Wufei had just finished putting his groceries away. Most of the boxes were a bit wet, but they would dry. He looked over at his house guest. Hilde sat on Wufei's couch paging through "The Dragon's Blade", a magazine that featured the newest in Oriental swords and fighting techniques.

"Now, onna, as my house guest you are entitled to three aspects of my hospitality. A meal, a bed, and a bath." Wufei said. Hilde's teal eyes glanced over at Wufei.

"I gave myself a tour of your house while you were out. I noticed that you don't have a spare bedroom." Hilde said, trying to hide the excitement in her voice. She was right. Wufei never saw the need for a spare bed room, and had converted it into a training room.

"You, onna, will take my bed. I will sleep on the sofa." Wufei said, walking into the sitting room.

"Aww, no. I don't want to be a burden. I'll take the couch." Hilde told him as she set the magazine down. Wufei tried to argue, but Hilde insisted. He did not know of, nor did he have any way of knowing that Hilde was brewing up a plan in her mind.

"Stubborn onna." Wufei muttered. He stalked into his bedroom, getting out a set of silk pajamas and a towel. He took them to Hilde.

"Here. You may bathe now. I am preparing myself for bed." Wufei said. He then went back to his room. Wufei stripped to his undershorts and undershirt. He tied his hair back into it's tight ponytail and looked at himself in his carved wood mirror. He blinked once then when back to getting dressed. He pulled on his black silk pants and tied them with a white belt. He then shut off his lights and climbed into bed.

As the Chinese man tried to fall asleep he heard the sounds of the house. The water running in the bathroom. The noises of Grace putting her children to bed upstairs. The commotion of the couple downstairs, doing only God knows what. Crickets were deafened by cars rushing down the street outside. Rain fell from the sky outside. Something was keeping Wufei awake. The water stopped. He could hear the bathroom door open and Hilde walk down the hall way to the living room. Everything was mostly silent. Wufei found that he could still not fall asleep. He turned over with his back to his bedroom door. Wufei heard footsteps with in his own home. The bedroom door creaked open. More footsteps as the person approached Wufei's bed. Wufei then felt the pressure of some one climbing in his bed along beside him.

"Wufei?" Hilde asked, "Your couch is really uncomfortable, so could I share your bed tonight?"

"Fine, onna, just let me sleep" Wufei grumbled.

"Thank you," She whispered, crawling beneath the blankets.