Gundam Wing; Humor; PG-13
Line- 'The idea of you breeding frightens and disturbs me.'
Psycology
Amanosai
Duo flopped down on the couch hard, giving a half-hearted "Ouch." when his elbow hit the wooden arm rather hard. Wufei looked over the top of his book, then set it aside along with his reading glasses.
"What happened?" Duo looked up at Wufei, suprised.
"What're you talking about?" Wufei raised one thin eyebrow in mild disbelief, and Duo sighed in exasperation. "Was it that obvious?"
Wufei sat up straight and fixed the bookmark more securely in place. "When you don't come in and try to hug me, flop down on the couch, don't even look at the injured spot to see if you have a bruise, or even ask what I was reading, I'd say something might maybe be wrong."
Duo nodded in agreement. "That," Wufei added. "And the fact that you moved out of this appartment two months ago to go live with Hilde, I'd say that, yes, it was fairly obvious."
Duo cringed sheepishly and scratched his head. "Yeah, I guess you're right." He became serious, suddenly having an intense interest in a ketchup stain on the carpet. "Well, it's just that, Hilde and I were talking about a few things and I... I just don't know. I mean, we're not legally adults yet, so I still have time to get used to the idea, but..."
Wufei blinked slowly, then sighed and slumped backwards in his overstuffed armchair. "She wants to get married." Duo nodded, and Wufei rubbed the bridge of his nose.
"I can't say that the idea doesn't have some appeal, it's just that, the way I was raised, divorce would never be an option for me. If we're together, we're together for life. 'Til death do us part. The whole nine yards. I don't know if I'm ready for that kind of commitment when I've just turned eighteen."
Again, the eyebrow raised and Wufei sat forward. "You piloted a giant metal machine of mass destruction, risked your life dozens of times, faced down the very end of all life on Earth as we'd known it, and you're afraid of being with Hilde for the rest of your life?"
Duo laughed. "Well, don't put it like that! Makes me sound like I've lost my nerve."
"Trust me, you still have another two years before you have to make that kind of decision. If you both find out that you don't like living together during that time, there's no engagement, and you can still stay friends." Wufei advised, and Duo nodded, taking in the reasuring logic.
"Thanks Wufei, I knew there was a reason I came to talk to you instead of Trowa." Duo stood up and watched the eyebrow soar to new heights as a smile finally cracked Wufei's lips.
"You're an idiot. Just promise me one thing."
"What's that?"
"That you'll wait until the honeymoon."
Duo's face twisted into an interesting combination of bafflement, suprise and embaressment. "What!"
Wufei shrugged as he led Duo to the door. "The idea of you breeding frightens and disturbs me." He admitted before closing the door in Duo's face. He sighed once again, letting go of the grin he'd been holding back as he went back to his book on human psychology. It was so much fun to play with Duo's mind.
'Sai-sempai's awesome. That was just so Wufei-ish!
