Heya everyone, well, I decided to dedicate a whole bunch of one-shots to my favorite pairings. ; Please do not request any pairings, because I already set my mind on what I wanted. Some are still in progress, and the ones posted are already finished. D Here is my list:
Duo/Minako
Trowa/Makoto
Heero/Hotaru
Wufei/Rei
Ami/Quatre
Zechs/Setsuna
Heero/Usagi
Please note; These were all set in during the Silver Millenium time, which means the girls are all princesses and stuff ;x The GW boys play either princes or soldiers for the planet's armies. I suggest you read about the description of the planets and stuff, the fic will make more sense if you do ;D
Please R/R if you like :3 Thanks.
DISCLAIMER; I do not own any characters nor Sailor Moon or Gundam Wing ! ;
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On the planet Venus, there is a ball held every phase of Venus, it is the Crescent Venus Ball. It is held in the great palace of Venus, located in the Eastern Aphrodite Terra. There, a glowing orange kingdom about the size of the state of New York, stands. It is decorated with ribbons and lights, the marble outside always sparkling with orange, and orange-white bred roses on vines that crawl up the pillars. The landscape of the planet is full or valleys and highlands, rolling with light green grass that does not grow more than 1 inch. The trees producing an orange fruit shaped like an oval. Random meadows seem to be the interest most have in visiting Venus, as well as to see the people, who are elegant, and always wearing masks, as if everyday were a masquerade.
There, in her chambers, the sole princess of Venus, awaits to be escorted out to the ballroom, which is held in a glass dome, overlooking it's sister planet, Earth. The princess has long, golden blonde hair and clear blue eyes to match her appearance. She sighed, 'Malecite..' she said to herself, closing her eyes. She checked her appearance in the mirror, applied red lipstick to her soft lips, and a rose with the ribbon in her hair. She had thought about how she lost her love, Malecite, in the war with Venus and Mars. He had secretly fought under the Venus army for her. She thought of his long, silver-coated hair and his charming smile that seemed to always make her fall in love everytime she saw him. They had only shared one kiss in their 3 years of being together. He had told her not to be sad if he had died in the war, and if he had died, it was for her. She could almost shed a river from her eyes.
Snapping from her trance and thought, she was called upon. "Minako! Minako!"
Getting up from her dresser chair, she straightened out her dress, "Coming mother!"
Her mother had opened the door, "Minako! It is time! Come, child." Her mother opened her arms to Minako. Minako nodded and gracefully walked to her mother. "Now, Artemis will be escorting you out." She took Minako's hand and led her down the illuminating hallways of the palace.
"Are you nervous?" Her mother smiled.
"No, mother." She shook her head, "This will be my first ball without Malecite.."
"Ah, so you're thinking about the boy." Her mother's smile turned into a frown, "There's no use in getting worked up over something like that, my dear." Her mother didn't quite understand the situation.
As they reached the back area of the ballroom, Minako could see there were many from different planets attending this ball. "Mother, you invited many to this ball.."
Her mother pointed out that she had invited most people from Saturn than any other planet. Minako examined their attire closely, most happened to be a midnight black, dancing with the people from Venus, who were glowing with light. "It's like light versus dark, right?" Her mother smiled.
"It is."
"Here we are." Her mother took Minako's hand and placed it into Artemis's. "Lead her out there, Artemis." He nodded, "It shall be done."
After her mother had left, they were behind a french door display, lined with gold, ready to be announced out. "My, Minako, you look stunning tonight." He commented, stroking her dress a little, "Was this made with moonglow fabric?" Minako shrugged, "I would have no clue. It is very pretty though. Malecite bought it for me.."
A silence. Artemis knew of their romance and how it wasn't meant to be. "I am sorry." Artemis said, his head hanging. She reached up to his cheek, "Hey, it's alright, don't worry about me." He smiled at her, "I'm glad to see you're strong." She nodded, "He told me not to cry. Ever."
"Ah, so he taught you a thing or two, huh?" Artemis grinned, "Our crybaby is growing up." Minako playfully nudged him, "Hey now!"
"How is Diana?" Minako asked, curious about Artemis's new daughter. "She is great, she's on the moon with her mother now. My, she's growing into something very energetic." "Oh, that's good to hear. I wish to see her at future dances on Venus."
"Are you ready, princess?" The announcer asked, slowly opening the door. She nodded.
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"Man! This is one really illuminated planet! Even from Saturn you can see it! It's too bright for our likes." The prince of death whined to his sister. "Shhh! I think they're gonna announce the princess out soon!" his sister replied.
He sighed, "I'd rather be on Uranus right now... man, these people on Venus are really strange."
"Duo! Don't make such a comment! It's an honor to be here!" She smacked him. "Hey! Sorry!" He grinned. "But you, Hotaru, would rather be on Uranus too, right?" She fell silent, "Shut up." Duo fixed his black cape with his black blouse underneath. "I'm SO not ready to dance with any girls from Venus! Look at me! I'm DEATH."
Hotaru crossed her arms, "If any will dance with you." Her eye twitched, "You keep bad mouthing this planet, yet you don't know any of it's splendors!"
The orange lights began to dim, and the only lights that were seen were the ones facing the great staircase, the large crowd fell silent. The announcer spoke, "Ladies and Gentleman, we present to you, the Princess of Venus, Minako Aino." The door began to slowly open, and what was behind it caught Duo's eye quickly.
Her hair, soft and golden, her eyes, blue and bright, she walked down the steps gracefully, hand in hand with an advisor from the Moon of Earth, Artemis. Her dress fit well with her slender body, a light orange with the Venus rose. She looked at the crowd and smiled- but something didn't seem quite right.
"Duo! Are you listening to me!" His sister began to get annoyed.
"Yeah yeah yeah." He was obviously fixed on the girl walking down the steps. "let the ball commence!" The announcer said, when the princess blended with the crowd.
The music began to play, and people dancing elegantly.
"Duo-!" Hotaru began, but he clasped her mouth, "Ok! Ok! I get the point!"
"You do?" Her eyes widened, it was not often he got the point.
"Yes." He said, looking directly at the Venus princess, "Now I know what you mean when you say splendor." Hotaru fell over. "Duo!" She knocked his head, "You know nothing of the Venus princess, do you!" He shrugged, "Not really. I only ever liked the Princess of Jupiter, but wow... is that Minako glamorous."
Hotaru sighed, "Duo, that girl has been through alot, I heard her lover was the general of the Negaverse army, Malecite."
"WHAT?" Duo's jaw dropped.
"Yeah! They were together for a while, and I hear that he secretly fought for the Venus army when Venus was in war with Mars. His whereabouts are unknown at this time, all we know, he never came back."
Duo was shocked, "She loved...!"
All the people of Venus had applied their masks on, and began to dance with many from Saturn. It was a strange sight to see, people from Saturn's kingdom were dressed in black, and Venus people dressed in bright orange or white.
Interrupting their argument, a bright figure had appeared, "Excuse me, Hotaru?" Hotaru set her sights on what was coming towards her. It was Minako, the princess of Venus. Duo's heart jumped and he backed into the crowd, watching his sister and Minako converse.
"Oh, Princess Minako." She bowed, "Thank you for inviting our kingdom here."
Minako shook her head, "It is no trouble, it is finally nice to meet you." Hotaru smiled, "You may call me Hotaru." Minako giggled, "And I, Minako."
They conversed for a while, then began to dance with other men. Duo stood in the shadows, watching over the princess, falling in love with her and her beauty. After a while, Hotaru had found Duo staring at the goddess. "What are you doing?" She asked, bluntly.
"Nothing." He said, his arms crossed leaning in the corner. "You haven't danced once yet and it is almost time to leave!" Indeed, it was almost time for them to go back to Saturn to their homeplanet. He sighed, "I know."
"What's keeping you?" She asked, worried.
"I want to dance with.. the princess." He said.
"Well, it's not like you to sit around." Hotaru put her hands on her waist, "Remember how you approached the Princess of Neptune? You were not shy then! Nor to any of the other Saturn girls."
"I know, but this.. this is different." He said, still staring at the princess.
The announcer began, "For our last song tonight, this song will be sung by Setsuna Meioh, princess of Pluto. But the song is written by our lovely Princess Minako, dedicated to her lost lover, who is not to be mentioned." Everyone began to clap and Hotaru nudged Duo, "You should dance with her to this song. it is the last song."
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Minako blushed when everyone smiled at her for her song. She turned a bright red and then turned to Hotaru, who was talking to a boy from Saturn. As the music began, she started dance with random men from Venus and other planets.
If you haven't changed your mind Then I want you by my side Tonight
She looked up into the eyes of her partners, seeing if she would have the same reaction to Malecite like she once did. None. Sighing, she was twirled around to different partners.
I'm so tired of always having to bluff Everytime I think about you baby, I feel so young If I could just tell you I miss you It is hard to say I'm sorry
Setsuna's voice filled the dome with love, as Minako had hoped. Setsuna sang the words so well, and Minako was pleased with the piano work that her people had done for her.
You see, I want to sing this song, not for just anyone but just for you An ENDLESS STORY that goes on and on in this radiance Always, I wanna show you, forever and ever
As Minako was twirled, she stopped to see her next partner, and looked into his dark blue eyes. He was from Saturn, she had never danced with someone from Saturn. It is said that there is a strange force with Saturn when meeting with Venus, so she had never attempted to try.
"Princess Minako, my name is Duo, I am the prince of Saturn. I would be honored if you would share a dance with me." Her heart jumped out of her chest and her face began to feel warm, she inspected him more. His hair was much long than that of Malecite's, it was brown and long, pulled back into a braid. He extended his hands out from cape, which covered more than half of his body.
She nodded, "Nice to meet you, but please, call me Minako." She smiled. "Well do." He bowed. As her hand began to meet his, the force began. Dark and light enegry flowed from their hands, and as their fingers intertwined, it was as if Minako never wanted to let go.
You see, I wish I could sing this song, just for you just one more time An ENDLESS STORY of endless love tell me why, please tell me, forever and ever
After the song had ended, Minako took Duo outside of the dome, to the courtyard. She smelled the soft Venus air and smiled. He had wondered why she had taken him out, "Minako, why are we out here?"
"I don't know." Her back turned to him, "But ... when you asked me to dance in the dome, it seemed like for a second, I forgot about everything that troubled me." She turned to him. He smiled, "Well princess.." He walked towards her, putting his arms around her thin waist. "You don't have to be so stiff around me." He took off her white mask that had only covered her eyes.
She giggled, "Okay."
--- 3 days after the ball
In the high valleys of Venus, the two sat on the soft grass trying to get to know eachother.
"So then, I went to Mars, right, and the Princess was ONE CRAZY pyro." Duo was laying on the grass beside Minako, who was sitting up, "Rei?"
"yeah! I was trying to talk to her but she was convinced I was Satan or something, so she set me on fire." He whined, "Dangerous girl, if you ask me. Feh."
She laughed, "Duo, you're so silly."
"what did I do?" He shot up, "Oh that's right, i'm silly, huh?" He leaned back on his elbows.
"Yes." She giggled, "For falling in love with me."
His eyes shot wide, "Yeah, yeah.."
"You know, i'm really silly too." She laid down next to him, closing her eyes and smiling.
"Eh? How so?" He faced her.
She rolled over to face him, "Cause I fell in love with you, silly!"
NOW I'LL SURELY GET LOST ON THE ROAD I THINK SOMEONE PULLED ME BY THE HAND AND ON TO HIS SIDE I WALK NOT AWARE OF ANYTHING.
THAT STRANGE PERSON EVEN IF THAT'S YOU I LIKE HIM AND THE FEELING IS GOOD EVEN THOUGH I'VE BEEN HURT.
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Lyrics used: Yuna Ito "ENDLESS STORY" & "YOU SEND ME LOVE" Mika Nakashima