Chapter 3
If there was one thing WuFei just had to admit, it was that the Moon
Palace was beautiful. It was nothing like the familiar, traditional
beauty of his own home, but it was beautiful nonetheless. He couldn't
keep up his usual mask of indifference and allowed himself to look
around in some awe. Makoto noticed this out of her peripheral vision,
but didn't say anything. She did smile, though. Duo was waiting for
them, as promised, in front of the doors that led to the male quarters.
"Mako-chan, there you are. And you must be Chang WuFei. Ore wa
Duo Maxwell. Yoroshiku," the violet eyed boy said with a huge grin.
WuFei looked surprised. This braided boy seemed very friendly for
someone he'd just met. And he seemed very familiar with Makoto, seeing
as he wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and she didn't move
to get him off. He took the hand that was offered.
"Hai, ore wa Chang WuFei. Yoroshiku," he replied, shaking it.
"Duo-chan, I need you to show Fei-kun here to his room. Oh, and
try not to let Heero know about why he's here, ne?" Makoto winked.
Duo winked back and rubbed his nose to hers.
"Nan demo nai. I'll see you later, koi. Don't you have some
cooking to do?"
"Mm," the girl nodded and elegantly twirled out of his arms,
"Ja matta ne, koibito."
And she walked away. WuFei stared after her.
"Quite a girl, ne?"
WuFei nodded slightly before catching himself and glaring at Duo.
"I don't know what you're talking about. Women are weak," he
snapped.
Duo sighed and crossed his arms behind his head.
"If you want to think that, then they are," he agreed, "But
don't let the Senshi hear you say that."
"Senshi?"
"Uh, they protect the moon, the earth, and all of the Silver
Millennium. They're very powerful, and they're all female."
WuFei stared at the retreating back of the braided boy.
"Saa... come on now. We've got to get you settled in. And, of
course, keep you away from Heero," Duo called.
"You're the third person to mention him. Why do I need to be
kept away?"
Duo smirked. He could hear the hidden curiosity in WuFei's voice.
"Well... it's like this. Heero and the princess are lovers. Now
you're becoming engaged to the princess. Heero can be a little trigger
happy when he's angry... and right now he's pretty angry."
"Dooshite?"
"Ahh... let's just say that he's mad that you got a head start
on him, shall we?"
A head start? What the hell was *that* supposed to mean? WuFei
mentally shook his head; it didn't matter anyway. Nothing anyone said
or did, excluding Queen Serenity, would make any difference in the
engagement. Duo lead him through a long corridor that didn't seem to
end. He stopped at one point to open another door that lead to another
long corridor. As they finally reached the end of *that* corridor,
WuFei could hear the strains of music and singing.
"Ah yes, I forgot to mention. Off to that side is where
Michiru-san, Quatre-kun, Trowa-kun and Rei-chan like to practice their
music. They will be tonight's special entertainment. We can get a
preview, if you'd like." Duo offered, looking over his shoulder at the
Chinese boy.
WuFei shrugged. He did like the sound, though.
"All right, then. Let's have a peak inside."
Duo pushed open a set of doors, which thankfully didn't lead to another
long hallway, and they stepped inside. The room was brightly lit by
artful lamps and a sky-light that gave the musicians an otherworldly
glow. Standing in the middle of the room were a female violinist, a
male flautist with the oddest bangs he'd ever seen, another female who
was singing, and off to the side a little was a blond boy at a piano.
"The one singing is Rei-chan, and Michiru-san is the one on the
violin. Trowa-kun is playing the flute and that's Quatre-kun on the
piano," Duo murmured, pointing out each player.
WuFei just nodded, concentrating on the beautiful music. The song was
one he'd never heard before, with a solemn melody and haunting vocals.
Rei's voice was clear and sweet, floating over the instrumentals. The
four were so caught up with their music that they didn't even notice
their small audience.
Though he wouldn't admit it to anyone but himself, WuFei was extremely
disappointed when the song ended. Duo immediately started clapping
enthusiastically, startling the quartet.
"Ah! Duo-kun!" the blond called with a smile, "Sneaking up on
people isn't polite."
Duo shrugged and grinned, "Since when am I polite?"
"... You're not," the flautist said monotonously, but with the
tiniest smile.
"Tch, how rude. You wound me, Trowa-kun," Duo sighed mellow
dramatically. "Minna-kun, I would like you to meet Chang WuFei. WuFei,
meet Trowa-kun, Quatre-kun, Rei-chan and Michiru-san."
Each bowed as their name was called. There was a quick "yoroshiku"
exchanged between them, then Rei and Michiru left to get dressed for
the ball that would be held that evening. Trowa and Quatre walked over
to the other boys and accompanied them to WuFei's room.
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"This is where you will be housed. Aren't you lucky? You get a
room to yourself. I'm stuck sharing one with Mr. Personality over
here," Duo announced as they walked through the doors.
The room was comfortable enough. As Duo said there was only one bed,
which meant WuFei had it to himself. He considered himself very lucky
that Heero was sharing a room with Quatre after the stories he'd been
told.
"Domo," the Chinese boy said simply.
"We'll leave you to get ready. Trowa here has just now
volunteered to come by later and pick you up so you don't get lost."
Duo continued, "And believe me, it's easy to get lost around here."
WuFei gave Trowa a questioning look, but the other boy just shrugged
and nodded. Then he walked out with Duo, who waved over his shoulder
as he left, hounding him about something or other. WuFei was getting
the impression that Duo liked to talk... a lot. Quatre stayed behind
for a second, studying him.
"Don't be so tense," the blond said suddenly.
"Nani?"
"Don't be so tense. The people here are, for the most part,
very friendly. Nobody's going to bite your head off. Just relax and
open up a little. You'll have a lot of friends in no time."
WuFei could only watch as Quatre gracefully swept out of the room, too
stunned to do anything else. This was certainly an interesting bunch
of people he'd wound up with.
~Owari, chapter 3~
If there was one thing WuFei just had to admit, it was that the Moon
Palace was beautiful. It was nothing like the familiar, traditional
beauty of his own home, but it was beautiful nonetheless. He couldn't
keep up his usual mask of indifference and allowed himself to look
around in some awe. Makoto noticed this out of her peripheral vision,
but didn't say anything. She did smile, though. Duo was waiting for
them, as promised, in front of the doors that led to the male quarters.
"Mako-chan, there you are. And you must be Chang WuFei. Ore wa
Duo Maxwell. Yoroshiku," the violet eyed boy said with a huge grin.
WuFei looked surprised. This braided boy seemed very friendly for
someone he'd just met. And he seemed very familiar with Makoto, seeing
as he wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and she didn't move
to get him off. He took the hand that was offered.
"Hai, ore wa Chang WuFei. Yoroshiku," he replied, shaking it.
"Duo-chan, I need you to show Fei-kun here to his room. Oh, and
try not to let Heero know about why he's here, ne?" Makoto winked.
Duo winked back and rubbed his nose to hers.
"Nan demo nai. I'll see you later, koi. Don't you have some
cooking to do?"
"Mm," the girl nodded and elegantly twirled out of his arms,
"Ja matta ne, koibito."
And she walked away. WuFei stared after her.
"Quite a girl, ne?"
WuFei nodded slightly before catching himself and glaring at Duo.
"I don't know what you're talking about. Women are weak," he
snapped.
Duo sighed and crossed his arms behind his head.
"If you want to think that, then they are," he agreed, "But
don't let the Senshi hear you say that."
"Senshi?"
"Uh, they protect the moon, the earth, and all of the Silver
Millennium. They're very powerful, and they're all female."
WuFei stared at the retreating back of the braided boy.
"Saa... come on now. We've got to get you settled in. And, of
course, keep you away from Heero," Duo called.
"You're the third person to mention him. Why do I need to be
kept away?"
Duo smirked. He could hear the hidden curiosity in WuFei's voice.
"Well... it's like this. Heero and the princess are lovers. Now
you're becoming engaged to the princess. Heero can be a little trigger
happy when he's angry... and right now he's pretty angry."
"Dooshite?"
"Ahh... let's just say that he's mad that you got a head start
on him, shall we?"
A head start? What the hell was *that* supposed to mean? WuFei
mentally shook his head; it didn't matter anyway. Nothing anyone said
or did, excluding Queen Serenity, would make any difference in the
engagement. Duo lead him through a long corridor that didn't seem to
end. He stopped at one point to open another door that lead to another
long corridor. As they finally reached the end of *that* corridor,
WuFei could hear the strains of music and singing.
"Ah yes, I forgot to mention. Off to that side is where
Michiru-san, Quatre-kun, Trowa-kun and Rei-chan like to practice their
music. They will be tonight's special entertainment. We can get a
preview, if you'd like." Duo offered, looking over his shoulder at the
Chinese boy.
WuFei shrugged. He did like the sound, though.
"All right, then. Let's have a peak inside."
Duo pushed open a set of doors, which thankfully didn't lead to another
long hallway, and they stepped inside. The room was brightly lit by
artful lamps and a sky-light that gave the musicians an otherworldly
glow. Standing in the middle of the room were a female violinist, a
male flautist with the oddest bangs he'd ever seen, another female who
was singing, and off to the side a little was a blond boy at a piano.
"The one singing is Rei-chan, and Michiru-san is the one on the
violin. Trowa-kun is playing the flute and that's Quatre-kun on the
piano," Duo murmured, pointing out each player.
WuFei just nodded, concentrating on the beautiful music. The song was
one he'd never heard before, with a solemn melody and haunting vocals.
Rei's voice was clear and sweet, floating over the instrumentals. The
four were so caught up with their music that they didn't even notice
their small audience.
Though he wouldn't admit it to anyone but himself, WuFei was extremely
disappointed when the song ended. Duo immediately started clapping
enthusiastically, startling the quartet.
"Ah! Duo-kun!" the blond called with a smile, "Sneaking up on
people isn't polite."
Duo shrugged and grinned, "Since when am I polite?"
"... You're not," the flautist said monotonously, but with the
tiniest smile.
"Tch, how rude. You wound me, Trowa-kun," Duo sighed mellow
dramatically. "Minna-kun, I would like you to meet Chang WuFei. WuFei,
meet Trowa-kun, Quatre-kun, Rei-chan and Michiru-san."
Each bowed as their name was called. There was a quick "yoroshiku"
exchanged between them, then Rei and Michiru left to get dressed for
the ball that would be held that evening. Trowa and Quatre walked over
to the other boys and accompanied them to WuFei's room.
***********************************************************************
"This is where you will be housed. Aren't you lucky? You get a
room to yourself. I'm stuck sharing one with Mr. Personality over
here," Duo announced as they walked through the doors.
The room was comfortable enough. As Duo said there was only one bed,
which meant WuFei had it to himself. He considered himself very lucky
that Heero was sharing a room with Quatre after the stories he'd been
told.
"Domo," the Chinese boy said simply.
"We'll leave you to get ready. Trowa here has just now
volunteered to come by later and pick you up so you don't get lost."
Duo continued, "And believe me, it's easy to get lost around here."
WuFei gave Trowa a questioning look, but the other boy just shrugged
and nodded. Then he walked out with Duo, who waved over his shoulder
as he left, hounding him about something or other. WuFei was getting
the impression that Duo liked to talk... a lot. Quatre stayed behind
for a second, studying him.
"Don't be so tense," the blond said suddenly.
"Nani?"
"Don't be so tense. The people here are, for the most part,
very friendly. Nobody's going to bite your head off. Just relax and
open up a little. You'll have a lot of friends in no time."
WuFei could only watch as Quatre gracefully swept out of the room, too
stunned to do anything else. This was certainly an interesting bunch
of people he'd wound up with.
~Owari, chapter 3~