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HAD to do it for the plot! I PROMISE you'll understand later! Please read
and review! I LOVE hearing from you! ^_^ Hopefully this chapter will
make up for the last one!
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Heero's thoughts swam as he picked himself off the floor, still staring at the closed door. He hadn't meant to say that. He really didn't. Then why had he? He didn't know. Now, atleast he knew somewhat what had happened to her, but that wasn't much constellation when he had been the one who had forced her to relive all of the horrible memories. He knew how it felt to see death, he had had to watch his adopted father, Odin Lowe, die in front of him simply because he was too young to help him. But he highly doubted that that measured up to Rei's pain. Why HAD he said that!? Hadn't he been the one who told Trowa to live by his emotions so long ago? Ugh, he was disgusted by himself for hurting her. Not to mention how it had stung when Wufei told him all of the respect he had for him was gone. But he couldn't blame him. Had the tables been turned and the Chinese pilot had been the one who had been so cold and mean to HIS wife he wouldn't have bothered punching him, he would have shot him in the head.
His wife. Yeah, that's great. SO the wrong thing to think about. He mentally slapped himself to try and get the idea out of his head. Right now he didn't deserve to even think about her let alone like that. She was STILL married anyway and it would probably stay that way. But he couldn't help but wonder. Wonder how it would feel to be the one she snuggled up against at night. The one she looked to for comfort and a shoulder to cry on. The one she kissed every night before falling asleep. STOP IT! Why was he thinking like this!? He couldn't think about her like that! Wasn't it considered a sin to fall in love with your best friend's wife!? That's the LAST thing he needed ontop of everything else! But he couldn't stop himself. He didn't even know WHY he was drawn to her. He didn't know WHY he saw her face every time he closed his eyes. He didn't know WHY he had felt his heart break when he saw her holding herself back from crying in front of them. He didn't know…and that's what had made be so mean to her. He couldn't hold back his feelings and he had taken it out on her. Wufei WAS right. He didn't deserve to be forgiven by her.
Okay, so he was over reacting, maybe they all where. She was just dealing with a painful past like the rest of them. But he shouldn't have been so cold and uncaring towards her. It really wasn't that bad of a mistake really when he put everything into perspective. HE hadn't been the one who killed her friends, and he had only asked about it. It wasn't his fault she couldn't control her anger. But he still felt guilty about it. That was another thing. Had it been anyone else, even one of the other pilots, he wouldn't have felt guilty about wanting to know the truth, but for some reason a little voice inside him was telling him to go check on her. It was his fault she was probably crying again and she deserved an apology.
"Heero? Are you alright?" Quatre asked worriedly, still shaken up from the sudden wave of sorrow he had felt radiate from the young woman.
"Hn." Was all he said before leaving the others alone in the room while he went after the dark haired couple.
Duo looked around from one person to the other, then sighed and threw his hands into the air.
"Alright, what do we do now!?" He exclaimed rather loudly.
"We don't do anything. It is none of our business." Trowa said softly, the others nodding their heads in agreement.
Quatre's eyes were filled with sadness as he rubbed the place on his chest right above his heart. He didn't like not being able to help someone who was going through such pain, but the young Italian pilot was right. It wasn't their place to interfere, Chang was the only one who had that right so all they could do was wait and hope the girl's broken heart could be mended by the not so solitary dragon.
"Good luck Wufei." He whispered to himself, Trowa being the only person close enough to hear.
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Wufei hurried through the halls, trying to figure out where Rei could have gone. His angered flared at the thought of her being chained to a wall forced to go through all of that, and he silently swore that if he ever found out who did it he would personally rip them apart. No one EVER hurt his wife. EVER! He would not stand for it. His thoughts were interrupted by the faint sound of someone beating up on a bunching bag. OF COURSE! SHE'S IN THE TRAINING ROOM! Where else would she be? Slowly entering the large, dojo looking room, he leaned against the wall for a moment and watched as his raven haired tenshi continued to pulverize the bag filled with sand. Boy would he hate to be that punching bag!
He could tell that she had improved since he had last fought her, but right now her attacks were wild and unfocused, which he couldn't blame her for. She was still wearing the pajamas she had been lent, but the collar had come slightly unbuttoned during her need to release her anger, leaving part of her shoulder to be exposed. He winced as she did a powerful round kick to the hanging bag, sending it flying into the wall. That must have hurt. And he was right. Rei stifled a groan as she collapsed onto her knees, delicately touching her bruised ankle. Instantly he was by her side, gently picking her up into his arms he carried her to a near by bench.
She didn't look at him as he examined her foot, taking great care in not hurting her. She didn't want him to see her like this. Why was she acting this way? Where did her strong, never wavering attitude disappear to? She wasn't honoring her friends' memories by acting like this so why couldn't she stop? When she finally glanced up at the boy sitting in front of her she found he and been waiting for her to do so. His deep onyx eyes burring into hers. She glared coldly and turned her head away again.
"What are you doing? I didn't ask for your help." She said softly, turning so her feet were both on the floor.
"I didn't think I needed to be asked."
"Yeah, well what if I don't want it?"
"Then I'm going to help anyway. You're my wife and I'm not going to let you go through this alone I told you that last night."
"I'm not weak, I can do things on my own."
"I never said you were or couldn't."
"Then why are you helping me now? You never acted like this before, why is it different? Is it because I'm a soldier now? Because you didn't want to be embarrassed to have a weak wife?" She spat.
"No…I could never be embarrassed by you. But you seem to think the world revolves around you. What if "I" wanted to help you? What if "I" have missed you and want to be with you? Don't I matter too?"
"Of course you matter! Why do you think I came back!?" She exclaimed, jumping to her feet, forgetting about her foot.
Wufei quickly stooped and wrapped his arms around her waist to support her weight.
"Do you know how extremely stubborn you are?" He asked with a smirk.
"About as bad as you."
He chuckled as he pulled her closer.
"I guess we were just made for each other huh? No one else could put up with us."
Rei couldn't help but shake her head and laugh. Leaning forward she kissed him lightly, on the lips, then pulled back enough so her lips brushed against his with every word but just bearly.
"You can be extremely kawaii you know that?" She said with a smile, making him chuckle again only this time lower so that her skin crawled and the hair on the back of her neck prickled.
"I know."
"You also have a big ego."
He chuckled again, running his hand gently through her hair.
"I know that too. But do you know how completely crazy you make me sometimes? I can't even think straight when you're around."
She brushed a soft strand of hair that fallen into his face back behind his ear, he hadn't had time to pull it back because of Duo's little escapade from before, which he have to remember to pay him back for later.
"Yep."
The Chinese boy growled softly in his throat as he rested his forehead against hers
"You truly are amazing little pyro. And I don't know how you put up with me."
"About the same way you put up with me." She answered before kissing him again, this time deeper and more hungrily.
Her head began to spin and she almost jumped out of her skin when he began to explore her mouth. She wasn't expecting that, but she didn't resist. Everything melted away as she relaxed against him, almost as if the harsh words she had said before never happened. Once again their skin was on fire, fueling their need to hold each other. Neither cared about what was going on in the world or even noticed they were being watched.
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Heero scowled as he quickly stepped back and walked away. Where? He didn't know and didn't care, just as long as it was as far away from the happy couple as he could get. He obviously didn't need to apologize when Wufei was busy cheering her up in his own away.
When he had seen his comrade kiss the raven haired beauty he couldn't help but feel betrayed. Even if he had no right to, plus the fact that she WAS his wife, he still wanted to punch the pilot of Nataku for even touching her. He faintly registered the stinging sensation in his palms as dark liquid trickled down his hand and dripped onto the floor in a trail. His nails had cut through his skin.
"I don't deserve her anyway." With that the Perfect Soldier shoved all his feelings away and reverted back to his usual coldness, stalking to his room and burying himself into his work.
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Rei pulled back gently from the kiss, her eyes sparkling with happiness. She felt as if her insides were doing flips.
"Why don't we do something? Like a picnic or I show you around the kingdom?" Wufei asked, running the back of his hand across her cheek.
"That sounds great. But we've better change first, I don't really like the idea of other girls seeing you in just your boxers." She smirked, poking his chest playfully.
"Jealous are you?"
"Maybe…but I have a right to be. Beside, can't make all the other guys out in the city angry because their girlfriends are paying attention to you instead of them can we? But if you really want to…I guess I could borrow a bathing suit and where that so we'll match, maybe a two piece so I can get a tan." She said playfully, knowing what his reaction would be.
"Uh uh, you're going to go get some clothes on while I do the same and we can have one of Winner's cooks to make us a lunch. I'm also going to have to have a talk with him so I can stay with you at night, and no arguing." He said, before gently kissing her on the lips one last time.
"Who's arguing? Besides, it's just give me some time to take a quick shower." She smiled, pulling back from his embrace.
Wufei noticed that she didn't wince when she stood on her foot and glanced down at it.
"Are you sure your foot's alright? Should we wait until tomorrow or something so you can rest it?" He asked, not liking the idea of her walking so much on an injury.
She laughed quickly and nodded.
"Yeah! I'm a fast healer, besides! It was just a bruise, it'll probably be gone by the time we're ready to go, they never last long on me." She failed to mention the fact for that was because her senshi blood made her heal faster than a human.
He watched her warily for a moment, making sure she wasn't just hiding the pain from view. After he was sure she wasn't hurt he nodded and wrapped his arm around her waist again, leading her out of the training room and towards her room, where they separated and went off to do their own things.
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Rei hummed happily to herself as she reached in the shower and turned on the water, making sure it wasn't too hot or too cold. She slid off her pajama bottoms before pulling her shirt over her head and discarding them in the dirty laundry basket. Her life was definitely looking up, she just had to make sure she kept an eye out for that woman. She didn't want to take the chance that she could hurt Wufei. She let herself think back on how his lips felt against hers while she massaged the shampoo into her hair. He was DEFINITALLY a good kisser. Talk about wow. Now she knew why Usagi always talked about when she kissed Mamoru, it was an amazing feeling. She had completely forgotten where she was, even about all that had happened concerning her friends, all she could feel was her dragon. She chuckled at the new nickname. She'd have to try it out and see how it worked.
After quickly washing her body she rinsed out her hair and stepped out, wrapping herself in a big, poofy lavender towel, using a smaller one for her hair. She walked into her room and headed for the closet. Quatre- kun had told her she could use any clothes she found, he was so sweet and generous. Him and Ami really would have made an adorable couple. She giggle to herself, she could see them both talking about books and music over some tea. Really adorable.
She searched through practically the entire closet before finding something she wanted, and it was just her size! Perfect! Hopefully Fei- chan would like it. She snickered to herself at her stupid thought, of course he would like it. Wufei wasn't really one for being picky about clothes. She hurried and put the kawaii outfit on before going back into the bathroom to dry her hair. She wanted to do something else with it besides just letting it hang down, she wanted a new look like her outfit. After trying and trying to find a suitable hairstyle, she finally came to the conclusion she would simply braid it. It took her a few minutes but she eventually had it pulled back into two French braids, the ends decorated with white ribbon. Yep, definitely a new look for her, but she had to admit that it looked rather good on her and it stayed out of her way. She might have to wear it more like this. With a last check in the mirror, she rushed out of the room and down stairs to the kitchen where her dragon would be waiting for her.
She was slightly disappointed when she got there and he wasn't. He was probably still having his "talk" with Quatre-kun about their rooms. Poor little Quatre, he was probably having a terrible experience arguing with the stubborn dragon. Looking around she saw one of the many chefs placing stuff into a basket, she assumed it was hers and Wufei's. She walked over to him and bowed politely.
"Ohayo, watashi wa Hino Rei. Arigato very much for packing my otto and me a lunch. Do you mind terribly if I help a bit?" She asked the dark skinned man with sunglasses and a fez.
The man laughed a bit before bowing to her.
"Of course not! Besides, I'm not really a cook so you'd probably be safer that way. I believe Quatre-sama forgot whom he was talking to when he asked me to prepare a lunch for two of his friends. By the way, my name it Abdul." He said, shaking her hand with a friendly smile. "I must say, Chang-san is very lucky to have such a beautiful and charming woman like you as a wife."
Rei blushed slightly but realized he was only playing around with her so began helping him to gather and prepare, making redness of her face slowly disappeared. They had just finished putting the last sandwich and drinks into the thoroughly stuffed basket, she had tried to tell them they couldn't eat that much but the Arabian man insisted, when her date finally showed up. He was now dressed in a plain of black pants and a light, buttoned up shirt that he had left open. Wow, he looked good. It was one thing to see him in boxers, but there was just something about the situation that made him even cuter. For a moment she almost thought he didn't know who she was.
"Umm…Fei-chan it's me. Can we go already, I'm not getting any younger."
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Wufei snapped out of his daze, quickly nodding and sending a glare at the man whom was standing beside his wife and laughing, obviously at his reaction. But who would blame him. He hadn't expected her to wear something so…so… "innocent little girl" looking. She was garbed in a simple, white sun dress with straps that tied on the top of her shoulders reached down to a little bit above her knees. It was light enough to be cool but not enough to be seen through. Her feet were graced with white sandals while her hair that she usually let lose and free was pulled back into two French braids with matching white ribbons. It was enough to make ANYONE look twice let alone someone whom she already owned the heart of.
Taking her hand, he led her out of the kitchen and towards the garage, he was hoping to leave before the others knew they were going, but no such luck. Maxwell. It just HAD to be Maxwell.
Duo had been coming from the garage, probably checking up on his recently acquired motorcycle that had "Shinigami" painted across the side of it and with a license plate of "Death." He never quite understood the braided boy's fascination with the afterlife, but it didn't really bother him. It the baka wanted to call himself the god of death who was he to stop him. The only time he really hated the guy was when he interfered in his affairs, like now…
"YO! What's up Wu-man!? Wow! You're wife is soooo HOT! Has anyone told you that!?" He said in one breath, making the two wonder it he ever really needed to breathe at all.
"Listen Maxwell! My name is WUFEI! And I really don't have time to bother with you right now I'm taking Rei out for the day so tell the others if they ask." He said hurriedly, trying to get past the violet eyed nuisance.
"What about Preventors, Lady Une might get a bit ticked if you just don't show up for work today."
Rei's face dropped as she looked at Duo then to Wufei.
"I really don't want to get you in trouble if you have work to do." She said quietly, her happy bubble quickly deflating.
"Don't worry about it, I have about three weeks of vacation saved up and I plan on using them." He said then turning to his comrade. "Tell the onna won't be coming in for a while."
With that he began leading her towards the garage again, ignoring the giant grin plastered on his best friend's face.
"HAVE FUN YOU TWO LOVE BIRDS! DON'T DO ANYTHING I WOULDN'T DO!" He called after them, giving the priestess a quick wink.
"YEAH, LIKE THAT'S A LOT!" He hollered back, smirking to himself at getting the last word in.
"HEY!" But the two were already on Wufei's motorcycle and speeding off, Rei holding the basket on her arm while she held onto his waist, her braids whipping out behind her.
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Gomen if you don't like Mamoru and Usagi being together, I don't like it either but it's another one of those things that has to be done in order for the rest of the plot to really work. Besides, I didn't want to have to deal with making up a side story about how they break up. -_-' Please Review!
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Heero's thoughts swam as he picked himself off the floor, still staring at the closed door. He hadn't meant to say that. He really didn't. Then why had he? He didn't know. Now, atleast he knew somewhat what had happened to her, but that wasn't much constellation when he had been the one who had forced her to relive all of the horrible memories. He knew how it felt to see death, he had had to watch his adopted father, Odin Lowe, die in front of him simply because he was too young to help him. But he highly doubted that that measured up to Rei's pain. Why HAD he said that!? Hadn't he been the one who told Trowa to live by his emotions so long ago? Ugh, he was disgusted by himself for hurting her. Not to mention how it had stung when Wufei told him all of the respect he had for him was gone. But he couldn't blame him. Had the tables been turned and the Chinese pilot had been the one who had been so cold and mean to HIS wife he wouldn't have bothered punching him, he would have shot him in the head.
His wife. Yeah, that's great. SO the wrong thing to think about. He mentally slapped himself to try and get the idea out of his head. Right now he didn't deserve to even think about her let alone like that. She was STILL married anyway and it would probably stay that way. But he couldn't help but wonder. Wonder how it would feel to be the one she snuggled up against at night. The one she looked to for comfort and a shoulder to cry on. The one she kissed every night before falling asleep. STOP IT! Why was he thinking like this!? He couldn't think about her like that! Wasn't it considered a sin to fall in love with your best friend's wife!? That's the LAST thing he needed ontop of everything else! But he couldn't stop himself. He didn't even know WHY he was drawn to her. He didn't know WHY he saw her face every time he closed his eyes. He didn't know WHY he had felt his heart break when he saw her holding herself back from crying in front of them. He didn't know…and that's what had made be so mean to her. He couldn't hold back his feelings and he had taken it out on her. Wufei WAS right. He didn't deserve to be forgiven by her.
Okay, so he was over reacting, maybe they all where. She was just dealing with a painful past like the rest of them. But he shouldn't have been so cold and uncaring towards her. It really wasn't that bad of a mistake really when he put everything into perspective. HE hadn't been the one who killed her friends, and he had only asked about it. It wasn't his fault she couldn't control her anger. But he still felt guilty about it. That was another thing. Had it been anyone else, even one of the other pilots, he wouldn't have felt guilty about wanting to know the truth, but for some reason a little voice inside him was telling him to go check on her. It was his fault she was probably crying again and she deserved an apology.
"Heero? Are you alright?" Quatre asked worriedly, still shaken up from the sudden wave of sorrow he had felt radiate from the young woman.
"Hn." Was all he said before leaving the others alone in the room while he went after the dark haired couple.
Duo looked around from one person to the other, then sighed and threw his hands into the air.
"Alright, what do we do now!?" He exclaimed rather loudly.
"We don't do anything. It is none of our business." Trowa said softly, the others nodding their heads in agreement.
Quatre's eyes were filled with sadness as he rubbed the place on his chest right above his heart. He didn't like not being able to help someone who was going through such pain, but the young Italian pilot was right. It wasn't their place to interfere, Chang was the only one who had that right so all they could do was wait and hope the girl's broken heart could be mended by the not so solitary dragon.
"Good luck Wufei." He whispered to himself, Trowa being the only person close enough to hear.
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Wufei hurried through the halls, trying to figure out where Rei could have gone. His angered flared at the thought of her being chained to a wall forced to go through all of that, and he silently swore that if he ever found out who did it he would personally rip them apart. No one EVER hurt his wife. EVER! He would not stand for it. His thoughts were interrupted by the faint sound of someone beating up on a bunching bag. OF COURSE! SHE'S IN THE TRAINING ROOM! Where else would she be? Slowly entering the large, dojo looking room, he leaned against the wall for a moment and watched as his raven haired tenshi continued to pulverize the bag filled with sand. Boy would he hate to be that punching bag!
He could tell that she had improved since he had last fought her, but right now her attacks were wild and unfocused, which he couldn't blame her for. She was still wearing the pajamas she had been lent, but the collar had come slightly unbuttoned during her need to release her anger, leaving part of her shoulder to be exposed. He winced as she did a powerful round kick to the hanging bag, sending it flying into the wall. That must have hurt. And he was right. Rei stifled a groan as she collapsed onto her knees, delicately touching her bruised ankle. Instantly he was by her side, gently picking her up into his arms he carried her to a near by bench.
She didn't look at him as he examined her foot, taking great care in not hurting her. She didn't want him to see her like this. Why was she acting this way? Where did her strong, never wavering attitude disappear to? She wasn't honoring her friends' memories by acting like this so why couldn't she stop? When she finally glanced up at the boy sitting in front of her she found he and been waiting for her to do so. His deep onyx eyes burring into hers. She glared coldly and turned her head away again.
"What are you doing? I didn't ask for your help." She said softly, turning so her feet were both on the floor.
"I didn't think I needed to be asked."
"Yeah, well what if I don't want it?"
"Then I'm going to help anyway. You're my wife and I'm not going to let you go through this alone I told you that last night."
"I'm not weak, I can do things on my own."
"I never said you were or couldn't."
"Then why are you helping me now? You never acted like this before, why is it different? Is it because I'm a soldier now? Because you didn't want to be embarrassed to have a weak wife?" She spat.
"No…I could never be embarrassed by you. But you seem to think the world revolves around you. What if "I" wanted to help you? What if "I" have missed you and want to be with you? Don't I matter too?"
"Of course you matter! Why do you think I came back!?" She exclaimed, jumping to her feet, forgetting about her foot.
Wufei quickly stooped and wrapped his arms around her waist to support her weight.
"Do you know how extremely stubborn you are?" He asked with a smirk.
"About as bad as you."
He chuckled as he pulled her closer.
"I guess we were just made for each other huh? No one else could put up with us."
Rei couldn't help but shake her head and laugh. Leaning forward she kissed him lightly, on the lips, then pulled back enough so her lips brushed against his with every word but just bearly.
"You can be extremely kawaii you know that?" She said with a smile, making him chuckle again only this time lower so that her skin crawled and the hair on the back of her neck prickled.
"I know."
"You also have a big ego."
He chuckled again, running his hand gently through her hair.
"I know that too. But do you know how completely crazy you make me sometimes? I can't even think straight when you're around."
She brushed a soft strand of hair that fallen into his face back behind his ear, he hadn't had time to pull it back because of Duo's little escapade from before, which he have to remember to pay him back for later.
"Yep."
The Chinese boy growled softly in his throat as he rested his forehead against hers
"You truly are amazing little pyro. And I don't know how you put up with me."
"About the same way you put up with me." She answered before kissing him again, this time deeper and more hungrily.
Her head began to spin and she almost jumped out of her skin when he began to explore her mouth. She wasn't expecting that, but she didn't resist. Everything melted away as she relaxed against him, almost as if the harsh words she had said before never happened. Once again their skin was on fire, fueling their need to hold each other. Neither cared about what was going on in the world or even noticed they were being watched.
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Heero scowled as he quickly stepped back and walked away. Where? He didn't know and didn't care, just as long as it was as far away from the happy couple as he could get. He obviously didn't need to apologize when Wufei was busy cheering her up in his own away.
When he had seen his comrade kiss the raven haired beauty he couldn't help but feel betrayed. Even if he had no right to, plus the fact that she WAS his wife, he still wanted to punch the pilot of Nataku for even touching her. He faintly registered the stinging sensation in his palms as dark liquid trickled down his hand and dripped onto the floor in a trail. His nails had cut through his skin.
"I don't deserve her anyway." With that the Perfect Soldier shoved all his feelings away and reverted back to his usual coldness, stalking to his room and burying himself into his work.
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Rei pulled back gently from the kiss, her eyes sparkling with happiness. She felt as if her insides were doing flips.
"Why don't we do something? Like a picnic or I show you around the kingdom?" Wufei asked, running the back of his hand across her cheek.
"That sounds great. But we've better change first, I don't really like the idea of other girls seeing you in just your boxers." She smirked, poking his chest playfully.
"Jealous are you?"
"Maybe…but I have a right to be. Beside, can't make all the other guys out in the city angry because their girlfriends are paying attention to you instead of them can we? But if you really want to…I guess I could borrow a bathing suit and where that so we'll match, maybe a two piece so I can get a tan." She said playfully, knowing what his reaction would be.
"Uh uh, you're going to go get some clothes on while I do the same and we can have one of Winner's cooks to make us a lunch. I'm also going to have to have a talk with him so I can stay with you at night, and no arguing." He said, before gently kissing her on the lips one last time.
"Who's arguing? Besides, it's just give me some time to take a quick shower." She smiled, pulling back from his embrace.
Wufei noticed that she didn't wince when she stood on her foot and glanced down at it.
"Are you sure your foot's alright? Should we wait until tomorrow or something so you can rest it?" He asked, not liking the idea of her walking so much on an injury.
She laughed quickly and nodded.
"Yeah! I'm a fast healer, besides! It was just a bruise, it'll probably be gone by the time we're ready to go, they never last long on me." She failed to mention the fact for that was because her senshi blood made her heal faster than a human.
He watched her warily for a moment, making sure she wasn't just hiding the pain from view. After he was sure she wasn't hurt he nodded and wrapped his arm around her waist again, leading her out of the training room and towards her room, where they separated and went off to do their own things.
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Rei hummed happily to herself as she reached in the shower and turned on the water, making sure it wasn't too hot or too cold. She slid off her pajama bottoms before pulling her shirt over her head and discarding them in the dirty laundry basket. Her life was definitely looking up, she just had to make sure she kept an eye out for that woman. She didn't want to take the chance that she could hurt Wufei. She let herself think back on how his lips felt against hers while she massaged the shampoo into her hair. He was DEFINITALLY a good kisser. Talk about wow. Now she knew why Usagi always talked about when she kissed Mamoru, it was an amazing feeling. She had completely forgotten where she was, even about all that had happened concerning her friends, all she could feel was her dragon. She chuckled at the new nickname. She'd have to try it out and see how it worked.
After quickly washing her body she rinsed out her hair and stepped out, wrapping herself in a big, poofy lavender towel, using a smaller one for her hair. She walked into her room and headed for the closet. Quatre- kun had told her she could use any clothes she found, he was so sweet and generous. Him and Ami really would have made an adorable couple. She giggle to herself, she could see them both talking about books and music over some tea. Really adorable.
She searched through practically the entire closet before finding something she wanted, and it was just her size! Perfect! Hopefully Fei- chan would like it. She snickered to herself at her stupid thought, of course he would like it. Wufei wasn't really one for being picky about clothes. She hurried and put the kawaii outfit on before going back into the bathroom to dry her hair. She wanted to do something else with it besides just letting it hang down, she wanted a new look like her outfit. After trying and trying to find a suitable hairstyle, she finally came to the conclusion she would simply braid it. It took her a few minutes but she eventually had it pulled back into two French braids, the ends decorated with white ribbon. Yep, definitely a new look for her, but she had to admit that it looked rather good on her and it stayed out of her way. She might have to wear it more like this. With a last check in the mirror, she rushed out of the room and down stairs to the kitchen where her dragon would be waiting for her.
She was slightly disappointed when she got there and he wasn't. He was probably still having his "talk" with Quatre-kun about their rooms. Poor little Quatre, he was probably having a terrible experience arguing with the stubborn dragon. Looking around she saw one of the many chefs placing stuff into a basket, she assumed it was hers and Wufei's. She walked over to him and bowed politely.
"Ohayo, watashi wa Hino Rei. Arigato very much for packing my otto and me a lunch. Do you mind terribly if I help a bit?" She asked the dark skinned man with sunglasses and a fez.
The man laughed a bit before bowing to her.
"Of course not! Besides, I'm not really a cook so you'd probably be safer that way. I believe Quatre-sama forgot whom he was talking to when he asked me to prepare a lunch for two of his friends. By the way, my name it Abdul." He said, shaking her hand with a friendly smile. "I must say, Chang-san is very lucky to have such a beautiful and charming woman like you as a wife."
Rei blushed slightly but realized he was only playing around with her so began helping him to gather and prepare, making redness of her face slowly disappeared. They had just finished putting the last sandwich and drinks into the thoroughly stuffed basket, she had tried to tell them they couldn't eat that much but the Arabian man insisted, when her date finally showed up. He was now dressed in a plain of black pants and a light, buttoned up shirt that he had left open. Wow, he looked good. It was one thing to see him in boxers, but there was just something about the situation that made him even cuter. For a moment she almost thought he didn't know who she was.
"Umm…Fei-chan it's me. Can we go already, I'm not getting any younger."
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Wufei snapped out of his daze, quickly nodding and sending a glare at the man whom was standing beside his wife and laughing, obviously at his reaction. But who would blame him. He hadn't expected her to wear something so…so… "innocent little girl" looking. She was garbed in a simple, white sun dress with straps that tied on the top of her shoulders reached down to a little bit above her knees. It was light enough to be cool but not enough to be seen through. Her feet were graced with white sandals while her hair that she usually let lose and free was pulled back into two French braids with matching white ribbons. It was enough to make ANYONE look twice let alone someone whom she already owned the heart of.
Taking her hand, he led her out of the kitchen and towards the garage, he was hoping to leave before the others knew they were going, but no such luck. Maxwell. It just HAD to be Maxwell.
Duo had been coming from the garage, probably checking up on his recently acquired motorcycle that had "Shinigami" painted across the side of it and with a license plate of "Death." He never quite understood the braided boy's fascination with the afterlife, but it didn't really bother him. It the baka wanted to call himself the god of death who was he to stop him. The only time he really hated the guy was when he interfered in his affairs, like now…
"YO! What's up Wu-man!? Wow! You're wife is soooo HOT! Has anyone told you that!?" He said in one breath, making the two wonder it he ever really needed to breathe at all.
"Listen Maxwell! My name is WUFEI! And I really don't have time to bother with you right now I'm taking Rei out for the day so tell the others if they ask." He said hurriedly, trying to get past the violet eyed nuisance.
"What about Preventors, Lady Une might get a bit ticked if you just don't show up for work today."
Rei's face dropped as she looked at Duo then to Wufei.
"I really don't want to get you in trouble if you have work to do." She said quietly, her happy bubble quickly deflating.
"Don't worry about it, I have about three weeks of vacation saved up and I plan on using them." He said then turning to his comrade. "Tell the onna won't be coming in for a while."
With that he began leading her towards the garage again, ignoring the giant grin plastered on his best friend's face.
"HAVE FUN YOU TWO LOVE BIRDS! DON'T DO ANYTHING I WOULDN'T DO!" He called after them, giving the priestess a quick wink.
"YEAH, LIKE THAT'S A LOT!" He hollered back, smirking to himself at getting the last word in.
"HEY!" But the two were already on Wufei's motorcycle and speeding off, Rei holding the basket on her arm while she held onto his waist, her braids whipping out behind her.
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Gomen if you don't like Mamoru and Usagi being together, I don't like it either but it's another one of those things that has to be done in order for the rest of the plot to really work. Besides, I didn't want to have to deal with making up a side story about how they break up. -_-' Please Review!