51Airlady- thank you for pointing out I made Duo OOC, I didn't realize it till you told me. ^.^" I'll try to keep their characteristics as close to the original as possible, but this is a slightly OOC fic.
Bright Anarchy- not sure if you'll read this since you didn't seem to like my story much, but I read your review, and I looked at my story from an angle that I never saw before. Thanks. But I don't think I was looking for sympathy for Usagi, I was trying to build her personality. I don't want people to assume she's the nice, bighearted airhead, but a more realistic teen that is going through her rebellious phase, trying to find who she really is. As for her exaggerated behaviour, there is a reason why I made her do that. I'm not a dramatic writer that likes to type an extra paragraph just for the heck of it. As for suing her, my story and that's not going to happen. Just wondering are you this critical to all the stories?
Thank you for people that reviewed, like before 5 reviews, and would anyone be nice enough to offer to edit my work? I try to, but I can't seem to catch all my mistakes...
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"Bye guys! Thanks again Heero!" Usagi shouted, as she carried the stuff animal Heero had won for her into the house.
"Bye Usagi!" Duo yelled from the car, and Heero merely nodded his head.
As Usagi closed the door, she heard the squealing of the tires, signalling that the boys were gone. Usagi quietly went up to her room, not wanting to wake her family up at 1 am. When Usagi went into her bedroom, she dropped her purse on the floor and after changing into her pyjamas, she flopped onto bed, exhausted. Usagi smiled as she hugged Tweedy and snuggling deeper into her covers. Usagi thought back to everything that happened today and felt a warm feeling inside. Today is one of the best days of her life, she hadn't felt so relaxed and happy for a long time. Usagi reached for her locket, opening it up and gingerly touched the picture that's inside. Usagi shut her eyes and held onto her new stuffed animal tightly, her face contorted in grief.
(Don't think about it, it's over, don't think.) Usagi chanted in her head. As Usagi drifted into a restless slumber, Heero's face popped into her mind and she unconsciously relaxed.
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"Onna, could you keep the moves straight?" Wufei practically yelled, when Usagi forgot how to do the same step for the 3rd time. Class ends in two minutes, but their instructors had wanted them to finish up the dance.
"I'm so sorry!" Usagi said sarcastically. "And quit calling me "onna," I do have a name. Usagi or Usa if you prefer it."
"I'll call you by your name when I think you're worthy." Wufei stated simply.
"Wufei, this is the 21st century! Not ancient China!" Usagi said.
"Babe, that's the way Wufei thinks, so don't even try to argue with him." Duo interrupted, overhearing the argument.
"Wufei, you must be the egotistical person I've ever known!" Usagi yelled, frustrated.
"I'll take that as an compliment." Wufei said, smirking when he saw Usagi ready to erupt with anger.
"You know Wufei, someday an "onna" would whip you into shape, and completely change your life," Usagi said.
(That has already happened once, it won't happen again.) "I'll believe you when that day comes." Wufei said.
"Want to make a bet on it? If that happens, you owe me 1 favour and an apology." Usagi said.
"And if you lose?" Wufei asked, beginning to become interested.
"I'll owe you a favour and buy you lunch." Usagi said.
"You're on," Wufei agreed, holding out his hand to shake on it.
Usagi took the hand and shook it, starring straight into Wufei's very intimidating yet beautiful eyes. As Wufei walked away, Duo ran up to Usagi and looked at her, with disbelief in his eyes.
"Usagi, you did know you just challenged Wufei to a bet right? You have a better chance at winning the lottery than winning that bet!" Duo said.
"Don't worry, I never make bets that I can't win," Usagi said.
Duo shakes his head, a part of him was amazed at Usagi's confidence, and the other part was laughing at her stupidity to challenge Wufei.
"If you say so, though you'll find it very hard to win this bet."
"Don't worry, I'll think of something. Now how about we go for ice cream? My treat," Usagi said. (Hm...maybe I should give Rei a call.)
"Sounds good." Duo said, wrapping his arm around Usagi's shoulder. Usagi gave him an annoyed look and shoved his hand off her shoulder.
"Hey Heero! Trowa, Quatre! You guys want some ice cream?" Usagi yelled, at the retreating forms of the 3 guys.
Heero turned around and nodded, answering for all of them.
"Meet at the front door after you've changed!" Usagi shouted as she entered the girl's change room.
(Man, I really need to cut my hair, it's getting split ends.) Usagi thought when she looked into the mirror. After changing into a pair of jeans and a red halter top Usagi suddenly felt nervous. The change room was uncharacteristically empty and she felt as if someone was spying on her.
"Is anyone there?" Usagi yelled. Silence.
Usagi quickly put her other set of clothing into her backpack and left the eerie change room, still feeling a little nervous.
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"Wufei, you are way too narrow minded!" Usagi yelled from across the table. Everyone had went to Crown's Café for ice cream and the whole way there Wufei and Usagi had been constantly arguing with each other.
"I'm just voicing my opinion," Wufei said.
"It's not like they could help it if they are attracted to the same gender." Usagi said.
"No, but it doesn't make what they are doing right." Wufei countered.
Duo looked from one to another, he would've laughed out loud at the two angry faces. Personally, he could care less for what they are debating about; all that matters is that none of the gay guys like him. That could be very scarring.
Trowa stared at the two, thoroughly amused. You don't see the Chinese pilot so worked up that often and when he does, the look on his face is priceless...especially when he is fighting a losing battle. Usagi just have way more points than what Wufei could think of currently. Trowa looked at Usagi, noticing how her cheeks were red from frustration and anger, but her eyes danced with amusement. (Looks like I'm not the only one enjoying this argument.)
"Duo, what do you think of this?" Usagi asked, trying to get an ally.
"Uh..." Duo began." I think that it would hurt."
"Stupid Americans," Wufei grumbled under his breath, while Usagi just look quizzically at him. Usagi thought about it for a second, and her face flushed a little and turned into a look of disgust when she finally understood what Duo meant.
Shaking her head, Usagi looked at Trowa. "What do you think of homosexuals?"
"I have nothing against them, everyone is free to do what they want." He said, in his low voice.
Usagi smiled brightly, "What about you guys?"
"It's their life," Heero said.
"We have no right to judge their actions." Quatre said.
"SEE! Even your friends are against you!" Usagi cried out in triumph.
Wufei grumbled a little and stood up. "I'm going to go," he said and walked out of the Café.
Usagi's brilliant smile faltered, as she stared at his receding form. "Wufei! I'm sorry," she shouted.
"Don't worry about it, he'll forget about it eventually. He's just embarrassed that he an argument to an "onna"," Quatre said.
"Usagi, its ok, Wufei doesn't really mind, but he's been kind of low lately," Duo said, trying to make Usagi feel better.
Usagi gave them a weak smile, before playing with her melted ice cream, with a troubled expression on her face. The waiter came up to the table and gave them their bill.
"What's the time?" Usagi asked the group.
"Almost 5," Trowa responded.
"Oh shit, my mom is going to kill me. I was suppose to go to the super market with her half an hr ago. I'll talk to you guys later!" Usagi said, as she put down 15 dollars for the bill.
"Wait Usagi, I'll give you a lift," Duo offered.
Usagi shot him a grateful smile and accepted to offer. "Bye guys!" She said, as she and Duo exited the Café.
"Wow, this is yours?" Usagi asked in awe, when Duo stopped beside a blue 2002 Kawasaki ZX-12R.
"Sure is, do you have time for a spin or do you have to go straight home?" Duo asked.
Usagi stared at the motorcycle, being very tempted by Duo's offer. After weighing the pros and cons for 5 seconds, Usagi said, "I think I'm in enough trouble as it is, if I'm any later they would skin me alive."
"Ok then, where do you live?" Duo asked, as he handed her a helmet. After Usagi answered him, he cautioned, "Hold on, because I like driving fast."
Wrapping her arms loosely around Duo's waist, Usagi let out a surprised shriek at Duo's speed and involuntarily tightened her grip on him and had her head on his back with her eyes tightly shut. After they kept with a consistent speed, Duo said, "Uh Usagi, I need to breath."
Blushing a little bit, Usagi immediately relaxed her hold and removed her head from his back.
"I'm sorry," Usagi said.
"No problem."
Usagi watched the scenery go by in a blur for a few minutes and rested her head on him again. Somehow this feels right.
Duo smiled when he felt Usagi's head on his back, for some reason he liked having Usagi this close to him.
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"Tsukino Usagi! Where have you been for the past hour!" Usagi's mother yelled, when she finally saw her daughter on a motorcycle outside of the house.
"Get off that motorcycle and who is HE," Usagi's father demanded, glaring at the position that the two teens were in. Usagi had her arm wrapped tightly around Duo's waist and her head was still resting on his back, until her father had started screaming.
Getting off the motorcycle, and returning Duo's extra helmet, Usagi said to her parents, "This is Duo and he is one of my classmates in square dancing, and no he is not my boyfriend."
"Uh..It's nice to meet you," Duo said, losing a bit of his usual cheerfulness.
Noticing Duo's uncomfortably position, Usagi decide to help him out. "Thanks for the ride, I'll phone you tonight."
"Alright, bye," With that Duo left the property of the Tsukino's with a vroom.
"Usagi, how long have you known that guy? How old is he, where does he live?" Usagi's father rambled on as the trio entered the house.
(Some things just never change.) Usagi thought as both of her parents began to lecture her on dating at a young age.
Twenty minutes went by...
"He's NOT my boyfriend!"
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"Ami, I'm starving, could we go soon? How many books are you trying to find?" Usagi asked.
"Usagi, you're always hungry," Ami said, smiling at her friend. "I just need to find one more book and then I'm done."
Usagi had promised to go to the library with Ami today if she would go shopping with her later on. Usagi looked around the practically empty library. The only people there were Ami, the librarians, a woman and her teenage son, and a blond guy that looks oddly familiar.
"Alright, I'm ready to go," Ami said.
Focusing on her friend, Usagi and Ami made their way to the check out counter.
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"Hey Jimmy, where are you?" The woman called out to his son in the library.
Hastily closing his magazine and quickly hiding it in the middle of a stack of books on the table, Jimmy replied, "Here."
"There you are, lets go," the mother said.
"Uh ya," Jimmy replied, wondering how he'll get the magazine back without his mother noticing.
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"Yes, they finally have the book that I want," Quatre mumbled to himself as he picked the book off the shelf and placed it with his stack of books on the table. Picking up his books, he walked over towards the counter and handed the young female librarian his library card. As the librarian began scanning his books, Quatre noticed his shoelace was undone and bent down to retie it and missed the blush that appeared on the librarian's face. For she had come upon a porn magazine and since the library doesn't offer any of these materials, she figured he must've mixed up his copy with the library books. Quickly scanning the rest of the books, she piled it over the magazine and handed the pile back to Quatre.
"Thank you," Quatre said, as he gathered the books.
Usagi and Ami went up the librarian after the blond guy left and Usagi was starring at him, trying to decipher if she knew him or not. As she redirected her attention back to Ami she saw the blond guy dropped something on the ground. Walking up to him she yelled," Wait! You dropped something!"
As Usagi stooped down to retrieve the fallen item, her face showed a look of disgust when she saw the pictures on the cover of the magazine. Straightening up again, she looked at the person that dropped his entertainment.
"Figures," Usagi grumbled softly when her eyes fell upon Quatre's face. "You dropped this," She said, as Ami walked up to her and noticed the article. Quatre looked at the magazine Usagi held and colors crept onto his face. "It's not mine."
"What you do is your business, but be more careful in public." Usagi said coolly, nodding to Ami they both exited the library.
"No! Seriously, it's not mine!" Quatre yelled to them, standing there with the porn in his hand with a very lost expression. Two old ladies walked past him and gave him a look after they saw what he was exposing to everyone.
"Young men these days, they just couldn't keep their hormones in check." One said to the other, who agreed to the statement.
The door of the library opened and a boy rush in. He passed Quatre, thinking he was strange just standing there, but he backed up when he saw something familiar in Quatre's hand.
"Uh mister? Where did you find that magazine?" Jimmy asked.
Quatre looked at the boy, he can't be older than 12. "Somebody put it in with my books."
"Yeah sorry about that, I had to hide it from my mum. Thanks!" Jimmy said, as he grabbed the magazine and ran out of the library.
Quatre stood there for another 5 seconds, wondering why he always makes a fool out of himself in front of the same woman. Sighing, he left the library and hoped his future encounters with Usagi would be better.
~~ Usagi growled, she was not having a good day and walking home with someone only 5 meter behind her following her every step is not making her happy. It started out pretty decent, with the sun shinning and Ami and her going to the library and the joyful run in with Quatre. But Ami had to go to work on because of an emergency leaving Usagi by herself in a restaurant to eat lunch alone. When she walked out of the restaurant, two very ugly hideous guys started hitting on her and one even had the nerve to slap her ass when she began to walk off. Unfortunately for them, Usagi had already been in a grouchy mood and the two guys would have the red handprint on their faces for at least the rest of the day. Later, Usagi ran into Trowa twice. Once when she went to her favourite music store, and yet again at the mall when she went to buy a new lip gloss. When she had walked out the store, the sensors beeped loudly and people had to check her purse and everything and that wasted half an hour of her time. To Usagi, she thinks it took so long only because the male security guard was enjoying starring at her legs and her revealing tank top. She knows that it is her fault for dressing so seductive, but really, does every guy think with their dick? The girls think she's a whore and she would have never lost her virginity so early if she had a choice. Usagi just wished that people would mind their own business and to quit criticizing her, and judging her so fast. Damn the world. To make her day even worse, her $150 hooker boot's heel broke and she had to take off the other 4 inch heel to walk properly. Usagi thank whoever that is up there that the store was only 2 minutes from her house. To top the day off the once sunny sky had gone grey and thunder clouds rolled in, threatening to rain soon. She absolutely hates storms, mostly because it always brings back painful memories of the past. Of the night that she disappeared and the first time that he lost control. When Usagi reached the front of her house, she noticed that he was still behind her. Focusing on her "stalker," Usagi decided it was time for a little confrontation. Marching back to where he was, Usagi spat out, "all right there mister, quit following me!"
"I'm not following you," Trowa replied.
"Yes, that is why I keep seeing you everywhere, morning jog, shopping, lunch, right now!" Usagi practically shouted.
"My friend lives around here and I didn't know you live in this area. I go for morning jogs too, so when I slept over one time I jogged around the block. As for seeing you at the mall, I had to buy some necessities, lunch, I'm a regular at the restaurant." Trowa explained, with a hint of anger in his voice. He can't believe he's being accused of stalking, if he wanted to stalk someone, they won't even know he's spying on them.
Usagi stared at Trowa, uncertain if he's lying or not. It might truly be coincidences that they see each other so often and he doesn't seem like the type to lie about someone so trivial.
(He had explained everything...) Usagi mused.
Trowa looked Usagi straight in the eyes, he could see her dilemma. Is he deceiving her or not? Not waiting to see Usagi's conclusion, Trowa began to walk away leaving the blonde to ponder on her driveway.
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That's 9 pages for you loves like poison.