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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 43
June carefully washed the blood from Heero's hand and began to look over the injured flesh. “You're lucky,” she began as she turned the hand over in her own, “I don't think there's any major damage, looks like mostly small cuts. I'm not sure if there is any glass still in there but I'd advise having it checked by a doctor.”
Several small cuts criss-crossed Heero's knuckles and the back of his hand, many having stopped bleeding but a few still oozed sluggishly. Heero grunted. “Thanks.”
“Mr. Yuy, the young lady is right. You need to have that looked at by a doctor. Not just because of the wounds, but we will need a report from the doctor on the medical side of it to file for the case.” Sergeant Williams didn't elaborate any further, he didn't know if Heero had informed June of the charges of assault against him or not and it wasn't his place to say either. He hoped Heero understood what he was getting at.
“I'm taking Duo to see Doctor Po this afternoon for his shoulder so I can get her to take a look at it whilst I'm there,” Heero relented.
“Good. Ask her to send through a report to me, please.”
“I will.”
“Heero, I'll just grab a bandage and wrap that for you,” June offered.
“It will be fine,” Heero replied.
“Don't argue. Some of those cuts are still bleeding and if there's glass still present in others the bandage will stop them for doing any further damage.”
Knowing that the woman was right, Heero sighed and gave in. “Okay.”
“Will you be okay?” Williams asked.
“Hai, I'll be fine.”
“Well, there's nothing more we can do here for now so Henry and I will get going. I'll write up my report when I get back to the station. I'll also need a statement from you, Mr. Yuy when you have the time.”
Heero nodded. “I'll drop by as soon as I can.”
“Thanks. Take care and I'll be in touch once I have anything further.” The two officers saw themselves off the property, leaving Heero to the mercy of June.
June fetched the first aid kit from the tack room, grateful that Heero insisted on keeping two fully stocked kits at the stables; one for equines, the other for the humans. She soon had several pieces of gauze, some antibiotic cream and a bandage ready to go. Having patted dry the hand, she gently applied the cream and covered the hand with gauze. The bandage was applied, June careful not to put it on too tight lest any remaining glass be put under pressure and forced into the wounds. “There, all done,” she said as she released Heero's hand.
“Thank you,” Heero said and studied the woman's handiwork.
“What time does Duo have his appointment?” June asked as she returned the kit to its place.
“One-thirty I think,” Heero replied and looked at his watch. “Shit! I'd better move if I'm to get back up to the cottage and ready to take Duo.”
“You go, Heero, I'll clean up the glass from outside,” June chuckled.
“Okay, thank you, just be careful you don't cut yourself.”
“I'll be careful,” June said, the amusement in her tone. “Wish Duo all the best.”
“I will.”
* * *
Duo was just finishing up putting the files away when Heero walked into the practice. Hilde and Catherine had already left to take their lunch break. Both would be returning at two to take care of the couple of animals they had booked in for surgery.
“Hey,” Duo said softly when he spotted Heero walking along the corridor towards him. “How did it go?”
Knowing what Duo was referring to and considering the bandage on his hand that stuck out like a pink camel in the desert, Heero knew he wouldn't be able to get out of this one by telling a few white lies.
True enough. Duo was quick to spot the bandage on Heero's hand as his lover drew closer. “Heero? What happened?” The concern was thick in the vet's voice as he pulled Heero into the small reception area and pushed him into one of the seats.
Heero gave a soft sigh and picked at the bandage while he told his tale. “Sergeant Williams and I came back to the stables just as the asshole was leaving. He'd taken all his gear with him and had Comet loaded up. As he drove out of the property he said a couple of things, things that didn't sit too well with me. I'm afraid I lost my temper,” he finished up.
“What sort of things?” Duo growled.
“Duo, I'm not going to repeat what he said, suffice to say it wasn't at all nice and I wanted to kill him for it.”
“What did you do?” Duo whispered, a look of fear on his face.
“I kinda smashed his car window trying to strangle the bastard,” Heero replied in a small voice. “Williams managed to pull me away though before I could do any serious damage to him – unfortunately.”
Duo ran his fingers through his bangs. “Heero, I thought we agreed this prick wasn't worth it? You said you wouldn't do anything, now he's probably going to file further charges of assault against you, not to mention the damage to the car window. How could you be so stupid?!” Duo's voice was slowly rising with his anger. “If that bastard does file further charges and the judge finds you guilty as charged, what then? What if they lock you up? Have you thought about what will happen to your career? To the horses? To me?! Heero, I don't need this crap, I have enough to deal with without having to worry about you losing your temper and getting arrested too.”
Heero recoiled in both shock and bewilderment as Duo gave vent to his anger. He'd only been trying to protect his lover. As Duo's rant continued, Heero felt his own anger starting to rear its head and he snapped back. “Well excuse me for trying to protect the one I love, next time I'll let him or anyone else for that matter degrade you, shall I? You're not the only one having problems here, Duo. I know you have a lot to come to terms with, but I also have a shit load of crap to deal with too; I'm also in this whether I like it or not.” Heero glowered at his partner.
“You weren't the one that got fucking raped,” Duo snarled. “You don't have to deal with the sort of shit I do. I didn't have a choice. You weren't the one that had some other bastard decide you were easy game and restrain you so you can't fight back and then shove their dick up your ass so fucking far and hard it rips you apart!”
“No, I wasn't. But do you think it was easy for me to see him raping you? To know that another man was hurting and violating what is mine? I have to live with this too, Duo, I don't have a choice either.”
“Yes, you do.” Duo's voice was dangerously low. “No one is asking you to stay, Heero. You can fucking leave any time you want.”
“Maybe I should do that,” Heero snapped and stood up, throwing his arms into the air. “Christ, Duo. What do you want from me?!”
“Nothing, Heero; fucking nothing!”
Abruptly, Heero turned on his heel and left, striding down the corridor and slamming the door as he exited the practice. Back in the reception room Duo watched as his lover walked out. He jumped when the door slammed but remained staring off along the corridor. Moments later the anger bled out of him and he slumped in the chair. He cradled his head in his hands as the tears began to flow.
“What the hell have I just done?” he whispered to himself.
*
Heero stormed from the practice, his rage still bubbling away and refusing to be quelled. What the fuck had he done wrong? He loved Duo with all his heart and soul, he was his soul mate and Heero would do anything for Duo. Was it so wrong to want to protect the one you cared for more than life itself?
Heero's feet took him along the familiar path between the paddocks until he reached Zero's. Slipping through the gate he walked over to where the stallion was standing under the shady gum tree and put his arm around Zero's neck. He was surprised to find himself in the paddock with his horse, his mind having no recollection of walking there – it had been too busy tossing the argument around to take any notice of where he was going. It made sense though when he thought about it. All his life when he'd had a problem to deal with, was upset or overjoyed, he'd always shared his thoughts and feelings with the one thing that never judged him.
Zero.
The gray could sense the anger and despair rolling off his master and he pushed his muzzle against Heero in an offer of comfort. The anger began to recede and Heero buried his face in the warm mane and neck of his horse and let the tears flow free.
The stallion stood quietly whilst his master used him as an anchor, Heero sobbing his heart out into the gray mane and searching his mind for answers. “What am I going to do, Zero? I love him so much it hurts and then I have to go and have this argument with him.” Zero just blew softly through his nostrils and nudged Heero gently.
“I know he has a lot of shit to deal with, but I do too and all I want to do is help him through this, protect him from anything else that tries to hurt him.”
Another nudge from his horse followed by Zero rubbing his face against his master.
Pulling back a little, Heero scrubbed at his eyes. “ I suppose I really shouldn't have gone after Stefan like that, but I couldn't help it. After what he said I just saw red. I wanted to take those words and ram them down his throat, I want to cut the bastard's balls from his body and ram them down his throat too. Instead I end up having a huge fight with Duo and now I'm not sure he even wants me around any more.” Heero's voice hitched a little and another tear rolled down his cheek.
“Why did this have to happen? Why didn't Duo say something about Stefan before? If he had then maybe I could have done something about him and it would never have gotten to this stage. Oh, Zero, I've fucked this up so badly.”
Heero remained in the paddock with his horse for another half an hour, turning things over in his mind and trying to find a solution to the problem. He knew he needed to apologize to Duo, but he also knew that Duo was partially to blame for their argument as well. Eventually he gave up with the thinking and headed back towards the cottage. Duo still had his appointment to attend and he had promised the police officers he would have his hand seen to. Whether Duo wanted him to accompany him was up to the vet; either way Heero would still make the effort to see Doctor Po.
*
The tears fell for several minutes, Duo letting them fall as the reality of what he'd just done sank in. Sure, he'd had arguments with Heero in the past, but nothing of this scale – and frankly, he didn't have a clue how to fix it.
His emotions were on a roller coaster right now, flitting from steady and secure to overwhelmed, vulnerable and downright angry in the blink of an eye. Jay had warned him of this and so far he thought he'd done a pretty good job of keeping everything together. When Heero confessed to attacking the sleaze ball all Duo could think about was Heero getting locked up for assault and damage to property. If he were to lose Heero what the hell would he do? Heero had been his rock, his anchor in this storm of emotional turmoil – and now he'd caused exactly what he'd feared would happen.
He'd driven Heero away.
He knew he needed to apologize for what he'd said, but he couldn't help feeling Heero was also in the wrong here. Yes, he appreciated Heero wanting to take care of him, but that didn't mean he had the right to beat up on anyone who tried to get close to Duo.
Duo sighed and rubbed his face with his hand. All this thinking and self recrimination was getting him nowhere. With a jolt he realized the time. “Shit!” he said and rose from the seat. Pulling the white coat off he charged out of the practice, locking the door behind him and headed for the cottage for a quick wash up. He didn't have much time to get to his appointment with Sally.
*
Dashing into the cottage, Duo almost knocked Heero over in his haste to get to the bathroom to wash up. “Sorry,” he said, tone abrupt as he shot into the small room.
Heero grunted and moved to the side, about to reply when the bathroom door shut in his face. He scowled at the door and forced the sudden flush of anger back down. Moving off to the kitchen, Heero fetched his keys and waited by the back door for Duo, assuming they would still be going to see Sally together.
Duo reappeared, smoothing his shirt down as best he could with one hand. He froze when he spotted Heero standing by the back door with keys in hand.
“I said I would drive you to your appointment,” Heero said stiffly and before Duo could answer, he walked out the door to the car.
Although he was still angry and annoyed at Heero, Duo was in a bit of a dilemma regarding driving. With his shoulder strapped the way it was, and despite Duo's car being an automatic, it would be rather difficult for him to manipulate the vehicle and drive safely. Whilst he was still pissed off with his partner, Heero driving made sense and so he swallowed his pride and followed his partner out to the waiting car.
* * *
“It's still going to be a while before you have full movement back in it, but I'm pleased with how it's starting to heal,” Sally said as she finished poking and prodding Duo's shoulder. “I still want it to be strapped, mainly for support, but you can start to use it a bit more. Just remember not to stress it or over use it. Keep the movement to a minimum and if it starts to ache or hurt, stop whatever it is your doing with it and rest it.”
“Thanks, Sally.”
“No problem. Now, are you going to tell me what the problem is between you and Heero?”
Duo gave the doctor a startled look.
“Doctor Maxwell, I think I know you well enough by now to tell when there's something wrong. Besides, the pair of you haven't so much as exchanged a glance or two words since stepping into my practice, and knowing how much you both care for each other that is extremely unusual. You know that anything you say to me is in the strictest of confidence.”
A soft sigh escaped Duo's lips and he began to recite the entire, sorry tale of his argument with Heero to the doctor as she strapped his shoulder. Sally didn't interrupt, she let Duo say his piece and drew her own conclusions.
“I'm no expert, but it seems to me that you both need to apologize to each other and sit down and talk about this. I would suggest you call Doctor Jamieson and let him know what has happened, if he can't fit you in for an appointment quickly he can at least speak to you both over the phone. This is something that can't be ignored, Duo, it needs to be worked out now for both your sakes.”
“I know,” Duo replied softly. “I think I will call Doctor Jay and have a chat to him, but I still say that Heero shouldn't have done what he did.”
“Maybe, maybe not, but give the doc a call. Now I take it I need to see Heero as well? Take a look at that hand for him?”
“Yeah, I think that would be appreciated.”
“Okay. You're free to go back to the waiting room. Can you let Heero know to come on in, please?”
Duo nodded and exited the room. “Sally said she will see you now,” he said curtly to Heero as he walked back into the waiting room and sat back down.
Heero didn't verbally acknowledge the vet, he simply gave a sharp nod, rose to his feet and headed for Sally's consulting room. With a huff, Duo reached for a magazine and began to flick through it.
“Ah, Heero,” said the doctor as Heero closed the door behind him. “Take a seat. Now, what have you been up to?”
Heero informed the doctor of his little altercation with Stefan's car window whilst Sally peeled the bandage off and began to probe around the numerous cuts. She didn't pass any comment until Heero had finished his explanation.
“Well, you're very lucky that you didn't do any damage other than superficial cuts. There's a couple of these that still have glass in them and they will require a stitch or two once I've removed that glass. All up though you're very lucky. The hand will swell and it will take a couple of days before it will be back to normal enough for you to use properly. I'll give you a course of antibiotics to take as well to ward off any infection. If you can sit over here I'll clean that glass out and stitch you up.”
Heero moved across to where Sally had a small table set up with a large light on it. The light was switched on and she began the task of removing the glass shards she could still see glinting in Heero's skin. As she worked she managed to coax Heero into telling her his side of the argument he'd had with Duo.
“All I want to do is protect him,” Heero sighed.
Sally gave him a warm smile. “I think he knows that, Heero, but I also think you need to stop and think before doing things like this, not only have you hurt yourself, but you may have made things a little more difficult for yourself as well in regards to any charges laid. I'm not saying you're having an easy time of things, just as Duo is finding it difficult to cope, but you have to think of the consequences before you go off and do things like this.”
Heero could see what Duo and now Sally were driving at and he could understand their reasons, but the anger that had started to cool began to build again. All he'd tried to do was protect the one thing he loved and this was the thanks he got for it.
“I think it would be a good idea if you had a talk with Doctor Jamieson,” she said. “He would be better at advising you how to deal with this.”
“I think you're right,” Heero replied, keeping his temper in check. Logic told him that Jay may be able to help him understand why he was so angry with his lover and himself. “I'll give him a call when we get back home. Oh, the police want a medical report on my hand too, if you don't mind.”
“I've advised Duo to do the same,” Sally said as she wrapped the bandage around Heero's hand. “Try to keep that dry for the next twenty-four hours, then it can be changed. Keep the hand bandaged for another four to five days, the wounds should have closed up enough by then that you can leave it open to the air to dry out a bit. I'll write you that 'script now and do up a report for the police. I can email it through to them this evening.”
“Thank you.”
Escorting her patient out, Sally spoke one last time. “Talk to him, Heero. Arguments are best resolved by talking about them once you've both calmed down.”
Spotting Heero walking back out with a fresh bandage on his hand, Duo stood up and prepared to leave. They made their way back out to the car and drove home in silence. Each man was thinking hard on what Sally had said and whilst they both knew they had to resolve this issue, neither one wanted to be the first to admit their mishandling of it.
Once they were home, Duo aimed for the phone, calling Doctor Jamieson. Unfortunately, the good doctor was with a client and wouldn't be available to speak with either Duo or Heero for at least an hour. Gwen did offer an appointment the following morning if they could make it and knowing he had Nataku still to look at and then consults starting in just over a couple of hours, Duo decided to take the appointment. Thanking Gwen, he hung up and stared out the window for a moment.
Heero had made himself a mug of coffee, one for Duo sat on the kitchen table. When Duo walked back into the kitchen, Heero had an idea that Jay hadn't been available to talk right then. He glanced at Duo as the vet sat down.
“We have an appointment tomorrow at eleven-thirty with Jay,” Duo stated in a flat tone.
“Okay.”
“Thank you for the coffee.”
“You’re welcome.”
“Is Nataku in the paddock?”
“Yes, she is. Do you wish to treat her now or later?”
“I'll do her now, consults start soon.”
“I'll bring her into the surgery stables then.” Heero rinsed out his empty mug and went to fetch Nataku.
Watching his partner leave, Duo placed his mug back on the table and sighed. It was going to be a long evening.
* * *
Nataku was treated quickly, efficiently and silently. Heero returned her to the paddock once Duo had finished. With Nataku taken care of, Heero decided he'd better go and visit the police and make his statement. Stepping back inside the cottage he hunted around for Duo to let the vet know he would be out for a while. He couldn't find Duo anywhere. Assuming the vet was probably up at the practice, Heero decided he'd simply go and make his statement anyway, by the time he was done it would be time to bring the horses in and feed up for the night.
Grabbing his keys, Heero locked the cottage and drove into Salsbury.
*
“Mr. Yuy,” Sergeant Williams acknowledged. “If you would follow me, please.”
Heero followed the Sergeant through to the back of the police station and into a small office where he took the offered seat.
“How is the hand?”
“It's okay, just superficial cuts, no other damage,” Heero replied. “I have seen Doctor Po and she will be emailing a medical report through to you this evening. I trust that's okay?”
“That's fine. Now, we need to get your statement down on paper. Henry and I have already spoken with our superior officer and informed him of the altercation, he's also taken statements from Henry and myself. At this point in time, Mr. Graves has not filed any further charges and I really don't think he will given the act itself. This statement will not only be on record should he decided to file charges, but it will also be of use in the charges of rape against him should he continue with his plea of not guilty.”
Heero nodded.
“If you're comfortable, we can get started.”
Heero took a deep breath, calmed his mind and began to speak.
An hour later and he was all done. The statement had been typed up and Heero had read over it, agreeing it was a true and accurate description of the events as he remembered them occurring. He signed the bottom and dated it, Williams slotting it into the file he currently had all the relevant paperwork in for Duo's case.
“Thank you, Mr. Yuy.”
“No problem.
The phone in Williams' office chose that moment to ring.
“Would you excuse me for a moment?”
Heero nodded and stepped outside the small office while the Sergeant took the call.
*
“Mr. Yuy, would you come back in for a minute, please?”
Curious as to what the officer wanted, Heero stepped back inside and sat down once more. He could tell by the tone of voice and expression on the officer's face that the call had been important.
“That was the District Attorney on the line. The preliminary hearing for the case of rape against Doctor Maxwell has been set for Friday at one o'clock.”
Heero felt the blood drain from his face. “What does that mean?” he said in a whisper.
“It's what I told you about before. Mr. Graves will be required to attend the court where the formal charges against him will be read out. He will then be asked to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. If he pleads guilty then the judge will remand him in custody until a date is set for his sentence. That will give the judge time to look over the evidence and hand down the appropriate sentence for the crime.”
“And if he pleads not guilty?”
Williams closed his eyes for a second and ran a hand over his face. “If he pleads not guilty then the judge will set a date for the trial.”
“Will Duo and myself need to be present at the preliminary hearing?”
“No. It is not mandatory for the victim to attend the preliminary hearing.”
That gave Heero a small measure of comfort.
“Mr. Yuy, you can pass that information on to Doctor Maxwell if you wish. I will be giving him a call in a few minutes to let him know anyway as it's protocol. I can also answer any questions he might have.”
“I'll let him know,” Heero murmured. “Oh, one thing,”
“Yes?”
“If neither one of us is present at the hearing, how will we know what the result is?”
“Both myself and Constable Henry will be required to attend. One of us will contact you immediately the hearing is over and let you know the outcome. If it does end up going to trial, the DA will also contact you to arrange to speak with you both and go through the entire case.”
Heero nodded. “I understand. If there's nothing else, I'd best be on my way. I've got horses to see to.”
“That's everything that I can think of. I'll keep in touch, Mr. Yuy.” Williams offered his hand which Heero shook.
“Thank you, for all you have done and are doing, officer.”
“I just wish I could do more,” Williams said with a sad smile.
* * *
“If you have any concerns, Mrs. Swift, please give me a call, otherwise I'll see you again in another week to check on Lucy's progress.” Duo held the door to the consulting room open for the middle aged woman and her cat carrier to pass through.
“Thank you, Doctor Maxwell,” Mrs. Swift replied.
“My pleasure. Catherine will take care of you and arrange the next appointment for you.” Duo placed the cat's file on the small 'window' between the reception area and the hall that led to the consulting rooms.
“Doctor Maxwell?” Catherine called.
“Yes?” Duo paused in picking up the next client file.
“There's a phone call for you.”
“Duo frowned. “Can you take a message? I'm in the middle of consults.”
Catherine shook her head and lowering her voice, she spoke again. “It's a Sergeant Williams.”
“Oh.”
“I can put it through to the consulting room if you wish?”
“That would be fine, thanks.” Duo turned and went back into the consulting room, his heart hammering in his chest. Picking up the phone, he took a breath before answering. “Doctor Maxwell here.”
“Doctor Maxwell, it's Sergeant Williams. I apologize for calling you during your consults, but I've heard from the District Attorney in regards to the preliminary hearing for your case.”
“I see.”
“The hearing is set for one o'clock on Friday.”
Duo swallowed hard. “Do I need to be there?”
“No, that's not necessary.” Williams went on to explain about the preliminary hearing and what would happen. “I'll give you a call as soon as the hearing is finished and let you know the outcome. I've spoken with your partner, Mr. Yuy and he has all the information too. If you have any questions, please, call me.”
“Thank you, Sergeant.”
“No problem. I'll be in touch. Good bye, Doctor Maxwell.”
“Bye, Sergeant.” Duo hung the phone up and closed his eyes. Two days. In two days he would know if he would have to bare his soul and suffer ridicule for what had happened to him...
Or not.
~ * ~
tbc...
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