Okay, so this is the first fic I actually ever wrote. It was slightly before Not One Sock, but it needs to be typed up and have a bit of editing…

Is It Enough?

Part 1: The Accident

"Duo? Duo!"

The shout hauled Duo out of blissful sleep and into a very bright morning. Sprawled out on his bed, one arm and his chestnut braid hanging over the edge, he opened his eyes, only to wince and quickly close them again as the sunlight streamed in through his bedroom window.

'Every night I close those blinds, and every morning she opens them before I get up!' He carefully opened one of his eyes so that just a little slit of their startling blue depths was revealed. 'I think she's actually trying to blind me.'

"Yeah, hold on a sec, Hilde! I'll be right there," he yelled back as he tossed the covers aside and slipped his legs over the side of the mattress. He stumbled over to the closet as he stretched his arms and pulled out his usual black clothes. He quickly put them on over the boxers he slept in and then glanced over at his very unmade bed. The covers were all twisted and balled up because he could never sleep without squirming during the night. He debated making it a bit more presentable, but quickly decided against it. 'Hilde's going to have a cow. But what's the point of making my bed when I'm just going to sleep in it again tonight?' Duo shrugged and passed through the short hallway that connected his bedroom to the kitchen.

Hilde looked up from the book she was reading. "Good morning," she said in a singsong voice as he entered.

"There's no such this as a 'good morning,' Hilde. It's an oxymoron," Duo mumbled as he unsuccessfully stifled a yawn.

"You're a moron, Duo," she laughed.

"And you love me for it!" He winked and then leaned over her to grab a piece of bacon off her plate. Then his voice changed to a mock whine. "What'd you wake me up for? I need my beauty sleep!"

Hilde shook her head slowly as she laughed at him. "You've got a call in the other room," she told Duo as he reached for her plate again, snatching a slice of toast off it. "And stop stealing my food!" She scowled at him and then it was his turn to laugh. Hilde stuck her tongue out at him and then her nose back in her book as he bit into his toast and walked away.

'Probably just someone who needs parts from the scrap yard,' he thought. 'It might even be Howard. He did say he would call…' He was still smiling to himself as he sat down at the vid-screen. His grin grew larger when he saw who had called.

"Hey Q-man! What's up?" His eyes narrowed and his smile faltered as he saw that his friend did not look happy. 'Uh oh.' "What's wrong, Quatre?"

/It's Heero, Duo. He's had an accident./

"Oh, so 'Mr. Perfect Soldier' managed to get himself blown up again, did he?" he joked as he took a second bite of toast. While on the outside he acted carefree, he was feeling horribly sick on the inside. He wouldn't be able to stand it if something had really happened to Heero. The uneasy feeling in the pit of Duo's stomach grew when he realized that Quatre's usually smiling face held no trace of its typical cheerfulness. 'Quatre wouldn't kid around about something like this. And the look on his face! This wouldn't be the first time something has happened to Heero…' Duo swallowed hard and the ball of toast stumbled its way down his suddenly dry throat. His uneasiness grew still more intense as he stared at the blonde Arabian and the stretch of silence lengthened.

"What happened?" he managed to get out.

/We're not sure. He crashed, that's all we know. He's been admitted into the hospital on colony JL0701 of L2./ Quatre replied.

That was all Duo needed to hear. He jumped out of his chair, grabbed his coat, and ran out of the door.

When Hilde came to give Duo a mug of coffee the only things that greeted her were a blank vid-screen, a partly eaten piece of toast on the floor, and the door that Duo hadn't completely closed in his rush to get out.

End Part 1

Just to let you know, there are five chapters to this one, none of which are extremely long, but it just made sense to separate them as such. They should all be up and posted within a day or two of each other, so stay tuned…