Hey! Here is the 11th chapter! Yay! I really can't wait for the next few
chapters! I think they will be the best ones. So you're in for a treat! I'm
sorry I haven't written much. There is too much going on these days ne? O
well I don't wanna hold you up, here's the story!
Usagi looked behind her through the car window. Duo and his friends were still trailing them. They had been on the road for what seemed hours. Rashid was driving and the boys were in the back they had two limos because they were bringing their band instruments. It almost made Usagi laugh. The girls were all packed in one van and they didn't have any other cars.
"Your turn" Minako said getting Usagi out of her trance.
They had been playing truth or dare for the last hour.
"Dare" Usagi said rolling her eyes.
Minako gave a sly grin. Usagi gulped. She should had never picked dare for Minako.
"I dare you to go to the boys hotel room when we get there and write a message in lipstick on their mirror" she said grinning widely.
Usagi almost sighed. This wasn't the worst dare she had gotten. Though this one still was going to be tricky. Knowing Duo's friend Heero how were they going to get him and his laptop out of the room? Usagi fell silent the next few minutes and concentrated on a plan. "Usagi truth or dare?" Rei asked. They had gone around once already since her dare. Usagi didn't want dare again so she answered "Truth". "Are Duo and you more than just friends?" Rei asked with a sly grin. Usagi went pale. She didn't know what to answer. She had asked herself that and still didn't have an answer. "No" she finally answered. "I still have Derek, remember?" Usagi added. "I know but the way you guys act around each other. It's like your hiding your love, ya know?" Minako said. This answer shocked Usagi. Duo was a friend, how could she love him? He was just another next door neighbor right. Usagi's head started to throb again. "Enough" Usagi answered solemnly. Why did her friends have to rub it in? She had so badly wanted the same answer from herself but right now she knew of nothing. She stared back at the boys limo. She couldn't see them inside since they were not in the front. Usagi sighed and turned around. Why was her life so confusing?
Minako watched as Usagi stared back at the limo. Why did she look so sad; or was she confused, about what though? Friendship, life, Love? Minako knew some of this had to do with Duo. She had watched Usagi and Derek together many times and it looked like there wasn't any real love. Duo and Usagi was a different story though. She wondered if she should get them together but then stopped herself. Things would just have to work themselves out. She knew Usagi had been feeling down ever since she was with Derek. She had been acting very weird though since Duo had come back. Usagi had only talked about him once. Minako wondered if there was more she didn't know. She would just have to watch and find out.
Usagi heaved her suitcase on her bed and sighed.
"I think I brought too much" she said tiredly.
"Nonsense. There is never too much" Minako said smiling throwing her suitcase on the bed next to Usagi's.
Usagi rolled her eyes and gave Minako a smile. She was always so positive. Usagi couldn't live a day without being very sad. It had felt that way for a long time. Usagi walked through the hotel room and examined it. It was just like any other room. Two beds, a pull-out couch, a bathroom, closet, a small kitchen and a balcony. Usagi wondered what the boys were doing now. Their hotel was across the street from the girls. It was the same probably for them. Usagi sat down at her bed. It was one hot day and she didn't feel like sitting around.
"Minako I'm going to the pool" she said unzipping her suitcase and pulling out her bathing suit.
"Wait for me I wanna come too!" Minako exclaimed rushing into the room.
Usagi smiled and watched her friend grab her bathing suit. Usagi checked her watch. It was five o'clock.
"In five minutes" Usagi said stepping in the bathroom to change.
"OK" Minako answered back behind the bathroom door.
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"Omae O Korosu" Heero said in his normal monotone voice.
"Oh please" Duo pleaded sarcastically.
"I'm too old for that trick."
Heero didn't show any change of emotion. A silence was washed over them and the gun was still at Duo's forehead. Duo couldn't bare it, he had to say something. Heero was just too quiet for him.
"Your on your computer 24/7 why don't u actually do something normal for once" Duo said teasingly.
Heero gave him a cold blank stare. "Hnn" he grunted as an answer.
"Don't Hnn me!" Duo yelled.
Heero raised an eyebrow and gave a weird expression. Duo broke into laughter. And fell on the bed. Heero's face went back to its blank mode and he stared coldly at Duo. He took his gun back and sat back down in the chair. Duo eyed him still laughing and realized he wasn't looking. Duo made one swift movement and unplugged the laptop. The screen went blank and he could see Heero's muscles tighten in anger and fury.
Heero knocked the chair over as he angrily sat up. He took out his gun again and took the safety trigger off. Duo's eyes widened. Heero was serious now. "Um, Quatre?" Duo whimpered for help. Heeros gun was still pointed on his fore -head. Duo could see Heero's hand tighten on the trigger. It looked like he was just about to shoot. Duo could feel so much panic. He felt like he was going to faint. Just then Quatre burst in.
"Heero put the gun down" Quatre ordered.
Heero coldly stared at him but then put the gun away slowly. Duo sighed in relief and collapsed on the bed. "That was close" he stated gasping for breath to keep his calm. He hated when Heero and Wufei threatened him. Wufei didn't use a gun though. He used his Katana to try and cut his braid. 'My precious braid' Duo thought. Duo was glad Quatre was always there though. Quatre was kind hearted and didn't want any violence. He always seemed too safe Duo in the nick of time. Duo sat up on the bed and thought of things to do. "There is nothing to do" he mumbled. There was no one who wanted to hear him though. Duo grabbed the TV remote and turned the TV on. He slowly flipped through the channels until he stopped at MTV. It was about the only thing on.
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Usagi's head burst above the water. "This is so refreshing" she commented. She flipped her hair back and looked at Minako who seemed to think the same. It felt so light. Usagi felt like she could relax. She plunged herself under the water again. She felt like she could stay under the water forever. She felt like she was floating. She looked around under water. She felt like she was flying and there was no life, just peace. Suddenly Usagi felt someone jerk her up. Her head came up out of the water and she faced Minako.
"Hey! Why did you do that?!" Usagi complained.
"You were under so long I thought you were going to drown" Minako answered crossing her arms.
Usagi just smiled and rolled her eyes. She then slapped her hand at the water sending it at Minako.
Minako just smirked back and splashed her back. Soon the small splashes became larger and larger until they became waves of water. The water flew everywhere. A lot of it got out of the pool. All Usagi heard was their laughter and the water. Soon one of the Hotel workers had to come in and stop them from taking all of the water out of the pool. He told them their time was up in the pool.
Usagi gasped for breath as she stepped out of the pool. "That was fun" Minako said cheerfully.
"Yeah" Usagi answered.
Both of them grabbed their towels and went back to the hotel room. 'I haven't had fun like this in so long' Usagi thought. She wished life were always like this. Or was it just her life that was messed up? Usagi looked at Minako. She was always cheery and she had an awesome life. Usagi envied her, her life wasn't a wreck like hers. Usagi thought of Derek and she got an unwelcome feeling. She shuddered and wrapped the towel tighter around herself. Then Usagi's thoughts drifted back to Duo. A feeling she had never felt washed through her. She didn't understand why she had felt this way since Duo had come back.
Usagi stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around herself. It felt good to have the chlorine washed off. She felt clean and fresh and ready to do anything. She quickly got dressed into a pair of jeans and a halter -top so they could go do something.
Just as she finished her make - up there was a knock at the hotel room door. Usagi stepped out of the bathroom and went to go get the door. She thought it would be Makoto whose room was right next to theirs. Usagi opened the door and was not greeted by Makoto. Instead there was Duo. "Hi!" Usagi greeted him with a warm smile. Duo smiled back and answered "Hey". Duo stared at her. She was really pretty at the moment.
"Um, me and my group were wondering if you wanted to go to eat somewhere" Duo said shrugging his shoulders and mentally slapping himself for looking. Usagi didn't even have to think.
"Sure, we were about to go out anyways" she added.
Duo nodded. "We'll meet you guys at the parking lot of our hotel in ten minutes" Duo stated.
"OK" Usagi answered. "Oh by the way here is our room key if we ever get the group together and have a small party" Usagi said handing him an extra key. Duo slowly took the key and put in his pocket.
"Here is ours if you need it" he said handing her the key.
Usagi nodded and took it. She didn't know what else to say. "Thank you" she muttered. She stared at her feet trying to avoid his hypnotizing gaze.
"See ya" Duo murmured and he left to go back. He didn't know why he felt wordless. It seemed like she did too. Were they feeling the same things or not? What if she secretly hated him. 'No' thought Duo. 'It can't be true, we have been best friends since we were little kids' he said to himself. Duo walked out of the hotel and went back to his own.
Usagi slowed her car down and stopped. Duo walked up to it and she put the window down. "Just follow us" he stated. Usagi nodded and she rolled the window back up. Usagi watched as their car pulled out and then she followed them to where ever they were going. Just then Minako spoke up.
"So when are you going to do your dare?" She asked with an evil grin.
Usagi sighed and slouched down in her seat. "I guess tonight" she answered.
"I could leave the restaurant early and then sneak into their room. I have their key" Usagi said showing the key to Minako.
"How will we get back?" Minako asked.
"I think Quatre's limo is big enough" Usagi answered.
Minako nodded and just smiled. Usagi knew this would be funny. She just didn't feel like doing it. She had chose dare so now she had to do it. She parked her car when she saw Duo's park in the parking lot of a restaurant she had never heard of.
Usagi got out of the car and saw Duo waiting outside for them. Usagi lips felt chapped so she put on some of her lipstick. She stuffed it back in her purse and walked toward the boys. "Hey!" Duo greeted them. Usagi's friends had never seen much of Duo's friends so this was a new experience. "Hi!" Minako said in her normally cheery voice. "Hello Miss Usagi" Quatre said in his polite manner. "Quatre" Usagi said in an annoyed voice. "I thought I told you it was just Usagi" she said grinning. Quatre blushed deeply. "I'm sorry" he murmured. "That's OK" Usagi answered him. Quatre blushed more but then the subject was changed.
"So are we just going to stand here or are we going in" came the teasing voice of Duo.
"Be patient Maxwell, for once!" Wufei growled.
"Wu-man who ever said you were patient either?" Duo asked raising an eyebrow.
"That's it Maxwell! I said never to call me Wu-man! Say good - bye to your braid!" Wufei yelled pulling his Katana out.
"Enough!" Quatre yelled stepping between them. Duo stared at him in awe. Quatre rarely yelled. "Thanks" he muttered opening the restaurant door.
They all walked in and were seated at a round booth table. Duo immediately grabbed the menu and read it through. It took them all a good few minutes to decide. Then Wufei and Duo got into an argument again. "I know what I want" Usagi said breaking them up.
Usagi took another bite of her salad and looked at Duo who was happily munching on a cheeseburger. She wanted to smile at how peaceful and cute he was. Just then Usagi was elbowed in the side by Minako. "Ow" Usagi whispered.
"When are you going for the dare?" Minako whispered in her ear. Usagi nodded and went back to her dinner casually waiting for the right time. The rest of her friends tried to hold their grins.
Finally Usagi put on her fake sick face and stopped eating. Duo noticed this and looked at her. "You OK?" he asked concerned. Wufei almost choked on his food in surprise. Nothing stopped Duo when he was eating. "I'm not feeling so well" Usagi said half moaning.
"I'll take you back to the hotel if you want" Duo suggested not wanting Usagi to be alone If she was sick. Something deep down though wanted to watch her till she got better.
"I'm OK. Don't worry about me but is it OK if you guys take them back?" Usagi asked pointing to her friends.
"It's fine with me" Quatre answered.
"Thank you" Usagi said gratefully. She stood up and headed for the door when she felt someone grab her arm.
"Are you OK?" Duo asked.
Usagi could see worry all over his face. Why did he care so much about her? It was as if... Usagi trailed in her thoughts. 'Duo is just a friend' she said to herself. She found herself staring at Duo.
"I'm fine" she finally broke out. "Just a headache"
Duo sighed and let go of her. He should just follow her. She was just a friend, why did he care so much? He wished he didn't get these feelings. Deep down he knew he felt something different.
Usagi slid her card through Duo's room door and slowly opened the door opening It. Usagi took her chance to look around the room. She figured out Duo's part of the room. Things were scattered out all over his bed. Usagi walked up to the bed and looked at his things. Most of it was just odds and ends like candy, books,cds etc. Then a separate piece of paper caught Usagi's sight. She slowly took it from under the pile and flipped it over to look at it. She gasped and almost dropped it. On it was a smaller version of her and Duo with arms on each other's shoulders. That had been the last birthday Duo and her had celebrated together. Both of them had gleaming smiles and their eyes twinkled with excitement. That had been the birthday Usagi had given him the karaoke machine. Why had they felt so different and happy then? Now there seemed to be some weird feeling between them both. They had been so close to each other when they were little. Life had been so happy then. Now her life was awful and ruined. Usagi felt a tear slide down her cheek. She snapped out of her thoughts and remembered what she had to do. They would be back soon.
Usagi took out her lipstick and drew a picture of a heart on the mirror. Then she wrote 'Now it's my turn to joke'. Then Usagi ran out of the hotel. She didn't feel like laughing at the moment. The picture had brought back to many memories for her.
Usagi sat on the balcony and let the tears run down her cheek. She looked in the sunset and tried to forget it. Nothing was happening. Why did she have to do that dare? Why had she looked at the picture? Then Usagi asked the main question. Why did she feel this way about Duo and why was her life ruined? This only caused more tears to flow freely down her cheek. Her life was a wreck and there was no one to hear her plea of help. There was no way to turn back. Why had she chosen this path? Usagi didn't take the time to wipe the tears off her face because there were too many of them.
Just then Usagi heard the door open. "I did it" Usagi said to who she thought was Minako. Usagi thought the footsteps had turned to go into the bedroom but instead she was surprised by a voice behind her.
"Did what?" asked the boy voice.
Usagi turned around in awe only to see Duo. His face was filled with concern. How would she explain the dare. "Well, I, uh.." Usagi stuttered on words. Just then Duo asked and even harder question. "Why are you crying?" hi voice filled with nothing but concern. Usagi glanced away from him and stared beyond the balcony. More tears flowed down her cheek. She was then startled by his next reaction. He walked up to her and scraped her tears away lifting her chin so she could see his face. Now she knew she had to explain.
"I was doing a dare for Minako. She told me to write in lipstick on your mirror" she answered softly trying not to look at him straight in the eye. "That's why you're crying?" Duo asked in a puzzled voice. 'There has to be more than that' Duo thought. "No" Usagi answered in a squeak. "I saw the picture on your bed and I.." Usagi couldn't finish the sentence. Suddenly a wave of sobs came through her. Duo suddenly wrapped his arms around his friend and comforted her. He knew she wasn't telling him a big chunk of it. Usagi felt warm in his embrace but then felt guilty. She felt like she was cheating on Derek. Although she felt something else in Duo. Duo was just her friend though. This wasn't right, what if Derek saw them?
Just then they heard the hotel room door open. Duo took his arms off of her and stepped back. Minako came in and immediately saw them. She saw Usagi crying and rushed over to comfort her friend. "Usagi?" she asked in confusion.
"I'm fine" Usagi answered.
The rest of the girls came in and stopped to look at the scene. "I found this great place to visit" Makoto said trying to change the topic. "We can go to sliding rock tomorrow" Makoto announced.
They all looked at her in confusion. Makoto sighed and gave an explanation. "It's a big rock that is supposed to be really slippery and fun" she answered. They all shrugged. "Is noon OK with you guys?" Makoto asked Duo. Duo finally changed his glance and blushed. "Yeah, sure" he answered horribly embarrassed. "Great" Makoto stated cheerfully. "Just as long as we're back in time" Usagi said with a face that said 'You know'. Derek was picking her up that night at six so they could got to another club to hang out. Usagi didn't like this idea but she hadn't protested. "Don't worry you will have time to get ready for Derek" Makoto answered.
Duo sighed as he heard the name Derek. Duo had seen him around and he didn't look that safe. Duo also knew he felt a pang of jealousy for some reason. But why? Duo quickly got out of his trance and spoke up. "I'm going back to my hotel" he answered. They all nodded and watched him leave.
Minako stared at Usagi and wondered why Usagi wasn't telling her anything. She had seen a glimpse of Duo and her. Duo had had his arms around her in a comforting embrace. Usagi had been crying. Minako had pretty much seen the whole thing. She knew the story would slowly unfold, but when.
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Duo opened the door and jumped back in surprise as he saw an unhappy face staring at him. "Maxwell!!!!!!!!!!" Wufei screamed bringing out his katana. Wufei had obviously seen Usagi's joke which made Duo only laugh but then think of her in concern again.
I finally finished chap 11! I hoped you like it! I will put up chapter 12 shortly! PLEASE REVIEW! Thanks! Ja ne! Usako
Usagi looked behind her through the car window. Duo and his friends were still trailing them. They had been on the road for what seemed hours. Rashid was driving and the boys were in the back they had two limos because they were bringing their band instruments. It almost made Usagi laugh. The girls were all packed in one van and they didn't have any other cars.
"Your turn" Minako said getting Usagi out of her trance.
They had been playing truth or dare for the last hour.
"Dare" Usagi said rolling her eyes.
Minako gave a sly grin. Usagi gulped. She should had never picked dare for Minako.
"I dare you to go to the boys hotel room when we get there and write a message in lipstick on their mirror" she said grinning widely.
Usagi almost sighed. This wasn't the worst dare she had gotten. Though this one still was going to be tricky. Knowing Duo's friend Heero how were they going to get him and his laptop out of the room? Usagi fell silent the next few minutes and concentrated on a plan. "Usagi truth or dare?" Rei asked. They had gone around once already since her dare. Usagi didn't want dare again so she answered "Truth". "Are Duo and you more than just friends?" Rei asked with a sly grin. Usagi went pale. She didn't know what to answer. She had asked herself that and still didn't have an answer. "No" she finally answered. "I still have Derek, remember?" Usagi added. "I know but the way you guys act around each other. It's like your hiding your love, ya know?" Minako said. This answer shocked Usagi. Duo was a friend, how could she love him? He was just another next door neighbor right. Usagi's head started to throb again. "Enough" Usagi answered solemnly. Why did her friends have to rub it in? She had so badly wanted the same answer from herself but right now she knew of nothing. She stared back at the boys limo. She couldn't see them inside since they were not in the front. Usagi sighed and turned around. Why was her life so confusing?
Minako watched as Usagi stared back at the limo. Why did she look so sad; or was she confused, about what though? Friendship, life, Love? Minako knew some of this had to do with Duo. She had watched Usagi and Derek together many times and it looked like there wasn't any real love. Duo and Usagi was a different story though. She wondered if she should get them together but then stopped herself. Things would just have to work themselves out. She knew Usagi had been feeling down ever since she was with Derek. She had been acting very weird though since Duo had come back. Usagi had only talked about him once. Minako wondered if there was more she didn't know. She would just have to watch and find out.
Usagi heaved her suitcase on her bed and sighed.
"I think I brought too much" she said tiredly.
"Nonsense. There is never too much" Minako said smiling throwing her suitcase on the bed next to Usagi's.
Usagi rolled her eyes and gave Minako a smile. She was always so positive. Usagi couldn't live a day without being very sad. It had felt that way for a long time. Usagi walked through the hotel room and examined it. It was just like any other room. Two beds, a pull-out couch, a bathroom, closet, a small kitchen and a balcony. Usagi wondered what the boys were doing now. Their hotel was across the street from the girls. It was the same probably for them. Usagi sat down at her bed. It was one hot day and she didn't feel like sitting around.
"Minako I'm going to the pool" she said unzipping her suitcase and pulling out her bathing suit.
"Wait for me I wanna come too!" Minako exclaimed rushing into the room.
Usagi smiled and watched her friend grab her bathing suit. Usagi checked her watch. It was five o'clock.
"In five minutes" Usagi said stepping in the bathroom to change.
"OK" Minako answered back behind the bathroom door.
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"Omae O Korosu" Heero said in his normal monotone voice.
"Oh please" Duo pleaded sarcastically.
"I'm too old for that trick."
Heero didn't show any change of emotion. A silence was washed over them and the gun was still at Duo's forehead. Duo couldn't bare it, he had to say something. Heero was just too quiet for him.
"Your on your computer 24/7 why don't u actually do something normal for once" Duo said teasingly.
Heero gave him a cold blank stare. "Hnn" he grunted as an answer.
"Don't Hnn me!" Duo yelled.
Heero raised an eyebrow and gave a weird expression. Duo broke into laughter. And fell on the bed. Heero's face went back to its blank mode and he stared coldly at Duo. He took his gun back and sat back down in the chair. Duo eyed him still laughing and realized he wasn't looking. Duo made one swift movement and unplugged the laptop. The screen went blank and he could see Heero's muscles tighten in anger and fury.
Heero knocked the chair over as he angrily sat up. He took out his gun again and took the safety trigger off. Duo's eyes widened. Heero was serious now. "Um, Quatre?" Duo whimpered for help. Heeros gun was still pointed on his fore -head. Duo could see Heero's hand tighten on the trigger. It looked like he was just about to shoot. Duo could feel so much panic. He felt like he was going to faint. Just then Quatre burst in.
"Heero put the gun down" Quatre ordered.
Heero coldly stared at him but then put the gun away slowly. Duo sighed in relief and collapsed on the bed. "That was close" he stated gasping for breath to keep his calm. He hated when Heero and Wufei threatened him. Wufei didn't use a gun though. He used his Katana to try and cut his braid. 'My precious braid' Duo thought. Duo was glad Quatre was always there though. Quatre was kind hearted and didn't want any violence. He always seemed too safe Duo in the nick of time. Duo sat up on the bed and thought of things to do. "There is nothing to do" he mumbled. There was no one who wanted to hear him though. Duo grabbed the TV remote and turned the TV on. He slowly flipped through the channels until he stopped at MTV. It was about the only thing on.
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Usagi's head burst above the water. "This is so refreshing" she commented. She flipped her hair back and looked at Minako who seemed to think the same. It felt so light. Usagi felt like she could relax. She plunged herself under the water again. She felt like she could stay under the water forever. She felt like she was floating. She looked around under water. She felt like she was flying and there was no life, just peace. Suddenly Usagi felt someone jerk her up. Her head came up out of the water and she faced Minako.
"Hey! Why did you do that?!" Usagi complained.
"You were under so long I thought you were going to drown" Minako answered crossing her arms.
Usagi just smiled and rolled her eyes. She then slapped her hand at the water sending it at Minako.
Minako just smirked back and splashed her back. Soon the small splashes became larger and larger until they became waves of water. The water flew everywhere. A lot of it got out of the pool. All Usagi heard was their laughter and the water. Soon one of the Hotel workers had to come in and stop them from taking all of the water out of the pool. He told them their time was up in the pool.
Usagi gasped for breath as she stepped out of the pool. "That was fun" Minako said cheerfully.
"Yeah" Usagi answered.
Both of them grabbed their towels and went back to the hotel room. 'I haven't had fun like this in so long' Usagi thought. She wished life were always like this. Or was it just her life that was messed up? Usagi looked at Minako. She was always cheery and she had an awesome life. Usagi envied her, her life wasn't a wreck like hers. Usagi thought of Derek and she got an unwelcome feeling. She shuddered and wrapped the towel tighter around herself. Then Usagi's thoughts drifted back to Duo. A feeling she had never felt washed through her. She didn't understand why she had felt this way since Duo had come back.
Usagi stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around herself. It felt good to have the chlorine washed off. She felt clean and fresh and ready to do anything. She quickly got dressed into a pair of jeans and a halter -top so they could go do something.
Just as she finished her make - up there was a knock at the hotel room door. Usagi stepped out of the bathroom and went to go get the door. She thought it would be Makoto whose room was right next to theirs. Usagi opened the door and was not greeted by Makoto. Instead there was Duo. "Hi!" Usagi greeted him with a warm smile. Duo smiled back and answered "Hey". Duo stared at her. She was really pretty at the moment.
"Um, me and my group were wondering if you wanted to go to eat somewhere" Duo said shrugging his shoulders and mentally slapping himself for looking. Usagi didn't even have to think.
"Sure, we were about to go out anyways" she added.
Duo nodded. "We'll meet you guys at the parking lot of our hotel in ten minutes" Duo stated.
"OK" Usagi answered. "Oh by the way here is our room key if we ever get the group together and have a small party" Usagi said handing him an extra key. Duo slowly took the key and put in his pocket.
"Here is ours if you need it" he said handing her the key.
Usagi nodded and took it. She didn't know what else to say. "Thank you" she muttered. She stared at her feet trying to avoid his hypnotizing gaze.
"See ya" Duo murmured and he left to go back. He didn't know why he felt wordless. It seemed like she did too. Were they feeling the same things or not? What if she secretly hated him. 'No' thought Duo. 'It can't be true, we have been best friends since we were little kids' he said to himself. Duo walked out of the hotel and went back to his own.
Usagi slowed her car down and stopped. Duo walked up to it and she put the window down. "Just follow us" he stated. Usagi nodded and she rolled the window back up. Usagi watched as their car pulled out and then she followed them to where ever they were going. Just then Minako spoke up.
"So when are you going to do your dare?" She asked with an evil grin.
Usagi sighed and slouched down in her seat. "I guess tonight" she answered.
"I could leave the restaurant early and then sneak into their room. I have their key" Usagi said showing the key to Minako.
"How will we get back?" Minako asked.
"I think Quatre's limo is big enough" Usagi answered.
Minako nodded and just smiled. Usagi knew this would be funny. She just didn't feel like doing it. She had chose dare so now she had to do it. She parked her car when she saw Duo's park in the parking lot of a restaurant she had never heard of.
Usagi got out of the car and saw Duo waiting outside for them. Usagi lips felt chapped so she put on some of her lipstick. She stuffed it back in her purse and walked toward the boys. "Hey!" Duo greeted them. Usagi's friends had never seen much of Duo's friends so this was a new experience. "Hi!" Minako said in her normally cheery voice. "Hello Miss Usagi" Quatre said in his polite manner. "Quatre" Usagi said in an annoyed voice. "I thought I told you it was just Usagi" she said grinning. Quatre blushed deeply. "I'm sorry" he murmured. "That's OK" Usagi answered him. Quatre blushed more but then the subject was changed.
"So are we just going to stand here or are we going in" came the teasing voice of Duo.
"Be patient Maxwell, for once!" Wufei growled.
"Wu-man who ever said you were patient either?" Duo asked raising an eyebrow.
"That's it Maxwell! I said never to call me Wu-man! Say good - bye to your braid!" Wufei yelled pulling his Katana out.
"Enough!" Quatre yelled stepping between them. Duo stared at him in awe. Quatre rarely yelled. "Thanks" he muttered opening the restaurant door.
They all walked in and were seated at a round booth table. Duo immediately grabbed the menu and read it through. It took them all a good few minutes to decide. Then Wufei and Duo got into an argument again. "I know what I want" Usagi said breaking them up.
Usagi took another bite of her salad and looked at Duo who was happily munching on a cheeseburger. She wanted to smile at how peaceful and cute he was. Just then Usagi was elbowed in the side by Minako. "Ow" Usagi whispered.
"When are you going for the dare?" Minako whispered in her ear. Usagi nodded and went back to her dinner casually waiting for the right time. The rest of her friends tried to hold their grins.
Finally Usagi put on her fake sick face and stopped eating. Duo noticed this and looked at her. "You OK?" he asked concerned. Wufei almost choked on his food in surprise. Nothing stopped Duo when he was eating. "I'm not feeling so well" Usagi said half moaning.
"I'll take you back to the hotel if you want" Duo suggested not wanting Usagi to be alone If she was sick. Something deep down though wanted to watch her till she got better.
"I'm OK. Don't worry about me but is it OK if you guys take them back?" Usagi asked pointing to her friends.
"It's fine with me" Quatre answered.
"Thank you" Usagi said gratefully. She stood up and headed for the door when she felt someone grab her arm.
"Are you OK?" Duo asked.
Usagi could see worry all over his face. Why did he care so much about her? It was as if... Usagi trailed in her thoughts. 'Duo is just a friend' she said to herself. She found herself staring at Duo.
"I'm fine" she finally broke out. "Just a headache"
Duo sighed and let go of her. He should just follow her. She was just a friend, why did he care so much? He wished he didn't get these feelings. Deep down he knew he felt something different.
Usagi slid her card through Duo's room door and slowly opened the door opening It. Usagi took her chance to look around the room. She figured out Duo's part of the room. Things were scattered out all over his bed. Usagi walked up to the bed and looked at his things. Most of it was just odds and ends like candy, books,cds etc. Then a separate piece of paper caught Usagi's sight. She slowly took it from under the pile and flipped it over to look at it. She gasped and almost dropped it. On it was a smaller version of her and Duo with arms on each other's shoulders. That had been the last birthday Duo and her had celebrated together. Both of them had gleaming smiles and their eyes twinkled with excitement. That had been the birthday Usagi had given him the karaoke machine. Why had they felt so different and happy then? Now there seemed to be some weird feeling between them both. They had been so close to each other when they were little. Life had been so happy then. Now her life was awful and ruined. Usagi felt a tear slide down her cheek. She snapped out of her thoughts and remembered what she had to do. They would be back soon.
Usagi took out her lipstick and drew a picture of a heart on the mirror. Then she wrote 'Now it's my turn to joke'. Then Usagi ran out of the hotel. She didn't feel like laughing at the moment. The picture had brought back to many memories for her.
Usagi sat on the balcony and let the tears run down her cheek. She looked in the sunset and tried to forget it. Nothing was happening. Why did she have to do that dare? Why had she looked at the picture? Then Usagi asked the main question. Why did she feel this way about Duo and why was her life ruined? This only caused more tears to flow freely down her cheek. Her life was a wreck and there was no one to hear her plea of help. There was no way to turn back. Why had she chosen this path? Usagi didn't take the time to wipe the tears off her face because there were too many of them.
Just then Usagi heard the door open. "I did it" Usagi said to who she thought was Minako. Usagi thought the footsteps had turned to go into the bedroom but instead she was surprised by a voice behind her.
"Did what?" asked the boy voice.
Usagi turned around in awe only to see Duo. His face was filled with concern. How would she explain the dare. "Well, I, uh.." Usagi stuttered on words. Just then Duo asked and even harder question. "Why are you crying?" hi voice filled with nothing but concern. Usagi glanced away from him and stared beyond the balcony. More tears flowed down her cheek. She was then startled by his next reaction. He walked up to her and scraped her tears away lifting her chin so she could see his face. Now she knew she had to explain.
"I was doing a dare for Minako. She told me to write in lipstick on your mirror" she answered softly trying not to look at him straight in the eye. "That's why you're crying?" Duo asked in a puzzled voice. 'There has to be more than that' Duo thought. "No" Usagi answered in a squeak. "I saw the picture on your bed and I.." Usagi couldn't finish the sentence. Suddenly a wave of sobs came through her. Duo suddenly wrapped his arms around his friend and comforted her. He knew she wasn't telling him a big chunk of it. Usagi felt warm in his embrace but then felt guilty. She felt like she was cheating on Derek. Although she felt something else in Duo. Duo was just her friend though. This wasn't right, what if Derek saw them?
Just then they heard the hotel room door open. Duo took his arms off of her and stepped back. Minako came in and immediately saw them. She saw Usagi crying and rushed over to comfort her friend. "Usagi?" she asked in confusion.
"I'm fine" Usagi answered.
The rest of the girls came in and stopped to look at the scene. "I found this great place to visit" Makoto said trying to change the topic. "We can go to sliding rock tomorrow" Makoto announced.
They all looked at her in confusion. Makoto sighed and gave an explanation. "It's a big rock that is supposed to be really slippery and fun" she answered. They all shrugged. "Is noon OK with you guys?" Makoto asked Duo. Duo finally changed his glance and blushed. "Yeah, sure" he answered horribly embarrassed. "Great" Makoto stated cheerfully. "Just as long as we're back in time" Usagi said with a face that said 'You know'. Derek was picking her up that night at six so they could got to another club to hang out. Usagi didn't like this idea but she hadn't protested. "Don't worry you will have time to get ready for Derek" Makoto answered.
Duo sighed as he heard the name Derek. Duo had seen him around and he didn't look that safe. Duo also knew he felt a pang of jealousy for some reason. But why? Duo quickly got out of his trance and spoke up. "I'm going back to my hotel" he answered. They all nodded and watched him leave.
Minako stared at Usagi and wondered why Usagi wasn't telling her anything. She had seen a glimpse of Duo and her. Duo had had his arms around her in a comforting embrace. Usagi had been crying. Minako had pretty much seen the whole thing. She knew the story would slowly unfold, but when.
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Duo opened the door and jumped back in surprise as he saw an unhappy face staring at him. "Maxwell!!!!!!!!!!" Wufei screamed bringing out his katana. Wufei had obviously seen Usagi's joke which made Duo only laugh but then think of her in concern again.
I finally finished chap 11! I hoped you like it! I will put up chapter 12 shortly! PLEASE REVIEW! Thanks! Ja ne! Usako