Delicate Matters 4/8
By: Hotaru
Warnings: as always, yaoi, language, mean king, Wufei being a cocky young prince! ^.^;
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"Hey! Let's..play or something!" Duo said, hopping up from the grass. Wufei looked at him awkwardly. "Uh, play? What do you mean?" he asked. Duo sweatdropped. "Play…y'know, fun? Come on! There's so much space to do fun stuff." Wufei still looked confused. "Okay, okay. You're not used to the whole 'playing' thing. How about we play tag. I tag you and you're 'it' , you chase me until you tag me. Then I'm 'it' okay?" Duo said exasperatedly.
Wufei nearly fell to the floor. "What do you mean 'it'? What is 'it'?" Duo rested his head on the tree trunk and sighed. "'It' isn't anything really, just what you're called. And when you tag me, you say, 'You're it!' and we just chase each other until we're too tired to move." Finally, Wufei understood. Duo grabbed his hand and ran deep into the garden where large hedges full of flowers loomed around. "Okay, you're it!" Duo said, poking Wufei's shoulder and running away. However, Wufei got a hold of his braid and he was on the floor.
"You're it!" Wufei said, almost like a child. He ran away giggling as Duo recovered from his fall and chased after him. "That wasn't fair Fei! You're not allowed to grab my hair!" he shouted, feeling branches and leaves slapping him in the face. "You never said that!" He heard Wufei's voice say to the left. Duo saw a figure from behind a bush and he leaped through. "You're it!!" He shouted, until he realized it wasn't Wufei's pants he had latched himself onto, it was a servant. "Uh…sorry!" Duo turned and fled.
He turned around a bend and saw Wufei hiding behind a tree. "I..got ya!" he said breathlessly tumbling to the floor. Exausted himself, Wufei slid down to the ground and rested his head on Duo's hips. "You were lucky that time." He said tiredly. Duo was grinning like a mad-man. Here was the soon-to-be-king of China, who happened to be dead sexy, resting on him…his hips no less! "Yeah…I guess we should go back inside now." Duo murmured. Of course he wanted so badly to bask in the bright sun shine with Wufei but, no doubt, that servant would be around again.
Wufei sat up and nodded. "That sounds like a good idea." He said, helping Duo up, while pulling himself up as well. They headed back inside to the library, their legs tired as hell. Sally was pouring over a pile of open books. "Wufei?! What were you doing outside?!" She asked, pulling off her wire rimmed glasses. Wufei smiled, he seemed to be doing that a lot lately. "We very well can't stay inside all day." He said, cocky as ever. Sally frowned and glanced at Duo, who was slumped in a chair. "I need to speak with you Wufei." She said, speaking in Cantonese for once.
Duo's ears perked at the sound of a different tongue. He watched Wufei follow Sally into a room in the second floor of the library. They went into a study room of some sorts. "What is it Sally?" Wufei asked, crossing his arms. Sally frowned again. "Look..I don't know if I should even tell you this..but…" she began slowly. Wufei tapped his foot. "What is it Sally? We have to get back before father gets upset." He said impatiently. Sally sighed. "Well, I think it's too late. He's planning to return the boy to his parents at any given moment. He didn't want me to tell you— Wufei wait!!"
Wufei flew out of that room and his eyes widened in horror. Two of his fathers soldiers were heading towards Duo. "Duo!! Get out! They're going to take you!" he shouted, running down the stairs, only to slip and fall down the last few. He looked up from the floor and cried out as Duo was dragged out of the library. "Wufei!" he was shouting, tears streaming down his face. Wufei jumped up from the floor and chased after them shouting. "Duo!! I'm coming! Please…Duo don't go!!" Two more guards stood in front of Wufei, who kept running, and pushing against the strong soldiers.
"Let me go!" he sobbed. He managed to squeeze past them and made it outside. "Duo!!! Please don't leave me!" he cried, hot tears blurring his vision. More guards came and held him back by the arms. "Wufei!! Gods let me go! Wufei! I'm sorry…I love you! Please gods let me go!!" Duo screamed, kicking and flailing his arms, doing everything in his power to get out of the mens firm hold. Two people stood by a carriage. They looked American and were most likely Duo's 'parents'. Chen stood with Lan-Hui (Wufei's mom) with a smug look on his face.
Wufei continued to struggle. /He can't be leaving! He..he can't./ As the carriage left, Duo stuck his head out the window and watched sadly as Wufei's figure began to get smaller and smaller. /I didn't want to leave him…not ever./
Hours after Duo had left, Wufei continued to stare at the road, hoping Duo would return. Wufei heard footsteps on the soft gravel. He could tell it was his father. "How could you do this to me?!" Wufei hissed, still staring down the road. "It was the right thing to do." Chen replied stoically. Wufei swirled around and glared daggers at his father. "The right thing to do?! According to you and your goddamn officials?! I hate you! How could you do this to me?!" He shouted. "You brought this upon your self! You never should have brought him into your room and you never should have become friends with him. You are to blame."
Wufei stood there for a moment, staring at the man before him. Wufei spat at his father and ran back to his room…Sally was waiting for him. "Wufei…I'm so sorry." She said solemnly. Wufei stormed into the bathroom and cracked the mirror with his fist. Small, paper cut size cuts lined Wufei's fingers. He tore the screen down, and thew the towels onto the floor. He didn't speak, only threw and stomped. He pulled a painting of his father down from the wall and cracked it with his knee. Sally could only watch as Wufei tore his room apart.
Eventually, he'd tire out, but Wufei was a strong kid. A short while later, after Wufei collapsed onto his bed, Sally pulled his head into her lap. "Oh Wufei…I'm so sorry. It wasn't fair at all…" she stroked his head, pulling the loose strands of hair back behind his ears. She went into the bathroom, which was a mess, and wet a wash cloth. She then ran the cloth over Wufei's tear streaked face. She ran the cloth over his neck and the front of his chest, hoping to calm the boy's rage.
----The next morning----
Wufei was slightly surprised at the mess known as his room. Clothes, tables, and even a painting were ripped, split or cracked and laying on the floor. He glared at the painting of his father. He hated that picture and the man on it. With one thing set in his mind, Wufei went to the closet and pulled out a old back pack made of old cloth. He stuffed a few things inside, before changing into a tannish outfit that was fit for travelling.
After that, he wrapped a cloth around his head and face, to hide his identity for the most part. After that, he made his way to the treasure room and grabbed a few priceless gems and a lot of money. He slipped outside unnoticed and headed into town. It was already hot as hell, and the sun was barely up yet. Wufei made sure he had a canteen full of plenty of water. He couldn't very well get dehydrated now. The walk to town was a long one. Luckily, it was bustling with people.
He went to the market and bought some fruit, that'd be his lunch and dinner. After resting at a small restaurant, Wufei went to the transport area. Carriages and horses were available there. He need a horse to get to the ocean and he needed a boat to get to America. Unfortunatly, the rules were that the horses could only go a certain distance. Wufei stood in front of the tall man in charge. "You need a horse eh? Well, pay up son." He said, sticking out a leather sac that hung from his belt. Wufei held up a ruby. The man eyed it as if it were worth a thousand star lit nights.
"…Alls you need is a horse you said?" he asked, salivating slightly. Wufei thought for a moment. "No. Give me an umbrella and another canteen. One for me and the horse." He said, fingering the ruby. The man nodded and went to fetch the items quickly. Wufei sighed and looked down at his feet. /I'm coming Duo. I'm going to find you and tell you, too./
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Hotaru
