AN: Lucky for all of you I stayed up late to write this. Hehe. I had quite a few angry fans… Sigh… and I just couldn't leave all of you for a week with a cliffie like that. I'm just not that mean… Curses. But yeah… Here it is… Chapter 19. Please read and review. I hope all of you enjoy it. Thank you for everyone who has kept up with the story so far. And I will try to get another chapter up before I leave, but once again…. No guarantees.
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Chapter 19
Lily rushed into the hospital, Wufei right behind her. "Heero Yuy," she told the girl at the front desk and turned when she heard Sakura call out her name. "Sakura!" The couple ran over to where Sakura was sitting with Yusuke. Lily noted that the girl's hand was linked with the boy's but shoved that thought aside. "My brother! How is he?"
Sakura shook her head and stared up at her friend. "They're not sure at the moment. He's in critical condition. They said he might need a blood transfusion but we don't know anyone with suitable blood."
"Yes we do," Lily stated. "Quatre's blood type is O. He can give blood to Heero."
"You don't know," Sakura cut in. "Quatre's…"
"Here," they heard the boy finish as he ran up to the group. He was panting. Trowa stood calmly behind him. "We returned from our mission and called the house. Kurama answered and said that everyone was at the hospital. How is he?"
"No one knows," Lily answered. She turned to Sakura. "What happened?"
"Him and Duo went on a mission. The mission was successful, but some things happened on their way out and Heero got caught in the explosion."
Lily's eyes widened as she began to fall to her knees. Wufei caught the girl and helped her over to one of the chairs. She couldn't believe that Heero had got caught in the explosion.
A doctor walked towards the group. "Is anyone here family?"
"I… I'm his sister," Lily barely managed out and the doctor nodded, handing her a few papers.
"I need you to fill these out then."
"Will he be okay," the girl asked.
The doctor sighed. "I really can't say at the moment, but I'll let you know the moment we do."
"Wait," Lily said looked around her friends. "If they were on a mission together, then where's Duo?"
"Do you mean the boy with the braid?" the doctor asked and Lily nodded.
"He's fine but he refused to be separated from the boy for some reason," the doctor explained. "We had to sustain him for awhile."
"Sus… Doctor, what happened to Duo?" Lily asked, jumping up from her seat.
"He's just a little out of control at the moment. I think it's just the shock of seeing someone so close to him so close to death. But he'll be alright after a while."
Lily sank back into her seat and looked up at the doctor. "I was told Heero might need a blood transfusion."
"Not might," the doctor answered. "But we don't have a donor."
"Yes you do," Lily explained and pointed to Quatre. "He's got O type blood." The doctor nodded.
"Your name?"
"Quatre sir."
"Right this way Quatre." Quatre followed the doctor through some doors where they disappeared from the group's sight.
Wufei sat next to Lily, taking her hand into his. Lily looked up at the boy teary eyed. He kissed her on the forehead and told her, "Everything will be alright."
"Lily, I'm so glad that you're okay," Sakura called out and kneeled down in front of her friend. "Where did you run off to?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Lily asked and blinked back her tears. If there was something else to distract their minds, Lily was sure everyone would take it, including herself.
Sakura blinked and looked from Lily to Wufei to their linked hands and back to Lily again. Her eyes widened at the sight in front of her. "You went to China?" Lily nodded, a slight smile painted on her face. "I thought you were mad at Wufei."
"No," Lily answered. "I wasn't mad at him. I was hurt. I wanted to see him again, so I went to find him. It was the only thing going through my head from the moment I saw his empty room." Lily smiled. "And it's a good thing I did go after him."
Wufei slipped his hand from the girl's and she almost protested until she was pulled into his warm embrace. She rested her head on his shoulder and sighed. She watched as Sakura nodded and started pacing back and forth. Yusuke tried to get the girl to sit down but she would always just wave him away. Finally the boy reached out for her and pulled her into his lap. Sakura glared at the boy, but didn't fight him off or anything. It was the first time that Lily realized that the two were actually together. Where had she been when all of this happened?
Lily sighed and answered herself. Thinking only of your own problems. She had been so preoccupied lately with her own heart that she missed those of her friends. The only other ones she had made any time to think about was Heero and Duo, and it was mostly towards Heero. She shook her head, silently lecturing herself. Lily no baka.
"Stop it," Wufei cut into her thoughts and she blinked at the dark haired boy. "I know what you're doing and stop it."
"Oh?"
"People miss things sometimes Lily, and people tend to think about their selves every once and a while. You barely do it, and so recently when you started no one minded."
Lily blinked and nodded. "Arigatou Neko-san."
After some time the group had all fallen asleep, Lily leaning against Wufei, Sakura still on Yusuke's lap and Trowa alone. It wasn't until morning that someone attempted to wake them. Lily almost jumped up at the sight of the doctor, but forced herself to remain seated.
The doctor nodded when he had the group's full attention. "It seems that Heero's made it through the worst of it. He should be fine now…"
"But?" Lily added.
"It seems the boy has fallen into a coma."
Lily felt the world around her crash as thoughts of her brother flashed through her mind. Tears filled her eyes and she tried to blink them back but they spilled as they began to overflow. She tried to stare up at the doctor but found she couldn't see anything.
"If you want you can visit him," the doctor suggested.
"What of Duo?" Wufei asked.
"The boy is fine now. He's calmed down. He's in there right now with Heero."
"My brother is in a coma?" Lily finally got out. "He's… why? I thought you said he was okay."
"He is. He'll live, but now it's a matter of if he wakes up or not."
"That's not fine!" Lily practically shouted and Wufei had to hold the girl down.
"Lily!" He forced the girl to look at her and wiped a few of her tears away. "Just think. It could have been worse. He could have died Lily. Just think about that."
"But…" Lily nodded her head as more tears spilled. She wanted her brother back and she wanted him now. Wufei pulled the girl into a tight embrace and looked up at the doctor.
"Thank you. We'll go visit him in a bit."
The doctor nodded and took his leave. The group looked up when they saw an expressionless Duo walk towards them. Lily never noticed him until he fell to his knees in front of her and pulled the girl from Wufei into his own embrace. Lily returned the embrace knowing just how much the boy needed it. Lily looked over and noticed that Trowa had left. She figured he had gone to go see how Quatre was.
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Trowa sat next to Quatre, who had been moved into a different room. He looked at Trowa sadly, hot tears falling from his eyes. "You should have seen him Trowa. It's a wonder he even lived. He was so pale and had bandages almost everywhere."
"Heero has a strong will to live," Trowa explained. "There are two important people that he needs to be there for."
"You mean Lily and Duo?" Quatre asked his love and Trowa nodded. "I hope he wakes up." Quatre sighed. "I just don't think Lily or Duo will be alright if he doesn't."
Trowa pulled the blonde into a tight embrace. "He will. If anyone can survive that, it's Heero."
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Lily sat next to Heero's bed, Wufei standing behind her. She leaned over and placed a soft kiss on her brother's head. Gently taking his hand, she smiled down at the boy. "Hey Hee-chan. It's me… Lily. I'm back. I'm sorry if I worried you, but I'm okay now." Wufei could hear her voice quivering as she was probably fighting back tears. "I'm scared Hee-chan. You have to wake up. You've always been there for me, even when we lived in different countries." She shook her head. "But now I guess it's my turn to be there for you and so here I am. Please Hee-chan. You have to wake up. Duo needs you… I need you."
Lily ran a hand through her brother's hair and let a few warm tears fall from her eyes. Her eyes still burned from crying earlier and she just wished that she could stop. "Me and Wufei have finally worked things out." She smiled and wiped away her tears with the back of her hand. "We're finally dating," Lily explained to the unconscious boy. She sighed. "Not that it matters if I tell you now or not. But then I read once that if you talk to someone in a coma they can hear everything you tell them. I hope it's true. I'll come talk to you everyday then until you finally wake up. I just hope it's soon, because I'm worried for Duo. Hee-chan, you need to be there for him."
"Lily," Wufei cut in. "Visiting hours are over." Lily looked up at the Chinese boy and nodded.
"Well, I have to go now Hee-chan, but I'll be back. I promise. And I'll bring Duo too." She stood from her seat and leaned over her brother, giving him another kiss on the head. "Good luck Hee-chan."
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Everyone was home now, and Duo had headed straight for his room, locking the door behind him. Lily had wanted to comfort the boy, but knew it wasn't for her to do. She prayed to God that Heero would wake up soon. Duo was naturally a very cheerful person and it hurt for Lily to see him otherwise. When dinner came, the boy didn't emerge from his room and Lily walked up, a tray in hand.
She handed Wufei the tray for a moment and knocked on Duo's door. "Duo honey, you have to eat something." No response. She sighed. "Duo, please open up. Look sweetie, I know you're upset, but you can't be like this. At least Heero is still alive."
"Leave me alone," the boy finally called out.
Lily shook her head and pulled a bobby pin from her hair. She stuck it in the doorknob and listened. Finally she twisted the knob and pushed the door open. Duo glared at the girl, but said nothing. Lily took the tray from Wufei and shooed the Chinese boy away. She set the food on Duo's desk and shut the door behind her. Turning to face Duo she sighed.
"Don't you understand the meaning of leave me alone?" the boy asked angrily and Lily shook her head.
"Actually… no, I don't think I do." She sat next to the boy. "Ne, Duo…"
"What?"
"What… what if Heero never wakes up? You're… you're not going to leave me as well are you?" she asked and Duo's gaze shot to the girl who was now crying. And then it dawned on him. Lily had always counted on Heero. He was always there for her and even when the two were separated they spoke everyday. They had such a strong bond that no one could break, and yet she wasn't moping around like he was. She was trying her best to be everyone's light through all of this. Even when they had all arrived home she had insisted so go to the store for food for everyone. As they waited she suggested a movie. Lily was really trying to make things okay, and here Duo was shutting himself off from her, pushing her away from someone else she really cared for… him.
Duo reached out and pulled the girl to him. "I'm sorry Lily. I wasn't thinking. I was just so angry. I was there and he told me to run. So I did. I didn't think… I should have known…"
"But Duo, it's not your fault," Lily explained. "Things happen that people just can't avoid." She pulled away from Duo and stared into those cobalt eyes of his. "I know you want to blame yourself, but there's nothing you could have done about it. You would have just got caught in the explosion yourself and the both of you might not have survived. Do you know how many people you'd be leaving behind? We all care for you Duo just as we all care for Heero. I have one person to worry about already. Don't make me worry about you as well… please."
"I'm sorry."
AN: Okay… what do you all think? At least Hee-chan is alive, ne? Ne? I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. It actually took me some time to write… and I gotta go to work tomorrow morning. Sigh. And it's 1 am. Please review. Luv to all!