Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Past Meets Present ❯ Chapter 9 ( Chapter 9 )

“Oh-five, what’s your position?” Heero asked over the radio as Duo drove them. Sitting in the back were Quatre and Trowa on the lookout for anyone coming behind. This left the middle for mother and child who huddled together, knowing they were safe yet wondering where the other member of their small family was.

“Niáng, where’s Die?” Xin Xin kept asking over and over. “I don’t know,” was all her mother could say.

“Oh-five, this is oh-one, what’s your position?” Heero repeated as they listened to the crackle. No one answered. Duo looked at Heero who nodded. They began to drive towards the fiery building. Quatre turned to Trowa.

“Is there anything you’re not telling us?” He asked his lover. Trowa shook his head. “No, he just handed me the girl and said to run,” the clown answered. That seemed to trigger something in Xin Xin’s mind because she began to fumble with something around her neck.

“Niáng, Die said this was for you,” she pulled something off of her head. It was a chain with small dragon pendant. She recognized it instantly. She had given it to him for his birthday so many years before. Meiran must have let out a sound because the others turned to look at her.

“That idiot,” she told herself.

“Oh-five, what is your position?” Heero began to ask again. In moments, they were back to the place they had just escaped from. Meiran held onto her daughter tight enough to make the girl complain as Duo and Heero left the vehicle, Quatre moving to take the wheel. It turned out the inferno was too much for the duo and they came back. They didn’t find Wufei as the group scanned the area.

Finally, they decided to head back, sure he was dead. When the group arrived in the nearest town, Quatre immediately headed for the nearest Preventors building. As he pulled into the parking lot, Meiran asked a question. “Why are we here?”

Duo turned to her and replied, “This is where we work and you guys will be safe here.”

Suddenly feeling tired, Meiran nodded. Getting out, Meiran held her daughter close. Quatre tried to take the girl, but Meiran didn’t let him. She followed the guys into the building and suddenly, collapsed in the building’s lobby.

“Dammit,” a weak voice cursed. Struggling to stand up, the man looked around trees that covered the area he had landed in. “Definetly not my finest plan,” he said. Coughing, he realized that mixed in with the spit was blood.

“Just what I needed,” he chuckled to himself before noticing a small shed that had escaped the inferno. It took him awhile to reach the place but when he did, he opened the door and slumped inside, passing out. He didn’t know when he came to, but it felt much later in the day. The Chinese guy felt something press against his head and looked into the barrel of a gun. Moments later, a loud crack filled the shed.

Heero sighed, relaxing in the chair he was sitting in. The place where Meiran and Xin Xin had been held had been practically in the guys’ backyard, only four miles away and he could see the smoke from the fire still drifting. So now he was at home.

The others were still at the hospital. Heero couldn’t stand the places though. He didn’t like to be vulnerable and that’s exactly what a hospital did. The others had said they would probably stay the night at the place though, so he was left alone in the quiet house.

Of course, he was worried about Wufei, they all were. But, they had scanned the area as best as they could and not found a trace of the Gundam pilot. The group figured he had been caught in the explosion and killed. It was the only explanation they could come up with.

Heero Yuy quickly grabbed a protein bar and ate that as he walked upstairs to his and Duo’s room. The place was an interesting site. Heero’s was neat, orderly, and looked almost unlived. Duo’s was not. Heero was sure if a tornado went through Duo’s side it would look neater.

Throwing away the wrapper his snack had came in; Heero changed into his nightclothes and lay on his bed, falling asleep. He woke a few hours later to hear something entering his home. His soldiers’ instincts were running on high from the day before and so, it was no surprise that he quickly and quietly left the room, gun in hand.

Minding the squeaky stair, he made his way downstairs. Listening, he heard rustling in the living room. Well aware it could be one of his friends; he walked through the kitchen. The floor was cold against his bare feet but he wasn’t concerned with that. In fact, he thought, it’s probably better because bare feet made less sound. Moving on, he realized that the light in the living room was on. Someone was sitting on the couch though, making little noise. Creeping up, he pulled his gun out and pointed it directly in the person’s face.

“Holy crap!” Duo yelped a gun suddenly in his face. Traveling up, he found himself staring at Heero’s face. He watched with eyes wide as Heero lowered the gun. He took waited a few moments and then wiped away some sweat that had formed out of sudden fear.

“What are you doing back here?” Heero asked, wondering why Duo had shown up. Sitting down next to the American, he waited.

Duo didn’t answer right away. Instead, he turned on the T.V., a monster movie popping up. With a sigh, he began to watch it. After a few minutes, Heero coughed, scaring Duo once more. “You wanna know why I’m here?”

“That would be nice,” Heero answered, his voice holding an amused tone. Yawning, Duo leaned against Heero and answered, “I dunno. I just couldn’t stand it there anymore.”

The American man yawned again, closing his eyes. It took Heero several minutes to realize that Duo had fallen asleep and was now drooling on his shoulder. Looking at his friend, Heero realized he was tired, too. Before he knew it, Heero Yuy was sleeping, his head lying on top of Duo’s.

Meiran’s eyes fluttered. Her head felt fuzzy and she was having trouble getting her bearings. She sat up, looking around. She realized that she wasn’t at home or at the guy’s house. And, Xin Xin was missing.

“Xin Xin,” she said worriedly. “Xin Xin,” she became louder, voice full of fear. Just then, a nurse walked into the room.

“You’re awake. That’s good,” the nurse said as she made her way to the Chinese woman. Meiran watched her warily. “Where’s my daughter?” She demanded.

“She’s sleeping right now in the children’s ward. The doctors’ are running tests on her about her condition,” answered the nurse. She turned to the patient and asked, “would you like something to drink?”

Before Meiran could reply, a knock came from the open doorway. She looked and saw a semi-familiar woman standing there.

“Hello Doctor Po,” the nurse greeted the newest addition. The nurse left, telling Meiran she would be back with water in a little bit. This left the two women alone.

Neither said a word as the doctor crossed the room, sitting in the chair next to Meiran’s bed. Both just stared at the other for many minutes. Finally, Meiran broke the silence. “Who are you?”

“My name is Dr. Sally Po,” Sally answered. It took Meiran a few moments to realize she had heard that name before.

“You were there when my daughter was in the hospital the night she was kidnapped,” Meiran said more to herself. Sally nodded and neither spoke for a few moments.

“What is what is Wufei to you?” Sally finally asked. Meiran stared at the other woman for a moment, trying to read what Sally’s face was saying. It looked, to Meiran that the woman was trying as hard as she could to not betray any emotions.

“He’s my husband and Xin Xin’s father.”

“I know that,” Sally sighed, sadness written in her eyes. “But, what is he to you? How do you feel about him?”

“He’s an arrogant jerk, a bastard, and yet, he was also a really kind person once you got through his shell. At least, that’s the way he was when we were younger. Who knows how he’s changed since then,” Meiran replied truthfully.

“Still the same,” the doctor answered. “Though, it has been nice not to hear him ranting about how the world is full of injustice in the past few years.”

Meiran didn’t say a word. “Justice?” She finally asked. Looking at Sally, Meiran saw the woman nod her head.

“He’s always been concerned about protecting the justice in the world, protecting the weak, and his honor,” Sally told the other woman. Just then, the nurse came back with a glass of cold water. “Well then, I must be going,” Sally excused herself.

She reached the doorway of the room when she stopped. Meiran was watching her as Sally asked a question that had been bugging her since she had found out.

“Do you love him?”

A/N: I just gotta leave it there. Nice cliffhanger, huh? Oh, and I can’t believe how hard it was to write this chapter. This story has been coming to me really easily, but this chapter was tricky. I just didn’t know how to write it. But I finally got it done and it seems to be a really good one. Until next time!

Oh, and I own nothing in this fic but Xin Xin who will be back with a much bigger role soon.