My favourite pairing. Sorry for some Yaten-bashing. I wouldn´t say I love him but I don´t hate him either. He and Minako have great potential to be a couple but in this story he´s just...there. A beautiful accessory in a world where two girls love each other. Umm, well that´s for the beginning. I guess, his role will change a bit with the chapters...

Rei and Minako are in love with each other. Secretly, longingly, irreversibly. But there´s an even bigger problem than the possible intolerance of the others: Mina´s boyfriend Yaten.

Don't get offended
If I seem absent minded
Just keep telling me facts
And keep making me smile

Bloc Party - This Modern Love

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It was a warm summer afternoon.

The red sunset threw warm golden lights onto the sky and the air was filled with a soft summer-smell and the tweeting of birds. A beauty sat by the window and looked at the sun-drenched park underneath her. Her long blonde hair covered her shoulders. She breathed the summer-air and thought about Rei´s favorite song.

She felt soft hair caressing her skin, causing her to shiver.

"What are you doing Minako?"

Rei stood behind her, a warm hand rested on the blonde´s pale shoulder.

"nothing particular...", Mina replied smiling slightly. "Just dreaming". She looked up into those purple eyes, her lover´s favorite song still in her mind.

"You know, we don´t have much time left, Usagi and the others will arrive in about an hour", Rei said.

"Tsk, I don´t understand, why they are so impatient to study in the summer vacation." Mina said bluntly.

"We won´t study, that´s just an excuse for us, especially for Usagi-chan, to eat a lot of ice-cream and shoot the breeze. Ami-chan is the only one who calls that a "study-lesson" Rei reminded her. This habbit hadn´t changed. They were in college now, but they had still those silly study-lessons. The only difference from high-school times was, that the things they talked about were more mature and Makoto caused many laughter, going into detail when she told about her latest boyfriend.

"Well, that means we have to hurry and organize everything...like ice-cream" Mina said, playing with one of Rei´s black strands. Her lips curled into a soft smile.

"Yeah, and dress", Rei returned the ambiguous smile.

Blue orbs glanced at the afternoon-sky. "Do you think,... there´s a chance to tell them?..." Rei lost her smile and her lilac eyes fixed a lavender-colored cloud.

"You mean that with us?"

One hand stroked Minako´s head. Rei gazed at the blonde girl. Her hair had the same color as the golden ink that was streamed out by the sun.

"You know, that wouldn´t make sense. They wouldn´t understand us! You know that." She couldn´t hide this slight tremble in her voice. Minako looked down and nodded.

Rei knew, that her words had saddened her angel. But it was true. The others would never understand, Rei and Mina were not like Haruka and Michiru. The two women were known and respected as "grown-ups". Besides, they were a couple since they all could think. Rei and Minako, on the other side, were known as "just best friends". No one of their friends, except for Haruka and Michiru of course, would understand their love. Maybe accept, but not understand! There would always be some indignant looks, some small remarks behind their back. They were both strong, but were they strong enough to endure this whole situation?

"By the way...there´s a little problem you always seem to forget..."

Minako looked at her in suprise.

"What problem?"

Rei gazed at her, her eyes filled with a strange mix of sorrow and disgust .

"Your boyfriend!"

Minako was silent. She looked to the ground.

Of course! Yaten. She didn´t think much of him in the latest time.

Because of Rei, when she was with Rei the time stood still and everyone seemed to fade out of her mind. She was in love with Rei but on the other hand she knew, she did love Yaten...didn´t she?

She felt Rei´s eyes on her. "Well, let´s hurry, as you said, we don´t have much time left!" Minako´s voice raised into a high-pitched twitter. Rei recognized her sad tone behind the faked smile and the overacted joy. But she refused, to say that.

"Allright!"

She leaned forward and they kissed, the sun setting above them.