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"Baby Series 3"Written By: Karina Rating: PG Spoilers: None Disclaimer: I don’t own Gundam Wing or the Characters from the series but the baby is mine. Pairing:Duo + Wu Fei Notes: Challenge 133. Baby Series 3 #170. Takes
place immediately following In An Ideal World. Many thanks to ShenLong for her work betaing
this fic.
Strength Or Weakness? Duo grinned, not surprised to find Chang waiting for him. The lighting in the hallway was functional but not much above the level of lamplight from centuries past and added a mystique to the shorter man, softening the planes of his face and giving him something of an otherworldly look. Those almond shaped, dark eyes were capable of spitting fire and brimstone and Duo had no doubt they were capable of swallowing an onlooker in mystery and passion equally. Chang was passionate in everything he did; it was one of his strengths and certainly not the least of them. He would be aflame with passion when he gave himself willingly and Duo was quite pleased with the progress of their relationship. He was not after a quick affair, but something much more substantial. Something more solid and enduring. Duo was not a fool, not blind to the ways of the world and how he could be used against them, but they knew his past, or most of it, and they chose to associate with him. Of course none of them were without sin, but they knew enough about each other not to cast the first stone. They shared much from the past and hopefully would carry on that shared history into a future together. Chang had lost his home, all that he had grown up with in a fireball that destroyed more than a millennium's worth of irreplaceable history and treasures. He had emerged from chaos scarred emotionally if not physically, and the war was nothing more than a stepping stone toward enlightenment. Everyone strove for it, even if they failed to realise what each step forward was about. The path forward shaped one's character and no two people found enlightenment in identical fashion. Life's experience shaped one, physically and mentally, crafting a strong character or grinding you underfoot. Scale the heights or tumble into the abyss, it was up to you. Chang had been a solitary dragon despite the family surrounding him. Duo knew enough to know it had not been a warm and loving family that had surrounded Chang. It was a tradition bound society that dictated a persons place in life. Chang had broken out of that mould and had questioned his Elders, calling them to account for their actions and thus survived their fateful decision. Was it a show of strength to detonate the colony? Or the greatest of weaknesses? Many might disagree, but Duo was of the opinion it was weakness. Growing up on the streets he had learned that no matter how bad things were, they could always get worse, but eventually there would be improvement. You just needed patience and fortitude, to keep a cool head and take opportunities, no matter how small they might be. Thus you survived. You grew strong. Patience. To have a healthy dose of it was to have an unbeatable strength. He would be patient and he would win what he desired. "Wu Fei."
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