Hey! Thanks for keeping up with this fic, I'm grateful so many people like it. Just a quick heads up I've noticed I haven't mentioned Heero's age. He's the same age as Duo (16). And just for fun I decided to have Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei make an entrance. They're approximately ten years older than Heero and Duo. You'll see why. I made this out to have a little humor after what just happened to Duo. My poor Duo. tear tear sniffle.

As you've already figured out this means thoughts.

"But this means "darkness" is speaking and Heero can't hear it"

My Only Peace

Chapter Four- Unspoken

"I tell you lies that you want to hear

But you hear only the unspoken truth"

Heero Yuy sat stunned by the screams of agony escaping from Duo. What's wrong? What did I do? Why is he burnt? Duo's screams rang through the hospital's corridors. It was only a few seconds later for Duo's screams to be answered.

A Chinese man rang through the door shocked and horrified. "What's the problem? Who are you?" Pointing straight at Heero. "Only family members are allowed in here. Well… it's make my day tossing you out." The midnight black haired Chinese man got into a fighting stance. Before Heero could explain himself, the Chinese man was coming straight toward him.

Heero struck a defensive stance when Duo yelled at the top of his lungs, "STOP!" The man stopped right in front of Heero. Heero had one arm up, protecting his head, and turned his gaze over to Duo. Duo pointed to Heero, "I know who he is. He's the only family I have, but who are you?"

The man straighten up, brushed all the wrinkles off of his shirt and pants, and walked over to the door. "My apologies Mr. Maxwell." The man took one of the white coats off of the door hanger on the door, "I'm your nurse. Nurse Wufei."

A nurse? He surely doesn't look like a nurse. I thought Duo's nurse would be a chick with huge breast. Not a black tied back haired Chinese man. How old is he? Heero kept going through his thoughts of the unusual idea that this guy could be Duo's nurse, till a sound from Duo had him turning his way. Duo's cheeks were puffed out, and his eyes were watering. Until finally he let out, "HAHAHAHAHA! You're a nurse! HAHAHAHAHA! Why are you a nurse?!? Too pretty for 'Doctor's University'?"

"I hope not. Then what would that make me?" Everyone turned to the door to find a blonde, blue eyed man leaning against the doorway. "Sorry for mentioning my presence earlier, but all of you seemed to be having so much fun."

"Fun?!? What fun?!? I was getting made fun of by a two-year-old because I'm a male nurse! How can that be fun?"

Duo looked outrage. "Two-year-old? How the hell do I look two? Oh I'm sorry I didn't notice earlier, you're nurse because half of your brain was taken by aliens. You know those damn aliens. Always looking for weird specimens. And you're as weird as they come."

"Is that so?"

"Uh huh."

As Duo and Nurse Wufei continued their spat, Heero and Quatre had a nice little chit chat of their own. "Hi Dr. -?"

"Oh! How rude of me. Dr. Winner, but call me Quatre. Dr. Winner makes me sound like a sixty-year-old man."

"Nice to meet you Dr., I mean. Quatre. I'm Yuy. Heero Yuy. Just call me Heero. No offense, but what happened to the doctor I was talking to in the waiting room? I thought, he was Duo's doctor?"

"If you mean Dr. Morris, he's the ER doctor. I'm no doubt Duo's doctor. And may I ask you a question?"

Heero looked a little shock. "Sure. I don't see why not."

"What happened to your ankle?"

"My ankle? Oh, that. It's just a sprain."

"By the way that's swollen, I can tell you it's more than just a sprain."

Duo and Nurse Wufei stopped to look at Heero's ankle. Duo gazed down, pausing a bit at the edge of Heero's shorts, noticing Heero's ankle looked about the size of a hot air balloon. "Holy shit Heero! What did you do? Dropped an elephant on your ankle and only your ankle?!?"

"Maxwell!" Nurse Wufei glared at Duo. "You don't use that language in a hospital. Holy shit what did you do to your hand?"

"Uh uh. You don't use that language in a hospital."

"This is different. I'm a nurse."

"HAHAHAHA! And that's still funny! HAHAHAHA!"

"Well?!?"

"Well, what?" Will he know what happened? How could he? He was asleep after all. I mean he just woke up and started screaming. Besides, if he knew, why'd he let me stay in his room?

"Well, what happened to your hand?"

"The guys that raped me did it obviously."

"Are you sure?"

"Well… what else could've happened? I know, maybe someone on your staff did it, or maybe you did. How am I supposed to know? I've been knocked out for-." Duo leaned closer to Heero, and silently asked, "Heero how long have I been knocked out?"

Heero looked at Duo. He doesn't know how can he not know. "Uh, um. Around two hours."

"Two hours?!? That's not long at all!"

Ha! It's great to see Duo can still pull off his half-witted American jokes. "Soorry to disappoint you, but what did you expect? It's not like you needed surgery or something."

"I know but still." Duo started tracing little invisible circles on his covers, "I was hoping it would've been more dramatic. You know? More serious."

"MORE SERIOUS! Are you out of your damn mind? Did you want me to kill me with worry? I was worried sick about you just the way you are. You're-"

Duo's eyes started to twinkle, and glow. Oh, no! I've done it now. "You were worried? Oh, how sweet! You're so sweet, Heero. I'm sorry!"

"Don't think to much into it."

"But I made you worry."

Quatre tried to get their attention, but Heero and Duo didn't care. "So? I've gotten used to worrying."

"Are you saying I'm that nerve-wrecking?"

"No. I'm saying I'm surprised that my hair's still brown and not gray."

"HEY!"

Duo and Heero snapped out of their own little universe and turned to Quatre and spat out, "What?!?!?"

"Heh heh. I was just going to say, I'm going to go get my equipment, and Nurse Wufei..."

"Don't call me that! I hate being a nurse. You know that!"

"Nurse Wufei is going to set up a room for you, Heero. So by the time I return, finish up your conversation."

Heero nodded. Nurse Wufei and Quatre exited the room. Heero turned back to face Duo to finish their conversation, but Duo looked completely serious now. Not like his goofy self. What's going on?

"I know it was you Heero." What?

Duo pushed himself upright upon his bed. "I know it was you Heero."

"What? What was me?" I knew you wouldn't understand. It said you wouldn't. I'm sorry Heero.

"I know you were the one who burnt me. Not the other guys."

"But you said they did."

"I know, I lied."

"Huh? Why? You never lie. At least the Duo I know would never lie. What's wrong with you?"

"I-" I can't do it. I can't blame him. It's not his fault I got raped, and I would never tell him that. Why are you making me do this? "Why? Because you need to. Tell him it's his fault or suffer." Make me suffer. I don't care. It's not…

"You wanted to tell me it's my fault, right?"

"No, I-"

"Relena did this to you didn't she? I'm sorry. I'm making you suffer because of her silly little crush on me. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry!" Heero was shaking from head to toe. Oh, no. What have I done? No. I have to tell him the truth.

"NO! IT'S-"