Disclaimers: I don't own Gundam Wing, as much as I want to. I'm just borrowing them. I'm not making money.

AN: Another new idea!!!! I know I'm not finishing the other ones either, but...I can't help it...^_^''' So I hope the readers like!!
'blah blah' denotes thoughts

Silent Child
Part 1: They Appeared...


The date was May 25, After Colony 195. The war was raging, but for the time being, the five Gundam Pilots had no missions. As their Gundams were fixed and upgraded, they took advantage of the break to relax before their next mission, whenever or whatever it may be. They were in one of Quatre's estates in what used to be Florida, and the weather was warm. So under Duo's pleading, it was decided that they would spend the afternoon by Quatre's private pool at the back of his mansion.

"One day, this war will end. And when peace comes, we will be able to completely enjoy quiet and relaxation." Quatre said as he sat at the side of the pool, his feet dangling in the pool.

"I totally agree Q." Duo nodded where he was treading in the water in front of the blond Arabian.

Wufei was on a lawn chair at the side of the pool, reading a book. Heero was typing on his laptop, and Trowa was just resting in the sun.

"Man Heero, don't you ever put that stupid computer away? Take a break! If we have things to do we'll be called. And you too Wufei, always have your nose buried in a book!"

"I'm searching OZ databases for any knew plans they have." Heero said in monotone, not stopping his typing or looking up from his computer. Wufei snorted.

"By completely relaxing, you'll be caught off guard if anything happens."

"You guys are no fun." Duo grumbled. Then, an evil smirk crossed his face and before Quatre could do anything, he was pulled into the pool with a yelp. He surfaced, sputtering as Duo came up a few feet from him, laughing.

"Duo!" Quatre complained. But seeing his companion laugh, he laughed too, splashing the unsuspecting American as he laughed. Duo choked on the water, surprised, before he looked mischievously at Quatre.

"Oh no Duo. Don't try anything!" Quatre begged. But Duo ducked under water before Quatre could finish his sentence. He tugged the poor Arabian underwater by the ankles.

At the trees, not far from the pool, there was a small flash of light. Two children, a little girl and a slightly older boy, appeared when the bright flash died down. The girl looked afraid, her hand immediately slipping into the boy's in her fear. The boy paused before a small smile lit up in his features. He murmured something excitedly to the girl, and she nodded, a bright smile on her own face. Water. The boy heard water. They hadn't had a drink in a long time, and were very thirsty. Together, they walked forward toward the sound of water splashing, the boy moving in front of the girl, but he paused. Taking a ribbon from the girl's hair, he tied it around a branch so they would know where they had been. Then, they continued toward the water.

Wufei stood, sensing presences, and he looked around.

"What's wrong Wufei?" Trowa asked, looking over.

"Probably nothing. Just the heat." The Chinese responded gruffly, and stood. There was too much security in the place for anyone to trespass. "I'm going to get some drinks."

"Thanks Wufei!" Quatre called from the pool. He nodded and headed toward the back door of the mansion.

The little boy peaked out of the trees to see two people by the water he craved, and he also saw two more in the water. Was it safe? But before he could answer his own question, the little hand he held was gone and the girl was sprinting for the water as fast as her little legs could carry her. Before he could think, he screamed for the girl.

"MEI!"

The remaining four pilots at the pool looked up at the sound of the call. Heero stood, scanning for the owner of the voice, Trowa as well, as Quatre and Duo climbed out of the pool.

"What the hell was that?" Duo asked. Then, he caught sight of a little figure running towards them. "What the hell?"

Heero pulled out his gun, just as they caught sight of another figure. His keen eyes saw a girl and a boy, the girl ahead of the boy. But as he wondered faintly why there would be two children on the estate, the boy caught the girl, pulling her to a stop. He spoke rapidly, shaking his head at her, pointing toward the stunned pilots. The girl didn't speak but nodded as she once again took the boys hand and they walked slowly toward the pool. The pilots gave no action, watching to let the children make their first move, whatever it was. The boy eyed them carefully before speaking quietly again to the girl. Then, he knelt down, as did the little girl, and cupped the water into his little hands. He brought it to his mouth…

"Don't drink that!" Quatre exclaimed, quickly striding toward the children. In his surprise, the boy stood abruptly, swinging around to grab the girl to run. He didn't understand what had been screamed at him, and by instinct he knew he had to get out of there. But as he stood, the girl did as well, and when he swung around, he accidentally pushed the girl, who was tottering at the edge, right into the pool. His eyes widened as he spun to face the pool, the expression of terror crossing his face. He didn't know how to swim, and the girl definitely didn't either. She sputtered, thrashing, swallowing the water and choking. Dimly, in the back of his mind, the boy knew the water wasn't for drinking. He crouched again, reaching for the girl, but his arm was too short. Then, the person who had yelled at him was in the water, pulling the girl out. He shook his head, speaking rapidly, but they didn't understand what he said.

Quatre pushed the girl onto the pool ledge and into Duo's waiting hands. The boy ran forward, his hands gripping the girl's shoulder as he spoke, trying to push Duo away.

"No kid, we gotta revive her first, I won't hurt her, I promise!" Duo said, pushing the flailing hands away. Then, Quatre was out of the pool, pulling the boy away. Duo quickly pumped the water from the girl's lungs, and she sputtered, coughing the water out. Her eyes opened as she pushed her wet hair away, and she bit her lip, frozen in fear when she saw Duo's unfamiliar face.

Heero caught sight of the boy reaching for the big sword at his back; he had caught sight of it before, wondering how such a small boy could carry such a large and seemingly heavy weapon. He moved forward quickly, pointing the gun at the boy.

"Don't move." He said. The boy didn't answer; it was obvious he couldn't understand, but Heero knew that once he saw the gun, he would get the idea. To his surprise, he only looked at him before pulling the sword out of the sheath. He pointed it to Quatre, who immediately backed away, and then to Duo, who was too busy watching the girl to notice. He moved forward, wielding the sword. The glint of metal caught the corner of Duo's eye and he immediately backed away as well when he saw the sword. Then, putting the sword by his side, the boy pulled the girl up to sit. He spoke rapidly again, and the girl shook her head, eyeing Heero.

The others took this moment to study the two children. They were small, the girl no older than 5, and the boy no older than 7. Eyes widened in realization when they took in their dress. The boy's hair was up in a bun held by a ribbon, and he was wearing what seemed like ancient Chinese attire. The girl was dressed similarly, in different colors, except her hair was up in a different way. It was tied up as well, but some braided strands wrapped with ribbons fell, framing her face. There was no doubt they were both Chinese.

Then, Wufei appeared. He dropped the drinks, pulling out his own sword. The boy reacted quickly, picking up his own sword, standing in front of the girl. He spoke to Wufei in what the others now knew was a language Wufei apparently understood as Wufei responded to the boy, his tone questioning. The girl hid behind the boy. Then, Wufei withdrew his sword, putting it away, as did the boy, slipping the sword back into its place. Wufei now spoke in English to the others.

"They appeared in the trees desperate for water and thought this was a pond." He answered the unspoken question. "They have been wondering around for some time in some unknown place with a lot of sand, a desert, before they suddenly found themselves in light and then in the trees. He says they meant no harm and that they are sorry for disturbing."

"Tell them we mean no harm either." Duo said, gesturing for Heero to put the gun away. Wufei nodded.

"I did."

The boy spoke now, clasping his hands together and bowing. Wufei returned the bow, replying to the boy. The others caught only "Chang Wufei", and knew that introductions were being made. Wufei turned to them.

"The boy's name is Chun Siu Guan. The girl is his little sister, Chun Chi Ling." Wufei turned back to the little bow and spoke, pointing to each of the pilots in introduction, although none of the pilots recognized their names being said. When he pointed to Duo and spoke, the boy smiled, nodding.

"Hey Wufei, what are you telling them?" Quatre asked.

"They don't speak English, so I'm giving them a few reference names." Wufei smirked.

"Care to explain, Wufei?" Trowa asked.

"Well, Trowa, you are known as the Tall one, Heero the quiet one, Quatre the well mannered one, and Duo the long-haired yet stupid one."

"WHAT?!" Duo screeched.

"Wufei, that isn't very nice." Quatre chuckled. There was a tap on his arm, and he bent down to be at the same height as the boy. The boy clasped his hands together as he spoke, and bowed. Quatre glanced at Wufei, then back at the boy who turned to Duo and repeated the gesture and the words.

"He says thank you for saving my sister. I'm am eternally grateful." Wufei translated. Duo nodded. "Tell him it was no problem." Duo smiled at the boy as Wufei spoke, and when the boy looked questioningly at him, he nodded.

The boy asked Wufei a question, and he too, nodded. With a shrug, the boy took a hold of Duo's hair, and pulled out his sword.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING???" Duo exclaimed. The girl immediately latched onto his brother as Duo pulled his precious hair from the boy. Wufei was laughing.

"WUFEI! WHAT DID YOU TELL HIM?"

"I told him that you said welcome and that you asked that he cut your hair for you in return." Wufei smirked.

Quatre laughed. "Well Wufei, you sure seem to accept them."

"They're lost children. We have to find a way to get them back to where they came from before the war gets to us again." Trowa said before Wufei could answer. They were quiet for a moment before the boy turned to his sister, speaking quietly. She shook her head slowly until he spoke more firmly.

"What's he saying Wu-man?" Duo asked quietly.

"To let her hair down to dry."

"Give her the hair dryer. Tell her I can get them some clothes and they can wash up and have some food." Quatre said. Wufei shook his head.

"They wouldn't know what it is." He reasoned.

"But we can explain." Quatre urged. But Wufei still shook his head.

"We can't mess with the past." They watched as the girl took the ribbons out of her hair and let it down. Her small hands fumbled with her hair, which was about three inches past her shoulders in length. The boy pushed her hands away and squeezed the water out.

"Why doesn't she talk?" Duo asked. All this time, the girl's face remained passive unless her brother spoke to her, and even then she didn't speak a word. Wufei shrugged.

"Don't want to question so much yet."

"Well, we have to give them some food." Quatre said. The others nodded and Wufei tapped the boy on the shoulder, explaining to him. He shook his head in reply, but Wufei gestured to Quatre. The boy glanced at his sister before slowly nodding.

"What's the matter Wufei?"

"He says he doesn't have any money. I told him that it was your offer but he's still reluctant. So I told him he could do the dishes in exchange for the food, and he could stay with us for the time being and work for his pay."

"Work? But they're so young!"

"Don't worry Quatre. He's tough. Look at him. He can handle a sword that's almost his height. He can do a bit of work."

"All right…" Quatre said before he brightened. "I'll get the cook to get some noodles!" He eagerly sprinted to his mansion. Wufei gestured to the boy, and he nodded, taking his sister's hand. The girl walked with him, but her brows were furrowed as she studied Wufei's back. Heero watched as he followed, wondering why the girl was so quiet. But he ignored it for now. Wufei would find out soon anyway.







Saori: How am I doing?? Oh, the Chinese names are Cantonese, but don't worry, there'll be references later that you can pick up on, I'll probably just name the girl Ling and the boy Guan...or if you prefer, english names? oh, and the first word the boy screamed, "MEI" means little sister o.k? Tell me what is prefered, any ideas...in a Review!! *GREAT IDEA!!* o.k! THANK YOU FOR READING!