Akina's Notes: Yes, I know that poor Wufei has been left out. But can you
imagine him going shopping with Duo and a couple of ONNAS? ^_^ He'll be
showing up more now. Thank you to all of you who reviewed! I'd like to
say a personal thank you to Sailor Grape, you've reviewed every single
chapter since chapter 4! Thank you! Jessica, I'd like to thank you too!
You've been a steady reviewer too. Now, I'm not not saying thank you to
anyone else who reviewed (I hope that made sense… the two nots are supposed
to be there.) but these two have reviewed so many times I had to
acknowledge them…
Disclaimer: Come on people do I really own any characters? No, I didn't think so…
Chapter 8:
It was about a week still before the first semester would be starting. Most of the students had arrived to start getting settled in. So, with almost everyone at the academy, Relena decided to hold an assembly to announce the dance.
"Hello everyone and welcome to the Peacecraft Academy. I have called you all here to make an announcement. This year, I am going to try something new and hold the first annual Welcome Back Dance! Only those who either attend the Academy or have received an invitation may go. You must buy a ticket to get in. This is only going to be semi-formal, so no tuxes or prom dresses please. The first night after classes will be the night of the dance. I hope to see you all there, you are dismissed." The students that were gathered in the auditorium all rose and began to file out.
Usagi was walking with Rei, Duo, Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei. Heero had not attended the assembly for some reason. She was walking along when she bumped into someone. "Gomen for running into you," she said and bowed.
"Usagi-chan?" asked a familiar voice. Startled, Usagi looked up to see a woman with short sandy hair and dark blue eyes.
"Haruka-chan! Is that really you?" Usagi knew that she was asking the obvious.
"Hai, wow, you are the last person I expected to see here!" Haruka laughed.
"Usagi-chan lets go!" shouted Rei, turning around to see where her blonde friend had gone off to. She was shocked to see that Usagi was dragging Haruka along behind her.
"Come on Haruka-chan, Rei-chan is here too. You have to meet some friends of ours," Usagi was rambling on and on about the five boys they had met.
"Usagi-chan, don't scare her away!" yelled Rei.
"It's O.K. Rei-chan, I think that she's just happy to see me," assured Haruka.
"Hey, whose your friend?" asked Duo. Curious to know what all he fuss was about.
"This is my friend Ten'ou Haruka, Duo-kun," Usagi told him.
"Hi! My name is Duo Maxwell," said Duo enthusiastically. Haruka raised an eyebrow at him but didn't say anything. "The blonde one who always blushes is Quatre, Trowa is the one with the long bangs, and Wufei is the grumpy looking Chinese guy!"
"Maxwell, you braided baka I am not grumpy!" shouted Wufei. He sweat dropped as soon as he did though, realizing he was furthering Duo's point.
Ignoring Duo and Wufei in their argument, Rei asked, "So, where are you staying Haruka-chan. When did you get here?" She was also wondering if anyone else was here, but thought it best for that question to wait.
"Well, I got here just before the assembly, my room number is," she had to look at the key that was given to her, "128."
"Wow, that's really close to ours," exclaimed Usagi, turning her attention from the still arguing boys. "Our room is 126."
"Ya, we'll show you there, this place can be really confusing if you don't know your way around," said Rei. "We'll have catch up with you later guys!"
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Once they got to Haruka's room, Rei asked the question that was really on her mind. "Have you found any of the other senshi?"
"Iie, I haven't. I've been looking as much as I can though, with out looking weird."
"Has the enemy shown itself to you yet?" asked Usagi. Haruka shook her head. "I'm so glad you're here Haruka-chan!" Usagi truly was happy 'One more of my friends that I know are safe.'
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Inside Quatre's room, the four guys were talking about the dance. "I like this dance idea. It will be a great way to pick up chicks!" Duo imagined dancing with Usagi and a big smile spread across his face.
"Ya, well, dances are made for weak onnas!" retorted Wufei.
"Hey, Wu-man, are your starting to worry me hear about the whole weak onna thing," said Duo with a mischievous grin.
Not liking the sound of where this was going Wufei asked in a growling voice, "what are trying to say Maxwell."
Ignoring Wufei's threatening tone Duo went on with his idea. "Wufei, are you gay?"
Wufei's face grew a deep red from anger. "I'm not gay Maxwell!"
"Then why do you always…"
"Because I haven't found one that is strong yet!" roared Wufei, not letting Duo finish his sentence. Wufei pulled out his katana and began chasing Duo around the room. Just as he got Duo cornered, Heero entered the room.
"Now what did he do?" asked Heero, indicating to a cowering Duo as he dodged the sharp katana blade.
"He called Wufei gay," stated Trowa in a matter-of-fact type of voice. Duo had begun to run again, this time using Heero as a bodyguard.
"Heero, buddy, you gotta help me!" pleaded Duo.
"Not my fight," Heero shrugged and walked away. Duo gulped as Wufei mouth spread into a wicked smile.
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Relena sighed as she began to prepare for the semester, making sure all the teachers knew that they only had one week to get here, finalizing schedules, taking care of students who ere enrolling at the last moment. She felt that she never had any free time lately. Someone was always asking her a question about what goes where or who needs to know what. Sometimes she wanted to just give up, and then she would remind her that the week just before the start of the semester was always hectic.
Sighing again, Relena put her head in her hands. She was getting a headache, which was the last thing she had needed. Remembering that she still had no idea what she was going to do about the dance coming out, only increased the pounding in her head. Relena could put on some of the best parties for the most powerful politicians, but when it came to what people her age enjoyed she had no idea. It was times like these that she wished she could have had a normal childhood. She had to have every detail perfect, this was the first actual date she would be having with Heero and she wanted it to be good. She tried unsuccessfully to think of ideas for what she could do. To many things were going on in her head. She needed help. Suddenly, an idea burst into her head, standing up she wrote a short note, posted it on her door for anyone who dropped by, then walked out of her office, telling her secretary that if anyone called, that she would call them back.
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Usagi was bored; Haruka and Rei had been talking about how what had happened, and how they had gotten here. It was interesting for a few minutes, but after a while it all seemed so frivolous to her. They were here, there was nothing that they could do about it, so why worry? Staring out the window, Usagi watched people walking down the paths. Most were returning students, catching up with each other from the long break. She envied them for having something interesting to talk about. Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door.
Getting up Usagi stretched. Upon opening the door, she found a girl their age with wheat colored hair and glittering blue eyes. "Relena-san, hi um come in," greeted Usagi.
Relena smiled at Usagi. "Thank you."
"Hello Relena-san," said Rei. "Can we help you with anything?" Rei was curious at what brought such an important person to their room.
"I was actually hoping you would," Relena smiled again. "I was wondering if any of you would like to help with planning the dance." Rei's eyes widened and her lips curled into a smile. She loved to plan things.
"I would be honored," said Rei.
Relena smiled at how easy it was to convince someone to help. She looked at the other two girls.
"Sorry, but I'm not really into the whole dance thing. I'm not a very good planner either," replied Haruka.
"You probably wouldn't want me to help, I'm not very good at organizing things. Actually I pretty much suck at it," admitted Usagi, remembering her sixth grade birthday party that her parents had let her plan herself. It had ended up with a kitchen fire when she lit the stove. She had spilled a lot of oil when she had been trying to help make some fried chicken.
"Well, thank you any way, when would you like to start?" Relena asked turning to Rei.
"Anytime would be good, there's nothing else I have to do," offered Rei.
"Well, how about now?" Relena asked hopefully.
"Sure."
"Well, if you two are going to start doing this now, I'll get out of your way and go get settled in my room. We can catch up more later," suggested Haruka. She walked out of the room.
Usagi went and sat down on by the window to resume her people watching. After a few minutes, she began to feel restless. "I'll see you guys later, I'm going to go out for a walk."
Once outside, Usagi breathed deep, taking in the fresh smell of flowers. She admired the gardens as she was walking. It was a truly beautiful campus. She wondered if Mamoru would like it. The thought brought tears to her eyes. 'I hope you are all right my Mamo-chan,' she thought.
"How many times am I going to tell you that you are so much prettier when you smile?" Startled, Usagi turned around. She smiled when she found the owner of the voice was Duo.
"Thanks Duo-kun, I just was thinking about some one who I cared about that I left behind," explained Usagi.
"Well, would you like to talk about it?" questioned Duo. Concern creeping into his eyes. Usagi shook her head to indicate no. "Well, would you like to take a walk?" This offer Usagi accepted.
As they walked, various people would call out a greeting to Duo. Just watching him put a smile on Usagi's lips. He was so at ease with people, so carefree, and he was so kawaii! She admired how his eyes sparkled when he talked and the way his lips were always turned in an upbeat smile. Usagi knew that she shouldn't be thinking the way she was, but with out Mamo-chan around, it wouldn't hurt to look.
Duo had noticed Usagi watching him. He smiled inwardly at the idea of a girl so beautiful would take an interest in him. Duo considered the dance coming up; it would be a perfect opportunity to ask Usagi out. Feeling butterflies rising in his stomach, Duo laughed at himself, 'I'm nervous to ask a single girl out when I have asked so many.' Usagi was different to him though, she was so innocent seeming, she would mile at the simplest things. He had to ask her. "Usagi, can I ask you something?" He waited until she had turned towards him; he looked into her deep blue eyes. "Would you be my date for the dance?"
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A.N.: Well that's it for now! Yup, it's a cliffe! Sorry bout the slow start of this chapter. I was having problems figuring out what do with this chapter! Well please review!
Disclaimer: Come on people do I really own any characters? No, I didn't think so…
Chapter 8:
It was about a week still before the first semester would be starting. Most of the students had arrived to start getting settled in. So, with almost everyone at the academy, Relena decided to hold an assembly to announce the dance.
"Hello everyone and welcome to the Peacecraft Academy. I have called you all here to make an announcement. This year, I am going to try something new and hold the first annual Welcome Back Dance! Only those who either attend the Academy or have received an invitation may go. You must buy a ticket to get in. This is only going to be semi-formal, so no tuxes or prom dresses please. The first night after classes will be the night of the dance. I hope to see you all there, you are dismissed." The students that were gathered in the auditorium all rose and began to file out.
Usagi was walking with Rei, Duo, Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei. Heero had not attended the assembly for some reason. She was walking along when she bumped into someone. "Gomen for running into you," she said and bowed.
"Usagi-chan?" asked a familiar voice. Startled, Usagi looked up to see a woman with short sandy hair and dark blue eyes.
"Haruka-chan! Is that really you?" Usagi knew that she was asking the obvious.
"Hai, wow, you are the last person I expected to see here!" Haruka laughed.
"Usagi-chan lets go!" shouted Rei, turning around to see where her blonde friend had gone off to. She was shocked to see that Usagi was dragging Haruka along behind her.
"Come on Haruka-chan, Rei-chan is here too. You have to meet some friends of ours," Usagi was rambling on and on about the five boys they had met.
"Usagi-chan, don't scare her away!" yelled Rei.
"It's O.K. Rei-chan, I think that she's just happy to see me," assured Haruka.
"Hey, whose your friend?" asked Duo. Curious to know what all he fuss was about.
"This is my friend Ten'ou Haruka, Duo-kun," Usagi told him.
"Hi! My name is Duo Maxwell," said Duo enthusiastically. Haruka raised an eyebrow at him but didn't say anything. "The blonde one who always blushes is Quatre, Trowa is the one with the long bangs, and Wufei is the grumpy looking Chinese guy!"
"Maxwell, you braided baka I am not grumpy!" shouted Wufei. He sweat dropped as soon as he did though, realizing he was furthering Duo's point.
Ignoring Duo and Wufei in their argument, Rei asked, "So, where are you staying Haruka-chan. When did you get here?" She was also wondering if anyone else was here, but thought it best for that question to wait.
"Well, I got here just before the assembly, my room number is," she had to look at the key that was given to her, "128."
"Wow, that's really close to ours," exclaimed Usagi, turning her attention from the still arguing boys. "Our room is 126."
"Ya, we'll show you there, this place can be really confusing if you don't know your way around," said Rei. "We'll have catch up with you later guys!"
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Once they got to Haruka's room, Rei asked the question that was really on her mind. "Have you found any of the other senshi?"
"Iie, I haven't. I've been looking as much as I can though, with out looking weird."
"Has the enemy shown itself to you yet?" asked Usagi. Haruka shook her head. "I'm so glad you're here Haruka-chan!" Usagi truly was happy 'One more of my friends that I know are safe.'
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Inside Quatre's room, the four guys were talking about the dance. "I like this dance idea. It will be a great way to pick up chicks!" Duo imagined dancing with Usagi and a big smile spread across his face.
"Ya, well, dances are made for weak onnas!" retorted Wufei.
"Hey, Wu-man, are your starting to worry me hear about the whole weak onna thing," said Duo with a mischievous grin.
Not liking the sound of where this was going Wufei asked in a growling voice, "what are trying to say Maxwell."
Ignoring Wufei's threatening tone Duo went on with his idea. "Wufei, are you gay?"
Wufei's face grew a deep red from anger. "I'm not gay Maxwell!"
"Then why do you always…"
"Because I haven't found one that is strong yet!" roared Wufei, not letting Duo finish his sentence. Wufei pulled out his katana and began chasing Duo around the room. Just as he got Duo cornered, Heero entered the room.
"Now what did he do?" asked Heero, indicating to a cowering Duo as he dodged the sharp katana blade.
"He called Wufei gay," stated Trowa in a matter-of-fact type of voice. Duo had begun to run again, this time using Heero as a bodyguard.
"Heero, buddy, you gotta help me!" pleaded Duo.
"Not my fight," Heero shrugged and walked away. Duo gulped as Wufei mouth spread into a wicked smile.
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Relena sighed as she began to prepare for the semester, making sure all the teachers knew that they only had one week to get here, finalizing schedules, taking care of students who ere enrolling at the last moment. She felt that she never had any free time lately. Someone was always asking her a question about what goes where or who needs to know what. Sometimes she wanted to just give up, and then she would remind her that the week just before the start of the semester was always hectic.
Sighing again, Relena put her head in her hands. She was getting a headache, which was the last thing she had needed. Remembering that she still had no idea what she was going to do about the dance coming out, only increased the pounding in her head. Relena could put on some of the best parties for the most powerful politicians, but when it came to what people her age enjoyed she had no idea. It was times like these that she wished she could have had a normal childhood. She had to have every detail perfect, this was the first actual date she would be having with Heero and she wanted it to be good. She tried unsuccessfully to think of ideas for what she could do. To many things were going on in her head. She needed help. Suddenly, an idea burst into her head, standing up she wrote a short note, posted it on her door for anyone who dropped by, then walked out of her office, telling her secretary that if anyone called, that she would call them back.
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Usagi was bored; Haruka and Rei had been talking about how what had happened, and how they had gotten here. It was interesting for a few minutes, but after a while it all seemed so frivolous to her. They were here, there was nothing that they could do about it, so why worry? Staring out the window, Usagi watched people walking down the paths. Most were returning students, catching up with each other from the long break. She envied them for having something interesting to talk about. Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door.
Getting up Usagi stretched. Upon opening the door, she found a girl their age with wheat colored hair and glittering blue eyes. "Relena-san, hi um come in," greeted Usagi.
Relena smiled at Usagi. "Thank you."
"Hello Relena-san," said Rei. "Can we help you with anything?" Rei was curious at what brought such an important person to their room.
"I was actually hoping you would," Relena smiled again. "I was wondering if any of you would like to help with planning the dance." Rei's eyes widened and her lips curled into a smile. She loved to plan things.
"I would be honored," said Rei.
Relena smiled at how easy it was to convince someone to help. She looked at the other two girls.
"Sorry, but I'm not really into the whole dance thing. I'm not a very good planner either," replied Haruka.
"You probably wouldn't want me to help, I'm not very good at organizing things. Actually I pretty much suck at it," admitted Usagi, remembering her sixth grade birthday party that her parents had let her plan herself. It had ended up with a kitchen fire when she lit the stove. She had spilled a lot of oil when she had been trying to help make some fried chicken.
"Well, thank you any way, when would you like to start?" Relena asked turning to Rei.
"Anytime would be good, there's nothing else I have to do," offered Rei.
"Well, how about now?" Relena asked hopefully.
"Sure."
"Well, if you two are going to start doing this now, I'll get out of your way and go get settled in my room. We can catch up more later," suggested Haruka. She walked out of the room.
Usagi went and sat down on by the window to resume her people watching. After a few minutes, she began to feel restless. "I'll see you guys later, I'm going to go out for a walk."
Once outside, Usagi breathed deep, taking in the fresh smell of flowers. She admired the gardens as she was walking. It was a truly beautiful campus. She wondered if Mamoru would like it. The thought brought tears to her eyes. 'I hope you are all right my Mamo-chan,' she thought.
"How many times am I going to tell you that you are so much prettier when you smile?" Startled, Usagi turned around. She smiled when she found the owner of the voice was Duo.
"Thanks Duo-kun, I just was thinking about some one who I cared about that I left behind," explained Usagi.
"Well, would you like to talk about it?" questioned Duo. Concern creeping into his eyes. Usagi shook her head to indicate no. "Well, would you like to take a walk?" This offer Usagi accepted.
As they walked, various people would call out a greeting to Duo. Just watching him put a smile on Usagi's lips. He was so at ease with people, so carefree, and he was so kawaii! She admired how his eyes sparkled when he talked and the way his lips were always turned in an upbeat smile. Usagi knew that she shouldn't be thinking the way she was, but with out Mamo-chan around, it wouldn't hurt to look.
Duo had noticed Usagi watching him. He smiled inwardly at the idea of a girl so beautiful would take an interest in him. Duo considered the dance coming up; it would be a perfect opportunity to ask Usagi out. Feeling butterflies rising in his stomach, Duo laughed at himself, 'I'm nervous to ask a single girl out when I have asked so many.' Usagi was different to him though, she was so innocent seeming, she would mile at the simplest things. He had to ask her. "Usagi, can I ask you something?" He waited until she had turned towards him; he looked into her deep blue eyes. "Would you be my date for the dance?"
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A.N.: Well that's it for now! Yup, it's a cliffe! Sorry bout the slow start of this chapter. I was having problems figuring out what do with this chapter! Well please review!