Let Me Be With You
Disclaimer: I don't own anything just the plot.
Author's note: This is the first story I write and english is not my first language. Any questions, suggestions, etc... you can either send a pm or a review...
Anyway I hope you enjoy the story and see ya later!
Chapter 1
I am Aino Minako, blond hair, baby blue eyes, 1.60 m and I am about to enter my second year of high school. I am returning to Japan after nine long years… apparently my parents want to start acting like it… Don't know what will happen tomorrow… after all is my first day of classes... I just hope everything will turn out all right… Wish me luck!
There's something in the way you move, I can't deny,
Every word from your lips is a lullaby.
A twist of fate makes life worthwhile,
You are gold and silver.
Minako woke up at the sound of the music. She groaned and pulled her pillow over her head… It was always difficult for her to get up, why did they have to invent morning classes anyway?? Her eyes closed again tempting here back to dreamland. She was almost asleep but her mother seemed to have another plan for the day…
"MINAKO! Get up young lady… I need to leave before seven. I have a really important meeting at eight and I don't want to be late!!!!!!" Amanda Aino, dressed up in her business suit, walked down the hall constantly checking the hour…
Minako, tired of hearing the sound of her mother's heels, made her way out of bed. She went into shower, got dressed and did all her morning rituals before heading out of her bedroom. The blond girl started looking for her mother when she caught the faint smell of what it seemed to be hotcakes… She let her hungriness take the best of her and went to the source. She hoped to see her mother there… maybe she would even find her cooking.
Guess she had set her hopes to high… once again. She found James, their butler, coking what seemed to be the tenth hotcake of the plate. He had heard her coming and as soon as she opened the kitchen door, he looked back, an apologetic smile upon his face. Years of being with the girl could definitively qualify him as her friend, a dear confident. He had been in care of the blonde since she was this tiny little baby. Her parents came and went but he had remained steady in her life. He had seen the whole scene; her mom got a call and left immediately without even telling her daughter about it. He knew how important today was and how much she had wanted her mother to take her to the school.
"She did it again ne James?" Tears threaten to come out… But she got grip of herself. She had to be strong… She tried to smile as big as she could, hiding her sadness deep away into her eyes…
"So what's for breakfast??"
Juban Institute, one of the best schools in Tokyo and, of course, only the best facilities for our students. In the south of the campus we have the sports center; it has its own Olympic pool, 5 basquetball courts, a gym, volleyball courts, etc. Nearby we have also the auditorium. In the north part, a group of tennis courts and two soccer fields. The classroom complex, in between, holding five buildings just for classrooms, one for general agenda, offices, etc and other for the library and media's center. All of them, surrounded by beautiful gardens and…
Minako shifted from her seat. She had been waiting half an hour outside her dean's office, waiting for her to be out of an unscheduled meeting… Hell, not even her secretary was there! And then, almost like a dream, a gorgeous raven girl cross through that door… but before Mina could even make a move, she was gone, leaving imprinted in the blonde's mind… her unremarkable heartbreaking black eyes.
"Miss Aino please, come in… Miss Aino??"
"Ahh uhmm sorry I was just… well… yeah... I better…"
After talking with her dean, Minako Aino walked to the second building where her first classroom was. Once there, she got into the usual deal, everyone asked where she was from… why she had that funny accent… Fortunately, the interview was interrupted when four girls step in and took their seats in the back of the classroom. Time seemed to stop, everybody left what they were doing just to get a better look of them.
Class started and everything went back to normal but the spell was already cast. Minako couldn't even take her eyes of the quartet, especially from the raven one. As foreseeing her interest in them, a girl beside her, Akira Nakamura, started to tell her who they were. Mina could sense the rather harsh voice tone of the girl but didn't comment anything; she just wanted to know about them… more about her…
Serena Tsukino, Ami Mizuno, Makoto Kino and Rei Hino…
Serena Tsukino: blond long hair, blue eyes, well know of her talkative personality, delicate and really good friend, captain of the cheerleaders team.
Ami Mizuno: blue hair, blue eyes…One of the most intelligent girls in the school counting all levels. Introverted, reliable, good swimmer and captain of high school's team.
Makoto Kino: brown haired woman, taller than average, strong, tomboyish, good at almost every sport and captain of taekwondo's team.
Rei Hino, their leader: raven hair, black deep eyes, reserved even with her friends, intelligent, and well known also because of her bad temper, simply astonishing, beautiful and leader of the archery's team.
Hino Rei... Rei...Her name danced in Minako's mind and she couldn't be out of her eyes. She stared at her as if nobody else in the room. 'Oh my god, she looks amazing, I thought she looked good but now she looks soo… her energy... her eyes... ohh... her eyes... burn as fire, beautiful just beautiful and ... But she still looks sad… wonder what happened back there…'
If she was entranced by her the first time, now she was certainly bewitched. Just the mere sight of her made her feel a strange shiver running through her body.
Mina was not the only one who was spaced out. Rei was also daydreaming too. She was remembering what had happened at her dean's office.
"Miss Hino, please take a sit…"
"Not to sound rude but why I am here at this hour… my coach is already waiting for me…"
"I know it's a little bit early but I needed to see you… I'll try to be as quick as possible…" She could sense Rei's discomfort, but these were matters than needed to be ended as soon as possible. "I know it's been a year but until yesterday I got permission, so to speak, to deliver this letter to you…" Interest quickly showed in the miko's eyes… "Last year, and maybe even before, you and miss Sanders were involved in a 'serious' relationship, and we didn't have any problem with it until your families became involved… God knows I tried everything in my hands to stop the rumors so they didn't reach your father or the girl's family… but it was a situation impossible to stop and I am afraid that we can't change the decisions you take as students… Miss Sanders gave me this letter hopping you would receive it in the end… "
"Just give me the letter… please…"
"Yes… uhm… here it is…"
Rei took the paper… her hands were barely trembling… She had imagined this moment for so long… She had even wished to know what ran through her lover's mind… but she hadn't even received a phone call… and it had been a year… a long tortuous year… She opened it quickly not wanting to wait a moment more…
Dear Rei… my sweet beautiful girl…
You don't know how much I miss ya right now… how I wish I could be in your arms… hearing your voice… Probably you hate me and with reason… you haven't hear of me in almost a year but I am certain this is for the best… don't ever think I didn't love you cause I do… but they will never let us be together and I can no longer fight… You'll find someone else… Don't look for me… forget me… bury me deeply within you… I don't want to be the cause of more tears…. Pain… betrayal… think whatever you want of me… In the end I want only what's best for you…
I love you Rei, always will…
"Are you fine Miss Hino? You look pale"
"I am… I am ok… If that was all, I'll be leaving… thanks for everything…"
Rei rushed out of the room. She was more than angry, she was sad with no illusions... nothing left…
'You have no right… why did you leave?? And without telling me… you say you love me… I was still hoping we would talk… that you would return… but no… you won't come back… you left me here alone… but it doesn't matter, I won't care about you…' Tiny drops were falling but she stopped them as fast as they appeared…
Rei's thoughts were interrupted when the professor began talking about the tutoring program this year… Usually this wouldn't have bothered her because she was used to be with her friends, but it seemed that this year things would change.
Minako couldn't believe her luck; she had been paired up with her raven girl. She didn't really know why, but she found her terribly intriguing, and it also helped the unusual feeling she seemed to have when near her- kinda like butterflies maybe? She didn't know but it felt good, incredibly good. But the feeling went down as she saw how Rei seemed to be complaining. She stood up and walked as fast as she could, trying not to be seen. She heard pieces of conversation, allegations
"I don't know why I need to babysit her! I already have Serena for that… so please assigned this… Aino girl to other one please!"
"You won't convince me young lady… besides we know who's been tutoring your friend… and you are the council's president so act like it… I don't want to hear anymore of this… so you better go and meet your charge since you'll be with her the whole semester… don't take for granted this hour I am giving you… you should…"
"I should nothing… If you want someone to tutor her then look for someone else I won't do it…" Those were her last words, before exiting the room...
Mina saw how her raven girl left the room… She wanted to run right after her but was stopped by Serena Tsukino…
"You're Minako Aino right?"
"Yeess..." Said Minako nervously, she didn't like how this girl invaded her personal space…
"Ahh... Please accept our apologies… Rei. Well, she's been like that since well last year… it seems like she had some sort of a fight discussion kinda thing with her dad… anyway… I am Serena Tsukino… nice to meet you" The blond gave her the biggest smile of all…"The one talking to the professor is Ami Mizuno, here at my right is Makoto Kino and the one you've just met, was Rei Hino..."
"Hi, nice to meet you… Makoto Kino"
"Hi...I am Ami Mizuno... please to meet you… I am sorry as well for Rei's behavior but if you please accompany us we'll help you with whatever you need… just… try not to join… that group… you were seated with… That if you want Rei's friendship or ours for that matter…"
"Nice to meet you all..." Minako whispered… She felt rather impressed by the display in front her eyes… All of them had this overwhelming power that seemed to intimidate her, she didn't know what to think or what to say… but there was this tiny thing she did wanted and that was to be part of Rei's life… so she followed them ready to affront anything at all.
"Oh... so you finally decided to show up"
"Come on Rei you don't have to be soo mean with us" Serena started sobbing.
"Ahh noooo... not again Serena at least not today...If you stop crying I'll ... I'll let you have my lunch... how about that eh??"
"Are you... serious...? Rei?"
"Yeah, yeah you can even have it right now, come on take it…" And with that she gave her lunch to Serena and finally the girl quitted crying.
"You're wonderful, you know it" Serena was starting to give Rei a big hug but was stopped by the evil glare of her dearest friend.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever... Just come on guys... Let's just get started..." She really look very upset and angry so nobody put any objections this time and got to the reserved room 4 almost immediately as if hell was approaching.
The room had two windows in the front and in the other side where the door was placed was a piece of crystal that makes the division between the library and the room. It consisted in a round table, some free space and a white blackboard, Ami, Mako and Rei put out their laptops. Mina and Serena were in one side of the table just observing, right them was Mako, then Ami and in their left side was Rei.
"Just for you to know in this school we tend to used them a lot... clear? So if you want to be tutor by me please bring it next time" Mina nodded as Rei turn her furious gaze to her.
'Thank God I have no class next hour; I can't bear with people more than enough and enough is far from here since a while...first day of classes... first day of classes... oh boy...'
"Next time I'll bring it, I didn't think that I was going to use it since the beginning, in my old school we barely used them..." 'It would be next time??'
"So you got one??" Mina nodded. "Ohh really?? I wish I could have one..."
"Ohh really Serena?? And for what you would use it for?? Games??"
"Mako you too are going to be mean to me today, and I would not use for that... I don't want to keep searching in books and books and ... more books!!!!!!!"
Forty minutes later, Rei decided to leave she didn't want to help the blond girl… and probably if her morning meeting hadn't gone that way she was almost certain she would have liked her company… But right now she didn't want to think about that… if she survived her temperament maybe she would befriend her… She did look cute after all…
She put her things in her backpack immediately and rushed out of the room as if the devil was pursuing her.
'Mmm... even when she's angry she looks gorgeous... uhm?!?... Where did that come from??... argg... this is just my first day what I was thinking…'
"Earth calling Minako, earth calling Minako second call"
Everybody was looking Mina, because since Rei had left she didn't even dare to look apart from the door where the raven girl had passed just moments ago...
"So then... come here Mina I'll show you the schools... come on..." Serena took her bag and immediately grabbed Mina's arm and pulled her out of the room. Mina barely got time to take her things while being pulled apart.
"Remember you only have 30 minutes left for your next class Serena!!!!!!!" Shouted Ami while closing the door and stood there with her hand still over the knob.
"Do you think Mina liked Rei?"
"Ahh... don't know... too early to say...but in what way as a friend or... as something more?? haha"
"Makoto!!!! Don't laugh!!!!!!! I didn't mean in that way, I meant as friends... you know that even Rei has us, she really keeps apart too many things from us... maybe Mina will get through her..."
"Yeah that would be great... I felt a kind of connection between them...and also...not everybody can find their soul mates just like that, can't they? At least not as easy as I found you Ami..." The last part whispered in Ami's ear as Mako embraced the little girl into her arms and placed a sweet and light kiss in the girl's neck. Ami shivered under the contact of her lover.
"Not..., not here... please, somebody could see us...besides we... we have to get ready for next class..." Even though her body was really enjoying the heat coming from the brown haired girl and the shivers that were traveling all through it, her mind told her not to fall under temptation.
"Don't worry we still have time... and there's nobody in the library this early..." Then she began to kiss her. It was as sweet as the other one just this one was fully returned by the lips of the blue haired girl...
Author's Note
This was the first chapter already edited. For those who have already read the story tell me what you think of the changes and all... they weren't that big just a little here and there... See ya later and thanks to those who have told me their opinion of this story. XD