Gundam Wing Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Dealing With Life ❯ Encounters Before Dinner ( Chapter 2 )

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Chapter 2
"Okaasan? You wished to see me?" the Moon Princess asked, entering the huge throne room.
The gentle queen smiled down at her daughter. "Hai, my darling. I am sure by now you have heard
about the colony that exploded naught but three suns ago?"
"Hai, Okaasan, I have."
The queen nodded, "Not all were killed. There was one survivor. He is here now, on the moon..."
Serenity paused, "He is your fiancee."
Princess Selenity's mouth dropped open in shock. "You... you have betrothed me?... "
A million things were running through her head. Why would her mother do something like this
without telling her? Without giving her a chance to choose? How did she cope? What about
Heero? And most importantly, how did she get out of this?! She could think of nothing.
Finally, with sad eyes, showing her mother how she really felt, Selenity nodded.

"Very well, okaasan. Wakatta. I will wait until tonight to meet him, if that pleases you."
Queen Serenity stood from her throne and walked down the steps to her daughter. She took the
small girl in her arms and hugged her reassuringly.

"It will be fine. I understand you must need some time to get used to the idea. Do not worry, my
daughter.... You may go now."
The small princess pulled out of her mother's embrace and gave a small smile and curtsy. Then
she turned and left the room.

"Sele-chan! What happened? You look awful!" yelled a cheerful, worried voice.
The Moon princess turned and saw another blond girl running to her. Minako-hime, Princess of
Venus and Sailor Venus, leader of the Sailor Senshi. She smiled softly at the girl who stopped
beside her, panting for breath.

"Konnichiwa, Mina-chan."
"Kon... nichi... wa... Sele-chan. What's... wrong?" the other panted.
Selenity giggled a little. "Betsuni, betsuni. Okaasan has just informed me of my betrothal. It's
nothing to worry about. I've been waiting for this day."
Minako looked horrified. "BETROTHAL?!"
"Hai. Tonight is the welcoming party for him. He is the only survivor of his colony."
"The one that exploded?"
"Mm."
The Moon princess found herself engulfed in a comforting hug. She returned it sadly.
"Don't worry. Be happy. This is your engagement announcement night! There can be no frowns when
it comes to love!" Minako declared.
Selenity laughed. She hugged Minako back with more fervor. "Arigato, Mina-chan!"
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He'd been beaten. By a woman. Again. And he hadn't felt cheated about it either. Then he just
had to go and meet up with his annoying, whining fiancee, WuFei mused angrily as he stomped
through the gardens, completely lost, but not really caring. Finally he stopped near a small
pond surrounded by weeping willow trees and green bushes with white flowers dotting them. It was
a very peaceful setting, one that he could meditate easily in, and try to figure out the torrent
of emotions flowing in him.

/// She'd won. Makoto had proved him wrong, like Meiran had, and won. But she hadn't seem happy
about it. In fact, she'd seemed disappointed, not in him, but in herself. Haruka had come over
and declared her the winner, congratulating her with a pat on the shoulder, but no words. Then
she'd left. And the two had been left alone. Neither knew what to do or say, so they stood
there. Finally Makoto took a deep breath and looked at him.

"Sumimasen!" she'd cried, and ran out.
WuFei stared after her. He knew what he was thinking, but didn't want to say it out loud, his
stubbornness and pride wouldn't allow for that.

"Dai... daijobu... " he'd whispered to the air after she'd gone.
He turned and walked out of the gym in the opposite direction. Three voices came down the hall,
talking to each other, about him.

"... so when you meet him, remember to be nice."
"And don't stuff your face like you always do."
"Rei-chan! You're so mean!" a voice whined.
"Selenity-hime! Shush! Kitei. This is your fiancee. If I'm right, he's come from a strict
up-bringing culture, which means his ways are different from ours. So you must have an open mind
when you speak to him."
THAT was his fiancee?! The whining brat?! K'so!

"We don't know what he's like, but if Ami-chan's right, then he is probably a fighter."
"A fighter!? Shimatte!"
"Sele-chan! Watch your language. I know you don't like fighting and violence, but remember,
things can not always be solved by talking over hot cups of tea. The world wouldn't need us if we
could."
"I know I know, but okaasan is giving me up to a soldier? He's gonna be all strict and
everything's gonna run on a timed day and leave no room for fun and the food is gonna be awful
and, and... "

*SLAP*

"Sele-chan! Yamero! Don't say another word, I don't want to hear it! You don't know what he's
like, don't make assumptions!" barked a new voice, one he recognized to be... Makoto's!?!
"Ma... Mako-chan?!"
He could almost see the tall girl falling to her knees as was respectful form.

"Sumimasen, Seleity-hime! I didn't mean to... I... I just... "
Now he could almost see the others fall to their knees so they were eye to eye with her. He
could envision comforting hands on her shoulders.

"Was it your gift?" the first voice.
An imagined nod.

"You felt something, didn't you? Pain?" his fiancee's voice.
"... Torture... "
And that was when he had made himself known. He'd stepped out of the shadows and walked into the
hall.

"Betrothed," he'd said to announce himself, "I would speak with you in private."
She'd looked up, shocked, but had stood and followed him father down the hall.

"Betrothed," she said, curtsying.
"So you do know your manners. That is good."
"Nani?!... You, who knows nothing of our culture, assume that I have no manners?! How dare you?!"
she shouted at him.
WuFei smirked at her. She realized what he'd been doing, egging her to see how she handled
herself, and blushed.
"You are an interesting girl. Perhaps you will become even more so when you grow up and learn a bit of
self control."
"You're as mean as Rei-chan!" she whined, "Why did you have to come here and ruin everything? And
Heero was about to ask 'Kaasan... oh never mind! I hate you!"
And she ran to her friends as WuFei stalked away.///

"Saa, neither of us handled ourselves very well, did we?" the Chinese boy mused to himself.
"Iie, I'd say you rather didn't."
WuFei snapped his head around, searching for the owner of the voice. "Dare ga?"
"Tsk, tsk. Such a short time and you've already forgotten me. I'm rather disappointed," Makoto
appeared on his other side, leaning boyishly against a tree, her face set in an innocent smirk.
"I figured you'd find your way here. I often come here myself, and we're not as different as
you'd like us to be. Come on now, we've got to get you settled in your quarters before the dinner
tonight. I can show you to Duo, then he'll take you to your room."
WuFei got up slowly, wondering when she'd snuck up on him, and mentally berating himself for the
slip in his guard.

"Very well. Ikuzo."
Makoto smirked as WuFei began walking in the wrong direction.

"'Fei-kun."
He whirled around. Makoto jerked her thumb over her shoulder.

"We're going this way."
~Owari, chapter 2~