-1Chp 16
"Duo!" Heero said in shock. He lifted his head when he saw movement and saw Eric reloading his gun. He quickly pulled his own gun out and shot Eric between the eyes. As Eric fell to the ground Heero looked back down at Duo, seeing Duo's eyes roll and his body went limp in Heero's arms.
"Duo!!" Heero cried out. He automatically brought his fingers to Duo's neck. There was still a pulse. "Hold on, Duo, hold on." Heero said, cradling Duo in his arms and leaving the room.
Heero carried Duo's limp body in his arms, the chain still attached to Duo's wrist dragged on the ground. They passed J who was lying on the ground a three bullet wounds one in the left eye and two in the throat. Heero could feel the blood soaking through his shirt. The only thing going through his mind was to get Duo to someone who could help him, praying to a god he didn't believe in and hoping beyond anything else that Duo would be okay.
Wufei and Trowa meet Heero just out side the door. The men Eric had hired lay on the ground handcuffed and being read their rights. Heero passed them. Ignoring the looks they gave them, the sad eyes and the disbelief. He heard Wufei falter slightly in reading the rights, and swallowed, hard.
Sally and a few other medics rushed to him a stretcher with them. Heero gently laid Duo down on the white stretcher. The whole time it seemed to take to long, as though time had stopped, or as if Heero was watching himself do it rather then actually doing it himself, an out of body experience.
But as they pushed Duo into the ambulance, everything came to Heero full speed. He watched the ambulance speed away the sirens blaring as loud as they could. Heero fell to his knees, his head bowed, tears slipping down his cheeks.
Une, Noin, and Zechs didn't know what to do. They stood a distance away from Heero, knowing full well what the young man could do. Trowa and Wufei on the other hand were braver then the others and dared to get close. Trowa fell to his knees next to Heero and put a hand on his shoulder.
Heero lashed out, swinging towards Trowa, who dodged it and pulled Heero into a hug. Wufei then knelt down and wrapped his arms around Heero from behind. No one said anything for a while. Then Heero spoke up, his voice was quiet and distant.
"I don't know what I will do if I loose him." He whispered. He had been so close to suicide the first time. That phone call had been the only thing that saved him.
"Sally won't let him Heero. She has a love for all of us. She will do everything she can to help him." Wufei said.
After another minute they pulled apart and Trowa pulled Heero to his feet. Heero's eyes widened when Une pulled Heero into a hug. Someone who had once been his enemy. She pulled away and grabbed his shoulders firmly.
"You should go to the hospital and wait for him. We can take care of the rest here-." Heero shoved passed Une when he saw J's body being pulled out of the building, still unmoving. Heero pulled his gun out again, and he was happy that not a single person stopped him from empting in into J's head. When his gun was empty he dropped it took a few deep breaths.
"Trowa, will you drive Heero to the hospital?" Une asked. Trowa nodded and both he and Heero got into one of the cars that wasn't blocked in by others and drove off. Trowa made sure to drive slower, give the hospital time to get Duo into the surgery before Heero went in there demanding to know his condition. Heero had the window down and his face was up to the wind, his eyes closed.
A small smile pulled on his lips as he remember Duo always liked to ride with his head out the window. He promised himself he wouldn't ever tell Duo no again.
"Stop beating yourself up." Trowa said firmly.
"I'm not." Heero said, opening his eyes to look at Trowa.
"Yes you are. You are blaming yourself for what happened and probably making promises which you won't keep. I know you too well Heero, and I know what it's like to be in love." Trowa said.
"You don't understand." Heero said. "Duo-."
"Won't die, I doubt we are going to get ride of him that easily." Trowa said with a smile. "We have all been shot before. Do you remember when Quatre almost killed me. He wouldn't let it go, he still doesn't. Or when Duo shot you…twice. We went threw a lot of shit during the war Heero. Duo was not left out in that."
"I know, but it's been so long, and Duo went to the scrap yard, then when he disappeared he was-."
"Trained all over again?" Trowa asked, finishing Heero's sentence. Heero sighed.
"I just hope he's okay." Heero said quietly.
"I know, we all do. And he will be, but you have to understand that what happen was not you're fault." Heero nodded and turned to face out the window again.
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Heero sat quietly, waiting for the doctors. Though it was not this way an hour ago, when he had demanded to know where Duo was. But Trowa had finally talked some logic into Heero and had given him some tea and a sandwich.
Quatre was sitting next to Trowa, there fingers laced. And Wufei had shown up shortly after Quatre, he sat on the other side of Heero with a comforting hand on his knee.
Heero just starred at the floor. He could hear the ticking clock above him, and whirling sound of the soda machine in the waiting room. He could hear the nurses walking and talking out side. He cursed those who were laughing quietly. But he said nothing. He waited and waited.
When the door opened to let Sally into the room, he still didn't look up, but he focused on listening to Sally.
"I did everything I could." She said. "He lost a grave amount of blood. I have him in ICU, but if you'd like, you can see him Heero." she said quietly. Heero nodded and stood to follow her. The others stayed seated, knowing full well that the intensive care unit could only allow one visitor at a time.
Heero followed Sally down the halls. He entered the room behind Sally and his eyes fell onto Duo. There was a large dark purple bruise across his face. His shoulder was wrapped in thick bandages and the left side of his chest, luckily away from his heart. Heero sighed a small sigh of relief and sat down next to Duo's bed.
Eric had been aiming for Heero's heart, but because Duo had jumped in front of the bullet facing Heero, it had hit the wrong side.
"The bullet pierced his lung, so he will need help breathing for a while. His shoulder should heal fine. He will have to stay here for a while Heero, and you're very lucky." She said warningly. Heero looked up at her.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"Those files that Duo was able to give you from J's computer…well they saved his life. His blood, it's different. It is not feline and it's not human but a complicated mixture of both. I had been trying to duplicate it and I finally did so about three days ago, I and a good a good amount of it, I'll need to keep an eye on his blood pressure and the such." She said. "The welts and cuts on his back should heal with minimal scaring." she added. Heero nodded and turned back to Duo. He gently took Duo's hand in his and felt the light responding.
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No this won't be a mpreg, yes I should be shot for shooting Duo twice, but I have a plan to make up for it. So don't shoot me yet. THANK YOU GUYS for all the reviews. I would personally thank all of you but I don't have time. Not if you want another chapter. Lol. I'm glad you all are enjoying this story. Oh and J is DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAY!!!!!!!!! PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!