A Christmas Carol

By: Gypsy Tollamer

Gypsy: Part three is up! Just to let you know: Quatre in my opinion makes the perfect ghost of christmas past! *sighs* oh well! It's your turn to read and review!

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"Come on Wufei! Let's fly toward your past!" Quatre said opening the window. His gold and blue flowing garments blowing in the feirce london wind.

"Fly? towards my past? Bah humbug." Wufei said putting on his robe and slippers. "Now close that blasted window!"

"If you don't come volentarily I'll force you!" Quatre said.

"What are you gonna do, bop me with your wand?" he asked. Quatre pulled his wand and smacked Wufei smack on the head.

"yup!" he said... Then he grabbed wufei by the arm and dragged him out the window..

"People don't fly! You insane pixie! Let go of me!!" Wufei yelled...

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Suddenly it was warm..... he heard a fire crackling and Wufei opened his eyes. Quatre sat upon a large keg of cider and a party was going on in the back round.

"This is Otto's!" he said.. "I used to come here as a boy!"

"It's your christmas when you were 14!" Quatre said. "Remember all this?"

"I used to have so much fun here." Wufei said...

"Wufei!" a sweet voice said. "Wufei where are you?"

Wufei turned around to see the angel that had graced his life with her presence.

"Meiren.." he whispered..

"She's pretty." Quatre said..

"She's an angel." Wufei said. He then saw Meiren pulling his younger self away from the wall..

"Dance with me Wu!" she said. "you promised me!"

"Woman, stop pulling my arm." the younger wufei said. "Let's get this over with!"

Wufei watched as his younger self danced with Meiren around the dance floor. She looked so beautiful maroon gown she wore. Her black hair swung like silk and they spun around.

They suddenly bumped into another couple..

"Hello Relena!" Meiren said..

"Heero...." Wufei said.

"Whoa! What a hottie!" Quatre yelled. "Hey! Turn around and bend over! Who is he?"

"He was my best friend as s child. We havn't spoken in years. The girl next to him is Relena. She's an okay girl. A little snobbish for my tastes." Wufei said.

"How can you stand her?" the younger Wufei asked Heero.

"I don't know." Heero said. "Some times I want to kill her but still I can't imagine living with out her..."

Wufei sighed. he was enjoying this place. He wondered what happened to the store after Otto died. Surely the old man had by now...

"Wufei.." Quatre said. "It's time to go. We have much more to see."

"But.. I want to see..." he said. He knew what came next. This night was the first night he had kissed Meiren...

"Let's go." Quatre said sadly.

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The joyful party disapeared and next he saw himself at 19 working in a law office.

'Where are we now?" Wufei asked.

"Christmas Eve. Don't you think you should be some where else instead of in an office?" Quatre asked.

The door opened and an older Meiren entered..

'Wufei, It's time for the caroling." she said. "you said you would come with me."

'i can't now." his younger self said. "You understand."

"No, I don't." she said. "You promised! you missed Otto's party last night and now this? I don't understand.. You promised me."

"Well, I can't." his younger self said.

"Stupid boy!" Wufei yelled. Quatre looked at Wufei and back to Meiren. It was obvious there was feeling there.

"Are you breaking your promise?" Meiren asked.

"Yes, that's exzactly what I'm doing." Wufei said.

"Well then... Never come near me again Wufei Chang... I never want to hear you, or see you ever again. If you can't keep your promises then I can't marry you. I wouldn't want to live me life being second to your work... If you love me Wufei. You'll put down that accounting book and come with me now..." she said putting her bonnet on..

"Well then. Maybe I don't love you." Wufei said..

Meiren inhaled sharply and let out a whimper. Then she whiped the tear that trickled down her cheek and walked out into the snow. Slamming the door.

"Hey, got a hankercheif?" Quatre asked sniffing.

Wufei handed him one and the fairy blew his nose noisely. He handed back to Wufei. Who picked it up gingerly. A bunch of pixie dust fell out of it.

"Fairies sneeze pixie dust?" Wufei asked.

"We have one more place to visit." Quatre said...

"Where?" Wufei asked... The office disapeared and he was now in a church. He saw himself at 21 sitting beside Heero. The blue eyed boy was sobbing as Meiren had her hand on his.

"Relena's funeral." Quatre said..

"I forgot she died before christmas..." Wufei said.

"You forget about a lot of people Wufei. Have you ever talked to Heero since then? No... Do you let yourself think about how badly you hurt Meiren? No... You never let yourself dream or think about the good times. And that's why you're so cold. You see Heero? He's got a shattered heart. and you can't even look at him can you?" Quatre said...

Quatre heard the chimes.

"Times up Wufei..." he said.

"I want to see more." he said.

"You will..." the blonde said. Wufei was suddenly in his bedroom again and Quatre was standing beside a tall man in a velvet cape...

"Good bye Wufei." Quatre said. "Meet Trowa. The ghost of Christmas present..."

"I'll handle this from here." Trowa said.

And Quatre dispeared in a gentle burst of light.....

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end of part 3