Title: The Venusian's Bodyguards
Author: Aino Yuy aka Usagi-Hater
Shout Outs:
-Venus Of Love: hey VOL-chan. Thanks for the review as usual. I probably won't post the Escaflowne/Sailor Moon fic any time soon since I have another story out.
-transcendent: I'm so evil aren't I. Hell, I love being evil. You'll just have to guess until the time is right for me to tell you people who Minako will be paired with. Anyways, I wish you didn't shut up. You spoke wisdom about Usagi centric fics that no one has told me before. Many of them are bad written and there are so many of them that have the exact same plot. Can I say boring? Thanks for your review and I can't wait till you post your GW/SM fic.
-Lady Love: Uh… your wish is my command? Here's the next chap. Thanks for reviewing.
-Jade Stellar: lolz, I see, an Anti-Minako/Wufei person. There's nothing wrong with that though seeing that I'm Anti-Usagi. You're idea with Minako talking to Quatre and Duo about the others. I like it. I like it a lot. I'll use it in later chapters.
-Serenity-Olus: Yo girl! Sorry that I e-mailed your wrong address (^_^;)… I still have your hotmail one so I have to delete that out of my address book.
-V-babe: Damn! Is there ever a chapter where I don't have spelling errors? Okay, that's it! There will be one chapter were I don't have one single spelling error in it in this fic. I swear! Hmm… maybe this chap is the one… anyways, thanks for your help!
-Tuxedo Gohan: I hope you're not mad at me because I didn't read your fic yet. I just realized that the final fantasy I got was number ten. I think yours was based on FF8. Oh well, I'll still check it out though when I actually play FF10. Who knows, it might just be the same. Thanks for reviewing.
-Eos of Dawn: Thanks for your review (^_^). Hmm… I think it was a good thing you weren't around when the flame war was happening. It wasn't a very pretty sight for mlljo and to have another person kick her ass… you could say I feel sorry for her. *Snickers* Not really.
-Faith-chan A.K.A. Myst Lady: I guess my fics are starting to wake up people. My goal is working (^_^)\\//! I most certainly think Setsuna and Folken look cute together. And, just to let you know, they will be one of the couples in my Esca/SM fic. That is, if I ever get that out. Oh wait, I have never seen Trigun. Sorry, Vash doesn't ring a bell in my ears.
-Mageofdeath: You can be sure I will keep up my bashing on Usagi. I don't care if people hate me cause of it. Thanks for your review (^_~).
-Xtreme Nuisance: lol, sorry about the cliffhanger. But, unfortunately, there will be more of them in this fic. Thanks for reviewing my story. .*.*.*.*.*. Chapter 5: Unpleasant Images Minako was surprised. What? I was sure I locked the door before leaving for school, she thought, trying to replay the morning over in her head.
Heero noticed the puzzled expression immediately. He did not like the look one bit. Duo of course did not have a clue what was going on. "What's the matter Minako? Is something wrong?"
Shaking her thoughts away, Minako looked up to meet the eyes of the two pilots. She changed her expression right away into a smile. "Nothing's wrong," she said reassuringly, turning the knob to open the door.
Duo, ignoring his manners as usual, was about to go in first when a tight grip on the shoulder stopped him. Heero had stopped Duo from setting foot inside. But the perfect soldier did not stop him because of his poor behavior. He had a feeling… a feeling he would get when he knew something bad was going to happen.
But the chestnut brown haired teen took it as a reminder of 'ladies first' and motioned for Minako to enter first. Taking the offer, Minako went in and disappeared into another room. The braided pilot was about to follow her when he heard a 'click' behind him. When realizing the very familiar sound, he turned around quickly to see Heero loading his gun.
"What are you doing?" Duo asked frantically. He knew when the Japanese soldier had a gun it was not safe for him or anyone else close by.
"Shut up," Heero shushed as he slowly stepped inside Minako's apartment. He kept alert, his gun close to his chest with both hands wrapped around it.
Duo, still confused, hastily followed his movement and tiptoed into the living room. Heero gave him the sign to stay quite as they both leaned up against the wall to peek inside a closed door where Minako had entered just moments ago. When opening the door slowly, they glanced in.
They saw that it was Minako's bedroom, with clothes, books, CDs and paper, scattered everywhere on the floor. Her bed was not made. Minako had her back turned to them and was, at this moment, putting on a red shirt. If they had peeked in a few seconds earlier they would have seen more than expected.
"Oh mother of god!" Duo panicked, jolting his head away. He blushed deeply while his heart practically popped out of his chest. But he noticed his partner was still peeking inside.
What the hell? Is Heero a… Holy cow! Heero's a pervert! Duo's messed-up mind yelled.
"Heero! What are you doing? She's dressing up!" Duo whispered recklessly.
But the god of death was completely wrong with what Heero's intentions were. Heero was not watching Minako. His eyes were somewhere else. Somewhere were he knew trouble lurked.
The soldier's Prussian blue eyes watched the bathroom door that was linked to the bedroom. 'Could it be my imagination or…' he spoke silently to himself. He just knew something was going to happen to Minako.
The blonde future ruler of Venus was in the middle of putting on her shoes when she heard a snap from the bathroom. Minako looked at the closed doorway a bit alarmed. She was sure Duo or Heero hadn't passed her to use the restroom.
Heero had heard it too.
The blue eyes of Minako watched the door for a second more before resuming back to putting on the last pair of her shoes. And that's when Heero's interpretation was correct. It happened so quickly, it seemed to Minako that she had died of a heart attack. First she heard the bathroom door open and then three gunshots rang into her ears, louder than thunder.
Minako screamed her heart out as her eyes shut tight and her hands immediately covered her ears. She had fallen to her knees before she felt securing arms wrapped around her.
"Minako! Are you ok?" Duo shouted from shock and worry as he held the frightened girl in his arms.
She opened her eyes to see Heero and a man struggling on the floor nearby. "D… Duo?" Minako asked, reaching for his arm tightly. Her voice was shaky as her eyes were wide from terror.
Heero had shot three times at the shadowy figure that leaped out of the bathroom door. He was headed for Minako. One bullet managed to stick to the attacker's arm but it did not stop him. With this, Heero ran into the room and lunged at the figure while Duo ran towards Minako.
"Duo! Help him!" Minako screamed, when the figure let out energy from his palm, blast Heero into the wall. He landed with a thud on his front, his gun skidding under the bed.
Duo rapidly took out a small black stick from his pocket. Pressing a small button, the stick grew into a four feet pole. "Stay here," he ordered Minako before getting up and charging at the figure.
In an instant, the assailant made a black crystal sword appear in his hand and dueled with the braided soldier. Meanwhile, Minako ran towards Heero to check on him. Blood was seeping out a cut from his upper left forehead.
"Heero! Are you ok?"
He slowly got up to his hands and knees before coughing. She held onto his arms for support. "You'll be fine Heero, don't worry!" She patted his back as he groaned and coughed some more.
"Who are you?" Duo asked, blocking the crystal sword from slashing into his side.
A smirk played on his opponents face. "My name is Zoicite," he replied. "I want that girl. If you resist I will cut you from limb to limb."
This made Duo smirked. "You haven't been able to yet!"
"Like I stopped your friend, I can do the same to you." And without another word, Zoicite jumped from Duo's thrust and sent out another black energy from his palm, slamming into Duo's stomach. He went flying and landed hard on Minako's bedpost.
Minako gasped. "Duo!"
A small laughter came from Zoicite. "I wouldn't be worried about your friend at the moment girl. If I were you, I would be frightened for myself."
He took a step towards Minako and Heero, who was still lying on the ground, damaged due to the fight.
"Now why don't you be a good girl and come right over here. If you let me take you peacefully to the Negaverse I won't harm your friends."
It's got to be a trap! But what about Duo and Heero? Minako wasn't sure if Heero could feel the tightening of her grip on his shoulders. She was holding in her breath as Zoicite took another step closer.
A frown appeared on his face. "Did you hear me? Get over here!"
She stayed put. This made Zoicite not amused. He disappeared and appeared in front of Minako, making her scream and fall on her rear.
"Get away from me!" She resisted Zoicite's hold on her arms, moving them frantically. "Get off!" she repeated, kicking him hard on the shin.
Filled with anger, he sprang at her, wrapping his arms around her neck. "You'll pay for that you wench!" he growled, Minako trying to breath. She knew she was going to black out any minute.
But something overcame her at that moment. Something inside her made her body light up. The symbol of the planet Venus soon impressed on her forehead, shooting out a bright yellow light into Zoicitie. His grip on her neck loosened before he soared across the room. He was unconscious.
Exhausted by the sudden energy inside her and also confusing mixed with fright, Minako lost control and fell backwards. She landed into a pair of arms.
Looking up slightly, Heero was gazing down at her. "Heero?" she asked, trying to sit back up. "What happened?"
He said nothing. He turned away from her to stare at Zoicite across the room. Surprisingly, his body began to fade and soon disappeared. Minako let out a gasp as she watched.
"Wow...," the two heard Duo groan from Minako's bed. He sat himself up with the help of his elbows and rubbed his head. "Damn, I got a cut!"
"We need to get out before the police come," Heero reminded, helping Minako to her feet. He soon left her to grab her luggage and unlock the window.
The blonde went towards Duo to help him. He was still unsteady. Once they reached the window, Heero took his partner's arm and helped him out. They began to climb down the fire escape ladder. With one last glance, Minako looked into her room. She had lived there more than three years. Now she was never going to see the apartment again.
Hearing the sirens of the police cars, Minako quickly went after Duo and Heero. They were able to drive out of the parking lot before the police could get out of their cars. Beautiful music filled the air. The serene melody was coming from the Music Room in the mansion. Quatre was playing his violin, his eyes closed peacefully while his fingers danced around the strings. The violin music was melody to everyone's ears. Except for Wufei. He was in his room not too far away.
Damn! I hate it when he plays that wooden trash! Wufei bawled. He was lying on his bed trying to get some sleep. He had his pillow over his head, attempting to block out the noise. There was no success in that though.
"That's it! I had it!"
Wufei jumped off his bed, threw the pillow on the ground, and stormed out of the room. Can't a guy get some sleep around here?!
The Chinese pilot stomped towards the Music Room and slammed the door open. This stopped the music when Quatre looked up.
"What's the matter?" Quatre asked politely. He noticed the irritated expression on his fellow teammate.
"You is what's the matter! You and that… that… thing!"
"It's called a violin," a third voice interrupted.
Quatre and Wufei looked towards the door to see Trowa. He looked emotionless as usual. He had his arms folded as his emerald eyes looked at the two.
"Trowa, I was wondering what took you so long," Quatre greeted. He was relieved that the tall pilot had shown up on the right time. If he hadn't, the blonde was sure he would have gotten into one of the many familiar fights about his music when Wufei wanted quiet.
"It's about time! You're out there doing mambo-jumbo with animals while you could be helping with dinner!" Wufei complained.
Trowa was about to answer when the three heard the entrance door open. Duo's voice rang, "Where are you three? Get down here quick!" into their ears. Quatre and Wufei exchanged puzzled looks before running down with Trowa to see what the matter was.
They saw Minako, who was white as a sheet, helping Dup into the living room. Heero was just walking into the Entrance hall with Minako's belongings. He acted as if the cut on his forehead was not present.
"What happened?" Quatre asked worriedly when noticing the look on Duo's and Minako's faces.
"We were attack," Duo groaned, making the three apprehensive.
"Are you okay Miss. Aino?" Quatre asked anxiously, reaching the couch where Duo and she were resting on. She could only nod slightly.
Heero came into the living room soon after. "The guy was from the Negaverse," he explained. "Doctor J was right. They're after Minako."
Quatre thought for a moment. "We'll have to discuss this," he said, eyeing each of his teammates. When he looked at Minako, he smiled comfortingly saying, "Come on, maybe you'd like to rest before we have dinner."
He took her hand and helped her up while leading her upstairs to her room. Trowa followed with her luggage in his arms, leaving the rest in the living room. Minako looked up at her ceiling as she lay in bed. She had taken a warm bath to calm her down earlier and was now trying to get some shuteyes before dinner was ready. The blonde was still in her red tank top and blue jeans shorts. Her hair was held up in a ponytail with her red bow.
Why? she thought as the scene in her apartment played in her mind again. Why… why did I feel so… unlike myself when that power shot out of me? It was as if I was a whole different person…
Minako turned to lye on her side, resting her head on her joined hands. Her stomach became nauseous, thinking about the day again. It was strange that in one day, she was living in a mansion with five attractive boys as her bodyguards. That she was a princess of Venus…
Thinking about the five pilots, she got off the bed and decided to go look for one of them to talk to. She hadn't heard or seen any of the teens after her bath. She was beginning to get curious. "We need to tell Doctor J this… He never told us that the Negaverse had powers as well," Quatre stated. He, Trowa, and Wufei had just listened to what happened at Minako's apartment from Duo and Heero.
"Not even a bullet stopped him?" Wufei thought to himself out loud.
Duo sighed loudly, resting his head on the sofa's soft backrest. "Well that doesn't mean anything Wu-man. Heero can survive with three bullets in his legs and arms… But the thing that hurts the most was that energy that Zoicite guy had! Damn, it gave me a headache!"
"Let us not forget that he also had the ability to appear and disappear, along with making crystal weapons appear in his hands," Trowa said softly. He was leaning on the wall near Wufei with his arms folded. Minako walked down the hall slowly. She hadn't seen any of her protectors yet. Passing the room that she had gone into earlier to speak with Doctor J, she heard the soldiers' voices.
"Finally, I was beginning to worry." Minako reached for the handle but stopped in mid-air when hearing her name. "I was think… what if we are not around when Minako gets attacked again? You said that guy was able to disappear and appear right? What if he appears where Minako is and we're not around. Yes we can watch over her but there are some places that are limited from us." Quatre pointed out.
The other four remained silent, understanding his concept. They knew very well that they could only keep an eye on Minako for so long. There were some boundaries they could not cross. Duo's example was the bathroom.
"You're right. We can't simply watch her when she's taking a shower," Wufei snorted. "That's unjust!"
Duo lifted his head up and grinned. "Why not?"
"Duo!" The braided soldier's grin widens at Quatre's reaction.
"I was joking! Anyways, I was thinking maybe we could guard the door while she's in the bathroom." Duo explained.
"And when she's asleep, one of us will guard her in the room," Trowa suggested. Minako listened to her five guards discussing the matter of her safety. She leaned on the door with one of her ears pressed against it.
Watch over me when I sleep? And guard me while I take a bath? Will I ever get some privacy? Heero got up from his spot in the room and walked over to the window. "Your plans may be good but they're not good enough. You do realize we still can't watch her all the time."
"And what do you have in mind, Mister Perfect?" Wufei asked in a sarcastic tone.
Heero turned away from the window and looked at the others. "We can teach her how to fight. Or defend herself at least. That way she won't be some damsel in distress."
He strolled away from the window and paced the room slightly. "She may have her powers but as of now, she still can't control them." "What?" Minako breathed as she pulled away from the door.
She was completely surprised to hear this. Her? Learn how to fight? However, it was not hard to imagine. She was a fast learner and she was athletic.
Maybe I can learn… "Teach Minako how to fight?" Duo tilted his head to one side.
"That's stupid! We'll just be wasting our time with that! She can't learn how to fight! She's a god damn weak onna!" Wufei protested. Dammit, I'm not a weak woman! I can learn!
Minako greeted her teeth tightly together. "She may be a woman Wufei, but she's not weak." Trowa objected calmly.
"I agree with Heero. We should, in any case, show Minako some moves to defend herself," Quatre sided.
"Then it's settled! But wait! We have to promise that Minako won't turn into Heero when we're done!" Duo added giving them a silly grin. Minako smiled faintly, contented to see that some of them thought she wasn't entirely helpless. She decided she had eavesdropped long enough and reached for the knob. Seconds later, she had five boys looking at her.
"M-Miss. Aino," Quatre stuttered.
The blonde girl gave them a smile to lighten up Heero's and Wufei's grave expression, Trowa's blank expression, and Duo's and Quatre's surprised expression.
"So, when do I start?" she asked. .*.*.*.*.*. Author Notes: When was the last time I updated? Weeks? Months? Years? Okay, it has only been four weeks since I last updated but still… it's been awhile don't you think? I mean… it does add up to a whole month. Alright, review/flame please.
Author: Aino Yuy aka Usagi-Hater
Shout Outs:
-Venus Of Love: hey VOL-chan. Thanks for the review as usual. I probably won't post the Escaflowne/Sailor Moon fic any time soon since I have another story out.
-transcendent: I'm so evil aren't I. Hell, I love being evil. You'll just have to guess until the time is right for me to tell you people who Minako will be paired with. Anyways, I wish you didn't shut up. You spoke wisdom about Usagi centric fics that no one has told me before. Many of them are bad written and there are so many of them that have the exact same plot. Can I say boring? Thanks for your review and I can't wait till you post your GW/SM fic.
-Lady Love: Uh… your wish is my command? Here's the next chap. Thanks for reviewing.
-Jade Stellar: lolz, I see, an Anti-Minako/Wufei person. There's nothing wrong with that though seeing that I'm Anti-Usagi. You're idea with Minako talking to Quatre and Duo about the others. I like it. I like it a lot. I'll use it in later chapters.
-Serenity-Olus: Yo girl! Sorry that I e-mailed your wrong address (^_^;)… I still have your hotmail one so I have to delete that out of my address book.
-V-babe: Damn! Is there ever a chapter where I don't have spelling errors? Okay, that's it! There will be one chapter were I don't have one single spelling error in it in this fic. I swear! Hmm… maybe this chap is the one… anyways, thanks for your help!
-Tuxedo Gohan: I hope you're not mad at me because I didn't read your fic yet. I just realized that the final fantasy I got was number ten. I think yours was based on FF8. Oh well, I'll still check it out though when I actually play FF10. Who knows, it might just be the same. Thanks for reviewing.
-Eos of Dawn: Thanks for your review (^_^). Hmm… I think it was a good thing you weren't around when the flame war was happening. It wasn't a very pretty sight for mlljo and to have another person kick her ass… you could say I feel sorry for her. *Snickers* Not really.
-Faith-chan A.K.A. Myst Lady: I guess my fics are starting to wake up people. My goal is working (^_^)\\//! I most certainly think Setsuna and Folken look cute together. And, just to let you know, they will be one of the couples in my Esca/SM fic. That is, if I ever get that out. Oh wait, I have never seen Trigun. Sorry, Vash doesn't ring a bell in my ears.
-Mageofdeath: You can be sure I will keep up my bashing on Usagi. I don't care if people hate me cause of it. Thanks for your review (^_~).
-Xtreme Nuisance: lol, sorry about the cliffhanger. But, unfortunately, there will be more of them in this fic. Thanks for reviewing my story. .*.*.*.*.*. Chapter 5: Unpleasant Images Minako was surprised. What? I was sure I locked the door before leaving for school, she thought, trying to replay the morning over in her head.
Heero noticed the puzzled expression immediately. He did not like the look one bit. Duo of course did not have a clue what was going on. "What's the matter Minako? Is something wrong?"
Shaking her thoughts away, Minako looked up to meet the eyes of the two pilots. She changed her expression right away into a smile. "Nothing's wrong," she said reassuringly, turning the knob to open the door.
Duo, ignoring his manners as usual, was about to go in first when a tight grip on the shoulder stopped him. Heero had stopped Duo from setting foot inside. But the perfect soldier did not stop him because of his poor behavior. He had a feeling… a feeling he would get when he knew something bad was going to happen.
But the chestnut brown haired teen took it as a reminder of 'ladies first' and motioned for Minako to enter first. Taking the offer, Minako went in and disappeared into another room. The braided pilot was about to follow her when he heard a 'click' behind him. When realizing the very familiar sound, he turned around quickly to see Heero loading his gun.
"What are you doing?" Duo asked frantically. He knew when the Japanese soldier had a gun it was not safe for him or anyone else close by.
"Shut up," Heero shushed as he slowly stepped inside Minako's apartment. He kept alert, his gun close to his chest with both hands wrapped around it.
Duo, still confused, hastily followed his movement and tiptoed into the living room. Heero gave him the sign to stay quite as they both leaned up against the wall to peek inside a closed door where Minako had entered just moments ago. When opening the door slowly, they glanced in.
They saw that it was Minako's bedroom, with clothes, books, CDs and paper, scattered everywhere on the floor. Her bed was not made. Minako had her back turned to them and was, at this moment, putting on a red shirt. If they had peeked in a few seconds earlier they would have seen more than expected.
"Oh mother of god!" Duo panicked, jolting his head away. He blushed deeply while his heart practically popped out of his chest. But he noticed his partner was still peeking inside.
What the hell? Is Heero a… Holy cow! Heero's a pervert! Duo's messed-up mind yelled.
"Heero! What are you doing? She's dressing up!" Duo whispered recklessly.
But the god of death was completely wrong with what Heero's intentions were. Heero was not watching Minako. His eyes were somewhere else. Somewhere were he knew trouble lurked.
The soldier's Prussian blue eyes watched the bathroom door that was linked to the bedroom. 'Could it be my imagination or…' he spoke silently to himself. He just knew something was going to happen to Minako.
The blonde future ruler of Venus was in the middle of putting on her shoes when she heard a snap from the bathroom. Minako looked at the closed doorway a bit alarmed. She was sure Duo or Heero hadn't passed her to use the restroom.
Heero had heard it too.
The blue eyes of Minako watched the door for a second more before resuming back to putting on the last pair of her shoes. And that's when Heero's interpretation was correct. It happened so quickly, it seemed to Minako that she had died of a heart attack. First she heard the bathroom door open and then three gunshots rang into her ears, louder than thunder.
Minako screamed her heart out as her eyes shut tight and her hands immediately covered her ears. She had fallen to her knees before she felt securing arms wrapped around her.
"Minako! Are you ok?" Duo shouted from shock and worry as he held the frightened girl in his arms.
She opened her eyes to see Heero and a man struggling on the floor nearby. "D… Duo?" Minako asked, reaching for his arm tightly. Her voice was shaky as her eyes were wide from terror.
Heero had shot three times at the shadowy figure that leaped out of the bathroom door. He was headed for Minako. One bullet managed to stick to the attacker's arm but it did not stop him. With this, Heero ran into the room and lunged at the figure while Duo ran towards Minako.
"Duo! Help him!" Minako screamed, when the figure let out energy from his palm, blast Heero into the wall. He landed with a thud on his front, his gun skidding under the bed.
Duo rapidly took out a small black stick from his pocket. Pressing a small button, the stick grew into a four feet pole. "Stay here," he ordered Minako before getting up and charging at the figure.
In an instant, the assailant made a black crystal sword appear in his hand and dueled with the braided soldier. Meanwhile, Minako ran towards Heero to check on him. Blood was seeping out a cut from his upper left forehead.
"Heero! Are you ok?"
He slowly got up to his hands and knees before coughing. She held onto his arms for support. "You'll be fine Heero, don't worry!" She patted his back as he groaned and coughed some more.
"Who are you?" Duo asked, blocking the crystal sword from slashing into his side.
A smirk played on his opponents face. "My name is Zoicite," he replied. "I want that girl. If you resist I will cut you from limb to limb."
This made Duo smirked. "You haven't been able to yet!"
"Like I stopped your friend, I can do the same to you." And without another word, Zoicite jumped from Duo's thrust and sent out another black energy from his palm, slamming into Duo's stomach. He went flying and landed hard on Minako's bedpost.
Minako gasped. "Duo!"
A small laughter came from Zoicite. "I wouldn't be worried about your friend at the moment girl. If I were you, I would be frightened for myself."
He took a step towards Minako and Heero, who was still lying on the ground, damaged due to the fight.
"Now why don't you be a good girl and come right over here. If you let me take you peacefully to the Negaverse I won't harm your friends."
It's got to be a trap! But what about Duo and Heero? Minako wasn't sure if Heero could feel the tightening of her grip on his shoulders. She was holding in her breath as Zoicite took another step closer.
A frown appeared on his face. "Did you hear me? Get over here!"
She stayed put. This made Zoicite not amused. He disappeared and appeared in front of Minako, making her scream and fall on her rear.
"Get away from me!" She resisted Zoicite's hold on her arms, moving them frantically. "Get off!" she repeated, kicking him hard on the shin.
Filled with anger, he sprang at her, wrapping his arms around her neck. "You'll pay for that you wench!" he growled, Minako trying to breath. She knew she was going to black out any minute.
But something overcame her at that moment. Something inside her made her body light up. The symbol of the planet Venus soon impressed on her forehead, shooting out a bright yellow light into Zoicitie. His grip on her neck loosened before he soared across the room. He was unconscious.
Exhausted by the sudden energy inside her and also confusing mixed with fright, Minako lost control and fell backwards. She landed into a pair of arms.
Looking up slightly, Heero was gazing down at her. "Heero?" she asked, trying to sit back up. "What happened?"
He said nothing. He turned away from her to stare at Zoicite across the room. Surprisingly, his body began to fade and soon disappeared. Minako let out a gasp as she watched.
"Wow...," the two heard Duo groan from Minako's bed. He sat himself up with the help of his elbows and rubbed his head. "Damn, I got a cut!"
"We need to get out before the police come," Heero reminded, helping Minako to her feet. He soon left her to grab her luggage and unlock the window.
The blonde went towards Duo to help him. He was still unsteady. Once they reached the window, Heero took his partner's arm and helped him out. They began to climb down the fire escape ladder. With one last glance, Minako looked into her room. She had lived there more than three years. Now she was never going to see the apartment again.
Hearing the sirens of the police cars, Minako quickly went after Duo and Heero. They were able to drive out of the parking lot before the police could get out of their cars. Beautiful music filled the air. The serene melody was coming from the Music Room in the mansion. Quatre was playing his violin, his eyes closed peacefully while his fingers danced around the strings. The violin music was melody to everyone's ears. Except for Wufei. He was in his room not too far away.
Damn! I hate it when he plays that wooden trash! Wufei bawled. He was lying on his bed trying to get some sleep. He had his pillow over his head, attempting to block out the noise. There was no success in that though.
"That's it! I had it!"
Wufei jumped off his bed, threw the pillow on the ground, and stormed out of the room. Can't a guy get some sleep around here?!
The Chinese pilot stomped towards the Music Room and slammed the door open. This stopped the music when Quatre looked up.
"What's the matter?" Quatre asked politely. He noticed the irritated expression on his fellow teammate.
"You is what's the matter! You and that… that… thing!"
"It's called a violin," a third voice interrupted.
Quatre and Wufei looked towards the door to see Trowa. He looked emotionless as usual. He had his arms folded as his emerald eyes looked at the two.
"Trowa, I was wondering what took you so long," Quatre greeted. He was relieved that the tall pilot had shown up on the right time. If he hadn't, the blonde was sure he would have gotten into one of the many familiar fights about his music when Wufei wanted quiet.
"It's about time! You're out there doing mambo-jumbo with animals while you could be helping with dinner!" Wufei complained.
Trowa was about to answer when the three heard the entrance door open. Duo's voice rang, "Where are you three? Get down here quick!" into their ears. Quatre and Wufei exchanged puzzled looks before running down with Trowa to see what the matter was.
They saw Minako, who was white as a sheet, helping Dup into the living room. Heero was just walking into the Entrance hall with Minako's belongings. He acted as if the cut on his forehead was not present.
"What happened?" Quatre asked worriedly when noticing the look on Duo's and Minako's faces.
"We were attack," Duo groaned, making the three apprehensive.
"Are you okay Miss. Aino?" Quatre asked anxiously, reaching the couch where Duo and she were resting on. She could only nod slightly.
Heero came into the living room soon after. "The guy was from the Negaverse," he explained. "Doctor J was right. They're after Minako."
Quatre thought for a moment. "We'll have to discuss this," he said, eyeing each of his teammates. When he looked at Minako, he smiled comfortingly saying, "Come on, maybe you'd like to rest before we have dinner."
He took her hand and helped her up while leading her upstairs to her room. Trowa followed with her luggage in his arms, leaving the rest in the living room. Minako looked up at her ceiling as she lay in bed. She had taken a warm bath to calm her down earlier and was now trying to get some shuteyes before dinner was ready. The blonde was still in her red tank top and blue jeans shorts. Her hair was held up in a ponytail with her red bow.
Why? she thought as the scene in her apartment played in her mind again. Why… why did I feel so… unlike myself when that power shot out of me? It was as if I was a whole different person…
Minako turned to lye on her side, resting her head on her joined hands. Her stomach became nauseous, thinking about the day again. It was strange that in one day, she was living in a mansion with five attractive boys as her bodyguards. That she was a princess of Venus…
Thinking about the five pilots, she got off the bed and decided to go look for one of them to talk to. She hadn't heard or seen any of the teens after her bath. She was beginning to get curious. "We need to tell Doctor J this… He never told us that the Negaverse had powers as well," Quatre stated. He, Trowa, and Wufei had just listened to what happened at Minako's apartment from Duo and Heero.
"Not even a bullet stopped him?" Wufei thought to himself out loud.
Duo sighed loudly, resting his head on the sofa's soft backrest. "Well that doesn't mean anything Wu-man. Heero can survive with three bullets in his legs and arms… But the thing that hurts the most was that energy that Zoicite guy had! Damn, it gave me a headache!"
"Let us not forget that he also had the ability to appear and disappear, along with making crystal weapons appear in his hands," Trowa said softly. He was leaning on the wall near Wufei with his arms folded. Minako walked down the hall slowly. She hadn't seen any of her protectors yet. Passing the room that she had gone into earlier to speak with Doctor J, she heard the soldiers' voices.
"Finally, I was beginning to worry." Minako reached for the handle but stopped in mid-air when hearing her name. "I was think… what if we are not around when Minako gets attacked again? You said that guy was able to disappear and appear right? What if he appears where Minako is and we're not around. Yes we can watch over her but there are some places that are limited from us." Quatre pointed out.
The other four remained silent, understanding his concept. They knew very well that they could only keep an eye on Minako for so long. There were some boundaries they could not cross. Duo's example was the bathroom.
"You're right. We can't simply watch her when she's taking a shower," Wufei snorted. "That's unjust!"
Duo lifted his head up and grinned. "Why not?"
"Duo!" The braided soldier's grin widens at Quatre's reaction.
"I was joking! Anyways, I was thinking maybe we could guard the door while she's in the bathroom." Duo explained.
"And when she's asleep, one of us will guard her in the room," Trowa suggested. Minako listened to her five guards discussing the matter of her safety. She leaned on the door with one of her ears pressed against it.
Watch over me when I sleep? And guard me while I take a bath? Will I ever get some privacy? Heero got up from his spot in the room and walked over to the window. "Your plans may be good but they're not good enough. You do realize we still can't watch her all the time."
"And what do you have in mind, Mister Perfect?" Wufei asked in a sarcastic tone.
Heero turned away from the window and looked at the others. "We can teach her how to fight. Or defend herself at least. That way she won't be some damsel in distress."
He strolled away from the window and paced the room slightly. "She may have her powers but as of now, she still can't control them." "What?" Minako breathed as she pulled away from the door.
She was completely surprised to hear this. Her? Learn how to fight? However, it was not hard to imagine. She was a fast learner and she was athletic.
Maybe I can learn… "Teach Minako how to fight?" Duo tilted his head to one side.
"That's stupid! We'll just be wasting our time with that! She can't learn how to fight! She's a god damn weak onna!" Wufei protested. Dammit, I'm not a weak woman! I can learn!
Minako greeted her teeth tightly together. "She may be a woman Wufei, but she's not weak." Trowa objected calmly.
"I agree with Heero. We should, in any case, show Minako some moves to defend herself," Quatre sided.
"Then it's settled! But wait! We have to promise that Minako won't turn into Heero when we're done!" Duo added giving them a silly grin. Minako smiled faintly, contented to see that some of them thought she wasn't entirely helpless. She decided she had eavesdropped long enough and reached for the knob. Seconds later, she had five boys looking at her.
"M-Miss. Aino," Quatre stuttered.
The blonde girl gave them a smile to lighten up Heero's and Wufei's grave expression, Trowa's blank expression, and Duo's and Quatre's surprised expression.
"So, when do I start?" she asked. .*.*.*.*.*. Author Notes: When was the last time I updated? Weeks? Months? Years? Okay, it has only been four weeks since I last updated but still… it's been awhile don't you think? I mean… it does add up to a whole month. Alright, review/flame please.