He shut the front door and threw his bag on the sofa as he made my way to the kitchen. Celia was trying to drain the pasta, talk on her mobile while pouring the sauce into a pan to heat. It was an accident waiting to happen.
CRASH
"Oh shi! – hello Wufei, how was your first day?" she said breathlessly, blowing a strand of hair out of her vision as she tried to salvage dinner.
"Celia, you may be a woman but you can't do that many things at once without having an accident." She stuck her tongue out at him in a very mature gesture.
"So…?"
"So…what?"
"Answer the question!" She shouted exasperatedly. He was still confused as to what was going on, since his brain was still engaged in the previous conversation.
"What question?"
She sighed and shook her head despondently. "How was your first day of school?" She reiterated.
"Oh…OH! Well why didn't you just say that in the first place then?"
She scowled at him.
"Just answer the bloody question, Wufei."
"Alright, alright. Jeez, no need to get so– "
"WUFEI!"
"It was fantastic alright!" He shouted at her, "I made a lot of new friends today and they're gonna meet me before school tomorrow. Are you satisfied now!"
She scowled at him and made her way over to him. He closed his eyes and prepared for a severe lecture from her. He winced as her hand descended on his head, but it only ruffled his hair.
"That's good to hear. Now go upstairs and get changed; you're gonna help me salvage dinner." She went over to the spilled sauce that still had some left in the tin she'd dropped on the floor. He rolled his eyes at her back and turned to head up the stairs.
"And don't you roll your eyes at me young man, or you won't get any money to go out with your friends!"
He quickly scampered up the stairs to avoid her wrath.
xXx
It was late evening before Wufei was able to see his sister. He was sitting on his bed, in his room; on the phone to Duo (they'd exchanged phone numbers after school before they had headed to their respective homes) when he saw Meiran poke her head through the door before entering his room and making herself comfortable on his bed.
"…yeah, I'll see you tomorrow Duo. Bye." A smile blossomed on her face.
"Oh, so you've made friends already? That's fantastic!"
He smirked. "That's what I said when Celia asked me."
She grinned at him, "Aww my little brother's all grown up now and soon he's gonna be staying out all night partying with his friends."
"Me-ei! I'm not little, you know. I'm gonna be 16 in April."
Her grin slowly changed into a soft smile. "Be that as it may, you still are and always will be my little 'Fei." She leaned over and gave him a brief hug before leaving his room, shutting the door quietly behind her. He got into bed and settled down to go to sleep with a little smile tugging at his lips.
xXx
"I'm late! I'm late! I'm late! I'm late! Oh my god I'm gonna be late!"
"WUFEI!" His head whipped around so fast to face her, he almost got whiplash. Once she saw that she had his attention, she took a deep cleansing breath – she seemed to do every time she had a conversation with him – and began to talk.
"Don't worry; you won't be late because I'll drop you off at school on my way to work. Okay? Okay. Right, now where did I put my…?" She started to mumble to herself under her breath as she went hunting around the living room.
"'Lia come on, it doesn't matter if you drop me or not. If we don't leave now then I will be late anyway!"
"Would you like some cheese to go with that whine?" she quipped breathlessly as she shoved her shoes onto her feet and hurried out the door with Wufei right behind her.
xXx
He collapsed into his seat just as the second bell reverberated throughout the school.
"Cutting it a little close don'cha think Wufei?"
"Quiet! It's not my fault the whole world is against me." A group of girls entered the classroom, giggling shrilly. One of them, a pretty red-head turned and looked at Duo before whispering to her friends. They broke into a fresh round of giggles causing Duo to scowl and Heero to growl threateningly under his breath.
"Hey Duo," one of them shouted, this time a girl with dark brown hair. "Aren't those the same clothes that you were wearing yesterday? Aww what's the matter? Too poor to afford more than one set of clothes?" They all broke into another fit of giggling, this time some of the other students present laughing with them. Duo's scowl deepened.
"Hey Jenna," Hilde called form the doorway having just arrived after the other girls did and heard everything. "Aren't those the same clothes I saw on sale in the window of Primark (1) the other day?" This time everybody present burst out laughing as Jenna flushed, angrily stomping her way over to her desk, her friends trailing behind her. Duo grinned down at Hilde and she reflected the expression back up at him as she made her way over to her desk in front of him.
"Thanks Hil," he whispered just as the teacher entered the room, the ability to make the whole class fall quiet coming with her fierce reputation.
"No prob," she shot him a smirk before facing the front. The teacher was doing the register, obviously in a bad mood because she wasn't even waiting for the students to answer to their name before moving on.
"Hey New Kid," Hilde said in a loud stage whisper, and grinning when he glared at her.
"I do have a name and it will do you well to remember it. It's Wufei!"
She just waved her hand as if she was dismissing it and carried on regardless. "So New Kid, did'ya just move here or just moved school?"
He rolled his eyes and turned to Duo. "Is she doing this on purpose or is there some ritual that compels you to call me that?"
Duo grinned, "Of course, it's tradition New Kid." Wufei's head hit the desk with an audible thump and a muffled 'Oh God, give me strength' drifted out. Duo was trying to smother his laughter, however Hilde was not happy with being ignored and scowled.
"Hey!" she shouted, interrupting the teacher mid-word and shocking the students out of the inconspicuous naps they were trying to take. She clapped her hands over her mouth in an attempt to take it back when she caught sight of the murderous glower that the teacher shot her way.
She spoke out, between clenched teeth, "If you ever interrupt me again, I'll slap so many detentions on you, your grandchildren will be staying after school on Thursdays. Got it?"
A muted whimper escaped through the hands that were still tightly clasped over her mouth and she nodded her head emphatically. She knew that the threat wasn't an idle one; the teacher would do it. Quiet laughter reached her ears and she turned to see Heero laughing quite blatantly at her. She really wanted to give him a piece of her mind but didn't dare risk talking again. She pouted miserably for the rest of the lesson
xXx
"I'm not talking to you or Heero, Duo. I'm rather unhappy with you as well New Kid but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt since I really need to talk to you." She pulled him to one side and glared at Heero and Duo when they broke into a fresh bout of laughter. "Right anyway, have you just moved schools then? You're not new to this city?" When Wufei nodded the affirmative she broke out into a grin. "So you know where Soho is?" Again he nodded. "Cool, because we were thinking about going to the club there on Friday night. Wanna come?"
Wufei's eyes widened, "Hilde! That's a gay club! (2)" It was then that the other two came over, having gotten their laughter under control. Duo caught Wufei's exclamation and raised his eyebrow.
"My dear New Kid, you seem to have forgotten that I am bi. Heero doesn't know what the hell he is but he likes to dance, and Hilde here will go after anything that has two legs and breathes." Hilde rounded on him and gave him one fierce punch to the arm.
"I do not!" she shouted indignantly, a cute pout resting on her features.
"Back to the matter at hand," Wufei smoothly brought the conversation back to the main topic, fearing an all out fight breaking out. "So exactly who's going to the club? And when and where are we meeting?"
"Don't worry about it, Duo will phone you with all the details tonight. Why? Is there a possibility of you not going?" She bit her bottom lip in worry, not wanting her new friend to miss out on all of the fun.
"No, no. Celia's cool; she'll let me go. She'll just want to know all the details."
Hilde and Duo broke into identical smiles although Duo wondered why Wufei called his mother by her first name. He mentally shook his head thinking that he'd ask about it later.
"Good, now that that's sorted I think it's about time that we went to Biology. Miss Sookdeo won't be too thrilled if we're late."
Duo shuddered, "God don't remind me." He grabbed onto Heero's arm and pointed forward in an overly dramatic pose. "Onward Comrade!" They marched forward with Hilde trailing behind them laughing. Wufei shook his head despondently at them and hurried after them.
These people were mad, utterly and completely mad!
xXx
(1) This is such a cool shop. It's mega cheap but has quality stuff. Most people are ashamed to be seen shopping there but I do most of my shopping there. I recently bought a pair of sunglasses there for £2 ($3.60) -grin-
(2) There is actually a gay club in Soho called G.A.Y (corny I know). Mum says that if I ever go to clubs, I should go to gay ones so I won't get molested (althoughI still fail to see how that's a bad thing...).
Now that that's cleared up………Umm, I'm sorry? -silence-
Okay that didn't work, how about………PLEASE DON'T KILL ME, I BEG OF YOU! YOU NEED ME TO FINISH THE STORY!
Sorry too much sugar.-smiles sheepishly-Anyway I just started my coursework for my GCSE's so I won't be able to update as often as I do (that's a lie) In other words it may take years before I update again. (joking…I hope) But it may take a long – well a longer – time before I update.
