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I woke up extra early in the morning and headed to wards the dojo that Wufei and I had sparred in the other day so that I could practise my Katas and keep in shape. I moved fluidly from movement to movement increasing my speed as I repeated the movements that were familiar to me. I spent an hour practising before having a quick shower and getting dressed.

I then started a breakfast of fresh fruits and omelettes. I sighed softly wondering if my life would always be this tame from now on and I long to be able to travel like I used to and go fishing and camping by myself but I knew that I couldn't leave Shuichi and that I couldn't leave now anyway. I laid the table and set out the plates before returning to the room to wake Shuichi.

When we returned to the dining room I was surprised to see that Wufei still wasn't up but I didn't know where his room was and I had no desire to wake him so I served the meal and left his on a plate on low heat in the oven to keep it warm. About half-way through the meal Wufei walked in and sat at the table, I sighed before collecting his plate and serving him before returning to my meal.

After breakfast Wufei disappeared into his office where I supposed he spent a lot of time. I wondered why he had come to the raid on our little town as I had heard him organise many other raids none of which he had taken part in. I had asked Jin about it but he said that Wufei only left the compound once every two or three months.

I quickly cleaned the dishes and put them away before returning to the dojo. I hesitated outside the door when I realised there was someone else in there. I didn't recognise him but he was around 25-30 years old and clearly Chinese. He was talking to someone else in the dojo who I couldn't see but I assumed it would have been Wufei.

I wondered what they were talking about but I knew I would be in a lot of trouble if I was caught eavesdropping so I quickly turned around and started as I realised there was someone else behind me holding a sword. He gestured towards the room behind me and I reluctantly stepped back.

"What do we have here then?" I heard a new voice ask.

" An eavesdropper." The man with the sword responded.

"Oh?" The third man eyed me with interest. "And a pretty one at that." He leered.

"I'm male." I said through gritted teeth.

"Just the way I like them." He said giving me a once over.

I tried to step away feeling thoroughly revolted but the guy with the sword stepped up behind me and pressed the blade into my throat. He pushed me forward towards the 30 year old who had been leering at me. He grinned showing off his blackened teeth and raised a hand to touch my face and I spat at him.

"A feisty one." He sneered wiping his face. "We'll soon have you tamed."

I was about to deliver a round house kick to the man with the sword when a chilling voice filled the air. I froze as did all the other men in the room before we all turned to look at the newcomer standing in the doorway.

"What do you think you are doing?" Wufei asked in a deadly calm voice.

"Just havin' some fun." One of the guys said nonchalantly.

"Do you know who this is?" He asked still calm as they shook their heads. "This is mine. Mine and I don't share."

I wanted to protest his claim but I knew that it would make no difference and that I was essentially 'owned' by Wufei anyway. I merely adjusted my stance gripped the man with the sword by the wrist and flipped him over my shoulder before walking towards Wufei. I refused to be seen as a weak maiden that needed protecting.

I bowed respectfully before leaving the dojo eager to get away from the strange men and to let Wufei deal with them. I sighed as I realised that I didn't get to work out and decided to practise with Shuichi in the garden instead. I quickly collected him from our room and moved to the part of the ground furthest from the dojo where I started to teach Shuichi some more movements focusing more on basic defence then attack as I wanted him to be safe and as long as he could defend himself he would hopefully be okay.

After 30 minutes of practising I noticed that Wufei was watching us from the doorway. He inclined his head towards me when our eyes locked and I paused to study him. I flushed when I was caught staring and tried to cover it up by asking if he wanted to join us. He replied in the positive and shrugged off his shirt so that he was more comfortable. I flushed deeper and instructed Shuichi to practise his Katas as I sparred with Wufei.

I couldn't help but admire Wufei's physique whilst we were sparring and although I was loathe to admit it I felt my cheeks flush hotly as I was caught staring at his finely toned chest more than once. After around 30 minutes later we stopped and I turned to Shuichi to help him with a problem feeling Wufei step close behind me with his heavy panting on my neck. I jumped slightly when I felt his hands rest on my hips and I couldn't help but protest when I saw Shuichi watching us curiously.

I pulled away and I was only slightly surprised when he allowed me to move with no fuss, what did surprise me is that he moved in front of me and began to correct Shuichi's posture and movements. Although he didn't smile or praise Shuichi I could tell that Wufei was impressed with his progress and quick grasp of the movements.

We continued practising for many hours, sometimes sparring, other times teaching and occasionally playing educational games with Shuichi. When I next noticed the time I realised it was getting rather late in the evening and ushered Shuichi inside to wash while I started dinner, I settled on a simple and quick meal of miso ramen and started to set the table for three.

Dinner was uneventful as Chang took his into his room to finish his important work which left the table in a much more pleasant mood. I woke Shuichi just before I served up the meal and Shuichi helped me put some on a tray to take to Chang. I smiled at him for his help and told him to start as I would only be a moment. I knocked on Jin's door as he was the only person that I knew that knew where Chang's room was. I then returned to the dinning room and sat down with Shuichi eating peacefully but with lighter chatter. Shuichi was biting his lip and squirming so I knew he wanted to ask me something that I might not like.

"What's wrong Shu-chan?" I asked gently.

"It's just... Nothing." He said.

"Come on, it can't be that bad." I replied nudging him.

"Does Wufei hate me?" He asked in a small voice.

"Oh." That took me by surprise. "Of course not. He's just getting used to having new people in his house."

"Is he going to marry you?" Shuichi asked curiously and I started looking at him in surprise.

"Where did you get that idea?" I asked him gently.

"Well he kept hugging you and I heard you and Jin talking about kissing which mummy and daddy used to do. And he called you his wife when we first came here!" He explained simply.

"Well I don't think we'll be getting married any time soon." I told him honestly.

Later that night I put Shuichi to bed listening to him talk about how Jin was going to teach him some new games like Shogi and Chinese Checkers until he eventually wore himself out and fell asleep. I lay awake in bed for a long time trying not to cry when I thought that I would probably never get married nor have a family other than Shuichi now. I settled into a restless sleep filled with strange dreams.