Chapter 3: I found you and I ain't lettin' go

9:45 am, Peacecraft Mansion
Serena woke up to the sun shining through her window doors to her balcony. As she opened her crystalline sapphire eyes, she noticed someone sleep beside her bed. She stretched across the bed and pressed a blue button down. The button told someone she was awake. She crawled out of bed and grabbed her silver drawstring cargo pants and white v-neck baby doll t-shirt. She hopped into the shower, taking a 5 minute shower and quickly changed into her clothes. She walked out of the bathroom, with her hair tied up in a fluffy white towel. She released the towel and let her mass of golden curls pool on the floor. She pulled back her hair and tied it golden ribbon at the middle of her neck. She rummaged around her dresser for her hoop earrings and silver watch. She found them put them on. She slipped on white fuzzy slippers and walked to where Heero was peacefully sleeping on her soft chair. She rested her head on his lap and waited for him to wake up.

Heero felt something in his lap and instantly opened his Prussian eyes. He looked down a the golden haired angel's head in his lap. He stroked her hair and she turned and looked up at him.

"Good morning Hee-chan," Serena said and smiled.

Heero smiled (no really, he did) at her, "Good Morning Tenshi."

"Ms. Peacecraft?" a voice came from the other side of the door. "Are you awake?"

"Yes I am. Please bring in my food." Serena said and got on to her feet to answer the door.

Serena enjoyed a gorgeous sunrise and breakfast with Heero.

Quatre & Mina: 10:30 am, music room
Mina found Quatre playing his violin. She silently snuck into the room, closing the door behind her. When he finished playing his piece, she clapped and smiled. He turned on his heel.

"You play as well as Michelle Kaiou plays." She completed him on playing the violin.

"Thank you," he said.

Being bold, Mina stepped forward and hugged him. Quatre was taken away and wasn't sure whether or not he was ready for a relationship; after all, the war had just ended and he had blood on his hands, while she didn't have that same kind of blood.

"Mina," he whispered softly.

She looked up at him, since he didn't call her Mina-chan, the way he usually did. She stared into his blue-green eyes and instantly understood. She let go and hung her head. "Sorry," she whispered. Mina turned on her heel, not showing the tears streaming down her face, ran out the door with her hair following her every move. She ran. Away from the music room. Away from her room. Away from everyone. She didn't realize she bumped into Raye and Lita, but kept running. To a place where she could be alone.

Raye & Lita
They had finished training and were going to their separate rooms.

"Hey Raye," Lita said.

"Yea," was Raye's response.

"You wanna relax by doing some Yoga tapes?"

"Sure, why not."

Both turned the corner and bumped into a crying Mina. Both girls looked at each other.

"Wonder what's wrong with her." Lita said, watching Mina's retreating figure.

"Dunno," Raye said.

Mina
Mina ran outside and collapsed next a fountain. Rested her arms on the ledge and continued crying softly in her arms.

'I knew it was too good to be true. I knew he wouldn't love me. Just like Alan and all the other guys back in Juuban. Alan was in love with my best friend, and wouldn't bother to say anything about his relationship with her, to me. Damn that stupid curse. Why? Why did I have to have that specific curse? Why? None of the other girls except Sere know 'bout it,' she thought miserably.

Quatre
'What did I do? She probably hates my guts now. I'd better find her. I don't want the only person I think I'm in love with to hurt herself,' He thought. Quatre walked out of the music and room and into the hallway.

"Ms. Raye, Ms. Lita," Quatre said

Raye and Lita looked at him, "Hello, Quatre. Do you need something?"

"Have you seen Mina-chan?"

Both girls nodded. Lita pointed, "She went that way. My guess is she went to the fountain."

"Thank you ladies." Quatre followed where Lita had pointed.

Raye smiled, "I think those to are over their heels in love, but are afraid of what'll happen if they give in."

Lita nodded.

About 10-15 minutes later, at the fountain
Quatre found Mina crying on the fountain's ledge.

"Mina-chan," he whispered.

She didn't respond, she just kept crying softly.

He rested his hands on her shoulders, as she cried. He dropped his hand to her waist and the other wrapped around her back, to her shoulder. He pulled her into his lap and let her cry her heart out in his shirt.

Mina felt him pull her towards him and into his lap. Her hand clung to his shirt and cried some more.

Quatre gently rubbed his hands up and down her back. Slowly, she stopped crying, and just hiccupped every once in a while.

"I'm sorry Mina-chan. I didn't mean to make you cry. I didn't know it was possible for someone like you to have feelings for someone like me," his voice drifted off and got slowly got softer. He hung his head, away from her face.
"Qua-chan," she whispered softly.

He turned his head to face hers' and looked deeply into her cerulean blue eyes.

"There's something I didn't bother to tell the other girls. Sere knows, though. When I was about three, someone put a "spell" on me. I consider it a curse. The "spell" or curse claimed that I would never fall in love, and by the age of fifteen, I would kill myself. I'm seventeen, just like Sere, Ames, Li, Ray and a couple of our other friends. I survived the killing part of the curse, but yes, I did try to kill myself at one point in life. I believed the other part of the curse when I was in England."

As Mina continued, she hung her head, "There was this guy. His name was Alan and both my best friend and I were in love with him. He went out with me; but behind my back, he was going out with my best friend and I could tell they were in love. After a couple of days, we moved to Juuban."

Her eyes again weld with tears, but she looked back up at him. "When… you didn't hug me… well… I just…figured that…" she let her voice trail off, letting him finish what she was saying, "You thought I didn't love you."

Quatre's eyes widened at the realization and he pulled her closer to him. He stroked her hair while she continued crying. She slowly stopped and looked at his shirt. It was almost soaking wet from her tears.

"You know," she said. "Your shirt makes a great Kleenex."

Quatre looked down at his shirt. "I guess it does."

She giggled. He laughed along with her and he stopped. He lowered his head to hers. She stopped giggling and noticed how close their faces were. She raised her head and their lips met in what seemed to be the most wonderful thing in the world to Mina. His lips pressed harder on hers. She slowly opened her mouth and his tongue entered. Her fingers spread out in his blonde hair. One of his hands was on the back of her neck, the other was wrapped around her waist.

They broke the kiss, gasping for air.

"I love you Qua-chan."

"I love you too, Mina-chan."

Hotaru
Hotaru watched as the scene unfolded before her eyes while she hided behind the bushes.

"Glad someone is happy." she murmured to herself.

"And you aren't?" asked a curious voice.

She turned on her heel so fast, it scared the person, and she whipped out her glaive out of no where and aimed it to the bushes.

"Show yourself, or prepare to be death. I'm not a afraid to slay you. Come out," she voice was ice cold and death sounding.

The person popped out the bushes. "Please don't kill me! I didn't do anything!"

Hotaru raised an eyebrow and willed her glaive to vanish.
It was just Duo.

"Sheesh! Do you always do that to everyone?" he asked.

Hotaru's ice cold glare deepened. "That's why they call me Persephone, goddess of death, or Ops."

"They call me Shinnigami, god of Death."

She shook her head. "You don't understand. Didn't think you would."

Duo raised an eyebrow. "Explain."

A questioning look was pasted at him. "You want to know."

Duo nodded. Hotaru sighed and closed her eyes. The planetary sign of Saturn glowed violet on her forehead. Duo gasped. Another TV screen appeared and explained to him how everyone feared her, how she was death itself and what would happen if Sailor Saturn was raised from the dead. The screen vanished.

"So, I'm not alone." he whispered.

"You STILL don't understand. No one can possible love me. I'm DEATH!" she whispered shaking her head sadly.

"Well I do."

Hotaru stared into his cobalt eyes. "What… you…"

"Yea, Hotaru, I love you since I saw you walk in through the front door." Duo said and an intense look of love and passion in his eyes.

Hotaru gasped. She couldn't believe it. Someone actually loved her, other than her family and friends. She must be dreaming. 'pinch me.' she thought. She just heard, Duo Maxwell, Shinngami, God of Death, Pilot of Deathscythe Hell, say he loved her. She had been afraid that he didn't love her… and she was wrong. She may was well open up to him.

"I love you too, Shinnigami." she whispered softly.

With that, Duo's lips captured hers' and his arms wrapped around her waist. Her arms wrapped around his neck, the fingers on her right hand spread out in his hair, while her left hand played with his braid. His left hand rubbed up and her back and other found the hem of her shirt and was resting under her shirt.

They slowly pulled apart. Hotaru rested her head on Duo's chest. "You know… I never thought this was possible."

"Well I do and don't plan on leaving you anytime soon Taru." Duo said and rested his chin on top of her head.

"I love you, Duo-chan."

"I love you too, Taru-chan."

Raye and Lita
They finished their Yoga exercises and went their separate ways. Raye to the Great Fire and Lita to the gymnastics room.

Raye
(POV)

I walked into the room were the Great Fire was held.
'Great Fire?'
'Yes princess mars?"
I felt the a light blush fill my cheeks. 'I'd like to make a wish.'
'Go Ahead.'
'I wish that Serenity, Lita, Mina, Hotaru and myself can find true love, so we won't be lonely any more.'

Wufei
(POV)

I felt a heat source. It was warm and comforting. I finally found it. When I peeked in, I was that raven haired woman sitting in front of the fire, her back facing me. I slide in and closed the door behind me. I sat down next to her and began mediating along side her.

(end)

Raye
(POV)

I felt another presence walk into the room and sit beside me. I slowly opened my eyes, looking into the fire and turned my attention to the new comer. It was the pilot of Nataku, Chang Wufei or Wufei as everyone called him.

(End)

Author's POV
Raye looked at Wufei, waiting patiently for him to finish his mediating. Wufei finally opened his eyes and looked at Raye.

"Did you come into to mediate?" she asked, turning her attention to the Great Fire.

Wufei nodded.

"I see."

Wufei glance at her. He noticed pain, suffering, sorrow, hurt and anger run through her eyes, as she fought back the tears from falling down her face.

"I think it's sad to see a woman who can't cry."

Raye hung her head, "I can, I know that if I start, I won't be able to stop."

"Why won't you cry?"

Raye mumbled something.

"What was that?"

"Several reasons." She had no clue why she was telling him, but she continued. "My father left my mom to work in political campaign, and my mother died giving birth to me. I have no siblings and my father left me with my grand father because he didn't have the time to take care of me. Also, I used to be love with someone. Actually I was engaged. Well, until my grandfather died. Then he broke of the engagement and married a blonde and continued with his musical carrier. He chose a blonde over me." Raye's voice had softened so much, it was almost impossible to hear her. But Wufei heard every word of it.

Wufei's heart pained to see her cry and he pulled her into his lap and let her cry. When she stopped, he told her his story. "I was married. It was an arranged marriage and therefore I had no choice in the matter. She was what I called… what was it… yea, "Justice Freak". She died protecting our clan. Now I'm the only one standing. After she died, I thought no woman should fight and I thought they were all weak. She's the only one who proved me wrong. After she died, I guess I became a Justice Freak."

Raye looked into his face. "She's still watching over you and your clan is proud of you."

Wufei looked down at her.

"You haven't cried either."

"I've always tried not to."

She ran her hand gently across his cheek bone. He caught her hand and held it to his face, making her blush. He leaned closer. His lips brushed across hers. She looked at him, when he pulled away.

"You're beautiful." he whispered.

"Thank you, Fei-chan," She said and smiled when a light blush filed his cheeks. She wrapped her other arm around his neck and kissed him. He wrapped his arm around her petite waist, holding her close to him.

"Fei-chan… does this mean?" Raye asked.

"Yes, Raye," Wufei answered her question. "I love you."

"I love you too, Fei-chan." she whispered.

Lita
She was balancing on the balance beam. She did two back flips, landing perfectly both times. She saw a rope and ran to the top of the beam and caught the rope. She crawled up the rope, to a thin metal pole. She began walking on it and suddenly lost her footing and began falling. She excepted to fall on the floor, but two strong arms circled around her waist and caught her.

"Are you alright?" asked the person holding her.

Wasn't his name Trowa? She wasn't sure. "Yes. Thank you from saving me from that nasty fall. I owe ya something. Lunch sound good?"

"Alright then. How about after we get cleaned up?"

Lita nodded. "By the way, I'm Lita Kino."

"Trowa Barton. Have you worked in in circus or gymnastics?"

Lita nodded. "Yea, I have a friend in the circus. She's the one who taught me. Have you? After all, you caught me from an awful high height."

"Yes. I work with my older sister. I'm a clown."

"Really? That's amazing."

Lunch time
Lita had out done herself again. Soup, salad, cheesecake and spaghetti. She was currently setting the table.

"Hello Ms. Lita."

Lita literally jumped out of her skin and turned on her heel. She breathed a deep sigh of relief. "Hello Trowa."

"Did I scare you?"

Lita laughed. "I think you shocked me more. You keep doing that and I'll have a heart attack."

Trowa smiled.

"Ready to eat."

He nodded and they both started eating.

Half an hour later
"At least you don't practically live with Mina!" Lita said. "It's Quatre-this and Quatre-that, Do you think Quatre would think I would look good in this?"

Trowa laughed along with Lita.

Lita smiled. 'so much for a quiet lunch.'

"Well thank you for lunch, Lita."

"Anytime. As long as you don't scare me out of my skin, again!"

Trowa turned around to leave, but thought better of it. Lita cocked her head to one side.

"Did Ms. Relena tell you about…"

Lita nodded.

"Would you like to go with me?"

Lita smiled. "I'd love to."

Trowa gave her a small smile and leaned down to kiss her. Lita forgot were she was and wrapped her arms around his neck for support. Trowa wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her close to him. She pressed herself up against him and let his tongue enter her mouth. He slowly pulled away. "See you tonight then."

Lita nodded and smiled. "Wait! Are we going out… as… um… girlfriend/boyfriend?"

Trowa looked at her with his emerald green eyes, "Only if you want to."

She smiled wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head on his chest. "I love you too, Tro-chan."

Trowa rested his chin on top of her head. "I love you too Li-chan."

DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!