Because I would care....
Chapter One
"Fine!"
"FINE!"
Doors slammed down the hall, making 03, 04, and 05 bring their attention away from their homework. They had arrived back late and needed to get their work done as not to blow their cover. But Duo and Heero had been fighting since they got back. 02 came storming down the hall throwing the door open. Suddenly he stopped.
"Damn it," he whispered softly.
Knowing the others were watching he left, closing the door behind him quietly. They all knew how Duo was feeling. It was one shared by all of them. Aggravation mostly, but he was the only one with the balls to approach Heero about it. He'd done it again...he tried to end his life.
OZ had advanced on them, hundreds of Leo's coming at them from all angles. Of course, they were no match for the pilots.
"Is this all you've got assholes!" Duo wiped sweat from his brow.
Heero's plan had been flawless and all they had to do now was demobilize the ground troops.
"Don't be foolish you stupid boy. Didn't you realize what you're standing on?! With the press of this button, you'll have two minutes to evacuate. Oh... it seems I already pushed it. You have a minute and a half."
His voice echoed in their heads before their communication links were shut off.
"I've failed..."
"We have to get out of here. Come one!"
Wufei moved ahead heading back from the direction they came. Duo was in charge of creating the stealth wall so OZ could not track them. But as the other retreated, 01 stayed behind still as a statue.
"Heero! Get out of there!"
Their time to depart was diminishing. The other were already far ahead of them and could very well be tracked if the shield was not put up soon.
"Yuy!!"
'I don't deserve... to fight anymore.'
Closing his eyes he released his grip on the controls and let his hands fall to his side.
'This is how I dreamt it would end.'
What he was expecting next, was a large explosion and the end of his sad existence. However, he wasn't expecting to be dragged away by a grappling hook from Deathscythe. The shield was released just as a massive explosion swept away the remaining Leo's. The force from the blast pushed the massive machines forward.
Slowly, Duo brought his head up. Blood trickled down from his fat lip. Brushing his hand through his hair, he found a large egg on his head.
"Heero? Are you okay?"
There was no response on the other end.
"No, Heero answer me!"
Taken by surprise, 02 was shocked to see the door to his Gundam slowly creak open. He began to unbuckle, incase he had to make a quick escape. Standing in the doorway was Heero, glaring at him, coldly.
"Jeez. Scared the shit out of me why don't you."
But 01 didn't respond with words. Instead he nailed Duo in the face with his fist. Now blood began to come streaming from his nose.
"What the hell was that for?!"
"Why the hell did you do that?"
His eyes were smooth and serious; so much that a chill ran down his back.
"Why did I save you?! Sorry, I don't want my friends charbroiled!"
Duo didn't want to get angry with Heero. It was foolish of him to even ask that question.
"I don't deserve to live Maxwell. Just let me die next time!"
This added attraction however, chain sawed the tip of the iceberg.
"No! I refuse to sit around and watch my friends die when I know I can do something to protect them. God! You're taking this war way to seriously for a kid."
Now he was yanked forward by the scruff of his neck.
"War isn't a joke," he snarled through his teeth. 02 did the same, pulling him closer than he already was.
"I never said it was."
A cold shiver went down the Japanese boys back as well as another for Duo. This is how they found the two of them, ready to take each other's heads off. None of them knew what happened and here they were still about to kill each other.
"I'll go after Duo," said Quatre not hesitating to leave his Chemistry behind.
Grabbing his jacket, he headed out the door after the American.
"Trowa," said Wufei a moment after 04 left the room, "shall we go end this foolishness?"
"Sure, I don't like Quantum Physics anyways. It's just not a challenge anymore."
Placing his pencil down, he followed 05 down the hall. Knocking on the door they waited for Heero to respond. Nothing.
"Yuy, are you in there?"
Still no response.
"Do you think that Duo knocked him out? He might be really hurt."
It was decided that they would force their way in. Trowa slammed his weight against the door making it hit the wall behind it. And there sat Heero on his bed, head down.
"Hey, Heero..."
"What?"
His voice was cold in tone and made Trowa back off for a moment.
"You okay?"
It was then he knew he wasn't. 01's face was banged up and bloody, but it was deeper than that. It was also noticed that his wrists had been slit. Heero's hands were painted red.
"What the hell happened?!"
Wufei ran to the bathroom to grab a towel.
"He wouldn't let me finish my mission. Again he prevented me from...so I'll finish it now."
" You're not serious?"
Trowa was shocked, for he had thought he was off that kick, but then again they had not failed a mission in a long time either.
"What do you guys care if I want to complete my task. Get out!"
"But...Hee.."
"GO!!"
Grabbing the glass next to his bed, he threw it, smashing against the wall. Neither said a word as they exited the room.
"I hope Quatre's having better luck then we are," said Trowa as they headed back to the living room.
It didn't take long to find the usually spirited boy. Not far from the outer limits of town was a small cliff area, which looked over a beautiful dusk setting, the night sky just hovering over it. He sat with his head on his knees obviously in deep thought. As much as he didn't want to disturb him, 04 knew that his friend needed to be talked to.
"Gorgeous, don't you think?" he asked as he took a seat next to him.
Duo smiled softly, acknowledging his presence.
"You okay?"
"Wounds heal. Words don't."
It was true. His face was completely mangled. His knuckles were bright red and he was being careful of his breathing. He brought a hand to his face and rubbed his eyes.
"I had to sit by and watch so many of my friends die already for this damn war. I was too young to do anything then, but not now. Even if he'll hate me forever, I will never regret what I did today Quat. Not once will I ever look back and say I should have let him die."
Bring his hand down, 04's eyes widened. For a moment he didn't feel that he was looking at a normal Duo Maxwell expression, but almost Trowa or even...Heero.
"He'll get over it as soon as new orders come in."
He leaned in and smiled in hopes he'd get one back.
"And if we screw that one up? He tries again?"
Quatre could have sworn 02's eyes were glossy with tears, but he never shed one. Leaning back and stretching carefully, he rose up off the ground offering a hand to Quatre.
"We have to go back sometime. Shall we?"
He was still worried about Duo, but he only shook his head and pressed forward back to the campus. Neither realized they were being watched.
"There you guys are. Christ it's already six-thirty."
"Sorry Wufei."
Quatre apologized as they walked into the apartment. Trowa seeing Duo's face as beaten as it was, offered to fix it up, but he refused.
"Don't fuss about it. I just want to get to sleep."
It was then, he remembered, that he was sharing a room with 01.
"How about we switch rooms tonight? You can stay in Wufei and Quatre's room and I'll sleep with Heero tonight."
Trowa looked at him hoping he would accept this gracious offer, but he refused.
"We'll be fine. He has to get over it sometime. Now is as good a time as ever."
Turning around he began to make his way down the hall. With some hesitation, he finally summed up the nerve to open the door. 01 made eye contact with Shinigami, but neither one spoke. He was bandaging his wrists while Duo made his way to his bed and lied down. After some time, it was Heero that broke the silence in the small chamber.
"Aren't you going to apologize?"
02 opened his eyes and stared at the Japanese boy a bit until he closed his eyes again.
"I'm sorry I socked you in the face but that's about it. How about you?"
"You know that isn't what I meant."
"Then I guess I'm not sorry then."
Not once did he falter, the entire time he kept his cool.
"Then we're agreed?"
"What? About what you said earlier? If that's how you want it fine. But we'll still have to share a room 01."
"Understood 02."
The two boys shook to the end of their friendship. Outside, the other tried desperately to over hear what was going on.
"Oh, to be a fly on the wall," they all thought to themselves.
]]" (To be continued...)
Chapter One
"Fine!"
"FINE!"
Doors slammed down the hall, making 03, 04, and 05 bring their attention away from their homework. They had arrived back late and needed to get their work done as not to blow their cover. But Duo and Heero had been fighting since they got back. 02 came storming down the hall throwing the door open. Suddenly he stopped.
"Damn it," he whispered softly.
Knowing the others were watching he left, closing the door behind him quietly. They all knew how Duo was feeling. It was one shared by all of them. Aggravation mostly, but he was the only one with the balls to approach Heero about it. He'd done it again...he tried to end his life.
OZ had advanced on them, hundreds of Leo's coming at them from all angles. Of course, they were no match for the pilots.
"Is this all you've got assholes!" Duo wiped sweat from his brow.
Heero's plan had been flawless and all they had to do now was demobilize the ground troops.
"Don't be foolish you stupid boy. Didn't you realize what you're standing on?! With the press of this button, you'll have two minutes to evacuate. Oh... it seems I already pushed it. You have a minute and a half."
His voice echoed in their heads before their communication links were shut off.
"I've failed..."
"We have to get out of here. Come one!"
Wufei moved ahead heading back from the direction they came. Duo was in charge of creating the stealth wall so OZ could not track them. But as the other retreated, 01 stayed behind still as a statue.
"Heero! Get out of there!"
Their time to depart was diminishing. The other were already far ahead of them and could very well be tracked if the shield was not put up soon.
"Yuy!!"
'I don't deserve... to fight anymore.'
Closing his eyes he released his grip on the controls and let his hands fall to his side.
'This is how I dreamt it would end.'
What he was expecting next, was a large explosion and the end of his sad existence. However, he wasn't expecting to be dragged away by a grappling hook from Deathscythe. The shield was released just as a massive explosion swept away the remaining Leo's. The force from the blast pushed the massive machines forward.
Slowly, Duo brought his head up. Blood trickled down from his fat lip. Brushing his hand through his hair, he found a large egg on his head.
"Heero? Are you okay?"
There was no response on the other end.
"No, Heero answer me!"
Taken by surprise, 02 was shocked to see the door to his Gundam slowly creak open. He began to unbuckle, incase he had to make a quick escape. Standing in the doorway was Heero, glaring at him, coldly.
"Jeez. Scared the shit out of me why don't you."
But 01 didn't respond with words. Instead he nailed Duo in the face with his fist. Now blood began to come streaming from his nose.
"What the hell was that for?!"
"Why the hell did you do that?"
His eyes were smooth and serious; so much that a chill ran down his back.
"Why did I save you?! Sorry, I don't want my friends charbroiled!"
Duo didn't want to get angry with Heero. It was foolish of him to even ask that question.
"I don't deserve to live Maxwell. Just let me die next time!"
This added attraction however, chain sawed the tip of the iceberg.
"No! I refuse to sit around and watch my friends die when I know I can do something to protect them. God! You're taking this war way to seriously for a kid."
Now he was yanked forward by the scruff of his neck.
"War isn't a joke," he snarled through his teeth. 02 did the same, pulling him closer than he already was.
"I never said it was."
A cold shiver went down the Japanese boys back as well as another for Duo. This is how they found the two of them, ready to take each other's heads off. None of them knew what happened and here they were still about to kill each other.
"I'll go after Duo," said Quatre not hesitating to leave his Chemistry behind.
Grabbing his jacket, he headed out the door after the American.
"Trowa," said Wufei a moment after 04 left the room, "shall we go end this foolishness?"
"Sure, I don't like Quantum Physics anyways. It's just not a challenge anymore."
Placing his pencil down, he followed 05 down the hall. Knocking on the door they waited for Heero to respond. Nothing.
"Yuy, are you in there?"
Still no response.
"Do you think that Duo knocked him out? He might be really hurt."
It was decided that they would force their way in. Trowa slammed his weight against the door making it hit the wall behind it. And there sat Heero on his bed, head down.
"Hey, Heero..."
"What?"
His voice was cold in tone and made Trowa back off for a moment.
"You okay?"
It was then he knew he wasn't. 01's face was banged up and bloody, but it was deeper than that. It was also noticed that his wrists had been slit. Heero's hands were painted red.
"What the hell happened?!"
Wufei ran to the bathroom to grab a towel.
"He wouldn't let me finish my mission. Again he prevented me from...so I'll finish it now."
" You're not serious?"
Trowa was shocked, for he had thought he was off that kick, but then again they had not failed a mission in a long time either.
"What do you guys care if I want to complete my task. Get out!"
"But...Hee.."
"GO!!"
Grabbing the glass next to his bed, he threw it, smashing against the wall. Neither said a word as they exited the room.
"I hope Quatre's having better luck then we are," said Trowa as they headed back to the living room.
It didn't take long to find the usually spirited boy. Not far from the outer limits of town was a small cliff area, which looked over a beautiful dusk setting, the night sky just hovering over it. He sat with his head on his knees obviously in deep thought. As much as he didn't want to disturb him, 04 knew that his friend needed to be talked to.
"Gorgeous, don't you think?" he asked as he took a seat next to him.
Duo smiled softly, acknowledging his presence.
"You okay?"
"Wounds heal. Words don't."
It was true. His face was completely mangled. His knuckles were bright red and he was being careful of his breathing. He brought a hand to his face and rubbed his eyes.
"I had to sit by and watch so many of my friends die already for this damn war. I was too young to do anything then, but not now. Even if he'll hate me forever, I will never regret what I did today Quat. Not once will I ever look back and say I should have let him die."
Bring his hand down, 04's eyes widened. For a moment he didn't feel that he was looking at a normal Duo Maxwell expression, but almost Trowa or even...Heero.
"He'll get over it as soon as new orders come in."
He leaned in and smiled in hopes he'd get one back.
"And if we screw that one up? He tries again?"
Quatre could have sworn 02's eyes were glossy with tears, but he never shed one. Leaning back and stretching carefully, he rose up off the ground offering a hand to Quatre.
"We have to go back sometime. Shall we?"
He was still worried about Duo, but he only shook his head and pressed forward back to the campus. Neither realized they were being watched.
"There you guys are. Christ it's already six-thirty."
"Sorry Wufei."
Quatre apologized as they walked into the apartment. Trowa seeing Duo's face as beaten as it was, offered to fix it up, but he refused.
"Don't fuss about it. I just want to get to sleep."
It was then, he remembered, that he was sharing a room with 01.
"How about we switch rooms tonight? You can stay in Wufei and Quatre's room and I'll sleep with Heero tonight."
Trowa looked at him hoping he would accept this gracious offer, but he refused.
"We'll be fine. He has to get over it sometime. Now is as good a time as ever."
Turning around he began to make his way down the hall. With some hesitation, he finally summed up the nerve to open the door. 01 made eye contact with Shinigami, but neither one spoke. He was bandaging his wrists while Duo made his way to his bed and lied down. After some time, it was Heero that broke the silence in the small chamber.
"Aren't you going to apologize?"
02 opened his eyes and stared at the Japanese boy a bit until he closed his eyes again.
"I'm sorry I socked you in the face but that's about it. How about you?"
"You know that isn't what I meant."
"Then I guess I'm not sorry then."
Not once did he falter, the entire time he kept his cool.
"Then we're agreed?"
"What? About what you said earlier? If that's how you want it fine. But we'll still have to share a room 01."
"Understood 02."
The two boys shook to the end of their friendship. Outside, the other tried desperately to over hear what was going on.
"Oh, to be a fly on the wall," they all thought to themselves.
]]" (To be continued...)