A/N: New chapter's up. I'm so sorry it took so long to update. School's really killing me. I've been too busy to even start this. Hopefully this doesn't seem too rushed. D: Anyway, updates may be a little slow. Here are some personal replies.
JpandS: I'm glad that my bringing in of different characters is fluid. I was aiming for that :D Writing that bit with Michiru, Duo, and Minako was absolutely fun for me. Thank you sooooo much for reviewing. I love long reviews. They make me smile :)
Venus914: You're rooting for Heero & Usagi? Lol, I'm twisting the story up a bit so that it might confuse you as to who Usa really likes. As for the others, I'm still not sure who I should pair them up with—or maybe I'll keep them all single LOL Idk. As for the Makoto and Trowa pairing, I think it would be awesome. Not really sure if they'll end up together in this story, we'll see though. :D Thank you for reviewing. I love reading your long reviews and I'm glad you haven't abandoned this story yet.
The Original Moon Princess: Duo can threaten Heero because he's cool :D I'm glad it made you laugh! As for the site that I uploaded the pictures on, it's on deviantart. It's appledehli(dot)deviantart(dot)com replace the (dot) with . Then you can look through my gallery. I actually drew two pictures. One where Trowa gives the sunflower to Usagi (and Usagi has only one long ponytail in this chapter) and the picture where Makoto scolds them for being too loud in her café. I hope you check it out! And thanks for reviewing! It means a lot.
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Definitely Him
It was his fault for embarrassing her like that in front of Darien. He'd done that on purpose—his reason for doing so, she didn't know. But it was on purpose. Definitely—maybe.
"That jerk!" Usagi shrieked to herself as she left Darien's office. She had walked into his office to present him with the gift she'd bought, but she arrived empty-handed. Darien reprimanded her for bothering him during his busiest hours of work. She'd never been so ashamed of herself in her entire life—except for the time in preschool where she wet herself during nap time.
She refused to give him the satisfaction of victory. Perhaps, if she had extra time on her hands, she would get back at him. With scheming thoughts of ways to extract her revenge on Heero, she kept her eyes averted towards the ground as she quickened her pace.
"Ah, I'm sorry." She muttered when bumping directly into someone.
"Excuse me," said the man in front of her at the same time she had apologized. As soon as she looked up to see who she was apologizing to, the man stared at her for a few seconds, slightly dazed. "Usagi." He said, politely.
Usagi flinched at the sound of his voice. "W-Wufei? I—what are you still doing here?" she asked him, with an intent face. Wufei cocked his head to the side and crossed his arms. "I work here now. Is there a problem?" he smirked. Usagi shook her head nervously. "N-No problem." She lowered her head nervously.
Wufei squeezed a long lock of her hair between his index finger and his thumb and smiled. Usagi looked up at him from under her long lashes. "I'm glad you didn't cut your hair." He told her in a gentle voice. Usagi blushed. "I liked your hair the way it was. Why'd you cut yours." She stated, plaintively.
Wufei breathed out through his mouth and ran his hand along the back of his neck. "Yeah. I miss it too." He agreed and gave her a closed lip smile. Usagi lifted her chin upward and flushed pink. Wufei was standing fairly close to her. She could feel a cozy warmth emitting from his stomach brush up against her chest. His eyes were closed and he was leaning over her. He inhaled. Usagi held her breath. Was he inhaling the scent of her hair?
"Wufei?"
"Hm." He grunted softly through closed lips. He inhaled one more time and reverted back to his old position. "You still smell the same too." He commented with a tiny smile. Usagi nodded nervously with a wry grin. Wufei's smile faded into a grim line. Usagi cautiously balled her hands into fists.
"So you're engaged to Darien?" he asked. The tone of his voice was bitter-sweet. It tugged at Usagi's heart. She nodded silently in response. Wufei lowered his gaze from her eyes down to her hands—her engagement ring in particular. "He proposed to you; and you accepted."
Usagi couldn't help it anymore. She gripped his muscular arms with her hands and pulled him closer to her. "Wufei. I'm sorry, if I had the chance to go back in time, I would." She admitted in a soft voice. She explained how the plane crash back to Japan changed her life and how she realized how short life really was. Wufei only gazed at her with shiny eyes as he listened intently.
"If I'd gone back to you—If Darien hadn't proposed to me—If I hadn't met Heero—" she began trailing on.
"If I'd gone after you myself." Wufei added with remorse. Usagi nodded, tears blurring her vision. She jerked her head into his chest and cried. "What's wrong with me? I'm a bad woman. I don't deserve to have loved anyone."
Wufei held her cheek gingerly and brushed his thumb gently across her quivering lips. The two shared a comforting silence. Finally, Usagi let out a deep breath and looked up to smile at him. "Thanks. I seriously needed this talk—everything's been so stressful lately." She tossed her hair over her shoulder and pulled her body away from his. Wufei nodded in response and raised an eyebrow.
"What did you mean by 'If I hadn't met Heero?' " he crossed his arms and shifted his weight to his right leg. Usagi blinked twice in sudden realization and flashed a goofy grin. "Well, by that, I mean; If Heero wasn't the one to rescue me from the airplane, I would have gone straight back to you and change my mind about that proposal." She stated, quickly.
Wufei smirked. "If you did that, I would've done many things to you." he countered, dangerously. Usagi played along. "Oh, really?" her eyes glimmered brightly. "Tell me what you would have done to me." She demanded.
He planted his hands on his waist and looked at her from under his short, but thick lashes. She was immediately drawn to his gaze. He approached her alluringly and whispered to her in a soft, husky voice. "I'd start off with this," he then proceeded to trail minor kisses along her jaw and collar.
Usagi flushed red and pushed him away with her hands. "What in the world do you think you're doing?" she shrieked. Wufei sighed. "Do you love that man, Usagi?" he asked, changing the subject. Usagi blinked in confusion and nodded furiously. "If you're talking about Darien, then yes. I do." She stated firmly.
"U-Usagi." Wufei and Usagi both turned to see Ami standing halfway behind the corner of the hallway. Usagi bit her bottom lip nervously before responding back. "A-Ami. How long were you here?"
"I just got here." She answered, approaching them slowly. "Rei is looking for you down in the lobby." She stated and sneaked a glance at Wufei. Wufei caught her with his sharp eyes. "That annoying woman is in this building?"
Ami frowned at his remark. Usagi pursed her lips. "Well then, I'd better go see what she needs me for." She smiled at Ami and turned to Wufei. "Keep doing whatever Darien hired you to do." She said sternly with a sharp glare. Wufei nodded as she headed down the hall towards an elevator.
Ami bit her lower lip and tightened her hold on the clipboard that was in her arms. Wufei turned to her with an air of arrogance. "You saw us." He said knowing all too well. Ami narrowed her eyes and stared at her feet. "How dare you do such a thing." She stated, boldly.
"You knew that she's engaged, you disgusting swine." She scoffed. Wufei took a deep, exhausting breath. The encounter with Usagi had definitely switched him on—but this girl ruined it for him. He opened her eyes to see her glaring disapprovingly at him. It stung to look at her eyes—they were probably the same color as the sky when it was noon. He preferred gloriously long hair over short, above-the-shoulder length hair—but her hair was so simple and ordinary that it was beautiful.
He liked how her bangs curled inward just above her left eye and the thinness of her lips. They were so thin and defined that one could easily see the tiniest of smiles. He watched her leave in the other direction. The sway of her hips flowed marvelously like the sea. His headache grew.
He grunted and mentally told himself that she was good enough, for now.
He slipped between the closing doors of the elevator just in time before it completely shut. Ami uncomfortably shuffled to the farthest corner away from him. Wufei turned the emergency stop knob casually. Ami's eyes went wide with alarm. "What do you think you're doing!" she shrieked, rushing forward to turn the emergency stop knob back off.
He turned and caught her with his right arm and promptly pushed her up against the wall. Ami gasped and attempted to slap him across the face. Wufei flicked his hand to grab her wrist and keep her from moving her arms around.
"I was enjoying myself until you interrupted everything." He sneered. "You'll have to do, for now." He pressed his body against hers as he worked his mouth along her neck, leaving a few kiss marks as a gift. Ami struggled, trying to push him away. "Stop this, now! I'll report you!" she threatened, but to no avail. She grew quiet and ceased her struggling when she felt something hard against the crook of her pelvis. She shifted around uncomfortably.
"It's hurting me!" she screamed, trying to push him away again. She winced in pain as he continued to grind violently against her fragile frame. After a few minutes of violation, he finally stopped and turned the emergency stop off. Ami looked away in shame. The doors opened up to the third floor and Wufei walked out, turning back to say something to her. "Thanks," he smirked. "Foolish girl." He added before the doors shut again.
Ami couldn't agree with him more. Foolish Ami—stupid Ami, she scolded herself. She couldn't believe she allowed him to do such a thing! The doors opened up again to the lobby where she carefully limped to the women's restroom. She wobbled into a stall and sat on the toilet with the lid closed. With her hands, she lifted her skirt and examined her thighs. A purplish bruise was beginning to form at the crook of her pelvis.
She sighed. Are they really that hard? She questioned herself as she tenderly ran her fingers over her bruise. She buried her face into the palms of her hands and let out a shuddering sob. She'd never even had a boyfriend before—and she'd just finished having dry sex with a man she barely knew inside of an elevator.
For a few days, things have been quiet, except for Minako, who texted or called practically everyone to complain about Duo's ridiculous antics. Usagi found it funny that not too long ago, she used to act just as childish as him. Since she graduated college, everyone admitted that she'd grown up to be almost as mature as Ami.
"She's pretty, guys." Duo said, nodding his head blankly. Heero averted his eyes from Quatre to Duo and sighed unenthusiastically. "Tell us more, Duo." He said, with hinting sarcasm. "She's the epitome of beauty." He threw his arms in the air as if he were drunk. Wufei rolled his eyes and scoffed at him. "It must be a good thing, spending all your time with her on the same floor. Your vocabulary has grown significantly."
Duo faked a cough with a silly grin on his face and ignored him proceeding to tell them more things about Minako. Wufei narrowed his eyes. He swore he could hear the word 'douchebag' somewhere in Duo's cough.
"She's got a killer body to match her pretty face too!" he raised his hands out in front of him and shaped a nicely figured body—breasts, waist and everything; all for them to see. Trowa smirked. "I think I went on a blind date with her two days ago." Everyone turned over to him and went silent, not really knowing if he was serious or if he had just made a cruel joke. Duo looked as if his mother had just slapped him—but then again, he never really knew his mother and grew up not knowing how it was like to be loved by one.
"It's always the quiet ones who need a beating to their ass." Duo growled pounding his fist on the table. Quatre cautiously turned to look around and saw that they have been attracting attention. He looked behind him and saw Makoto's stern eyes glancing in their direction.
"Shh, Duo. Miss Kino will be upset." He warned. Duo huffed. "MAKOTO!" he shouted across the room. Makoto's eyes went wide in disapproval. She quickly dashed towards him and pinched him by the cheek. "What's wrong with you, Duo? Do I have to keep telling you to shut up when you're in here?" she lectured in a beautiful, raspy voice.
Trowa could tell her voice was being strained from yelling at Duo too many times a day. "Go in the kitchen and make me a sandwich." He shouted, shooing her away. Makoto pursed her lips and towel whipped the side of Duo's head with her dish towel. "Have some manners, Duo. Hasn't your mother taught you well?"
"Jokes on you, bitch. Don't got one!" he stuck his tongue out rudely and begun laughing hysterically. Makoto's eyes softened. "Oh. I'm sorry, Duo." Then she sighed. "So what'll it be, guys?" she asked, pulling a pen and notepad out from her back pocket. "Coffee. Black. No sugar." Heero muttered. Duo wrinkled his face at him and then turned to Makoto. "Gimme' spaghetti. I'm craving Italian right now." He said, lazily waving his hand in the air.
Wufei scoffed. "Minako is really something. First, she increases your vocabulary, then she gets you pregnant. What a remarkable woman." He stated, with much respect. Duo sneered. "Suck on my meatballs, Chang." He stood up and pointed at his crotch. Quatre tugged on his arm and tried to appease him. "Sit down, Duo. Relax." He told him.
"I'd like black chocolate tea, Miss Kino." Quatre said as soon as Duo sat down. Makoto turned to look at Wufei and waited for an answer. Wufei shook his head with a bitter frown to show that he didn't have an appetite. Makoto smiled and nodded, then she winked at Trowa. "The usual, right?"
The corners of Trowa's lips upturned slightly. "Correct." Makoto smiled and waved. "Be right back with your orders." And she disappeared into the back kitchen. Duo craned his neck to watch her leave and he grunted. "She's got a nice ass on her body too." He commented. "You sure know how to treat a woman, Duo." Trowa remarked. Duo abruptly snapped at him. "Keep your mouth shut, Dumbo."
Heero smirked at Duo's insult towards Trowa's ears. Wufei took notice of Trowa's sudden flinch. "Duo…" Quatre tried to reason with him. Trowa sulked in his chair and tilted his head trying to hide his ears from view. He had always been teased for his ears. They were just a tad bit larger than normal—Duo would often tease him about it whenever he had the chance.
"I have big ears too." A girlish voice giggled behind them. Trowa flushed red. They all turned to see Rei standing directly behind him. "Hey, babe. How've you been?" Duo asked, holding his hand out in the air for her to high five. Rei bumped Trowa a little to the side with her hip and shared the same chair with him. "Just great." She replied, ignoring Duo's hand.
"Rei," Heero said, trying to get her attention. She cocked her head and looked at him with a puzzled face. He cleared his throat. "Have you seen Usagi? I haven't seen her for almost a week now." He stated, aggravatingly. Rei shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe you scared her off when you tried seducing her in the elevator, you creep."
Duo paused and tilted his head to look at Heero suspiciously. Then he let out a hearty laugh. "Heero plus seduction equals BONER DOWN!" he shouted, giving him a thumbs down. Quatre couldn't help but chuckle. Heero's eyes darted at Quatre and his chuckling immediately ceased.
"How did you know about that?" he narrowed his eyes at Rei. "She tells me everything, Heero." She casually leaned across the table to sniff him. "Oh. She's right. You did steal the cologne she bought for Darien. You kinda smell like him now." She said, wrinkling her nose. Heero smirked. "I like the smell though. It reminds me of how the air smells like when Usagi and I sleep together."
Duo gasped. "You guys were sexing each other?" Bewildered, everyone glanced at him as if he had just said something stupid. "Sexing?" Rei arched a brow carefully. Duo shook his head, ignoring her. "Tell me, Heero. Did you sex her up yet?"
Heero bared his teeth, growling at him. "I have enough respect for her than to do that, Duo." He grunted and looked away. "What's all this talk about sex?" Makoto arrived with a tray of their drinks and Duo's spaghetti. "Nothing." Wufei muttered to which Makoto eyed him suspiciously. "Speaking of sex," Duo turned to Wufei and pouted.
"I woke up this morning, and you weren't in bed with me anymore." He whimpered. Makoto and Rei threw their heads back and laughed. Heero, Trowa, and Quatre all chuckled to themselves. Wufei fumed red, threatening him with a punch to his face. Duo snickered. "I'm kidding! Can't you take a joke?"
Wufei's knuckles met Duo right on his nose. Duo screeched burying his face into his hands. "What the fuck did you do that for?" he shouted. Wufei smirked. "It was a joke," he shrugged casually.
Usagi became too afraid to visit Darien at work. She didn't want to be sexually molested or harassed by either Heero or Wufei again. She shivered at the thought of it. She thought about how much they've changed since she last saw them. Wufei cleaned himself up—which made him look all the more gorgeous—women would fall for him at first glance. Heero's seduction skills greatly increased—usually, Usagi would be the one seducing him—back when they were still together.
She was even cautious when she went out to the mall or even when she wanted to eat out. Duo could be anywhere—they both liked going to the video game arcade—they both liked eating at the same places—he knew where she liked to go to, and knowing all too well that Duo was a sex maniac, he'd likely seduce her into having sex—which was very easy. Duo was an angel with beautiful cobalt blue eyes and a radiant smile that made her cheeks burn red whenever she saw it—who wouldn't want to have sex with him?
Quatre was the least she worried about. He had manners, and of course, he knew better than to hit on an engaged woman. But he'd grown up. The last time she'd seen him was when they were both eighteen. His voice had become deeper and his eyes were a mixture of passive and aggressive.
Trowa was just as dangerous as the other three, however. He was unpredictable. One day, he'd be his usual, stoic self—and the next, he'd suddenly lust for sex just as Duo always does.
She didn't know them anymore—although, she had to admit that she was slightly fond of the change.
She shut her eyes and turned to lay on her side—getting ready for an afternoon nap. She tried to picture the man she loved coming home from work and greeting her with multitudes of kisses. She imagined Darien walking into his house with herself standing up to greet him.
He dropped his suitcase neatly on the floor and loosened his tie. "Hi, babe." His face faded and Darien suddenly looked and sounded like Duo. Usagi furrowed her eyebrows and shook her head trying to clear her mind again.
Duo's face remained and he carried her bridal-style all the way to their room. He propped her on the bed and leaned in to kiss her—then Duo's face was replaced by Wufei's. Usagi's moaned in disgust and slapped her forehead with her palm. Wufei trailed kiss along her neck and stopped to look at her and say something. "I love you, you know that?" Wufei's face was gone and Quatre's face appeared in its place. Usagi cursed quietly to herself but continued with her day dream.
Quatre kissed her on the lips, stroking her hair gently away from her face. Everything suddenly faded black—and then she imagined herself waking up in bed with no clothes on. She turned to her right and Heero was gazing lovingly at her without a shirt on.
"NO!" Usagi opened her eyes and sat up in her bed. Did she just have a real sexual fantasy about them? "I love Darien, I love Darien, I love Darien," she repeated to herself with her fists clenched and her teeth gritted.
She let out a breath of air and laid back down on her bed. "I love Darien. Definitely him."
A/N: Review, please. I like long reviews, not the stupid pointless short ones where it just says "I want _ to end up with Usagi" and that's it. It's irritating, because I'd like to know what you liked about the chapter. Anyway, look forward to more next week! THANK YOU!
