"In The Stars" Chapter 1

!*Author Notes: Okay just to clear this up now, this is an AR (Alternate Reality). The guys are in their early twenties, Treize is around thirty and everyone else mentioned are in their mid-twenties. If you are confused just ask me.*!

Wufei felt his head bounce off the consol and side window of his Gundam's cockpit. His eyes slipped close as blood dripped into them, his mind slipping away to the darkness around him.

"Wu, come on wake up," a voice called pulling him for the abyss of black as light flooded through his eyelids. "We're going to be late!" The voice said forcing him to open his eyes.

Wufei stared up into violet eyes as Duo's face hovered over his. Duo's hands were reaching out to shake him as his long braid fell against his arm. "Don't even think about it," Wufei threatened causing Duo to freeze, his violet eyes going wide.

"Did you have a bad dream, Wu, you seem snappy?" Duo said leaning back on his ankles.

"I've told you not to call me by such a ridiculous name," the dark haired youth said, finally looking around to take in his surroundings. He was on a grassy hill, overlooking what only could be a university. This made no sense at all, the last thing he remembered was his Gundam being thrown back by a brilliant blast of energy. Had he died in that battle? But what was this place he now found himself?

"You've never objected since we were little," Duo's voice said a tone of hurt lacing his words.

Wufei looked at him, seeing the same energy he had before, but there was also innocence there now. Those violet eyes we un-haunted by war and death, they were truly happy. He was surprised by the next words that came out of his own mouth. "Sorry... I don't feel so good."

"Well come on we have your crush's class, seeing him has always cheered you up before," Duo said accepting the apology easily. "If we don't hurry we'll be late."

Wufei stood up, unsure of all this, it was like he was in some kind of alternate reality, far different from his own. He silently followed the ever chatting Duo back to campus and into a large hall on the north end of everything. As they stepped in one of the auditoriums Wufei looked around surprised by what he saw. Milliardo, or Zechs, sat in the front row while Relena and Dorothy sat a few rows back, next to each other. They seemed awfully close sitting there, closer then he thought those two women would ever get without lashing at each other.

Duo took a seat even further back, leaving the isle seat to Wufei. "About time you guys got here," Heero said behind them causing Duo to blush and focus his violet eyes on the table before him. Wufei found the reaction interesting.

"I sure hope Milliardo doesn't hog the whole lecture again," Quatre said sitting down on the other side of Duo. Trowa took the seat behind the blonde, next to Heero's.

Several minutes later Wufei thought his eyes might jump out of his head as Treize walked in the room to stand behind the podium in the front. He was their professor? But Duo had said... no way could he have a crush on that man.

"Hey Wu you in there?" Duo's voice whispered startling him from his thoughts.

"Huh?"

"Well you were about to drool on the paper I just leant you," Duo said before cracking a smile. "Where is your stuff by the way?"

"I must have forgotten it," Wufei said lamely.

"I can tell."

"Wufei," a voice whispered a few minutes later, but when he turned to look at Duo, the other was whispering to Quatre. "Not there silly."

He turned the other way to find a young girl with curly brown hair and blue eyes standing at the corner of the table. "Who are you and how do you know my name?" He asked in a whispered hiss.

The girl didn't even seem to flinch. "I'm here to ease your mind. You were killed in that battle but Lady Fate felt she needed to step in. So now you are here, in a more peaceful world."

"I can't just be here... I know nothing about this place or the people!" Wufei growled.

"So learn, Lady Fate has faith in you," the girl said when Wufei felt something tap his arm. He turned to see Duo about to say something, only when he turned back the girl was gone.

"Hey you okay?" Duo asked softly, his concern evident in his eyes.

"Mr. Maxwell, Mr. Chang," Treize's voice said interrupting whatever Wufei might have said in reply. "Do you have something you'd like to contribute to this discussion?"

Everyone in the class laughed at the face Duo made before answering with a 'no'. Wufei looked up to find Treize staring at him, as if waiting for his answer. He didn't even know what the discussion was about. "War," the little girl's voice supplied in his head. He glanced over at Duo's sparse notes to see she was correct.

He looked back at Treize as the room filled with an eerie silence. "Sometimes it can be the only way to initiate change," he finally said daring Treize to call him on it.

The older man looked at him a moment longer before turning away to speak to the whole class. "Does anyone agree or disagree with Mr. Chang's statement?"

The class continued on without further problems, even as Wufei tuned them out. His mind was still trying to wrap around everything the girl had told him, or not told him. He had been killed and then placed here... a world he knew nothing about. He almost thought he'd rather be dead then have to deal with all of this. Why would someone step in on his behalf?

He was shook out of his thoughts by Duo's hand on his arm. "Are you sure you're okay? It's not like you to space out in this class. And I can't believe you said that!" Duo said in almost one breath.

"Just not feeling much like myself," Wufei answered brushing the hand off.

"Are you sure it's not something else... I mean..." Duo sounded overly worried making Wufei wonder what their relationship was in this place.

"It's nothing," Wufei growled before getting up to follow the other students out.

Duo caught up with him, along with the other three guys when Treize's voice stopped them. "Mr. Chang my I speak with you a moment?"

Wufei glanced at Duo who grinned hugely at him before he shrugged and approached the older man. The other four left a moment later, Duo looking back for a moment. "Yes?" Wufei said as civilly as possible considering everything.

"You seemed more distracted than usual considering who you sit by. Is there something going on?" Treize asked every bit the professor, so unlike the man Wufei had fought.

"No, nothing is going on," Wufei lied not even wanting to think how people would react if he told them the truth.

"Oh," the man seemed generally disappointed. "You know if you need someone to talk to, I'm always here."

"Thanks but I probably need to get going now," Wufei answered starting for the door, not waiting for Treize's possible response.

Wufei stepped out in the hall at a loss on just where he should go. A movement to his right caught his attention; Duo was waving at him with a huge grin on his face. He approached the braided teen, no not teen, Wufei thought considering they were at a university.

"So did you finally confess your feelings?" Duo blurted out.

"What?" Wufei slipped out in shock. "Of course not!"

"Yep sounds like the same old Wu to me, you have me worried there for a bit," Duo said with a dramatic sigh.

"Uh..." Wufei was at a loss for words after hearing Duo's statement.

"Wu?" The concern was back when Duo said that dreadful nickname.

"I'm feeling pretty tired, I think I'm going to go rest," Wufei covered hoping he wasn't just making a bigger fool out of himself.

"Uh Wu the dorms are that way remember?" Duo said pointing in the opposite direction he was facing. "Maybe I'll just walk with you, you don't look so good."

Wufei followed the braided man but refused to say anything even though he was glad Duo was showing him the way. Otherwise he wouldn't have had a clue where to go. Duo entered one of the four-story halls on the south side of campus.

He stopped at one of the doors looking at Wufei, "You know I'm right next door if you need anything."

Wufei didn't say anything as he shoved his hand in his pocket to find a set of keys. Pulling them out he took a guess, praying he was right. When the lock turned he let out a silent breath of thanks before pushing the door open and going inside.

He found the room empty and let out a verbal sigh that it was a single. Plopping down on the bed, he felt like this all must be just a strange dream. Wufei sat up in bed realizing he'd actually fallen asleep. Looking around he was still in that dorm room, confirming that this was no dream.

He looked at the desk to see two small picture frames. Wufei picked one up to see that in fact it was a younger version of himself and Duo laughing. Duo's hair wasn't as long as it is now, yet it was still pulled back in the picture. He snorted at the very idea of them being friends and set the picture back down. He picked up the other frame; it was of him but an older woman and man on either side. These must be his parents, or well the Wufei of this reality's parents. He set the picture back down with a long sigh, he didn't have a clue how he could live in this place knowing nothing about it.

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