A/N: This chapter will be a little bit confusing. It will jump around from one character to another character and the time setting will change from time to time. I hope it's not too confusing. D:

JPandS: There should be more guys like Quatre in this world. Guys like him are coming close to extinction already D: It's sad isn't it? Writing him in that chapter was definitely fun. I kind of got all giddy myself :D It's fun to write something that contrasts to the other boys and that even though he's by himself in his opinions, he still influenced Usagi to stop. And as for being disappointed in Usagi, I understand. The thing is, everyone does bad things once in a while. I remember being shocked when my friend from freshman year suddenly started changing and I recently found out that she had sex two weeks into her relationship. I was definitely disappointed in her. Even in stories, the protagonist may do stupid things that may disappoint people and that's what I wanted to write about as well. I didn't want Usagi to be perfect and all "goody goody" throughout the entire story—but I assure you, no more sex :D I'm glad you notice the tiny details such as Duo's mood ring, etc. because they'll appear again in the future chapters. HINT: Do you still remember the sunflower dress that Usagi found in the back of her closet in Trowa's chapter and how she couldn't remember how she got it or if she ever wore it? :D As for the other girls' reaction towards Usagi doing it with Trowa, I kind of based it on the reactions that my other friends had when my friend had sex two weeks into her relationship—I was majorly disappointed in them too. I hope you won't be too confused D:

XXThe wish GranterXX: You should write those ideas down and post them up if you want to! :D Don't give up on them though, just keep pushing yourself to continue writing. :) Being cheated on is never fun—though I wouldn't know what it feels like. I've never had a boyfriend because my mom won't let me. D: Anyway, I am definitely sure who is going to end up with who. I just don't want to tell anyone. I want it to be a surprise :)

Nerf-or-Nothing: Thanks so much! Updates for my other story will be slower because I want to focus on this one and getting it done. But for now, writing both of them is actually relaxing—especially during the weekends or in the night.

Still Together

The news that they hadn't broken up yet came as a shock to everyone. Mina was the most shocked as she had no idea that her friend had cheated on Darien with Trowa for revenge. She was grateful for Quatre and his morals. His influence on Usagi had finally moved her to stop cheating on Darien. She reprimanded the others so severely that Ami began crying out of guilt. She threatened Trowa that if he ever pressured anyone in that way again, she'd make his life miserable. After her lecture, the guys left for work—except for Trowa who had a day off. He decided to take a walk in the park.

Usagi wasn't going to let herself fall for the likes of them. It was all just a way to ruin her life—and what happened if she really did fall in love with one of them? As soon as she left Darien, would they stay with her? Would they even love her? She was happy with Darien and she refused to have it any other way.

When Usagi confessed to Darien about her affairs with Trowa, Darien had almost hit her—until she revealed that she knew about his affairs as well. Darien declared that they had both done wrong and they were finally equals again.

Makoto had finally set aside her dislike towards Darien and agreed to not partake in the guys' plans anymore. Ami and Rei agreed as well. Minako disapproved of this from the start.

"But they're not going to give up, Usa. How will you put up with it?" Makoto questioned her, one day. "This is just a game. To win, I have to play along—but definitely no sex or stuff like that." Usagi shook her head in dismay. Makoto arched a brow curiously at her. "You're sure that this is what you want to do?" she questioned. "Yeah, sure—they tried to mess up your love life, but what if someone really does fall in love with you? Eventually, someone will get hurt." She explained. Usagi subconsciously ignored her when she began eating from her plate.

"Mmm, this is good, Mako." She grinned. Makoto laughed softly when she realized that Usagi wasn't even listening. "Usagi, don't you think this is going a little too far? If I were in your situation, I'd just ignore the whole thing until it blows over. Success is the best revenge they say." Ami pointed out with a tiny smile.

Usagi frowned. "I don't want to ignore it. I want to face this problem head on. What if they don't go away, Ami? Then what'll I do?" she persisted. Ami grew silent. Minako placed her palms on her hips and stood up, looking down at Usagi sternly. "Just do whatever you want to do. It's your life, your choice. We're not involved with this anymore, Usa. That way, if you do mess up and regret it, it's not our fault." She left the café hastily. Usagi was unfazed by what she had said and continued eating.

Later that evening, Minako treated Quatre to dinner at one of her most favorite Italian restaurant as a way of thanking him for stopping the chaos. There was live piano music from world renown pianist, Nicol Amalfi. Mina discussed how wrong it was that her friends allowed the boys do this to Usagi's love life. Quatre agreed and told her how he was forced to comply because his friends all threatened to shoot him.

Minako laughed but quickly stopped when she realized the serious tone of his voice. "Wow. Some friends they are." She tucked a stray lock of her behind her ear. Quatre took a sip of water from his glass and politely changed the subject. "So how is working with Duo so far?" he questioned.

Minako rolled her eyes and groaned in distress. "He's so strange. He has all these weird habits—they irritate me all the time! How do you guys put up with him?" she didn't mean it as a question for him to answer, but he answered any way. "It's a Duo thing. We just have to put up with his antics—otherwise, we all die." He took another sip of his water. Minako smiled and parted her lips to laugh again, but she realized how serious he was and nervously drank from her glass as well.

The dinner ended pleasantly as Quatre offered to walk her back to her workplace—her office floor became her permanent home. Quatre chuckled at this interesting fact. "So you're never late for work, Miss Aino?" Minako laughed along with him. "Always on time." She replied. They parted with a tight hug and a peck on the cheek. As Mina slipped quietly into the elevator, she wondered how Duo would react. Though she didn't allow him to, he began living in her home as the ugly lump on her couch.

When the elevator doors opened, she walked inside and saw that all the lights have been turned off. There was a faint bluish glow emitting from the living room and she looked over the couch to see Duo curled up on the couch with a blanket around him and a bowl of ice cream in his hands. He was watching a basketball game on mute.

"Duo," Minako whispered sternly. "Where did you get that ice cream?" she didn't like it when he took food from her refrigerator. "I made a whole batch today with Makoto and Ami. Ami had a day off today so we went to the carnival—and after Makoto closed her café for the day, we went over to her house and made ice cream." He replied between scoops of ice cream entering his mouth. His eyes were glued onto the screen of the tv. Minako sighed. "Oh. Where was Trowa? Isn't he Ami's body guard?"

"Rei asked him out on a date." He responded blankly and subconsciously patted his hand on the seat cushion beside him. Minako sat next to him and took the bowl of ice cream that he offered to her. "Strawberry with chocolate swirls? That's an odd combination." She remarked to which Duo nodded. "But it's tasty." He persisted and turned to her to see her reaction when she tasted it. Minako's face lit up. "This is good! Where are you going?" her smiled faded into curiosity when she saw Duo get up from his seat. He stretched his arms and grunted. Then he took the blanket off from his shoulders and placed it around hers. "I'm going home." He yawned.

Minako raised her brows at him. "You're not going to stay? I mean—you practically made your home here on my couch." She playfully patted the seat cushion next to her. He smiled midway into his yawn and then continued to yawn again. "My babies miss me, Mina." He exclaimed with a grin. Minako frowned. "Babies?"

"Yeah. Persephone, Fleurette, Hespera, and Venus." He scratched the back of his neck and gave her a sheepish grin. "The youngest one is Venus—but she's the biggest one." Minako gave a discouraging smile. "Who's been watching them while you stayed here all this time?"

Duo grinned. "I moved them to Makoto's place. I trust her completely. After all—they're partly hers too." He laughed. Minako cocked her head to the side in shock. "R-Really? When did you…?"

Duo looked at her blankly until he finally understood what she was going to say. "Oh. Well—We decided on it—me and Makoto, back in college, I mean." Minako sank. "So it was planned? Not by accident?"

Duo gave her a weird look and frowned. "Of course not. Makoto and I planned everything. We had the money to take care of them—I got scared one time because Hespera got really sick and I thought she was going to die." He shook his head and shuddered at that memory.

"Aren't you sad that you didn't get any boys?" Minako raised a brow at him, quite shocked. Duo seemed like the kind of guy who would prefer having a son than a daughter. Duo wrinkled his eyes and made a sour face. Shaking his head, he said "From hanging with Heero, Trowa, Quatre, and Wufei all these years, I decided that I've had a enough of boys." He shrugged casually. "Boys are a pain in the ass."

"Well said." Minako couldn't agree more. Duo sighed. "Hey, you want to meet them? They're beautiful." Minako nodded and followed him into the elevator.

When Rei had asked him to go out with her to the carnival, he initially refused because he and Ami decided to go together on their day off. Rei looked confused and explained to him that Duo and Ami were going together. A little shocked by that, Trowa decided on staying home, but Rei persisted and refused to take no for an answer. So, he was forced to go—but he chose to go out to dinner instead. Rei recommended this Italian restaurant that one of her friends liked. When they walked into the restaurant, they immediately spotted two bright, blonde heads.

One belonged to Quatre. The other, was Minako.

"Oh my God, do you see that?" Rei whispered in a panicked tone. Trowa didn't care. "Yes. I believe they are having dinner together." Rei gave him a dubious look and shook her head at him. "Duo likes her, right? I mean—it's obvious. Did he find out that they were going to dinner together?" Trowa shrugged in response. Rei sighed and turned to the host. "May we have a table behind those two over there?" she pointed at Quatre and Minako. Trowa groaned. He should have told her that he had asked Makoto out to the carnival.

He wanted to surprise her by asking her out to the carnival. She had little work to do and only two more clients left for the day—he figured that she'd say yes. He finished his work as well and sent some of the company's information to Heero via file transfer. He stole information from her behind her back and gave it away to her company's rivaling company—he didn't like doing that, but it was his job. He'd stop stealing information until he saw that she could lose her job. But right now, it seemed that the company couldn't afford to let her go yet.

"Hey, Mina! Are you busy later?" he asked just as she walked into the room. Minako was on the phone with a smile on her face. "I know this amazing Italian restaurant. You'll love it there, I promise—oh and don't worry about bringing money. I'll treat you to dinner." She exclaimed, flipping her hair over her shoulder. Duo arched a brow and waited patiently until Minako hung up. "Who was that?" he asked, narrowing his eyes.

Minako huffed. "I've finally found a boyfriend." She declared, loudly. Duo folded is arms over his chest and looked away. "What's his name." he quietly demanded.

"His name—it's not important right now. What matters, is that he's smarter, better looking, more successful and more well-mannered than you are." She stated, proudly. Duo looked at her appalled. "…I—Damn you, Minako! That could be anyone!" he sneered.

Minako smiled. "Well, I have to get ready. Are you going to go out? There's a carnival in town this whole month—I'm sure you'd love it there—" she turned around and caught a glimpse of the elevator door shutting. Duo was gone.

"I don't know, Duo." Ami shook her head uncomfortably. "Trowa and I planned to go together once we had our day off. Today is our only day off this month and we planned this days in advanced." She explained. "You won't have fun with a stick in the mud like him." Duo exclaimed with a grin. Ami chuckled softly. "But still, I can't blow him off." She frowned. "It's rude."

"Don't worry, Ami!" Rei grinned. "I'll ask him to go with me. You go have fun with Duo." She waved them off. Duo clutched Ami's hand in excitement. "You hear that, Ami? C'mon, let's go! Trowa'll be fine. He's got angel face with her." he flashed her a grin. Ami pouted sympathetically. "Duo, tell me what's going on? Your grins look generic."

Duo stared at her blankly for a moment and he frowned. "I don't understand what you just said, but I think you just insulted me!"

"Duo." Ami said sternly to which Duo finally complied. "I planned on asking Mina out to the carnival, but she's going out to dinner with someone else. She said it was her boyfriend." His sank into the chair. Makoto had heard Duo from behind the counter and she began laughing wildly. "Minako doesn't have a boyfriend!" she exclaimed. "She told us that she was going to treat Quatre to dinner as a way of thanking him for stopping Usagi from having sex."

Duo was dumbfounded and Ami laughed at him, patting his cheek gently. "You know what, Duo? Let's go to the carnival together! Let's have a lot of fun!" it was her turn to clutch his hand. Duo frowned. "I'm going to kick Quatre's ass." He grumbled.

Ami laughed softly. "Success is the best revenge, they say." She reminded him. "I strongly believe that kicking his ass will bring me success." He was in denial. Ami laughed again and Duo gave her a weird look. "You're always laughing at me even when I'm not trying to be funny." He remarked. Ami laughed again.

"You see?" Duo grinned. "Let's make you laugh until you die, c'mon!" he pulled her off the chair and out the door. Ami's cheeks hurt from smiling too much.

She couldn't believe she was sitting down with her most recent ex-boyfriend and having coffee with him. "So how's work?"

"It's getting along fine." Heero replied taking a sip from his cup. They were quiet again and Usagi considered leaving until he spoke again. "I came back for you." He exclaimed. "But you weren't there. I spent almost a year looking for you." His expression softened. "You changed your name, that's why I couldn't track you down. Why?" he asked. Usagi gave him a solemn look. "Darien didn't want any of my ex-boyfriends to find me." She told him. "He's…over protective."

Heero's mouth formed a grim line. "So he made you change your name." he took another sip from his cup. "That's why your friends don't like him." Usagi nodded quietly. "You can still leave him, Usagi. We'll all take care of you." He explained. Usagi shook her head. "No, Heero. I love him." She smiled. "So please stop trying to break us apart. I don't want to have to hurt anyone." She said quietly.

He arched a brow. "What do you mean by that?" his voce grew cold. Usagi looked up at him with an icy stare. "Don't fall in love with me." She stated, plain as day. Heero nodded. "As you wish." They finished their coffee in silence.

Minako wanted to laugh at how innocent Duo was. "These are my babies!" Duo stated, proudly. Makoto was happy to see Minako. "Duo rarely tells people about this." She whispered to Mina. Minako shook her head. "Don't tell Duo, but I thought he was talking about actual babies." She exclaimed. "He told me that he and you decided on it in college."

Makoto made a sour face. "Ew? With Duo, too? No way. I think you misunderstood him—or maybe Duo was being an idiot and didn't explain it properly." She then tugged on Duo's braid and called him an idiot. Duo ignored it. "Go on, Mina." He urged her.

"Which one is Hespera?" Minako asked. "This one." Makoto exclaimed. The one in Makoto's arms was the smallest of the four. Minako cooed at her. "How cute, but Duo's right. She does look sickly." She frowned sympathetically. Makoto nodded, her eyebrows furrowed together in worry. "Yeah, but she's getting along fine so far." She kissed the top of Hespera's head.

"This is Fleurette." Duo held her up in the air for Minako to see. Minako kissed ran her hand along Fleurette's head. Then she pointed at the one she assumed to be Persephone. "Is this Persephone?" she asked. Makoto and Duo nodded. Minako looked at the remaining one and smiled. "This must be Venus—because she's the biggest." Duo nodded. "You guessed right!"

Minako sighed in satisfaction and looked at her wrist watch. "It's getting late Duo, I have to go. You should take a day off tomorrow to help Mako take care of them." She exclaimed. Duo nodded. "I will, thanks." She liked his smile so much that she had to smile as well. It was contagious.

As she made her way into her car, she laughed to herself. She would never tell Duo how she thought that he actually had children. She'll definitely remember his babies. Persephone the German Shepherd, Fleurette the Golden Retriever, Hespera the Siberian Husky, and Venus the Great Pyrenees.

A/N: I know, I know. Not much Usagi in here. Even though the minor characters are…well, minor—they're still very important and I wanted to share their stories as well. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and please look forward to the next chapter. :D