Always, A Love For You
Chapter 4: A Get Together?
By: Jade-Violet
Disclaimer: . I don't own Sailor Moon or Gundam Wing. Obvious isn't it?
Authors Notes: R+R…
Next Morning…
Ami woke to a knock at her door. 'Who could that be?' she wondered. As she opened the door a woman in a 3-piece suit bustled in with a measuring tape over her shoulder, and pen and a pad to write on.
"Can I help you?" Ami asked
"I'm here to take your measurements for your gown you are to wear tonight and clothes for the rest of you stay" she said.
"Gown?"Ami asked clearly confused.
"Master Quatre is throwing some sort of get together ball, or as you young people call it a party." She answered while measuring Ami's waistline.
Ami caught a glimpse of he pad and saw Hotaru's handwriting with her measurements and such, along with a little sketch of a dress and directions to confirm that all her clothing would be dark colors with the exception of white.
'Hotaru must have asked to design her own dress' Ami thought. 'After all she did probably pick up some things from Setsuna'. Ami was interrupted in her thoughts as the lady asks if she had and certain color she favored for her wardrobe and dress.
"Blue" Ami said. "Blue would be nice for my dress, as for my wardrobe any color would be nice but I favor blue most"
"Okay" the woman curtsied and bustled back out.
Minako groggily rubbed her eyes as she opened the door for the seamstress. 'Jeez… this is way too early.' she thought. Even thought it was "just" 7 o'clock. The woman quickly took Minako's measurements and asked her favorite color then asked if there was any certain was she wanted her gown. 'What gown?' Mina thought. The seamstress seeing her puzzled face figured that she didn't know hence her friends didn't either.
"Master Quatre is throwing a party"
"Oh" Mina said. "Okay… I would like mine to be strapless please, that's all…"
With that said the woman curtsied for the third time and exited the room.
Hotaru just then finished brushing her hair and checked herself once more over in the mirror. She made a face at the color her clothes were. It was one of Quatre's many sisters' old clothes. She was wearing a one-piece skirt that was pink like Chibi- Usa's hair. She sighed and made her way to Ami's room.
She opened the door and saw Ami wearing bright neon green capris and a normal white t-shirt.
"I can't wait till our clothes are made" Ami said. "These colors just are working for me."
"Come on" Hotaru said. "Lets go get Mina and then go down to breakfast."
"Alright"
They opened the door to Minako's room seeing that she went back to sleep.
Ami poked her and she groaned.
"Don't you want breakfast?" Hotaru asked.
"No...I need beauty sleep…" she mumbled.
Ami and Hotaru walk out of the room leaving Mina for her "beauty" sleep.
"I wonder…" Ami said.
"Wonder what?" Hotaru questioned.
"How we're going to be the rest of our time here in the future…I mean… we can't live like this with them forever right?"
"I don't know Ami…"
Sighs escaped both the girls as they reminisced about there past and thought about how they would be in this new time. Would they have a good ending?… Or a bad one? They entered the same dinning room again seeing all of the boys but Duo. Quatre smiled at them.
"Have a seat," he said.
"Question" Hotaru said. "What is this party your having about?"
"Nothing big. Only the world leaders are coming including some friends of ours."
"Uh huh…"
"Where's Duo?" Ami asked.
"He'll be here in about 15 minutes. The baka always sleeps in." Wufei answered for Quatre.
"Oh…"
The rest of the breakfast went on in awkward silence as did last night's dinner.
Hotaru and Ami hurriedly ate and were finished by the time Duo and Mina arrived and began to eat.
"So what will we do today, girls?" Mina asked.
"Umm…your hair dressers and stuff are going to be doing your hair in about 5 minutes." Quatre said.
"But it's only 9:25," Ami said.
Quatre shrugged. "She said it'll take the whole day to get you girls ready."
The girls just sat there and blinked at Quatre.
"What time is the party?" Hotaru asked.
"Umm...starts at 5:30" Quatre answered.
"Almost up to 8 hours to get ready?!" Hotaru said.
Quatre shrugs again. Six women walk in all of a sudden and ask that the misses follow them.
They got lead to a room that looked like a beauty saloon. One woman started on Hotaru's hair while another begins to paint Hotaru's toenails. Ami too had a woman doing her hair, while another was waxing her legs. Ami had quite an awkward face on. Mina had a woman do her toe nails and another was trying to brush her teeth.
"I CAN BRUSH MY OWN FUCKIN TEETH, DAMNIT!" She screamed loud enough for the guys to hear. Duo and Wufei busted out laughing while Trowa and Heero had smirks on the faces.
7 hours and 30 minutes later…
Ami was finished her hair was done in tight braids that ended 2 inches from the root of her hair. It made her look like she had a band keeping her bangs back. She was wearing a one strap blue silk dress that flowed out, and a pair of slip on open-toe heals. (A.N: No puffy stuff ^-^;)
Hotaru had a Blue-Violet dress on that laced up in the back and spaghetti straps to hold it up. It was made out velvet and had a big slit in the side to show her petite legs and her heals tied up to about 4 inches below her knees. Her hair was done in a net style. (A.N.: You know.. first you braid the top layer of hair then connect them and it ends up in a net…not quite sure how to explain.)
Minako had an orange dress made out of shiny material. It was strapless of course she wore some elbow length gloves to go with it.
He hair was completely braided and put part ways up in her usual style but with out the red bow. They each had their own jewelry so none was provided and they each looked stunning.
They finally exited the room for the first time that day with a sigh of relief and made their way to find Quatre.
"I'm so glad we're out" Hotaru said.
"Yeah really!" Mina agreed.
"There are the guys." Ami said motioning towards the balcony.
The five boys were dress in black tuxedos and that was merely it. Though they looked incredibly handsome.
"Wow…Ami…" Duo said.
Ami blushed and made her way to Duo's side. The guys just stood in silence stunned by their beauty. Mina started asking questions about the guest that were arriving and about their personality and such. Hotaru seemed to be in a daze. She leaned on the railing and stared out into the scenery. All of a sudden she blocked her surroundings out and began to sense a power. She couldn't see anything only hazy mist. The power was immense and she couldn't tell if it was from one figure or more, if it was evil or not and such things as that. The power faded and a she gasped when she came back to reality. She saw that everyone's eyes were on her. She had her hand clutched into a tight fist; her nails began to make her bleed. She released her fist and looked at her palm. Everyone was silent.
"Excuse me…" Hotaru said and she quickly ran out of the room.
"What just happened to her?" Heero "asked" for the first time.
"Yea she looked like she was in a trance." Said Wufei.
"She was" Ami answered. "I think she was have a flash"
"Is she going to be alright?" Trowa questioned.
"I hope so…" Said Mina.
Hotaru watched as her hand healed and no scars were visible. Once a long time ago she was curious to as why she healed so quickly. She didn't do it on purpose. It just happened. As not to make the others more worried she quickly headed back. On her way she saw a tall couple also walking towards the ballroom. The man had long platinum blonde hair and the woman had short-cut black hair that was tinted midnight blue. They entered the ballroom first then her behind them. Hotaru saw that there were already at least 23 new guest other than the 2 she saw there. As Hotaru entered Minako met her midway.
"Are you okay, Hotaru?"She asked.
"Quite fine." Was the reply.
"What does Quatre want us to do, Mina?"
"Dance?" Mina said. " I mean… this is a ball."
"Come on lets go back to the group, Hotaru."
They walked to the group that seemed to be larger.
"Everyone meet Hotaru" Quatre said. "Hotaru this is Relena Darlian, Zechs Marquise (sp?), LaCratsia(sp?) Noin, Sally Po, Dorothy Catalonia and Ann (A.N: Made up…) Une.
Hotaru made a forced smile as they greeted her. Little conversation was made then everyone scattered and began to dance or go else were. Relena danced with Heero and Duo and Ami danced. Everyone else was just making conversation else were.
"I wish we were dancing to clubbin' music instead" Mina said. Hotaru laughed a little.
"Well we wouldn't be dancing like that if it were clubbin' music." Hotaru said motioning towards the people slow dancing and switching up partners. Suddenly they heard a voice behind them.
"Want to dance, Mina?" Wufei asked slightly embarrassed.
Minako looked to Hotaru.
"I'll be fine, go ahead" Hotaru reassured.
Mina and Wufei walked off to the dance floor. Hotaru seated her self on one of the balcony's chairs and stared out into the scenery again wondering about her flash. She was interrupted of her thoughts by Duo.
"Hey chick, wanna dance?" He asked. "Ami's makin me since you're alone."
"Well I wanted to be alone but fine…"
They walked off to the dance floor and began to dance. (A.N.: Duh…)
"So… who do you like Hotaru?" Duo asked.
"What do you mean?"
"Oh, come on…I mean Minako likes Wufei and Ami has me, what about you?"
Hotaru shrugged.
"I never really paid any attention to you all, it's only been a day and a half…"
"Well, I'm sure you'll find one of the 3 left to your liking." Duo said as he passed her to her next dancing partner and accepted his. It turned out Heero was her next partner and he heard their conversation. It was silent but Heero broke it.
"What was your flash about?" he asked.
"Nothing really…I could only feel energy…" was her answer.
She hadn't made any eye contact with anyone since they had arrived and it made Heero curious. He had never met anyone who ignored him. It seemed that everyone he'd ever met had a want to talk to him and get him to talk, but she didn't care.
"Why do you ignore us?" he asked.
"Force of habit…" she replied.
Heero was a little taken back. He wasn't sure she meant it as an insult or what.
"When I was little," she said. "I was very much an outcast and I never really had any friends so I got used to being alone and I don't tend to care about what goes on around me because it never really concerned me, that's why." She looked him straight in the eyes.
Heero was silent and thought about what she said. She quit dancing and went outside to the garden. 'I wish I wasn't so alone' she thought to herself. She sat by the foutain her arms folded ontop of the edge. The moon was full and the sky was full of stars.
Heero followed her a short while afterwards. He sat next to her leaning against the large fountain. She looked at him deep into his eyes and she felt like she was falling. Their heads got closer and closer until they met in a gently kiss. (A.N. Mushy I know…)
"Found them!" Duo announced loudly ruining the moment with Ami by his side along with Wufei, Minako, Trowa and Quatre.
Hotaru began to blush and Heero glared at Duo.
Tbc………………….
^-^…Minako and Wufei mushy stuff commin up next chapter, but I'll be outta town for the next 3 weeks. It'll be awhile until I have that chapter out…so sorry Minako/Wufei fans…R+R
