Chapter 2: Introducing Zilda
Wufei looked at Duo and they both new they had to get her some help. Heero was really mad now; they were 2 hours late. Quatre was pacing back and forth in the living room while Trowa and Heero sat unmoving in separate ends of the large couch. A sudden noise startled Quatre out of his pacing trance and he looked at the front door. Duo was not very happy looking and Wufei was coming in after him, but he was carrying something a child? No a young girl. He rushed up to them both and started asking a thousand questions. "Where have you to been?" "Who is this girl?" "What happened?" Desperately Wufei looked at Trowa, and Heero for some help.
Trowa got up and so did Heero and they motioned for Wufei to lay the still unconscious girl on the couch. Trowa looked down at this small very pale girl. Her once white shirt was covered in blood, and she was to pale. He told Quatre to go get the first aid kit and some blankets because the girl was now shivering. Trowa pulled up her shirt to start to clean the wound when he noticed the deepest blue eyes he had ever seen staring up at him in terror. All of a sudden the girl jumped off the couch and pulled that huge knife back out (from where don't ask!!) "What am I doing here?" Who are you?" Why am I bleeding?" But before any one had a chance to answer any of her questions, the girl did a back flip over the couch.
Trowa wondered how she had done that with her injuries. She then took off in a dead run for the door. Heero was at the door before she had a chance to open it and make her escape. A low growl came from the girl, as she looked right into Heero's eyes. "Out of my way", she said barley above a whisper, but Heero had heard her. "No you are injured and need help now go back over to the couch so Trowa can stitch you back up or I will drag you over there my self." "You wouldn't dare," she said. And with that Heero grabbed her wrist and she dropped her knife and was dragged over to the couch. "Let me go you jerk!!" "I don't have to stay here, I have never needed any ones help my whole life and I don't now." And with that she passed out, before she hit the ground Heero caught her and laid her back on the couch.
"Baka" Heero mumbled under his breath. Trowa quickly stitched the girl back up while she was still passed up, and then looked at Quatre. "Well what do we do with her?" Every one looked at Quatre. "We should keep her here till she is stronger." "Okay then it's settled, so where does she sleep?" Duo asked. "She can have my room." Every one turned and looked at Heero had he just offered this stranger his bed, well no one was going to protest. Trowa carefully picked up the small girl and headed up the stairs. Duo and Quatre followed him up. As Trowa laid her down on the bed, the girl instantly curled up in a little ball almost hugging her knees to her chest. Quatre pulled up the blankets to her chin and placed a hand on her head to see if she had a fever. At that contact the girl flinched in her sleep and started to make little whimpering noises. Quatre looked at his friends, for help. They all knew he cared a lot for anything that was hurting. "I don't know what's wrong with her she seems so scared and lost you guys, maybe one of us should stay here with her tonight to make sure she will be okay." This time it was Trowa who spoke up. "I'll stay." "You guys go to bed I'll be fine." And with that the others left Trowa and the girl.
Trowa had fallen asleep, in the chair that he had pulled up to the bed. He awoke to the sound of the girl crying and making those pathetic little whimpering sounds again. He wanted to touch her to let her no she's safe but was worried that he would just scare her more so, he just sat there and watched her all night. A noise coming from the door startled Trowa and he looked up Duo and Quatre came in? "So is she alright Trowa?" They both asked at the same time. "Well her physical injuries are okay but she seems to be in bad shape mentally, I mean she cringed at just the touch of your hand on her forehead Quatre." "I know but maybe we can help her." "Yeah if she'll let us," Duo said, walking over to the bed.
They left to go down and eat some breakfast after a long night they were all hungry. Trowa began to make some French toast for them all. Heero was already up and was sitting at the table looking over the blue prints Wufei had given him of the new Aeries. Wufei was sipping on some tea and looked up as they came in. "So how is she?" He asked Trowa. "Well like I told Duo and Quatre, she if okay physically and she is really doing good for some one who lost so much blood being that small." "But she is far from okay mentally, she is to nervous and I'm thinking something might have happened to her." All eyes looked down at the floor at that comment. But, then they looked up again as they saw Heero look to the doorway between the kitchen and the living room.
The girl was standing there glaring at all five of them. "Where is my shirt?" She asked looking at Trowa. "Well I had to take it off so I could stitch you up but that one you are wearing is Wufei's and you can thank him for letting you borrow it". "Hn." Was all that the girl said as she stood there. Duo smiled as he looked at the girl she was in a shirt way to big for her. It was a long sleeve shirt that reach to hear knees and kept falling off her shoulders. Her long brownish red hair was in a lose braid, which Duo hadn't noticed how long her hair was. It came down almost to her knees. Quatre looked up at her and then smiled, "do you want some breakfast, Trowa's making French toast bacon and sausage." The girl looked up, he had startled her and all the pilots knew it. "No thank you."
"Say what's your name Duo asked?" "My name?" "Yes every one has one it's what people call you." Dou replied with a grin on his face. "Yes I know what a name is", she glared at Duo for thinking she was stupid. "Well are you going to tell us, or are we just going to call you girl?" Heero asked. He was getting quite angry with this girl because she seemed to be avoiding the question. "My name is Zilda Merino." "There are you happy?" She almost looked as though she was going to cry.
"Yes I am Duo said smiling at her she switched her glaze to the food now sitting on the table and then back down to the floor. "Are you sure you don't want to eat?" Quatre said. "I don't eat meat, it's very cruel to eat the flesh of a help less animal, and I said I'm not hungry!" And with that, she turned to walk out of the kitchen, but someone grabbed her arm. She turned around to glare at who ever had stopped her from leaving. When she turned around she felt the icy cobalt eyes of the boy who had grabbed her the night before. "Let go of my arm now!!" she screamed so loud Trowa dropped the glass of orange juice he was sitting on the table. "I'm warning you if you don't let go of my arm right now I'll rip yours off!" Heero looked strait at her and said, "look your are obviously hungry and you look like you haven't eaten in a week, so go over and sit down and eat the French toast Trowa made." "It doesn't have any meat in it so go." And with that he shoved her towards the table.
She turned around to glare at him then sat down beside Duo. He smiled at her and passed her the plate with a whole bunch of French toast on it and said eat up. Zilda looked down at the plate then at Trowa and took one bite and excused her self. Wufei looked at her as she left and said "not a big eater huh?"
Wufei looked at Duo and they both new they had to get her some help. Heero was really mad now; they were 2 hours late. Quatre was pacing back and forth in the living room while Trowa and Heero sat unmoving in separate ends of the large couch. A sudden noise startled Quatre out of his pacing trance and he looked at the front door. Duo was not very happy looking and Wufei was coming in after him, but he was carrying something a child? No a young girl. He rushed up to them both and started asking a thousand questions. "Where have you to been?" "Who is this girl?" "What happened?" Desperately Wufei looked at Trowa, and Heero for some help.
Trowa got up and so did Heero and they motioned for Wufei to lay the still unconscious girl on the couch. Trowa looked down at this small very pale girl. Her once white shirt was covered in blood, and she was to pale. He told Quatre to go get the first aid kit and some blankets because the girl was now shivering. Trowa pulled up her shirt to start to clean the wound when he noticed the deepest blue eyes he had ever seen staring up at him in terror. All of a sudden the girl jumped off the couch and pulled that huge knife back out (from where don't ask!!) "What am I doing here?" Who are you?" Why am I bleeding?" But before any one had a chance to answer any of her questions, the girl did a back flip over the couch.
Trowa wondered how she had done that with her injuries. She then took off in a dead run for the door. Heero was at the door before she had a chance to open it and make her escape. A low growl came from the girl, as she looked right into Heero's eyes. "Out of my way", she said barley above a whisper, but Heero had heard her. "No you are injured and need help now go back over to the couch so Trowa can stitch you back up or I will drag you over there my self." "You wouldn't dare," she said. And with that Heero grabbed her wrist and she dropped her knife and was dragged over to the couch. "Let me go you jerk!!" "I don't have to stay here, I have never needed any ones help my whole life and I don't now." And with that she passed out, before she hit the ground Heero caught her and laid her back on the couch.
"Baka" Heero mumbled under his breath. Trowa quickly stitched the girl back up while she was still passed up, and then looked at Quatre. "Well what do we do with her?" Every one looked at Quatre. "We should keep her here till she is stronger." "Okay then it's settled, so where does she sleep?" Duo asked. "She can have my room." Every one turned and looked at Heero had he just offered this stranger his bed, well no one was going to protest. Trowa carefully picked up the small girl and headed up the stairs. Duo and Quatre followed him up. As Trowa laid her down on the bed, the girl instantly curled up in a little ball almost hugging her knees to her chest. Quatre pulled up the blankets to her chin and placed a hand on her head to see if she had a fever. At that contact the girl flinched in her sleep and started to make little whimpering noises. Quatre looked at his friends, for help. They all knew he cared a lot for anything that was hurting. "I don't know what's wrong with her she seems so scared and lost you guys, maybe one of us should stay here with her tonight to make sure she will be okay." This time it was Trowa who spoke up. "I'll stay." "You guys go to bed I'll be fine." And with that the others left Trowa and the girl.
Trowa had fallen asleep, in the chair that he had pulled up to the bed. He awoke to the sound of the girl crying and making those pathetic little whimpering sounds again. He wanted to touch her to let her no she's safe but was worried that he would just scare her more so, he just sat there and watched her all night. A noise coming from the door startled Trowa and he looked up Duo and Quatre came in? "So is she alright Trowa?" They both asked at the same time. "Well her physical injuries are okay but she seems to be in bad shape mentally, I mean she cringed at just the touch of your hand on her forehead Quatre." "I know but maybe we can help her." "Yeah if she'll let us," Duo said, walking over to the bed.
They left to go down and eat some breakfast after a long night they were all hungry. Trowa began to make some French toast for them all. Heero was already up and was sitting at the table looking over the blue prints Wufei had given him of the new Aeries. Wufei was sipping on some tea and looked up as they came in. "So how is she?" He asked Trowa. "Well like I told Duo and Quatre, she if okay physically and she is really doing good for some one who lost so much blood being that small." "But she is far from okay mentally, she is to nervous and I'm thinking something might have happened to her." All eyes looked down at the floor at that comment. But, then they looked up again as they saw Heero look to the doorway between the kitchen and the living room.
The girl was standing there glaring at all five of them. "Where is my shirt?" She asked looking at Trowa. "Well I had to take it off so I could stitch you up but that one you are wearing is Wufei's and you can thank him for letting you borrow it". "Hn." Was all that the girl said as she stood there. Duo smiled as he looked at the girl she was in a shirt way to big for her. It was a long sleeve shirt that reach to hear knees and kept falling off her shoulders. Her long brownish red hair was in a lose braid, which Duo hadn't noticed how long her hair was. It came down almost to her knees. Quatre looked up at her and then smiled, "do you want some breakfast, Trowa's making French toast bacon and sausage." The girl looked up, he had startled her and all the pilots knew it. "No thank you."
"Say what's your name Duo asked?" "My name?" "Yes every one has one it's what people call you." Dou replied with a grin on his face. "Yes I know what a name is", she glared at Duo for thinking she was stupid. "Well are you going to tell us, or are we just going to call you girl?" Heero asked. He was getting quite angry with this girl because she seemed to be avoiding the question. "My name is Zilda Merino." "There are you happy?" She almost looked as though she was going to cry.
"Yes I am Duo said smiling at her she switched her glaze to the food now sitting on the table and then back down to the floor. "Are you sure you don't want to eat?" Quatre said. "I don't eat meat, it's very cruel to eat the flesh of a help less animal, and I said I'm not hungry!" And with that, she turned to walk out of the kitchen, but someone grabbed her arm. She turned around to glare at who ever had stopped her from leaving. When she turned around she felt the icy cobalt eyes of the boy who had grabbed her the night before. "Let go of my arm now!!" she screamed so loud Trowa dropped the glass of orange juice he was sitting on the table. "I'm warning you if you don't let go of my arm right now I'll rip yours off!" Heero looked strait at her and said, "look your are obviously hungry and you look like you haven't eaten in a week, so go over and sit down and eat the French toast Trowa made." "It doesn't have any meat in it so go." And with that he shoved her towards the table.
She turned around to glare at him then sat down beside Duo. He smiled at her and passed her the plate with a whole bunch of French toast on it and said eat up. Zilda looked down at the plate then at Trowa and took one bite and excused her self. Wufei looked at her as she left and said "not a big eater huh?"