A/N: It's been a while…Sorry. I have a lot of things to do, especially with school coming up. Hopefully once school starts I'll still update every other week or so, maybe even more than that. Hope you guys like the next couple of chapters, I did them all in one shot. Enjoy!
Hiiro paced the floor in front of Wufei's room impatiently. It was obvious that they were all connected to Usagi in some way so Wufei had to know his true past. Growling to himself he knocked on the door twice, waiting for a reply. When he didn't get one he knocked again impatiently. The door opened to a very disgruntled Chinese man with evidence of sleep still in his droopy eyes. Pushing past him into the room he stood with his arms crossed, his traditional scowl upon his face. Wufei shut the door, a low growl sounding in the room.
"What the hell do you want Yui? I was in the middle of my nap. That braided-baka kept me up again with stupid questions." Hiiro began to pace the length of the floor in front of the bed. Wufei crossed his arms and watched his comrade.
"I don't understand it. Artemis, Luna, Quatre, Trowa, Catherine… All of them have a connection to her. It's painfully obvious that I do as well. And I'm sure that means you and Duo know her in some way as well. I need answers Chang, now." His painful gaze rested on Wufei and he found he couldn't deny his friend what he was asking.
"Take a seat Hiiro." Hiiro documented that statement in the back of his mind for later analysis. Wufei never called any of them by their first names. Sighing, Wufei stood before his friend who sat on the edge of his bed.
"I want to know your connection to her." Wufei shut his eyes and leaned back against the wall.
"As you know we are all from the silver millennium. Serenity had her five guardians, the Inner Sailor Senshi. Sailor Mars, also known as Princess Rae, was my sister and because of it I was also Serenity's guard. You, Quatre, Trowa, Duo and I were all part of her main guard. If the Senshi failed we were to complete their tasks. We also protected Prince Apollo. Through our task Serenity and I became very close, best friends if you will.
"I found out about her engagement to you as well as her love for Shinigami on the same night. You had no idea she loved him, you were too blind to see it. You loved her so much…" For a moment he paused, smirking to himself at the irony of it all. "But it wouldn't have mattered. The night you found out about their love was the same night they died at Beryl's hands. You walked in on them kissing in the study and came and told me. I couldn't tell you then that I had known all along, you were my best friend but you were even closer to Duo. I couldn't do that to either of you. The rest you know." Hiiro looked at him, his heart sinking.
"Answer me this then, does she still love him?" Wufei's gaze was downcast. "Tell me so I know whether or now I can make a fool of myself Chang!"
"Fine, she's still in love with him! A love like that is rare and can withstand the test of time! Haven't you gotten it yet Hiiro? She never loved you like that and she never will. You were her friend, her guard and her partner in crime. You were like a brother to her Hiiro, how could she love you like that? You're not the only one who suffered you know!" Wufei shut his mouth and frowned, breathing deeply as Hiiro stood up. His anger had made his face slightly red and it was taking more time than normal to calm himself down. This was the touchiest subject of his entire life, more so than his wife.
"What did you mean by that last statement?"
"We were all in love with her you fool. It's just that we moved past the fact that we couldn't have her. Why do you think I was so close to her?" Hiiro frowned.
"I still don't understand how she and Duo came to be."
"Neither do I. If you remember correctly all they ever did was fight. We all thought it was for the best; we thought that we wouldn't have to worry about if they fell in love. The consequences of that bond would be detrimental to both families." Wufei rubbed his temples. "To be honest, I think Quatre knows more about this than I do. I never understood all the reasons they couldn't be together, there were too many to count." Suddenly his spine stiffened and he felt every muscle within him tighten. Hiiro must have felt it as well because they looked at one another at the same moment.
"Do you feel that?" Wufei nodded his head.
"Something's not right." Regaining his composure he grabbed his katana. "Let's go find Usagi."
Duo pulled away from Usagi and smiled. She was still covered in the maple syrup from breakfast. When she moved closer to him he held her close, breathing in the delicate scent of her shampoo. He felt her fingers playing with the fabric of his shirt and sighed. He had waited for this to happen for years.
"I love you Usagi." His words sent a shiver down her spine.
"I love you too Duo-kun." She looked up at him, her dark eyes shining beautifully. Just then the muscles in her body contracted and her eyes turned almost black in color. As quickly as she had tensed she went slack and began to fall out of his arms.
"Usagi!" He caught her as she fell and sat on the ground with her in his arms. "Usagi, what is it? What's wrong?" He became frantic. Dark chills were running up and down his spine and he didn't like it, not one bit. The vibrations he was getting were too similar to the ones he had felt at the Time Gates. Looking back down at Usagi he saw that her eyes were still blank although she was now in her Sailor Cosmos form.
"He's back." Her breathing was labored as she slowly stood, her eyes taking on a silver sheen. He hated her like this. It was as if she had no soul. Just before she had attacked Chaos at the gates she had become like this. Heartless, ruthless and savage.
