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
[blah blah] are Chinese words, but in English...as in English..but said in Chinese...u get it ...o.k...going on..

Silent Child
Part 2: The Sword


The little boy was looking around the study, taking in everything. He had never seen anything like this. He was sitting on the ground, his sword by his side, and the girl was beside him, intently studying the T.V. But upon further studying, Heero saw that she was studying Wufei by the black reflection as the Chinese one was sitting behind them on the couch. The boy turned around to Wufei and spoke. Wufei nodded.

"He says we probably want to know more about them, so do you guys want me to explain as he talks, or to listen then explain?"

"Just listen, then explain." Quatre answered.

Wufei nodded, and with a gesture to the boy, he started to talk. A few times, he gestured to the girl, and then out the window. After a few minutes, Wufei nodded and turned to the girl and spoke. She only looked back at him, but didn't respond. Again, Wufei asked, but the girl didn't move. Then, the boy nudged her and whispered to her, but she didn't answer either. The boy bowed to Wufei, who shook his head and turned back to the others.

"He introduced himself again, and his sister. They were on their way to the palace of the emperor when they were wrapped in light and found themselves in a place they had never seen before. He described it as a place with many trees and animals, very green, like a forest, and a waterfall. I'm guessing it's a rainforest. Then, the light came and they were transported to the desert, and then here on Quatre's estate in the trees. He tied one of the girl's ribbons on a branch to mark the place."

"What are two children doing journeying to a palace? Why are they dressed like that?"

Wufei shrugged. "Like I mentioned outside, they're from the past…"

"How do you know?" Duo interrupted.

"Their attire, the sword, the language."

"What's wrong with those things?"

"The language is ancient Chinese, the attire, well, no one dresses like that anymore unless they are very traditional, and as for the sword, it's new. At this age, no more of such swords are made. If you look at it, it's heavy, different from mine, and larger."

"What else?" Quatre asked.

"He won't say why they are going to the palace."

"How old are they?"

Wufei shrugged and translated. The boy turned and nodded to Quatre, pointing to his sister and holding up 5 fingers. Then, he pointed to himself, holding up 7 fingers.

"So young…" Quatre murmured. "But what can we do to help?"

The boy held up a black object, handing it to Wufei. Examining it, Wufei was puzzled to see it was just black. It wasn't plastic, or clay, or glass; in fact he had no idea what it was. He handed it to Heero, then turned to the boy.

[What is it?]

[I don't know. I was given this when I started toward the palace…]

Wufei then knelt down to the girl.

[What's your name?]

The girl didn't answer, and simply stared Wufei in the eyes. After a few moments, Wufei stood again. It was uncommon for a girl to stare a guy in the eyes, especially in ancient China. But what unnerved him the most was the intensity of the stare.

[Don't bother.] The boy said, looking at his sister.

[What…]

[She doesn't speak. She observes. She's quiet. For reasons I can't explain. She may laugh once in a while, and speaks only to those she trusts.]

[You?]

The boy nodded.

"What's wrong Wufei?" Trowa asked.

"The little girl doesn't speak to anyone but the boy."

"Why?"

Wufei shrugged. "I don't know." But in his mind, he wondered if the girl was who he thought she was. In his studies as a scholar on his colony before it was destroyed, he had read about a girl. Her country was at war, and her father sent her to live among strangers, a foster family, for safety. Along with her went a boy. But once there, the girl never spoke, except to the boy. Then, when war spread to even that quiet city where the girl resided, it was decided that the two children would be safer back in their own homes. The girl was a princess, the boy the son of the emperor's advisor. Naturally, the girl's father was the emperor. In this war, the emperor died, and the girl's mother was placed in charge. It turns out she was the one who ordered for the war to begin, and treated the common folk badly. The little girl grew up still silent, observing everything she could. Then, along with the help of the boy, they plotted to take the empress down from the throne. They succeeded, and the girl became the empress and spoke to others for the first time. And what she said were wise words, and together, the city was revived under her kind ruling.

But what Wufei couldn't match up, was the name of the girl in front of him, and the girl he had studied.


(A.N.: This is not a true story…I don't know where it came from O.K.? O.k.)


The next couple of days, the pilots continued to observe the black object the boy had taken out, but found nothing. Heero had found one button at the bottom that was hidden before, and when pressed, more buttons on either side of the object appeared. There seemed to be a sequence the buttons had to be pushed in, as nothing else happened under any of his tries.

Quatre had insisted that the boy and the girl stayed, and they did when Wufei reassured the boy Quatre would let him work his pay off.

One afternoon, Wufei was in his room, searching on his computer for the history of the famous Empress he had studied in his earlier years. There had been no camera at that time, but he did know that most royalty had their pictures drawn by artists. There was a quiet knock, and he quickly switched off the computer, saving what he knew, and links to specific web pages, putting the machine to sleep mode. Opening the door, he looked down to see Chi Ling. It had been decided that they would need names to refer to both the children, and the others. The girl was called Chi Ling, or Ling, the boy Siu Guan. They referred to Heero as 'Yut Goh', Duo as 'Yee Goh', Trowa as 'Sam Goh', Quatre as 'Auk Ju', and Wufei as Wufei.


( A.N.: Yut, Yee and Sam mean one, two and three, and Auk Ju means house owner. Goh is kinda hard to explain, but it's almost a reference as a brother. Not exactly, but like, how one could call their parents friends uncle and aunt though they are not related, but as brother meaning someone who is older because back then, it's referred to as so for guys all right?)


[Chi Ling.] Wufei nodded to the girl, gesturing for her to enter. [Where is Siu Guan?]

The girl didn't answer, stepping into the room and looking around. She frowned at the computer, and then shrugged, turning to Wufei's closet. To the side, by the cupboard, was Wufei's katana. She looked at Wufei, then at the katana.

[No Chi Ling, you can't play with that.]

She shook her head, pointed to the katana, then at his closet.

[Chi Ling.] Wufei knelt down at her height, a respective distance away. Again, her stare burned into him. [Will you talk to me and tell me what you want?]

For a few moments, Chi Ling was silent. Her hand went up to pull a braid to the front, and she toyed with it for a moment, lowering her eyes.

[Do you trust me?] Wufei asked. She looked up and nodded.

[What do you want?]

She hesitated before giving any reaction. Wufei watched as she bit her lip in her own debate, her eyes thoughtfully staring into his own.

[Sword.] She said softly. Wufei blinked at her.

[Have you been in my room and through my stuff?]

Chi Ling shook her head.

[Then how…] 'How does she know I have a sword in my closet?'

[Let me see.] She said firmly. Cautiously, Wufei straightened and went to his closet. Opening it, he pulled out a sword from the top, hidden at the edge above the door's frame.

[You can handle a sword, Chi Ling?]

The girl nodded, holding both her hands out for the sword. Wufei handed it to her after a moment of debate. 'In the sword's sheath, it's safe enough. If she pulls it out, I have enough time to defend myself.'

Chi Ling rested the tip of the sword on the ground. The sword was slightly taller than her, and faintly, Wufei wondered where in her small frame came the strength to hold the weapon. She studied the hilt, and Wufei closed his eyes. The features of that sword were burned into Wufei's memories. It was the sword of his clan, the Dragon clan, and one of the only possessions he had salvaged before his colony was lost. He opened his eyes quickly when he heard Chi Ling pull the sword out of the sheath, and relaxed in relief when she studied the characters engraved at the hilt of the sword.

After a few minutes, she finished her analyzing, and slipped the sword back into place. Holding it with both hands, she held it up to Wufei again.

[May I have your sword?]

Wufei was taken back. [What?]

Then, Chi Ling froze. With a gasp, she clapped her hand over her mouth, almost dropping the sword had Wufei not caught it.

[What's wrong?] Wufei asked, a hand falling onto Chi Ling's shoulder. She shook her head.

[Chi Ling!] Wufei looked up to see Siu Guan, as Chi Ling spun around.

[Brother!] She gasped, taking a few steps away from Wufei. Siu Guan came forward. Seeing the sword, he turned to Chi Ling.

[What did I tell you about asking for the sword Chi Ling?] He scolded the girl.

[I only wanted to see it…]

[You weren't supposed to!] Siu Guan turned to Wufei and bowed. [Sorry if Chi Ling has disturbed you and your possessions Wufei.]

[Brother-]

[Not now Chi Ling!]

[Wait a moment!] Wufei's voice stopped the voices of the two children. [What's wrong? Chi Ling didn't disturb me; although how she knew I had a sword does. Why are you scolding her Siu Guan?]

[We didn't mean to disturb you.] Siu Guan started, but Wufei shook his head.

[I told you that you weren't.] He knelt down. [Come here Chi Ling.]

Obediently, Chi Ling walked past her brother to stop in front of Wufei. She looked up into his eyes in question.

[How did you know about this sword?]

[Chi Ling-] Siu Guan started, but Wufei shook his head.

[Let Chi Ling answer, Siu Guan.]

Reluctantly, the boy closed his mouth, and Wufei turned back to Chi Ling. To his surprise, her lower lip was trembling, her eyes filled with tears. Wufei raised his hands to rest on her shoulders as Chi Ling wiped her own tears with her small hands.

[Why are you crying Chi Ling?]

For a moment, the girl didn't answer. She pulled her hands away and looked up at Wufei again. The next moment, Wufei's eyes widened in surprise at the girl's actions and words.

Chi Ling pushed forward, wrapping her small arms around Wufei's neck, burying her face into Wufei's shoulder.

[Baba!] She cried.

Wufei froze. It wouldn't have mattered if he hadn't understood the words. But those two words rang in his ears. They specifically meant...



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Saori: GAA....that wasn't planned...but I wrote it that way neway..o.k....for the Chinese words...there's a mix of both Cantonese and Mandarin...like...Chi Ling is Cantonese, but Baba is Mandarin...don't ask why...it just sounds better that way...so...what do you think? PLEASE REVIEW!!! ^_^ Excuse any errors...my beta-reader is sick...*sigh* get better soon Jet!