Well, in response to popular demand, the Queen of Evil
Cliffhangers has another chapter lined up for you all to read!
Though it's considerably shorter than the last long-ass Chapter
10, there is good reason! (read the notes at the end of the
chapter)
Thanks to all the faithful readers for reviewing once again for my fic! And new ones, because I noticed a few new names in the list of new reviews! ^^
PS: Don't kill me!!! *hides*
***
Wufei glowered silently at the door to the small windowless room he was in. After emerging from the control center, he was jumped by at least twenty-five OZ officers who didn't play very nicely at all, though he had been able to knock a fair amount out or kill them before they got him. He could feel his right cheek beginning to swell and blood trickled down from the gash at his temple. Half of his ponytail had fallen loose so that long black hair hung annoyingly in his face and since Wufei was tied to a chair, he couldn't do much more other than to shake his head or blow at it, which only made it worse. His katana lay on the ground in front of him tauntingly.
Then would have been the point where he contemplated strangling Duo for distracting him, but Wufei knew it had been his fault for not paying attention. As if in response to his furious glare, the door opened and a women, apparently the commander of this certain operation, entered, looking too smug for her own good.
"So it's true then, we've caught a Gundam pilot in our web," she sneered.
Wufei merely scowled.
"Did you come alone on your little endeavor, or are one of your other pilot friends sneaking around the premises too?"
Again no comment. The commander was getting impatient and it clearly showed as her sneer turned into a frown. "It would be wise to cooperate, boy. Unless you want me to resort to other methods of making you talk."
Still nothing. She mirrored Wufei's scowl and whipped out her gun, training it at him. This time she got a response, but not the one she expected, he chuckled disturbingly.
"Go ahead...shoot me, I dare you." Wufei smirked.
Her expression was mingled with fury and shock, and momentarily she faltered, but it was enough. They heard shouts and guns firing outside the room, then the door smashed open.
Another gunshot.
The commander's eyes rolled back into her head and she slumped in a heap onto the floor. Duo seemed to tower in the doorway with his rush of adrenaline and his gun still held out in aim, but he took a deep breath and deflated, returning his gun to his holster.
"Man, there must've been a zillion of those damn Ozzies out there or I would've gotten in here sooner," he sighed, then regarded Wufei amusedly as he used his katana to cut his restraints. "You look like hell."
"Thank you for pointing out the obvious." Wufei said sarcastically. Duo suddenly reached out and brushed strands of hair away, his brow furrowing in worry as he examined the deep cut and the developing knot. Wufei felt the same jolt like he had in the cabin just as he remembered it when Meilan died in his arms. His heart stopped. Like he had when he kissed Duo the night before.
"The first aid is still in the truck, right?"
Wufei's face went hot under Duo's touch. "I- it should be, unless one of the others took it out."
"Great, now we need to get outta here so I can blast this place," he pulled away with definite reluctance and began to pick his way out to the stairwell.
Watching dazedly for a second, Wufei shook himself and followed.
***
Half a mile from the building, Duo took out the detonator and flipped up the case, pressing the button. The earth trembled and the sky erupted in flames and smoke, the sound still made their ears ring despite the fact that they weren't all too near to factory. But Duo didn't want to hang around to see his handiwork, he were more concerned with getting back to the truck.
Rummaging through the glove compartment and underneath the seats from the passenger side in spite of Wufei's protests that he would be fine, he produced a small white box with a flourish.
"Sit." Duo ordered, pointing to the seat.
Wufei sat down and he smoothed back his hair again gently, he inhaled the pungent tang of rubbing alcohol as Duo pressed a disinfecting pad to the nasty gash.
"OW! Kisama-" he yanked away.
"Hold still! I can't get it cleaned out if you keep movin' on me!"
"It burns like hell!"
"It's supposed to! Now, damn it, hold still so I can finish!" Duo leaned further in and pulled him forward, keeping Wufei still by holding his chin. He blew on the cut gingerly and it stopped stinging almost instantly. "There, feel better?"
Wufei blinked. "Where did you learn that?"
"Sister Helen." Duo let go of his chin and absently started rifling through the kit for band-aids.
"The people at the church, they were you're family before war took them."
He glanced up at Wufei as he spoke, his expression unclear at first, though his shaky hands betrayed him as he peeled off wrappers.
"I know how it feels to lose that, to have everything taken away. Do you remember before we all grouped on Earth, when A0206 was destroyed by the second OZ/Alliance battle?" he continued quietly. Duo only nodded in mute agreement.
"That was -my- home, even though I spent most of my life in boarding schools or being trained by Master O." He paused.
"Why are you telling me all this, Wufei?"
"To balance the score." Without a warning, he smiled. "You know, I was married once. But that was before the -first- fight, when she flew out into battle and sacrificed herself to protect Shenlong. Nataku was too stubborn; she wouldn't listen to me when I said to go home. Then a few days later when I had been sent to Earth, the troops came again and destroyed the colony." [1]
Everything that had happened the night before made much more significance, Duo could see then what Wufei meant when he said he saw himself when he looked at him.
"So that's why you call Shenlong Nataku," he returned the smile, going back to work as he put the band-aids on.
"Yes."
"What does she think of us then?"
Wufei held Duo's close gaze for a moment then smiled again, this time with utmost sincerity.
He was going to confine himself any longer.
"I'm sure Nataku will understand."
***
{Help reviewers!!! How far should I take this from here? ^^
Should I leave it all sweet and sugar coated the way it is now, or shall I delve deeper into the beauty of yaoi? }
[1]Wufei's colony being destroyed is only in the anime, not in the manga. At least as far as I know it isn't. ^^
Thanks to all the faithful readers for reviewing once again for my fic! And new ones, because I noticed a few new names in the list of new reviews! ^^
PS: Don't kill me!!! *hides*
***
Wufei glowered silently at the door to the small windowless room he was in. After emerging from the control center, he was jumped by at least twenty-five OZ officers who didn't play very nicely at all, though he had been able to knock a fair amount out or kill them before they got him. He could feel his right cheek beginning to swell and blood trickled down from the gash at his temple. Half of his ponytail had fallen loose so that long black hair hung annoyingly in his face and since Wufei was tied to a chair, he couldn't do much more other than to shake his head or blow at it, which only made it worse. His katana lay on the ground in front of him tauntingly.
Then would have been the point where he contemplated strangling Duo for distracting him, but Wufei knew it had been his fault for not paying attention. As if in response to his furious glare, the door opened and a women, apparently the commander of this certain operation, entered, looking too smug for her own good.
"So it's true then, we've caught a Gundam pilot in our web," she sneered.
Wufei merely scowled.
"Did you come alone on your little endeavor, or are one of your other pilot friends sneaking around the premises too?"
Again no comment. The commander was getting impatient and it clearly showed as her sneer turned into a frown. "It would be wise to cooperate, boy. Unless you want me to resort to other methods of making you talk."
Still nothing. She mirrored Wufei's scowl and whipped out her gun, training it at him. This time she got a response, but not the one she expected, he chuckled disturbingly.
"Go ahead...shoot me, I dare you." Wufei smirked.
Her expression was mingled with fury and shock, and momentarily she faltered, but it was enough. They heard shouts and guns firing outside the room, then the door smashed open.
Another gunshot.
The commander's eyes rolled back into her head and she slumped in a heap onto the floor. Duo seemed to tower in the doorway with his rush of adrenaline and his gun still held out in aim, but he took a deep breath and deflated, returning his gun to his holster.
"Man, there must've been a zillion of those damn Ozzies out there or I would've gotten in here sooner," he sighed, then regarded Wufei amusedly as he used his katana to cut his restraints. "You look like hell."
"Thank you for pointing out the obvious." Wufei said sarcastically. Duo suddenly reached out and brushed strands of hair away, his brow furrowing in worry as he examined the deep cut and the developing knot. Wufei felt the same jolt like he had in the cabin just as he remembered it when Meilan died in his arms. His heart stopped. Like he had when he kissed Duo the night before.
"The first aid is still in the truck, right?"
Wufei's face went hot under Duo's touch. "I- it should be, unless one of the others took it out."
"Great, now we need to get outta here so I can blast this place," he pulled away with definite reluctance and began to pick his way out to the stairwell.
Watching dazedly for a second, Wufei shook himself and followed.
***
Half a mile from the building, Duo took out the detonator and flipped up the case, pressing the button. The earth trembled and the sky erupted in flames and smoke, the sound still made their ears ring despite the fact that they weren't all too near to factory. But Duo didn't want to hang around to see his handiwork, he were more concerned with getting back to the truck.
Rummaging through the glove compartment and underneath the seats from the passenger side in spite of Wufei's protests that he would be fine, he produced a small white box with a flourish.
"Sit." Duo ordered, pointing to the seat.
Wufei sat down and he smoothed back his hair again gently, he inhaled the pungent tang of rubbing alcohol as Duo pressed a disinfecting pad to the nasty gash.
"OW! Kisama-" he yanked away.
"Hold still! I can't get it cleaned out if you keep movin' on me!"
"It burns like hell!"
"It's supposed to! Now, damn it, hold still so I can finish!" Duo leaned further in and pulled him forward, keeping Wufei still by holding his chin. He blew on the cut gingerly and it stopped stinging almost instantly. "There, feel better?"
Wufei blinked. "Where did you learn that?"
"Sister Helen." Duo let go of his chin and absently started rifling through the kit for band-aids.
"The people at the church, they were you're family before war took them."
He glanced up at Wufei as he spoke, his expression unclear at first, though his shaky hands betrayed him as he peeled off wrappers.
"I know how it feels to lose that, to have everything taken away. Do you remember before we all grouped on Earth, when A0206 was destroyed by the second OZ/Alliance battle?" he continued quietly. Duo only nodded in mute agreement.
"That was -my- home, even though I spent most of my life in boarding schools or being trained by Master O." He paused.
"Why are you telling me all this, Wufei?"
"To balance the score." Without a warning, he smiled. "You know, I was married once. But that was before the -first- fight, when she flew out into battle and sacrificed herself to protect Shenlong. Nataku was too stubborn; she wouldn't listen to me when I said to go home. Then a few days later when I had been sent to Earth, the troops came again and destroyed the colony." [1]
Everything that had happened the night before made much more significance, Duo could see then what Wufei meant when he said he saw himself when he looked at him.
"So that's why you call Shenlong Nataku," he returned the smile, going back to work as he put the band-aids on.
"Yes."
"What does she think of us then?"
Wufei held Duo's close gaze for a moment then smiled again, this time with utmost sincerity.
He was going to confine himself any longer.
"I'm sure Nataku will understand."
***
{Help reviewers!!! How far should I take this from here? ^^
Should I leave it all sweet and sugar coated the way it is now, or shall I delve deeper into the beauty of yaoi? }
[1]Wufei's colony being destroyed is only in the anime, not in the manga. At least as far as I know it isn't. ^^