Dreaming
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After pondering for a few minutes, Wufei followed Relena, careful to be as silent as a cat. He saw the princess perched delicately on a bench carved of stone, and wished not to disturb her. Instead, he spied a nearby tree, and pulled himself up into it. Climbing up until he was concealed by the leaves, he watched the princess.
'After all, the woman needs taking care of,' he mused silently. 'With a blink of an eye she can have half the world kissing her ass or wishing for her death.'
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Relena breathed the scents of the flowers around her, and smiled. For a moment, she thought Duo had returned, but when she checked, it had proved only to be her imagination.
Humming to herself, she closed her eyes. Instead of letting herself drop into a comfortable darkness, she was enveloped by stunning orbs of cobalt blue. She let in a sharp intake of breath, hitching in her throat and stabbing her lungs with a muffled sob she refused to let surface. Bitting her lip, she could almost feel two strong arms wrapped around her, guiding her in a gentle dance.
She fought hard to pry open her eyes, but couldn't find the strength to... the gay little daydream was so real... so heart touching...
It made her want to just run to him, and never let go...
Instead, she pulled her knees up to her chest, and let the dancing figures in front of her eyes carry on...
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Duo jumped a little as someone handed him his food. He smiled warmly at the girl, and gave her the money needed.
"Thanks," he said cheerfully. With a little wave, he left the restaurant, and went to his car. He put the food on the passenger seat as he walked by, going around the back, and climbing up over the side of the convertable. "Now... lets eat and then convince Relena to let me take a week or two off to get that much needed information..."
He revved up the engine, and sat for a moment, thinking about how exactly he would get the information.
Then it hit him.
"Why not go to the scientist that trained him!" He said aloud; his smile dropped. "No... he wouldn't give me the information, expecially if he's anything like Wu..." Duo thought for a moment, twiddling with his braid as he pulled out of the parking lot and started back to the Peacecraft Manor. "Well... he used to live on L5... bet I could hack into some information banks... and whomever trained him probably has his reccords as well..."
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Trowa's eyes darted back and forth for a moment as a twig snapped under his feet. He moved out of site as he saw Relena look up. After a moment, she looked away again.
Trowa shook his head a little, and then resumed to where he was going.
A tree.
He had seen Wufei climb up it during his last round, but decided to finish before he checked it out.
Climbing up the tree as quieter then Wufei had before, he looked up at the Chinese man, who was looking at Relena through his long lashes, as if about to drift off to sleep.
"You can go back to your room if you want," Trowa said, breaking the quiet ravine.
"The woman needs someone to watch her or else she'll get herself killed," Wufei snorted. "But if you wish to watch her mope about Yuy, then go ahead."
Trowa's ears caught a faint sob, and knew the meaning of his words.
"I'll watch her until Duo comes back," Trowa said simply. Wufei nodded, and let himself drop off of the branch he was on, landing cat-like on the ground. Trowa watched him leave from the corner of his eye, and found himself a comfortable spot to sit and watch Relena.
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Duo pulled into the manor and drove up the five minutes until he could see the door. Muttering something about REALLY long drive ways, he parked in no particular place, and cut the engine.
Climbing out of the car, grabbing ahold of the Italian food as he did so. He headed straight for the gardens, knowing that she would be there.
"Lena! Oh, LENA!!" Duo called playfully, walking through the gardens with a grin. "Come out come out wherever you are!"
"She's by the rose bushs Maxwell," a voice said above him. Duo looked up, to see Wufei glaring at him from a window.
"Thanks Wu!" Duo waved franticly.
"Just shut up already!" Wufei glared at him, and slammed the window shut. Duo laughed a little, and went in the direction of the rose bushs. He found Relena there... sobbing silently.
"Relena," Duo sat down next to her, the Italian food dropping to the ground. He hugged Relena to his chest, and started stroking her hair. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and her sobs subsided. "Relena, are you alright?"
"Heero..." she muttered. Duo sighed, and pulled Relena away from him. He shook her lightly until she opened her eyes.
"I'm not Heero," Duo said simply. "Now... come on... foods getting cold..."
Relena smiled slightly, knowing that, through Duo didn't say the right words, he meant well. She allowed the American boy to pull her to her feet, and then followed him inside. She swore for a moment that she saw something in a nearby tree, but didn't really look into it.
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Wufei laid down on his bed and closed his eyes, sighing a little. He was sick and tired of this place. He just wanted to go home.
'What home?' He thought bitterly to himself. 'Home is where the heart is, isn't it? Home died along with Nataku...'
He bit his lip, vividly remembering the day that his wife Meiran had died. He clearly remembered thinking how beautiful she looked when she was dressed in the traditional black and red for the wedding. He remembered how he had had through how cute she looked when she demanded to know why he refused to fight her.
Was the simple reason that he didn't want to accidentally hurt her not enough? But he couldn't tell her that... she had been a warrior, and he, a mere scholar.
He gave in, just to please her... he would never admit that he would do anything to please her. But when he beat her, she had looked so heart broken... he hadn't dared look at her, because he felt as if a part of him died when he saw that expression on her...
He could still picture it clearly... it haunting him. He had to live, knowing that he had broken the heart of the bravest creature alive... his wife... the one he loved...
Wufei sat up abruptly. He raised to his feet and pulled his hair out of it's tight pony tail as he went to the bathroom. He started a shower and let it get warm as he pulled his shirt off and started to untie his pants.
He let his pants fall to the ground, along with his blue silky boxers, and then stepped into the shower. Grabbing some soap he lathered up some suds into his hands, and then worked them into his hair. He rinsed it out thoroughly, and then let the hot water snap at his face.
He sighed again, wishing that the vision of Meiran with that heart broken look would disappear from behind his eyelids.
'My Nataku...'
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After pondering for a few minutes, Wufei followed Relena, careful to be as silent as a cat. He saw the princess perched delicately on a bench carved of stone, and wished not to disturb her. Instead, he spied a nearby tree, and pulled himself up into it. Climbing up until he was concealed by the leaves, he watched the princess.
'After all, the woman needs taking care of,' he mused silently. 'With a blink of an eye she can have half the world kissing her ass or wishing for her death.'
-
Relena breathed the scents of the flowers around her, and smiled. For a moment, she thought Duo had returned, but when she checked, it had proved only to be her imagination.
Humming to herself, she closed her eyes. Instead of letting herself drop into a comfortable darkness, she was enveloped by stunning orbs of cobalt blue. She let in a sharp intake of breath, hitching in her throat and stabbing her lungs with a muffled sob she refused to let surface. Bitting her lip, she could almost feel two strong arms wrapped around her, guiding her in a gentle dance.
She fought hard to pry open her eyes, but couldn't find the strength to... the gay little daydream was so real... so heart touching...
It made her want to just run to him, and never let go...
Instead, she pulled her knees up to her chest, and let the dancing figures in front of her eyes carry on...
-
Duo jumped a little as someone handed him his food. He smiled warmly at the girl, and gave her the money needed.
"Thanks," he said cheerfully. With a little wave, he left the restaurant, and went to his car. He put the food on the passenger seat as he walked by, going around the back, and climbing up over the side of the convertable. "Now... lets eat and then convince Relena to let me take a week or two off to get that much needed information..."
He revved up the engine, and sat for a moment, thinking about how exactly he would get the information.
Then it hit him.
"Why not go to the scientist that trained him!" He said aloud; his smile dropped. "No... he wouldn't give me the information, expecially if he's anything like Wu..." Duo thought for a moment, twiddling with his braid as he pulled out of the parking lot and started back to the Peacecraft Manor. "Well... he used to live on L5... bet I could hack into some information banks... and whomever trained him probably has his reccords as well..."
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Trowa's eyes darted back and forth for a moment as a twig snapped under his feet. He moved out of site as he saw Relena look up. After a moment, she looked away again.
Trowa shook his head a little, and then resumed to where he was going.
A tree.
He had seen Wufei climb up it during his last round, but decided to finish before he checked it out.
Climbing up the tree as quieter then Wufei had before, he looked up at the Chinese man, who was looking at Relena through his long lashes, as if about to drift off to sleep.
"You can go back to your room if you want," Trowa said, breaking the quiet ravine.
"The woman needs someone to watch her or else she'll get herself killed," Wufei snorted. "But if you wish to watch her mope about Yuy, then go ahead."
Trowa's ears caught a faint sob, and knew the meaning of his words.
"I'll watch her until Duo comes back," Trowa said simply. Wufei nodded, and let himself drop off of the branch he was on, landing cat-like on the ground. Trowa watched him leave from the corner of his eye, and found himself a comfortable spot to sit and watch Relena.
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Duo pulled into the manor and drove up the five minutes until he could see the door. Muttering something about REALLY long drive ways, he parked in no particular place, and cut the engine.
Climbing out of the car, grabbing ahold of the Italian food as he did so. He headed straight for the gardens, knowing that she would be there.
"Lena! Oh, LENA!!" Duo called playfully, walking through the gardens with a grin. "Come out come out wherever you are!"
"She's by the rose bushs Maxwell," a voice said above him. Duo looked up, to see Wufei glaring at him from a window.
"Thanks Wu!" Duo waved franticly.
"Just shut up already!" Wufei glared at him, and slammed the window shut. Duo laughed a little, and went in the direction of the rose bushs. He found Relena there... sobbing silently.
"Relena," Duo sat down next to her, the Italian food dropping to the ground. He hugged Relena to his chest, and started stroking her hair. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and her sobs subsided. "Relena, are you alright?"
"Heero..." she muttered. Duo sighed, and pulled Relena away from him. He shook her lightly until she opened her eyes.
"I'm not Heero," Duo said simply. "Now... come on... foods getting cold..."
Relena smiled slightly, knowing that, through Duo didn't say the right words, he meant well. She allowed the American boy to pull her to her feet, and then followed him inside. She swore for a moment that she saw something in a nearby tree, but didn't really look into it.
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Wufei laid down on his bed and closed his eyes, sighing a little. He was sick and tired of this place. He just wanted to go home.
'What home?' He thought bitterly to himself. 'Home is where the heart is, isn't it? Home died along with Nataku...'
He bit his lip, vividly remembering the day that his wife Meiran had died. He clearly remembered thinking how beautiful she looked when she was dressed in the traditional black and red for the wedding. He remembered how he had had through how cute she looked when she demanded to know why he refused to fight her.
Was the simple reason that he didn't want to accidentally hurt her not enough? But he couldn't tell her that... she had been a warrior, and he, a mere scholar.
He gave in, just to please her... he would never admit that he would do anything to please her. But when he beat her, she had looked so heart broken... he hadn't dared look at her, because he felt as if a part of him died when he saw that expression on her...
He could still picture it clearly... it haunting him. He had to live, knowing that he had broken the heart of the bravest creature alive... his wife... the one he loved...
Wufei sat up abruptly. He raised to his feet and pulled his hair out of it's tight pony tail as he went to the bathroom. He started a shower and let it get warm as he pulled his shirt off and started to untie his pants.
He let his pants fall to the ground, along with his blue silky boxers, and then stepped into the shower. Grabbing some soap he lathered up some suds into his hands, and then worked them into his hair. He rinsed it out thoroughly, and then let the hot water snap at his face.
He sighed again, wishing that the vision of Meiran with that heart broken look would disappear from behind his eyelids.
'My Nataku...'