Chapter: Ni
Usagi yawned, stretching out on the bed in her room as her laptop quietly hummed beside her.
So odd... up until after the wars, there's all most no record of Hiiro... and Barton... there is no Barton as I know him until after the wars. Usagi rolled over onto her stomach, staring out the window at the generated night's sky.
"Oto no nai mahiru, kaze ha tada akarui, sukoshi nemutasou ni hanabira ga yureta..." Usagi sang softly before letting out a sigh, and covering her eyes with one of her hands.
"Atashi hoshigaru kaeru..."
"Why now?" asked a voice from her doorway, Usagi shot up from her position and turned to look.
"Hiiro, Lords! Please learn to knock." she gasped out as he merely grinned at her, before walking into the room a bit further.
"Why are you home sick now, Chibi? You weren't after you left for training." he implored her, grabbing the chair at her desk and turning it to face her.
"It's the sky. It was pretty much the same sky when I moved from Tokyo to Brussels... here, though..." Usagi said, hitting the sleep button on her laptop and closing it.
"Completely different, and you can see the lines from the paneling, yeah." Hiiro mumbled, and she nodded looking up at him again.
"So, what's up? I doubt this is a social call." she asked, crawling to the edge of the bed and sitting there.
"Ririna Darlian has resigned without explanation." he stated simply, and Usagi stared at him in shock.
"Oh my gods... any idea why.. I mean, last I checked she was planning on serving as long as her health would allow why wou-" Usagi came to a grounding halt and stared at Hiiro, realization flashing in her eyes. "They're after her, too?"
"What it seems like, I need a favor of you- the others are asking the girls this too..."
"Okay... what is it?"
"We need you to serve as temporary bodyguards for Ririna, she asked us to do it but we can't. It'd only be putting her in more danger, probably."
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"Are we really capable of doing this job well enough, you think?" Minako asked nervously as they disembarked from a shuttle back to earth.
"Hiiro and the others wouldn't have asked us to if we weren't, Minako, don't worry!" Usagi said with a smile as she looked around, skipping ever so slightly down the steps.
"Hey, Usagi, why are you so chipper?" Makoto asked, raising an eyebrow at her as she followed behind.
Usagi twirled around to face them, eyes laughing and smiling. "We're in Tokyo, my hometown! I haven't been here in a while. My mother and father moved with me to Brussels since I was still kind of young, and my brother travelled alot to see us, so I haven't really had much reason to come back."
"What about your friends?" Minako asked, a puzzled expression on her face.
"Friends? ...I'd rather not talk about them."
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"Where are we supposed to meet up with Miss Darlian?" Rei asked, looking between Makoto and Usagi.
"Hiiro said that she'd be waiting for us at the house we'll be staying in." Usagi managed to say as she stared at the address in shock. "It's in Juuban... we'll have to catch the express."
"What's up, Usagi? You look like something's wrong." Minako asked, looking over her shoulder as she tried to figure out what was going on.
"It's- ahhh... It's near one of my old classmate's house... or rather, where he lived. It was actually a temple... Actually, this is... right next door to it, allmost." she mumbled, before folding the paper up, glancing around, and leading them off.
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"Hey, Hiiro... can I talk to you for a sec? It won't take long I promise." Duo said, popping his head into Hiiro's room after rapping on the door.
"Quick, got to go soon." Hiiro grunted, looking up from inspecting his guns.
"I know this may sound, well, odd; but don't be quite so willing to toss your life away anymore man, okay? You've got more then us to worry about you now. And whether she'll admitt it or not.. she needs you." Duo said, placing a hand on Hiiro's shoulder.
"Duo... no att-"
"Fuck that, Hiiro, all of us are attached to those girls if we like it or not. Hell, even Wufei is attached to Mina and she's so much like me it's scarey." Duo said shaking his head; "Besides, I don't know about you, Trowa, and Wufei, but Quatre and I are attached to you guys, and each other. And for me, well- y'guys are my family, pretty much all I've got."
Unexpectedly on Hiiro's part, Duo pulled him into a quick hug before turning to leave.
"Nani ge nai kono omoi- nee, hito ha donna kotoba de yondeiru no.." Hiiro mumbled, catching Duo's attention, and making him turn back around.
"Huh?" he asked, and Hiiro shook his head.
"Nothing, old song from Nippon... Usagi sings it all the time- just seems fitting. Forget about it."
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"By the gods... this can't be happening..." Usagi mumbled out as she stared up the long flight of stairs, the girls looking on in confusion.
"What is it, Usagi?" Minako asked, stepping infront of her to start up the steps; "This is the place isn't it?"
"Ha-hai.. err... Yes, this is the place Minako. We better get going, shouldn't keep her waiting." Usagi said, shaking her head and making her way up the steps, silently counting as she went. Gods... this isn't happening... Usagi squeezed her eyes shut as she reached the top.
Rei looked on worried as Usagi froze infront of her, sending glances to both Minako and Makoto she placed a hand on Usagi's shoulder. "Usagi..?"
"It's not right next door." she whispered, turning around to face her, tears beginning to form in her eyes.
"What do yo-"
"This is where he lived."
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"Ano... Gomen nasai!" the middle-aged woman called out to Usagi and the girls as she stepped out of the temple. "Bokura kyu-"
"Miya-sama..."
"Usagi-chan?!"
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"Hiiro didn't say you would be this young..." the blonde woman, who had introduced herself as Sally Po, said looking Usagi in the eye.
"I am the youngest, Doctor, and I assure you- Hiiro and the others would not have given us this assignment if they didn't think we were capable." Usagi said, chin up, never breaking eye contact. "Now, if we may get right down to buisness..."
Sally grinned slightly and nodded before motioning for them to follow.
"Who else will be here besides Miya-sama and Miss Darlian? Will you be staying or were you just here to watch her until we arrived?" Usagi asked, eyes not wandering from Sally's back.
"I'll be here for a short while, and then I'll be coming back every once in a while. Ririna's closest aid will also be staying here, and she's got some millitary training- she was in training to be a field doctor when she was injured." Sally said, and the girls nodded as they stopped infront of a door. "I'd like to talk to you all once you've finished speaking with Ririna, a few new details I wasn't able to give the guys when I told them."
The girls nodded, and thanked Sally before Usagi slid the door open and they stepped in.
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the Desert Fox: Does this answer your question? =3 & yeah, I know... I'm just thinking more along the lines of 'duo annoys wufei; wufei gets pissed; hiiro holds gun at both of their heads till they shut up' >>; & you're not annying me =3
Allyna: yea, the other's will be paired... but more then likely not with their partners. i dunno, i'm debating it. You're more then welcome to IM me, =)
wheee. fun fun fun~ o_o I wanted to keep going but... well, had some trouble figuring how to move into the next part out.. so yeah. stuff. hoped you liked, arigatou for all your reviews!
aaaaaaand... the first person to tell me where those lyrics are from; song title, and either who sings it or what it's off of I will send the next chapter to early... so be sure to leave your email or some other way for me to contact you if you guess o.o
Japanese notes:
'Atashi hoshigaru kaeru' is, very roughly 'i want to go home' ....very roughly.
'Bokura kyu-' she's starting to say 'we're closed' again, very rough... I would have asked to have someone translate for me, but all my friends that know Japanese have been extreamly busy with school... x_x
Ja!
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