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Chapter 3: Flashbacks?
A stunning blonde with a red bow in her hair sat at a table by herself at the Crown, waiting for her friends to arrive. She couldn't help but feel down. Her best friend had barely said a word to her since that day, two weeks ago, when she had woken up in the miko's bedroom.
"Rei… why won't you talk to me…?" Minako asked quietly to no one in particular.
Flashback
As Minako sat in math class she couldn't keep her eyes off of the miko that had been ignoring her for days sitting right in front of her. She leaned in and whispered softly into Rei's ear, "Rei-chan…can we talk?"
"Not now," the dark-haired girl hissed back quietly, not even taking the time to turn around. 'Not ever,' Rei added in her head.
"But…" The blonde started to protest.
"I'm trying to concentrate, leave me alone."
And with that, Minako slowly sat back in her chair, a defeated look on her face.
End Flashback
The shimmering blonde sighed softly to herself as she looked down into her half full milkshake; stirring the straw around a bit when the door to the Crown suddenly swung open and an overly hyper Usagi ran in and jumped into the booth, making Minako scoot over a bit so her side was pressed against the wall.
"Mina-chan! What's wrong?" Usagi exclaimed rather bluntly.
"Eh? Oh, nothing." The goddess of love looked down hopelessly at the table when she suddenly felt her presence. Minako knew Rei was walking in with Ami and Makoto. Suddenly her heart was racing and she was short of breath. 'Why do I still get like this? Rei isn't into me like that; I thought I gave up on her a long time ago… I guess my heart has a mind of its own…'
When Rei slid into the booth and sat across from Minako she just picked up a menu and buried her nose in it, not even acknowledging the blonde's existence. Makoto then slid in next to Rei, and Ami followed suit.
Minako just let out a distressed sigh and slumped in her seat as everyone ordered. 'She won't even look at me…' the blonde thought to herself grimly.
Once everyone got their food and started eating, Minako reached forward to grab her drink when she felt something soft under her hand instead. She looked down to see that she had accidentally placed her hand on Rei's. The blonde felt a sudden sharp pain in her head. Closing her eyes tightly as her eyes watered. Images of someone pinning those same soft hands down onto a familiar mattress aggressively flooded her brain.
Minako was snapped out of her little world when she felt Rei quickly withdraw her hand, with an annoyed, yet confused look on her face.
"S-sorry." Minako apologized softly, looking down, but then looked back up to see Rei licking some stray salt from her French fries on her lower lip.
Another sharp pain attacked the blonde's skull as flashes of someone crushing their lips against the miko's soft, demanding ones echoed through her skull.
She felt a soft hand touch her shoulder, immediately sending her crashing down to the real world. She looked over at a concerned Usagi. "Are you okay, Mina-chan?"
"H-hai." The blonde shook her head, putting on a fake smile. "I'm fine Usagi-chan, just, uh, a little headache."
Hearing someone strumming their fingernails in an irritated way, Minako turned her attention back to Rei and looked down to those nails. This time there was no pain in her head, just a blurry image of two bodies intertwining, sinking into a soft, familiar mattress. She was suddenly replaced with the person on top of the dark haired girl; she couldn't quite make out the other girl's face that was covered in sweat, moaning softly as she had her way with her. Suddenly she felt as if someone was scratching their nails down her bare back, causing her to arch her back involuntarily.
Her eyes were closed tightly, she could hear the other girl panting in her ear, moaning and squirming underneath her. Suddenly she heard them say, "Mi-na-ko" breathlessly into her ear. 'That voice… it sounds so familiar…' The blonde thought to herself as she started to open her eyes to see who the voice belonged to. The dark haired girl's face was starting to become clearer when Usagi's voice suddenly rang in her ears.
"MI-NA-KO!" The dumpling head yelled loudly into the goddess' ear, snapping Minako out of her daze.
"Usagi-chan, you didn't have to yell so loud," Minako whined as she rubbed her ear sorely.
"Uh… Mina-chan, we were trying to get your attention for five minutes. You had this far off look in your eyes and you wouldn't snap out of it. We thought you might have been possessed or something," Makoto leaned forward a bit as she explained.
"R-really?" The blonde looked over to Rei only to see a confused look playing on the miko's features.
"Are you feeling all right, Mina-chan?" Ami leaned forward a bit too, concern filling her deep blue eyes.
"I… I don't know… I think I'm going to go home and get some rest… excuse me…" Minako said softly as Usagi slid out of the booth so her friend could get out. Minako didn't turn around to say goodbye.
Rei's P.O.V.
'Why won't she leave me alone? Doesn't she know how much pain she's causing me?' the dark haired girl thought to herself sadly as she walked to the Crown with Usagi, Makoto, and Ami.
When they walked in, Rei silently took her seat across from Minako and quickly picked up the menu, anything to keep her blushing face hidden. She could feel the goddess of love burning a hole through the menu with her intense gaze.
'Doesn't she know that every time she looks at me my heart skips a beat? I'm pretty sure she does, everyone probably does. My heart is pounding so loud in my chest I'm sure everyone can hear.'
The miko reluctantly let go of her menu as the waiter took her order and walked away with the only thing that separated her and Minako. As she ate her fries quietly she felt someone place their hand gently on hers. Looking up to see who the hand belonged to, Rei couldn't help but feel another intense blush cross her face.
Realizing that the blonde's hand had lingered too long the miko quickly pulled her hand back. 'What was that? Why didn't I pull away sooner? The best way to get over Minako is to just simply try to forget her, but it's kind of hard when I see her every day…'
Rei sighed softly as she slumped in her seat, taking another bite of a French fry and gingerly licked the remaining salt off of her lower lip. 'If only she could remember what happened? Was she really drunk? Or is this all just a game to her? Damnit, Minako why do you have to be like this?' The dark haired girl sat up straight. 'These past two weeks have been so hard. She keeps trying to talk to me; can't she see how hard it is for me to do this? Every time I see her I just want to run to her, kiss her like I mean it, and tell her I love her, but that's… that's out of the question.
The miko started to strum her fingers absentmindedly as she got lost in her thoughts, drowning in a flood of Minako.
"MI-NA-KO!" Usagi's loud voice brought Rei back down to earth.
Rei sent the dumpling head a hard glare, but turned and saw a confused looking Minako who looked like she had just been snapped out of a daydream.
"Uh… Mina-chan, we were trying to get your attention for five minutes. You had this far off look in your eyes and you wouldn't snap out of it. We thought you might have been possessed or something." Rei listened to Makoto's explanation as confusion spread across her face.
Before Rei knew what was happening the goddess of her dreams was leaving the room in a rush, leaving Rei with her thoughts.
Minako's P.O.V.
By the time the blonde got to her house, she was feeling incredibly exhausted for some reason, especially odd for so early in the afternoon. She walked right past her parents and went straight to her bedroom, collapsing onto her mattress. As she slowly drifted off into a deep sleep, somewhere in the back of her mind, something malicious cackled.
(Well, there it is. I'm sorry it's just kinda mediocre, but the next chappie will be better, they're going to start getting way better and more interesting and fun! I PROMISE! If you guys have any suggestions, comments, anything, I'm open to anything and I'll listen to your ideas. :D I want to thank each and every one of you guys individually, but I'm super tired, I keep having to update late at night, making my chapters lacking. D: but yeah, seriously, I'm going to try to update way sooner, tomorrow sooner, maybe, if I can. I have to work and blah! And I know this is really long, but I just want you all to know I feel really bad. I STILL LOVE YOU ALL! L8rz! )