Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or Gundam Wing. So don't sue! I don't have anything of value anyway.
Authoress' Notes: Chapter One! It's going to get into Gundam Wing in this chapter. ::People cheer:: What, you guys don't like Sailor Moon? ::People nod:: You do like it, or you don't like it? ::People put their thumbs down:: You don't like it! I'm going to flame you! Mars Phoenix Fire STARS! ::Ashes blow away in the wind:: Much better. Anyone else? ::those remaining shake their heads:: Thought so.
Duo: You didn't have to kill them just because they like Gundam Wing more than Sailor Moon!
Well, you kill people just because they've seen your Gundam.
Hiiro: That's different.
How?
Duo: Their opinions don't count! Someone seeing our Gundams means we could be killed!
Usagi: Sailor Moon is better anyway!
Duo: Is not!
Usagi: Is too!
Duo: Is not!
Ami: You don't have to argue about it.
Quatre: ::pops in and looks around:: Where am I?
Ooh! I got another muse!
Quatre: Do I want to know?
Hiiro: No.
Duo: Hey Q-man!
I need to get back to my notes. This is taking place after Endless Waltz, and the Gundams are NOT destroyed. (I'm not sure if I'm going to need them or not, but I'd rather have them just in case.) All the Gundam pilots, except Wufei for now, are attending Sanq Kingdom Pacifist School, in order to finish their actual high school education. To satisfy my muses, please review and tell us which show you think is better!
Hiiro: Omae o korosu if you do not pick Gundam Wing.
I had a really nice reviewer, Mechwarrior Sakura, suggest the new name of this story: "From Twilight to Dawn". Thanks a whole lot Mechwarrior Sakura! I appreciate it! I was going to send you an advance copy of this chapter as thanks, but you didn't leave your e-mail address, and it wasn't on your profile. If you leave your address in a review, I should be able to send you Chapter two when I get it done, 'kay?
Hiiro: If she ever gets it done.
The reasoning behind "From Twilight to Dawn" was that it is the twilight for the Sailor Moon dimension and the dawn for the Gundam Wing dimension. Thanks again Mechwarrior Sakura!
I've already had two reviewers request couples: Usagi/Milliardo(Zechs) or Usagi/Hiiro. I want to get your choices. It may even be a triangle! Right now all the hints point to Hiiro/Usagi. I am planning for Hotaru/Duo as well, and I'm sorry, but that's not changing. Most votes win. I'll accept votes for Quatre/Usagi, Trowa/Usagi, Wufei/Usagi or those two mentioned above. Vote and review!
Ami: Here are words you might not know:
-san -- term attached to back of name for respect to older people or those looked up to
gomen nasai -- I'm very sorry.
baka -- idiot, fool
ja, ja ne -- see you, see you later
From Twilight to Dawn: Chapter 1
"Get out of the way!" Someone yelled at Usagi as she landed in the middle of a road. She jumped back onto a sidewalk as a car passed by quickly. "You b****!" The driver yelled, making an obscene gesture.
"The same to you!" she yelled back. Glancing around, Usagi sweat-dropped at all the weird looks she was getting. "Maybe I should keep my mouth to myself," she muttered under her breath.
"Usagi-san!" a voice called from behind her. The girl turned around, her hair twirling against her. 'Huh? Since when is my hair silver when I'm not Sailor Cosmos?' Violet hair caught her attention as a fifteen-year-old Tomoe Hotaru ran up to her. "We were reborn, just like Setsuna-mama promised!" The Senshi no Saturn gave Usagi a tight hug and laughed. "I'll take you to the nearest ice cream shop while I explain things, 'kay?" Usagi nodded, hugging Hotaru back firmly.
"How did you grow so fast? Last time I checked, you were the same age as Chibi-Usa," Usagi asked as the pair walked down the sidewalk through the crowds of people. Hotaru gave a sad smile, her purple eyes downcast.
"Chibi-Usa doesn't exist anymore, Usagi-san, and neither does Crystal Tokyo." Usagi stopped dead in her tracks, ignoring the annoyed glances of those who were right behind her. "Gomen nasai."
"It doesn't exist anymore?" The silver-haired girl repeated. Two tears trickled down her dazed face. "Chibi-Usa is dead?" Hotaru placed a hand on her Queen's arm.
"It's not that's she's dead; she's never existed because that particular timeline doesn't exist anymore. According to Setsuna-mama, the Chibi-Usa that came to our past came from an alternate timeline." Usagi nodded.
"So that Chibi-Usa exists, but the one that should have been my daughter in our timeline doesn't?" Hotaru nodded. "I understand," Usagi continued softly. "Let's go to that ice cream parlor!" She continued cheerfully, but Hotaru could see the sorrow in Usagi's eyes.
'Gomen nasai, Princess. I should have waited to tell you. I'll try and make you feel better.'
"Yeah!" The two continued walking in silence until they reached the cafe. "What do you want Usagi-san?" The violet-haired girl asked the seventeen-year-old. Usagi pondered for a second.
" A chocolate fudge sundae! And don't call me Usagi-san; it makes me feel old." Hotaru laughed and agreed.
"I think I'll get one too."
"That sounds good. How about I treat you lovely ladies?" A voice from behind them asked. Usagi and Hotaru whirled around, seeing a boy about Usagi's age with cobalt-blue eyes and long golden-brown hair in a braid past his waist. Two boys were behind him. "I'm Duo Maxwell. May I know the names of the beautiful girls I am about to treat?" he continued, holding out his hand. Usagi and Hotaru exchanged glances.
"I'm Usagi Tsukino," Usagi responded, careful to put her given name first, shaking Duo's hand.
"And I am Hotaru Tomoe," the shy Hotaru replied, stepping behind Usagi. 'He has a strange aura of Death. If he dares hurt Usagi-san...'
"Come on Hiiro!" Duo pleaded. "If I don't get some ice cream, I'll explode!" Hiiro glared at Duo as he continued to type at his laptop.
"So go get some. Don't beg me."
"But I don't have any money!"
"Go borrow some from Quatre."
"I will! But you need to come."
"Hn."
"You need to get off that damn laptop! The war is over, so you can lighten up and have fun!"
"I don't consider going for ice cream fun."
"I'm going to annoy you until you do come."
"Hn." Hiiro continued typing on his laptop. Duo threw up his hands and paced back and forth. He thought for a moment, then smiled maliciously. Hiiro caught sight of this expression and considered agreeing to go with Duo.
"Oh Hiiro, I've got a song for you. ' This is a song I know my friend! This is the song that never ends! It-" Hiiro clamped a hand over Duo's mouth and glared at the braided boy.
"I'll go. But you can't sing that song ever again." Duo nodded, grinning as Hiiro closed his laptop and set it on his bed. The Prussian-blue-eyed boy scowled at the American. "Well, aren't you going to ask Quatre for money?"
"Oh yeah!" Duo raced out of Hiiro's bedroom, as Hiiro followed more slowly. "Hey Q-man, can I borrow a few bucks? Hiiro and I are going for ice cream!" Quatre looked up startled from his book as he sat in the living room of the dorm.
"You actually persuaded Hiiro to go somewhere?" This caught Trowa's attention, as he looked up from the textbook he was reading.
"Yep! You guys want to come with us?" Duo asked. Quatre hesitated, then nodded.
"Sure, if you don't mind. What about you Trowa?"
Trowa shook his head. "Thank you, but no. I'm not one for ice cream."
Duo put his hands on his cheeks in fake horror. "Oh no! You can't be Trowa! You said more than three words!" Trowa merely glared at the braided American. "Q-man, it's your money. You can come definitely!"
"How gracious of you," Quatre droned.
"Let's go!" Duo grabbed both Quatre's and Hiiro's hands and ran out the dorm door. Trowa chuckled and shook his head.
"Poor Quatre and Hiiro."
"Come on!" Duo exclaimed excitedly. "The ice cream parlor is this way!" He ran ahead, leaving Quatre and Hiiro to walk at their normal paces.
"Doesn't he know that the ice cream will not disappear before he gets there?" Quatre asked the silent Hiiro.
"Hn." Hiiro placed his hands in the pockets of the blue jeans Duo had persuaded him to buy a few weeks ago. 'That braided baka is annoying. He has that bad habit of getting under my skin. What's so important about ice cream anyway?' Quatre sighed and continued walking.
Duo walked into the store behind two girls, one his age and the other a couple years younger. 'Hiiro needs to lighten up. Why am I always the one trying to cheer the others up? I know Quatre tries, but none of them realize I have my own demons just like them. None of them try to see past MY barriers even when I'm convinced we're friends.' Duo caught a glimpse of the girls in front of him. 'Hey, they're cute. Maybe they wouldn't mind me treating them... with Quatre's money.'
"What do you want Usagi-san?" asked the younger one, a girl with violet-black hair and violet eyes. The older seemed to think for a second. She had silver hair in two heart-shaped buns with long streamers falling from them and had wide sapphire eyes. 'I've never seen silver hair before,' thought Duo.
"A chocolate fudge sundae! And don't call me Usagi-san; it makes me feel old." 'So her name is Usagi. What's the younger one's name?'
"I think I'll get one too." 'My turn to step up to the plate.'
"That sounds good. How about I treat you lovely ladies?" The two girls turned around. "I'm Duo Maxwell. May I know the names of the beautiful girls I am about to treat?" Out of the corner of his eye Duo saw Quatre and Hiiro had arrived. 'I just hope Quatre doesn't kill me.' The braided boy held out his hand, which the silver-haired girl took.
"I'm Usagi Tsukino." Duo noticed her slight accent. 'I think she's Japanese.' The other girl didn't take Duo's hand, merely stepped behind Usagi. 'And the other one's shy.'
"And I am Hotaru Tomoe."
"What's this about treating?" Quatre asked from behind him, slightly annoyed. Duo winced. 'I hope he's not too mad.' The silver-haired girl glanced between the two of them, looking puzzled and frowning.
"It's alright. Hotaru-chan and I were planning on buying our own anyway." Usagi said. 'The three of them must of came together. And I think the blonde was buying. Apparently he didn't know that Duo was going to offer paying for someone else's ice cream.' "Thank you for offering though Duo." The blonde boy nodded.
"My name is Quatre Raberba Winner. It's a pleasure to meet you." He said, bowing slightly. "My friends are Duo, who you've met, and Hiiro Yui." Quatre had platinum blonde hair and gentle blue green eyes, while Hiiro had ruffled chocolate brown hair and Prussian blue eyes.
"The pleasure is ours," Hotaru replied from behind Usagi. The silver-haired girl laughed and pulled Hotaru out.
"It's alright Hotaru-chan. They're not going to hurt you." 'And if they even think of trying, they'll find out what kind of power the Queen of the Universe has.' Hotaru nodded slowly.
"Okay Usagi-sa-, I mean, Usagi-chan."
"Are you going to order or not?" an annoyed voice asked from the counter. Usagi and Hotaru turned around again, Usagi's expression turning shocked. A girl with sky blue eyes and sunshine blonde hair pulled back with a red bow stood there impatiently. 'Minako-chan! What is she doing here?' Usagi forced her expression back to normal.
"A chocolate fudge sundae please." She looked back at Hotaru, who nodded. "Two I mean." 'Setsuna-san did say they were going to reborn. Hotaru has some things to explain definitely.'
"Coming right up!" Minako grinned, giving the 'victory' sign. "I'll call you up when it's ready, 'kay?" Usagi nodded.
"Thank you." Usagi grabbed her violet-haired friend by the arm and dragged her to a table. "Okay Hotaru, you have some explaining to do!" she exclaimed in a whisper.
Hiiro inspected the two girls Duo was talking to. Quatre introduced Hiiro and himself as the Prussian-blue-eyed boy watched the conversation. Then the cashier demanded attention and the two girls turned around. Usagi's eyes widened, and Hiiro's narrowed. 'She knows that girl somehow, but why is she so surprised and why isn't she saying anything about it?' Usagi's expression changed almost immediately. 'She's hiding something, but what? Fact one: She knows the cashier, but the cashier doesn't seem to know her. Fact two: Duo, Quatre, and I have never seen her before. Fact three: She and the girl she's with are very close friends. Hmm... The facts don't lead to anything.' The silver-haired girl ordered and the two girls went to sit down.
"They're cute, aren't they?" Duo interrupted Hiiro's thoughts. Hiiro slightly jerked, then glared at the braided American. Duo merely grinned back at him, violet eyes sparkling. "Are you going to answer or not?" Hiiro could feel the blood rush to his cheeks. Duo's grin only got larger as a faint blush spread across the Perfect Soldier's cheeks. "Ah ha! So Hiiro's finally got a crush on a girl!" The self-proclaimed Shinigami had to lean on the counter to keep upright as he laughed like crazy. Even Quatre had a hint of a smile on his face at this.
"Shut up, Duo no baka," Hiiro said with a hint of anger in his voice. Duo held up his hands in surrender.
"Okay, I shut up. You happy?" Duo asked sarcastically. "Wait, what am I talking about? You're never happy. I just thought it was nice that you had a crush like normal people do." Quatre smothered a laugh under his hand as Hiiro glared once more at Duo.
"Well, I think you and that girl would make a cute couple," said the cashier to Hiiro. She just smiled at his Death-glare and gave him a wink. "If you like her, go after her. So what will it be?"
"A banana split for me!" Duo ordered. "What about you Q-man? Hiiro?"
"As I have said several times, they were reborn," Hotaru explained wearily. "That is Aino Minako, yes, but not the one we know. She grew up in this time and dimension. Just like the others. Only you, Setsuna-mama, and I were not reborn, but just brought here."
"So we might run into the others at any time?" Usagi asked slowly. Hotaru nodded.
"Just like Minako-san, they won't remember you. You might befriend them again like you did before, if you want. Or you could just bring back their memories. It's up to you Usagi-chan."
Usagi looked thoughtful. 'They won't remember me. I should be able to handle friendship with them again, but will I be too overpowered by my emotions for all of them? I want them to live peaceful and happy futures, and if they know me, that probably won't happen.' Usagi's heart fell at that prospect, but she continued her thoughts. 'Every time they befriend me again after losing their memories, they end up having to fight again to try and protect me. I won't let that happen again! I love them. To me, they are my sisters, my closest confidants. I can't let them have that pain.' Usagi looked up from the table top and straight into Hotaru's eyes. "I won't."
"Won't what? Won't let us sit here? After all, we have your food!" Duo exclaimed cheerfully as Usagi and Hotaru turned to look at him. He stood there again, Quatre and Hiiro behind him, and a tray with five different ice cream sundaes on it. The cobalt-blue-eyed boy picked up a bowl and placed it on the table in front of Hotaru. Another was set in front of Usagi. "Two beautiful sundaes for two beautiful girls." Hotaru blushed and gave a muttered thanks while Usagi grinned and thanked them as well.
"You're welcome to sit here," Usagi offered, digging into the food. "Umm... this is good!"
"It is, isn't it?" Duo agreed, winking at the silver-haired girl. A soft flush covered her cheeks, and she giggled. Hiiro slightly frowned at Duo. 'Why am I so annoyed at Duo for doing that? Do I really have a 'crush' on Usagi? Oh crap. I do not need this. I am the Perfect Soldier. Though Duo is right that the war is over…' His face hardened. 'I do not need these feelings.'
"Hey Hiiro-san, are you alright?" Usagi asked the boy worriedly. "You kind of spaced out. Do you need to lay down?" By this time, the other three at the table looked at the Prussian-blue-eyed boy anxiously. As Hiiro looked into Usagi's sapphire eyes, he could feel his cheeks burning. Duo muffled his guffaws behind his hands as he caught sight of the crimson on Hiiro's face.
"N-no, I'm fine Usagi-san." Hiiro was able to make out. Duo finally erupted with laughter.
"I never thought I would live to see the day Hiiro would blush!" he cackled.
"Duo no baka." Hiiro growled at the braided boy.
"I already know that since you call me that at least once a day," Duo replied impertinently.
"Oh be nice Duo-san." Usagi snapped, but the slight smile on her face took part of the harshness off. "You don't have to be formal with me Hiiro-san. I'm fine with being called Usagi or Usagi-chan. Everybody does. I'm glad you're okay." Hiiro nodded, his emotionless mask back on in place.
Usagi saw how quickly Hiiro adjusted his face to like nothing had happened. 'I wonder why he keeps that emotionless facade. Something terrible must have happened in his life to make him like that.' Usagi sneaked a glance at him as Duo and Quatre told her and Hotaru about the sights around the town. 'He IS cute though.' Her face went pale. 'Mamoru must have been reborn too. Wait a second, why am I calling him Mamoru? I always call him Mamo-chan, even in my mind. I love him… I think.'
In reality, Chiba Mamoru and Usagi had been having problems in their relationship that they hid from everybody else. Their connection had been weakening, and neither had been exactly sure where they stood with the other. The last straw had probably been when Mamoru went to college in America, and after that the only reason they were staying together was Chibi-Usa.
"Usagi, now you're spacing out! Is there a disease going around that I need to be aware of?" Duo complained. Usagi jumped, and, startled, glanced at the American.
"Huh?" Duo sighed.
"Don't worry about it," he replied, finishing off his ice cream. A thought struck him and Duo looked curiously at Usagi and Hotaru. Quatre seemed to read his mind.
"Ms. Usagi-"
"Usagi please," the silver-haired girl interrupted.
"Usagi, Hotaru, you never explained why the two of you are in the Sanq kingdom." Quatre pointed out. Usagi looked at Hotaru, who smoothly answered,
"We're attending the Sanq Kingdom Pacifist Academy starting tomorrow." Quatre nodded. Duo gave a broad smile.
"Cool! That's where the three of us go to. Maybe we can show you around," he said, looking pointedly at Hotaru who blushed a deep red. Usagi smothered a chuckle.
"Sure. I'd like that." Hotaru finally said in a low voice. Duo grinned at Quatre with a 'Told ya I could do it!' expression on his face. The blonde Arabian just looked at him confusedly.
"Where are you dorming?" Hiiro asked unemotionally. Hotaru was quick to answer.
"We're not sure. We have an appointment to find out in a little bit. In fact," Hotaru quickly looked at her watch, "we're about to be late! Usagi-chan, finish that on the way!" The frail violet-haired girl jumped up and threw her ice cream into the trash can. Another second later Usagi was grabbed by the arm and pulled out of the store. "Ja ne! Hope to see you soon!"
"Ja!" the silver-haired girl was able to call as she was pulled out of ice cream parlor. Hotaru raced down the road, dodging people. She started to slow in front of a large intricately decorated iron-wrought gate. Large grounds lay beyond it, and in the center was a group of grand brick buildings. "What is this place?" Usagi managed to make out. Hotaru gave her a quick smile.
Minako watched as the two. 'I love playing matchmaker! She seems to like that guy too. Well, they'll be a couple soon! I can feel it! After all, my name means "Everybody's Love"!' (A/N: That's one version of what Minako's name means. And it fits into the story!)
"Our new home for a while. The famous Sanq Kingdom Pacifist Academy, directed by Ririna Peacecraft-Dorlain, the former Queen of the world and Vice-Foreign Minister of the New Earth-sphere United Nation." Hotaru replied. Usagi just raised an eyebrow.
"I don't have any idea what that means," she commented.
"Don't worry, just play along for now." said the violet-haired girl, straightening her dark red, green, and blue fuku from Mugen High. Usagi followed suit, brushing dirt off her dark blue Juuban High fuku. "Let me do the talking."
"Alright. Pluto's going to have to do some explaining of this dimension though." Usagi sighed. Hotaru nodded in agreement, and pushed open the gate. The pair walked up the brick path, Usagi marveling at the beautiful flowers and lush green lawn. The grand buildings were set in a series of circles, and Hotaru pointed out which buildings were which.
"The two outer circles of buildings are the dorms, except for the building right in front of us which is the main office. The next two circles are the classrooms. The last circle has a reception hall, a cafeteria if you don't feel like cooking, and a courtyard for dances and such. According to what Setsuna-mama told me, it was rebuilt after a war took place." Hotaru explained. After no response from the silver-haired girl, the fifteen-year-old glanced at Usagi. The seventeen-year-old's eyes were locked on a blue-haired figure sitting on a bench under a tree behind one of the dorms. Several menacing figures were strutting toward the figure, who took no notice of them.
'Ami-chan!' Usagi's mind screamed.
Trowa walked out of the dorm suite he shared with Quatre and Hiiro. Each dorm had two bedrooms, with beds for two. Hiiro roomed alone, and Duo was in another dorm suite with no one but the school genius because he snored too loudly. (A/N: Sorry Duo lovers, I just see Duo as the type to snore loudly!)
It was a sunny day and Trowa had decided to finish reading his book outside. There was a stone bench under an oak tree where he liked to sit because it was peaceful. Trowa walked to the side of the building and turned the corner to go behind the building when he caught sight of the school genius already there and being threatened by some bullies. 'Why would they pick on her? She doesn't insult anybody or hurt anything.' He started to approach the group when the bully in front grabbed the blue-haired girl by the arm.
A silver and dark blue blur rushed by the reddish-brown-haired boy and towards the lead thug, knocking him down and forcing him to let go of the girl. "You leave her alone, you b**t***! What did she ever do to you?!" The silver blur yelled. Trowa jogged up and stood behind the newcomer. The newcomer was actually a girl with silver hair up in heart-shaped buns and determined sapphire eyes. She was glaring at the bullies. Trowa recognized some of the thugs from his classes, and he narrowed his eyes. These guys often harassed others to do their homework for them, but never went near Ami Mizuno before now. 'They must be desperate for good grades.' Trowa thought.
"Leave her alone," Trowa said in his monotone. "Go find someone else to pick on."
"What are you going to do about it Silent Boy?" taunted the lead bully. The others laughed at the little strength that Trowa seemed to show. The uni-banged boy didn't say a word, but merely punched the head bully in the nose. He fell like a stone.
"Who's next?" asked the emerald-eyed boy. The thugs stared at their boss, then ran, two grabbing the unconscious boy before leaving fast. A tiny smirk was featured on Trowa's face before he turned back to see how Ami and the silver-haired girl were doing. The strange girl was comforting the genius. Trowa knelt next to Ami. The blue-haired girl was leaning against the tree, gasping for breath. "Are you alright Ms. Mizuno?" She nodded.
"I will be as soon as I catch my breath. They didn't harm me, just threaten." The blue-haired girl responded in her soft voice. "Thank you very much, Barton-san and... I'm sorry, but I don't know your name." Ami told the silver-haired girl, who had the decency to blush.
"My name's Usagi. I'm glad you're alright, but I have to go." Usagi stood up and ran off to where another girl with violet hair and eyes stood. Trowa's eyes narrowed. 'She seemed nervous, unlike when she stood up to those jerks. She knows Ms. Mizuno somehow, but Ms. Mizuno doesn't know her.'
"Barton-san, have you seen her before?" Ami questioned the red-brown-haired boy kneeling next to her. Trowa glanced at her, and she blushed lightly. "She seemed nervous, and I know I've never seen her." Trowa shook her head.
"I've never seen her before today." 'I'm not the only one who noticed.'
Hiiro watched as the pair of girls rushed out of the parlor. 'Usagi-chan didn't seem to know why she was even here, with the way she reacted to Quatre's question.' His eyes widened almost imperceptibly. 'I just called her Usagi-chan. Oh hell, I think I am really falling for her!'
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Ooh, I even can't wait for the next part! Chapter two of "From Twilight to Dawn" should be up in a few days! C-ya! R & R!