Disclaimer: Gundam Wing does not belong to me so please do not send a lawsuit in my way since I am just a poor student. This is all none profitable and for the entertainment of those that like to read stories. This takes place twelve years after Endless waltz, it is not really following the time coordination that is founded by the actual plot sequence. This fic does not have any Yaoi in it since I felt that it was time to write a fic that was non-divided. My partner Du-chan doesn't really like to write conventional relationship. However to be fair in things I decided to write some of them as well as other pairings. ^_^

Dragon Reflection

By He-chan

'Pain' that was the only tangible thing that Wufei felt when he watched Sally toss and turn in her fitful dream the fever seems to have run its course through the robust ex-preventor. Worry tinged his mind as he prepared herbs that he gathered outside. Those long days of training in the wildness gave him the hone edge for surviving in the outdoors. He thanked his creators that he had scholars for teachers, as well the gentle martial artist that use to travel many moons and stars to find answers. "Sally…" Breathing softly, when he finished the crushed herbs into a liquid substance, he proceeded to slide the foul liquid into her mouth. Mashing her throat to cause reflex to swallow in order to make sure she didn't choke on the item.

Moans filled the air as the blonde futilely struggle against the disgusting Willow Bark that the Chinese man prepared. In a way the item tasted so bad that she had the reflex to rebuff the item. It was a wonder that through all this time and patience even this smallest gesture signal that her fighting spirit wasn't lost, but rather it lived on. At least I did not kill that due to my cowardice. The last of the Dragon Clan thought with remorse, while patting a wet cloth over the minx's head. I am sorry Sally, I didn't think that the mission I would take on, would hurt you that much. For 14 months he was on a secret mission to become a dead man, and infiltrate an organization on the new colony base that was being built on mar. There was rumor's that a new secret organizations plotted to break the whole peace district, it was Une's thoughts to send a two-man unit into the whole backwater mission. However, he protested saying that it would be safer to just have one-man unit to enter the target area.

That's where everything had gone wrong, his stubbornness led him to hurt the only woman he loved. Une had finally agreed to his statement of terms, even though she was reluctant. In her opinion she would rather send two people into the area, but to her dismay Wufei manage to get the upper hand in the argument, resulting in him to be the only person going in. The plan was simple; let him enter the area where the supposed fire was located at get the information sends it. Then pretend to die in an explosion as a final stand, resulting in him being a dead man with easy access in operations. He would become a shadow in the world just like Zech Marquise was then; things would be easier for him to shift, and spy on the organization. For they would never think one of their own men who is supposedly dead would be turning them in one at a time. However most of the Preventor's with family couldn't bear to be parted from them for so long. Though Une's first choice would have been Yuy, but due to recent development with certain political positions as the representative in Colony L1, he was unable to try such dangerous missions. I was the simplest choice, my colony L5 was destroyed I am the only last survivor of the Dragon Clan. Grief struck him slowly as he tried to will away the death of his family. I was the perfect choice; the only problem was I was arrogant to not realize that I did have someone that did care. Shakily he brushed his loose hair out of his face. I was wrong.

-Flash Back Seven Years Ago-

"I know what your going to do Wufei and that is stupid!" Sally yelled at her partner, as she threw the file at him, where just the general facts of him going into the Bradford Project as a spy.

Sneering slightly Wufei picked up the file. "Been checking up on me Onna?" He felt anger shake through his body as he quickly stacked the papers onto the table desk in his office. "What right do you have to do such a thing?"

Lifting her head up blue eyes clash with dark black eyes, "simple I am your partner, we look out for each other." She said clearly trying to figure out a rational reason to counter with his bull headedness.

"What does that got to do with anything?" Wufei exclaim as he pointed at her in vicious anger. "This is my mission you have no say in it!"

"Partners look out for each other. Especially when one stupid moron is out to get himself killed. What possessed you to request that you end up as the only spy? It is safer to have numbers of two! I could have gone with you." Sally stated bluntly as she clenched her fist together on her hips.

Pacing around the room, Wufei came to stop next to his desk then facing her with his wrath. "It is more agile to have only one! They wouldn't suspect it." Drawing out a breath he prepared himself for a. bigger argument to come.

"That's a bunch of Bull." Sally said through her clenched teeth the urge to pound him into the floor was great.

"I am going that is it end of discussion. Your not my wife so you got no say in what I do." Wufei stated clearly not seeing the hurt in her eyes, since his back was turn to her.

Suddenly be felt himself being spun around and a fist came out of nowhere landing on his face. The impact threw him into the nearby wall, "you're a bastard Wufei." With that statement Sally stalked toward the door and threw it open, never to come back again.

-Flash Ended-

Well I sure got what I wanted. Snorting softly at himself, while he sat up and went to stir the fireplace. I got to be alone in the mission for one year and two months. Alone with out Sally, then after that it was time for me to fake my death, boy that one was a crucial point in my life. Rubbing his hands he place a kettle in the fireplace to cook some of the water, his dark eyes gleam bright gold from the light being given off from the fireplace. Only person that knew about his location was Une and Noin. They both were in constant contact with him giving him information on local leads, to what strategies to form. Also most importantly what was going on in the HQ after his death. The only major thing that affected him more was to find out that Sally tried to take her life. That was a shock. Thinking slightly with grim recall he remember the phone call telling him about what happened.

-Flash Back Five Years and Ten Months Ago-

*Ring Ring* Moaning slightly Wufei pressed a button on his desk, waking to see the worried face of Noin. "What is it Fire?" He muttered quite tired, from a day of working out and finalizing some plans.

"Wufei, I know that you are busy, but something happen." Noin's eyes seem sort of red and puffy from crying, he noted.

Gentling his tone he slowly stood up to stretch. "What happened?"

"It's Sally, Wufei she's in the hospital." Worry stretched more on Noin's face. "She tried to OD on some sleep medication." Biting her lips even more sure sign of anxiety. "She's in a coma Wufei."

Quickly he reached for his desk leaning on it as if the whole room dropped out from beneath his feet. "Goddess help us…" He managed to gasp from this news, but only words that seem to echo in his mind, 'suicide'. "Why?" He choked out, trying to appear calm on the outside, but this seems to be failing.

"She told us, but she had a data disk made one had your name on it. I don't know what she said in it Wufei also why she recorded it, but I'll transfer the file through secure links so that way you can see it yourself." Noin quickly typed into her console and place the disk into the holder for reading. "Sending now…"

"Got it." Wufei stated when a beep was heard in his room. "Noin, please tell me if Sally wakes up." Memories of the taunted words he said came back to haunt him.

Noin nodded her head, "alright Wufei…good nite." With that the blue haired lady signed off with a click of the screen.

Looking solemnly he slowly pressed the play button on the computer and looked up at the screen. A sudden sizzling of the static recording came into play as the image of Sally Po came up. Her eyes were shadowed with pained, she was dressed in a simple nightgown, while sitting on a bed of black satin. "I know that it is pointless to record this session to a man that is dead." Smiling slightly in bitterness, "but then if Zech Marquise could come back alive anything is possible ne? If you're watching this Wufei, I suppose you can say it is a miracle that you are alive. Though of course if you are watching this I am also probably dead."

Paling slightly at those words, Wufei strode to the small fridge and grab some wine to calm his nerves. The sheer atrocity that she spread into his world binds him to his emotions. "Damn you Onna." He whispered slightly at the thought of her in a bed sleeping in a coma wasting to nothing. That image just wasn't right in his mind for his partner always fought for everything with enthusiasm. The thought of no fighting left in her chilled him, making him scared of the thought of no Sally in his life.

" I wanted to record this just in case I did succeed in my immediate death or demise." She laughed softly, "Pathetic isn't it? I am sure if you were watching this you would be saying I am such a weak Onna. Not able to take the stress, while taking the easy way out." Slowly the laughter drained out of those deep blue orbs. "I have pretty much told everyone in the recordings I made for them that I was sorry that I tried to kill myself, but I never gave them a reason." Shrugging her shoulder, while the image of her shook Wufei to the very core. "However, I'll would give it to you, Wufei.  After all you're my partner."

Those words taunted him screaming at him that he failed, in all that he did to try to succeed be honorable, he failed in the one thing that meant anything to him. A life that meant everything to him, 'Sally.'

" When you died in the explosion raid in the factory I felt myself die inwardly. Your probably saying that I was exaggerating being an Onna that is weak. But in truth I lived you dearly, you were the one thing in my life that I found pure a dragon if you might want to add. Thought of course your ego is probably inflated now."

"No never…" Wufei said softly, as his hands shook even more squishing the urge to switch off the recording. The pain that seized his body was not physically, but emotionally.

"It hurt a lot I didn't feel like I existed anymore like my fired died, when you went too. The flame of the Dragon cannot live with out the symbolic life of the Dragon itself, the same goes for the Dragon." Sally brushed some of her hair out of her face. "But then you probably don't see me in that way. After all I was only a worker, but then why should I care now? Your dead and soon I will be joining you in the next reincarnated circle."

"No…" The Chinese man whispered as he got up to touch the screen. "No Sally…you are wrong." Speaking quietly as he stared into the screen entranced. "You are my flame." Choking slightly on the liquid of red wine, he felt the welling of tears soak into every pore and cell in his body. "No…Sally your wrong about me not seeing you that way."

"I love you greatly Wufei, where-ever you are I'll be there waiting for you." Sally said with a faint smile, "you maybe pig headed stupid, but I do love you greatly." Blue orbs clouded slightly as she slowly swallow ten sleeping capsules then lying down. "There was a story…my parents told me." She said drowsily, "Two birds are a pair…they are together for life…" Slowly the blonde's hand slide down the bed and the glass of water in her hand slipped and shattered on the floor, only thing left was the peaceful face that was slowly paling.

His heart tore at the sight, "Sally…"

A slight pounding was heard on the door as voices were heard. "SALLY! SALLY OPEN UP!" Then sounds of smashed wood accompany things in a few minutes. Wufei watched in horror as the figure of Noin and Zech came into view.

"Oh Jesus!" Noin said as she rushed to Sally.

Zech quickly walked next to her and checked the blonde's neck for a pulse. "Its faint Noin quickly call the hospital and paramedics…we are going to the hospital NOW! I think she OD on some pills grab that bottle and lets go." With that he swept Sally's body into his arm with blankets and all.

Noin quickly kneeled down and grabbed the bottle and ran out of the door. The sound of screeching tires were heard as the last of the disk was used up and shorted off.

"Oh Goddess." Wufei said in clear agony as he switched off the screen, slumping against the wall he took another drink of the red wine. "What have I done?"

-Flash Ended-

It was to horrifying, but by sure luck Sally had come out of the Coma in two months. It took five more months for her to recover, but to his dismay Noin, and Une had told her about the Mission, and that his death was a fake. After that Sally had disappeared five years ago from this very day, causing panic in Wufei's life after completing the case, he had about one hundred and twenty two arrests of the Bradford Organizations, where people were planning to assassinate the Vice Minster Darlin. It helped that one crisis was avoided, but Wufei's main mission in life was beginning. It took him five years to find her, gather information about her life, her usual routines.

However things didn't turn out the way he thought it was with Sally, when she ended up now in the cabin with him. That thought didn't comfort the Asian man; rather it made him more nervous, since five years had changed his partner into something he didn't recognize. Slowly he made his way over to the blonde and started to wipe her brow again.

Indeed a lot had changed, Sally now had gone under the name Christine Dalton, and her styles of clothes were now more feminine. The old GI Jane outfits were replaced with sensible working clothes. Yes Christine Dalton was a very tough cookie in the business world, she rouse up in the industry of technology fast. As his research told him, her record was perfect, no violations at all. In a way Sally had created the perfect CEO of the Gerbus Robotic Firm, while earning a great many enemy in her dealings with them. He had studied her patterns, while noticing that she went to a Dojo and switched into a GI in practicing her martial arts.

It was clear to Wufei that Sally had changed; she became colder in her outward appearance, more proficient, less smiling, but more ruthless tactic. His partner indeed wasn't the same on the outside, but in the inside she was still the same Sally. Most of this change he blamed on himself, after all if he never did push her away these things wouldn't have gone to far, but instead of listening to that small voice in him, he ignored it. For that disgraceful tactic, he had paid the ultimate price, the disappearance of the women he loved. I am sorry Sally. Sighting after finishing the cooling down of his love, he slowly fed her more Willow bark. So sorry that I didn't see what you always were willing to give me five years ago. I just pray to the Goddess that you would be willing to forgive me for my past mistakes.

Slowly he felt sleep take him to sleep as the last ray of light began to drip into the hills.