One Last Chance
Ch. 5
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Warnings: some angst, Shonen ai, R+1, 1+2+1 and I think that's it for now.
A/N: Thank you to all my reviewers! I'm glad to be here on FFN and I'm going to be working hard to keep all of y'all happy ^.^ If you have any ideas as to were I can go with this fic, let me know, I'm all ears!!
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Heero's shaky hand turned on the light to find Duo's prone body on the ground face up and froze. He hastily made his way over to his fallen partner's side and gently checked his vitals. Pulse? A little weak. Breathing? Normal.
'Hang on, Duo. I'll take care of you'
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At the hospital a few hours later, Heero was finally admitted into Duo's room to see the patient. He looked a little pale but his breathing was normal so he turned to the nurse to inquire as to his condition.
"All vitals are normal. He just took a really big fall. There's a concussion but nothing else seems to be wrong with him. We'd still like to keep him overnight for observation in case there's some internal bleeding."
Heero nodded tersely and went to sit by Duo's side.
Two days had passed and still Duo had yet to awaken. During this time, Heero had taken time away from work, what with Relena going on her "grand tour," there was no need for Heero yet. (1) The only thing right now that occupied Heero's thoughts was his ex-partner.
A small movement on Duo's face registered into Heero's thoughts. A fluttering eyelid. Duo was waking up! He had the urge to call the nurse but a selfish streak hit him so that he wanted this moment of Duo's reawakening to himself. As he watched, innocent violet-tinted eyes gazed up dazedly at him. Heero felt his breath catch in his throat. How could he ever have missed how breathtaking Duo was? Sure he'd felt a little pang of remorse when Duo up and left when he took the job as Relena's body guard, but it wasn't until now that he recognized how much this lout-mouthed American meant to him. These days in the hospital, fearing for his friend's life had opened his eyes and made him see that he was no longer ice-cold on the inside. He hadn't been for quite some time.
"Where am I?" A soft voice asked him.
"You're in the hospital."
"Am I dieing?"
That brought a small smile to his face. Death cannot die. "No, Duo... you're not dieing."
"Duo?"
Heero felt his heart stop. 'He doesn't remember!' Panicked, he asked, "Do you remember me? Do you remember your name?"
"Should I remember you? As for my name, of course I know it!"
"What's your name?"
"My name is... is..." Duo looked around, now very unsure of himself. "Who are you and why am I here?!"
"My name is Heero Yuy. I am your friend. We are on Earth in the Sanq kingdom. When the doctor thinks you're ready, we'll take you home."
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Heero took Duo up to his room upon arriving back at the Royal Residence. It would take a lot of work to get Duo's memory back but the nurses said that it was only a matter of time before it happened.
After getting Duo settled in, Heero went down stairs to make them both dinner. He hadn't had eaten that day so he was starved. He was pretty sure that Duo was just as hungry. Hospital food, after all, was nothing to Shinigami's appetite. He fixed them both a plate o stir-fry and rice and went upstairs, plates on a tray. Maybe this would be the chance to sort out his feelings towards Duo.
Duo sat at the edge of the bed staring off into space.
"Is there something wrong, Duo?"
He jumped a little, obviously not having noticed the other pilot's entrance.
"No, not particularly. I just have this weird feeling about you that's all."
"How do you mean?"
"Well, I feel that we do know each other, but I'm curious as to what our relationship was... is."
Heero sat down on the chair next to the bed and began speaking. He hadn't thought much about the past, after all, there was nothing that could be done to change it. "What do you want to know about yourself?"
"Everything. I want to know who I am and how you play into this. Why do I feel weird when you're around me?"
Sighing, Heero began telling Duo's story.
"You were born on L2 Colony. From what you've told us, you were an orphan and were raised on the streets. The earliest part of your childhood was spent in a street gang. After that, you were sent to an orphanage. When the orphanage was destroyed, you were back on the streets until you snuck aboard a Sweepers ship. From there, you met Dr. G and became Gundam Pilot 02 of Deathscythe Hell.
"That is when you and I met. I was attempting to kill Relena Peacecraft for having seen my gundam but you stopped me by shooting me twice. Then you ended up rescuing me from an Oz hospital. We spent the war fighting together with three other pilots; Trowa, Quatre and Wufei. It's been just over three years since the end of the wars and we've lost contact with one another. I recently received word from you and I've invited you to come to Earth for a while." (2)
Duo was trying hard to take this all in and was having a little difficulty with it.
"I was a soldier?"
(1) A long time ago, when a girl was going to get married, her family arranged a "grand tour" where she got to visit different countries before she was tied down to her husband. Normally a husband wouldn't go with his fiancée because it was bad luck or some weird thing like that. In any case, Relena is gone for the moment so our Heero can have a chance to be with Duo.
(2) Just like Heero to be straight forward and blunt.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Warnings: some angst, Shonen ai, R+1, 1+2+1 and I think that's it for now.
A/N: Thank you to all my reviewers! I'm glad to be here on FFN and I'm going to be working hard to keep all of y'all happy ^.^ If you have any ideas as to were I can go with this fic, let me know, I'm all ears!!
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Heero's shaky hand turned on the light to find Duo's prone body on the ground face up and froze. He hastily made his way over to his fallen partner's side and gently checked his vitals. Pulse? A little weak. Breathing? Normal.
'Hang on, Duo. I'll take care of you'
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At the hospital a few hours later, Heero was finally admitted into Duo's room to see the patient. He looked a little pale but his breathing was normal so he turned to the nurse to inquire as to his condition.
"All vitals are normal. He just took a really big fall. There's a concussion but nothing else seems to be wrong with him. We'd still like to keep him overnight for observation in case there's some internal bleeding."
Heero nodded tersely and went to sit by Duo's side.
Two days had passed and still Duo had yet to awaken. During this time, Heero had taken time away from work, what with Relena going on her "grand tour," there was no need for Heero yet. (1) The only thing right now that occupied Heero's thoughts was his ex-partner.
A small movement on Duo's face registered into Heero's thoughts. A fluttering eyelid. Duo was waking up! He had the urge to call the nurse but a selfish streak hit him so that he wanted this moment of Duo's reawakening to himself. As he watched, innocent violet-tinted eyes gazed up dazedly at him. Heero felt his breath catch in his throat. How could he ever have missed how breathtaking Duo was? Sure he'd felt a little pang of remorse when Duo up and left when he took the job as Relena's body guard, but it wasn't until now that he recognized how much this lout-mouthed American meant to him. These days in the hospital, fearing for his friend's life had opened his eyes and made him see that he was no longer ice-cold on the inside. He hadn't been for quite some time.
"Where am I?" A soft voice asked him.
"You're in the hospital."
"Am I dieing?"
That brought a small smile to his face. Death cannot die. "No, Duo... you're not dieing."
"Duo?"
Heero felt his heart stop. 'He doesn't remember!' Panicked, he asked, "Do you remember me? Do you remember your name?"
"Should I remember you? As for my name, of course I know it!"
"What's your name?"
"My name is... is..." Duo looked around, now very unsure of himself. "Who are you and why am I here?!"
"My name is Heero Yuy. I am your friend. We are on Earth in the Sanq kingdom. When the doctor thinks you're ready, we'll take you home."
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Heero took Duo up to his room upon arriving back at the Royal Residence. It would take a lot of work to get Duo's memory back but the nurses said that it was only a matter of time before it happened.
After getting Duo settled in, Heero went down stairs to make them both dinner. He hadn't had eaten that day so he was starved. He was pretty sure that Duo was just as hungry. Hospital food, after all, was nothing to Shinigami's appetite. He fixed them both a plate o stir-fry and rice and went upstairs, plates on a tray. Maybe this would be the chance to sort out his feelings towards Duo.
Duo sat at the edge of the bed staring off into space.
"Is there something wrong, Duo?"
He jumped a little, obviously not having noticed the other pilot's entrance.
"No, not particularly. I just have this weird feeling about you that's all."
"How do you mean?"
"Well, I feel that we do know each other, but I'm curious as to what our relationship was... is."
Heero sat down on the chair next to the bed and began speaking. He hadn't thought much about the past, after all, there was nothing that could be done to change it. "What do you want to know about yourself?"
"Everything. I want to know who I am and how you play into this. Why do I feel weird when you're around me?"
Sighing, Heero began telling Duo's story.
"You were born on L2 Colony. From what you've told us, you were an orphan and were raised on the streets. The earliest part of your childhood was spent in a street gang. After that, you were sent to an orphanage. When the orphanage was destroyed, you were back on the streets until you snuck aboard a Sweepers ship. From there, you met Dr. G and became Gundam Pilot 02 of Deathscythe Hell.
"That is when you and I met. I was attempting to kill Relena Peacecraft for having seen my gundam but you stopped me by shooting me twice. Then you ended up rescuing me from an Oz hospital. We spent the war fighting together with three other pilots; Trowa, Quatre and Wufei. It's been just over three years since the end of the wars and we've lost contact with one another. I recently received word from you and I've invited you to come to Earth for a while." (2)
Duo was trying hard to take this all in and was having a little difficulty with it.
"I was a soldier?"
(1) A long time ago, when a girl was going to get married, her family arranged a "grand tour" where she got to visit different countries before she was tied down to her husband. Normally a husband wouldn't go with his fiancée because it was bad luck or some weird thing like that. In any case, Relena is gone for the moment so our Heero can have a chance to be with Duo.
(2) Just like Heero to be straight forward and blunt.