A/N: Writer's block sucks ass. hmmm....*read new reviews* what's wrong with a rock? *shrugs*

The Fifth Wheel - Chapter 3

I had the dream again.

I was just dozing peacefully after I had gotten home from the encounter with the couple in town, when the dream haunted me again. Was it some sort of vision? Was Sally's boyfriend beating her? Well if he is, he's gonna have one pissed off Chinese ex-gundam pilot armed with a katana hunting his sorry ass.

I looked at the clock. 5:00. Well, I obviously wasn't going to get any more sleep, so why not get an early start? I got up, stretched, and made my way to the bathroom. After a long relaxing shower, I put on my Preventers uniform and tied back my hair.

I journeyed downstairs, pulling out some eggs and bread to make breakfast. I broke several eggs, mixed them up. and poured the yellow goo into a frying pan, putting in on the stove to cook. I was putting bread in the toaster when I heard signs of life coming from upstairs. By the time the rest of the guys were showered and dressed, I had finished breakfast and served them each.

"Since when does the great Chang Wufei cook breakfast?" Quatre said, putting butter on his toast.

"Yea," Duo said, "I thought that was a woman's job!"

I grunted. "I got up early."

"Well, we better get going." Heero said, helping Trowa put all the dishes in the dishwasher once everyone was done. "I don't feel like getting lectured by Une again for being late."

Our normal car was in the shop, so Heero and Duo took the motorcycle while Trowa, Quatre and I took the truck. It wasn't the best vehicle in the world, but it got the job done, only dying out on special occasions. Oh yea, and it has four-wheel drive. Yup, I love that truck.

When I arrived at my office which I shared with Sally, I hesitated. Should I ask her about her boyfriend? No, I don't want to press into her personal life. But if I find one hair harmed on her...

I opened the door, and instead of the image of a sad and bruised Sally I thought I would see, I saw a happy and completely unharmed Sally.

"Good morning Wufei!" she said cheerfully when I entered.

"Morning Sally." I greeted back. Maybe I was overreacting. Maybe I was being paranoid. Maybe I was insane. Maybe I should stop saying maybe.

"Guess what?" She said excitedly.

"Une broke her leg and is out of commission for a few weeks?" I asked jokingly.

She laughed. "We would only be so lucky. Actually, I got myself a boyfriend!"

That stung me. Yea, I had seen it with my own eyes, but just hearing confirmation from her made it one-hundred percent true. And that hurt.

"I'm glad you're happy." I said. That was true. I loved seeing her happy, I just wish I would be the one to make her feel that way.

"Thanks Wufei! I'm glad too." She smiled, but I noticed something. Her smile didn't quite reach her eyes. It wasn't a...Sally smile. Trust me, her true smile is much more pretty. Maybe she wasn't as happy as she led on to be. Maybe there was still a chance...

There I go again with the maybe's. But, there was still that glimmer of hope that I was the man she was looking for, not him.

Maybe.

TBC...