35: Phoenix
"Sirs? You have visitors." The owner of the inn spoke as Wufei and Duo entered the place they'd been staying at for the last two nights. "Strangely enough the young man called himself 'Heero Yuy'. Do you know anyone who would call himself that?"
The voice spoke of disapproval, but Duo's face lit up. "Yup, we do." He said happily. "Where is he?"
"This way." The owner showed them to a little sitting room on the side and sure enough, there was Heero standing by a fireplace, turning around as the door opened. Duo beamed at the friend he had not seen in real life for over a year.
"Look who's decided to come back to life!"
Heero frowned. "I never died." He answered seriously.
"That's not what I meant, buddy." Duo chuckled, clasping Heero's hand and shaking it. "So what's up, what are you doing here? How did you know where we were?"
Heero gestured to the couch and Wufei watched Duo's face as he turned to see what Wufei had already noticed upon coming in. His friend's face fell for a moment when he noticed the blond brother and slightly darker sister sitting there, turned to face them.
Relena got up and smiled pleasantly. "How do you do?" She asked. "It's good to see both of you again." She shook Duo's and Wufei's hand, the former quickly turning his face back to a grin, the latter offering her a respectful bow. "When my brother told Heero you were in the neighbourhood he really wanted to see you and well, since we are on holidays as well, why not?"
Milliardo said nothing, just nodded shortly, but as Wufei looked at the man he found that awkward feeling creeping back again. At least yesterday they'd been able to pretend he was just giving them the tour they had officially booked, but having him show up here, even if he was just escorting his sister, was different.
"So, we were just about to have dinner, want to stay?"
Wufei knew the question was aimed solely at Heero, but apparently the innkeeper did not realise it. "I'll have a table for five set up then, sir."
-princess