Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing and Sailor Moon. The only thing I own is the plot.

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[Chapter One]

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"Minako Aino will you marry me!"

"I love you so much Minako!!"

"You're so beautiful!"

"I want to be just like you Minako!"

"Minako Aino!!"

"We love you!"

This was her typical day, whether it was after a photo shoot, fan meeting, fashion show, taping an ad, or just coming out of her hotel. This was how her future was supposed to turn out since she was six years old.

Perhaps she now had more fans than when she was a sweet innocent child taping commercials or featuring on movies. The business was more serious now, unlike before there were more things to worry about than looking cute and keeping her image clean.

She was now 24 years old, the most gorgeous model that ever entered the media. The only model that kept her model image well even when entering the big screens.

She was one of them now, one of the most successful and famous celebrities. She shared the same kind of oxygen as them. She could only live for their screams of admiration and adoration.

"Come on Minako, let's hurry."

She felt a nudge from her bodyguard as he led her towards the large black limo. She was never alone. There were more people around her than anyone else she knew.

She leaned back against the black leather of the car and sighed. Her day was always tiring. There wasn't a pause button to slow all the excitement around her. They always had to be prepared for anything because if you weren't and got hit, you got hit real badly. That was why she had so many bodyguards, enough to make her feel like an important president under serious attack.

"Sit up straight."

Minako quickly sat up as she heard the sharp words from her manger. The man was now near his forties, slick fading brown hair and a strong solid face which you could still see his handsome features.

Aaron Hunter was her manger since she was six years old; in any case he had raised her. He was stern and firm with her when it came to the media business and showed no kindness in it. Yet, outside the cameras he treated her with affection and love, though as she grew up the hints of caring disappeared.

She didn't know what happened but all of a sudden the strict but caring Aaron Hunter disappeared and in place of him was the strict and sharp Aaron Hunter. She didn't search for him though, because she remembered something he taught her from the beginning.

[ "Don't get close to people working in the media business" ]

She didn't think that applied to her and Aaron but apparently it mattered for Aaron and her.

"You look tire Minako. Perhaps we should cancel the rest of your schedule?"

Minako looked at Joan Clarks, her head stylist and smiled gently, grateful for her kind words of offering her a break, something that was never offered to her. Before she could even open her mouth to speak Aaron spoke.

"That's not possible. Minako's got an interview with some woman from Star Entertainment it wouldn't look good to cancel it."

Joan's lips turned into a tight frown but didn't say anything to Aaron. Minako couldn't help but feel a little let down. But she wasn't surprised. Aaron never cancelled anything in her schedule, ever. No matter what he stuck with the schedule he prepared. It didn't matter if she got sick, she would have to suck it in and bare it until her day was over.

"She does look a little ill," spoke a quiet voice that belong no other then one of her makeup stylist Leslie Johnson.

Aaron looked up from the files he was looking over and glared coldly at Leslie then at Joan.

Silently he placed the files away and glanced towards Minako with an unreadable expression on his face.

"She's been worse."

"That's because you never let her rest! Every single day and every single hour she has to be somewhere because of her schedule!"

That was definitely one of her clothes stylist Dion Serika; she was the only stylist that was out spoken, even to Aaron.

"It's her job to be everywhere."

"It's inhumane to push her so hard without ever giving her a day off!!"

Minako tuned them out, pressing her forehead against the transparent window that held her trap inside the car. She didn't care about what they were arguing about. She knew what the result would be no matter how hard Dion fought for her.

Aaron didn't believing in slowing down her success.

[ "Grab onto as much as you could when you're flying, because as quick as you're up, quick as you'll be dropped" ]

'I feel so trapped. Isn't there a way for them to give me some space to breath?' She gently sighed and became aware of her surroundings.

Just as the shouting started it was quiet all of a sudden. That was the effect of Aaron's victory. Everything becomes silent no matter how loud it was.

"Sit properly. You're a celebrity."

She automatically listened to his words. This time there were no comments of concern from her stylists. They were all silent and Aaron had his laptop opened.

Reaching into her pocket Mina pulled out her cell phone and pressed number one as it automatically dialed the phone number saved.

The tiny bluish screen on her cell phone reflected the person's name: Wufei Chang

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He groaned from under the covers and tossed onto his side. The sun was noon high and was shinning annoyingly brightly into his room but he ignored it like he did with the phone that kept on ringing.

He stooped tossing when he heard his answering machine pick up the call.

-I know you're there Duo. It's the middle of the afternoon, how about getting your lazy ass off the bed?-

A smirk traveled towards his lips as he heard the familiar sexy voice. She was different from other women, she had uncontrollable jealousy but she knew how to handle it when he was there to see her reaction.

She knew that he found it amusing whenever she would get angry or jealous over his flavour of the week or month. He never took any of those girls seriously but they were fun.

He threw the covers off him and reached for the phone as he heard Rei start yelling curses at him.

"Relax Rei I'm up. I just had a busy night with Cheryl."

It was the truth, he ended it with Cheryl. She apparently brought herself to believe she was in a permanent relationship and when he ended it she freaked out and got all violent, which resulted him with a scratch mark on his cheek.

-I'm sure you did.-

He forced a smile upon his face. He didn't know why he just couldn't tell Rei what the truth was, instead of allowing her to create her own truth.

-I'll make this quick and simple. Heero invited us for dinner tonight at 8pm. Be there on time and be appropriate this time.-

She hung up without a goodbye but he held onto the phone not moving for awhile. Shaking his head he chuckled and dropped the phone down.

Be appropriate?

She might as well have said what she really meant: 'Don't bring any sluts'

He wasn't surprised since what happened the last time the group had dinner together. He brought a girl he met earlier on that morning along. The tension was thick enough to cut with a knife and the poor girl got attacked verbally by Heero and Rei.

It was an obvious move from Rei to make the girl feel horrible but it was quite shocking from Heero's behalf. But then again, Heero may be silent but he wasn't a mute that never expressed his thoughts. Duo knew Heero better than anyone else. So he should've remembered that no matter how quiet Heero may be, when things he didn't agree upon came up Heero was just as verbal.

And, the main thing he and Heero didn't agree upon was his relationship with Rei. Heero didn't even call it a relationship, he called it an affair.

"Relationships are deep and have love. You guys don't."

Those were Heero's exact words and truthfully Duo was hurt by it.

Duo knew he wasn't faithful to Rei as she deserved and was continuously hurting her, Rei Hino was his friend.

Duo wasn't sadistic. He didn't find happiness in watching Rei hurt over his flavour of the week. During high school he only met girls behind Rei's back because he was afraid of commitment. After graduation it slowly became a game between the two.

He would see how many girls he could see until Rei blew a fuse. But he never felt any emotions for those girls. And Rei knew that. That was why she left him alone until he came back.

Now...he wasn't sure why he was doing this. But he knew why he couldn't stop. It was angering him how Rei just waited for him to come back, even though there were times she would get extremely pissed off. She never called it quits.

Maybe that was what he was driving for. To force Rei to break up with him because he knew he didn't deserve to break off with her. So he was trying to force something out of Rei, whether she just beat him up into a bloody pulp or curse him out of existence.

He picked up a photograph of Rei when she was in her early high school days.

"Rei,"

He heard himself whisper her name while outlining her face with his fingers. She was laughing brightly with the sun shining happily against her. She looked so angelic and happy.

Lately she looked so miserable and he never wondered why. The reason was too obvious for him. No matter how strong Rei Hino might be, it wasn't easy to be in a relationship where either kept the deals that came in a relationship.

"I'm sorry Rei. I really am. I wish I could stop, I wish I could stop hurting you, and I wish I knew why I'm still doing this to you. But Rei, I don't think I could stop until you end it."

Putting the photograph down with a bitter smile on his face he walked into the bathroom. As long as Rei Hino would continue to play along to their relationship, affair, game, or whatever other people might call it. He wasn't going to give in first and he knew Rei wouldn't either. At times Duo wished they stayed nothing but friends.

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"Ah! Monsieur Milliardo! How wonderful of you to visit! Oh! Mademoiselle Relena is here as well."

Ami felt herself tense up slightly as she heard her assistant Jen cry out the name of the handsome heir to the Peacecraft Corps.

"Pleasant seeing you Miss Parker, my sister Relena needs a dress for a party. I was wondering maybe Miss Mizuno may help us with her splendid taste."

His voice was cool and smooth but was firm and mysterious. Just by hearing the voice was enough to make women go weak in the knees and create a mental picture of Milliardo Peacecraft being a movie hero type. Those women were never far from the real image.

Milliardo Peacecraft was perfect in everyway if women were to observe. His platinum blond hair was silk, his cerulean blue eyes held enough pain that women would want to heal it, and he had the most wonderful lips. To many women he was God's given gift to them. Women either loved him or adored him. Men either loved him or hated him.

"Monsieur should I be getting the intension that I am not talented in my job?" asked Jen playfully.

"Of course not Miss Parker I apologize if I offended you but through many years Miss Mizuno's been designing Relena's clothes. I guess I'm quite used to her assistance." said Milliardo with a light smile playing on his lips.

Jen smiled back and looked up to the second floor where she caught sight of Ami with a drawing pencil in her hand. She was no doubtfully working on her designs for the upcoming fashion show.

"Come and help your best customer Ami!!!" she yelled as Ami's shoulders jumped back a little startled. Jen couldn't help but form a tiny smirk it was quite obvious that Milliardo Peacecraft fancied the shy quite designer.

Ami's ocean blue eyes looked nervous as she softly bit down on her pink lips.

'Ah...I really don't think I'm ready to face Mr. Peacecraft after what happened a few weeks ago.'

She felt her creamy face taint with the colour of cherry. Taking a deep breathe she slowly walked down the steps and tried not to look at Milliardo in the face.

"Come with me Miss Relena. Mr. Peacecraft you could wait and look around if you please."

Milliardo looked like he wanted to say something but chuckled deeply to himself and nodded. He didn't think there was any part of the store he hadn't seen. After all this was where practically all the Peacecraft did clothes shopping. He perfectly knew that Ami Mizuno was a timid woman but didn't think she'll be this embarrassed over one comment.

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"Is something wrong Ami?" asked the concern voice of the only daughter to the Peacecraft family.

"No Miss Relena. Thank you for your concern though." Ami replied in a sincerely kind voice.

Relena subtly smiled to the blue haired girl. Once again Ami couldn't help but be marveled at the beauty that the sandy blonde haired woman held. She wasn't exquisitely beautiful but wasn't plainly pretty either. It was how she held herself and the air around her.

The air itself seemed blessed with her presence and the air felt as if it was suddenly rich. Ami felt as if she shouldn't breathe to take up such precious air.

Relena Peacecraft didn't hold the mysteriousness like her brother, nor did she have the allure that her brother naturally had on people. However she was serene to the point you wondered if her emotions did vary and liberal with her heart.

Ami wondered if all Peacecraft were like the two siblings, perfect, elegant, and desirable. Though no matter how they attracted people towards them there always seem to be a barrier that stopped people from getting too close.

"Heero came back this morning. Did you see him yet?"

Relena's question broke Ami from her train of thoughts. Heero. He was a topic that often came upon when talking with Relena.

Stopping in front of an old fashion but elegant peach colour gown, Ami glanced at the other woman. There in her teal eyes were the desires of wanting along with trails of interest.

"No Miss Relena I haven't seen Heero but he did call early in the morning." Ami replied as she looked away from Relena even as she felt the smooth teal eyes looking at her.

Ami held the gown up to Relena and smiled pleasantly at her.

"How is this gown? I think it fits your skin complex perfectly and it's a real classical style that you like wearing."

Relena nodded with a dull expression on her face her mind placed somewhere else.

"How long have you known him?" as Relena traced her fingers along the fabric of the gown, her eyes sneaking a curious glance from Ami before glazing back at the gown with a hidden smile.

"Since junior high," Ami's reply was simple. She felt her nerves tensing up and unconsciously bit her lips. Relena caught the movement but chose to not make any comment to the poor designer.

"A long time. Perhaps if I spend the same amount of time with Heero, he'll finally drop the formalities. What kind of women does he like?"

"I'm not sure. Through the years I've never seen Heero's interest in the opposite sex."

Relena chuckled lightly and Ami felt confused to what she found so amusing. A playful smile clung onto Relena's lips with an amused glint in her eyes.

"Ami are you trying to tell me that Heero plays in the other direction?"

Ami's ocean blue eyes grew wide and in an automatic reaction her mouth opened as well. Did Relena believe that she was trying to say that Heero was gay? Ami tried to speak but found it impossible. Taking a quick breath she tried speaking again as Relena chuckled lightly again.

"Oh no! Of course not Miss Relena! Heero doesn't swing that direction not that it would change my opinion of Heero if he did! But..."

Ami felt her whole entire face go red with embarrassment. She hugged the chosen gown close to her and quickly walked away.

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Ami stood behind the fancy marble counter wrapping the gown up for Relena. She still felt her face heating up.

"Are you feeling well Miss Mizuno?" asked Milliardo standing in front of her the only thing separating them the counter.

"Ah yes. Thank you for your concern."

His husky voice chuckled lightly and she felt her heart thump a little from nervousness. He paused and looked mystifyingly into her ocean like eyes with his stormy like eyes.

"Did I really embarrass you with what I said? I only spoke with my heart. Perhaps I should hold my tongue from now on?" suggested Milliardo hoping to get the expected reaction from the blue haired girl.

"No, I think it's wonderful to speak with your heart. Though...I think...your joke is...um..." Ami stopped her sentence not wanting to seem disrespectful. But Milliardo was curious to hear what she wanted to say. He found it rare that Ami would actually out loud her thoughts to people.

"Please go on." He requested softly but with enough authority. He caught sight of her fingers picking at her nails along with biting on her lips whenever she got nervous. He found the action quite cute but never told her that out loud. It would send her into frenzy.

"I think your taking your joke too far Mister Peacecraft."

She kept her head down and her eyes on the neatly wrapped package. There was no movement from him nor did he say anything making her regret saying anything. Hesitantly she raised her head and looked at Milliardo. There wasn't any particular expression on his face but there seemed to be a slight flame of anger in his eyes.

"Joke? My apologies if I offended you Miss Mizuno." With that he slowly began walking away and Ami felt herself relaxing a bit. However Milliardo paused halfway and turned around to look straight at her with determination.

"However what I said was true. You are an amazing woman Ami Mizuno, to win your heart I will fight any obstacles...and any competitors. Please come to the party my family is holding."

Ami watched in stun as Milliardo walked towards his sister and where her assistant were talking. Feeling intense her hands shook violently and her eyes dropped to the invitation he left on the counter.

One thing she knew at first sight about the Peacecraft family was that they were ferocious competitors. And they would never stop fighting until they got what they want or reached their goal.

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Author's Note: This chapter mainly focused on Minako, Duo, and Ami. In the next chapter it'll probably almost all of them. I hope after the next chapter I'll have a jump start at the plot. Right now, I'm trying to develop them into the setting. Sorry if it's boring right now.

Thanks to these people who reviewed:

Myst Lady: Thank you for reviewing! Rei/Duo is one of my favourite so they have a chance for the finale since I'm keeping my mind open.

Aphrodite2: Thank you for your review! There is another story I wrote but I don't they're alike. Don't worry, Minako is my favourite senshi after Rei so there's no way I would portray her as a bad person. I hope to make Duo's intentions more clear through the story.

Lizzette Faith Reyes: Thank you for reviewing! I'm sure there will be more heartache for the characters and headaches for us.

eventidespirit: Thank you for your review! I'm glad you like the new turn the story will be taking. Lol, I think I enjoy making GW/SM geometries. I haven't decided on the final pairing yet so anything is possible. Duo's way will get clearer throughout the story, I hope.

Siren Silver: Thank you for reviewing! Of course Duo's got feelings and I hope to make it more transparent. I'm also a fan of Rei/Duo. Then again I adore almost all pairings. There will probably little bits of favour from each possible couple.

Vega03: Thank you for reviewing! I'm happy you like the new version. This was as soon as I could update and I'll aim for sooner next time.

Dark Mars: Thank you for reviewing! I don't think Rei would simply take being cheated on. But like Duo's intentions for being the way he is to Rei, I hope to make it clear why Rei stayed with him.