Disclaimers: I don't own any characters used. :P

Warning: Slight swearing and character death. Nothing too graphic though, and it's not gory either.

Author's Notes: This is a Sailor Moon/Dragonball GT/Gundam Wing crossover. *grins* I know, I know. I'm starting another story, when I should be finishing the ones I already have. Don't worry. I'm already beating myself up over it. I just thought I'd try something for the contest D-chan is having. ^-^ There's no real interaction with the GW cast yet, but next chapter there will be. Enjoy the prologue!

"If the heart is the strongest muscle, why is it the easiest to break?" ~ Unknown

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Her Husband
Prologue - At the Beginning
Author: Krys Yuy
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"Lights... Camera... Action!"

Ten year-old Pan Son rolled her eyes as her two best friends giggled to each other. 'Exactly like twins...' she thought with a hint of amusement.

Both were ten year-old blondes and so alike that Pan found it hard to believe that they were not in fact twins, let alone not related. It had taken a lot of convincing, but it was true. The blonde with the red bow, Minako, had just randomly shouted out the three words uttered before any movie was filmed, and she loved it. Her dream was to become a world famous actress, and to have everything that came with it; the fame, the money, but most importantly, the thousands of fans who would love and adore her. Pan's other best friend, Usagi, had blonde hair done up into two pigtails on either side of her head. She thought it would be fun to be an actress, but did not have the intense passion Minako did. Usagi was more reserved and shy, but she could outshine anyone when she wanted to.

Pan, however, was a different story. She still had no idea what she wanted to do with her life, nor did she care at the moment. Unlike Usagi and Minako, she liked fighting and realized she was a natural at age four. During the rare times when her friends didn't drag her to go shopping with them, she was training and making herself stronger. She didn't want to feel weak or helpless like she had when she was six. When she had found out her parents had died in a car accident.

It had been four years since Pan was sent to live in Tokyo Orphanage, while still going to public school. When no one had picked her up from school, news of her parents' death reached her, and Pan had been devastated. She felt so small, so insignificant, and rarely spoke. She would lash out unexpectedly if someone angered her, and no one could get close. She merely accepted it when social services told her that she would be living in an orphanage as long as no one bothered her.

Her first couple of days at the orphanage had been uneventful, and no other children tried to approach her after she had punched one particular bully who thought she was fresh meat to pick on. He had been sent to the nurse's office with a broken nose, and she received a time-out, but merely smirked at the pathetic punishment. The day after, one particularly perky blonde had come up to her asking if she wanted to be friends, but she refused. Pan could tell the girl was hurt, but paid it no mind, and the girl left. Then the next day the girl came back again, asking the same thing and received the same answer. It took six more days of the same question until Pan reluctantly gave in, and the girl immediately brightened, introducing herself as Usagi.

From then on, Pan was seldom seen without Usagi by her side. Not that she chose for the blonde to be following her everywhere... She was soon introduced to Minako, Usagi's best friend, and then had two blondes with her. After a month or two, Pan began to tolerate them and had gotten used to their every-day antics. Then she found herself liking them more than she'd wanted to admit, but all three girls ended up being the best of friends, despite their painfully obvious differences.

Gradually, Pan had discovered the orphanage had been Usagi's home ever since she could remember. Her mother had gotten pregnant at sixteen but couldn't take care of her, choosing the option of leaving Usagi up for adoption. Usagi's last name was given as Tsukino, but there was no reason to believe it was her mother's real last name. Usually, babies up for adoption were quickly given a home, but few couples came by to adopt, and if they did, they didn't choose her. By the time many couples came looking for children, Usagi was already too old, and most of the possible parents only wanted babies. Minako had been at the orphanage since she was two, abandoned by her parents that she couldn't even picture. She was left on the front steps of the orphanage without even a note, only a piece of paper with her name, 'Minako.'

As Pan watched her two friends giggling over the idea of being actresses, she realized the subtle meaning behind the passion Minako had for it. To be loved by all the fans... it was the idea of being loved that had Minako wanting it so much. All the pain at being abandoned was being channeled into the motivation of becoming an actress. The love she had never gotten from her parents she would get from fans. Even though she had the love of her friends, she needed a lot more to fill in the void of parental love. Pan knew that she couldn't give that to her best friend, no matter how much she wanted to.

Pan blinked as she suddenly found two pairs of blue eyes peering into her own dark black ones, interrupting her thoughts. She blinked again as she calmly placed either of her hands on one shoulder of each blonde, pushing them back so they weren't right in her face. "And how may I help you?" she asked, keeping a sarcastic edge to her voice.

Minako grinned excitedly, her face glowing with determination. "Don't you want to be an actress with us too, Pan?" she chirped cheerfully.

Pan immediately scowled, glaring at her. "You have got to be kidding me," she said through gritted teeth. "As long as I live, I will never do anything as stupid as that."

Minako flinched visibly and Usagi gasped, both hurt by her comment. Usagi stared at her with big eyes as Minako burst into tears. "It is not stupid!" Minako shouted in an attempt to make the pain go away. "It is not stupid..." Her voice had dropped to a low whisper as she fell to her knees.

Pan felt an immeasurable amount of guilt, and cursed herself for talking before thinking. "I'm sorry, Minako," she apologized sincerely, bending down to hug her friend. "You have to know I didn't mean it. I will never be in that line of work if you paid me a billion dollars. I'm just not interested, you guys." Usagi's tense muscles had relaxed, and Minako's tears were being reduced to sniffles.

An idea hit Pan as she saw them with all their defenses down. It was such a brilliant idea she couldn't believe that she hadn't already thought of it. "How about... instead of being a fellow actress, I could be the bodyguard for the both of you?" she suggested, shrugging her shoulders.

Usagi's eyes started to sparkle, and Minako grinned from ear to ear again. "Really?!" they squealed together.

'Yes,' Pan thought wryly as the excited blondes glomped her, and she simply let them, accustomed to their mood swinging behavior. 'Exactly like twins.'

* * * * *

Four years later...

Pan looked around the cafeteria, bored out of her mind. The only interesting thing in sight would be the lovely picture of Usagi stuffing food into her mouth. Pan still couldn't figure out where it all went. "Usagi... slow down or you're going to choke!" she exclaimed.

Due to Pan's unexpected outburst, Usagi was startled and started to choke, the exact opposite of Pan's intention. Her eyes pleaded to Pan's for help.

However, before Pan could dart out of her seat to perform the Heimlich maneuver, Minako had appeared right behind Usagi, giving her a very tight hug, squeezing her several times. "Hiya, Usa!" she greeted brightly, somehow more cheerful than usual, if that was possible.

Usagi coughed violently from Minako's backbreaking hug, and out came the piece of food that came down the wrong tube of her throat. It fell onto the third plate of her unfinished food.

Pan subtly inched away from it, and resisted the urge to turn away in disgust. 'Now that's sick...'

"Ar-ari-arigato, Minako-chan," Usagi coughed out, regaining her normal breathing pattern.

Minako gave her two best friends a blank stare. "Nani? What happened?"

Usagi sighed, shaking her head. She leaned closer towards her dark haired best friend. "Minako's been kinda out of it recently, hasn't she?" she whispered.

Pan nodded in agreement, though it seemed to be a rhetorical question, eyeing Minako carefully. There was something that made her blonde friend seem even happier than usual, making Pan curious as to what it was. Usually, she wouldn't care about meaningless things like that, but she could literally feel the joy radiating from Minako in waves.

A handsome teenager walked up to their table, casually wrapping an arm around Minako's waist. "Hey darling," he murmured, kissing her throat.

Minako giggled, blushing ever so slightly. She ran a hand through the teenager's soft silver locks, laying her other hand on his arm. "Diamond," she replied quietly, suddenly very shy in the presence of her one-year boyfriend.

Pan rolled her eyes at the obviously in-love couple. Only when Diamond was around would Minako ever calm down from her bubbly, over-enthusiastic self. She drummed her fingers against the table, gaining their attention. "Was there something you wanted to tell us, Minako?" she asked, calmly staring into her friend's eyes. Pan could tell just by looking at Minako's face that the blonde was bursting to say something, and by her grin, it was good news.

All at once, Minako's eyes lit up and she seemed to bounce on her toes. "I got us modeling jobs!" she squealed happily, gesturing to herself, Usagi, and Diamond.

"Nani?!" Usagi exclaimed, wide-eyed and shocked.

"I got pictures from all of our portfolios and sent in applications!" Minako explained, laughing. "And they accepted us!"

Diamond smiled silkily at his girlfriend. He, too, wanted to be famous, but rather in modeling than acting, and that was just one among many things that had Minako falling in love with him. "I can't wait," he commented, his violet eyes dancing subtly.

Minako turned to Pan, who had stayed silent, and grinned at her expectantly. "So Pan... your bodyguard offer still up for grabs?"

Pan remained quiet for a few moments longer, contemplating. There was a somewhat tense silence before she looked into Minako's eyes, and smiled.

* * * * *

Four years later...

Pan tossed the large empty box into a corner of the living room, finally done with moving her things into her room. She stretched her arms and back, reaching down to touch her toes. She got back up as she heard the front door open. "Usagi?" she called out.

"Yeah?" was the muffled reply.

Pan heard the door close and looked into the hallway to find Usagi struggling with shopping bags and shoeboxes piled on her hands too high for her to actually see over them. "Need help?" she asked, an amused smirk playing along the corners of her lips.

"Please!" Usagi exclaimed from behind the mass of boxes.

Pan shook her head and easily took the shopping bags and boxes from her blonde friend, turning around and laying them on the living room floor. "How much did you buy today?" she inquired, scanning her eyes over all the merchandise.

"If you think that's a lot, you should see what Minako and Diamond have across the hall in their apartment," Usagi commented, smirking, nearly mirroring Pan's often used expression. She dropped onto the living room couch, resting her head against the cushions. "Are you done moving your stuff into your room?" she inquired, staring up at the ceiling.

"Yeah," Pan answered as she joined the blonde on the couch. "You still have to unpack your stuff too, you know."

Usagi gave an exasperated sigh, and sat up straight. "Who can unpack when there is so much of Hollywood, California to explore?" she retorted, crossing her arms over her chest.

"We haven't even been here a month since we all turned eighteen. Now you're ready to explore the world?" Pan said dryly, picking up a magazine off a discarded table. "I doubt you'd get anywhere with tons of fans swarming you. You, Minako, and Diamond are almost on every cover in America now." She pushed the magazine into Usagi's face, which showed the model trio in the latest fashion craze. "And I thought you guys were popular when we were in Tokyo."

"Well, America has a lot of things to offer, don't you think?" Usagi asked, beginning to rummage through her shopping bags.

"I suppose," Pan admitted reluctantly. "It was surprising, though, when that U.S. talent agent found you guys six months ago. Remember Minako's face? Now that was priceless."

"Minako deserves this though," Usagi smiled, pausing for a few moments. "She really deserves all of this fame that's starting to come her way. The three of us are starting to get really noticed now in Hollywood. Pretty soon, we may have to move out of these apartments. Especially Minako. She's more popular than either Diamond or me. She's going to be the biggest hit that ever came to America." Usagi's face now held a soft look, tender and compassionate. She really cared about Minako and their mutual dream of becoming actresses. Modeling was just the first step, and they all knew that one of them was going to get their big break soon.

Pan shared Usagi's present look, and she leaned against the couch as she let pleasant memories wash over her. 'Who would have thought that Usagi and Minako would be modeling four years ago? Now, at eighteen, they're probably idolized by every girl and drooled over by guys in this country,' she thought, amused.

At that precise moment, Minako bounded in their living room, her face glowing with the most excitement Pan had ever seen. "You guys will never believe what happened!" she exclaimed, nearly bouncing up and down.

"Just tell us, Minako," Pan ordered, though it was funny seeing her blonde friend all flustered.

"Well... you guys know Duo Maxwell, right?" Minako asked, her eyes gleaming.

Usagi went starry-eyed as Pan snorted. "Who wouldn't know the most famous American actor? Not to mention most handsome!" Usagi gushed, clasping her hands together.

Pan rolled her eyes. Duo Maxwell could be considered hot, but his type annoyed her rather than attracted her. She preferred darker haired men, who had to be strong and skilled.

"And you know how I tried out for the part of Vanessa Ritcher, the main female character, in Deadly Seduction?" Minako added, her smile as wide as ever.

Usagi and Pan's eyes both grew wide in realization. "Oh kami," Pan breathed.

"No way," Usagi murmured. Then she grinned, laughing out loud. "Oh my god!" She stared at Minako accusingly. "You got the part, didn't you? I knew you would! I just knew you would!"

"What does Duo Maxwell have to do with any of this?" Pan pointed out, though she already guessed the reason.

"He's going to play the leading male character, Brian Thompson," Minako revealed, grinning from ear to ear.

"You get to play a part opposite Duo Maxwell?!" Usagi demanded. Minako nodded her head. "You are so lucky!"

"Hell yeah," Minako agreed, giggling.

"Just imagine! You get to do romantic scenes with him... kissing him... running your hands through his long hair..." Usagi said dreamily.

"I sincerely hope you're not thinking like Usagi, Minako. I may get jealous," Diamond teased, leaning against the wall, having just entered the room.

"Nothing to worry about koi," Minako smiled, turning around to look at him. "I only have eyes for you."

"Sure you do, Minako. Sure you do," Usagi commented, rolling her eyes.

Minako looked at Usagi and stuck her tongue out. Usagi retaliated, sticking her tongue out and pulled the bottom of her eyelid down. In a matter of seconds, there was full-fledged tongue war. Pan and Diamond merely sat back and watched, exchanging exasperated but contented looks.

"Well, why don't we celebrate?" Pan asked, interrupting the childish antics of Minako and Usagi. "You know... a movie, dinner..."

"That's a fabulous idea!" Minako exclaimed, rushing over to hug her best friend.

"I can't wait!" Usagi agreed, diving into the each of the shopping bags to find something to wear.

"I can't make it tonight," Diamond sighed regretfully.

"Nani?! Why?" Minako asked as she faced her boyfriend, face ready to go into puppy mode.

"Don't even think about pulling that on me, Minako," Diamond warned, already bracing himself for the look that could make him do anything she wanted. "I have a late shoot tonight in Long Beach. Something about Carlos wanting a nighttime shot at the beach..." He shrugged, adjusting his sunglasses on his head. "You know how Carlos is..."

"Of course I do," Minako replied, reluctantly giving in. "All right.. I'll let you go this one time, but tell Carlos I'm going to get him for occupying my boyfriend's time!"

"Anything for you, darling," Diamond smiled, leaning down to kiss her on the cheek. "Love you." He turned and walked out of the apartment.

"Love you," Minako called out after him, smiling giddily.

"Well, let's go!" Usagi exclaimed, somehow already changed and ready to go.

"Wait! What about me?!" Minako replied. "I need to change to!"

"Why can't you just go in what you're wearing?" Pan asked, adjusting her orange bandana.

"And not try out any of my new clothes?" Minako retorted incredulously. "Yeah right!" She darted out of her friends' apartment and into her own to get changed. "Be back in a minute!"

"A minute?" Pan raised her eyebrow, and exchanged glances with Usagi. "Sure she will..."

* * * * *

After the dinner and movie...

Pan was walking ahead of her two blonde best friends, lost in her own thoughts. 'Should I really have left Trunks behind in Tokyo? Did I make the right decision?' Unknown to Minako or Usagi, Pan had one boyfriend that she broke up with so she could go to America with them. She nearly cried the night of the break-up, but she promised herself she wouldn't. She couldn't cry; she had already wasted all her tears on her parents.

"You have to introduce me to Duo Maxwell!" Usagi pleaded with tearful eyes.

"Yeesh! I haven't even met the guy yet, Usagi," Minako replied, shaking her head.

"Is that a no?" Usagi asked, her lower lip trembling.

"Of course it is," Minako lied, her eyes twinkling.

Usagi gasped, mocking hurt, already knowing that Minako was joking. "Meanie!" She playfully stuck her tongue out at Minako, and ran to catch up with Pan, who was more than halfway across the street. Usagi never noticed the speeding car coming down the road, right at her.

Minako, however, did. Forgetting about everything but saving Usagi, Minako darted forward with amazing speed, pushing Usagi right into Pan. Both girls stumbled awkwardly, but Pan was the first to recover.

Pan whirled around angrily. "What the hell-?" The question died in her throat as she witnessed a truck slamming into Minako's body.

Minako's body flew back from the force, falling with a sickening thud to the ground. The truck swerved after the collision, hitting a fire hydrant, effectively stopping and creating bursts of water shooting into the air. The street was covered in water within minutes.

Usagi, having recovered seconds after Pan did, had turned around in time to see Minako fall to the ground, while the truck hit the hydrant. "Oh... kami..." Usagi breathed, staring at the prone form of her best friend. "This isn't happening... Please! This isn't happening! Not now!" Tears started streaming down Usagi's face, but her whole body was already wet because the hydrant had burst open.

Pan couldn't say or do anything. She was too shocked and could only stare as Usagi rushed over to Minako's side, crying her eyes out. Pan was getting soaked to the bone, but she her body refused to move. 'Another car accident...' she thought in monotone. 'Another fucking accident!' Rage overcame Pan as she stomped towards the truck that had been foolishly speeding.

Usagi fell to her knees beside Minako's body, sobbing. "Minako-chan... Minako... please wake up... please... Don't go," Usagi said pitifully. She didn't want to move Minako in fear of hurting her even more.

As if in response to her plea, Minako's blue eyes squinted open. Everything was blurry, but Minako was able to focus in on Usagi's face. "Usa.. gi.." she choked out, wincing in pain.

"Minako..." Usagi cried. "Don't go.. please don't go... I need you... Pan and Diamond need you... We all need you..." She wrung her hands together.

Minako gave Usagi a small smile. "You'll make," she coughed, "... a wonderful actress, Usagi. I know.. that you'll be.. a big star."

"I promise, Minako," Usagi vowed tearfully, sincerity shining through her eyes and words.

Pan opened the driver's door to find a drunken man behind the wheel. She glared at him in disgust. "This is your fault!" she growled.

The drunken man had bruised his face, but was able to turn his head to stare at Pan dizzily. "Whatcha want, babe?" he sneered.

'Babe?!' Pan thought furiously, her anger being fueled. She punched the drunk in the face, breaking his nose and knocking him out. "Bastard," she spat out. She slammed the car door and joined Usagi by Minako's side.

Minako noticed Pan join Usagi, and smiled at her through her pain. "Tell Diamond that I love him," she pleaded, and Usagi nodded vigorously. Minako coughed up blood, but the water washed it away. "I also... love the both of you.. very much," Minako whispered, and both Pan and Usagi had to strain to hear it.

"We love you, too," Usagi murmured, and Pan nodded in agreement, her mouth unable to form any words.

"Protect each other..." Minako added, giving them one last smile, before she closed her eyes.

"Noooo! Minako-chan! Minako! Don't close your eyes! Don't go! Don't go!" Usagi shouted, tears starting afresh. "Don't... go..."

"No," Pan whispered as she gazed at the prone form of her best friend. "No... kami no.." Pan turned, walked up to the truck, and punched the side with as much force as she could. She kept her fist against the metal, and looked towards the ground. She stared at it for a few moments before she felt the tears gathering in her eyes. 'I guess I still have tears left,' she thought bitterly. She pushed herself away from the truck, and gathered Usagi in her arms, offering her comfort. Usagi gladly accepted, but offered her own comfort as she hugged Pan. Pan looked at Minako's still body, hearing the ambulances in the background, and bit her lip.

'Goodbye Minako...'

* * * * *

Months later...

"That Duo is so annoying!" Pan growled as she and Usagi entered their apartment. "Can you believe how much he talked?!"

"Duo's not that bad, Pan," Usagi replied, smiling. "He's actually kind of charming once you get to know him."

"Charming?" Pan snorted. "I bet. Besides, I've been hanging around him as long as you have. I am your bodyguard after all. Believe me, Duo is far from charming." Pan walked into the kitchen, grabbing a water bottle from the refrigerator.

"You just can't admit you guys are friends," Usagi teased, following Pan into the kitchen. She grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl and bit into it.

"Friends? With that braided baka?" Pan rolled her eyes, pretending to hang herself. "Not likely." She turned to stare at Usagi suspiciously. "Has he asked you out yet?"

Usagi gave her a puzzled stare. "Who? Duo?"

"Who else?" Pan retorted.

Usagi blushed. "Well, you see... I'm already dating someone..."

"What? Who?" Pan asked, raising an eyebrow.

"My instructor at the Red Dragon," Usagi replied, suddenly very interested in finishing her apple.

"That old martial arts dojo down the street from the set of Deadly Seduction?" Pan inquired, taking a sip from her water bottle.

"Yeah, that one," Usagi said, smiling. "Since I've been taking lessons in self-defense, he's been really helpful. He asked me out about four weeks ago."

"With you improving your fighting skills, you won't need me anymore," Pan commented, looking thoughtful.

"Sure, just like Duo doesn't need his braid," Usagi replied sarcastically, shaking her head. "Pan, you are way beyond my level. I just know the basics. You're all the way up there with my boyfriend."

"You're right. But I bet I can take on your boyfriend any day of the week," Pan smirked.

"Probably," Usagi agreed with a straight face. Then she exchanged glances with Pan, and burst into giggles.

* * * * *

A year later...

"Pan! Pan! Guess what?!" Usagi squealed. She bounded into her trailer where Pan sat on the couch, reading a magazine.

"What?" Pan asked, glancing at Usagi from over her reading material.

"I'm getting married!" Usagi exclaimed, smiling brightly.

"What?!" Pan shouted, standing up. She threw the magazine on the couch. "When did this happen?"

"Just yesterday," Usagi replied happily. She hugged Pan tightly. "You're so going to be my maid of honor!"

"A dress?" Pan replied warily. "Umm... what's your fiancée's name again?" She tried to change the subject, and luckily, it worked.

"I can't believe you still don't know after a year," Usagi said, breaking their hug and glaring at her.

"Don't look at me like that! I haven't even met this dream guy," Pan replied in her defense.

"And whose fault is that?" Usagi retorted.

"Yours," Pan answered smoothly.

"Oh yeah," Usagi replied sheepishly.

Pan merely shook her head, resisting the urge to roll her eyes.

"Oh well, it doesn't matter," Usagi shrugged, grinning. "You'll meet him soon enough."

"I certainly hope so," Pan muttered.

Usagi either didn't hear her or chose to ignore her. It was most likely the latter. She simply squealed and embraced Pan again. "In six months, I'll be Mrs. Wufei Chang!"