Loving Evil by Moonlight

Seven - Usagi-chan and Duo's Uninvited Guest

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Usagi looked down. Gulping, she leaned back and looked at her new friend Dorothy as if she were crazy. Which she was. Dorothy, I mean.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?"

You see, Usagi currently had one of the windows in the bathroom open. As for why--the two had wanted some breakfast really really bad. Unfortunately, it turned out that the door one would normally leave through was locked on the inside--which explained how Dorothy had managed to get in the room in the first place.

Okay, so Dorothy had suggested they go out the window. Unfortunately, Usagi wasn't a half-fairy and couldn't fly, so they now had to find out how to get Usagi to the ground unharmed. This task was quite difficult, seeing as they were about 50 stories high. Or so it seemed, no one was sure how many floors there were. Not even the guys who built it knew...

"Positive! This IS a magic castle, of course there's no such thing as gravity here!" the little half-fairy chimed, a big grin on her face. Unknown to Usagi, this was Dorothy's evil grin. But the ever-trusting Usagi only took it as a sign of Dorothy's kindness.

'Dorothy' and 'kindness' should never be put in the same sentence. Dangit! I did it again!

Usagi leaned over, she was standing on the toilet, and wondering what would happen she were to jump out screaming. Then again, Dorothy said that she shouldn't scream.

Not that that would stop her.

"If you say so..." she trailed off, it was a long way down. Dorothy frowned slightly,

"You don't believe me? I thought we were friends! You're supposed to trust me!" she said indignantly. Usagi turned to her, eyes wide.

"It's not that! Really--I trust you! And we are friends! I just don't normally do this sort of thing!" as she spoke, she thought something like, 'Unless I'm Sailor Moon. Or have gone mad you evil eye-browed half-fairy, you!'

Dorothy smiled again, gosh this girl was dense!

"Then let's get you out of here!" she cried majestically, pumping a tiny fist in the air. 'Stupid American customs,' she thought evily.

Usagi began to climb out slowly, or as slowly as she could with Dorothy kicking her through...and so now Usagi was half-way out the window and well, she was never that good with heights. Dorothy kicked her again.

"Oof! Wah! I wanna go back!" she cried shrilly, attempting to lean back again. Dorothy kicked her again, extra hard.

And so Usagi then found out that even in a magic castle, there was such a thing as gravity.

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"Ahahahahahahahahahah!" a young man threw his head back, laughing. His long hair whipping back to smack another unfortunate in the...well, body.

"Ack!" little half-fairy Wufei squeaked as he flew backwards into a wall. Ah, the disadvantages of being puny. The little half-fairy rubbed his face, glaring evily at the young man. Sure they were close friends, but the idiot had to kick it down a notch otherwise he'd die before he was...

how old was he anyway?

"That is just too funny! You know, we really should help them!" the man said, pushing his long bangs out of his face--only to have them fling back, hitting his eyes. "Eck!" he winced. Man, they were pointy!

"Duo..." Wufei grumbled - loudly as to be heard--"You have to do something about that hair! Even I know when to cut mine! And of course we should help them!"

The young man turned around, grinning, "Of course you think we should help them! You are, afterall, in love with that little Dorothy! I know! I am the secret lover of the Ai no Megami!" he declared, gaining an angry gasp from his friend.

"Shutup! Do you think I want everyone else in the castle finding out! And I don't care if you're with that stupid blonde! The Master doesn't like you two together--risking his safety as well as your own!"

Duo shrugged, they could see eachother--being in the kitchen where there was light--The Master was never there anyway.

"At least I've got someone who likes me for who I am! Well, sorta." he scratched the back of his neck, "Now let's go! You're lucky I can see so well or else that Usagi would be a pancake!"

Wufei rolled his eyes, flying after the young man who's name was 'Duo'. The idiot had a knack for bragging.

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"Oh...MY...Ahhhh!" Usagi screeched as she plummeted down to what some call 'earth'. Dorothy merely stared down after the girl, wondering how fast she was able to fly--just in case Hiiro came around with a toothpick.

Usagi's life was flashing before her eyes and tears welled up. No-one is quite sure whether or not she was really sad, or if the air was just slicing up her eyeballs.

Normally when you fall off out of the tower of some magic castle there's some hero ready to catch you and you ride off into the sunset. Well, this ain't no fairy tale! ...Or is it?

That and Usagi was beginning to pray. A lot. She'd never prayed so much before. She wasn't so sure she'd ever prayed before! And what was the black speck headed her way?

Or was she heading it's way, since she was going down to it--no wait, it was coming up! Yes! IT was coming up! Whatever it was.

"Ahhh!" Usagi screamed, what if it was some horribly sharp object or black monstrous bug to swallow her with?

The black speck got bigger, she hoped it was her darling Tuxedo Kamen. No, she wondered if it was Hiiro. No, she hoped it was Hiiro. But no, it wasn't any of them.

This isn't a fairy tale, you know.

Usagi blinked. And the black speck was no longer a black speck and...well, she wasn't so sure she wanted to be saved right then. Black smoke surrounded her and two...arms? wrapped themselves around her waist.

The wind stopped howling and Usagi felt herself slowing down, the smoke becoming nothing more than little wisps. The ground underneath her feet and her heart popped back into place.

"Hiiro?" she asked tentively, tilting her head upwards in hope. Why did she so badly wish for him to have saved her? Shouldn't she dream of Mamoru holding her in his arms?

Instead of seeing that sickly pale face and dark blue eyes though, Usagi came face to face with cobalt blue eyes and a slightly tanned face. Usagi suddenly didn't give a crap about whether or not it was Hiiro or Mamoru.

This guy was hot!

He flashed her a lopsided grin.

"Nope, but I suppose I'm the next best thing." he said, "The name's Duo Maxwell and Hiiro didn't say anything about his little prisoner being such a cutie!" Usagi blushed, looking down.

"I'm not..." she muttered, as any modest person would. He chuckled,

"Sure you are! Are you easy too?" Usagi blinked, what did he just say? Her blush disappeared and well, bam.

"You jerk!" she screeched, swinging around and slapping him across the face. He staggered back, raising his eyebrows at her.

"Hiiro didn't mention you being so tempermental either!" Usagi attacked! well, sort of. She ran at him, slapping his chest. Duo tried not to laugh at her less than pathetic attempts to teach him a lesson. He backed away, sticking his hands out to catch her in case she proved to be clumsy as well.

"Hey! Hey!" he said, "No need to go all crazy woman on me! I was just kidding! I already have my own love of my life, kiddo!" Usagi stopped, still glaring at him. He took the look as someone who just lost their pet rabbit.

Duo lowered his hands and Usagi lowered her fists slowly. He sighed and pushed his long bangs back--only to have them flop back again. A nervous habit.

"A girlfriend?" she asked. An inquisitive look crossing her face. Duo relaxed, nodding his head. Time to play his Ai no Megami cards...

"If you can keep a secret..." he trailed off, Usagi's look growing.

"I can, I can! Please?" she begged, he leaned down to her face, and she leaned forward to hear...

"As well as..." he stopped, pulling a little red box out of his pocket, Usagi's eyes widened with realization.

"...future fiancé." he finished, popping the jewelry box open. Usagi almost swooned--how romantic!

The ring was a gold band, and topped with a heart-shaped topaz, holy crap it was beautiful! Usagi sighed girlishly, wondering who the lucky girl was. Duo grinned, carefully placing the jewelry back into his pocket.

Duo glanced upwards, tracing the skies for his half-fairy friend. Usagi looked up with him, wondering where Dorothy was. Nothing happened. And ten minutes later...

"Get back here you scheming little half-rodent!" the two heard an angry, shrill cry. Another cry following,

"You're one to talk you big-nosed half-pidgeon!"

"Pidgeon?"

"HALF-pidgeon!"

Usagi and Duo exchanged looks, the two yelling voices could only be...

Dorothy zoomed down from the sky like a miniature rocket, passing them so quickly their hair went flying up like kites. Wufei followed, his toothpick out and his war-face going on like it was World War 2.

Duo glanced over at Usagi, she looked at him. Usagi smiled slightly, a little giggle popping out. Soon enough they were both laughing their heads off.

And so a beautiful friendship blossomed and the two lived happily ever after as best friends!

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Yeah, right!

Don't tell me you honestly believed that crap! No, the stuff with Duo and Usagi laughing at the half-fairies was real--I'm talking about that happily ever after crap! Whatever happened to Hiiro? Mamoru? The senshi? What exactly is Duo? Well, we're about to find out!

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"So what exactly are you?" Usagi asked Duo, the two sat in the kitchen, sipping some funky purple crap. Wufei and Dorothy glared up at them. You see, the two were currently tied up around a banana. Don't ask about the banana.

"Uh...that's actually a pretty good question!" he exclaimed, scratching the back of his neck. He rubbed his chin thoughtfully, trying to ignore his friend's evil looks and the Rabbit's hard stare. What? She wanted to know!

"I think I'm kind of...a shape-shifter!" he snapped his fingers, grinning at her. Usagi stared.

"Huh?"

"Yeah!" he continued, "Sometimes I become a half-fairy--like these guys!" he motioned to Wufei and Dorothy, "and sometimes I'm like this! Human-like, only...I don't think humans can jump as high as I can." he snatched the toothpick-katana out of Wufei's line of vision. Usagi nodded, actually understanding what he was saying.

"And I think I was once a girl, it was scary!" Usagi sweatdropped, he could have just stopped at the jumping thing...

"Oh...well, hmm..." Usagi grew quiet. Everyone else grew quiet. And then the room went black. A squeaky evil laugh erupted from Dorothy's mouth. The lights came back on and everyone stared down at her.

"What? That wasn't me." she said simply.

"Then what was up with the evil laughter?" Duo asked.

Dorothy shrugged, "It seemed like a good idea at the time..."

"Oh..." the other three said in unison. This was going to be a long life. Forunately for some, and not so fortunately for some.

The lights went out again, the only streams coming from the windows. Duo's eyes narrowed, something wasn't right.

"Having fun?" Duo turned around, his eyes adjusting enough to make out the mysterious shape.

"Mi...Minako?" Usagi's eyes widened.

"Minako?"

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Notes:

Okay, sorry about not getting this out sooner! Don't worry, I will be updating with a chapter either every day for the rest of the week or every other day before Christmas to catch up! So before Christmas you'll have your due 10,000 words up!