Again you guys just get those reviews out almost faster then I can write! Anyways the only warnings for this chapter are severe Mamoru and Ririna bashing. Oh and though many of you THINK this is going a certain way you're going to be quite shocked. It's not even close to being over yet. You'll see what I mean soon.... Oh yeah! Arigato, D-chan for being my muse and giving me humor! ... and teaching me how to write kisses that make people melt as they read them.
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Give a Reason
Chapter Seven: Conflict
Trowa merely stared at her for a moment before gently kissing her. "Hai, demo I know I have no chance against the others so-" Usagi leaned forward pressing her lips to his cheek.
"I have to talk to Wufei now but I want to talk to you later, Trowa."
Trowa nodded and watched her walk away. 'I hope she knows how to get back to the others.'
Usagi wandered the halls. 'I'm lost...' She sighed, "This always happens to me. Why couldn't Quatre have an easier place to navigate?"
"Lost?"
Usagi turned and saw Hiiro step out of the shadows. She nodded with a sigh, "Hai. I was told Wufei wanted to speak to me... what are you doing here anyways? I thought you and Ririna were catching up on old times."
Hiiro glared at her but Usagi seemed unaware of it. "Do you want me to lead you to where Wufei is?"
"Where is he?"
"The training room."
"Hiiro?"
"Hnn."
Usagi frowned, "You don't even know what I was going to ask."
"I'm not doing you any favors."
"I just wanted to know something."
"..."
Usagi took the silence as an invitation to continue. "Why... why did you kiss me? I know I kissed you first demo your kiss was a lot different."
Hiiro quickly clamped a hand over her mouth his prussian eyes darkening as he leaned towards her. "Shh, you don't want Ririna to find out or your life will be a living hell."
Usagi nodded and Hiiro once again led her to the gym. "Well that's one good thing," Usagi chirped happily. Hiiro looked back at her his eyes like stones as he waited for her to finish the sentenace. She merely smiled at him until he grunted and turned away. "At least the pervert doesn't like me." Hiiro glared at her over his shoulder but she ignored him.
Wufei looked up as he heard people approaching. He scowled as he saw who it was. Before he could ask Hiiro why he had brought Usagi there the other boy had walked away. He frowned and glared at Usagi. "What are you doing here, onna?"
Usagi sighed, "You'll never change will you, Wufei?"
Wufei snorted and returned to the kata he had been practicing. "What do you want, Usagi?"
Usagi blinked, "Trowa told me you wanted to talk to me."
"Why would I want to do that?"
Usagi sighed and was about to answer when she heard footsteps again. They were much heavier then her five friends and she knew instantly who it was. 'Milardo,' her mind calmly whispered. 'How'd he lose Duo I wonder...'
"Wufei?"
"What?"
Usagi closed her eyes willing courage. "I... I wanted to thank you."
"What for?"
"I was going to do what Mamoru requested before I talked to you in that dream dimension but now I won't."
"why?"
Usagi blushed, "I'd rather not say..."
Wufei raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything. "So why were you kissing Quatre last night after..." he trailed off and Usagi detected a very slight blush.
'Is Wufei jealous of Quatre?' she shook her head banishing the thought. There was no way Wufei could be jealous of anyone. "I don't know... I don't want to hurt any of you. You're all my dearest friends; my only friends. I'd rather die myself then hurt any of you but you've all fallen in love with me except-"
"Hiiro the pervert," Wufei supplied with a tiny smirk.
Usagi nodded with a giggle. "Hai, demo I still can't figure out why he kissed me..."
Wufei scowled for a moment, "He kissed you too?"
Usagi nodded, "Hai, but I think it was my fault..."
Wufei frowned and Usagi caught it. She giggled, "Are you jealous, Fei-chan?"
Wufei scowled at her, "Don't act like that braided baka, Usagi."
Usagi laughed and then realized something. The footsteps from earlier had never left the door. Her lips thinned and she closed her eyes concentrating. Silver surrounded her and when it vanished Sailor Cosmos stood. She smiled a slight sad smile at Wufei before walking towards the doors her high heels echoing against the tiled floor.
"What are you doing, Onna?"
Usagi turned slightly, "I'm going to talk to him." As she spoke she heard the heavy footsteps leaving and she scowled. "Was going to talk to him..."
"Why are you dressed like that? It's dishonorable."
Usagi giggled, "All Sailor Senshi have fuku's like this and Cosmos isn't an exception." She powered down and was once again in her normal clothes. "Do you want to spar again... Fei-chan?"
"Iie."
Usagi pouted, "Why not?"
Wufei answered by kissing her softly and then before she could respond by walking away. "You're trouble for me, Onna."
Usagi watched him go and sighed. 'It would be so easy to be in love with him when he acts like that...'
"Yo, Bunny you in here?"
Usagi giggled, "Duo! What are you doing here?"
Duo grinned at her, "Just looking for you. You say something to Wu-man? He seemed almost happy. It freaked me out."
Usagi shook her head, "Iie, I didn't say anything. So why were you looking for me?"
"Milardo escaped me... at least I'm better off then poor Hiiro."
Usagi frowned, "What happened to Hiiro?"
"He's stuck with Ririna."
"You mean they're not dating?"
"IIE! What made you think that?"
"Well when I heard that Ririna came up here for Hiiro and that's she been hanging on him I just thought..."
Duo shook his head braid flying, "No way! He's just like her protector. He saved her a couple of times because it was his mission and she's obsessed with him."
Usagi closed her eyes in a thought for a moment, "Then let's go!"
"Go where?"
"Rescue Hiiro of course.'
Duo pouted, "But it's fun to see him being tortured."
Usagi mock-scowled at him. "Even if he is a pervert he doesn't deserve to be tortured. If you help me save him I'll share something special with you."
"What?"
Usagi grinned impishly at him, "I'm not telling."
Duo considered it for a moment eyes twinkling. "Sure, I'm game."
Usagi grinned, "Arigato, Duo-chan!" she squealed kissing his cheek and running off.
"Bunny, wait!" Duo called even though he was still lightly blushing from the kiss.
Usagi turned and smiled innocently. "It's all part of my plan, Duo-chan! Trust me."
Duo suddenly had a very bad feeling in his stomach as Usagi took off. "Usagi, come back here!" Her tinkling laughter sounded and scowling he sped up.
Usagi after going through the maze enough times had a pretty good idea where she was and raced towards the main room. She saw Hiiro and grinned. Ririna was sitting beside him and talking a mile a minute. "Save me, Hiiro!" she yelped ducking behind him. "Duo's trying to make me kiss him!"
Duo who was out of breath from following paled at the words. "BUNNY!"
Hiiro pulled out his gun aiming it at Duo, "Omae o Korosu," Duo yelped and hid behind the wall. Hiiro glanced at Usagi and Ririna before getting up and following Duo leaving Usagi and Ririna alone.
Usagi immeadiatly began to cry. "Ririna-san it was horrible!" she wailed blue eyes filled with tears.
Ririna frowned slightly. Hiiro had left her and now Usagi was crying. The princess had no clue what to do. She looked at Usagi uncertainly, "Don't cry, Hiiro will make him pay."
Duo glanced back at the coldly furious Hiiro. "I didn't do anything I swear!"
"Omae o Korosu," he repeated.
Duo got down on his knees hands clasped in front of him, "We were just trying to save you! I swear! She tricked me into it..."
Hiiro paused. "You were trying to save me?"
Duo nodded, "It was her idea. I told her that Ririna was sort of stuck like glue to you and she convinced me to save you."
Hiiro put his gun away and nodded. "So now she's stuck with Ririna?"
Duo's eyes suddenly widened, "Damn! None of the others are with her!"
Ririna looked up from attempting to comfort the sobbing Usagi to see her brother. "Could you talk to her? I'm going to go find Hiiro." She took off on a search but seeing how she had never been in Quatre's mansion before she soon got lost.
Milardo stared at Usagi for a long silent moment. "Finally alone.... now tell me who are you? What kind of witch are you and what spell are you using against the gundam pilots?"
"Gundam?" Usagi rolled the unfamilair word on her tongue.
Milardo glared at her and pulled out his gun, "You'll destroy the peace. If you can make them fall all over you like this think about whole colonies or worse yet the Earth. To let you live would be like signing up for another war. I won't let it happen."
Usagi closed her eyes, "You think I'm interested in controling the colonies or Earth? I've been Queen of the Earth before and I don't intend to repeat the procedure."
Milardo shook his head, "It's too much of a risk." His finger tightened on the trigger and the sound of the gunshot rung through the room.
(Not that would have just been a very cruel cliff-hanger. Luckily for you all I strive to make each chapter ten pages so continue on)
Usagi looked up startled and saw Quatre. "Are you alright, Usagi?"
Usagi nodded, "Hai," She turned her attention to Milardo. "Is he...?"
"Iie, I only shot him in the shoulder with a tranquilized dart. He really was going to shoot you..."
"Bunny, are you alright?" Demanded Duo's worried voice. He saw Quatre putting his gun away and let his eyes fall on the unconcious Milardo.
Hiiro was following and his eyes studied Usagi for a moment and seeing no damage he turned his attention to Quatre and Milardo. "What happened?"
"He was going to shoot her," Quatre answered his eyes lowered. "He had his gun out and had it aimed in between her eyes. I had to stop him."
"Daijobu ka, Usagi?" Wufei asked from behind her.
Usagi closed her eyes with a sigh. "Someone is always trying to kill me, marry me, or brainwash me. I'm used to it by now."
"Marry you?" Trowa asked.
Usagi nodded, "Hai, I told you about Ail and Demando, ne?"
Duo nodded, "Hai, Trowa told us, didn't elaborate much though."
Usagi smiled faintly, "Ail was obsessed with me but nothing serious happened. Demando however..." Her mind flashed back and she remembered Black Lady and Demando attempting to brainwash her and even kissing her. She shivered and her eyes shuttered close. "He brainwashed me for a few minutes."
"A few minutes?" Quatre's concerned voice brought her out of the bleak memories.
Usagi nodded, "Hai, I broke out of it when he... he kissed me."
Duo's fist clenched, "If he was still around I'd give him a piece or two of my mind..."
Usagi giggled, "Arigato, Duo. Demando is dead now I think."
"What do you mean you think?" Trowa asked as Quatre ordered his servants to take Milardo's motionless body to the hospital and gave orders for the man to be restrained.
Usagi flushed, "Cause I don't remember. You see in the past when I was fourteen and he appeared I know he died but he came from the future and during that time in the future I was locked in a quartz crystal that the Sailor Senshi sealed me in."
Duo stared at her blankly, "You lost me."
Something had crossed Usagi's face though and she got to her feet. "Time..." Her eyes seemed to rise to the heavens and a smile came across her lips. "Puu!"
"Puu?" Wufei scoffed. "Baka onna."
Usagi laughed, "Why didn't I think of this before?" She grinned and ignored the confused looks on the other's faces. She closed her eyes in concentration and willed the Ginzuishou into existence. As she reached out and took possession of the gem she could feel herself changing into Neo Queen Serenity. Her white hair turned blonde and a golden crescent moon rested on her forehead. Transparent fairy like wings came from her back and her head was bowed in an almost peaceful gesture.
"Woah," Duo gasped.
The woman giggled and raised her head, "O-negai Ginzuishou help me contact Sailor Pluto of the past while I was still in rule."
The silver gem glowed and Serenity closed her eyes as she gave some of her own energy into it. 'O-negai, Pluto I need you,' she mentally pleaded.
The gem suddenly fell to the ground and Serenity smiled faintly. "It worked," she whispered before she flashed back into the white-haired teenager. She felt someone grab her before she hit the floor but she didn't have the strength to open her eyes. "Baka, Koneko-chan," scolded a voice.
Usagi's eyes instantly opened, "Haruka-chan!"
Wufei glared at the blonde haired man that had literally appeared out of nowhere. Beside him a long green haired woman stood wearing another of the dishonorable fukus. "Who are you?" He demanded.
Usagi looked up from hugging Haruka. "This is Setsuna and Haruka otherwise known as Sailor Pluto and Sailor Uranus." Her eyes narrowed on Duo, "Don't even think about it."
Wufei froze, "Haruka?" He remembered what Usagi had told him about her fighting skills and studied the blonde-haired man, "So you're the one that taught her to fight. How did you know MY clan's ancient techniques?"
Haruka set Usagi down, "You know better then to use the Ginzuishou, Koneko. You could have been killed."
Usagi pouted, "But I had to use it to call you!"
"Why, Serenity-hime?" Pluto interrupted.
Usagi flushed, "eer...."
Quatre stood beside Usagi and handed her something. She glanced down and squealing kissed his cheek, "Arigato, Quatre-chan!" she popped the chocolate into her mouth and happily munched on it.
Duo grinned at her a wicked glint in his eyes. She scowled at him and stuck out her tongue, "Behave," she hissed.
Haruka raised an eyebrow, "Koneko... who are all of these boys?"
Usagi blushed, "Ummm....friends?"
Pluto sighed softly, "I see you're becoming Cosmos."
Usagi instantly frowned, "I was hoping... I was hoping that wasn't true. I remember her, Pluto. She lost all of her precious ones, does that mean?"
Pluto shook her head, "Iie, you've already done that."
Usagi blinked, "Nani?" She tilted her head slightly to the side.
"While under influence of the Ginzuishou while in your sleep."
"How do you know all of this?" Duo asked intrigued.
Pluto glanced at him, "Duo Maxwell. An orphan of the Maxwell Church," Duo had gone pale as she continued. "Pilot 02 of the Gundam Deathscythe. The self-proclaimed-"
"Stop, Pluto."
The green-haired woman nodded, "As you wish, Serenity-hime."
Usagi glanced at the pale Duo. "Daijobu ka, Duo-chan?"
He remained pale for another moment and shaking it off giving Usagi a wane smile. "Yeah, I'm fine. How did she know all of that though?"
Hiiro started to pull out his gun when Usagi spoke, "She is Sailor Pluto guardian of time and space. She knows the past and the future. There is no present for her because she is ageless. She's been around ever since before I was a child in my first life."
Haruka frowned at Hiiro, "Why does he have a gun, Koneko-chan?"
Usagi shrugged, "I don't know..." Her eyes twinkled, "Demo, Haruka-chan he's a pervert!"
Haruka growled, "What did he do to you?" She asked one eye on Usagi and the other glaring at Hiiro.
Duo chuckled, "Hiiro's in trouble, " he cackled.
Usagi stuck her tongue out at him, "And he saw me naked!"
Wufei scoffed, "We all saw you naked, Onna."
Usagi colored and she giggled. "Don't kill him, Ruka!"
Haruka glared at all five boys. "Why are you here, Odango?"
A flash of pain crossed Usagi's face. "Odango," she whispered.
Pluto sighed, "The truth of the matter, Haruka is that this is the future and Endymion has betrayed Serenity-hime."
A glowing sword appeared in Haruka's hands. "Where is he? I'll kill him..."
Duo grinned, "He's where he belongs."
Haruka turned eyes narrowed in questioning. "Where?"
"Hell," Duo offered with a grin.
"How would you know that?"
"Easy... he tried to convince Bunny to let someone kill her and then called her some names I don't want to repeat claiming she was sleeping with-" He was silenced by Usagi shoving his braid into his mouth. "MMPH!"
Wufei's eyes flickered to Usagi. 'So it wasn't a dream if the braided baka knows about it.'
Usagi's eyes met Wufei's for a split second before they fell on Hiiro. His eyes were the same hard color they always were and she sighed softly. 'He's so cold... well he wasn't when he was kissing me that's for sure.'
Duo frowned slightly, "Bunny, why are you looking at Hiiro and blushing?" he demanded as he pulled the braid out of his mouth.
Usagi shook herself out of it, "I wasn't blushing!"
"You were blushing, Koneko-chan."
Usagi turned and stuck her tongue out, "You're as bad as Rei-chan."
Wufei glared slightly at Hiiro but the perfect soldier was unaware of it. He was silently observing Usagi and wondering why she had been looking at him and blushing. Wufei turned his attention back to Usagi.
Duo frowned in unease, "Bunny?"
"Hai, Duo-chan?"
"I remember that bas... that Mamoru told me he knew who had given Milardo the idea you were a sorceress."
Usagi frowned slightly, "Demo, that means..." She shook her head, "Iie... I don't want to. Not anymore..."
Trowa stood beside her, "Usagi-hime?"
She turned eyes red-rimmed. "If what he says is true then that means I have a new enemy. It will never stop. I'll never have peace. My life is destined to always be fighting. I'm tired of it! I've fought ever since I was fourteen and have had very little peace since then!" She sighed, "I'm going to the moon. That's the best place to get answers."
"Why?" Haruka asked glancing at Usagi confused.
Usagi lowered her head, "Chibiusa is there. She'd know better then anyone..."
Quatre frowned and shook his head, "Usagi, you can't go back up there! She was incredibly hateful to you and-"
"Hateful?" Haruka demanded.
Usagi closed her eyes to stop the tears that threatened her, "Hai, Chibiusa is all grown up and she blames me for Endymion dying."
Duo grinned, "But it was better for the world for him to die! Any child of his must be a demo-" He paused and blushed. "Eeer... sorry, Bunny I forgot she was your daughter too."
"Only in looks and power."
Pluto seemed to smile, "Serenity-hime?"
Usagi turned slightly, "Hai?"
"You have another visitor..."
Usagi raised an eyebrow. "Who?"
"Odango-chan!"
Usagi turned, "Seiya!" she promptly went over and hugged him tightly.
Seiya chuckled, "Nice to see you again too, Odango."
"He's only staying as long as we are, Usagi-hime. I have to go back to the time gates. I'll come back for them later so use this time wisely."
Usagi watched her go and then turned back to Seiya, "I didn't think I'd ever see you again..."
Seiya smiled at her, "Can't get away that easily, Odango."
Duo scowled, "Who's he, Bunny?"
Usagi flushed, "Gomen, Duo-chan! This is Seiya Kou also known as SailorStarFighter."
Duo breathed a sigh of relief, "So that's a woman too?"
Usagi blushed, "Eeer.... no."
Duo glared at Seiya and Usagi sighed. "Fei-chan?"
Wufei instantly sensed Duo, Quatre, Trowa and even Hiiro glaring at him. "Hai, Usagi?"
"You promised you'd get me some clothes today, remember?"
Wufei scowled and crossed his arms over his chest, "I'm not your servant, Onna."
Usagi pouted and turned to Quatre. "Quatre..."
"Hai, Usagi. I'll get the servants to go shopping immeadiatly."
"Usagi?"
Usagi looked up to see it had been Hiiro that had spoken. "Hai, Hiiro?"
"I want to talk to you alone for a moment. In private."
Usagi nodded ignoring the glares that Hiiro was receiving. He led her through the hallways until he was sure no one was following. "Arigato."
Usagi studied him confused, "For what?"
"Duo told me why you pulled that stunt."
Usagi smiled, "I have to help friends in need."
Hiiro nodded and glanced at her. She was no longer like him and yet he still wanted... "Usa-chan," he whispered trying the word out and letting it roll off his tongue.
Usagi slowly looked up at him as she could feel him lean forward. She knew what was going to happen next and wisely kept her mouth shut as his lips covered hers and he kissed her. Usagi let her eyelids flutter close and she gently responded. Even as he kissed her however she could tell he wasn't being as gentle as he was capable of. He almost seemed to be trying to devour her. "Hiiro," she whispered softly.
"Hiiro!"
Hiiro pulled away and saw a furious Ririna. 'Kuso...'
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Sort of a cliff-hanger and Hiiro is OOC I know... he just WON'T stay in character for me! AT ALL! He's better in the next chapter though I promise you. Give me ten reviews and I'll send it. Oh and expect some serious plot twists next chapter... ja for now, Minna-chan!
