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Another Chance
You know the name
cursing, adult situations, angst
"This is where Haru works?" Heero asked with amazement swimming in cobalt blue eyes.
"Sure does. There are other doctors here but he's the favorite," Miri mentioned as she parked the car and stared up at the small doctor's office.
"Why would he be the favorite?" Heero questioned as he unbuckled his seat belt and stepped out of the car.
"Because there are two other doctors here and they're both female," she hinted as she led the way to the entrance.
"I still don't get it," he trailed off as the automatic doors slid open to reveal a spacious waiting room with women sitting in various chairs.
With only women sitting in various chairs.
They were either reading a magazine or talking amongst themselves, as if nothing was wrong. And if Heero's eyes weren't doing a Houdini, then the women in the room didn't look sick at all. Of course you can't just go by looks to tell if a person is sick but...he was pretty sure that if every woman in the room turned and greeted you with a beaming, full toothed smile then all couldn't be too lost in their world.
He saw that Miri was walking towards the receptionists' window and hurried to catch up as he was still gawking at the entrance. He came up beside her and noticed 3 women behind the window.
One of the women, a pretty red head with emerald green eyes and reddish brown freckles, smiled at the sight of Miri. "Hey Miriam! Haven't seen you around here in a while."
Another, a curvy blonde with blue eyes, reached over and hugged Miri through the window. "Hey girl, long time no see! How ya been?"
"Pretty good," she said going to hug a petite brunette with brown eyes.
"Where you been? Too busy to stop by and gossip with old friends?" The brunette teased.
Miri blushed. "Sorry guys, it's been pretty hectic. Things have been pretty weird-as of this morning. But before this morning, I just have one word-Collin."
The 3 women chuckled and nodded.
"Does this," the red head gestured to Heero, "handsome young man have anything to do with 'things being weird as of this morning?'"
"Actually yeah." She laughed. "Girls, this is my little brother Heero." She pointed to each woman, "Heero this is Cheryl," she pointed to the red head, "this is Sandy," she pointed to the blonde, "and last but not least, this is Donna," she finished off with the brunette.
Heero shook each of their hands and smiled with a polite, 'Nice to meet you.'
"It's nice to meet you too, Heero. We've heard nothing but good things about you." Sandy nodded to him.
"That's right, and we've heard plenty about you. But what people forgot to mention was just how gorgeous you really are," Cheryl flirted as she leaned through the window. In her position, she was practically shoving her cleavage through the window.
Heero nodded politely and made sure that he was looking only at her eyes.
"Well, well, well, it's certainly been a while Heero," Donna spoke suddenly while eyeing him.
"I'm sorry," he raised his eye brow and glanced at Miri.
"Don't you remember Donna?" Miri looked at him silently.
Heero shook his head.
"Don't remember me, huh?"
Heero looked at the slender brunette before shaking his head. "Sorry," he muttered with a blush.
Donna laughed. "I can't really blame you, it has been a while. But I used to babysit your bad ass when you were little...I think you were like 10 years old and it was just for the summer. You used to always make me play Candy Land with you."
Heero blushed furiously. "Oh man...Donna. I can't believe it. This town is way too small."
Donna laughed loudly. "You bet it is. Get over here and give me a hug. Come on in through the door to your right."
Miri followed Heero, "How come he gets a full hug while I get one through the dang window."
"Because you're not special," Donna spoke around Heero as she gave him a hug.
Miri pouted and all the girls took pity on her. "Group hug," Sandy called and all three women grabbed onto Miri.
Heero quickly side stepped the emotional women and watched as they embraced her carefully, making sure not to squeeze her unborn child.
"Take a seat, Miriam," Sandy offered her own chair as they let go of each other.
"Thanks," she sat in the chair and relaxed, glad to be off her feet as they were beginning to ache. "So why are you guys in here lollygagging instead of doing your job?"
Cheryl snorted from her perch on the desk. "Have you seen the waiting room? Nothing but bitches in heat out there."
"Cheryl language," Donna berated and shook her head. "But potty mouth over here," she noted jerking her thumb, "is right. And, pretty much, all of them out there aren't even sick. They just want to get a 'check up...'"
"More like a feel up," Sandy put in and Heero chuckled.
"By Dr. Yuy."
"Have you tried being ignorant of the fact that they want Haru and taken them as your patient anyway," Miri suggested.
Sandy snorted. "'Have we tried...' Honey, we been trying for a while and now we're just tired. When I tried to help one of those women she threatened me by saying she'd have my doctoral license if I ever approached her again. And then called me a lesbian when she was through bitching."
"Shut up," Miri said, eyes wide with disbelief. "She did not."
"Yes she did," Sandy nodded.
Cheryl chuckled, "And you know what this broad said back to her?"
"What?"
Cheryl tried to keep her laughter under control. "She said, 'If I ever catch you back in here and you aren't carrying your own head, I'll give you a real reason to sue me.'" Cheryl mimicked her by talking with the same sassiness that Sandy possesses.
"Sandy, you didn't!"
"I sure did, and needless to say I haven't seen her in here since." Sandy nodded to herself, seemingly proud of the way she handled things.
"Oh my Lord," Miri waved a hand in her face. "You girls are really something."
"We know," they all chorused.
"So, what are you guys really doing here?" Donna questioned as she looked at brother and sister.
"Well, as you all know, Heero here has been on a eight year long vacation."
"Yeah, we heard. What's up with that," Cheryl questioned Heero.
"Um..." Heero stuttered.
"Some other time," Miri interjected. "Anyway, he hasn't seen or talked to the family in that time so we figured we would come and visit Haru. We've already gone to Akira and Mom's next in line."
"Oh yeah? I would've thought that 'Mom' would've been first in line," Donna commented.
"Circumstances," Miri supplied.
"Ah," the girls nodded in understanding and Heero began to wonder just how much the whole damn town knew about his "vacation."
"Dr. Yuy is with a 'patient' right now but he should be finishing up," as soon as the words left Sandy's mouth they heard voices coming from the hallway.
Heero's heart began to race-again. At this rate he was sure to have some kind of heart failure. All this pressure on his ticker couldn't be healthy.
"It looks like you're in tip top shape Mrs. Leery...the same tip top shape I said you were in last week," a deep timbre voiced dryly.
"Yes, well Haru, uh, I mean doctor..."
The girls rolled their pretty eyes.
"I had bumped into the wall-you know, clumsy me-and it had hurt a lot. More than it would normally hurt and I thought that I may have had an...internal bruise."
The women plus Heero could now see the pair as they came to a stop in front of the receptionist window.
Heero took a look at his older brother and noticed that, unlike Akira, Haru hadn't changed too much. Haru, as did the other boy of the family, inherited their father's height and curly, black hair- Heero and Miri took after their mother in both aspects. Unlike Akira, the eldest had also inherited his father's cobalt blue eyes, like himself, while Miri had her mother's eyes-light green.
His shoulders had broadened a bit and he had gained some good weight. His eldest brother looked the epitome of healthy and that was all that really mattered to Heero.
His physical bearing had always looked imposing but Heero knew from experience that he was just a big old teddy bear. At least he had been when they were younger-Heero hoped that it was still true.
"I assure you, Mrs. Leery that you can't get any kind of internal bleeding by bumping into a wall." Haru stated while leaning against the counter. "I shouldn't be expecting you anytime soon, so just take it easy. Your regularly scheduled check up is in 6 months so please don't let me see you until then," Haru all but begged.
Mrs. Leery, married if you didn't catch the 'Mrs.' smiled flirtatiously and leaned in to whisper, "See you next week...doctor. Maybe then I'll get a full body check up." She walked away with more than a little shake to her hips.
"Christ," Haru swore as he ran a hand through his curly locks. He ignored the heightened volume of the women in the waiting room and turned to lean on the counter with his head in his hands, eyes closed.
"Sandy, will you please file Mrs. Leery's data for me." He gestured with his head to the clipboard next to his elbow.
"Sure, Dr. Yuy," she said and took the mentioned record. She went to the wall, where all the files were located and proceeded to slip it in under the letter L.
Heero began wringing his hands. This really wasn't a good time. Haru looked tired enough, he didn't need his long lost brother coming to him with greetings from New York.
'How do I get out of here without him seeing me,' he thought as he looked around for the nearest exit. Before another thought could cross his mind Miri grabbed his arm and held on tight.
"Hey Haru," Miri spoke despite Heero's squirming to get away.
Haru's head snapped up with surprise in his dark blue eyes. "Miri, what're you doing here? You really shouldn't be walking around like this," he spoke concerned. He hadn't seen Heero because as soon as his head came up Heero hid behind a filing cabinet that was graciously located right next to Miri.
"Please," she waved her hand, "I don't need another Collin, alright? I'm pacing myself and when I get tired I sit down. See," she gestured to her seated state.
"Right," he chuckled and stood up. He made small talk with her and the other girls for a moment before noticing that Miri was holding onto an arm. And not just any arm, an arm that belonged to a person. A living, breathing person.
"What in the world, Miri?" He questioned motioning to her hold on the arm in question.
"Uh, well..." Miri trailed off thinking the best way to break the news to her brother.
Haru shook his head and leaned over the counter. Since Miri was well within reaching distance he grabbed onto her and pulled her slightly forward before claiming the arm that she was holding hostage.
He pulled at the arm and heard the person bump into the filing cabinet. "Who in the hell..." he trailed off as the person came around the large cabinet to reveal-his youngest sibling. Heero!
"Heero!" He yelled shocked.
Heero waved shortly, "Hi Haru." He stated simply and stared at the ground. For some reason he couldn't bring himself to look into Haru's eyes-fearful of what he might see there.
Haru, snapping out of his stare, rounded the corner and burst into the small office. The girls stepped back to give the young men some space. Miri rolled back but was within safe distance if anything should go wrong.
Heero noticed that Haru had stopped in front of him and looked up to see Haru looking at him. Glaring at him. He looked back down at his feet and waited for the angry words to come. He wasn't disappointed.
"Just where the fuck have you been? Huh? Where Heero?" Blazing blue eyes stared at him waiting for answers.
"I...I've..." Heero stuttered.
"Shit, you've been gone for eight years. Eight damned years and you suddenly come back with a 'hey, how ya doing.'"
"Haru..."
"Fuck that." Heero winced at the harsh words. "You shouldn't have come back. Not after all this time." He began pacing in front of him,"Did you actually think that after years...eight years of not even a damn post card that I would welcome you back? Did you?" He stopped and grabbed onto Heero's arm tightly, shaking him roughly.
Tears fell out of Heero's eyes as Haru continued to yell. He tried to get out of the strong grip but Haru just held on tighter and Heero knew he would have a bruise there later.
Miri looked on at the scene in shock. Never in her life had she thought that Haru would put his hands on Heero as he did now. Snapping out of her daze she stood out of the chair. "That's enough, Haru," she yelled snatching Heero out of Haru's grip.
Finally, being free from his grasp he ran out of the office and out of the clinic.
Miri, not noticing Heero's abrupt departure, stood in front of Haru and slapped him hard across the face. "Just what the hell do you think you're doing, huh? Are you out of your mind? Putting your hands on Heero like that, you have to be."
"Look, I..."
"Shut up! Just...just shut up you fucking asshole. How dare you! How dare you touch him like that and speak to him like that. Do you know how much courage it took for him to come here? To see you?" She paused, "Do you even know how excited he was at seeing you again?"
"No, I..." Haru stared at his hand, the same hand that had grabbed Heero, in disbelief.
"He couldn't wait to see you. And yes, Haru, it has been eight fucking years," she used his words, "but isn't it better late than never. I can understand how you might have some anger towards him but that..." she recalled how he acted towards her younger brother, "that wasn't even necessary. You crossed the line, Haru."
Haru recalled the fear that was in Heero's eyes as he yelled at him and the way he was struggling to get away from him as he was...as he was hurting him. 'Fucking hell...'
"Nice going jackass," Miri sneered before turning around towards Heero-only Heero wasn't there. She looked around the small office briefly before she began to panic.
"Where's Heero," she asked the girls who were standing in the corner with shock on their faces.
"I...he ran out the door." Cheryl spoke shakily. Never had she seen Haru in the light as she had seen him just now.
"Fuck," Miri swore. "Do you know which way he went?"
"I think he went left," Donna helped.
"Thanks," she stated before grabbing her purse and bumping Haru harshly.
She walked out of the clinic only to turn around as a voice called her name. She looked to see Haru running after her, his long lab coat trailing him. She shook her head, trying to ignore him and continued walking to the car, once she came upon it she unlocked the door. Just as she was shutting the door Haru caught up with her and held the door open.
"Wait," he huffed, "okay?"
"No, not okay," she tried yanking the door out of his grip but he wouldn't let loose.
"I know that I overreacted in there and I'm sorry."
"You didn't hurt me, Haru, you hurt your baby brother," she said coldly. "And I don't accept your fucking apology. But Heero, God love him, will."
Haru bit his lip looked down at his feet, "Look, I know I fucked up but I'm gonna try to make it right."
"And how's that," she questioned scowling at him.
"I'm gonna help look for him," he stated, "this is my mess so I'm going to clean it up. I don't expect to catch a ride with you so I'm going in my car."
She snorted. "That's it? You're just going to look for him and think that will clear your name?"
"No, I don't expect that to be it. I know I've got a lot of work cut out for me and I'm willing to do whatever needs to be done for Heero to...accept me, for a lack of better word, again."
Miri stared at him for a moment before finally yanking the door out of his grasp and closing it with a slam. She locked the doors before revving the engine and rolling down the window.
"Fine, you go right while I go left." She stated simply before backing out of the parking lot and heading left down the street.
'Please let Heero be okay.'
Wow, I definitely didn't anticipate this happening. You guys like the change? Hmm, not sure if I do yet, we'll see. Leave a review please.
BrainyPsycho, why do you tease me so?