Chapter 5
Heero Yuy.
This was the one he had been warned about time and time again? The one everyone was trying to
keep him away from; and prince of the Earth to boot. The one who he vaguely remembered being in
prison with those three or so months ago, with another boy who he could not remember. Well, that
was not entirely true. WuFei did not believe that he would be alive today if it were not for
that other boy. He remembered long, silky hair and laughing eyes and a friendly personality, he
just did not remember the boy's name. If he remembered correctly about Heero, however, he had
been the one who would not talk ... or move ... or do anything, really.
WuFei chided himself.
The silence stretched out between them, tense and assessing. Heero seemed to be studying his
opponent, and WuFei was busy trying to figure out what his next move should be. He could not
exactly just flat out fight the other, who was trained as he in the ways of the Gundam pilot, but
he also could not just stand there and wait to be killed. Finally he took in a calm breath and
looked Heero in the eyes.
"Why have you dragged me here? What have I done to you?" he demanded.
Heero cocked his head and stepped back from WuFei, allowing him proper breathing room. He still
did not speak, preferring to stare at the Chinese boy in a manner that made him want to fidget.
The look he was receiving reminded him of his father just before he was about to be punished.
His father had always been a harsh man, but at least with his father WuFei knew that he would
live to see tomorrow.
"You took her," Heero said suddenly.
The Chinese boy blinked. Now it was his turn to stare, mouth opening and closing but no sound
coming from it. He knew he looked like an idiot, he felt like one, but he could not come up with
any proper words to express his disbelief.
"Nani?"
"Selenity Hime. You took her from me. She doesn't want to marry you. You're making her
unhappy."
Well, at the very least he was clear in his words. That was something WuFei liked, well, more
accurately *admired* in people. If he did not like the person, than he did not like the person,
but that did not mean he could not admire a particularly valuable quality in them. He found
bluntness to be worth something as opposed to those who would beat around the bush too often, or
attempted to "kiss the proper butt". Finally WuFei sighed.
"I didn't take her from you. She was offered and I accepted, not knowing she might
already be taken. If you must know, I'm not exactly thrilled about the marriage, either. But I
have agreed to it, and I will see that promise through."
Heero snorted softly.
"A man of honor."
"If you want to call it that."
There was silence once more, each boy weighing his options and planning out the consequences of
his actions. After thinking, both decided to do nothing but continue to study each other. To do
anything else might cause ... undesired attention to be brought upon them, and it would not do
for either to be caught in some sort of "scandal". Especially because one was marrying the
heiress to the Moon Kingdom, and the other was the Prince of Earth. The studies continued until
the doors burst open.
"Heero! There you are."
"Selenity ... "
WuFei blinked again, this was not looking good for him. First Heero wanting to kill him, and now
the *reason* he was wanted dead. The Moon princess all but floated as she crossed the room and
stopped in front of Heero.
"What are you doing, Heero?"
The other boy shrugged. Selenity sighed and threw up her arms in frustration, looking rather
dignified though childish, WuFei noted. She placed her hands on her hips in an attempt to look
imposing, but only managed to look annoyed.
"Heero, what am I going to do with you? This is why 'Kaa-san was so eager to have me be
engaged, I'll bet anything on it! You know how she feels about violence. This isn't going to help
the situation any."
WuFei
though idly and smirked.
"He took you from me."
the Chinese boy sighed,
"Look, he didn't *take* me. He didn't know I had someone to be taken from. And anyway,
I'm not a possession that can be passed around," Selenity paused and began pacing, "I don't like
this, and I doubt he does any more than I do -- "
"And you can stop talking about me like I'm not in the room, arigatou gozaimasu." WuFei
said irritably.
Selenity stopped her pacing and it was her turn to blink.
"Gomen nasai. I didn't even see you there," she said sheepishly.
Resisting the urge to fall over like a cartoon character, the Chinese boy sighed. It was going
to be a long night.
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Duo watched Makoto intently as they danced around the large ballroom. She was happy to be with
him, that much he was sure of, but her heart was not really into the dance. She seemed to be off
her own little world, the world of being worried about someone or something.
"You're worried," he stated.
"Hmm?" Mako quirked an eyebrow and sighed, "I guess I am. Sele-chan really isn't happy
about the marriage. She was looking forward to Heero asking for her hand. And ... I suppose I'm
worried about Fei-kun. He reminds me of me when I first came here. Sabishi. Ya know?"
Duo nodded, cheerful violet eyes unusually somber.
"Yeah, I know. I remember you back then, too, ya know. You weren't half as happy as you
are now. I see you in him, too. That's why we're both bein' so friendly, ne?"
"Hontou ni? And here I thought it was because you still had feelings for him?"
The American looked at her with widened eyes.
"M ... Mako-chan! You know I love you, a -- "
"So you *don't* want to try us all together?"
" -- I don't want ... huh?"
Makoto sighed and gave him a small grin.
"Well, I don't know how I feel about his exactly, but he *is* rather exotic and good
looking ... "
The boy who called himself Shinigami nearly fell over in shock. Then it hit him and he grinned.
"I love you."
"I know. Demo ... back to me being worried, I'm also kinda scared about what Heero might
do to WuFei. You know how he gets better than I do."
Duo chuckled, "Tell me about it. On second thought, don't. C'mon, babe, don't worry so much. Have
fun, it's a party!"
"I'll have fun, don't worry. ... Something's not right, though."
"What do you mean?"
"I sense a storm brewing, and it's not natural."
"Forget about it babe. You'll have plenty of time to brood over it later. You can talk to
the Outers about it over tea or something. IMA! You will lighten up and have fun. Don't make me
use the Force."
Makoto managed a smile for him and laughed as he spun her in circles. This, she knew, was why
she loved Duo. His ability to make her see the bright side of everything, his strength to be
able to do that after all the things he had seen. Things she knew easily rivaled her worst
nightmares. And though she was still worried about WuFei, she began to have fun.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Heero, kite. Ai shiteru. You know that. But I have to respect my mother's wishes until I
can find some way to persuade her to end this engagement. Then you can ask her, ne? Just give it
some time," Selenity pleaded.
"We don't *have* time," Heero insisted, never once rasing his voice, "The announcement is
tonight."
"IT IS?!" Selenity and WuFei chorused.
Heero sighed.
"The whole palace is talking about it. It's hard not to hear it."
Selenity and WuFei looked at each other, mutual fear painted on their faces. They paused for a
second and nearly laughed, but neither was really in the mood for it. Heero moved over to the
Princess' side and wrapped a possessive arm around her waist. She snuggled into his warmth, and
he glared at WuFei over her shoulder, talking without speaking.
//She's mine!//
WuFei rolled his eyes and shrugged.
//I think we made that clear. I don't want her.//
Heero quirked an eyebrow.
//Oh? You don't want the most important political power in the universe?//
WuFei crossed his arms and smirked.
//Nope. I've got someone else in mind.//
That last bit made him stop. Someone else? What the hell was he thinking? He did not have
anybody in mind, let alone want anybody. The nasty little voice told him otherwise, however.
The little voice was gone for the time being, but had promised to be back. A trigger happy boy
and a pissed off princess were holding him hostage in a room. And he did not know where the hell
he could go, so he was stuck. Things were *not* looking up.
~Owari chapter 5~
Heero Yuy.
This was the one he had been warned about time and time again? The one everyone was trying to
keep him away from; and prince of the Earth to boot. The one who he vaguely remembered being in
prison with those three or so months ago, with another boy who he could not remember. Well, that
was not entirely true. WuFei did not believe that he would be alive today if it were not for
that other boy. He remembered long, silky hair and laughing eyes and a friendly personality, he
just did not remember the boy's name. If he remembered correctly about Heero, however, he had
been the one who would not talk ... or move ... or do anything, really.
WuFei chided himself.
The silence stretched out between them, tense and assessing. Heero seemed to be studying his
opponent, and WuFei was busy trying to figure out what his next move should be. He could not
exactly just flat out fight the other, who was trained as he in the ways of the Gundam pilot, but
he also could not just stand there and wait to be killed. Finally he took in a calm breath and
looked Heero in the eyes.
"Why have you dragged me here? What have I done to you?" he demanded.
Heero cocked his head and stepped back from WuFei, allowing him proper breathing room. He still
did not speak, preferring to stare at the Chinese boy in a manner that made him want to fidget.
The look he was receiving reminded him of his father just before he was about to be punished.
His father had always been a harsh man, but at least with his father WuFei knew that he would
live to see tomorrow.
"You took her," Heero said suddenly.
The Chinese boy blinked. Now it was his turn to stare, mouth opening and closing but no sound
coming from it. He knew he looked like an idiot, he felt like one, but he could not come up with
any proper words to express his disbelief.
"Nani?"
"Selenity Hime. You took her from me. She doesn't want to marry you. You're making her
unhappy."
Well, at the very least he was clear in his words. That was something WuFei liked, well, more
accurately *admired* in people. If he did not like the person, than he did not like the person,
but that did not mean he could not admire a particularly valuable quality in them. He found
bluntness to be worth something as opposed to those who would beat around the bush too often, or
attempted to "kiss the proper butt". Finally WuFei sighed.
"I didn't take her from you. She was offered and I accepted, not knowing she might
already be taken. If you must know, I'm not exactly thrilled about the marriage, either. But I
have agreed to it, and I will see that promise through."
Heero snorted softly.
"A man of honor."
"If you want to call it that."
There was silence once more, each boy weighing his options and planning out the consequences of
his actions. After thinking, both decided to do nothing but continue to study each other. To do
anything else might cause ... undesired attention to be brought upon them, and it would not do
for either to be caught in some sort of "scandal". Especially because one was marrying the
heiress to the Moon Kingdom, and the other was the Prince of Earth. The studies continued until
the doors burst open.
"Heero! There you are."
"Selenity ... "
WuFei blinked again, this was not looking good for him. First Heero wanting to kill him, and now
the *reason* he was wanted dead. The Moon princess all but floated as she crossed the room and
stopped in front of Heero.
"What are you doing, Heero?"
The other boy shrugged. Selenity sighed and threw up her arms in frustration, looking rather
dignified though childish, WuFei noted. She placed her hands on her hips in an attempt to look
imposing, but only managed to look annoyed.
"Heero, what am I going to do with you? This is why 'Kaa-san was so eager to have me be
engaged, I'll bet anything on it! You know how she feels about violence. This isn't going to help
the situation any."
WuFei
though idly and smirked.
"He took you from me."
the Chinese boy sighed,
"Look, he didn't *take* me. He didn't know I had someone to be taken from. And anyway,
I'm not a possession that can be passed around," Selenity paused and began pacing, "I don't like
this, and I doubt he does any more than I do -- "
"And you can stop talking about me like I'm not in the room, arigatou gozaimasu." WuFei
said irritably.
Selenity stopped her pacing and it was her turn to blink.
"Gomen nasai. I didn't even see you there," she said sheepishly.
Resisting the urge to fall over like a cartoon character, the Chinese boy sighed. It was going
to be a long night.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Duo watched Makoto intently as they danced around the large ballroom. She was happy to be with
him, that much he was sure of, but her heart was not really into the dance. She seemed to be off
her own little world, the world of being worried about someone or something.
"You're worried," he stated.
"Hmm?" Mako quirked an eyebrow and sighed, "I guess I am. Sele-chan really isn't happy
about the marriage. She was looking forward to Heero asking for her hand. And ... I suppose I'm
worried about Fei-kun. He reminds me of me when I first came here. Sabishi. Ya know?"
Duo nodded, cheerful violet eyes unusually somber.
"Yeah, I know. I remember you back then, too, ya know. You weren't half as happy as you
are now. I see you in him, too. That's why we're both bein' so friendly, ne?"
"Hontou ni? And here I thought it was because you still had feelings for him?"
The American looked at her with widened eyes.
"M ... Mako-chan! You know I love you, a -- "
"So you *don't* want to try us all together?"
" -- I don't want ... huh?"
Makoto sighed and gave him a small grin.
"Well, I don't know how I feel about his exactly, but he *is* rather exotic and good
looking ... "
The boy who called himself Shinigami nearly fell over in shock. Then it hit him and he grinned.
"I love you."
"I know. Demo ... back to me being worried, I'm also kinda scared about what Heero might
do to WuFei. You know how he gets better than I do."
Duo chuckled, "Tell me about it. On second thought, don't. C'mon, babe, don't worry so much. Have
fun, it's a party!"
"I'll have fun, don't worry. ... Something's not right, though."
"What do you mean?"
"I sense a storm brewing, and it's not natural."
"Forget about it babe. You'll have plenty of time to brood over it later. You can talk to
the Outers about it over tea or something. IMA! You will lighten up and have fun. Don't make me
use the Force."
Makoto managed a smile for him and laughed as he spun her in circles. This, she knew, was why
she loved Duo. His ability to make her see the bright side of everything, his strength to be
able to do that after all the things he had seen. Things she knew easily rivaled her worst
nightmares. And though she was still worried about WuFei, she began to have fun.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Heero, kite. Ai shiteru. You know that. But I have to respect my mother's wishes until I
can find some way to persuade her to end this engagement. Then you can ask her, ne? Just give it
some time," Selenity pleaded.
"We don't *have* time," Heero insisted, never once rasing his voice, "The announcement is
tonight."
"IT IS?!" Selenity and WuFei chorused.
Heero sighed.
"The whole palace is talking about it. It's hard not to hear it."
Selenity and WuFei looked at each other, mutual fear painted on their faces. They paused for a
second and nearly laughed, but neither was really in the mood for it. Heero moved over to the
Princess' side and wrapped a possessive arm around her waist. She snuggled into his warmth, and
he glared at WuFei over her shoulder, talking without speaking.
//She's mine!//
WuFei rolled his eyes and shrugged.
//I think we made that clear. I don't want her.//
Heero quirked an eyebrow.
//Oh? You don't want the most important political power in the universe?//
WuFei crossed his arms and smirked.
//Nope. I've got someone else in mind.//
That last bit made him stop. Someone else? What the hell was he thinking? He did not have
anybody in mind, let alone want anybody. The nasty little voice told him otherwise, however.
The little voice was gone for the time being, but had promised to be back. A trigger happy boy
and a pissed off princess were holding him hostage in a room. And he did not know where the hell
he could go, so he was stuck. Things were *not* looking up.
~Owari chapter 5~
