We Belong
A Wufei x Sally songfic by Orla

***

Disclaimer: They don’t belong to me… damn…

Song: ‘We Belong’ by Pat Benetar

***

AC198 – October

“Wasn’t that a lovely wedding?” Sally Po sighed in
satisfaction as she walked down the steps.

There was silence from the man beside her and Sally glanced
at him. “You don’t agree, Wufei?”

Chang Wufei scowled. “It was a wedding, what was there to
get excited about?”

Sally blinked. “Er… because two of our friends were
confirming their love for each other and we’re happy for
them?” She hazarded.

Wufei snorted. “I thought better of Heero,” he growled.
“Letting himself get trapped by Relena.”

“He didn’t look that upset to _me_.” Sally said. “And you
could have been more pleasant during the reception, rather
than sitting at the table and _glaring_ at everyone.” She
scolded.

“I was not _glaring_!” Wufei snapped. “I just fail to see
the point in getting so excited about something so trivial,
and...” He glanced briefly at Sally. “I was disappointed
that you felt the need to act like a giddy
child when you caught that ridiculous bouquet!”

Sally looked down at the exquisite arrangement of flowers
in her hands. “Well… I’ve never caught one before,” she
defended herself. “Or been a bridesmaid either. I think I’m
allowed to go a bit mad.”

Wufei snorted again as they reached the car. “I still say
all this…” he waved his hand. “Fuss was unnecessary and
wasted too much of our working time.”

“Not everything revolves around work, Wufei!” Sally snapped
as her patience started to wear thin. “We are allowed to
have a life outside of work! Although I suppose that is a
totally alien concept to _you_!”

“Woman, you are the one who told me that the Preventers
were important to you and…”

“Yes, yes…” Sally interrupted him. “But I didn’t mean that
I wanted to sleep, breath and eat the job!”

Wufei frowned. “You are getting irrational,” he said.
“Although I shouldn’t be surprised.” He reflected. “You may
be a good soldier, but you are still an emotional woman…”

“Well, Excuse me!” Sally glared at him. “I’m _so_ sorry for
being a WEAK woman with FEELINGS! I apologise for being
something you despise so MUCH!” She yelled and then turned
on her heel and started to walk out of the car park as fast
as her high heels allowed.

“Where are you going, Woman?!” Wufei called after her.

“Away from YOU!” Sally shot back. “I’ll get home, by
MYSELF!”

Wufei watched her stalk away, his brow furrowed with
puzzlement. “What’s wrong with that woman?” He muttered as
he got into the car. “I never said that I despised her…”

Quite the opposite in fact.

Wufei frowned at the thought that crossed his mind. No, he
didn’t despise Sally, he actually enjoyed her company at
times. She was intelligent and strong, and they both worked
well together as Preventers. He knew her to be a good
soldier and strategist, she was…

Attractive. Especially today… in that aquamarine bridesmaid
dress and her hair loose around her shoulders with flowers
scattered in the dark blond tresses.

Wufei scowled and started the car. It was ridiculous to
think of Sally in such a way! She is my partner, he
reminded himself, and a good co-worker for all that she is
a woman and that is as _far_ as our relationship goes!

***

//Many times I've tried to tell you, many times I've cried
alone
Always I'm surprised how well you cut my feelings to the
bone
Don't wanna leave you really, I've invested too much time
To give you up that easy, to the doubts that complicate
your mind//

Sally leaned on the sea wall and drew in the scent of the
ocean. The wind tugged gently at her hair and sent the
little flowers in it dancing away. She gazed at the waves
as they hit the sand and ruminated that she felt like the
sand inside… beaten by the waves of her own feelings. She
was furious with herself for letting Wufei’s comments
get to her. Normally it was easy to brush off his
insensitive remarks, but not today, especially after seeing
the happiness in the eyes of Heero and Relena and then
realising that the majority of her close friends were in
happy relationships and she wasn’t.

Sally sighed and fiddled with the bouquet in her hands.
Idly she pulled the petals off one white rose. “He loves
me, he loves me not…” She murmured the old chant as the
petals fluttered away.

If only it were that easy to resolve things, she thought.
But a flower can’t tell me how Wufei really feels… only he
can do that.

//We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words we've both fallen under

Whatever we deny or embrace for worse or for better
We belong, we belong, we belong together//

***

AC 198, December:

Sally zoomed around the corner just seconds ahead of the
explosion. She crouched down and ducked her head as dirt
and bricks flew into the air. She could hear the frantic
cries of the men who had been chasing her and estimated
that most of them had been caught in the blast. However,
the sound of footsteps alerted her that there were at
least three who had managed to escape.

Moving back slowly and silently, Sally turned and readied
her gun. As her pursuers rounded the corner she fired,
downing all four of them with shots to the knees and arms.
As they fell, bleeding and moaning, Sally marched over and
expertly rendered them all unconscious. She paused for a
moment to check her handiwork and smiled grimly. Sally
hated to kill unless it was absolutely necessary, her
medical ethics were often at war with her soldiers
training.

There were no further sounds of pursuit and Sally concluded
that her area was now secure. She glanced up at the main
house which Wufei had chosen to cover and wondered how her
partner was doing. She activated the com-link, but only
static met her ears.

***

//Maybe it's a sign of weakness, when I don't know what to
say
Maybe I just wouldn't know what to do with my strength
anyway
Have we become a habit, do we distort the facts
Now there's no looking forward, now there's no turning
back, when you say//

Wufei slid to the floor and winced as the pain lanced
through him.

“Stupid,” he muttered. “How stupid.”

Stupid for being too confident… Stupid for allowing himself
to get shot… He glanced up at the wall and the long, wet
bloody trail that his wound had left there.

The room was silent except for Wufei’s ragged breathing. He
glanced over at the man sprawled on the floor, his head a
shattered mess thanks to Wufei’s frantic, but deadly shot.
He had surprised Wufei, lying in wait as the young
Preventer entered, and it was only pure luck that the
bullets had hit Wufei in the right thigh and the right
side of his chest instead of his heart.

However, Wufei was already beginning to feel the effects
from the heavy loss of blood. His fingers went limp, his
gun slipping out of his hand, despite his efforts to hold
it. He felt light-headed and his vision was dimming.

“No…” Wufei whispered a protest to the darkness that
threatened to claim him. “Not yet… I want to…”

I want to live my life in a peaceful world.

I want to be more than a soldier.

I want to tell Sally that I love her.

Wufei smiled weakly at the last thought. It was funny
really, he would never have admitted it, but now, as his
life’s blood trickled onto the wooden floor, he knew he
loved Sally. And it was more than his adolescent feelings
for Meiran, more than a simple feeling. It felt deep,
lasting and so very _right_.

“And now she won’t know… won’t know how much I want to be
with her…” He muttered. He couldn’t even alert her to his
presence since his com link had been shattered. He closed
his eyes. “Sally… airen… I’m sorry…”

“Not as sorry as you’ll be if you die on me.” Warm breath
tickled his ear and Wufei’s eyes flew open.

Sally was kneeling beside him, her blue eyes shining with
unshed tears. She must have crept into the room without him
hearing, he realised, and heard him. Wufei frowned
slightly. “Sally… I…”

“Shhh…” She put a finger against his lips. “Later. Let’s
get you out of here, and then talk.”

Wufei tried to protest, but he was rapidly losing the
battle with consciousness and was helpless to resist as she
bound up his wounds. As he slipped away into brief
oblivion, her lips met his in a brief gentle kiss.

“Wufei… I’ll stay with you… I’ll stay with you forever…”

//We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words we've both fallen under

Whatever we deny or embrace for worse or for better
We belong, we belong, we belong together//

***

//Close your eyes and try to sleep now, close your eyes and
try to dream
Clear your mind and do your best to try and wash the
palette clean
We can't begin to know it, how much we really care
I hear your voice inside me, I see your face everywhere,
still you say//

AC 198, Christmas Day:

Wufei scowled at the television screen. “_Why_,” he
demanded of the empty hospital room. “Do they screen such
moronic, sentimental _crap_?!”

“Well, I see someone’s really getting into the Christmas
spirit!”

Wufei looked up at the woman leaning in the doorway, her
hands behind her back and an amused smirk on her red lips.
 

“Where have you been, woman?” He demanded. “It’s bad enough
that I’m stuck here when I feel _perfectly_ fine, but you…”
 

“Oh stop being such a sourpuss!” Sally walked into the room
and brought the brightly wrapped present she was holding
into view. Sitting on the edge of his bed, she dumped it in
his lap. “Merry Christmas, Wufei.”

Wufei frowned. “Sally,” he hesitated. “I have nothing to
give you in return.”

Sally rolled her eyes. “I didn’t expect anything from you,
Wu!” She said in exasperation. “Can’t you just accept this
as something that I did just because I wanted to?”

Wufei’s mouth twitched into a reluctant smile and he
carefully unwrapped the gift. His eyes widened as he pulled
out a black silk robe emblazoned on the back with a
beautiful golden Chinese dragon.
 

Sally fidgeted as he stared at it in silence. “Er… if you
don’t like it…” she said. “I can…”

His fingers caught her chin and silenced her as he brought
her head towards him. “It’s more than I deserve,” Wufei
murmured, caressing her jaw line with strong fingers. “I
don’t know why you put up with me, woman.”

Sally smiled. “I don’t know either.” She confessed as he
drew her inexorably closer.

Wufei’s dark eyes gleamed. “So, will you stay with me
forever?” He whispered.

Sally’s heart somersaulted with pure happiness. “Yes…” She
said.

Wufei claimed her mouth and pulled her down, kissing her
deeply, enjoying this, the first of many embraces.

//We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words we've both fallen under

Whatever we deny or embrace for worse or for better
We belong, we belong, we belong together//

***

Epilogue.

AC 200, September:

Duo practically leapt up the steps to the Chang house,
jostling Peter who squealed with delight. His fist pounding
on the door, Duo turned and grinned at Hilde who was
sprinting up after him.

“Hey, do ya think we’re the first?” He asked. And then
nearly fell forward as the door was abruptly opened.

“You _are_ the first, Maxwell,” Wufei growled. But the
smile in his dark eyes belied his apparent annoyance. “And
no one else, but you, would make such a _noise_ about it…”

Hilde shot Duo and reproving glare and smiled
apologetically at Wufei. “I’m sorry, he didn’t wake them I
hope!”

“They are already awake.” Wufei said as he ushered them
inside. “Come upstairs.”

Hilde relieved Duo of Peter and moved on ahead. “Let’s go
and see your Aunty Sally and the new babies!” She said
eagerly to the toddler.

Duo clapped Wufei on the back, almost sending the Chinese
man tumbling. “Congratulations, Wu-man! Two in one go!”

Wufei looked proud. “Thank you, Maxwell.” He rubbed his
shoulder. “They are beautiful children indeed.”

Duo’s eyes lit on Wufei’s right hand. “Hey, what’s with the
bandage?” He asked indicating Wufei’s hand and the two
fingers that were tightly bound in crisp, white bandages.

Wufei smiled ruefully. “Sally broke my fingers.” He
confessed. “About the time she was telling me that she
never wanted to see me again.” He looked his hand. “I
didn’t actually notice until after she had finished giving
birth.”

Duo swallowed. “Ow…” he muttered. “Hilde yelled at me a
lot, but she didn’t physically injure me…” He grinned. “Has
Sally forgiven you?”

Wufei pushed open the door to Sally’s den. “She claims to
have forgotten all about it.” He said wryly.

“Are you telling Duo about the labour?” Sally asked as the
two men walked inside. “I keep telling him, Duo, I don’t
even remember breaking his fingers!”

Hilde looked up from the crib that she was cooing over.
“You _broke_ Wufei’s fingers?”

Duo laughed. “It looks like this is going to become a
well-loved tale!” He teased Wufei as the other man scowled.
Duo peered into the crib and picked up one of the twins.
“So, who’s this?” He asked.

“That’s Liao, the boy and first born.” Sally said.

Liao opened dark blue eyes and regarded Duo before giving a
little hiccough and going back to sleep.

“Hmm… obviously the quiet one.” Duo said and replacing
Liao, he picked up the other baby. “And this is Lian?” He
asked.

Lian glared at Duo making the American chuckle. “Oh, she’s
definitely your kid, Wufei!” He said. “She’s got that
irritable look.”

Wufei looked offended and Sally laughed. “Yes, Lian is
proving to be the noisy one,” she said lovingly as she
picked up Liao who had begun to fidget.

Peter tugged on his father’s trousers. “Wanna see!” He
demanded and Duo bent down to give him a good look at Lian.
Peter put his head on one side. “Small.” He said finally.

Duo grinned and winked at Wufei. “I think he likes her,
Wu-man. Heh… there’s a thought… my son and your daughter.”

Wufei shuddered. “_Never_.” He said emphatically. He
removed Lian from Duo and sat down beside Sally on the
couch, gently rocking the tiny baby.

Duo tried to look offended, but couldn’t hold it. “Yeah,
you probably have a point.” He said.

Sally leaned slightly against her husband and smiled at
him. “But then again,” she said softly. “You can never know
who people will be attracted to or why…”

//We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words we've both fallen under

Whatever we deny or embrace for worse or for better
We belong, we belong, we belong together//

The End
 

Hope you enjoyed some Wu and Sal sap! ^_^

Ja ne,

Orla

=====
Member of the Gundam Wing Mailing List Editor's Guild:
http://www.oocities.org/Tokyo/Fountain/6367
One half of the insanity of Insane Musings:
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~jaelle/Jaelle_Orla.htm
Owner of Just Love! A GW Couples Shrine:
http://home.beseen.com/hobbies/lady_orla/introduction.htm