Author's Notes: As always, I know you guys just LOVE reading these, right? Well this is the
beginning of what I hope to be a very long and hopefully GOOD story involving Minako and her
love. Obviously you guys should GUESS who it is. LOL. Anyways. I'm going to try and post next
chapters at a bunch of places, so always check where ever you first saw this for updates. Or
email me. Give me feedback and reviews and suggestions. sailorvbrat@aol.com No this isn't my first
fanfic, but when my computer crashed I lost them all. They're on ASMR (moonromance.com for those
of you from another site) under Mina69 and SailorRainbowHeart. Tells you had BAD they are, huh?
Disclaimer: I don't own Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon. Takeuchi-san does and so do Kodanwa and Toei
Animation. Although this is based more on manga than anime so go figure. Oh yeah this is based on
the original, I should hope you would know who is who but just in case:
Minako -- Mina
Usagi -- Serena
Ami -- Amy (wow that one was hard, eh?)
Rei -- Raye (that one too)
Makoto -- Lita
Kunzite -- Malachite
eh... any others I might use you can figure em out
so remember email: kyla@adulation.net website: http://www.adulation.net
Part One
The dream was an old one, every detail she knew by heart, but still as the sword plunged
down, her heart stopped and a scream of pure fear poured from her...
She sat straight up in bed, breathing heavily and her long hair mussed from trashing in
her bed. She lowered her feet beside the bed and slipped them into her convenient slippers and
padded into the kitchen for a drink of water.
The dream was still with her, in her mind's eye she could see his flowing hair, beautiful
eyes, she could see HIM. With a sob she dropped the glass and curled up into a corner in the
kitchen.
"Oh my love..." she whispered. "Where are you?"
Aino Minako sat crying her eyes out until she feel asleep.
* * *
After work the next day, Minako showed up at the temple, her long hair confined to a
sophisticated updo, and a black suit emphasizing her curves. She was limping as she made her way
up the many steps.
She was greeted warmly my various temple workers as she made her way into the inner
office. Without knocking she opened the door and plopped down into a chair.
The office was empty but she knew the owner would soon be back.
The door opened up which such force it hit the wall hard and hit the woman framed in the
doorway in the face. Minako tried not to snicker.
"Minako no baka! Stop laughing!!" the dark haired woman cried angrily and stomped her
foot.
Minako grinned, "Rei-chan, you're calling *me* stupid?" She glanced from the door to the
red faced woman and cracked up again.
Minako stood up and gave her friend a hug, and the two held onto each other like it had
been years instead of weeks since they last saw each other.
Rei sat down behind her desk and showed off her new nameplae that read: Hino Rei.
"Nice," Minako said with a whistle. "But I didn't come here for this," as her voice grew
serious Rei looked concerned.
"Did you have the dream again?" she asked quietly.
"Hai."
Rei nodded and then stood up and drew back a door to reveal an inner sanctum, the only
light from the huge fire near the far wall.
Without a word Minako went into the room, and Rei silently closed the door behind her,
giving her the time with the Great Fire.
She knelt in front of it, and released her hair and let it cascade down her shoulders as
she bent her head over her folded hands and closed her eyes.
"Great Fire, show me what I seek. What is the source of these visions?"
A chaotic chain of events flashed through her mind, Usagi finding out she was Serenity;
then on the moon, the castle crumbling, the stone sword plunging through her chest; a man trying
to kiss her, the wrong man; then a face hidden in shadow, long hair flowing.
Minako's eyes popped open at the last image before she fell backwards.
* * *
To him the dream was just as familiar, having plagued him since he was born. Only for
him, a different dream.
Beautiful blonde hair, wicked blue eyes peering out of an innocent face. A pale hand
bringing his head down to her lips, as soft as a rose, but so much sweeter. He didn't know why,
but he knew this girl was his. The one he needed to be with. And he didn't have a name to even go
by.
The alarm clock went off and he sat up, putting on his slippers, and went into the
bathroom to shower and get ready for his day. He had an important meeting today. As he raced
through his schedule the memory of the dream faded from his mind.
As he pulled his hair back in a low ponytail he thought, *Maybe I'll get a haircut...*
* * *
Minako paced across her office. She had been lucky in inheriting the company from her
grandfather, even if she had never known him. He put in his will, "To my granddaughter, Aino
Minako, because she reminds me of Sailorv." She shrugged it off. She'd turned the company around
in no time.
He was late. Two minutes late. She hated tardiness, ironically enough, for she'd once had
her own share of tardies.
She was meeting with the head of Tien, Inc. a rival realtors firm in the city to
discuss the trading of some possible locations and a possible merger was in everyone's mind. But
she'd be damned if she was going to give up her company.
She sat down at the confrence table she'd elected to use, and pulled open her folder.
His name was Tien Marcus. He'd taken control of his company at about the same time she
had, but he'd had a proxy fight to gain control, where's she inheritated Aino.
She was immersed in the file and reading his past when he entered the room, a total of
five minutes late according to her clock. But she didn't notice. He could have danced on the
conference table for all she knew.
Marcus studied her. He'd heard that the head of Aino was beautiful, a goddess almost, but
obviously the rumors were a bit off. Sure her profile was clean and fresh, and her hair was soft
looking and shiny. And she seemed delicate. Okay she *was* beautiful, but not a goddess.
"Aino-san," he said politely.
She jumped slightly and then looked up, bemused, with a smile on her face. Her ice-blue
eyes fixed on him, and he could see a trace of mischeviousness in them.
Had it not been for his immense training in holding himself correctly his jaw would have
dropped open to the floor and saliva would have started pooling out of his mouth. Okay so the
rumors *hadn't* been off at all.
"Tien-san," she said and stood up, indicating the seat across from her with a polite
smile.
He took it and then said. "Well, it's just the two of us now. So let's hash it out and
figure out what we want."
She smiled. She liked the direct approach.
* * *
Minako's hair was pulled back into a ponytail and she wore shorts and a baggy t-shirt,
with no make-up on her face she looked 17 years old again, instead of the 23 that she was.
She was leaning against the railing, gazing out across the bay as behind her her friends
squabbled good-naturedly. Rei-chan stuck her tongue out and tossed her dark hair at a petite
blonde did the same. That was Chiba Usagi. She'd been the first one of them to get married. Her
wedding was on her 18th birthday practically. But then she'd been in love and destined to marry
Chiba Mamoru since she'd been in junior high.
"Odango!" Rei screamed as Usagi tripped and knocked Rei to the ground.
Minako grinned to herself. They called Usagi odango-brain, odango-atama, pretty much
odango anything. At least Rei did the most, because of her hairstyle. Her little pigtails looked
like they had big odangos just sitting up there.
She turned and leaned backwards against the bridge and surveyed her friends. She'd known
them all since junior high and they were her best friends.
Makoto was sitting on the bench, her long hair in it's usual ponytail and she was trying
to attract attention to herself from all the guys.
Ami, the shy bookworm was sitting on a bench as well, reading a book.
"As it changes it still remains the same," Minako mused to herself. Ami who had been
sitting close enough to hear, brung her head up from the book and said quietly, "It's 'The more
things change, the more they stay the same'."
Minako shrugged. "Same difference."
Mamoru arrived with a picnic lunch, and Usagi glomped him and he somehow managed to hold
her up, hold the food, kiss her hello, AND remain standing up.
"Mamo-chan!" she sighed as she snuggled up to him, holding on tightly.
Mamoru was turning a very pretty purple color as he choked out, "Usako... can't...
breathe..."
Usagi made a face and let go as Rei relieved him of the picnic lunch and Makoto made
grumblings about everything that was set out. Hers was better, she kept saying.
Mamoru sat down next to his wife and restrained her from eating ALL of the food and poked
her in the ribs. "Tell them the good news," he said in a stage whisper so loud everyone heard it.
All four girls froze staring at Usagi, waiting for the news.
She let out a sigh and then looked up her face composed. Then she let out a huge grin and
said, "I'm pregnant!"
All the girls squealed and hugged Usagi and Mamoru and chattered excitedly as they helped
themselves to the food. Usagi getting her usual huge helping earned the snide comment from Rei:
"If she keeps eating like that she's going to be the size of a house by the time she's ready, and
poor Chibiusa will probably fall out when she's walking."
Usagi stuck her tongue out a Rei and continued eating. "I eat when I'm happy."
"No wonder you always eat," Minako said with a grin, and earned a tongue from Usagi too.
Mamoru's attention was drawn over Minako's shoulders, and he said, "Hey there's a friend
of mine, anyone mind if I invite him?"
Minako grinned, "The more the merrier! And the less for Usagi to eat!" she and Rei
cracked up at that while Ami lifted an eyebrow and Makoto was too busy complaining about how much
better her food was.
Mamoru stood up and brushed himself off, while Minako cleared a spot between her and
Mamoru, because she knew NOTHING would get Usagi away from Mamoru's side.
While Mamoru was off talking Rei made some snide comment to Minako which had her laughing
so hard her plate flew up and into Rei's face. Which set her off even more. Of course Rei didn't
like that, and threw something at Minako. So Minako and Rei started a food fight which got food
all over Ami and Makoto who finally came back to Earth, from their own reveries.
"Children!" Mamoru said good-naturedly as he and his friend sat down.
Minako turned and threw something at him and missed hitting his friend in the face.
Immediately she stopped smiling, and said, "Oh I'm so sorry!! But you were in the way!!"
"More like it you have bad aim, Mina-chan!"
Blue eyes met light gray in shock as Minako stared at Marcus.
Marcus looked at her in shock. This was the calm cool, collected president of Aino? She
looked about 17 years old in her get-up, and she was laughing like a teenager, and didn't seem
too concerned with the food on her and in her hair.
He bent down and smoothed some cake off of her face and then licked it off his thumb.
"Not bad, very sweet," he said, staring into her eyes.
She just stared back.
And Rei, Usagi, Mamoru, Makoto, and Ami stared at them.
He winked at Minako, who finally smiled back and blushed.
Mamoru cleared his throat. "This is a client of mine, Tien Marcus. Marcus, this is my wife,
Chiba Usagi, Kino Makoto, Mizuno Ami, and Hino Rei. It looks like you already know Minako-san,
eh?"
"We had a meeting this morning," he said as he bowed politely to the other girls, and sat
down next to Minako.
Sitting together they unknowingly made a striking pair, both of them fair, with a more
than fair share of good looks.
Usagi got the match-making glint in her eye and was about to say something when Mamoru
and Ami both clapped their hands over her mouth and held her hands back as she made noises.
Marcus arched an eyebrow at Usagi but then turned to Makoto.
"Are you the owner of the Rose Garden Cafe?" he inquired. "I know it was run by a Kino."
Makoto nodded, enthusiastically. "Yes I am! Have you eaten there?"
"No, but I've heard it's the best food in town."
She blushed, "Yeah I do my best."
"I'll stop in sometime. Save me a seat," he said.
Minako for some reason was sorta jealous. She glared at Makoto who scrambled up and said,
"I have to go now!"
"Nice meeting you!" Marcus called and then glanced at Minako. He was pleased to see the look
in her eyes.
He stood up and offered a hand down to Minako.
"Aino-san, would you do me the honor taking a stroll with me?"
"Of course, and please call me Minako," she said as he pulled her up.
"All right, Minako, let's be off."
Marcus and Minako walked off.
Usagi screamed as soon as Ami and Mamoru let go of her. "They would make such a cute
couple!" she said, the glint back in her eyes.
"Usako, no." Mamoru said.
* * *
Minako had stopped at a restroom and removed the food from her clothing and then she and
Marcus walked through the park, silently.
Marcus stopped and said, "Minako..."
She turned and smiled, "Yes?"
"I... never mind. I guess I just feel like I've known you awhile."
"Well I guess you could say you have. I mean you've known about me, so that's sort of the
same way."
He paused. "Yeah I guess so."
He continued walking along, and she snuck out her hand and laced their fingers together.
Marcus looked down in surprise and then squeezed her hand.
* * *
After waiting all of this time, she finally had the chance. She had been watching the
Earth for several years, and finally her sensors showed no signs of any senshi activities.
"Now I can take revenge on that horrible place and those that shunned me!" she said, her
voice and laugh theatrical.
As all female villians seem to be, she was horribly vain, as she peered into the mirror
to check her beauty. But what stared back was a twisted face so familiar and yet so different.
"I'll take revenge on you, Venus, and you won't know what hit you," she whispered. In her view
screen appeared an image of Minako and Marcus, and when Minako turns it is when we see who our
villian reminds us of.
beginning of what I hope to be a very long and hopefully GOOD story involving Minako and her
love. Obviously you guys should GUESS who it is. LOL. Anyways. I'm going to try and post next
chapters at a bunch of places, so always check where ever you first saw this for updates. Or
email me. Give me feedback and reviews and suggestions. sailorvbrat@aol.com No this isn't my first
fanfic, but when my computer crashed I lost them all. They're on ASMR (moonromance.com for those
of you from another site) under Mina69 and SailorRainbowHeart. Tells you had BAD they are, huh?
Disclaimer: I don't own Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon. Takeuchi-san does and so do Kodanwa and Toei
Animation. Although this is based more on manga than anime so go figure. Oh yeah this is based on
the original, I should hope you would know who is who but just in case:
Minako -- Mina
Usagi -- Serena
Ami -- Amy (wow that one was hard, eh?)
Rei -- Raye (that one too)
Makoto -- Lita
Kunzite -- Malachite
eh... any others I might use you can figure em out
so remember email: kyla@adulation.net website: http://www.adulation.net
Part One
The dream was an old one, every detail she knew by heart, but still as the sword plunged
down, her heart stopped and a scream of pure fear poured from her...
She sat straight up in bed, breathing heavily and her long hair mussed from trashing in
her bed. She lowered her feet beside the bed and slipped them into her convenient slippers and
padded into the kitchen for a drink of water.
The dream was still with her, in her mind's eye she could see his flowing hair, beautiful
eyes, she could see HIM. With a sob she dropped the glass and curled up into a corner in the
kitchen.
"Oh my love..." she whispered. "Where are you?"
Aino Minako sat crying her eyes out until she feel asleep.
* * *
After work the next day, Minako showed up at the temple, her long hair confined to a
sophisticated updo, and a black suit emphasizing her curves. She was limping as she made her way
up the many steps.
She was greeted warmly my various temple workers as she made her way into the inner
office. Without knocking she opened the door and plopped down into a chair.
The office was empty but she knew the owner would soon be back.
The door opened up which such force it hit the wall hard and hit the woman framed in the
doorway in the face. Minako tried not to snicker.
"Minako no baka! Stop laughing!!" the dark haired woman cried angrily and stomped her
foot.
Minako grinned, "Rei-chan, you're calling *me* stupid?" She glanced from the door to the
red faced woman and cracked up again.
Minako stood up and gave her friend a hug, and the two held onto each other like it had
been years instead of weeks since they last saw each other.
Rei sat down behind her desk and showed off her new nameplae that read: Hino Rei.
"Nice," Minako said with a whistle. "But I didn't come here for this," as her voice grew
serious Rei looked concerned.
"Did you have the dream again?" she asked quietly.
"Hai."
Rei nodded and then stood up and drew back a door to reveal an inner sanctum, the only
light from the huge fire near the far wall.
Without a word Minako went into the room, and Rei silently closed the door behind her,
giving her the time with the Great Fire.
She knelt in front of it, and released her hair and let it cascade down her shoulders as
she bent her head over her folded hands and closed her eyes.
"Great Fire, show me what I seek. What is the source of these visions?"
A chaotic chain of events flashed through her mind, Usagi finding out she was Serenity;
then on the moon, the castle crumbling, the stone sword plunging through her chest; a man trying
to kiss her, the wrong man; then a face hidden in shadow, long hair flowing.
Minako's eyes popped open at the last image before she fell backwards.
* * *
To him the dream was just as familiar, having plagued him since he was born. Only for
him, a different dream.
Beautiful blonde hair, wicked blue eyes peering out of an innocent face. A pale hand
bringing his head down to her lips, as soft as a rose, but so much sweeter. He didn't know why,
but he knew this girl was his. The one he needed to be with. And he didn't have a name to even go
by.
The alarm clock went off and he sat up, putting on his slippers, and went into the
bathroom to shower and get ready for his day. He had an important meeting today. As he raced
through his schedule the memory of the dream faded from his mind.
As he pulled his hair back in a low ponytail he thought, *Maybe I'll get a haircut...*
* * *
Minako paced across her office. She had been lucky in inheriting the company from her
grandfather, even if she had never known him. He put in his will, "To my granddaughter, Aino
Minako, because she reminds me of Sailorv." She shrugged it off. She'd turned the company around
in no time.
He was late. Two minutes late. She hated tardiness, ironically enough, for she'd once had
her own share of tardies.
She was meeting with the head of Tien, Inc. a rival realtors firm in the city to
discuss the trading of some possible locations and a possible merger was in everyone's mind. But
she'd be damned if she was going to give up her company.
She sat down at the confrence table she'd elected to use, and pulled open her folder.
His name was Tien Marcus. He'd taken control of his company at about the same time she
had, but he'd had a proxy fight to gain control, where's she inheritated Aino.
She was immersed in the file and reading his past when he entered the room, a total of
five minutes late according to her clock. But she didn't notice. He could have danced on the
conference table for all she knew.
Marcus studied her. He'd heard that the head of Aino was beautiful, a goddess almost, but
obviously the rumors were a bit off. Sure her profile was clean and fresh, and her hair was soft
looking and shiny. And she seemed delicate. Okay she *was* beautiful, but not a goddess.
"Aino-san," he said politely.
She jumped slightly and then looked up, bemused, with a smile on her face. Her ice-blue
eyes fixed on him, and he could see a trace of mischeviousness in them.
Had it not been for his immense training in holding himself correctly his jaw would have
dropped open to the floor and saliva would have started pooling out of his mouth. Okay so the
rumors *hadn't* been off at all.
"Tien-san," she said and stood up, indicating the seat across from her with a polite
smile.
He took it and then said. "Well, it's just the two of us now. So let's hash it out and
figure out what we want."
She smiled. She liked the direct approach.
* * *
Minako's hair was pulled back into a ponytail and she wore shorts and a baggy t-shirt,
with no make-up on her face she looked 17 years old again, instead of the 23 that she was.
She was leaning against the railing, gazing out across the bay as behind her her friends
squabbled good-naturedly. Rei-chan stuck her tongue out and tossed her dark hair at a petite
blonde did the same. That was Chiba Usagi. She'd been the first one of them to get married. Her
wedding was on her 18th birthday practically. But then she'd been in love and destined to marry
Chiba Mamoru since she'd been in junior high.
"Odango!" Rei screamed as Usagi tripped and knocked Rei to the ground.
Minako grinned to herself. They called Usagi odango-brain, odango-atama, pretty much
odango anything. At least Rei did the most, because of her hairstyle. Her little pigtails looked
like they had big odangos just sitting up there.
She turned and leaned backwards against the bridge and surveyed her friends. She'd known
them all since junior high and they were her best friends.
Makoto was sitting on the bench, her long hair in it's usual ponytail and she was trying
to attract attention to herself from all the guys.
Ami, the shy bookworm was sitting on a bench as well, reading a book.
"As it changes it still remains the same," Minako mused to herself. Ami who had been
sitting close enough to hear, brung her head up from the book and said quietly, "It's 'The more
things change, the more they stay the same'."
Minako shrugged. "Same difference."
Mamoru arrived with a picnic lunch, and Usagi glomped him and he somehow managed to hold
her up, hold the food, kiss her hello, AND remain standing up.
"Mamo-chan!" she sighed as she snuggled up to him, holding on tightly.
Mamoru was turning a very pretty purple color as he choked out, "Usako... can't...
breathe..."
Usagi made a face and let go as Rei relieved him of the picnic lunch and Makoto made
grumblings about everything that was set out. Hers was better, she kept saying.
Mamoru sat down next to his wife and restrained her from eating ALL of the food and poked
her in the ribs. "Tell them the good news," he said in a stage whisper so loud everyone heard it.
All four girls froze staring at Usagi, waiting for the news.
She let out a sigh and then looked up her face composed. Then she let out a huge grin and
said, "I'm pregnant!"
All the girls squealed and hugged Usagi and Mamoru and chattered excitedly as they helped
themselves to the food. Usagi getting her usual huge helping earned the snide comment from Rei:
"If she keeps eating like that she's going to be the size of a house by the time she's ready, and
poor Chibiusa will probably fall out when she's walking."
Usagi stuck her tongue out a Rei and continued eating. "I eat when I'm happy."
"No wonder you always eat," Minako said with a grin, and earned a tongue from Usagi too.
Mamoru's attention was drawn over Minako's shoulders, and he said, "Hey there's a friend
of mine, anyone mind if I invite him?"
Minako grinned, "The more the merrier! And the less for Usagi to eat!" she and Rei
cracked up at that while Ami lifted an eyebrow and Makoto was too busy complaining about how much
better her food was.
Mamoru stood up and brushed himself off, while Minako cleared a spot between her and
Mamoru, because she knew NOTHING would get Usagi away from Mamoru's side.
While Mamoru was off talking Rei made some snide comment to Minako which had her laughing
so hard her plate flew up and into Rei's face. Which set her off even more. Of course Rei didn't
like that, and threw something at Minako. So Minako and Rei started a food fight which got food
all over Ami and Makoto who finally came back to Earth, from their own reveries.
"Children!" Mamoru said good-naturedly as he and his friend sat down.
Minako turned and threw something at him and missed hitting his friend in the face.
Immediately she stopped smiling, and said, "Oh I'm so sorry!! But you were in the way!!"
"More like it you have bad aim, Mina-chan!"
Blue eyes met light gray in shock as Minako stared at Marcus.
Marcus looked at her in shock. This was the calm cool, collected president of Aino? She
looked about 17 years old in her get-up, and she was laughing like a teenager, and didn't seem
too concerned with the food on her and in her hair.
He bent down and smoothed some cake off of her face and then licked it off his thumb.
"Not bad, very sweet," he said, staring into her eyes.
She just stared back.
And Rei, Usagi, Mamoru, Makoto, and Ami stared at them.
He winked at Minako, who finally smiled back and blushed.
Mamoru cleared his throat. "This is a client of mine, Tien Marcus. Marcus, this is my wife,
Chiba Usagi, Kino Makoto, Mizuno Ami, and Hino Rei. It looks like you already know Minako-san,
eh?"
"We had a meeting this morning," he said as he bowed politely to the other girls, and sat
down next to Minako.
Sitting together they unknowingly made a striking pair, both of them fair, with a more
than fair share of good looks.
Usagi got the match-making glint in her eye and was about to say something when Mamoru
and Ami both clapped their hands over her mouth and held her hands back as she made noises.
Marcus arched an eyebrow at Usagi but then turned to Makoto.
"Are you the owner of the Rose Garden Cafe?" he inquired. "I know it was run by a Kino."
Makoto nodded, enthusiastically. "Yes I am! Have you eaten there?"
"No, but I've heard it's the best food in town."
She blushed, "Yeah I do my best."
"I'll stop in sometime. Save me a seat," he said.
Minako for some reason was sorta jealous. She glared at Makoto who scrambled up and said,
"I have to go now!"
"Nice meeting you!" Marcus called and then glanced at Minako. He was pleased to see the look
in her eyes.
He stood up and offered a hand down to Minako.
"Aino-san, would you do me the honor taking a stroll with me?"
"Of course, and please call me Minako," she said as he pulled her up.
"All right, Minako, let's be off."
Marcus and Minako walked off.
Usagi screamed as soon as Ami and Mamoru let go of her. "They would make such a cute
couple!" she said, the glint back in her eyes.
"Usako, no." Mamoru said.
* * *
Minako had stopped at a restroom and removed the food from her clothing and then she and
Marcus walked through the park, silently.
Marcus stopped and said, "Minako..."
She turned and smiled, "Yes?"
"I... never mind. I guess I just feel like I've known you awhile."
"Well I guess you could say you have. I mean you've known about me, so that's sort of the
same way."
He paused. "Yeah I guess so."
He continued walking along, and she snuck out her hand and laced their fingers together.
Marcus looked down in surprise and then squeezed her hand.
* * *
After waiting all of this time, she finally had the chance. She had been watching the
Earth for several years, and finally her sensors showed no signs of any senshi activities.
"Now I can take revenge on that horrible place and those that shunned me!" she said, her
voice and laugh theatrical.
As all female villians seem to be, she was horribly vain, as she peered into the mirror
to check her beauty. But what stared back was a twisted face so familiar and yet so different.
"I'll take revenge on you, Venus, and you won't know what hit you," she whispered. In her view
screen appeared an image of Minako and Marcus, and when Minako turns it is when we see who our
villian reminds us of.