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Usagi walked downstairs silently still in a daze from the night before. Her hair hung loosely from her head and it swayed with her walk. She rubbed her head from the tiredness and looked around the room. No one was awake yet and it felt lonely downstairs. She was about to get a piece of fruit out when she noticed the mail on the kitchen table. She wondered if she had gotten anything. She loved getting letters from people but she usually didn't get very many.
She shuffled through the many letters looking at whom they were addressed to. Most of them were either the usual junk mail or business letters for her mom or dad. Her hands stopped when she noticed a certain letter in front of her. It was addressed to her. She smiled and dropped the rest of the mail on the table. When she read whom it was from she frowned. Fear overcame her, but so did excitement. Her hands shook as she slowly opened the envelope trying her best not to leave a tear. Once it was open she slowly took out the piece of paper inside. She read her eyes not leaving the envelope.
Dear Usagi Tsukino,
You have been accepted into Harvard Law School. Congratulations,
Usagi stopped reading there. She couldn't believe it! She made it. She let out a squeal of joy and jumped around. She wasn't tired anymore. Her heart danced for joy but also hung low. One part of it was happy, the other sad. 'Oh my gosh' she thought. Her mind screamed. All the hard work had paid off. But one part of her kept her smile from going too far. Thoughts of last night had troubled her too much. What did this voice mean? Was she the wrong one? Had she made the wrong decision?
Duo sat on his bed and stared out his window. He hadn't felt like jumping for joy as Usagi had when he had gotten accepted from Princeton. Yes he had made it, but Usagi was the one on his mind. She was so afraid that she had denied everything. Did she really love him. 'Yes' a voice answered. Duo hated when this voice popped up. He wanted to be able to tell on his own. He sighed thinking of last night. His heart hadn't stopped falling. He wished she would let go of her fear. Why did she have to be so scared. He stared down at his bed sheets and gripped them tightly. He loved her, yes it was true. He wasn't afraid any more, but she was. He had wanted her love and for her to be happy. He could tell she was slowly recovering though. He sighed and got up. He had to start packing. He was leaving in a day. After that he wouldn't be able to see her any more. His heart sank more at the thought. "Usa......." He whispered.
Usagi heaved the rest of her belongings into her car. It had taken a long time to pack. It had been so busy in the past day. She had packed everything and had tried to get a job. Her parents had given her money for what she needed for the first year but after that she was on her own. It felt so weird to be going on her own. She was leaving soon and she had say good bye to every one. Her first stop was Minako.
"We'll miss you" Minako said as she hugged Usagi. Everyone took turns hugging her and Ami. Both of them were going to college. Usagi hugged them all and got ready to go.
"I'll miss you so much, don't worry, I will see you guys sometime" she said.
They all nodded and smiled. Usagi got in her car and started the engine. Usagi waved for her last time and disappeared around the corner. In her head she was wondering when she would ever get to see her friends again. She gripped her hands on the steering wheel. It was scary how she was leaving. She was leaving everything behind. Now all she had to do is say good bye to her family and her best friend.
Usagi rang the doorbell and waited for a reply. What was she going to say to Duo? He was leaving too. Her heart didn't want to leave him. Part of her wanted to chicken out and go to Harvard right now but her strong love held her on the doorstep of his house. How would she tell him how she felt? Suddenly the door opened and there stood the one and only Duo.
Usagi shifted uncomfortably and tried to think of something to say. Finally she found something in her head.
"I'm leaving soon and I just wanted to say good-bye." She softly said.
He nodded not knowing what to think. He knew she was taking her courage to do this, and he thought it was brave.
She looked up in his eyes and looked right through them. She hadn't meant to hurt him. His eyes showed sadness, hurt, love, and joy. She hated to see her best friend like this. Suddenly something small started to work it's way out of her heart. A tear rolled down her cheek at the thought. Duo immediately walked up to her and embraced her in a hug.
She buried her face in his shirt and cried softly. She didn't want to leave him. Yes she did love him but her fears were too over powering. She had this empty feeling in her heart without him. She wished she had never become afraid. Duo stood back and looked her straight in the eyes.
He wiped a tear off her cheek and searched her eyes. Why did this happen every time? Why should he go farther? He would just get hurt again. He just stared and didn't know what to say. He hadn't realized her face getting closer to his as he stared. She leaned forward and brushed her lips against his. It was so soft that it hadn't even been there. Duo leaned down and kissed her again but more passionate this time.
His lips covered hers in a bittersweet kiss that he didn't want to let go of. Her lips were warm but they also showed an apology. He nibbled softly on her bottom lip. Usagi replied slowly. She tried to memorize the most of this moment she could. When she had had enough she slowly backed away but their foreheads touched. More tears came down slowly as she tried to sort out her words.
"Duo, I do .......... Love you, I'm just not ready" she sobbed.
Duo stepped back in shock. She had just told him. She really did love him. She was still afraid. He wanted to be by her side every moment but knew she was leaving soon. More tears streamed down her face. Would he ever see her again. He might if he let her come to one of his band concerts. He knew him and his band was planning one but he didn't know when. Their CD was coming out soon and there were some songs on there he had never shown Usagi. He had wanted to sing to her on his own but now there was no time. He slowly went up to her and took her in an embrace again. He didn't want to let go and neither did she. This was their last few moments and he wanted to cherish them forever before she left. Usagi didn't know what to say. She felt so protected and warm in his arms. They were ones she would want to be forever. She didn't want to leave but she had to. She slowly backed out of his embrace.
"I'll see you again some day" she said softly. She stared up in his eyes, which were filled with hurt and sadness. She quickly pecked him on the cheek and left.
It had been so quick. She had barely said good bye. 'Did I make the wrong decision?' she asked in her mind again. Usagi gripped her steering wheel again. It was going to be a long car ride. Harvard was at least a five-hour drive. She wondered what it would be like there. Was this going to be busier than ever? Usagi sighed and tried to forget her fears. She needed to learn to send them away.
Usagi opened the door to her new dorm room and peeked in. It wasn't that bad. She had already signed in and She was set up for classes in five days. She had seen a few people and they all looked really nice. She didn't feel like smiling that much, there weren't many words for her to smile on. She brought in a couple of boxes and put them in her bedroom. She had one other room- mate. She hadn't seen her yet but she couldn't wait to meet her. She hoped she would be nice. Usagi sighed and went back to her car to get some more boxes. She wondered what her new life would be like.
Usagi put a picture of her and her friends on the bed stand and put in an angle where she could see it. She had put the pictures of all her friends all around the room, except Duo's. It was too painful to think of him. She didn't want any reminders but her heart was the biggest one. Their last moment had been too painful. It had seared right through her. A tear slid down her cheek as she looked in the next boxes. On the top was a picture of Duo. She closed the box and put it in a deserted corner of her closet. She stared at the box thinking for a bit.
"I'm sorry, Duo" She whispered turning away from the closet.
Usagi collapsed on her bed. She had finally finished unpacking and arranging her room. There wasn't much to do. She had everything for her classes already. She then noticed a box on the floor that she had accidentally missed. She slowly rolled off her bed and opened the box. She looked inside to find a lot of papers. They were drawings and writings she had done in the past. She dug to the bottom of the box and realized what her hand was gripping. She slowly pulled it out from under the other papers and pulled it up to her eyes. It was her book that she hadn't written in for months. More like years. Usagi sighed and looked through everything she had written. If she could continue maybe she could publish it. She grabbed a pencil and held it to the paper and for the first time in a year she began to write in her story.
Duo put his guitar in the corner of his room and the same for the piano. He started to put clothes and other things in his new closet. He had already met his room- mate who seemed to be a little on the weird side. He was almost like Heero except he talked a lot to himself. Duo wished he would have a better room - mate but this is what he got. He put a picture of him and his friends on his bed stand and stared at it. He was singing with the rest of his friends. He looked back in the last box and pulled out the rest of the things in it. He threw the empty box in the corner and got to the next one. He opened it but then closed it immediately. In it were all the pictures of him and Usagi. He sighed and stashed it away in his closet. He didn't want to be hurt everyday by looking at her picture. Thinking of her just broke his heart. Some day he would find a way back to her. He couldn't stand not being with her. His heart still kept falling. It wouldn't stop until he was happy with her again. He just wished he could see her again.
"Usagi..........." he whispered into thin air wondering off into his own thoughts.
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Usagi slowly walked into the new classroom. Many faces were stuck into laptops and didn't pay attention to her entering the room. She felt a little different from everyone else. Besides her being Japanese she was the only one who was really new. She sat down in the last row of seats and looked around her. She pulled out her own laptop and opened it to some notes she had taken the past couple days. She noticed a few people she had seen walking around the campus but that was about it. She stared back at her laptop and read over everything she had. Just then she felt a tap on the shoulder.
"You must be new" a girl next to her said.
"Hai" she answered but then remembered people didn't speak Japanese.
"Yes" she answered blushing.
"Oh that's OK I speak Japanese too" the girl stated smiling.
Usagi tried to smile back but it was hard. She was surprised she wasn't the only Japanese girl here.
"My name is Relena" she introduced holding out a hand. Usagi shook it slightly.
"I'm Usagi" she answered softly to Relena.
Both of the girls talked softly in their own language about themselves until the professor entered. Usagi was glad she had made a new friend. She wasn't sure she would be able to make one. Usagi ended the conversation and looked to the front of the room and saw the professor waiting. Usagi sat silently and finally her first class began. Thoughts kept interrupting her though. What was Duo doing at this second.
Duo walked in to the unfamiliar room with unfamiliar faces except one. Duo walked up to a seat next to Ami and sat down. She smiled shyly at him but then turned back to her book. Duo had never really talked to Ami that much but Trowa definitely had. Ami had always been so quiet. Duo thought of Ami and Trowa's relationship and it reminded him of Usagi. He shook the thought and got out his laptop. Why did everything seem to remind him of her. He looked around and saw a lot of quiet people. He wished there was someone to laugh with but it was really quiet. Duo wondered how he would survive the next few years. It would take ages before he would become a doctor. He had been put in the advanced classes though since he had a lot of experience. He tried to imagine his life in college and getting a job. It seemed too weird. He sighed and stared at his laptop. He had pulled some notes and put them down on the computer for today's class. He already knew about it though. He wished he were in a more advanced class but then what would the people be like? He shook his head and looked at the professor who had just entered. Time seemed so slow. He couldn't get his mind off one certain person. How would he go through college like this? *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~* Well? I know you were hoping for a little more but that won't come till the next chapter or the next. Gomen! Don't worry! The story will be good! I had to put some suspese in it though other wise it would be to happy cheery. I don't like fics that are always so happy. It doesn't put any emotions or suspense in them. Any ways I am hoping to complete this story soon! Please review for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really want to reach goals for reviews but I need your help! MORE REVIEWS PLEASE!!!!!!?!?!?!?!??!? *Sniffle* Ok im done. I'll start typing the next chapter now so I don't keep you on hold. I hope you really like this fic! Ja ne! Usagi Princess
Usagi walked downstairs silently still in a daze from the night before. Her hair hung loosely from her head and it swayed with her walk. She rubbed her head from the tiredness and looked around the room. No one was awake yet and it felt lonely downstairs. She was about to get a piece of fruit out when she noticed the mail on the kitchen table. She wondered if she had gotten anything. She loved getting letters from people but she usually didn't get very many.
She shuffled through the many letters looking at whom they were addressed to. Most of them were either the usual junk mail or business letters for her mom or dad. Her hands stopped when she noticed a certain letter in front of her. It was addressed to her. She smiled and dropped the rest of the mail on the table. When she read whom it was from she frowned. Fear overcame her, but so did excitement. Her hands shook as she slowly opened the envelope trying her best not to leave a tear. Once it was open she slowly took out the piece of paper inside. She read her eyes not leaving the envelope.
Dear Usagi Tsukino,
You have been accepted into Harvard Law School. Congratulations,
Usagi stopped reading there. She couldn't believe it! She made it. She let out a squeal of joy and jumped around. She wasn't tired anymore. Her heart danced for joy but also hung low. One part of it was happy, the other sad. 'Oh my gosh' she thought. Her mind screamed. All the hard work had paid off. But one part of her kept her smile from going too far. Thoughts of last night had troubled her too much. What did this voice mean? Was she the wrong one? Had she made the wrong decision?
Duo sat on his bed and stared out his window. He hadn't felt like jumping for joy as Usagi had when he had gotten accepted from Princeton. Yes he had made it, but Usagi was the one on his mind. She was so afraid that she had denied everything. Did she really love him. 'Yes' a voice answered. Duo hated when this voice popped up. He wanted to be able to tell on his own. He sighed thinking of last night. His heart hadn't stopped falling. He wished she would let go of her fear. Why did she have to be so scared. He stared down at his bed sheets and gripped them tightly. He loved her, yes it was true. He wasn't afraid any more, but she was. He had wanted her love and for her to be happy. He could tell she was slowly recovering though. He sighed and got up. He had to start packing. He was leaving in a day. After that he wouldn't be able to see her any more. His heart sank more at the thought. "Usa......." He whispered.
Usagi heaved the rest of her belongings into her car. It had taken a long time to pack. It had been so busy in the past day. She had packed everything and had tried to get a job. Her parents had given her money for what she needed for the first year but after that she was on her own. It felt so weird to be going on her own. She was leaving soon and she had say good bye to every one. Her first stop was Minako.
"We'll miss you" Minako said as she hugged Usagi. Everyone took turns hugging her and Ami. Both of them were going to college. Usagi hugged them all and got ready to go.
"I'll miss you so much, don't worry, I will see you guys sometime" she said.
They all nodded and smiled. Usagi got in her car and started the engine. Usagi waved for her last time and disappeared around the corner. In her head she was wondering when she would ever get to see her friends again. She gripped her hands on the steering wheel. It was scary how she was leaving. She was leaving everything behind. Now all she had to do is say good bye to her family and her best friend.
Usagi rang the doorbell and waited for a reply. What was she going to say to Duo? He was leaving too. Her heart didn't want to leave him. Part of her wanted to chicken out and go to Harvard right now but her strong love held her on the doorstep of his house. How would she tell him how she felt? Suddenly the door opened and there stood the one and only Duo.
Usagi shifted uncomfortably and tried to think of something to say. Finally she found something in her head.
"I'm leaving soon and I just wanted to say good-bye." She softly said.
He nodded not knowing what to think. He knew she was taking her courage to do this, and he thought it was brave.
She looked up in his eyes and looked right through them. She hadn't meant to hurt him. His eyes showed sadness, hurt, love, and joy. She hated to see her best friend like this. Suddenly something small started to work it's way out of her heart. A tear rolled down her cheek at the thought. Duo immediately walked up to her and embraced her in a hug.
She buried her face in his shirt and cried softly. She didn't want to leave him. Yes she did love him but her fears were too over powering. She had this empty feeling in her heart without him. She wished she had never become afraid. Duo stood back and looked her straight in the eyes.
He wiped a tear off her cheek and searched her eyes. Why did this happen every time? Why should he go farther? He would just get hurt again. He just stared and didn't know what to say. He hadn't realized her face getting closer to his as he stared. She leaned forward and brushed her lips against his. It was so soft that it hadn't even been there. Duo leaned down and kissed her again but more passionate this time.
His lips covered hers in a bittersweet kiss that he didn't want to let go of. Her lips were warm but they also showed an apology. He nibbled softly on her bottom lip. Usagi replied slowly. She tried to memorize the most of this moment she could. When she had had enough she slowly backed away but their foreheads touched. More tears came down slowly as she tried to sort out her words.
"Duo, I do .......... Love you, I'm just not ready" she sobbed.
Duo stepped back in shock. She had just told him. She really did love him. She was still afraid. He wanted to be by her side every moment but knew she was leaving soon. More tears streamed down her face. Would he ever see her again. He might if he let her come to one of his band concerts. He knew him and his band was planning one but he didn't know when. Their CD was coming out soon and there were some songs on there he had never shown Usagi. He had wanted to sing to her on his own but now there was no time. He slowly went up to her and took her in an embrace again. He didn't want to let go and neither did she. This was their last few moments and he wanted to cherish them forever before she left. Usagi didn't know what to say. She felt so protected and warm in his arms. They were ones she would want to be forever. She didn't want to leave but she had to. She slowly backed out of his embrace.
"I'll see you again some day" she said softly. She stared up in his eyes, which were filled with hurt and sadness. She quickly pecked him on the cheek and left.
It had been so quick. She had barely said good bye. 'Did I make the wrong decision?' she asked in her mind again. Usagi gripped her steering wheel again. It was going to be a long car ride. Harvard was at least a five-hour drive. She wondered what it would be like there. Was this going to be busier than ever? Usagi sighed and tried to forget her fears. She needed to learn to send them away.
Usagi opened the door to her new dorm room and peeked in. It wasn't that bad. She had already signed in and She was set up for classes in five days. She had seen a few people and they all looked really nice. She didn't feel like smiling that much, there weren't many words for her to smile on. She brought in a couple of boxes and put them in her bedroom. She had one other room- mate. She hadn't seen her yet but she couldn't wait to meet her. She hoped she would be nice. Usagi sighed and went back to her car to get some more boxes. She wondered what her new life would be like.
Usagi put a picture of her and her friends on the bed stand and put in an angle where she could see it. She had put the pictures of all her friends all around the room, except Duo's. It was too painful to think of him. She didn't want any reminders but her heart was the biggest one. Their last moment had been too painful. It had seared right through her. A tear slid down her cheek as she looked in the next boxes. On the top was a picture of Duo. She closed the box and put it in a deserted corner of her closet. She stared at the box thinking for a bit.
"I'm sorry, Duo" She whispered turning away from the closet.
Usagi collapsed on her bed. She had finally finished unpacking and arranging her room. There wasn't much to do. She had everything for her classes already. She then noticed a box on the floor that she had accidentally missed. She slowly rolled off her bed and opened the box. She looked inside to find a lot of papers. They were drawings and writings she had done in the past. She dug to the bottom of the box and realized what her hand was gripping. She slowly pulled it out from under the other papers and pulled it up to her eyes. It was her book that she hadn't written in for months. More like years. Usagi sighed and looked through everything she had written. If she could continue maybe she could publish it. She grabbed a pencil and held it to the paper and for the first time in a year she began to write in her story.
Duo put his guitar in the corner of his room and the same for the piano. He started to put clothes and other things in his new closet. He had already met his room- mate who seemed to be a little on the weird side. He was almost like Heero except he talked a lot to himself. Duo wished he would have a better room - mate but this is what he got. He put a picture of him and his friends on his bed stand and stared at it. He was singing with the rest of his friends. He looked back in the last box and pulled out the rest of the things in it. He threw the empty box in the corner and got to the next one. He opened it but then closed it immediately. In it were all the pictures of him and Usagi. He sighed and stashed it away in his closet. He didn't want to be hurt everyday by looking at her picture. Thinking of her just broke his heart. Some day he would find a way back to her. He couldn't stand not being with her. His heart still kept falling. It wouldn't stop until he was happy with her again. He just wished he could see her again.
"Usagi..........." he whispered into thin air wondering off into his own thoughts.
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Usagi slowly walked into the new classroom. Many faces were stuck into laptops and didn't pay attention to her entering the room. She felt a little different from everyone else. Besides her being Japanese she was the only one who was really new. She sat down in the last row of seats and looked around her. She pulled out her own laptop and opened it to some notes she had taken the past couple days. She noticed a few people she had seen walking around the campus but that was about it. She stared back at her laptop and read over everything she had. Just then she felt a tap on the shoulder.
"You must be new" a girl next to her said.
"Hai" she answered but then remembered people didn't speak Japanese.
"Yes" she answered blushing.
"Oh that's OK I speak Japanese too" the girl stated smiling.
Usagi tried to smile back but it was hard. She was surprised she wasn't the only Japanese girl here.
"My name is Relena" she introduced holding out a hand. Usagi shook it slightly.
"I'm Usagi" she answered softly to Relena.
Both of the girls talked softly in their own language about themselves until the professor entered. Usagi was glad she had made a new friend. She wasn't sure she would be able to make one. Usagi ended the conversation and looked to the front of the room and saw the professor waiting. Usagi sat silently and finally her first class began. Thoughts kept interrupting her though. What was Duo doing at this second.
Duo walked in to the unfamiliar room with unfamiliar faces except one. Duo walked up to a seat next to Ami and sat down. She smiled shyly at him but then turned back to her book. Duo had never really talked to Ami that much but Trowa definitely had. Ami had always been so quiet. Duo thought of Ami and Trowa's relationship and it reminded him of Usagi. He shook the thought and got out his laptop. Why did everything seem to remind him of her. He looked around and saw a lot of quiet people. He wished there was someone to laugh with but it was really quiet. Duo wondered how he would survive the next few years. It would take ages before he would become a doctor. He had been put in the advanced classes though since he had a lot of experience. He tried to imagine his life in college and getting a job. It seemed too weird. He sighed and stared at his laptop. He had pulled some notes and put them down on the computer for today's class. He already knew about it though. He wished he were in a more advanced class but then what would the people be like? He shook his head and looked at the professor who had just entered. Time seemed so slow. He couldn't get his mind off one certain person. How would he go through college like this? *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~* Well? I know you were hoping for a little more but that won't come till the next chapter or the next. Gomen! Don't worry! The story will be good! I had to put some suspese in it though other wise it would be to happy cheery. I don't like fics that are always so happy. It doesn't put any emotions or suspense in them. Any ways I am hoping to complete this story soon! Please review for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really want to reach goals for reviews but I need your help! MORE REVIEWS PLEASE!!!!!!?!?!?!?!??!? *Sniffle* Ok im done. I'll start typing the next chapter now so I don't keep you on hold. I hope you really like this fic! Ja ne! Usagi Princess