Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Beautiful Life ❯ Chapter 3 ( Chapter 4 )

Disclaimer : I do not own the GW characters but I do own the OCs.

Author's Note: Beta'd by lass 48 (^_^)

 

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Beautiful Life

 

Chapter 3

 

 

"May I know what your relation with my patient is?" Gary leaned back on his chair, elbows resting on top of the chair arms. His fingers were laced in front of him and he crossed his legs. Gary raised his eyebrows waiting for the answer to come.

 

"His name is Chang Wufei and we are his family. We lost contact two years ago and have been searching since then. Now, we have come and would like to take him back where he belongs and have him treated by the best doctor we have at New York." Heero's low husky voice was nothing more but sounded like a predator waiting to snap his prey apart if its command was not followed. His cobalt eyes looked intensely at the doctor in front of him.

 

Gary was used to demanding and wayward clients, but never had he come across that kind of dangerous tone and his eyes looked like he was trying to strip him naked. In the back of his mind, he visualized himself as a chibi Gary sitting on the bed, leaning against the headboard, both hands gripping a blanket up to his chin to cover his naked body, shivering with fear.

 

"No, please. Don't come near me... No..." Chibi Gary shaking his head and eyes wide with fear looking at a chibi Heero, who was wagging his fox tail leisurely, ears standing erect, hands spread in front of him with his fingers twitching synchronized with his mouth drooling and showing his shining fangs, shifting slowly as if waiting for the right time to pounce on his prey.

 

"Oh, yes. You are mine. Nobody can save you now... Huh, huh, ha, ha, ha,..." Chibi Heero laughed evilly.

 

"No, please. Don't... Somebody, anybody, help me--!" Chibi Gary cried with fear, big fat tears rolling down his chibi face. He gripped his blanket tighter as chibi Heero came nearer.

 

"ROAR!!!" Chibi Heero jumped into the bed.

 

"NO!!!" Chibi Gary screamed.

 

Duo and Heero looked at each other questioningly as the doctor's body shook with the force of his snickering. Heero raised his eyebrows and Duo just shrugged back. Turning their attention back to look at the doctor, Duo cleared his throat loudly to get the doctor's attention and said, "Anyway, we would like to have a copy of his medical records."

 

Gary tried to suppress his snickers but the corner of his mouth could be seen twitching with the effort. "Sorry, can't do it. Is there any proof to show that you are his family?"

 

"No," Duo answered.

 

"Then, I can't help you. Only the patient's immediate family can get access to the patient's records and you can't take the patient away without his immediate family's consent or the patient's consent." Gary put his hands on the arms of his chair. His face started to get serious and tension began to build within his room.

 

"But we are orphans. How the hell could we prove it?! We are his only family. Ain't the picture proof enough?" Duo got impatient.

 

"But you are not related by blood."

 

"Which part don't you understand? Ever heard of the word orphan? O. R. P. H. A. N. Orphan. There, I even spelled it for ya."

 

"If he is an orphan then only his legal guardian can get access to his records. I don't believe you have the legal paperwork to be his legal guardian, do you?"

 

Duo was about to stand up to jump at the doctor but Heero managed to grasp his hand and pull him back in his seat with his eyes still fixed on the doctor's face.

 

"Let the fuck go of my hand!" Duo growled at Heero. He tried to use his other hand to get free from Heero's firm grip but to no avail. Heero just tightened his hand further.

 

Heero used his free hand to rummage through his pockets and pulled out his badge. He put it on the table and pushed it to the doctor before he took his hand back and said, “You're giving me no choice but to pull rank. As a Preventers agent, I demand you give me the patient's record for my perusal.”

 

Duo stopped his struggling.

 

Gary leaned forward to take the badge and study it. "Though this badge is real, I don't care what rank you are. Without any formal letter of request from your Preventers HQ, the answer is still no." Gary put the badge back on the table and pushed it to Heero. "Don't forget, you are within Costa Rica territory. Not New York. You may try to get a warrant letter from the Costa Rica Police's Main Office but I don't think that the Chief would do as you bid. Let's just say that I know certain officers in there do not welcome outsiders poking their nose in their case. Much less agents from Preventers. He does not like authorities from other states thinking that Costa Rica officers can't do their job and need to surrender their files to an outsider to finish it."

 

Heero jumped from his seat. The sounds of a chair scraping the floor were heard as it was pushed back a few inches. His expression screamed murder. This time, it was Duo's turn to grab a hold of Heero's hand before he could do anything stupid. Gary could see that both of them were NOT happy. Any normal person would have cringed and run for their life from Heero right now but Gary was not a normal person. He had a history. A black history.

 

"What do you want?" Heero hissed.

 

"As I have said, either you get consent from the patient's legal guardian or the patient himself. Then, I have no objection whatsoever as I am only following medical ethics," Gary smiled. "But you are more than welcome to visit the patient if you are his friends.”

 

There was a moment's pause. "Fine. We will personally visit him," Heero said the word 'visit' as if it was a threat. He picked up his badge and the photo and put them away. Duo stood up also, both of them glared menacingly at the doctor and prepared to leave but were stopped by him.

 

"Wait. Did you come by cab? How much did you pay for the ride?" Gary stood up.

 

"It's none of your business," Duo growled.

 

"Sad to say, it is really none of my business since it's not my money and I bet the cab charged you double, but if you are really going to go and visit Fei, I'm more than willing to help by taking you to him." Gary stripped his white coat off and hung it on a hanger near his office window and grabbed his suit jacket. "It's not like it's far away. Just about a twenty minute walk. We could use some fresh air and I can show you around here. I believe it wasn't only the two of you who flew here, am I right? I guess the other two of your so called family are now already talking with Fei at his work place as we speak."

 

Both Heero and Duo could smell that this Gary Jenkin was no simple man. They would have to be more cautious with him.

 

Gary could feel their tension and eyes burning at the back of his head. He smiled. He turned around to meet them as he put on his jacket. "I think it is in order to get some groceries if the four of you are to stay at our place till dinner time to catch up and get to know at each other and all. As for lunch, you can take care of yourselves. I will buy take-out for Fei and me only. Don't say I didn't warn you beforehand." Gary walked to the door, opened it and stepped out.

 

Duo and Heero were surprised. One minute, he snickered for no reason. Next, they were at each other's throat and then, as if nothing happened, he's acting friendly.

 

"He's a psycho." Duo whispered to Heero.

 

"Hn." Heero grunted in agreement.

 

"Mary, I'm taking the rest of the day off. If there is any emergency, you know where to call me." Gary winked at her, grinning.

 

"Of course, but I'm keeping tab of your total rest time and day." Mary stood up, a hand on her hip and waving her finger at Gary as would a mother lecturing her son for playing hooky.

 

"Oh, please spare me. Am I that bad? I have done my homework in time." Gary gasped dramatically. One hand over his heart while his other hand was lifted to his forehead.

 

The nurses giggled. "I don't know why you want to be a doctor when you have the talent to be an actor." Lily remarked.

 

Gary shrugged and shook his head. "What's to say? God won't allow my brain and healing hands to go to waste."

 

Gary bid them farewell.

 

"Good luck to you if you know what I mean." Lily teased and waved her hand at them.

 

Gary just waved back without turning his head with the two young men in tow.

 

Heero and Duo turned their heads to look at the nurses questioningly as they continued to walk.

 

Mary blew them a kiss and Lily winked at both of them.

 

Heero shivered as goose bumps started to crawl over his entire body. Duo's eyes were wide with fear. They quickly turned away as they sensed a feeling of deja vu which related to a certain Queen of Pink.

 

"Let's get out of here."

 

"Hn."

 

 

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The blonde boy quickly walked over and stood right in front of Fei. Big fat tears rolled down his cherubic face. Eyes scanned over him as if the blonde boy could not believe that he was there. Fei was getting even more uncomfortable than before.

 

"His name is Quatre Winner," Trowa broke the silence.

 

Fei rolled his eyes between Trowa and the blonde boy in front of him. Eyes widened in disbelief. "You mean as in Quatre Raberba Winner? The CEO of the WEI? One of the top 5 tycoons in the world?"

 

"Yes," Trowa took a sip of his coffee, hiding his amusement behind the cup. "In fact, he is number one on the list."

 

"Ah, Mr. Winner, welcome to My Coffee House. It's a great honor for you to come to our humble little shop. Please, take a seat," Fei smiled brightly flashing his white teeth as he rolled back a bit to make room for him to move. "What can I get for you?"

 

Trowa choked as the coffee he was drinking flowed down the wrong pipe. He managed to put down the cup before he made a mess of himself. One hand covered his mouth and the other banged on his chest as he coughed badly.

 

"Mr. Barton, are you all right?" Fei asked with concern.

 

Quatre's eyes darted between Wufei and Trowa and he reluctantly looked away from Wufei to go and take care of Trowa. He sat beside him and gently patted his back soothingly. "Trowa, you picked the wrong time to cough your lung out." His tears had stopped.

 

Trowa's face was flushed and his eyes were teary when he has finally calmed down. "Sorry," He wheezed out. His hand reached for a napkin on the table to wipe his face and blow his nose. Then, he giggled behind the napkin.

 

Both Quatre and Fei raised their eyebrows. One thought crossed Fei's mind. They were weird.

 

"What's funny?" Quatre crossed his arms.

 

"It's nothing important," Trowa's voice was muffled.

 

Quatre rolled his eyes, not believing him for a second. "I will deal with you later." Turning back his attention to Wufei, his eyes softened, looking fondly at him. "Wufei," he called.

 

"Excuse me?" Fei asked.

 

Quatre took a deep breath and his whole body and facial expression turned serious as if he was a in conference. "Your name is Chang Wufei and you are part of our family. You have been missing for two years and we have been searching high and low for you until one of my hired detectives found you here two days ago. We are here to bring you back home and find the best doctor to heal you in New York."

 

Fei was stunned to say the least. His mind was jumbled and confused. He had not been given any preparation for this sudden news after he had been here for so long. He was used to his new life without knowing his real identity. He assumed his background was one of just a normal citizen or at least he thought so. He was shocked to hear that he belonged to a family and not just any simple family but part of a tycoon's.

 

"B... but we don't look the same," Fei stuttered.

 

"Wufei, we are all orphans. Hence, we built our own family. We are all brothers of the heart. Not something that can be proven with blood or on some piece of paper." A sad looked crossed Quatre's face. Trowa just observed and let Quatre to do all the talking.

 

Fei breathed shallowly.

 

"Wufei..." Quatre reached out his hand to touch Wufei.

 

Before he could do so, Fei quickly pulled his hand away. "No... And please call me Fei."

 

Quatre's hand stopped midway. Tears started to well up in his blue eyes. Trowa put his hand on his shoulder. Quatre turned his head to look at Trowa. Trowa shook his head gently. Quatre swallowed hard and took back his hand and just stared solemnly at Wufei.

 

Sounds of a chiming bell filled the shop.

 

"I... better get back to work. I will call Alex to serve you in a moment. Excuse me." Fei clumsily, quickly rolled away.

 

It had been two hours after the talk and they had yet to go away. Fei was getting more and more restless.

 

"Hey, Fei, you are all fidgety. Are you okay?" Alex asked as he ran ice cubes through the blender.

 

"It's nothing. I'm fine. Just do your work."

 

Alex just shrugged.

 

The bell chimed again followed by a yell, "Goo~~d morning people! I'm here to kidnap some exotic today."

 

Protesting voices filled the air.

 

"I haven't had my third cup yet!"

 

"Don't you have work today Dr. Gary?!"

 

"You are a big bad man!"

 

"Leave him alone!"

 

"I want my coffee!"

 

Fei was surprised and curious. Gary just walked over to him, put both the grocery and take-out bags on his lap and pushed him away. "Gary, what's going on?"

 

Ignoring his question, he informed Alex, "Alex, please kindly tell Mrs. Kade that Fei is taking off for the rest of today and maybe tomorrow too, will you?"

 

"Whatever you say, doc'."

 

"Thanks." Gary resumed his task.

 

Both Quatre and Trowa stood up and looked tense with the sudden appearance of the man in the photo. Quatre saw both Heero and Duo were standing outside the shop with packages dangling from their hands. They started to follow as the guy pushed a protesting Wufei out of the shop.

 

 

 

 

 

TBC…