The Common Denominator
Chapter Six- Secrets Reveled
By- Akira Maxwell
Authors Notes- I am Miko of da Shinigami. But I am also Akira Maxwell. This new fanfiction is quite a change from my usual style of writing, but it will always have a certain style that labels it- Miko's. Due to the change, however, I am going to post it under my new pen name, Akira Maxwell, who is also a key character in this story. I hope you all enjoy this and check out my sequel to Passing Destinies!!! (posted under Miko of da Shinigami!) And this uses the Japanese names…if you don't know them…ummmm…learn them real fast…^-^::Warning, small amount of language and violence…blood, suicide, and kicking butt… PG-13/R::
'____' thinking
**Flashback** flashback…duh
"___" talking
(a/n-______) Akira's Notes
Scouts and Duo are 18ish…
Hotaru is 16
Setsuna- about 22 (looks) but is really, really old
Disclaimer- don't own gundam wing or sailor moon. Akira is mine, although with permission you may borrow her. The plot is mine, steal it and you have a date with your maker. Sorry, that was Duo's line. I guess those 4 tapes of episodes I watched this morning rubbed off. -_-0
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"Duo!" squealed Minako and Makoto at the same time, each grabbing one of poor Duo's arms and dragging him into the building. Hotaru walking in silently after.
"Why are you so late on your first day school Duo?" Minako asked.
"Yeah! But don't worry! I saved you some of the breakfast for the car ride there! Mina-chan here almost ate it all without you." Lita said, gulping as Minako shot her a very dirty look.
"Thanks I think," Duo said. "And for your information I was out on a very romantic walk with your dear friend, Taru-chan, as we have been doing for several weeks now, each time ending with a passionate kiss under the stars."
Duo grinned as he watched Minako and Makoto round up on poor Hotaru like angry dogs.
"Now ladies," Duo said, pulling the girls attention from Hotaru, who was shooting him a very dirty look. "Shall we get going?"
"Fine," they said, dragging Duo into the limo and shutting the door in Hotaru's face.
Hotaru watched as Duo and the others left for collage.
"See you later," she muttered under her breath. 'I hate it when people leave without saying goodbye. Duo can be so annoying. I don't know why it hurts to see him leave, even if for just a minute.'
Suddenly the charm around her wrist began to beep.
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"We need Saturn," Rei shouted into the communicator. "Hurry!" She barely had time to hang up when Saturn appeared in a flurry of black feathers.
"Hey," she said in a cold voice.
'When she transforms, it almost like she's another person,' Rei thought. "We passed by the park on the way to school. We saw Neptune and Uranus fight this huge youma. The other girl are helping and Duo is fast asleep, as usual."
"Then what are you waiting for," Saturn said. "Let's go!"
She disappeared once again in a flurry of feathers, appearing at the battle this time, and easily defeating the youma. The scouts de-transformed.
"That was two e…" Hotaru started, but her words were cut of by a heart-wrenching scream.
Hotaru spun around. "What's wrong Mina?!"
"Duo's gone, Hotaru!" she shouted.
"No I'm not!" shouted a voice from above.
Hotaru looked up to see Duo sitting in a tree above the playground.
"Duo…" Hotaru started.
"It's fine," he said. "It's not that you lied, I just never thought to asked whether or not you were super heroes…I'll remember next time. Can we go now?"
Duo could se her pained looked, and cursed himself inside. But if he told her what he knew, he would have to tell her how.
The car ride there was a silent one, and so was the long walk Hotaru took back to the mansion.
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"Why do you need me?" Heero asked again as he shared a cup of green tea with Setsuna.
"Because I cannot bring him back alone. He needs a tie to the other world, his home. You need to tell him about this because he will listen to you," Setsuna repeated.
Heero laughed, but stopped quickly because it just wasn't like Heero to laugh. "Duo will not listen to me, or anyone. He just won't. You don't know him the way I do," Heero said.
"Heero, you are the one that does not know. You do not know the power of words, your words."
Heero just grunted, but made the mistake of looking up at her. He drowned in the depth of her maroon orbs.
'So beautiful, so sad. That look, so full of loneliness. The same look I see in the mirror everyday. I would do anything for her.'
"Yes," Heero said.
"Then let us continue. Three months, Heero. Are you ready?"
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"The cherry blossom are still so beautiful," Hotaru said quietly.
"Yes," Duo said, coming up behind her. "So beautiful."
She spun around, throwing herself into Duo's arms.
"Oh Duo! I've missed you so much!"
"Hotaru-chan," Duo said, looking deep into her eyes. "I…Hotaru look out!"
Hotaru gasped as she saw the many clawed hands pulling her away from her love.
"Duo!" she reached out her hands to grab him, but ending up with only a handful of cherry blossoms.
***
Hotaru awoke with a start.
'Just a dream. Only a dream.'
She brought her hand to her face, and went to wipe the sweat from her skin. When she unclenched her fist, several cherry blossoms fell onto her violet comforter. That's when she started to scream.
***End chapter***
lalala beautiful cliffies!!! Read and review or it'll be even longer till I have the time to write the next chapter…and I know you all want another one…I hope…?