Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing.... Damn... Song by Keith Urban. "Raining On Sunday"
Pairings: Eventual 121, maybe some 343.
Warnings: Eventual Shonen Ai, maybe violence, and Rock n' Roll baby.
Notes: Ok, so I hope you like the fic so far. I'm working hard on it, and I just wanted it to be something that everybody could like. Except for the language and violence, there really aren't any warnings attached to the next few parts. Again this is my first 'long' GW fic, and I think that I will improve in my story telling as the story goes along. As a side note, as a musician, I appreciate good music, and since I don't want to publicly post my OWN lyrics as parts of this fic, I have decided that Duo's songs will be songs by other artists. They will be noted at the beginning of each fic, as I do not want it to seem like I stole their music, rather than borrow it for my own purposes. So, with that said, I would like to thank everyone who supports me, and to all the readers I would like to say: Enjoy.
In The Valley Of The Diamond Dogs
By Black Dragon62
Chapter 5: Over Egg Rolls And Tea
I sure hope I know what I'm getting myself into. Why do I do these stupid things?! Where the hell am I going? Am I going into a dojo? Or Hell? If Wufei owns this dojo, I think it would be a little bit of both. Well, in any case, there's no turning back now, since I don't know where 'back' is, I'll just keep going this way. Hey, what's that light? Duo was walking through the pitch black hallway, up until then he had been feeling his way along the wall making sure it was a hallway and not the entrance into a labyrinth. He stopped abruptly and scratched his head. How the hell do I know this is even Wufei's dojo? This is China by the way.... There could be a million people named Chang in this city, and they could be martial artists too; why did I assume that it was WUFEI Chang. Well, no going back now, if it's not Wu I'll just tell 'em I needed directions. He finally reached a door. He looked at it and saw that it had the words Chang Martial Arts in the same gold letters as the sign that was outside. And underneath the words was the name of the master that taught there, and unfortunately for Duo, he couldn't read Chinese. He took a deep breath and pushed open the door.
Duo stepped in through the door and took a look around. It was a typical dojo. Mirrors on the right side of the wall, and the floors were matted with light gray material. Punching bags here and there, and a weapons rack over on the far left side of the wall. On the walls were paintings of Chinese characters, with mountain in traditional Asian artwork. He was surprised and very impressed. Wow. Wufei's done good. He saw a light turn on on the opposite wall, there was another hallway.
"Lee Shao, you are late again. And you know what happens when you're late-" Wufei stepped through the threshold of the other hallway and stopped. He looked at Duo with wide unseeing eyes. His mouth was parted as if he wanted to say something, but it was stuck in his throat. The two of them looked at each other for what seemed like a small eternity. Then Duo decided to speak.
"Hey Wufei, long time huh?" Duo smiled awkwardly. One hand went to the back of his head, and the other went to his hip. He laughed uncertainly. Wufei still didn't move. Say something dammit, don't just stare at me like that. You're creeping me out. He looks good though... Looks like the same old Wu, except maybe older, and... has he been working out? He's grown too...
"Yeah...." Wufei said finally. Gathering his bearings, he looked at Duo not like a phantom, but as an actual human being that was standing in front of him. He then fixed a stern look onto his face, "It has been a long time. Duo." He said coolly. In that moment, Hilde and Quatre walked in through the door and stopped a foot behind Duo. They both looked at Wufei with wide eyes. Quatre had an innocent and loving smile on his face, while Hilde had her jaw on the floor. They all stood there for a moment before another interruption walked, nay ran in. A small boy pushed past them, and ran towards Wufei.
"I'm so sorry I'm late master!" The boy ran in and bowed and then proceeded to kneel before his teacher's feet. "I'm sorry! My mother wanted me to help her carry bags from the grocery store! I apologize master! Please forgive me!" The boy had his head bent down to the floor. He was trying really hard not to shake. Damn, Wu-man had his students in check. Duo thought.
Wufei looked at the quivering student at his feet. Then he looked to the three in his door way. "Lee Shao, there will be no class today. Go to your mother. And next time, keep some dignity when you are late, I don't want one of my students fearing for their lives when they are late." Lee Shao stood and bowed to his master, then turned, looked at the strangers, and his mouth dropped open.
"Hey, aren't you Duo Maxwell?" The child asked, tilting his head to one side, but his eyes squinting and searching.
"Yup. The one and only." Duo said, trying to indulge the child. The child couldn't have been more than 12, but was extremely small for his age. The child looked at Duo with wide excited eyes.
"Oh my God! No one's going to believe me! I am actually standing in the same room as the great Duo Maxwell! I have all your albums!" The child ran over to Duo and proceeded to jump up and down in excitement. "Can you sign my backpack?! Please?!" The child held up his book bag, and Duo smiled and signed his name on the bag.
At that point, Wufei had had enough. He rolled his eyes and walked over to Lee. "Go home Lee Shao, today is the only day you will see my generosity, I suggest you take advantage of it while you can." He put his hands on his hips and gave his student a stern scowl. The child bowed and said his good- byes and ran home. "Aya, children." Then he turned to his visitors. Wufei looked at the way they were dressed, all casual, while he was in a typical Chinese outfit. A white silk Chinese collared robe with no sleeves, with a yellow sash and white silk pants. He sighed and walked over to the other side of the room, and stepped into the hallway. Then he turned back. "Are you going to stand there all day? Or are you going to follow me?" He walked through the lighted hallway and disappeared from sight. Duo, Hilde, and Quatre followed behind him.
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They walked up some wooden stairs, at least this hallway was lighted. The walls were painted a dark maroon color with white boarders. There were plaques and photographs on the walls. All of which were of Wufei's students, they were holding medals and trophies from various tournaments. And in each picture, Wufei stood apart, hands crossed over his chest, and a serious look on his face. They all observed until they stopped abruptly. Duo smacked into Wufei's back. Wufei snorted and opened the door they had come to.
He stepped in and walked in to the extremely large room. The ceilings in the room were all at least twelve feet high. And they were held up by support beams, and in this room they had wide and tall windows. It looked like a renovated factory. They were standing in the living room, a wide coffee table in the middle with a red rug, the wooden floors shinned like they had just been polished. And there were leather couches, 3 of them, all surrounding the table. All in all, the room had a very nice feel to it, like a home. They all looked to where Wufei was, he was in the kitchen, boiling water.
"Sit. Please." Wufei said without looking up. They all sat down, each one on a different couch. Wufei walked in with a tray in his hands. "I don't know if you've eaten, but if you haven't feel free to help yourselves." He set the tray down. On the tray were 4 cups of green tea, and in the middle was a pile of egg rolls with sweet and sour sauce in a cup besides the mound. Each took a cup and an egg roll, and proceeded to munch. Wufei took his cup and walked over to the window, he looked out at the busy street below. He waited until they were finished munching on the rolls before he started to speak. "It's been six years..." He was still looking at the street. And they were all looking at him. "Why come now?" He turned and regarded them with a sad look.
Duo swallowed. Duo studied Wufei's clean shaven face, with his slick black hair pulled in his customary pony tail. And Duo thought the question was directed at him, so he decided to answer it. "We were in the neighborhood and decided to swing by." He said with a shrug. Wufei looked at him hard. And this made Duo flinch with nervousness. "Ok. I'm doing a couple of shows on Earth, and one happened to be in China. And Quat here told me you loved in China, and I thought it would be nice if we just, you know, caught up." He looked down into his tea cup, and watched as the green liquid went up against the side of the ceramic. He looked up and looked at Wufei. "It really is nice to see you again Wu."
Wufei sighed, and smiled softly. "Yeah, it is nice to see you again... All of you." He walked over and took a seat next to Duo. "So, what have you all been up to these past six years?" He took a sip of his tea.
"Not much really," Quatre began, making a light conversation. "I'm head of my father's company now, and Duo and Hilde have a show on the road that goes to almost all of the colonies. That's basically all there is to tell about us." They all nodded.
"Hn." Wufei said as he took another sip of his tea. Then he set it down on the table.
"So, what's been up with you? What have you been doing these last six years?" Duo asked. Looking to his right at Wufei.
Wufei took a deep breath, and let it out slowly. "Not much really. Just running this dojo, and living out my life day to day. After the wars, I married Meiran, I was 15 then, and we moved back to China."
"You old dog." Said Duo.
"Really?" Quatre asked, suddenly very happy for his friend. "I haven't seen Meiran in ages. Where is she?" He looked about the room, and then back at Wufei, he saw that the young man had a very, strange look on his face... almost as if he was in pain.
"Meiran," He said quietly, he looked at his hands. "Well, Meiran got pregnant when we were 18. She was so full of life and energy, and I've never seen her happier. She would talk about all the names she would name our son or daughter, she would always make and knit baby cloths by the window there," He pointed over to a chair that was by the large window, it still had some knittings on the seat. "We found out that we were going to have a son. And I've never seen Meiran glow with such beauty. I never loved her more than I did in that moment, her eyes shinning with iridescent light, and her face with a soft and enchanting smile."
"I'm happy for you Wufei." Quatre said with a smile on his face. "What's your son's name? And how come you never sent birth announcements?" He looked at a solemn faced Wufei. And saw that Wufei looked like he was in excruciating pain. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Wufei said, letting out a shaky breath.
"So, where is Meiran and your son?" Duo asked, curiosity peeked.
"Meiran is, she was..." Wufei stopped and walked over to the window where Meiran's knitting was laying. He picked up the soft blue yarn in his hands and looked at it quietly. "Meiran and my son died during childbirth." He said finally. Everyone in the room was quiet. They all looked at the devastated husband and father to be. They all had broken hearts for their friend, and Quatre wept for him. Wufei looked at them with solemn black eyes. "After her death, nothing mattered to me. Nothing was more important to me than my wife and son." He rolled the knitting in his hands. He sighed again. "I'll never forget the day. It was a sign or something like that, Meiran always said the sky was crying when it rained. And it was, it was crying for her, and for my son."
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"Hey! What's up with you guys tonight?!" Duo yelled over the crowd. "I got a special song for you guys tonight. I wrote it this afternoon and I just wanted to say, that it's dedicated to a special friend of mine. Wu, this one's for you. It's called Raining on Sunday." The crowd cheered, and then went silent when they heard the intro.
"It ticks just like a Timex
It never lets up on you
Who said life was easy
The job is never through
It'll run us till we're ragged
It'll harden our hearts
And love can use a day of rest
Before we both start fallin apart
And pray that its raining on Sunday
Storming like crazy
We'll hide under the covers all afternoon
And baby whatever comes Monday,
Can take care of itself
Cause we got better things we can do
When its rainin on Sunday
Your love is like religion
A cross in Mexico
And your kiss is like the innocence
Of a prayer nailed to a door
Oh surrender is much sweeter
When we both let it go
Let the water wash our bodies clean
And love wash our souls
And pray that its raining on Sunday
Storming like crazy
We'll hide under the covers all afternoon
And baby whatever comes Monday,
Can take care of itself
Cause we got better things we can do
When its rainin on Sunday
And pray that its raining on Sunday
Storming like crazy
We'll hide under the covers all afternoon
And baby whatever comes Monday,
Can take care of itself
Cause we got better things we can do
When its rainin on Sunday"
They watched as Duo swayed at the end of the song, then erupted into cheers and howls of excitement. Some women in the crowd were crying and screaming 'I love you Duo!' Wufei, Quatre, and Hilde all watched Duo on stage. A smile appeared on Wufei's face, and he silently mouthed the words, 'Thank You'.
To be Continued...........
Ya like?!!! I know I left out a big chunk before the song, but I thought and figured with the way the story was going, it would have been just mindless conversation. But I'll make up for it in the next chapter. And I know this one was long, and sad, but I just wantd to make it a little more interesting. Please drop some Reviews if you liked it!