CrazyRae: Hehehehe, i'm back. Uploading the last of my updated story for the moment. Insomnia sucks majorly, but oh well.

Disclaimer: I lost the trial for custody of GW....(cries)

CR:.............let the story begin right?

Chapter Twelve

Wufei Chang walked through the gardens, looking for a place to meditate. He was walking quietly, enjoying the peace.

The news of Nikolai's death has seemed to hit the onnas and Winner pretty hard, Wufei thought, I don't get it. People die all the time, so what's the point if one more person dies.

A soft, sob reached his ears causing him to stop in his tracks. He followed the sad sound, to find himself at the water fountain that they had seen when they first arrived here.

Kneeling in front of it, head resting on her folded arms, cried Amelia, or Lia. Her body racked with the sobs as memories of Nikolai flashed through her mind.

Wufei sighed inwardly and placed his hand on her shoulder, causing her to react badly. Soon enough Wufei was on his back, the blue haired girl holding him down. She noticed it was him and her eyes softened. Tears forms and she cried into his chest. Awkwardly, Wufei wrapped his arms around her waist, trying to comfort her.

"He can't be dead. He promised. He promised he wouldn't leave me alone." she cried.

"Everyone loses someone important to them." Wufei sympathized.

"He never hurt anyone though. He promised that he would never leave me. He was suppose to be the strong one. He was suppose to make sure I did everything right." she continued.

"He seems to be important to all of you." he summarized.

"He was my partner. He and I were a pair. We both were the top brains in the group. We fixed every machine, and mechanical problem. If I didn't know something, he did, vise versa. He was my cousin at that." she cried.

She slowly calmed down, and Wufei sat up, leaning against the fountain. Her head rested on his shoulder, tears flowing silently.

"Have you ever lost someone, that you didn't realize they were important to you until they were gone?" she asked suddenly.

Wufei flinched inwardly.

"My wife." he replied simply.

She looked up at him and smiled sadly.

"I grew up alone. My father was always working at a base. He was a doctor and tried to help people. Even though he was alive, he was never really there. He always seemed to dislike having a child. My mother had died in child birth."

"One day I was sitting in the kitchen eating when I heard a knock on the door. I opened it to see Nikolai. I didn't know who he was, but he pulled me into a hug and told me that everything would be ok. I didn't understand, until he explained. Earlier that day, the base my father worked in was blown up. There were no survivors."

"I never fully trusted him when he told me he was my cousin. All I wanted was revenge. He told me, if I had the heart to take a life join Galaxy. I agreed and next thing I knew I wound up working as one of the highest paid hackers." Lia told her story, tears flowing down her face.

"When my father died, I never cried a single tear." she added with regret.

"Revenge isn't the best way to go. That's how I wound up a Preventer. I never really knew my parents much. I was betrothed to my wife, Merein or as she called herself Nataku. She was a tomboy, and fought a lot."

"After we were married she tried to prove that she was strong enough to be my wife. I regret not telling her she was. OZ attacked my clan and Merein took a Mobile Suit and fought to the bitter end. I buried her in my favorite field."

"After that I swore I would avenge her death, along with the rest of my clan. When the chance came, I took it. I became pilot of Nataku, which I named after her. I told Master O, that her spirit lived within the very Mobile Suit she fought to protect with the clan." he said, his voice filled with lost.

"I'm sorry I made you remember Wufei." Lia apologized.

Wufei shook his head.

"No. It's painful, but it's good to remember those we fight for, because then we lose sight of what our goal is." Wufei said wisely.

"Who ever thought you were a scholar?" she teased, trying to break the sorrow-barrier.

He gave a simple "hmpf" and turned his head away from her.

"Wufei, if you ever want to talk...know I am here for you." she informed shyly, kissing his cheek.

She stood up and left Wufei behind with a slight pinkish hue on his cheeks.

What is wrong with me, he asked, I can't like her. She's friends with the enemy. Keep a level head Chang.

Wufei shook his head and drifted into a meditation, clearing his mind of 'useless' thoughts.

CR: Short yes i know. R&R