"When did you start looking for Wufei?"

"When I learned he was still alive, right before L5 blew up."

"Why did it take you that long to learn he was alive?"

"I didn't have the resources I once had and I had just been able to escape my captures three weeks before the destruction of L5. I believe at least one of you distracted the guards long enough for me to make my escape and I thank you for that."

All of them were silent. Meiran looked to Heero. "Is that all the questions you are going to ask me?" "For now," he said.

"Would you like to go rest for a while?" Quatre asked. "It doesn't look like Wufei will be here for at least another half an hour."

"A rest sounds lovely," she said as they both rose from the table. "Thank you."

"This way," he said as he lead her out of the kitcken, into the hall, and started towards the stairs.

"You have a ball room," she stated as they passed its open doors. "And a lovely grand piano. Is it in tune?"

"Yes it is. Do you play?"

"I used to. I don't know if I still can. Do you think I could try it out later?" she asked as he lead her down the hall onthe right at the top of the stairs.

"I don't see why not," he said as he stopped in front of the fourth door on the left. "You can use this room. It's Trowa's but he's not using it much at the moment," he said as a light blush slowly spread across his cheeks.

Meiran looked at him. Amusement was plainly apparent in her voice when she said, "Why should he stay in his bed alone when he could share yours, hmm?"

Quatre's blush deepened with embarrassment. He cleared his thoat and tryed to speak, but nothing came out. He blushed even more.

Meiran laughed. "don't worry obout it Quatre. I don't care, just so long as you two don't forget I'm in here and start making out on top of me while I'm trying to sleep. All right?"

"We won't."

"Good." Meiran looked around the room. "Do I have a bathroom in here?"

"No. The bathroom is the door at the end of the hall. If you want you can have a bath or a shower."

"That sounds very relaxing. May I have a bath now, before I take my nap?" she asked.

"Certainly," he said with a bright smile. "I'll run one for you now." He turned and lead the way to the bathroom. The bathroom was large and bright with a glass shower in one corner of the room, a large tub right beside it, and a toilet across from the shower. Quatre busied himself with running the water, getting soap and shampoo, setting out towels, and putting bubble bath in a minute before he turned off the water.

"If that's all I'll be downstairs if you need anything."

"There is one thing more. Do you have a hairbrush I can borrow?"

"Let me think. I'll be right back," he said and left the bathroom.

Meiran sighed and unbound her hair, which had been in a bun at the back of her neck. Quatre returned a minute later.

"Here you go. It's one of my sisters. I don't think she'll mind you using it."

"Thank you."

"Is that all you needed?"

"Yes."

"OK then. See you later," he said and closed the door. Quatre went back to the kitchen where the others were waiting. "She's taking a bath. I put her in your room Trowa. I didn't think you'd mind."

"I don't, Little One," Trowa said as he hugged Quatre close to him. "So now what?"

"I think she's who she says she is," Quatre said.

"I do to but there is something a little off. Like she was holding back on some information. Mabey some of the people who had captured her are still after her," Trowa said. They all thought about that for a minute, then Heero spoke.

"We won't know if any of this is true until we ask Wufei about Meiran and she tells us if anyone is stoll after her." Everyone agreed.

* * *

Up in the bathroom Meiran was trying to brush here hair left handed.

"I hate having cracked ribs," she said to her reflection in the mirror. She finally put the brush down on the sink. She took off her surcoat and put it, folded, on the tank of the toilet, followed by her pants, tank top, and undergarments. Her shoes she placed beside thedoor.

"At least Quatre didn't ask if he could take my coat. They would have wanted to know why I refused. I don't think that they are ready for that answer," she said as she looked down at her black and blue torso, arms, and legs. "At least this time all they did was beat me bloody and crack a few ribs. They didn't break anything, which I think is a miracle. Well time for a nice long soak, right after I wash my hair." And with that said she sank into the giant tub.

* * *

Wufei stood outside of Quatre's mansion and sighed with annoyance. His hands were full of grocery bags, half of which had things that the braided baka Duo wanted him to get. He finally gave up on trying to ring the doorbell and just kicked the door hard three times. Wufei faintly herd Duo yell that he would gat it. Then the door opened.

"Hey Wu-man. We were just trying to decide if you were ever coming back," Duo said with a grin as he moved back from the door to let Wufei in. "Hn." was the only answer he got as Wufei pushed past him and headed for the kitchen.

"Get everything off the table," he said to the rest of the group. When they finished clearing the table he set all of the bags down on it, moved back, and started rubbing his fingers toget the circulation going in them. "Since most of this is yours Duo, you get to put it up."

"Whatever," was the answer Duo gave him.

"Wufei?"

"Yes, Quatre?"

"Um," Quatre started, but then glanced at Trowa.

"We need to ask you some questions. We know you don't like to talk about your past, but these questions need to be answered," Trowa said.

Wufei took on a guarded look and stance. "What do you want to know about?"

"We want to know about meiran." This came from Heero.

Wufei turned to him. "Why?"

"You don't need to know that yet. Now answer our questions."

"I dont need to tell you anything about my wife or my past. Now get out..."

Wufei never finished his sentance because Heero had his gun pointed at Wufei's head.

"This is an injustice."

"Please, Wufei. Just answer our questions," Quatre said.

"If you don't answer our questions I will kill you."

Wufei was grinding his teeth together in anger. "What do you want to know?"

"When was she born?"

"One seventy-nine AC."

"What was her blood type?"

"A+."

"What did you call her besides Meiran?"

"Nataku."

"In a sword fight would she win?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"Because she was raised as a warrior ever since she could walk and hold a dagger and I started that kind of training after I married her."

"What were you training to be?"

"A scholar."

"What did she usually wear?"

"This outfit, but it was a white tank top and midnight blue pants and surcoat. That was her favorite outfit, but she wasn't wearing it when she died. She was wearing a red surcoat and pants and a midnight blue tank top."

Quatre piped up then with aquestion. "Did Meiran play the piano?"

"Yes she did. She said it kept her fingers more nimble."

"Did she have a sister?"

"I don't know. She may have had one but I never met any of her family, so I don't know for sure."

"Heero?" Quatre said to draw his attention. He gestured, asking if heshould go ask Meiran. Heero nodded. Quatre then headed upstairs.

* * *

Meiran had finished her bath and was dressed, but was still drying her hair with a towel when she stepped out of the bathroom to see Quatre about to knock on her door.

"What is it Quatre?" she asked, startling him. "I want to ask you something." "Yes?"

"What did your sister wear?"

"What did she wear? Why?"

"Just curious."

"You aren't fooling me you know. She wore a red surcoat and pants and a midnight blue tank top. Now, can I see Wufei?"

"Yeah. He's downstairs in the kitchen," he said and started down the stairs. "We've been asking him about you, but haven't told him you are alive."

"I knew that was why you wanted to know about my sisters clothes."

"Hang back until I tell Heero, OK?"

"OK."

With that he went into the kitchen while she stayed beside the door. In the kitchen Quatre nodded to Heero. Heero then looked at Wufei.

"The reason we wanted you to answer us was bacause while you were at the store someone came by, looking for you. She said her name was Chang Meiran. We needed to ascertain whether she really was your Meiran. Now we know that she is, you can see her."

"You can come in now Meiran," Duo sing-songed while grinning like a fool.

Wufei turned towards the door as she stepped through with a small smile on her face. "Hello Weakling." was her greeting to him.