Wufei growled at his ill luck and he meant ill. Glaring up at the nurse as she pulled the thermometer out of his mouth had no effect on the woman. She constantly babbled on. Give it to Winner to have a house nurse that constantly talked about her employer and his sisters. Normal he could ignore such babble, but he was to upset about his "condition" not to mention the huge headache that was forming. Looking across the room at his roommate he gave a ghost of a smirk. Tenshi was imitating the hyper nurse. He turned his glare back to the nurse as she slapped his bandage-covered hands.

"I am afraid Mr. Chang if you do not stop itching I may have to tie you hands down. In we go" she shoved a spoon into his mouth before he could snap back. Tenshi had shoved half of her blanket into her mouth to stop from laughing. Once the nurse left she spit it out and smiled innocently at Wufei.

"NO! You cannot have the remote. I refuse to watch such nonsense. Chasing little rodents down and stuffing them into balls it is animal cruelty if you ask me. Pure stupidity. Using tarot cards to summon creatures. Fluff pure fluff."

Tenshi rolled her eyes. All she wanted to do was watch a little cartoons but noo can't do that. So what if she likes the cutesy stuff. At least it took her mind of itching. Looking down at her bandage hands she pouted. So what if she had scares latter do they not understand how much it itches and hurts! She thumped her head back on the pillow and sighed.

A smallpox epidemic broke out a few days ago. Luckily the others had been gone for a while. The boys were off in space and the girls were off with Sally to who knows where doing who knows what. The disease was not all life threatening. They had medicine to prevent death just the pore souls stuck with a bit of itching. They even were able to minimize the pain one would normally be in. Use to be anything touching the skin including air would have a person whimpering in pain. Now you had a mild discomfort. Turning the disease in a small way close the chickenpox.

She looked around the white walls for something to do. Manga and other reading material littered the floor about her. She had read them all at least twice over. TV was out due to a certain dragon's possession of it. She stared at him for a moment and realized she really did not know much about the teen. She could not think of one time she actually sat with the boy and talked alone. She scrounged aground for paper and pen not trusting her voice still raw from her scream session with Relena. Once her message was written she made a quick Chinese star and tossed it across the room.

Wufei opened and eye staring down at the odd shaped paper with horribly written Kanji. Reading unfolded message a few times he took a heavy sigh.

"Only a woman could babble in a short letter." Looking at her he smirked " If this is a way to try and get the remote back forget it." Tenshi pouted scribbled down and tossed the paper ball at him. Catching it in the air he looked at her.

"You can very well use your voice. It is injustice for everyone to pamper you for not trying." He stopped when tears welled up in her eyes. "Humph" He turned and looked out the window.

No longer able to think of her with tears he turned back. The vacant look was in her eyes once again. He gave a small frown. She should not be living in the past so much. With a heavy sigh he flung the object she wished for.

Tenshi looked down at the remote in her lap. A ghost of a smile played across her lips.

"You should not dwell on the past. It will leave you near sighted for the future."

She looked at Wufei. " One should also learn from the past so not to make the same mistake." Wufei winced at her voice cracked, strained, fading in and out, barley able to understand.

"What past could you have that you must learn from?" she shook her head at his question. Taking a sip of water to cool her throat she tried again.

"My friends were my family. They needed me to be something that would take time to become. They wanted it then and not later. In the end my best was not good enough. Now…" She trailed off. She was at loss for words. What could she tell him? The truth, but she no longer knew what the truth was.

"They gave you the scars?" She shrugged. She picked up the remote and flipped the channels. Settling on one she zoned out. Wufei frowned at her dismissal of the question. At least she placed the channel on the news.

It talked of the rebuilding of the colonies damaged by the wars. Behind the reporter were familiar buildings to him. It brought back memories he tired hard to forget and yet honor. Looking down at his bandages he knew he was in for a long haul.

Tenshi moved to change the channel. He stopped her.

"You are like Winner with that heart thing of his." She gave as slight nod. He leaned back as memories flooded him "I was married before a scholar too. I cared only for my books and anything I could be taught. My wife was chosen for me. We had not been married long and were married young. She was, no IS, the strongest in our family. She was the original pilot of Nataku. She was Nataku. The machine was not ready when the Soldiers came. But she went to fight them anyway. Once I had realized what had happened I went after her in Shenlong. Not long after she died. In my arms still strong till her last breath. It was then I decided I would take up her Ideals and beliefs. I would become the person to bring justice to the world and to her death. Not soon after that was all that was left of that family and our home. " He pointed to the screen. It showed the ruins of buildings in colony 5. Tears feel from Tenshi's eyes. She had not tired to hurt him, but she had.

Wufei could not believe what had happened to him. That morning he had opened up and told someone thing he had not even told Sally about. Now he was trying to sneak back into the Winner estate with Tenshi. Each carrying a brightly colored stuffed animals won from the Circus.

After making sure the medicine they took made the disease non-contagious did he allow Tenshi to drag him out of the house and on a day of adventure. From the arcade, the zoo and finally the circus. Now they had to sneak back in with out alerting the forty and the others, who just returned.

He could not stop himself from chuckling. Something he found himself doing all day. He felt such a fool and childish as they stuffed the toys into the closet and dived for their beds as footsteps approached.

"I tell you Trista they are not there!" They could hear Quatre's angered voice vibrates through the house.

" But Master Quatre I checked on them earlier and both were asleep." The nurse pleaded. They were on the other side of the door. Wufei smiled at Tenshi and replaced his mask as the door banged open. He jumped up and glared at Pilots, girls and Nurse the crowded the hallway.

" What the devil is going on?" Quatre's mouth did a good impression of a fish. The nurse rushed to his side trying to take his vitals as he fought her off. Finally freeing himself of her she shoed every one out. Trowa and Duo stayed behind. Both looking smug.

Duo leaped onto Tenshi's bed sending her falling to the ground.

"Ya don't have to act. We know you both are awake, alert and were not hear a few minuets ago." Tenshi shared a frightened look with Wufei. Trowa smiled.

" How did you like the show?" he plucked cotton candy tuff from Wufei's hair. Realization flooded Wufei. He realized why a certain clown look familiar as did the candy salesman. He rolled his eyes as Tenshi flopped in her bed face down with a groan.

"How much?"

Duo tapped his chin in thought. Looking down at Tenshi who peak an eye at him he smiled. "Lets see. First off you sneaked off,"

" Went to the circus"

"And the arcade. Ya I was there too."

"Had everyone but us to seriously worried. "

"Get to the point." Duo grinned and made his way the closet. Picking out the largest two animals he turned.

"These should do it." All four froze when the door opened and relaxed when the nurse walked in.

"Pardon me but my patients really do need their rest."

Trowa gave her a smile. " We were just leaving."

Tenshi and Wufei looked at each other when the door closed and began to laugh.

Trista smiled at the sound coming from the room. She was glade to hear pure happiness. With a quick look down the hall way she smiled and turned to the dead end of the hall. A large ornate door appeared before her. The dull brown of her hair turned darker as did her skin. A long key like staff appeared in her hand as the door closed behind her.

Maybe it would be wise not to tell her two "patients" that they suffered from herbs that were not harmful but only gave the desired effects of a disease she wished for. Looking back at the door she shook her had. Nah. It would cease her fun. Besides the effects would wear off soon.