MINAKO'S RETURN

Chapter 2

Author's Note: Hello there, I'm back with ch.2! I'm sorry it's taken so long for me to update, the truth is that I'm making this up as I go along. I was almost ready to give up on writing this but I got some reviews that encouraged me to continue. Specially an anon that dubbed him/herself Guest. So thanks to everyone. Ohh and just so you know, It's not Rei ;) Anyhow, here's chapter 2. Enjoy and please review!

Last period, just 5 more minutes and she could finally get the hell out of there. The day couldn't possibly drag any longer. All Hotaru could do was stare at the clock in the front of the classroom hoping that would make time move faster. Eventually the school bell went off and all you could hear were book closing and being stuffed inside each student's bags and pencils being placed in their cases while their teacher tried to remind them of the assignments for their next class but falling on deaf ears.

Thank goodness! Hotaru thought as she exited her classroom. Now she just had to wait for her Papa to come pick her up. Hotaru felt her phone vibrating as she walked out of the school front doors and automatically took it out and look at the caller id, and speaking of the devil.

"Hey papa, what's up" Hotaru happily answered her cellphone.

"Hey there Hime-chan how was your day?"

"Meh, boring as usual. You're coming to pick me up today, right?"

"Yeah about that… I'm sorry but I'm going to be about 25 minutes late, something came up that I can't get out of."

"Sigh. Alright, don't worry about it Papa. I'll wait up front."

"Alright kiddo, I'll see ya in a little while, Ok?"

"Ok, bye Papa."

Hotaru hung up her cell as she reached the front gate with no other option than waiting. Her day had just gotten 25 minutes longer. She leaned against the wall and took out her history book. Meanwhile, a group of popular kids where walking out the school gate when they noticed her and took on their favorite hobby, bullying her.

"Well, well, well. Look who we've got here, the creepiest girl in school." said a tall, slim guy, as the others laughed at his not so very funny comment. They continued walking in her direction hoping to make her life all more miserable than it already was.

'Here we go again, what is wrong with these people?' The best she could do is ignore them and hope they'll get bored and leave her in peace. But as they got to her one of the girls in the group bumped her shoulder making her drop her suit case and spilling all of her stuff.

With no other choice she kneeled to pick up her things. These people were starting to annoy her and how she wished to leave them to Saturn's wrath.

"Hey look at this" said the same girl that had caused her to drop her things, as she quickly took a Cd case from the floor. "No way in hell this is yours." It was Hotaru's copy of one of her favorite albums and artist. 'Someone To Love' by Aino Minako.

"It's Aino Minako? As in, the best J-pop Idol in Japan? "

"Holy crap, and it's Autographed! You've met Minako-chan?!" asked the dumb girl

"Give it back!" angrily snapped Hotaru at the girl

"No way babe, this freak probably bought it off the internet or it's a fake."

Hotaru was getting more and more pissed by the second. She didn't feel the need to explain to these idiots that Minako-chan was like a big sister to her. But before she could explode someone stepped in front of her and all she could see was bright blond hair tied in a long braid, an orange top and blue shorts. That's all she needed to see to know who was in front of her as her eyes widened and blinked a couple of time in disbelief.

'Alright, I'm in position and the target is within range, I'll attack once she gets off the phone' These were the thought running inside the blonds head as she hid inside some bushes close to Hotaru's school.

And she was getting ready to surprise her youngest friend but a group of kid was quickly approaching Hotaru soon after she had hanged up her phone. She watched as one of the girls pushed Hotaru 'clearly' on purpose, causing the smaller girl to drop her things causing Minako to frown in irritation.

Minako watched for a while before she decided she had seen enough. There was going to be a small change of plans but surely in the end the quiet girl would be surprised.

Without thinking about it twice, Minako jumped out the bushes and still in her rollerblades and with the grace of a sailor Senshi dashed at full speed and stood in front of Hotaru facing the bullies and ready to give them a piece of her mind.

"Well hello there, mind telling me what's going on around here."

"…" It really is her, Minako's home? How, When?

"Ehh?"

"Aino Minako?!"

"No way!"

"Minako-chan?!" asked Hotaru making Minako turn to her to give her a quick wink and smile before turning back to the bullies.

"Whatcha got there cutie" Minako asked the guy that was holding Hotaru's Cd, easily making him stutter.

"I- t- this is, he he, your album-"

"Is it yours hot shot?" Wink *,^

"No, it surprisingly belongs to that creepy girl behind you"

"What?!" They did not just say that. Minako was starting to get really pissed off now.

"Ugh forget about her. Minako-san I am your biggest fan"

"Really? I doubt it. If you were my 'biggest fan' or a fan at all you'd known better than to bully other people. My music carries a message, it's more than rhythms and melodies and if you can't see it then you're anything but a fan of mine. Now give me that back and please leave us." demanded Minako angrily taking Hotaru's cd back and turning back to her young friend.

Next thing the little firefly knows is that she's being crushed by her awesome blond friend she hadn't seen in about two years, a friend she had missed dearly and that for some reason was here and not at the other side of the world. She was Home.

Author's Note: Well that's all for is the longest chapter so far. I already have in mind what I want for next chapter but it's gonna be harder to put it down in words. And remember that I'm making this up as I go along so it still might take a while, sorry! Please review and tell me how bad I did xD