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Wufei walked stiffly beside the former Queen of the World, his eyes darting over the crowds out of habit. Relena peered over at the Chinese man from under her straw hat, and politely hid a smile. He cast a stray glance at her, and scowled as seriously as he could before relaxing his shoulders. She nodded, her blonde hair, swinging forward over her shoulders, and wrapped her soft fingers about his palm. He squeezed back, a slightly startled look in his eyes, then let a small smile creep over his face.

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