bArtificial/b
Chapter Four! ^^ yay... XD Go me! Lol even though it's WAY delayed... no 5x2 moment though, I couldn't think of how to begin it...
bChapter Four/b
Heero smirked at Wufei over his cup of coffee, nearly making the Chinese man choke on the piece of bread he had put into his mouth. As Heero got up from the table, Wufei could see the soldier mouth out the words "six more days" as he walked past. Wufei found himself gulping nervously as Duo walked into the room, a bright smile painting his American face.p
"S'up, Hee-Chan? Q-Man? Wu-Wu? Trowa? Mornin'!"p
Heero grumbled softly to himself. "How come you don't give Trowa a stupid nickname?"p
"Because, obviously," Trowa said in an uncharacteristically sarcastic sounding tone. "You're a very special person, Heero." He moved out of the way as an apple whizzed past his head. The apple kept going and hit a large vase on a table, causing shattered pieces to fly across the room in all directions.p
"Heero! What the hell are you trying to do? Murder everyone?" Wufei had developed a sudden snappy mood as soon as Duo had walked into the kitchen.p
Heero just smirked. "You'd like that, wouldn't you? iWu-Wu/i..."p
Quatre had to hold Wufei back before this fight developed into a food fight that might just leave some dents in his house. "Will you guys please stop irking each other?"p
"Irking! I like that word." Duo grinned as he grabbed a donut.p
Quatre rolled his eyes. "Guys, don't forget, we have to meet that psychiatrist today."p
Heero's eyebrow twitched slightly. "Psychiatrist? I'm not a nutcase like some other people here... why're we being forced to all go?"p
"Not a nutcase my ass..." Wufei muttered darkly.p
"Because," Quatre said with a small sigh. "Lady Une wanted to make sure we were alright for the job. Appearantly, this woman is a friend of hers. Just go, ok Heero?"p
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Wufei nervously tapped his feet against the chair leg, waiting for Quatre to finish inside. He glanced around him to see what the others were doing. Heero was brooding darkly in a chair in the corner of the room, Duo was humming happily to his CD player, and Trowa was sitting there, staring into space, a strange, blank expression on his face.p
The door opened, and Quatre walked out, smiling. "Your turn, Wufei," he said in a cheerful voice.p
Wufei quirked an eyebrow at Quatre as he entered the room. The smell of lavenders was so strong that he had the sudden urge to run to a window and stick his face outside.p
"Close the door behind you," a female voice said from a large, leather chair. The chair turned, and a lovely woman smiled up at Wufei. "Lets see... Chang, right? Chang, Wufei." He nodded, cautiously closing the door behind him. "No need to be afraid, Mr. Chang. Sit down," she pushed a small cup across the table as Wufei sat in the wooden chair. "Tea?"p
The tea tasted strangely sugary. Wufei put the cup down, slightly miffed by the silence in the room. Was she going to talk? Or was she waiting for him to say something?p
"I'm Iria Winner, it's a pleasure to meet you, Wufei."p
"Winner?" Wufei raised an eyebrow, glancing at the woman. His head had begun to feel a little fuzzy.p
She laughed. "Yes, Winner. I'm one of Quatre's sisters." There was a small pause. Wufei began to feel a little drowsy and had to fight to keep his eyes open.p
iIs this some kind of trick?/i He glanced at the smiling woman in front of him. iDid she drug me?/ip
"Has anything happened in the past month that you've been here?" Her voice sounded somewhat far away. "Any particularly strange feelings?"p
It was then that Wufei realized what was in the tea. Before he knew what he was doing, he was telling her everything. He told her of the bet, of seeing Duo cry, of his guilt when he read Duo's letter... of... witnessing Duo almost kill himself. When he was done, he felt a squeezing feeling in his heart. iWhy did I drink it?!/i he thought, wincing under Iria's gaze. iAll those years with Heero, did I not learn anything about taking things from strangers? And now... now, she's forced everything out of me. She knows everything./ip
Iria nodded softly, and then stood up. "Well, Wufei," She smiled at him gently. "It seems that you're experiencing a completely normal feeling." Her gaze seemed to pierce right through him as she spoke. "Don't worry about the tea, hun. Lady Une wanted to make sure you guys didn't lie." She smiled softly at him. "And, don't worry about the guilt. There's a little something called 'love' that every person experiences."p
iLove?/i Wufei's head was starting to clear up, but somehow, it didn't feel like it had cleared at all. iWhat did she mean by that?/ip
Iria walked to the door and opened it. "You can go now, Wufei... the drugs should have worn off by now." He walked past her, feeling a feeling of shame overwhelm him. "And, Wufei? That guilt you're feeling will never go away until you learn to admit to yourself that you're in love with Duo."p
Chapter Four! ^^ yay... XD Go me! Lol even though it's WAY delayed... no 5x2 moment though, I couldn't think of how to begin it...
bChapter Four/b
Heero smirked at Wufei over his cup of coffee, nearly making the Chinese man choke on the piece of bread he had put into his mouth. As Heero got up from the table, Wufei could see the soldier mouth out the words "six more days" as he walked past. Wufei found himself gulping nervously as Duo walked into the room, a bright smile painting his American face.p
"S'up, Hee-Chan? Q-Man? Wu-Wu? Trowa? Mornin'!"p
Heero grumbled softly to himself. "How come you don't give Trowa a stupid nickname?"p
"Because, obviously," Trowa said in an uncharacteristically sarcastic sounding tone. "You're a very special person, Heero." He moved out of the way as an apple whizzed past his head. The apple kept going and hit a large vase on a table, causing shattered pieces to fly across the room in all directions.p
"Heero! What the hell are you trying to do? Murder everyone?" Wufei had developed a sudden snappy mood as soon as Duo had walked into the kitchen.p
Heero just smirked. "You'd like that, wouldn't you? iWu-Wu/i..."p
Quatre had to hold Wufei back before this fight developed into a food fight that might just leave some dents in his house. "Will you guys please stop irking each other?"p
"Irking! I like that word." Duo grinned as he grabbed a donut.p
Quatre rolled his eyes. "Guys, don't forget, we have to meet that psychiatrist today."p
Heero's eyebrow twitched slightly. "Psychiatrist? I'm not a nutcase like some other people here... why're we being forced to all go?"p
"Not a nutcase my ass..." Wufei muttered darkly.p
"Because," Quatre said with a small sigh. "Lady Une wanted to make sure we were alright for the job. Appearantly, this woman is a friend of hers. Just go, ok Heero?"p
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Wufei nervously tapped his feet against the chair leg, waiting for Quatre to finish inside. He glanced around him to see what the others were doing. Heero was brooding darkly in a chair in the corner of the room, Duo was humming happily to his CD player, and Trowa was sitting there, staring into space, a strange, blank expression on his face.p
The door opened, and Quatre walked out, smiling. "Your turn, Wufei," he said in a cheerful voice.p
Wufei quirked an eyebrow at Quatre as he entered the room. The smell of lavenders was so strong that he had the sudden urge to run to a window and stick his face outside.p
"Close the door behind you," a female voice said from a large, leather chair. The chair turned, and a lovely woman smiled up at Wufei. "Lets see... Chang, right? Chang, Wufei." He nodded, cautiously closing the door behind him. "No need to be afraid, Mr. Chang. Sit down," she pushed a small cup across the table as Wufei sat in the wooden chair. "Tea?"p
The tea tasted strangely sugary. Wufei put the cup down, slightly miffed by the silence in the room. Was she going to talk? Or was she waiting for him to say something?p
"I'm Iria Winner, it's a pleasure to meet you, Wufei."p
"Winner?" Wufei raised an eyebrow, glancing at the woman. His head had begun to feel a little fuzzy.p
She laughed. "Yes, Winner. I'm one of Quatre's sisters." There was a small pause. Wufei began to feel a little drowsy and had to fight to keep his eyes open.p
iIs this some kind of trick?/i He glanced at the smiling woman in front of him. iDid she drug me?/ip
"Has anything happened in the past month that you've been here?" Her voice sounded somewhat far away. "Any particularly strange feelings?"p
It was then that Wufei realized what was in the tea. Before he knew what he was doing, he was telling her everything. He told her of the bet, of seeing Duo cry, of his guilt when he read Duo's letter... of... witnessing Duo almost kill himself. When he was done, he felt a squeezing feeling in his heart. iWhy did I drink it?!/i he thought, wincing under Iria's gaze. iAll those years with Heero, did I not learn anything about taking things from strangers? And now... now, she's forced everything out of me. She knows everything./ip
Iria nodded softly, and then stood up. "Well, Wufei," She smiled at him gently. "It seems that you're experiencing a completely normal feeling." Her gaze seemed to pierce right through him as she spoke. "Don't worry about the tea, hun. Lady Une wanted to make sure you guys didn't lie." She smiled softly at him. "And, don't worry about the guilt. There's a little something called 'love' that every person experiences."p
iLove?/i Wufei's head was starting to clear up, but somehow, it didn't feel like it had cleared at all. iWhat did she mean by that?/ip
Iria walked to the door and opened it. "You can go now, Wufei... the drugs should have worn off by now." He walked past her, feeling a feeling of shame overwhelm him. "And, Wufei? That guilt you're feeling will never go away until you learn to admit to yourself that you're in love with Duo."p