ATTN: Right, so. Disclaimer, disclaimer, I don't own these lovely characters. The characters will seem OOC but that's alright, isn't it? Blah blah blah, let's get on to the story.
Minako excitedly began, "So, It all happened on that day..."
There were several knocks on the door before Minako got to it. She ran across the hallway in high-waisted denim shorts, a white crop top, her socks, and of course, the signature red ribbon. She grabbed the handle of the door to open it. There, a girl with a purple tank top that matched her purple eyes, and red pants was standing, giving her a sly smirk.
"Thanks for coming, Rei! You know, it gets pretty lonely watching the house by myself." Minako told her. She had to watch the house since her parents were away on a couple's retreat of some sort. She didn't exactly know the details and, hell, she didn't want to.
"Anything for you," Rei said in a silky tone. Minako arched an eyebrow as she lead Rei inside.
"Are those flowers for me?" She gaped at a brilliant, extravagent bouqet Rei had in her hands. It was filled with wonderfuls, exuberent reds and oranges and yellows. Why she hadn't noticed it before was beyond her.
"Of course they are, darling. I figured you would need something to keep you company once I've left you in the morning. I passed a flower shop along the way and once I saw this bouquet I immeadiately thought of you and your beauty." Minako blushed.
"Aw, shucks, that's so sweet!" She giggled. They walked into the kitchen. It was around dinner time, and both girls were a little bit hungry. "Hey, I'll be right back, I'm just going to go get a vase for these flowers and then maybe we could order pizza or something." She turned to Rei, who was shaking her head.
"No, don't worry my pumpkin. While you get the vase, I will prepare something for us to eat." Rei suavely stated. Minako simply nodded. 'That's nice of her to whip something up for us to eat.' She left the kitchen in search of a vase. She opened her storage closet and after a few minutes she found a vase. She returned to kitchen to fill it up with water but upon returning she received a pleasant surprise. A delicious aroma filled the air as Rei was setting down plates of food onto the kitchen table. She set the vase on the sink and then turned to Rei, giving her a surprised look.
"Wow, that smells wonderful!" Minako said, praising Rei's almost magical efforts. Rei flashed her a smile, taking a seat. She gestured for Minako to take a seat as well, but an idea sparked in her mind. "One moment, Rei!" She went to the refrigerator and pulled out two glass bottles. After opening the removing the cork from one of the bottles, she took out to special glasses from the pantry. She brought them over to a confused Rei. "It's sparkling apple cider, you know, to compliment your fantastic cooking. Don't worry, it's perfectly legal for us to drink." Rei just nodded. Minako poured the drink into their glasses.
"Cheers!" Minako cheered cheerily.
"Cheers." Rei replied. The both drank from their glasses and began eating. Throughout the course of the meal, they would laugh and giggle and talk and talk and talk. Minako brought out dessert after they finished their main course. By the end of the meal, the girls had cleaned out everything, from the food to the bottle of cider.
"Rei, I'll take care of all of this, why don't you pick a movie for us to watch to kill the time?" Rei insisted that she help clear the table, but Minako shooed her away. "Don't worry, I got this covered." Rei then swaggered towards the living room. Minako put away the dirty dishes, except for the glasses. She figured they may as well finish of the second bottle while they were at it. She returned to the vase, filling it with water and placing it at the center of the table. Once the cork was removed from the bottle of apple cider, she walked into the living room carrying the bottle and glasses. She noticed Rei laying in a compromsing position on the couch. She was looking intently at the screen. When Minako became audible, Rei straightened up and looked towards her, smirking. Minako couldn't help but notice how seductive that smirk was placed on Rei's face.
"Take a seat, will you?" Rei insisted, using the 'come hither' gesture to call Minako over. As Minako took a seat, Rei said. "Oh good you brought drinks. I hope you don't mind, but I chose The Notebook for this evening's cinema choice. I'm not sure what's wrong with this DVD player, though, so we'll have to sit through the damned trailers." Minako squealed on the inside, jumping for joy. Boy, did she love this movie. She poured the drinks into their glasses once again.
"How did you enjoy the meal?" Rei said, turning her face to Minako's once again. They sat on the opposite ends of the couch.
"It was excellent! I didn't know you had it in you to make something like that." Minako said, once again praising her chef.
"What- oh right. My cooking. Well I'm glad you liked it. Oh, looks like the movies on. Finally." She took a large gulp of her drink and returned to facing the screen. Over the course of the movie, the two found themselves magically inching themselves closer and closer to one another when, during the movie's finish...
"Oh... Why Rei? Why did it have to happen to them? They were so cute!" Minako was bawling her brains out, unable to contain the sadness in her heart, even if she's seen this movie a handful of times before. Rei turned off the TV and took Minako into her arms. Minako felt warm hands carefully removing tears from her face. Minako was suddenly soothed by the caress of the raven-haired girl. The hands moved Minako's face toward their owner's face. Minako suddenly realized how close she was to Rei. The amethyst eyes looked tenderly into the blue eyes.
"Don't worry my pookie-bear, everything will be alright. At least they are happy in the end. Happy and in love." Rei said, soothing Minako. She stroked the blonde hair, and the blonde haired girl began to stop crying. She calmed down and felt Rei's chest move up and down in a slow rhythym. At that moment, she started to feel very sleepy.
"Umm. Rei, I feel kind of sleepy, maybe we should head to bed." Minako told Rei, but Rei just held her in her arms. Truth be told, they were both very comfortable in that position.
"It's okay my sweet, just stay here in my strong, passionate arms and I will protect you from all misery and woe." Rei told her. Minako nuzzled Rei's neck, getting comfy, and Rei kissed her lightly on the lips once before Minako drifted to sleep...
"... and then when we woke up, we talked about our feelings and ended up being an official couple!" Minako finished her story excitedly. She examined the looks on her three friends' faces to see that they were just... confused. She looked over at Rei, whose expression was incomprehensible. She turned back to her three friends, staring blankly at them. Under Minako's gaze, Ami finally broke the silence.
"That was a very... Interesting story?" Ami finally concluded. Minako cocked her head to the side, still confused. She though her friends would be amazed by their romantic tale. "Something was off with Rei..."
"Sort of anti-climatic if you ask me. I mean, it was kind of going everywhere and nowhere at the same time." Makoto added. Minako felt frustration welling up inside her. Why were her friend's critiquing her and Rei's love story?
"Well, I thought the ending was cute and romantic." Usagi said half of her trying to appease an offended Minako, half trying to find something nice to say in general. Even though Usagi sounded unsure of herself, Minako sighed inwardly. Leave it to the optimist to make me feel a bit better. Yet, those same words that made Minako feel better were the final breaking point for Rei.
"Hahahahahaha! What the hell?" Rei bursted out, laughing uncontrollably. This sudden outburst made all of her friends, her girlfriend and the irritated diners give the usually composed one a strange look. "Oh my goodness. You weren't saying that story for shits and giggles?" The blue eyes already looking at her were starting to transition from a strange look to an angry one.
"I don't know what you're talking about Rei. That's exactly how I remember it happening." Minako claimed defensively. Rei was about to start laughing again, but held it in. Makoto, Ami and Usagi were just a bit confused.
"Are you really serious?" Rei asked her girlfriend. She didn't need a verbal confirmation, however, since Minako looked ready to bite off her ear. "Mina... think about it, when have I ever called you darling and, for goodness sakes, pookie bear?" Minako pouted.
"I... Fine! Why don't you tell them what you think happened, and then we'll see who's being ridiculous." Minako challenged Rei. Rei smirked, always one to enjoy challenges. She calmly recollected everything she could remember that happened that wonderful night in her head while Minako sipped her soda with plenty of angry gusto.
"After that story, it seems like the Martian is going to be winning this battle." Makoto quietly whispered to herself as Rei was preparing to tell her tale.
"Makoto!" Usagi chided the brunette, obviously hearing the comment. Makoto just flashed her a sheepish grin. "Well, I'm a bit excited to see what Rei's side of the story is. Maybe it'll be more romantic than what Minako told us."
"And hopefully executed better. Honestly, Minako's story was all over the place and the there were hardly any transitions!" Ami critiqued. The three of them chuckled, and then tuned into the Rei.
And there you have it folks, Minako's side of the story. In case you couldn't tell, it was purposefully written to be a sort of organized mess. Stay tuned, and things will start to make sense. Hopefully you wonderful people are enjoying yourselves so far! Next chapter up as soon as possible. Question, comments, constructive criticism and rude remarks are all welcome in the reviews.
