Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing.
A/N: Yes I am alive. I have crawled out of the rock I was living under and have gotten this finished. I have no excuses except that I didn't like ANYTHING I wrote so I kept trashing it. This chapter got rewritten three times.
And I'm fairly happy with this one. So sorry about the delay!
I'll try to upload chapter 17 today as well but if i get stuck... I might decide to rewrite that too...
RECAP: Heero wakes up in the hospital. Duo and Heero have alot of problems. Heero asks for Duo's hair which leads to more complications. Heero is having nightmares involving Derosia. Duo manages to convince Heero to come back and live with him. Duo's guilt is causing him to scratch on his wrists which eventually lands him in the hospital where he gets chewed out by Quatre.
My recapping skills have deteriorated. Sigh.
Hope this chapter doesn't disappoint!
Posted on: 19th May 2007
Duo was on leave for medical reasons and had been generally staying out of my way, which suited me just fine, but his behavior made me suspicious.
A couple of days after, I noticed him slinking about, I found him in our living room with a pile of electronics thrown about the couch and coffee table, where he was working.
Concerned, I hung my jacket on the hook by the door, pulled out my gun and came up to him. I wasn't going to take any chances.
"What are you doing?" I asked, my gun at the ready, in case he tried to do something with his gadgetry.
His arms were bandaged from his elbow to his wrists and he had them awkwardly perched on the coffee table, his fingers nimbly fiddling with the tiny gears and screws.
"You don't feel safe," Duo answered meekly, "I want you to feel safe... I thought you might want a second security system... just in case.”
“How do I know this isn't a trap?" I asked suspiciously, putting the gun away, but within reach.
"I'm just rigging up a sort of tracker system... it'll look like a wristband and when you push this button here, it'll give the other watches an emergency signal... in case you're ever in trouble," Duo explained.
"And who will have access to the other watches?" I asked pointedly.
Duo winced, "You get to decide. There are five watches total. You pick who you want to give them to."
Satisfied with his answer I sat down on the couch watching him concentrate fully on the five watches in front of him.
“See, if you turn the face of the watch this way…” He explained and I leaned forward to get a better look at the watch, “It opens a GPS window which allows the wearer to track the emergency signal.” He said as he carefully placed the face of the watch on top of the GPS window.
Finishing up he handed all five watches to me. “They’re yours.” He said as he started cleaning up.
I immediately put on one of them and put the rest into my pocket to give to Quatre, Trowa and Wufei later…
I’m holding on to the last one. I don’t trust Duo enough to let him keep track of me at all times. For all I know he’ll hand me to Derosia on a silver platter the moment he escapes from prison or buys his way out.
No… I’m holding on to the last one. (1)
I didn’t sleep much anymore. For some reason I just didn’t get sleepy. If I tried going to bed anyway I’d lie awake for ages before sleeping for an hour or so and having a nightmare.
So I just stopped trying.
At the moment it is 3:32 am, and I was in the balcony staring at the stars. It was slightly chilly, the warmth of spring dissipating with the moon.
Duo was asleep inside, his arms heavily bandaged to discourage him to scratching them.
He was losing even more weight and despite myself I worried more and more everyday.
I shivered slightly when the wind picked up and decided to head inside. Sighing I entered the apartment, closing the balcony door behind me and switching on the alarm. I headed into the bedroom, leaning in the doorway as I looked over Duo.
The moonlight was filtering through the window and fell on Duo making him look ethereal. His hair framed his gorgeous face and the bandages on his arms stood out against the navy blue sheets and comforter he used.
I collapsed onto the carpeted floor as a wave of exhaustion took over me. Leaning my head against the wall I looked down at my wrists, barely able to make out the thin scars left by the manacles in the darkness.
From the corner of my eye I saw movement and I looked up to see Duo slowly getting out of bed, his unbound hair covering his face and hanging limply to his knees. I opened my mouth to ask what he was doing up when he turned to me and I saw that his shirt and pants were soaked in blood.
“Duo…” I whispered horrified. He refused to look at me and held out his hands to me showing me the mangled mess that were his wrists. The blood continued to flow from them and he dragged his feet coming closer and closer to me.
“Duo!” I called again and he didn’t respond to me until he was standing right in front of me. I tried to scramble away from his nightmarish figure but my back was against the wall. I was trapped.
He squatted down in front of me, his hair hanging around his head and over his face limply. Then he slowly reached up and poured the blood seeping through his wounds onto me and I watched on terrified.
I could feel his warm, wet blood seep into my shirt making it stick to me. I could smell the strong coppery smell of it on me.
“How much blood do you want Heero?” He asked, his voice devoid of any emotion. “I’ll give it all if you want. Have more.” He squeezed his fists and more warm sickly smelling blood poured onto my shirt. “Have more Heero. Have all of it.” He said offering me more and I plastered myself against the wall trying to get away from him.
“He’s mine!” I heard from behind me and before I could turn around Derosia wrapped his arms around me and held me tightly. “Hey love, told you I’ll be back.” He said as he licked my neck and made his way to my cheek.
“No!” I struggled against his grip and looked at Duo who was still holding his hands out to me. “Duo! Help!” I called and Derosia tightened his grip as I felt cold handcuffs snap around my wrists.
“No! This can’t be happening…” I cried, feeling tears fall down my cheeks. “It can’t be happening! I won’t let you take me, I won’t.” I sobbed and Duo slowly reached up and brushed his hair away from his face.
“Surprise Heero! Did you really think I’d let you get away, love?” Derosia’s face appeared from behind Duo’s curtain of hair and I screamed.
“Scream all you want Heero, you’re mine.” The Duo-Derosia hugged me from the front as the Derosia behind me started ripping my clothes off.
“NO!” I screamed as loudly as I could, squeezing my eyes shut and swung my bound wrists at the Derosia in front of me with everything I had.
“Heero! Buddy!” Hearing Duo’s voice my eyes snapped open and there he was, sprawled on his back in front of me holding his cheek.
I was in the bedroom... on the floor… and Duo was lying in front of me looking at me like I had lost my mind.
“Duo…?” I asked afraid that his face would morph into Derosia’s too. “Duo…?”
“Yeah Hee-chan are you okay?” He asked me sitting up looking at me concerned. He slowly crawled forward towards me and I tried to fight the last grips of my dream.
I nodded softly but decided that I didn’t feel like lying. I shook my head not looking at him.
“You were calling for me…” He said it as a statement but I knew what it really was… it was a question.
I heard him crawl further until he was within touching distance of me.
“Nightmare?” He asked softly and I was reminded of the night so many months ago when Duo had asked me the same thing and then had spent the night with me to comfort me.
What had changed?
“Can I hug you Hee-chan?” Duo asked softly. And I looked up.
“How much more blood do you want Heero? I’ll give all of it.”
He was looking at me with so much kindness… so much concern and care…
Then I saw a flash of light and Duo’s face morphed into Derosia’s for a millisecond.
I shuddered and looked away, momentary panic overcoming logic. Duo seemed to come to his own conclusions about my gesture and he moved away.
“Try to get some sleep Heero. And if you have another nightmare then just wake me up. We don’t have to talk or hug or anything, I’ll just provide silent company.” He told me and headed back to bed.
“D-don’t ever… umm…” Duo stopped quickly and turned to look at me. “Don’t ever scratch your arms like that again Duo… I don’t want your blood.” I told him and got into bed, shifting so that I was facing away from him.
I could sense Duo’s confusion radiate from him across the room but I ignored him. I heard Duo get into bed and five minutes later I knew he was asleep.
I stayed up the rest of the night, the image of bloody Duo haunting me until the sun came up.
I tagged behind Duo feeling uncomfortable in such a crowded area. Quatre, Trowa and Wufei had invited us to dinner and even though I really, really didn’t want to go I still did.
When the crowd got too thick I blindly reached out and grabbed Duo’s braid, feeling better instantly. I let the braid guide me through the throng of people until we got to the restaurant.
It was much quieter inside and the tension in my body seeped out somewhat. Looking around I spied them near the back with a fairly secluded table and pointed them out to Duo.
Quatre and Trowa were sitting together while Wufei had taken the lone seat at one end of the table. They all seemed to be enjoying a quiet conversation until Quatre saw us.
“Heero!” Quatre exclaimed and got up to hug me. I hugged him back and then nodded a greeting to the other two.
“Heero, it’s been a while since we saw each other. How are you?” Trowa asked me and I nodded at him as I sat down. Duo slipped into the seat next to me.
“Congratulations on your big promotion.” I said and Trowa smiled at me.
“Exactly how did Une get demoted? Isn’t she the head of the department?” Duo asked as he poured himself a glass of chilled water from the jug that was on the table.
“The answer is in your question Duo.” Wufei said cryptically. “She was the head of the Department of Defense and Security but the whole of Preventeers is actually controlled by the government. Une always had a boss looking over her shoulder.” He explained.
“So Relena…?” I asked.
“-is not responsible for Une’s demotion.” Trowa piped in. “It was taken care of by the Minister of ES Defense and Peace Relations. I’m sure it was reported to Relena at some point but she didn’t sign the demotion papers or the suspension papers.”
“Trowa here signed the suspension papers. As soon as he was promoted to Head, first thing he did was suspend her until he knows how to punish her.” Quatre said sending Trowa a starry eyed look.
“What’s going on with Derosia?” Duo asked and I shivered at the sound of his name.
“He’s in custody. We have an excellent lawyer – Vance Orner – on the case and he’s trying his best to not have you testify Heero.” Quatre looked at me trying to get me to relax. “We’re going to use the doctor’s papers as well as photos taken of the crime scene.”
“Orner is brutal Heero. Don’t worry, if all goes well Derosia will be executed.” Wufei said.
“What’s taking so long?” Duo asked snagging the menu from in front of Quatre and looking through the choices.
“Derosia has his own lawyer tearing up the courtroom trying to keep him out of jail. It’s been very hectic and he keeps filing for another hearing. So far every ruling has been against him. Orner is not worried about getting Derosia jailed, which is pretty much already done. He’s trying to get him executed and the jury has refused to vote in that favor yet.” Trowa clarified.
Trying to distract myself from the talk about Derosia I reached over and stole the menu from Duo who looked surprised that I had even graced him with some attention.
“We’ve already decided what we want and the waitress should be here any minute. Choose anything you’d like Heero.” Quatre said with a smile and I nodded. My eyes settled on the shrimp salad and I felt my mouth water.
Okay shrimp salad it is then.
“Hey Quatre? Can I have the chicken pasta?” Duo asked jumping lightly in his seat.
Quatre looked up and didn’t laugh as expected, he glared and said flippantly, “Do whatever you want Duo. That’s what you do anyway right?”
Both Trowa and Wufei looked at Quatre surprised that he would sound so callous but didn’t comment on it.
Duo put the menu down and looked away, his eyes turning darker and sad.
I refused to acknowledge him but I stayed constantly aware of his presence beside me.
A few minutes later the waitress showed up and took our orders. When she got to Duo, he softly shook his head and looked away again.
“-And one chicken pasta with extra large soda.” I ordered for him and he snapped up to look at me.
The waitress nodded and told us the food will be here in about fifteen minutes with a smile that only Quatre and Trowa returned.
“You didn’t have to do that Heero.” Duo said softly to me.
“I’ll do what I want.” I said coldly refusing to look at him and the table fell into an uncomfortable silence.
A few minutes later the food arrived and I silently dug into my salad as conversation slowly started again around me.
“I think I’m going to ask Guan-Yin to marry me.” Wufei said suddenly and we all looked up. (2)
“That’s wonderful Wufei!” Quatre clapped and Wufei blushed.
“Who’s Guan-Yin?” I asked and Wufei turned to me.
“She works for me and Quatre… a few weeks ago I asked her to go out with me and she’s been amazing…” Wufei explained with a small blush and I smiled feeling very happy for him.
“Oh is that the girl you mentioned in your email once? The one you had a crush on?” I asked and Wufei nodded shyly.
“I am very happy for you Wufei.” Trowa said shaking Wufei’s hand.
Quatre couldn’t possible function without hugs so he had to get up and pull Wufei out of his chair to give him a bone cracking hug.
“You go man!” Duo slapped Wufei on the back looking proud and I found myself getting lost in the happy atmosphere.
“You getting too FAT!!” The fork I held in my hand suddenly dropped with a loud clang and I turned pale.
“Heero? Are you okay?” Quatre asked me first but I jumped up and started looking back and forth trying to find where the voice came from.
Everyone seemed to be normal… no one showed any signs of having heard anyone shout.
“D-did you h-hear that?” I asked, cursing myself for stuttering.
“Hear what Heero?” Duo got up too looking concerned.
“That! Someone yelled that I… I…” I started trembling even when I tried to stop myself.
“No one yelled anything Heero…” Quatre said rubbing my back trying to calm me down.
I heard him! I heard him call me fat!
I’m going insane aren’t I?
I put my head in my hands and tried to calm myself down.
I’m coming for you.
It’s in my head. I hear him in my head. He’s in my head.
“I’m sorry Wufei…” I ruined his moment… God I’m such a screw up.
“Nonsense Yuy!” He exclaimed. “Come on I’ll take you home and you can rest.” He said as he got up.
“I’ll take him Wu, you guys enjoy the rest of your dinner.” Duo said and wrapped an arm around my shoulder leading me out.
I sat in bed holding a wad of tissues to my nose. Thankfully my nose decided to bleed when I had gotten into bed and not while we were at the restaurant or in the car… that would’ve been messy.
I didn’t want to acknowledge it but my nosebleeds were getting worse. I’d often lose so much blood this way that I’d be light headed and dizzy for hours afterward.
Duo came into the bedroom, carrying ice cubes wrapped in cloth. Silently he put it next to my nose and tilted my head back, supporting my neck with his hand.
I felt the cold seep from the cloth and into my nose and immediately the bleeding reduced.
Holding me to his chest so that I could hear his heartbeat, he shifted me until I was half on and half off his lap. If it wasn’t for the ice cloth covering half my face I would have objected but I missed his affection. I missed the way he used to just hold hands, or hug me. I miss him too much.
I know that Duo didn’t deserve to be missed. I knew the way he had hurt me that I should never forgive him… and I won’t… but…
I sighed through my mouth, I guess I’ll just soak this moment up and not be held accountable for it. He was, after all, just fixing my nosebleed.
“Did you mean it?” The question was so quiet I thought I had imagined it but the look on Duo’s face told me that I hadn’t.
I looked at him confused and he shifted slightly, restless. Slipping his hand from my neck to my shoulder so that my head now rested on his arm he pulled me even closer.
“You know… at the hospital… when you said you loved me?” He asked looking me straight in the eyes. I knew that Duo was the kind of guy who ran from confrontations, a sad result of his childhood, and for him to bring the topic out and look me in the eye while doing it must have taken quite a lot.
I felt my heart breaking again. I broke the stare and closed my eyes, breathing forcefully through my mouth.
What should I say? Should I even say anything?
Deciding to take Duo’s advice for once, I sat up and pushed Duo away from me by placing a palm in the middle of his chest. How’s that for running away Maxwell?
“You’ll make the bleeding worse, lie down.” Duo started reaching for me but I shot him a glare that silenced him immediately. As I took my hand away from him I noticed that I had left a bloody hand print on his shirt.
I regarded the print I my fingers hand made on his white shirt and felt myself smile.
I guess I had marked him in a sense…
I felt something dripping onto my pajamas and I noticed that they were thick, dark drops of blood.
I sighed in annoyance and went to the washroom to wash up.
“Heero! Don’t move around! I’ll clean up everything I swear.” Duo said as he followed me into the washroom.
I plopped down on the lid of the toilet seat and sagged. I was feeling drained and the front of my shirt was quickly getting soaked in my blood.
“Heero just let me…” Duo grabbed the back of my neck and placed the iced cloth on my nose again tilting my head back.
I grabbed his hand to keep my balance and let him do whatever he wanted. I was just so tired.
I needed a shower badly but the idea of standing… in the shower…
… so … tired…
I felt my muscles relax as I sagged further down.
“Heero!” His voice echoed and sounded so far away… slowly I lost feeling of his arms around me. It was getting hard to think…
“HEERO!!” Why was he yelling? I’m right here… but where is he…?
“Heero! What’s wrong?! Say something!”
“M’fine.. ba…ka…” And everything melted away.
It had only been mild blood loss but Duo had panicked. He had been on the phone with Quatre, hysterical when I finally woke up.
Put a hysterical Duo with an overly sensitive Quatre and what do you get? Two hysterical pilots.
“Duo, I’m fine!” I said, my voice sounding strange. I tried breathing through my nose and didn’t get any air.
Great, my nose was now blocked with dried blood.
Feeling further disgusted when I felt the neck of my shirt stiff with crusted blood I decided it was time for a shower.
“Hee-chan!” Duo exclaimed hanging up after quickly telling Quatre that I was awake, he sat down next to me on my bed. “Are you all right? Should I call the doctor? Do you need an ambulance? What hurts? Does something hurt? Are you hungry?” He rattled off.
I raised an eyebrow at his last question but he didn’t seem to notice anything out of the ordinary.
I shook my head in response to most of his questions.
“I need a shower. Move.” I told him as he barred my way to the washroom.
“No way.”
“Duo! I need a shower!” I ground out.
“Then let me help you. I don’t want you to get dizzy and then crack your head on the tiles.” Duo said moving towards me.
Why does he care? It’s not like that’ll be the worst thing that’s happened to me.
I decided to not say that and instead refused his help.
“I can take care of myself.” I said as I tried to push him aside.
“Damn it Yuy!” Duo grabbed my arms and looked into my eyes. “Stop trying to be so fucking perfect and accept some help every once in a while!”
I sighed, running my hand through my hair tiredly. I didn’t have enough energy to fight him.
“It’s just a shower.” I said trying to dissuade him.
“I’ll run a bath. You can’t fall if you’re not standing.” He said as he went into the washroom.
I felt like such a weak, pathetic child. I used to be able to bend steel with my bare hands and now look at me! Duo doesn’t even think I’ll survive a damn shower!
Okay, that’s it. I’m going to start going to gym. I will get my strength back and start going to work again. It was only due to Trowa that I had been able to skive off work for so long as it is. If Une had still been in charge she would have fired me long ago. I didn’t have any more medical reasons to stay home. My hand has healed entirely… my weight was steadily climbing…
No… I had no more reason to stay home…
But I don’t want to go to work… this apartment… it felt so safe with all its gadgets and alarm systems and Duo…
I shivered thinking of the grey walls of my office, the black desks, the white computers and the bright fluorescent lights.
“Unless you plan to take a bath in your clothes, take ‘em off.” Duo said peaking at me from the washroom.
I nodded once and reached down to grab the hem of my shirt. Just as I started pulling up my hands stilled.
Why couldn’t I take it off?
I was suddenly aware of Duo’s eyes from the washroom and my grip on my shirt tightened.
Just pull up… there’s nothing to it… just pull the shirt up and over your head… forget Duo’s watching…
All my attempts at talking myself into it failed as my hands refused to obey.
I can’t take my shirt off while Duo’s watching! I can’t!
“I’ll take a bath myself. As you said I can’t fall if I’m not standing so I’ll survive.” My voice came out calmer than I felt.
Duo seemed to sense my unease. “How about you keep the door unlocked okay? So if I need to check up on you I won’t have to break the door down.” He offered.
“You don’t need to check up on me.”
“Just humor me? Please?” He walked out of the washroom and went into the living room.
I headed to the washroom and pointedly locked the door. I stripped and was about to step into the warm water when I turned and unlocked the door.
I didn’t even try to explain to myself why I did it.
I’m starting work today.
Duo and I had our ‘who gets the bathroom first’ fight again as though nothing had changed. I was forced to make breakfast just like before… I had to deal with Duo’s hair blocking the shower drain, pick up his dirty clothes as well as his wet towel… and had to scold him for making the coffee too strong…
It felt as though nothing had changed.
Duo drove us to work and I had to keep him calm through the morning rush hour. Duo was ready to throw live grenades into the car behind us if they honked one more time.
I had to end a rather colorful fight between him and the guy trying to cut us off.
In the end, I decided maybe I should start driving us to work.
“Oh Heero!” Janice gushed when she saw me. She came dashing down the hallway, well… tittering down the hallway in her impossibly high heels, and tried to hug me.
Tried.
Duo moved in front of me so fast I didn’t even have time to panic about the prospective hug.
“Watch it lady.” Duo said and I blinked. Janice blinked too.
I mean, this is Duo we’re talking about… the guy who hits on everything wearing a skirt… or jeans… or bikinis…
“Agent Maxwell.” Janice said curtly. “You have quite a pile of work from your… time off. I suggest you get to it immediately.”
“Don’t forget your place Janice.” Duo hissed and I grabbed his arm to calm him down.
Why do I sense hostility between these two?
“I know my place Maxwell. I suggest you find yours.” She narrowed her eyes at him and then turned to look at me. “Agent White wants to talk to you Heero. Right now.” She said and started walking away.
But I just got here!
“Agent White?” I asked Duo who shrugged while still glaring at Janice’s rather pronounced hip movement.
“He’s the new guy. Took over Derosia’s position. Some say he’s brutal.” He put a hand on the small of my back to lead me to our office.
“So you’ve never actually met him?”
“Oh I did. Hated him. Don’t ever wanna see his mug again.” He said matter-of-factly and I sighed.
I looked over what Duo had done to our office during my absence. EVERYTHING was trashed. Even the trash can had a dent.
Except my desk. It was as immaculate as ever. In fact, the half written report I had scribbled on a piece of paper before losing interest and leaving for home was still there. In that exact position.
“I kept your desk as clean as I could.” Duo said as an offer of explanation.
“It doesn’t look like you touched it.”
“I only dusted it. I placed everything back the way you had left it.” He said heading to his desk and in one swoop he had deposited all the trash on the table down on the ground.
I felt a familiar nag about his tidying skills bubble up my throat but I squashed it. Looking at the care with which he had kept my desk clean made my annoyance dissipate entirely.
“I’ll go see White. I’ll be back soon.” I said to him and turned to leave.
“I’ll come with you if you’d like.” Duo asked me. This entire situation was a repeat of what had happened with Derosia and this fact was not lost on Duo.
“No. I think I can handle him.” I’m not letting another pervert get his hands on me. Not if I can help it.
So I left.
Turns out White also got the same office as Derosia. I sighed as I knocked on the door.
“Come in.” The voice was gruff and deep, nothing like Derosia’s smooth one.
I entered. The office was identical. Did White have no imagination? He didn’t even bother moving anything around.
“Yuy. You called for me, Sir?” I asked standing near the doorway at attention. White was a forty-something man with pepper hair and a strong, strict face. He looked like someone who shouldn’t be messed around with.
“Yes Yuy. I’m going to remind you that I’m not going to bend over backwards to indulge your weak behavior. If from now on you skip days because you felt like it or decided to throw a screaming tantrum in my office I will have you fired. Is that clear?” He said in a no nonsense voice while looking directly at me. An intimidation tactic.
“Yes sir.”
“And I will not tolerate pussies working as preventeer agents. Is that clear Agent Yuy?” He said with a narrowing of his eyes.
“I’m afraid I don’t understand you sir.” I said grounding my teeth.
“You were a Gundam pilot. Derosia was a simple soldier. If you couldn’t hold him off, what makes you think I have any confidence in your abilities as an agent?” He said snidely. “And then to use your friends’ positions to keep your job when you clearly have been skipping work for no medical reasons… that’s low Yuy.”
My hands had fisted and I trembled in anger, but I didn’t say anything.
“I have an agency to run here and I will not hesitate to fire you should I feel you are bringing the standard down. Is that clear Agent?”
I kept quiet and glared at the carpet.
“I said, is that clear?”
“Yes sir!”
“Leave.”
“I think that office is jinxed buddy. Its just one asshole after another.” Duo commented after I told him what White had told me. “Maybe if it was a different office then White may have liked fluffy bunnies and rainbows and ponies… who knows?”
I gave him a blank look and he sighed. He stood up to take off his jacket as well as loosen his tie.
“Okay… bad joke.”
I sat down on my desk and started organizing my papers.
“Hey Heero?”
I looked up at him to see him making his way towards me. While I was gone he had cleaned out the office somewhat so there was place to move about without stepping on cups and takeout containers.
“Wanna go out to a movie with me tonight?” He asked.
I chuckled. The way he said it made it sound like he was asking me on a date.
“Funny?” He asked looking insecure.
I shook my head. “Sure.”
Duo beamed. I think even his hair got shinier right that moment…
“So we’ll go straight there okay? After work?”
I nodded and he gave me an honest smile. It lit up his face and made his eyes sparkle. This was the old Duo, the one I had been longing to see for a while.
He was beautiful… and it was hard to stay angry at him.
“And we’ll have dinner right after the movie! Or maybe we should have dinner first and then movie later?”
“Dinner first. We’ll be hungry by then.” Am I the only one or does this seem more and more like a date?
He nodded excitedly and then bounced over to his desk.
He wronged me… but no matter what happened; his happiness seems to dictate mine.
When he smiles, my world gets brighter.
A/N: Things are looking up!
A few things to clear up:
1) This entire scene was Jesseklom's idea! She gave me this to work with and without this scene this chapter would still be stuck at the blinking cursor stage.
2) I'm sorry but I do NOT like the SallyxWufei pairing. Sally is too old for Wufei. So I introduced a new character. She won't have a big role to play but she does have a reason to exist. Hope I didn't disappoint anybody.
And that's it! Hopefully I'll have Ch17 up soon, but either way, it won't take as long! I promise!