Hi! I hope you all liked the last chapter! Duo: It was short.......... Usako:so what it was good! Duo: is this chapter better? Usako: Duh! Duo(raises an eyebrow) Usako: don't even say a thing! Duo: (laughs) Usako: Wufei where's your darn Katana when I need it! Usako chases Duo around. Gomen! To the story!

Usagi was woken up by her annoying alarm clock at seven. She grumbled and rolled out of bed. She hated waking up early. She felt a little better from the long sleep so she felt a bit more happy. Though she knew she was scared. What would Derek say? She was sure to see him. A fear crept down her spine. She knew she was not good at self - defense. Who would protect her and would Derek come? Usagi tried to shake the thought as she grabbed a new outfit. She climbed into the shower and was lost in a warm mist.

Usagi stepped outside and took a big breath of fresh air. It was raining in a mist. It was foggy and there was barely any rain. She hated it when it rained. She stepped outside in her raincoat and went to the bus stop where she already saw Duo. She looked down at her feet as she waited for the bus. She could feel Duo staring at her for a second but then he stared away. Usagi could feel it in her throat but she held it back, there was no time for emotions. Summer was over and it was time for school. She was still terrified though of Derek. Would he come back for her? 'Probably not' she convinced herself. Usagi nodded to herself and told herself nothing bad was going to happen. Usagi's thoughts were ripped away when she heard the brakes of the large bus. She got on the bus and sat down as far as she could from Duo. She looked out the window and waited for a good day that she hoped would happen. Though she didn't know what would really happen.

As soon as Duo walked in the building he definitely got stares. Being new wasn't easy but he didn't care. He got a lot of stares from other girls his age. Was he really that handsome? Duo caught sight of his friends and rushed up to them. "Hey guys" he said greeting them. They were all silent and they were taking in their surroundings. Teenagers glared at them. Some girls admiring them for looks others knowing they were new. The boys could tell Duo was getting quite a few stares from the girls. Duo ignored them, he had had a lot of these, but still not as many. Duo and his friends walked into the office where they would sign in and find their teacher. Duo wondered what this year would be like. Would it be fun, boring, bad? Though he didn't know exactly but this one year would change his life.

Usagi looked around the corner before she walked there. Sure enough there was Derek. Usagi stepped back and ran to find another way to her homeroom class. She didn't know how she would avoid him the whole year. She felt a chill down her back. Suddenly she felt him following her. She started to take a faster pace and she heard him do the same. Usagi held her breath waiting for him to attack as she walked ahead but just then Minako came up. She had a cheery face but when she saw Derek She took Usagi all the way to homeroom class.

"He's after me" Usagi said her voice full with fear. "Don't worry" Minako said trying to calm her. They were together in homeroom and they were whispering silently waiting for the teacher to start the class. "Minako, he'll get me one day" Usagi stated. Her voice began to quiver. "Don't worry" Minako said in her soothing voice again. Usagi hid the tears and nodded slightly. Then she wondered what classes Duo and his friends would be in. There wasn't much of a chance that any of them would be together in most of their classes.

Just then the teacher stepped in the front of the class and waited for them to calm down. "Hello, my name is Mrs.Cheng. I will be your Literature teacher this year. I hope all of you enjoy this course and do your best. It will be hard work but fun." Mrs.Cheng stated altogether. Usagi noticed that she had a serious but kind feature. Usagi could tell Mrs.Cheng was a nice teacher but also wanted the students to be disciplined. Usagi couldn't get her mind off Derek. Would he hurt her? Would he hurt Duo? Usagi felt the tears coming again. She held them in as best as she could. She was scared, sad and confused. She didn't know why confused but she could feel there was an answer she didn't want to hear. Usagi looked down and tried to keep her tears in and made sure no one was looking.

Just then the teacher spoke up again. Usagi tried to look at her without letting anyone know she was near to tears.

"Class I would like to introduce our new students that are coming to our class."

'Please, not him' she thought. Two students stepped in and Usagi felt her heart fall on the floor. In stepped Quatre and Duo. She put her head down and stared at her desk. She couldn't take it. Duo's eyes immediately fell on her. He saw that she was not feeling well. He wanted to go hug her and tell her everything was going to be OK. He couldn't though, it felt like there was a small barrier between them. Every day it became smaller and smaller. What would happen if it got smaller? He didn't want to think about it. Though he did want to talk to her later.

"Duo you may take a seat next to Usagi and Quatre you can sit next to Minako"

Mrs.Cheng stated. Both of the boys nodded their heads and sat where they were told. Duo glanced at Usagi.

"Are you OK?" he asked in a soft whisper. Usagi still stared down at her desk and didn't reply. Duo nodded slightly and stared at the front of the room when the teacher began her lesson.

Usagi walked out of her social studies classroom and started to go to her locker. So far Duo was in all of her classes. She didn't know why but right now she had a major headache. It had been hard to keep her tears in all day. About a half an hour they had dried out. Usagi walked to her locker. Since she had stayed to talk to her teacher she was one of the only people in the hall. She turned the corner cautiously but it was too late. She was the only one in the hall; and so was Derek.

Duo got his things in his locker and slammed it shut. The hall seemed deserted because a lot of people were in lunch. He started to walk to the cafeteria. He knew this would be a better time to talk to Usagi. He felt this urge to find her and tell her everything, but there was still a small barrier. He started to walk toward the cafeteria when he heard a scream. He snuck up around the corner. He then heard another in a door at the end of the hall - way. He slowly walked up to the door and peeked in.



"Thought you would get away didn't you?" Derek asked with an evil grin. Usagi stood in fear in the back of the room. Derek was blocking the door and in his hand was a gun. Usagi trembled in fear. "You and your boy friend will be gone before anyone will know." He said with a chuckle. Then his face turned serious and he gripped his hand on the gun. "Derek, no" Usagi trembled. "why not?" he asked her. Usagi didn't know what to say. 'Please' she begged. She closed her eyes and waited for the bullet to enter her. Derek sneered and put his finger on the trigger. 'This is it' Usagi thought. Usagi knew this was the end of her life. She didn't want to die this way though. Then she wondered about Duo. Would Derek kill him too? Just then she heard the bullet come out of the gun. Her eyes were closed and she waited for the pain. Suddenly something ran into her and knocked her down under it. Usagi didn't feel anything. And then her heart felt like someone had stabbed it.

Usagi slowly opened her eyes afraid of what she would see. On top of her was a very shocked and pain stricken Duo.

"Oh my God" she whispered, worries washed over her. Her eyes widened in fear. Then she heard Derek shoot again. It hit Duo in the arm this time.

"Derek, stop!" Usagi yelled, tears streaming down her face.

Duo had saved her and risked his life. He was now shot in the leg and arm and he was bleeding heavily. She lifted Duo off of her. She ran up to Derek and kicked him as hard as she could. Derek flew backward and hit a shelf making the contents spill out. Derek laid in the corner of the room unconscious. Usagi turned around to Duo. She rushed up to him and looked at his arms.

"Why did you do that for me?" she asked in between sobs. Duo could barely speak. His vision was blurred. He didn't want to see Usagi dead. Something inside of him told him that she meant too much. He didn't know what to answer. He felt her tears fall on him. Just then a teacher ran into the room.

First she saw Usagi with Duo in her arms and then she saw Derek unconscious with a gun in his hand. "Stay right there, I'm going to get help!" she yelled. The teacher ran out and went to get help.

Usagi faced Duo again. "Why?" she whimpered. Duo stared into her eyes and searched them. They showed worry, sadness, pain and.... Duo stopped right there. He saw what was in her eyes but he couldn't believe it. Usagi searched his dazed eyes. He had saved her life so many times. It was always her fault that these things were happening. Duo tried to sit up slowly. His leg stung with pain. "Please stay still" Usagi sobbed.

"I don't want you hurt anymore" she whispered. Duo was shocked. Despite what she said he sat up and gazed intently into her eyes. They were glassy from tears. Her face was red and she was heartbroken.

"I'm fine" he whispered holding the pain in his tone. Usagi gazed sadly into his eyes. Without thought his good arm went up to her and held her to his chest.

"Crying doesn't suit you" he whispered his lips brushing against her ear. Usagi came out of his grip and stared into his eyes again but with more worry.

"It's all my fault" she whispered. She looked down at the floor. When would the ambulance be here? She wanted Duo to get help fast. She didn't want him to..... Usagi couldn't finish her thought it was too painful. Usagi took her hair ribbons and wrapped them around his wounds tightly.

"It's not your fault" Duo managed to get out. He started to become very dizzy. His vision started to get heavy.

"Stay with me Duo" Usagi pleaded him. She didn't want him to go unconscious. More tears came down her face. Usagi gripped his hand and rubbed it. "Please Duo, no" she sobbed.

He gazed at her in a weird way. With all of his might he tried to stay awake. Usagi held him to her chest and tried to keep him awake. Her chest felt warm. Duo felt small and the only thing protecting him was Usagi.

Just then the door burst open and there were the police and other workers. Usagi slowly handed them Duo and they put him on a cot. "I have to come with him" she stated to one of them.

"Mam you need to stay at school" the worker answered.

"No! I am going with him!" Usagi yelled and she rushed out to where they were carrying Duo on the ambulance. The workers fought her but finally let her stay in the back where she could be with Duo. She heard the sirens blaring and the vehicle started to move. She looked at Duo. His eyes were closed but she could tell he was not unconscious. More tears came down her face as she stared at her best friend. 'Best friend? Are you sure?' a voice asked in her head. 'Stop' pleaded Usagi. 'You obviously are avoiding it' the voice said in her head. 'Leave me alone' thought Usagi. Another tear came down but this one was for confusion of what was happening between her and Duo. The voice couldn't be true could it? Even if it was she didn't want to fall in love again. She tongued the word 'Love'. Had she actually said that? 'No!' she thought. He was just a friend. Why did this worry her every day? Couldn't she just have a normal life? Usagi sadly looked at Duo who had his eyes barely open. "Duo......." Usagi whispered. He gave her a faint smile. Usagi couldn't smile, this was too much for her. 'Please be OK' she pleaded.

Usagi followed them as they pushed Duo into the emergency room. She was fear stricken and her face was blank. The emotions were too powerful. She had so many emotions at the same time that she was crying for almost no reason. When they got Duo in a room they made her stay outside for the operation.

Time took forever. She felt like she had been sitting here for days. It had only been an hour. She waited as patient as she could but it almost seemed impossible. Duo why is this happening? Usagi kept asking herself this. She tried to keep saying he was just a friend but each time a new question came from a voice from deep within. Usagi was still crying for him. He had taken two bullets for her. He could have been dead by now. He had protected her like he had loved her, her whole life. 'No!' Usagi screamed in her head. More tears streamed down his cheek.

Usagi waited for another couple hours and then finally the workers came out. Usagi didn't care what they said. She wanted to see Duo. He had to be OK. She pushed her way through the doors and ran up to his figure on the bed. His eyes were closed. Usagi wanted to scream. He couldn't have. Just then a doctor came up behind her.

"He should be awake in about an hour" he stated.

Usagi took a huge sigh. More tears came down. He was actually OK! Usagi wanted to scream for joy but she was too sad. She took a chair next to him and sat down. She would wait for him to wake up. She had to thank him. He was her best friend and he had protected her with his life. Usagi didn't know how to thank him for this one. A big part of her wanted to leave because of how she felt but a small part of her told her to stay. She was so confused. Why was always her life that was hard to predict hr feelings. There were no feelings for Duo right? Usagi mentally slapped her self. More tears came down her cheeks. She had probably was going to stop crying soon because she had probably already cried all of the water out of herself. Usagi went to go get a drink but made sure it was quick so she would be there when Duo woke up.

Usagi sat down with her glass of water. Why was she so emotional? Why did she always cry? Was it something she was unsure of? Usagi leaned back in her chair and took a sip of water. She placed the glass down and stared at Duo. He looked in pain but he also looked peaceful at the moment. Usagi also noticed he was really cute when sleeping. Usagi tore the thought form her head and looked up. "What are these feelings?" she asked in a whisper. She closed her eyes only for a second thinking she would give her eyes a rest but instead fell asleep.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Duo's Dream*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Duo looked around him. He was in school and he was looking for Usagi. He kept running. He even passed by his friends but totally ignored them. Something bad was going to happen to Usagi and he knew it. Finally he went down a deserted hallway where he heard a voice. He looked inside. There was Derek with his gun and he was pointing it at Usagi. His eyes widened and Derek shot.

"NO!" Duo screamed bursting the door open.

Time slowed down and he ran up to Usagi. She was bleeding in the stomach. "No.." he whispered.

Duo felt his eyes water up.

"Usagi no" he whispered. She reached out and put her hand on his cheek. Duo wanted to confess everything to her. Then a wall appeared between them. Usagi was coughing up blood.

"No! Usagi!" He cried out.

Everything went slower and he watched his friend die. Suddenly the wall started to fade. It had faded enough for him to pick her up. He looked into her eyes. There was pain and sadness.

"Usagi..." Duo knew this was the only time he could confess what he felt. She was going to die. A tear silently came down his cheek. She was going to be gone and he had to confess this.

"Usagi..........aishi..." Duo couldn't finish his sentence before the wall appeared again and they were separated. Then Duo watched as she closed her eyes and died. "NNNOOOOO!!!!!!" He cried out but it was too late.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*End of Duo's dream*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Duo suddenly woke up in a white room gasping for breath and he was drenched in sweat. What was that dream all about?



Hi! I hope you liked that chap! I am hoping to have the next chapter up soon! PLEASE REVIEW! I love it when you review my story! Thanx for the support so far! Ja ne! *~Usagi Princess~*