Chapter 5
By: Kohan
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AN: Gomen, please ignore spelling errors, my computer is on the
fritz.
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The morning after Hotaru and Usagi saw the star
prediction, everyone in the house was extremely tired. Rei was
busy helping Duo and Ami move to the temple, and Heero was still
getting over his sickness. Relena was unhappy and crabby because
she didn't get an ounce of sleep the night before (she complained
of Usagi, Hotaru, Wufei, Rei and Duo talking too loudly), and
Makoto was fussy because she had missed out on all the action.
Relena was sitting stiffly on the couch watching the news, while
Usagi, Wufei and Hotaru sat in the kitchen talking in hushed
tones over coffee.
"Do you think this has anything to do with Relena?"
"I don't know, she could be just a destraction, having
nothing to do with this at all." Wufei said to Usagi.
"Are you worried?" Usagi asked Wufei.
"Of course I'm worried, onna! If we don't find this silver
star person soon..."
"I'm sorry Hotaru...that these things happen to you...why
couldn't it have been me?"
"I wouldn't wish my fate on even Relena, Usagi." Hotaru
said, "I guess someone up there really doesn't like
me." She smiled a bit and took a sip of her coffee.
"Don't say that Hotaru, I know you've had a bad fate, but
surely it must be a coincidence..."
"I don't know, Usagi..." Hotaru said quickly, she
noticed that Heero was on his way into the kitchen.
"Listen...don't say anything to Heero about this, okay? I'll
tell him later..." She said in a hushed voice, then louder,
to Heero, "Would you like some coffee, Heero?"
"Now you give me coffee,"
"Get over it Yuy, she just didn't want you to get
worse!" Wufei yelled. "Come and sit down, you don't
want to go sit with Miss Relena over there, do you?"
"Hn," Heero said and frowned. He sat down and took the
cup Hotaru offered to him.
"Could we pleased not bring Relena into this
conversation?" Usagi said, "At first I thought she was
nice, but she seems a bit stuck up."
"Every rose has it's thorn." Wufei said and looked into
his coffee.
"That was very poetic, Wu-chan!" Usagi said and smiled.
Wufei smiled crookedly and took a sip of his coffee, obviously
thinking very hard.
"Good morning, minna-san." Keika said, coming into the
kitchen. "Hey, is that coffee? I've never had coffee before!
Oh, hi, Heero...feeling better?" Heero nodded, eyeing the
pink haired girl oddly.
"Do you want to go shopping today, Keika-chan? We could get
you some clothes that fit you." Usagi suggested. Everyone
was still in their pajamas, and Keika was wearing a shirt and
shorts of Usagi's.
"I don't know, Usagi...don't you think we should stay
here...since, you know." She jerked her head in Relena's
direction and then in Hotaru's direction. Heero gave a critical
look, then narrowed his eyes.
"Do you have chronic neck-twich disease or something?"
He asked, Keika looked down.
"I think we should have a meeting...with everyone."
Usagi said.
"Everyone?" Hotaru asked, swallowing hard. Usagi
nodded, Heero just looked confused.
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In the living room, where everyone had been
called together, the group sat silently, scattered on various
furniture. Usagi sat calmly, letting the silence set in before
she began.
"As a few of you may know...because I know things get
around..." She started, eyeing Keika, "Hotaru and I
recieved a..."
"Vision," Keika put in.
"Vision. We recieved a vision in the form of floating
stars...er, jewels...and Keika was able to interprte it for us.
Basically what it was...there was a star in the center...a golden
star...it represents me somehow, and there were others, other
stars. They all floated in midair, and one was
purple...Hotaru's--...but there was something inside it..."
Usagi paused for a few moments, and when she didn't continue,
Hotaru picked up where she had left off.
"And, as the vision progressed, the black light that was
inside my star disabled it, and took it over. The light then
moved to Usagi's and did the same. After Usagi's was gone the
rest of the stars except for 5 disappeared. The vision replaced
itself with a new one, the same set up, but a silver star moved
out of it's place and connected with my purple star and the black
light inside it was gone."
"Why didn't you tell us earlier?" Rei asked.
"I...I didn't know what to say..." Hotaru started, but
Rei cut her off.
"Well you should have known that we would want to know! Need
to know!"
"Rei, Hotaru didn't know how to take it in...I didn't tell
you guys either, it's not all her fault."
"I'm sorry." Rei said, "I'm just upset." She
leaned back on Duo who was slumped in the corner of the couch.
Heero put a hand on Hotaru's shoulder and squeezed it lightly.
"So the question is what are we going to do about it?"
Minako said.
"We should take Usagi away from here." Keika said.
"No!" Usagi said.
"Look, Usagi, Princess. I am your guardian, and I know what
is best for you...until we find out who is the silver star...our
savior, you can't be around here...around Hotaru."
"And you think isolating Hotaru will make things any
better?" Heero said coldly, pulling on his Perfect Soldier
mask.
"No...not isolating her...just taking Usagi somewhere."
"Oh, so isolating Usagi?" Wufei said.
"No. You're not letting me explain." Keika
said, "I say we take Usagi somewhere for awhile...a few
people can go with her, just someplace Hotaru doesn't know where
she is..."
"She is in the room you know," Duo said, somewhat
angered.
"I know that! It's not Hotaru that we have to fear, it's
what is inside her!!"
"I agree with Keika." Hotaru said quietly. "I
don't want Usagi getting hurt. Wufei, Minako and Makoto should go
with her...I don't want Mako-chan's innocents ruined."
"Hotaru," Usagi said, tears were gathering in her eyes.
"no...what if we don't find the silver star!?"
"Then I guess I'll be seeing you."
***
"Wu-chan, I don't want to leave...no offense
to you or anything."
"I know Usagi." Wufei said, handing a flight attendant
their tickets. "It'll be hard for me...seeing my
homecountry...I wonder how different it will be here in the past
then it is in the future."
"I personally am excited...I know I'll miss them...we'll see
them again, Usagi." Minako said, picking up Makoto. They
took their seats on the airplane and a voice came on over the
intercom.
"Please fasten your seatbelts, we will be taking off for
China shortly. At this time please turn off any electronic
appliances."
"This isn't a good idea, Wufei." Usagi said, holding
onto her arm rests in a white figered grip.
"Do you have a fear of flying, Onna?" Wufei asked,
prying Usagi's fingers off the arm rest.
"N-no...why would you say that?"
"Calm down, Usagi, this will be an adventure." Keika
said, from Usagi's right.
"Yeah! We can go shopping!!" Minako said,
enthusiastically. Usagi nodded a little, then closed her eyes and
breathed deeply. She was going to make it through this...
***
"Guess who I saw on our way back from taking
Usagi and minna to the airport?" Rei said to Hotaru after
they had entered the house again, turning off all the lights and
sinking into the couch.
"Who?" Duo asked, opening the refrigerator (It's Duo,
c'mon!)
"Yeah, who?" Haruka asked, yawning loudly.
"Sunshine boy."
"Mammoru?" Michiru said, questioningly.
"Yup."
"That's interesting. Did he acknowledge you at all?"
Ami asked.
"Uh, Ami, you were there with us." Rei said, smiling.
"Oh yeah." Ami said, and sweatdropped.
"What did you do, fry a few brain cells or something? It's
not like you to be ditzy, Ami."
"I know...I've just had a few things on my mind
lately."
"Uh-huh..." Duo said, a smile on his face as he dropped
himself in front of the TV with a soda and sandwich.
"Excuse me," Haruka said, looking at Duo,
"Do you mind eating that in the kitchen?"
"Wha? Oh, sorry." Duo said, getting up.
"Habit." He walked into the kitchen and let the door
fall back behind him.
"Duo!"
"It wasn't me! Oh...reflex. What?" He stuck his head
back into the room. Rei pointed to the soda still sitting on the
floor. "Oh! I knew I was missing something!!"
"Oh boy..." Rei whispered, and sighed.
***
"Onna, calm down...relax...it's like going
into space..." Wufei said quietly to Usagi, she was looking
quite pale.
"Like going into space...riiiiggghhtt..."
"Wufei-chan, you might not want to say something like
that...Usagi hasn't been to space normally..." Minako said.
"Think of it this way, it's like a mission..."
"No missions."
"Being in a Gundam..."
"No Gundams." Minako said,
"A NEW FIGHT THEN!!! Stop arguing with everything I say you
stupid woman!"
"You are a sexist pig." Minako said and stuck her
tongue out. Wufei gave her an odd look, he had never seen someone
stick their tongue out at him except Duo. He didn't think it was
humanly possible.
"Wu-chan, tell me it will be okay, and it will." Usagi
said.
"It will be fine." Wufei said, staring out the window.
"Okay...I'm okay...hey this is kinda nice...kinda...!"
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AN: Okay, sorry it's so short, and sorry it took so long to get out...I was busy. I had other things on my mind. I have excuses...blah blah blah. Anyway...I'll be going now...ta!
Kohan