Chapter 8: The love of big brothers
After dinner Zilda excused her self, she went up to take another bath, no one questioned her, and they all new she probably didn't get a chance to have that luxury living on the streets. Zilda, called for Duo and he smiled and came up to the bathroom, "sorry Duo but do you have something I could sleep in?" "Sure wait I'll go get you a shirt." Duo came back with a soft silky dark green night shirt she looked up at him and blushed, "Duo this is too nice don't you have an old shirt I can wear?" "No way this is perfect for you, here it's yours." She thanked him and went to take her shower. As she was washing, she felt so dirty, so many hands have touched her she was so dirty. She began to wash her skin harder and harder; she couldn't get clean the feeling of so many people touching her. She didn't even realize her skin was bright red and in some places starting to bleed. I'm so dirty, such an unworthy thing. She turned off the water and got out, then she dried her self off; it hurt in some places like her arms because that's where she had scrubbed the hardest. She slipped into the long sleeve nightshirt Duo had given her, that silk felt so good on her skin. Then she brushed out her long hair and put it in a lose ponytail. Then she headed down stairs. Five pair of eyes were on her when she came into the living room. She blushed when she realized they were all looking at her and just sat on the very edge on the couch. Quatre was still looking at her and so was Duo. Duo got up and moved closer to her, he then whispered something in her ear, her cheeks turned even redder and Quatre started to giggle. "Duo what did you say to her?" "I just said she looked much better in that then me." "Oh well it looks like a dress on her", Quatre said. And he was right it came the whole was down past her knees. Heero was studying this girl, the way she avoided every ones eyes the way she hardly ever spoke about her past. He decided to ask her about what he had found. "Zilda?" "Yes Heero?" "I found something interesting about you today on the computer. She knew what he was going to say. "Why didn't you tell us you had a little sister?" Trowa and Quatre were taken back but Duo and Wufei already new. "Which one on you followed me she screamed out?" "Duo and Wufei did they were worried about you." She turned to look at them. "Why would any one worry about some one so un worthy?" "I am so dirty so tainted no on should care about me." That took them all back. "Zilda." Quatre started, your are not." "You don't know anything about me." "Take a guess of how many men have had me just take a freaking guess." No one spoke every one was to shocked. "Hmm no can guess?" she asked, "well how about more than I can remember, yeah still think I'm worth being cared for I'm so dirty I can't get clean, all I want to do is die." Duo got up and sat right next to her, "you are not dirty you are a beautiful girl who should not have been put thru that." "No child should have to go thru that." "Do you understand, that Zilda?" "I'm not worthy, of love or care, I let my own sister be taken from me." This time Quatre came to the other side of her. "You are still a child, how were you supposed to protect her." "I am a fighter I should have fought them, I should have been stronger I am so weak." know one new what to say. Duo and Quatre were still sitting on either side of her she wouldn't look any of them in the eye. Wufei was the first to speak. "Do you no where your sister is?" She looked up. "Yes she in custody of child welfare on L2, it's a horrible place I was there to and escaped I tried to get her out but she was sick and couldn't run, so I left her." "I never want to back there, the man that runs the orphanage is so cruel he beats the children and sometimes worse, he said where ever I go he would find me." "I don't want to go back please don't make me go." She was crying again. Quatre looked at each of the pilot s asking a silent question all of them nodded. "Zilda all of us would be so happy if you stayed with us, even though some won't admit it, we all think of you as a little sister and will protect you as long as you want us to." Zilda looked all around the room then smiled a real smile and hugged Quatre he gave her back the hug and smiled down at her. They all watched t/v and talked again till about midnight. Once again Zilda had fallen asleep but this time she was sleeping with her head resting on Duo's lap and her feet on Quatre's. Duo was gently rubbing her hair when he decided he was getting tired himself. "Should we leave her here?" asked Duo. "No she can have my bed tonight." Hmm Wufei knew he felt the need to protect this girl and so he picked her up off Quatre and Duo's lap and took her up his room. He laid her down on his bed and pulled up the covers. Zilda looked up at him, "um Wufei I don't want to take your bed", and she started to get up. "No lay down baka, you have my bed tonight I will take the couch." "Wufei, will you stay with me?" He looked down at this girl she still looked scared, I bet she thinks that awful man is going to find her. "Sure", he said and got in beside her. He lay on top of the covers out of respect but Zilda just curled up right next to his chest and slept. It felt good to have her there with him he enjoyed protecting this girl. Duo and Quatre poked there heads in the room and found Zilda snuggled up as close to Wufei as possible and Wufei's arms wrapped protectively around her. "So kawaii" Duo said, "I guess Wufei likes her to." Wufei woke up with a very warm body close to him he looked down and saw Zilda had her head laying on his chest and was sleeping so soundly. He didn't want to wake her but had to go see if he had any new missions. Slowly he got out of bed but felt the other body move. Zilda smiled at him, "thank you Wufei for staying with me." "Hn" was all he said as he smiled at her. She got up and went right to the shower, she washed her body and then went to wash her hair when she realized there was no shampoo, darn, "any one in here?" a voice said at the door. "Yeah, Duo I am but there's no shampoo you have any I can use?" Duo smiled then told her about the secret stash he had in the back of the cupboard, "thank you Duo." She lathered her hair up; emmm smells like Duo now I see he uses strawberry shampoo. She got out dried off and got dressed. Today she wore a real tight pair of jeans that fit like a second skin, and then she got out a sleeve less shirt that showed off her stomach. Wonder if they saw my tattoo's she laughed as she looked at the large bat tattoo she had on her arm she also had a huge dragon on her upper right leg but she new that they didn't see that b/c she never wore shorts and that night shirt was real long. She dried her hair then put it back in tight ponytail then braided it and put it in a nice little bun on the top on her head. Happy at her appearance she went down stairs to eat.
After dinner Zilda excused her self, she went up to take another bath, no one questioned her, and they all new she probably didn't get a chance to have that luxury living on the streets. Zilda, called for Duo and he smiled and came up to the bathroom, "sorry Duo but do you have something I could sleep in?" "Sure wait I'll go get you a shirt." Duo came back with a soft silky dark green night shirt she looked up at him and blushed, "Duo this is too nice don't you have an old shirt I can wear?" "No way this is perfect for you, here it's yours." She thanked him and went to take her shower. As she was washing, she felt so dirty, so many hands have touched her she was so dirty. She began to wash her skin harder and harder; she couldn't get clean the feeling of so many people touching her. She didn't even realize her skin was bright red and in some places starting to bleed. I'm so dirty, such an unworthy thing. She turned off the water and got out, then she dried her self off; it hurt in some places like her arms because that's where she had scrubbed the hardest. She slipped into the long sleeve nightshirt Duo had given her, that silk felt so good on her skin. Then she brushed out her long hair and put it in a lose ponytail. Then she headed down stairs. Five pair of eyes were on her when she came into the living room. She blushed when she realized they were all looking at her and just sat on the very edge on the couch. Quatre was still looking at her and so was Duo. Duo got up and moved closer to her, he then whispered something in her ear, her cheeks turned even redder and Quatre started to giggle. "Duo what did you say to her?" "I just said she looked much better in that then me." "Oh well it looks like a dress on her", Quatre said. And he was right it came the whole was down past her knees. Heero was studying this girl, the way she avoided every ones eyes the way she hardly ever spoke about her past. He decided to ask her about what he had found. "Zilda?" "Yes Heero?" "I found something interesting about you today on the computer. She knew what he was going to say. "Why didn't you tell us you had a little sister?" Trowa and Quatre were taken back but Duo and Wufei already new. "Which one on you followed me she screamed out?" "Duo and Wufei did they were worried about you." She turned to look at them. "Why would any one worry about some one so un worthy?" "I am so dirty so tainted no on should care about me." That took them all back. "Zilda." Quatre started, your are not." "You don't know anything about me." "Take a guess of how many men have had me just take a freaking guess." No one spoke every one was to shocked. "Hmm no can guess?" she asked, "well how about more than I can remember, yeah still think I'm worth being cared for I'm so dirty I can't get clean, all I want to do is die." Duo got up and sat right next to her, "you are not dirty you are a beautiful girl who should not have been put thru that." "No child should have to go thru that." "Do you understand, that Zilda?" "I'm not worthy, of love or care, I let my own sister be taken from me." This time Quatre came to the other side of her. "You are still a child, how were you supposed to protect her." "I am a fighter I should have fought them, I should have been stronger I am so weak." know one new what to say. Duo and Quatre were still sitting on either side of her she wouldn't look any of them in the eye. Wufei was the first to speak. "Do you no where your sister is?" She looked up. "Yes she in custody of child welfare on L2, it's a horrible place I was there to and escaped I tried to get her out but she was sick and couldn't run, so I left her." "I never want to back there, the man that runs the orphanage is so cruel he beats the children and sometimes worse, he said where ever I go he would find me." "I don't want to go back please don't make me go." She was crying again. Quatre looked at each of the pilot s asking a silent question all of them nodded. "Zilda all of us would be so happy if you stayed with us, even though some won't admit it, we all think of you as a little sister and will protect you as long as you want us to." Zilda looked all around the room then smiled a real smile and hugged Quatre he gave her back the hug and smiled down at her. They all watched t/v and talked again till about midnight. Once again Zilda had fallen asleep but this time she was sleeping with her head resting on Duo's lap and her feet on Quatre's. Duo was gently rubbing her hair when he decided he was getting tired himself. "Should we leave her here?" asked Duo. "No she can have my bed tonight." Hmm Wufei knew he felt the need to protect this girl and so he picked her up off Quatre and Duo's lap and took her up his room. He laid her down on his bed and pulled up the covers. Zilda looked up at him, "um Wufei I don't want to take your bed", and she started to get up. "No lay down baka, you have my bed tonight I will take the couch." "Wufei, will you stay with me?" He looked down at this girl she still looked scared, I bet she thinks that awful man is going to find her. "Sure", he said and got in beside her. He lay on top of the covers out of respect but Zilda just curled up right next to his chest and slept. It felt good to have her there with him he enjoyed protecting this girl. Duo and Quatre poked there heads in the room and found Zilda snuggled up as close to Wufei as possible and Wufei's arms wrapped protectively around her. "So kawaii" Duo said, "I guess Wufei likes her to." Wufei woke up with a very warm body close to him he looked down and saw Zilda had her head laying on his chest and was sleeping so soundly. He didn't want to wake her but had to go see if he had any new missions. Slowly he got out of bed but felt the other body move. Zilda smiled at him, "thank you Wufei for staying with me." "Hn" was all he said as he smiled at her. She got up and went right to the shower, she washed her body and then went to wash her hair when she realized there was no shampoo, darn, "any one in here?" a voice said at the door. "Yeah, Duo I am but there's no shampoo you have any I can use?" Duo smiled then told her about the secret stash he had in the back of the cupboard, "thank you Duo." She lathered her hair up; emmm smells like Duo now I see he uses strawberry shampoo. She got out dried off and got dressed. Today she wore a real tight pair of jeans that fit like a second skin, and then she got out a sleeve less shirt that showed off her stomach. Wonder if they saw my tattoo's she laughed as she looked at the large bat tattoo she had on her arm she also had a huge dragon on her upper right leg but she new that they didn't see that b/c she never wore shorts and that night shirt was real long. She dried her hair then put it back in tight ponytail then braided it and put it in a nice little bun on the top on her head. Happy at her appearance she went down stairs to eat.