Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing or Sailor Moon. However, if they ever decide to auction it off, I'll give up all I have to get it!
Authoress' Notes: Chapter two! There's going to hints at Milliardo/Usagi in this chapter, but never fear! I still have to see who's going to be paired up with Usagi! A reminder: Duo/Hotaru is a definite, so no use voting for Duo/Usagi.
Usagi: Like I'd ever want to be paired up with a braided baka like him!
Duo: Like I'd ever want to be paired up with an odango atama like her!
Usagi: Don't call me odango atama!
Quatre: Calm down you two, before I have to bring out my gun.
Hiiro: If I don't get mine out first.
Ami: Do you two have to sit in the corner in order for you to behave?
Calm down all of you! So far almost all the votes are for Hiiro/Usagi! You can still vote in reviews, but this is the last chapter I will accept ballots. Whatever couple has the most votes wins. I may write stories for the other couples, but I'm not sure of that right now.
I checked my mail the day after I posted Chapter 1 and nearly dropped dead from shock at all the reviews! Thank you for telling me what Usagi's brother's name is, and I'm going to thank Mechwarrior Sakura again for the awesome title! One reviewer, EternalMoonPrincess I think, pointed out that 'Senshi no Death' would really be 'Death of Senshi', so I think I'm going to stick with the plain old English on those. Thanks for all the nice reviews! On with the show!
I apologize! I put the wrong chapter up yesterday for this story. I accidentally posted Chapter 3 yesterday, when this is the one that was supposed to be up. I apologize again!
Ami: Here are some words you might not know:
Baka -- idiot, fool
Onna -- woman
Arigato -- thank you
Demo -- but
Nani? -- What?, Huh?
Hai -- Yes.
From Twilight to Dawn: Chapter 2
By: Phoenix of Blood Red Mars
"Is Ami-chan alright?" asked Hotaru worriedly after Usagi returned from helping to rescue the blue-haired genius. "Is she hurt?" Usagi shook her head.
"She's fine. Just a little shaken. She knows that boy and he'll help her." Hotaru arched an eyebrow.
"'Knows that boy'? That doesn't sound like Ami-chan." Usagi laughed, if a little sadly.
"I don't think it's in that way. He has a lot of respect for her. But it may be in that way if the two of them realized how they felt for the other." The violet-haired girl nodded.
"That sounds like our Ami-chan, always earning respect and not acting on her feelings. Let's go." Hotaru led to the front door of the office, and the pair walked in. A secretary directed them to an office, where she announced them to the person inside. A response was heard, and the elderly woman ushered them in. "Peacecraft-Dorlain-sama?"
"Ririna please." A young woman Usagi's age stood up. She had light dirty blonde hair and ocean blue eyes. "You must be the two new students. Please come in and sit down." A Chinese boy, with ebony hair tied back in a tight ponytail and onyx eyes, already occupied one of the three chairs. Hotaru took the lead and sat in one. Usagi sat in the last. "As you know, this the Sanq Kingdom Pacifist Academy, for teaching the 'pros' of pacifism. This academy was founded before the war, and was the main center of peace then. It still reigns in that position today. Violence is not tolerated at this school-" Usagi cut her off.
"Then you need to look out. A girl was nearly attacked as Hotaru-chan and I walked in." Ririna focused her attention solely on Usagi.
"Your name is Usagi Tsukino?" Usagi nodded. "Do you know who the girl and the attackers were?" The boy's attention was riveted on her. Usagi nodded again.
"The girl was Ami Mizuno. I don't know who the bullies were, but the boy who helped me save Ami-cha-, I mean, Mizuno-san had the last name of Barton. I think he knew the bullies." The blonde director took a sharp intake of breath.
"Did the boy have reddish-brown hair hanging over one eye, and green eyes?" The Chinese boy asked. The silver-haired girl nodded. He shared a glance with Ririna. "Trowa Barton." Ririna nodded, a determined glint in her eyes.
"I'll talk to him later. The attackers will be suitably punished, I assure you. Thank you for stopping the aggression Ms. Usagi." The Chinese boy snorted.
"Weak onna probably just stood there while Barton took care of it." Hotaru bristled at this insult to her Princess.
"Usagi-chan tackled the head bully, preventing him from hurting Mizuno-san! Usagi-chan is not weak!" she exclaimed loudly.
"The young lady is right." A voice came from the door. "Ms. Usagi stopped the attack. I just did cleanup." The Trowa Barton mentioned walked into the office. "Ms. Ririna, Ms. Mizuno is fine." The former Queen of the world sighed gratefully.
"That's good. You will tell me just who instigated this attack against Ms. Ami after I finish explaining the rules and placements of these new students." Trowa nodded. Ririna focused her concentration on the three new students. "Since the school year starts tomorrow, most of the dorms are already filled up. Usually we don't have co-ed dorms, but in this case we have no choice." Ririna pulled up a file on her computer and frowned. "Wufei Chang and Hotaru Tomoe, you two will be sharing dorm suite 161 with Duo Maxwell and Ami Mizuno." Wufei, the Chinese youth, groaned.
"I have to share a dorm with that baka and onnas?! Injustice!" he exclaimed. Hotaru growled.
"What's wrong about being the same dorm with a couple girls?" She half-way purred, her voice reaching a dangerous edge. Wufei glared at her.
"Women are weak, and it is dishonorable to share a dorm with one when you are not married!"
"It's also dishonorable to make more hassle for others when it isn't necessary!" Hotaru yelled back. Usagi was surprised at Hotaru's anger. 'Why is she making such a big deal about this? I'm starting to think Haruka-san rubbed off on her.' A knock suddenly sounded at the door, and a head peeked in.
"I hope I am not disturbing you, Ririna, but another new student just showed up. Her enrollment information was lost in the process of registering." A handsome man said, blonde hair, almost white, hanging around his face and eyes the same color as Ririna's sparkling intelligently. "Her name is Rei Hino." The blonde girl sighed and rubbed her temples tiredly.
"Please send her in, Milliardo. I'll have to see where I can fit her in."
'Rei-chan!' rang through both Usagi's and Hotaru's minds.
'How am I not going to befriend them if I keep running into them? It's like Destiny is sticking her tongue out at me! I'm just going to have to get them to hate me. I can't think of any other way.' Usagi's resolve hardened.'I wonder how Usagi-chan is taking this.' Hotaru looked worriedly at Usagi. The violet-haired girl didn't notice that Wufei and Trowa caught sight of this look.
'What's going on? These girls are obviously familiar with this 'Rei Hino' girl. This should be slightly interesting.' Wufei focused his attention onto the door.'Another girl.' Trowa thought. 'And it appears Ms. Usagi knows this one too. Will this 'Rei Hino' know her though? And if this new girl doesn't, how does Ms. Usagi know Ms. Mizuno and Ms. Hino?'
Milliardo Peacecraft, the famous Lightning Baron, had decided to visit his sister where she was directing the Sanq Kingdom Pacifist Academy once again. The Preventers weren't needed for anything, so Lady Une ordered him to take a vacation. Wufei's case was similar, except he was ordered to go back to high school to officially finish his education. Of course, once he arrived Milliardo had been roped into helping out with the new school year, and was sort of a guide for those who were attending their first year.
'How do I get myself into these things?' The Epyon pilot asked himself. A girl of about seventeen years of age had come up to him and asked where the main office was. Being the nice guy he was, Milliardo took her to his sister's office.
"How long have you worked here?" asked the girl, who had introduced herself as Rei Hino.
"Not long." Milliardo didn't pay close attention to the girl. She seemed to get the hint, and only told him why she might have trouble registering. 'Funny, I thought the registering process was foolproof for once. Ririna will have to be informed about this.'
Milliardo nodded to the secretary as he passed, and she gave him a quick smile and let him proceed. Tapping a quick knock to let the occupants in the room know he was there, the Epyon pilot opened the door and peered into the room. His sister, Wufei Chang, and Trowa Barton were there, as were two unfamiliar girls.
"I hope I am not disturbing you, Ririna, but another new student just showed up. Her enrollment information was lost in the process of registering. Her name is Rei Hino." His sister sighed and rubbed her temples.
"Please send her in Milliardo. I'll have to see where I can fit her in."
Milliardo scrutinized the two new girls curiously. One was about fifteen, pale with shoulder-length violet hair and eyes. The other girl was his sister's age, with silver hair in heart-shaped buns and sapphire blue eyes. Milliardo was caught by the girl's looks. 'She is beautiful! I've never seen silver hair before, but it seems to fit her perfectly.' The other girl glanced at the silver-haired one, and the Epyon pilot caught the look. 'Something is going on with her though.'
Rei stepped past the seemingly frozen Milliardo. Her long, thick black hair with purple highlights swept around her and her purple eyes shone reverently. Rei curtsied, in her knee-length gray pleated skirt and white blouse with red bow and gray sailor collar. "I apologize for the trouble Peacecraft-Dorlain-sama, but I do not know why my information didn't get through."
"Ririna please," Ririna said distractedly. "I'll have you registered in a moment." The former Queen of the world typed into the computer for a minute or two and then looked up. "You're going to be sharing a dorm with Wufei and Hotaru," she said, gesturing toward the violet-haired girl. "As well as Ami Mizuno and Duo Maxwell. Milliardo, please get maintenance to place another bed in dorm 161."
Milliardo nodded and left, catching another look at the silver-haired girl who had just seized his heart. She met his eyes and he gave a small smile, making her blush lightly.
"Another weak onna?! I'm going to be surrounded!" muttered Wufei angrily under his breath as the Lightning Baron left. Rei looked at the Chinese boy furiously.
"Women are not all weak! You're just prejudiced and you are a sexist pig!" She shouted at him. Wufei stood up and glared at the fiery girl.
"Oh dear." Murmured Ririna as they faced off. In a louder voice she said, "You two will stop immediately. You both have your own opinions, but we don't need you to face off right now. Sit down." The two glared at the other for another minute then each turned away in a huff. The blonde director sighed as the two reluctantly sat down. "Usagi Tsukino, you will be sharing a dorm with… That can't be right." Ririna rechecked the computer, then pouted. "You will be sharing dorm 163 with Trowa, Quatre Winner, and Hiiro Yui."
Milliardo entered Ririna's office just in time to hear Usagi's roommates. 'She will be sharing a dorm with three former Gundam pilots?! YUI?! She will be rooming with him?!'
Hotaru stifled a laugh. 'Usagi-chan will be having a blast rooming with three guys! They better not try anything on her though, because then they'd have to answer to the Senshi of Death and Destruction!' Her face grew shocked as she thought about who she would be rooming with. 'I'm rooming with two Senshi without memories, a sexist against women, and a boy who is cute and sweet and funny… Oh man, I have a crush on Duo! Oh boy, this is going to be interesting.'
Rei inspected the other two girls more closely. 'I'll be sharing a dorm with the violet-haired one. Hmm… I wonder what grade she's in. She looks too young to be in the same grade as me. Maybe she skipped grades. What's strange is that she looks familiar somehow, like that Usagi does. I don't think I've ever seen them before though! I'll have to ask the Sacred Fire when I go back home to the Hikawa Shrine.'
Trowa had a slightly surprised expression on his face. 'A girl and three guys. I don't think Hiiro will be happy though to have to share a room with a girl. I hope he doesn't hurt her. Ms. Usagi looks almost… fragile. I know she isn't with the way she tackled that guy, but she looks it. Her friend looks like she'll break with a puff of air. But both of them recognized Ms. Hino. But Ms. Hino didn't recognize them. It was the same with Ms. Mizuno. What's going on?'
Wufei was annoyed. 'It's bad enough to have to share a dorm with Maxwell, but I have to share it with THREE onnas as well! I could handle one, maybe two, but THREE?! There's only supposed to be four people per dorm! And what is with those looks that violet-haired onna kept giving the silver-haired one?'
Ririna was ready to blow a gasket. 'How dare the computer put Ms. Usagi in the same dorm as Hiiro! I've been trying to get him to go out with me for years, and she waltzes in to get to share the same room with him!' Ririna hid a smirk under her hand. 'I simply have to make sure Hiiro won't like MS. Usagi in that way. Besides, I may be wrong, but I could've sworn I saw Milliardo looking at Ms. Usagi star-struck. I put them together and I get my Hiiro!'
'I'll be sharing a dorm with Hiiro-san and Quatre-san? Well, at least Quatre-san talks. I'll be sharing a room with a GUY! I guess that means I have to be careful of what I wear from now on.' Thought Usagi with a sigh and a grin. 'Mako-chan would be SO jealous that I get to live in the same room with a gorgeous guy! I mean, Quatre-san's pretty cute even if he's not exactly my type. Barton-san is that strong type from what I saw at the fight and he's not bad on the eyes either. Hiiro-san is a total hottie though!' Usagi froze when she realized what she thought. 'Mako-chan. I wonder where you are. I haven't seen you or Haruka-san or Michiru-san yet.' She saw Milliardo at the door. 'He's not that bad looking either. I wonder how Ririna-sama knows him?'
Duo laughed as he teased Hiiro. "Come on, admit it! You have a crush on Usagi-chan!" Hiiro glared at Duo as they walked down the busy sidewalk to the Sanq Kingdom Pacifist Academy.
"So what if I do?" Duo and Quatre stopped dead in their tracks.
"You do?" They chorused. Hiiro smirked slightly and continued walking. The platinum blonde Arabian exchanged shocked looks with the braided American, before the two went to catch up with the Wing Zero pilot.
"So you really do?" asked Duo curiously. Hiiro looked at him, almost… nervously? 'Hiiro, nervous? I must be imagining things!'
"I think so. I don't know for certain," He admitted. Quatre bit his lip.
"Why don't you tell us how she makes you feel?"
Hiiro tipped back his head and inspected the clouds in a Duo-like move. Duo and Quatre returned looks of astonishment once more. 'Maybe Hiiro has finally fallen in love. I've never believed in love at first sight, but I think it just happened! I think Usagi-chan has helped Hiiro feel emotions again,' Quatre thought.
"She made me feel better just when she smiled at me," Hiiro said distractedly. He talked as if the other two boys weren't even there. "I felt embarrassed that she would care about someone so unimportant as me. I was jealous when Duo was able to make her laugh. I was annoyed at him when he made Usagi blush. I was embarrassed when Duo asked me if I thought those girls were cute, but I thought Usagi was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. Her laugh was the most heavenly laugh. Her hair reminds me of the moon and her eyes remind me of jewels. When I think of her now, I get this tingling feeling in this chest and it makes everything feel better." His voice trailed off.
Duo looked wide-eyed at the blonde. "He has it BAD. I've never thought Hiiro would get a crush this fast." Quatre shook his head and put his hand to his chest.
"It's not just a crush, Duo. I can feel it; it's so strong! There's nothing else it can be. It's love, pure and true."
"Are you sure? I mean, this fast?" Duo asked. Hiiro snapped out of whatever frame of mind thinking of Usagi put him in and focused on Quatre. The blonde Arabian nodded.
"I'm positive. Hiiro, you love Usagi- Hiiro, are you alright?"
The Prussian-blue-eyed boy looked awestruck. 'I can actually feel something flowing through me! I want to cherish Usagi; I want to protect her; I want to be with Usagi forever! But why? Because I love her?' The two other boys were looking worriedly at him. Their mouths were moving, but Hiiro couldn't hear them for some reason. Suddenly black filled his vision, and he didn't remember anything after that.
"Hiiro? HIIRO? Respond man! Come on, wake up!" Duo exclaimed. Suddenly the chocolate-brown-haired boy fell forward and the braided American caught Hiiro before he hit the pavement. "Damn, he fainted! Why? Was the info too much of an overload to his brain?" the cobalt-blue-eyed boy asked Quatre anxiously.
"I think so. Remember Dr. J tried to wipe out his humanity, including his emotions. He's never had experience in this kind of thing." Quatre said, putting one of Hiiro's arms around his shoulder. "Let's get him back to the dorms and let him sleep this off." Duo nodded and placed Hiiro's other arm around his shoulder. Together the pair carried the unconscious Hiiro back to the dorm.
"Here is your dorm Ms. Hino, Wufei, Ms. Hotaru. There is another bed placed in the room I believed to be Ms. Mizuno's, judging by the mess." Milliardo Peacecraft gestured to the door as the three walked in. "The gatekeeper has your bags Wufei, Ms. Hino. Where are your bags Ms. Hotaru?" Hotaru froze from entering the room, then gave a shaky smile.
"They're coming later. I wanted to know where exactly I was staying first." Wufei's eyes narrowed and Trowa looked at her impassively. She raised an eyebrow. "What?" Wufei shook his head and continued walking into the room. The main room was a living room, occupied by a couch, two armchairs, and a low table. Three doors led off the room, one on the left wall, one on the right, and one on the back wall.
A blue-haired girl walked out of the door on the left and stared when she realized an unfamiliar group of people were in her dorm room. "Um… May I help you?"
"Ms. Mizuno, these are your new roommates," Milliardo cut in smoothly. "Ami Mizuno, meet Wufei Chang, Rei Hino, and Hotaru… I apologize, but I never caught your last name." He said to the violet-haired girl.
"Tomoe. Hotaru Tomoe." She finished, holding out her hand to Ami, who took and shook it.
"I don't mean to be rude, but there are three of you. I already have one dorm mate," Ami stated.
"We had a slight problem, so Ms. Hino will be rooming with you. I'm sure you noticed the extra bed." Ami nodded. Milliardo continued, "There were no other dorms that had available room."
"I understand," the blue-haired genius assented slowly. "I'll show them around the dorm. Thank you for escorting them here. I'll show them around." Her eyes widened as she caught sight of Trowa and Usagi outside the door. She rushed up to them and clapped her hands together. "I want to thank you again Barton-san, Usagi-san. I would have been in serious trouble if it wasn't for your willing help. Arigato." Usagi gave a wave of her wand.
"Forget about it." A surprised expression filled Ami's face.
"D-demo-"
"I said forget about it. Because I'm certainly going to." Usagi turned away. "Peacecraft-san, where is the other dorm?" 'Gomen nasai, but this is the way it has to be. I don't want you to be close to me this time. I don't want you to lose your life for me. Please forgive me if you ever find out.'
"Right next door. I'll show you," offered Milliardo as Trowa glared at him. 'Rats. I forgot about him. Well, Bang boy, I'm going to try and get the girl. I don't care about you.'
'Dang. I wanted to speak to Ms. Usagi alone. Why is she so nice one moment and mean the next? I have the feeling she is nice by nature, and Ms. Mizuno doesn't know Ms. Usagi, so why would she be mean to Ami? AMI? Since when have I called her that? Don't get distracted Trowa. Think about the present. Sure Ami has that gentle nature about her, her eyes are such a deep blue that I could lose myself into them… Snap out of it Trowa! You were thinking about how Ms. Usagi was strangely acting. Well, you ARE in the same dorm as her. You should be able to ask her later when there is no one else around.'"Are you alright Barton-san?" asked a silvery voice. Trowa focused his eyes to Usagi who stood in front of him.
"Trowa."
"Nani?" Usagi looked slightly confused.
"Call me Trowa if we're going to be in the same dorm." Usagi nodded.
"Alright, but only if you call me Usagi, not Ms. Usagi."
"Agreed."
"So Ms. Usagi, this is your first time in the Sanq Kingdom?" Milliardo asked.
"Hai."
"Would you like me to show you around?" The Epyon pilot offered as they stopped in front of dorm 163. Usagi shook her head no.
"Duo Maxwell-san has already volunteered to show Hotaru-chan and me around the town and school." Trowa's brows furrowed. 'How does she know Duo?' "Arigato anyway, and arigato for showing me to the dorm." Milliardo nodded, anger barely visible.
"I hope to see you again. I'll see you around Ms. Usagi, Trowa." Milliardo walked away. Usagi turned to the reddish-brown-haired boy who stood in front of the door.
"So I'm really sharing a room with you, Quatre-san, or Hiiro-san?" Trowa nodded as he unlocked the door.
"You'll be sharing a room with Hiiro."
"That's okay I guess. He's really quiet and seems emotionless, but I can tell he just hides them." Trowa looked questioningly at the silver-haired girl.
"How do you know Hiiro, Quatre, and Duo?" he asked suspiciously. Usagi glanced back at him as they walked into the living room. The dorm living room was set up like the other was, furniture and doors in the same places.
"I ran into them at the ice cream shop. We talked there." Trowa nodded. 'Is that all? That still doesn't explain how she knew Ami and Ms. Hino?' He decided to voice his question aloud.
"How do you know Ami and Ms. Hino?" Usagi froze from inspecting the couch, then shakily said,
"What do you mean? I've never met them before today." She turned and gave him a big wavering grin. "Can you show me where everything is?" Trowa nodded slowly. He pointed to the right door.
"That leads to my and Quatre's bedroom, and the left door leads to your and Hiiro's bedroom. A bathroom is connected to each bedroom. The kitchen is the door on the far wall. That's it." Usagi looked around the living room.
"Well, I guess I'm going to look at the room I'll be sharing with Hiiro-san. Nice meeting you Trowa!" Usagi strolled to the left door and, opening it, walked in.
'I don't know what you're hiding, but if it threatens anyone, I'm going to find out. And don't think I won't verify your story with Quatre and Hiiro when they get back.' Trowa thought as he watched Usagi disappear through the door.Usagi sighed gratefully as she closed the door leading to the living room. 'If I keep running into the other Senshi, I'm going to blow my cover! I may have already. I need to talk to Setsuna-san soon or I'm really going to blow it!' The silver-haired girl looked around her new bedroom.
Two beds were placed on opposite sides of the room, one on the same wall as the door. Another door was on the wall diagonal from the living room door, on the other side of the beds. Another door was straight across from the living room door, and it was cracked open enough for Usagi to see it was a closet. A wooden desk was situated on the fourth wall next to the door, and a laptop was on top of it.
Usagi flopped down on the bed without sheets, blankets, or a pillow. 'I need to get some stuff so no one will be suspicious.' A slight grunt and voices came from the living room, and Usagi sat up. 'What's happening?' She got up and rushed to the door leading to the living room. She flung it open, only to see Quatre and Duo lowering an unconscious Hiiro onto the sofa. 'Hiiro-chan!'
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Ooh, looks like Usagi likes Hiiro back! And Milliardo definitely likes Usagi! What's going happen? So what do you think?
In the next part, the Gundam pilots discover a little more about Usagi, namely the Ginzuishou! Next part should be out in a few days! R & R! Don't forget it's the last chance to vote!