"In The Stars" Chapter 7

Wufei sat in the hospital bed he'd been occupying for a little over a week now as they were keeping him there, not only because of his shoulder but also his ribs. Duo chatted away about his third date with Heero, earning a smile from Wufei.

"So has Treize stopped by today?" Duo asked catching the Chinese man by surprise.

"Why would he, I'm not his only student! He has classes to teach," Wufei snapped.

"Touchy today," Duo noted with a laugh. "So, have you kissed yet?"

"Excuse me!" Wufei was about to scream.

"Come on you can't tell me you haven't."

"No, and I don't plan to!" Wufei growled.

"Wanna make a bet on that?" Duo asked with a cheeky grin.

"What kind of bet?"

"How about I bet you a hundred bucks Treize kisses you, with your consent, before you get out of here," Duo offered.

"All right you got a bet and you better have the money!" Wufei agreed with a snicker, there was no way he would kiss Treize or let Treize kiss him. He just didn't know how to deal with these feelings so he decided to just ignore them, even if Treize claimed to feel the same. He noticed that Duo was just smiling at him. "What?"

"Nothing, just wondering if you knew that I saw Treize on my way up here. He'll probably show up shortly," Duo answered just before the door to Wufei's room opened to admit the older man.

Wufei shook his head, "Why didn't you say something before?"

"Slipped my mind earlier, I think I'm gonna go now," Duo answered. "See you later Wu."

"Don't leave on my account," Treize said but Duo only smiled and waved before leaving them alone. "Do I run him out?"

"No," Wufei sighed rolling his eyes. "He's just weird."

"He's your friend," Treize said good-naturedly.


"Yeah and I don't know how that happened," Wufei said finding himself enjoying the sudden banter.

"It is good to see a smile return to that beautiful face," Treize said taking the chair Duo had vacated.

Wufei stared at the older man his voice frozen by the sudden compliment. "Don't ever say such things again!" He finally said turning his face away.

"Why are you so afraid if I show you any kind of affection or feelings?" Treize asked leaning closer to the bed.

"Because... I never wanted to feel this way; I just want to forget about them. They don't exist, they can't..."

Treize seemed to be taken back by Wufei's explanation. "Do you think you don't deserve such affections?"

"Such feelings are just silly dreams, no one can ever truly feel such things toward another person," Wufei spit out his eyes closing tightly. "The only thing someone can really feel is hate and distrust."

"Why do you think that?"

"I grew up... and in the end those were the only feelings I had left."

"You must have felt differently when you were younger," Treize picked out in Wufei's statement.

"Maybe... at one point there was something else there... I don't remember... I've already forgotten so much about my own reality. Being here... has made me lose my true past, I hardly remember how I grew up," Wufei said his body sagging.

"I'm sorry but maybe your friend was right, maybe you need to let all of that go and live here and now," Treize offered seeing Wufei's eyes open.

"Why... why did she spare me? What was so special that she had to intervene in my journey to hell?" Wufei demanded.

"Why would you have gone to hell?"

"I killed so many people, innocent or not, if they were in the way I didn't care. We were fighting for a cause that so many had stopped believing in," Wufei answered his voice low.

"Maybe she thought you deserved something better, better than what you had and what you were going to," Treize said just as quietly.

"I was only a tool... in the end," Wufei said seemingly not hearing Treize's words. He finally looked at Treize as if they had just sunken in. "But to just drop me in another life, to expect me to figure out just what this person had been like only to keep people from noticing."

"You and the young man I had in class a year ago are very similar," Treize commented.

"Duo has said the same kind of thing before, but it's all just a big lie. I'm not that person; I don't know who I am anymore."

"Wufei..." Wufei looked around as the voice of the girl from before said his name. She was sitting at the foot of his bed, her face almost looked sad. "Do you not like it here? Do you really want to leave?"

"I..." This was his chance he realized, his chance to give these people back what they knew. He was surprised though when he felt a hand cover his own, he looked down to see Treize's larger one. "She's offering to let me leave... I should take it and return what should rightfully be here."

"No," Treize said surprising him. "I know this is hard on you Wufei but don't give up. I know you don't want to feel or care how I feel but I'm in love with you, this Wufei that has been in my class for a month."

"How... how can you say that? I saw how you were toward me before you knew; you've loved the real Wufei for some time, not me."

"No I liked the student who had been in my class a year ago, I didn't fall in love with you until about three weeks ago when you refused to let Mr. Peacecraft get away with setting you up," Treize explained causing Wufei's eyes to widen. "And since then my feelings have only grown stronger. When you were hurt all I cared about was that you woke up, but then when you told me who did it I really wanted to go return the favor."

"I didn't tell you, Duo did..." Wufei whispered.

"True but my reaction was the same. You know if you leave you'll really hurt him. He believes deeply about this being your second chance at a life better than what you had before," Treize pointed out. Wufei had a vision of worried and upset violet eyes at the mention of how Duo felt about him being here.

"I just... if I said yes it wouldn't matter. Duo would have his true best friend, not a cheap imitation who could probably never see him that way."

"I won't lose you, I think you were the true person Duo's best friend was trying to hide," Treize said leaning forward across the bed. "I won't give you up without a fight."

Treize's voice was a whisper against Wufei skin, his face so close. He's going to kiss me, Wufei thought surprised that he wasn't freaked out. Treize's lips felt soft and warm against his, not demanding but making their presence and feelings known. Wufei's hand slid out from under Treize's to drape around the older man's neck.

When Treize finally pulled away Wufei had to force his eyes open. Only the little girl was gone, her spot at his feet vacant and empty. He glanced over at Treize a blush rising to his cheeks unbidden. "She's gone," he said clearing his throat.

"And you're not," Treize said in reply.

"Damn, now I owe Duo a hundred bucks, of course I could just say it didn't happen," Wufei commented more to himself.

"I think he deserves it."

"You heard us," Wufei stated instead of asked.

"Yeah, I had just reached the door when you two placed it, not that I was going to do anything that might help either side. I was just to let things go however they were going to," Treize said seeing the scowl of suspicion on Wufei's face.

"He's just right too damn often... you actually called him by his first name," Wufei said as if just noticing.

"I know everyone's first name, I just feel it more respectful," Treize defended.

"Everyone else just thinks you're stiff." Wufei snickered at the reaction his statement received.

"Is your answer no?" The girl's voice asked in Wufei's head surprising him. He nodded wondering if she'd see it. "Good, now live a little."

"Hum, I may take that into consideration," Treize said drawing him back. "Now what concerns me is when they release you, you won't be safe since you chose not to do anything about Mr. Peacecraft."

"I didn't used to care and even now I don't, if he is that childish no one can stop him," Wufei said startled when Treize laughed. "What?"

"You're not afraid of anything are you? Least of all a jealous rival."

"He can't fight, he got lucky once, but I doubt that will ever happen again. And I could care less about his feelings even if you hadn't told me a few minutes ago that you... He's acting more like a fifth grader than a college student," Wufei explained. "It is not a matter of fear; it is a matter of common sense. He is hot headed so he does things foolishly and sloppy."

"Still, it concerns me about your safety," Treize said taking in everything Wufei had said. "I would feel better if I knew you weren't his number one target."

"All right," Wufei conceded to Treize's concern. "What do you suggest then?"

"Move in with me."

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