When Nothing Goes Right

Vastulja Sata Menton

Chapter Four: Past Conflicts

It had been a normal day at our apartment. I was cleaning and Wufei was doing paper work for his job. It was calm, but inside I was distressed. I hadn't talked to Hilde in over two weeks for two very clear reasons. One, she was upset with me. And two, Wufei refused to let me see her. She had yelled at me the last time that she had been over, and Wufei had kicked her out. But it still hurt, because I cared about her. She was like a sister to me. I wanted to patch things up with her, but I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to. An unexpected knock came at the door, and as usual I answered it.

It was a very big surprise that I found myself face to face with Hilde. She had a look of distress on her face, and I silently let her into the living room. We looked at each other in silence. Wufei soon broke that silence. "Duo, who is it?" He called from the kitchen. He came to the living room, but stopped when he saw who it was. There was a stare down between my lover and my best friend. In that moment, I disappeared. Not literally, but in their minds I knew that I was in a different place. They stepped up to each other. He was much taller than she was, but she was not intimidated nor did she step down.

"Wufei," She hissed.

"Hilde," he acknowledged. Sparks shot between them; well they would have if that were possible.

"I'm here for Duo. I'm taking him." She admitted blatantly. She knew that with Wufei she had to. He didn't have the patience for people who beat around the bush.

"You can try. But, I can personally guarantee that you will not succeed." Yes, they were still glaring at each other, and no I still wasn't there. It all happened so quick though. She jumped him, but he was faster and stronger. He jumped out of the way, but she regained her footing quickly. Normally, Wufei would never have hit a girl, for women are to weak to fight in his eyes. This case was completely different though. She was trying to take me away, and I knew that he refused to let that happen. They brawled, and I stood there in pure shock. In the end, Hilde was sent to the hospital in critical condition. She took him to court, but Wufei got off on the grounds of self-defense. I wasn't sure what to do about it all. Someone had gotten hurt, because of me.

It had been a year ago, but it still stuck in my mind. It was a long year that I had gone without seeing or talking to her. Wufei had told me that I would get over it, but I never really did. Now Heero was interfering just like Hilde had and I feared for his safety. I knew that if it came down to it, Wufei would do what he had to do to keep me. I feared that he might take it too far though, and I had no control.

End Chapter Four

AN: I know that this chapter is very short. And I am sorry. BUT…the next chapter compensates for that. It's fairly long. I know, because currently I only have half of it done I think and still have quite a bit to put into it. Just a little writer's block, but nothing to be worried about. The next chapter will be up within the week. :)