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Authors notes: Okay big thanks to Oneesan (Eternal SailorM) without her this wouldn't be here tonight. Usual thanks goes to my greatest muse D-chan and there is Ririna bashing in this chapter and some Ririna OOC'ness. Gomen for that. Anyways please enjoy and review.

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Give a Reason

Chapter Ten: Fun with Duo

"Why are you following Usagi?" Hiiro asked in a low emotionless voice.

Ail sighed. Humans annoyed him and he realized this one in particular would be a pain. "Why are you spying on Usagi-chan?" He asked a smirk on his lips.

Hiiro glared, "It's my mission to protect her."

Ail closed his eyes, "Keep telling yourself that. Usagi is mine and mine alone." He opened his eyes and smiled, "Remember that and don't get into situations like that fool over there and I won't kill you."

Hiiro let his eyes rest on Usagi. "So you say you're going to kill Duo?"

"If he continues to be with her like this, Hai."

Usagi pulled away from Duo and gently kissed him. "Now about that raiding of the fridge..."

Duo grinned, "Good idea."

Usagi attacked one fridge and rummaged around. "ODANGOS!!"

Duo smiled, "I told Quatre you wanted some."

"Arigato, Duo-chan!" She cried hugging him before hurriedly eating the odangos.

Hiiro noticed Ail about to interfere and he grabbed the other boy's wrist. "Leave her alone for now. She'll talk to you later."

Ail glared at the boy. 'How dare this HUMAN tell me what to do.' He let his eyes go to the laughing Usagi and he smiled. "So beautiful... so perfect," he whispered. He smiled, "Soon she'll be mine."

Hiiro scowled and resisted the urge to shoot Ail. "What would you do then?"

Ail looked thoughtful his indigo eyes never straying from Usagi. "... it doesn't matter as long as she belongs to me and me only."

Duo grinned as Usagi popped odango after odango in her mouth. "Kawaii," he noted. She merely smiled at him before eating another odango. "Ne, Usagi-chan?"

She swallowed the odango and looked over, "Hai?"

"Did you REALLY beat Wu-man in a sparring match?"

Usagi giggled, "I didn't really beat him. I just surprised him."

Duo raised an eyebrow, "You're just being modest. I'd pay anything to see Wu-man get beat by a girl..."

Usagi turned to grab another odango when Duo grabbed her wrist in a light grip. "I seem to remember you saying you'd share something with me if I helped you save the pervert."

Usagi laughed, "Hai!"

"Pervert?" Ail asked with a frown. "Who's being perverted around my Usagi-chan?" He demanded turning to Hiiro.

Hiiro looked away. 'Is that how Usagi really sees me? What do I care about how she sees me? I don't care. I can't care. I don't deserve to feel emotions. I've killed too many.'

Usagi frowned slightly at Duo, "Though you know you're just as ecchi as Hiiro-chan because you KEPT looking." She threw an odango at his head.

Duo didn't even duck and let the item hit him in the forehead. "You think I'm an ecchi?" He asked with a pout.

Usagi grinned at him, "Hai," She announced edging away a bit.

Duo growled, "Take it back, Bunny," he demanded as he slowly advanced on her.

Usagi giggled and shook her head, "Can't make me," she announced sticking her tongue out at him.

Duo growled again and ran at her. Usagi laughed and dodged. "If you want that reward I promised you'll have to catch me, first!"

Duo smirked, "You have no chance against me, Bunny give up now!"

Usagi merely stuck her tongue out at him and raced off. "Never!" She called over her shoulder. Duo grinned and raced after her.

Ail turned indigo eyes furious. "So YOU were the perverted one around my Usagi-chan."

"Hnn."

"I heard it from her own mouth. Tell me what you did to her."

"Hnn."

Ail scowled and started to shadow Usagi again. "I'll find out from her then."

Hiiro watched him go his prussian eyes simply glaring. He heard footsteps and turned slightly to see Quatre. "Is Usagi-san in here?"

"Hnn."

"Where is she?"

"..."

"Keep her away from the gym, okay? I want to talk to Wufei." Hiiro raised an eyebrow slightly but nodded. To see the blonde taking on Wufei would be interesting to say the least.

Quatre strode down the halls purpose in every step. He planned to have a nice long talk with Wufei and if the other boy didn't listen he'd found himself kicked out of the mansion. At least that was Quatre's initial plan.

Ail scowled the tiniest bit. He had followed the sounds of Usagi's laughter but he couldn't find her. He saw a flash of sandy brown hair from the corner of his eye and turned to see a girl around Usagi's age. "Who are you?" She demanded eyeing him.

Ail frowned at the girl. "You may call me Ail." He glared at her, "Now get out of my way." He pushed her out of the way and raced down the hall.

Ririna stared at the path he had gone for a long moment before lifting her hand. "My name is Ririna how do you do?"

Usagi laughed again. She could hear Duo gaining ground. She glanced over her shoulder intent on taunting him when she ran into someone. Arms held her tightly and she looked up to see amused eyes. "Odango-chan you should really slow down."

Usagi smiled, "Seiya!"

He leaned down and briefly kissed her. She stared up at him shocked and he only smiled. "Didn't you say you wanted to talk to Wufei?"

Usagi nodded a blush turning her cheeks a deep rosey color. "Hai..."

"He's in the gym right now. Haruka is there to. I think they're sparring each other."

Usagi giggled. "I should go..."

"Got you, Bunny!" Duo announced.

Usagi turned and smiled at him. "Hai. Ready for your reward?"

Duo nodded his braid bouncing. "You bet I am."

"Close your eyes."

Duo obeyed and Usagi smiled. She leaned forward slowly her eyes full of mischief. She winked at the watching Seiya and then pushed something into Duo's hand. His eyes snapped open and he looked down at what he held in confusion. "You're giving me a PEN?"

Usagi smiled, "Hai."

"It's a GIRL'S PEN!"

Usagi raised an eyebrow, "I'm a girl."

"And I'm not! Do you know how much the guys would tease me if I kept that?"

Usagi pouted at him, "So you don't like my gift, Duo-chan?" She asked blue eyes trembling.

Duo chuckled nervously. "That's not it at all Bunny.... err... I like it! I like it a lot!" He attached the bright pink jeweled pen to his shirt and smiled weakly at her. "See?"

Usagi beamed, "Let's go see Fei-chan now!"

Duo paled, "See... Wu-man?"

"Hai!" Usagi chimed. She noticed Seiya smiling at her amused and she winked at him.

Quatre entered the gym and saw Wufei practicing a scowl on his face and his hair back in the tight ponytail. "Wufei?"

Wufei stopped mid-punch and looked over at Quatre. "What do you want?" He demanded.

Quatre walked in and shut the door behind him. "Why?"

"Why what, Winner?"

"Why did you do that to Usagi?"

Wufei scowled. 'Baka onna is STILL getting me into trouble!' He snorted and went back to training. "It was a mistake. She's merely a baka onna. She means nothing to me."

Quatre frowned his eyes narrowing, "She's not stupid, Wufei."

Wufei ignored him for a long moment. "All onna's are."

"She isn't."

"I didn't think you were the confrontational sort, Winner."

Quatre pulled out his gun and pulled the safety off. He aimed it at the young Chinese pilot. "I won't let you be with her like that again. If I even think you are I'll throw you off of this colony."

Wufei stared at Quatre almost in shock. The boy was serious and a look similair to hate shined in his eyes. He merely nodded, "Fine, Winner. I won't go near her again in that regards."

Quatre nodded and put his gun away just as Usagi ran in her blue eyes full of laughter. "Quatre-chan!" she cried hugging him. "I didn't think you'd be in here too!"

Quatre hid the blush in his cheeks. If she would have arrived a few seconds later he was fairly sure she'd be furious with him. "Hi, Usagi-san. Duo, you're here too?"

Wufei noticed the pen and frowned, "Wearing a pen like that is dishonorable, Maxwell!"

Duo nodded until he saw Usagi turning her head his way. He lowered his head with a sigh, "Wu-man, cut me a break. Bunny gave it to me..." he hissed in a whisper.

Wufei smirked, "Letting the onna control you?"

Duo gave him a nasty glare and turned his attention to Usagi. "Umm, Bunny do you mind if I leave?"

"Why, Duo-chan?"

"Well.. umm.. you see...." He closed his eyes as he realized he couldn't come up with an excuse. "Never mind..."

Usagi giggled at him, "Kawaii, Duo-chan!" She glanced at Wufei and winced. "You're wearing your hair in that painful way again. Take it out."

"Iie, I don't take orders from Onna's."

"Fei-chan!"

"Don't call me that."

Usagi pouted adorably, "You can be so cruel sometimes, Fei-chan." She grinned at him, "But I know you really don't mean it. I wanna spar!"

Haruka who had been sitting quietly in the corner observing smiled at Duo. "Duo?"

"Hmm?" Duo asked looking up with his indigo eyes near to tears.

"Do you know what kind of pen that is?"

"A GIRL'S pen?"

Haruka chuckled, "Hold it in the air."

Duo shook his head, "No way! Do you know how DUMB that would look?"

"Just do it, Duo-chan!" Usagi encouraged as she attempted to grab Wufei's ponytail.

"Baka, Onna," Wufei growled at her.

Usagi grinned, "Take it out!"

Wufei frowned at her, "Iie."

Quatre watched for a moment before taking a seat beside Haruka. "You really taught her how to fight?"

Haruka nodded, "Do it Duo."

Duo groaned and did as requested. "Happy now? I look like a complete BAKA!"

Usagi giggled, "Repeat after me!"

Duo sighed, "After me."

Usagi rolled her eyes. "Baka... Disguise power!"

Duo made a sound suspiciously like a sob. "Disguise power..."

Wufei stopped dodging Usagi and smirked at Duo. "Letting an Onna control you... HEY!"

Usagi laughed and danced away, "Got it!" She crowed holding up Wufei's ponytail holder in her hand. She grinned as his hair fell around his face. "MUCH better!"

Haruka smiled at Duo, "Now say turn me into ... and tell the pen what you want to be."

Duo seemed confused at the instructions for a moment and then grinned, "Disguise power, turn me into perfect soldier boy, Hiiro!"

Flashing lights surrounded him and the startled Duo yelped. When the light vanished he looked down at his self and his eyes widened. "... it worked!" He pulled out a gun and laughing pointed it at Wufei, "Omae o korosu."

Usagi fell over laughing, "Duo-chan! You look just like him! Though you still sound like Duo. Your hair is the same color as always and so are your eyes."

Duo realized somethign and slowly turned. He felt on his head and his eyes widened. "MY BRAID!!!!!!" He broke into tears dropping the gun, "My beautiful braid! It's gone!!!"

Usagi was about to comfort him when the door opened and the real Hiiro appeared. He stared at Duo for a long moment and pulled out his gun, "Omae o korosu."

Duo yelped and hid behind Usagi. "Save me!"

"Weakling," Wufei scoffed.

Duo stuck his tongue out at him, "At least I didn't let Usagi take my ponytail barrette!"

Wufei's eyes narrowed and he pulled out his sword. "IT'S NOT A BARRATTE!" He roared lunging at Duo with the sword in an overhead swing.

Duo whimpered, "Sheesh, Wu-man sensitive about your hair, aren't ya?"

"DON'T CALL ME WU-MAN!"

Usagi watched the two run around for a moment and sighed. "Ne, Duo-chan?"

Duo paused and fell to the floor to dodge one of Wufei's slice's, "Hai?"

"You really should work out more. You're kind of scrawny compared to Hiiro and Fei-chan."

Duo pouted, "Mean, Bunny. I WANT MY BRAID BACK!"

Wufei lunged again and Duo barely dodged it. "And I'm NOT scrawny! Hiiro and Wu-man are just fat!"

Hiiro pulled out his gun and joined in the chase. Usagi laughed again. "Concentrate on becoming yourself again, Duo-chan!"

Duo ducked a bullet and hopped over a sword. "It seems when I listen to YOU, Bunny I get into even MORE trouble!"

"Just do it!" Usagi demanded.

Duo scowled and muttering underneath his breath about white-haired bunnies concentrated. In a flash of light shorter and less sparkling then the first he was back to his normal self. He spotted his braid and paused to hug it. "You're back! I thought I lost you forever!" He noticed both Hiiro and Wufei closing in and yelped. "Save me!!!"

Usagi grabbed his braid as he passed and yanked him over to her. "You two can cut it out now. He'll behave. Won't you, Duo-chan?"

Duo whimpered and nodded. "It was JUST a joke! Lighten up!" Another bullet whizzed over his head and he gulped. "I think I should go now Bunny..."

Hiiro scowled at her but didn't comment. Wufei retreated to a corner and sat beside Quatre who glared at him for a moment. "Who do you think will win, Wufei?"

Wufei shrugged, "They're both Onna's. It really doesn't matter."

Usagi glanced over her shoulder, "I heard that, Fei-chan! How about if I win you have to take me shopping?"

Wufei glared at her, "And when you lose?"

Usagi thought about it for a moment and then smiled, "Then I'll stay away from you for an entire day and go shopping with Quatre-chan!"

Wufei nodded, "Fine." He and Quatre set back and watched the two combatants get ready to fight. A part deep inside of Wufei however secretly hoped his Usagi would win. 'My Usagi?' He scowled. 'She's nothing more then a weak Onna. I don't care if she wins or loses.' He scowled once more and watched as the two started.

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Better then last chapter? Please review and AGAIN special thanks goes to Oneesan! Without her you'd have to wait until late tomorrow for this chapter. I'm working on the next chapter already and I've made my decision on the coupling... but I'm not telling you yet. I want it to be a surprise. Next chapter will have the return of Milardo and Mamoru and more of Duo's pranks....