Chapter 13
A short time later, Angel went to Joeys room and knocked. There was no answer, so she unlocked the door and looked in. The bedroom was a mess. Papers scattered everywhere, and clothes tossed about the room.
"Joey? I brought you something to eat if you want." called Angel from the door.
Joey didn't reply, so Angel went into the room and to the side of the bed. She looked down at the bed and she thought that Joey was sleeping there, but when she pulled the covers down, Joey was not there. Angel put the food down and ran out of the room calling for Duo and Heero. She found them in the dining room.
"What's wrong babe?" asked Duo.
"Joeys not in the room...she must of left." Angel said panicky that Duo got up and put a hand around her shoulder to keep her calm.
"What do you mean she's not there?" asked Heero.
"She's not there. Her bedroom is a mess and some of her clothes are gone. The window was open." she put her face on Duos chest and let the tears roll down her cheeks.
"Fuck.." said Heero and he stood and walked out to the hall.
"Where you going?" asked Duo and Quatra who just walked out of the kitchen.
"Im going to go and find her." Heero said as he grabbed his keys. "Im going to the airport." and walked out the door.
Two hours later, Joey unlocked the door to the apartment and sat down on the couch. She sighed at the small place. It had the livingroom, and to the left, the kitchen. To the right of the kitchen was the bedroom and the bathroom was just across the hall.
She grabbed her bag and took out a pack of newly bought razors. She bought them at the store earlier after she got off the shuttle. She needed to cut; to feel the silver blade slide across her skin.
She tore open the package, dropping the other 9 razors, rolled up her sleeves, and slid the razor across her upper arm. She felt a little better, but not good enough. She rolled up her pants and sliced the razor across her legs over and over again. After she was done, she looked at the carpet. There was a lot of blood pn the carpet. It was dripping off her legs. 'Oh well...' she thought to herself. Joey got up and headed towards the bathroom. She turned on the water in the tub, and filled it for her bath.
As the bath was filling, she carefully took her shirt off, then her pants and tossed them aside. She then undid the braid in her hair, letting it fall freely. Naked, she stood infront of the mirror and looked at her self. She looked so much like Duo did.
"I'm sorry Duo..." she whispered. "Sorry for hurting you...and everyone...but I don't think I should live anymore."
Joey turned back to the bath, turned the water off and got into the bath. The water was nice and hot, and she picked up the soap and scrubbed viciously at her self, opening the old, scabbed over cuts again. It stung. It hurt, but she didn't care. When she was done, she sat back in the tub and let the tears fall freely.
Heero arrived at the airport and went to the ticket booth. There was a woman behind the desk. She sat there chewing her gum like a cow, and twirling her shoulder length blond hair.
"Can I help you?" she asked.
"Hn...I was wondering if you have seen someone." Heero replied.
"I see lots off people everyday." she replied sarcastilly.
"Then have you seen a girl...about 5'3, long brown hair...here...I have a picture." Heero took out the picture that was taken of the gang a week before Joey was kidnapped, and pointed at Joey.
The woman looked at the picture for a moment. Then she said "No...I haven't seen her...but who is that hunk of meat?" She pointed at Duo.
"That 'hunk of meat' is her brother and he is taken. Do you know anyone who might of seen her?" Heero asked impationaty.
"Dunno, but maybe Bob knows. He was here before I got here. Maybe he saw her." she turned and yelled to the back. "Hey Bob. Someone out here wants to ask you something." A middle age man walked out of the back room and looked at Heero.
"Whadda you want?" he asked.
"I want to know if you seen this girl?" Heero asked pointing at the picture.
"Yeah...I remember her. Gave her a ticket for her to go to L2. She looked a little uncertain and she didn't have much money so I let her off a few bucks. What? She a criminal or something?" he asked.
Heero shook his head, said a small thanks and left. He got back to the car and got in. He banged the steering wheel. "Fuck!" he muttered. "Now what?" He started the engin and pulled away.
When Joey was done, she got out, dried and got dressed into some other clothes. She felt a little hungry but she didn't feel like dealing with the public. She went to the phonebook and opened it to the pizza section. Joey wanted a pizza with BBQ chicken, green peppers and onions. She went to the phone and ordered it. 15 minuets later the pizza man came to the door.
"Here your pizza and it'll be $10.00." he said. Joey gave him $15.00 and told him to keep the change. "Have a good night, and thanks." he said.
"Yeah...whatever." she replied and shut the door.
She took the pizza to the livingroom and sat down. She turned on the TV and flip through the channels until she found a show. Joey grabbed a piece and slowly ate it. She was hungry, and a little while later she finished the pizza. She laid down on the couch and fell asleep a short time later.
Heero got back to the house and he sat in his car. Duo walked up to his car and taped on the window. Duo waited for an answer but got none, so he went around to the passenger side door and got in.
"What happened?" he asked. "Joey got the ship to L2. Im gonna use my laptop to locate her. Im guessing that since she doesn't want any one to find her, her number will be non existent, so I'm going to find another way." Heero replied.
Duo just stared at Heero. Then he asked "Do you think she's going to be ok?"
"When she gets help she'll be fine. Im going in now...good night." Heero said as he was getting out. Duo watched Heero go into the house and he followed. When he got in the door Angel ran up to him.
"What did Heero say? Where's Joey?"
"Joey went back to L2 and Heero is going to try and track her down." Duo sighed.
"Well...we gotta find her. We gotta go now!" demanded Angel.
"And what will we do when we get there huh? It's a big place. Lets just wait for Heero."
"Fine..." Angel muttered. "Im going to the room."
"Ok.. Ill meet you there." Duo said and walk towards the livingroom.
He went out onto the veranda and sat down in a chair, looked up at the stars, and thought. Quatra came out and put a hand on Duo's shoulder, and Duo looked up surprised.
"Are you ok?" Quatra asked.
"Yeah...I guess. Im just concerned about Joey. Why wont she get help? She knows that she needs help...but why not get the help?" Duo sighed.
"Well, She's been through a lot. And when she was kidnaped it took a turn for the worst when...well you know, and I guess she is blaming herself for it." said Quatra. Duo just nodded.
"We could get Sally to help us out...and I know of this psychology doctor who would be honored to help us out too. I'll call them tomorrow." Duo looked up and nodded, then got up, went inside and up to bed.
A short time later, Angel went to Joeys room and knocked. There was no answer, so she unlocked the door and looked in. The bedroom was a mess. Papers scattered everywhere, and clothes tossed about the room.
"Joey? I brought you something to eat if you want." called Angel from the door.
Joey didn't reply, so Angel went into the room and to the side of the bed. She looked down at the bed and she thought that Joey was sleeping there, but when she pulled the covers down, Joey was not there. Angel put the food down and ran out of the room calling for Duo and Heero. She found them in the dining room.
"What's wrong babe?" asked Duo.
"Joeys not in the room...she must of left." Angel said panicky that Duo got up and put a hand around her shoulder to keep her calm.
"What do you mean she's not there?" asked Heero.
"She's not there. Her bedroom is a mess and some of her clothes are gone. The window was open." she put her face on Duos chest and let the tears roll down her cheeks.
"Fuck.." said Heero and he stood and walked out to the hall.
"Where you going?" asked Duo and Quatra who just walked out of the kitchen.
"Im going to go and find her." Heero said as he grabbed his keys. "Im going to the airport." and walked out the door.
Two hours later, Joey unlocked the door to the apartment and sat down on the couch. She sighed at the small place. It had the livingroom, and to the left, the kitchen. To the right of the kitchen was the bedroom and the bathroom was just across the hall.
She grabbed her bag and took out a pack of newly bought razors. She bought them at the store earlier after she got off the shuttle. She needed to cut; to feel the silver blade slide across her skin.
She tore open the package, dropping the other 9 razors, rolled up her sleeves, and slid the razor across her upper arm. She felt a little better, but not good enough. She rolled up her pants and sliced the razor across her legs over and over again. After she was done, she looked at the carpet. There was a lot of blood pn the carpet. It was dripping off her legs. 'Oh well...' she thought to herself. Joey got up and headed towards the bathroom. She turned on the water in the tub, and filled it for her bath.
As the bath was filling, she carefully took her shirt off, then her pants and tossed them aside. She then undid the braid in her hair, letting it fall freely. Naked, she stood infront of the mirror and looked at her self. She looked so much like Duo did.
"I'm sorry Duo..." she whispered. "Sorry for hurting you...and everyone...but I don't think I should live anymore."
Joey turned back to the bath, turned the water off and got into the bath. The water was nice and hot, and she picked up the soap and scrubbed viciously at her self, opening the old, scabbed over cuts again. It stung. It hurt, but she didn't care. When she was done, she sat back in the tub and let the tears fall freely.
Heero arrived at the airport and went to the ticket booth. There was a woman behind the desk. She sat there chewing her gum like a cow, and twirling her shoulder length blond hair.
"Can I help you?" she asked.
"Hn...I was wondering if you have seen someone." Heero replied.
"I see lots off people everyday." she replied sarcastilly.
"Then have you seen a girl...about 5'3, long brown hair...here...I have a picture." Heero took out the picture that was taken of the gang a week before Joey was kidnapped, and pointed at Joey.
The woman looked at the picture for a moment. Then she said "No...I haven't seen her...but who is that hunk of meat?" She pointed at Duo.
"That 'hunk of meat' is her brother and he is taken. Do you know anyone who might of seen her?" Heero asked impationaty.
"Dunno, but maybe Bob knows. He was here before I got here. Maybe he saw her." she turned and yelled to the back. "Hey Bob. Someone out here wants to ask you something." A middle age man walked out of the back room and looked at Heero.
"Whadda you want?" he asked.
"I want to know if you seen this girl?" Heero asked pointing at the picture.
"Yeah...I remember her. Gave her a ticket for her to go to L2. She looked a little uncertain and she didn't have much money so I let her off a few bucks. What? She a criminal or something?" he asked.
Heero shook his head, said a small thanks and left. He got back to the car and got in. He banged the steering wheel. "Fuck!" he muttered. "Now what?" He started the engin and pulled away.
When Joey was done, she got out, dried and got dressed into some other clothes. She felt a little hungry but she didn't feel like dealing with the public. She went to the phonebook and opened it to the pizza section. Joey wanted a pizza with BBQ chicken, green peppers and onions. She went to the phone and ordered it. 15 minuets later the pizza man came to the door.
"Here your pizza and it'll be $10.00." he said. Joey gave him $15.00 and told him to keep the change. "Have a good night, and thanks." he said.
"Yeah...whatever." she replied and shut the door.
She took the pizza to the livingroom and sat down. She turned on the TV and flip through the channels until she found a show. Joey grabbed a piece and slowly ate it. She was hungry, and a little while later she finished the pizza. She laid down on the couch and fell asleep a short time later.
Heero got back to the house and he sat in his car. Duo walked up to his car and taped on the window. Duo waited for an answer but got none, so he went around to the passenger side door and got in.
"What happened?" he asked. "Joey got the ship to L2. Im gonna use my laptop to locate her. Im guessing that since she doesn't want any one to find her, her number will be non existent, so I'm going to find another way." Heero replied.
Duo just stared at Heero. Then he asked "Do you think she's going to be ok?"
"When she gets help she'll be fine. Im going in now...good night." Heero said as he was getting out. Duo watched Heero go into the house and he followed. When he got in the door Angel ran up to him.
"What did Heero say? Where's Joey?"
"Joey went back to L2 and Heero is going to try and track her down." Duo sighed.
"Well...we gotta find her. We gotta go now!" demanded Angel.
"And what will we do when we get there huh? It's a big place. Lets just wait for Heero."
"Fine..." Angel muttered. "Im going to the room."
"Ok.. Ill meet you there." Duo said and walk towards the livingroom.
He went out onto the veranda and sat down in a chair, looked up at the stars, and thought. Quatra came out and put a hand on Duo's shoulder, and Duo looked up surprised.
"Are you ok?" Quatra asked.
"Yeah...I guess. Im just concerned about Joey. Why wont she get help? She knows that she needs help...but why not get the help?" Duo sighed.
"Well, She's been through a lot. And when she was kidnaped it took a turn for the worst when...well you know, and I guess she is blaming herself for it." said Quatra. Duo just nodded.
"We could get Sally to help us out...and I know of this psychology doctor who would be honored to help us out too. I'll call them tomorrow." Duo looked up and nodded, then got up, went inside and up to bed.