Thank you all for your reviews! They are all greatly appreciated!! And to show my appreciation…gasp! shout outs to all of my adoring fans!
Regina- I'm updating as fast as I can! I didn't expect so many reviews so quickly! Will Duo survive…maybe…maybe not…heh heh heh…evil grins and chuckles
Guardian Arrow- Thanks, here is the third part!
Duo-23- Heh, should we feel sorry for Duo or Quatre…the world may never know!
Alevera- No worries about not understanding Gundam…reading fanfics is the first step to learning it! Yay! I love being on favorite author lists!
foxhiei- I'm hurrying! Thanks for the heads-up about the double chapter!
Ayani- thanks for the review…I can't tell you that Duo dies..oops! I mean…heh, you're just gonna have to read and find out!
Kit- Aren't cliff hangers great? I love having this power!
Ahanchan- No, reviewing twice doesn't count! Nice try…here's the next chapter!
Dragonmaster- heh heh heh, I love these cliff hangers! But seriously, I know the feeling of searching and searching for a really good fanfic and then once you do find one, the author doesn't up date for a long time! Well, so I don't follow suit, here's the next chapter!
Duosgirl02- I'll try to make Duo better but no promises!!
A/N- Thank you for all of these reviews!! You all have made my day!! I feel sooo loved! Thanks again!!
Take One For The Team
Part 3-
Quatre had exhausted himself into sleep, but still fought to calm down. Trowa sat next to him, rubbing his back to help him get along. The others only watched and waited until finally Quatre had completely relaxed.
"What set him off?" asked Wufei in a soft whisper.
"Duo started yelling and before I knew it, he had forced me back into the hallway. That's when I saw Quatre. What was that? Anxiety?"
"Quatre is sensitive to other's emotions, especially ours. When we refuse to let our feelings out, he has to suffer with them. So, he's calmed down, which means Duo has too. I think it's time one of us finally got to the bottom of this." 05 removed himself for the room and headed down the hall. However, 04's mumbling drew their attention back towards him.
"He must be having a bad dream," Trowa said, checking to see if he was asleep still.
"Yeah, but who's?" 01 continued to gaze guiltily out the window.
It was dark on the streets. For any seven-year-old, it would have been scary. But not for Duo. He loved the dark allies and stores. Plus, he always had his travel partner.
"Come on, Solo. We have to get in here if we're gonna get food for the others." From behind his ears, he pulled out a small shard of metal and began to pick the lock.
"How about I go first and you can watch my back?" Solo came and joined his buddy atop the mountain of crates. It was agreed and silently the two crept inside.
The military base was heavily guarded and getting through unnoticed would be a trick.
"How about this?" said Solo as he killed the lights. Some soldiers yelled and began to move from their posts to inspect the damage. "Watch this," he said as he dashed to an open crate. Quickly, he loaded the bag with food for the others, Duo still keeping watch. It was then he saw a soldier heading towards Solo, gun being drawn. Without hesitation he made his way over to his unsuspecting friend.
The soldier fired, missing Solo as Duo pushed him to the ground. The bullet skimmed across his lower back, but never entered.
Once outside, the two hid in a dumpster waiting for the soldiers to pass. When they knew it was safe, they began to laugh.
"You okay, Duo?"
"It stings like hell, but nothing serious. How about you?"
"Let me see it."
"No, I'm fine. What about you? Did you get hit?!" Duo had stopped laughing, his expression turning to concern.
"I'm fine, thanks to you. I'll always be okay when you're looking out for me. Anyone would be. Don't ever lose that quality, okay? Promise to always look after your friends?" He placed his hand out for their secret handshake.
"Promise," said Duo taking hold of it.
Slowly, the young American's eyes opened, rubbing them to focus. As they did, he sensed the he was not alone in the room. Sitting in the chair next to his bed was 05, not making a sound.
"Sleep well?" he asked kindly.
"Yes. Thank you." Wufei may be the only one he could still consider a friend at that time.
"Duo, what's eating at you? You know you can tell us anything. We just want to help you." His words were sincere and Duo could tell that he could trust him.
"This has happened before, but not this seriously. It was back when I was on the streets…" He went on to explain everything in his dream and that day. "I've made a promise to always put my friends first. It's just the way I've always been. But it seems that you guys don't need me babying over you."
"That doesn't mean we don't need you at all."
"Right." His voice had turned cold again.
"You make up the best part of this team. And your promise was to be there when your friends need you. Maxwell…we need you. I need you, your wit, and your aggravating charm." Maybe those weren't the best words, but they were true, and for a moment, he could have sworn the Duo Maxwell he knew had returned.
"Go away," he whispered. Wufei hung his head and nodded.
"I'll respect your wishes. Just promise me you'll think about what I said." Rising up, he took a small bow, and then left the room. At least one of their questions had been answered but that wouldn't explain why he was mad. Unless…what had the others said to him?
In his room, Duo pulled the sheets away. Bending his knees up towards his chest, he winced, still in a bit of pain. He had not moved in hours. Everyone kept walking in on him. Throwing his legs over the edge of the bed, he shakily stood up, still greatly needing the bed for support. Letting go, he almost fell into the wall on the other side of the room. Come on, Maxwell! The faster you get better at this, the faster you can get the hell away from them! His thoughts were still cold and he hated it. Taking a seat in the chair next to him, he noticed the cane Sally had left leaning on the wall.
"I'm so confused. You think you know people and they prove you wrong. What do I believe? They need me or they don't?" He hung his head and shook it slowly. Grabbing for the cane, he relied on it greatly for support. "Even if they don't want me, I have to be there for them. At least for now."
Quatre woke up, stretching. He couldn't remember why he had fallen asleep and only came to the assumption that he needed it. Noticing he was alone, he swung his legs over the couch and moved out towards the hanger. That was more than likely where his comrades would be.
This proved correct as he walked in to see them all working on the Gundams. Trowa was the first to notice his presence among them.
"How'd you sleep?"
"Alright. How's Duo doing?" This was given no response by any of them. Of course, no responses meant nothing good. "What…?!"
"No, he's okay. Just stubborn." Heero cleaned his hands with a rag as he made his way over to 04.
"He's not the only one," he shot back, slyly. Where did that come from? Was he connected with 02's emotions again? Heero was about to respond when an alarm sounded. A loud bang came at the door of the hanger.
"We've got company!" Trowa jumped down from Heavyarms, pulling his gun out. The others followed suit.
"Sally, sound the evacuation alarm. The only want us and the Gundams!" Wufei yelled to the control tower where Sally was positioned. She knew what she had to do. Soon the wail of the alarm filled the entire base.
Duo, who was propped up against the door to his room, now heard the alarm sounding too. Should I go help? he asked himself. He pondered this as the alarm got louder. And then a voice in his head screamed at him, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! It was right. He had to help them.
The door to the hanger blew open. As the dust cleared, the shimmer of 02's badges was made obvious. "Fire!" came a loud shout from their side.
"Get into cover!" yelled Heero who ducked behind the leg of Deathscythe. The battle raged on, bullets flying everywhere until only a few remained standing. A Lieutenant and a few soldiers. Foolishly, the few charged them. At least it would not have been dumb if they still had ammunition.
"We have to separate. With any luck, they'll send one or two after each of us. They won't be a problem to shake off." Quatre ducked back behind Sandrock as he fired his last round. Without another word, the four boys started down separate paths.
Casassa stepped forward and gave each soldier a path to follow. "I will go after 01."
Trowa ran around the corner into something. Falling on his back, he saw a hand outreached to him. Looking up, he saw it was Wufei.
"It seems our hallways connected." The sound of the soldiers approaching echoed in the silence around them.
"No point in guns anymore. We'll have to duke it out the old fashioned way." Trowa placed his gun behind him, while Wufei did the same. The two men came in each direction at the boys, they too out of bullets. Both seemed to have great fear of the two pilots. They began to back off as though the youths were 40 trained warriors. "Should we show mercy?"
"In my clan, we break the necks of those that cower away in fear. This shouldn't be any different."
In an instant, the two had struck, bringing the soldiers to their knees, unconscious. It was then they heard more footsteps. They readied themselves to fight again but this time, it was not the enemy.
"Hey guys," 04 came running to them, slightly out of breath.
"Where's the Oz soldier that was following you?"
"Oh…um…my gun did have another bullet left. I thought I could play his bluff and I ended up shooting him in the leg." He grinned as he scratched the back of his head. But the others only worried more. Where had Heero and the other soldier gone? All three read each other's mind. Duo. Racing down the hall, they moved with great speed to the medical wing.
The door to Shingami's bed chamber flew open, but much to the dismay, 02 was no where in sight. It was then all three heard the gunshot.
"Heero."
muahahahahaha!! Damn, I'm evil! Heh, will Heero survive?! I hope so! I need some more reviews to post! Tell your friends! The more reviews, the sooner you get the ending!!
Regina- I'm updating as fast as I can! I didn't expect so many reviews so quickly! Will Duo survive…maybe…maybe not…heh heh heh…evil grins and chuckles
Guardian Arrow- Thanks, here is the third part!
Duo-23- Heh, should we feel sorry for Duo or Quatre…the world may never know!
Alevera- No worries about not understanding Gundam…reading fanfics is the first step to learning it! Yay! I love being on favorite author lists!
foxhiei- I'm hurrying! Thanks for the heads-up about the double chapter!
Ayani- thanks for the review…I can't tell you that Duo dies..oops! I mean…heh, you're just gonna have to read and find out!
Kit- Aren't cliff hangers great? I love having this power!
Ahanchan- No, reviewing twice doesn't count! Nice try…here's the next chapter!
Dragonmaster- heh heh heh, I love these cliff hangers! But seriously, I know the feeling of searching and searching for a really good fanfic and then once you do find one, the author doesn't up date for a long time! Well, so I don't follow suit, here's the next chapter!
Duosgirl02- I'll try to make Duo better but no promises!!
A/N- Thank you for all of these reviews!! You all have made my day!! I feel sooo loved! Thanks again!!
Take One For The Team
Part 3-
Quatre had exhausted himself into sleep, but still fought to calm down. Trowa sat next to him, rubbing his back to help him get along. The others only watched and waited until finally Quatre had completely relaxed.
"What set him off?" asked Wufei in a soft whisper.
"Duo started yelling and before I knew it, he had forced me back into the hallway. That's when I saw Quatre. What was that? Anxiety?"
"Quatre is sensitive to other's emotions, especially ours. When we refuse to let our feelings out, he has to suffer with them. So, he's calmed down, which means Duo has too. I think it's time one of us finally got to the bottom of this." 05 removed himself for the room and headed down the hall. However, 04's mumbling drew their attention back towards him.
"He must be having a bad dream," Trowa said, checking to see if he was asleep still.
"Yeah, but who's?" 01 continued to gaze guiltily out the window.
It was dark on the streets. For any seven-year-old, it would have been scary. But not for Duo. He loved the dark allies and stores. Plus, he always had his travel partner.
"Come on, Solo. We have to get in here if we're gonna get food for the others." From behind his ears, he pulled out a small shard of metal and began to pick the lock.
"How about I go first and you can watch my back?" Solo came and joined his buddy atop the mountain of crates. It was agreed and silently the two crept inside.
The military base was heavily guarded and getting through unnoticed would be a trick.
"How about this?" said Solo as he killed the lights. Some soldiers yelled and began to move from their posts to inspect the damage. "Watch this," he said as he dashed to an open crate. Quickly, he loaded the bag with food for the others, Duo still keeping watch. It was then he saw a soldier heading towards Solo, gun being drawn. Without hesitation he made his way over to his unsuspecting friend.
The soldier fired, missing Solo as Duo pushed him to the ground. The bullet skimmed across his lower back, but never entered.
Once outside, the two hid in a dumpster waiting for the soldiers to pass. When they knew it was safe, they began to laugh.
"You okay, Duo?"
"It stings like hell, but nothing serious. How about you?"
"Let me see it."
"No, I'm fine. What about you? Did you get hit?!" Duo had stopped laughing, his expression turning to concern.
"I'm fine, thanks to you. I'll always be okay when you're looking out for me. Anyone would be. Don't ever lose that quality, okay? Promise to always look after your friends?" He placed his hand out for their secret handshake.
"Promise," said Duo taking hold of it.
Slowly, the young American's eyes opened, rubbing them to focus. As they did, he sensed the he was not alone in the room. Sitting in the chair next to his bed was 05, not making a sound.
"Sleep well?" he asked kindly.
"Yes. Thank you." Wufei may be the only one he could still consider a friend at that time.
"Duo, what's eating at you? You know you can tell us anything. We just want to help you." His words were sincere and Duo could tell that he could trust him.
"This has happened before, but not this seriously. It was back when I was on the streets…" He went on to explain everything in his dream and that day. "I've made a promise to always put my friends first. It's just the way I've always been. But it seems that you guys don't need me babying over you."
"That doesn't mean we don't need you at all."
"Right." His voice had turned cold again.
"You make up the best part of this team. And your promise was to be there when your friends need you. Maxwell…we need you. I need you, your wit, and your aggravating charm." Maybe those weren't the best words, but they were true, and for a moment, he could have sworn the Duo Maxwell he knew had returned.
"Go away," he whispered. Wufei hung his head and nodded.
"I'll respect your wishes. Just promise me you'll think about what I said." Rising up, he took a small bow, and then left the room. At least one of their questions had been answered but that wouldn't explain why he was mad. Unless…what had the others said to him?
In his room, Duo pulled the sheets away. Bending his knees up towards his chest, he winced, still in a bit of pain. He had not moved in hours. Everyone kept walking in on him. Throwing his legs over the edge of the bed, he shakily stood up, still greatly needing the bed for support. Letting go, he almost fell into the wall on the other side of the room. Come on, Maxwell! The faster you get better at this, the faster you can get the hell away from them! His thoughts were still cold and he hated it. Taking a seat in the chair next to him, he noticed the cane Sally had left leaning on the wall.
"I'm so confused. You think you know people and they prove you wrong. What do I believe? They need me or they don't?" He hung his head and shook it slowly. Grabbing for the cane, he relied on it greatly for support. "Even if they don't want me, I have to be there for them. At least for now."
Quatre woke up, stretching. He couldn't remember why he had fallen asleep and only came to the assumption that he needed it. Noticing he was alone, he swung his legs over the couch and moved out towards the hanger. That was more than likely where his comrades would be.
This proved correct as he walked in to see them all working on the Gundams. Trowa was the first to notice his presence among them.
"How'd you sleep?"
"Alright. How's Duo doing?" This was given no response by any of them. Of course, no responses meant nothing good. "What…?!"
"No, he's okay. Just stubborn." Heero cleaned his hands with a rag as he made his way over to 04.
"He's not the only one," he shot back, slyly. Where did that come from? Was he connected with 02's emotions again? Heero was about to respond when an alarm sounded. A loud bang came at the door of the hanger.
"We've got company!" Trowa jumped down from Heavyarms, pulling his gun out. The others followed suit.
"Sally, sound the evacuation alarm. The only want us and the Gundams!" Wufei yelled to the control tower where Sally was positioned. She knew what she had to do. Soon the wail of the alarm filled the entire base.
Duo, who was propped up against the door to his room, now heard the alarm sounding too. Should I go help? he asked himself. He pondered this as the alarm got louder. And then a voice in his head screamed at him, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! It was right. He had to help them.
The door to the hanger blew open. As the dust cleared, the shimmer of 02's badges was made obvious. "Fire!" came a loud shout from their side.
"Get into cover!" yelled Heero who ducked behind the leg of Deathscythe. The battle raged on, bullets flying everywhere until only a few remained standing. A Lieutenant and a few soldiers. Foolishly, the few charged them. At least it would not have been dumb if they still had ammunition.
"We have to separate. With any luck, they'll send one or two after each of us. They won't be a problem to shake off." Quatre ducked back behind Sandrock as he fired his last round. Without another word, the four boys started down separate paths.
Casassa stepped forward and gave each soldier a path to follow. "I will go after 01."
Trowa ran around the corner into something. Falling on his back, he saw a hand outreached to him. Looking up, he saw it was Wufei.
"It seems our hallways connected." The sound of the soldiers approaching echoed in the silence around them.
"No point in guns anymore. We'll have to duke it out the old fashioned way." Trowa placed his gun behind him, while Wufei did the same. The two men came in each direction at the boys, they too out of bullets. Both seemed to have great fear of the two pilots. They began to back off as though the youths were 40 trained warriors. "Should we show mercy?"
"In my clan, we break the necks of those that cower away in fear. This shouldn't be any different."
In an instant, the two had struck, bringing the soldiers to their knees, unconscious. It was then they heard more footsteps. They readied themselves to fight again but this time, it was not the enemy.
"Hey guys," 04 came running to them, slightly out of breath.
"Where's the Oz soldier that was following you?"
"Oh…um…my gun did have another bullet left. I thought I could play his bluff and I ended up shooting him in the leg." He grinned as he scratched the back of his head. But the others only worried more. Where had Heero and the other soldier gone? All three read each other's mind. Duo. Racing down the hall, they moved with great speed to the medical wing.
The door to Shingami's bed chamber flew open, but much to the dismay, 02 was no where in sight. It was then all three heard the gunshot.
"Heero."
muahahahahaha!! Damn, I'm evil! Heh, will Heero survive?! I hope so! I need some more reviews to post! Tell your friends! The more reviews, the sooner you get the ending!!