Authoresses Note: I LOVE WUFEI! *hugs chibi baka Wufei* From his POV.
Rated: PG-13 for content and mild language
Title: Taking Time
***Part One of Taking Time: They Never Go Anywhere***
I?ve spent my entire life living in the shadows of that one word.
I worship it, wonder about it, study it, try to decipher it?s hidden meaning ? it?s a value, after all, and one of the most complicated ones at that. Inside it?s two syllables lie almost all of the other virtues and values of the now ? be it evil, or good, or love, or honor, or peace. It IS those things in a sense, it is the entire fight of our souls, the question of: good, or evil?
Justice.
What is Injustice, then? If Justice is when good triumphs over evil, is Injustice when evil triumphs over good? Considering that there really is a true good, or a true evil, of course, which there might not even be ? meaning that Justice in itself is dead, or was never even there.
I only know one thing that was a true, no-holds-barred Injustice, and that was her death.
What else could it have been, other than an injustice? To see her life slip away, at the precise moment I had learned to love her, to love her and to enjoy the things to come. But no, she hugged tight against me and closed her eyes for that final time, leaving me, defeated and devastated in that desolate meadow.
Live forever, Nakatu.
I could still hear Sally?s question in my ear, her voice soft and beautiful, when I got into the shower the next morning.
She had rolled over to my side of the bed, laying her head in my lap so that her long, golden hair flowed over onto my knees. I cupped her chin in mine, and raised her head up, so that we met in a long, passionate kiss ? sighing, she broke the mysterious hold love-making had over us, and pressed her forehead into my naked chest.
?Wufei?? She had said then, her voice sounding weaker than usual to me.
I nodded quietly to signify that I was listening, and placed my chin over her head, running my fingers through that wonderful, silky hair of hers.
Her question seemed almost silly to me in the presence of the moment. ?Do you love me??
I chuckled. ?Of course.?
?No, I mean, really, Wufei??
I blinked as she withdrew from me, and, taking me by the shoulders, pushed me up against the bedpost. In direct consequence of that action, some distance was between us, so that she could fix me with those blue eyes of hers, soft blue eyes.
She was so beautiful! With her hair let out of her braids, the icy blue of those powerful eyes were framed by gold, golden hair falling down her back.
?What?s wrong?? I asked, slowly lifting my hands to cup her face. To my surprise, she winced at my move, instead of smiling and sighing, like she normally would have done.
?Do you truly love me, Wufei, or is it just your hormones??
?You are beautiful, Sally, but there?s so much more to you than that.? I answered, still very confused as to her point.
Not the right answer. Something visibly changed in her expression, a quick flash in her eyes ? now, instead of that quiet whimsy that had been there before, she was almost frowning. I began to question what I had done wrong, but before I had even opened my mouth, our lips had already met and she enveloped herself in the deep kiss.
As the hot water began to pour over my body, I wondered at her momentary pause the night before. But I could make no sense of it, so, after cleansing my body, I stepped out of the stall, and wrapped a towel around my waist. Shaking my head, I crossed the corridor to the bedroom.
Sally was on the bed, pulling up her uniform pants just as I walked in. She tugged at the zipper, and, after a few minutes of rough deliberation, finally got the blue pants closed. I chuckled from where I stood.
?Having trouble??
Sally, looking up to meet my gaze, sent me an ?angry? look that only made me more amused. ?Ha ha. I must be getting fat ? it fit me a couple weeks ago.?
?Perish the thought.? I said, and, striding over to my dresser, pulled out my uniform. As I proceeded to get ready for the weary day ahead of us, Sally sunk back onto the bed and began to make a couple ?business calls?.
It was interesting to watch her personality completely change. Out of the bedroom, she was a very different person ? she was a no-nonsense person, almost male in her quick-witted, don?t-mess-with-me attitude.
?You WHAT? That?s no good! Hendrikson, the Milwalker Foundation will kill us now. Yeah? What? Like I?m supposed to care. No, no?. shut up and listen to me, all right? Don?t talk to ANYONE! I?ll be there in a half-hour. No press whatsoever. Yeah, I know. Okay. Bye.?
?What was that about?? I asked, pulling yesterday?s shirt off.
?You know the Milwalker Foundation, right??
?That cult?? I chuckled, remembering an email from the other day. ?Yes, I have to bow down before their superiority or I?ll burn in hell. ?The expeditions into space,?? I quoted, ? ?are a direct assault on humanity?s legendary existence on planet Earth ? continuing the production of the colonies can only lead to mass poverty and general chaos.??
?Same here. Well, Hendrikson accidentally shot one of their members.?
I blinked, rolling up the shirt and turning to face her. I must have been surprised, because her cynical smirk seemed to hold some sort of agreement, saying, yeah, boy, I agree, the paperwork?s going to suck.
?What happened?? I asked, haphazardly throwing the folded shirt onto the laundry basket in the corner.
She shrugged. ?Some female member threatened him. The problem is, she claimed she had a gun, although she didn?t, and Hendrikson is going to face charges that an officer of the Preventers should be able to distinguish between that sort of truth and that sort of fiction.?
I snorted, pulling my uniform over my head. ?Trust a woman member to do something stupid.?
Turning to get out some socks, I was in perfect range for the pillow that whapped the back of my head.
As I pulled the car into the HQ?s parking lot, and stepped out of the car, the attack came out of nowhere. I never even had a chance against him, for he had very accurately devised the element of surprise, so that I was no less than totally caught off guard.
?Hey, Wu-chan, my man! What?ve you been doing this past year? You don?t always return my calls, you know, and that?s just cruel.?
?What?re you doing here, Duo?? I asked tiredly.
He cheerfully clapped me on the back ?C?mon, you know you?re glad I?m here.?
Sally stepped out from the passenger seat, looking over the top of the car. ?Hey, Duo.? She said cheerfully, pulling out her briefcase and striding over to our side of the car.
?Hello Sally. Whadja doing riding with this loser?? He asked, pointing a finger at me, grinning his stupid grin.
Without a word, I grabbed the finger and twisted it until he let out a yelp and withdrew. ?Please,? I said, as he rubbed his hurt finger and glared at me, ?Please tell me you?re not a new member of the Preventers.?
?How?d you guess??
Sighing, I walked past him to Sally. Rolling my eyes in a what-are-you-gonna-do way, she smiled back at me, and I took the briefcase from her.
?Yeah, don?t get all excited on my account.? Duo said behind me, snorting.
It happened so quickly.
It?s amazing how things change so quickly. Amazing that, one minute, your life is under control, everything?s going swimmingly, and then, before you know, fire and rage and everything has flashed before your eyes, and everything is spinning ? and god knows you don?t want it to stop spinning, because if it does, then you?ll see the damned outcome of the spinning ?
Yes, pretty amazing how things just happen like that.
Maybe that?s what justice is all about ? stability.
The day wore on by lazily, without that much of anything happening for me, not that I minded. It was really Duo and Sally, however that were kept running around ? Sally was Hendrikson?s immediate superior, as she was training him, and so, in direct, saddening consequence, she had to control the crowds and the press that later swamped the HQ. Since Lady Une figured that Duo knew her so well, he could help her as her bodyguard.
Finally, at around six, I left my office, thinking to myself that I didn?t join up to drown myself in paperwork ? sighing, I knew I couldn?t do anything about it, and walked down the corridor to meet up with a very haggard looking Sally and a very annoyed looking Duo.
I did a double take when I saw Duo, and, on closer inspection, found that his eye was bruised.
?What happened?? I asked, pointing at Duo?s face.
?Lady Une hates me.?
Sally smiled a nervous smile that was obviously meant to console him.
?Lady Une hit you?? I asked, raising an eyebrow.
?No!? He spat flatly.
Sally interrupted. ?The crowd got a little upset outside, and a couple guys pushed Duo down.? She explained. ?Though he got them back fairly enough.?
She then went on to propose that the three of us have an evening out or something to celebrate Duo?s arrival, but was forced to take it back as Hendrikson came jogging up to us and requesting her presence. She muttered an awkward apology and followed him, leaving me alone with a cheerful Duo who very quickly seized the opportunity to say that that was no reason for us to not get together anyway, just the two of us, just the two of us catching up on random shit.
?So, how?s Hilde doing?? I asked as I got into my broken down car, and Duo got into the passenger seat besides me.
Busying myself with the seatbelt, and turning the ignition key, I didn?t even notice Duo?s unusual silence until the car had roared to life and carried us out of the parking lot. Finally, however, when I turned to look at him, he spoke up, trying to brush off his silence of before.
?Well enough.?
I said nothing else, knowing wisely that saying nothing usually prompts Duo to say everything.
?She?s a little?annoyed. With me.?
Once again, I said nothing, just drove straight ahead, keeping the eyes on the road like a little good boy.
?I mean, what if a guy isn?t READY to be a father? You know, that?s a big step in life! Everything changes when that happens, you know??
?First, you have to get married.? I pointed out.
?That?s the other thing. Marriage is so much work, and it?s like your hands are bound ?you know?? He paused, and then laughed, loudly. ?Yeah, like you know! Funny thing is, we?re both kids. You?ve never been married, and I haven?t either.?
Never been married.
?It?s just so much commitment! I don?t know if I?m ready for that.?
Heh.
?And what?s the big hurry, anyway? I?m not going anywhere, and neither is she.?
Funny.
Unconsciously, I had veered off the highway to a more suburban area, with only trees and houses around, no other cars in sight. I looked around for a moment, and slowly slowed the car ? slamming on the brakes; the car came to a complete and utter stop under my command.
?Do you live here?? Duo asked, pressing his nose against the window and looking out at the various houses. He whistled. ?Classy neighborhood.?
?No, I don?t live here.?
?Then why ???
Without another word, I unlocked his door with the remote control key. He looked at me so questioningly that my venomous anger was even more complete?. why didn?t he understand what he had?
Duo scowled. ?What the hell are you doing, Wufei??
With a single hard shove, I sent Duo against the car door, which opened upon impact, and he fell down to the hard concrete road with a soft thump.
?Not going anywhere, is she?? I said, locking and closing the door.
Then I, very calmly, rode away.
Taking Time
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