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6 Chapter Six
Usagi walked to Makoto's bedroom only to find it empty. She stood in the doorway for a moment and then walked to the couch. Sitting there, she thought about the events that had just happened earlier. She stared at the greatly ignored television in front of her. It reminded her of the arcade games back in her time.
"Hiro," she said without turning around and sure enough there he was standing behind the couch. "Please come sit with me." Hiro was hesitant and he didn't know why.
"Please," she repeated, her back still turned to him. Slowly, Hiro made his way to Usagi's side. For a while there was silence and Usagi kept her eyes forward.
"You know, Hiro," she finally spoke. "We were very close, my friends and I. We always hung out. One of the places we hung out was at the arcade. There was this guy that worked there named Andrew and um... Minako and I had the biggest crush on him." Hiro studied Usagi's profile and took in her words. She continued.
"Minako and I would always play the games at the arcade and I remembered her always beating me. Afterward we would go back to Rei's temple and hang out with her and her grandfather. All of us would sit around eating cookies and drinking tea." Usagi was silent again. Her eyelids drooped and she smiled.
"I remember when we first met Haruka and Michiru." She chuckled. "We instantly thought she was the most attractive boy for miles and we even followed her around! Imagine how we felt when we found out Haruka was actually a girl! We were so embarrassed!" Usagi giggled to herself, but her giggles quickly turned to sobs as a few tears rolled down her cheeks.
"We always had fun," she said through her sobs. "There was always something for us to gossip about, always a reason to call each other up. Now they're gone! I can no longer talk to them or call them or ask them to come to the arcade! It's just Makoto and I and we're all alone. We can't defeat him by ourselves, Hiro! We can't! Not even with the outers' help!" Hiro had no idea what Usagi was talking about. All he knew was that she was crying and it hurt him to see her in this kind of state, but he didn't know what to do. Before he could react, Usagi clung to him, crying her heart out into his shirt. Her thin arms were wrapped around his waste.
"I know I'm supposed to be the leader, but I'm terrified of if I fail. All of us will lose our lives!" Hiro held Usagi close, not wanting to let her go, wanting to comfort her in any way he could, to take away her pain.
"You don't have to be afraid," Hiro said softly. "Because I'll protect you." Usagi calmed down after he said this. She raised her eyes so that she could see his face which held concern. His heart was beating fast, although he didn't show it on the outside.
"I'll always protect you…" he whispered again his eyes shut tightly and before he knew it, he could feel Usagi's lips lightly on his and his eyes widened. Then…they were gone as she slowly pulled away. She stood up and looked at Hiro for an expression, but there was none. He kept his eyes on the floor as if he was contemplating something. Usagi then gave him a weak smile as she walked back to her room…
The days passed like clockwork and the guys took turns staying with the girls. Slowly, Usagi began to return to her normal happiness instead of always sulking and locking herself in her room. However, it took Makoto a little longer. Haruka, Michiru, and Hotaru came by many times to discuss different ideas in how to defeat Visus, but they hadn't settled on anything. After they left one night, Usagi and Makoto rested on the couch.
"This is not going too well," Usagi groaned and Makoto nodded.
"This enemy is strongest by far," Makoto said. "And…for the first time, I'm scared. I mean, I'm actually afraid to go against this new enemy." Usagi lowered her eyes, remembering her night with Hiro.
"I know what you mean," she said. Just then, Hiro walked by and before anyone could say anything, he was gone.
"He's sure in a hurry," Makoto said. Then she turned to Usagi. "Do you think maybe their hiding something from us?"
"What are you talking about?" Usagi asked.
"Besides trying to protect us," Makoto continued. "Do you think that they could be keeping something from us?"
"Like what?"
Makoto shrugged. "I don't know," she said. "Maybe its best if I don't worry about it. If they don't want to tell us their secret then we won't tell them ours."
"What secret?" Duo asked from out of no where, startling the girls.
"N-nothing!" Usagi said a little louder than she intended to. She looked at Makoto through the corner of her eye who was staring at the floor.
"It's a nice night," Quatre said, walking in. "Maybe we should do something."
"Yeah, ok," Duo said, his hands were behind his head. "There's a carnival that'll be here for a few more days. Let's go there."
"That will be nice," Quatre said, smiling.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Music filled the air as they approached the carnival. Children and teenagers were in line for the rides. Lovers held hands. The lights shone brightly in the night sky. They reflected off of Makoto's widening eyes. She was overwhelmed. All of the smells, the sights, the fun! The one thing that caught her eye was the huge Ferris wheel that spun while moving up and down. 'That one,' she thought. 'I want to get on that one.'
"Let's get on that one," Makoto said, raising her voice over the noise.
"Are you crazy? I'm not getting on that," Usagi cried.
"I don't think I want to either," Quatre said, staring at the Ferris wheel. "I'll probably get nauseous from all the spinning."
"I'll go," Duo said with a slight grin. "Ferris wheels are the first rides I ride on when it comes to a carnival." While Duo and Makoto made their way to the line for the Ferris wheel, Usagi headed straight for the cotton candy stands. In line, Makoto waited anxiously.
"Finally," she said. "I can finally ride one of these things."
"What do you mean?" Duo asked.
"Well, I've never really been able to do things like this back at home," Makoto answered. "Sure I could hang out with my friends and we'd do stuff, but that was seldom. That's what I did when I had time."
"Why didn't you have time?"
"For as far as I can remember I've lived alone so I couldn't always do the things that I wanted. I had to work."
"But it can't be that bad," Duo tried to reassure her. "You have a lot of freedom."
"…yeah," Makoto nodded. "I guess so." She lowered her eyes, a cue for Duo to drop the subject. Duo scanned the crowd. He saw children with their parents and thought, 'I've never really known my family either.'
Then something or rather someone caught his eye. A blue-haired someone. Hilde. Everything seemed to go in slow motion in that moment for Duo as his mouth opened just a little in surprise. His eyebrows furrowed as he watched her intently. Hilde was standing near a hotdog stand next to the same guy that Duo had seen a few months ago. Duo's fists tightened at his sides.
"What about you?"
"Huh?" Duo was pulled out of his stare by Makoto's voice and everything went back to normal speed. "What did you say?"
"My parents…they died in a plane crash," Makoto repeated. "What about you? Did anything happen to your parents?"
"I don't know," Duo replied, his eyes floating back to where Hilde was. "I didn't really know them." The line moved until they were next in line. Duo kept his eyes on Hilde, anger coloring his face.
"Hey we're next," Makoto said. "Come on." She grabbed Duo's hand to pull him on, but he jerked back, making Makoto fall back into the Ferris wheel seat.
"Duo?" she said. Duo shook his head, his eyes filled with hate and sorrow.
"I'm not into the ride anymore," he said. "You can get on."
"Huh?" Makoto said, confused. "Duo, what's wrong?" Duo just walked away and she tried to go after him, but she was locked into place and the ride started.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"So where did you say Hiro was?" Usagi asked, looking out over the lake that was located not too far from the carnival. She stood next to Quatre.
"He…uh…had to run an errand," Quatre answered. "It was very important." Usagi glared at her cotton candy.
"But he's missing all of the fun," she said and Quatre smirked.
"He's not missing any fun, trust me." Lightening flashed in the clouds not too far away.
"Oh no," Quatre said. "Don't tell me it's going to rain. We just got here." A ship moved across the water in the distance. Suddenly a huge machine came out of nowhere and blew the ship up! People nearby, who also saw what happened, gasped and began to run.
"Ehhh! What's that?" Usagi cried, dropping her cotton candy.
"It's nothing," Quatre said quickly. "Come on. Ikemasho." He pulled on her arm, but she resisted.
"Iie! Matte! What is that machine?!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo slowly walked through the crowd of people. One word, one name pounded in his mind. Hilde, Hilde, HILDE! He spotted her with the black-haired guy sitting on a bench. She smiled as he pulled her face closer to his. He then said something, she nodded, and he walked away. This was Duo's chance. He came closer, his head lowered, but his eyes glued on her, walking at a steady pace. Hilde jumped when Duo's shadow shrouded her in darkness.
"Duo!" she cried, jumping to her feet and quickly looking around…for her lover maybe?
"Hilde," Duo said with, surprisingly, much control. He just stood and stared at her, his hands in limp fists at his sides, his eyes asking why?
"Duo…I," she started. Her eyes lowered. "I didn't know you were here…I…"
"Why?" Duo asked, gruffly, his face emotionless. "Why did you just leave?"
"I…" Hilde started again, but she was cut off.
"Did you not have the nerve to face me?"
"I just…"
"What? You just didn't want to see me? Or maybe you just didn't want to waste your time!"
"Duo please…"
"Or maybe you wanted to see me hurt! See my pain!"
"Please…stop…" Duo was getting louder. His face was turning a light red.
"I don't have to take this! I can find somebody else!! I don't need you!!!" he yelled. Hilde was silent; her eyes were wide as she stared at the ground. Duo was steaming, struggling to control himself. He took a deep breath.
"But we're just here to have fun," he said in a more tame manner. "No need to bring up the past."
"THEN WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?!!!" Hilde yelled at the top of her lungs. Duo was caught by surprise. Hilde was staring at him, her eyes were glossy. Then she burst into tears, crying uncontrollably. Already there was a small crowd of five or six people standing around the two. They stared and whispered, but Duo didn't acknowledge them in any way.
"I just want to know why," Duo said, softly.
"Hilde!"
Duo turned to see the black-haired man coming back. He was carrying two sodas. He walked by Duo and tried to console Hilde. Soon her tears stopped.
"I think you better leave," the black-haired man said, turning to Duo, but Duo didn't move. He stared into the other man's eyes, wanting to remember them. 'This was the one. The one that took her away.'
"Are you deaf or something?" the man asked. "I said go away."
"I heard you," Duo said in his calm voice. "I'll leave when I want to." Angered, the man grabbed Duo by the collar.
"You'll leave now!"
"Joal!" Hilde cried and he let Duo go. She came up to Duo, her eyes locking with his.
"Just go away," she whispered. "Go away…and leave us alone." It was like Duo's heart was ripped out of his chest, thrown on the ground, and stomped on repeatedly. He winced and clutched his heart as he, once again, watched Hilde leave. At that moment, he couldn't control his feelings. His fists clenched and unclenched as his breath became shallow. He had to get away. He had to think! He had to control himself!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"A gundam?" Usagi said.
"Hai," Quatre answered and he proceeded to tell Usagi about the gundams and what was currently going on. "Treiz Kushrenada was an enemy and Wu…I mean someone assassinated him or at least we thought they did. Treiz has risen once more in a secret colony that no one can locate. So now the gundam pilots have to fight once more."
"Really? So…who are the pilots?" Usagi asked. Quatre looked away.
"I…I don't know," he answered. "Look, we should really be going. The other people have gotten the idea." Sure enough everyone had spotted the gundam and was running for their lives.
"Oi! Have you seen Duo?" Makoto asked, running up to the two.
"I thought he was with you," Quatre said.
"He was but now he's gone," Makoto said. "He seemed…upset." Out in the water, two more machines appeared.
"Leos," Quatre said under his breath, looking out to sea. "He should know better than to send those out." Makoto stared in amazement as the gundam easily defeated them with one blast from the beam cannon. Five mobile dolls appeared and circled the gundam. The gundam battled, blocking, attacking, and flying. One of the dolls tried to ram the gundam, but the gundam tore its arm from the socket and threw it. It headed straight for Usagi, Makoto, and Quatre!
"Hashe!" Usagi cried.
"It's too big!" Quatre cried. "We won't get far!" The mobile doll arm came closer and the tension was high. As soon as it was about to crash, the gundam moved in front of it and sliced it in half. The halves fell onto the ground with a thunderous crash. The gundam then flew back toward the other dolls and continued to fight.
"Ikemasho!" Quatre said firmly.
"But we have to find Duo," Makoto said.
"He knows the way back home," Quatre replied.
"I know…but," Makoto lowered her eyes. "I want to know what's wrong with him. You guys go on. I'll find him myself."
She ran off.
Matsuri: OHHHHHH! Such a cliff hanger! I know I shouldn't do this to you guys, but…its fun! You guys review and more chapters will be uploaded! Heeee Heeee!!
Ikemasho- Let's go
Hashe- Run
Matsuri: Let's give it up for the new chapter! * Lots of cheering is heard * you've all waited for it and here it is…CHAPTER SIX! Enjoy. ^_^
6 Chapter Six
Usagi walked to Makoto's bedroom only to find it empty. She stood in the doorway for a moment and then walked to the couch. Sitting there, she thought about the events that had just happened earlier. She stared at the greatly ignored television in front of her. It reminded her of the arcade games back in her time.
"Hiro," she said without turning around and sure enough there he was standing behind the couch. "Please come sit with me." Hiro was hesitant and he didn't know why.
"Please," she repeated, her back still turned to him. Slowly, Hiro made his way to Usagi's side. For a while there was silence and Usagi kept her eyes forward.
"You know, Hiro," she finally spoke. "We were very close, my friends and I. We always hung out. One of the places we hung out was at the arcade. There was this guy that worked there named Andrew and um... Minako and I had the biggest crush on him." Hiro studied Usagi's profile and took in her words. She continued.
"Minako and I would always play the games at the arcade and I remembered her always beating me. Afterward we would go back to Rei's temple and hang out with her and her grandfather. All of us would sit around eating cookies and drinking tea." Usagi was silent again. Her eyelids drooped and she smiled.
"I remember when we first met Haruka and Michiru." She chuckled. "We instantly thought she was the most attractive boy for miles and we even followed her around! Imagine how we felt when we found out Haruka was actually a girl! We were so embarrassed!" Usagi giggled to herself, but her giggles quickly turned to sobs as a few tears rolled down her cheeks.
"We always had fun," she said through her sobs. "There was always something for us to gossip about, always a reason to call each other up. Now they're gone! I can no longer talk to them or call them or ask them to come to the arcade! It's just Makoto and I and we're all alone. We can't defeat him by ourselves, Hiro! We can't! Not even with the outers' help!" Hiro had no idea what Usagi was talking about. All he knew was that she was crying and it hurt him to see her in this kind of state, but he didn't know what to do. Before he could react, Usagi clung to him, crying her heart out into his shirt. Her thin arms were wrapped around his waste.
"I know I'm supposed to be the leader, but I'm terrified of if I fail. All of us will lose our lives!" Hiro held Usagi close, not wanting to let her go, wanting to comfort her in any way he could, to take away her pain.
"You don't have to be afraid," Hiro said softly. "Because I'll protect you." Usagi calmed down after he said this. She raised her eyes so that she could see his face which held concern. His heart was beating fast, although he didn't show it on the outside.
"I'll always protect you…" he whispered again his eyes shut tightly and before he knew it, he could feel Usagi's lips lightly on his and his eyes widened. Then…they were gone as she slowly pulled away. She stood up and looked at Hiro for an expression, but there was none. He kept his eyes on the floor as if he was contemplating something. Usagi then gave him a weak smile as she walked back to her room…
The days passed like clockwork and the guys took turns staying with the girls. Slowly, Usagi began to return to her normal happiness instead of always sulking and locking herself in her room. However, it took Makoto a little longer. Haruka, Michiru, and Hotaru came by many times to discuss different ideas in how to defeat Visus, but they hadn't settled on anything. After they left one night, Usagi and Makoto rested on the couch.
"This is not going too well," Usagi groaned and Makoto nodded.
"This enemy is strongest by far," Makoto said. "And…for the first time, I'm scared. I mean, I'm actually afraid to go against this new enemy." Usagi lowered her eyes, remembering her night with Hiro.
"I know what you mean," she said. Just then, Hiro walked by and before anyone could say anything, he was gone.
"He's sure in a hurry," Makoto said. Then she turned to Usagi. "Do you think maybe their hiding something from us?"
"What are you talking about?" Usagi asked.
"Besides trying to protect us," Makoto continued. "Do you think that they could be keeping something from us?"
"Like what?"
Makoto shrugged. "I don't know," she said. "Maybe its best if I don't worry about it. If they don't want to tell us their secret then we won't tell them ours."
"What secret?" Duo asked from out of no where, startling the girls.
"N-nothing!" Usagi said a little louder than she intended to. She looked at Makoto through the corner of her eye who was staring at the floor.
"It's a nice night," Quatre said, walking in. "Maybe we should do something."
"Yeah, ok," Duo said, his hands were behind his head. "There's a carnival that'll be here for a few more days. Let's go there."
"That will be nice," Quatre said, smiling.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Music filled the air as they approached the carnival. Children and teenagers were in line for the rides. Lovers held hands. The lights shone brightly in the night sky. They reflected off of Makoto's widening eyes. She was overwhelmed. All of the smells, the sights, the fun! The one thing that caught her eye was the huge Ferris wheel that spun while moving up and down. 'That one,' she thought. 'I want to get on that one.'
"Let's get on that one," Makoto said, raising her voice over the noise.
"Are you crazy? I'm not getting on that," Usagi cried.
"I don't think I want to either," Quatre said, staring at the Ferris wheel. "I'll probably get nauseous from all the spinning."
"I'll go," Duo said with a slight grin. "Ferris wheels are the first rides I ride on when it comes to a carnival." While Duo and Makoto made their way to the line for the Ferris wheel, Usagi headed straight for the cotton candy stands. In line, Makoto waited anxiously.
"Finally," she said. "I can finally ride one of these things."
"What do you mean?" Duo asked.
"Well, I've never really been able to do things like this back at home," Makoto answered. "Sure I could hang out with my friends and we'd do stuff, but that was seldom. That's what I did when I had time."
"Why didn't you have time?"
"For as far as I can remember I've lived alone so I couldn't always do the things that I wanted. I had to work."
"But it can't be that bad," Duo tried to reassure her. "You have a lot of freedom."
"…yeah," Makoto nodded. "I guess so." She lowered her eyes, a cue for Duo to drop the subject. Duo scanned the crowd. He saw children with their parents and thought, 'I've never really known my family either.'
Then something or rather someone caught his eye. A blue-haired someone. Hilde. Everything seemed to go in slow motion in that moment for Duo as his mouth opened just a little in surprise. His eyebrows furrowed as he watched her intently. Hilde was standing near a hotdog stand next to the same guy that Duo had seen a few months ago. Duo's fists tightened at his sides.
"What about you?"
"Huh?" Duo was pulled out of his stare by Makoto's voice and everything went back to normal speed. "What did you say?"
"My parents…they died in a plane crash," Makoto repeated. "What about you? Did anything happen to your parents?"
"I don't know," Duo replied, his eyes floating back to where Hilde was. "I didn't really know them." The line moved until they were next in line. Duo kept his eyes on Hilde, anger coloring his face.
"Hey we're next," Makoto said. "Come on." She grabbed Duo's hand to pull him on, but he jerked back, making Makoto fall back into the Ferris wheel seat.
"Duo?" she said. Duo shook his head, his eyes filled with hate and sorrow.
"I'm not into the ride anymore," he said. "You can get on."
"Huh?" Makoto said, confused. "Duo, what's wrong?" Duo just walked away and she tried to go after him, but she was locked into place and the ride started.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"So where did you say Hiro was?" Usagi asked, looking out over the lake that was located not too far from the carnival. She stood next to Quatre.
"He…uh…had to run an errand," Quatre answered. "It was very important." Usagi glared at her cotton candy.
"But he's missing all of the fun," she said and Quatre smirked.
"He's not missing any fun, trust me." Lightening flashed in the clouds not too far away.
"Oh no," Quatre said. "Don't tell me it's going to rain. We just got here." A ship moved across the water in the distance. Suddenly a huge machine came out of nowhere and blew the ship up! People nearby, who also saw what happened, gasped and began to run.
"Ehhh! What's that?" Usagi cried, dropping her cotton candy.
"It's nothing," Quatre said quickly. "Come on. Ikemasho." He pulled on her arm, but she resisted.
"Iie! Matte! What is that machine?!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Duo slowly walked through the crowd of people. One word, one name pounded in his mind. Hilde, Hilde, HILDE! He spotted her with the black-haired guy sitting on a bench. She smiled as he pulled her face closer to his. He then said something, she nodded, and he walked away. This was Duo's chance. He came closer, his head lowered, but his eyes glued on her, walking at a steady pace. Hilde jumped when Duo's shadow shrouded her in darkness.
"Duo!" she cried, jumping to her feet and quickly looking around…for her lover maybe?
"Hilde," Duo said with, surprisingly, much control. He just stood and stared at her, his hands in limp fists at his sides, his eyes asking why?
"Duo…I," she started. Her eyes lowered. "I didn't know you were here…I…"
"Why?" Duo asked, gruffly, his face emotionless. "Why did you just leave?"
"I…" Hilde started again, but she was cut off.
"Did you not have the nerve to face me?"
"I just…"
"What? You just didn't want to see me? Or maybe you just didn't want to waste your time!"
"Duo please…"
"Or maybe you wanted to see me hurt! See my pain!"
"Please…stop…" Duo was getting louder. His face was turning a light red.
"I don't have to take this! I can find somebody else!! I don't need you!!!" he yelled. Hilde was silent; her eyes were wide as she stared at the ground. Duo was steaming, struggling to control himself. He took a deep breath.
"But we're just here to have fun," he said in a more tame manner. "No need to bring up the past."
"THEN WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?!!!" Hilde yelled at the top of her lungs. Duo was caught by surprise. Hilde was staring at him, her eyes were glossy. Then she burst into tears, crying uncontrollably. Already there was a small crowd of five or six people standing around the two. They stared and whispered, but Duo didn't acknowledge them in any way.
"I just want to know why," Duo said, softly.
"Hilde!"
Duo turned to see the black-haired man coming back. He was carrying two sodas. He walked by Duo and tried to console Hilde. Soon her tears stopped.
"I think you better leave," the black-haired man said, turning to Duo, but Duo didn't move. He stared into the other man's eyes, wanting to remember them. 'This was the one. The one that took her away.'
"Are you deaf or something?" the man asked. "I said go away."
"I heard you," Duo said in his calm voice. "I'll leave when I want to." Angered, the man grabbed Duo by the collar.
"You'll leave now!"
"Joal!" Hilde cried and he let Duo go. She came up to Duo, her eyes locking with his.
"Just go away," she whispered. "Go away…and leave us alone." It was like Duo's heart was ripped out of his chest, thrown on the ground, and stomped on repeatedly. He winced and clutched his heart as he, once again, watched Hilde leave. At that moment, he couldn't control his feelings. His fists clenched and unclenched as his breath became shallow. He had to get away. He had to think! He had to control himself!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"A gundam?" Usagi said.
"Hai," Quatre answered and he proceeded to tell Usagi about the gundams and what was currently going on. "Treiz Kushrenada was an enemy and Wu…I mean someone assassinated him or at least we thought they did. Treiz has risen once more in a secret colony that no one can locate. So now the gundam pilots have to fight once more."
"Really? So…who are the pilots?" Usagi asked. Quatre looked away.
"I…I don't know," he answered. "Look, we should really be going. The other people have gotten the idea." Sure enough everyone had spotted the gundam and was running for their lives.
"Oi! Have you seen Duo?" Makoto asked, running up to the two.
"I thought he was with you," Quatre said.
"He was but now he's gone," Makoto said. "He seemed…upset." Out in the water, two more machines appeared.
"Leos," Quatre said under his breath, looking out to sea. "He should know better than to send those out." Makoto stared in amazement as the gundam easily defeated them with one blast from the beam cannon. Five mobile dolls appeared and circled the gundam. The gundam battled, blocking, attacking, and flying. One of the dolls tried to ram the gundam, but the gundam tore its arm from the socket and threw it. It headed straight for Usagi, Makoto, and Quatre!
"Hashe!" Usagi cried.
"It's too big!" Quatre cried. "We won't get far!" The mobile doll arm came closer and the tension was high. As soon as it was about to crash, the gundam moved in front of it and sliced it in half. The halves fell onto the ground with a thunderous crash. The gundam then flew back toward the other dolls and continued to fight.
"Ikemasho!" Quatre said firmly.
"But we have to find Duo," Makoto said.
"He knows the way back home," Quatre replied.
"I know…but," Makoto lowered her eyes. "I want to know what's wrong with him. You guys go on. I'll find him myself."
She ran off.
Matsuri: OHHHHHH! Such a cliff hanger! I know I shouldn't do this to you guys, but…its fun! You guys review and more chapters will be uploaded! Heeee Heeee!!
Ikemasho- Let's go
Hashe- Run
