Chapter 5 – The Gundam pilots…
"Usagi!" Quatre cried, grabbing her hand. She dropped her cup of tea, the glass shattering on the floor. He ran toward a door to a small closet, forcing her to hide behind the hanging clothes. He went back out into his office, locking the door to the small closet. He hurriedly tried to clean up the broken glass, cutting himself in the process. He sat down behind his desk just as a bunch of armed men pushed into the room. "Can I help you gentlemen?" He asked, seeing the men that had entered the room.
"Yes, we're looking for Princess Usagi. We believe she has come to this colony." The man explained.
"Well, this is a big colony, if she is here I would have no way of knowing where she was." Quatre explained, trying to cover the cut on his hand.
"What happened?" The man asked, referring to the blood that Quatre was desperately trying to dab off.
"I cut my hand earlier today," He said simply. "Anyway, about the only that can be done is already being done by your people. There is nothing that I can do."
"You're a former gundam pilot, I'm sure you can find her pretty easily." The man said.
"I probably could if she was using her real name, but I don't really think a princess would be that stupid." Quatre commented.
"Hmm… maybe you're right about that. The princess is not a dumb one, she wouldn't be fool enough to use her real name." The man said.
"If you'll excuse me, sir. I have a lot of work to do and very little time to do it. If I hear anything at all about the princess, I'll be sure to contact you." Quatre said.
"Good day sir." The man said as he and his troops left the building. Quatre waited until his sister told him that they were gone before he went into the closet. He unlocked the door, finding Usagi standing perfectly still with her eyes squinted shut. He took the shivering princess in his arms, causing her to jump.
"NO!! I won't go back!!" She shrieked, fighting her way out of Quatre's arms.
"Usagi! It's all right, they're gone!!" He shouted, putting his hands on her shoulders. Her eyes snapped open and she looked up into the Quatre's warm eyes. She flung herself against his chest, letting him hold her as she broke into tears. "It's all right, now. I won't let them take you away from me." He said quietly stroking her hair. She picked her head up from his chest, looking into his eyes.
"Thank you for not telling them I was here Quatre." She said, kissing him lightly on the lips.
"I would never do that princess. I won't let them take you back to that place you hate so much." He said soothingly.
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"What are you doing?" Usagi asked as Quatre was busy typing away at the computer.
"I'm getting a little help." He explained, calling up a few numbers that popped up on the screen.
"Who are you calling?" She asked.
"Some friends. I don't think I'll be able to find your brother on my own," He explained. "Don't worry, they can be trusted. They're the rest of the former gundam pilots."
"Have you found them all?" She asked.
"No, I can't seem to find Heero," He explained. "The other three are on their way, though."
"How long until they get here?" Usagi asked.
"Duo will be here in about ten hours, Trowa was on this colony so it won't take him long at all to get here. Wufei will be here in about twelve hours." Quatre explained, still searching for Heero.
"What about Heero? Did you find him?" Usagi asked.
"No, he's probably hiding from Rileena. He made a comment about her always bothering him last time I heard from him." Quatre said.
"Can we go somewhere?" Usagi asked, feeling restless being cooped up in the building all day.
"Where do you want to go?" Quatre asked, giving up on finding Heero.
"I don't know, anywhere." Usagi said, standing up.
"We should probably do something so you're not so noticeable." Quatre said.
"What do you mean?" Usagi asked, tugging at her hair.
"Your picture is all over the news, we have to do something so no one will know who you are." Quatre said. He walked over to the princess, releasing her hair from the buns on her head, letting it fall to the back of her calves.
"I still don't look that different," Usagi said as she walked over to a mirror on the wall. She pulled an outfit out of one of the many bags of clothes, holding it against herself. "How will this look?" Usagi asked, pulling a pair of sunglasses over her eyes as she held the outfit up.
"That looks great." Quatre said blushing.
"You think it will be enough?" Usagi asked as she turned to look at her reflection.
"I think so, you don't look like the same person." He said as he gazed at the beautiful princess in front of him. She walked over to him, kissing him on the cheek as she headed into the bathroom to change. She came out a few minutes later, her hair done in a loose braid that trailed down her back to the back of her knees.
"How do I look?" She asked, posing for Quatre.
"You look great." He said, taking in the sight of the girl that stood before him. He saw a slight blush come to her cheeks and realized that he was staring. He looked away, his cheeks turning a light shade of pink.
"Shall we?" She asked, hooking her elbow with his. The pair walked out of the office, heading for the elevator.
"Where do you want to go first?" He asked as the elevator door closed.
"Show me around your colony. What is there to see?" She asked.
"Well, the circus is in town. That's where Trowa is, do you want to go see it?" He asked.
"That sounds like fun!!" Usagi cried. "I've never been to a circus before!!" She said, a bright smile on her face.
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"Have you located the princess yet?" The man asked his guards.
"Not yet sire, she's smart. She's hiding from us, she's using a different name, unfortunately, we don't know the name that she would be using." The guard said.
"I'm growing impatient!! Find the princess now!!" The man shouted, his eyes full of anger as he shook his fist at the guard.
"Yes sire." The guard said bowing as he left the room.
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