Disclaimer: I do not own the Gundam Wing boys and if I did…I wouldn't share.
Author Note: Well, here is the next installment for Seismic Drama. Thank you ever so much to my loyal readers and reviewers! riana rox, Knyghtshade, lonnagriffin, SkittleGoddess and Honeydukes013!!!!! Just as a small note, this picks up with Duo right after he and Wufei got Trowa outside safe and sound. Read on!
Chapter Three
After frantically calling for an ambulance, Duo stared after Wufei as he sprinted back toward the house; it was a small tug on his pants that pulled his gaze back to Trowa lying on the ground next to him. Duo furrowed his brow at Trowa worriedly before brushing the hair from his face.
"Are you okay Trowa? Are you in pain?" Trowa was struggling to reach his hand for Duo's and the braided teen immediately met his hand, grasping it lightly in his own. Trowa smiled and answered Duo's question.
"Only when you weren't there…I'm really not that bad, I only look it I'm sure." Trowa grimaced slightly as he spoke and Duo instantly hushed him, though still smiling at his answer.
"You shouldn't speak too much hon." Duo leaned down briefly, pressing his lips to Trowa's in the tenderest of ways. Once the two parted again, they both smiled only interrupted by the ground shaking again beneath them. Duo poised himself in case they needed to move but the trembling quickly ceased. Duo sighed in relief and almost relaxed again until he heard a loud rumble from within the house. Cursing under his breath, Duo glared nervously at the ever-crumbling mansion. Another tug to his pant leg pulled him back to Trowa's anxious expression.
"Others?" Duo clutched Trowa's hand a little tighter.
"They went back in to get Quat but they'll be out soon, don't worry. Just stay with me, okay? Just stay awake with me." Trowa nodded not entirely sure if he could keep that promise but knowing that he would sure as hell try.
---Inside the house (a little later) ---
As quickly as possible, Heero, Wufei and Quatre ran from the office and across the walkway back toward the staircase. They could feel the ground trembling even more beneath them along with what was left of the building. Quatre was gripping Wufei's shirt with his good arm tightly as the Chinese teen carried him. Heero held his arm up as a sign to stop once the three got closer to the stairs. They all stopped at the top and Quatre saw all the damage for the first time; the holes punched through his roof, the walls toppled over each other, he was amazed the mansion was still standing.
"I mean, I always thought the mansion was too big but what a downgrade…" Quatre looked around curiously but quickly refocused as Wufei readjusted his grip around the blonde, causing Quatre's leg to ache and drain more blood onto his and Wufei's clothes. Heero turned to the both of them.
"If we aim for the bottom stairs, we'll just injure ourselves further. We're going to have to jump all the way down." Wufei's eyes grew wider as Quatre's grew curious again, unsure of what they were discussing.
"That's a pretty far distance to jump…"
"It'll hurt like hell but we don't have a choice unless you want to jump out a window instead." Heero glanced from the gap in the staircase to Wufei who proceeded to reluctantly nod and follow the former Wing pilot down. Upon seeing exactly what the other two had been talking about, Quatre protested.
"Whoa, jump? I don't think so…" Quatre would've continued except that suddenly the trembling beneath them became a steady shaking; another earthquake. The three fought for their balance but they didn't have much time left to stand around as things started collapsing behind and thus around them. Wufei glanced from Heero to Quatre before poising himself.
"Quatre hold on tight; this is going to hurt." Immediately closing his eyes and tucking his face into the crook of Wufei's neck, Quatre tightened his grip and felt as Wufei jolted forward. Getting as much of a running start as he could, Wufei tightened his grip around Quatre as well and leapt from the staircase. It appeared to be such a far distance to fall, but it didn't seem to last very long as Wufei hit the ground awkwardly. He'd managed to land on his feet but, being extremely top-heavy at the moment, he didn't stay on them for long. Turning so that he wouldn't completely crush Quatre's injuries, Wufei fell onto his right side though somewhat regretting that decision as it forced Quatre to fall onto his shoulder. Both teens couldn't help screaming in pain as they slid across the floor covered in debris. After a moment, Quatre breathed heavily attempting to move off of Wufei's body and looked up to see Heero following after them. Heero landed a little more gracefully only stumbling some once he had landed but he immediately ran to the two of them. Wufei was still on the ground gasping in pain whereas Quatre was fixated on the ceiling beginning to cave in at the top of the staircase. Stepping into Quatre's view, Heero spoke in a forceful tone.
"We have to go. Now." Quatre nodded fearfully and turned back to Wufei just as he was pushing himself up from the floor. Heero held his hand out. Wufei grunted in pain but took the assistance and got to his feet; immediately the other two saw his right arm was injured.
"I think my shoulder's dislocated to say the least." The other two would've asked concerned questions but things were falling apart around them fast and slowly but surely they were losing time for a safe escape. Wufei didn't waste time talking anymore either as he and Heero were pulling Quatre back to his feet. With Quatre being supported in the middle, the three quickly made their way for the front door ignoring any and all pain along the way.
All the while, standing outside, Duo stared in horror as he watched the second floor of the house collapse in on the rest. For a moment the braided pilot thought that his friends had been crushed but after another look, Duo could see the three struggling but jogging toward him from the once living room. Glancing back at Trowa just to check on him and bracing himself for the pain to come, Duo was off running back to the house. Once he met up with the others just outside the front door, he immediately helped Heero pick up and carry Quatre. Running a little faster now, they hurried away from the house just as it collapsed further. Once they reached Trowa and gently placed Quatre back onto his own two feet, the three fell to the ground as well in exhaustion; the blonde however didn't sit down just yet.
"Okay, I think my ankle's definitely broken now. Holy shit, it hurts."
"Duly noted Maxwell, now shut your trap!"
"Both of you calm down, we might be waiting here for a while so just get used to it." Having effectively silenced the two, Heero got to work assessing the damage.
Disregarding the pain it caused to put pressure on his leg and cradle his broken wrist, Quatre stood as best as he could, staring back at his mansion caving into itself. A shudder ran up his spine as the last of it fell and the quaking beneath them finally died away completely. He could hear Wufei and Duo hissing in pain behind him as Heero shuffled between them checking things over. A few tears stung the back of Quatre's eyes as he thought of his violin crushed among the debris but a strained voice caught his attention.
"Quatre…you okay?" The blonde turned to Trowa for the first time and frowned. Carefully, he limped his way to Trowa's side and lowered himself to the ground next to him. Placing a gentle hand on his shoulder, Quatre looked down to Trowa shaking his head but Trowa merely looked back to him knowingly.
"We'll play together again, I promise." Trowa smiled a little at his friend and Quatre nodded in return feeling a few tears slip from his eyes. Not wanting to interrupt, Heero quietly kneeled down next to Quatre. The blonde looked to him sadly but smiled through his tears.
"I'm just glad everyone's going to be okay."
"Okay? I don't know if we're okay exactly but we survived." Quatre looked up to Duo as he approached, warily sitting across from Quatre and next to Trowa. After looking the blonde over, Duo's eyes grew wide. "And what happened to you?"
"Duo, you need to stop walking on your ankle."
"Heero, I'm stubborn, you know this. Now, get to work helping Quatre!" Heero rolled his eyes while he carefully pulled the towel away from the blonde's leg wound. Quatre flinched and grimaced as blood continued to flow freely from his leg but became more worried as Heero swayed a little in his place and clutched his head. Duo beat Quatre to the punch.
"Whoa there…Heero? I'm sorry for yelling, are you okay? Sit down; take a break for a second. We'll be fine."
"He probably has a pretty bad concussion; he fell down the stairs." Quatre nodded to Wufei as Heero settled himself onto solid ground.
"I'm fine, just dizzy." Even as Heero spoke though, he knew he was still swaying some so he took their advice and took a break for the moment. Quatre gave him a worried glance but turned to Duo again as he spoke.
"Trowa? Are you still doing okay love?" At hearing his name, Trowa glanced tiredly up at his boyfriend and nodded. Duo furrowed his brow still.
"Just hang in there Trowa. We've all got to make it out alive, the ambulance will get here."
"Shit…they'd better get here soon…Quatre's not looking so good either." Duo glanced back to Heero as he leaned forward, putting a firm hand on Quatre's shoulder and shaking him a little. "Quatre?"
Not even realizing that he'd started to fall to sleep, the blonde's eyes fluttered open in mild shock before drooping yet again; the blood loss was starting to get to him but he tried to hide it.
"Sorry; I'm fine, just make sure everyone's okay Heero." The former Wing pilot smiled a little.
"I am doing that, including you don't forget. We're all going to be fine. Just keep talking to us Quat." Quatre nodded drowsily attempting to keep his head upright.
"We need to find a new house or maybe we should just go right for the bomb shelter just in case."
"I'm with Winner on that one." Everyone chuckled a little at that and just as Wufei finished speaking, the boys heaved a sigh of relief at hearing sirens in the distance.
-End
So, I realized after writing this chapter that it was different from the others in that it focused on lot less on Wufei so I'm sorry if that was distracting or confusing to anyone. I didn't really intend for the story to focus on anyone; that's just kind of how it worked. Also, I honestly thought that it was longer than what it is so I apologize for the shortness too!!!
Don't worry! There will be one more chapter just to wrap everything up and hopefully leave the story with a happy ending. Hopefully it'll be a little longer as well, I do apologize for the extreme shortness of this chapter. However, don't forget that both Quatre and Trowa are in semi-life-threatening situations so there's still time to do something mean…
Please review! And thanks for reading!!!
