Delicate Matters 7/8
By: Hotaru
Warnings: the usual…yaoi ness and cussing
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Wufei enjoyed the rest of the day fishing with Tseng. He liked living like a normal person, and even having to work for his dinner. "Tseng…how long until we arrive?" he asked as they were finishing up dinner. Tseng laughed softly. "You asked me this morning, a few days. You have to have some patience." He said. Wufei sighed. He didn't want to wait to see Duo any more! He needed to feel Duo's warmth, touch his silky hair…
"What do you do to occupy your time while at sea?" Wufei asked. /I won't get my mind off of him unless I do something else!/ Tseng shrugged. "Well, the ship mates and I…we get a little drunk and sing until we fall asleep." He said, grabbing a bottle of wine. Wufei eyed it. /If I get drunk, I'll pass out, and hopefully I'll be out for a few days and wake up when we get to America…yeah right./ "Wine?" Tseng asked, holding a cup to Wufei. He nodded.
/Might as well…but…shit, forget about what father would think./ He gulped down the wine and banged the glass on the table. Tseng chuckled softly. "No no, wine is to be enjoyed. Drink it slowly." He said, pouring another cup. Wufei drank it, this time he savored the sweet taste rolling around his tongue. "Mm…it's good." He said.
Believe it or not, Tseng and Wufei spent the rest of the night getting drunk, and having conversations with seagulls. By the time Wufei woke up, they were about a day away from America. "Are you sure?" Wufei asked when Tseng told him how long he was out for. "You can't handle alcohol I guess. And yes I'm sure." Tseng replied. Wufei could barely contain his excitement. He was only a day away from seeing Duo again! Oh, the surprise when he would jump into Duo's arms and never let go! Wufei stayed on deck, watching the clouds float by, and smelling the sea air.
He started to remember the things that he and Duo talked about while they were together. ~/ "Hey Wufei, do you think that we'll be together again?" Duo had asked one night. Wufei rolled over in bed and gazed down at his newly found love. "But Duo, we're still together now. Why are you asking?" he had asked, puzzled. Duo smiled slightly. "Well…just incase I guess. You never know what will happen. For all we know, you're dad'll rat on us…but let's not jynx it okay?" he said, yawning. Wufei had nodded, and went to sleep. He never thought about what Duo said, because he never wanted them to be apart.~
Wufei jumped when he felt a hand on his shoulder. It was Tseng. "You see that over there? That's it." he said, grinning broadly. Wufei's eyed widened. "…You mean..that's it? We're there…I mean here?" he asked excitedly. Tseng sort of shrugged. "We'll be there by sunset." He replied. Wufei smiled and rubbed his hands together. It was a little chilly on deck with all the sea breeze. [1] "Well that's great! …Tseng…I want to thank you, you know..for all you've done." Wufei said bashfully. Tseng smiled down at Wufei and chuckled. "Well, it isn't every day that you meet a prince…besides, I always try to help people when they need it. You're a good kid." He ruffled Wufei's slicked back hair and smiled. /I think he looks at me like a younger brother or something…it's nice./
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"Boy! Boy! Get your lazy ass out here right now!" Duo winced and rolled off of his bed. It must be fishing time again. But it was always fishing time! "I'm coming!" Duo called, pulling on his working clothes i.e: a pair of blue overalls and a white dress shirt. When Duo ran outside, the fishing crew was waiting for him. John tossed a crab cage at Duo. "The kid here found this floatin' a ways down land. It's a crab cage. You know how to use it don'cha?" John asked, pulling a bottle of gin out of his pocket. /Sure I do. After all, if you know how to toss a fishing net in the water, you can do anything!/
Duo nodded though. He had seen the other fishermen using crab cages and it looked easy enough. John then tossed something wrapped in white paper. "What's this?" Duo asked. "It's raw meat, the fat cut off from supper. Put it in the cage and send 'er on down." John then proceeded to stumble back inside. Duo nearly hurled at the sour smell of the meat. "Okay you guys, let's go before we get our asses kicked again!" he said, heading down to the docks. "So Zak, you found this cage huh? Pretty cool." Duo said, nudging the smaller child with his elbow.
"I thought family would get more money and eat better." Zak replied. His English wasn't too bad, Duo thought. "Well, I hope so. You need to get some meat on your bones." He replied. Zak smiled and put the package on his arms. "There, meat!" Duo laughed softly. They reached the dock and started to set up the trap and ready the net. Duo held his nose as he put the meat in the cage. "God that stuff reeks!" he snorted, tossing the cage into the water. He let Zak hold on to the rope and dangle his feet in the water. Meanwhile, Duo helped the others with the net and stuff.
Unfortunatly, they didn't have a boat, meaning they caught very few fish. "Duo! Duo! Crab!" Zak exclaimed, tugging on the rope. Duo grinned. "Okay then, pull it on up!" he said, helping pull the rope. "Whoo hoo! Jack pot! How many are in there…seven? Great job Zak!" he said cheerfully. /Damn…Need a bucket./ "I'll be right back ok? You stay here and guard this cage." Duo said, running back home. /Oy…Wufei, I wonder what you're doing now…probably facing the wrath of your old man…/ Duo grabbed a bucket from the side of the house and started to run back to the dock.
"Duo…wait."
/Shit…what does she want?/ Duo grimaced. It was his mother calling from the kitchen window. Duo walked up to it and sighed. "Yeah mom, what is it? I really need to get back to the docks—" Annette nodded and took Duo's hand. "I love you. Don't you forget that alright?" she said quickly, before closing the window. Duo scratched his head and sighed. His mom sure was weird—one minute she's quiet as a mouse and the next she's all caring and sweet. Duo started to run back to the dock, but stopped. He looked around…he thought someone was watching him…no, he felt someone watching him.
He shook his head and sighed. /Must be my nerves or something./ He looked around once more before running back to the docks. When he arrived there, there was a bunch of crabs running around on the dock. "Oi Zak, what happened?!" Duo exclaimed. Zak shrugged and continued to jump away from the claws of the vengeful crabs. Luckily, Duo managed to get most of the crabs into the bucket and the rest into the water before any toes were snapped off. "Well, I think that's enough crabs for one night. C'mon Zak, lets get inside." Duo said, cautiously picking up the crab bucket.
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"Everybody off!"
Wufei's head snapped up. They were there…he grabbed his bags and raced up on deck. The sun was already gone, and there were a few lanterns keeping the area lit. "Hey kid. C'mere." Wufei turned towards Tseng and asked, "Yes, what is it?" he was so anxious to get off the boat and start looking for Duo. "You be careful out there allright?" Wufei nodded and said one last goodbye before he ran off the ship. Duo talked about his house, which was supposed to be right near the docks, but there were so many houses right there by the docks that Wufei didn't know where to start.
/It might be better if I stayed somewhere tonight and looked in the morning but…I can't wait that long./ Wufei went to a fishing house with it's lights on. "Hello?" Wufei called through the screen door. "Yeah? Who's there?" another voice replied. Wufei stepped inside the dimly lit house. "I'm looking for someone and perhaps you can help me?" he said. It was good thing Ms. Sally taught him English so well. "Well who is it?" A burly man came from a back room. "His name is Duo Maxwell…his family fishes somewhere around here…do you know them?" Wufei prayed to the Gods the answer was yes.
"Maxwell…lemme check mah charts." The burly man replied, pulling out a rather large list of names. "Masterson…Marlen…ah here we go, Maxwell. Yeah, they live around here." He said, running his finger down the list of names. Wufei nearly burst with excitement. "Well where!? I need to find him!" he nearly shreiked. "Who are you? I just can't go give out where people live to some strange boy." Wufei smiled to himself. He pulled out a piece of gold, not worth much in China. "Do you see this? It's a piece of gold from China…and there's a boat leaving tomorrow morning. You go there, and show them this—they'll give you what ever you want."
/That was wrong but I really need to find Duo right now!/ The man peered at Wufei strangely. "Is'zat where you're from?" he asked. Wufei nodded. /Come on…please work./ "Okay…he lives about a mile down that way, in a brown house." The man said, snatching the almost worthless gold. Wufei smiled, bowed and started to run. /I'm finally going to find him…finally…/
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"Aye ya…" Wufei muttered, touching his hand to his head. "Son of a…" another voice mumbled. A feeling of déja vu hit Wufei like a brick. /Isn't this…exactly the same way..me and Duo met?!/ Wufei looked up and nearly had a heart attack. "Fei?! Holy shit….is that really you?!?!" Wufei nodded, and was glomped by Duo. "I can't believe it's really you….how the hell…oh God it's really you…" It seemed almost like a dream. Almost too easy…Duo held Wufei close. "Fei…how did you get here?" he asked, calming down slightly.
"I took a boat…I stole money from the palace and came here. I couldn't bear to be away from you." Wufei replied, clutching Duo's braid tightly. "I never even imagined…that you'd..come." Duo sobbed. Wufei held him tighter. "Oh Gods Duo…I couldn't stay away…"
Hotaru
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[1] Grr! My school is right by the water and there is always freezing wind from the stupid ocean!
