In this story, Wufei finds something in the ocean that will change his life forever. For the better, or for the worst?

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Wufei or Gundam Wing. I do, however, own Lian.


Gift From the Sea


Chapter One

It was the middle of summer. Hot. Around 86 degrees at night and 98 during the day. Sometimes it even hit 100.

Chang Wufei, former gundam pilot, was asleep in his bed, the covers kicked to the floor. It was early Friday morning.

His face twitched slightly, then he rolled over on his side in his sleep and curled up a ball. Then he rolled over on his other side. Then on his stomach, then on his back. He scrunched up his face a bit, then he slowly blinked open his eyes.

The first thing he did was look at his window. The one facing the ocean. It was still dark. Then he looked over at his digital clock on his nightstand. 5:05 AM it read. He groaned and reached over the side of the bed and grabbed a sheet and covered himself with it and tried to go back to sleep. Five minutes later he groaned loudly in frustration and sat up scowling. It was no use. He couldn't go back to sleep. He was bummed. He wasn't working that day and planned on spending it sleeping late, but that wasn't going to happen.

Wufei got out of bed and stretched before going to his closet and pulling out some black shorts and a button up short sleeve shirt. He put them on, deciding not to button up the shirt. He then went into the bathroom to brush his hair, brush his teeth, and perform all of the usual morning routines.

After that, he went into the kitchen to get some milk for his breakfast. (That was all he was having. He wasn't hungry.)

Wufei's condo wasn't very big, but it wasn't tiny either. It was big enough for one person to live in comfortably. When you walked in the front door, you were in the living room. It wasn't big, just big enough for a couch, a recliner, a bookshelf, and an entertainment center. (BIG TV stand) Go straight several steps and you were in the kitchen/dining room. A kitchen island separated the living room and the kitchen. The kitchen was big enough to fit a small table and three chairs. Then go to the left once in the kitchen and you'll go through a door which lets you into Wufei's bedroom. It was just big enough for a Queen sized bed and a dresser and a nightstand. Step into the bedroom and instantly go to the right and you were at the closet door. Pass the closet door a few steps and you were at the bathroom. It was a small bathroom, but having everything needed. Go back in the kitchen and keep going straight, on the other side of the kitchen was a small hallway, leading to the balcony, the washer/dryer room, and the extra bedroom and bathroom. Wufei kept the extra bedroom as a library. The balcony overlooked the ocean. The view was breathtaking. One of the reasons he bought the apartment. He was 11 stories up and you could see for miles over the ocean. He bought it with one of the checks he had recieved for participating in the war. After the checks stopped coming he decided to open his own bookshop. He made good money on it, so he lived comfortably.

Anywho, back to the story......

After he got out of the bathroom, he went into the kitchen to get some milk for his breakfast. (That was all he was having. He wasn't hungry.) When he got done with that he decided to take a walk on the beach before the sun came up. He looked out the kitchen window. The moon was full, giving enough light to see by without a flashlight. So he washed out his glass and left the apartment not locking the door behind him (it was a safe neighborhood), not bothering to take his shoes.

Wufei had been walking down the beach for about a mile now when he noticed a figure ahead waist deep in water holding something. It seemed strange to him, so he went quickly to the figure. He stopped about ten feet away from the figure, but it didn't notice him. He realized it was a woman, fully clothed in waist deep water. She was holding a basket or something. She let it go and it started floating, swaying gently with the waves. Then she turned around and went back on the beach and started walking away. He realized that the woman didn't look any older than him, eighteen.

"Hey!" he called. The woman stopped and he ran up to her. "What were you doing?" he asked. He knew he shouldn't be nosy, but he was so curious it was killing him.

"I was just getting rid of something I didn't want or need," she said and turned around again.

"Why was it in a basket then?"

"Just leave me alone! Mind your own business! That thing's better off away from me! I'm too young for something like that!" she yelled and ran off.

"What?" he asked out loud and looked towards the basket. He was wondering what was in the basket that she hated so much. It was about to kill him if he didn't find out, so he ran into the ocean, fully clothed and swam quickly to the basket before it got sucked out to sea.

When Wufei got to the basket, the water was already well over his head. He grabbed the basket and started to swim back. It was a struggle to fight against the current with one hand, but he finally made it to shore. Out of breath, he fell to a sitting position and held the basket in his lap. It was barely heavy at all, but he could tell there was definitely something in there. He tried to pull the lid off, but it was stuck. He pulled harder, but only suceeded in hurting his fingers. So he sighed and stood up with the basket and went back to his apartment for a knife.

When he got inside and sat the basket on the table, he got a butter knife and pried the lid open. Once loose, he set the knife down and slowly took off the lid, wondering what was inside. What he found made his eyes go huge and his mouth drop.

So? What do think about the first chapter? Should I continue, or should I quit? R&R, please!