Hey I know I am writing early. I am cramming this in right before vacation so probably after this chapter I won't be writing for about a week. Sorry I am going to be very busy. I will try my best though. I should have some time during the weekends, I hope you like this chapter! Usako

Duo walked off the plane and into the airport. He remembered how it had looked when he had left. It was the same. His friends stood next to him. Duo looked around and then spotted his parents. He casually walked up not wanting to cause a scene by running up to them. "Duo!" his mom shrieked. He gave a smile and let her hug him. He quickly hugged his father and then turned to his friends. "So these are your friends?" his mom immediately asked. Duo nodded. "Yeah. This is Wufei, Heero, Quatre and Trowa" he said pointing to each one of them. "It's nice to meet you all" his mom said. "It's nice to meet you Mrs. Maxwell" Quatre said with a polite head nod. His mom smiled and then turned to Duo. "Your friends are taking a different car I suppose?" his mom asked. Duo nodded. The whole group walked through the airport till they got to the front. "I'll see you guys at school" Duo said waving. They all nodded and walked a different direction. Quatre had a limo that was picking them up in five minutes. Duo watched as they disappeared out of view and then he noticed he was already getting in the car. He had barely been paying attention. He sat in the back seat and he stared out the window.

Duo thought the whole car trip. How would Usagi react? How would he? 'That was a stupid question' he thought. 'Why am I acting this way?' he asked himself. He shook his head and tried to shake that thought out. He tried to imagine how she would look. Had she cut her hair? Did she still have it in the same style? Then another question popped in his head. Does she have a boyfriend? 'Why am I asking that?' Duo thought. 'It's none of my business but something inside of me wants her to say no' he thought. He decided to think about the band and the new songs they were working on so he could get the thoughts out of his head.

Usagi stared out her window. Duo was coming home today. She couldn't get him out of her head. Why did she think of him so much? He was just a friend right? Usagi shook that thought. 'He's nothing more than a friend' she thought. 'Or is he?' a voice asked her. 'Stop!' Usagi yelled to herself. She mentally slapped herself. She already had a boyfriend. She knew she was a little uneasy around him but maybe things would turn out OK. Usagi wondered what he would look like. Would he still have his braid? Would he be tall? Would he have a girlfriend? 'That's it!' Usagi yelled mentally. She couldn't take these questions. She had to stay loyal to Derek. Usagi laid her head on her pillow. She was so confused about her life right now. Things were not going well. Yeah sure she still had good grades and all but she felt lonely and unprotected. She felt like she was being influenced by the wrong people. She had been hanging around Derek a lot and his group was a lot different. They went to clubs and danced all night. They drank a lot and smoked. Usagi had avoided all of it but she still didn't like hanging around the group. Derek would always try to get close to her. She had made sure their relationship had stayed as simple as she could make it. He still kissed her on her neck and he still put his hands around her waist. She still felt unprotected though with Derek. Usagi started to cry into her pillow but then remembered Duo was coming. 'What if he saw me like this?' Usagi asked herself. Usagi got off her bed and decided to take a shower.



Usagi laid on her bed and decided to call Minako. She had blow- dried her hair and put on her make up. She made sure that her tears were not see -able. She dialed Minako's number and waited for someone to answer. "Hello?" Minako answered. "Hey" Usagi said. "Usagi! I haven't heard from you a while! You've been with Derek haven't you?" Minako asked. "Yeah" Usagi answered coolly. "What about your real friends?" Minako asked in her puppy voice. "Sorry" Usagi said trying to cover up. "I'm really sorry" Usagi said. "It's OK" Minako said cheerfully. "Any ways are you going to do the play this coming year?" Minako asked. "Of course" Usagi answered rolling her eyes laughing. Just then Usagi's mom interrupted. "Usagi you have a guest at the door!" her mom exclaimed. Usagi walked to the front of her room door and looked at her mom. "OK hold on" Usagi said to her mom. Usagi put the phone in front of her mouth again. "Minako can I get back to you?" Usagi asked her. "Sure" Minako answered. Usagi turned off the phone and put it in her room. She figured Derek would probably be at the door telling her they were all going driving and asking her to come. Usagi walked on the balcony in front of the door expecting to see Derek but instead she saw someone else.

Usagi slowly walked down the stairs and to the door. She eyed him up and down. It was Duo. His braid was down to his waist and he was much taller. He was muscular and he definitely had a spark to him. It was actually him! Usagi blushed and didn't know what to say. "Hi" she said forcing a smile. "Hey" he answered coolly. Usagi felt speechless. She hadn't seen him in seven years. She could tell it was him all right.



Duo stared at her up and down. She had changed so much over the years. She had a perfect figure. Her golden hair was in the same style and it reached her knees. Her eyes were as blue as ever. She was thin and she was a perfect height. Her lips gleamed in a special way. Duo forced himself to look her in the eyes. She was much more beautiful. He blushed at himself but then he slapped himself mentally. He didn't know what to say. "I don't know what to say!" he suddenly said. "Me too" Usagi said shaking her head. "Why don't you come around back and we can discuss this there." Usagi said stepping outside and walking to the back yard.



They both sat down on the swings and stared at each other. "So how's the band?" Usagi asked breaking the silence. "Great. We have written ten songs already and we are going to be recording soon" he said smiling. "Wow" Usagi said surprised. Duo nodded. "So are you going to do the school play this year?" he asked. "Yeah" she answered. "Are you?" she asked him. He thought for a second. "Oh come on! It will be fun!" Usagi said trying to get him to say yes. "Oh all right" he said rolling his eyes. They both moved their swings a bit. "Are you going to try for any sports?" Usagi asked him. "Yeah. I would like to try basketball" he said smiling at her. Usagi blushed, "Me too" she answered. Duo raised an eyebrow. "I'm better than you think" she said smirking. Duo raised his eyebrow again. "Really?" he asked teasingly standing up. His swing moved on it's own as Duo stood there. "Yeah" Usagi said standing up. "Prove it" Duo said smirking and he started to run away. Usagi smiled and then rolled her eyes.



They both ran around for what seemed an hour before Usagi got to him. They both were tired and Usagi was right on his track. She took a burst of energy and lunged herself at him. They rolled on the ground over and over again. Each of them grabbed each other's arms. Twigs and leaves got in their heir as they continued to roll. They both laughed and concentrated on trying to pin each other down. Finally Duo pushed her down with his strength and he pinned her down with his body.

He had finally won. "I won" he said smirking. Usagi rolled her eyes. His body pressed against hers. He still had grip of her arms. He stared into her eyes and was lost in their beauty. He seemed to be mesmerized. Usagi stared into his eyes. She couldn't get out of the lock. They were sincere and held truth. They also held something else, but what? Usagi could feel his breath on her face. Their breaths mingled together. "We finally meet after seven years" she said. "You've changed a lot" Duo replied. Usagi blushed. "So have you" she said sincerely. "It seemed like forever" Usagi added. "I know Duo said nodding understandingly. Duos body felt warm and comforting. It felt protective; something Usagi had not felt in a long time. She was aware of his closeness. "You did miss me, right?" she asked frowning. "Of course!" Duo replied his eyes widening. "Why wouldn't I?" he asked her. Usagi turned her head. "I don't know" she answered. A tear came down her cheek. "What's wrong?" Duo asked. "Nothing" Usagi answered thinking about how worthless her life was right now. Duo grabbed her chin and made her look at him. "Hey! We're still best friends" he said, his face now serious. Usagi smiled. He scraped away her tear with his thumb. "Don't cry it doesn't suit you" he said. Usagi laughed and nodded. "Can I get up?" Usagi asked him. Duo blushed but then got off of her. He held out his hand and pulled her up. Usagi looked at him. She then saw Derek's car in front of her house. "I have to go" she said. He nodded and watched her run off.

Duo sat by his window as he watched Usagi run up to some other guy. He saw the boy put his arm around her waist and bring her to his car. Duo felt a pang of jealousy that he couldn't explain. Why was he so jealous? 'You jerk!' He said mentally slapping himself. He couldn't believe his reactions to her. Yet he realized how much she had changed. He didn't want to admit it but she was much more pretty now. Her figure was perfect and her eyes stood out. She almost surprised him too much. He liked her for her though. She was so high spirited. She had goals and dreams like him. Somehow though he knew that she was feeling insecure right now. He could tell it in her face. He could tell she did not like her life right now, but why? Duo really wanted to help his friend but he just didn't know how.



Usagi sat next to Derek in his car as they went to go meet some friends. She stared out the window. She couldn't get Duo out of her head. He had changed too much. Though she found a question that kept reappearing in her head. Is he more than just a friend? Usagi shook that. He was just a friend; A really nice one. Derek looked over at her. "What's wrong" he asked her. "Nothing" Usagi said shaking her head. Derek gave her a confused look. "Really it's nothing I'm just thinking how summer is just flying by" Usagi lied. Derek raised an eyebrow but didn't protest to her weird answer. Usagi continued to space out. She right now feel like being with Derek but she didn't want to exactly break up either. Usagi sighed but then turned to him and smiled. "So where are we going?" she asked finally.

Hey! I found out that I have extra time before I leave so here is this chapter! I hope you like this one! They finally meet! Ja ne! Usako