Hey everyone. I'm EXTREMELY sorry that I haven't updated for so many months……… I'd actually finished the chapter, plus two others when my computer crashed -.- so I had to rewrite it, but sadly never had the time……. Right now I'd like to say that I'm going to be on vacation in July so don't expect any quick updating…….. sorry!!! Anyways, enjoy Chapter 11!!!!!!!!! Oh yes, before I forget……. Heero acts a –cough- BIT OOC so, erm, eh heh, yeah…………. Have fun reading
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Chapter 11
Hotaru woke up to an interesting situation. Heero was staring at her as if he was in a trance, barely hearing the screaming Haruka who was busy badgering the boy to answer some question. More or less, the blonde was hitting, clawing, and pounding the poor guy with a hammer, TRYING to get him to notice her. The Prussian eyed teen didn't do a thing. He just stared, as if he was paralyzed or something. While this was happening, Makoto had walked in with a video camera and was getting the whole thing down while eating popcorn, when finally the brunette noticed the violet eyed girl who was now, very much awake.
"Oh, errr……. Hi Hotaru!! Have a nice dream?" Suddenly time seemed to have stopped. Heero was just as expressionless as ever, STILL staring at the girl before him. Haruka was on his head with the hammer, ready to strike. Then it all went back to normal, and the teenage boy snapped out of his thoughts.
"You're awa- OWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!" The unexpected Hammer of DOOM had not been noticed, nor the bruises and blood streaming down his face until now, and he couldn't help but let out a little yelp of pain. "What the hell was that for????" The boy asked angrily. Haruka smirked.
"You weren't answering my question, and plus you were STARING at Hotaru the whole time." She replied smartly. So I decided to help get the message through that big fat head of yours. Obviously talking to you wasn't enough, so I decided to settle for some more drastic measures instead. "The tomboy grinned. "Whatever. I'll let you and Taru-chan get on with your lovey dovey relationship and leave. BUT, if I hear anything suspicious in my Super Spy Listening Device thingamajig that I found in the dumpster, I will KILL you Heero Yuy." With that remark, she strutted out of the room, grabbing Makoto with her and dragging the brunette down the hall.
Hotaru just stared for a minute at the purple wall in front of her. What exactly happened? Had she fallen asleep? The girl sighed; this had been a very exciting week for her. First an enemy starts attacking, she blows up over Heero, and then……. Well, this! Shaking her head, the violet eyed girl noticed Heero standing there awkwardly and scratching his head.
"Well, um, I should be going now." The Prussian eyed teen reached for the doorknob, only to find out that the devious Minako had installed a lock on the OTHER side of the door, which had been by some chance, LOCKED. 'Alright then, I'll just have to break the door down!' He grunted and prepared to throw his body at it.
"HOLD IT!" The dark haired girl magically appeared right in front of him, blocking the door. "What are you doing you idiot? It's called you open the door by turning the knob! Ever tried it before?" Heero glared at the girl, pointing at the offending object.
"Do you think I have a choice? Your 'friend' Minako locked us IN the room!" The amethyst eyed girl looked shocked, and appeared to be frozen in place for a split second. Then, she started swearing under her breath, using words that Heero himself had never even heard of.
"I should have known that the baka would do something like that!! Oh, and don't bother trying to break that thing. Haruka had Ani make a specially designed door that is absolutely unbreakable just in case something bad happens. Believe me, it works too. One time Rei tried burning her door open with her own powers, and there wasn't even a scratch on it! All you'll end up with is a sore shoulder."
Heero groaned silently. This could not be happening. He was stuck in a room alone with Hotaru. Totally alone. Completely isolated from the other citizens of Tokyo. The worst part was who he was with though. The boy looked at Hotaru, who was busy thinking of what to do. 'She looks sort of cute, with her hair disheveled and out of place, eyes narrowed and a determined look on her face. She always looked kinda- WAIT HOLD ON HEERO!! What the fuck are you thinking??? Where did all these feelings come from??'
It was final.
He'd made his decision.
It was obvious what the solution to turning him back into the Perfect Soldier was.
He had to get away from Hotaru.
But how? He was stuck in a room with the girl!! This could not work. He must think of another plan.
Fifteen minutes later
"Heero!!!" Hotaru called impatiently. "What the hell are you DOING in the bathroom??? You've been in there for over ten minutes!!!" He made no reply.
"Come ON!! I'm not stupid, I know you're in there!!" The girl knocked on the door for the 138th time, sighing and sitting on her bed.
Heero's POV
Project Avoid Hotaru Part One has been accomplished.
Now to find a way to escape from the bathroom……………
Shit.
The bathroom doesn't have any windows, nor are there any secret doors of some kind, unless you count the closet full of bras, underwear, and whatnot. Now THAT was a disturbing sight. He shuddered slightly.
Time for Plan B: Project Avoid Hotaru
No One's POV
"FINALLY!! What took you so long?!?!? You've been in the bathroom for over 25 minutes!!!!!" Hotaru threw up her hands in exasperation, when she was swung over the emotionless boy's shoulder, march into the bathroom, and shoved into the closet.
Heero had found out that the dark haired girl locked the closet from the outside so people couldn't explore through all her 'stuff'. Of course HE easily popped the lock open, so in this manner, he locked Hotaru in the closet.
Hotaru's POV
It was extremely dark inside of the closet, and she crashed into a shelf of unknown pieces of very small clothing. Now the girl pounded on the door, screaming and making a huge racket.
"You bastard!! HEERO YUY, YOU BETTER LET ME OUT OF THIS DAMN CLOSET THIS FUCKING INSTANT!!!!!!!!!" She kept screaming and screaming and screaming for almost an hour, never stopping. Or so Heero thought. Hotaru had miraculously found a tape recorder somewhere in the closet, and had been using it while she thought of a scheme.
Haruka and the Other Girls
"Ah, I just LOVE shopping don't you?" Minako sighed dreamily. "Too bad Hotaru isn't here." Haruka groaned.
"Why'd you have to drag me along???? I was trying to find my Super Spy Listening Device until YOU idiotic girls dragged me away!!!" Rei looked over at the fuming blonde and smiled.
"Come on Ruka-chan! We still have to visit all the other stores on the second and third floor of the mall!! What are you waiting for?"
Back to Hotaru and Heero
It had been three whole hours of screaming and whining for Heero. Even his Perfect Soldier side couldn't handle it for so long. Even worse, that didn't help take his mind off her at all.
"Damn, can that girl ever shut up??" He muttered under his breath.
"Apparently yes. Ever heard of a tape recorder? It does wonders for you." A voice piped up right behind him.
"How'd you get out of there? I made sure the lock would hold." The Prussian eyed boy spun around to see none other than Hotaru standing RIGHT behind him.
"You baka, didn't you know there was another door leading to my room at the end? I only stayed there for such a long time because I er, fell asleep!! Yeah, that's right!" Actually, she never even knew there was a door in the back, so she'd spent three hours trying to find some other way out. But would she tell that to Mr. Perfect Soldier? I think not.
"Why'd you lock me in there anyways?" She asked, scowling. "And you'd better tell me the truth. I'm not stupid. I can tell if someone's lying." Heero sighed. What other choice did he have? He told her everything. Everything except for his feelings for her, that is. It would be too embarrassing to do that, plus he still hadn't figured out if his feelings were true.
"Oh great. So that's what you've been up to; shoving me into my own closet. REAL brilliant." Heero did nothing but glare, and she defiantly shot one of her own icy looks back at him. The two kept it up for about two minutes when a small, soft giggle escaped from the dark haired girl's mouth, breaking up the tension in the air.
The two looked away and Heero now found his shoes to be extremely interesting. In the end he couldn't stand it anymore and glanced at Hotaru, who was looking back at him!! The pair hurriedly diverted their eyes away from each other, one blushing, and the other trying hard to keep himself away from the other person.
"So………… what do you want to do? There's no point in trying to just stand here all day, since apparently everyone forgot about us." She spoke up quietly. Heero turned to her, studying her silently. "Hello?? Are you just going to stare at me all day?!? Come on, let's just-"She was cut off in mid-sentence by a hand, and it did NOT belong to Heero.
Other Scouts' POV
"Hey you guys, did you sense something weird?" Usagi spoke up, for once very serious. "I felt a huge burst of energy coming from………… everywhere! There's youmas all over the place."
"I feel it too. Let's split up and transform Sailor Scouts!!" Setsuna appeared out of nowhere and ready to fight. "Moon, Mercury, and Mars; you're a group. Venus, Jupiter, and Chibi Moon, you're out second group. And the Outers are going to be the last group." The scouts quickly hid and transformed in a show of lights and sparkles. Sailor Moon struck a pose.
"Come on girls. Who's ready to kick some youma ass?" She cried out determinedly. They'd all been training ever since the attack a few days ago, and were as pumped up as ever.
"Let's do it!"
Hotaru and Heero
"Who the hell are you?" The emotionless boy stood and pointed at the unknown person in the room with them, gun ready. The man laughed.
"Don't you remember me? My name is Soronite, first general of the Darkligha Sionce, serving Queen Honoka (2) I've come to take Sailor Saturn away." Hotaru's eyes widened. How did he know that she was Sailor Saturn? The only people that knew were Heero and the other Sailor Scouts!
"You'll do no such thing!" A dark voice said behind the general. "URANUS WORLD SHAKING!" A huge blast of energy hit the evil man from behind, knocking Hotaru out of his grasp.
"Ok, that's it! SATURN PLANET POWER, MAKEUP!" In an instant, Sailor Saturn replaced Hotaru Tomoe. "I'll handle this." She ordered her fellow Outers. Sailor Pluto stepped forward.
"No, Soronite is after you. We have to protect you anyways, since you're our leader. (1 She said solemnly.
"But-" Saturn protested, only to be silenced.
"We'll handle this ok? Neptune's contacting the other scouts to see how they're doing." The sandy haired scout nodded to her leader. The younger girl couldn't do anything but sigh and nod. Heero stood by her side, knowing that she was still very weak from the other attack.
"Come on, I'd like to see you try and beat me," The general smirked. "it would be a lot easier for the both of us if you just handed the girl over to me right now. No use in just wasting time." Sailor Uranus growled.
"SHUT UP! We'd never do that to out friends. I'm willing to fight you." She yelled, when Neptune stepped up next to the blonde.
"I tried contacting the others. They're in a very brutal fight, and even worse is that Quatre, Wufei, and the other boys have started to fight with them! We've got no choice but to face this guy alone."
Other Scouts and GW Boys
A scream rang out in the air. Sailor Mars whipped her head around to find the Senshi of Love and Beauty injured, and Duo defending her as best as he could.
"MARS CELESTIAL FIRE SURROUND!!" The fiery scout incinerated many youmas, but still more came. Suddenly an attack came shooting at her, too fast for her to dodge. The girl braced her self for the blow, when nothing happened.
Quatre had stepped up right in front of her, shielding Sailor Mars from the blast. He was a bloody mess and covered in bruises. The Senshi of Fire gasped, tears in her eyes.
"Quatre!! No, please be alive, you can't die." She sobbed running up to the fallen blonde.
"R-Rei. You're ok." He smiled dreamily, sharp blue eyes now dull and shiny. "I'm glad that I'm still alive to see your face. I- I lo" Before he could say anything more, Quatre fainted. That did it. Rei slowly stood up; a sad and angry look on her face. Placing herself in the same position Quatre had been, she fought off any monsters that came close to the boy that she'd fallen in love with.
He couldn't stand it. Seeing his girlfriend hurt and thrown to the ground had done enough. No one else would ever lay a hand on Minako again; they'd have to get past him first.
Duo gritted his teeth, fighting back fiercely, not even feeling the deep cuts he'd received in the bloody fight. If only he had powers…….. The braided pilot sighed and jumped back into the fight.
"VENUS LOVE ME CHAIN!!" Before the boy even touched the youma it was destroyed. Duo turned to see a heavily panting Sailor Venus. She had a large cut that ran from her thigh down to her ankle and nearly collapsed.
"Venus!! What do you think you're doing?? Let me handle this." The brown haired teen shouted. The blonde simply shook her head.
"I'm a Sailor scout aren't I? I can't just stand there letting YOU have all the fun. Just because I have a little cut doesn't mean I can't fight!" She winked at him and tried to smile. Duo looked surprised, but grinned.
"Ok babe, whatever you say. Are you sure you'll be ok?" A worried look came over his handsome face. "I don't want you getting hurt Minako." The blue eyed girl smiled genuinely and stepped towards him, holding his hand in her gloved one.
"Like I said, I'll be fine. Come on, let's tackle this youma together ok Love?" She blushed lightly. Duo winked.
"Come on, let's do it!"
Outer Senshi and Heero
"It's useless! No matter what we try, he just absorbs it and flings it right back at us, or dodges it." The blonde haired Senshi felt helpless. Soronite smirked.
"What's the matter Sailor Scouts? Too tired to fight anymore?" It was true. Pluto, Neptune, and Uranus were all worn out, but had managed to form a human wall, linking hands and shielding the teenaged boy and girl behind them.
"You guys, just stop it!! I can handle him myself. You guys are all weakening rapidly and it's our only chance." Sailor Saturn begged.
"Absolutely not. Like I said, we'll fight until the end." Sailor Pluto replied. Heero just remained motionless, studying the general's movements and trying to figure out a weakness that he'd have. Then it hit him.
"Saturn; go tell him that you're surrendering, but just stay an arm's length away. Try conversing with him and then the others will strike. I'll tell them what to do." The violet eyed Senshi nodded and stepped forward.
"Stop it you bastard. Just stop." She said stonily. "Let them go, I surrender, just don't hurt any of them" The blonde man before her seemed a bit surprised but quickly recovered, smiling with satisfaction.
"I knew you'd come to. Now, come with me, quickly."
"Wait, may I please say something before I leave?" She begged; eyes wide and brimming with tears. He hesitated and slowly nodded, not noticing her slowly getting ready to attack.
All at the same exact time an attack came at all different angles and a gunshot rang out in the air. This had caught him off-guard and the general was immediately hit with a four way blast.
"How dare you, you bitch!!" He screamed; eyes full of hatred and fury. "I'll get you next time. Believe me, I will." Those words said, he disappeared.
The four Senshi de-transformed and practically collapsed on the floor of Hotaru's room.
"I wonder how the others are doing……… I hope that they're ok." Michiru said, activating her communicator.
It turned out that once Soronite left, all the youmas had disappeared. The scouts were badly injured, but all alive thankfully. Quatre was unconscious and the other pilots were all very sore and needed some rest. Everyone sighed in relief and Haruka yawned.
"Anyways…….. now that that's finished, I'll just……. –yawn- go to bed." She jiggled the doorknob.
Nothing happened.
"What the hell?!?" The blonde screamed; now very much awake. "We were able to get in last time, when Soronite came. How'd this happen???" Setsuna sighed.
"We teleported here. Obviously none of us has enough energy to teleport out, so err………" The Senshi of Time was cut off in mid-sentence by a loud, ear splitting screech, courteously made by Haruka.
"DAMN YOU MINAKO!!!!!!!"
By the time Minako came and unlocked the door, it had been over two hours. Haruka had exploded and well, let's just say that a certain blonde goddess of Love will now be wearing a cast for quite some time. Hotaru healed everyone and had wasted a massive amount of energy, although Trowa, Wufei, and Heero were basically ok, and she was now in bed regenerating.
While the others talked and chatted, Heero crept upstairs, deciding to 'check on' the girl, finding that she was awake.
"Oh, it's you. What are you doing here?" The dark haired girl asked inquisitively. Heero shrugged.
"I just wanted to see how you're doing." He blurted out. 'Damn, why'd I say that??' He mentally kicked himself. Hotaru blushed and turned away.
"Well then, thank you." She replied quietly. "It's nice to know that you won't be shoving me into any more closets then eh?" The girl smiled impishly, receiving yet another one of the Perfect (Not so perfect anymore….) Soldier's famous death glares. She just giggled, tossing a pillow at the stoic boy.
"Relax will ya? I was just kidding. I really meant the 'thank you' part." She said seriously. "It's nice to know that you actually care about me." Heero easily caught the pillow, his glare softening and being replaced with a strange, almost dreamy look on his face as the teen stared at the girl in front of him. Hotaru looked every which way, when suddenly Heero just couldn't stand it anymore, and swept her up into a passionate kiss. (2)
(1) Hotaru is the leader of the Outer Senshi. Minako is the leader of the Inners, and Usagi is the head of them all………. or something like that xD
(2) Yes, very OOC, but seriously, it's been 11 chapters, he has to start opening up SOMETIME right?
Yeah, so err…. That's the end of this chappie. Basically all fighting and stuff, but some romantic parts too. Anyways, like I always say, suggestions are very welcome. Feel free to check out my other story, My Life, which is Rei centered. I'll be finished up the first chapter hopefully by nest week. Ja ne!!
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