"In The Stars" Chapter 31

!*Author Notes: Okay um, you know what this chapter well went in a totally bizaar direction from what I had originally written on paper. Um also it actually doesn't end in the same place either. So yeah I'm going to see if I can work the stuff that got left out into the next chapter. Yeah and I think you could say Wufei is totally OCC here... also, if people getting sick um makes you sick you might want to watch out for that part then... yeah I think this comes out more as how I'm really feeling right now, but I've always heard put all of yourself in your work and it usually can't go wrong.*!

"Hey, Wu, feeling better?" Duo asked him, later that morning, bouncing into the living room where Wufei sat in the chair holding a steaming mug of hot chocolate.

"Yes, a lot," Wufei replied offering him a small smile.

"So where's Treize?" Duo asked sitting on the couch.

"He's upstairs still."

"Oh, does he know you're down here?"

"Like it is any of your business, but yes," Wufei replied with a glare.

"I was just curious, I'm glad you're feeling better," Duo said waving his hand to ward off Wufei's glare.

"Thanks," Wufei said looking down into his mug of coco.

"Hey what's wrong?" the braided man asked in concern.

"Nothing," Wufei said shaking his head. "I was just thinking about how you're always correct."

"Correct?"

"About everything... all your advice or warnings have come to be what pass," Wufei said before raising the cup he held with both hands to his lips to take a sip.

"I only point out what I notice, and Treize is just as observant," Duo explained.

"Yeah and that can be so hard to deal with sometimes," Wufei grumbled.

"What, not being able to hide anything?"

"Well yes, it is like I can't have any secrets."

"Yes but usually those secrets you want to covet are painful to you," Duo pointed out. "We only want to help."

"Yeah, I know," Wufei replied. "Before, everything had been a secret but now I don't think I have any left."

"Sure you do, they just aren't damaging, painful ones," Duo disagreed.

"Maybe," Wufei acknowledged leaning forward a bit to pet Stormy, who was curled up over his feet.

"Well for example," Duo offered. "What's your favorite food? Favorite song? Favorite anything, I don't think Treize knows many of those things yet, he will, eventually you'll give them away."

Wufei didn't say anything as he sat back and stared into the mug. Duo had a point, he just wasn't sure he had any answers to those questions. Wufei looked up when he heard footsteps on the stairs. Heero appeared in the living room only a few minutes before Treize.

"Hey sweetheart," Duo said reaching over the back of the couch to catch Heero's hand.

Wufei watched them wondering how Duo could do it, could display his feelings so openly. He wasn't sure he'd ever be able to do such a thing. "I see your personal foot warmer is back," Treize said stepping up beside the chair before leaning down to kiss the top of Wufei's head.

"Yeah," Wufei mumbled refusing to raise his head as a deep blush filled his cheeks.

"I need to head into town, anyone need anything?" Treize asked.

"Actually yeah," Duo said standing up. "You comin' Wu?"

"Nah, you guys go on," Wufei said shaking his head.

"Are you sure?" Treize asked.

"Positive," Wufei replied with a smile.

"All right, we'll be back soon," Treize said before following Heero and Duo out the back door to the garage.

Wufei sat staring at the glowing tree in front of him, his mind just wandering. He wasn't sure how much time had passes when he was startled by the phone ringing, he did notice the sun was already on it's decent toward the earth. He slipped his feet out from under Stormy, setting his mug down he got up and walked over to grab the phone off the coffee table in front of the fire, Treize had started earlier that morning. He froze the moment he heard the voice on the other end.

"I know that's you Wufei," Milliardo's voice sneered on the other end.

"What do you want?" He snapped back.

"You, haven't heard?" Milliardo said a sarcastic surprise to his voice.

"Heard what, that you're an idiot," Wufei replied with a smirk the blonde would never see.

"Call me names, I just won't tell you then," Milliardo replied as if he was about to hang up.

"Like I really care to know, I probably don't so made it is better you don't tell me," Wufei answered.

"Oh, but I think you might like to know this," Milliardo said his voice softening. "It is about... Treize."

"What about Treize? I thought we made a deal about that..."

"Oh no, not that, I didn't go near him," Milliardo cut him off. "But I did see an accident... and he was right in the middle of it."

"What do you mean?" Wufei ground out growing tired of the blonde.

"Well, I happened to notice them putting him in an ambulance," Milliardo said his voice completely serious.

"You're lying!" Wufei snapped about to throw the phone across the room.

"Hey, I saw it you know, I was just walking down the street and wham," Milliardo said quickly in reply.

"I don't believe it and I sure as hell don't believe you!" Wufei snapped trying to fight down the rising panic in his chest.

"Fine, don't believe me then, I mean I only thought it would be kind to call and let you know about it, it looked pretty serious. Of course, if you really don't love him, why would you care...?" Milliardo replied before hanging up the phone on his end, even before Wufei could try and reply.

Wufei stared at the phone, noticing it was shaking; no it was his hand that was shaking. He could feel the panic he had been trying so hard to fight back, surge through his defenses and escape. He suddenly flung the phone across the room hearing it hit the wall and clatter to the floor, probably broken. He didn't care though. That asshole, he was wrong, Wufei kept telling himself even as he could feel the tears escaping. No it wasn't right, Duo would have called or Heero. Yet if they were hurt too, who would know to call and tell him... no one... "Oh god!" He moaned collapsing to the hearth, his legs unable to keep him standing. "No! Why?" Wufei shouted crumpling completely to the hearth, his head buried in his arms to hide his pain from the rest of the world.

No, his mind kept repeating as his chest heaved with sobs and labored breathing. He couldn't stop though, couldn't stop the tears, the sobs, the pain... it wouldn't stop no matter how many times he said no. Finally, out of his bodies sheer exhaustion, he fell asleep the sound of the crackling fire and a small kitten the only things left to hear in the large home.



"Wufei," Treize called as he stepped through the front door with a couple of bags, Heero and Duo behind him. The older man found it odd when he didn't get any kind of response. He was surprised when a black mass bolted toward him, mewling cries leaving the kittens lips. "What is it Stormy?"

Treize had now become very concerned as he set his bags down and collected the kitten that was trying to climb up his jeans. No, Wufei would never leave Stormy alone if she was distressed like she seemed to be. Something had to be wrong, where was he. He looked toward the living room, remembering that had been where the cat had appeared from. He saw the fire still roaring in the fireplace, the rest of the floor blocked by the back of the couch. Treize was startled when Stormy suddenly jumped from his arms and ran back into the living room. She began to meow even louder, her cries almost sounding scared and sad.

Treize felt his stomach tighten when he noticed the broken pieces of the phone near the archway between the two rooms. What had happened here? He forced himself to step into the room following the kitten. When he came got close enough to see over the couch he caught sight of a heap laying on the hearth, dark hair falling everywhere, as Stormy nudged her small nose against a non-responding arm. He rushed around the couch, Wufei's name on his lips. Duo and Heero weren't too far behind him either. Treize knelt beside the young man, gently pulling the kitten away and handing her to Duo before turning back to the young man on the floor. He noticed his back rose and fell, it seemed unsteady but he was breathing.

Reaching out he grasped the smaller man's shoulders, gently trying to shake him awake. At first he got no response, when all of a sudden the young man snapped up pulling back from him. He noticed instantly he'd been crying, and quite hard from the way he seemed to be still trying to catch his breath. What had happened to upset him so much? How long had he been laying there? "Wufei..." Treize started to say when the young man gave out an incoherent cry throwing himself at the older man.

Treize instantly wrapped his arms around the smaller man, who was shaking like a leaf, his chest heaving with his sobs. He gently ran one of his hands along Wufei's back, trying to calm him even a little. He knew he was going to make himself sick if he kept going on like this. "Wufei, calm down sweetheart," he whispered trying to sooth the upset young man.

Only it seemed to cause the younger man to cry hard, his chest heaving against Treize's as he buried his face against the other man's solid shoulder. "Sweetheart, you have to calm down you're going to make yourself sick." Yet again all his words seemed to accomplish was upsetting him even further. What could have happened while they were gone? Treize wondered trying to sooth Wufei with his hands, combing them over the smaller man's back and threw his hair. He knew he had to find some way to get him to calm down, but his words only seemed to make it worse. When he suddenly remembered the way Wufei had responding to his command about letting him see the bruise on his side.

Treize grasped the other man's shoulders and gently pushed him away from his chest. Wufei seemed though that he didn't want to leave just yet, as he clung desperately to Treize's shirt, fighting the man's pushing arms to get close again. "Wufei," Treize snapped shaking him slightly. "Look at me, Wufei, look at me right now." He commanded his voice tight.

The younger man seemed to respond to that as his head slowly lifted, his eyes overflowing with tears, sobs still overtaking him. Even now his chest still heaved as he cried, but he did look. Treize took that as a good sign anyway. He searched the tear-filled eyes, not finding anything in them but fear and pain. "Wufei, why are you so upset? What happened? How long have you been laying here?" Treize demanded keeping his voice tight.

Wufei didn't say anything, Treize wasn't too sure even if he wanted to he would have been able to get the words out right now. He only pulled at Treize's shirt, anything to try and get close again. Treize sighed giving into the silent plea; he wrapped his arms around the smaller man as Wufei quickly buried his face against Treize's shoulder again. The older man easily scooped him up from the hearth and carrying him toward the stairs. Duo and Heero followed behind, Stormy tucked in Duo's arms.

Treize kicked open the door to their room heading straight for the bed. He gently settled Wufei down about to pull away when his shirt was caught in a death grip that turned Wufei's knuckles white. He sat down on the bed facing the younger man while Duo deposited Stormy on the bed as well, the kitten immediately coming up to curl up near Wufei's hip.

"Duo, will you please go and wet a rag and bring it to me and the trash can," Treize said running his hand through Wufei's hair. He knew at this rate the younger man was going to get sick for sure.

"Um sure, be right back," Duo said before racing into the master bath to get the things Treize asked for. He returned a few minutes later to see Heero sitting on the other side of the bed watching as Treize tried to pry Wufei's hands from his shirt. Suddenly the young man's body convulsed, Treize reacting instantly to grab the trash can and place it under Wufei's chin.

As Wufei vomited up his breakfast Treize was finally able to pull the fingers away from his shirt. It almost seemed like Wufei was afraid of his leaving. He took the rag Duo offered pulling back the dark hair as Wufei continued to get sick, tears still falling to intermingle with the contents of his stomach. Finally he stopped convulsing and gagging, his stomach now totally empty. Treize pulled the trash can away gently wiping Wufei's mouth and face with the rag. "All right, I told you, you were going to make yourself sick. Now calm down before it happens again," Treize said his voice still tight.

Wufei seemed to be listening now, as his sobs became less intense, yet his chest still heaved to breath. The tears seemed to be slowing as he slumped forward his forehead coming to rest against Treize's chest, but his hands didn't move from where Treize had placed them on the bed. "Now, we are going to talk about this. Wufei, why are you so upset that you'd make yourself sick?" Treize asked tilting the younger man's chin up to look into those still pain filled eyes.

Wufei hiccupped still unable to control the sobs and his breathing. Duo appeared beside him with a glass of water. "Here buddy, this might help some," he said offering it out to the other man. Wufei slowly lifted his shaking hand to take the glass, his eyes slow to meet Duo's. He drank only a few sips before he began coughing, Treize quickly taking the glass from him. "Died..." Wufei finally said his voice cracked with tears, pain, and fear.

"Who died?" Treize asked his fingers rubbing along Wufei's arms.

"... ya... you...." Wufei finally managed through his hiccupping sobs.

"What do you mean? Did you have a nightmare?" Treize asked concerned.

"di...died...in...cra....crash...." Wufei finally got out his chest heaving painfully in need of more oxygen.

"No Wufei, I'm right here, you must have had a nightmare," Treize replied watching the younger man closely.

"...no!... ca...call...ed.... sa...said.... you.... wer...were.... hur... hurt," Wufei forced out his body shaking as bad as his hands were. "Gone... you.... le... left.... me...."

"Who called? No Wufei I'm right here, I didn't leave you, I promised you I never would," Treize said trying to convince the younger man.

"... he... sa... said... he saw... ev... everything," Wufei said shaking his head. "I.... believed him."

"Who said?" Treize demanded lifting Wufei's chin to force their eyes to meet. "Wufei who called earlier? Is that why the phone is on the floor?"

"Sa... sorry," Wufei mumbled remembering the sound the phone had made when he'd thrown it across the room.

"I don't care about the phone, who called," Treize replied his thumbs' rubbing over Wufei's soaked cheeks.

Wufei shook his head never wanting to say the name again. He just wished the man was dead, why did he hate him so much to call and say that. Duo suddenly sat on the bed beside Wufei his arm going around Wufei's shaking shoulders. "I think I know who it was," he said feeling Wufei's body tense under his arm. "Yes, I know exactly who it was and he is going to regret ever owning a phone."

Duo quickly stood up and was out of the room before Treize could even say anything. Heero wasn't too far behind either, Treize wasn't sure if it was to stop him or go help him in whatever he was about to do. Yes, now even Treize had a pretty good idea who had called and spouted such lies. Yet, why did Wufei react like this, why did he believe him?

"Wufei, why did you listen to him?" Treize asked giving voice to one of his questions.

"He sounded, so sure... said I didn't... love..." Wufei replied his eyes moistening again. "I do! I do! I do!" He kept repeating the two words over and over until Treize placed his hand over Wufei's mouth.

"Shhh, I know you do," Treize said, "Never believe a word that comes out of his mouth, because every single one of them won't be true. I didn't see him at all today in town; he must have seen me though with Duo and Heero, and not you. If it were something as serious as that, don't you think Duo or Heero would have called you?"

"What if they were hurt too? Who would know to call me, no one... no one would call," Wufei shouted his chest heaving at the effort to shout and breath.

"Of course they would know, in my wallet is your name and the number here," Treize replied his voice gentle as he ran his fingers through Wufei's hair. "All right, I think you should rest and then we can talk about this when you have really calmed down."

"No! Please... don't... leave me," Wufei whispered reaching out for Treize.

"I didn't say I was going anywhere," Treize replied sifting on the bed to lie back against the headboard and pull Wufei to lie half on him. He gently ran his fingers through Wufei's hair while his other hand ghosted along the younger man's back. He felt Wufei begin to truly calm down as he drifted off to sleep his breath much more controlled and easy unlike how he'd found him downstairs. He gently pet the kitten that had sifted to curl up against Wufei's back. "Thank you Stormy for leading me to him."

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