Chapter Two

"How do I live?"

By: Careless Dreamer

Wufei left the woman's bedside at dawn. He went to work and did everything like it was usually done. But with one problem, Sally was on his mind. No matter how much he tried to not think about her, he did.

"How do I live with..."

"Wufei!" Duo chimed.

He turned around to meet the "American Baka," as he liked to call him. Duo drew his hand behind his and got his biggest, yet dumbest, grin on his face. Which Wufei thought it was going to be "one," of them days, where Duo's neck deep in trouble.

"Onna, what do you want?" he snapped.

"You looked a little distracted and all... I thought I'd cover for the day for you... my job here is done," he said thoughtfully.

"Onna, I don't need..."

He stopped in mid-sentence.

"Sure thing buddie..."

He thought he was acting sly, but to Duo, he thought Wufei had gone psycho.

"Screw anything up... and I'll have your neck!"

Wufei dashed out. Duo scratched his head, shrugging then says something inaudible. Duo began where Wufei left off at. Reassembling old guns... Duo's favorite.

How do I

Get through the night without you?

If I had to live without you

What king of life would that be?

Oh, I

I need you in my arms, need you to hold,

You're my world, my heart, my soul,

If you were to leave,

Baby you would take away everything good in my life

How does he get through the night? He's not exactly sure how it's done... but he's pretty sure that he's fine alone.

"Wufei?"

He turned around to face Une.

"Where's Sally?"

Wufei's heart kind of stopped in his chest.

"Look here's the deal... I haven't seen her in a couple of days... if I see her, I'll let her know were looking for her!"

With that he dashed off. He doesn't know where he was going, he just followed his feet. When he stopped he found himself at her house. He pulled his key from his pocket and unlocked the door. He went through the house looking for her, but so far nothing.

and tell me now

How do I live without you?
I want to know,

How do I live without you?

If you ever go, how do I, oh how do I live?

Wufei then flung open the door to the bathroom. Sally lied there, with her back to him. Her body wasn't moving, no oxygen flowing in or carbon dioxide coming out.

He just stood there dumbfounded as he saw her there. Then he got up the nerve to move closer to her. Sally's face was a ghost white and she was cold to the touch. Then he saw the blood around her body. Instantly he looked for an open wound on her body. He didn't see any until he saw her wrists. He reached up to the shelf and pulled a towel down from the rack. He ripped up the towel and covered her wrists with them.

"What have I done?" He questioned out loud.

With the sound of his voice Sally stirred.

"Wu..."

He placed his finger on her lips. He picked her up and began to carry her to the car. Wufei sped all the way to the hospital.

Without you,

There'd be no sun in my sky

There would be no love in my life,

There'd be no world left for me.

Baby, I don't know what I would do,

I'd be lost if I lost you,

If you ever leave,

Baby, you take away everything real in my life,

Wufei let a few tears fall but he realize it. He wiped them away before another could fall. He dashed into the hospital looking for help. When it came, he kept in step with the doctors and understood everything they told him. Wufei almost felt like a doctor, except for that he was still dressed in his Preventers uniform.

"Can you do anything for her?" Wufei asked when she was a bit more stable.

The doctor shook his head a bit.

"Unless someone donates her blood, she'll be in a coma and possibly lose the child," the doctor explained.

"A donator for blood and a child," Wufei mumbles, "could I give her some blood?"

"According to your records... you can't... but he can..."

The doctor reveled a picture of that bone headed American Pilot. Wufei rolled his eyes and banged his head on the wall. The doctor stopped him immediately.

"Do you know him?"

Wufei about hit him.

"What do you mean, 'Do I know him?' of course I know him! He's that American Onna! Always into trouble!"

Wufei stomped off into Sally's room. She had a mask covering her face that was forcing her to breathe. She would be fine for a few days, at the most. After that she'll just be an empty body breathing for nothing. His cell phone rang and he plucked it from his side. Automatically, he gave out his Preventer name and I.D. number.

"Wufei," came the voice.

"What?" He questioned angrily.

"I don't know where you're at, but you've got to get back and finish your job."

"Damn him to hell," Wufei muttered, "could you finish it up for me, Heero?"

"No."

"You can have my paycheck..."

"Fine."

"One more thing, where's that baka? It's too quiet there."

"Wind had shipped him out..."

Wufei hung up. He left and to Zechs's house.

And tell me now,

How do I live without you?
I want to know,

How do I breathe without you?

If you ever go,

How do I ever, ever survive?

How do I, how do I, oh how do I live?

The doorbell rang but Zechs had no time to answer it then it opened and the person came in. Noin appeared at the top of the stairs and flew down the steps to talk with Wufei. Noin began to stop but she skidded across the wood floor and slammed into him. Zechs began laughing and picked up Noin, who was thrown over his shoulder, then he helped Wufei up with his left hand.

"What's up?" Noin asked as she bit Zechs to make him let go of her.

She tumbled to the floor after Zechs yelped. Wufei pulled Zechs closer and whispered something into his ear. Zechs pulled back, concern was written all over his face. He began walking in the direction of his office. Noin just stood there and watched them walk away like zombies. She shrugged and pulled out a razor.

"Oh, Trowa," she called.

Since Duo was gone... somebody had to take his place... for a time.

Please tell me baby,

How do I go on?

If you ever leave,

Baby, you would take away everything,

I need you with me,

Baby, don't you know that you're everything,

Real in my life?

The phone began ringing and he pulled up his head which hit the hood of a car. He wiped his hands on a rag and pulled the phone from the base. With his free hand he rubbed the sore spot on his head.

"Hello?" He said. "Duo Maxwell speaking."

The grin slipped from his face and his eyes almost became dark, almost black.

"It must be rough for him... I'll get the first flight out of here and be there for him."

He hung up the phone and began gathering his things.

"Duo?" Came a voice. "What's going on?"

He turned around and saw a figure leaning against the door frame, slightly shaking.

"I have to... go..."

"So soon?!" She charged.

She flew from the door and tears streamed down her face. Duo embraced her and held her close.

"I'm sorry... Sally needs me..."

He kissed her forehead.

"In that case, I'm going with you."

"Okay, Hilde."

And tell me now,

How do I live without you,

I want to know,

How do I breathe without you?

If you ever go,

How do I ever, ever survive?
How do I, how do I, oh how do I live?

He sat there just watching the machines move with every forced breath. He hated to see her like this, knowing that he was the cause of her pain. How he wished more than ever that he never left for that damned reason. Wufei closed his eyes to try and get some kind of sleep.

How do I live without you?

Duo walked into the room when he saw Wufei fixing to pull the plug on Sally, Duo charged in and pulled Wufei back.

"Like hell I'll let her die... much less have you kill her!" Duo yelled.

"What do you know?! You've never been in a situation like this!" Wufei yelled back. Duo hit him across the face, knocking him out.

How do I live without you?

Wufei began to fall, Duo tried to catch him, but they both fell on the floor. Which pulled out the plug on the machines. Hilde dashed out to try and get help. Duo plugged it back in but it didn't do any good. By that time the doctors were in the room taking care of things. Duo walked out of the room with Wufei tossed over his shoulder.