Just Like Wufei
By Lady_Allure (Allure_chan)

 
You know I don't own Gundam Wing or Sailor Moon, just the fic! Enjoy!

Note: Much thanks goes out to my Imuoto-chan Pokahydee for being a pre-reader!



Chapter 2: Rude Awakening!

"Oi Wufei." Duo called from the bedroom, "Look at this."

"Look at what?" Wufei questioned as he entered the room, curious.

Duo stood up after kneeling on one knee, opening his palm, "This." he responded, showing Wufei what he was talking about.

A faint gasp escaped the Chinese youth's lips, staring at the object, taking it from Duo's hand, taking a closer look at it. "Kore..." his voice trailed off, his eyes widening.

"Nani?" Duo asked, "What is it?"

Wufei stared at it silently, his eyes flickering with disbelief, "This was Meiran's." he said, referring to the silver necklace with a Dragon emblem hanging from the chain.

"Say what?" Duo exclaimed, shocked, "Your late wife?"

Wufei nodded, clenching the chain within a fist. Now this was really confusing. How did Meiran's necklace get here? She wore it all the time; it was something that was very precious to her.

There was also something very screwy about it. For starters, the chain was broken, like it had been pulled off, and it had been years since he'd seen the particular piece of jewelry. And the last time he did see it, Meiran wore it during their wedding. After that, he didn't pay much attention to it, she always wore it.

He stared closer at the Dragon symbol, his expression blank, hiding his inner feelings from Duo. There was no explanation to the pain in his chest. Perhaps it came from the memories of his home, Colony L5, the Chang Clan. It was all gone. Just seeing this necklace reminded him the reality of it, and it was unbearable.

"For Honor." he whispered in his native language of Chinese, closing his eyes, refusing to stare at it any longer.

Duo frowned, arching an eyebrow, "What did you just say?" he asked, watching as Wufei stuck the silver chain into his pocket, then folded his arms, keeping his eyes closed. Chinese was unfamiliar to him, and he was curious as to what his Chinese friend has said in such a saddening voice, "Wufei?"

For a moment, he didn't answer. It seemed like he was deep in thought about something, something that meant a great deal to him. Duo could tell by the way his lips quivered, and his closed eyes looked as if they were a shield of some kind. Also his body trembled slightly.

"Honor." Wufei said finally, opening his eyes, facing his American friend, "My life was based on honor."

"Hontoo?" The braided Preventer blinked, confused a little by what Wufei just said. What did that have to do with anything? "Are you saying there's a connection between the necklace and Wang Li?"

"I'm not sure." Wufei sighed, "Perhaps there could be."




The necklace could be evidence since it was left there, and whoever abducted Wang Li may have been wearing it at the time, but who? It couldn't have been Meiran herself; she was long gone, and none of it made any sense. The silver chain was one of a kind. How was it possible? Where did it come from? The main question was who had been wearing it.

"None of this makes any sense." Wufei frowned and ran a hand through his black hair, pushing it from his face since he left it down, like usual. Usagi liked it that way.

"You can say that again." Duo half smiled sarcastically, leaning into his chair, not really paying attention to the movie they were pretending to watch.

Yaten didn't say anything because he had fallen asleep; lying sprawled out across a separate sofa, unaware of what had happened with the necklace. While that happened, he had been on the phone with the detective, making arrangements.

Sleep was the last thing on Wufei's mind. Not when Usagi had been harmed, and Wang Li stolen. Worry and anger were the two main emotions he was feeling. He didn't know about Duo, but the living room was slightly hot and stuffy, it was smothering him. "I'm going to open a window." he said, and stood up, heading for the nearest one.

"Turn on the air conditioner while you're at it." Duo added, "And could you get me something to drink?"

Wufei scowled, annoyed, "Do I look like your butler?" It was plain to see that his braided friend ignored the comment by pretending to be really interested in the movie. "Braided baka." he said under his breath, shaking his head.

Once the window was open and the air conditioner on, the room seemed cooler, less suffocating, but the humid air still kept Wufei from relaxing. It was either that or the never-ending worry for his son and Usagi. Not to mention the return of the past. And the non-stop memories, memories he thought he had forgotten, memories that he did not want to remember.

It amazed him how Duo could remain so clam and relaxed, so carefree, no matter what kind of situation they were in. 'How does he do it?' Wufei thought, watching his American friend take a drink from the glass of ice tea that he had given him only moments before, his eyes glued to the screen. This time, the Ninja movie had caught his attention fully, and he watched it with much interest.

Wufei took a sip of his own ice tea, staring blankly at the TV set, his mind elsewhere. Whatever it may take, he was going to find his son. That was his main focus.




Out of the whole night, Wufei probably only got three hours of sleep it was near dawn, when the sky was beginning to turn blue, that he fell asleep in front of the TV. Duo on the other hand had fallen asleep an hour before him. Yaten was most likely the only one who got a decent night rest.

Of course they were still asleep. The sound of the phone ringing is what awoke the Chinese Prevent, a most rude awakening to be exact. Not only that, but it was the person on the other line that got on his nerves.

With a yawn, he forced himself to get up, and answer it. "Hai." he said sleepily, rubbing his eyes with his free hand.

"Chang, I thought we could trust you to protect her!"

Wufei scowled at the familiar deep voice, fully awake. Only one person called him that, and it was the last person he wanted to talk to at the moment. "Haruka, Usagi is fine." he stated, trying to keep his voice clam.

"Really, then why is she in the hospital." Haruka's voice sounded sarcastic.

He was close to cracking the phone with his firm grip. How could she be making such accusations this early in the morning, as if he wasn't stressed enough? "Look Haruka, I don't want to argue with you." he could tell she was going to say more, but he cut her off, "My son is missing if you didn't know." he said in a tight voice, slamming the phone down, hanging up on her.

Sighing, he shook his head, and headed to the bathroom for a quick shower. What a way to start the day. Not getting enough sleep, and to top that off, a rude awakening. "Shimatta." he muttered.




"What was I thinking?" Duo asked out loud, re-braiding his long brown damp hair, yawing, still tired, "Staying up late like that."

Wufei smirked as he slipped on his black Preventer jacket, running a hand through his jet-black hair. "Maybe because you're a braided baka." he teased.

"Oi." Duo scowled, his lips giving a small pout, "Then how come you're not tried? You stayed up later than I did."

Wufei shrugged, "Only by an hour and do you see me complaining. Besides, I was to tense to sleep."

Duo finished braiding his hair, and leaned back into the sofa, "I don't have to guess." he said in a hushed tone, knowing what his Chinese friend was referring to.

"Does it always take Yaten this long to get dressed?" Wufei asked no one in particular, crossing his arms over his chest, a little impatient, waiting for the idol to finish showering.

A goofy grin appeared on Duo's lips, staring sleepily at Wufei, arching an eyebrow, "Ask Minako." he suggested, chuckling a bit.




The hospital wasn't any more comfortable than it was the night before. It was still cold, and the halls were surprisingly empty. Wufei stared at the ground as he and his two companions made their way to Usagi's room.

What was he going to tell her? He felt extremely guilty for lying to her about Wang Li, but she was in no condition at the time to really know. There had to be an easy way to tell her, to spare her the pain, except he couldn't think of one. In the mean time, all he could do was give his word to find him.

As for Mamoru and Haruka, he would deal with them later, for now he had other things to worry about.

With a shaky hand, Wufei opened the door, only to be stunned. "Usagi." he whispered in fear, looking away, trying to suppress his fury.

"Minako!" Yaten exclaimed, rushing past Wufei to his fiancées unconscious form, kneeling down on the floor, supporting her with his arms.

"Nande Kuso!" Duo's eyes flickered over the messy room, frowning slightly, "Where's Usagi?"

At the mention of her, Wufei clenched his fists, gritting his teeth. "Kuso!" he said, leaving the room before he lost his temper.

"Matte." he heard Duo call after him, but he kept walking, first his son, now Usagi. Who was doing his to him?

"Good for nothing Wufei." A nearby voice said. Wufei stopped, facing the voice, with a pretty good idea who it was, "I thought you said Usagi was fine."

Without a second thought, he pushed the taller woman against the wall, placing a hand beside her cheek, leaning in close, looking her in the eye, and ignoring her partner. "Haruka, I don't have time to waist arguing with you, first my son now Usagi. Don't push me Onna." he threatened, barely hanging onto his sanity.

Haruka glared at him but said nothing as Michiru took her hand, not saying anything either. Wufei held the same expression, then stepped back, closing his eyes. He waited for Duo to catch up to him, and left in silence.



Tai Chi was something Wufei practiced to relax himself, but in this case, it wasn't doing any good like it usually did. His body was way to tense to perform the graceful routines. His anger was beyond calming, and frustration was the only thing he could feel.

Duo sat on the other side of the room, watching him. For once the braided American had nothing to say, he could see Wufei was in no mood to talk about anything, and he didn't want to get him any more upset than he already was.

Wufei paused for a moment to take a drink of his bottled water, glancing at Duo. He was about to say something when Duo suddenly stood up, his jaw dropping, shock written all over his face. "I don't believe what I'm seeing!" he gasped.

Startled, Wufei looked over his shoulder, paling, "Impossible... " his voice trailed off.

The figure stood before them, smirking, "I think you have something that belongs to me Wufei."



Side Note:
Tai Chi: A type of Chinese Martial Arts like Kung Fu, Wushu, etc.