Chapter 3
Quatre slowly opened his eyes, then groaned in pain. Quatre tried to sit up only to fall back down onto the pillows.
" I suggest that you do not do that again" a voice said.
Quatre jumped slightly then winced in pain again. He turned his head towards the voice and saw Zechs sitting next to his bed. " Zechs?" he rasped.
Zechs smirked " Hello Quatre , It is about time you woke up. I thought you going to pull a Heero on us and be out for a month" he said.
Quatre gave Zechs a confused look " How long have I been out, and where are the others?" he asked then starting coughing hard.
Zechs grabbed the glass of the water off the bedside table and gently eased Quatre's head up to help him drink some " Careful there Quat, I don't want you to pop a rib after they just started to fully heal" he said as he set the glass back down on the table and laid Quatre back down on the pillow.
" Now for your questions, You have been out for a little over two weeks, we were starting to worry about you. As for where the others are, well Trowa is sleeping in the bed next to you as he finally got over his illness so Sally moved him back into this room. Duo is probably trying to repair his Gundam with only one good arm. Wufei is probably outside again trying to practice martial arts with a severely broken leg, which drives Sally crazy. Heero is in the bed across from you and has been in a coma sense I brought you five here, but Sally assures me that the boy will wake up when his body is ready to" he explained to Quatre.
Zechs put the oxygen mask back over Quatre's nose and mouth " No more talking Quatre, I am going to go find Sally so she can check you over now that you are wake okay" he said.
Quatre nodded slightly then closed his Eyes.
Zechs walked out of the infirmary and head upstairs to look for Sally. He walked into the Kitchen and found Sally cooking Lunch for the boys, with Relena trying to help but only succeeding in getting in Sally's way.
" Lena, Leave Sally alone go, go outside and keep an eye on Wufei for me" he said.
Relena glared at her brother then stomped out of the room like a little child not get their own way.
Zechs laughed at his sister's antics then turned towards Sally. " Quatre has woken up, through he might have fallen back asleep again" he said.
Sally smiled " Well it is about time that boy woke up" she said
" I know I thought he was going to mimic Heero, and stay out for a month" Zechs said as Wufei came hobbling into the Kitchen with Relena trailing behind him.
" Zechs was it really necessary to send this Onna after me" he said furious.
Zechs laughed " Sorry Wufei, but she was driving Sally crazy and I did not want her wandering around downstairs" he said sitting down at the table.
Sally came over and set lunch on the table " Maybe if Relena was there to anoy you, you would stop trying to injure your leg more" she said as she set a pitcher of juice in the middle of the table. Wufei just glared at her.
" Zechs please keep the kids in line , while I go check on Quatre and the other boys" Sally said walking out of the kitchen.
Sally walked down to the basement and slid through the hidden door on the back wall and into the base. She headed for the Hanger first, she spotted Duo's Gundam cockpit open " Duo stop trying to fix that Gundam of yours and get down here" she shouted up to him.
Duo groaned and walked out onto the cockpit door "What do ya want now Sally, I'm kinda busy right now" he whined.
Sally smirked " Well if you do not want lunch, I will tell Wufei that he can eat it all" she said and laughed as Duo practically jumped from his Gundam.
Duo grabbed the drop cord and slowly lower himself to the ground " How did you get Wu-man to come inside?" he asked as he touched the floor.
Sally smiled " Zechs told Relena to go keep an eye on him, and not even a minute later Wufei came storming in furious" she said.
" I will have to keep that in mind for the next time I want to annoy him" Duo said.
Sally smiled again " Hopefully I will not be needed when that happens, now go upstairs I will be up after I check on Quatre" she said.
" Oh did Quat finally wake up? " Duo asked as they walked out of the Hanger.
" Yes he woke up , but you are not to bother him or I will make Relena follow you around instead" she said.
Duo shivered at that thought and headed into the basement, then ran up the steps thinking of ways to annoy Wufei.
Sally laughed then turned and walked into the infirmary. She checked on Heero noticing that he was getting stronger and healing but his body refused let him wake up. Sally walked over and checked over Quatre who was in a peaceful sleep now , instead of the coma-like sleep he was in for almost three weeks.
She turn around and gently laid her hand on Trowa's shoulder "Trowa wake up for a moment" she said softly.
Trowa slowly opened his eyes and turned his head to look at Sally " What is it Sally" Trowa asked in a sleep filled voice.
" do you feel up to having lunch upstairs" Sally asked.
Trowa nodded slowly sitting up, then winced grabbing hold of his side.
" Trowa are you sure you are up to walking all the way upstairs?" Sally asked
Trowa nodded sliding off the bed holding his side and started to walk out of the infirmary. Sally sighed and followed Trowa out of the room walking closely behind him as they headed upstairs.
" Relena I will lock you in your room if you do not quit pestering Wufei, Duo stop giving her ideas" Zechs nearly shouted at them when Trowa came into the kitchen and leaned against the doorframe panting.
" Trowa what are you doing out of bed" Zechs said quickly walking over to the boy. Trowa just stared at Zechs.
" He is too stubborn for his own good" Sally said as she walked in behind Trowa.
Trowa started to slide down the doorframe as his strength gave out. Zechs caught the boy before he could hit the ground and carefully pulled him back upright.
" I do not think coming up here was a good idea Trowa" Zechs said as he led Trowa over to the table and settled the boy into a chair. Trowa just glared at him, then started to fill his plate with food. Zechs sat across from Trowa while Sally sat next to Wufei , leaving Duo to have to sit next to Relena.
" Hey what did I do to deserve this" Duo whined loudly and ducked when Relena took a swipe at his head.
" You annoyed me too much" Zechs said with a smirk as he watched Relena try to hit Duo again.
" Hey aren't you suposto be a Pacifist, you name is Peacecraft ya know" Duo mumbled as he dodged another swipe from Relena.
" Relena stop that you might hit his arm" Sally scolded from across the table.
Relena glared at Sally " Behave Relena , stop acting like a spoiled child or I will have Pegan come here and take you home" Zechs snapped.
" You have no right to do that Milliardo" Relena shouted back
" I have every right to send away a spoiled brat, that is ruining the peace and quiet I came out here for" Zechs snapped. Relena glared at him then stormed out of the kitchen.
"You need to control your sister Zechs, I will not have her injure one of the boys because they said or does something to annoy her" Sally snapped scowling at him.
" What will you have me do Sally, I cannot change her , she has not experienced war like we have , Relena has been sheltered all her life " Zechs said frustrated .
" that is no excuse Zechs, she is almost an adult, she needs to stop with the attitude and grow up" Sally said.
Zechs sighed " I will send for Pagan in the morning" he said as he finished his lunch. Wufei finished and stood up.
" I am going back outside to meditate do not send the onna outside after me again" he said then limped towards the door.
Zechs laughed " Well do not do anything to annoy Sally and she will not sick Relena on you" he said. Wufei muttered under his breathe as he limped out of the Kitchen
Zechs laughed " Sally will you be okay looking after the boys I need to leave in the morning to get supplies for the cabin and for the boys suits " he asked.
Sally sighed " Sure Zechs as long as Relena is pick up something in the morning" she said.
Zechs smiled " Do not worry Sally , I will make sure that Pagan picks her up in the morning and takes her back to the Estate no matter how much of a fight she puts up" he said " Oh I will be taking Wufei and Duo with me to help and to keep both of them out of trouble" he said as a afterthought.
Sally laughed " Have fun keep those two from murdering each other Zechs " she said.
Zechs scowled at Sally " Very funny Sally, I could go by myself and leave them with you" he said.
" No , No , No , Take those two with you please" Sally said in a pleading voice.
Zechs laughed " I will see you in a few days" he said smirking as he left the Kitchen.
" Zechs , please take them with you! Don't leave me here alone with them!" Sally said and paled as her response was Zechs's laughter.