A/n: For give me again for the forever ago update. But I'm back again… I've been writing this one on my commute to and from school on my cell phone… yes… yes tedious work e-mailing myself from my cell phone, but overall I think the Chapter came out well… So uhh… review if you're still out there.
"Okay. Bye, Wufei..."Three words that haunted his mind so irritably. He knew her voice anywhere. He knew that bit of joy in her tone anywhere. He had hurt her. She didn't even have that spark of joy at the dinner when they'd met one another for the first time since. So why in the name of all that is good is she giving that tone to WUFEI?! As far as he was concerned, the two only associated with one another whenever He had invited her out, or that project. That sounded like everything but a business call. Why was Wufei so friendly with her?
"Yui." a knock from his doorway. Speak of the devil."I finally completed the draft contract for the new sponsoring deal." Wufei crossed the room and set the manila folder on top of Heero's desk."Which sponsor is this?""Tenou. The one the onna is working on with.""Serena..." Heero looked at the folder. "How's she been?""Well, I assume. We keep our conversation as professional as possible.'Professional..' Heero scoffed inwardly."How's the other onna?""Rei? She's all right. Lately she's been on a paranoid rage." Heero glared at the papers before him. 'Changing the subject...'"Paranoid? Wasn't she always obsessive?""She's convinced that I still love Serena."
"I'm not surprised. Onnas don't like to feel second place to anyone or anything." Wufei smirked. "And of course you proposed to her the same year you were supposed to marry someone else. She's just a replacement.""Of course you know this because of your long term relationship with Meiran." Heero snapped at the Chinese man."Feeling disoriented because for once you don't have a complete handle on the situation at hand?" Wufei just looked on barely flinching. "Just thought I'd comment trying to help you out before you make any other Onnas cry. Disgraceful." He turned and walked away."..." He looked at the folder on the table and opened it up. There. Right across the top of the first page. Contact numbers...
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Rei had been staring at the text message she had received a few hours ago. After the party, she didn't know what to feel. Serena had come and the girl didn't scream, yell, or cry...nothing. There was no big dramatic scene, which she was prepared for, but the blonde came in with her chic haircut, stunning gown and enveloped in an air of calm and cordiality. Ten digits, just ten simple digits on the screen of her phone. She wanted that dramatic falling out, needed something to lance the boil of emotion that only irritated everything.
"Okay." She took a deep breath and picked up the phone, dialing. Her breath hitched in her throat when she heard it ring. 'Don't cry. Don't cry. Don't cry...not yet PLEASE!'
"Hello?" She gasped. She hadn't expected her to pick up so fast. "Hello?" Rei opened her mouth and the words were stuck. "Hello?" Panic taking over Rei slammed the phone shut and looked at it.
"Crap." She took a deep breath. Looking a little longer at the phone and proceeded to redial the number. A few more rings."Hello?" irritation was heard on the other end.
"Serena?""Yes, this is she.""It's me. Rei." The silence was deafening. If it weren't for the background noise, she would've thought the girl hung up on her."What can I do for you?"
"Serena please." Rei whispered into the phone."What more could you want from me Rei?""I want you to get mad. Scream. Cry. Come over here and punch my lights out. SOMETHING!" Rei said. "This entire ordeal... you never once got mad with me."
"I don't see why my getting mad will change anything." Serena spoke calmly."I want us to be friends again-""Who would want to be friends with someone they can't trust?""Serena-"
"Rei, if you had a problem with our dating speak up. You know me. I throw myself so hard into love I get blind. I mean when you said okay I took it as you did get over him.""I'm sorry."
"Sorry doesn't-" Serena sighed. "Rei, I'm trying to erase the meanness. I've forgiven you both in my head, but the dynamics of us changed so drastically.""I know, but... he still loves you."
"I know." Serena grew quiet. "Rei, move out of that house. Take Tsuki and go home to your temple.""What?!""Chronologically he's our age. Sometimes his mind is older than us, but he can't handle human emotions." Rei lowered her eyes. "He has yet to heal from any of this and he ran to you offering marriage because it's honorable?"
"You've spoken to him then." Rei whispered, her eyes filling up with tears."Not yet. With Wufei. Wufei and I speak. A lot.""A lot?"
"Yes. Sometimes he says things that clue me in. He's a good friend." Rei smiled at that."You never change meatball head.""What was that?" Right on cue, her temper flared and Rei laughed. Then Serena laughed before it died into awkward silence.
"Please don't hate me." Rei dropped to a whisper. "You're my sister.""I'll think about it." Serena sighed. "But really get out of that house. The poison in the air has yet to be bled out. Do not let Tsuki get destroyed by it. If he comes back to you fine.""If he goes back to you?"
"I-- I don't know. I'd like to say I wouldn't take him back. But I earnestly don't know what I'd do.""Okay, that's fair.""I have to go.""Sure! Sure. I guess we'll talk soon" Rei sighed softly.
"I guess so... Bye." Serena looked at her phone. Three missed calls. Two of them from a number she knew so well... Heero's office."Keneko-Chan?"
"Things haven't really reached the bubbling point huh?" Serena looked at her half sister."What are you talking about?"
"The both of them called me today. Rei's call I answered. His I ignored." She watch the flash of fury that crossed Amara's face. "It's not healthy to harbor all that anger though Amara. I have to get over it. Maybe I overreacted." She sat looking her computer watching it try to connect to the page belonging to her Chinese Sensei on another colony.
"You had every right and reason to-""Amara." Michelle's voice rang out sternly. "Let our Keneko-Chan have her moment to get her meditation done.""You're still talking to that pig?"
"I resent that Onna." Right then the computer connection finally went through."I resent that, Pig!" Amara snarled at the Chinese man."Then do something about it." Wufei leaned back and smirked."I'll kick your ass!"
"Should Michelle and I leave you two be?' Serena looked back and forth from the computer and Amara."Never!" The two looked away simultaneously."Come on Amara... we can talk about the asshole while he keeps Serena busy.""Tish! That was an insult!"
"Lets go. Have a good session. She needs it for sure." Michelle smiled dragging Amara off. Once the door closed Michelle's smile turned somber."I know." Amara slung an arm over her wife's shoulder. "He is an amicable guy.""I can't help but feel bad for him. He is attracted to her, you can see that plain as day, but Serena...""Isn't that so like her. To not see things like that?"
"I guess." Michelle sighed softly. "But he's done pretty well of keeping enough distance. Her world is in enough chaos.""Keneko-Chan is strong. She'll be okay.""I don't know..."