Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing.... Damn...
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 7: A Fortune Cookie And A Decision
"Thank You China! Goodnight!" Duo yelled to the audience before walking off stage. It had been a 90 minute set, and he was tired and hungry. He walked over to where Hilde, Wufei, and Quatre were standing. He smiled and said, "I'm hungry."
"You're always hungry." Hilde said to Duo. But she relented. "Alright, the guys are going to get everything packed up. So, get changed, and maybe take a shower, and then we can go out and get a bite before heading off to the hotel. Wufei, care to join us for dinner?" Hilde looked at her watch, "It's only 9:30. Unless you have somewhere to be?"
Wufei shook his head. "I have no where to be. I would like to join you. I know a good Chinese place, considering we are in China, I don't think it would be so bad." He said with a slight smirk on his face.
"Great! Meet you guys in half an hour alright?" Duo said as he walked off to the dressing room, undoing his braid as he walked.
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34 minutes later........
They got out of a black car with tinted windows. They all looked up at the neon sign that read, "Wok Master". Then they all turned and looked at Wufei. The young man looked at them with a smile.
"Trust me, it's good." He said has he opened the door. As they walked in, a little bell on the door rang. Signaling the proprietor that he had some customers. A short Chinese man walked out of the backroom and greeted them with a bow. Wufei bowed to the man, and spoke something to him in Chinese. The short man nodded and walked them over to a secluded corner of the small restaurant, and they sat in a booth. He handed them all menus and bowed again, and said in choppy English that he would be back shortly. They all nodded and looked at their menus, they were all thankful that the menus were in English.
"So, what would you suggest Wufei?" Asked Quatre, he was studying the menu and was trying to see what didn't sound too customary for his taste. Then he looked up at Wufei.
"I would actually suggest you try the 'Peking Duck', it's very good here." He said, drumming his fingers on the wooden table. He was looking from left to right. And was looking a bit nervous.
"Everything alright? You look a little tense." Hilde asked him, she eyed him closely, and tried to pry the information out of the young Chinese man. She looked at Duo on her right, and saw that he was absorbed in trying to find something on the menu that sounded remotely edible. Then she looked back across the table at Wufei, the drumming had ceased, and he was looking at her with solemn black eyes.
"I'm fine." Short, concise, and to the point. That was Wufei for ya.
The short man returned with a tray that carried four glasses of ice water, and removed a notepad from his pocket and a pencil from behind his ear. They all gave their orders, Quatre chose the Peking Duck, Hilde chose some Wonton Soup, and Duo chose the Chicken Chow Mien with a side of white rice and Wufei asked for the Shanghai Street Noodles. The man nodded and bowed, and went to the back to make their orders.
The restaurant was quiet, considering they were the only ones there that late. They all sat in the uncomfortable silence, before Quatre decided it was deafening.
"So, what's it like for you to be living in China? Is it different now after the war?" Quatre directed the question to Wufei.
Wufei shrugged his thin shoulders. "Better than it was 6 years ago. I came back with Sally to help rebuild the villages that were destroyed during the war. And I settled in Beijing. Sally went to Shanghai, and I haven't heard from her since. But after I helped them rebuild, I decided to open a Martial Arts studio, as a way of income, and to teach the children in the province to defend what they love..." He looked down at his glass, and was lost in his own thoughts for a moment. Then he spoke again, "I wanted to teach them discipline, and hard work, and so far, I've done that."
"Are you happy?"
Wufei looked at Duo and shot him a confused look. "What?"
"Are you happy?" Duo repeated. He looked across the table at Wufei, and watched him with his violet eyes.
Wufei swallowed. He was thinking about what to say. What's he thinking? Of course I am... Aren't I? I'm happy, sometimes.... maybe not everyday but it counts right? I..."No." He said. They all turned to look and regard him with sad looks. "I haven't been happy since my wife died. And before that-" He looked at them all levelly. "The only other time I can remember being happy is when I was in battle, in my Gundam, with all of you." He bent his head once more. He missed the smiles on their faces, and the crystal tears that came to Quatre's eyes. He put his hand on Wufei's shoulder. "You all were, for a long time, like my family. My brothers. And an annoying woman." He saw Hilde scowl at him. "But, I did miss you guys."
"We missed you too Wu-man." Duo said.
Their food arrived and they proceeded to dig in with gusto.
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"Man I love Chinese food!" Duo said, patting his stomach. "I'm so full..." He sat back with a contented smile. He looked at all of his companions, and saw that they had happy faces about them.
"It's 11pm, I think we should get going." Hilde spoke to everyone. She looked at the time on her cell phone to make sure, and decided to get up.
Just then the waiter brought them all fortune cookies.
"OOOOH COOKIE!" Duo let out a dreamy sigh.
"I thought you were full?" Quatre spoke to him. He saw Duo shrug and take a cookie off of the tray. They all reached and did the same. "You will find what was lost." Quatre spoke aloud. "What do you think it means?"
No one was paying much attention, they were all busy reading their fortunes.
Hilde read hers, "Beware of sudden ups and downs." She shrugged and tucked the paper in her pocket. She looked to Duo.
"Mine's blank." Duo said.
"Look on the back idiot." Hilde advised him.
Duo turned the paper over and saw red letters scrawled on the white piece of paper. "'Love is it's own reward' What the hell is that supposed to mean?" He munched on the cookie, and turned to Wufei. "What's yours say?"
Wufei had yet to touch his cookie. He picked it up and broke it in half, he pulled the paper out and read it carefully. "A journey awaits you" He said calmly.
He looked up at the table and realized that everyone but Quatre had gotten up and was heading towards the door.
Hilde looked back at him, "So ya comin or what?" She said with a smile. He looked down at the floor for a few minutes to consider. He finally nodded his head. "Good, we'll swing by your place, pack a few things, and we'll be off in the morning."
They all headed out of the restaurant, and off to their hotel. Meanwhile Wufei walked up the stairs to his loft. Am I doing the right thing? Was his thought before he threw some things in a duffle bag and placed it by the door. I hope I know what I'm doing... Was his last thought before turning out the light.
To Be Continued..................
So what did you think? I'm deciding on a few things for the next two chapters. I hope you liked it! Drop some reviews with your thoughts!
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 7: A Fortune Cookie And A Decision
"Thank You China! Goodnight!" Duo yelled to the audience before walking off stage. It had been a 90 minute set, and he was tired and hungry. He walked over to where Hilde, Wufei, and Quatre were standing. He smiled and said, "I'm hungry."
"You're always hungry." Hilde said to Duo. But she relented. "Alright, the guys are going to get everything packed up. So, get changed, and maybe take a shower, and then we can go out and get a bite before heading off to the hotel. Wufei, care to join us for dinner?" Hilde looked at her watch, "It's only 9:30. Unless you have somewhere to be?"
Wufei shook his head. "I have no where to be. I would like to join you. I know a good Chinese place, considering we are in China, I don't think it would be so bad." He said with a slight smirk on his face.
"Great! Meet you guys in half an hour alright?" Duo said as he walked off to the dressing room, undoing his braid as he walked.
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34 minutes later........
They got out of a black car with tinted windows. They all looked up at the neon sign that read, "Wok Master". Then they all turned and looked at Wufei. The young man looked at them with a smile.
"Trust me, it's good." He said has he opened the door. As they walked in, a little bell on the door rang. Signaling the proprietor that he had some customers. A short Chinese man walked out of the backroom and greeted them with a bow. Wufei bowed to the man, and spoke something to him in Chinese. The short man nodded and walked them over to a secluded corner of the small restaurant, and they sat in a booth. He handed them all menus and bowed again, and said in choppy English that he would be back shortly. They all nodded and looked at their menus, they were all thankful that the menus were in English.
"So, what would you suggest Wufei?" Asked Quatre, he was studying the menu and was trying to see what didn't sound too customary for his taste. Then he looked up at Wufei.
"I would actually suggest you try the 'Peking Duck', it's very good here." He said, drumming his fingers on the wooden table. He was looking from left to right. And was looking a bit nervous.
"Everything alright? You look a little tense." Hilde asked him, she eyed him closely, and tried to pry the information out of the young Chinese man. She looked at Duo on her right, and saw that he was absorbed in trying to find something on the menu that sounded remotely edible. Then she looked back across the table at Wufei, the drumming had ceased, and he was looking at her with solemn black eyes.
"I'm fine." Short, concise, and to the point. That was Wufei for ya.
The short man returned with a tray that carried four glasses of ice water, and removed a notepad from his pocket and a pencil from behind his ear. They all gave their orders, Quatre chose the Peking Duck, Hilde chose some Wonton Soup, and Duo chose the Chicken Chow Mien with a side of white rice and Wufei asked for the Shanghai Street Noodles. The man nodded and bowed, and went to the back to make their orders.
The restaurant was quiet, considering they were the only ones there that late. They all sat in the uncomfortable silence, before Quatre decided it was deafening.
"So, what's it like for you to be living in China? Is it different now after the war?" Quatre directed the question to Wufei.
Wufei shrugged his thin shoulders. "Better than it was 6 years ago. I came back with Sally to help rebuild the villages that were destroyed during the war. And I settled in Beijing. Sally went to Shanghai, and I haven't heard from her since. But after I helped them rebuild, I decided to open a Martial Arts studio, as a way of income, and to teach the children in the province to defend what they love..." He looked down at his glass, and was lost in his own thoughts for a moment. Then he spoke again, "I wanted to teach them discipline, and hard work, and so far, I've done that."
"Are you happy?"
Wufei looked at Duo and shot him a confused look. "What?"
"Are you happy?" Duo repeated. He looked across the table at Wufei, and watched him with his violet eyes.
Wufei swallowed. He was thinking about what to say. What's he thinking? Of course I am... Aren't I? I'm happy, sometimes.... maybe not everyday but it counts right? I..."No." He said. They all turned to look and regard him with sad looks. "I haven't been happy since my wife died. And before that-" He looked at them all levelly. "The only other time I can remember being happy is when I was in battle, in my Gundam, with all of you." He bent his head once more. He missed the smiles on their faces, and the crystal tears that came to Quatre's eyes. He put his hand on Wufei's shoulder. "You all were, for a long time, like my family. My brothers. And an annoying woman." He saw Hilde scowl at him. "But, I did miss you guys."
"We missed you too Wu-man." Duo said.
Their food arrived and they proceeded to dig in with gusto.
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"Man I love Chinese food!" Duo said, patting his stomach. "I'm so full..." He sat back with a contented smile. He looked at all of his companions, and saw that they had happy faces about them.
"It's 11pm, I think we should get going." Hilde spoke to everyone. She looked at the time on her cell phone to make sure, and decided to get up.
Just then the waiter brought them all fortune cookies.
"OOOOH COOKIE!" Duo let out a dreamy sigh.
"I thought you were full?" Quatre spoke to him. He saw Duo shrug and take a cookie off of the tray. They all reached and did the same. "You will find what was lost." Quatre spoke aloud. "What do you think it means?"
No one was paying much attention, they were all busy reading their fortunes.
Hilde read hers, "Beware of sudden ups and downs." She shrugged and tucked the paper in her pocket. She looked to Duo.
"Mine's blank." Duo said.
"Look on the back idiot." Hilde advised him.
Duo turned the paper over and saw red letters scrawled on the white piece of paper. "'Love is it's own reward' What the hell is that supposed to mean?" He munched on the cookie, and turned to Wufei. "What's yours say?"
Wufei had yet to touch his cookie. He picked it up and broke it in half, he pulled the paper out and read it carefully. "A journey awaits you" He said calmly.
He looked up at the table and realized that everyone but Quatre had gotten up and was heading towards the door.
Hilde looked back at him, "So ya comin or what?" She said with a smile. He looked down at the floor for a few minutes to consider. He finally nodded his head. "Good, we'll swing by your place, pack a few things, and we'll be off in the morning."
They all headed out of the restaurant, and off to their hotel. Meanwhile Wufei walked up the stairs to his loft. Am I doing the right thing? Was his thought before he threw some things in a duffle bag and placed it by the door. I hope I know what I'm doing... Was his last thought before turning out the light.
To Be Continued..................
So what did you think? I'm deciding on a few things for the next two chapters. I hope you liked it! Drop some reviews with your thoughts!