Chapter 2: Betrothed?!
Hey people! Sorry it took me so long to get this chapter up, I would have had it up earlier this weekend, but I had a ton of homework... Anyway, here it is!
Rei's P.O.V.
"And just like that! I'm engaged!" Rei shouted as she pounded her fist into the table.
"Why would your grandpa do that?" Minako asked, trying to stay calmer than Rei.
Rei dropped her head into her hands. "He said right there that it was a good match and he and I were good for each other. He said after they left that he and Grandfather Chang have been friends since they were children and 'besides that," Rei mocked her grandpa's laughing tone. "Wufei is of age and he needs a wife.' I could have just blasted him..."
The others moved away as they felt heat gather around Rei. "Come on, Rei," Ami soothed. "You said Wufei was a little freaked when they broke the news. Maybe he can get them to call the whole thing off."
"Yeah, you said that guys usually get listened to. They might still listen to him." Makoto's eyes brightened and she put her hand on Rei's shoulder.
Rei lifted her head sadly. "No. Once these sort of things are arranged, they don't get called off." She growled softly. "I really need an enemy right now..."
Ami sighed and pulled out her min-laptop. "Let's see if I can find one..." She smiled. "Well, looks like we're in luck. There's a bit of darkness forming downtown. It won't be a threat for at least another hour, but at least it's weak enough that we got some warning this time."
"Then, let's get down there." Rei said conclusively and stepped around Minako towards the door.
Rei opened it and jumped back in surprise. The others were behind her in a second. "Hello." Rei growled to Wufei, who stood calmly in the doorway.
Wufei scanned the other two girls before responding. "Greetings, wife."
Makoto stepped in front of Rei as she felt her tense. "Hey, she's not your wife until the ceremony."
"Maybe, but that's not far off." Wufei crossed his arms and looked down at Rei. "Where are you going?"
Rei snorted. "I don't have to report to you." She brushed past him, but her snatched her wrist and turned his head slightly towards the others, eyes still fast on Rei. "Leave us."
Ami, Minako, and Makoto hesitated, but after a short nod from Rei, they walked slowly into the courtyard, giving menacing stares to Wufei, who did nothing but stare back coldly.
After they were sufficient distance away, Wufei turned to Rei. "Like it or not, onna, you are mine, and you will obey me as is your duty as wife."
Rei pulled her hand back, but his grip held tight. She glared at him. "Yesterday you were against this." She hissed. "Why this?"
He dropped her arm. "I don't think I have to explain myself to an onna, especially my wife." He snorted. "Now, where are you going?"
Rei took a step back and put her arms at her sides to keep him from taking her again. "Like Makoto said, I'm not your wife yet. Not until the ceremony, if there is one, which I will do everything I can to stop." With that, she turned and trotted away from him with as much dignity as she could, and as much speed so he didn't reach out to stop her.
Rei glanced behind her and sighed with relief to see Wufei still standing on the porch, reeking of suppressed anger. Rei quickened her pace and caught up with her friends at the bottom of the steps.
Wufei P.O.V.
It was an injustice. Wufei's own bride-to-be had disobeyed him. (What was that insolent onna thinking?! She is my wife! She belongs to me!) He watched her leave, and he tried not to let his anger get the best of him. (No, don't go after her. She will return. I will come back here tomorrow.) Wufei padded down the long set of stairs down towards the street.
He kept himself from smiling as the few cars slowed down as they passed him, staring out their windows at him. (Tourists.)
He came, before too long, to the wide set of stone steps he knew led up to his home. The world seemed t soften as the blooming cherry trees rose into view. Pausing at the top of the steps, he looked around at his home. A small pond with the low, wooden bridge leaning over it, the short houses scattered around the spacious plot of land. His various cousins and uncles were around. Even as he walked to his home, some were sparing out by the eating hall.
Wufei nodded to them and continued. His living quarters were still as immaculate as he had left them that morning. Lying down on the pile of blankets he preferred for a bed, Wufei closed his eyes and fell into the silence.
Wufei's Dream
Wufei felt himself floating, as though he were back in space. He felt something behind him and spun around to face it. There was nothing but darkness and stars there. He frowned and twisted around again.
He took in a sharp breath. Rei stood not inches from him, arms crossed and frowning. Wufei kicked his legs and moved backwards a bit. Rei remained unmoving and angry.
Wufei was suddenly annoyed. (How dare she look at me like that!) He pulled up his hand to take her, but he stopped. Rei was lifting her hand as well. Then, in a flash, Rei's hand cracked against his face like a whip. He turned his face and looked at the twinkling stars around him. His cheek was cold and numb.
Wufei touched the numbness and twisted his lips at the feeling. Turning back to Rei, he felt his breath quicken. (That, that, insolent onna! The injustice!) Still, she stood there, frowning and staring at him. He tried to pull his arm up to hit her back, but he couldn't move his left side.
He pulled his muscles, but his left side remained cold and unmoving. Rei sneered at his struggles. She turned and walked off into the dark, starry scenery behind her. Wufei growled and reached out for her with his good arm. But she was out of his reach. She tossed a wave over her shoulder, as if to mock his torment.
A strangled cry worked its way through Wufei's throat. For Rei to come back, even if just to be angry with him, just be there, in front of him. But Rei kept walking away, and didn't so much as look back.
Wufei P.O.V.
Wufei's eyes snapped open and found himself on the cold floor, cheek lying against it, cold, and left arm pinned under him. Pushing himself up, Wufei looked around. Rubbing his still-cold cheek, Wufei frowned. (Strange dream.)
Rei's P.O.V.
Rei walked swiftly down the sidewalk towards downtown. (Oh, I hope these youmas are tough enough.) Anger at Wufei for the way he talked to her, burned still inside her.
Before she knew it, she stood amid the towering skyscrapers of the city. Ami, Minako, and Makoto stepped next to her. Ami looked around for a moment and pulled out her pocket computer. After a few moments of typing she folded it back up and placed it back in her pocket.
She pointed to a large apartment building a few blocks away. "They will be coming through right there. A bit high off the ground, so about the seventh of eighth floor."
"Then, let's go." Rei said eagerly.
The group walked the crowded sidewalks and came to the building. The four passed through the revolving glass door and gaped at the extensive, elegant lobby. The clerk, and old woman with white hair and bifocals, looked up at them. "Can I help you?"
Ami turned to her. "No, thank you. We are just going up to see my sister. Thanks anyway."
The clerk, satisfied with Ami's politeness, nodded and turned back to her computer.
Once they were in the elevator, Minako turned to Ami, puzzled. "How did you do that? If I had come up here, that lady would have been totally suspicious."
Ami smiled. "You just have to be polite."
"Yeah, and besides," Makoto laughed. "Old people love Ami..." She pinched Ami's cheeks and made a kissy face.
Ami waved her away and smiled. Minako looked over at Rei. "Geez, Rei. What's with you? Still upset with Wufei?"
Rei hesitated, then sighed. "I just can't stand that jerk..."
Makoto put her hand on Rei's shoulder. "Don't worry. These youmas will take your mind off him."
Rei smiled slyly over at her as the elevator door chimed and opened. "I hope so."
Ami stepped out into the hall and pulled out her laptop. "Yes, they're on this floor." She moved slowly down the hall, while the others followed silently behind. She stopped at a door and put away her computer. "This is the room."
Minako jumped in front of Ami as she reached for the doorknob. "Hey, wait one sec, aren't there people in there?"
Ami rolled her eyes. "When those youmas come through the dimension barrier, I don't think those people are really going to care about us."
Makoto grinned. "Well, let's get in there."
So... What do you think of my second chapter? A little short, maybe, but I'm still trying to get back into the writing mood. Oh, sorry the other G-boys aren't in this one. They'll be in the next one...I think. Anyway, R&R me, 'kay!!!
Hey people! Sorry it took me so long to get this chapter up, I would have had it up earlier this weekend, but I had a ton of homework... Anyway, here it is!
Rei's P.O.V.
"And just like that! I'm engaged!" Rei shouted as she pounded her fist into the table.
"Why would your grandpa do that?" Minako asked, trying to stay calmer than Rei.
Rei dropped her head into her hands. "He said right there that it was a good match and he and I were good for each other. He said after they left that he and Grandfather Chang have been friends since they were children and 'besides that," Rei mocked her grandpa's laughing tone. "Wufei is of age and he needs a wife.' I could have just blasted him..."
The others moved away as they felt heat gather around Rei. "Come on, Rei," Ami soothed. "You said Wufei was a little freaked when they broke the news. Maybe he can get them to call the whole thing off."
"Yeah, you said that guys usually get listened to. They might still listen to him." Makoto's eyes brightened and she put her hand on Rei's shoulder.
Rei lifted her head sadly. "No. Once these sort of things are arranged, they don't get called off." She growled softly. "I really need an enemy right now..."
Ami sighed and pulled out her min-laptop. "Let's see if I can find one..." She smiled. "Well, looks like we're in luck. There's a bit of darkness forming downtown. It won't be a threat for at least another hour, but at least it's weak enough that we got some warning this time."
"Then, let's get down there." Rei said conclusively and stepped around Minako towards the door.
Rei opened it and jumped back in surprise. The others were behind her in a second. "Hello." Rei growled to Wufei, who stood calmly in the doorway.
Wufei scanned the other two girls before responding. "Greetings, wife."
Makoto stepped in front of Rei as she felt her tense. "Hey, she's not your wife until the ceremony."
"Maybe, but that's not far off." Wufei crossed his arms and looked down at Rei. "Where are you going?"
Rei snorted. "I don't have to report to you." She brushed past him, but her snatched her wrist and turned his head slightly towards the others, eyes still fast on Rei. "Leave us."
Ami, Minako, and Makoto hesitated, but after a short nod from Rei, they walked slowly into the courtyard, giving menacing stares to Wufei, who did nothing but stare back coldly.
After they were sufficient distance away, Wufei turned to Rei. "Like it or not, onna, you are mine, and you will obey me as is your duty as wife."
Rei pulled her hand back, but his grip held tight. She glared at him. "Yesterday you were against this." She hissed. "Why this?"
He dropped her arm. "I don't think I have to explain myself to an onna, especially my wife." He snorted. "Now, where are you going?"
Rei took a step back and put her arms at her sides to keep him from taking her again. "Like Makoto said, I'm not your wife yet. Not until the ceremony, if there is one, which I will do everything I can to stop." With that, she turned and trotted away from him with as much dignity as she could, and as much speed so he didn't reach out to stop her.
Rei glanced behind her and sighed with relief to see Wufei still standing on the porch, reeking of suppressed anger. Rei quickened her pace and caught up with her friends at the bottom of the steps.
Wufei P.O.V.
It was an injustice. Wufei's own bride-to-be had disobeyed him. (What was that insolent onna thinking?! She is my wife! She belongs to me!) He watched her leave, and he tried not to let his anger get the best of him. (No, don't go after her. She will return. I will come back here tomorrow.) Wufei padded down the long set of stairs down towards the street.
He kept himself from smiling as the few cars slowed down as they passed him, staring out their windows at him. (Tourists.)
He came, before too long, to the wide set of stone steps he knew led up to his home. The world seemed t soften as the blooming cherry trees rose into view. Pausing at the top of the steps, he looked around at his home. A small pond with the low, wooden bridge leaning over it, the short houses scattered around the spacious plot of land. His various cousins and uncles were around. Even as he walked to his home, some were sparing out by the eating hall.
Wufei nodded to them and continued. His living quarters were still as immaculate as he had left them that morning. Lying down on the pile of blankets he preferred for a bed, Wufei closed his eyes and fell into the silence.
Wufei's Dream
Wufei felt himself floating, as though he were back in space. He felt something behind him and spun around to face it. There was nothing but darkness and stars there. He frowned and twisted around again.
He took in a sharp breath. Rei stood not inches from him, arms crossed and frowning. Wufei kicked his legs and moved backwards a bit. Rei remained unmoving and angry.
Wufei was suddenly annoyed. (How dare she look at me like that!) He pulled up his hand to take her, but he stopped. Rei was lifting her hand as well. Then, in a flash, Rei's hand cracked against his face like a whip. He turned his face and looked at the twinkling stars around him. His cheek was cold and numb.
Wufei touched the numbness and twisted his lips at the feeling. Turning back to Rei, he felt his breath quicken. (That, that, insolent onna! The injustice!) Still, she stood there, frowning and staring at him. He tried to pull his arm up to hit her back, but he couldn't move his left side.
He pulled his muscles, but his left side remained cold and unmoving. Rei sneered at his struggles. She turned and walked off into the dark, starry scenery behind her. Wufei growled and reached out for her with his good arm. But she was out of his reach. She tossed a wave over her shoulder, as if to mock his torment.
A strangled cry worked its way through Wufei's throat. For Rei to come back, even if just to be angry with him, just be there, in front of him. But Rei kept walking away, and didn't so much as look back.
Wufei P.O.V.
Wufei's eyes snapped open and found himself on the cold floor, cheek lying against it, cold, and left arm pinned under him. Pushing himself up, Wufei looked around. Rubbing his still-cold cheek, Wufei frowned. (Strange dream.)
Rei's P.O.V.
Rei walked swiftly down the sidewalk towards downtown. (Oh, I hope these youmas are tough enough.) Anger at Wufei for the way he talked to her, burned still inside her.
Before she knew it, she stood amid the towering skyscrapers of the city. Ami, Minako, and Makoto stepped next to her. Ami looked around for a moment and pulled out her pocket computer. After a few moments of typing she folded it back up and placed it back in her pocket.
She pointed to a large apartment building a few blocks away. "They will be coming through right there. A bit high off the ground, so about the seventh of eighth floor."
"Then, let's go." Rei said eagerly.
The group walked the crowded sidewalks and came to the building. The four passed through the revolving glass door and gaped at the extensive, elegant lobby. The clerk, and old woman with white hair and bifocals, looked up at them. "Can I help you?"
Ami turned to her. "No, thank you. We are just going up to see my sister. Thanks anyway."
The clerk, satisfied with Ami's politeness, nodded and turned back to her computer.
Once they were in the elevator, Minako turned to Ami, puzzled. "How did you do that? If I had come up here, that lady would have been totally suspicious."
Ami smiled. "You just have to be polite."
"Yeah, and besides," Makoto laughed. "Old people love Ami..." She pinched Ami's cheeks and made a kissy face.
Ami waved her away and smiled. Minako looked over at Rei. "Geez, Rei. What's with you? Still upset with Wufei?"
Rei hesitated, then sighed. "I just can't stand that jerk..."
Makoto put her hand on Rei's shoulder. "Don't worry. These youmas will take your mind off him."
Rei smiled slyly over at her as the elevator door chimed and opened. "I hope so."
Ami stepped out into the hall and pulled out her laptop. "Yes, they're on this floor." She moved slowly down the hall, while the others followed silently behind. She stopped at a door and put away her computer. "This is the room."
Minako jumped in front of Ami as she reached for the doorknob. "Hey, wait one sec, aren't there people in there?"
Ami rolled her eyes. "When those youmas come through the dimension barrier, I don't think those people are really going to care about us."
Makoto grinned. "Well, let's get in there."
So... What do you think of my second chapter? A little short, maybe, but I'm still trying to get back into the writing mood. Oh, sorry the other G-boys aren't in this one. They'll be in the next one...I think. Anyway, R&R me, 'kay!!!