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Spiderwebs
Genres: Action/Adventure/Angst
Type: Legolas fic
Author: Flame (Vileplume3000@hotmail.com)
Disclaimer: All I own is the Characters that do not appear in Gundam Wing.
Rating: R, Blood, Gore, and other Tidbits for Mature minds.
Summary: Wufei is now a ex-gundam pilot and is searching for a new life. But he is led into another adventure involving the destruction of the world and his families hidden past. R/R! This will be a long one! (Incomplete)
Authors Notes: Just read and find out! I actualy sent in an application for a column on Fanfiction.net, so maybe you'll see me as a columnist pretty soon!
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Chapter 9
Release

Wufei spent the rest of his day going to new classes and trying to fit in a little bit. Most people just ignored him and pretended he didn't say anything. He also discovered that he had other classes with Elizabeth or, as she preferred, Liv. He didn't get to talk to her very much though. So he set out to track her down after school and try and start a conversation.

When the school dismissal bell rang, Wufei wasted no time to run to the courtyard and trick Liz down. He stood in the center, near the fountain. Without success, he went back inside the building and to his locker. He inputted the combination and pulled up the latch. He then grabbed everything he needed to do his homework and caught a glance of the black candle on the bottom of his locker. He hesitated, but then bent down and picked it up.

He then slammed his locker shut and continued his way back into the courtyard. There he spotted the red haired girl and quickly ran after her.

"Elizabeth!" Wufei shouted, running down the stairs and towards the direction she was walking. Liz stopped and turned around to meet the gaze of Wufei.

"Yes?" She asked.

Wufei then hesitated and then took action. "So... how was your first day?"

"It was fine," She said, nodding her head. "And yours?"

"Pretty good," Wufei said.

"Well, I have to go!" Liz said, turning quickly and walking to the gates of Oak Hollow.

Wufei frowned and started to walk in the same direction. But he was then tapped on the shoulder. He turned to see Duo and Heero, both having an awkward look on their face.

"So 'lil Wu-Chan has a thing for the new girl, eh?" Duo said patting Wufei on the back. "She doesn't look half-bad either!"

"Ignore him, he's always like this when school's over," Heero said, shaking his head in disapproval."

"Oh yeah! I got a great idea for you to make new friends!" Duo said, putting his arm around Wufei's shoulders like they were best friends and pulled him in the direction of the apartment, leaving Heero walking in the opposite direction.

"I'm gonna throw a party at our house on Friday. Maybe you can meet that new chick again!" Duo said, smiling.

"I guess I'll have to hire a maid again, today's Wednesday, right?" Duo asked.

"Yeah," Wufei said, disapproving of the idea, but not saying anything.

"Cool, we've got a day and a half to get ready!" Duo exclaimed, giving a big smile.

They continued towards the apartment complex they lived in. On the way they saw a few birds and other animals running around in a chaotic frenzy. They were all acting like something bad was about to happen, but it was all sunny out and Wufei didn't sense anything of ill intention going to happen. He just tightened his grip on candle and books and continued along the sidewalk.

When they reached the complex, they walked inside the doors and into the elevator. When they reached the door to their home Duo pulled out the key and opened the door. They both walked into the messy apartment and started loosening their school uniforms. Wufei walked upstairs and grabbed a pair of pants and a light blue shirt from his closet and placed all of his books and the candle on his pillow. He unloosened his tie and then slipped off his long sleeved coat and removed the under-shirt he wore underneath. He saw Duo come upstairs shirtless, walking towards his room while unloosening his belt.

Wufei slipped on his shirt and then removed his shiny black shoes and socks from his feet. He then removed his pants and put on the dark blue jeans he had pulled from his closet. He then neatly folded up his uniform and placed it on the end of his bed. When he walked out of his room he saw Duo across the room, past the square railing that kept people form falling through to the first floor that was located in the center.

Duo was sitting at a desk, flipping through the pages in a phonebook and dialing a few numbers. He tried several numbers until he got a smile on his face and hung up the phone.

"Looks like we got a maid who will clean any amount of mess!" Duo said, jumping from the chair he was sitting in and walking to Wufei. He had slipped on a pair of blue pajama bottoms and a T-shirt that said 'I see Dumb People'.

"What's that?" Duo asked, pointing inside Wufei's room.

Wufei turned to see what Duo was pointing at. He saw he was pointing at the black candle. Wufei just shrugged his shoulders and responded.

"It was at the bottom of my locker, so I just took it."

"So... whadaya wanna do?" Duo asked. "How 'bout we go watch some TV?"

Wufei nodded in agreement. Duo then walked downstairs and flung himself on the leather couch. Wufei first went into his room and grabbed the black candle and joined Duo on the left side of the leather couch. Wufei placed the candle on the small glass table on the left side of the couch.

"Do you have a lighter?" Wufei asked Duo.

Duo nodded, putting down the remote control and digging through one of the pair of pants messily spread on the floor. He then pulled out a transparent yellow lighter and tossed it to Wufei.

Wufei reflexively caught the lighter and guided it to the candle. He ignited the lighter and placed the flame onto the wick. When the wick was lit, Wufei blew out the flame on the lighter and put it next to the candle. The candle's flame was abnormally tall, but neither Duo nor Wufei noticed this.

It was when the candle was lit that rain clouds suddenly appeared, blocking the sun and letting rain and lightening pour to the ground. And they still overlooked the inscription on the bottom of the candle which read, 'Release'.
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