Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing, or any of its characters, so don't sue me!
Pairings: Not quite sure yet…
Plot: Hopefully will arrive soon - should turn out as one of those Detective type ones - they are REALLY good. J Just saying…
Chapter Four
Indigo eyes narrowed in anticipation, and Quatre's defender readied himself to be thoroughly thrashed. The part of him focusing on outside events picked up the thread of conversation from the floor below.
"…the police said to contain the attacker, and they'd take it from there. But personally, if master Quatre is injured…you know who comes first…"
Good, the police were on the way - more human witnesses, which meant this bastard would be in even more shit. Oomph!
The force of the hand picking him up drove out what little breath his lungs contained, and then Duo found himself sailing through the air yet again. True to form the vampire's head was clouded by his bloodlust, and he'd thrown Duo using his full strength. Meaning, the wall Duo hit, cracked with the force of the blow.
Rising to his feet, Duo allowed his legs to tremble slightly, but couldn't resist examining the tracery of cracks and coming up with a suitably sarcastic line.
"So…work out much?"
A flicker of disbelief followed by contempt made their way across the other figure's face, before he shook himself and concentrated on the task at hand.
"Maybe you should work out some more, pretty boy."
Okay, now that was just rude. He was definitely no 'boy'! 'Pretty' he could understand, but 'boy'…? No, uh uh, now the guy had to pay.
Letting out a feral snarl, Duo launched himself at the other vampire, who casually raised his left arm to block Duo's attack…only to find Duo had already moved into a different one.
Gripping the outstretched arm with his right hand, Duo ducked in close, and tore open the figure's left side with his other hand. Ignoring the blood spurting worryingly close to his clothes, Duo grabbed the guy's other arm before it could hit him, then flung the figure over his head.
That the man hit the wall in exactly the same place Duo had, was only right, but now Duo had to let the figure rough him up, and that wasn't something he was very good at doing. Afterall, everything in him told him to attack, not sit back and just take it. The distant sound of sirens reinforced Duo's purpose though, well, that and the sound of Quatre's guards thundering up the flights of stairs.
Luckily, Mister Tall Dark and Scary was standing up of his own will again, and the impact of the wall had been enough to distract him from sound of the coming humans.
Muttering something under his breath about 'cocky upstarts', the man headed towards Duo with determination in his stride, and death in his thoughts.
The first punch barely tickled Duo, but the next one almost knocked his head off. A reminder of why he hated holding back in fights. Keeping up a reasonable defense on his own side, he couldn't resist getting in a few good shots, although he made sure the other figure did a lot more damage to him.
Landing on the broken remains of the bed with a heavy thud, wounded, and bleeding from various wounds, Duo eyed a particularly sharp piece of kindling, itching to put the bastard out of his misery. Unfortunately, his orders had been clear: protect the little guy, find out where the other man's orders were coming from, and put a stop to the whole situation. And, in order to accomplish all that, he needed the other person to survive. For now.
Repressing his healing powers, the surge of blood which had before been slower than a human's, began to speed up to a regular flow. Dizziness instantly hit Duo, but his self-control allowed him to maintain consciousness a while longer.
Pulling himself up from his brief rest against the wall, the other man attempted to stalk over to the broken form of Duo, but found he was tired enough that he could only manage a regular walk. Casting one last sneering glance over Duo, he turned to go and collect his target, the still-unconscious Quatre, and Duo held his breath.
'Come on, come on, I timed it just right…so where the hell is the cavalry?'
Just as Duo was about to give up all hope on humanity, and shake off his wounds for another round with the bad guy, the door to Quatre's room was smashed open, and Quatre's personal guards, led by Rashid, poured in.
Taking in the situation with a glance, as all guards are wont to do, Rashid immediately zeroed in on the threat that needed neutralising, ordering his men to fire on the figure leaning over the still form of their master.
Bullets flying, knives being flung - the bad guy had no choice but to abandon his target for now, and he quickly flung himself out the window, cursing as, in his tired state, he managed to acquire several bullets despite his speed.
Smirking at the curse that only he could pick up, Duo ignored the curious mutterings of the guards, and let his head drop back limply, unconsciousness taking him, just as Rashid came over to see who he was.
Taking in the fact that the room looked like a war zone, and that there was blood everywhere, yet master Quatre's only wound appeared to be a badly knocked head, Rashid came to the conclusion that the guy on the bed was half of the cause for the destruction, and the guy who just went out the window was the other half. Lifting a limp hand, Rashid checked for a pulse, then rapidly looked the guy over once he'd found one, taking quick stock of his injuries.
Finding them plentiful, and rather diverse, Rashid turned to those of his men who were not hunting the other man and securing the property.
"Ring for an ambulance, tell them the patient is in bad condition, and he'll need an immediate blood transfusion. The rest of his problems are too numerous to list over the phone, but tell them to treat it like the results of a knife fight. Lots of slashes, and nice big holes in the body."
"Post guards at the gate to verify their identity, and let me know when the police get here."
Nodding to show they understood what was being asked of them, several of the remaining men immediately peeled off, and headed back downstairs. Using the front door, instead of the favoured window.
The remaining guards gathered around Quatre, and eased the prone young man into a more natural position, gently wiping the bump on his head clear of blood.
Seeing his master was being taken proper care of, Rashid turned his attention back to the stranger, and the worst of his wounds. The biggest gash was on the boy's front, stretching across his torso as though he'd been slashed by a knife, but the wound leaking the most blood had to be the one further down, where he appeared to have had a chunk ripped out of his side. The nearest Rashid could come to describe it was to say it looked as though an animal had torn a hunk of meat out of him. The edges of the wound were jagged, and blood continued to pour out of it.
Ripping up some of the ruined bedsheets scattered around them, Rashid shoved a ball of fabric into the wound itself, then roughly wrapped more sheets around the boy's waist. When he was satisfied with that wound, Rashid moved onto the others he could find, binding wounds until the boy resembled a mummy. Even after that blood continued to seep out, and by the time he was finished, the material at the bloodiest wound was scarlet with the precious liquid, but Rashid didn't dare let more out in an attempt to change the bandages. The only way to stop the bleeding in his mind, appeared to be get it sewn up - something which he couldn't do here.
Sirens pulling into the drive announced the arrival of the police, and closely behind them came the ambulances - since the hospital was nearer the mansion than the police station was. Leaving it to his men to greet the authorities, Rashid stayed upstairs to keep an eye on the two unconscious men.
A bit short maybe. I hope the fight scene was okay as well - I tend to get a bit too clinical, so I tried to cut it down and make it seem more like it was from Duo's vantage point.
In case the switch in my descriptions confused anybody, Duo is the person who saved Quatre at the very beginning, and he's also the one who showed up in Quatre's bedroom last chapter - so no, you haven't jumped a chunk of the story (I love that word…'chunk'…got a nice ring to it…)
R&R please, and tell me what you think! blueberry muffins for all (too much chocolate is bad for you y'know)