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Equus	By : Deb Category: Gundam Wing/AC > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 2855 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing, it belongs to Bandai, Sotsu and associated parties. I do own the equines though, please do not take them without permission. Written for pleasure not profit.

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“Equus”
Chapter 37
Heero went to the door and opened it for Sally, Duo clutched Smokey closer to his chest and did his best not to tremble. Meiran gathered the empty mugs and took them to the sink.
“Doctor Po,” Heero greeted.
“Mr. Yuy,” Sally returned, her voice concerned. “Where is Duo?”
“He's over here. Doctor Po, if I might have a word with you first, please?”
Sally nodded and Heero pulled the woman to one side. He quickly explained what had happened, his unease with Stefan and finding his lover being attacked by the other man. He also explained about Duo's bound state and his concerns not just for the physical injuries his lover had suffered, but the psychological side of things too.
Sally had reassured him that she had dealt with cases like this before and would use the utmost discretion. She could also recommend after care for Duo, care which consisted of speaking with a trained professional. She would speak with both men after her examinations and treatment were completed and pass on recommended contact numbers.
Satisfied that Sally would do the best that she could for his partner, Heero led them back to where Duo was sitting. Meiran had informed Sergeant Williams that the doctor had arrived and the officer had stepped out of the lounge room. Once the introductions were over, Williams had a few words with Sally, mainly to set his mind at ease that the doctor knew how to treat and handle a rape case. Having convinced the officer she was more than adept at this sort of thing, the sergeant returned to the lounge room and his taking of Wufei's statement.
“Duo?” Sally approached the vet cautiously. “Duo? Do you think you could come through to the bedroom? I think it would be much easier for me to take care of you there.”
Knowing he had no choice, Duo took a deep breath and steeled himself for the ordeal ahead. Reluctantly, he let go of Smokey, the cat giving a few meows of protest. Meiran offered to take the cat, Smokey not all that happy as she wanted to stay with her hurting human. A few soft words and gentle petting soon had Smokey settled though.
Reaching for the table top, Duo managed to pull himself to his feet. His body ached and his muscles had stiffened up quite a bit. His shoulder refused to work properly and he hissed in pain when he tried to grab the back of the chair with his right hand and caused the shoulder to move. Heero was right there beside him to steady his lover.
“Easy, Duo. Lean on me, I'll help you,” Heero said, Duo gratefully taking up the offer.
They began a slow shuffle from the kitchen to the hallway, Duo wincing with every step he took, the pain in his shoulder a dull throbbing, but the pain in his backside was like several knives all cutting into his flesh. Heero wished he could just scoop Duo up into his arms and carry him, but he knew Duo wouldn't want that; the vet did have some pride and Heero wasn't about to take that away from his lover.
Moving slowly towards the bedroom, Duo faltered for a moment and stopped. “The guest room,” he said.
Nodding in understanding, Heero reached for the door handle and opened the guest bedroom. They entered slowly. Duo was grateful that Heero understood. Duo didn't want to have his body examined, suffer through the humiliation in their bedroom. It was the one place in Duo's cottage that wanted to keep free from all this.
Sally didn't say anything, she simply followed the pair into the room and closed the door softly. “Duo? Would you like Heero to stay for this or would you prefer it if he were to leave for the moment? I will need to check you for normal injuries first which shouldn't be too bad. Then I'll need to check you internally for the rape and try to gather evidence. It will be uncomfortable but I'll be as quick and as gentle as I can for that part of it.”
Duo was in a dilemma. He really wanted Heero to stay with him, help him through this, but he also didn't want Heero to see the evidence of Stefan's attack on him. Once Heero saw that he'd be disgusted with Duo and that was something he really couldn't deal with. “I – I'm not sure,” he whispered.
“How about we let Heero stay for the moment, if you start to feel uncomfortable at any stage and want Heero to leave, all you have to do is say the word and I'll have him step out?” Sally compromised, giving the blue eyed rider a glance to see if he followed her reasoning.
He did.
“Okay,” Duo replied, a little more comfortable with that thought.
While Heero wasn't all that happy with the suggestions as he really didn’t want to leave Duo alone to suffer through this by himself, he could also see the other side of things.
“Good. Let's get started then. Could you remove all your clothes except for your underwear for the moment please?” Sally turned her back and placed her medical bag on the small side table. Reaching in she began to take out the many things she would need for this examination. This also gave Duo some privacy in which to undress.
Another soft hiss of pain escaped as Duo tried to move his shoulder to take off his shirt. Instantly Heero was beside him. “Let me help.” With Heero's assistance the task was accomplished a lot quicker and with far less pain than if Duo had continued to try by himself. When it came to removing his jeans, Duo undid them and allowed Heero to pull them from his body whilst he sat on the edge of the bed.
Heero frowned when he saw traces of dried blood on the thigh area of Duo jeans, his anger began to rise once more at the pain his lover had suffered at Stefan's hands.
Shivering slightly, Duo wrapped his one good arm around himself and lowered his eyes to the floor. Right now he couldn't bear to look either Sally or Heero in the eye. “Here.” A hand appeared under his nose holding a blue robe which Duo gratefully took and carefully put on. It eased the chills a little.
“Are you ready?” Sally asked, her professional mask falling back into place.
“Yeah,” Duo replied and grabbed hold of Heero's hand.
“Okay. I'll start by checking from your head down, especially that shoulder of yours.”
* * *
The ambulance pulled in to the emergency section of Salsbury Memorial Hospital, Constable Henry right behind in the patrol car. Whilst the ambulance officers removed their patient and took him into the hospital's ER section, Henry parked the car and strode inside.
He soon located the cubical where Graves had been 'off loaded' and after a couple of words with the departing ambulance officers, he stepped inside. A nurse looked at him with a raised eyebrow. “Constable Henry, Salsbury Police Department,” he informed her and confirmed it with a show of his badge. “This guy is the prime suspect in a rape case.”
“I see. Doctor Percival will be here in a minute to treat him. I'll let him know about the suspect bit and have the appropriate paperwork ready for him to fill out for you once he's finished.”
“Thank you.” Henry took a seat on the metal chair in the cubical and waited. He wasn't about to let Graves out of his sight.
Five minutes passed before a doctor entered the cubical, the nurse behind him. Noting Henry sitting to the side, he offered his hand in greeting. “I'm Doctor Percival, I'll be treating this man.”
“Constable Henry, I'll be here throughout the examination as this man is the prime suspect in a rape case.”
“Yes, Nurse Leesham informed me. What happened to him?” Percival removed his stethoscope and began his preliminary examination of Stefan. Constable Henry proceeded to give the doctor a brief outline of what they knew of the case pertaining to Stefan's injuries.
“Can't say I blame the other man. Any person in their right mind would intervene if they saw someone being raped – or at least I would hope so. Seems he used quite a bit of force to subdue this guy. I take it this guy was fighting back?”
“I'm pretty sure he was which is why my sergeant is of the opinion that if this Mr. Graves tries to file an assault charge against the other, it wouldn't stick,” Henry replied.
“Hmm.” Percival returned to his exam. A few minutes later he stepped back and peeled the latex gloves he wore from his hands and tossed them to the trash. Picking up the chart, he scribbled a few things down before turning to the constable. “I need to have this man x-rayed. I'm certain his nose is broken and depending on the break he may require surgery to straighten it. I'm also pretty sure he has a couple of broken ribs as well. The rest seems to be bruising and some lacerations which need cleaning up before they can be assessed for stitching.”
“Okay, I follow you, Doc.”
“I'll organize for the x-rays now, they shouldn't take too long. I'll have the nurse clean him up a bit whilst we're waiting for the portable machine to arrive.”
Henry nodded and settled into the chair a little deeper. It looked like he would be here for some time yet. At least Stefan was out of it due to the sedative the ambulance guys had administered and that was a relief in one way. Henry had suffered through rants of innocence, demands to be released and the like on too many occasions in the past from suspects, and personally he could do without them. He was here to simply do his job and do it he would.
* * *
“Thank you, Mr. Chang,” Sergeant Williams said and put down his pen. “I'll have this typed up back at the station tomorrow. If you don't mind I'll call you once it's all done and have you read over it and if you find it all correct you can sign it.”
“No problem, officer,” Wufei replied. “Would you like to speak with my wife now?”
“Yes, please.”
With a bow, Wufei left the lounge room to fetch Meiran, the woman had remained in the kitchen with Smokey in her lap, the cat lapping up the attention she was getting. Spotting her husband, Meiran gave a soft smile.
“My turn?” she asked.
“Yes. The sergeant is waiting for you.”
Meiran picked up the cat and handed her to Wufei as she stood. Smoothing down the front of her dress, she stepped into the lounge room.
“Mrs. Chang, please take a seat,” Williams said and picked up his pen.
“I don't know how much help my statement will be,” Meiran started as she sat down. “I really didn't see much, my husband asked me to remain outside while he went to investigate the noises we could hear.”
“That's quite alright, Mrs. Chang. Although you may not have seen the actual... attack, what you did see and hear up to and after that point are of importance to us. Now, if you could start at the beginning, when you got the phone call from Doctor Maxwell regarding your horse...”
*
A soft whimper escaped Duo's mouth when Sally pressed against his shoulder blade. “Sorry, Duo,” the doctor apologized. Stepping back she made a few notes in the folder she'd brought with her. Once done she turned back to the two men. “You were very lucky not to have dislocated that shoulder,” she told Duo. “There is a torn ligament, stretched tendons and soft tissue bruising. I will need to strap the shoulder to prevent you from using it whilst it heals.”
“How long?” Duo asked, his voice barely a whisper.
“About three weeks to start with, then another three weeks of gentle use should see it starting to return to normal. All up around six to eight weeks before it's back the way it was; and that's providing you take the anti inflammatories I prescribe and do not use it in any manner other than what I allow.”
Duo nodded.
“What else?” Heero asked from where he was sitting beside the bed.
“There's some bruising around the wrists which is consistent with being restrained, there is also shock which I can recommend treatment for whilst I'm here; other than that, there isn't much in the general health side. However, I have yet to check for the rape.”
The words were spoken softly but the temperature in the air seemed to drop by around twenty degrees.
“I'm sorry, Duo, but I do need to do this.”
“I know.” Duo felt Heero's hand tighten in his and he turned his soulful eyes towards his partner and lover. “H – Heero, could you... Would you mind stepping out?” Although Heero was his rock, his anchor to the real world, Duo simply couldn't face having the evidence of his attack put on display before his lover so to speak. He was feeling humiliated, ashamed and unworthy enough, without Heero witnessing any more than he already had.
As much as Heero didn't want to leave his partner to suffer through the examination by himself, he had to respect Duo's wishes. “If that is what you want, Duo?”
The vet nodded silently, his eyes beginning to sting.
“I'll be right outside the door waiting. If you need me to come back in for any reason at all, just call me, okay?” Heero reached a finger under Duo's chin and raised the vet's head. He was disappointed and saddened when Duo refused to meet his eyes, but he leaned in close and pressed a gentle kiss to the vet's lips. “I love you, Duo and I will always be here for you.”
Duo's bottom lip began to tremble as he fought to remain composed. He felt the soft squeeze to his hand before it was released and Heero stepped out of the room.
“Duo?”
The vet looked up when he heard Sally call his name softly.
“I'll try to be as gentle as I can. I know this is going to be really difficult for you so I'll try to get it over with as quickly as possible. If at any time you want me to stop, just let me know.”
“Okay.”
“Good. Can you remove your boxers please and lie face down on the bed? You can keep the robe on if you wish.”
Grateful that the doctor turned her back to him for the moment, Duo slipped his boxers off, noting the blood stains on them and shuddering. He managed to crawl back onto the bed and lay his burning face against the cool pillow.
“Before I start, do you know if this man ejaculated into you at all, Duo?”
“I – I don't know. I don't think so, I'm pretty sure Heero managed to pull him off me before he got that far,” Duo replied in a hoarse voice.
“The police will need your clothing, Duo, for evidence. I'll put them into a plastic bag once I've finished. Are you comfortable?”
“Yeah, as comfortable as I'm ever going to be.”
“I'll get started then.”
Duo felt his entire face flush red with humiliation and embarrassment as the doctor began her examination of his rear end. Doing his best to remain as still as possible, he wished the bed would open up and swallow him.
Sally gently probed around, making mental notes of what she found. The anal tissues were inflamed, some bruising evident to Duo's cheeks as well. Probing further she noted the tearing just inside the vet's passage along with dried blood. Her lips drew into a thin line as the abuse the kindly vet had obviously suffered became evident.
“I”m going to take a few swabs from inside your passage, Duo. I may be able to pick up on some semen from that guy.”
As strange as it seemed, Duo's only thought right then was how glad he was that he usually took Heero when they made love. At least there wouldn't be any of Heero's semen inside his body. He shivered and jumped a little in slight pain when Sally inserted a swab inside him.
“Sorry,” Sally apologized. Carefully she swabbed around Duo's insides, removing the swab and placing it in a sterile container before taking another swab. Once she had five swabs all sealed in their respective containers, Sally turned her attention back to the abused state of Duo's anus. He would need medical supplies to help to treat the tearing and bruising.
“I'm finished, Duo,” she said and pulled the gown back down over the vet's backside. “I'll get you some cream that will help to ease any pain and assist with the healing of the tears and bruising you have suffered. I also want you to take a course of antibiotics, just to be safe.”
“Thank you.”
“Duo, I know this has all been a traumatic experience for you and I really would like it if you would speak with a colleague of mine who is an expert in helping the victims of rape to come to terms with what has happened to them.”
“Right now I really don't feel like talking to anyone, I'd rather just be left alone,” Duo replied. A hand lay itself upon his shoulder and he looked up into the kindly eyes of the doctor.
“I understand, Duo, but I'll leave his card with you anyway and maybe in a day or two you will feel a bit more like talking about it. You will have a lot of pain, anger and other emotions to work through, he can help you with all of that. Remember, this is not your fault, none of this is your fault. Would you like me to call Heero back in?”
“What I'd really like is a shower.”
“Once I've strapped that shoulder for you I'll go and speak with Sergeant Williams and let him know what my findings are. I'll also tell him I'm finished for now and see if he says it's okay for you to shower.”
“Thanks.” Duo managed to push himself up from the bed and back into a sitting position, drawing the robe tighter around his shivering body.
“I'm going to give you a shot of painkiller, Duo. It will make it easier to bear when I strap your shoulder; it will help to relax you as well and assist with dealing with the shock.” The injection was duly given, Sally fetching the bandages she would need whilst she waited for it to take effect. “How are you feeling now?”
“Numb,” Duo answered honestly. The painkiller had dulled the pain in his shoulder and backside, his heart and mind had been numb before Sally had even injected him.
The shoulder was quickly and expertly wrapped, Sally checking it wasn't too tight but restricted any movement Duo might try to make with it. “I'll give you a shot of penicillin now and write you out a 'script for the anti-inflammatories. Oh, here's the cream I mentioned before too. Just apply it to the inside and outside of the affected area twice daily.”
Once she was finished with the medical side of things, Sally quickly put everything away in her bag. Duo's clothing she moved to one side and placed in a plastic bag for the police to take as evidence. “I'll let Heero in now and go speak with the sergeant.”
Heero looked up sharply when Sally opened the door. “How is he?” tumbled from his mouth as Heero tried to see past the doctor.
“Heero, I need to speak with you in private for a moment if I may?”
“Of course.” Heero's face took on a look of concern as he waited for the doctor to close the door to the bedroom so Duo wouldn't hear them.
Sally quickly explained her findings, keeping the information to a brief and simple terminology that Heero would be able to understand. She also let the rider know of the medications she'd prescribed and the dosage rate. “I will need to check him again in about three days to make sure the tears are healing up alright. In the meantime, if you have any concerns, regardless of how small or insignificant you may think them to be, please call me. I repeat what I said before that I recommend that Duo speak with a colleague of mine who is a trained professional and deals mainly with the victims of rape. He will be hurting, angry and feeling guilt. All of those emotions he will need to work through and quite often the victim will take out those emotions on the person closest to them; in this case, you, Heero. He may be clingy one minute and then completely withdrawn the next. He will change moods, one minute he'll want you close, the next he will push you away. He could also try to drive you away as in his own mind he sees this as being his fault when it isn't.”
Heero felt and looked rather shocked by the information overload. “I see,” he managed to reply. “Sally, regardless of what he thinks, this isn't his fault. He can try to push me away, abuse me, call me anything and everything he wants, but I do not intend to leave him. I don't care if I have to sleep on the couch for the rest of my life, I will always be here for him.”
Sally's heart ached for the obvious love and devotion Heero had for his partner and she knew that every ounce of Heero's love would be tested over the coming weeks. “It's going to be a tough time ahead, especially when this goes to court and it would be to Duo's benefit to speak with this colleague of mine as soon as possible. Actually, you would benefit from speaking with him as well, Heero. I'm sure he will be able to offer advice and give you some skills you can implement when dealing with Duo and his emotions.” Sally handed over a card to Heero. “Just call him and arrange an appointment.”
“Thank you, Sally.” Heero pocketed the card. He was really grateful to the doctor for all she had done for them both.
“I need to speak with the sergeant, I think Duo could do with some comfort right about now. I'll be back shortly to let him know if he can take a shower.” With a warm smile, Sally left the rider to see to his partner.
Stepping back into the guest bedroom, Heero glanced over to see Duo sitting on the edge of the bed, his shoulder strapped and arm supported by a sling. Keeping his movements slow and none threatening, Heero moved towards the bed and carefully sat down next to Duo. Tentatively he raised his hand and covered Duo's free one with it.
* * *
Sally found Wufei sitting in the kitchen, a gray cat curled in his lap and purring rather loudly. She couldn't help but grin at the scene. Feeling eyes on him, Wufei turned and blushed red when he spotted the doctor watching him.
“Is Doctor Maxwell going to be alright?”
“Physically, yes. His injuries will heal. Psychologically, that's something I can't answer. Has the sergeant nearly finished?”
“I would assume he should be nearing the end as Meiran has been with him for a while now. Would you like a cup of tea, Doctor Po?”
“Yes, thank you. I'd really appreciate one,” Sally sighed. Whilst Wufei got up to make the tea, Sally closed her eyes and rubbed at her aching temples.
Smokey wasn't too happy about being placed back on the floor and began to meow her displeasure. When that didn't garner her any further attention, she began to wind herself between Wufei's legs, almost tripping the Chinese man up when he fetched the milk from Duo's refrigerator. “Smokey,” Wufei gently chastised the cat.
“I think she may be hungry,” Sally offered, a wry smile on her face as she watched the antics of the feline.
“I have no experience with cats, I'm a dog person myself,” Wufei returned as he stirred the milk into his mug. “Do you take milk?”
“Yes, please. One sugar too. I'll see if I can find her food.” Sally stood up and went to peer into the fridge. There was some fish wrapped up and sitting on a plate, but Sally wasn't sure if that was for the cat or for Heero and Duo's dinner. Deciding to play it safe, she went to the pantry instead and found several tins of cat food. Grabbing one she opened it and with a spoon went in search of the cat's food bowl.
Seeing the tin of cat food, Smokey began to meow louder and darted ahead of Sally towards the laundry. The doctor cottoned on and followed the cat. Moments later she returned to the kitchen - one cat placated - and after covering the remaining cat food in the tin with plastic wrap, she put the tin into the 'fridge.
“Your tea,” Wufei stated and offered a mug of steaming liquid to the doctor.
“Thank you.”
Words weren't really necessary, Wufei not wishing to invade the privacy of his friends by asking the doctor questions, not that Sally would probably have answered him with the patient/doctor confidentiality clause and all, and Sally turning the events over in her head and hoping she had managed to convince Duo to see her friend.
“Thank you, Mrs. Chang.”
Sally and Wufei looked up as Sergeant Williams and Meiran entered the kitchen.
“Ah, Doctor Po. Have you finished?” Williams asked.
“Yes, yes I have. Doctor Maxwell would like to know if he can take a shower now?”
Glancing across at Wufei and Meiran, it was clear the sergeant wished to speak further but couldn't, not with the other two present. Wufei caught the glance and knew what the sergeant was probably thinking.
“I think it is time we took our leave. Sergeant, Doctor,” Wufei stood and gave a small bow. “If you would be so kind as to let Mr. Yuy know that the horses have all been fed and taken care of I'd appreciate it. I will call him later to speak in regards to my horse's veterinary treatment and see if he will require any assistance with the animals in the morning.”
“Mr. Chang, Mrs. Chang. I'll pass on your message. Thank you both for your statements and I will be in touch tomorrow for you to come into the police station and sign them.” Sergeant Williams offered his hand which Wufei shook.
“Thank you, Wufei, Meiran,” Sally acknowledged.
Taking his wife by the hand, Wufei walked to the back door and let themselves out.
Sergeant Williams took a seat and glanced at the doctor. “Could you give me a brief outline? I'll read through your detailed report later once you file it.”
“Of course. I have examined the patient from head to toe and he has suffered several injuries. There is bruising around his wrists that are consistent with being tied, also he has a strained shoulder, again consistent with an attack. As for the rape side... I have taken samples which I have ready to send to the Lab for testing. There is no question that he has been raped, the physical evidence I have found is consistent with a forced entry. The swabs I've take should show any semen that may be present and I’m sure it can be DNA matched to the suspect. I've also put his clothes into a plastic bag for you too. Do you want me to send the samples to the police forensics Lab or to my own one?”
“I'll take the samples with me and hand them over to the forensics department. Thanks for seeing to the clothes as well.”
“No problem.”
“If you've finished with your examinations then I guess it's okay for him to take that shower now.”
“I'll let him know.” Sally went to stand but a hand on her arm stopped her. She turned to the sergeant, a questioning look on her face.
“How is he really, doc? I know the physical side, but what of the emotional side?”
Sally gave a soft sigh. “Let's just say this is going to take quite a while for him to get over. I have given him the contact number of a colleague of mine who specializes in rape cases. I only hope he calls him and makes an appointment. He's going to need all the help he can get.”
“Yeah,” the sergeant sighed. “He seems such a nice person too. I hate it when things like this happen to people like him. It isn't right.”
“No, it isn't,” Sally agreed.
“Thanks for all you've done, doc. Especially the compassion. These cases are difficult enough when it's a heterosexual rape; with this being a homosexual rape, well...”
“I know, sergeant and you don't have to thank me. A victim is a victim regardless of their own sexual orientation. He didn't ask for this and now he's suffering, hurting for it and all because some jerk decided he wanted to exert his own masculinity.” Sally snorted when she said the last word. “I really wish the government would bring in mandatory castration for rapists. I, for one, would be the first there with my hand up to volunteer to castrate them for free; bastards.”
The sergeant couldn't help but chuckle at the venom in the doctor's tone. “I happen to agree with you there, doc, but it isn't going to happen, at least not in time for this case. You can rest assured though that I will do everything in my power and within the power of the law to have this guy convicted. It's the least I can do for Maxwell.”
“You're a good man, sergeant.”
The sergeant blushed. “I'm only doing my job, ma'am.”
“And doing it very well. I'll go let Duo know he can take that shower.” With a soft smile on her lips, Sally went to let Duo know he was free to shower.
~ * ~
tbc...

The site I am using for research into the effects of male rape is here: http://www.secasa.com.au/sections/for-students/men-and-rape/
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