Summary: "Minako-chan, if I kiss you…are you still going to be my friend?" …I can't think of other summaries so that's that… Another MinakoxRei shoujo-ai
Warning: Shoujo-ai, don't like? Press BACK button then
Author's notes: Alternate Universe. All star cast…
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailormoon and everything invlolved. But someday I'll kidnap Rei Hino and Minako Aino hehehe…
The Girl at the Bridge
By: Rune Stine
-Prologue-
Loud cheers and voice of students conquered Juuban High School. There was a sports competition of five different private schools taking place at the Juuban sports yard. The volleyball team of Juuban High had just won the championship against all the competing high schools. Juuban students watching the game shouts a particular name, the name of the ace player of the volleyball team, the one responsible for the victory of the volleyball team
"Way to go Minako-chan! You're the MVP again!" Said a silver blonde-haired odango girl who approached the golden blonde girl with red bow neatly placed on her hair
"Thanks Usagi-chan, but the last team wasn't an easy win you know. How's Ami-chan in the chess competition?" Asked Minako as she wipes her sweaty neck with a towel
"Nobody beats Ami-chan on chess!" A tall auburn-haired girl wearing a judo outfit with an embroidered name of Juuban suddenly butts in. Behind her is a short blue-haired girl walking calmly
"I just got lucky for the second time, Mako-chan" Said Ami as she smiles
"You don't have to be courteous Ami-chan, you're the school genius. Hey, aren't you going to ask who the champion in the women's judo competition is?" Said the auburn-haired girl named Makoto as she triumphantly places her hands on her hips
"Who?" Usagi asked
"Of course it's me bunny-chan!" Makoto said, a little offended
"Ooh, I can't believe it! All of you are champions at something! While here I am a loser standing with you!" Usagi pouted
"Why, the track team didn't win?" Ami asked
"Well, not really. But it's all Mamo-chan's fault! He was supposed to come there and cheer for me, but he came there when my turn's over!"
"Well, at least he came" Minako said
"But he should have come earlier so that he could inspire me" Usagi said
"Where is Mamo-kun anyway?" Makoto asked
"Oh-no! I forgot about him, I'll see you soon. He might be somewhere looking for me! Congratulations by the way!" Usagi said as she runs away to find her boyfriend
Minako, Makoto and Ami sighed
"She's cheerful as usual, no matter what happens" Minako commented
"Hey, can you guys come with me and watch the table tennis competition?" Ami asked
"Sure, I really wanted to watch other competitions" Makoto said
"Okay, I'll come too! Let's go!" Minako said as she pushes her friends out of the gym
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Ami might find table tennis interesting but Makoto and Minako find it boring and neck-aching to watch. Other watchers turn their head to every direction where the ping pong ball goes
"I'll buy us drinks" Minako said, anything to make her go away without offending Ami
"I'll come with—"
"Mako-chan, look at that player, he's from the school that you almost lost into right?" Ami said without looking at Makoto
"Oh—yeah..." Said Makoto with disinterest and just decided to stay with Ami
"I'll come back, don't worry" Whispered Minako as she winks at Makoto
Minako went to the kiosks but there are lots of students falling in line to buy food. She groaned and went to the nearest seating area
"So I guess I'll be waiting here for a while until the people lessens" She said to herself
Minutes later the number of students falling in line to buy foods and stuff didn't decrease. Minako starts to get bored
"Geez, this is way boring than watching ping pong with Ami and Makoto. I'm starting to regret I went here" She said to herself once again
"Are you alone?" A tall brown-haired guy wearing a white jersey said
"Eh? Not Really. I'm just here to buy drinks for my friends and it looks like I should fall in line now" Minako said as she stands up
"I'll come if you want. The purpose of this sports competition is to build relation between schools right?" The guy said
"No thanks. It won't take me long, really" Minako replied, starting to get a little annoyed
"Why not? Your school is the champion in volleyball. My school is the champion in basketball"
"So your point is?" Asked Minako
"We look good together. A champion pair"
"You know, my mom always tell me not to talk to strangers. So I apologize but I don't have time for you" Minako prompted him
"B-but—wait—aah!"
An arrow was fired between Minako and the brown-haired guy. The arrow pierced the wall and left a small crack
"What the—who did this crap?" The varsity guy asked as he looks around for the source. Minako also searches for the one who did it
"Oops, I'm sorry. I must have launched the arrow somewhere else" Said a voice behind them
Minako turned around and saw a pale girl with a pony tailed long raven black hair wearing an archery outfit and holding a metal bow. She has a dark amethyst eyes staring blankly at the brown-haired guy
"Can't you practice aiming without hitting somebody?" The brown-haired guy asked sarcastically
"I didn't hit anybody" She said innocently
"Well you almost did! I bet you're stupid enough that you can't fire that bow properly!" Spat the brown haired guy
The raven-haired girl's amethyst eyes narrowed. Minako stepped back a little
"Wait, I just wanted to buy drinks. Don't fight here" She weakly said
To Minako's worst expectation, the raven-haired girl quickly reloaded then lifted her metal bow and aimed at the guy
"What do you think you're—Hey point that bow somewhere else!" The guy nervously said as he too took few steps backward. Now there are students looking at them
"I-already-apologized. You don't have the right to insult me" She said stiffly
The brown-haired guy whimpered and started to run and escape away from Minako and the girl. Minako calmed down after the raven-haired girl rested her metal bow down. Her amethyst eyes stared coldly at Minako
"Please teach your boyfriend some manners" She said as she walks away from Minako whose eyes are blinking
"W-wait! He's not my boyfriend!" Minako said as she follows the raven-haired girl. But before she can approach the girl some archers wearing the same outfit as the girl but with different colors gathered in front of her, losing her way to the girl. She sighed and just sat at the audience seat
"So she's a participant player in the archery competition. I wonder what school she's attending to. I haven't seen her on last year's competition. Not that I remember everyone who participated in it, but she's like the type that is hard to forget. But then I'm curious. I want to see her play" Minako thought as she attentively listens and looks at every player, searching for the girl she just saw minutes ago
Finally, it's now the women's archery. The five female archers including Juuban's female archer approach to their corresponding positions. Minako's eyes finally spotted the raven-haired girl. Based on the color of her outfit, Minako had just realized that she's from T.A. girl's private school. The school that had just recently participated in this year's sports competition. That's the reason she never seen the girl last year. Minako fixed and locked her eyes at the girl
As the game goes on and on, Minako couldn't believe with her own eyes that the girl from T.A. had aced all the targets of all types of distances from the category of the game. Even the other audience couldn't believe it. From 30 meters up to 70 meters of distance. They cheered for the girl although aware that they are cheering for a different school. Minako is one of the loudest cheerers
"Minako-chan!" Ami called behind her
"I thought no one will ever beat Ami when it comes to boring stuff, I guess you took her place" Makoto commented, Ami darted her an angry look
"Mamo-chan and I were watching from the other side. Why are you cheering for that girl? She's not from Juuban" Usagi accused as she arrives together with a tall handsome jet-black haired young man
"I can say that she's really good. Everyone here from different schools praises her" Mamoru said
"Even you, Mamo-chan?" Usagi pouted
"Don't worry. I'm just amazed, that's it. You're still the best" Mamoru said and Usagi clung at him
"Yeah, why are you cheering at that girl and not at our school archer? I've always known you as a school loyalist" Makoto said
"Just like Mamo-kun said, she's good," Minako half-lied. She saw the girl from T.A. walks out from the archery field towards the school library. The blonde stands up and runs to catch up with the girl
"I forgot about our drinks! I'll be back, promise!" She said along her way. Usagi and the others stared blankly at Minako's direction
"What's with her?" Makoto asked
"She didn't even see me holding these" Ami said as she lifts a bag of canned drinks
"Want me to catch up with her?" Mamoru asked
"Too late I guess. But I don't mind drinking two colas!" Usagi said as she digs the plastic bag Ami was holding
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-At the school library-
Minako wondered why the raven-haired girl went to the library. Juuban had provided the neighboring schools with school rooms for athlete students to stay and rest. She found the raven-haired girl alone sitting quietly at the dark hall of the library fixing her stuff
"You're amazing out there" Minako said, the raven-haired girl was startled but immediately got her poise back
"Do I know you?" The girl coldly asked. This offended Minako a bit
"We just met minutes ago before the archery competition started. When the guy wearing a white jersey insulted you" Minako explained to her
The girl with amethyst eyes looked at Minako's ocean blue eyes. And finally she remembered the blonde
"Oh, yes. You and that boyfriend of yours. Not to offend you but he's really an idiot, I don't really know what a radiant girl like you saw in him" She said as she zips the case of her metal bow. Minako blushed at the girl's comment about her being radiant but immediately composed herself
"Wait! First of all he's not my boyfriend. He's from a different school. Our basketball team's jersey is sky blue just like mine. And he's really a jerk" Minako said as she holds her fit sky blue shirt for the girl to see. But the girl didn't look at her
"Who are you and what do you need?" The raven-haired girl asked
"If I tell you my name and my purpose, will you tell me your name as well?" Minako hopefully asked
"...Whatever"
"Okay! I'm Aino Minako, a second year from Juuban. I'm from the volleyball team. I like shopping and watching TV. And the reason why I'm here is...well...I just wanted to thank you for making that jerk go away" Minako said
"I told you I'm supposed to launch the arrow somewhere else. So that was by a lucky mistake" The raven-haired girl said, trying not to look at Minako
"Come on, you don't have to be courteous. Like I didn't watch you out there a while ago. I don't believe you accidentally release the arrow between me and that jerk. Now it's your turn to introduce!" Minako excitedly said
The girl looked at her with annoyance, but Minako is still smiling at her innocently, which annoyed her even more. She looked away from the blonde
"Hino Rei. Second year from T.A. girl's private school. Now go away and leave me alone. You don't talk to strangers, right?" She said gruffly
Minako was taken aback when Rei told her to go away. She was about to say something when she heard a stomach growling. She was sure it was not her, so she looked at Rei who quickly holds her stomach and blushed. Minako tried her very best not to laugh
"What are you smiling at? I was about to go to the canteen to eat when you suddenly came here and bug me" Rei said as she stands up and lifts her things
"Wait! If I were you I won't go at the canteen. It's full of students and I don't think you like a place full of people. Come, I'll show you around at our school and take you to a place where few people go and eat" Minako said as she grabs Rei's hand and they walk away from the library
"Hey, I didn't say I wanted to come!" Rei protested
"Consider this as my gratitude! Besides, I have nothing else to do"
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Minako showed Rei around their school first before coming out of the campus to a nearby café. Rei wasn't interested on all the things Minako say about their school. But the blonde keeps talking and talking as they reach their destination
"Don't you ever stop talking? I don't like noisy people" Rei said as she follows the blonde in the cafe
"You should try to adjust to different kinds of people, Rei-chan. I'm sure your friends have said the same to you" Minako reasoned
Rei pulled her hand away from Minako's grip which surprised the blonde
"I don't have friends" Said the raven-haired girl and she sat down at the table seat not looking at Minako
"What? You were just saying that. It's impossible for a person not to have any friends!" Minako smiled then she called a waiter and ordered cakes and milkshakes. Rei stared at her lap, feeling small and angry each passing moment though Minako had not notice it. After their order arrived Minako digs in but Rei didn't touch her food
"What's wrong? You don't like vanilla cake topped with strawberry icing and syrup? Don't worry, it's my treat. And no one can resist this cake you know"
"I don't want it"
"What? But you're hungry right? Do you want me to order anything else?"
"No"
"Why?"
"What are you trying to do?"
"What do you mean?"
"You've already thanked me for making that jerk go away and that's supposed to be it. Why do you have to drag me all the way to here? And didn't you even notice you are still wearing your volley ball outfit and I'm still wearing my archer outfit?"
Minako looked at Rei then to herself. She gave Rei an apologetic smile before she speak
"Well, I just wanted to be friends with you..."
Rei stands up then leans her hands on the table and move her head closer to Minako's
"Look, believe it or not I don't have friends and I don't want to have one. Thank you for the treat but my appetite's gone now. I'll be going" The raven-haired girl said as she turns her back to the blonde. This made Minako loose her patience
"Why are you so mean? There's nothing wrong with people wanting to be your friend! And besides, it's not good to refuse someone else's offer especially if it's a food"
Rei ignored her and proceeded to walk towards the door of the café along with her stuff
"How can you make friends with that attitude? People won't understand if you are acting that way!" Minako said as she stands up to follow the raven-haired girl
Rei stopped at the door and faced Minako who immediately stopped walking
"I don't want people to understand me. So I apologize if I made you angry. Go find your friends or bother somebody else" The raven-haired girl proceeded walking
"Please wait!" Minako ran back at the table and grabbed a thick table tissue then wrapped the cake that was uneaten
"Please. We may not see each other again but I would like you to accept this" Minako reached the wrapped cake to Rei. To her surprise, the raven-haired girl accepted it. Rei finally got out of the café, leaving a frowning Minako behind
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-Outside the café-
Rei walked hastily out of the café where she left the pretty blonde girl. She found a trash can along the way. She's almost half way on throwing the cake that the girl from Juuban gave when she paused. She slowly withdraws her hand and looks at the wrapped cake
It's not good to refuse someone else's offer especially if it's a food
The raven-haired girl cursed with annoyance. She puts the wrapped cake inside her duffle bag then continued walking hastily on the streets. She didn't go back to Juuban for the awarding ceremony
-End of Prologue-
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Well, do you like it? I hope you do. This is my second MinaxRei fic and it's angst!...well with a twist of humor and fluff I guess... Let's see if I have the potential to be an angst writer like master BlueAngelDust...Ja! Please RxR
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