Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Dark Flood ❯ dfch3 ( Chapter 3 )

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing, it would be amazing but I really don't.

 

Recap: “You worried about him with her aren't you.” Sally teased him slightly.

 

“Duo is my friend, he will protect Dorothy.” Quatre said trying to defend his friend.

 

“Ah, but the real question is who is going to defend him from her.” Sally laughed at Quatre's stricken expression.

 

 

 

 

Dark Flood

Meeting memories

 

 

 

 

“Heero, she is finally awake. I can't just leave her there; you don't understand,” Relena Darlian Peacecraft tried to argue with Heero as he gently but firmly nudged her out of the hospital—an argument that went nowhere because Heero did not respond.

 

Trowa trailed along behind them, being the constant silent shadow. Relena glanced at Trowa. He was a welcome addition to the fighting and chattering members of the team that they already had. Relena still could not believe it had taken her a year to get to meet this missing piece of the team. He was so quiet, but his insight had proven to be a wonderful help in the week of turmoil and confusion.

 

 

 

Flashback to a week ago

 

 

“Miss Relena, this is Trowa Barton. He is with us; he is going to help watch over Miss Dorothy until she is awake and on the mend again.” Quatre's smile was bright enough to light up a room.

 

Relena had looked for one team member to the other.

 

“Hello Trowa,” Relena said finally; she was trying not to stare, but he was exactly as Dorothy had described him, and frankly, without Heero standing next to her, she probably would have been afraid of him.

 

“Miss Relena.” Trowa's voice was quiet and serious—a big change from the chatter she had been listening to from Duo.

 

“Relena, Dorothy is past the danger stage; now, it's just up to her to wake up. I think that a guard rotation will be fine.” Sally was leaning against the hospital wall still dressed in her scrubs from removing the bullets out of Dorothy's body.

 

“Are you alright Sally?” Relena touch Sally's arm and was startled to find it shaking slightly. Sally looked exhausted and troubled.

 

“Fine, fine. Just tired. Come on, Wufie, we still got work to do. I want to see the crime scene again. Dorothy's got a huge bruise on her side; I want to see what she could have clipped herself on to get that kind of damage,” Sally sighed and then moved away from the wall and out of the hospital.

 

“She'll be alright. Dorothy is a strong girl. She won't give into a little pain.”

 

Trowa's soft prediction made Relena want to smile. He seemed to have Heero's ability to read her mind when she was worried, but just hearing someone else think that Dorothy was going to be okay made her feel a little better.

 

“You're right, and if she knew that we were standing around here talking about her like this, she would yell at all of us,” Relena directed her words mostly towards Quatre. He was the one she was worried about. He wore his heart on his sleeve, and right now, Dorothy was getting the whole heart.

 

Heero finally figured Relena was not going to leave on her own and had taken her arm and guided her out of the hospital.

 

End of flash back

 

 

 

“You know, my regular guards are getting spoiled by the two of you. They don't have to do anything but stand around,” Relena said finally, trying to tease the quiet and almost sober group with her.

 

“They won't be enough. You are on a high alert team,” Heero told her bluntly

 

“Lovely,” Relena muttered. She had skipped out with Dorothy to get away from the overwhelming presence of her team to begin with, and now they were going to tighten security on her.

 

“How long is Quatre going to be with Dorothy?” Relena said with a sigh as she waited next to the car while Trowa checked it out.

 

“About another hour—then he and Duo will switch,” Heero responded.

 

“Speaking of Duo, where is Duo?” Relena turned back the way they had come.

 

“Making a nuisance of himself,” Heero muttered in response.

 

Relena laughed.

 

 

 

 

“Cat lady, I really think this is a bad idea,” Duo stated to Dorothy as she again attempted to cross the room on her own power.

 

“Shut up. Maxwell, this time I am going to make it.” Dorothy leaned hard against the bed and plotted her next idea for crossing the room.

 

Her last three attempts had failed. It was only with Duo's timely intervention that she had not hurt herself too badly. Duo shook his head.

 

“You know, Cat, if you're not careful, you're going to end up bleeding again,” Duo warned.

 

“Zip it, Maxwell.” Dorothy was now concentrating on the far wall, just willing herself across the room.

 

“I'm just saying, if you start bleeding, then you're going to have to stay here longer,” Duo said in an almost singsong voice.

 

Dorothy was now ignoring him; he had been taunting her for a good half an hour while she attempted to get across the room. A nurse peeked in the door, startling both Duo and Dorothy.

 

“Miss, what are you doing? You should be resting. Sir, visiting hours are almost over.” The nurse looked a little intimidated when Dorothy turned to glare at her.

 

“I am just fine. I am planning on walking across the room; now go away.” Dorothy returned her attention to walking.

 

“I'm not visiting; I am guarding.” Duo sat back and pulled out a Preventer badge.

 

“Oh, I am sorry. I had no idea.” The nurse said in surprise.

 

“No big. We are just getting ready to settle down in a few minutes. Lady Cat needs her beauty sleep.” Duo winked at the nurse.

 

“Maxwell, when I get out of here, I am going to find a way to hurt you. The longer I am here, the more creative I am going to be,” Dorothy threatened. The nurse looked startled and stared from one person to the next.

 

“Oh, don't worry bout her, she is just miffed cause her boyfriend aint here. She'll get over it.” Duo almost did not see the pillow come flying. He ducked just in time.

 

The nurse was not so lucky.

 

“Sorry, I was aiming for that idiot over there,” Dorothy apologized slightly.

 

“Miss, I can't leave until your back in bed.” The nurse tried, obviously running out of patience.

 

“I am perfectly capable of getting back to my own bed; I do not require your assistance,” Dorothy snapped, irritated at the nurse.

 

“Oh, would you look at that? It's raining,” Duo commented out of nowhere.

 

Both women turned their attention to him, and Duo smirked at Dorothy. Catching her completely by surprise, he then easily picked her up and dropped her back into bed.

 

“There we go—she's all settled. You had probably better make your rounds before the night is over.” Duo smiled charmingly at the nurse and she flushed and left.

 

“Now, Lady Cat, I suggest you take a nap, and then we will try again.” Duo crossed his arms and settled into a chair that blocked the doorway. He seemed to fall asleep instantly. Dorothy rolled her eyes and flopped a hand on her sheet.

 

“Thank you oh so much, Maxell,” Dorothy muttered irritated, and sighing, she stared at the ceiling.

 

Now, she had to wait for him to help her sit up again, before she could try to walk again. Not only that, but he was also blocking her way of escaping.

 

Dorothy closed her eyes and then began making plans to escape out from this bed and this hospital. She was thinking about transportation when a hand over her mouth startled her.

 

“We have to go, Cat. Wufie thinks there is a breach, and we think they are after you,” Duo whispered into her ear.

 

Dorothy nodded and Duo scooped her up in his arms, and they slowly slip out of the room. Duo quickly and quietly made his way out of the hospital wing and towards Wufie and Sally's office.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“So, Quatre, what do you plan on doing now that you're a free man for the night?” Sally teased him.

 

“Miss Dorothy and I are just friends, honestly. Although, sometimes I am pretty sure she would not like to claim to be my friend.

 

“She's just cautious. I think that she admires you, and I never said anything about Dorothy,” Sally said with a little smile as she leaned back into her chair.

 

“Admires? I don't think Miss Dorothy admires anyone other than Miss Relena,” Quatre replied softly, blushing slightly as he realized that he had walked into the trap Sally had set for him—the one that made it obvious that he was thinking about Dorothy.

 

“Oh well, everyone is entitled to their own opinion,” Sally said with a smile and a shrug.

 

Wufie rolled his eyes.

 

“She is just a woman who loves war. Of course, she admires us; we were soldiers. She usually calls Yuy the perfect soldier,” Wufie added his own input, clearly not understanding why Dorothy and Duo called Heero a perfect soldier.

 

Quatre decided not to educate Wufie on why he was really called that.

 

A red light suddenly began blinking overhead.

 

“What is that?” Quatre asked startled.

 

“That would be the alarm system. Someone is trying to breach Preventers.” Sally and Wufie went to the side of the office and punched a code into a little key pad Quatre had not even noticed before.

 

The bookcase hiding the panel swung open revealing a hidden room filled with monitors.

 

“Ah, they are attempting to breach the hospital wing. We had best alert the staff and special guard patients.” Wufie leaned back in the chair.

 

“Duo and Dorothy are in the hospital wing.” Quatre turned for the door.

 

“We will give Duo a call. He should be able to get Dorothy out alone if he is stealthy,” Sally murmured.

 

A phone on the desk in front of Sally began to ring.

 

“Po.” Sally answered half paying attention.

 

“Sally what is going on? All of the principle section alarms are going off.” Anne Une's voice filled the small room.

 

“Breach in the hospital sector. There are currently only two patients under guard protection, and we are about to move them both,” Wufie answered.

 

“All right, keep me in the loop people,” Anna demanded. She got a nod from her top team and disconnected.

 

“Duo, its Sally. There is a breach in the hospital section. They are currently entering the floor beneath you; so I suggest you move Dorothy now.” Sally leaned back in her chair as she disconnected from Duo.

 

“Andrews, there is a breach in the hospital section. You will need to move your patient. The nurses' station has already received the 911 and will be coming to assist you. The enemy is on the floor below you, but they are moving in your direction.” Sally twirled a strand of hair apparently listening.

 

“Umm, it's a possibility. We are just moving you as a precaution. You should go to the holding room; just go, that's an order.” Sally suddenly snapped the end out as if she was losing patience. She hit the disconnect button looking irritated.

 

“This is why I work with rookies. They don't question; they jump to do what you tell them,” Sally muttered irritated.

 

“Don't start with me, Wufie. I am his commanding officer,” Sally warned her partner before he could start in on how men should not take orders from women.

 

“Where will Duo and Miss Dorothy go?” Quatre questioned, trying to stop a fight from breaking out.

 

“He will bring her here for now,” Sally murmured. She was staring at the monitor bank clearly looking for something.

 

“There they are. They're on the high screen now.” Wufie gestured to one of the monitors.

 

“Wonderful. Okay, then let's send out a couple of the more advanced team to slow them down and give Duo and Andrews a chance to get out of the hospital section.” Sally hit a button and began speaking.

 

“Team Kappa and team Delta please report to the training area. Team Kappa and team Delta please report to the training area.” Sally's voice rang out down the hall.

 

“That should get their attention,” Sally murmured.

 

“Quatre, stay here and keep an eye on the enemy's movement,” Sally requested as she and Wufie got to their feet and left the monitoring space.

 

“Um, okay,” Quatre said a little meekly.

 

 

 

Duo moved slowly and stealthy through the corridor, silently cursing the architects that had built Preventers Headquarters. There were no little nooks to hide in; they had to risk exposure or ducking into an unknown room. Neither was an option Duo liked.

 

`It could have been worse; she could have been dead weight.' Duo mentally smiled at the thought, his optimistic nature instantly restored.

 

Dorothy moved her head from his shoulder and pointed toward a door.

 

“That's a short cut to Sally and Wufie's office,” Dorothy whispered.

 

Duo nodded, and they slipped inside and hurried down the hall.

 

“Where to now?” Duo whispered.

 

“Take a left at the end of the hall this leads past the hide away they made for Relena and the other high members of the government,” Dorothy whispered back.

 

Duo nodded and continued on his way. If he thought about it, it was kinda scary what Dorothy knew so Duo quickly blocked his inquisitive nature and continued on.

 

 

 

 

Quatre jumped when he heard a beeping noise that had not been there before. A monitor on his right caught the image of Duo carrying Dorothy down the hallway.

 

`At least I know they are safe,' Quatre thought with a sigh.

 

He went to the door to let them in.

 

“Hey, Q-man, I brought you a present. Where is Sal and Fie?” Duo questioned as he gently laid Dorothy on the couch in the corner of the room.

 

“They went to stop the intruders. They told me to wait for you here,” Quatre answered before he knelt next to Dorothy's side.

 

“Are you all right?” Quatre questioned.

 

“Fine, we didn't even see anyone as we made our escape,” Dorothy brushed off Quatre's concern.

 

“Well, Lady Cat doesn't need two guards; so I am going to go lend a hand to Sal and Fie, they might need it.” Duo turned on his heels and started leaving the room whistling.

 

“Oh, and Q, just so you know I wouldn't suggest doing anything in here that you don't want on cameras. When the security system goes off, all the cameras come on.” Duo winked at them and then let himself out.

 

Quatre and Dorothy started after him.

 

 

 

Author's Note: Kay peoples that all she wrote. Just kidding that's all my brain could think of, besides if I make it too long my sherry twin is not going to want to beta for me and that would most definitely be a disaster in the making; so I'm leaving you hanging again,

 

A big thanks to all that reviewed, I am a huge fan of some of my reviewer's works and it was such an encouragement to see that they liked this. Hopefully, it will only get better with time

 

Oh, I had no real idea on how to spell Relena's other name so I looked it up. If it's wrong, do forgive me and blame the internet. I would have used one of my books, but naturally, that is in New York and I am currently in Texas.

 

So lots of hugs,

Angelfire1