Stranger Things Have Happened
It was late when Duo trudged into the
room he was unsuccessfully sharing with Wufei. The mission he'd gone
on had been horrible, he'd fallen nearly six stories into a dumpster, run
a half hour straight trying to avoid capture, gotten into the middle of
a gang fight receiving a large gash from a knife along his midsection,
electrocuted himself with the faulty wires in the security system, and
he'd knocked his head hard against a shelf while putting on his janitorial
outfit.
Not bothering to say anything to Wufei
who was silently reading a book on his own bunk. Duo didn't change
out of his cold, rain-soaked clothing but mechanically dropped down onto
his bed, body aching in numerous places. He stared at the ceiling
until the black dots dancing in his vision formed a wall that blocked out
everything.
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Wufei waited for the ineviteable chatter
Duo was prone to for a long time but frowned when it didn't come... Setting
his book on the night stand between their beds he stood and moved over
to the other occupant's bed.
Looking down at the unconscious form
he let his mouth gape open at the sight. Duo's clothes were torn,
soiled and bloody. The usually neat braid was frayed and only loosely
resembled it's earlier beauty. A dark purple bruise covered the side
of his face and his breathing was raspy. Reaching down Wufei touched
his hand and found it to be ice-cold but when he moved the same hand to
Duo's forehead he discovered Maxwell was burning up. And on closer
inspection of his gash indicated infection.
Stepping back in disbelieve he shook
his head in shock. Only Duo could get in that much trouble in such
a short time.
Still wearing a frown he went into
the bathroom and grabbed the well-stocked first aid kit he'd hidden there
when they'd first started at the school.
It was going to be a long night.
Especially since Trowa, Quatre and Heero had all gone to a ball Relena
was throwing, or more precisely Quatre had prodded Trowa into going and
Relena had knocked Heero unconscious with her screeching and getting a
good grip on his hair had dragged him along behind her. Wufei chuckled
bitterly at the thought of his own bare escape as he sat down on the edge
of Duo's bed before peeling the damp clothes off Duo's thin but well-toned
frame and proceeded to fix his wounds.
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Duo's eyes fluttered open slightly
but his vision was blurred for a moment. His eyes widdened at the
sight of Wufei sleeping in a chair nex to his bed. Slowly his dry
lips curved into a small smile, "Well, I'll be. I never thought I'd
see the day. Wu's become a nurse-man."
