Disclaimers: They're the same as they were before.only the fic is mine!
A/N Things are going to heat up in not this chapter but the next chapter. I mean really heat up! My true angsty self will appear again and all I can say is every time "he" attacks it's gonna be worse. Please keep reading and thanks if you have been!
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Accusations Chapter 3: In-between life and death
Heero entered Trowa's room. He was lying back on his pillows and his bed was arched up slightly so that Trowa was sitting almost completely straight up.
"Hi" Trowa said
"How are you?" Heero asked.
"I've been better."
"I see. So do you know what happened the other night?"
"Yeah. The police were just in here a while ago questioning me."
"Are you upset with Duo?"
"No. Why would I be? It's not his fault that he was attacked and that all this ended up happening. How's Quatre, do you know?"
"He's not doing very well. He hasn't woken up since they brought him here. I was just visiting him a few minutes ago. He can't breathe on his own so he's on oxygen and he's being given blood through an IV."
Trowa nodded, learning about how bad his best friend was doing was not easy to swallow, "Have you talked to Duo? I have this feeling that what the police told me wasn't the entire story. Something's missing."
"Did they tell you that Duo's attacker threatened to attack all of us?"
"No" Trowa started.
"Yeah, he told Duo that the numbers of our colonies would determine the order in which he attacked us." Heero interrupted.
"So.shouldn't that mean that.wait a minute.were you attacked?"
"You would think I would have been wouldn't you? But no, I haven't."
"Do you have any ideas as to who could be doing this? Do you think that it has anything to do with the missing files that were taken from this hospital or the three rooms that were vandalized the other day? Quatre brought all this up the other night when we were out at dinner. It makes since. Duo was attacked and his attacker sent his car into ours right after he threatened to hurt all of us. Plus there are five files missing and when we stayed here the last time Duo and Quatre were in the same hospital room and you and I were in a room while Wufei was placed in his own room. Not to mention that there were three rooms that were vandalized. We just can't dismiss that. I have a feeling that those rooms were ours Heero."
(Duo's turn)
Heero entered an hour later and informed Duo that Trowa was aware of the fact that Duo had been attacked and that he had been the one that had crashed into him. He also informed him of Quatre's condition, in which it had only worsened. The staff was saying that he was in-between life and death. They just weren't sure which outcome would befall the young Quatre. Heero told him everything; he wasn't going to lie to Duo, he couldn't.
"So.you contacted Wufei" Duo asked.
"Yes. He's aware of what's going on."
Duo nodded, "Guess what?"
"What?" Heero answered.
Duo told Heero all about his nurse coming in. "It went something like this." he began.
(Flashback)
"Are you sure that your friend Heero Yuy took up residency in this hospital?" She asked as she reentered the room.
"Positive, why?"
"Because both yours and your friends Quatre, Trowa and Heero's files are missing. Do you have any idea which other file might be missing?" She asked.
"Wufei Chang" He replied.
"Exactly."
(End of flashback)
"What do you make of it?" Duo asked.
"Well.I'm not sure but it probably has something to do with the Gundams."
"Yeah.probably.we should let Trowa know right away."
"I'll let him know later on."
"I assume that Officer Brown will come back later to question me about this new development. What do you think I should tell him?"
"I would just tell him that you don't know anyone or any reason why someone would want to hurt you. Us Gundam pilots aren't used to asking for other people's assistance when things deal with our own problems, we've always just taken care of it ourselves, and I'd feel better if we did that once again. It'd just be natural."
"I'm with you all the way pal. We just have to wait until Trowa and I are released tomorrow."
Heero nodded. Just then a voice came onto the monitor. Visiting hours will be closed in ten minutes, please be prepared to leave at 7:00.
"Well I gotta go talk to Trowa and I'm going to go check on Quatre so I'll see you tomorrow so don't die before then."
"Don't worry, I won't give up that easily." With that Heero left the room to go check on the others and Duo drifted to sleep.
***
After a few hours of questioning Duo and Trowa were released from the hospital and they all, Heero, Trowa, and Duo; went and visited Quatre. Duo entered the room, Trowa and Heero following closely behind.
"Hey buddy!" Duo said taking a seat next to Quatre's bed.
"Hello Duo" Quatre uttered, his voice was weak and came out slowly, his chest aching with pain. He had had a dime-sized hole in his side that the hospital staff had used to drain the fluids out of his lungs, through a tube. That hole was now stitched and his lungs were drained. Leaving his lungs to heal naturally, which would take two to three weeks and possibly longer. However he would not be in the hospital for that long.
"How ya' doing?" Duo asked
A few moments passed, "I'm.doing okay." His skin was as white as the sheets beneath him, "how are you?" Every syllable was hard to get out.
"I'm fine" Duo replied
"That's good, how are you doing Trowa?" He asked turning his head to look at Trowa who was leaning against the wall his arms crossed across his chest.
"I'm fine Quatre."
Quatre repositioned himself pain consuming his face and he grew paler.
"I'm so sorry about this." Duo muttered, "I'm sorry Quatre."
"It's not your fault Duo and I'm not mad. I don't blame you either. Don't beat yourself up because you were attacked. If." his voice went out.
"Quatre, you don't have to explain what it is your trying to explain, at least not right now." Heero mentioned, "you just need to rest and work on getting better."
He seemed to be getting smaller and more fragile by the minute. He was off the oxygen machine and was able to breathe on his own again but he was still connected to the IV that was pumping new blood into his pale body. He would be on it for a few more days. Quatre closed his eyes and leaned back onto his pillow, ignoring the pain.
The Gundam pilots got up, ready to leave, "We'll come up here, one of us, everyday." Trowa whispered in Quatre's ear. "Bye."
Quatre, eyes still closed, nodded, "Thanks Trowa"
The Maganac core entered just then, "Hello." Rasid said to the Gundam pilots.
"Rasid.." Quatre murmured opening his eyes.
"Master Quatre.you're awake!" Auda said taking a seat where Duo had previously been sitting.
Trowa, Duo, and Heero walked towards to door. Trowa and Duo were already out of it when Heero spoke, "We'll leave you guys alone now."
The three of them heard Rasid, Auda, and Abdule laughing as they rounded the corner. Their laughter subsided as they got further away. Trowa pushed the elevator button.
"It's good to know that Quatre is recovering" Trowa voiced.
Duo and Heero nodded. The three of them entered the elevator after the other visitors got out.
"We need to go talk to Wufei." Duo clarified as they exited the main lobby.
"I'll drop you guys off at your places so that you can get some rest and I'll go find Wufei" Heero reasoned.
"But." Trowa started.
"No buts' you guys are going home and taking it easy for a few days."
"Wouldn't it be more affective if we stayed together, at all times?" Trowa asked.
"Well if we stayed together.when he comes for us.he'll have an easier time.he'll be able to attack all of us at once." Duo pointed out.
"He wouldn't have as easy of a time if we were all together.he wouldn't be foolish enough to try to take on all of us at once. Plus, he probably wants to have more fun with us and in order for him to do that he's gonna have to target us alone." Trowa mentioned as Heero helped both him and Duo get into his car.
"Just act on your emotions." Heero said releasing the break. He dropped Duo off first and walked him to the door, helping the young man along the way.
"Thanks buddy, give me a call when you find Wufei."
"I will"
Heero walked silently back to the car and again released his break. Moments passed and they finally pulled into the parking lot where the circus was to be stationed for the next week. As Trowa got out of the car many member of the circus, Catherine among them surrounded him. All of them talking to him, asking him questions, "He's not up to answering any questions right now." Heero announced helping Trowa to his trailer. They shut the noise behind them as they closed the door.
"Thanks for bringing me back."
"Yeah. I gotta go look for Wufei now, you just keep quiet and lay low for a few days and I'll call you when I hear from Wufei. Also." he said grabbing the phone off its cradle, "Keep this near you incase you need to contact any of us or any of us need to contact you. Duo should be calling you in a bit; He'll want to make sure you got home okay. I'll call you in a bit."
"I'll talk to you later then." Trowa replied as Heero exited his trailer.
Heero started up his engine, "Now to look for Wufei."
***
Heero spent the rest of the day looking for him. He checked Wufei's apartment and training hall, along with all the other possible places he could imagine Wufei being. Stopping to take a breather at the park across from the hospital he spotted a black and white dot out of the corner of his eye. He turned his head to face the hospital entrance, it was Wufei, and he had been visiting Quatre. Heero had finally found Wufei.
The next week and a half carried on as normal and one of the Gundam pilots, either Trowa, Duo, Wufei, or Heero visited Quatre. He would be out in a few days, the day before Trowa's big performance. Trowa was trying something new and everyone was eager to see what new tricks the circus had this time. He prepared day in and day out, excluding the times that he went and visited Quatre.
Catherine pulled her knives out of the box she kept them in. She and Trowa were about to practice for their act the next day, Quatre had been released earlier that day and now Catherine was making Trowa put in extra time for taking time out of their practice that morning.
She was a little concerned about him, seeing as how she knew he wanted to die, she could tell by the look in his eyes when they had previously performed one of their easier acts. It was almost like he was praying for that knife to pierce him straight through his chest. He never budged, not once. Trowa's voice drew her out of her thoughts. "I'm ready!"
"I'll be right there!" She called getting up to leave, she set her knives down, they would only get in the way when she had to strap Trowa on to the "Pinwheel". Trowa had the wheel down when she arrived. He patiently stood there as she strapped him in. When she had him strapped in she pushed the button on the floor causing him to go, strapped to the "Pinwheel", upwards. In this act she would have to throw knives at Trowa while the wheel, that Trowa was on spinned. She flashed him a smile he was not yet rotating, that would be operated by someone behind the curtain, at least during the actual performance. However during rehearsals it was just Catherine and Trowa and she would have to pull the switch on her way back from getting her knives.
"You nervous?" She asked.
"Not at all."
She nodded, "I've got to go get my knives so I'll be right back." Trowa watched her go through his left eye. His right one was covered, as usual, with his clown mask making it impossible to see.
Catherine was greeted by a cloth violently shoved around her nose and mouth, restraining her, she was forced to take in the aroma on the cloth. The room began to spin and she could feel herself loosing consciousness. Her attacker was in a completely black outfit with a clown mask on his face. It was exactly like Trowa's however this one covered her assailants entire face, not just the right half of it. There was another small difference, Catherine noticed through the corner of her eye, this guys' mask had markered in blood lines down the left side, where Trowa's actual face would have been.
"Trowa." Catherine mumbled. At that moment she lost all consciousness and fell into a deep sleep, her body painfully hitting the ground.
Trowa heard the chains that held the wheel beginning to spin, metal scratching against metal. His body started to turn along with the wheel. He stared blankly at the spot Catherine would be standing at. He saw a figure walking towards that spot but he could tell it wasn't Catherine.
"Who is that?" Trowa thought to himself.
The figure took his place on the platform, taking a bow. A dagger in- between each finger.
To Be Continued.
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CrimsonFlames: Thanks for reading and I look forward to hearing what you all have to say!
A/N Things are going to heat up in not this chapter but the next chapter. I mean really heat up! My true angsty self will appear again and all I can say is every time "he" attacks it's gonna be worse. Please keep reading and thanks if you have been!
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Accusations Chapter 3: In-between life and death
Heero entered Trowa's room. He was lying back on his pillows and his bed was arched up slightly so that Trowa was sitting almost completely straight up.
"Hi" Trowa said
"How are you?" Heero asked.
"I've been better."
"I see. So do you know what happened the other night?"
"Yeah. The police were just in here a while ago questioning me."
"Are you upset with Duo?"
"No. Why would I be? It's not his fault that he was attacked and that all this ended up happening. How's Quatre, do you know?"
"He's not doing very well. He hasn't woken up since they brought him here. I was just visiting him a few minutes ago. He can't breathe on his own so he's on oxygen and he's being given blood through an IV."
Trowa nodded, learning about how bad his best friend was doing was not easy to swallow, "Have you talked to Duo? I have this feeling that what the police told me wasn't the entire story. Something's missing."
"Did they tell you that Duo's attacker threatened to attack all of us?"
"No" Trowa started.
"Yeah, he told Duo that the numbers of our colonies would determine the order in which he attacked us." Heero interrupted.
"So.shouldn't that mean that.wait a minute.were you attacked?"
"You would think I would have been wouldn't you? But no, I haven't."
"Do you have any ideas as to who could be doing this? Do you think that it has anything to do with the missing files that were taken from this hospital or the three rooms that were vandalized the other day? Quatre brought all this up the other night when we were out at dinner. It makes since. Duo was attacked and his attacker sent his car into ours right after he threatened to hurt all of us. Plus there are five files missing and when we stayed here the last time Duo and Quatre were in the same hospital room and you and I were in a room while Wufei was placed in his own room. Not to mention that there were three rooms that were vandalized. We just can't dismiss that. I have a feeling that those rooms were ours Heero."
(Duo's turn)
Heero entered an hour later and informed Duo that Trowa was aware of the fact that Duo had been attacked and that he had been the one that had crashed into him. He also informed him of Quatre's condition, in which it had only worsened. The staff was saying that he was in-between life and death. They just weren't sure which outcome would befall the young Quatre. Heero told him everything; he wasn't going to lie to Duo, he couldn't.
"So.you contacted Wufei" Duo asked.
"Yes. He's aware of what's going on."
Duo nodded, "Guess what?"
"What?" Heero answered.
Duo told Heero all about his nurse coming in. "It went something like this." he began.
(Flashback)
"Are you sure that your friend Heero Yuy took up residency in this hospital?" She asked as she reentered the room.
"Positive, why?"
"Because both yours and your friends Quatre, Trowa and Heero's files are missing. Do you have any idea which other file might be missing?" She asked.
"Wufei Chang" He replied.
"Exactly."
(End of flashback)
"What do you make of it?" Duo asked.
"Well.I'm not sure but it probably has something to do with the Gundams."
"Yeah.probably.we should let Trowa know right away."
"I'll let him know later on."
"I assume that Officer Brown will come back later to question me about this new development. What do you think I should tell him?"
"I would just tell him that you don't know anyone or any reason why someone would want to hurt you. Us Gundam pilots aren't used to asking for other people's assistance when things deal with our own problems, we've always just taken care of it ourselves, and I'd feel better if we did that once again. It'd just be natural."
"I'm with you all the way pal. We just have to wait until Trowa and I are released tomorrow."
Heero nodded. Just then a voice came onto the monitor. Visiting hours will be closed in ten minutes, please be prepared to leave at 7:00.
"Well I gotta go talk to Trowa and I'm going to go check on Quatre so I'll see you tomorrow so don't die before then."
"Don't worry, I won't give up that easily." With that Heero left the room to go check on the others and Duo drifted to sleep.
***
After a few hours of questioning Duo and Trowa were released from the hospital and they all, Heero, Trowa, and Duo; went and visited Quatre. Duo entered the room, Trowa and Heero following closely behind.
"Hey buddy!" Duo said taking a seat next to Quatre's bed.
"Hello Duo" Quatre uttered, his voice was weak and came out slowly, his chest aching with pain. He had had a dime-sized hole in his side that the hospital staff had used to drain the fluids out of his lungs, through a tube. That hole was now stitched and his lungs were drained. Leaving his lungs to heal naturally, which would take two to three weeks and possibly longer. However he would not be in the hospital for that long.
"How ya' doing?" Duo asked
A few moments passed, "I'm.doing okay." His skin was as white as the sheets beneath him, "how are you?" Every syllable was hard to get out.
"I'm fine" Duo replied
"That's good, how are you doing Trowa?" He asked turning his head to look at Trowa who was leaning against the wall his arms crossed across his chest.
"I'm fine Quatre."
Quatre repositioned himself pain consuming his face and he grew paler.
"I'm so sorry about this." Duo muttered, "I'm sorry Quatre."
"It's not your fault Duo and I'm not mad. I don't blame you either. Don't beat yourself up because you were attacked. If." his voice went out.
"Quatre, you don't have to explain what it is your trying to explain, at least not right now." Heero mentioned, "you just need to rest and work on getting better."
He seemed to be getting smaller and more fragile by the minute. He was off the oxygen machine and was able to breathe on his own again but he was still connected to the IV that was pumping new blood into his pale body. He would be on it for a few more days. Quatre closed his eyes and leaned back onto his pillow, ignoring the pain.
The Gundam pilots got up, ready to leave, "We'll come up here, one of us, everyday." Trowa whispered in Quatre's ear. "Bye."
Quatre, eyes still closed, nodded, "Thanks Trowa"
The Maganac core entered just then, "Hello." Rasid said to the Gundam pilots.
"Rasid.." Quatre murmured opening his eyes.
"Master Quatre.you're awake!" Auda said taking a seat where Duo had previously been sitting.
Trowa, Duo, and Heero walked towards to door. Trowa and Duo were already out of it when Heero spoke, "We'll leave you guys alone now."
The three of them heard Rasid, Auda, and Abdule laughing as they rounded the corner. Their laughter subsided as they got further away. Trowa pushed the elevator button.
"It's good to know that Quatre is recovering" Trowa voiced.
Duo and Heero nodded. The three of them entered the elevator after the other visitors got out.
"We need to go talk to Wufei." Duo clarified as they exited the main lobby.
"I'll drop you guys off at your places so that you can get some rest and I'll go find Wufei" Heero reasoned.
"But." Trowa started.
"No buts' you guys are going home and taking it easy for a few days."
"Wouldn't it be more affective if we stayed together, at all times?" Trowa asked.
"Well if we stayed together.when he comes for us.he'll have an easier time.he'll be able to attack all of us at once." Duo pointed out.
"He wouldn't have as easy of a time if we were all together.he wouldn't be foolish enough to try to take on all of us at once. Plus, he probably wants to have more fun with us and in order for him to do that he's gonna have to target us alone." Trowa mentioned as Heero helped both him and Duo get into his car.
"Just act on your emotions." Heero said releasing the break. He dropped Duo off first and walked him to the door, helping the young man along the way.
"Thanks buddy, give me a call when you find Wufei."
"I will"
Heero walked silently back to the car and again released his break. Moments passed and they finally pulled into the parking lot where the circus was to be stationed for the next week. As Trowa got out of the car many member of the circus, Catherine among them surrounded him. All of them talking to him, asking him questions, "He's not up to answering any questions right now." Heero announced helping Trowa to his trailer. They shut the noise behind them as they closed the door.
"Thanks for bringing me back."
"Yeah. I gotta go look for Wufei now, you just keep quiet and lay low for a few days and I'll call you when I hear from Wufei. Also." he said grabbing the phone off its cradle, "Keep this near you incase you need to contact any of us or any of us need to contact you. Duo should be calling you in a bit; He'll want to make sure you got home okay. I'll call you in a bit."
"I'll talk to you later then." Trowa replied as Heero exited his trailer.
Heero started up his engine, "Now to look for Wufei."
***
Heero spent the rest of the day looking for him. He checked Wufei's apartment and training hall, along with all the other possible places he could imagine Wufei being. Stopping to take a breather at the park across from the hospital he spotted a black and white dot out of the corner of his eye. He turned his head to face the hospital entrance, it was Wufei, and he had been visiting Quatre. Heero had finally found Wufei.
The next week and a half carried on as normal and one of the Gundam pilots, either Trowa, Duo, Wufei, or Heero visited Quatre. He would be out in a few days, the day before Trowa's big performance. Trowa was trying something new and everyone was eager to see what new tricks the circus had this time. He prepared day in and day out, excluding the times that he went and visited Quatre.
Catherine pulled her knives out of the box she kept them in. She and Trowa were about to practice for their act the next day, Quatre had been released earlier that day and now Catherine was making Trowa put in extra time for taking time out of their practice that morning.
She was a little concerned about him, seeing as how she knew he wanted to die, she could tell by the look in his eyes when they had previously performed one of their easier acts. It was almost like he was praying for that knife to pierce him straight through his chest. He never budged, not once. Trowa's voice drew her out of her thoughts. "I'm ready!"
"I'll be right there!" She called getting up to leave, she set her knives down, they would only get in the way when she had to strap Trowa on to the "Pinwheel". Trowa had the wheel down when she arrived. He patiently stood there as she strapped him in. When she had him strapped in she pushed the button on the floor causing him to go, strapped to the "Pinwheel", upwards. In this act she would have to throw knives at Trowa while the wheel, that Trowa was on spinned. She flashed him a smile he was not yet rotating, that would be operated by someone behind the curtain, at least during the actual performance. However during rehearsals it was just Catherine and Trowa and she would have to pull the switch on her way back from getting her knives.
"You nervous?" She asked.
"Not at all."
She nodded, "I've got to go get my knives so I'll be right back." Trowa watched her go through his left eye. His right one was covered, as usual, with his clown mask making it impossible to see.
Catherine was greeted by a cloth violently shoved around her nose and mouth, restraining her, she was forced to take in the aroma on the cloth. The room began to spin and she could feel herself loosing consciousness. Her attacker was in a completely black outfit with a clown mask on his face. It was exactly like Trowa's however this one covered her assailants entire face, not just the right half of it. There was another small difference, Catherine noticed through the corner of her eye, this guys' mask had markered in blood lines down the left side, where Trowa's actual face would have been.
"Trowa." Catherine mumbled. At that moment she lost all consciousness and fell into a deep sleep, her body painfully hitting the ground.
Trowa heard the chains that held the wheel beginning to spin, metal scratching against metal. His body started to turn along with the wheel. He stared blankly at the spot Catherine would be standing at. He saw a figure walking towards that spot but he could tell it wasn't Catherine.
"Who is that?" Trowa thought to himself.
The figure took his place on the platform, taking a bow. A dagger in- between each finger.
To Be Continued.
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CrimsonFlames: Thanks for reading and I look forward to hearing what you all have to say!