* Hammer To The Heart *
Chapter 5
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Later that afternoon...

Usagi sat in her Mythology class twirling her pencil back and forth on her desk in boredom as the teacher droned on and on about the homework that they would have tonight. 'Why did she have to go over the homework now and not at the end of class? It's not *that* important, shesh!' she looked up blowing a silent raspberry at the teacher then grinned.

"Today we'll be discussing something a bit differently." The teacher looked around the room before going on, "Today we're going to talk about... the Moon. And-"

"But the moon's dead!" a student shouted out causing Usagi's head to snap towards him, then back to the teacher non-believing.

The teacher shook her head, "Iie, the Moon is not dead."

"But... all the wars there, the bases..." the boy stammered, not understanding his teacher.

She nodded, "Hai, the wars were held there, bases built there. But does that have to mean that the Moon is dead?" she questioned getting shakes of the head from everyone. "Then it is not. It still shines bright in the sky, with a renewed glow to it if you ask me, since they cleared up all the bases so all that remains is the Moon's plan surface."

"Ohhhhhh...." Echoed around the room with one sigh of relief from a silvery blonde.

"Yesterday we worked on the myths of the ancient kingdom of Atlantis. Today we'll be working on the myths of the Moon Kingdom, in a time that is rumored to be called the Silver Millennium." A girl in the front row raised her hand. "Yes?"

"Is it true then Miss? That there was a kingdom on the Moon? Ever? It seems far fetched to me." She crossed her hands over her chest.

The teacher giggled at the girls question. "Well it's rumored, and a legend. So I can't be certain if it's true or not. One can only wonder, ne?" at the girls nod she continued. "The Silver Millennium is said to have occurred six thousand years ago from this day. It was a time when magic was still around and flourished in all-living things. Queen Serenity, who was supposed to be the reincarnated Goddess Selene, ruled over that time with a firm kind and caring hand. She had a daughter Princess Serenity, who was supposed to be a spitting image of her mother."

She pulled out a book that had a painting of what someone thought Queen Serenity and her daughter looked like back then. It showed Princess Serenity standing in front of her mother smiling, her head tilted to the side a little eyes glowing with happiness and warmth, hands clasped in front of her, her golden silver hair hanging down in the same style as that of her mothers. Her mother, Queen Serenity stood behind her daughter, about a foot or so higher then her, her hair done up in two buns on either side of her head a streamer flowing out of each in a silvery water fall nearly touching the ground, her hands were placed on her daughters shoulders squeezing them lovingly, her silver-blue eyes showing all that love as she smiled at her daughter.

"This is Queen Serenity and her daughter, Princess Serenity... or what someone believed them to have looked like from the legends of old." She walked down the isles so all the students could get a good look at them before returning to her desk and pulling out another painting of a wondrous castle that could of only came some a child's dream. "And this was their kingdom in all its glory before their downfall."

"Umm Miss?" a small girl up front raised a timid hand, at the teachers nod she went on, "H-how did it f-fall?"

The teacher smiled at her, "Aww now that's a very good question and one that I want you all to research and write a poem or two on it for me, you've two days to work on it. After which you'll turn them in for me to read, I'll hand them back and whoever has the mark on their paper can come up front and read it to the class." At their sighs and 'oh mans' she raised a hand to stop them, "Now I know that no one knows for curtain on how the Moon Kingdom fell, so you'll not get graded harshly for it. Just try your best, that's all I ask."

She smiled at the nods and sighed breaths of relief, "Now as far as what we're going to talk about, lets start with what kind of relationship the Moon held with the other planets..." she went on with the lesson while Usagi tuned her out daydreaming since she knew all about the Moon Kingdom, 'Know about it is an understatement.' She thought with a smile, every now and then her ears would perk up at the mention of something she was shocked they knew about, but the time was well spent daydreaming.

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Usagi bounded out of the schools double doors a broad smile playing on her rosy lips thinking that school was now over for the day and what she was going to do that afternoon besides homework for one class that was sure to be a breeze.

Skipping down the stairs she ran over to her friends under the large oak tree waiting for their golden haired friend; she waved to them. "Hey guys!! REI-CHAN!!" she waved more at her raven-haired priestess; still not believing that she could be transferred to their school.

"Oi Odango Atama!!" Rei yelled back smiling widely as Usagi frowned at her name.

"Hiya Usa!" Makoto said waving a hand leaning against the tree.

Ami looked up from helping Minako with something, they waved smiling. "Hey Usa-chan!!"

She smiled brightly at their greetings and their unexpected waiting on her; she skipped over to them throwing her backpack up on her shoulder again, "Hey guys! Whatcha doin'?" they just all smiled at her. "Why the waiting on me?" their smiled grew.

"Hey Usagi... what happened?"

She looked at them, "Huh? When?"

"When? This morning!" Minako said throwing a hand in the air.

"With a certain boy..." Makoto trailed off.

"OH! Well I got up early, went to the park and ran into Heero... got to school early... But you all already know that." she cocked her head to the side questioningly.

Rei hung her head and sighed almost inaudibly, "She's dense..." she whispered picking her head up she walked in front of Usagi, eyes seemingly aglow she took Usagi's shoulders in hand and shook her while quietly yelling, "The boy!! Usa! The boy!! DID YOU KISS THE BOY!?!?" Makoto and Ami had to pry Rei's hands off of Usagi and hold her back while Usagi stood there shaking her head, trying to get her hearing back.

She grinned a mischievous grin her eyes shinning as a slow pink took her cheeks, "Maybe... Maybe I did..." she winked to them knowing that them no knowing was driving them up the wall.

"MAYBE!?" they all yelled at once even quiet little Amy. Usagi looked shocked at that but just grinned, "MAYBE?!"

She nodded, "Hai, maybe. And maybe not." She winked before turning, "Excuse me Minna-chan, demo I have a appointment to keep" waving she ran off towards the school gates.

The girls stood there and watched her go still shocked that she didn't tell them id she did or did not kiss him. "Maybe!?" they all whispered quietly turning and following their happy bunny to the school gates keeping a good distance behind her, their slow pace due to lack of believing.

They watched as their bunny skipped up to the school's gates and peered around both corners and frown, peering behind her then back around the corners again, as if waiting for someone. She peered behind her once more then turned to look around the corner and jumped back startled as she faced a guy's chest; they giggled at her as they turned and started to head out of a different set of gates that led off in the direction of the Cherry Hill Shrine.

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She skipped to the gate looking around for that unruly brown head she was coming to know more then enough, and liking it no less. She didn't see him, school jus let out she was here now where was he?

"Baka's late. Thought he wasn't ever late?" she pouted then smiled, "Oh you baka! School did 'just' let out, he'll be here in a minute." She reminded herself looking behind then front peering around the gates, not going out; she looked behind herself again and turned to look in front she jumped back startled, "AAIIEE!"

She glanced up nervously seeing Heero staring at her no emotions showing but for the slight smirk his lips were tugging into. She glared at him her sapphire blue eyes twinkling as she walked up to him to poke him in the chest griping at him, "Why you-" she stopped when she heard laughter coming from the other side of the gates that she couldn't see.

Raising an eyebrow to Heero, he shrugged. She rolled her eyes looking beyond him to see the other four guys he was with that morning, the laugher being the one with the long braid, Duo. "And what are you laughing at? Duo?" she questioned her brow still raised as she walked to him a little stopping before him, herself between the others and Heero now.

"Heh... n-not much babe!" he laughed trying to stop holding his chest a little, "Y-your j-just kinda cute when you... g-glare... at him!!" he burst out laughing again causing Quatre to blush smiling at her apolitically and a grunt from the Chinese, silence from the tall one.

"Hn."

"Oh ya think?" she giggled, "Well maybe I should do that more often ne?" she grinned looking over her shoulder to Heero with a wink. He raised a brow in question causing her to laugh before bowing a little to the others. "It's great to see you all again!" she chirped, "Going somewhere?"

"Ah well... we were going to stop by the store and somewhere else before coming home, there's a few things that we have to get before we head home." Quatre answered her.

"Oh? Like what?" she questioned him.

Heero lightly pushed her from behind, "Nothing. We've got studying, come on" he took her left arm with his right pulling her away from the others so they could get to his place and study before the outing. First rule to studying was not having distractions, and the others were a distraction for her, so they had to leave.

"Wha-hey! Heero!" Usagi protested trying to keep up with him. "I can walk on my ow-" she was cut off by "HHHHEEEEEEEERRRROOOOO!!!" a high voice called out making Usagi yank her arm free covering her ears and Heero tense up as the yelling got louder, closer, never stopping.

Usagi seeing his reaction to it turned around and started looking for whoever or whatever was yelling his name like a banshee. She didn't see anything over the crowd of kids that were fastly filing out of the school gates, she didn't know what was up, but knew it couldn't be good if Heero was reacting this way to it. 'Hmmm... what the heck is that!?' she wondered looking around again this time catching sight of a arm waving around in the air. "Huh?" she watched glancing to Heero then back again.

"HHEEEERRROOOOO!!! HEERROOO OVER HERE!!!"

Usagi shook her head glancing back to the other boys wiggling a finger in her ear trying to get her hearing back she noticed Wufei wearing a deep scowl, Duo trying to hide behind Quatre and Trowa while they looked at the waving arm in something that looked like dread? Turning her gaze back to Heero she tugged on his shirtsleeve like a small child would, "Hey Heero... who's that? I think they want to talk to you?"

Heero looked down seeing her curious gaze and grunted with a slight shake of his head. "No." his monotone was full force as he started to push her the other direction giving a glare to the others in warning of leaving and not telling where he went, Usagi wasn't sure though, she was sure now that she wouldn't of wanted to meet whoever that was yelling like a mad person for him.

She glanced back once and saw red cloth and wheat colored hair floating around coming towards them. Shrugging her shoulders she looked back to the other guys as Heero guided her along and waved to them, "Ja ne Minna! See ya soon!" she giggled at Duo's scared pleading look for her to take him with her. Smiling she looked up to Heero as they turned a corner the noise from their school growing softer in the distance, "Umm Heero... who was that? Duo looked pretty scared there."

Looking down he nodded understandingly but smirked thinking of the baka cowering behind the others. "Relena."

"Uh huh... and who's she besides a yelling lunatic?"

He almost chuckled, "Annoying."

"Ahh I see... well that fits her..." said turning front again to watch where they were heading. She wasn't one to judge people on how they acted alone; she wasn't even one to really judge, but there was something about the way that one girl got them all acting. 'I mean these are the famed Gundam Pilots... they're not scared of anything... and one young girl can make them cower and react like that?' She pondered on it for a bit more before shrugging catching a hold of Heero's arm she unconsciously laid her head against it humming a tune as they walked.

Heero looked down in slight shock hiding it well as she leaned against him softly laying her head on his arm humming; it was a nice sight. 'One to make the braided baka faint again.' he smirked picturing it in his mind. Shaking his head, lips still twitching he steered her around a second corner coming upon a long street with huge houses lining each side, trees spread all about and along the road shading it with the large branches of Oaks, giving it a serene and clam look. He shook his a little getting her attention nodding to the street once she looked to him. Hearing her gasp in awe he let a small smirk cross his lips tugging her to the right and three doors down.

They climbed the steps to a moderately midsize looking three-story house; it was light gray with white shutters on all the windows, some of them had small flower planters under the windows, others had small balconies. Usagi stared in awe at the house; she'd never seen anything so big before, not a house anyways, she knew of rich people and their likings of huge houses but she'd never *been* to one of them. Shaking her head slightly she went through the door Heero held open for her, once in he pointed to the staircase, getting the hint she started up them glancing behind her once in a while to make sure he was still there before looking around her as they went.

Reaching the top of the third floor Heero stepped beside her, "This way" leading her through the hall past a few doors which she guessed were the others but wasn't sure since there were three floors to the house. He opened one door near the end of the hall and stepped inside motioning her in, "Have a seat and we'll get started" he closed the door walking over to his desk and rummaged though his backpack.

Usagi nodded walking over to the bed and sat down looking around her as she pulled her own pack off her back into her lap just holding it while her gaze swept around the seemingly dark room. "Wow... this is nice" whispered looking at the ceiling that was black with shiny silver stars scattered about, one pale moon hung in the middle surrounded by other small planets; she looked to the walls thinking it was only one color, then noticed that whomever had painted them was talented enough to do the tops black fading into a darker blue that lightened as it reached the off white carpeted floor; she looked to the two large windows which were on either side of his desk, the dark blue curtains held back by thin golden ropes letting in all the suns light filling the room, making it brighter yet not taking away from the aura that the colors made. It was peaceful and mysterious all in one.

'Almost like... they were painting their way from space to Earth.' She thought and smiled liking it a lot, she turned her head watching him dig through his backpack pulling out books and unzipping his laptop pulling it out of it's case. 'Guess I should get ready too' she looked down at her pack pulling out her own books and materials read to see just how much she could grasp from his teachings. 'Hope he's better then Mrs. H' she giggled scooting back on the bed sitting Indian style her skirt spread about her as she lay her books in one pile taking out her math book, one subject she needed the most help in.

Heero gathered his laptop, two books and paper together and made his way to the bed sitting up against the headboard he placed his laptop to his right opening it he typed for a minute, waited as it beeped then set his other things to his left. He looked up at Usagi motioning with his index finger for her to move closer before looking back to his laptop and typing once more.

She sighed, 'Why do I have to move? I'm the one wearing the skirt here.' She shrugged her shoulders looking around for something to help in doing his silent request. 'Ahh there it is!' she leaned over snatching the think black felt blanket from the foot of the bed draping it about her shoulders like an Indian would, she pushed her books forward then eased down on the bed laying on her tummy the looked back making sure it well covered her to her knees giving her feet a few small kicks back and forth satisfied she turned back plopping her head in the palms of her hands smiling up at his raised brow.

"Nani? You wanted me closer... Here I am." She smiled giggling, "It's more comfy this way. Now" looking at her books then to him, "Which are we starting with? 'Cause I might warn you again..." wagging a finger at him her head still in her other palm "I suck at them all demo for Mythology."

He raised his other brow, "Really?" his monotone held a hint of wonder in it. When she nodded still smiling he turned and typed something else into his laptop effectively making Usagi wonder just what he was typing in there. He pointed to her book, "Math first?" seeing as how it was the one in front of her.

"Wha-huh?" she snapped out of her thoughts looking down at her finger pointing to her book. "Oh yeah! Gomen, yea this is the one I wanted to start with. I suck at it." He stared at her. "Well I know the basics... add subtract, I'm pretty good at division, its just the other stuff."

"I hope so." Heero whispered lowly when she said add and subtract. 'If she didn't know those there'd be no helping her.' He thought trying not to smirk. He liked this girl and for the life of him he couldn't put a finger on why he liked her. He knew it had to do with the way she was, the way she radiated happiness and joy and cared for everything and everyone. That he understood. What he didn't was why he, was liking her, when he liked no one else, even that annoying Relena that he had threatened over the years and never carried out those threats. He frowned at that, 'It would have ended the peace' he reasoned.

"Hell~oo? Anyone home?" Usagi waved a hand in front of his face snapping her fingers. "Heero, you spacing out on me?" He shook his head clearing the thoughts out of his mind looking at her concerned face and slowly shook his head. "Good to know, thought you'd never come back." She smiled, "SO where to start?"

"Go to chapter fifteen."

"Fifteen!? We're only on like... chapter nine in class!" whining waving a hand while her other absentmindedly flipped through the books pages, "What are you? In advanced math?" She asked finding the chapter and looked back up at him, he was smirking and gave a curt nod; she hung her head muttering, "I knew it! I knew it! Great... I'm gonna die before we're done of brain over load!" She felt a hit to her head jerking it up she rubbed her forehead glaring at him, "What was that for!?"

"Stop whining and pay attention." He commanded making her shut up and stare at him nodding slowly her eyes still holding that look of fire. "Chapter fifteen is a mixture of all of those and has some Algebra in it." he paused watching for her response to that, which was her face dropping slightly along with her head.

"Aye da mi..."

"It's only hard if you make it to be."

"It's hard if its hard..." she sighed looking from him to her book, "Alright then, lets try this... How do we do this" she looked up, "Sensei?" and smiled at him knowing this was his territory and not hers, their class hadn't even gotten this far yet.

He gave an almost unnoticeable nod to her before pointing to the book. "This is Algebra. It's your friend." She laughed at him muttering "Yeah right" he waited for her to stop before continuing. "It can help you solve many problems with ease if you know how to use it." he pointed to a problem, "X/Y = 5 solve it."

"Huh?"

"Solve it."

She stared at them a minute then back to the problem trying to figure out just *how* she was supposed to get an answer from two letters and one number. She scratched her head, "Umm... H-how do you get an answer from two letters?"

"Good question." He was glad she asked, thinking she was just going to try and not know how, thus getting further disappointed that she didn't get it. "See the numbers to the right in that table?" she nodded, "Use those to take one of those numbers and use it in place of the X. That's how you'll get your answer."

"Hmm mk, I'll try." She got her paper and rewrote the problem down, trying to do as he said, knowing he was watching her closely trying to get it right. Five minutes later she looked up slightly nervious, "Umm I-is this right?" asked handing him the paper.

He read it over and handed it back nodding. "Hai, try the others." She did and gave the page back hopefully, he shook his head, "Those two are wrong, here try like this..." he leaned forward writing on the page so she could see, showing her how to do it right.

Twenty minutes later Usagi sat up stretching her arms, "Alright! I give, I kinda get it... demo could we *please* do something else now? I think I'm mathed out ya know?" she giggled waving a hand to the other books, "Pick one."

The only other choices for him to pick from were English and Geography since she said that she didn't need help in Mythology. He stared at that book a while longer then the others as if trying to figure something out about it; with a small shrug of his shoulders he picked it up thumbing through it.

"Wha-hey Heero, I don't need help in that one..." Usagi made a grab for the book and failed when Heero leaned back away from her still thumbing through it. She watched him as he did so wondering what he could be looking for, she didn't need help in that one; she didn't even know now why she bothered to get it out of her backpack.

She laid back down her head rested in her hands watching him her mind whirling with thoughts of things she couldn't ever tell him, or anyone; she wanted to giggle watching him, her cheeks taking on a pink hue to them. 'Very kawaii...' Heero's eyes widened a fraction making her ears perk up, "Heero? What's wrong?"

He only shook his head glancing at her over the books top then back to the book. 'What is he doing now?' she wondered yet another thing about him. 'He's so full of mysteries... Why?'

"It's you?"

"Huh? Sorry wasn't listening."

He turned the book around, "It's you."

Her eyes widened, 'Does he know? N-no he couldn't.' she looked at the picture then back to him, "N-no its n-not me. That's a Hime of a long forgotten kingdom we're learning about in school." He stared at her as if trying to see through her, figuring something out. "Really, in Mythology class... We even have an assignment to do." She pulled out another sheet she had written earlier that day, "See."

"Poems?"

She nodded, "Hai, supposed to be on how the kingdom fell. Though no one really knows how it fell, do they?"

"Tragically."

"Huh? How do you know that?" she raised a brow at him.

Heero smirked, "I'm just smart like that."

"Ahh..." shaking her head sweat dropping Usagi tried not to giggle, "Ah right, well Mr. Smarty Pants... then why don't you do them for me?"

"Umm... No."

"Should have known you'd say that." taking back the paper and book and sat up looking about for a clock. "Say what time were the others coming back?"

"At four."

"Oh so that gives us like... oh an hour to work huh?" asked scratching the back of her head, "Or uh how about a game? Whatta ya say?"

Heero sat back folding his arms across his chest, "No. Get to work now or you'll never finish."

"Awww Heero! Do I have to?"

"Hn."

"Fine... fine..." with that she set to try writing the two poems for tomorrows class hoping that they sounded something close to intelligent and hopped that they rhymed, she wasn't good at this kind of thing. 'I know I love the class but this is asking a bit much of me' she sweat dropped.

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'This store then we hit that one and we're done!' he smiled brightly at that thought, "Hey guys! Is this all of it? Are we ready!?" his smile grew while he got a skip in his step.

The blonde sighed shifting the bags in his arms, "Yes Duo! We're got enough for the next world war! Allah forbid." He chuckled at his friends excited face. "I do think he'll like this more then the last time we did something."

"Hmph if he doesn't kill ya first."

"Huh?! Hey! He loves me! He wouldn't kill me."

"No just that damned braid of yours."

"Wha!? Not my precious braid!"

"........."

The blonde nodded, "Yeah I know what you mean."

"Can we just get home please?"

"Yeah, yeah, whatever! We're going, we're going..."

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"This good? What do you think? Does it rhyme? I can't rhyme to save my life... Is it good?" shooting out questions worried and not giving him time to let his eyes even hit the paper yet.

"Chill out." 'Geez, she's as hyper and over worried as that braided baka.' He mentally smirked at that thought letting his eyes roam over the first page taking in its words nodding slowly. "It's good." He watched her face light up as a smile spread across her face as she waited anxiously for him to read the next; so he did and after a minute nodded his head. "This ones better, more feelings in it." he leaned over handing her back the page.

"Ohhh thanks!" Usagi's cheeks took on a pink hue as she leaned forward to get the papers back smiling at him for the compliment thinking that it was a first for someone to compliment her on something dealing with school work. 'Wait 'til the others find out!' mentally cheering getting closer she lids closing, she felt the papers touch her fingers then a warmth that spread through her hand up her arm sending shivers down her spine.

He handed the pages back staring at her, studying her face as it lit up in happiness. He was vaguely aware that he had given her back the pages and was now holding her hand, the new warmth that seeped up his arm told him this. Watching as her eyes started to slowly close he wondered what she was thinking about while he still inched closer unconsciously.

Hot breath on his skin from her breathing, rosy pink lips a mere inch from him her cheeks were rosy now her breathing was light and quick. At the last second he stopped moving, he knew what he was about to do yet didn't know why. 'She knows.' His mind informed him hinting to her rosy appearance and quick breaths; she was anticipating it, 'Should I?' questioning in his mind what his heart started to already figure out. 'Go for it!' an annoying voice sounding like Duo's shouted to him; rolling his eyes at the shout out he stared at her before lifting a finger to her chin lightly lifting it up letting his lips touch hers in the softest of touches.

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Do it! Do it! Do it!
When you hit the spot,
Sexual Messiah, You know what'cha got,
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"Mmm" Usagi leaned forward fluttering lids opened to stare into his dark blues her face now a light red she smiled. 'H-he kissed me' she wanted to touch her lips that felt as if a feather just brushed against them for the shortest of times but didn't move for fear of breaking the comfortable silence that surrounded them like a warm blanket blocking everything else out; for her it's how it seemed a protecting blanket of silence, just the two of them.

She noticed he was watching her, looking for something in her eyes. 'Windows to the soul' her mind reminded her knowing that her eyes couldn't hide anything, they gave and said all that her heart did, letting every emotion slip from it through her eyes even if she wasn't letting herself portray those feeling any other way. She knew her swirling blues were a mix t hat he couldn't read, if indeed that's what he was doing, smiling a little more she leaned forward towards him.

Heero's eyes flashed with unreadable emotions that disappeared just as fast as they showed up be inching forward watching as her lids started to close over her sparkling eyes; reaching out a finger to her chin guiding it he started to close the distance between them. "WE'RE HOOOOME!!!!" and a slamming of the main door shook them back to reality nearly making Usagi fall off the bed in shock; Heero's quick reflexes clicked into action his hand flying out catching her faltering one that reached for anything to hinder her falling.

She smiled gratefully at him for the helping hand as she sat back up thinking of their almost action she blushed, then sighed. 'Dangit!' she giggled causing Heero's brow to rise in questioning. "Uh heh nothing. Guess they're home huh?" she giggled again sticking some of her books back into her bag.

"Hn."

"Well lets not keep them waitin' on us then! Lets go see 'em!" throwing the last of her books into her bag she jumped from the bed and headed for the door smiling as she waited for him, with a grunt he got down and walked over to her leading the way to them.

"Hey man! Whatcha'll doin' up there huh?" asked a grinning Duo throwing a wink at Usagi making her blush.

"Omae o korosu baka."

"EPP! SAVE ME WU-MAN!" he leap behind Wufei bags and all hiding behind him looking over his shoulder right into a glaring scowling face of Wufei.

"Prepare to DIE Maxwell!" he reached for his katana and started to face him, "Injustice! My name is Wufei! W-U-F-E-I! Not WU-MAN!" he gave chase running throughout the house jumping over chairs ignoring Duo's yells, "I'M SORRY MAN! I DIDN'T MEAN IT WU-MAN!"

Quatre sighed, "Here we go again... You'd think they had enough of that on the way home."

"They did this on the way here?" Usagi's voice held a non-believing edge to it at Quatre's nod she face faulted. "They're as bad as Rei-chan and me."

"........."

"My best friend... well one of them any ways."

"Oh I see. Well if we can get them to stop fighting long enough we could be on our way. We've got a good afternoon planned." Quatre stated nodding to Trowa who took the bags from him and went towards the kitchen, Quatre turned back to the duo on the stairs. "Heero, if you'd please to and get them to stop fighting" he nodded and left, "and Usagi if you've got anything to change into, you really should for this afternoon's activities."

Usagi nodded thinking. "Well I think I've got something it's in my bag up there" thumbing behind her up the stairs.

"Alright, well if not the room to the right of Heero's has some of my old sisters clothes in it that should fit you if you don't have anything with you that is."

"Thanks Quat!" she skipped up the stairs humming a tune then laughed to herself hearing the shouts below in another room, she stopped at the top of the stairs looking over the railing towards where they were coming from vaguely noticing Quatre had moved to stand in the doorway staring into the room blocking her view; but in her mind she formed a pretty accurate picture of what she thought was happening to accompany the shouts.

"Hey, hey! You don't want to do that man!" Duo's nervious voice floated up to her ears.

"Hn."

"Shoot the idiot already!"

"Omae o korosu Chang." Heero's voice a cold monotone, "Put the katana away."

Wufei relented and did so crossing his arms over his chest, "Hmph, fine he can die another day."

"Can you uh, please put that thing DOWN NOW?!" Duo backed away from Heero who re-aimed his .45 pointing it in his face.

"No."

"Aww come on man! I'm SORRY!"

Heero's lips twitched slightly 'causing Duo to back up more looking for a way out. "Go get ready. And stay out of trouble" his voice told of an unspoken promise of what would happen if he didn't.

"Uh huh, yeah sure man, whatever you say buddy!" Duo's voice was fast and unsteady trying to carry that humorous side it always had, though this time it was shaking from fear; he knew Heero wouldn't really kill him, after all if he had he'd been dead in the first war back in AC195, not alive today, but for some reason his voice told him other wise.

So nodding slowly he turned and bolted for the door hearing a *CLICK* of Heero's hammer hitting the firing pen, "YEEAWOO!" he jumped up grabbing his rear rubbing it trying to get the stinging to go away. "That HURT MAN!" he yelled turning around to glare at Heero who was... smirking? 'Dude that's scary, it's almost a smile!' he thought frowning turning one eyes gaze away noticing that Wufei seemed to be having a hard time trying not to laugh. Turning his head he glanced behind him to see Trowa standing behind Quatre in the other doorway, Trowa was smirking his emerald eye sparkling, Quatre on the other hand was outright smiling his eyes shinning with humor as he stuffed his fist in his mouth to keep from laughing out loud; tilting his head to the side he frowned more thinking he heard laughter from somewhere else.

"That wasn't funny man! That friggin' HURT!" he rubbed his rear more only causing the struggling people in the room to try harder not to let loose; those that were smirking only caused their smirks to grow. "What the HELL was that!?" rubbing his rear more feeling the stinging growling less figuring that he'd have a good red mark where it hit, something cool fell into his hand; bringing it to his face his jaw fell as he turned to glare at the guns holder.

Heero's smirk grew more also, at the point of a smile but his soldier side of him wouldn't let it show, not now where the atmosphere was already filled with shock, bewilderment and humor, he didn't want to add fainted bodies to that count. "A pellet?" Duo's voice was soft and almost sounded shocked, "You shot Shinigami with a PELLET GUN!?" yelling the last part eyes wide.

Heero nodded, "Rather it be the real thing?" his monotone voice asked reaching behind him with his other hand he pulled out a gun that looked exactly the same as the one in his right hand; a shining silver Colt .45. He watched as Duo looked from one to the other trying to figure out which was the real one; his eyes lit up in knowing a minute later shaking his head as he noticed the one in Heero's left hand was indeed the real one from the ivory handled sides of it. "I could, you know" somewhat waving the real one at him feeling playful with an extra set of eyes on him now.

"Uhh no thanks... I think I'll pass on that bro. SEE YA!" he said running out the other door that wasn't blocked by bodies listening to the laughing that rang through the house as he left for his room to get the other things for the trip today wishing that he wouldn't have to do that again. "Being shot with a pellet hurts!" he smirked, "That reminds me!" running off in a new direction no doubt to plan more mischief ness.

Back in the room Quatre and Trowa were laughing while Wufei and Heero just wore wide smirks watching the other with a nod. Heero stuck the two guns back in their places glancing up in time to see a laughing blonde skip back up the stairs her face tainted red from laughing at the happenings. Shaking his head he turned to the others mainly Quatre who was leaning up against Trowa trying to stop laughing and keeping himself standing; catching sight of Heero looking at him only caused him to laugh more his face turning a deeper shade of red, after five or so minutes he regained his laughter enough to look at him.

Heero would have laughed himself at the sight but didn't, "How long 'til we leave?" his voice held a indifferent tone in it for he didn't really care to go and he didn't mind going; either way he knew he'd be forced to go, at least he could be thankful that Usagi was accompanying him on this trip.

"Well as soon as Trowa and Duo are ready to leave, on and when Ms- er Usagi's ready to go."

"Hn, I'll be back." With that he headed up the stairs back to his room.


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They all assembled at the bottom of the stairs by the entrance. All five dressed and ready to go; Duo wearing black cargo shorts, a dark gray shirt and black sneakers grinning widely holding a large bag in his arms. Quatre was dressed in kaki slacks, sky blue shirt and his dark violet vest stood next to Trowa who changed from his school uniform to his normal smoke jeans and navy blue shirt. Wufei stood leaning against the wall wearing his Chinese pants and dark blue tank top, which bore the emblem of a golden dragon. Heero stood as only Heero could, arms crossed over his chest, eyes closed waiting for the last one to come down wearing his camo shorts, smoky gray sneakers with a dark blue almost black tank top.

"Where's that onna!?"

"I don't know but if your looking for a girl I'm right here" a silvery voice called from the top of the stairs gaining everyone's attention seeing that their heads turned upward to glimpse at her. She wore a blue sleeveless shirt decked with little light blue teardrops around the neckline tucked into a pair of tan shorts stopping at mid thigh held up by a black belt, a pair of blue tennis shoes adorned her small feet; twirling around once she smiled. "Whatcha think?" she giggled as some nodded slowly towards her descending form.

Quatre watched her skip down the stairs studying the outfit she wore, "That's... hmm..." tilting his head to the side his brow furrowed in thought, "I know that outfit..." he couldn't rightly place which sister's it had been, having twenty-nine of them made his mind scramble up on him like mush when it came to remembering which of them had what. "I know!" his eyes lit up, "That's Stephine's outfit! She wore that once to my birthday party dad threw at the Sanq's Central Park!" smiling happily that he remembered whose it was since it was tugging at the ends of his memory.

"Can we go now!? Can we go now!?" overly hyper Duo asked bouncing from foot to foot.

Wufei started for the door, "Baka."

"HEEYYY! Wu-man be nice!" Duo pouted slumping his shoulders trying not to grin when he heard a growl seeing Wufei's shoulders start to shake.

"Umm... how are we going where we're going?" she shook her head, "That make since to anyone else?"

"Driving." Trowa's quiet voice replied shifting his bag to the other hand.

"Good, well to keep these goobers from fighting and trying to kill another again, umm..." trailing off not having thought that part out yet. "Can you drive?" she asked Heero receiving a nod. "Good then you me and Wufei can ride in one and the other three in another." Duo gave her his best pouting lips and large puppy eyes. "Ohhh no buddy boy! I'm not going to have a cat fight in the car."

"Truck."

"What?"

"It's a truck. Not a car."

Usagi shook her head, "Fine, fine. No fighting in the *truck*."

"We shouldn't be fighting at all!" Quatre cried out blushing as all eyes stared at him.

"White padded room time..." someone muttered quietly.

Duo chuckled, "Someone forgot who he is... I think." He scratched his head shaking it. "That's alright! Shinigami'll kick all y'alls butts in the battlefield!"

"But Duo we shouldn't be fi-" Trowa cut him off placing a hand on the shorter boys shoulder lightly pushing him towards the door, "Lets just go before it gets dark." Quatre nodded grabbing Trowa's set of keys on the way out the back.

"Wow... you know... naw." Usagi shook her head hopping down from the last step. "Well let's get a move on! I'm in the mood! The mood to groove!" she laughed skipping after the three that already exited the back door where she was sure the garage was kept.

"Weird onna."

"Hn."

"I HEARD THAT!" she sent a glare over her shoulder. "Lets MOVE it gentlemen!" they fell in pace with her, "Lef... lef... Your lef right lef! Lef... lef... Your lef right lef!" giggling at the glares but keeping it up 'til they got to the truck, "Wow."

"Hmph." Wufei watched her, as she looked the truck that was more then three foot her size over in awe. Heero's truck was indeed one to behold it's color a midnight blue almost looking black held a shine and sparkle to it that one might think millions of tiny stars were caught in that inky blue color; standing two and half foot from the ground thanks to the lift kit he had installed it was finished off with a black brush guard with winch and roll bar that held four KC lights atop it, ready for night riding.

"Alright stop staring and get in." Wufei took her above her hips lifting her into the cab then climbing in him self.

"Arigatou Wufei!"

"Yeah, yeah." He mumbled buckling his seatbelt while they waited for Heero to climb in; Usagi hit him in the arm with her fist. "BE NICE!" yelling in his ear grinning innocently at Heero's raised brow.

"Baka onna." Another hit, "grrrr..."

"PPTTTTHHHH!" blowing a raspberry at him before turning to Heero, "Can we go now?" he nodded his head in front of him, "Oh." She noticed that they couldn't leave 'til Trowa left and from the looks of it Duo was being hyper active and griping about wanting to do something, she watched him point to the back and sighed. 'I wanna go this year!' she leaned over folding her arms across her chest waiting.

'Hn?' his brown went up as she unknowingly leaned against his arm resting while they waited; giving a slight shrug he looked back to watching the idiot hold them up. Two minutes later he was about ready to shoot the idiot himself, he revved the engine hoping that would get their attention for it if didn't he'd really shoot them.

"Grr come on!" glancing down Heero watched as Usagi muttered something under her breath undoing her seatbelt climbing over him leaning out the window, "TODAY PEOPLE! TODAY!" that got shocked responses; Duo stared at her before hopping into the back of Trowa's truck sitting still mouth closed while he kept staring at her. Trowa looked at her smirking with a nod he got in the truck, a silent thanks, Quatre wide eyed just got into the truck; then, they were off for Duo's 'grand surprise.'

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2-5-02
11:42pm
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