From Dawn to Dusk
::Pairings:: ::Warnings:: ::Disclaimer:: All apply from prologue
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Chapter 10
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Wufei looked at the clock. 7:00. He'd been up for two hours, sitting in the same place on the edge of the bed, watching his peaceful feature remain unchanging in his world of dreams. Now, unfortunately, it was time to wake him from his quiet slumber. He rested a hand on the exposed shoulder, feeling its warmth, and shook it gently.
"Duo? It's time to get up. We've got to go."
"{yawn} Hm?" Duo slowly opened his eyes and looked around. "Where am I? Oh, wait. I remember. {ugh} I was hoping it was all a bad dream," he groaned. "I guess it was real, after all." He sat up and stretched his arms. "Okay. I'm up. I'll get ready." Duo grabbed his clothes and started up for the bathroom.
"Don't bother. I'll go get breakfast." Without another word, he stepped outside. Closing the door behind him. He breathed in the damp morning air, reveling in its sweetness. "{sigh} Such a nice morning. I wish I could enjoy it. I hate to run, but it's the only choice for now." He looked down as a purple headed pigeon landed at his feet, a slip of paper in its beak. Wufei reached down and took the scrap from the bird's beak. "Thanks." He watches the bird fly off and then begins to read.
Wufei,
I know this is short notice, but the boy will need a weapon. I've laid a sword wrapped in white linen in the dumpster behind your motel. He should be able to handle it. You can teach him. That's all for now.
1 Trowa
"Okay. They must be closing in."
Duo finished braiding his hair while pacing in the tiny room. //At least I didn't do anything stupid, like curling up to him. I would've killed myself for that. I hope he comes back soon. I'm hungry.// A light knock on the door broke his thoughts.
"It's me. Are you 'suitable'?" Wufei asked from outside the door.
"No, I'm in my birthday suit. Yeah, come in." Wufei slipped into the room and made sure Duo WAS suitable. "Ooo! I'm hungry. I miss your cooking, though." Wufei takes out a small fast food package and hands it to Duo, who gulps it down quickly. "That hit the spot. Not even close to your cooking, but good enough. Are we off, then?" Duo watched as Wufei finished his last bite.
"Almost, but there is something you need to know," he said lowering his voice.
"What?"
"Trowa gave me another message. He was insinuating that they are onto us and will attack soon, so he gave me a sword for you. I haven't looked at it yet, but he said you could handle it."
"I thought I could use magic against them."
"You can, but magic energy is not infinite. You'll need a weapon so your magic energy won't be wasted." Wufei sipped at his coffee, cursing softly when he burned his tongue.
"I get it. Let's go, then." He pulled Wufei off the chair he was sitting in and grabbed their bags, heading for the door.
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The radio was blasting in the convertible, but Duo still managed to sing over it, wind flowing across his delicate features. Wufei keeps his eyes on the road and quickly spots a side road. Without slowing, he turns sharply onto it, causing Duo's body to fly across the seat and slam into the door.
"Waaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! What're you doing? Trying to kill us both? Where are we going?" Wufei didn't answer but stopped in a small clearing. "What now? Why are we here?" Duo looked around and saw nothing special.
"You need to learn to use your sword. I'll teach you," Wufei finally replied as he climbed out of the car and opened the trunk. "I'll get your sword." He pulled out an oddly shaped white object in white linen. He carefully unwrapped it, showing it to be a small wooden handled sword. "This should work well for you. It's light and easy to control," he said, cutting the air with great skill. He flipped it so the handle was aimed at Duo, who had jumped out and followed Duo. "Here you go." Duo carefully takes the sword from Wufei, just staring at it. "How does it feel? Too heavy?"
"Uh-uh. It feels natural actually."
"Good. I'll get mine." He sifted through the trunk and pulled out a sheathed sword with an ivory handle. The handle has an intricate design of two dragons wrapped around it, a gorgeous ivy wall behind. He carefully unsheathed it, revealing the glorious silver blade beneath the soft leather[1]. "This one is mine," he beamed. "Like it?" Duo looked over the magnificent piece of art that rest in Wufei's open hands.
"Oh, wow," Duo breathed. "I've never seen anything like it. It's so beautiful." He ran his fingers lightly over the gleaming blade, the smooth coldness of the metal making his fingers tingle, then he delicately touched the handle, feeling every scale on the dragons. "The two dragons must symbolize you and the Dusk's dragon."
"Correct. Now for your first lesson in sword play," he said eagerly. "Let's start with hand position." Wufei takes the sword in his hands with great experience, Duo mirroring. "Yeah, that's it. Don't grip so tight! You're knuckles are white! Now, we'll go over some basic movements." He begins to go through move with grace that came from years experience and familiarity that came from the great deal Duo imagined he had practiced. The two began to wear down, going through the moves quickly, but stopping when the sun began to set.
"Whew! That's hard work. You're a good teacher, though, I think." Duo leaned wearily up against the car, wiping the sweat from his forehead, breathing in deeply.
"That's enough for today," Wufei decided, noticing his student's fatigue. "We'll practice more the next few days. Let's hit the road." The two quickly got into the car and drove off toward the distant city lights over the horizon.
TBC
Short and to the pointless. Feed back is always nice and welcome.
[1] I just kinda thought that this would be an awesome looking sword. I wouldn't mind having it myself.
::Pairings:: ::Warnings:: ::Disclaimer:: All apply from prologue
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Chapter 10
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Wufei looked at the clock. 7:00. He'd been up for two hours, sitting in the same place on the edge of the bed, watching his peaceful feature remain unchanging in his world of dreams. Now, unfortunately, it was time to wake him from his quiet slumber. He rested a hand on the exposed shoulder, feeling its warmth, and shook it gently.
"Duo? It's time to get up. We've got to go."
"{yawn} Hm?" Duo slowly opened his eyes and looked around. "Where am I? Oh, wait. I remember. {ugh} I was hoping it was all a bad dream," he groaned. "I guess it was real, after all." He sat up and stretched his arms. "Okay. I'm up. I'll get ready." Duo grabbed his clothes and started up for the bathroom.
"Don't bother. I'll go get breakfast." Without another word, he stepped outside. Closing the door behind him. He breathed in the damp morning air, reveling in its sweetness. "{sigh} Such a nice morning. I wish I could enjoy it. I hate to run, but it's the only choice for now." He looked down as a purple headed pigeon landed at his feet, a slip of paper in its beak. Wufei reached down and took the scrap from the bird's beak. "Thanks." He watches the bird fly off and then begins to read.
Wufei,
I know this is short notice, but the boy will need a weapon. I've laid a sword wrapped in white linen in the dumpster behind your motel. He should be able to handle it. You can teach him. That's all for now.
1 Trowa
"Okay. They must be closing in."
Duo finished braiding his hair while pacing in the tiny room. //At least I didn't do anything stupid, like curling up to him. I would've killed myself for that. I hope he comes back soon. I'm hungry.// A light knock on the door broke his thoughts.
"It's me. Are you 'suitable'?" Wufei asked from outside the door.
"No, I'm in my birthday suit. Yeah, come in." Wufei slipped into the room and made sure Duo WAS suitable. "Ooo! I'm hungry. I miss your cooking, though." Wufei takes out a small fast food package and hands it to Duo, who gulps it down quickly. "That hit the spot. Not even close to your cooking, but good enough. Are we off, then?" Duo watched as Wufei finished his last bite.
"Almost, but there is something you need to know," he said lowering his voice.
"What?"
"Trowa gave me another message. He was insinuating that they are onto us and will attack soon, so he gave me a sword for you. I haven't looked at it yet, but he said you could handle it."
"I thought I could use magic against them."
"You can, but magic energy is not infinite. You'll need a weapon so your magic energy won't be wasted." Wufei sipped at his coffee, cursing softly when he burned his tongue.
"I get it. Let's go, then." He pulled Wufei off the chair he was sitting in and grabbed their bags, heading for the door.
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The radio was blasting in the convertible, but Duo still managed to sing over it, wind flowing across his delicate features. Wufei keeps his eyes on the road and quickly spots a side road. Without slowing, he turns sharply onto it, causing Duo's body to fly across the seat and slam into the door.
"Waaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! What're you doing? Trying to kill us both? Where are we going?" Wufei didn't answer but stopped in a small clearing. "What now? Why are we here?" Duo looked around and saw nothing special.
"You need to learn to use your sword. I'll teach you," Wufei finally replied as he climbed out of the car and opened the trunk. "I'll get your sword." He pulled out an oddly shaped white object in white linen. He carefully unwrapped it, showing it to be a small wooden handled sword. "This should work well for you. It's light and easy to control," he said, cutting the air with great skill. He flipped it so the handle was aimed at Duo, who had jumped out and followed Duo. "Here you go." Duo carefully takes the sword from Wufei, just staring at it. "How does it feel? Too heavy?"
"Uh-uh. It feels natural actually."
"Good. I'll get mine." He sifted through the trunk and pulled out a sheathed sword with an ivory handle. The handle has an intricate design of two dragons wrapped around it, a gorgeous ivy wall behind. He carefully unsheathed it, revealing the glorious silver blade beneath the soft leather[1]. "This one is mine," he beamed. "Like it?" Duo looked over the magnificent piece of art that rest in Wufei's open hands.
"Oh, wow," Duo breathed. "I've never seen anything like it. It's so beautiful." He ran his fingers lightly over the gleaming blade, the smooth coldness of the metal making his fingers tingle, then he delicately touched the handle, feeling every scale on the dragons. "The two dragons must symbolize you and the Dusk's dragon."
"Correct. Now for your first lesson in sword play," he said eagerly. "Let's start with hand position." Wufei takes the sword in his hands with great experience, Duo mirroring. "Yeah, that's it. Don't grip so tight! You're knuckles are white! Now, we'll go over some basic movements." He begins to go through move with grace that came from years experience and familiarity that came from the great deal Duo imagined he had practiced. The two began to wear down, going through the moves quickly, but stopping when the sun began to set.
"Whew! That's hard work. You're a good teacher, though, I think." Duo leaned wearily up against the car, wiping the sweat from his forehead, breathing in deeply.
"That's enough for today," Wufei decided, noticing his student's fatigue. "We'll practice more the next few days. Let's hit the road." The two quickly got into the car and drove off toward the distant city lights over the horizon.
TBC
Short and to the pointless. Feed back is always nice and welcome.
[1] I just kinda thought that this would be an awesome looking sword. I wouldn't mind having it myself.
