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Wufei sat up, breathing heavily. "Where?...." he thought for a moment, finding it very difficult to recall what he had been doing before he-

"You blacked out for quite a while. I was beginning to become frightened. I wouldn't think you of all people would recieve such a toll from a sleeping dart." Wufei wiped his forehead with the back of his arm and found himself to be drenched in sweat. His head was throbbing painfully and Trieze's words weren't helping any.

"God damn you, what the hell is your problem?"he asked, rubbing his side where the dart had hit him.

"Why don't you answer that question, dear friend. Was Zechs not attacking you?" Trieze asked, sitting in the chair next to the bed. "You were ready to murder me, I was not about to stand there without defending myself." he added with a slight twitch of a grin.

Trieze was another aquaintance of Wufei, one who he had no choice but to stay on the good side of. He did not mind him so much now, despite Trieze's blackmail. The man had promised not to to use Nataku to destroy the other Gundam pilots....under the circumstances that Wufei had no objections to his company. Unlike the vibes Wufei put off, he did care for his fellow pilots, which at the time came as a very disturbing surprise to he himself. "He wasn't attacking me, we were sparring and he...."

"Pray go on...." Trieze whispered. There was a cruel delight in his voice, hearing the boy buckle under this embarrassing pressure. He liked having Fei under control, it was such a rare present.

"Pinned me. I got distracted..."

"Damn straight you did. You should have seen the look on your face when he licked you." Trieze smiled a slick, amused smile and stood up to pour a cup of coffee for himself and his guest.

"You....saw then? Why in the HELL did you knock us both out?! You knew he wasn't attacking me!"

"I had goverment officials following me to the physility, I couldn't have you two making out in the training area. Go to one of your own homes to spar from now on."

For a few minutes both were silent, until Trieze came back into the room with two cups of coffee.

"You could've shot him with a dart too..." Wufei whispered, sipping his coffee and staring out Treize's bedroom window.

"I know." Trieze said back in a quiet voice, a grin flickering over his lips once more.

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Wufei ran his fingers through his hair, closing his eyes in relaxation. He let himself lean against the wall of the shower as he thought. Why would Trieze go to such trouble to give Zechs such a beating. Even if Trieze was a exceptional fighter, it wasn't natural for him to break out and attack someone. There was no need. Wufei sighed, aggravated he couldn't find the answer to this problem. He felt he knew Trieze as good as anyone could, and he himself being the most mysterious man alive would be able to see through someone who was keeping feelings inside...wouldn't he? He rested on this subject for a short time, not minding the water soothing his wounds. He placed his hand on his side, wincing at the sting that replied. "God damn dart.."

"Still hurting you, is it? My my, so fragile."came Zechs voice from outside the shower door.

Zechs smiled as he heard the squeak Wufei's foot made sliding across the shower floor. He laughed as Fei's little head poked out the shower door.

"What are you....why....whoah...."Wufei mumbled as he realized Zechs was wearing only a towel, a tooth brush in his hand.

"There is more than one shower in your house, you know..." Zechs said plainly, sticking the toothbrush back into his mouth. Wufei shot back into the shower and flatened himself against the wall. 'One peck and he lets himself in for clean-ups......' the chinese boy thought, turning the knobs so that the water ceased.

Zechs watched out of the corner of his eye and a shaking wet hand appeared out of the shower, frantically feeling the wall for a towel. He rolled his eyes and threw a blue towel at Wufei. Wufei wrapped the towel around his waist and hopped out.

"What in hell do you think you're doing?" Wufei asked.

"Exactly what you told me too. Why in hell are you acting so strange?" asked the older man, pushing some silver wet strands out of his face.

Wufei stared blankly at Zechs, narrowing his eyes and shaking his head,"What are you talking about..I never told you to do anything..."

"Look if you changed your mind just tell me, baka. You left the god damned message on my machine requesting I come over. "

"I told you! I didn't-" Wufei stopped short. Trieze. 'Fuck that man, first he interupts us, now he's playing matchmaker!' Wufei thought. "OUT!" Wufei said, pushing Zechs out of the bathroom with both hands on his back. Zechs tried to mumble something through the foam in his mouth, but didn't succeed before Wufei shut the door.

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