Authors notes: I really don't have any this time. I was in a sappy mood so there's not MUCH humor but there is some. I'm already half-way finished with the next chapter and I'll post it tomorrow for you all. I still want reviews for this though, O-negai. Thanks goes to muse, D-chan and Oneesan and Tenshi-chan.
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Give a Reason
Chapter Twelve: Dreams of Angels Part One
Duo stared at Ail in shock and rage. Normally he'd have pulled away and shot the alien but at the moment he felt extremely weak. A thought drifted through his mind and hatred surged inside of him. The realization that Ail had been planning to do this to his Bunny had Duo seeing red.
Ail quickly realized the lips beneath his were NOT his Usagi's and he pulled away indigo eyes narrowing. Now that he had some energy back his senses had heightened and he could see instead of shimmering white hair the one he was kissing had brown hair and indigo eyes like... Ail threw Duo away and onto the bed watching as the disguise vanished leaving a pale barely breathing Duo.
Trowa broke out of his shock his eyes filled with murderous intent. Ail had been waiting in Usagi's room and if he would have had his way she'd be the one barely breathing. "You were going to kill her?" He demanded his fists clenched.
Seiya seeing that Trowa and Ail really didn't care about Duo sat beside the pilot. "He drained you pretty badly." Seiya scowled, "I'm going to hate myself for this but Odango-chan would have a fit if I just let you die..." Seiya closed his eyes placing a hand over Duo's chest and concentrated sharing some of his power and energy.
Ail scowled, "You think I'd hurt Usagi-chan like that?"
Trowa made a sweeping motion with his hand gesturing to Duo. "You almost killed him. What do you think would have happened if that had been Usagi-hime?" He turned to Duo and a slight frown pulled on his lips. "What were you doing disguised as hers anyways?"
Duo turned a light shade of pink. "Uhhh..."
Trowa glared at him for another moment before turning back to Ail. "You would have killed her."
Ail frowned his indigo eyes sparkling with fury. "I wouldn't have killed her. I know exactly how much energy she has. Your friend is merely weaker then her."
Duo sat up, "So you were going to kiss and drain her?"
Ail shook his head, "Iie."
Duo yawned and closed his eyes, "What are you doing in here anyways? How did you find this room?"
"Ririna."
Duo felt Seiya tense beside him at the name and chuckled, "You really don't like her do ya?"
"Like who?" Asked a soft voice. Usagi entered the room her eyes not missing any of the small details; like Trowa's fists clenching as he stood beside Ail, and how Duo seemed out of it on her bed and the way Seiya was sitting beside the pilot traces of exhaustion in his face. Nor did the fact that Ail was looking at her with a sense of hunger escape her eyes. "What happened?"
No one spoke for a long moment and Usagi started to wonder if they would answer her. "Nothing, Odango-chan. Duo here fainted while sparring with me and Trowa said to bring him here."
Usagi knew that not a word of the story was true but she decided not to confront them on it. "Daijobu ka, Duo-chan?"
"Hai, daijobu," Duo answered eyes partially closed. He felt as if he had been sapped completely. He could barely move let alone flirt with his Bunny. "Have fun?"
Usagi smiled, "Hai, a bit. Quatre and I went shopping for clothes and I've got a bunch of manga including the entire collection of Sailor Moon!"
Ail's eyes narrowed the tiniest bit, "Sailor Moon?" He asked as memories of the heroine that had ruined his plans over and over again came to mind.
Usagi realized her mistake and with great effort managed not to show any change in temperment. "Hai!" she shoved a manga in his direction and watched carefully as he flipped through it.
Ail's eyes darkened to a cobalt blue and hatred filled their depths. "She's lucky she isn't around anymore... I'd kill her on the spot," he mused mostly to himself.
Duo, Seiya, and Trowa looked at Usagi startled and where about to comment when she gestured for them to be silent. "Minna-chan, could you leave me alone with Ail for a moment? I need to talk to him."
"Iie," Trowa replied. Someone walked by him and he turned slightly to see Hiiro walk past blonde streaks in his hair. The former pilot of Wing was holding a box that looked to be brown hair dye and was heading to the nearest bathroom. Trowa heard Ririna's unmistakable cry as she saw her beloved then heard her scream once before shutting up. 'She must have fainted...'
Usagi frowned as no one obeyed her. "Fine... Ail-san?"
"Hai, Usagi-chan?"
"I.. I need to show you something."
"Nani?"
Seiya shook his head, "Odango-chan, didn't you tell Wufei you wanted to talk to him earlier?"
Usagi nodded a small frown tugging on her lips. "Hai... Gomen, Ail-kun. I'll tell you later."
"What are you going to do about him?" Trowa asked glancing at the out of it Duo.
Usagi sat down on the bed half pushing Seiya. "He's been drained. Ail-kun, what really happened?"
Ail ignored the looks Trowa was giving him and sat beside Usagi. "He was disguised as you and I accidently drained him."
Usagi gently touched Duo's cheek. "Demo, to be this drained you'd have to have kissed-" realization hit and she turned deep red.
Ail scowled, "It's not my fault he was playing a prank on someone."
Usagi leaned towards Duo. "You gave him some energy, Seiya?" Seiya merely nodded to the inquiry. Usagi flashed a dazzling smile his way and leaned over Duo. "Poor Duo-chan." She gently kissed Duo's forehead and willed a wave of her own energy to enter him.
Hiiro glared at himself in the bathroom's silver trimmed mirror. Finding the brown hair dye had been a mission by itself. He had seen all kinds of blonde, black, and red hair dyes but the brown had been near impossible to find. The stuff claimed to work in just five minutes but the perfect soldier wasn't taking any chances. Ririna's reaction was enough to make him wait an entire hour if he had to in order for his hair to return to normal.
Currently Hiiro's head was wrapped in a type of plastic bag as the dyes did their work. He just had the feeling if Duo saw him like this he'd never hear the end of it. "You almost failed again," He informed his reflection prussian blue eyes full of purpose. "Milardo could have killed her." Hiiro scowled. 'That was too close. If Milardo hadn't have slipped Usa-chan would be dead right now.'
Hiiro suddenly jerked his eyes widening. 'I called her Usa-chan?' He closed his eyes ignoring the harsh smells coming from the dye. 'I'm becoming too attached to her. I have to distance myself.' He ignored the pain that the thought brought on and opening his eyes once again stared into the mirror. 'I won't lose her because of feelings and emotions. My mission is only to protect her. I'm merely a soldier and she deserves better then anyone like me.'
Duo felt as if he was floating. Everywhere he looked there was pure unblemished white. "Did I die?"
"Iie."
He turned startled and came face to face with a short-blue haired girl. "Whoa! Who are you?"
"My name is Ami. I'm a friend of Usagi's and her Senshi, Sailor Mercury."
"So I DID die? RATS! I wanted to kiss Bunny before I went.... What a rotten death. Kissed by a guy." He wrinkled his nose in disgust.
"You're not dead."
"I'm not?"
"Iie. This is like another dimension. Our souls are waiting here for Usagi. When she dies everyone will be reborn again."
Duo frowned, "I'm not letting her die."
"She will die eventually," Interrupted another voice.
Duo scowled and turned to confront a raven-haired girl with wise dark violet purple eyes. "The day she dies I'll die too." The moment the words left his mouth shock hit him. He hadn't meant to say those words but now that he had knew without doubt if Usagi died he'd kill himself. She had changed his life that much.
"You're a fool to love her," a girl with her brown hair in a top-knot ponytail announced a touch of sadness in her emerald green eyes. "We want her to be happy and while all five of you are fighting over her like she's some bone of ham she won't be."
"Hey!" Duo objected. "What do you mean ALL five? I know Trowa and Quatre love her but Wufei and Hiiro? You've got to be joking."
"No joke. Usagi-chan hasn't even realized it yet but all five of you love her." Announced a blonde with a red ribbon in her hair. A shade of lighter blue eyes smiled at Duo sadly.
"So are you trying to get me to STOP loving her? If you are you're wasting your time. I don't care who all of you are. All I want is for Bunny to be happy."
"We're not trying to stop you. We just want you to take care of her. She's been through a lot. She deserves a half-way normal life and one of you five can provide that."
Duo scratched his head underneath his braid his eyes turning with curious. "So you're not trying to make me quit chasing after her?"
"Iie. We've come to warn you, actually."
"Warn me about what?"
"Well..." Ami turned bright red. "Setsuna already told Usagi this, demo you should know too."
"Know what?" Duo asked raising an eyebrow.
Minako smiled reassuringly at him. "Know that Usagi can get pregnant."
Duo promptly turned beet red. "Get right to the point don't ya?"
Minako grinned and flashed her victory signal. "Of course! The Goddess of Love doesn't need to dance around the truth."
"So why are you telling ME this? Shouldn't you get a hold of Wu-man? He is the one that..." Duo trailed off a flush of embarrassment mixed with rage shadowing his cheeks.
Minako smiled at him. "Because I'm rooting for you!"
Duo raised an eyebrow. "Honto?"
Minako nodded, "Hai, I think you'd be best for Usagi-chan. Your personalites are so alike it's almost scary!"
"So you're all rooting for me to get her?"
Minako shook her head sending locks of golden hair flying, "Iie, I'm the only one rooting for you. The others have their own choices."
"Care to share?"
"ummm let me think about it." Minako crossed her legs and smiled at him. "Nope, I'm not going to tell ya!"
Duo pouted and Minako merely grinned more at him. "Not even a hint?"
"Iie, you should be waking up now. Usagi-chan is sharing a bit of her energy with you. Nice to meet you, Duo-kun! Take care of her!"
Duo grinned at her, "Of course I will. Ja ne, Goddess of Love."
Minako merely laughed and waved farewell to him. "See he isn't that bad, Minna-chan!"
Makoto frowned, "I still say he's an ecchi even if he is a cute one."
Duo opened his eyes and grinned as he saw Usagi. "Hi, Bunny."
Usagi smiled at him, "Glad you're feeling better, Duo. I need to go find Wufei. I want you to help Quatre bring in my boxes of manga."
Duo nodded and watched her go. 'At least one of her Senshi is rooting for me. The Goddess of Love herself. I can't fail... can I?'
Usagi walked down the hallways not really sure where Wufei was. She decided to check the gym first and was not surprised to see Haruka working out. "Haruka-chan, have you seen Fei-chan?"
Haruka shook her head, "Iie, Koneko-chan. You're back early. Something go wrong?"
"Iie... demo I promised Wufei I would talk to him and I really need to find him..."
"You check his room?"
Usagi flushed. "I forgot to check it... Arigato, Ruka-chan!" She called over her shoulder before running off.
Haruka smiled slightly at the back of Usagi and then went back to her training. She knew that her sole reason for being there was to protect Usagi and she wouldn't fail. No one would hurt her Koneko while she was around. Her eyes narrowed slightly and she intensified her training.
Usagi ran down one hall then another. "Not again... Quatre, why can't you have a smaller mansion?"
"Lost, Onna?"
"Fei-chan!"
Wufei glared at her, "Don't call me that."
"Gomen, Fei-chan, I know I promised I wouldn't bother you but this is kind of important."
Wufei crossed his arms over his chest and scowled at her. "So important you get lost?"
Usagi flushed lowering her head. "H.. hai. It's something I need to tell you in private."
Wufei raised an eyebrow slightly and turned motioning for her to follow him. "Is my room private enough for you, onna?"
Usagi nodded. "Hai..." she followed him through the maze of halls and corridors until they arrived in a hall where only one door stood. "That's your room, Fei-chan?"
"Hai."
"It's sort of isolated, ne?"
"I like to be left alone. Now what is so important?"
Usagi lowered her eyes her cheeks turning a bright pink. "It's... it's about that..." she flushed more and closed her eyes as she felt the blush cover her from head to toe.
"What about it?" Wufei asked with a scowl on his face. 'Get a hold of yourself baka. Now's not the time to be wanting to hold her in your arms or be kissing her perfect mouth and-' He frowned and halted his thoughts.
Usagi sighed softly, "Gomen, Wufei. I... I could... Puu didn't tell me... I may be..."
Wufei glared at her, "Make sense, Onna."
Usagi kept her eyes closed her entire body starting to shiver. She heard a muffled curse and then she was in a warm pair of arms. "I... I may be... pregnant," she stated in a shaky but emotionless tone.
Wufei froze all thoughts coming to an aburpt and sudden halt. "Why?" he finally managed to ask.
Usagi kept perfectly still and concentrated on Wufei's heartbeat. "Because I'm not immune to it."
"What do you mean by that?"
"I... I thought.. when we." She blushed deeply and clenched her eyes tightly shut. "The royal moon family can only have one female heir and that's it. I didn't know because of the Cosmos thing that I could become pregnant again."
"Are you?"
"I don't know. Puu wouldn't tell me..."
"Damn you, Usagi."
Usagi looked up startled her eyes wide in shock, "Nani?"
Wufei pulled her closer to him and kissed her. He broke it off after a few moments and all but glared at her. "I was perfectly happy being a loner and a simple soldier fighting for justice. Why did you have to change all my priorities?"
Usagi fought not to break down and cry. "Gomen, Wufei. I didn't mean-" As she was silenced by another kiss she vowed never to try to talk again while alone with any of the guys.
Quatre laid down on bed exhausted from the day at the mall with his Goddess. Sure it had cost him but that was the farthest thing from his mind as he thought of every smile he had coaxed out of her. 'I'll have to talk with Hiiro when I get up to see if he saw Milardo around anywhere.' The blonde let his eyes close and a faint smile hovered on his lips as his thoughts remained on his shining Goddess.
"Quatre-kun?"
Quatre stared at the woman in front of him in confusion. "Hai, do I know you?"
The woman shook her head. "Iie, my name is Ami."
"Pleasure to meet you, Ami-san. Why are you in my dream?"
"I'm here to tell you not to give up on Usagi-chan."
"Why would I give up on her?"
"I'm just telling you not to. Promise me you'll take care of her no matter what happens? She deserves to be happy. Her last life was one of fighting and duty."
Quatre nodded, "Hai, I'll do anything to make her happy even if it's giving her to one of the others like Wufei."
Ami smiled, "I knew you would be perfect for her. You're sweet and kind and I know you'll make her happy."
Quatre blushed, "How.. how do you know her?"
"I was Sailor Mercury. I'm one of her Senshi."
Usagi pulled away from Wufei her eyes clouded with emotions and feelings. "Gomen... gomen nasi, Wufei."
"Nani?" He asked as he once again got his feelings under control.
"I shouldn't be here. I have to check on Duo and Ail." As she spoke she backed away from him and bowed slightly before turning on her heel and almost running from the room.
Wufei watched her go his eyes locked on her back. The possibility of her having a child really didn't phase him as much as the almost fear in her eyes did. He scowled in annoyance, "Baka Onna...aishiteru."
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Authors notes: That can be considered an evil cliffie or not. You decide. No Mamoru again... I just don't seem to want to add him, ne? Anyways please review and I'll try to add some action next chapter.
