Yes, I decided to get off my lazy butt and write Chapter 1. So here it is
in all of it's glory!
Disclaimer: I own the floppy disk I saved this fic on. I don't own the anime used in this fic. Everyone understand? Good. My birthday is coming up in a month tho, so I WILL accept them as a birthday present. ^___^ I DO, however own Tranquility and Shikaru. You already know who Tranquility is. Do you wanna know who Shikaru is?? Good luck with guessing. Tell ya what; if anyone can guess, I'll give them the next chapter early. (maybe by about 30 min, but early IS early)
Warnings: AU and OOC-ness galore. As my friend Lizzi said, the description for "Mr. Crazy" isn't that good. Well, I intended it that way. So there. =P This is about 7 years after Chaos, but there are no Gundam. Gomen nasai!! *avoids rotten vegetables* Hehe.... oops? Ririna Peacecrap and Mamo-baka bashing.
Ages: Zechs, Treize: 28 If you want to see the rest of the ages, go back to the Prologue.
Complicated Chapter 1: Dreams Come True, But Not Mine
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Usagi Aino groaned at the sunlight streaming through her window. She had woken up in the middle of the night and had not gotten back to sleep until early morning. Her cousin Minako would be coming over though, and Usagi knew that she would never live it down if Minako caught her still in bed-- or still in her pajamas, for that matter.
Usagi finally pulled herself out of bed and headed to the shower. Makoto's restaurant was opening later that day, and all of her friends were meeting to celebrate. They had decided to make the party and engagement party for Ami at the last minute. Ami was going to bring her betrothed and a few of his friends. Unfortunately, Makoto had unwittingly invited Ririna Peacecraft. Makoto had a crush on Ririna's brother, but she could not invite Milliardo without inviting Ririna. Makoto had not, however, counted on Ririna's obsession with Hiiro Yui. Hiiro Yui happened to be one of the friends of Ami's betrothed. Usagi frowned. 'What was her boyfriend's name again? Wuffers? No, that's not right. Ah, well. I'll find out today.' She smirked. 'I wonder what Shikaru would say if he found out that I couldn't remember the name of the fiance of one of my best friends. He'd probably make fun of me until I wacked him with a giant mallet.' She reflected a moment. 'Make that a giant spiked mallet.'
Usagi got out of the shower and glanced at the clock. 'Minako said she was going to be here at ten o'clock. It's now almost ten-twenty.' Usagi quickly got dressed. 'Ten-twenty-nine. Hmm... ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two.....' *DINGDONG* 'Right on time.... For Minako.'
Usagi glanced at herself in the mirror. She was wearing black dress pants and a white, v-neck, three-quarter sleeve shirt with black leather boots. The white shirt went well with her ankle-length blonde hair, which she had pulled into a tight bun. 'Lookin' good, as usual.' Usagi opened the door, only to have her blonde cousin fall into the room. "Oww. Couldn't you have warned me before opening the door?"
Usagi sighed. "Cousin dear, I wouldn't need to if you would have enough common sense to know to not listen at my door." She paused. "Why were you listening at my door, anyway?"
Minako blushed. "I wanted to know if there was someone in here to make you not answer your door right away like you usually do," she replied defensively. She laid no particular emphasis on "someone," but she did not need to. Usagi saw through her subtlety immediately.
Usagi raised an eyebrow at Minako's insinuation. "You know very well what I think about that particular subject, Minako. By the way, were we planning on leaving anytime soon?"
Minako glared at her. "Yes, your Majesty. Was there anything else you needed?" Usagi laughed and then motioned to Minako to follow her out the door.
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Hiiro scowled at the cell phone in his hand. Ririna had just called him again. This was, what, the fifteenth time in the past hour? Hiiro's scowl grew. It seemed that Wufei was calling in all the favors Hiiro owed him to make him come to this grand opening party for some woman's new restaurant. It did not help at all that the party was also Wufei's engagement party. Why women had the obscure need to celebrate the worst possible humiliation eluded him. Hiiro would not have actually minded, except for the fact that Ririna was going to be there. She kept calling him and asking him to be her date. Hiiro inwardly shuddered. The girl was psycho; there was no doubt about that. He had almost suffocated the last time Ririna had been with him. The girl had strong arms; Hiiro would give her that much.
What had Wufei said? Oh, yes, his fiancee wanted to meet all of his friends. Hiiro smirked. Wufei was the last one, other than Hiiro himself, that anyone would have expected to be engaged. Hiiro began to mentally go over the friends that Wufei had invited. There was Quatre R. Winner; he had met Wufei through the hospital where Ami worked. Winner Corporation provided many medical supplies at a discount price to the hospital. Wufei had met Ami when his motorcycle had crashed. Ami had been, not his nurse, but his doctor. A female doctor had really thrown Wufei off. She did not explode like other women did when he called her "weak onna." She only patiently replied, "My name is Dr. Mizuno." After awhile, she changed it to, "My name is Ami." She surprised Wufei, and he admired her for it. She was just the "onna" Wufei was looking for.
Then there was Trowa Barton. Trowa worked at the circus for a time, but quit and decided to work for Quatre. He had risen quickly in the company and eventually became the COO-- the chief operations officer. Duo Maxwell was also in their group. How he managed to not get killed, Hiiro could only wonder. Both Hiiro and Wufei found Maxwell to be annoying and irritating-- almost like a flea or tick. Hiiro smirked again at the thought. Duo had lived on the street before being taken in by Quatre. He was in charge of security at Winner Corporation. Hiiro himself was the CFO- - chief financial officer. He handled the expenses of the company.
Hiiro frowned. Treize Khushrenada was also going to be at the party. Treize was the owner and founder of Winner Corporation's largest rival-- OZ. Hiiro had no idea where Khushrenada had gotten that name, and he did not really want to know. He was coming because his COO, Milliardo Peacecraft, had been invited. Ririna was coming for the same reason. Hiiro inwardly shuddered again. He was most definitely not looking forward to this party.
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The Amazoness Quartet looked down below from their spots on ladders to their "commander." The said commander looked up and bellowed, "A little more to the right!" The Quartet moved the draped material as Rei Hino said. No one wanted to mess with the interior designer. She had a temper just like her nickname, Pyro, indicated. Anyway, she was good at her job, and everyone knew it. It was best in the long run to do as she said. She would end up being right when it came right down to it, and no one wanted to be embarrassed on this special occasion. Not when Serenity-hime would be there.
As if thinking of Serenity summoned her, Usagi came in the door with Minako trailing behind her. They were both out of breath. "Baka blondes!" Rei spat out. "Where in the cosmos have you two been?"
Usagi broke in before Minako could say anything. She replied calmly, "Minako, being the blonde she is, forgot to eat before picking me up. She insisted that we stop for fast food, and since she was driving, I sort of had to do as she said, right? I mean, since someone was driving my car last weekend and totaled it." Wow. She said it with no hints in her voice of who ruined her silver Mercedes.
Rei, however, flushed with embarrassment. "I-I'm sorry, Usagi, Minako. I realize now that it wasn't really your fault." Usagi winked at Minako, who smiled back. Minako could not manage to form a proper smirk for some reason.
Minako turned to Makoto, who had just walked in the room. "Hey, Mako-chan, will there be any bishounens here?"
Makoto gave her a sly look and replied, "Other than Haruka, you mean?" The laughter echoed off the walls of Makoto's freshly painted jewel of a building. Minako flushed slowly, then joined in the laughter. Then they heard a voice behind them.
"What's everyone laughing for?" At the sound of this voice, a fresh round of laughter broke out. Haruka Tenou scowled. "What are they laughing about, Michi?"
Michiru Kaiou smiled. "I can only guess, Haruka."
"They're talking about when Minako followed you around all day dragging Usagi along because she thought you were a guy," Hotaru Tomoe informed them from behind.
Haruka turned around. "How do you know? You weren't in here!" Hotaru merely smiled. Haruka stomped off, leaving very amused young women behind her.
Usagi turned to Hotaru. "Is Setsuna coming?" Hotaru nodded. "Good," Usagi replied. Setsuna Meiou, also known as Sailor Pluto, Guardian of Time, was normally too busy to get away. "I guess Makoto's dream coming true was too important to miss."
"And what of your dream, Usagi?" Hotaru asked softly.
Usagi's eyes were distant. "My dreams don't matter anymore, Hotaru. I've changed too much. We've all changed too much to accept any husband I would chose. Besides, a man would only get in my way. I can't go against my fate to be alone, Hotaru."
Hotaru's eyes glinted in the light. "We'll see, hime."
"Gah! Don't call me that! If it's not Setsuna, then it's you! Argh!" This time it was Hotaru's laughter that echoed through the room.
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So what will happen when everyone meets? Will it be love at first site? Will it be hate at first site? Will I ever get a life? Only time will tell!! (Actually, only I will tell.)
R/R please!! Koneko 3
Disclaimer: I own the floppy disk I saved this fic on. I don't own the anime used in this fic. Everyone understand? Good. My birthday is coming up in a month tho, so I WILL accept them as a birthday present. ^___^ I DO, however own Tranquility and Shikaru. You already know who Tranquility is. Do you wanna know who Shikaru is?? Good luck with guessing. Tell ya what; if anyone can guess, I'll give them the next chapter early. (maybe by about 30 min, but early IS early)
Warnings: AU and OOC-ness galore. As my friend Lizzi said, the description for "Mr. Crazy" isn't that good. Well, I intended it that way. So there. =P This is about 7 years after Chaos, but there are no Gundam. Gomen nasai!! *avoids rotten vegetables* Hehe.... oops? Ririna Peacecrap and Mamo-baka bashing.
Ages: Zechs, Treize: 28 If you want to see the rest of the ages, go back to the Prologue.
Complicated Chapter 1: Dreams Come True, But Not Mine
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Usagi Aino groaned at the sunlight streaming through her window. She had woken up in the middle of the night and had not gotten back to sleep until early morning. Her cousin Minako would be coming over though, and Usagi knew that she would never live it down if Minako caught her still in bed-- or still in her pajamas, for that matter.
Usagi finally pulled herself out of bed and headed to the shower. Makoto's restaurant was opening later that day, and all of her friends were meeting to celebrate. They had decided to make the party and engagement party for Ami at the last minute. Ami was going to bring her betrothed and a few of his friends. Unfortunately, Makoto had unwittingly invited Ririna Peacecraft. Makoto had a crush on Ririna's brother, but she could not invite Milliardo without inviting Ririna. Makoto had not, however, counted on Ririna's obsession with Hiiro Yui. Hiiro Yui happened to be one of the friends of Ami's betrothed. Usagi frowned. 'What was her boyfriend's name again? Wuffers? No, that's not right. Ah, well. I'll find out today.' She smirked. 'I wonder what Shikaru would say if he found out that I couldn't remember the name of the fiance of one of my best friends. He'd probably make fun of me until I wacked him with a giant mallet.' She reflected a moment. 'Make that a giant spiked mallet.'
Usagi got out of the shower and glanced at the clock. 'Minako said she was going to be here at ten o'clock. It's now almost ten-twenty.' Usagi quickly got dressed. 'Ten-twenty-nine. Hmm... ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two.....' *DINGDONG* 'Right on time.... For Minako.'
Usagi glanced at herself in the mirror. She was wearing black dress pants and a white, v-neck, three-quarter sleeve shirt with black leather boots. The white shirt went well with her ankle-length blonde hair, which she had pulled into a tight bun. 'Lookin' good, as usual.' Usagi opened the door, only to have her blonde cousin fall into the room. "Oww. Couldn't you have warned me before opening the door?"
Usagi sighed. "Cousin dear, I wouldn't need to if you would have enough common sense to know to not listen at my door." She paused. "Why were you listening at my door, anyway?"
Minako blushed. "I wanted to know if there was someone in here to make you not answer your door right away like you usually do," she replied defensively. She laid no particular emphasis on "someone," but she did not need to. Usagi saw through her subtlety immediately.
Usagi raised an eyebrow at Minako's insinuation. "You know very well what I think about that particular subject, Minako. By the way, were we planning on leaving anytime soon?"
Minako glared at her. "Yes, your Majesty. Was there anything else you needed?" Usagi laughed and then motioned to Minako to follow her out the door.
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Hiiro scowled at the cell phone in his hand. Ririna had just called him again. This was, what, the fifteenth time in the past hour? Hiiro's scowl grew. It seemed that Wufei was calling in all the favors Hiiro owed him to make him come to this grand opening party for some woman's new restaurant. It did not help at all that the party was also Wufei's engagement party. Why women had the obscure need to celebrate the worst possible humiliation eluded him. Hiiro would not have actually minded, except for the fact that Ririna was going to be there. She kept calling him and asking him to be her date. Hiiro inwardly shuddered. The girl was psycho; there was no doubt about that. He had almost suffocated the last time Ririna had been with him. The girl had strong arms; Hiiro would give her that much.
What had Wufei said? Oh, yes, his fiancee wanted to meet all of his friends. Hiiro smirked. Wufei was the last one, other than Hiiro himself, that anyone would have expected to be engaged. Hiiro began to mentally go over the friends that Wufei had invited. There was Quatre R. Winner; he had met Wufei through the hospital where Ami worked. Winner Corporation provided many medical supplies at a discount price to the hospital. Wufei had met Ami when his motorcycle had crashed. Ami had been, not his nurse, but his doctor. A female doctor had really thrown Wufei off. She did not explode like other women did when he called her "weak onna." She only patiently replied, "My name is Dr. Mizuno." After awhile, she changed it to, "My name is Ami." She surprised Wufei, and he admired her for it. She was just the "onna" Wufei was looking for.
Then there was Trowa Barton. Trowa worked at the circus for a time, but quit and decided to work for Quatre. He had risen quickly in the company and eventually became the COO-- the chief operations officer. Duo Maxwell was also in their group. How he managed to not get killed, Hiiro could only wonder. Both Hiiro and Wufei found Maxwell to be annoying and irritating-- almost like a flea or tick. Hiiro smirked again at the thought. Duo had lived on the street before being taken in by Quatre. He was in charge of security at Winner Corporation. Hiiro himself was the CFO- - chief financial officer. He handled the expenses of the company.
Hiiro frowned. Treize Khushrenada was also going to be at the party. Treize was the owner and founder of Winner Corporation's largest rival-- OZ. Hiiro had no idea where Khushrenada had gotten that name, and he did not really want to know. He was coming because his COO, Milliardo Peacecraft, had been invited. Ririna was coming for the same reason. Hiiro inwardly shuddered again. He was most definitely not looking forward to this party.
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The Amazoness Quartet looked down below from their spots on ladders to their "commander." The said commander looked up and bellowed, "A little more to the right!" The Quartet moved the draped material as Rei Hino said. No one wanted to mess with the interior designer. She had a temper just like her nickname, Pyro, indicated. Anyway, she was good at her job, and everyone knew it. It was best in the long run to do as she said. She would end up being right when it came right down to it, and no one wanted to be embarrassed on this special occasion. Not when Serenity-hime would be there.
As if thinking of Serenity summoned her, Usagi came in the door with Minako trailing behind her. They were both out of breath. "Baka blondes!" Rei spat out. "Where in the cosmos have you two been?"
Usagi broke in before Minako could say anything. She replied calmly, "Minako, being the blonde she is, forgot to eat before picking me up. She insisted that we stop for fast food, and since she was driving, I sort of had to do as she said, right? I mean, since someone was driving my car last weekend and totaled it." Wow. She said it with no hints in her voice of who ruined her silver Mercedes.
Rei, however, flushed with embarrassment. "I-I'm sorry, Usagi, Minako. I realize now that it wasn't really your fault." Usagi winked at Minako, who smiled back. Minako could not manage to form a proper smirk for some reason.
Minako turned to Makoto, who had just walked in the room. "Hey, Mako-chan, will there be any bishounens here?"
Makoto gave her a sly look and replied, "Other than Haruka, you mean?" The laughter echoed off the walls of Makoto's freshly painted jewel of a building. Minako flushed slowly, then joined in the laughter. Then they heard a voice behind them.
"What's everyone laughing for?" At the sound of this voice, a fresh round of laughter broke out. Haruka Tenou scowled. "What are they laughing about, Michi?"
Michiru Kaiou smiled. "I can only guess, Haruka."
"They're talking about when Minako followed you around all day dragging Usagi along because she thought you were a guy," Hotaru Tomoe informed them from behind.
Haruka turned around. "How do you know? You weren't in here!" Hotaru merely smiled. Haruka stomped off, leaving very amused young women behind her.
Usagi turned to Hotaru. "Is Setsuna coming?" Hotaru nodded. "Good," Usagi replied. Setsuna Meiou, also known as Sailor Pluto, Guardian of Time, was normally too busy to get away. "I guess Makoto's dream coming true was too important to miss."
"And what of your dream, Usagi?" Hotaru asked softly.
Usagi's eyes were distant. "My dreams don't matter anymore, Hotaru. I've changed too much. We've all changed too much to accept any husband I would chose. Besides, a man would only get in my way. I can't go against my fate to be alone, Hotaru."
Hotaru's eyes glinted in the light. "We'll see, hime."
"Gah! Don't call me that! If it's not Setsuna, then it's you! Argh!" This time it was Hotaru's laughter that echoed through the room.
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So what will happen when everyone meets? Will it be love at first site? Will it be hate at first site? Will I ever get a life? Only time will tell!! (Actually, only I will tell.)
R/R please!! Koneko 3