Disclaimer: I'm scared it's dark and I've been left all alone. The stars aren't being nice they won't come out and play. I made a wish to own them forever but unfortunately to my dismay my hands came up blank and no wish, no lottery, no body could give me my love, my joy, MY FAVORITE TV SHOW! *sigh* . -_- Oh well I can always dream! So they're not mine but I can use there characters! Mwahahahahaha



AN: Once upon a time, if you read Chapter One, you knew what I was talking about. Now, instead of focusing on Duo and Hildi, we are going to find out how Wufei and Sally fared in their quest for love because I feel like they are ignored too much. Read on to experience the magic:)



Chapter Two: Wufei's trouble with Zombies



I'm the luckiest man on Earth, Chang Wufei thought to himself as he casually strolled down a long dirt road. He was on his way home from proposing to Sally Po. He had pretended to be a simple farm-boy when he asked so she wouldn't say yes to his money instead of him. He wasn't sure it would work, but it did. She had said yes. Wufei started feeling giddy again and thought he might as well smile now and get it out of his system rather than being embarrassed by Duo later.

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"Guess What?" Sally's mother sang out as she entered the room. "Duke Dermail wants to marry Sally! Soon our beautiful daughter will be a duchess. How fine is that?"

"Oh, ho!" said Sally's father, "Duke Dermail shall have her hand, yes, but he will pay me a large purse full of gold first!"

Through all this talk, Sally remained unusually quiet. Just that day, Sally had said yes to a proposal from a farm-boy and she had yet to tell her parents. Secretly, she loved a prince named Wufei from the Sank Kingdom, though she would never admit it. How on earth, she would think to herself, could a dirty, tomboy peasant like me win a prince like Wufei? That was why she had said yes to the farm-boy. At least he would love her till his dying day. She felt so angry whenever she thought about the ugly, old Duke that owned their land. He used his power to get people to do things his way. Sally had known for some time that the Duke wanted to wed her. She also knew if she refused his offer, her family and friends would suffer but if she was already to be married, he couldn't really do anything. He was just to slow. Sally decided to speak up now before it was to late.

"Mother," she said firmly, "I refuse to marry Duke Dermail. Just today I accepted a proposal from a farm-boy. I'm sorry I waited so long to tell you, but I want you to know that my decision is final."

Then again maybe it hadn't been a good idea to speak up. Her mother began wailing and scolding no one in particular. She was pretty much just screaming her head off. Sally's father began cursing and yelling. They both knew once Sally made up her mind about something, there was no changing it.

"Quit complaining." Sally said defiantly, "Even if I wasn't already promised to someone I wouldn't marry him. He's a power corrupted, out-of-date vulture."

"Oh, but Sally." her mother cried, "He demanded that you marry him. What will Duke Dermail say when we tell him that-"

"Tell me what?" Interrupted a voice that's attention commanding ability had not faded with age. "That I'm promised to marry someone else. He loves me, you see, and I couldn't turn him down." Sally said softly, looking at her hands with a glint of happiness in her eyes at the thought of him.

"I'm terribly sorry. I only wish that I had been a day quicker."

"Indeed. Good day, Duke Dermail." With that Sally firmly shut the door in his face. Bah! Duke Dermail thought to himself maliciously, I will soon remove that scum from my path.

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Five days after Wufei arrived home, the terror came back to his life. Duo was back. He had successfully avoided Duo for a week when Miliardo decided it was time for his sons to visit their future wives again so they could take the first test. The baking of a loaf of bread.

Quatre was being annoying that night by babbling to everyone about his wonderful fiancé. Wufei had to go to his secret meditating room to get away from him. Later that night while in his secret meditating room and he thought he heard crying. He assumed it was the wind and went to bed.

The next day, he went to his love and introduced himself to her parents as Prince Wufei of the Sank Kingdom. Her parents were surprised that he was really a prince but after he explained his reasons for deceiving her, they understood. Anywho, he waited patiently for her to arrive home in the Living Room. Her parents went out so he could talk to her with no one to disturb them and so, Wufei sat. All alone. By himself. He was rarely ever alone. He always had Duo looking to torture him or servants trying to do things for him that he would rather do himself. Now that he thought about it, the only time he was ever alone was when he was meditating.

His train of thought was abruptly cut off when she entered the hut. He looked up, fortifying himself for the inevitable battle coming. He had just opened his mouth to speak and beg her forgiveness when she started talking so fast Wufei could barely understand her.

"I know who you are. I've known since before the day I first met you and I want you to know that I've loved you my whole life. I used to sneak out to the castle and watch you meditate in the courtyard. When everyone found out that was where you had started meditating, you moved to another spot and I couldn't watch you anymore. At first I was sad and then I discovered that you were soon to look for a wife. I wanted to marry you not only because I loved you but also because I didn't want to marry the evil Duke Dermail." Sally paused for a breath while Wufei sat in awe that anyone could possibly talk so fast. "You see, he owns the farming land that we rent and he wanted to marry me but I don't love that awful old vulture. Instead, I thought I would ask you for your hand even though that type of thing isn't done and isn't appropriate. When I met you outside the village and you got down on your knees and told me that you had worshiped me from afar and loved me, I was simply astounded," Sally almost sighed but she stopped herself just in time, "Anyway, after I said yes and told you that I was living with my parents, I thought you would immediately come and tell them of our engagement but when you didn't-" Another breath was taken, "I thought you weren't coming back at all, so I went to look for you while I was out I overheard Duke Dermail plotting to kill you! Oh, Wufei . . . What will we do now?"

Wufei sat dumbstruck for a moment that all this had been said in a matter of less than 30 seconds and started slowly with the speech he had rehearsed so many times.

"I'm sorry I deceived you Sally, but I have important reasons as to why I-"

"I've already forgiven you for that because I knew all along who you were and what you were doing. That wasn't my question. What are you going to do to stop Duke Dermail from killing you because there is no way you are getting out of this marriage now."

Wufei's eyes glittered dangerously as he smiled slowly and leaned back in the wooden chair he had been sitting in. "I'll think of something."

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On the way home that evening with a fresh loaf of bread, Wufei ran into Duke Dermail. The Duke had been waiting for Wufei in a dark alley, thinking to kill him with his sword. Suddenly, he jumped out with a shout. Jumping back, Wufei pulled out his katana to defend himself and fought to the death with the Duke. In the end, Wufei stood victor over the aging man. He had never murdered a man before. He had fought and wounded them, but never actually murdered someone. He ran the rest of the way home.

Upon arriving back at home, Wufei presented his future wife's loaf of bread along with the others. Miliardo carefully examined each loaf thoroughly and tested the grain and flavor. Finally, he pronounced the girls fit cooks for his sons.

"Heero," Miliardo began, "A loaf of oat says that one is true to their feelings and honest. Quatre, wheat bread symbolizes that one is faithful. Trowa, corn bread stands for good blessings and a good harvest upon you and your heirs. Wufei, rye bread stands for ingenuity and cunning." Miliardo raised an eyebrow, "It seems that you and your fiancé were made for each other." Turning slightly pink, Wufei glanced over his shoulder before resuming his expression of indifference. "All of your brides have passed the first test."

"You forgot Duo." Heero reminded Miliardo diffidently.

"Oh, of course! I can't believe I forgot the princesses loaf of bread."

Wufei snickered softly at Duo's discomfort.

"Your sarcasm's not needed here, dad," Duo replied hotly.

"Well Duo? Where is your fiancé's bread?"Quatre asked.

"I got it right here," he said handing Miliardo the loaf of White bread with a flourish.

"Amazing!" Miliardo exclaimed, "Only the rich and powerful, like me, eat white bread. Duo, this means that your one and only has great riches now and the promise of more to come."

After tossing a couple of g'night's to no one particular, Wufei tramped up the stairs for his nightly meditation.

About a week later, the five young men received another reason to visit their beloved's homes. The second test their fiancé's. Noin wanted a sample of their weaving so she could be sure the women would be perfect for her boys.

Slowly, Wufei set out the next day to Sally's. Normally he would be running, but seeing as how he had killed a man last time he was in town he was slightly nervous about his welcome. Quite to his amazement, nobody in town seemed in the least distraught about the missing Duke. In fact, the whole town seemed happier!

Oh Well! Wufei thought to himself. No skin off my nose! He went to Sally's home and told her about the second test.

"Woman! I require a sample of your weaving to appease my mother."

With a smile Sally responded, "And she will have one. Won't you join us for dinner?"

The day passed without incident and Wufei went home with a lace sample.

Just when the boys had finished showing Noin their future spouses weaving, Duo got back. "Heero," Noin began, "Cotton shows strength and flexibility. Quatre, calico displays a love for family. Trowa, Denim reveals that your bride realizes arduous work can be as good for one as it can be bad. Wufei," Noin also rose an eyebrow when she came to Wufei, "Lace," she went on, "shows ones appreciation for the finer things that life has to give." Noin stopped for a moment and raised an eyebrow as Duo handed her a walnut.

That did it. Wufei cracked, Heero cracked, even Trowa, the unemotional type, started laughing. Wiping a tear of sheer mirth from her eye, Noin took the walnut. Upon opening it, she gasped. In her hands was a beautiful handkerchief.

"Hmpf! 'Hilde' must have stolen it from a princess," Wufei said when he saw the delicate peice.

"Nah," Duo replied grinning, "Hilde is a princess."

"Hmpf."

After about another week of quarreling and unrest, Miliardo who was finally fed up shouted at the top of his lungs that they were to bring their brides home for the final test and to be married. He yelled so loud everyone in the entire castle jumped at the sound and the boys scrambled off A.S.A.P. at top speed.

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Just that day while walking in the market a small child thrust a dirty scrap of paper into her hand and shot off, out of site.

The note said,

Dearest Sally,

My parents have accepted you and we shall be married in a few days. Wait far me tonight at midnight. I will be on a black stallion wearing a long grey cloak. Bring with you nothing. Not even food.

Wufei

Slightly confused and wondering why Wufei would tell her like this she sat by her window that night. She heard the clock strike midnight and drew herself upright. Something was wrong. She could feel it. Then, she heard something else. She glanced down and did a double take. Right outside her window, larger than life, was a figure in a grey cloak on a black stallion. Her sense of foreboding grew with every step she took.

Standing beside the horse she looked up and whispered, "Wufei, are you up there?" No answer. "Wufei!" Still no answer. "Wufei answer me or I'm going back inside . . . Wufei?"

A long thin hand emerged from the depths of the heavy grey cloak and seized her by her hair. To frightened to scream or run or do anything, she stared up into the darkness where his face was hidden in shadows. Slowly he moved his head into the light. It was the rotting body of Duke Dermail.

Sally screamed and pulled at the terrible site but the dark corpse held her fast. He urged the horse to a gallop with Sally trailing behind him, desperately trying to free her hair from his grasp.

"Mwahahahahaha," A terrible disembodied voice rose up from the depths of hell themselves. "In hell I have burned, in hell I have waited. In life you escaped me, in death you are mine!"

"Oh my God! Help, Wufei, help me please! Oh Wufei hear me wherever you are! HELP ME!" Sally screamed until she was hoarse.

Far away, Wufei heard her plea's and swung on a horse to gallop away after her.

"Sally! Sally Po I'm coming! Have faith, I will be there soon."

Go faster, go faster, go faster! Wufei silently urged his mount. Two riders, one living and one dead on two horses, one black and one white, galloping through the night towards the ends of the earth. There, in the distance was the glow of the great fire from beyond and rising dark and huge against the of the fires of hell were the iron gates of the City of the Dead.

Go faster, go faster, go faster! The moon shone out clear from behind a black cloud. Wufei, lashing his horse, was growing nearer and nearer and even nearer to the figure of the dead rider. Yet the menacing iron gates of the City of the Dead also grew nearer and those gates were slowly opening.

Wufei was on top of the corpse now and he leaned from the saddle. He cut off the hand that held Sally captive, and snatched his beloved away just as the iron gates of the City of the Dead swung open and the body of Duke Dermail galloped through, screaming in rage and pure hatred as the gates closed and shut him in forever, less one hand.



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Back at the castle, Miliardo and Noin had approved of everyone's love except for Duo's, who hadn't arrived yet. The four other sons got married in Duo's absence and avoided humiliating Duo speeches that everyone knew would happen. After the newlyweds happened home for the night, Duo showed up but Wufei was far too infatuated with his brave bride to notice.



(The End)

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