Part 6 of the Come back to
me continuum!
Please R&R!
Sorry this took so long!
Warnings: Shounen Ai! 5+2!!!
I don't own gundam wing
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Duo continued driving,
never-minding any traffic signs. His
purple eyes glinted in the dark, suddenly aware of the rain. He flicked on the windshield wipers and
continued to speed almost desperately, swerving around other cars and ignoring
any complaints coming from the other drivers. The braided teen sped past a red light and realized his mistake: there
was someone crossing the intersection, wearing a pair of familiar white pants
and a blue tank top. Over his shoulder
was his white cloak, soaked completely through. "Oh shit!" the American cried before jerking the steering wheel
to the side. He was out of the small
black car in an instant.
He approached the front of
the car in search of a body. There was
nothing. Confused, Duo walked around
his entire car looking for any sign of the mysterious pedestrian. Nothing. "Hey! Why don't you get out of
the road, buddy?" came a loud call. The
longhaired teen glared angrily and shouted, "Why don't you go fuck yourself, buddy?"
A soft chuckle behind him made the purple-eyed boy turn around him. He almost collapsed in shock. "Wufei?"
Another laugh came from the
Asian boy and the braided teen was sure he must have been hallucinating. "Uh...Wufei?" came the confused question.
The black-haired boy just smiled and got into Duo's car. "Come on Maxwell," he commanded, opening the
driver's side door. Dumbfounded, the
chestnut haired boy got into his car and started the engine.
"Wufei," he began as he
started driving again, "why were you out in the rain? I mean, why were you
walking?" Silence descended in the car,
as the Chinese boy remained quiet. "Wufei?"
he asked again, turning to the still form beside him. Duo sighed and drove on. An unhappy murmur caused the American to glance over to his side. Wufei stretched and pulled his hair tie out,
then began an attempt to dry his black locks.
"Well," the black-orbed teen
said quietly, his voice laced with sadness, "I was on my way to Treize's
grave." The brunette sighed and
switched lanes, his own troubles forgotten—for now. Duo sighed again and turned to his companion, sympathy in his
amethyst eyes. "Oi, 'fei," he sighed
sadly, "I thought you had moved on, especially after the whole Marie-Maia
incident."
Wufei shook his head softly
and gave a sad smile. "I thought so
too, but everyday I caught myself thinking of him a little more. Sally said that I was becoming a liability,
and that I should just put this whole thing to rest by coming here. And thus, the reason I am here, walking in
the blasted rain," he concluded, taking off his shirt so he could wring out
some of the water.
The American nodded. "What about you, Duo?" The braided boy gave a soft sigh and
answered: "Heero cheated on me with Zechs and I want to know why, so I'm going
to go talk to Zechs." Wufei studied his
companion intently, his dark eyes analyzing the brunette's expression and his
tone.
"Pull over, Duo," he
demanded suddenly, bringing a startled "What?" from his friend.
"I said, 'Pull over,'" the
tanned Preventor repeated, reaching for the steering wheel. The braided teen swatted away the other
boy's hands and complied, a little surprised and very unwilling. The two sat in an uncomfortable silence
until Duo gave an angry growl, ordering an explanation from his Chinese friend,
but Wufei remained silent for a few moments, collecting his thoughts, it
seemed. "Well?!" the impatient American
insisted.
The black-haired teen sighed
and placed his hands together. "You're
going to hate me for this, Maxwell, but I'm afraid I cannot allow you to go to
Zech's house." The amethyst-eyed teen
sputtered in surprise.
"What the hell is that
supposed to mean?!"
Wufei fell silent
again. "Listen to me," he began slowly,
not looking at Duo, "I'm worried about you. About your mental state of mind. And about Zech's health if you go to his house." The longhaired boy stared at all the cars
passing them by, but remained silent. He mumbled something softly, something Wufei didn't catch. Confused, he prodded his friend to repeat
himself.
Duo grit his teeth and
clenched his fists tightly. "I said,"
he hissed, his voice barely audible, "that you don't understand one bit. I thought you were on my side, Wufei." The Chinese boy sighed and gestured to the
not-so-well hidden .45 tucked in Duo's black pants.
"I am on your
side. It's just that I may be off duty,
but I'm still a Preventor. And my duty
as a Preventor is to make sure people don't get hurt."
Duo smiled bitterly at his
Asian friend and shook his head. "You
forget, Wu, I used to be a Preventor as well; I know all the rules of being
one, and the one you just gave me is total bullshit. You're making yourself out to be a policeman, not a
Preventor. Policemen take care of the
weak or whatever; you just make sure that no wars start."
Wufei sighed and placed his
hands under his chin as he contemplated this. He finally spoke after several long, thoughtful moments. "While that may be true," he said slowly,
carefully, "You have to think about the position Milliardo—Zechs is in. He—"
The Asian teen was abruptly
cut off by Duo, the smaller boy's voice slicing through like a knife. "The position he's in? I'll tell you! He's on the top!!" The
Chinese sat stunned for a few minutes at the sudden outburst, along side his
companion, who seemed shocked at himself.
Finally Wufei continued on,
"What I meant, Duo, was that he has a ton of followers after him, especially
after the Marie-Maia fiasco. And he
also has the Peacecraft name, as well as the name Marquise behind him. In short, Zechs has more influence than you
want to mess with."
The dark haired teen sighed,
but continued to glare at the tanned boy. "I don't care," he ground out, his teeth tightly clenched. His Asian companion gave another sigh.
"Well you should," came the
reprimand, "because I know you love Heero and I know he loves you too, so he
would be devastated if you had to go to jail for the rest of your life because
he had some fling with Zechs." Duo let
out a long breath before sitting back in his seat, arms folded across his
chest.
"I was devastated,
Wufei. I cried so much; it's not even
funny. But I'm past feeling sorry for myself,
and feeling like there was something I could have done to please Heero so that
he wouldn't have ever gone to Zechs. I
was everything for Heero I could've been, and I just want to find out what
Zechs did, so I can move on with my life, with someone who appreciates me."
The black-eyed boy nodded
slowly, before replying, "But you're not ready to face them yet."
"…. No, I guess I'm not."
The two teens sat in silence
for a moment, each caught up in their own thoughts. Finally, the braided teen reached out and started the
engine. He pulled out on to the highway
and made a swift, illegal U-turn. After
traveling for another silent hour, Duo pulled into a motel. He turned off the engine and sat back again,
a small bit of his braid caught in his mouth.
"Thanks, 'Fei."
"For what?"
"Well," the chestnut haired
teen began, "I know you wanted to go to Treize's grave today, so much that you
were even walking in the rain."
"It's okay, Duo. It's not like he's going anywhere," the
Chinese responded with a small chuckle.
Duo smiled at his friend and
pulled him into a small hug. He
sighed. "We're both lover's of the
unresponsive. But at least yours is dead." Wufei laughed softly and pulled his friend
closer, noting to shyly himself how the violet eyed boy smelled of cinnamon and
apples. They held each other for ten
long minutes, neither willing to let go of the simple comfort, but finally,
they loosened their grips and pulled away from each other.
When they did let go, they
were both smiling through the small tears that had reached their eyes, each
realizing how lonely they actually were. Then Wufei did something that surprised both teens: he kissed Duo
"Oh, oh god, I'm sorry Duo,
I didn't mean to—" he was silenced as the American kissed him back. "You know this changes everything," the
brunette murmured softly. Wufei
nodded.
"And for the better."
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Am I evil or what?! You guys must hate me by now!! I haven't posted a chapter in forever, and I
just totally did something way beyond norm…for me. grin
I'm in Las Vegas right now,
and unable to post or update my page. But when I do, I won't be in Las Vegas anymore!
Anywho, I've been carrying
around my laptop this entire time (I actually went state hopping) and I've been
typing stuff up. So, no, I haven't
forgotten you!
Read and Review!! Or die, dammit!!