Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Are The Ends Justified by The Means? ❯ chapter five ( Chapter 5 )

Are the ends justified by the means? Chapter five

(Next day at school, half way through day/near end of day)

"Q-man, I so owe you! You are so the coolest! You're a bastard for not telling me about the live performance, but you are SO THE COOLEST!" Duo babbled endlessly at his pre-occupied friend.

"Hn" Quatre replied, apparently deep in thought.

"Hey Q. Q? Q-man! Hello? EARTH TO SHORT, BLOND AND SHAMELESS!" Duo shouted in Quatre's ear, trying to get his attention.

"Hey Duo! I thought I heard you're voice!" A voice called out to Duo from the crowed. Moments later Relena, Dorothy and Hildie appeared out from the endless streams of students.

"Oh, hey `Lena, Hil, Dorothy. I didn't know that you guys went to school here!" Duo exclaimed happily.

"What's wrong with Quatre?" Dorothy asked, waving her hand in front of Quatre's face.

"Kitty-cat has been like this ALL DAY! It's really starting to bug me. I mean, normally people turn off and stop listening to me, but Quat's never done this before!" Duo wined and the six of them walked out of the main gates as the bell rang to signal the end of the day.

"Don't worry Duo. I'm sure Trowa will be able to snap him out of it." Hildie reassured him.

"Yea, sure. See you guys on Monday." Duo called after them.

"Bye Duo. If we don't see you at school, we'll see you at the club, ok? Bye!" Relena happily called back, walking off with Dorothy and Hildie.

//Oh well. Today could have gone better. At least I have a job now// Duo thought to himself, as he set off through the park, heading back to his apartment.

//Oh no, not again!// Duo thought to himself, as he heard the sound of laboured breathing up ahead of him. Duo froze in place. A pained whimpering came from the same place up ahead, behind a cluster of trees and bushes.

// It sounds like they're hurt….but, what if it's a trap?…I'm being paranoid. Someone could be hurt, I better go and check it out.// Duo thought, taking a deep breath, and taking a few cautious steps forward.

Two tall figures emerged from the bushes, one slightly shorter than the other. One had long platinum blond hair, the other short red-brown. Neither seemed to notice Duo, both talking in hushed, harsh tones. As quickly as they had appeared, they disappeared, leaving no trace of them being there behind them.

//Ok, that was weird….wait; I can still hear pained whimpering. Come on Maxwell, you're acting like a scared little kind. Just go over there and check it out.// Duo berated himself, walking purposefully over to the clump of bushes and trees where the sort whimpering and harsh breathing was coming from.

//on the count of three. 1….2….2 and a half….2 and three quarters…3!//

"Oh my god!" Duo breathed, as he looked behind the now parted bushes.

In front of him lay a small, beautiful, serene clearing; like in a children's story book. In the centre of the clearing, lay the bruised, bloody body of a young male Chinese youth.

The boy looked to be about Duo's age. He was suffering from various wounds; multiple cuts covered his body, looking as if they were caused by a sword. About three of his ribs appeared to be broken, and most of his left side and stomach was covered with bruises. The boy was barely conscious. Tears were leaking out of his half pain-closed onyx eyes; another faint pain-filled whimper brought Duo out of his momentarily stunned reaction.

"Hey, can you hear me? My names Duo, and I'm gonna try and help you, ok? Shit…." Duo breathed, as he moved the Asian youths shoulder length black hair away from his face and neck. Beneath his hair, on each side of his neck, lay two identical sets of twin puncture marks.

"No!…no, not any more…please ,don't…why…why me….why….can't you ….just ….just …leave me… alone?" the Chinese youth struggled, believing that Duo was one of his attackers, not realising that they had left. After a moments struggling, the boy slumped into Duo's arms, unconsciousness finally claiming him.

"Shush. Don't worry, I'll help you. Everything is going to be ok now, I promise." Duo whispered to the unconscious boy, cradling him in his arms, turning to head back to his apartment.

End of chapter five