Wufei sat on the floor of the living room, his legs crossed under him in his usual manner, eyes closed in a show of serenity he definitely did not feel. He cracked open an eyelid at the sound of footsteps approaching, and then sighed inwardly as Quatre's anxious, rigid profile came into view for the twenty-ninth time. The blonde had spent the last half-hour pacing slowly through the adjoined rooms of the house's ground level in an endless circle. By now his stiff steps were grating on Wufei's nerves, and his once-relaxed posture was rigid with agitation.
Trowa, seated on the large couch that dominated the living room, noticed Wufei's brief glance of annoyance toward Quatre, and as the Arabian boy made to pass him, he half-stood and grabbed his arm, effectively halting him. He drew the blonde gently towards him as he sat back down; the result was that Quatre ended up on the couch next to Trowa. As Quatre instantly began to fidget, the taller boy sighed softly. "Quatre, there's nothing you can do right now but wait."
Quatre wrought his hands helplessly. "I'm sorry. I can't help it. That boy is hurt, and there's so little for me to do to keep my mind off it." Trowa grabbed his hands and held them gently but firmly away from each other.
Wufei spoke for the first time. "He's in our infirmary. Heero and Duo are doing all they can. If they need our help, they'll ask for it. Heero isn't a fool, though I can't say the same for Maxwell. And if we can't do anything for the boy, we'll call that woman."
Quatre finally smiled. "Sally," he reminded the Chinese boy.
"Yes. Her." Wufei closed his eyes in irritation.
"You see, Quatre?" Trowa asked gently, putting a comforting arm around the blonde. "Everything's going to be f—"
"EEEEEYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"
"What the—" Wufei, although sitting, toppled over in surprise.
Trowa's brow creased. "What's Duo yelling about?" For the voice obviously belonged to the braided boy.
Without waiting for an answer, Trowa led the other two pilots up the stairs to the infirmary.
