"Delicate"
Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 5:50 pm
?Delicate?
By
Daniele_Marx
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Standard disclaimer applies.
This story is something to show the sensitive side to Heero. Hopefully it?ll have worked. Not a one-shot. More chapters are being looked into.
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The hospital walls were white; glowing brightly against Relena?s flushed face. Her eyes were dull but sane and she recalled the events of the night before for what seemed like the hundredth time. She stared at a single rose next to her on the bed stand next to her hand. She knew who it was from and merely stared at it; it had a not tied to it with a ribbon and she hadn?t read it yet. She wasn?t really in a hospital because it was Heero who had saved her. The Gundam Pilots had all helped but she knew it was Heero who set everything up. She wasn?t told where they were going earlier before they gave her the relaxant drug but she trusted him more than any one person could trust another.
Her family, consisting of Milliardo and his wife, Lucrezia, had found out that she was with child--keyword being ?was?--and now she was alone. They, meaning Milliardo and Lucrezia, had no idea whose baby it had been, but she knew there was only one candidate. A few weeks ago she had been visited by Heero while staying at one of the hotels where she had been conferencing at; he had accompanied her to the meeting and had stayed the night with her.
She had convinced him that her room was too large and too unused for her to remain alone there, so she offered him board for the night. One thing led to another and they were finally at some sort of peace with one another. No one knew about it but some were confused at her rather?chipper mood for the next few days; it was their secret. It became her secret when she found out she was pregnant. No one knew--period. She could remember what she felt when she took the home test and tested positive; she had taken two more just in case she was wrong. All results were positive, and for once, she didn?t know what to do.
//She had been at her home that she shared with her brother and sister-in-law, reading a book while lounging in a comfortable chair. There were things on her mind and she didn?t bother to notice that she was being watched. The sun had set about three hours ago and she had convinced Milliardo and Lucrezia to go out for at least dinner. Relena hadn?t noticed the figure approach her from behind until his shadow had fallen on her book page. Her eyes widened and before she could even gasp he had thrown his arm around her neck tightly and pulling her quickly to her feet and turning her to face the foyer.
Milliardo burst through the door and Relena felt the man holding her put a dagger at her abdomen. Her brother raised his revolver, prepared to fire, but the attacker put pressure on the blade, making her gasp and Milliardo hesitate. ?Don?t move or the little one dies.? Milliardo hesitated further and the man smirked before following through with a deep, single slice. Relena cried out; the man released her, and she fell down onto her back, clenching her stomach and eyes shut. Her wound went deep and she cried out silently to no one in general, trying to force her pain away. She heard a gunshot and tears crowded her vision. She saw Milliardo at her side, speaking to her though she couldn?t hear him. He had removed his coat and begun pressing it into her wound.
Milliardo looked down at his sister as Lucrezia dropped her smoking revolver and reached the phone. She made the emergency call and Relena was talking incoherently as she looked at her brother. Three muttered words made it past her lips to Milliardo?s ears, and he waited impatiently for her. ?Baby?? she gasped as one of her hands rested on his over her abdomen. ?Save baby?? And with that, she fainted. Milliardo exchanged confused glances with his wife.
?Baby?? he said. Lucrezia heard sirens from a distance.
?She?s pregnant?? The shock was apparent on her face. He looked down at his sister?s face and reached up to brush a few strands of hair from her face. ?How did they know? We didn?t even know?? They heard sirens outside the manor and within seconds two men hauling a gurney burst through the door.
?Over here!? Both of the men wore gray uniforms and their faces were shielded by hats that sent a shadow over the majority of their faces. One of them had disheveled brown hair and the other having a rather overstuffed hat. ?Someone stabbed her. We don?t recognize him.? They rushed over to Relena?s limp form in which one of them knelt down next to her and checked her pulse and condition. The one with the overstuffed hat looked at the dead man with his face turned away from Milliardo and Lucrezia, and lifted his eyes to identify the man better; two deep blue eyes peered out from under the rim, a familiar air about the grim seriousness he wielded. The two medics lifted her onto the gurney and began to stroll her out of the manor. Milliardo started to follow when he heard Relena mumble something barely audible as she started to cling to one of the hands by her shoulder.
?Heero?? A pause. The man with the stuffed hat looked back at the two, and was recognized while the other paramedic promptly lifted Relena into his arms; he immediately ran out the door of the manor. The other followed closely.
?Duo, what are you doing!? yelled Lucrezia. Neither answered as they bolted towards the ambulance.
?Yuy!? Milliardo was in such a rage that Lucrezia had to hold him back from charging the more and likely stolen ambulance.
The ambulance door shut and Relena was fighting to regain consciousness. ?C?mon, Ojousan, stay with us. Heero, she?s got a deep cut.? Heero had removed Milliardo?s coat and began tending to the bleeding wound. Relena?s eyes opened slightly as she felt the presence again, and felt Heero apply pressure to a towel on her abdomen; she took a gasping breath in and her hands went to his. His eyes met hers and she tried to say something but the sound never reached her lips; he read her lips in compensation, and hesitated for a long while, which, after awhile, began to make Duo nervous. ?What?s wrong, Heero?? Duo hadn?t been looking at Relena. Heero snapped out of it and shook his head to clear his mind.
?Nothing.? Relena looked up at the ambulance light, dazed and hurt. Heero?s hand held hers, encouraging her to squeeze it to relieve the tension. She was hurt, and she felt pain, but she didn?t clutch onto his hand but for a brief moment. When she was around him she felt calm, and knew he would take care of her. The sting in her stomach was not as painful as she imagined, but it was enough to make her want to cry. Instead, she took a deep breath and tried to calm her nerves. Heero smiled slightly at her effort to stay strong despite the obvious pain. She would be okay if they stayed together.
?Yo, Trowa, how?s everything up there?? Silence. ?That good?? Silence again. Heero just stared into Relena?s serene gaze and Duo felt a spreading warmth coming from inside him. Even when injured, she managed to remain serene and sedate. Relena breathed in suddenly and they saw her stomach pulse from the shot nerves within. Duo removed the cloth from Relena?s wound and reached for another. A small gush of blood seeped out of her abdomen and a clear liquid began to come out. ?Damn, it?s deep. Can you fix it, Heero.?
Duo sounded urgent as Heero turned and grabbed the sterilizing kit. If Trowa didn?t get them to headquarters soon they may lose either more blood or her. He pulled on the sterile gloves and grabbed the syringe and the morphine. The van lurched to the right and Relena was pulled to Heero?s side. He stopped her from falling onto the floor and glared hard in Trowa?s direction. ?Trowa, don?t drive like a maniac, we?ve got needles and stuff back here!?
Heero looked oddly at Duo as though he had a broken nose--caused by a door no less. They were capable of setting their own limbs, leaping fearlessly from fifty-story drops, taking a bullet without flinching, and being tossed around and blown up inside a forty-nine foot tall machines which they willingly got into. Why did Duo worry about ?needles and stuff? when there were worse things to consider. Probably for Relena?s sake. The last thing she needed was the shock of being prematurely injected with something she wasn?t prepared for. He cared for Relena more than anything he was aware of, and seeing her hurt like this?it was unimaginable. As he tapped the needle, sudden realization hit him. Relena was carrying a baby. Yes, he thought, she was carrying a baby. Past tense?
?How is it?? said Trowa. Heero had to look away to talk, confusion setting into his mind. The needle lowered into the tin which was on the table behind him.
?She?s calming down and the bleeding is slowly getting worse. She was sliced across the abdomen but she can be saved. We have to hurry.? The ambulance made a calm lurch forward as Trowa accelerated.
?However, while the attacker had every intention apparently of killing her, he didn?t, which means he had a different priority,? said Trowa.
?Why would he not feel motivated to kill her when he had the opportunity??
?Because it is possible he was targeting something in particular??
?Who else is Relena capable of hiding unless?? There was a pregnant pause--no pun intended--and silence followed.
?A child.? said Trowa. Duo looked over at Heero suspiciously, then to the needle. The man?s silence was upsetting. After a moment, Heero cleaned off Relena?s arm with a sanitizing swab and then raised the needle.
?They succeeded,? said Heero submissively, injecting the morphine into her bloodstream. Relena felt the prick and knew she lost the baby. Heero wouldn?t have done it if it weren?t true. Her eyes met with his and she felt the loss hit her. The pain in her stomach began to hurt again and she twisted her face from sadness. She was so content and happy being with child and a moment?s respite it was torn from her comforting hands and killed by someone whom she didn?t know. A complete stranger wanted to destroy her. She should be used to this but she wasn?t ready to sacrifice something so innocent as an unborn child?
?What now?? Relena began breathing heavily and she whimpered as she began to convulse in minor waves. Tears escaped her eyes as anguish enveloped her. Suddenly the pain from her wound didn?t matter anymore, but she wasn?t sure if it was because of the morphine or if she just didn?t care. A kind of warmth spread through her and she felt her body; this was the medication. Heero was glad she was calming down, worried that she would stare at him like she just did. Her eyes were now soft and glazed over, and Relena blinked slowly, as if she were ready to sleep. Her eyes closed again, even slower this time, and Duo grabbed her hand and Heero turned away for a moment. ?Ojousan, stay awake for us.? Her eyes opened slowly, showing her glazed expression. Heero turned back to Relena with a second syringe in hand. He was going to let her sleep because he knew he wouldn?t be able to sew her up if he continued to see her eyes like that. ?Hold on, Heero! I just told her to stay awake!?
?We can tend to her wounds better if she isn?t awake. Relax, Relena?? He raised his free hand to hold hers once again, and she held it lightly in return. She shut her eyes calmly and breathed in tensely. He admired her for being strong enough to handle this. Heero let go of Relena?s hand and tapped the syringe. Duo grabbed his wrist forcefully to get his attention.
?I really don?t think that?s a good idea!? The ambulance gave a sudden lurch, and Heero jerked his hand back. ?We need her conscious in this unstable position.?
?She?ll be okay, Duo. This is a simple procedure which both of us are able to perform. It?s a newly tested and approved medicine that hurries the healing process. It will make the wound manageable enough to add the stitches. Trust me.? Duo then sighed and dropped his shoulders.
?Fine.? The braided pilot sterilized her arm again and Heero sighed silently, injecting Relena with the morphine and watching her strength leave her. She wasn?t going to fight him on this.
Relena felt her eyes grow heavy, and let the darkness overcome her.//
By
Daniele_Marx
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Standard disclaimer applies.
This story is something to show the sensitive side to Heero. Hopefully it?ll have worked. Not a one-shot. More chapters are being looked into.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The hospital walls were white; glowing brightly against Relena?s flushed face. Her eyes were dull but sane and she recalled the events of the night before for what seemed like the hundredth time. She stared at a single rose next to her on the bed stand next to her hand. She knew who it was from and merely stared at it; it had a not tied to it with a ribbon and she hadn?t read it yet. She wasn?t really in a hospital because it was Heero who had saved her. The Gundam Pilots had all helped but she knew it was Heero who set everything up. She wasn?t told where they were going earlier before they gave her the relaxant drug but she trusted him more than any one person could trust another.
Her family, consisting of Milliardo and his wife, Lucrezia, had found out that she was with child--keyword being ?was?--and now she was alone. They, meaning Milliardo and Lucrezia, had no idea whose baby it had been, but she knew there was only one candidate. A few weeks ago she had been visited by Heero while staying at one of the hotels where she had been conferencing at; he had accompanied her to the meeting and had stayed the night with her.
She had convinced him that her room was too large and too unused for her to remain alone there, so she offered him board for the night. One thing led to another and they were finally at some sort of peace with one another. No one knew about it but some were confused at her rather?chipper mood for the next few days; it was their secret. It became her secret when she found out she was pregnant. No one knew--period. She could remember what she felt when she took the home test and tested positive; she had taken two more just in case she was wrong. All results were positive, and for once, she didn?t know what to do.
//She had been at her home that she shared with her brother and sister-in-law, reading a book while lounging in a comfortable chair. There were things on her mind and she didn?t bother to notice that she was being watched. The sun had set about three hours ago and she had convinced Milliardo and Lucrezia to go out for at least dinner. Relena hadn?t noticed the figure approach her from behind until his shadow had fallen on her book page. Her eyes widened and before she could even gasp he had thrown his arm around her neck tightly and pulling her quickly to her feet and turning her to face the foyer.
Milliardo burst through the door and Relena felt the man holding her put a dagger at her abdomen. Her brother raised his revolver, prepared to fire, but the attacker put pressure on the blade, making her gasp and Milliardo hesitate. ?Don?t move or the little one dies.? Milliardo hesitated further and the man smirked before following through with a deep, single slice. Relena cried out; the man released her, and she fell down onto her back, clenching her stomach and eyes shut. Her wound went deep and she cried out silently to no one in general, trying to force her pain away. She heard a gunshot and tears crowded her vision. She saw Milliardo at her side, speaking to her though she couldn?t hear him. He had removed his coat and begun pressing it into her wound.
Milliardo looked down at his sister as Lucrezia dropped her smoking revolver and reached the phone. She made the emergency call and Relena was talking incoherently as she looked at her brother. Three muttered words made it past her lips to Milliardo?s ears, and he waited impatiently for her. ?Baby?? she gasped as one of her hands rested on his over her abdomen. ?Save baby?? And with that, she fainted. Milliardo exchanged confused glances with his wife.
?Baby?? he said. Lucrezia heard sirens from a distance.
?She?s pregnant?? The shock was apparent on her face. He looked down at his sister?s face and reached up to brush a few strands of hair from her face. ?How did they know? We didn?t even know?? They heard sirens outside the manor and within seconds two men hauling a gurney burst through the door.
?Over here!? Both of the men wore gray uniforms and their faces were shielded by hats that sent a shadow over the majority of their faces. One of them had disheveled brown hair and the other having a rather overstuffed hat. ?Someone stabbed her. We don?t recognize him.? They rushed over to Relena?s limp form in which one of them knelt down next to her and checked her pulse and condition. The one with the overstuffed hat looked at the dead man with his face turned away from Milliardo and Lucrezia, and lifted his eyes to identify the man better; two deep blue eyes peered out from under the rim, a familiar air about the grim seriousness he wielded. The two medics lifted her onto the gurney and began to stroll her out of the manor. Milliardo started to follow when he heard Relena mumble something barely audible as she started to cling to one of the hands by her shoulder.
?Heero?? A pause. The man with the stuffed hat looked back at the two, and was recognized while the other paramedic promptly lifted Relena into his arms; he immediately ran out the door of the manor. The other followed closely.
?Duo, what are you doing!? yelled Lucrezia. Neither answered as they bolted towards the ambulance.
?Yuy!? Milliardo was in such a rage that Lucrezia had to hold him back from charging the more and likely stolen ambulance.
The ambulance door shut and Relena was fighting to regain consciousness. ?C?mon, Ojousan, stay with us. Heero, she?s got a deep cut.? Heero had removed Milliardo?s coat and began tending to the bleeding wound. Relena?s eyes opened slightly as she felt the presence again, and felt Heero apply pressure to a towel on her abdomen; she took a gasping breath in and her hands went to his. His eyes met hers and she tried to say something but the sound never reached her lips; he read her lips in compensation, and hesitated for a long while, which, after awhile, began to make Duo nervous. ?What?s wrong, Heero?? Duo hadn?t been looking at Relena. Heero snapped out of it and shook his head to clear his mind.
?Nothing.? Relena looked up at the ambulance light, dazed and hurt. Heero?s hand held hers, encouraging her to squeeze it to relieve the tension. She was hurt, and she felt pain, but she didn?t clutch onto his hand but for a brief moment. When she was around him she felt calm, and knew he would take care of her. The sting in her stomach was not as painful as she imagined, but it was enough to make her want to cry. Instead, she took a deep breath and tried to calm her nerves. Heero smiled slightly at her effort to stay strong despite the obvious pain. She would be okay if they stayed together.
?Yo, Trowa, how?s everything up there?? Silence. ?That good?? Silence again. Heero just stared into Relena?s serene gaze and Duo felt a spreading warmth coming from inside him. Even when injured, she managed to remain serene and sedate. Relena breathed in suddenly and they saw her stomach pulse from the shot nerves within. Duo removed the cloth from Relena?s wound and reached for another. A small gush of blood seeped out of her abdomen and a clear liquid began to come out. ?Damn, it?s deep. Can you fix it, Heero.?
Duo sounded urgent as Heero turned and grabbed the sterilizing kit. If Trowa didn?t get them to headquarters soon they may lose either more blood or her. He pulled on the sterile gloves and grabbed the syringe and the morphine. The van lurched to the right and Relena was pulled to Heero?s side. He stopped her from falling onto the floor and glared hard in Trowa?s direction. ?Trowa, don?t drive like a maniac, we?ve got needles and stuff back here!?
Heero looked oddly at Duo as though he had a broken nose--caused by a door no less. They were capable of setting their own limbs, leaping fearlessly from fifty-story drops, taking a bullet without flinching, and being tossed around and blown up inside a forty-nine foot tall machines which they willingly got into. Why did Duo worry about ?needles and stuff? when there were worse things to consider. Probably for Relena?s sake. The last thing she needed was the shock of being prematurely injected with something she wasn?t prepared for. He cared for Relena more than anything he was aware of, and seeing her hurt like this?it was unimaginable. As he tapped the needle, sudden realization hit him. Relena was carrying a baby. Yes, he thought, she was carrying a baby. Past tense?
?How is it?? said Trowa. Heero had to look away to talk, confusion setting into his mind. The needle lowered into the tin which was on the table behind him.
?She?s calming down and the bleeding is slowly getting worse. She was sliced across the abdomen but she can be saved. We have to hurry.? The ambulance made a calm lurch forward as Trowa accelerated.
?However, while the attacker had every intention apparently of killing her, he didn?t, which means he had a different priority,? said Trowa.
?Why would he not feel motivated to kill her when he had the opportunity??
?Because it is possible he was targeting something in particular??
?Who else is Relena capable of hiding unless?? There was a pregnant pause--no pun intended--and silence followed.
?A child.? said Trowa. Duo looked over at Heero suspiciously, then to the needle. The man?s silence was upsetting. After a moment, Heero cleaned off Relena?s arm with a sanitizing swab and then raised the needle.
?They succeeded,? said Heero submissively, injecting the morphine into her bloodstream. Relena felt the prick and knew she lost the baby. Heero wouldn?t have done it if it weren?t true. Her eyes met with his and she felt the loss hit her. The pain in her stomach began to hurt again and she twisted her face from sadness. She was so content and happy being with child and a moment?s respite it was torn from her comforting hands and killed by someone whom she didn?t know. A complete stranger wanted to destroy her. She should be used to this but she wasn?t ready to sacrifice something so innocent as an unborn child?
?What now?? Relena began breathing heavily and she whimpered as she began to convulse in minor waves. Tears escaped her eyes as anguish enveloped her. Suddenly the pain from her wound didn?t matter anymore, but she wasn?t sure if it was because of the morphine or if she just didn?t care. A kind of warmth spread through her and she felt her body; this was the medication. Heero was glad she was calming down, worried that she would stare at him like she just did. Her eyes were now soft and glazed over, and Relena blinked slowly, as if she were ready to sleep. Her eyes closed again, even slower this time, and Duo grabbed her hand and Heero turned away for a moment. ?Ojousan, stay awake for us.? Her eyes opened slowly, showing her glazed expression. Heero turned back to Relena with a second syringe in hand. He was going to let her sleep because he knew he wouldn?t be able to sew her up if he continued to see her eyes like that. ?Hold on, Heero! I just told her to stay awake!?
?We can tend to her wounds better if she isn?t awake. Relax, Relena?? He raised his free hand to hold hers once again, and she held it lightly in return. She shut her eyes calmly and breathed in tensely. He admired her for being strong enough to handle this. Heero let go of Relena?s hand and tapped the syringe. Duo grabbed his wrist forcefully to get his attention.
?I really don?t think that?s a good idea!? The ambulance gave a sudden lurch, and Heero jerked his hand back. ?We need her conscious in this unstable position.?
?She?ll be okay, Duo. This is a simple procedure which both of us are able to perform. It?s a newly tested and approved medicine that hurries the healing process. It will make the wound manageable enough to add the stitches. Trust me.? Duo then sighed and dropped his shoulders.
?Fine.? The braided pilot sterilized her arm again and Heero sighed silently, injecting Relena with the morphine and watching her strength leave her. She wasn?t going to fight him on this.
Relena felt her eyes grow heavy, and let the darkness overcome her.//
