
Pairings: 5xSally
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing... Please don't sue me, 'kay?

It Pays To Play Your Cards Right
Sally Po glanced at her watch for the 5th time in as many minutes and sighed. If he didn?t get done soon, she was leaving without him, consequences be damned. She peered cautiously around the corner to see Wufei Chang still deep in conversation with Lady Une.
Sally sighed again. It was bad enough the two of them had been paired on this inane assignment, but now she had the added annoyance of having to spend an entire evening with him. The gods obviously had it in for her. Spending an evening listening to Wufei grumble about the "injustice" of things was not high on Sally?s list of time well spent. In fact, it would be safe to say she could imagine nothing LESS appealing. What had she done to deserve this?
Finally, after a half an hour of waiting, Wufei stepped arround the corner.
"Come on, woman. Let's get this over with." he said, not sparing her a glance as he walked past.
~What did I do to deserve this?~ Wufei thought as he looked over his shoulder at Sally. The one woman he could not tolerate, and he was forced to complete an entire research assignment with her. Wufei sighed inwardly. His only hope was to get the damn thing done as fast as possible. He quickened his stride, heading to the street to hail a cab.
~For God's sake, the least he could do is look at me!~ Sally thought indignantly.
"Hey, Wufei, where are we going?" Sally asked as she caught up with him at the curb.
"My place." Wufei answered shortly. "I have gathered the necessary documents and equipment there."
"Oh." A quick answer while her mind raced. ~Dear Lord, why? Why must he be so... so damn, well, mean? Why couldn't you have paired me with Duo on this project? At least then I could have had some fun.~
Sally's thoughts were cut short as Wufei gestured for her to get into the cab. No helping it now. She was stuck. She'd just have to do her best to make her own fun.
"Now look, woman," Wufei began as the cab started to move, "I just want to get this done as soon as possible. Then both of us can go back to our regular lives."
"Trust me, I'd like nothing better. But since we do have to do this together, the least we could do is be civil to each other." Sally said.
Wufei rolled his eyes, but then gave a curt nod of assent.
Twenty minutes later, the cab pulled up in front of a pricey, well-maintained apartment complex. Wufei held the door open for Sally to get out of the cab, paid the driver, and led Sally up the steps to the front entrance. Unlocking the main door, he ushered her inside and led her upstairs to his apartment and let her in. Sally whistled as she took in the sheer size of the rooms. They were immaculately clean, and Spartan in their decorations; exactly as she would have expected.
"Wow, Wufei. There is no WAY you got this place on Preventer salary! What's your secret?" she turned to him, smiling.
Wufei felt a strange lurch as the full power of that smile hit him, but quickly shook it off. ~What was that?~ He cleared his throat, suddenly feeling very sheepish about his reason. This had never been a problem in the past...
"My, ah, HISTORY does give me certain advantage." he turned abruptly and went into the living room, where he had set up their temporary workspace.
"The honorable Wufei Chang uses his status as a hero to get himself a better apartment? So you ARE human!" Sally chuckled and plopped down next to him on the couch.
Wufei felt that same strange lurch, but again shook it off and put some space between them on the couch.
"Well, let's get to work," he said, reaching for the documents on the coffee table.
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"Whew! Well, that's that." Sally said, falling back onto the couch. Sally looked at her watch. "Wow, it's still early! I can't believe we're already finished!"
Wufei glanced at his own watch and rechecked the clock on the wall. It really was early. As much as he hated to admit it, even to himself, they really did make a pretty good team.
"Hey, Wufei, do you have anything to drink? Man, I'm starving too. You wanna go get something to eat?" Sally asked.
"Um, well..." Wufei looked VERY uncomfortable.
"C'mon, Wufei. Just this once, let's forget we hate each other. Hey, we're done right? So let's celebrate not having to work together anymore!"
Wufei found suddenly that he could not resist her when she looked at him like that. What was wrong with him? Well, it didn't mean he had to LIKE agreeing.
"Fine, woman, have it your way. I'll order a pizza. I really don't feel like going out somewhere where people would see us together. They might get the wrong idea," he growled at her.
Sally glared at him as he made the call. Who the hell did he think he was? Here she was, trying to be nice to him, and he was being just as obtuse as ever. Well, fine then. Two could play at that game. Sally's lips quirked upward in the beginnings of a sly smile. If it bothered him so much, she'd just try harder.
"What do you want to drink? I've got soda, milk, water, fruit juice and beer," Wufei said sullenly as he walked towards the kitchen.
Sally's half-smile suddenly stretched into a full-on devilish grin. Ha. He was practically handing her revenge on a silver platter. She'd get him drunk!
"Beer of course! What else do you drink with pizza?" Sally sang out cheerfully.
"Damn woman. What the hell does she think she's doing? Sitting on my couch, demanding beer and pizza... and looking damned satisfied with herself!" Wufei grumbled as he selected two of his favorite brand of beer. Damned if he was going to let her ruin his evening. He'd just turn on the TV. That way they wouldn't have to talk. Then, as soon as the pizza was eaten, he'd send her on her way. Perfect!
Wufei returned and set the beers on the coffee table. He reached for the television remote.
"Wait, don't turn that on yet. I know a great game we can play. Do you have a deck of cards?" Sally asked, putting a hand on his arm to stop him from grabbing the remote. At the contact, both of them looked down, staring at her hand resting just above his wrist.
~Damn, he's toned.~ Sally thought, unconsciously squeezing Wufei's forearm.
~I wouldn't have thought her hands would be this soft.~ Wufei thought, ~What am I doing?! I hate her!... Don't I?~
Wufei suddenly wrenched his arm away from Sally's grasp. This was ridiculous! She was just Sally. This strange lurching feeling in his stomach was just revulsion at having her touch him so familiarly. At least, that's what he told himself...
"I'll go get them." Wufei said, rising.
"Go get... ? Oh, playing cards, right." Sally shook her head. "Okay."
Wufei disappeared into another room. Sally could hear him rummaging about and took the time to try and clear her head. What had THAT been about? She couldn't recall ever having had a reaction QUITE like that before. Oh, well. It was definitely food for thought. Her musings were cut off when Wufei returned, looking chagrined. He held a pack of cards in one hand, but seemed reluctant to give them to Sally.
"Well, give them here. I have to deal so I can teach you the game." Sally held her hand out to take the cards.
After a moment's hesitation, Wufei relinquished the cards, handing them to Sally face-up. Sally took them and turned them over to shuffle them. When she caught sight of the designs on the backs of the cards, she burst into laughter.
"These are NICE, Wufei!" Sally gasped out, holding up a card. Emblazoned on the back was a nude woman in a VERY provocative pose.
"Shut up. They were a 'gift' from that idiot Duo. He said they could serve as inspiration, whatever that means." Wufei turned away, blushing. ~Not that I'd need any with Sally around!~ Wufei started at the rogue thought, then quickly beat it into submission and banished it to the deepest recesses of his mind.
Sally, with some effort, got control over her amusement and took a few deep breaths.
"Okay, well, lucky for you, pictures of naked women don't bother me. After all, I see one every day, right?" Sally proceeded to shuffle the cards.
Wufei felt his face grow warm yet again as a vision of Sally naked filled his mind. The tight jeans and fitted T-shirt she wore didn't leave too much to the imagination. But he'd love to see what was under... ~AUGH! No!~ Wufei yelled inwardly as this thought too was beaten and banished.
"All right, woman. Show me how to play this game of yours." Wufei sat down on the couch, as far away as possible from Sally. Sally finished shuffling the cards and began laying them face-down on the coffee table in a pyramid.
"Okay, it's really simple. First you guess high or low. Anything from 2-9 is low, 10-ace is high. If you get it right, it's my turn. If you get it wrong, you drink, then guess again."
"Fine. High," Wufei said. Sally turned the card over to reveal a King.
"Okay, now I guess. Umm, low," Sally said. Wufei turned the card, which turned out to be a 10.
"Damn," Sally said, taking a chug of her beer. "Okay, now I have to guess again. Low."
The next card was a 3. Sally smiled triumphantly at Wufei and gestured to the next card. "Your turn again."
Wufei guessed wrong and took his first drink of the game. Well, At least there wasn't a lot of talking involved.
"See, isn't this fun?" Sally asked 3 beers later.
"Sure." Wufei found that though he was only on his third beer, his eyesight was beginning to waver. ~Crap.~ he thought. ~It must be because I didn't eat much today.~ After cursing himself as an idiot, he turned to Sally. He had to end this before he made a fool of himself.
Sally was giggling at the deck of cards. Her cheeks were slightly flushed and her eyelids had started to droop in the manner of one slightly inebriated. As Wufei watched, she lifted both arms to stretch, pulling her t-shirt taught over her breasts, revealing hardened nipples. The bottom of the shirt crept up to expose a nicely toned midriff. He was surprised to see that her belly-button was pierced, giving her a look of youth and rebelliousness. As she lost her balance, wavered, and giggled again, Wufei realized that Sally had drained most of 4 beers and must be feeling the effects of the alcohol even more than he was. While his conscience told him he should stop this before it got out of hand, some other, darker part of him made him hesitate. Why not see where this led? He was tipsy enough to admit (at least to himself) that he was attracted to her. Why not see if anything came of it?
His decision made, Wufei slid closer to Sally on the couch.
" Oh, Wufei, get us some more beers, wouldja?" Sally leaned into him slightly as she said this, her right breast pressing into his left arm.
"Okay." Wufei welcomed the task. It would give him the opportunity to repress his desire, which he was sure would shortly become very obvious. Add to that the fact that he wanted at least one more beer in him before he considered himself drunk enough for what he had planned, and he might as well get started. Wufei retrieved the bottles, then took a few calming breaths before walking back into the living room. Sally was standing near the TV, looking through his collection of CDS. She picked one out and turned to him as he set the 4 bottles he'd grabbed down on the coffee table.
"Can we put this on? I want some background music." she held up the CD, a techno mix he'd put together himself.
"Okay." he started to walk towards her. She stepped towards him, then lost her balance.
Wufei moved quickly, his pilot-honed reflexes helping him to catch her against his chest as she fell. The CD clattered to the floor as Sally threw her arms around Wufei to stop her fall. They ended up with their faces scant inches apart. Sally found herself suddenly lost in the depths of Wufei's onyx eyes. What she saw there surprised her. Those eyes burned with what could only be called desire as he held her. Sally felt a sense of smug satisfaction as he began to close the short distance between them... And was brought up short when the buzzer for his door sounded.
Cursing inwardly, Wufei shook his head to clear it, and then steadied Sally. When he was sure she could stand on her own, he went to the door and pressed the button for the intercom.
"Yes?" Wufei was aware that his voice came out sounding annoyed and impatient, but for some reason, he was unable to stop it.
"I have a pizza for a, uh... Wuffie... ?" said an adolescent voice from outside.
"That's Wu-FEI. Come on up," Wufei said, suddenly very angry at himself for having ordered pizza. He pressed the button to let the delivery boy in and grabbed a beer off the table.
Sally sat on the couch as Wufei received and paid for the pizza, still a bit shocked at the strength of the emotion she had seen in Wufei's eyes. Her overall reaction to the situation, however, was an undeniable sense of victory. She knew that he wanted her. And judging by the fact that her pulse was still racing, she had to admit that she wanted him too. Sally sighed. Well, there was no way around it. Now, instead of just getting him drunk, she'd have to seduce him too. To hide her grin, she opened another bottle and brought it to her lips.
~What was going on here?~ Wufei wondered. He was supposed to be making HER lose control, not the other way around! What was it about her that made him feel so... well, just FEEL? No time to ponder that though. He was still holding the pizza box and the hot grease bleeding through the cardboard was starting to burn his hands. Wufei set the box on the coffee table, after making sure the only thing under the pizza was the napkins that had come with it. As Sally helped herself to the first slice, Wufei retrieved the CD she had dropped and put it into the expensive CD player. As the first beats of a drum and base track started, he adjusted the volume, then sat down next to Sally. He picked up another beer and chugged nearly all of it before getting himself a slice of pizza and settling back on the couch.
Sally finished off her pizza and downed the rest of her beer, all at once. She immediately reached for another and opened it. Glancing at Wufei, she considered her next move. What would be the most effective way to go about seducing him? She scooted closer to him on the couch and put her beer down.
Wufei was also contemplating his next move. Maybe he should just pick up where he left off and kiss her. He had been told that he had good technique by the few girls he had kissed... Wufei stopped short as Sally stood up. Was she leaving already?
"I feel like dancing," Sally said as she stretched her arms above her head, once again drawing Wufei's attention to her breasts. As she began to move to the music, Wufei found himself contemplating the sway of her hips, and what it would feel like to have her moving under HIM.
Sally noticed with satisfaction the way Wufei's eyes followed her movements. She began to let her body move as it would, feeling the rhythm of the music in her bones. The thump of her heart began to move in time to the bass and she found herself moving more and more seductively as the music intensified.
Wufei was mesmerized; he?d never imagined her to be someone who was into techno. The compelling beats and intricate melodies of the music offered him a solid base that kept him grounded. Though he seldom allowed it to himself, the pulsing sounds were a sanctuary he could sink into as well. But what Sally was doing was neither solid nor sanctuary. The dance was an erotic suggestion of moves best made in the privacy of a bedroom, preferably with a partner. The arousal Wufei had successfully quelled earlier was coming back full force. In surprise, Wufei realized Sally was offering him the perfect opening. He did not stop to think about whether she did it intentionally or not, he just acted.
Sally smiled as Wufei stood and started toward her. She held out a hand and beckoned him, her hips moving in seductive patterns. Wufei did not take her hand but instead stepped close enough that he could slip his arm around her waist. Matching his movements to hers, he began to bring them closer, never breaking eye contact. Sally almost pulled away at the look in his eyes. It was animal, dangerous, and irresistibly compelling. She allowed herself to be drawn into him, and when he pulled her tight against him, she realized it was no longer she who was doing the seducing.
Wufei smiled ferally at the mix of surprise, lust, and surrender he saw in Sally's eyes. He guided the dancing now, turning it from suggestive to down right sinful. He watched the surprise fade from her eyes, overtaken by pure lust as he molded her to him. Never taking his eyes from hers, he lowered his lips to hers.
When their lips met, Sally suddenly felt as though she were falling. Her arms came up to twine around his neck as she pressed herself full-length against him, all but forgetting the music. She gasped as his hands cupped her buttocks and pulled her closer yet. Their tongues thrust and parried, taking up a dance of their own. Wufei felt her surrender and slid one hand up her side under her shirt to cup a firm breast. He broke the kiss to whisper in her ear.
"You don't play fair, Sally. I think I'll have to beat you at your own game." At that, Sally arched her back, pressing herself more fully into Wufei's hand as he kneaded her.
Subtly, Wufei maneuvered the two of them to the floor. He reclaimed Sally's mouth as he pulled her shirt up and then broke the kiss to remove it. Sally tugged at his shirt and it quickly joined hers on the floor. Her bra was discarded just as quickly and then Sally cried out as Wufei laved a swollen nipple and sucked it into his mouth.
As he lavished attention on Sally's breasts, Wufei worked at the button of her jeans, feeling a quick surge of triumph as they cam undone. Sally, meanwhile, was working his belt off and quickly began to stroke his hardness through his boxers when his pants came undone. Wufei groaned and stood to take off the suddenly cumbersome garments. Before he could join Sally on the floor, she rose to her knees and took him into her mouth. Wufei's knees nearly buckled as her tongue moved over him expertly. She took her time about it, swirling her tongue around the tip before slowly sucking his shaft deep into her mouth. When he could take no more, he pulled her to her feet. Wufei pushed Sally's jeans down over her hips and helped her to step out of them. After kissing her again, he pushed the remnants of their dinner and card game off the coffee table and sat her near the edge.
Sally leaned back on her elbows and lifted her hips as Wufei slipped her panties off. He grinned devilishly at her, then parted her thighs and slid a finger into her wet opening. Sally moaned and closed her eyes as he began to thrust his finger in and out slowly, only to open them again as a second finger penetrated her. Wufei sped up his thrusts then locked eyes with Sally and slowly lowered his face between her thighs. Sally jerked and gasped as his tongue touched the center of her pleasure. Wufei teased her, moving his tongue in circles while thrusting ever faster with his fingers. Sally's arms gave out and she lay back on the table as he gave her clitoris a long, slow lick. She buried her hands in his hair and pressed him against her as he began to suckle the sensitive nubbin. Suddenly, her legs began to shake and she let out a keening cry as she found her release.
Wufei withdrew his fingers and slid up her body to kiss her. Sally tasted her juices on his lips and tongue, inflaming her. Wufei pulled back and slid her fingers into her mouth for her to lick clean. Panting, Sally reached down between them to grasp his penis, silently bagging him to enter her. Wufei smiled and pulled her hand away.
Sally yelped in surprise as he suddenly flipped her over, leaving her bent over the coffee table. He thrust himself into her without warning, causing her to grab the edges of the table for support.
"Oh, yes, fuck me, Wufei!" Sally cried as Wufei pounded into her.
Wufei's only response was to thrust powerfully, almost violently into her, holding her hips. Sally cried out with each thrust, pushing back to meet him each time. Their movements became frantic, body straining against body, desperate for relief. It was Sally who came first, her inner muscles undulating around her as she screamed her pleasure. And then, with an inarticulate yell, Wufei thrust once more into her, then pulled out, spilling his seed on her arched back.
As their breathing slowly returned to normal, awareness returned as well. Wufei kissed Sally's shoulder and then stood.
"Stay right there. I'll be right back." Wufei pulled on his boxers and left the room, returning a moment later with a damp cloth. He wiped her back gently and pulled her up to stand.
Sally grinned at him. "Well, at least we were civil to each other!"
Wufei chuckled, then led her to his bedroom to show her just how civil he could be, one more time.