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" Just a Moment in the Peacemillion Deli"Written By: Presser Pairings : 5+1, 1+2 Disclaimer : Gundam Wing characters aren't mine Rating : PG Warnings : None
"Just a Moment in the Peacemillion Deli"
War. Why must we fight? Justice. But is that enough? Enough for humanity? My clan? For me? "Stand for the right. Help the weak, for they cannot fight for themselves." This is what I was taught. And it is good. But where am I in all of this? When do I fight for me? For who I am? I've submitted myself to the clan, to its beliefs, all my life. At fourteen I'm nothing more than these things distilled into human form. And yet. And yet. I see him walk by, cool, under control. The few times that he glances my way, I frown and turn away. But I want to look. I see the way loud-mouthed Maxwell fawns over him. I see the way he feigns disgust. But I see through his sneer. And like a paring knife bites into an apple's skin, I feel -- what? Hurt? Left out? What right do I have to long for him? What right to want his eyes on me, his touch -- I cannot do this! I am here to fight, for justice, for my clan, for -- Chin to knees, Chang Wufei crumpled in his seat. As he exhaled harshly, Heero Yuy glanced his way. Chang looked up, his face tight, his eyes searing, into Yuy's face. A flicker of the eyes. Hope rising. And then -- "Hey, Heero! Take a look! You're gonna love the new laptop that Hilde got me! It's got dual processors, six gigs of RAM, and tons of. . ." Wufei straightened in his seat. With fingers pressed together he dusted lint from his knee. Closed his eyes. Bowed his head. And waited for Howard's word about the next mission. Owari |
