Flawed Reflections (Part 1)
by Mrs Chang
Warnings: Angst, AU, Murder, Shonen-ai, Role Reversing, and slight bastardization of some characters
Pairings: 2x1, 4x3, 5x?, 6x9, 13x11
Disclaimer: The Author does not own Gundam Wing, nor any characters therein. This is a work of fiction, and is not written for profit.
Author's Notes: Well, you've actually come back for more! That's a good sign, right??? For those of you who were *totally* confused by the prologue, this should shine some light on the inconsistencies and vague references to characters who should be dead.
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/Meiran? Alive?!/
Wufei squinted in the bright light in an effort to get a closer look at her. The same eyes, the same skin, the same lips; oh yes, this was indeed Meiran.
/Then I suppose I'm dead,/ thought Wufei. /I must be./
But the pain when he once again attempted to move made it clear beyond denial that he was very much alive.
"I told you, don't move." The girl's voice was stern, but gentle.
"Where am I?" Wufei managed to slur out. "And who are you?" It was best, he figured, to be sure that she was who he thought she was.
"You're in the Kingdom of Sank, and my name is Meiran," said the girl, smiling a little. "And this" - she pointed at the angelic youth behind her - "is Duo."
Wufei looked up at the brown-haired boy and was a bit startled by what he saw. The same amethyst eyes, only dull; lifeless, really. A look Wufei had only ever seen in the eyes of another of his comrades: Heero.
"Milady," said Duo with a cold, emotionless voice, "it would be wise for us to hurry along our way."
Meiran nodded. "Indeed." Then, to Wufei, "You are coming with us. You need medical care."
Wufei could not have protested, even if he had wished to. He watched as Meiran mounted the horse and then felt himself being lifted up off the ground and placed behind her on the saddle. Wufei was half asleep, leaning against her, before the group had even set out again.
The last thing Wufei saw before succumbing to his fatigue was a huge castle in the distance.
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Wufei awoke sometimes later, curled up on a bed. It still hurt to move, but not as badly as it had before. Meiran entered the room moments later, a tray in her hands.
She set the tray down on the table near the bed and sat down on a near-by chair. "Feeling any better?" she asked when she saw that Wufei was awake.
Wufei nodded and said, "I little."
"Your leg's rather badly injured. You're fortunate, however; it isn't broken," she answered with a smile. "How *did* you come to be lying on the side of the road, anyway?"
Wufei pondered that for a moment, and then answered truthfully, "I'm not really sure, myself."
Meiran handed Wufei a small, ornately carved glass from the tray she had brought, and told him, "Drink this. It'll wake you up a bit."
Wufei took a cautious sip, and realized that it was, indeed, coffee! Wufei quickly finished the rest of the hot black liquid, and then gave the glass back to Meiran. "Thanks," he said appreciatively.
Meiran flashed a winning smile and set the glass back down on the tray. "What did you say your name is?" she asked.
"I didn't say," Wufei answered, trying not to sound contrite. "My name is Wufei."
Meiran shifted a little in her seat, and said, "Where *are* you from?"
Wufei paused for a moment. "Very far from here. That's for sure."
Meiran shrugged. That was enough for her.
"You said I am in the kingdom of Sank," Wufei began. "Who is the present ruler?"
"You truly must be from a far away land to have not heard of King Trieze of Sank."
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by Mrs Chang
Warnings: Angst, AU, Murder, Shonen-ai, Role Reversing, and slight bastardization of some characters
Pairings: 2x1, 4x3, 5x?, 6x9, 13x11
Disclaimer: The Author does not own Gundam Wing, nor any characters therein. This is a work of fiction, and is not written for profit.
Author's Notes: Well, you've actually come back for more! That's a good sign, right??? For those of you who were *totally* confused by the prologue, this should shine some light on the inconsistencies and vague references to characters who should be dead.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/Meiran? Alive?!/
Wufei squinted in the bright light in an effort to get a closer look at her. The same eyes, the same skin, the same lips; oh yes, this was indeed Meiran.
/Then I suppose I'm dead,/ thought Wufei. /I must be./
But the pain when he once again attempted to move made it clear beyond denial that he was very much alive.
"I told you, don't move." The girl's voice was stern, but gentle.
"Where am I?" Wufei managed to slur out. "And who are you?" It was best, he figured, to be sure that she was who he thought she was.
"You're in the Kingdom of Sank, and my name is Meiran," said the girl, smiling a little. "And this" - she pointed at the angelic youth behind her - "is Duo."
Wufei looked up at the brown-haired boy and was a bit startled by what he saw. The same amethyst eyes, only dull; lifeless, really. A look Wufei had only ever seen in the eyes of another of his comrades: Heero.
"Milady," said Duo with a cold, emotionless voice, "it would be wise for us to hurry along our way."
Meiran nodded. "Indeed." Then, to Wufei, "You are coming with us. You need medical care."
Wufei could not have protested, even if he had wished to. He watched as Meiran mounted the horse and then felt himself being lifted up off the ground and placed behind her on the saddle. Wufei was half asleep, leaning against her, before the group had even set out again.
The last thing Wufei saw before succumbing to his fatigue was a huge castle in the distance.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wufei awoke sometimes later, curled up on a bed. It still hurt to move, but not as badly as it had before. Meiran entered the room moments later, a tray in her hands.
She set the tray down on the table near the bed and sat down on a near-by chair. "Feeling any better?" she asked when she saw that Wufei was awake.
Wufei nodded and said, "I little."
"Your leg's rather badly injured. You're fortunate, however; it isn't broken," she answered with a smile. "How *did* you come to be lying on the side of the road, anyway?"
Wufei pondered that for a moment, and then answered truthfully, "I'm not really sure, myself."
Meiran handed Wufei a small, ornately carved glass from the tray she had brought, and told him, "Drink this. It'll wake you up a bit."
Wufei took a cautious sip, and realized that it was, indeed, coffee! Wufei quickly finished the rest of the hot black liquid, and then gave the glass back to Meiran. "Thanks," he said appreciatively.
Meiran flashed a winning smile and set the glass back down on the tray. "What did you say your name is?" she asked.
"I didn't say," Wufei answered, trying not to sound contrite. "My name is Wufei."
Meiran shifted a little in her seat, and said, "Where *are* you from?"
Wufei paused for a moment. "Very far from here. That's for sure."
Meiran shrugged. That was enough for her.
"You said I am in the kingdom of Sank," Wufei began. "Who is the present ruler?"
"You truly must be from a far away land to have not heard of King Trieze of Sank."
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