A Healing Touch by Kayko
Chapter 10: Interlude

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing. It doesn't belong to me. Damn! Oh well, I'm just doing this for fun.
Warning: This fic has some Language. Suggested 3x4.
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Quatre walked into the Preventer's main office building with a cup of tea from the local café and waved to the security guide at the lobby desk. He proceeded to the elevators and scanned his key card which allowed his access to go up to his office. He glanced at his watch and signed at the date. It was a few months since Duo waved goodbye to them from the safe house balcony. He and his fellow comrades made all the efforts and resources of locating their friend but he couldn't be found. He knew that Heero hardly slept and at his instances only started to work again as a Preventer agent to give him something else to focus on. Of course, Quatre knew it didn't make a difference. The bags under his eyes and short temper when dealing with newer agents was proof.

The elevator doors opened to the 8th floor. The room was filled with cubical and offices that lined the walls. It was typical office sounds, low talking, typing on keyboards, and a copier on the other side of the room printing off reports.

He headed toward two offices that were adjacent to each other, Wufei's and Heero's. Both were already at work, early of course, probably the first two in.
"Good morning Wufei. Good Morning Heero."
"Morning Quatre," Wufei greeted.
"M'ing," was Heero's response without looking up from his computer screen.
"Trowa still out on a mission?" Asked Wufei.
"Yes, though I'm not liking how long it's…"

Quatre's phone rang, interrupting his sentence. "Yes?" "What?" he yelled. When?" "How bad?" "Okay, I'll be right there!"

Heero and Wufei both stood and looked at the blond. He hung up and quickly said. "There has been an incident. Trowa is hurt. Sally is going to meet me at the hospital."
Without missing a beat, Heero grabbed his keys. "I'll drive." And the three ran off to the elevators.

At the hospital, Quatre rushed through the emergency room doors. Sally Po was waiting along with a few other agents.

"Sally! What is going on?"

"Quatre, boys," she said as she acknowledged the others. She handed a clipboard off to an agent and became to walk the pilots through doors. "Trowa is alive, but hurt severely. He was caught up in an incendiary bomb. The blast knocked him back into a wall causing damage to his spinal cord resulting in paraplegia, paralysis of his legs," she injected. "He currently has 2nd and 3rd degree burns on parts of his body and is in a medically induced coma."

The color from Quatre's face drained and his legs started to give out. Wufei and Heero grabbed their friend and helped him back up on his feet.

"Can I see him?" He asked.
"Yes, I am taking you to him now." She said as she continued to walk. "I know you aren't technically family, but Catherine is on her way."
"He IS my family," Quatre stated firmly.
Sally smiled sadly, "I know."
She led the boys to the injured Trowa's room and allowed Quatre inside. She stopped the other two.
"Let him have a moment."

The three watched from the door as Quatre collapsed onto the arm of the hospital bed in tears. You didn't need to be an empath to feel the grief coming off the young man.

Not long after the three joined Quatre in Trowa's room. A nurse followed them in as well.

"Quatre," Wufei said as he placed his hand on his shoulder. "We should go and come back tomorrow."
"I'm not going anywhere."

"Quatre, he isn't waking up anytime soon," Sally told him.

"Sir, I'm sorry but visiting hours are over. You can return tomorrow." The nurse said.

"I don't care. I will kill anyone who tries to make me leave." He stated boldly.
"Sir..." She started to say, slightly taken aback.

Sally turned to the nurse and walked her out of the room. "He won't leave, and I think they will make an exception since he built this hospital."

The realization of who was in room dawned on the nurse as they stood in the ICU wing of the Winner Memorial Hospital.

On the third day, Quatre decided to go back to his home to shower, shave and change his clothes. He hated to leave, but he needed to get some sleep. He returned to the hospital and as he was walked into the intensive care alarms started to go off. Nurses and doctors ran past Quatre right to Trowa's room. Quatre's stomach dropped and his heart stopped for a brief second. He ran to the room and pushed past a line of hospital personnel. He broke through and stop in shock. Murmurs from the nurses, "A miracle," and "What the…" could be heard. At the window stood Trowa, who removed a bandage from his face. He turned to Quatre and looked at him.
"Quatre." He said softly.
"Trowa!" Quatre yelled and ran to him and stop just short of embracing him. "How? What?" He questioned.
Trowa smiled and took Quatre in his arms, lowered his lips to Quatre's ear as he hugged his partner.
"Duo said to say Hi."
Quatre squeezed Trowa hard and began to cry tears of joy and relief.

To be continued…

Authors note: A short little bit that I wanted to throw in. I'm a sucker for Quatre and Trowa. Slowly, I am moving to a conclusion. I have an idea where things will lead but filling in blanks and how it will eventually end is proving difficult. I am hoping I can get it down and updated soon. Thanks for sticking with me. As always, if you have any feedback, please let me know.

Thanks!