Miko no Chikyuu, Gejo no Nihon

AN: Well here I am again. Well anyway I'd like to thank everyone who reviewed last time as well, every review is very appreciated. But I think I should answer some questions first from Hikari_angel. First of all Tanoshige isn't going to marry Wufei, she was betrothed to him when she was younger but it was called off when Hotaru first came onto the scene. And also Hotaru didn't kiss Duo, he kissed her and she just didn't know what to do.

Usagi: 19

Hotaru: 17

Duo/Quatre/Heero/Wufei: 19

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"I have no where to go now." Hotaru fell to her knees and began sobbing, she hadn't cried this hard since the death of her mother, she felt totally alone.

Slowly she fell to her knees, sobbing, until Heero wrapped his arms around her shoulders. Her breathing slowly became normal and she built up the strength to whisper in his ear.

"I wish I were more like you." She choked out the words and began to give into her sobs once again.

"What?" He asked in an almost angry manner.

"You have so much more freedom than I. You don't have this heavy burden laying on your shoulders." He lightened his grip around her arms and nearly let her go.

"How can you say that?" He asked glaring at her as she stared back into his eyes with anguish.

"I am not allowed to have an opinion, I can only do what others tell me. I can't make my own actions without my master's permission. My gods I can't even fall in love with those I wish. So don't sit there and say your life is easier than mine because it's not!" He yelled out the last sentence, which made her cringe as he let go of her and stood up.

She looked down at her arms that were currently wrapped around themselves. "But you chose that future. Mine was thrown at me and do you think that they ever asked me what I wanted when they abducted me from my home?" She looked up at him, he dared not look at her.

"Neither of our lives have turned out the way we may have wanted but that's what makes us who we are. If I was offered the chance to start all over and choose a different future, I wouldn't." Heero said finally bending down by her side. She stared into his Prussian blue eyes and he caressed her cheek with his hand.

"Why?" She asked taking a hold of his hand.

"Because that would mean you wouldn't be in my life and that is worth everything to me." He said and she promptly fell into him and felt as he breathed in and out.

"If you're worried about a place to sleep I hope you know you're always welcome to stay with me." Heero said helping her onto her feet.

"Can you do that?" She asked doubting his words.

"It is in the palace near Wufei's bedroom. I'm sure I could fit you into one of the servants bedrooms." She wiped away her tears and agreed to his proposition.

Walking out of the Temple as quietly as they could they avoided all people including servants since no one in the Temple would probably look at them with respect. Finally at the gates entrance a young man seemed to magically appear out of the trees and in front of them. He had a rather bubbly aura, which matched his long chestnut hair and cobalt eyes.

"Hotaru! You have no idea how long I've-" Duo stopped mid-sentence when he saw Heero standing behind her. Hotaru noticed Duo's gaze and immediately got the gist of his thinking.

"Duo, this is my close friend Heero. He's a royal guard." Hotaru introduced him but Duo didn't seem to take it lightly.

"A close friend huh?" He walked up to Hotaru and left almost no space between their bodies.

"Seems to me like it's more than that." Duo then looked up at Heero with a glare in his eyes, which Hotaru had never seen before. The look was that made of jealous men who know not what to do.

"Duo listen I-" Duo put his finger to her lips to silence her.

"No. No I understand this. I understand it perfectly." He turned and began pacing himself so he could get away from this reality that had just bitten him in the heart.

"But you don't!" Hotaru shouted for she no longer cared if anyone else heard. This made him turn towards her with malice on his face, which sent Hotaru aback.

"Oh but I do! You should have told me instead of playing the innocent. I will no longer be your joker. I'm leaving with my men, I have no more need to stay here." Hotaru tried to run forward but Heero grabbed her shoulder before she could.

"Don't follow him." Heero began as he looked up and Duo's distant form. "A man must make his own decisions and he has already made his, nothing you say will change his mind." Hotaru averted her gaze back to Duo who, unfortunately, was no longer there.

"Duo." She lightly said above a whisper but which went on deaf ears.

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Quatre and Usagi came upon a large wooden door which was as tall as both of them but looked as frail as glass.

"This is where I mostly come to think or pay taxes." Quatre said opening the doors, which revealed a most splendid room.

The center had a small wooden table, which didn't seem that expensive but was surrounded by silk cushions that looked like maroon clouds which could drift you away into a world of dreams. There was a set of doors at the opposite end which were currently opening revealing bamboo trees and other sort of various plants which gave the room a life of its own. On the right hand side there was pottery with intricate drawings of villages and dragons and above it all was a display of kendo sticks and other sorts of various swords. On the left there was another table, bigger in height but smaller in length which had many exotic fruits on top. And the best of all was the floor, it had carvings in it of forests and people which all surrounded a village under the center table and cushions.

"I had the floor specially designed to resemble Tokyo. I love beauty and think you can find it in all places." Quatre said taking a seat on one of the cushions.

"I can understand what you mean. This room is the loveliest thing I've ever seen before." Usagi sat down beside him and let her fingers trace the carvings.

A maid then came in with parchment, miscellaneous documents and a brush with ink.

"Thank you. Will you also please shut the doors as you leave?" Quatre asked his servant who of course had to comply.

"What's all this for?" Usagi asked.

"Well I'll need as much information as possible if I must come up with an effective plan." Quatre said shuffling through several documents.

"Pardon my asking but why do you want me here? I mean I'm sure I won't be of much help." Quatre looked up from his documents and into her silvery eyes.

"I always say that two heads are better than one no matter what. Even if they are of the opposite sex. If you want to know the truth I've already come up with a plan and I just need to look at these documents to be sure it will work." He said handing her a few of them. Usagi looked at the documents curiously and then back at him.

"Could you look through those and see if you could find some records of the militia and their costs?" He politely asked and she blushed.

"Is something wrong?"

"Well you see I-" She stuttered the last word. "I can't read that well so I don't think-" Quatre looked stunned at her words.

"You can't read?" He asked reaching out for her hand.

"I can but not very well." She was fully embarrassed in front of him so she turned her head away.

"Well don't worry about that. How would you like me to teach you in my spare time?" She shot her head up instantly and looked at his smiling face.

"You would do that for me?"

"Of course. No one should be held back from the splendors of reading." She practically jumped on him from the bear hug she gave him, which he dutifully returned full heartedly. Letting go she retook her cushion and brightly smiled at him.

"So what is this plan of yours anyway?" She asked getting curious.

"I suppose I can trust you with it, even if there are a few holes that I need to fill. The gist of it is that we amass an army in support of Wufei. But first we must see where loyalties lie, which means when need a person Milliardo's never met before and sneak them into his court. After that we will be able to counter all his moves and eventually turn them against him and that gives us ample opportunity to reclaim his birthright." Quatre quickly and quietly explained.

"When'd you think of that?" She cocked an eyebrow at him.

"When we were walking back here that's all I was thinking of." He replied as if they were talking about the weather instead of high treason.

"Well I don't see the paper here so I'm sure Wufei will have it and besides I need to ask his advice as well." Quatre said getting up and grabbing all the parchment and throwing them under his arm.

"First may I ask you something?" Usagi stood up and ran to his side.

"What is it?"

"Well I just want to know if I could help you in your plans. I mean my sister is involved through her Temple but I want to help as well." Usagi said overzealous while blocking his path in front.

"What do you have in mind?" He was beginning to put two and two together when he came to the conclusion that she wanted to be the spy. "You couldn't possibly want to be-" But he stopped himself when he looked in her eyes, she seemed desperate.

"Yes! I want to be your spy!" She became serious in that moment and Quatre sighed as he looked at her.

"Well he hasn't seen you before so I suppose that it would be easiest for you." Quatre reasoned with a sense of doubt in his mind. But her face never changed and he just had to give into her.

"You know it's that look in your eyes that makes me just want to reach out for you. But it was your jovial attitude that made me love you." Usagi gasped and stepped back at those words.

'Love? Is he really feeling that?' Usagi thought as he reached his free hand out to touch her cheek. Usagi's face was now becoming as hot as coals.

"Your skin is so smooth." He commented before letting go and brushing past her shoulder. "It would be best if you stayed here so Milliardo would not see you." She nodded her head as he walked away.

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Hotaru and Heero had now arrived in the royal garden, which Hotaru was in love with.

"You know you could tell me who that man was back at the Temple." Heero stared at her deeply as she walked over to the small pond.

"His name is Duo." Is all she said to him and he just sighed.

"I know his name, I heard you say it remember? I want to know how it is you know him." That's when she looked over at him with a displeased face.

"My friends are my business. Stop pestering me about it!" She yelled at him looking back in the pond at her own reflection.

"Fine be that way-" He stressed that last word because a man had jumped him and knocked him to the ground.

"Heero!" She desperately let out a cry as she ran towards him and the other man.

Getting closer she saw who the attacker was. "Duo!" She shouted running up to him.

"What are you doing here?" He looked over at her sad face and then down upon Heero with scorn.

"I can't just let him tear you and I away. I care about you too much!" Duo walked closer to Hotaru but only got one step in because Heero had swiped his feet from the ground.

"Get out of here you trespasser." Heero shouted unsheathing his sword. Coming closer to Duo he sensed what Heero was attempting and presently threw dirt in his eyes, blinding him long enough to knock the sword from his grasp and kick him in the stomach.

Heero feel to the ground and Duo bent down to punch him but Heero had the idea first and quickly spun around knocking him in the mouth. Duo faltered and noticed his mouth was bleeding. Now Duo was getting pissed so he charged at Heero and tackled him to the ground.

"Stop it you two right now!" Hotaru shouted trying to intervene.

But Duo was on top of Heero giving him a few good hits on his face as well until Heero picked his leg up and kicked Duo in the back of his head. Duo fell forward and Heero got out of his grasp, standing up he kicked Duo in the ribs, which made him fall back on the ground. Then just as he was about to give Duo another kick Hotaru ran in front of Duo. But it was too late to stop the kick and Heero accidentally kicked Hotaru in the ribs sending her to the ground in pain.

Heero was shocked and breathed in deeply and he immediately ran to her side with Duo still on the ground holding his ribs. That's when Heero heard someone in the background, he looked over and there was Quatre staring in complete shock. Dropping the parchment in his hands he ran over to Heero and Hotaru.

"I saw what happened. Who is that man?" Quatre asked looking over at Duo who was now on his feet.

"He claims to be an old friend of Hotaru's." Heero coldly said staring over at Duo.

"What's the meaning of all this?" That's when everyone turned towards the palace doors and saw Wufei standing there arms folded across his chest.

"And who is that?" Wufei asked looking over at Duo, who looked like he was about to make a run for it.

"Listen I can explain!" Duo said in a nervous and speedy voice.

"Everyone had better explain!" Wufei shouted obviously angry at everyone for what he was witnessing.

TBC....

AN: Well I've been getting serious writers block lately so I'll just hope it goes away. But I should mention that Trowa is going to be coming onto the scene again soon as well as a few more H/H scenes. So please review! Thanx!