Chapter Four: Wufei
"You okay, Bunny?" Duo asked as he realized Usagi seemed distracted.
"Hai... Quatre-san?"
"Hai?"
"Do you have any place around here where I can be in private? I promise I won't hurt myself." With her last words she saw the sudden tension drain out of Duo and Quatre.
Quatre nodded, "Hai, there's a room that the servants never enter. I'll take it to you if you want."
Usagi smiled and nodded. "That would be great." She followed the blonde through the maze of a mansion and to a giant set of doors. He opened them with ease and led Usagi into a large room.
"This is where I do some of my exercise and training. Gomen, for it being so dusty but like I said the servants aren't allowed to enter here."
Usagi smiled, "It's fine, Quatre. Arigatoo." She watched him leave and then let her eyes wander around the room. She knew she had to train but she was still terrified of becoming Sailor Cosmos. She took a deep breath and let her thoughts travel backwards to the time Haruka taught her a bit of self defense. She smiled and closing her eyes slowly went into a complex kata she had created herself long ago.
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'Koneko-chan, you need to learn to defend yourself. Here let me teach you.'
'Really, Haruka-chan?'
The blonde nodded a faint smile on her lips. 'Of course. We won't always
be here you know.'
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Usagi felt tears in her eyes and closed them, "You were right, Haruka-chan. I wish you could see me now. I miss you terribly. I miss everyone."
"What are you crying for, Onna?"
Usagi turned startled and saw a Chinese boy with his hair pulled into a painful looking ponytail. "Who?"
Wufei glared at her. He had went to Quatre's mansion to inform him and Trowa that Hiiro felt a mission coming up but he couldn't find anyone at all. He had decided to come to Quatre's training gym and hadn't expected to see a woman practicing a complex yet beautiful kata. "I'm Chang Wufei."
Usagi bowed her head slightly wiping a small amount of sweat off her brow. "My name is Usagi. Are you another friend of Quatre-san's?"
Wufei nodded his eyes distracted. "Where did you learn that kata?" Parts of it were similar to some of the secret moves of his now gone tribe and he was determined to find where a mere woman had learned it.
"A friend taught me long ago and I modified it to suit me."
Wufei frowned, "Who?"
Usagi glanced at him interest lightly shining in her eyes. "I'll only tell if you take your hair down. That looks painful..."
Wufei glared at her but did as requested and let his hair down. He saw her cheeks turn pink and scowled more. "Come on, Onna I'm waiting."
Usagi pouted at him, "My name is Usagi. U-S-A-G-I. The person that taught me that was named Haruka. She thought I needed to learn some self defense."
"Impossible! No woman would know any of those moves."
Usagi turned to him blue eyes narrowed. At the moment her emotions ran rampant through her. She was confused as to how all three of her new friends had fallen in love with her and furious that the Milardo person wished to hurt her. She turned to Wufei and smiled, "How about we have a small match, ne? I'll show you what Haruka-chan taught me."
Wufei smirked slightly, "Fine, Onna but only because I'm bored. I won't let you smear the name of my clan suggesting that a mere woman could learn our ancient moves."
Usagi nodded slightly and waited. Wufei made the first move his confidence leaving him open. Usagi ducked below his first punch and hopped over a leg sweep. She twisted her body in the air and managed to grab onto the startled youth's shoulders flipping over and behind him. She gently blew at the baseline of his neck for a split moment before he twirled to face her. "I won't let you smear Haruka-chan like that. I won't let you do that to someone that died for me," she stated as she dodged another leg sweep.
"Come on, Onna, fight!" Wufei demanded as he attempted to get his thoughts off the eternal sadness in the girl's eyes. He was inwardly in shock. Her whole carriage of her body as she fought was enough to tell him she knew all of the ancient moves. How she could have learned them he had no clue but he was determined to find out.
Usagi scowled at him her eyes flickering, "My name is USAGI!" she screamed attacking with a new vigor. She felt one of her fists break through his defense and her fist connected to his cheek.
Wufei fell to the ground more out of shock then the blow. He glanced up at the girl. "Not bad for an Onna."
Usagi rolled her eyes at him. "Now that is finished do you mind if I go back to my training I was doing before you came here or do you want to try your manliness out on some other fight. A duel perhaps?"
Wufei simply shook his head. "Not now. What are you doing here?" He asked as she once again resumed the kata.
Usagi kept her eyes closed and concentrated on her movements. "Quatre-san brought me here when I asked for privacy."
"No, I mean what are you doing here in Quatre's mansion?"
"Oh..." She fell silent performing her kata smoothly and Wufei decided she wasn't going to answer. "He brought me here after a trip to the moon. If you want to know my full history go find Trowa-san or Duo."
"That braided baka is here?"
"Duo's not a baka. He's just... hyper."
Wufei snorted, "He's a baka. What is he doing here anyway?"
"I don't know. He told Quatre-san but I wasn't listening." She finished her routine and noticed some swords on the wall. She walked over and picked up a medium sized one that had a small blade at the hilt and tapered out to an elaborate design at the top. She smiled slightly and re-performed the kata this time including the sword.
Wufei watched for a long moment his eyes paying attention to details searching for any imperfections. It disturbed him that he couldn't even find one. "Why are you training?"
Usagi smiled slightly pleased he hadn't called her an onna again. "Because if I don't I could die and I promised Quatre I would live."
"Are you preparing for battle then?"
"I hope not. I've had enough of battles but if I have to there's nothing I can do about it."
"Who are you preparing to fight?"
"That Milardo person. I think he wants to kill me."
"Kill you? Why?"
"I don't know but I have to be ready for it. I promised Quatre I wouldn't die."
Wufei watched her as she completed her kata. "So what do you plan to do now, Onna?"
Usagi turned to him a small sad smile on her lips. "Survive. No matter how I feel about my life I vowed to Quatre, Trowa and Duo that I would live as long as possible."
"So you're living for them?"
"Hai."
"You're a confusing and odd, Onna."
Usagi turned and smiled at him, "Coming from you I think that's a compliment. Now I remember Quatre saying he would find me some chocolate..." She grinned and grabbed Wufei's sleeve pulling her after him. "Come on!" Wufei stared at her bewildered for a moment before sighing and following.
Usagi raced through the halls and realized she was lost. She glanced back at Wufei eyes curious. "Do you know the way out of here? Maybe you should be leading."
Wufei snorted at her but led her to the proper way to get out of the mansion's maze. Though he was leading he didn't remove her hand from his sleeve and merely pulled her along. When the two got back to the main hallway Usagi pulled his sleeve again and ran over to the others. "Konnichiwa, Minna-chan!"
"Isn't it more like evening, Usagi-hime?"
"Nice for you to join us again, Bunny."
"Usagi-san I was getting worried that you got lost." Quatre's eyes fell on Usagi's hands on Wufei's sleeve and he glared at the Chinese pilot. A fact that didn't go unnoticed by said pilot and confused him to no end. Wufei then realized Quatre wasn't the only one glaring both Trowa and Duo were staring at him in almost hate.
"I see you met Wu-man." Duo said a slight scowl on his lips.
Usagi nodded her eyes distracted. "You said something about chocolate earlier, ne Quatre?"
Duo grinned, "I ate it all, Bunny. You missed out."
Usagi growled at him, "Braided baka," she mumbled.
Duo scowled at Wufei. "Why'd you have to go and teach her that?"
Wufei glared at Duo. "Why did you call me Wu-man?"
Usagi ignored what she realized was going to be a fight and turned to Quatre her blue eyes getting big and teary. "Do you have any chocolate left, Quatre-san?"
Quatre hurried back to the Kitchen prepared to get all the chocolate he could and lovingly feed it to his Goddess. Trowa pulled something out of his pocket and handed it to Usagi, "Gomen, it's all I have, Usagi-hime."
Usagi looked at the candy bar and grinned. She kissed Trowa's cheek which made Duo trail off in his argument with Wufei to glare at the brown-haired pilot. "Bunny!" He whined. "I have some chocolate left."
Usagi turned and frowned at him, "I know about your chocolate and I don't want any of it."
Duo pouted and pulled out a slab similar to what she had devoured before. "You don't want this?" He asked in perfect innocence.
Usagi practically pounced on him. "Give me!"She demanded.
Wufei glared at her, "Baka, Onna."
Duo turned startled, "You didn't call her weak? Hey, Wufei what happened to your cheek?"
Wufei felt his cheeks turn pink slightly and lowered his head. He heard a giggle and saw Usagi smiling at him as she ate her chocolate.
Quatre came back holding a stack of chocolate that was as almost as tall as he was. "Here you go, Goddess."
"Goddess?" Wufei asked an eyebrow raised.
Quatre turned his cheeks bright pink. "Wufei, what happened to your cheek and why is your hair down?"
Wufei scowled at Usagi who grinned at him. "Wufei and I had a sparring match and he let me win," she replied with a smile. Though I shouldn't have hit him. Gomen, Wufei."
Wufei stared at her for a long moment. Instead of rubbing in the fact that she had beat him she had made it sound like he had let her win. He raised an eyebrow at her but she merely smiled at him and continued to work on the giant pile of chocolate. He watched almost amused for a moment and turned to Quatre. "Quatre, why was she training against an attack by Milardo?"
Usagi felt three pairs of curious eyes on her and flushing she swallowed the chunk of chocolate in her mouth. "It's just a feeling I had. I doubt it comes true but I did promise I would survive for you, Quatre."
Quatre blushed. Wufei scowled as he realized something, "Don't tell me you're all in love with this Onna!" he demanded as all the small gestures bestowed on Usagi clicked in his mind.
Usagi glared at Wufei which turned out to be quite a feat considering she was still devouring the chocolate at a rapid rate. "I told you my name is Usagi!" She scolded between bites.
Trowa faintly smiled, "Usagi-hime, perhaps you should retreat to your room for the night."
Usagi pouted cutely at Trowa. "You want me to go back to my room?"
Duo noticed a look in Wufei's eyes and scowling he nodded. "No offense, Bunny. I need to talk to Wu-man about some things. He looks almost scary with his hair down like that doesn't he?"
"I don't think so." Usagi countered a small smile on her lips. "I think he looks cute. Night everyone." She called over her shoulder as she raced to her room.
Three sets of furious eyes turned on Wufei. "Don't get any high ideas because Usagi said that," Duo said his usually happy face deepened into a scowl.
Usagi giggled faintly at the glares Wufei had been receiving when she left. She lay down on her bed and stretched. She let her eyes travel around the room and felt her body relax almost to the point where she was falling asleep. She sat up shaking her head slightly. "I can't go to sleep without taking a bath first." She wearily got up and started to search the massive room for the bathroom.
Wufei scowled at his fellow pilots. "Why are you all acting like lovesick puppies over Usagi?"
Duo stared at Wufei for a long moment. "We're acting like lovesick puppies?" Wufei nodded which caused Duo to grin. "But, Wu-man you just called her by her name! That has to prove you're just as bad as we are!"
Quatre frowned slightly, "You're in love with Usagi, Duo?"
Duo glanced over at the blonde and saw him glaring darkly at Duo. Duo blushed, "Well, who can't fall in love with her? You and Trowa both fell for her before I was around why aren't you glaring at him too?"
Quatre turned his glare full force on both Trowa and Duo. "She deserves much better then any of us."
Wufei snorted, "Why do you think that, Winner?"
Quatre glanced at Usagi's door. "Ask Trowa. She's had a tough life, Wufei. One that was much harder then our own."
Wufei glanced sideways at Trowa and saw the boy's eyes were focused on Usagi's doors. "Do you want to know Usagi's entire story, Wufei?"
Wufei nodded and Trowa let his mind clear. "I'll start at the beginning. Usagi is a Princess of the Moon..."
Usagi let herself sink all the way into the giant bathtub. She wiggled her toes and giggled as bubbles popped around her. "I haven't had a bubble bath in such a long time..." She inhaled the scent of roses and smiled. She let her thoughts trail to the four young men in the mansion with her and she frowned slightly. "I know Trowa and Quatre are both in love with me. Duo seems to like me and Wufei..." She giggled. "It was fun to spar with him." She leaned her head back letting her thoughts freely flow. "I shouldn't give them false hope like this. My heart should only belong to Mamoru." She frowned and shook her head. "I mean Mamo-chan. Why do I keep calling him Mamoru? I don't understand..."
"That's the skimmed down version of the tale, Wufei. Now you understand why Quatre believes that none of us are worthy of her."
Wufei remained silent for a long moment. "So Usagi has not only been married and had a daughter but she was a Queen of a place called Crystal Tokyo?"
Quatre nodded, "Hai."
"How long have you known this?" Wufei asked his eyes flickering to Trowa.
Trowa smiled faintly. "She told me earlier. Wufei, I suggest you don't insult her anymore. Us being as love-sick as you claim are prone to lash out at anyone taunting our loved one."
Wufei merely stared at Trowa not quite understanding why Trowa had said something so UN-Trowa like. "Why would I care about Usagi, anyway?"
Duo grinned, "You did it again, Wu-man! You said her name! Admit it you have a crush," he teased in a sing song voice.
"Don't call me Wu-man, Maxwell."
Duo stopped teasing his jaw dropped. "I'm right aren't I? You didn't even deny it!" His indigo eyes rolled upwards and the teen fell to the floor.
Quatre looked down and winced, "I knew I should have this room carpeted..."
Wufei glared down at Duo though there was a tell-tell pink blush hue on his cheeks. "Braided baka..."
Quatre chuckled softly earning a glare from Wufei. "We should all get some rest, ne?"
Trowa nodded and let his eyes fall on the still unconscious Duo. "What should we do with-"
"The braided baka," Wufei finished glaring down at Duo.
Quatre smiled faintly, "Would you help me get him up, Trowa?"
Trowa shook his head, "I have an idea." He knelt beside Duo. "Duo, Usagi wants you to come kiss her goodnight."
Duo instantly sprang up. "Where is she? Huh? Usagi? Bunny, where are you?"
Quatre chuckled again and this time he heard Wufei faintly joining in. "Braided baka will fall for anything," Wufei commented with a smirk.
Duo scowled at Wufei and turned to Trowa a pouting expression on his lips. "That mean Usagi doesn't want me to kiss her goodnight?"
Trowa's eyes narrowed slightly as did Quatre's. Duo noticed even Wufei's eyes had narrowed a bit and he sighed. "You guys can't take a joke at all can you?" Duo scowled as they walked off leaving him alone. "I know Usagi would have laughed!" He called to their backs. He rolled his eyes and went in search of his temporary room. He was determined to be the first up to greet Usagi and kiss her good morning.
Wufei scoffed at Duo who had the love-stricken expression still on his lips. He went to his own room and took off his shirt. He started the shower and undressed and let his body relax beneath the pounding hot water. He bent his head and growled softly as the fight with Usagi replayed in his mind. Duo had been right he had feelings for a woman and the thought almost angered him. He grabbed a strand of his black hair and stared at it. Remembering what Usagi had said about how it looked down he felt himself once again blush and fully cursed himself as he did so. Wufei forced all thoughts of Usagi out of his mind and let his thoughts wander to the mission.
Usagi climbed out of the bathtub and stared shocked at what she found. Instead of her clothes lying on the ground only two large fluffy towels greeted her. She took the pink one and wrapped it around her body and used the white one to bind her hair. She frowned slightly, "I can't sleep like this..." She sighed and left her room holding tightly to the pink towel. She knew she had to find some clothes somewhere and the easiest way to accomplish that would be to find Quatre. She very quietly began to sneak into each room along the hall searching for the blonde one.
Wufei's head jerked up as he heard someone open the door next to his room. He quietly climbed out of the shower throwing his pants back on. As soon as the person entered his room he grabbed them and slammed them against the wall. As he realized who it was he scowled and then he realized what she was wearing.
Usagi blushed brightly as she stared up at Wufei. "Ummm could you let go?" She asked her cheeks as pink as her towel.
Wufei glanced down and saw where his hand was. His face turned as red as a tomato and he hurriedly pulled away. "I..."
Usagi pulled the towel tighter around her. "It's all right I shouldn't have barged in like that. You wouldn't happen to have any extra clothes would you?"
Wufei stared at her for a long moment. Since he had been thinking of her earlier and admitted he felt an attraction towards her he now studied her in detail. His eyes focused on her lips and he noticed water pearled there. Before Usagi could comprehend what she was doing he leaned forward and in a feather soft kiss erased the moisture. His hands gently grabbed Usagi's shoulders and he leaned forward once more his lips touching her forehead and then slowly trailing to her cheek and finally to her rosebud red lips.
Usagi trembled water from her bath cooling on her skin. Wufei was a heck of a lot different kisser then she would have imagined. She let her eyes close as he continued the soft caresses of his lips against her skin. She shivered slightly as he pulled her closer to him.
Wufei stared at the girl's closed eyes. He wondered if she was attempting to pretend he was someone else and he felt himself frown at even the thought of it. "Usagi," he whispered softly.
Usagi's eyes slowly opened. "Ha... hai, Wufei?" She whispered shakily.
Wufei smiled slightly and kissed her again. "Keep your eyes open, Usagi. I want to see you when I kiss you."
Usagi promptly turned beet red but obeyed. Every nerve of her body screamed with the sensation of his soft lips tasting hers. It was unlike anything she had ever experienced before. She felt him move even closer to her his body pressed against hers as the kiss slowly intensified like a small fire left unintended soon becomes a raging inferno.
Wufei heard the door open and he pulled away from Usagi but not before Quatre, Trowa, and Duo had gotten an eyeful. All three promptly fainted. Wufei scowled at the three bodies and noticed with slight annoyance Usagi had left his arms to kneel beside the others. "Why did they faint?"
Wufei shrugged, "Because they're weak."
Usagi looked up at him and realized her towel was slipping. She blushed brightly and pulled the pink barrier up. "I was looking for some clothes. The servants seemed to have grabbed mine... do you have anything I could use?" She smiled up at him attempting to look as cute and pitiful as possible. "Just any old pair of clothes will do. I CAN'T go to bed like this you know."
Wufei glanced at her an almost wicked expression in his eyes. "Of course not. The towels would get waterlogged before the night was finished. You'd be more comfortable without them."
Duo raised up and stared at Wufei for a long moment. "It's the end of the world! Wufei is actually flirting!" that being said the boy quickly fainted again.
Wufei scowled at Duo and turned his attention back to the scarlet Usagi. "I'll find you something. You should watch over them."
Usagi nodded and watched him go. She turned to unconscious boys and giggled. "Silly, Duo." She scolded softly moving his braid. She heard a sound behind her and she slowly rose to her feet the action causing the towel on her head to fall off. Long shimmering white locks spilled down her back and wide frightened blue eyes slowly rested on what the sound had been.
A boy stood brown messy hair hanging in his eyes. A green tanktop and black spandex shorts were his only clothes and Usagi shivered as cold prussian blue eyes settled on her. The boy was holding a gun at her. "Who are you and what did you do to them?"
Wufei came out of his room a pair of clothes similar to the ones he was currently wearing clutched in his hand. He saw Hiiro and frowned as he saw the boy's gun trained on Usagi. He was about to speak when he realized Usagi was slowly raising her hands.
Usagi whimpered and slowly raised her arms forgetting what she was wearing. The pink towel slowly unraveled from her waist and fell heavily to the ground leaving her completely unprotected and without a stitch of clothing.
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Again thanks goes to D-chan for being an incredible muse! Without her this chapter wouldn't have came out so soon. Okay Minna-chan after the Hiiro chapter you guys have to tell me who you want her to end up with. There will also be a lemon in the sixth chapter but it will be a side story. Last note you won't get the next chapter until I have at least 10 reviews.
