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AAAAHHHH! Stupid! Stupid! I hate this. I hate this day. I hate my notebook. I hate myself. THIS is supposed to be my FOURTH fanfic, but my old fanfic notebook got lost somehow and now I can't type my other fics. AAARRGGHH!

A/N: Sorry for that. It's just that I can't keep my ramblings on hold. Now, about the fanfic. This is my first shot in writing a GW fic so I don't know how this would actually turn out, but I'm hoping that it would be better.

Disclaimer: Anyway, despite everything, I just HAVE to tell you that I do not own Gundam Wing so please don't sue me.

Painful Choices

by Seiyo

Chapter I

Preventer's headquarters, Sally sank into her comfy chair taking in the sight of sunlight came into the large room, illuminating the mahogany desk, ergonomic chairs, PC's and other gadgets. 'Such a nice day to waste in this office', Sally thought before glancing down at her watch. It was almost 8:00 AM. '10, 9, 8, 7…' Sally looked at the door and counted in her head, … '4, 3, 2, -'

Click. The door abruptly opened and in came a young man with jet-black hair in a ponytail.

'Right on time as always…' Sally thought before greeting the newcomer, "Good Morning, Wufei."

Despite the enthusiasm in her greeting, the only recognition Sally got was a nod and ma grunt before he headed to his own desk and began typing away.

Sally sighed in exasperation. Ever since the cranky pilot joined the preventers seven years ago, her mornings with Wufei had always been the same way. 'Except for the fact that he was already taller than her since he had hit a growth spurt and was hearing the six foot mark that is.' He arrives precisely on time and never gives her any attention except on rare instances when he has to ask something from her. Goodness! He never even called her by her name! Sometimes she thinks that she's going crazy. After all the insults he'd thrown her way, she didn't even feel like hating him. Annoyed, yes but not hate. In fact she's curious about how he got his arrogant attitude. Well, of course she knew about his wife Merian and she was Chinese herself so she knew how it was to be raised in a Chinese environment and it offered some explanation about his pride, but those aren't really enough.

Frankly, they never really got along that well. She can almost hear Wufei call her stupid woman and scream for justice.

"Onna"

She heard the voice but dismissed it as part of her thoughts. 'I'm thinking so much about that chauvinist I'm even hearing his voice in my head.'

"Onna"

'Ok, there it goes again. I never thought someone could have a daydream this real. What's wrong with me?'

"Baka Onna"

'I have such a vivid imagination. It even sounds real.'

"Onna!" this time, the call was punctuated by a sharp jab of a finger on her shoulder.

Sally turned in response and came face to face with a man's well-built torso. When she looked up, her view was filled with that of Wufei's indignant form. It was enough to make her laugh her head off, but she tried to control it.

"It is an injustice for women to daydream at work!" Wufei muttered.

"Hello to you too Wufei," Sally answered cool as she reclined on her chair, "What could be the reason for your gracious appearance?"

Wufei was already annoyed at the moment, "Lady Une called us into her office. If you weren't in dreamland, you would have heard."

"Well then, what are we waiting for?" Sally stood up and walked out of the office, leaving an infuriated Wufei behind her.

One minute and 30 seconds later in Lady Une's office…

"WHAT?!?"

"I said the two of you would be sent to China," Lady Une replied.

"I meant what you said before that," Wufei corrected her.

"You'd be going as a married couple," Lady Une answered and leaned back into her seat watching Wufei's reaction and trying to ward off the amused look on her face.

"This is a BIG joke! That Maxwell must have put you up to this!" Wufei shouted indignantly.

"I believe that is not so Wufei." Lady Une replied calmly, "the two of you will be sent to on assignment to China to investigate the reports about the production of mobile dolls by an elite group."

"But why do we have to pose as a married couple when we in filtrate the base?" Wufei questioned.

"We need both of you out there. Intelligence reports say that this group manufactures mobile dolls but they cannot pinpoint or even have an idea where they operate. They go into the city for meetings then drive off somewhere. It's hard to keep track of them because they go in separate vehicles. That's where the two of you come in. You have to go undercover, pretend to support their cause until hey trust you enough to take you with them."

"But-" Wufei was about to interrupt but Lady Une raised a hand to silence him.

"Yes, I know you could probably go separately into one mission, but this is a tight group and if you ever want to get in, you'd be in tight surveillance, with that, you won't be able to communicate much with each other without getting them suspicious. We won't be able lend much help in that area either that's why you'd have to go together," Lady Une paused and crossed her arms in front of her, "and I don't think you'd pass as siblings or acquaintances either," this comment earned a snicker from Sally.

"Why us? Why not Zechs and Noin, they're perfect for it," Wufei continued reasoning out although the conversation was as good as final.

"Yes, they're perfect when you consider the marriage part, but this is China and even though you didn't spend much of your life in it, I'd expect you'd be more familiar with the place, the traditions and culture. That would help very much. Besides, due to some unavoidable circumstances, Noin won't be able to go on mission for a while." Lady Une raised an eyebrow, "Any more questions?"

"Yeah," Wufei responded quickly, "I-"

"Oh please," Sally cut him off with a cold voice, "Stop complaining. It's not like you could do anything about it. Besides, it's not as if you have to marry me for real," then turning to Lady Une, "Is there anything else we have to know?"

"No, that's for the most part of it. You'd be leaving in two days and I'd be sending other details later today. Here are your new profiles," Lady Une replied.

"Thank you," Sally got the folder and went out of the room quietly, Wufei's confused gaze following her.

"Did something happen this morning?" Lady Une asked him.

"None that I know of," Wufei answered, a hint of bewilderment in his tone.

Author's notes: Ha! Finally finished it. A mission with a twist. While I was doing this I kinda thought that most of the time, Sally and Wufei get sent to the usual missions so I added something else to it. So what d'ya think? Feedback please. mail me at seiyo@hotmail.com.