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Last time on Deep at HeartHeero quickly opened the door to H.J.'s room; there was no one there, just a plain dark room. Heero quickly walked up to H.J. whom was sweating. He gently lifted up the covers, and to his surprise, he saw blood.
"Daddy?" whispered H.J. weakly.
Deep at Heart: Chapter five: The DNA Testing"What happened?" asked Heero, as his worry was unmasked and concern was shown over his face.
"There was a… a woman, she…" H.J. started, but suddenly he fainted.
"H.J.!" yelled Relena as she entered the room. "HEERO! What happened?" yelled Relena urgently.
"Get him to the hospital first, he's lost a lot of blood," said Heero quickly as he tried to hide his concern and worry, with his emotionless mask.
Relena nodded as she ran toward the phone and dialed the emergency number. No sooner had that happened, a sound or sirens were heard in the distance and H.J. was hurried to the hospital. Relena stayed in the ambulance with H.J. while Heero went to get Duo, for no reason in particular. He was just a bit confused and trying to make an excuse of delaying his trip to the hospital, by looking for Duo.
"He WHAT?!" yelled Duo in panic as he jumped out of his bed.
"Didn't you hear him scream?" asked Heero.
"No!" yelled Duo as he quickly put on his black shirt and headed toward the door with Heero.
"You weren't trained correctly, were you?" asked Heero with an eyebrow raised. As a Gundam pilot, you were trained to be alert at all times, and not hearing a loud scream like that was just impossible.
"Wha…? Look, that poor kid is hurt right now, and all you can say is 'you weren't trained correctly, were you?!' What about something like, don't worry kid, daddy's coming!" yelled Duo, throwing his arms into the air as he got into Heero's car.
Heero quickly stepped onto the gas petal as the speed started to rise. Soon they were way pass the speed limit.
"Aren't you afraid to get arrested?" asked Duo as he held onto his seatbelt tightly, his knuckles turning white from holding on so hard.
Heero ignored him as he looked up in the rear mirror; luckily, there were no police cars or anything.
When they got to the parking lot, Heero and Duo got out of the car and hurried to the counter.
"Which room is H.J. Peacecraft in?" asked Duo.
"Are you his parent or relative of any sort?" asked the lady at the counter.
"No, I'm not. But look at my friend here. He could be his father," answered Duo.
"So is that a yes or a no sir?" asked the lady.
"YES! YES!" yelled Duo, who couldn't careless what kind of glare Heero was giving him at the moment.
"Room A154 sir, his room is right around the corner. But he's in the emergency room sir for now, so you won't be able to go visit him," said the lady at the counter.
"THANK YOU!" yelled Duo as he grabbed Heero and ran toward the emergency room. When they reached the front door, they heard a sound. Duo turned around and saw that it was Relena.
"Uh… look at the time!" Duo started.
"It's 3:45am," Heero interrupted.
"Exactly! Time to eat! Gotta go! See you around Heero ol' buddy!" said Duo quickly as he ran off around the corner.
Heero turned and saw Relena, whom seemed pretty messed up. Her face was slightly red; her hair was sticking out in some places. Her face with unhidden worry as loss of hope filled her eyes.
Heero took a seat next to her and looked away for a while, unsure of what to do. After a while he gently rested his hand on top of hers. He was about to say something when…
"Do you… do you think H.J. will be all right?" asked Relena with motherly concern written all over her. She might not know how she had gotten H.J., but no matter what; he was still her son.
Heero stayed silent for a while, but finally he came up with a reply that wouldn't bring her hopes down, "We can't be certain, Relena. If he's strong, then he will. If he isn't, then…" Heero trailed off. If he finished his sentence, it'd probably only make things worse.
"What do you think Heero?" asked Relena looking up at him.
Heero looked at her and then looked away again, he thought for a moment and then just shrugged.
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Duo quickly stopped by the lady at the counter once again and looked at her nametag.
"Uh… Miss Rita, could you do a favor for me?" asked Duo.
"And what would that be, sir?" asked Rita.
"Call me Duo," said Duo.
"Very well… Duo, you may call me Rita. What was the favor you asked of?" asked Rita.
"Well, two of my friends are really close you see. One friend has a kid that looks like my other friend. But they've never spoken to each other in a long time nor have they made any contact. I would like a DNA testing done on the kid, to see if my friend might be the kid's father. Is that all right?" asked Duo.
"I guess so, if your FRIENDS allow it to be done," said Rita.
"Thank you then, they allow. Trust me, they do," Duo lied. He wasn't sure, but he didn't want to waste time asking, especially if the outcome was a no.
"Very well then, what would this child's name be, Duo?" asked Rita.
"His name is H.J. Peacecraft. His first name stands for something, I just haven't bothered to ask yet. He's in the emergency room at the moment, so he might have lost to much blood to do the DNA testing, but if you could get the results as soon as possible, it'd be great," said Duo quickly.
"I'll get it as soon as possible and notify you," said Rita.
"No, notify them first. It's Relena Peacecraft and the person with her," said Duo.
"Very well," said Rita as she picked up her phone.
Somewhere on EarthNoin stayed at the hospital that night while Zechs slept on the couch in her room. After she had fallen asleep and Zechs was sure of it, he got up as quietly as he could and stood at the side of Noin's bed.
"Goodbye Noin, stay here while I'm gone. I'll be back, I promise," whispered Zechs softly as he gently planted one kiss on her forehead before heading out the door. Closing the door gently behind him, he quickly ran to his car and drove to the hospital Relena and H.J. was probably going.
"Oh Zechs, always underestimating me. I know where you're going," Noin whispered when she heard the door close. She knew where Zechs was headed and for once, decided not to question his orders. She involuntarily touched her forehead before dropping her hands to her sides and going back to sleep peacefully.
Back in the HospitalDuo quickly went toward a candy machine and bought a bag of candy before heading back to the front door of the emergency room. When he got there, he saw Heero's arm around Relena's shoulder as she leaned onto him slightly.
'Dang it! Knew I should've brought a camera!' thought Duo angrily. But he quietly and calmly walked over to them anyways.
"So how's H.J. doing?" asked Duo.
"Don't know yet, he hasn't come out of there," answered Heero as he dropped his arms from Relena.
"Oh… I see. Maybe you two should get some sleep, I can stay up for a while. We can take turns. And when I mean we, I mean only you and I take shifts, Heero ol' buddy," suggested Duo, as he stared at Relena, she looked really tired.
Heero nodded his head as he got up from his seat, "I'll take first shift," said Heero.
"Suit yourself," Duo shrugged as he yawned. About two hours later, the emergency doors opened.
"Wake up," said Heero as he shook Duo awake and then Relena.
"H.J.?" asked Relena with worry.
"He's just been moved to his room, A154," answered Heero as he headed toward H.J.'s room. When they entered, they saw the doctors leaving them and H.J. was lying there peacefully, as if nothing had happened.
"He's… O.K." sighed Relena, her hopes lifting. She took a seat next to H.J. as his eyes slowly opened up.
"Mommy? Daddy?" he whispered.
"I'm right here H.J.," said Relena as she reached out to hold his tiny, little hand.
"What happened?" asked Heero as Duo went toward the window.
"There… was this woman. She was standing over me with this knife. When I screamed, she cut my arm and disappeared," said H.J. as he shivered slightly.
"How did she look like?" asked Heero.
"It was so dark, the only thing I saw of her was…" started H.J. when the door slammed opened.
"Sir, we will need your DNA and we will be done in seconds, after that you can all relax," smiled Rita as she grabbed Heero's arm and slowly injected a needle. Heero stared at her in confusion as she rushed out of the room and closed the door softly.
"What just happened?" asked Relena in confusion. Heero shrugged as Duo stared intensely out the window.
"Mommy? Can I make a phone call?" asked H.J.
"Of course, who to?" asked Relena as she picked up the phone.
"Just to a few friends, I want to let them know I won't be playing with them for a while, and not to worry," smiled H.J.
"Sure," smiled Relena as she passed H.J. the phone after a few phone calls, H.J. put the phone back and turned to look at Heero.
"Daddy, how come you and Mr. Maxwell aren't talking?" asked H.J. tiredly.
Duo turned to look at Heero, wondering what Heero's response would be.
"H.J. you're tired, why don't you get some sleep?" Relena interrupted.
"Mommy…" started H.J. when yet again the door slammed opened.
"We have it! The DNA testing! It's finished!" smiled Rita.
"So…? What is it Rita?" asked Duo excitedly as Heero and Relena looked questioningly as them.
"It's a positive! It's his kid! 99.999%! Congratulations!" smiled Rita happily.
"See Daddy? I knew you were my father," smiled H.J. tiredly, when all of a sudden there was a loud beeping noise and H.J.'s eyes closed and lopped onto a side.
"H.J.!" yelled Relena.
"He hasn't quite recovered from his blood lose Miss," said Rita as she quickly pushed them out of the room and a bunch of doctors came running in.
Heero was too shocked to move. What had just happened? What about the mission? What about Relena? What about the marriage Relena had to got through? What about the woman H.J. was talking about? There were a lot of questions going through his mind and he was getting a splitting headache.
"Heero, you O.K. buddy?" asked Duo.
Heero looked up at him, "What just happened?" asked Heero in confusion.
"Well… I told Rita to check yours and H.J.'s DNA and they matched, so you really are H.J.'s biological father," smiled Duo.
"But how? That's impossible," said Heero, his eyes were a blank, his headache only got worse, and he could hear the bustling of the doctors inside H.J.'s room.
Everyone stayed silent for a while before Relena spoke up, "You're… H.J.'s father, but how?" Relena asked in confusion.
"I don't know, but I'll find out, " said Heero deep in thought. He stared intensely on the ground in front of him, as if, if he did, it'd bare a hole in the ground. He never knew what it felt to feel the feelings he was feeling now, so many conflicting thoughts and emotions. They were tearing him apart, being H.J.'s fake father was one thing, but being his real father was a totally other thing. It just felt awkward.
"Congratulations!" smiled Duo as he tried to lighten things up, but it was quite obvious the things between Heero and Relena had just gotten a lot more complicated. And Duo was starting to regret what he had done; maybe suggesting the DNA testing wasn't just a good idea after all.
Finally the doctors came out of H.J.'s room, "I'm sorry Miss, but your son has gone into a coma," said one of the doctors as the others left.
"But how?" asked Relena in disbelief, confusion and a bunch of other feelings all mixed up together. It seemed everything in the world was going wrong in her life.
Heero quickly walked out of there, he couldn't take it anymore. Everything was just frustrating, what was going on! He just wanted to get this over with, he didn't know if he could handle anymore. He shouldn't have even gotten close to Relena in the first place. She had to marry Hilton no matter what her choice really was. H.J. got attacked by some person he didn't know, now is in a coma and somehow turns out to be his son. It just didn't add up, he knew he was missing something, but what?
Heero left the hospital and decided to go for a walk, he walked around the garden of the hospital as he tried to clear his mind up. Did the mission he was working on have to do with H.J.?
"Hey! Heero! Wait up!" yelled Duo as he ran up to Heero. "I know how you feel," said Duo sympathetically.
Heero shook his head and closed his eyes for a moment before opening them again.
"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Duo, slightly offended.
"You don't know how this feels," said Heero simply in frustration.
"I might not be you, but I don't need to be, to know how you feel," said Duo.
"Did you tell Quatre, Trowa and Wufei about the mission yet?" asked Heero, changing the subject. Maybe if Duo did, the other gundam pilots could handle everything first while he tried to figure out the H.J. and Relena affairs.
"Yea, told them before going to bed," answered Duo.
"When will they be coming?" asked Heero.
"Tomorrow around noon, they will be arriving at the Sanq kingdom," said Duo while Heero nodded. He'd be the one to pick them up.
Heero finally stopped by a small lake where he picked up a small rock and skipped it on the waters surface. Duo picked one up and did the same thing next to him, "You know Heero… I might not know that much about what's happening between you and Relena but what I do know is, H.J. really needs you as a father. And I think you need both of them even if you don't think or know that yet. It may not be obvious to you, but you love her. And if you already do, then do something. You can't wait Heero! You just can't! I heard about the marriage thing she has to go through in a few weeks, do you think after she does, that everything between you and her will be back to normal? Because if you do; then you're just living in a fantasy world, Heero. I seriously doubt she wants to go through with it, so you'll have to make the first move and only you can do that. Think about it Heero, I'll pick Quatre and them up tomorrow instead, just think about it, all right?" asked Duo.
Heero stared at him for a while before finally nodding his head.
"Well, I'll be heading back to the Sanq kingdom now then. Think about it Heero," said Duo as he gave Heero one last look and left. His braid swung over his shoulder as he turned around and headed back toward the hospital.
Maybe Maxwell was right this time, he did sound pretty serious and knowing. But was it really what he wanted, there were never really such things as a happy ending after all. What if things didn't go as planned? He was undercover for heaven sake! What other choice did he have, but to move on? Staying with Relena for a month was really a bad idea he finally realized.
'But I don't seem to regret it,' thought Heero, 'I don't think I would've changed a thing. What's wrong with me?'
ZechsZechs was on the way to the hospital where his nephew and sister was supposed to be. It's been a long while sis; I just hope you're all right, thought Zechs as he drove faster. The hospital was pretty far away from where he was, so he'd probably have to make on stop for gas and then head off again. He could probably make it there in three days if he didn't sleep.
Just then there was someone the stepped right in front of him. Zechs quickly stepped on the brake, hoping he could stop in time before he crashed into who ever it was in front of him. When he finally came to a stop, he quickly stepped out of the car and went to see whom it was.
"Are you alright?" asked Zechs as he tried to help the lady on the ground up; "Sorry about that, but what were you doing running into the middle of the road like that?" asked Zechs.
"Zechs?" asked the lady. Her hair had fallen over her face and it was starting to rain. Her ankle seemed to be twisted pretty badly and her knee was scrapped. Other than that, there didn't seem to be any other severe injuries.
"Huh, how do you know-" Zechs stopped when he saw her face clearly. "It's you!" he yelled suddenly.
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A/N: Cliffhanger everyone! Sorry if this chapter was all down turning to you readers out there. I hoped you enjoyed it so far anyways, and don't worry, there will be an upturn to this story. I sincerely hope you don't stop reading because of this chapter. Thank you for those of you that have reviewed so far, I'm glad you all enjoyed it. Anyways, please R&R! I'll try to update as soon as possible. And tell me what you think. Bye! ^-^
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