.
"No, I cant let you die like this," Heero stated as he leaped toward the girl's hand. "If I can get a hold of just one of the bombs, I can stop her," Heero thought as the girl dodged him. Heero tried again, but by this time, the girl already knew what he was planning on doing. Before Heero could reach her, she shoved both explosives into opposite sides of her mouth. "Are you crazy?" Heero demanded as he stared at the girl's puffed out cheeks cautiously. The girl stared at Heero with pleading blue eyes as Heero continued to approach her. "I'm not going to let you die," Heero announced as his hands reached toward the girl's face, and he grasped both sides of the girl's face, trapping the explosives as he pulled her face toward his. "I'm not going to move until you spit them out," Heero said as tears fell down the girl's face. "Spit them out," Heero demanded again.
Suddenly Heero had an urge to kiss the soft pink lips as he pulled her even closer to his face, till he could felt her lips brush against his. All reasoning left the young boy as his thoughts turned to the feel of the girl's lips, and then he felt it. The girl's body relaxed as her lips parted, and she looked at Heero in defeat. Heero stepped back, and the girl carefully spit the explosives out. Smiling triumphantly, Heero grabbed the girl's hand, and led her into the opposite direction of the battle.
"Where are we going?" the girl demanded as Heero swiftly lead her into a forest.
"There is a cave not to far from here. We'll be safe for awhile." Heero said as the girl nodded, and quickened her pace. Heero turned around and gazed at her for a second before he continued his task of getting to the safe place. He had failed miserable in his emotions, and knew that if Dr. J. ever found out, he would have a lot of explaining to do. Still, the feel of the girl's lips still plagued his mind, and he still could feel the warmth of her body as he stood only inches away. "We're here," Heero stated stopping suddenly, as he gazed around cautiously before pulling the girl into the cave opening.
The girl leaned against the damp cave wall, looking oddly beautiful, even in her dirty state. "Who are you" the girl demanded as Heero sat down next to her.
"My name is Heero Yuy," Heero said staring at her, studying her face until he was sure it was embedded in his memory.
"Well Heero, I would normally thank someone for saving my life, but I wanted to die," the girl said as Heero turned away for a second. When he turned back to look at the girl, he wore an emotionless expression that made the girl gasp.
"So you wanted to take the easy way out," Heero stated emotionlessly as the girl shuddered.
"Easy? My life has never been easy. I was just a child when I was forced to become a spy. I had to kill people to save my family, and I was only ten when I was responsible for the death of everybody in a mercenary camp, everybody except no name…" the girl tried to explain before her voice faded, and she stared forward with a dead look. "I couldn't kill him, and because of one mistake, OZ killed all but one of my brothers. Now I only live to keep him and my father safe. OZ destroyed me, and I'm willing to die if there was a chance that I could destroy at least one of their bases. I needed to, so why did you stop me?" the girl said turning to look at Heero with a heartbroken look. Heero stared back at her emotionlessly, even though all he wanted to do was pull the girl into a comforting hug.
"Emotions make us weak," Heero told himself, so he continued to stare at the girl behind his emotionless mask.
"You reminded me of him," the girl said suddenly, as Heero tried to hide his shock.
"Who?" Heero asked as he looked at the girl softly, dropping his guard, and allowing his emotions to reflect on his face.
"Nanashi. Both you and him have that same emotionless mask, but unlike him, I have seen you drop the mask. He never did, he was always hiding behind it, till I think he didn't even know how to live without it," the girl pointed out as Heero smiled.
"Would it help to know that you are the only one who has ever seen this side of me?" Heero asked as the girl shook her head.
"That is so sad, but yet, I believe you two are luckier then me," the girl said as she allowed Heero to put an arm around her.
"Why do you say that?" Heero asked as the girl nuzzled up against him for warmth.
"Because it is easier to be alone with no one to care about, you have nothing to lose, while I had lost everything," the girl said as Heero pulled her closer to him.
"That is not true, I have lost my humanity, and my heart. There is nothing for me to look forward to, but another mission, and more death. At least you still know how to care, otherwise, you would have destroyed me without a second glance. It is what I would have done," Heero said as the girl wiped away the tears that had been flowing down her face.
"Is it wrong to wish death Heero? Does it make me weak because I can't deal with the pain of living?" the girl asked as Heero shook his head.
"There is nothing wrong with wishing, but you would be more useful alive. Don't die to take your pain way, if you must die, do it for a purpose other then revenge, and be thankful that you still know how to feel emotion. The pain will fade if you give it time to heal, and maybe someday you will save lives instead of destroying them," Heero said as the girl smiled softly.
"Thank you Heero, you really have helped me deal with my pain, and yet, I haven't given you my name yet," the girl said as she pulled out of the embrace and stared into Heero's dark blue eyes. "My name is Midii Une," the girl said as Heero smiled down at her.
"Midii Une…" Heero said softly as he embedded the name deep inside of him.
End Flashback:
Heero felt himself stand up in shock as he stared at the girl who was making her way to the center of the Hospital entrance. It was the same girl that he had helped four years ago; and like four years ago, Heero felt the mixture of feelings growing inside of him. He could remember vividly how he had placed the girl inside of a school on Earth, telling her to try and live her life away from death and pain. He remembered the thankful look on the girl's face as she waved goodbye; but now, the girl seemed different. The girl was even more beautiful then before. She was wearing a dark trench coat, and had her long blond hair up in a bun. Her face was still slender, but it was no longer pale and sickly. Her blue eyes were made even more mysterious from the dark eyeliner and mascara, and her pink lips were slightly glazed and darker. "Midii?" Heero yelled as the girl halted and turned her gaze toward him. Heero felt hurt wash over him as she glared at him hatefully before her expression turned to worry.
"Heero, what are you doing here?" Midii demanded observing him, and the other occupants before her gaze fell back on Heero.
"I had some work to do, what are you doing here?" Heero asked knowing that the other Gundam pilots were giving him a questioning look.
"Listen Heero, you have to leave here at once. I'll give you thirty seconds to get as far away from here as you can," Midii said as Quatra and Duo stood up next to Heero defensively.
"What's going on?" Quatra asked shifting his gaze between Heero and the girl.
"Go!" Midii yelled desperately as realization sunk in.
"Midii, stop it, do you remember what I told you?" Heero asked as he carefully approached the girl.
"Leave Heero, you aren't going to be able to stop me this time! I've completely lost everything! Go!" Midii demanded taking a step back, and holding up a small detonation device out in front of her protectively.
"Oh shit! She has a bomb!" Duo yelled as the occupants of the hospital began to evacuate out of the building.
"Midii, remember how I told you to live for a purpose?" Heero asked calmly as the girl shook her head forcibly.
"Yes, but unlike last time, I do have a purpose. I'm not going to let this God damn Hospital destroy my friends body!" Midii yelled as tears escaped her eyes, and splattered to the floor.
"What is going on?" Lady Une demanded as she, Sally and Trowa ran toward the Gundam pilots. Heero ignored them as he gazed at Midii thoughtfully, waiting for a chance to snatch the remote from the girl.
"I know you," Heero heard Trowa say as Midii turned toward Trowa questionably.
"Nanashi?" Midii said in disbelief as the color drained from her face, and her heart began to race. Heero watched as the girl's breaths became short gasps, and her hand shook violently. "Nanashi!" Midii yelled in certainty as she started to take a step forward, only to halt when Trowa brought his hands up to his temples, and started screaming in pain.
"Trowa," Catherine said running to her brother, as she pulled him into a protective embrace, all the while glaring at Midii angrily.
"What the…" Duo mumbled next to Heero as Heero brought his attention back to Midii. Midii wore a haunted look, as she stared at Trowa and slowly tried to make her way toward him, totally distracted from her current situation. Seeing the chance to act, Heero reached out, and pulled the remote detonation control out of the girl's grasp. Midii turned around and stared at him startled as Heero's strong arms wrapped around her waist, and he easily dragger her out of the hospital.
Midii screamed, and kicked against Heero's strong grasp, but Heero continued to pull her farther away from the hospital and Trowa. "Stop Heero, I need to help him!" Midii yelled as Heero opened Relena's pink car door, and shoved Midii inside.
"All right Midii, take off those explosives," Heero demanded blocking the doorway.
"I have to help him," Midii said trying to push pass Heero. "You can see Trowa as soon as you take off those explosives," Heero said lowering his tone as Midii stopped and stared at him carefully.
"Trowa, is that what he calls himself now?" Midii asked putting her head into her hands. "What is wrong with him?" Midii asked as she lifted her head, and stared at Heero with watery eyes.
"I guess Trowa didn't get all of his memory back like we thought," Heero said shrugging his shoulders. Midii stared at him horrified, as Heero put a comforting hand on her shoulder. "It will be alright, you'll see, but first you need to take off the explosives," Heero pointed out, as Midii nodded. Midii lowered her head in defeat as she pulled off the black trench coat, revealing the black skirt, and light blue tank top she was wearing. Heero watched calmly as Midii slowly began to undo the straps the held the explosives to her waist. "Is that all of them?" Heero asked as Midii handed him the explosives.
"Yes, I wasn't really thinking of a back up system when I made up those bombs," Midii said as Heero smiled at her teasingly.
"No back up system, you must have been really upset," Heero said as Midii tried to get past him. "Wait," Heero said pushing the girl back into the seat.
"What? You said that I could go see him," Midii pointed out as Heero held up the explosives.
"I did, but don't forget that you did try to blow up the hospital. You can't go back in there, unless you want to be arrested," Heero pointed out as Midii nodded understandingly.
"What do I have to do?" Midii asked as Heero sat back thoughtfully.
"Well, I don't think that anybody got a real good look at you, except for me and the other Gundam pilots," Heero said thoughtfully, "And I doubt that anybody would expect you to enter the hospital after what you did, so all you have to do is change you look a bit," Heero said.
"What about the Gundam pilots, wouldn't they try to attack me?" Midii asked worried.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of them," Heero said as Midii undid her bun. Heero couldn't help but stare as Midii's golden hair fell down her back in graceful curls.
"Is this good enough?" Midii asked as Heero nodded.
"I think so," Heero said as he opened the door, and helped Midii out.
Midii and Heero made their way into the hospital cautiously as they tried to see if anybody recognized Midii. "I think this might actually work," Midii said softly as Heero stopped and turned to look at the elevator. "What's wrong?" Midii asked turning to follow Heero's gaze, only to moan as she realized what Heero was looking at. Coming out of the elevator was a tall boy a year older then Midii and Heero, and by the way he was storming toward them, both of them knew that that person knew exactly what Midii had tried to do.
"Midii, what the hell were you thinking?" the boy demanded as Midii's expression darkened.
"Me? What about you? What the hell do you think you're doing to Holy's body?" Midii demanded as the boy stopped and glared at her, ignoring Heero completely.
"It's called an autopsy. Her mother wanted to know why their daughter died," the boy said as Midii glared at him hatefully.
"Oh I get it. You don't care about her health when she is alive, but now that she is dead, your willing to pay for doctors to mutilate her body! That is just a bunch of bull, Troy!" Midii yelled as Troy lifted his arm to slap the girl.
"What the…" Troy mumbled as Heero grabbed his wrist, and prevented his hand from making contact.
"You stupid son of a bitch!" Midii yelled as she kicked him hard in the kneecap. Troy gave out a painful cry as his knee buckled from underneath him.
"Midii, damn it, would you please listen to reason?" Troy asked trying to pull his wrist out of Heero's grasp.
"Listen to what?" Midii demanded as Troy gave up and turned his full attention on Midii.
"Believe it or not, I really did care about Holy, but my father can't make exceptions," Troy said putting his free hand out in front of him defensively as Midii prepared to strike again.
"When did you ever care about Holy's feelings?" Midii demanded as Troy stared at her sadly.
"I've always cared about her feelings, that is why I never asked you out," Troy pointed out.
"What?" Midii asked shocked as the boy in front of her began to sob.
"I knew about Holy's crush, but I never felt anything romantic toward her. The reason was because I was in love with you, but knew that if I asked you out, I would break Holy's heart. What was I supposed to do? Tell me Midii, was I supposed to go out with her? Or would that be hurting her too, because what she wanted to believe was only a lie?" Troy demanded as Heero released him, and stood next to Midii protectively.
"I'm so sorry Troy, I didn't know," Midii gasped as Troy nodded and carefully stood up.
"Yeah, I have had a crush on you for about four years, but I didn't want to hurt Holy, but at times I couldn't help but blame her for keeping me from asking you out. I was wrong for treating her so cruelly, and I see that now that she is gone. There is nothing I can do now, but to try and help her best friend out," Troy said softly looking at Midii sadly.
"What do you mean by helping her best friend out?" Midii asked unable to hide the guilt she was feeling.
"I knew from experience that you would do something like this, so I stopped the call to the police. They have no idea what you tried to do today, but unfortunately the Preventers are here, and I have no way of stopping them from arresting you," Troy said as Midii smiled at him thankfully. "Oh, and Midii, Holy didn't die from that skin disease. She died from that virus you have been working on," Troy said as Midii stared at him in horror.
"You were working on that virus?" Heero said unsure of what to think.
"Trying to find a cure, I didn't create it," Midii said defensively.
"How do you know about it?" Heero demanded as Midii began to shift uneasily.
"I was taken to a lab were they were creating it, I stole the basic layout of the disease, and have devoted the rest of my time to finding a cure, but I never thought that Holy was infected. I guess I should have known, all the signs make sense now…but she never wanted my help…she didn't want to burden me…I was foolish to have ignored it…I could of saved her," Midii gasped as her face went pale. "Holy died because of my foolishness," Midii said as tears rolled down her face. Troy reached a comforting hand toward her, but Midii brushed it off as she turned away from him and Heero.
"Midii, wait," Troy yelled out as he began to follow Midii toward the exit.
"No let her go, she needs some time alone," Heero said stopping the boy, watching as Midii made her way out of the hospital, were she raced out of Heero's site. He had lost her again, only this time he knew he would see her again.
TBC.
Author's Note: Well, what did you think, was it good? Do you understand the fist part now? Just click on the review button, and let me know. Thanks for reading, and if I get enough reviews, I might be able to get the next chapter out next week. Also, sorry if any of the characters seem out of character. I know Heero isn't as emotional as I make him in this story, I just thought it would be cuter. He should be his old "emotionless" self in the next chapter, even though he will still loosen up around Midii. Thanks for reading, and I hope to hear from you soon.