Megumi & Shingami
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"So, we know what happened, but how do we turn them back?"
"Usagi can do it. Can't you?!?" Heero said too evenly
Usagi shrugged, "I don't know...I mean, probably but, that depends."
Quatre landed lightly on Usagi's shoulder, "Well there's no rush."
Wufei hissed, his jaguar tail and ears twitched irritably, "You have wings for craps sake Quatre, it's easy for you to say!"
Quatre glared at Wufei, Wufei bared his mouth in a cold grin before he turned to Usagi, "Well, turn us back now then!"
Icy blue eyes stared back at Wufei, "In one week."
"No way! Usagi!" Duo complained
"Two weeks."
"But"
"Three weeks."
Duo sighed, Wufei angrily looked at Duo, "Baka!"
"Usagi!"
Usagi sat up still groggy from sleep, rubbing her eyes she looked down at the small figure that Duo cut.
"Yea hun?"
"I'm hungry!"
"Go away Duo." Usagi yawned as she fell back into her pillow, Wufei who was curled up in sleep hissed softly. Usagi smiled as she stroked Wufei's long catty ears.
Duo sighed as he unhappily struggled to open the door, Trowa waved hesitantly down at Usagi as he flitted around the room.
"Quatre I was wondering if you knew any good place where the group could stay for a vacation kind of week."
"There's a cottage three to two miles away from here...but why do you ask?"
"Well, I know that we're supposed to be alert for any news on the Feds from the Developers but, we can always bring the laptop. I mean, there is a phone connection to the cottage right?"
"Yea...Usagi, are you planning to..."
"Yup. If you guys aren't going the senshi are at least going."
Heero and Wufei had been adamant on not coming at all, until Usagi had threatened to keep them in their state for a month. Even though she knew she would never do that it had the right affect. Stepping into the cozy and spacious area Usagi sighed in pleasure.
"Thanks for letting us come here Quatre." Michiru whispered breathlessly as she took in the area around her.
There was everything in there that a cottage and part vacation cottage should have, from the stone fireplace to the Jacuzzi and small pool. The only thing that was missing was beds, but thankfully having been forewarned on this they had all brought sleeping bags and there were cots somewhere in the basement...
"This is great! I love it out here. Quatre, thanks a ton!" Usagi shrieked as she rushed around the cottage to take everything in.
Sipping a glass of herb tea Heero sighed, 'this is...pleasant' he shivered slightly as he let a small part of the wall he had built around himself crumble. Smiling Usagi let her hand pass over his cat ears, "Hey, Heero don't you want to know what kind of cat ears those are?"
"No."
"Why?"
"Because."
Shrugging Usagi poured a cup of tea for herself, watching the three small figures diving.
"Hey Quatre! Why don't we see who's the better diver!"
He shrugged his shoulders and flew up to the diving board, Duo jumped up, the board hardly even quivered. Finally he jumped and would have gotten a perfect ten. Quatre eyed the drop uneasily, Duo waved up cheerily, "C'mon Winner!"
Fluttering his wings experimentally he jumped and closed his eyes, doing a miniature cannonball. Duo laughed, "I'm definitely the better diver."
Quatre wasn't listening as he watched Trowa testing the board.
Duo also looked up in time to see Trowa leap into the air, his mouth fell open. Trowa had taken full advantage of his wings, doing more then several somersaults and graceful twists.
"That's not fair!" Duo finally burst out loud crossing his arms over his chest, his tail was twisting and turning under the water to keep him afloat.
"Well I guess that makes Trowa the best diver Duo." Quatre replied smugly, Duo blew bubbles under the surface of the water in annoyance.
Usagi giggled, "Poor Duo." Heero shrugged his shoulders, twitching his tail, both he and Wufei couldn't overcome the dislike for water ever since they had turned into their chibi forms. Usagi smiled before she disappeared
"Hey, Setsuna have you thought up of anything to do with this thing inside of me?"
Setsuna shook her head and looked troubled, "Don't worry Setsuna, we'll come up with SOMETHING, I'm sure of it."
"You're right muffin head. But meanwhile lets relax." Haruka smiled at Usagi who beamed back. The indoor pool was the popular place inside of the cottage, Michiru surfaced from the water, "I wonder if the inner senshi will come by anytime."
"What was the trouble?"
"They had to deal with some new evil force."
"But it looked like they could handle it so we didn't interfere. So we winded up visiting you."
Drying herself Michiru seated herself next to Usagi, just as Duo ran up, "Cannonball!!!"
Michiru sighed, and then gasped in surprise as another wave of water hit her. Usagi bit her lip, "Oh Duo you're in for it."
Duo made a face as he dived under the water again Michiru narrowed her eyes. Her hair was blasted upwards by a powerful draft of energy, shimmering with an aqua marine blue she raised her hand. The large form of a hand rose up from the water, diving under the surface it grabbed Duo in its grasp. Michiru's hand was closed in a fist, the same position that the watery fist was in now, Duo wriggled desperately.
"Michiru!"
Looking up the fist immediately melted away leaving Duo bobbing in the water, "I was just about to say, don't hurt him." Haruka nodded towards Duo. Duo's eyes widened as he quickly threw himself towards the other end of the pool, his red tail flowing gracefully behind him.
"So, what do you think we should do about Usagi?"
Setsuna sighed, "I'm not sure...I mean, if they're inside of her and she has to choose..."
"But, they're drawbacks for each choice!" Hotaru said worriedly nibbling on her bagel.
"Do you think it has anything to do with that strange attitude that Usagi took on at the ball?"
Haruka blinked in surprise, "I thought you went with the others Quatre."
"I didn't want to and Usagi said it was okay." Quatre blushed
"I think Usagi's taking this too lightly."
Haruka nodded her head, "I would be more concerned in turning the gundam pilots back to normal, the developers are going to have a fit when they find out what happened to the gundam pilots."
Shrugging his shoulders the blonde pilot tried desperately to grab a plate from the stack at the end of the table.
Michiru couldn't help but manage a small smile as she handed the Chibi-Quatre a plate.
"Thanks...So, what do the senshi propose we do?"
"Well, I don't know...This is already as hard as it gets. If they can't leave her then Usagi has to choose but, how can she choose when the downsides are so costly."
"She'll just have to choose the Ginzshoui."
Bleak silence filled the room at the proceeding consequences of the thought.
"Do, do you think Usagi doesn't want to change us back because she
's deciding?"
"But, how would that affect her decision?"
Setsuna shrugged, "Just another idea. Quatre you need help with the knife?"
Usagi turned to the group in the back seat who were bickering furiously, she glanced back at Trowa who seemed to be the word serenity itself.
"Trowa?"
"Hmm?"
"Well, what do you think I should decide?"
Trowa blinked and visibly seemed to shrink into himself as he thought about it pensively, "I don't know."
Surprise would have come to Usagi if it was on a different matter, but it was on THIS matter. She sighed, "I don't want to decide...I want everything to remain the same...with chibi-gundam wing pilots and the senshi in the gundam dimension...I guess it's selfish. But it won't be long..."
Trowa turned back to the snow covered peaks of houses, the entire neighborhood around Quatre's plot of land had been evacuated because of 'dangerously high snowdrifts' and constant blizzards but it was a fact that someone COULD get stuck in their house but it was highly doubtable. Still...there was still that chance.
But anyhow that was the exact reason Usagi could so comfortably drive through the streets with winged and tailed chibi children.
"C'mon, and Wufei shutup. I'll buy you a sword if you come."
Wufei turned and glared ferociously at Duo who smirked, "Yup, you heard me Wufei. The only sword you can and could handle was a toothpick!"
Luckily for Duo Usagi grabbed him in time to swing him into the mall with her, Usagi glanced down at the smaller figures, "You know. I seriously think you guys have grown."
Heero looked up at Usagi and shrugged his shoulders, "Maybe a little."
Standing three inches above Usagi's knee they were all certain of the fact of growth.
"Hey, Usagi, do you ever think we'll actually get a regular fight? I mean with gundams and guns?"
Usagi sighed wistfully, "I wish, magic can be VERY annoying at times."
"Usagi! What are you doing?"
The girl in question shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly, "Going shopping."
"But there's no one here to pay the clothes for."
She smirked, "I'll just leave some cash for them...don't worry I wouldn't steal, unless..."
Dumping the clothes and accessories into the car she looked around, "Hey, guys let go to the zoo!"
"But, I'm hungry!" Duo whined
"Well, don't worry I'm sure there's a kitchen in there somewhere!"
"Yea, but what about human food!"
"What about it? You're a fox Duo!"
Duo shrugged his shoulders, "Its still weird."
Usagi stood disappointedly in front of the locked gates. Turning she turned the car to auto drive and pensively thought of the speed, '80'
"Don't you think that's a little high?"
"Don't worry Duo, if you fall out the snow banks will catch you and plus who's going to be out here besides us?"
Without a further word the car slammed on the pedal and disappeared around the corner heading back to Quatre's.
Turning back she blinked in surprise, "Trowa."
"Thought I'd come along."
Shrugging she threw a grenade at the gate, a few seconds passed before the gate was blasted sky high. Stepping calmly into the snow trenches that used to be sidewalks the pair quickly headed towards the office of the zoo.
The entire area was blanketed in a thick and silencing blanket of snow. Crunching through the snow she fell backwards in surprise as a few of the more winter suited zoo animals came charging towards the bars or walls of their cells, pawing the ground furiously.
"They must be hungry."
Usagi nodded her head tentatively as Trowa waited patiently for her, waist high in the snow.
Crouching in the dirty corner of its cage it glared back at Usagi, blue eyes blinked, "I think it wants to eat me." She whispered breathlessly
Trowa smirked before he entered the cage, slender fingers gently combed through the lion's mane. Muscles slowly began to relax under its tawny fur from Trowa's gentle caress.
A distinct manic laugh echoed eerily on the whitewashed cell walls.
Trowa stroked the giant muzzle of the lion before heading out the door.
"What was that?"
Trowa glanced at the end of his hall, his eyes were glittering, "Hyena's."
Blackness temporarily enveloped Usagi at the word she shivered visibly, "I'll catch up with you in a moment."
He frowned slightly as he watched blonde hair disappear into the shadows.
'someone's coming'
'i'll tear their faces off!'
'hush you idiot, food may be coming'
'I want a human to eat!'
'a human.'
Three pairs of dulled predatory eyes cut through the dark, 'it is you' they cried out silently.
Unconsciously Usagi fingered her scarred wrists, they glowed and then exploded with red as blood streamed out.
Strangely unaware of the mess that was running down her fingers she opened the door and stared at the spotted hyenas.
'we haven't had visitors of your kind in a long time...master, when will you take her completely into your command?'
'soon.' Sensual lips replied, three muzzles were either digging into her shoulder or licking at her wrists hungrily. The constant supply of blood from Usagi's wrists drew them into a frenzy for fresh meat.
Blearily she opened her eyes trying to remain awake...
'so...you've met my hyenas.'
'your hyenas' she echoed faintly
'my hyenas'
Two eyes appeared floating in the darkness before a body was faintly outlined, a human body. Standing before the woman she could see her clearly, even though her eyes were firmly shut.
'Do you know who I am?'
Usagi's eyes opened at the question, 'you're me.' Her voice echoed constantly though there didn't seem to be any walls around.
Her lips widened in a smile, 'No...But I do look like you don't I?'
Dubiously nodding her head Usagi took a step back to survey her reflection.
'have you made your decision?'
"No."
Blue eyes glittered with hidden malice, "No...I've waited more millennia's then you'll ever remember and you say NO! Do you know who you're damn well talking to little girl!"
Usagi's gaze hardened, "I won't let you take control of me again! It's my decision!!"
"Too late." She hissed suddenly, folding her arms across her chest.
Trowa winced as the small hands that had just moments ago threatened to tighten drastically were going lax.
He gasped for breath and fell back against the wall as Usagi was blankly looking ahead, grabbing his gun he fired it warningly.
A sharp intake of air was taken in as Usagi regained true consciousness she turned towards Trowa.
"Trowa...You're back to normal!" she smiled worriedly
Trowa blinked, "Usagi?"
The pain in his throat swelled as he spoke, fighting to keep conscious he glared at Usagi, "What the hell just happened to you?"
Looking around a small gasp escaped her lips, "I didn't!"
"You started destroying the entire area Usagi! You almost killed me!"
Usagi fingered her wrists uncomfortably, dried blood flecked off, "I didn't mean to!"
"What the hell do you mean! Usagi you have perfect control over your body!...Don't you?" his mind was working furiously with the small clues he already had.
Stepping towards him, he flinched and sunk to the wall.
He lifted his gun, fighting to keep a constant vigil on her movements.
Dusty air swirled around him as he finally closed his eyes, Usagi gently pulled Trowa up out of the wreckage glad that the stairs to the door was still together.
Trowa stared across the room at the sleeping Usagi.
'why? She just attacked me...' his brow furrowed as he wrestled against the bonds that tied him to a chain link in the wall.
"Trowa."
He turned his gaze from the taut rope to Usagi, standing in the middle of the room she was watching him intently.
"I didn't mean to do that."
"Do what?! Kill me! Usagi, what the hell happened to you!"
"Promise not to tell?"
When she said it he felt himself smile inwardly but strained not to show it.
"Trowa, do you?"
He gave a quick and decisive nod, immediately she flooded into the explanation.
"See, this thing inside me can take control of me... I think it's based on my emotional status at the moment. Like, when I'm ready to kill someone," she crinkled her nose, "I go berserk, I can't control myself. I want to kill the man. I want to see...to see his eyes when they're muddy from death and his blood dripping all over." She ended in a whisper her eyes were glowing faintly.
Shocked and personally ashamed of himself for coming to quick conclusions he looked down.
"So...it controlled you."
Nodding dubiously once more, she nervously fingered her wrists again Trowa glanced at her wrists.
"Something wrong with your wrists?"
Usagi flushed and shook her head, "No. Promise not to shoot me now?" she broke into a grin.
Kneeling down Usagi bit her lip in feigned annoyance, in truth she was blushing. She had never taken the meticulous care of looking Trowa over, he stumbled forwards as he was untied. Immediately she knelt down to help him up, with one hand on his back she had a picture perfect side view of his face. Resisting the urge to lean down and kiss the ever-sexier Trowa she helped him up.
Rubbing his wrists ruefully he glanced over at Usagi, her face was flushed and she was watching him with an intensely tentative look.
Usagi finally looked away when a faint pink colored Trowa's cheeks, "I saw a bed in the office. I don't know why anyone would sleep in the zoo, but it's there."
She turned in surprise when Trowa grabbed her shoulder, "Why won't you tell the others?"
Opening her mouth to speak she moved her lips and then slumped her shoulders.
"Because I KNOW the senshi, they'd go into hysterics. Haruka would be watching me 24/7 instead of 12/7 (~_~;) and the others would be gearing up for war...they wouldn't let me go anywhere or do anything suspicious. But it's mostly the way they would feel about me. They'd think I was some kind of berserk person waiting to just kill...that's why."
"What about the others?"
"The gundam pilots? I'd get slaughtered, reprimanded and relieved of any immediate missions." Sighing she waved her hand distantly and led him back towards the office.
He sat on the edge of the bed, "Where are you going to sleep?"
"Oh, I got some rest back there, I'm just going to check on the animals."
Usagi sensed his worry and smiled, "Don't worry, I'm not going to get eaten. Besides, I nearly killed you. You need your rest."
Putting her hand on his shoulder she forced him into a drugged sleep (with the help of magic...)
Making sure he was truly asleep before she slipped out of the door and headed towards the bird sanctuary area.
Opening the door she looked around, "Where are you?"
A white tailed and shouldered bird swooped down, it was a sharp contrast compared to the brightly colored rain forest birds around it. A few of those feathers were caught in it's own coat.
"I suppose you went hunting then."
"Yes...where's Trowa?"
Usagi sighed, "Yea. He's fine, but I don't think he noticed you."
He ruffled his darkly colored wings, "You should tell him."
"Why? You're just a stupid bird. I don't see how you could help him."
The bird's eyes glinted, "In more ways then you think." Clacking his beak sharply he preened his feathers and nearly knocked Usagi over from a powerful gust of his wings.
"This, is how I can help!" flying high he dropped suddenly with his wings folded tightly to his body. Lifting up from the ground ten or more feet up, Usagi gasped as a shadow of the bird continued it's descent down into the ground and exploded.
Recovering herself quickly she teetered on the edge of the 20 by 20 foot crater.
"Okay...yeah, sure Trowa's up in the bedroom."
Nodding appreciatively the bird winged its way towards the bedroom, Usagi gasped. 'Those damn hyenas are getting on my nerves'
Swirling around she headed towards the door, unsure if the muddy yellow eyes that she saw in the shadows were real or not.
Usagi was staring worriedly around she spotted Trowa's clothes laying haphazardly on the back of the chair. Her eyes rested briefly on his clothes before scanning the room again, there was only one bed (tee-hee) and Trowa was sleeping on it. Sitting on the edge of the bed she looked down and smiled slightly, "You wouldn't mind me sleeping with you Trowa?" she said jokingly.
"If that's what you want."
Usagi flushed as she met eyes with Trowa he sat up, a shaft of moonlight illuminated smooth skin with well built muscles underneath. He wrapped his hands around her waist. Breathing heatedly into her ear Usagi could feel every nerve in her body straining for any hidden touch.
"I wouldn't mind Usagi." He reminded her firmly
She couldn't help but feel pleasant surprise as he tugged at her pants, "You know, there's not a lot of room Trowa."
"It's cold in this room." He stated shortly.
Stripping herself of her shirt and pants she sat on her knees, staring at Trowa suddenly unsure of everything. Pulling her into his arms he kissed her cheek, pulling her legs under the covers she cuddled next to Trowa. He was right about one thing, the room was freezing, her back was receiving the worst of the cold turning over she felt Trowa flinch in his sleep as her cool back hit warm skin. Curling into a fetal position she smiled inwardly, it was pleasant having Trowa this close.
Trowa's eyes shot open, he was weezing mildly, sitting up he looked down at
Trowa winced as his neck lashed painfully at him, he blinked in surprise as stern yellow eyes greeted him.
Staring in mild confusion at the bird he leaned back against the cool wall noticing the disappearance of Usagi.
"So, are your wounds better?"
Taken completely aback he stared, ruffling it's wings slightly it clacked it's beak.
"Hey Trowa! I see you've met your friend..."
"It just spoke." He choked out
"Oh crap, don't tell me," Usagi's eyes darted towards the bird, "I thought you were going to tell him."
"He just woke up." The bird glared at Usagi
"Trowa, this is your, um, how would I put it. You're er, mate."
His eyebrow quirked upwards, "My mate." His face showed a mixture of disgust and annoyed confusion.
"To put it evermore delicately, your partner." The bird hissed as he jumped towards the end of the bed.
"See, when you turned back, from your chibi self I was released from your half form to this. I'm a part of you..."
Usagi sighed, "'member those wings you had on your back? Well, those wings are on that bird, and when you turned back to normal somehow that was released from inside of you into this form. It's really hard to describe especially when I don't understand half of the jumbly-gunk he was talking about but, he's a good tool to use in weapon. I think you can bring that bombing thingy up to a higher force?"
He nodded his head regally, Trowa's shock had disappeared completely.
Biting her lip Usagi began to unconsciously finger her wrists, "I think Galli can explain the rest later, just know" she rolled her eyes, "he isn't a threat and he's YOUR responsibility."
"What if I don't want him."
"I'll follow you around anyway." The bird retorted huffily as he launched gracefully into the air.
"Duo you idiot pick up the damn phone!"
Duo grumbled as he swiped the energetic fox off of the table, "Shut up. Hello? Winner residence."
He came fully awake when he heard a familiar giggle, "Usagi? Hey is that you? We were wondering if you guys were okay out in that blizzard and everything."
"I noticed considering there was no phone call or anything."
"Hey! We didn't know the number!"
Usagi smirked, "Yea, yea, I know. Too bad Quatre must not have had the phone book. But anyhow it'd be great if you could send the car over."
"Sure Bunny." He could almost feel her flush when he used the American term of Usako, "Oh, yea. Hey um Bunny, I was wondering if Trowa turned back to his normal self?"
"Yes. Did you? And did you happen to have any animals around," she was cut short as a sharp yelp echoed into the phone.
"Oh, heh, that was just, HOW do you say your name?"
"FOO-ree-ay! It's French! Damn it Duo! After Charles Fourier! Baka."
"Yes to answer your question." He answered with a touch of exasperation, "I got some kind of dog-fox or something...but what about Trowa?"
"Yup, an eagle."
"Not fair, I should've gotten something like that! Wufei got a jaguar and I get THIS."
"Aw, it can't be that bad? Besides, aren't you a little freaked with all this happening?"
"Well, no, none of the guys are too surprised. I mean they're surprised but not to hysterics point. I don't know...it kinda feels natural hanging around with talking animals."
Usagi distinctly heard him swear as the sharp tinkling of broken china sounded in the background.
"I gotta go Bunny. Damn fox! What the he"
The phone buzzed after he hung up, Usagi looked up with a worried smile.
"Hopefully Duo'll get around to sending the car out but it might be a while."
Trowa sighed, "Quatre should have picked up the phone."
"Well, I don't know," Usagi shrugged, "they seemed pretty busy with everything. They have animal partners too."
"??"
"Wufei has jaguar from what I hear, Heero's got to have some type of cat and Quatre's going to have a bird type. Duo's gotta fox."
Trowa smirked, "You know, Duo's fox partner fits him perfectly."
Delicately Trowa plucked several brightly colored bird feathers out of Galli's beak, "How many of the tropical birds did you eat?"
"Just a few."
Giving a piercing glare Galli sighed, "10 or more..."
"Those birds are part of the zoo! Don't you think they'll get suspicious when a few of their rare birds are missing?" Trowa asked indifferently
"No."
Haruka waved as Usagi helped Trowa out of the car, "Hey guys!"
Usagi stalked up towards Duo, "I was just wondering what took the car so damn long Duo?"
Duo grinned, "Wufei wouldn't let me use it."
"I wonder why Maxwell!" Wufei seethed inwardly at putting the blame on him, "The car was wrecked because of you so I fixed it! With all the dents and scratches on it,"
"Dents!" Usagi nearly choked out, "How? I put it on Auto!"
Heero and Wufei glared at Duo, "Duo decided to stop and slow the car down."
"But, he was the size of a..." Usagi sighed, "Okay. I just hope that the car's okay."
"I was just a little crazy" Duo pouted
"I kill crazy people" Heero loaded his gun lifting it he was semi startled as an immense cat purred against his leg.
Usagi sunk to her knees and eyed the cat admiringly, "Is that your partner?"
"Partner? Is that what you call these things?"
"You know the least you could do is call us animals! I mean that is what we look like."
"What kind of cat is it?"
Heero shrugged, "It's a caracal."
"Caracal."
"I did some research on them, they're really normal animals...from the outside anyway. And the fact that they can talk." Setsuna sighed
"Usagi, do you have anything to do with the fact that they've changed back to their normal selves?"
Usagi could swear she felt Trowa's gaze burning into her back, "er, no. What gives you that idea?"
Haruka's stern gaze seared through her, "Just wondering...the black magic must wear off after a while."
Nodding her head she silently sighed as Haruka and the others disappeared into the house. Looking down she spotted the caracal sitting on the pavement in front of her.
"What does Heero call you?"
"It...My real name is Lyran, if you want to use it."
"Do you know how you were...formed?"
"Er...no, not really but that really doesn't matter, I mean we're here aren't we?"
Nodding her head Usagi leaned against the chilled car door, her wrists were beginning to burn up. Lyran glanced at the girl's wrists before stalking back into the house.
Finally it came to a point where she couldn't stand it, thrusting her hands into the snow she bit her lip as they exploded in pain.
Minutes passed by before she sighed in relief, her numbed fingers touched the swollen skin tentatively.
"Are you alright?"
"Uh-huh."
"Usagi." A firmer tone had been taken on.
She sighed mournfully as she turned to face Wufei, mild surprise passed over her, "My wrists."
Taking her numbed wrists in his hands he fingered the sore limbs, "Why didn't you ask for help?"
Usagi slipped her hands out of his and looked sourly at Wufei, "Because, I can do things perfectly well on my own."
Glancing in sudden interest at the jaguar that lay draped across the ground she reached her hand out to stroke its jawbone, "Is that yours?"
Wufei shrugged his shoulders, "Maybe."
"What's its name?"
"Jauna."
Still stroking the jaguars silky fur she looked up at the rumble of thunder, her eyes widened at the sharp dab of pain. Lifting her hands she couldn't fight off the black and blue spots that were blurring her vision. She could barely see her hands which were right in front of her, but she could hear, and feel the steady and growing pulse of pain throbbing in her. The air around her was stuffy and hot she could barely feel anything because of the heightened reach of pain.
Jauna managed to catch Usagi just as she teetered off of her feet, Wufei worriedly looked her over.
"Do you have any idea what just happened?"
Reaching his hand out he picked her up, Usagi gasped and nearly jumped out of Wufei's arms when cool icy relief blasted through her body like a bomb. Wheezing slightly she pulled herself out of Wufei's arms and flinched, the pain's pulsing life vanished.
Looking up with half closed eyes she slid down to the ground, her eyes flew open as the icy chill that had cooled her heated pain surged in her again.
Wufei looked down, his hand was resting on her shoulder, "You okay?"
She nodded her head, gasping in surprise she clasped Wufei's hand and felt the cool surge heighten.
"Wufei, did you feel that!?!"
He was short of breath as he nodded his head, the moment their hands had clasped he had felt it, the spark of some electrifying power. Getting lost in her deep blue eyes his body took the opportunity to the fullest...
Duo's lips quirked upwards, 'well, well, well, I never thought...'
The moment their lips touched stars had started exploding she could actually feel the pulsing fire inside of him. Her fingers toyed with his hair band before firmly yanking it out. Immediately an aroma of shampoo burst into her senses, silently laying her head on his shoulder she could still feel the heat and feel of the kiss. His eyes were unable to see past the flushed face of Usagi, breathing heatedly into the hollow of Wufei's neck Usagi could actually hear the pent up powers inside of Wufei exploding and soaring higher and faster.
Duo tripped backwards as a fiery flame of gold burst around the couple, "what the hell."
Jauna had been calmly watching the two meet intimately for the first time with interest, now turning towards Duo she bared her teeth in a grin, if that's what you could call it before walking into the kitchen.
Wufei cursed silently when he saw Maxwell casually leaning against the wall watching them. Giving a small kiss on Usagi's forehead he turned and walked away, stopping next to Duo he turned his head and shot a nasty look at Duo before stalking into the kitchen.
The golden flame had burst just as Wufei had stepped away, sighing in pleasure Usagi turned and walked past Duo mistily.
Duo looked down at the small fox that lay curled up at his feet, "I really don't wanna ask what just happened."
"Just don't talk to me and everything'll be fine."
"What got you so pissy?"
"You, you ass..."
Absentmindedly she had drifted towards the sink and stood looking out the window above the sink. Unconsciously she began to wash the china plates in front of her, still feeling the power and altitude of the feeling. Closing her eyes so she could clearly picture the scene from Duo's point of view and smiling at the thought.
She almost let the plate slip from her fingers as rough hands clasped with her own.
Putting it down and turning off the faucet she turned to look into intense blue eyes that stared back at her. (an: okay, so I looked up Prussian and it really doesn't make that much sense to say someone has Prussian eyes because it's a weird crystal kinda thingy and on the second one it was some Baltic thing...)
Roughly kissing Usagi's lips he felt a slight relief that the same feeling of gentle relief and warmth sweep through him. She smiled dazedly at Heero, slipping her hands into his hair she returned the kiss doubly.
Sighing in dismissive relief he swung Usagi up into his arms and gently placed her in front of his laptop. Glancing at the screen Usagi groaned, "Did you just kiss me so you could bring me over here in my tame state?"
"Maybe"
Usagi shivered as his breath tickled her cheek he left her then.
'retrieve needed information with any means needed'
Plans and schedules popped up on the laptop screen, taking in the information Usagi quickly typed in an, 'affirmative. Mission complete in two weeks...should I go after the disk first?'
Dr. J nearly spit his coffee out, "well, and I thought Duo typed in long answers and asked too many questions...but then again they really just think what's right and do it..."
'Disk, then general. Transmit data when mission is complete.'
Usagi smiled slightly, 'Hai.'
Dr. O (who gives a crap about which doctor I'm talking about besides Dr. J??? they all have letters after the doctor, for all we know there really could be 24 doctors!) blinked in surprise, "Sometimes I wonder if we should waste time training her. This isn't a joke after all, the colony feds are close to taking the ninth colony already."
Hope you liked that, see ya next chapter~Luv QT-chan
And also, I got word the my fic's confusing and I don't want that ~_~; so, here's my explanation, I THINK I know what you're confused about and if I don't e-mail me about it. But anyhow I THINK the answer is in the next chapter for you. REAL SORRY IF IT ISN'T! please please please, tell me if the next chapter doesn't answer your question, and thanks for not flaming me on it!!!
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"So, we know what happened, but how do we turn them back?"
"Usagi can do it. Can't you?!?" Heero said too evenly
Usagi shrugged, "I don't know...I mean, probably but, that depends."
Quatre landed lightly on Usagi's shoulder, "Well there's no rush."
Wufei hissed, his jaguar tail and ears twitched irritably, "You have wings for craps sake Quatre, it's easy for you to say!"
Quatre glared at Wufei, Wufei bared his mouth in a cold grin before he turned to Usagi, "Well, turn us back now then!"
Icy blue eyes stared back at Wufei, "In one week."
"No way! Usagi!" Duo complained
"Two weeks."
"But"
"Three weeks."
Duo sighed, Wufei angrily looked at Duo, "Baka!"
"Usagi!"
Usagi sat up still groggy from sleep, rubbing her eyes she looked down at the small figure that Duo cut.
"Yea hun?"
"I'm hungry!"
"Go away Duo." Usagi yawned as she fell back into her pillow, Wufei who was curled up in sleep hissed softly. Usagi smiled as she stroked Wufei's long catty ears.
Duo sighed as he unhappily struggled to open the door, Trowa waved hesitantly down at Usagi as he flitted around the room.
"Quatre I was wondering if you knew any good place where the group could stay for a vacation kind of week."
"There's a cottage three to two miles away from here...but why do you ask?"
"Well, I know that we're supposed to be alert for any news on the Feds from the Developers but, we can always bring the laptop. I mean, there is a phone connection to the cottage right?"
"Yea...Usagi, are you planning to..."
"Yup. If you guys aren't going the senshi are at least going."
Heero and Wufei had been adamant on not coming at all, until Usagi had threatened to keep them in their state for a month. Even though she knew she would never do that it had the right affect. Stepping into the cozy and spacious area Usagi sighed in pleasure.
"Thanks for letting us come here Quatre." Michiru whispered breathlessly as she took in the area around her.
There was everything in there that a cottage and part vacation cottage should have, from the stone fireplace to the Jacuzzi and small pool. The only thing that was missing was beds, but thankfully having been forewarned on this they had all brought sleeping bags and there were cots somewhere in the basement...
"This is great! I love it out here. Quatre, thanks a ton!" Usagi shrieked as she rushed around the cottage to take everything in.
Sipping a glass of herb tea Heero sighed, 'this is...pleasant' he shivered slightly as he let a small part of the wall he had built around himself crumble. Smiling Usagi let her hand pass over his cat ears, "Hey, Heero don't you want to know what kind of cat ears those are?"
"No."
"Why?"
"Because."
Shrugging Usagi poured a cup of tea for herself, watching the three small figures diving.
"Hey Quatre! Why don't we see who's the better diver!"
He shrugged his shoulders and flew up to the diving board, Duo jumped up, the board hardly even quivered. Finally he jumped and would have gotten a perfect ten. Quatre eyed the drop uneasily, Duo waved up cheerily, "C'mon Winner!"
Fluttering his wings experimentally he jumped and closed his eyes, doing a miniature cannonball. Duo laughed, "I'm definitely the better diver."
Quatre wasn't listening as he watched Trowa testing the board.
Duo also looked up in time to see Trowa leap into the air, his mouth fell open. Trowa had taken full advantage of his wings, doing more then several somersaults and graceful twists.
"That's not fair!" Duo finally burst out loud crossing his arms over his chest, his tail was twisting and turning under the water to keep him afloat.
"Well I guess that makes Trowa the best diver Duo." Quatre replied smugly, Duo blew bubbles under the surface of the water in annoyance.
Usagi giggled, "Poor Duo." Heero shrugged his shoulders, twitching his tail, both he and Wufei couldn't overcome the dislike for water ever since they had turned into their chibi forms. Usagi smiled before she disappeared
"Hey, Setsuna have you thought up of anything to do with this thing inside of me?"
Setsuna shook her head and looked troubled, "Don't worry Setsuna, we'll come up with SOMETHING, I'm sure of it."
"You're right muffin head. But meanwhile lets relax." Haruka smiled at Usagi who beamed back. The indoor pool was the popular place inside of the cottage, Michiru surfaced from the water, "I wonder if the inner senshi will come by anytime."
"What was the trouble?"
"They had to deal with some new evil force."
"But it looked like they could handle it so we didn't interfere. So we winded up visiting you."
Drying herself Michiru seated herself next to Usagi, just as Duo ran up, "Cannonball!!!"
Michiru sighed, and then gasped in surprise as another wave of water hit her. Usagi bit her lip, "Oh Duo you're in for it."
Duo made a face as he dived under the water again Michiru narrowed her eyes. Her hair was blasted upwards by a powerful draft of energy, shimmering with an aqua marine blue she raised her hand. The large form of a hand rose up from the water, diving under the surface it grabbed Duo in its grasp. Michiru's hand was closed in a fist, the same position that the watery fist was in now, Duo wriggled desperately.
"Michiru!"
Looking up the fist immediately melted away leaving Duo bobbing in the water, "I was just about to say, don't hurt him." Haruka nodded towards Duo. Duo's eyes widened as he quickly threw himself towards the other end of the pool, his red tail flowing gracefully behind him.
"So, what do you think we should do about Usagi?"
Setsuna sighed, "I'm not sure...I mean, if they're inside of her and she has to choose..."
"But, they're drawbacks for each choice!" Hotaru said worriedly nibbling on her bagel.
"Do you think it has anything to do with that strange attitude that Usagi took on at the ball?"
Haruka blinked in surprise, "I thought you went with the others Quatre."
"I didn't want to and Usagi said it was okay." Quatre blushed
"I think Usagi's taking this too lightly."
Haruka nodded her head, "I would be more concerned in turning the gundam pilots back to normal, the developers are going to have a fit when they find out what happened to the gundam pilots."
Shrugging his shoulders the blonde pilot tried desperately to grab a plate from the stack at the end of the table.
Michiru couldn't help but manage a small smile as she handed the Chibi-Quatre a plate.
"Thanks...So, what do the senshi propose we do?"
"Well, I don't know...This is already as hard as it gets. If they can't leave her then Usagi has to choose but, how can she choose when the downsides are so costly."
"She'll just have to choose the Ginzshoui."
Bleak silence filled the room at the proceeding consequences of the thought.
"Do, do you think Usagi doesn't want to change us back because she
's deciding?"
"But, how would that affect her decision?"
Setsuna shrugged, "Just another idea. Quatre you need help with the knife?"
Usagi turned to the group in the back seat who were bickering furiously, she glanced back at Trowa who seemed to be the word serenity itself.
"Trowa?"
"Hmm?"
"Well, what do you think I should decide?"
Trowa blinked and visibly seemed to shrink into himself as he thought about it pensively, "I don't know."
Surprise would have come to Usagi if it was on a different matter, but it was on THIS matter. She sighed, "I don't want to decide...I want everything to remain the same...with chibi-gundam wing pilots and the senshi in the gundam dimension...I guess it's selfish. But it won't be long..."
Trowa turned back to the snow covered peaks of houses, the entire neighborhood around Quatre's plot of land had been evacuated because of 'dangerously high snowdrifts' and constant blizzards but it was a fact that someone COULD get stuck in their house but it was highly doubtable. Still...there was still that chance.
But anyhow that was the exact reason Usagi could so comfortably drive through the streets with winged and tailed chibi children.
"C'mon, and Wufei shutup. I'll buy you a sword if you come."
Wufei turned and glared ferociously at Duo who smirked, "Yup, you heard me Wufei. The only sword you can and could handle was a toothpick!"
Luckily for Duo Usagi grabbed him in time to swing him into the mall with her, Usagi glanced down at the smaller figures, "You know. I seriously think you guys have grown."
Heero looked up at Usagi and shrugged his shoulders, "Maybe a little."
Standing three inches above Usagi's knee they were all certain of the fact of growth.
"Hey, Usagi, do you ever think we'll actually get a regular fight? I mean with gundams and guns?"
Usagi sighed wistfully, "I wish, magic can be VERY annoying at times."
"Usagi! What are you doing?"
The girl in question shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly, "Going shopping."
"But there's no one here to pay the clothes for."
She smirked, "I'll just leave some cash for them...don't worry I wouldn't steal, unless..."
Dumping the clothes and accessories into the car she looked around, "Hey, guys let go to the zoo!"
"But, I'm hungry!" Duo whined
"Well, don't worry I'm sure there's a kitchen in there somewhere!"
"Yea, but what about human food!"
"What about it? You're a fox Duo!"
Duo shrugged his shoulders, "Its still weird."
Usagi stood disappointedly in front of the locked gates. Turning she turned the car to auto drive and pensively thought of the speed, '80'
"Don't you think that's a little high?"
"Don't worry Duo, if you fall out the snow banks will catch you and plus who's going to be out here besides us?"
Without a further word the car slammed on the pedal and disappeared around the corner heading back to Quatre's.
Turning back she blinked in surprise, "Trowa."
"Thought I'd come along."
Shrugging she threw a grenade at the gate, a few seconds passed before the gate was blasted sky high. Stepping calmly into the snow trenches that used to be sidewalks the pair quickly headed towards the office of the zoo.
The entire area was blanketed in a thick and silencing blanket of snow. Crunching through the snow she fell backwards in surprise as a few of the more winter suited zoo animals came charging towards the bars or walls of their cells, pawing the ground furiously.
"They must be hungry."
Usagi nodded her head tentatively as Trowa waited patiently for her, waist high in the snow.
Crouching in the dirty corner of its cage it glared back at Usagi, blue eyes blinked, "I think it wants to eat me." She whispered breathlessly
Trowa smirked before he entered the cage, slender fingers gently combed through the lion's mane. Muscles slowly began to relax under its tawny fur from Trowa's gentle caress.
A distinct manic laugh echoed eerily on the whitewashed cell walls.
Trowa stroked the giant muzzle of the lion before heading out the door.
"What was that?"
Trowa glanced at the end of his hall, his eyes were glittering, "Hyena's."
Blackness temporarily enveloped Usagi at the word she shivered visibly, "I'll catch up with you in a moment."
He frowned slightly as he watched blonde hair disappear into the shadows.
'someone's coming'
'i'll tear their faces off!'
'hush you idiot, food may be coming'
'I want a human to eat!'
'a human.'
Three pairs of dulled predatory eyes cut through the dark, 'it is you' they cried out silently.
Unconsciously Usagi fingered her scarred wrists, they glowed and then exploded with red as blood streamed out.
Strangely unaware of the mess that was running down her fingers she opened the door and stared at the spotted hyenas.
'we haven't had visitors of your kind in a long time...master, when will you take her completely into your command?'
'soon.' Sensual lips replied, three muzzles were either digging into her shoulder or licking at her wrists hungrily. The constant supply of blood from Usagi's wrists drew them into a frenzy for fresh meat.
Blearily she opened her eyes trying to remain awake...
'so...you've met my hyenas.'
'your hyenas' she echoed faintly
'my hyenas'
Two eyes appeared floating in the darkness before a body was faintly outlined, a human body. Standing before the woman she could see her clearly, even though her eyes were firmly shut.
'Do you know who I am?'
Usagi's eyes opened at the question, 'you're me.' Her voice echoed constantly though there didn't seem to be any walls around.
Her lips widened in a smile, 'No...But I do look like you don't I?'
Dubiously nodding her head Usagi took a step back to survey her reflection.
'have you made your decision?'
"No."
Blue eyes glittered with hidden malice, "No...I've waited more millennia's then you'll ever remember and you say NO! Do you know who you're damn well talking to little girl!"
Usagi's gaze hardened, "I won't let you take control of me again! It's my decision!!"
"Too late." She hissed suddenly, folding her arms across her chest.
Trowa winced as the small hands that had just moments ago threatened to tighten drastically were going lax.
He gasped for breath and fell back against the wall as Usagi was blankly looking ahead, grabbing his gun he fired it warningly.
A sharp intake of air was taken in as Usagi regained true consciousness she turned towards Trowa.
"Trowa...You're back to normal!" she smiled worriedly
Trowa blinked, "Usagi?"
The pain in his throat swelled as he spoke, fighting to keep conscious he glared at Usagi, "What the hell just happened to you?"
Looking around a small gasp escaped her lips, "I didn't!"
"You started destroying the entire area Usagi! You almost killed me!"
Usagi fingered her wrists uncomfortably, dried blood flecked off, "I didn't mean to!"
"What the hell do you mean! Usagi you have perfect control over your body!...Don't you?" his mind was working furiously with the small clues he already had.
Stepping towards him, he flinched and sunk to the wall.
He lifted his gun, fighting to keep a constant vigil on her movements.
Dusty air swirled around him as he finally closed his eyes, Usagi gently pulled Trowa up out of the wreckage glad that the stairs to the door was still together.
Trowa stared across the room at the sleeping Usagi.
'why? She just attacked me...' his brow furrowed as he wrestled against the bonds that tied him to a chain link in the wall.
"Trowa."
He turned his gaze from the taut rope to Usagi, standing in the middle of the room she was watching him intently.
"I didn't mean to do that."
"Do what?! Kill me! Usagi, what the hell happened to you!"
"Promise not to tell?"
When she said it he felt himself smile inwardly but strained not to show it.
"Trowa, do you?"
He gave a quick and decisive nod, immediately she flooded into the explanation.
"See, this thing inside me can take control of me... I think it's based on my emotional status at the moment. Like, when I'm ready to kill someone," she crinkled her nose, "I go berserk, I can't control myself. I want to kill the man. I want to see...to see his eyes when they're muddy from death and his blood dripping all over." She ended in a whisper her eyes were glowing faintly.
Shocked and personally ashamed of himself for coming to quick conclusions he looked down.
"So...it controlled you."
Nodding dubiously once more, she nervously fingered her wrists again Trowa glanced at her wrists.
"Something wrong with your wrists?"
Usagi flushed and shook her head, "No. Promise not to shoot me now?" she broke into a grin.
Kneeling down Usagi bit her lip in feigned annoyance, in truth she was blushing. She had never taken the meticulous care of looking Trowa over, he stumbled forwards as he was untied. Immediately she knelt down to help him up, with one hand on his back she had a picture perfect side view of his face. Resisting the urge to lean down and kiss the ever-sexier Trowa she helped him up.
Rubbing his wrists ruefully he glanced over at Usagi, her face was flushed and she was watching him with an intensely tentative look.
Usagi finally looked away when a faint pink colored Trowa's cheeks, "I saw a bed in the office. I don't know why anyone would sleep in the zoo, but it's there."
She turned in surprise when Trowa grabbed her shoulder, "Why won't you tell the others?"
Opening her mouth to speak she moved her lips and then slumped her shoulders.
"Because I KNOW the senshi, they'd go into hysterics. Haruka would be watching me 24/7 instead of 12/7 (~_~;) and the others would be gearing up for war...they wouldn't let me go anywhere or do anything suspicious. But it's mostly the way they would feel about me. They'd think I was some kind of berserk person waiting to just kill...that's why."
"What about the others?"
"The gundam pilots? I'd get slaughtered, reprimanded and relieved of any immediate missions." Sighing she waved her hand distantly and led him back towards the office.
He sat on the edge of the bed, "Where are you going to sleep?"
"Oh, I got some rest back there, I'm just going to check on the animals."
Usagi sensed his worry and smiled, "Don't worry, I'm not going to get eaten. Besides, I nearly killed you. You need your rest."
Putting her hand on his shoulder she forced him into a drugged sleep (with the help of magic...)
Making sure he was truly asleep before she slipped out of the door and headed towards the bird sanctuary area.
Opening the door she looked around, "Where are you?"
A white tailed and shouldered bird swooped down, it was a sharp contrast compared to the brightly colored rain forest birds around it. A few of those feathers were caught in it's own coat.
"I suppose you went hunting then."
"Yes...where's Trowa?"
Usagi sighed, "Yea. He's fine, but I don't think he noticed you."
He ruffled his darkly colored wings, "You should tell him."
"Why? You're just a stupid bird. I don't see how you could help him."
The bird's eyes glinted, "In more ways then you think." Clacking his beak sharply he preened his feathers and nearly knocked Usagi over from a powerful gust of his wings.
"This, is how I can help!" flying high he dropped suddenly with his wings folded tightly to his body. Lifting up from the ground ten or more feet up, Usagi gasped as a shadow of the bird continued it's descent down into the ground and exploded.
Recovering herself quickly she teetered on the edge of the 20 by 20 foot crater.
"Okay...yeah, sure Trowa's up in the bedroom."
Nodding appreciatively the bird winged its way towards the bedroom, Usagi gasped. 'Those damn hyenas are getting on my nerves'
Swirling around she headed towards the door, unsure if the muddy yellow eyes that she saw in the shadows were real or not.
Usagi was staring worriedly around she spotted Trowa's clothes laying haphazardly on the back of the chair. Her eyes rested briefly on his clothes before scanning the room again, there was only one bed (tee-hee) and Trowa was sleeping on it. Sitting on the edge of the bed she looked down and smiled slightly, "You wouldn't mind me sleeping with you Trowa?" she said jokingly.
"If that's what you want."
Usagi flushed as she met eyes with Trowa he sat up, a shaft of moonlight illuminated smooth skin with well built muscles underneath. He wrapped his hands around her waist. Breathing heatedly into her ear Usagi could feel every nerve in her body straining for any hidden touch.
"I wouldn't mind Usagi." He reminded her firmly
She couldn't help but feel pleasant surprise as he tugged at her pants, "You know, there's not a lot of room Trowa."
"It's cold in this room." He stated shortly.
Stripping herself of her shirt and pants she sat on her knees, staring at Trowa suddenly unsure of everything. Pulling her into his arms he kissed her cheek, pulling her legs under the covers she cuddled next to Trowa. He was right about one thing, the room was freezing, her back was receiving the worst of the cold turning over she felt Trowa flinch in his sleep as her cool back hit warm skin. Curling into a fetal position she smiled inwardly, it was pleasant having Trowa this close.
Trowa's eyes shot open, he was weezing mildly, sitting up he looked down at
Trowa winced as his neck lashed painfully at him, he blinked in surprise as stern yellow eyes greeted him.
Staring in mild confusion at the bird he leaned back against the cool wall noticing the disappearance of Usagi.
"So, are your wounds better?"
Taken completely aback he stared, ruffling it's wings slightly it clacked it's beak.
"Hey Trowa! I see you've met your friend..."
"It just spoke." He choked out
"Oh crap, don't tell me," Usagi's eyes darted towards the bird, "I thought you were going to tell him."
"He just woke up." The bird glared at Usagi
"Trowa, this is your, um, how would I put it. You're er, mate."
His eyebrow quirked upwards, "My mate." His face showed a mixture of disgust and annoyed confusion.
"To put it evermore delicately, your partner." The bird hissed as he jumped towards the end of the bed.
"See, when you turned back, from your chibi self I was released from your half form to this. I'm a part of you..."
Usagi sighed, "'member those wings you had on your back? Well, those wings are on that bird, and when you turned back to normal somehow that was released from inside of you into this form. It's really hard to describe especially when I don't understand half of the jumbly-gunk he was talking about but, he's a good tool to use in weapon. I think you can bring that bombing thingy up to a higher force?"
He nodded his head regally, Trowa's shock had disappeared completely.
Biting her lip Usagi began to unconsciously finger her wrists, "I think Galli can explain the rest later, just know" she rolled her eyes, "he isn't a threat and he's YOUR responsibility."
"What if I don't want him."
"I'll follow you around anyway." The bird retorted huffily as he launched gracefully into the air.
"Duo you idiot pick up the damn phone!"
Duo grumbled as he swiped the energetic fox off of the table, "Shut up. Hello? Winner residence."
He came fully awake when he heard a familiar giggle, "Usagi? Hey is that you? We were wondering if you guys were okay out in that blizzard and everything."
"I noticed considering there was no phone call or anything."
"Hey! We didn't know the number!"
Usagi smirked, "Yea, yea, I know. Too bad Quatre must not have had the phone book. But anyhow it'd be great if you could send the car over."
"Sure Bunny." He could almost feel her flush when he used the American term of Usako, "Oh, yea. Hey um Bunny, I was wondering if Trowa turned back to his normal self?"
"Yes. Did you? And did you happen to have any animals around," she was cut short as a sharp yelp echoed into the phone.
"Oh, heh, that was just, HOW do you say your name?"
"FOO-ree-ay! It's French! Damn it Duo! After Charles Fourier! Baka."
"Yes to answer your question." He answered with a touch of exasperation, "I got some kind of dog-fox or something...but what about Trowa?"
"Yup, an eagle."
"Not fair, I should've gotten something like that! Wufei got a jaguar and I get THIS."
"Aw, it can't be that bad? Besides, aren't you a little freaked with all this happening?"
"Well, no, none of the guys are too surprised. I mean they're surprised but not to hysterics point. I don't know...it kinda feels natural hanging around with talking animals."
Usagi distinctly heard him swear as the sharp tinkling of broken china sounded in the background.
"I gotta go Bunny. Damn fox! What the he"
The phone buzzed after he hung up, Usagi looked up with a worried smile.
"Hopefully Duo'll get around to sending the car out but it might be a while."
Trowa sighed, "Quatre should have picked up the phone."
"Well, I don't know," Usagi shrugged, "they seemed pretty busy with everything. They have animal partners too."
"??"
"Wufei has jaguar from what I hear, Heero's got to have some type of cat and Quatre's going to have a bird type. Duo's gotta fox."
Trowa smirked, "You know, Duo's fox partner fits him perfectly."
Delicately Trowa plucked several brightly colored bird feathers out of Galli's beak, "How many of the tropical birds did you eat?"
"Just a few."
Giving a piercing glare Galli sighed, "10 or more..."
"Those birds are part of the zoo! Don't you think they'll get suspicious when a few of their rare birds are missing?" Trowa asked indifferently
"No."
Haruka waved as Usagi helped Trowa out of the car, "Hey guys!"
Usagi stalked up towards Duo, "I was just wondering what took the car so damn long Duo?"
Duo grinned, "Wufei wouldn't let me use it."
"I wonder why Maxwell!" Wufei seethed inwardly at putting the blame on him, "The car was wrecked because of you so I fixed it! With all the dents and scratches on it,"
"Dents!" Usagi nearly choked out, "How? I put it on Auto!"
Heero and Wufei glared at Duo, "Duo decided to stop and slow the car down."
"But, he was the size of a..." Usagi sighed, "Okay. I just hope that the car's okay."
"I was just a little crazy" Duo pouted
"I kill crazy people" Heero loaded his gun lifting it he was semi startled as an immense cat purred against his leg.
Usagi sunk to her knees and eyed the cat admiringly, "Is that your partner?"
"Partner? Is that what you call these things?"
"You know the least you could do is call us animals! I mean that is what we look like."
"What kind of cat is it?"
Heero shrugged, "It's a caracal."
"Caracal."
"I did some research on them, they're really normal animals...from the outside anyway. And the fact that they can talk." Setsuna sighed
"Usagi, do you have anything to do with the fact that they've changed back to their normal selves?"
Usagi could swear she felt Trowa's gaze burning into her back, "er, no. What gives you that idea?"
Haruka's stern gaze seared through her, "Just wondering...the black magic must wear off after a while."
Nodding her head she silently sighed as Haruka and the others disappeared into the house. Looking down she spotted the caracal sitting on the pavement in front of her.
"What does Heero call you?"
"It...My real name is Lyran, if you want to use it."
"Do you know how you were...formed?"
"Er...no, not really but that really doesn't matter, I mean we're here aren't we?"
Nodding her head Usagi leaned against the chilled car door, her wrists were beginning to burn up. Lyran glanced at the girl's wrists before stalking back into the house.
Finally it came to a point where she couldn't stand it, thrusting her hands into the snow she bit her lip as they exploded in pain.
Minutes passed by before she sighed in relief, her numbed fingers touched the swollen skin tentatively.
"Are you alright?"
"Uh-huh."
"Usagi." A firmer tone had been taken on.
She sighed mournfully as she turned to face Wufei, mild surprise passed over her, "My wrists."
Taking her numbed wrists in his hands he fingered the sore limbs, "Why didn't you ask for help?"
Usagi slipped her hands out of his and looked sourly at Wufei, "Because, I can do things perfectly well on my own."
Glancing in sudden interest at the jaguar that lay draped across the ground she reached her hand out to stroke its jawbone, "Is that yours?"
Wufei shrugged his shoulders, "Maybe."
"What's its name?"
"Jauna."
Still stroking the jaguars silky fur she looked up at the rumble of thunder, her eyes widened at the sharp dab of pain. Lifting her hands she couldn't fight off the black and blue spots that were blurring her vision. She could barely see her hands which were right in front of her, but she could hear, and feel the steady and growing pulse of pain throbbing in her. The air around her was stuffy and hot she could barely feel anything because of the heightened reach of pain.
Jauna managed to catch Usagi just as she teetered off of her feet, Wufei worriedly looked her over.
"Do you have any idea what just happened?"
Reaching his hand out he picked her up, Usagi gasped and nearly jumped out of Wufei's arms when cool icy relief blasted through her body like a bomb. Wheezing slightly she pulled herself out of Wufei's arms and flinched, the pain's pulsing life vanished.
Looking up with half closed eyes she slid down to the ground, her eyes flew open as the icy chill that had cooled her heated pain surged in her again.
Wufei looked down, his hand was resting on her shoulder, "You okay?"
She nodded her head, gasping in surprise she clasped Wufei's hand and felt the cool surge heighten.
"Wufei, did you feel that!?!"
He was short of breath as he nodded his head, the moment their hands had clasped he had felt it, the spark of some electrifying power. Getting lost in her deep blue eyes his body took the opportunity to the fullest...
Duo's lips quirked upwards, 'well, well, well, I never thought...'
The moment their lips touched stars had started exploding she could actually feel the pulsing fire inside of him. Her fingers toyed with his hair band before firmly yanking it out. Immediately an aroma of shampoo burst into her senses, silently laying her head on his shoulder she could still feel the heat and feel of the kiss. His eyes were unable to see past the flushed face of Usagi, breathing heatedly into the hollow of Wufei's neck Usagi could actually hear the pent up powers inside of Wufei exploding and soaring higher and faster.
Duo tripped backwards as a fiery flame of gold burst around the couple, "what the hell."
Jauna had been calmly watching the two meet intimately for the first time with interest, now turning towards Duo she bared her teeth in a grin, if that's what you could call it before walking into the kitchen.
Wufei cursed silently when he saw Maxwell casually leaning against the wall watching them. Giving a small kiss on Usagi's forehead he turned and walked away, stopping next to Duo he turned his head and shot a nasty look at Duo before stalking into the kitchen.
The golden flame had burst just as Wufei had stepped away, sighing in pleasure Usagi turned and walked past Duo mistily.
Duo looked down at the small fox that lay curled up at his feet, "I really don't wanna ask what just happened."
"Just don't talk to me and everything'll be fine."
"What got you so pissy?"
"You, you ass..."
Absentmindedly she had drifted towards the sink and stood looking out the window above the sink. Unconsciously she began to wash the china plates in front of her, still feeling the power and altitude of the feeling. Closing her eyes so she could clearly picture the scene from Duo's point of view and smiling at the thought.
She almost let the plate slip from her fingers as rough hands clasped with her own.
Putting it down and turning off the faucet she turned to look into intense blue eyes that stared back at her. (an: okay, so I looked up Prussian and it really doesn't make that much sense to say someone has Prussian eyes because it's a weird crystal kinda thingy and on the second one it was some Baltic thing...)
Roughly kissing Usagi's lips he felt a slight relief that the same feeling of gentle relief and warmth sweep through him. She smiled dazedly at Heero, slipping her hands into his hair she returned the kiss doubly.
Sighing in dismissive relief he swung Usagi up into his arms and gently placed her in front of his laptop. Glancing at the screen Usagi groaned, "Did you just kiss me so you could bring me over here in my tame state?"
"Maybe"
Usagi shivered as his breath tickled her cheek he left her then.
'retrieve needed information with any means needed'
Plans and schedules popped up on the laptop screen, taking in the information Usagi quickly typed in an, 'affirmative. Mission complete in two weeks...should I go after the disk first?'
Dr. J nearly spit his coffee out, "well, and I thought Duo typed in long answers and asked too many questions...but then again they really just think what's right and do it..."
'Disk, then general. Transmit data when mission is complete.'
Usagi smiled slightly, 'Hai.'
Dr. O (who gives a crap about which doctor I'm talking about besides Dr. J??? they all have letters after the doctor, for all we know there really could be 24 doctors!) blinked in surprise, "Sometimes I wonder if we should waste time training her. This isn't a joke after all, the colony feds are close to taking the ninth colony already."
Hope you liked that, see ya next chapter~Luv QT-chan
And also, I got word the my fic's confusing and I don't want that ~_~; so, here's my explanation, I THINK I know what you're confused about and if I don't e-mail me about it. But anyhow I THINK the answer is in the next chapter for you. REAL SORRY IF IT ISN'T! please please please, tell me if the next chapter doesn't answer your question, and thanks for not flaming me on it!!!