From Dawn to Dusk
::Pairings:: ::Warnings:: ::Disclaimer:: All apply from prologue
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Chapter 11
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"You've been practicing hard this past week. I've taught you all the basics and the advanced. You've been a good pupil, the best I've had, actually. Then again, you're also my first student," Wufei concluded, rubbing his head.
"Well, I guess you're just a god teacher. So then, what're we gonna do today? Review?" Duo watched in confusion as Wufei smiled evilly and his eyes flashed with what seemed to be delight.
"No," he said lightly, turning to Duo sword in hand, posed and ready. "Today. we fight!" Duo swallowed the lump that came up at those words.
"What?" he managed to squeak out.
"Just for practice, okay?" Duo nodded, understanding that there was to be no blood drawn. He readied himself and waited. "BEGIN!" Wufei shouted, touching their sword tips in the fashion of a duel. Swords clashed, near hits were made, but somehow, Duo was able to get the sword out of Wufei's hand. He brought his own sword to Wufei's neck and smirked. "Wow. Not bad." Duo's grin grew wider.
"Thanks. Now that you're in this position, I've won." This time, Wufei grinned.
"Not quite." He suddenly jumped away, kicking Duo's sword away from him and landed by his own sword. He made a quick and graceful stride to Duo, sliding his sword lightly across Duo's throat, just hard enough for Duo to feel the cold, unforgiving steel blade. "I won. You're dead." He looked at Duo. He had a disappointed air to his features. "Oh, but don't feel bad. I've been at this for over ten years, and you've been doing it for a week." Duo's face lightened a bit, but still held most of the disappointment.
"Yeah, well, I hate to lose. Oh, well." Wufei grabbed Duo's sword from the ground and put it in the trunk. He sheathed his own and placed it in with Duo's.
"That's enough for today. The sun is almost set." Without another word, they both climbed into the car and sped off.
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Wufei looked out the window at the huge full moon smiling at him. He turned his gaze to the clock beside him. 12:23. He slipped out from under the blanket and made his way outside, closing the door silently behind. Duo lay unmoving, until he heard a soft {thud} on the roof above his room. He groaned and rolled over to where Wufei was, or at least was supposed to be.
"Wufei? Did you hear that?" Duo became wide awake, noticing that the boy was not beside him. He crawled out of bed and to the door, shutting it quietly behind. He looked on the roof and saw a small dark shadow residing there. //Wufei.// He jogged to the dumpster beside the motel and pulled himself up onto the roof. He quietly sat down about a foot from the Chinese boy, looking at the peace on his face.
"Did I wake you?" Duo nodded silently. "I'm sorry."
"It's okay. What're you doing out here, anyway?" Duo stared into the ebony eyes, trying to see into his thoughts.
"Looking at the stars. This little po-dunk town has almost no street light, making it easier to see the stars." Duo followed Wufei's gaze, mouth opening in awe at the sight of the moon and so many more stars than he was used to.
"I see what you mean," he breathed. "I've never seen so many stars. They're so bright. {sigh} I wonder how long I'll be able to see the moon like this.[1]" he said, scooting closer, as if not by his own will. He lowered his gaze and his voice when he finally spoke again. "Have you heard from Trowa lately?" Wufei broke his gaze from the sky and looked at Duo.
"No. I think we're pretty safe for now." Duo seemed to think about this as Wufei went back to looking at his stars. A long silence passed between the two.
"Then can we rest a day? Just stay in town?" Wufei thought it over.
"Tell you what. We'll drive to Tokyo tomorrow and spend the day there site- seeing. It's only about an hour away."
"Sounds good." Without warning, Duo scooted right against him, then laid his head on Wufei's shoulder. Wufei stared wide-eyed at the beautiful boy, and almost jerked away, but instead smiled and laid his head on top of the braided boy's and wrapped his arms around his waist. Duo sighed with contentment and snuggled in to the warmth of Wufei's touch, and spent the rest of the night together, staring at the sky.
TBC
{HURK} That was disgusting.. Feed back?
[1] I had to. I just had to.
::Pairings:: ::Warnings:: ::Disclaimer:: All apply from prologue
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Chapter 11
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"You've been practicing hard this past week. I've taught you all the basics and the advanced. You've been a good pupil, the best I've had, actually. Then again, you're also my first student," Wufei concluded, rubbing his head.
"Well, I guess you're just a god teacher. So then, what're we gonna do today? Review?" Duo watched in confusion as Wufei smiled evilly and his eyes flashed with what seemed to be delight.
"No," he said lightly, turning to Duo sword in hand, posed and ready. "Today. we fight!" Duo swallowed the lump that came up at those words.
"What?" he managed to squeak out.
"Just for practice, okay?" Duo nodded, understanding that there was to be no blood drawn. He readied himself and waited. "BEGIN!" Wufei shouted, touching their sword tips in the fashion of a duel. Swords clashed, near hits were made, but somehow, Duo was able to get the sword out of Wufei's hand. He brought his own sword to Wufei's neck and smirked. "Wow. Not bad." Duo's grin grew wider.
"Thanks. Now that you're in this position, I've won." This time, Wufei grinned.
"Not quite." He suddenly jumped away, kicking Duo's sword away from him and landed by his own sword. He made a quick and graceful stride to Duo, sliding his sword lightly across Duo's throat, just hard enough for Duo to feel the cold, unforgiving steel blade. "I won. You're dead." He looked at Duo. He had a disappointed air to his features. "Oh, but don't feel bad. I've been at this for over ten years, and you've been doing it for a week." Duo's face lightened a bit, but still held most of the disappointment.
"Yeah, well, I hate to lose. Oh, well." Wufei grabbed Duo's sword from the ground and put it in the trunk. He sheathed his own and placed it in with Duo's.
"That's enough for today. The sun is almost set." Without another word, they both climbed into the car and sped off.
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Wufei looked out the window at the huge full moon smiling at him. He turned his gaze to the clock beside him. 12:23. He slipped out from under the blanket and made his way outside, closing the door silently behind. Duo lay unmoving, until he heard a soft {thud} on the roof above his room. He groaned and rolled over to where Wufei was, or at least was supposed to be.
"Wufei? Did you hear that?" Duo became wide awake, noticing that the boy was not beside him. He crawled out of bed and to the door, shutting it quietly behind. He looked on the roof and saw a small dark shadow residing there. //Wufei.// He jogged to the dumpster beside the motel and pulled himself up onto the roof. He quietly sat down about a foot from the Chinese boy, looking at the peace on his face.
"Did I wake you?" Duo nodded silently. "I'm sorry."
"It's okay. What're you doing out here, anyway?" Duo stared into the ebony eyes, trying to see into his thoughts.
"Looking at the stars. This little po-dunk town has almost no street light, making it easier to see the stars." Duo followed Wufei's gaze, mouth opening in awe at the sight of the moon and so many more stars than he was used to.
"I see what you mean," he breathed. "I've never seen so many stars. They're so bright. {sigh} I wonder how long I'll be able to see the moon like this.[1]" he said, scooting closer, as if not by his own will. He lowered his gaze and his voice when he finally spoke again. "Have you heard from Trowa lately?" Wufei broke his gaze from the sky and looked at Duo.
"No. I think we're pretty safe for now." Duo seemed to think about this as Wufei went back to looking at his stars. A long silence passed between the two.
"Then can we rest a day? Just stay in town?" Wufei thought it over.
"Tell you what. We'll drive to Tokyo tomorrow and spend the day there site- seeing. It's only about an hour away."
"Sounds good." Without warning, Duo scooted right against him, then laid his head on Wufei's shoulder. Wufei stared wide-eyed at the beautiful boy, and almost jerked away, but instead smiled and laid his head on top of the braided boy's and wrapped his arms around his waist. Duo sighed with contentment and snuggled in to the warmth of Wufei's touch, and spent the rest of the night together, staring at the sky.
TBC
{HURK} That was disgusting.. Feed back?
[1] I had to. I just had to.
