Chasing the Dragon

by Mudpie

Rating: R

Warnings: Uh...Let's see here. Graphic drug abuse, prostitution, Girl! Wufei, and of course, angst.

Disclaimer: If I owned Gundam Wing, Dorothy would be a main character. With whips.

Gomen, minna! I'm swamped with midterms. And a biiig paper, that took up most of my creativity and research time. So, I'm giving you a tiny little interlude, because that's all I can squeeze out of my poor, overloaded brain at the moment.

I'm working on the fourth chapter! Expect it out by next weekend.

Warning: This is all a dream.

Enjoy!

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The beautiful field of flowers stirred in a false breeze, the sun gleaming copper in the fashion of long forgotten memories.

Wufei, her hair unbound and tangling around in the warm winds, stretched and placed a daisy in between the crisp white pages of her book to mark her place.

Suddenly the world rolled around, so that she was facing the plate metal, the backbone of the colony in its never-ending curve. On top of her was a pleasant weight, girl-scented and panting.

"'Fei! Reading again?"

Wufei grinned sheepishly at her girlfriend, pushing her glasses back up her nose.

"Yeah…this is the only place I can concentrate."

Meiran's lips curved in a gentle smile.

"You're such a bookworm!"

"Am not!" In a swift, trained movement the smaller girl flipped her lover over and lounged across her stomach, thick reading glasses still intact.

Meiran's hands caught in her lover's hair, running her fingers through the silken black mass, practically causing Wufei to purr in content.

"I have bad news, 'Fei."

Wide black eyes, sliding nearly shut, snapped back open in an instant.

"Your engagement went through, didn't it?"

The taller girl's deep, pained breath made Wufei's head bob up, then back down.

"Yes. I am to marry Treize Kushrenada in two months."

Wufei jumped up, fists clenched and teeth bared. This was an old, cankerous spot between the two.

"Why didn't you say no? It's not right! He's a haui dan! We cannot trust him!"

Meiran sprang to her feet as well, eyes full of tears.

"I've tried! But this is the only way to let my clan survive! I have to do this!"

The rain began to fall around the two girls, right on time as always. Unknowingly, it masked the tears streaming down Meiran's face and plastered Wufei's long black hair down her back and onto her face

"W-what do you mean?" Wufei's voice was small, almost inaudible over the pitter-patter of rain on white petals.

"I think you know what I mean." Meiran's voice shook with implacable emotion, as if she were unable to believe what she was saying. "I can't do this anymore, Chang."

The teen's shoulders tensed and slowly, her glasses slid down her nose.

Meiran's fingers itched to push them back up, but she fought the urge tooth and

nail, finally winning over the impulse and bringing her hands back to her sides.

"I hope-"

But whatever Wufei hoped was stifled by the rattling of the colonies' thin walls.

Mobile suits were approaching.

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A giant thank you to my reviewers! You keep me going, honestly.

See you next week!