Chapter 4: Dreams come true
Hey, things are going to get a little tense in this chapter, and you may have noticed I upped the rating; don't worry; it's just for some swearing that may come along...eventually.
Rei's P.O.V.
Rei walked cautiously up the steps to the temple. She shifted the single shopping bag in her hand and glanced around. (Good, he's not here.)
Rei walked over to her sleeping room and slid open the door slowly. She glanced around in the dark and turned on the light when she concluded her husband-to-be wasn't there. Rei mentally smacked herself. (Stop thinking like that!!! He won't be my husband, at least not until August 7th.) She sighed as she looked over at the calendar to see it was only three weeks away.
Rei walked over to her bed of blankets and pulled off her shirt and skirt. Grabbing her nightshirt, her mind suddenly went to Wufei. (Would he come over tomorrow?) She shook her head to herself. (No. Probably not. He'll stay home and train, or whatever he does with his spare time.)
Buttoning up the shirt, Rei laid down in her bed and pulled the thin covers up. (It's a good thing the temple is always cool; this July heat would just kill...) Her mind drifted off as she fell asleep.
Rei awoke around four, as usual, but fell asleep again, and decided to skip meditation this time. The sun was up and birds were chirping when she opened her eyes again.
"If you think you can sleep in like this when we're married, forget about it."
Rei bolted up in her bed to see Wufei standing in the corner, leaning against the wall, in his usual white outfit. Rei snorted. "What are you doing in here?"
"Waking you up. Now get up." He glared over at her, expecting obedience.
Rei readied herself for a fight and remained in her bed. "I'll get up when I'm ready." She growled.
Suddenly flaring with anger, Wufei strode over to her and snatched Rei's arm, feeling a tinge of emotion as she made a sound of pain as he pulled her up. Breathing deep to calm himself, Wufei chose his words carefully, not wanting to set himself off against his future bride. "Look, onna. You will be mine in less than three weeks. You can't stop it. So stop fighting me and accept it."
Rei jerked her hand away, not caring as the blanket fell to the bed, revealing her bare legs and thin nightshirt. Wufei kept his eyes level on Rei's violet ones, not wanting to stare at her the wrong way. (Not for a few weeks yet anyway.) A smile played at the corners of his mouth.
Suddenly furious at what he must be thinking, Rei stepped back from him, her nails biting into her palms as she twisted her hands into fists. "I will never accept you." She growled, almost recoiling as Wufei's arm tensed slightly.
Before Wufei could lash out, Rei laid her own attack on him. His cheek stung fiercely, as though he had been hit with a fiery brick instead of Rei's open palm.
Rei pulled as much dignity as she could, glaring at him as he brushed the red mark across his face. Wufei glanced up at her then felt his eyes return to the ground suddenly as his dream flashed into his mind. (She looks just like she did...) And somehow, he wasn't surprised to find he couldn't move to catch her as she so calmly turned her back to him and went over to her dresser.
Wufei dropped his arms and looked half-heartedly at Rei, who had pulled on a skirt. Rei looked back at the suddenly forlorn Wufei and almost felt sorry for what she had done. But, as he regained his casual arrogant posture, Rei lost the feeling of remorse. "I may be stuck to you forever in three weeks, Wufei," Rei called across the room, "But I will never consent to you."
She closed the door behind her, leaving Wufei alone in her room.
Later that day, Rei kicked herself for going off and leaving her room in Wufei's hands.
"Would he wreck it, just to get back at you?" Minako asked over her milkshake.
"No, he wouldn't sink that low. Well, I don't think he would." Rei leaned back in her seat, brushing a lock of raven hair over her shoulder.
Ami sighed. "You said his cheek was really red after you smacked him. Are you sure you didn't release any power?"
Rei looked over at her. "I might have, but definitely not enough to make him suspicious of anything."
Makoto slurped at her milkshake. "Well, he deserves it. That jerk needs a serious attitude adjustment." She looked into her drink thoughtfully. "Maybe you straightened him out."
Rei leaned forward on her elbows. "I doubt it. The only thing that will change is everyone's opinion of me. 'Onnas are supposed to be silent and obedient." Rei mocked Wufei's condescending tone. "Now both of the families will be upset that I challenged him."
Minako took a long sip of her milkshake and suddenly jerked her head up. "Oh, that reminds me! I got a letter from Usagi today!" The others looked over at her. "Yeah, she says she and Darien are doing great over in Paris and in a few days, they'll be going off to..." Minako pursed her lips, trying to remember. "Someplace in Italy. They say 'hi' and Usagi says to keep up the fight." After a few pointed stares from the others, "I told her about the here-and-there youma packs. She says there isn't that much evil over in Europe, but she still sees a youma ever now and then."
Rei frowned. "Glad their love life is going so well."
Minako giggled and suddenly gasped tilted her head towards the café doors. "Whoa, totally hot guy at ten o'clock!" She hissed excitedly. The others absently glanced over and all four locked gazes on the group of boys walking in. Minako openly stared at the guy in front, a boy with long brown hair tied back in a braid, who was chatting energetically with the boy next to him, one with unruly brown hair and striking ice-blue eyes, whom Makoto was eyeing more discreetly. A well dressed boy with white blond hair trailed behind, catching the attention of Ami, and the boy next to him didn't need a description; the way Rei ducked under the table was explanation enough.
Minako winked at her boys as he passed. "Hey cutie."
He looked over and smiled crookedly. "Hey babe."
The boy next to him, Makoto's eye catcher, rolled his eyes and pulled the boy to a seat in the next booth over. The other two passed without incident, Wufei didn't so much as look at them, though he clearly recognized them, but the blond boy glanced repeatedly over at Ami, earning him a small wave from her and a slight blush when he smiled back.
After those two had sat down in the next booth, Rei poked her head up from under the table. "Oh, great." She hissed. "My whole afternoon is ruined."
Minako looked over and saw the blurry outline of her guy through the hazy glass separating the booths. "Oh, I don't know if it's ruined..."
Makoto waved her hands for them to be quiet as she pretended to lean into her drink, but tilted her head so she could listen to the boys in the next booth. The others did the same, with Rei hesitating, but leaned over anyway.
In the next booth~~~~
As the waitress left the table with four orders of coffee, Duo turned to Wufei. "Geez man, are you sure that mark just came from falling off your bed? You don't exactly have that far to fall, and it still looks pretty r-" A noise sounded from somewhere and Wufei glared over at Duo.
"Will you drop it already?!" Wufei hissed at him, annoyed with his insistence on the subject.
Duo held up his hands. "Whoa, just asking. By the way, hey Heero, how are things with Relena?"
An indistinct growl was heard from somewhere and Heero hesitated before responding. "She still insists on added security even though she isn't in the media spotlight anymore. She told me there would always be a threat against her as long as she was a diplomat." Heero came about as close as he could to rolling his eyes.
Quatre sighed and stretched. "Some people are like that, constantly worried about someone attacking them, kidnapping them... It almost ridiculous how paranoid some people can be."
Duo smiled. "Amen to that. Oh, finally." He reached up and took the tray of steaming cups from the waitress.
The red-headed girl waved back his money as he pulled it from his pocket. "Already paid for." After a few confused stares from the boys, she leaned over to Duo. "Courtesy of table two." She smiled brightly and walked off.
Duo looked around at the not-quite crowded café. "Which one's table two?"
In the girls' booth~~~
Rei looked over a Minako, who smiled brightly back at her. "Aw come on..." Minako whispered.
"What if they look over here?" Rei growled.
Makoto shook her head at Rei. "Girl, you have to face him sometime. At least here, if he tries anything, we can back you up."
Ami nodded. "Yes, and it's not like you can avoid him forever."
Rei sighed in submission. "Fine."
Minako smiled over at her. "Great."
In the boys' booth~~~~
Duo stopped a passing waitress. "Hey, where's table two?"
She jerked her head at the table next to them, the girls' table. "That one. Why?"
"No reason..." Duo said faintly and looked over as the waitress walked away.
"Why would they pay for our drinks?" Heero asked suspiciously.
Duo rolled his eyes. "Duh... Because they like us!!" Duo lowered his voice to a whisper. "Don't tell me you didn't see that girl totally checking you out as we walked up." After a period of silence that clearly answered his question, Duo sighed in exasperation. "Then let's just go over and check them out a little."
Wufei rolled his eyes at the childishness. Glancing over to the other table, he saw a bundle of black through the hazy glass. He frowned. (None of them were wearing black when we passed, and it is too hot to be wearing a jacket...) He pursed his lips, realizing what it must be. (She must have hidden from me when we went by. Of course! Where her friends are, that onna is most likely going to be there as well!)
Duo leaned around the glass and almost fell out of his chair to see the blond girl's face right in front of him. He grinned as he slipped around the short wall and slid into the seat next to her. "Hey beautiful."
"Hey handsome."
Duo smirked his classic grin. "I just wanted to thank you for the drinks."
Minako leaned her head back and smiled playfully. "No problem."
Duo tilted his head. "No, really, I want to thank you. Maybe I could repay you..." He looked up at the ceiling, then back at her. "A date?"
Minako smiled slyly. "On one condition."
Duo lifted his head and smiled. "What?"
Minako glanced over at the other girls, Minako returned his smile. "My friends have to come." Duo smile wavered. "With dates." She continued.
Duo's grin returned as he looked over through the glass at his own table at the guys behind it, who were probably going to kill him if he closed the deal. Looking back at the girl, he nodded. (She's worth it.) "Deal."
There was a sudden movement as the girl who had been looking at Heero suddenly smiled and clapped her hand over the mouth of a girl with long, black hair, whom looked vaguely familiar. The black haired girl struggled and snorted audibly as Wufei leaned over the glass wall.
"No. I a not going on some ridiculous date with that onna."
"He has a point, Duo." Quatre said, leaning up by Wufei. "Don't forget, Wufei's already engaged."
"Oh, don't worry." Ami said reassuringly. "It's Rei he's engaged to."
"And?" Duo asked, not quite catching on.
"And I'm Rei." Rei grimaced, not looked up at Wufei.
"Oh!" Duo smiled, and looked over at the tall girl with the brown hair tied back in a high ponytail. "Now for the hard part."
Duo leaned back over and looked at Heero. "No." Heero said certainly, without looking over. He took another sip from his cup.
Duo frowned and leaned over and murmured something in his ear. Heero jerked up, hand going to his side as he realized Duo was serious. "You shouldn't do that..." Duo whispered, almost laughing. Heero's emotionless mask dropped for a split second and showed irritation.
Heero turned back to his coffee. "Hn." He grunted.
Duo patted him and the back and whipped around to the other booth before Heero could reconsider. The blond girl was smiling brightly when he turned back to her. "It's a date." Duo said.
She smiled even brighter and leaned over to him. Duo suddenly felt particularly warm with her closeness. "How did you get him to agree?" She whispered.
Duo grinned. "I just told him if he didn't agree he might wake up one morning to find his personal arsenal in a state of pink."
Minako giggled, a bell-like, shining sound. Duo felt his mind drift. "Personal arsenal?"
Duo came to his thoughts and recovered. "Yeah, he collects guns and stuff."
"Oh."
"Names?" Heero's monotonous voice sounded over the glass.
"Oh, I'm Minako, this is Ami," Ami smiled and adjusted her glasses. "This is Makoto," Makoto gave a little wave. "And you know Rei." Rei said nothing but crossed her arms.
Duo nodded and stretched his arms over his head. "Well, I'm Duo, that's Quatre," Quatre smiled softly. "You know Wufei, and the guy with no personal expression is Heero."
Makoto suddenly stood up and leaned almost completely over the glass wall. Bending over the wall, she put her face right next to Heero's. He looked up from his coffee and looked into the pair of emerald green right in front of his face. Makoto winked. "Looks like I'm your date, gun-boy."
Heero grunted. "Hn."
Makoto frowned playfully. "You shouldn't grunt at people. It really rude."
"Hn."
Wufei stood suddenly and almost marched from the café.
(Great. Now I am stuck on some juvenile...date with that insolent onna!) He brushed his cheek, though the red mark was probably already gone. His mind went back to his dream. (I should have seen that blow coming, yet I didn't. I didn't even make her pay for it!) But even as he walked down the street, the though of her face if he were to hit her made his footsteps seem heavy and slow. (I think I'm getting weak.) He admitted to himself.
So, how was that chapter???? A little longer, but, hopefully, a little better. Oh, and one thing I should have mentioned, Usagi will not be in this fic. She may make a few appearances, but no real spotlight time. Sorry all the many, many Usagi fans out there, but I'm just not very fond of her. Anyway, review me 'kay??? See ya next week!!
Hey, things are going to get a little tense in this chapter, and you may have noticed I upped the rating; don't worry; it's just for some swearing that may come along...eventually.
Rei's P.O.V.
Rei walked cautiously up the steps to the temple. She shifted the single shopping bag in her hand and glanced around. (Good, he's not here.)
Rei walked over to her sleeping room and slid open the door slowly. She glanced around in the dark and turned on the light when she concluded her husband-to-be wasn't there. Rei mentally smacked herself. (Stop thinking like that!!! He won't be my husband, at least not until August 7th.) She sighed as she looked over at the calendar to see it was only three weeks away.
Rei walked over to her bed of blankets and pulled off her shirt and skirt. Grabbing her nightshirt, her mind suddenly went to Wufei. (Would he come over tomorrow?) She shook her head to herself. (No. Probably not. He'll stay home and train, or whatever he does with his spare time.)
Buttoning up the shirt, Rei laid down in her bed and pulled the thin covers up. (It's a good thing the temple is always cool; this July heat would just kill...) Her mind drifted off as she fell asleep.
Rei awoke around four, as usual, but fell asleep again, and decided to skip meditation this time. The sun was up and birds were chirping when she opened her eyes again.
"If you think you can sleep in like this when we're married, forget about it."
Rei bolted up in her bed to see Wufei standing in the corner, leaning against the wall, in his usual white outfit. Rei snorted. "What are you doing in here?"
"Waking you up. Now get up." He glared over at her, expecting obedience.
Rei readied herself for a fight and remained in her bed. "I'll get up when I'm ready." She growled.
Suddenly flaring with anger, Wufei strode over to her and snatched Rei's arm, feeling a tinge of emotion as she made a sound of pain as he pulled her up. Breathing deep to calm himself, Wufei chose his words carefully, not wanting to set himself off against his future bride. "Look, onna. You will be mine in less than three weeks. You can't stop it. So stop fighting me and accept it."
Rei jerked her hand away, not caring as the blanket fell to the bed, revealing her bare legs and thin nightshirt. Wufei kept his eyes level on Rei's violet ones, not wanting to stare at her the wrong way. (Not for a few weeks yet anyway.) A smile played at the corners of his mouth.
Suddenly furious at what he must be thinking, Rei stepped back from him, her nails biting into her palms as she twisted her hands into fists. "I will never accept you." She growled, almost recoiling as Wufei's arm tensed slightly.
Before Wufei could lash out, Rei laid her own attack on him. His cheek stung fiercely, as though he had been hit with a fiery brick instead of Rei's open palm.
Rei pulled as much dignity as she could, glaring at him as he brushed the red mark across his face. Wufei glanced up at her then felt his eyes return to the ground suddenly as his dream flashed into his mind. (She looks just like she did...) And somehow, he wasn't surprised to find he couldn't move to catch her as she so calmly turned her back to him and went over to her dresser.
Wufei dropped his arms and looked half-heartedly at Rei, who had pulled on a skirt. Rei looked back at the suddenly forlorn Wufei and almost felt sorry for what she had done. But, as he regained his casual arrogant posture, Rei lost the feeling of remorse. "I may be stuck to you forever in three weeks, Wufei," Rei called across the room, "But I will never consent to you."
She closed the door behind her, leaving Wufei alone in her room.
Later that day, Rei kicked herself for going off and leaving her room in Wufei's hands.
"Would he wreck it, just to get back at you?" Minako asked over her milkshake.
"No, he wouldn't sink that low. Well, I don't think he would." Rei leaned back in her seat, brushing a lock of raven hair over her shoulder.
Ami sighed. "You said his cheek was really red after you smacked him. Are you sure you didn't release any power?"
Rei looked over at her. "I might have, but definitely not enough to make him suspicious of anything."
Makoto slurped at her milkshake. "Well, he deserves it. That jerk needs a serious attitude adjustment." She looked into her drink thoughtfully. "Maybe you straightened him out."
Rei leaned forward on her elbows. "I doubt it. The only thing that will change is everyone's opinion of me. 'Onnas are supposed to be silent and obedient." Rei mocked Wufei's condescending tone. "Now both of the families will be upset that I challenged him."
Minako took a long sip of her milkshake and suddenly jerked her head up. "Oh, that reminds me! I got a letter from Usagi today!" The others looked over at her. "Yeah, she says she and Darien are doing great over in Paris and in a few days, they'll be going off to..." Minako pursed her lips, trying to remember. "Someplace in Italy. They say 'hi' and Usagi says to keep up the fight." After a few pointed stares from the others, "I told her about the here-and-there youma packs. She says there isn't that much evil over in Europe, but she still sees a youma ever now and then."
Rei frowned. "Glad their love life is going so well."
Minako giggled and suddenly gasped tilted her head towards the café doors. "Whoa, totally hot guy at ten o'clock!" She hissed excitedly. The others absently glanced over and all four locked gazes on the group of boys walking in. Minako openly stared at the guy in front, a boy with long brown hair tied back in a braid, who was chatting energetically with the boy next to him, one with unruly brown hair and striking ice-blue eyes, whom Makoto was eyeing more discreetly. A well dressed boy with white blond hair trailed behind, catching the attention of Ami, and the boy next to him didn't need a description; the way Rei ducked under the table was explanation enough.
Minako winked at her boys as he passed. "Hey cutie."
He looked over and smiled crookedly. "Hey babe."
The boy next to him, Makoto's eye catcher, rolled his eyes and pulled the boy to a seat in the next booth over. The other two passed without incident, Wufei didn't so much as look at them, though he clearly recognized them, but the blond boy glanced repeatedly over at Ami, earning him a small wave from her and a slight blush when he smiled back.
After those two had sat down in the next booth, Rei poked her head up from under the table. "Oh, great." She hissed. "My whole afternoon is ruined."
Minako looked over and saw the blurry outline of her guy through the hazy glass separating the booths. "Oh, I don't know if it's ruined..."
Makoto waved her hands for them to be quiet as she pretended to lean into her drink, but tilted her head so she could listen to the boys in the next booth. The others did the same, with Rei hesitating, but leaned over anyway.
In the next booth~~~~
As the waitress left the table with four orders of coffee, Duo turned to Wufei. "Geez man, are you sure that mark just came from falling off your bed? You don't exactly have that far to fall, and it still looks pretty r-" A noise sounded from somewhere and Wufei glared over at Duo.
"Will you drop it already?!" Wufei hissed at him, annoyed with his insistence on the subject.
Duo held up his hands. "Whoa, just asking. By the way, hey Heero, how are things with Relena?"
An indistinct growl was heard from somewhere and Heero hesitated before responding. "She still insists on added security even though she isn't in the media spotlight anymore. She told me there would always be a threat against her as long as she was a diplomat." Heero came about as close as he could to rolling his eyes.
Quatre sighed and stretched. "Some people are like that, constantly worried about someone attacking them, kidnapping them... It almost ridiculous how paranoid some people can be."
Duo smiled. "Amen to that. Oh, finally." He reached up and took the tray of steaming cups from the waitress.
The red-headed girl waved back his money as he pulled it from his pocket. "Already paid for." After a few confused stares from the boys, she leaned over to Duo. "Courtesy of table two." She smiled brightly and walked off.
Duo looked around at the not-quite crowded café. "Which one's table two?"
In the girls' booth~~~
Rei looked over a Minako, who smiled brightly back at her. "Aw come on..." Minako whispered.
"What if they look over here?" Rei growled.
Makoto shook her head at Rei. "Girl, you have to face him sometime. At least here, if he tries anything, we can back you up."
Ami nodded. "Yes, and it's not like you can avoid him forever."
Rei sighed in submission. "Fine."
Minako smiled over at her. "Great."
In the boys' booth~~~~
Duo stopped a passing waitress. "Hey, where's table two?"
She jerked her head at the table next to them, the girls' table. "That one. Why?"
"No reason..." Duo said faintly and looked over as the waitress walked away.
"Why would they pay for our drinks?" Heero asked suspiciously.
Duo rolled his eyes. "Duh... Because they like us!!" Duo lowered his voice to a whisper. "Don't tell me you didn't see that girl totally checking you out as we walked up." After a period of silence that clearly answered his question, Duo sighed in exasperation. "Then let's just go over and check them out a little."
Wufei rolled his eyes at the childishness. Glancing over to the other table, he saw a bundle of black through the hazy glass. He frowned. (None of them were wearing black when we passed, and it is too hot to be wearing a jacket...) He pursed his lips, realizing what it must be. (She must have hidden from me when we went by. Of course! Where her friends are, that onna is most likely going to be there as well!)
Duo leaned around the glass and almost fell out of his chair to see the blond girl's face right in front of him. He grinned as he slipped around the short wall and slid into the seat next to her. "Hey beautiful."
"Hey handsome."
Duo smirked his classic grin. "I just wanted to thank you for the drinks."
Minako leaned her head back and smiled playfully. "No problem."
Duo tilted his head. "No, really, I want to thank you. Maybe I could repay you..." He looked up at the ceiling, then back at her. "A date?"
Minako smiled slyly. "On one condition."
Duo lifted his head and smiled. "What?"
Minako glanced over at the other girls, Minako returned his smile. "My friends have to come." Duo smile wavered. "With dates." She continued.
Duo's grin returned as he looked over through the glass at his own table at the guys behind it, who were probably going to kill him if he closed the deal. Looking back at the girl, he nodded. (She's worth it.) "Deal."
There was a sudden movement as the girl who had been looking at Heero suddenly smiled and clapped her hand over the mouth of a girl with long, black hair, whom looked vaguely familiar. The black haired girl struggled and snorted audibly as Wufei leaned over the glass wall.
"No. I a not going on some ridiculous date with that onna."
"He has a point, Duo." Quatre said, leaning up by Wufei. "Don't forget, Wufei's already engaged."
"Oh, don't worry." Ami said reassuringly. "It's Rei he's engaged to."
"And?" Duo asked, not quite catching on.
"And I'm Rei." Rei grimaced, not looked up at Wufei.
"Oh!" Duo smiled, and looked over at the tall girl with the brown hair tied back in a high ponytail. "Now for the hard part."
Duo leaned back over and looked at Heero. "No." Heero said certainly, without looking over. He took another sip from his cup.
Duo frowned and leaned over and murmured something in his ear. Heero jerked up, hand going to his side as he realized Duo was serious. "You shouldn't do that..." Duo whispered, almost laughing. Heero's emotionless mask dropped for a split second and showed irritation.
Heero turned back to his coffee. "Hn." He grunted.
Duo patted him and the back and whipped around to the other booth before Heero could reconsider. The blond girl was smiling brightly when he turned back to her. "It's a date." Duo said.
She smiled even brighter and leaned over to him. Duo suddenly felt particularly warm with her closeness. "How did you get him to agree?" She whispered.
Duo grinned. "I just told him if he didn't agree he might wake up one morning to find his personal arsenal in a state of pink."
Minako giggled, a bell-like, shining sound. Duo felt his mind drift. "Personal arsenal?"
Duo came to his thoughts and recovered. "Yeah, he collects guns and stuff."
"Oh."
"Names?" Heero's monotonous voice sounded over the glass.
"Oh, I'm Minako, this is Ami," Ami smiled and adjusted her glasses. "This is Makoto," Makoto gave a little wave. "And you know Rei." Rei said nothing but crossed her arms.
Duo nodded and stretched his arms over his head. "Well, I'm Duo, that's Quatre," Quatre smiled softly. "You know Wufei, and the guy with no personal expression is Heero."
Makoto suddenly stood up and leaned almost completely over the glass wall. Bending over the wall, she put her face right next to Heero's. He looked up from his coffee and looked into the pair of emerald green right in front of his face. Makoto winked. "Looks like I'm your date, gun-boy."
Heero grunted. "Hn."
Makoto frowned playfully. "You shouldn't grunt at people. It really rude."
"Hn."
Wufei stood suddenly and almost marched from the café.
(Great. Now I am stuck on some juvenile...date with that insolent onna!) He brushed his cheek, though the red mark was probably already gone. His mind went back to his dream. (I should have seen that blow coming, yet I didn't. I didn't even make her pay for it!) But even as he walked down the street, the though of her face if he were to hit her made his footsteps seem heavy and slow. (I think I'm getting weak.) He admitted to himself.
So, how was that chapter???? A little longer, but, hopefully, a little better. Oh, and one thing I should have mentioned, Usagi will not be in this fic. She may make a few appearances, but no real spotlight time. Sorry all the many, many Usagi fans out there, but I'm just not very fond of her. Anyway, review me 'kay??? See ya next week!!