Not much to say 'bout this chapter that hasn't been said. OH YEAH! Disclaimers, every authors
*favorite* thing ::rolls eyes:: ::looks down at paper and reads monotone::
I do not own Gundam Wing or Sailor Moon. They belong to their respective owners, Naoko-sensei
and if you know who owns GW, it's that guy. Do not sue unless you wish to recieve a pair of old
socks and 2 pennies, because that's all I own. Thank you.
That out of the way, enjoy!
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If there was one thing WuFei just had to admit, it was that the Moon Palace was beautiful. The
buildings were nothing like the familiar, traditional beauty of his own home, but it was
beautiful nonetheless. He could not 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 did not say
anything. She did smile, though. Duo was waiting for them, as she promised, in front of the
doors that led to the male quarters. The first thing WuFei noticed about him, was how his face
lit up when he saw the girl and immediately moved to embrace her.

"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, You may not remember me, Fei, but I'm going to be
your friend anyway. Yakusoku.

WuFei looked surprised and a wave of jealousy swept through him. He seemed very familiar with
Makoto, seeing as he wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and she did not move to get
him off. The Chinese boy nearly ground his own teeth out, though if you asked him why he would
not be able to explain.

How dare he just embrace her?! ... What the hell am I thinking?! I don't own her, hell!
I just met her! Okay, WuFei, shut up and just play nice.

Shaking his head, WuFei took the hand that was offered from under her arm. This braided boy
seemed very friendly for someone he'd just met, therefore he had no problems about offering one
of his rare tiny smiles to go with it.

"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 asked and winked, craning her neck to look at him.

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 with that, she walked away. WuFei stared after her, not at all pleased with himself for
showing his weakness, but not able to help it. The braided boy noticed this and grinned.

"Quite a girl, ne?"

WuFei nodded slightly before catching himself and glaring at Duo. That was when he noticed a
second thing about Duo, his long braid. He seemed very familiar, though the Chinese boy found
himself at a loss to know why. Rather than let his confusion and surprise show, however ...

"I don't know what you're talking about. Women are weak," he snapped.

Duo sighed, rolled his eyes, and crossed his arms behind his head. Though he and WuFei had
almost been what you could call lovers, he had to admit that the other boy needed a reality check
in certain areas. The fact that it had been so long ago did nothing to take away the fact that
WuFei seemed not to have changed at all.

"If you want to think that, then they are," he agreed, heading off in the opposite
direction as Makoto, "But don't let the Senshi hear you say that."
"Senshi?"
"Mmmhmm ... 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. He found that he could not move. Things
were piling on top of things that boggled his mind, and the new life he had been forced to take
on was not something he was ready for.

"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, that was all a part of his
training. He remembered WuFei, all right, including all his mannerisms.

"Well ... it's like this. Heero and the princess are lovers. Now you're engaged to the
princess. Heero can be a little trigger happy when he's angry, which you might already know ...
and right now he's pretty angry."
"Doushite?"
"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 did
not matter anyway. Nothing anyone said or did, excluding Queen Serenity, would make any
difference in the engagement. A part of him desperately wished for her to do something, but he
was a man of his word and would carry out his acceptance of the marriage. He followed Duo
through a long corridor that did not 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. He tilted his head to the side, trying to hear it
better.

Who's that? I've never heard something that beautiful ...
"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, showing his usual indifferance. He did like the sound, though, and found himself
intregued by it. The braided tour guide took this as an affirmative and nodded.

"All right, then. Let's have a peak inside."

Duo pushed open a set of doors silently, which thankfully did not 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 absently, filing away that information for later and concentrating on the
beautiful music. The song was one he had 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 did not even notice their small audience. Though he would
not admit it to anyone but himself, WuFei was extremely disappointed when the song ended. Duo
immediately started clapping enthusiastically, with an almost manic grin that the Chinese boy
found startlingly familiar. The clapping startled the quartet, and all heads instantly snapped
up to find the intruders.

"Ah! Duo-kun!" the blond called with a smile, "Sneaking up on people isn't polite."

Duo shrugged and grinned at them, which they all mirrored.

"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.

Apparently "Mr. Personality" was Trowa, who whacked Duo on the head lightly. The room was
comfortable enough, with a large bed and soft covers, a closet and dresser with a body length
mirror. The walls were decorated with pieces of art from famous artists and scrolls of kanji
telling stories of the moon and childrens fairy tales. It was lit with the same beautiful lamps
that were found in the music room. As the braided boy 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, sitting on the bed.
"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, if you're new."

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, and for some reason, he was
all right with that. There was something about Duo and Makoto that made him want to stay around
them as long as he possibly could. He finally noticed Quatre, who'd stayed behind for a second,
studying him.

"Don't be so tense," the blond said suddenly.

WuFei blinked, a show of emotion on his part.

"Nani?"
"Don't be so tense. Granted these are not the best of times we are going through, but
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."

He grinned a million watt grin and WuFei could only watch as Quatre gracefully swept out of the
room, too stunned to do anything else. Frist another woman who could beat him in a fight, then a
manic braided boy, both of these people he could have *sworn* he knew, and now this blond boy was
telling him to lighten up. This was certainly an interesting bunch of people he'd wound up with,
and it would take a lot of getting used to. Anything for the greater good, as his master had
always said.

~Owari, chapter 3~

Yes, this chapter is shorter than the others. Deal. There's only so much that one can say at a
time. Oh, and that disclaimer up there? It applies to *all* chapters in this story, so you will
not see it again. Arigatou!