Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ An Unusual Cure ❯ Chapter 3 ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter 3

 

Duo rushed after Heero as fast as his legs could take him. He was grateful it was so late and there wasn't anyone in the halls. He had seen that look in Heero's eyes before and he knew for a fact that Heero would not hesitate to kill anyone who got in his way. `What the hell is wrong with you Heero? What's happened to you to make you go insane like this?'

 

There was no question in Duo's mind that something was controlling the other boy. It had to be the reason he had been so weak earlier, and the reason he was now storming Duo's home with a gun in his hand and the determination to kill in his eyes. What could control Heero like this? If Duo did manage to find the other boy what would happen then? What if Heero, in this deranged state, decided to turn his gun on Duo? Oh Duo could defend himself well enough, but this was Heero Yuy he was talking about. And to top it off Heero was definitely not in his right mind. Why didn't he try to kill me just now? It was clear that he saw me as an enemy. Hell, he didn't even recognize me! Still he didn't kill me so there's got to be something there, something that I can use to bring him back.'

 

Duo was given no more time to think about it as he rounded a corner and found himself face to face with Heero. Duo stopped dead in his steps and put his hands up. Heero had a gun leveled on him and he didn't look afraid to use it.

 

“Oi Heero, watch it. I mean you could really do some damage with that.”

`Shit, I don't even think he knows who I am. He hasn't killed me on sight though, so that's gotta amount for something right?'

 

“Sit down.”

 

Heero gestured towards a seat and Duo reluctantly took it. They were in the main control room. It didn't take a genius to see what Heero had planned. He was going to blow up the entire station destroying his `enemy' in one fatal swipe.

 

“Dam suicidal bastard,” Duo sat down unhappily. This was not his Heero, and he wasn't sure how to get the original Heero back.

 

`My Heero? Kami help me. Am I really that pathetic?'

 

Heero remained silent as he tied Duo to the chair. “Oi Heero that hurts. You trying cut off my circulation or something?”

 

Heero ignored this, “you will give me the code to access this base.”

 

“Like hell I will. You think I'm going to murder all these people?”

 

“They are my enemy.”

“A whole bunch of homeless men, woman and children are your enemies? Boy I thought I had problems. Do you even know who you are?”

 

“I am Heero Yuy. Pilot 01.”

 

“You where pilot 01. Now you're just Heero Yuy. And these people are not your enemy, and neither am I.”

“I will not listen to your lies. The access code now.”

 

“Hey I may run and hide but I never tell a lie. You know that, or at least you did.”

 

“I do know you.”

 

“You do?”

“You are pilot 02. You are my enemy.”

 

“Then why did you come here looking for my help?”

“I was not thinking clearly.”

 

“Listen Heero. I'm not your enemy. Do you remember how weak you were before?”

“Hai”

 

“Okay and if I was your enemy wouldn't I have taken the opportunity to hurt you?”

 

“Hn, you are a foolish enemy.”

 

“You're the perfect solder right?”

“Hai.”

 

“Then wouldn't you want to take an ally when one is offered?”

“I can not trust you to be an ally.”

 

“Heero I give you my word that I will not betray you.”

 

Heero seemed to be considering. Duo held his breath, he knew his life depended on Heero's answer.

 

“What can I do to prove that I'm not your enemy?”

 

“You can help me destroy this base.”

 

`Great, of all the things to ask.' To Heero he replied, “I can't do that man. This is our base. I'd be doing damage to us not the enemy.”

 

Duo hated speaking in these terms. Like he was still at war, and still had to kill to survive. But Heero was one hundred present solider boy right now. So this was the only thing that Duo could think of to reach him.

 

“Our base, expectable. Where is the enemies base?”

 

`Okay so he needs an enemy. Well I think I can help with that.”

 

“Don't know where it was. The enemy is using very strange methods. We were trying to gather information when you left. Do you remember?”

 

“Negative, explain.”

 

`Jeez, the guy sounds more machine then man. What's really scary is that I've heard Heero talk like this before. Was this guy always part of him? And if his long term memories intact then why did he think I was an enemy? I'll have to ask him when he's back to his normal self instead of trying to decide weather to kill me or not.'

 

“Look why don't I just show you. Oh course you'll have to untie me but you are armed and I'm not so you'll have the advantage. And I promise I won't try to run away.”

 

“Hn.” Heero untied the bounds that held Duo but kept the gun leveled.

 

“Okay it's back this way.”

 

The pair walked in silence for some time. When they reached Duo's room Heero tied Duo to the bed and then sat down at his lap top. ”Why are these files referring to medical research? Why where we not looking for the enemy?”

 

`How am I supposed to explain that?'

 

“Your bodies being attacked by a virus. It's making you weaken substantially. We were trying to find a cure.”

 

“Hn.” Heero started typing.

 

Duo twisted in his bounds on the bed trying to see the computer screen. “Can you at least tell me what you're doing?”

 

“Iie.”

 

“Still don't trust me then?”

 

“Iie.”

 

“Great.” Duo fidgeted on the bed. The bonds on his wrists were painful. Heero had tied them even tighter then Oz used to. “So am I supposed to just sit here and wait?”

 

“Hia.”

 

“Great.” Duo did his best to remain silent while Heero worked. He knew that his life still hung in the balance and he wasn't sure if he would ever be able to get the old Heero back.

 

Duo had almost fallen asleep from the day's exertion when Heero stopped typing and walked over to him. “Duo?”

 

Duo yawned, “Yeah what is it? Are you gonna kill me or something'?” His sleepy words slurred together but he didn't care. “Ya know Heero you could at least loosen these things so I could lay down. It's really late and I've had a busy day. I could use the sleep.”

 

“Duo?”

 

“What is it?”

 

“Who tied you up? What happened?”

 

Duo's eyes widened and he shot around to stare into a pair of combat eyes, Heero's eyes. “Heero is it really you.”

 

“Oh course it is. Duo what happened?”

 

Duo swallowed, “well we were at your computer looking for a cure when you pulled a gun on me. It's like you had turned into some kind of machine, Heero. Like all you cared about was defeating your enemy. You tried to blow up the station. I convinced you not too. After that you tied me up here and went over to that dammed lap top where you've been ever since.”

 

“Nani?”

 

“You heard me loud and clear. Now how about giving a guy a hand, these ropes are cutting into my skin. Dam mussel lined bastard. How the hell did you get so strong? Okay granted that you've always been strong but when you start ripping the hinges off of doors without even trying your just going to far.”

 

“Hn.” Heero knelt down to untie the brained boy's bonds.

 

“'Hn?' That's all you've got to say from yourself? Come on Heero, even you can't be that heartless.”

 

After Duo was free Heero stood and returned to his laptop. Not for the first time Duo found himself very jealous of that hunk of scrap mettle. It certainly did see a lot more of Heero than he did.

 

“This is obviously a cause of the illness I am suffering from. It is something that I will have to learn to overcome. In the mean time it seems I have discovered something very interesting while I was in that altered state.”

 

“Huh?” Duo peeked around at the screen. A web page for a site called TURF flashed on the screen. Duo squinted as he read the fine print. “Production of performance enhancing implants. They pump adrenaline directly into a person when the person's heartbeat accelerates. You think you got those in you?”

 

“Hai it would make sense. The company that designs these things is the same that funded Dr. J's projects.”

 

“So what are we going to do?”

 

“Their main factory is on L1. We will go there and investigate.”

 

“L1 huh, well lets go right away. I don't want to lose you again. When you turned like that, it took a lot out of me. I was scared I won't get you back.”

 

“Duo, I have never depended on anyone in my life. For the first time I can not trust myself and that does frighten me. If I change again I want you to destroy me.”

 

“I can't do that Heero.”

 

Heero stood and walked over to the braided boy placing a firm but gentle hand on his shoulder. The touch sent shivers through the other boy. Heero never touched him like this. He'd never clapped him of the shoulder or even shook his hand. The soft strength that Heero presented literally left Duo weak in the knees. “Hee-chan what?”

“Duo I can't take another innocent life. I can't do it Duo.”

“But Heero-“

“Please Duo promise me.”

 

Duo sighed. He could understand Heero's need to not have anymore innocent blood on his hands. Duo had come here to get away from the killing. But he couldn't kill Heero, not for any reason.

 

“I promise that I will do whatever I have too, to keep you from hurting anyone. That's the best I can offer Heero, so you'll have to be satisfied with it.”

Heero nodded, “Arigatoo gozaimasu Duo-kun. Then he did something very un-Heero like. He smiled cupping Duo's chin in his hand and brought him in for a slight teasing kiss.

 

Duo's heart stopped, he was sure of it. Heero was kissing him? Heero was kissing him? `Kami, don't you dare wake me up cause this has got to be one of my dreams. But dam it Heero's a good kisser. Oh he's inexperienced but dam he's good. Better then in any of my dreams. I've got an active imagination but not that active. No way I could be imagining this. Heero pulled away and turned heading for Duo's dresser.

 

“I'll have to borrow some of your clothes Duo. You should pack as well. We need to get going.”