Chapter 7 of The Other Soldier
Rated R
By Miaka Hime
I'm sorry this took so long to get out minna! I was lazy which isn't a good excuse but seriously I'm sorry! But please go see my picture of Hiiro and Usagi-chan at http://www.homestead.com/EienNoMelody/index.html!
I've gotten a couple of reviews from people saying they can't stand the way I write Hiiro's name, I had the impression that it was the way that it was spelled in the Japanese anime, but if I am completely incorrect, please someone e-mail me and I'll change it back to Heero. Until then I WILL NOT be changing it, so it's spelled that way in this chapter. On a lighter note thank you for all those who have reviewed me! I hope to get up to one hundred reviews so keep reviewing and I'll keep on writing!
Disclaimer- Don't own SM or GW I don't ^_^;;
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Hiiro watched as Usagi began the sad song he had first heard her play. He had been surprised she could play so well, she didn't seem to be the type to play the violin, but it fitted her. He had, had another odd dream and when he had left his room he saw Usagi walking down the hallway, and he also saw Michiru too follow her. He had decided to play follow the leader as well and followed the two females. Now he watched intently as Usagi played her sad song.
He watched as she shut her eyes too into the music to probably even noticed she had done so. The music seemed to dance around her making him want to leave his hiding spot, but he didn't dare do so. Doing so would mean he had spied on her, which he didn't want to admit at all to himself that, that was precisely what he had been doing. When the song was nearly over Hiiro turned and left. She most likely would be leaving soon after her song, and he didn't want to explain to her if he found her why he was there.
Usagi's eyes suddenly snapped open when she heard the slight sound of footfall. "Whoever you are show yourself." She said in her monotone. She showed no emotions as Hiiro came out of the brush. "Following me are you?" She said, it was more of a statement then a question. "Hn." He replied. "I could kill you, you know." She said still playing. "Hai, I know, but I could do the same." He answered. "That's a surprise, more then one word, bravo." She said in her monotone. "Why are you here?" She asked. Hiiro considered saying hn again, but as she had say she could kill him. "I was walking and heard the music." He answered. Usagi finished the song and let her violin leave her chin. "Let's leave, it will be morning soon." She said getting off the subject. She set the violin in her black case clicked it shut. She it firmly by its handle and she left the stage.
Hiiro and Usagi walked in silence back to the dorms, and gave each other hn's when they separated as their way of goodbye. Usagi went into her room, Hotaru looked as if she had just woken up when she walked in. "Usagi? Where did you go? I woke up and you were gone. "I couldn't sleep so I took a walk." Usagi said lying back down. Hotaru fell asleep right away as did Usagi, who deep down was glad it was the weekend so she could sleep in.
The next morning Usagi awoke at noon, usually she would have awoken earlier but because of Duo's pleading they had Sundays to replenish their energy, or in Duo's case sleep in and for once Usagi was grateful that he had got his way.
She lazily cooked a lot of French Toast, and had Hotaru invite Haruka and Michiru to breakfast. They all ate quietly until Michiru piped up. "How about we do some shopping? I know you weren't satisfied when you went shopping with the other girls. This way you can get some new boots, they've been looking kind of worn." Michiru threw at Usagi. Usagi gave a "Hn." In approval and the other two agreed. "I need a new brush, I broke it last Tuesday." Hotaru added. "How did you do that?" Haruka asked skeptically. "I kinda threw it at Duo when we were in art class, he was making fun of me being the senshi of death and rebirth." She said with a blush. "I take it you missed." Michiru said with a giggle. "I was so off, I could have hit Usagi in her music class." Haruka looked at Usagi with a raised eyebrow. "You're in a music class?" Usagi nodded. Haruka shrugged it off. "I could use a new pair of jeans, so I'm in." Usagi stood up. "I'll go get dressed." Michiru smiled up at her. "I take it that you want to go." "Hn."
Usagi dressed in a long sleeved black shirt and a long black skirt, and black combat boots. She normally would have worn jeans but she hadn't done laundry in two weeks, and that was the only clothes she had clean. Oddly enough she looked pretty good.
Usagi went into the bathroom and let her hair down, it fell way past her feet and trailed to the ground in a cascade of silver, ending in slightly curly. She vaguely wondered when it got so long, and reminded herself she should cut it. "Whoa, your hair was never that long in both of your previous lives koneko." Usagi turned around suddenly at the voice of Haruka. She was leaning casually against the door frame and Michiru had her arm looped through hers. "I don't think it was either." Usagi said in a monotone gathering a side of it ready to put it into the familiar style. "No." Michiru said letting go of Haruka's arm. "Do something different, what about a braid?" Michiru suggested. Usagi almost blushed at the mention of doing a braid. "I never learned how to do anything else besides a bun and the hairstyle I normally do." Hotaru who had been behind Michiru through the whole conversation suddenly piped up. "I'll do it!" She said excitedly. "I've always wanted to do your hair." She said with a small blush. Usagi nodded in agreement that she could do her hair. "Go sit down on the couch, I'll grab your brush and a hair tie." Hotaru said pushing past Haruka to get a hair tie. "Black." Usagi stated, meaning the hair tie. Hotaru nodded and grabbed a black hair tie, along with a brush, and the four walked into the living room. Usagi sat down on the couch as previously instructed and Hotaru began brushing her long hair.
When Hotaru had finished, braiding Usagi's hair, she put in some silver clips as well to finish it off. "There we go, ready to go shopping now?" She asked. Usagi nodded and stood, her hair being braided reached a little below her knees, when normally with the buns, she would have it reaching to her butt. (AN-I know it seems shorter but oh well, my fic right? YES!) The four went out into the hall, and Michiru forgot her purse in her dorm room, so she went to get it while they waited. Usagi about choked when she saw Minako walking down the hall. She immediately looked for a way out, she did not want to run into her after spending almost all day with her shopping about killed her. She almost kissed Duo when she noticed his door was open and she about dove into his room, pushing Hotaru and Haruka with her. She quickly shut the door and turned around getting odd looks from both the two girls and of course the five gundum pilots that were in Duo's room, including Duo himself. "Never thought you'd purposely come in my room." Duo said with a large grin. Usagi pulled a gun out from wherever she had been hiding on and pointed it at his head. "Koneko-chan just decided to duck in here until Minako left the hall." Haruka said with a chuckle. "Is that a skirt miss perfect soldier is wearing?" Duo said raising an eyebrow. Usagi gave him a glare that could freeze Hades over. " Omae o kurosu." Duo hid behind Hiiro who looked tempted to slug his braided friend. When in fact in his head he was wondering how long Usagi's hair would be if he were to slowly unbraid her hair and He mentally slapped himself after he got that far. Usagi peeked out again and nodded to the two girls. "Ja!" Haruka said following her friend.
"She totally ripped off your line!" Duo said open mouthed. "And the weak onna totally ripped off your braid." Wufei commented. "And you'd never call her that in her presence would you Wu-man." Duo said with a smirk before realizing he was right. "Hey! She did rip off my braid!"
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Usagi tried on the new combat boots. "They're nice." Haruka commented. Usagi nodded and slipped them off. "Do they fit?" Hotaru asked. Usagi nodded again. "Did you get anything? Else?" Michiru asked, because she had been off somewhere else and hadn't seen what she'd gotten. Usagi nodded again and Hotaru spoke for her. "She bought a tight body suit, black of course, for missions, and she got a few more black shirts, and she bought a silver dress for the winter formal that's in December." Hotaru said for Usagi. "Why buy the dress so soon?" Michiru asked. "It was cheaper and this way she doesn't have to go shopping when it's all crowded." Hotaru answered again for Usagi after all Michiru got was 'hn.' "Well is everyone done or should we continue." Haruka's stomach growled. "I think we should get some food." Michiru said with a giggle. Haruka nodded vigorously and the four went to a burger place before going back to the dorm rooms.
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That night Usagi was alone, because Hotaru went over to Haruka and Michiru's dorm for another movie night. So she sat in her dorm room wondering what to do after she'd already hacked into millions of OZ files. Usagi had been sitting on the floor and noticed the black violin case and remembered what her music teacher had told her about a recital that she was required to attend as part of her final grade. "Might as well practice." She said to herself and she pulled out the violin and began playing the song her and Michiru had been playing the night before. When she was halfway through the song she heard a banging on the door. 'Shit, I was being too loud!' She though inwardly walking to the door holding the violin by its neck. She was most surprised to see Makoto, Minako and Ami all outside her door. "What is it?" She asked pretending to be concerned. "We heard beautiful music coming from here!" Minako said getting strait to the point. "Oh! That was a CD my music teacher gave me, she said that was what a violin was supposed to sound like, not like the awful screeching I make." The three looked at her dubiously for a moment but bought it and quickly left. Usagi was considering going to Haruka and Michiru's to practice when she was surprised to see Quatre walk up to her. "That was you playing wasn't it?" Usagi nodded. "Why didn't you tell them the truth?" He asked innocently. "That would make them think more of me. They're supposed to look down on me not up." Usagi admitted before leaving for Haruka's dorm.
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-yawns- I was going to make this longer but I'm too tired and I want to send it in too bad. So here you go! Hope to get lot of reviews! JA!