Title: For Once
Author: WickedGame
Archive: No Rest For The Wicked, my LJ
Category: fluffity fluff fluff
Rating: G
Pairing: 5+R, mention of 1+2
Warnings: None
Notes: Written for the GW500 prompt "glasses" with couple in highlight "Relena Darlian-Peacecraft and Wufei Chang". Beta read by Adaina.

No one could easily believe that Wufei Chang had actually chosen Duo Maxwell to be his best man. It was just as shocking as when everyone found out that he and Relena had fallen in love and were to be married.

No one was as shocked as Wufei, who did both things without thinking and on impulse. He had asked Relena out one day on impulse and had ended up in love. When he had asked Duo to be his best man it was something he had blurted out but had been an ultimately profitable partnership.

Duo had thrown the best bachelor party he could and had still managed to save Wufei from embarrassing himself totally. Duo had helped with the tuxes and had even helped with planning the wedding shower. The bridesmaids had appreciated everything he had done, as had all of Wufei's groomsmen. All in all, Duo had been a model best man.

It was only now, as Duo got ready to make his best man toast that Wufei had an ounce of apprehension. Duo had a wonderful sense of humor, but it could be crass, and even too silly sometimes for Wufei to stand. What would happen?

Relena squeezed his hand under their table and he looked in her blue eyes.

"Wufei, Duo would never do anything to hurt you. Heero would kill him for doing that here anyway, right?"

Wufei nodded in acknowledgement and then turned as Duo stood up in the chair on his right. The tinkle of a silver fork against a crystal champagne flute made everyone go silent as Duo smiled benevolently at the large audience.

"Now, before I start, the major domo has asked me to request that, for reasons of health and safety, none of you get up on top of the chairs and tables during my standing ovation." The audience laughed heartily at the icebreaker, and Duo gave Wufei a thumbs up.

"It would be useless of me to get up here and tell you all about Wufei's childhood," Wufei arched an eyebrow at the absence of a silly nickname, "because most of you already know what he was and what he is now. What many of you do not know, and really could never guess, is who he is. Who he really is."

Wufei almost panicked, but settled for biting his lips instead.

"What other people run away from, Wufei runs towards. What other people take for granted, Wufei cherishes. Wufei always wants what's best for everyone around him. Of all the people I have known, Wufei is probably the only one I can ever say fought solely because it was the right thing to do."

Relena was sniffling, and as Wufei looked out at the audience he could see a lot of people in a similar state. Heero was even smiling at Duo, pride shining in his eyes.

"When Wufei started to see Relena I thought for sure we were headed for another war," everyone chuckled good-naturedly as Duo mock-wiped his brow, "but it turns out that the two of them were well...a perfect match. She loves his passion for doing what's right, and he loves her," long pause, "ideals."

Everyone snickered and Relena giggled helplessly.

"Well, I think Wufei is about to call the actual cops on me, so I want all of you to raise your glasses. To one of my best friends and his beautiful wife I wish this for you: live a long and happy life, loving each other all the way to the end. Cheers."

Everyone clapped enthusiastically and drank long and deep of the expensive champagne. Duo sat down and looked at Wufei.

Wufei tried to open his mouth several times, but every time he did nothing would come out but a choked sound.

For once, Duo had rendered him speechless.

-The End-