“Jesus.” He muttered as he looked at her.
“You can go upstairs to the operating waiting room. She might be a while.” He said as he turned to leave.
“Wait.” Junior said as he got up. The doctor turned and looked at him. “What’ wrong with her?” He asked.
“One of her lungs is punctured and is slowly leaking in blood. She also needs a new liver which is being made for her right now.” He said. “You’re are lucky that we have got this technology in or she might’ve been dead soon.”
“Thank you doctor.” Junior said as he rested in his chair.
He smiled and turned down the hall towards the elevator that Hera and the Nurses went into. Junior looked at Ai and Ai looked sighed with ease. “Thank god.” He muttered. “I better phone Quatre’s place and let them know.” He said as he got up and fished a quarter out of his pocket.
“Do you know his number?” She frowned.
“No.” He said looking slightly perturbed.
“Here.” She said as she took a card from her pocket and gave it to him.
“Thanks.” He said as he looked down to see Quatre’s phone umber etched on it in gold foil, his name was underneath it. He phoned dialled in the phone number and it rang.
“Hello, Winner Residence.” A stuffy English voice said.
“Ah hello, I would like to speak to Quatre please.” Junior said politely.
“Just a minute.” He said. There was a silence.
“Hello?” A voice said it was a little higher than the butlers but it wasn’t Quatre’s.
“Who’s this?” Junior asked.
“Heero.” He grumbled.
“Quatre still at the dorm?” He asked.
“Yes…how’s Hera?” Heero asked.
“Fine, she’s just going into surgery. We’ll be upstairs and we’ll report anything that happens.” He said.
“What did happen to her?” Heero asked.
“She was injured by some sort of laser. It punctured a lung and ruined her liver, she needs a transplant.” He said quietly.
“Okay then. Bye.” Heero said and then the phone went dead.
Ai looked at him from a foot away. “Lets go?” She asked.
“Yeah.” He said as he stuffed his hands in his pockets and walked down the hall towards the elevators.
The two Gundam pilots fell asleep on each others shoulders, while they waited for any word on their friend.
“Hey, sleepyheads…get up.” They heard as Junior was nudged on the shoulder.
“What?” He said looking annoyed.
“Any word?” Quatren said as she sat besides him.
“No, now shut up so I can get some sleep.” He snapped as he put his head back down on Ai’s shoulder.
“Grumpy or what?” Quatre said as he sat besides Quatren.
“Well, it’s two in the morning.” Ai said, her voice thick with sleep.
“Excuse me? Are you here for Hera Yuy?” A doctor said as she checked her charts for her name.
“Yeah.” Junior said, fully alert as he sat up. “How is she?” He asked nervously.
“She’s just recovering from the anaesthesia, the operation was a success.” She said happily.
“Thank you!” Junior said as he stood up to shake her hand.
She took it and shook lightly “She’s in room eleven twelve.” She said as she let go and walked down to the reception desk.
Junior walked down the hall and read all the signs. When he arrived at her room, he saw that she was hooked up to machines, tubes and pipes covered her body, machines beeped and hissed. He turned white as he walked in and sat down besides her. “Jesus Hera…” He said quietly as he took a cold soft hand in his.
“My god.” Ai muttered in disgust as she sat in front of her bed. “What could have done this?” She asked quietly.
“They said it was a small laser. She must’ve brought one with her in the cockpit.” Junior answered.
“It was a tall blond man.” Quatren said darkly.
“Zechs?” Junior asked.
“Of course. It couldn’t’ve been Zach.” Ai said.
“How is she?” Heero asked as he walked in with a large bouquet of long stemmed roses.
“Breathing…and that’s all that counts right now.” Junior said as he rested his chin on her bed besides her hand.
“Yes, I suppose.” Heero said as he put the flowers on the night stand by her bed. He leaned over her and kissed her on the brow and then withdrew. Junior looked at him with amazement. “What?” He asked.
“Nothing.” Junior said as he snapped out of his thoughts and looked back down at Hera.
“She’s my daughter.” Heero said quietly.
Junior smiled as he said this. He frowned as the hand that he held started to twitch. “I wonder what she’s dreaming about?” He muttered under his breath.
Through the shadows and smoke emerged a woman with wings. In her hands she held two heads in her hand. Hera frowned at the shadowy figure. She walked towards the woman but she stopped.
“Who are you?” Hera screamed. All she could feel was anger and jealousy…and bitter defeat.
“I am… sensoo no Tenshi *.” The woman said in a raspy low voice.
“Sensoo no tenshi.” Hera whispered.
“Hakai no Suzumei*.” She continued.
“Suzumei no Hakai.” Hera repeated.
“waru yume no ookami*.” She said as she stepped forwards into the light.
Hera’s breath caught in her throat as she saw the woman’s face. Her left eye was a brilliant green and her other was cobalt blue. Her hair was two colours on her left side her hair was jet black, with white and blue streaks and on her right she had straight brown hair.
“What are you?” She cried as she stepped back to get as far away as she could from the strange woman.
The woman laughed as great metallic black wings grew from her back. “Don’t you recognize me?” She said as she took another step forward to cover the distance between them.
“Blackwing.” Hera’s voice quivered.
“Finally, you get it.” She smiled.
“Why are you here?” Hera asked.
“I am always with you. Even when you are so far away from me or plugged into me. I never leave. You are half of me and I, you.” She said. “I am here to give you a message. You’re enemies.” She said as she threw the two lumps that where in her hands at Hera. They rolled along the floor and stopped at her feet.
Hera let out a scream as she looked at the thing that stopped at her feet. Two heads. Each had long, platinum blond hair but it was matted with blood, their faces wore a look of sheer terror. “No! Zach.” She whispered as she dropped to her knees.
“Enemies!” Blackwing pointed and yelled. “Destroy them Hera. There will be great consequences if you don’t.” She said as she pointed behind her.
Hera turned and looked at a boy that was sprawled on the ground. His long beautiful hair was undone and lay in pools of blood. She ran over and looked into the lifeless violet eyes. “Junior!” She yelled in a shrill voice as she dropped to her knees and cradled the lifeless body in her arms. “Baka, baka, baka…” She said over and over again as she rocked back and forth.
“Hera. This is your destiny if they don’t die, then there will be someone to fill the void.” She said as she put a hand on Hera’s shoulder. Her looked up into the brilliant green eyes. She looked back down to see nothing in her arms.
The words slipped from her mouth “Mission…excepted.”
The woman smiled as she took her and lifted her to her feet. Hera turned and looked at her. She gasped in pain as great wings ripped from her back, the great wings spread easily and Hera looked at them with fascination. They were black. Midnight lack and she reached back and took a feather and twirled it in her hands.
“I am Sensoo no tenshi. Hakai no Suzumei. waru yume no ookami.” She whispered as the feather touched her face. She looked up to see the woman but saw nothing but smoke. She spread her wings and flew high, high into the black sky, she dipped down low over a glassy pond and saw her reflection but it wasn’t her that looked back, it was the woman, blackwing.
*Tenshi no sensoo- Angel of war
*Suzume no hakai- Sparrow of destruction.
*Ookami no waru yume- Wolf of nightmares