Hi guys!!! Sorry it took me soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo long to post this chapter but I wanted to bring the couples closer and I'm no good at romantic scenes. Hopefully you like it and the next chapter should be up soon.

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The Maze Within Time

Chapter Twelve

Confused Lovers

At the gundam pilots apartment

Quatre laid Solar on the black couch that sat in a very large living room, he gently placed a pillow under her head.

All of the scouts de-transformed because there was no use for their powers at that moment.

"Trista, will she be okay?" Michelle asked.

"I don't know, she received more damage than anyone of us" Trista walked over to her friend and smiled.

"Trista, what do we do now? The enemy is too strong for us." Amara said anger in her voice.

"We wait until Liika wakes up, she knows more about the enemy than we do." Trista said sitting on an armchair.

"Yeah, and a lot more" Raye said.

"What do you mean?" Amy asked puzzled.

"The guy that I fought mentioned something about White Waters and called me Queen Mars, she's not telling us something. Trista, do you know what White Waters is?" Raye said sitting on the couch.

"No I don't. There are some things that even I don't know about Liika, but I do know that she wouldn't hurt anyone unless there was a reason" Trista paused then giggled "or if she was angered by them."

"Even if we don't know Liika's story we can still trust her." Quatre spoke with a caring voice.

"But how do you know that?" Raye asked.

"I don't, but do you really think she would have asked Trista to awaken your powers for no reason" Quatre paused "maybe she's not telling us her story because it brings back a lot of pain. What do you guys think?" Quatre looked at the gundam pilots.

"Quatre, maybe the girls are right, she isn't being truthful so how can we trust her?" Heero spoke in a deep voice.

"For once I think the baka onna is right." Wufei grunted leaning against the door.

Hearing this Raye grabbed a pillow off the couch and threw it directly at his face.

"What was that for?" Wufei yelled.

"For calling me a baka onna" Raye yelled her aura showing her anger.

"I call you what you are." Wufei grunted.

"That's it!" Raye jumped off the couch and ran towards Wufei who started to run to his room and onto the balcony.

"Where are you?" Raye called entering his room and going on to the balcony.

Wufei managed to jump on the roof and was watching Raye emerge, a mischievous smile on his face.

"Come out from hiding, or are you scared of what I can do to you." Raye called as she turned to leave.

Just as she was about to leave the balcony Wufei jumped off the roof and grabbed Raye's arm. She turned around to yell at him but before she could he had his arm around Raye's waist, his lips had captured hers. Raye did not try and stop him, instead she let Wufei wrap his arms around her and him to enter her mouth. They were embraced in the light of a full moon for fifteen minutes before they both pulled away panting.

"I'm not scared." Wufei said looking into Raye's eyes before they embraced in a hug.

In the living room

"Amy, did you collect any data from the battle?" Lita asked trying to change the subject.

"Only on the battle that Solar was fighting. The only problem is my computer won't analyse the information." Amy sighed.

"You can try to analyse the information on my computer, it might work because it has a bigger memory." Heero suggested blushing.

"It might work…I'll give it a try." Amy said getting up off the floor.

Heero led Amy to his room and started the computer. He watched her closely as she typed all of her information onto the main system.

"She's good." Heero thought to himself.

"Damn it." Amy cursed the computer.

"What's wrong?" Heero asked from the corner closest to the computer.

"The mouse won't work." Amy said furiously moving the mouse.

"Let me see." Heero walked over and placed his hand on the mouse and Amy's hand.

Amy blushed and looked up at him. Heero turned away from the computer screen and looked directly into Amy's eyes. They both tried to turn away from one another but it was no use they both longed for the same thing, each other. With out realizing Heero held Amy's hand and helped her out of the computer chair.

"Heero I've…" Amy was cut off.

"Never felt like this about anyone before" Heero finished her sentence and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"How did you know?" Amy asked resting her hands on his back.

"Because, I feel the same way, Ice Princess." Heero leaned in and embraced his Princess in a kiss.

They parted after fifteen minutes and went back to the computer.

In the living room

Mina leaned on the arm rest of the couch and looked down on Liika.

"I want to trust you but how do I know your intensions are good." Mina thought to herself sighing.

"Hey babe, is everything alright?" Duo asked concerned.

"Hmm…Ah everything is okay, I think I'll step outside for a bit of fresh air." Mina said coming back to reality, she slid the glass door open and slid outside closing it behind her.

"Something's wrong, she's not her bubbly self." Duo thought as he got up off one of the stools that sat at the kitchen bench and started to go outside.

Mina was leaning on the railing looking out to the city, she sighed then looked up at the full moon a single tear ran down her face.

"Sailor Moon." She closed her eyes to hold her tears back for she felt a presence was watching her.

"Mina, are you sure everything is okay?" Duo asked stepping outside closing the door behind him and walking over to Mina.

"Everything is fine, trust me" Mina said trying to force a smile.

"I don't believe you, if everything was fine then why are you faking a smile and trying to hold your tears back?" Duo asked raising an eyebrow.

Mina quickly turned her head and started to speak sobbing.

"I don't want what happened to Sailor Moon to repeat itself and I want to trust Liika but I don't know if her intensions are to help us or kill us." Mina looked up at the moon with eyes full of tears.

"Mina, look at me" Duo said placing a hand on Mina's cheek and turning her head around to face him "Mina, look at me."

Mina slowly lifted her gaze off the ground and looked directly into caring purple eyes.

"Mina, you know the guys and I wouldn't let anyone hurt you or the girls even Wufei would protect you all, and I think Liika can be trusted." Duo said smiling.

Mina smiled at him and blushed.

"You know a smile does suit you, Goddess of Love." Duo leaned in and kissed Mina on the lips romantically.

Mina did not resist, her hands slowly moved up his chest and wrapped around his neck.

They pulled away after fifteen minutes panting, forehead against forehead.

"Thankyou." Mina mouthed as she placed her head on Duo's chest, her arms moved down to mid back.

Duo wrapped his arms around her and rested his chin on her head. The moonlight shone brightly behind them as they were embraced.

In the living room

Trista was gazing at the blanket of stars that covered the dark blue sky through one of the large windows in the living room, lost in her thoughts.

"Liika what aren't you telling us?" Trista thought looking at the stars and closed her eyes.

Six months ago…

"Pluto." Solar called emerging from a portal that appeared in front of the Time Guardian.

The Time Guardian looked up from her coffee and saw a bruised and bleeding Solar.

"Solar, what the hell happened to you?" Pluto looked at her friend with concerned eyes.

"Never mind me. I'm here to tell you that you need to give the girls their powers back." Solar ordered.

"But why?" Pluto was confused.

"Because they are still needed for Christ's sake." Solar yelled.

"Why don't you sit down and you can tell me what happened and why you are asking for this." Pluto gestured shocked about her friend's behaviour.

"I can't, just do it." With that she stepped back into the portal and was gone.

Pluto was left confused.

Back in reality…

"Miss Trista, are you alright?" Quatre asked looking at the mysterious woman concerned along with a pair of green eyes.

"Hmm…" Trista snapped back into reality.

"You were very quite and you looked very serious." Quatre explained.

"Oh yes, I'm fine" Trista quickly thought of an answer.

"Good." Quatre said with relief.

"I think I'll go and get a glass of water." Trista said as she walked to the kitchen.

"I wonder what's wrong." Trowa thought as he left after Trista leaving an unconscious Liika, Quatre, Amara, Michelle, Hotaru and Lita in the living room.

In the kitchen 

Trista was pouring a glass of water for herself when she felt a presence watching her from the doorway. She suddenly dropped the jug, glass shattering everywhere.

"Trista, what's wrong?" Trowa asked concerned about the Time Guardian as he walked over to help her clean up.

"Nothing." Trista faked a smile kneeling down to pick up the broken pieces of glass.

"Unlike Quatre, I am not convinced." Trowa raised an eyebrow.

"Well" Trista started as she went to pick up a sharp bit of glass.

"Ouch!" she cried as the glass pricked her finger and started to draw blood.

"Here" Trowa handed her a tea towel "you should apply some pressure on it." He said trying to hide the redness that was creeping up on his face.

"Thank you." Trista said standing up taking the towel and applying pressure . She looked into concerned green eyes and felt her cheeks getting warm.

"Why am I blushing, is it that I love him, it can't be, could it?" Trista was fighting with her brain and heart.

"You're afraid aren't you?" Trowa said placing a hand on Trista's cheek and seeing fear in her eyes.

"Of what?" she asked feeling her face turn a scarlet red.

"Loving" Trowa replied wrapping his arms around Trista's waist and pulling her in closer.

"I…" Trista stopped as she was lost for words, maybe she is afraid because she never saw a future of love for the scouts, other than Sailor Moon.

"Don't be." Trowa leaned in and placed his lips on hers.

Trista flinched but did not resist instead she closed her eyes and opened her mouth allowing entrance. They parted after fifteen minutes.

"I'm not afraid of loving I'm afraid of losing love." Trista said hugging Trowa.

In the living room

Amy walked back into the living room with Heero at her side; they sat down on the sofa.

"Amy did you find anything out about the battle or the new enemy?" Lita asked curiously.

"No." was Amy's simple answer.

"Why?" Lita asked puzzled.

"I'm not sure, sorry." Amy sighed falling back onto the couch.

The rest of the girls and boys started to emerge from rooms and outside, they were disappointed to hear Amy's answer.

"Well I guess Liika is the only one that can tell us everything" Trista said sitting next to Trowa on the sofa.

Everyone was silence for awhile until Quatre looked at Liika's face and saw that her eyes were opening.

"Hey, she's waking up." Quatre said smiling.

Liika stared at Quatre for a second then realizing what had happened she quickly sat up.

"I must go." Liika leaped over the sofa and opened a portal.

"Liika wait" Trista called just as her friend was going to enter the portal.

Liika stopped and turned to face her and the scouts "What is it?" her voice was dark.

"You're not telling us the truth about everything." Trista paused seeing a smirk creep up on her friends face.

"What is the 'truth'? Once you tell me that I'll tell you everything." Liika stepped through the portal and was gone.

The scouts and gundam pilots stood in the living room confused by Liika's question.