Disclaimer: As always, I do not own Sailor Moon; Takeuchi Naoko does. If I did, however, Rei and Minako would have been an established couple by the end of the manga.
Hino Rei had never particularly fond of idols growing up; in fact, she never had truly cared for them until her father had turned her into one. "If you become a popular idol and support me as a politician, then maybe I'll get even more support; so do it," he had said two years ago, when she had been fourteen. Of course, being the naïve teen she had been at the time, she had agreed blindly.
Rei had regretted that decision greatly. Becoming an idol was a terrible mistake; it was stressful, annoying, and most people just wanted to become her friend and lover just because of her status. She hated it all. And because of her popularity, it had been impossible for her to continue her time as a shrine maiden as frequently as she used to without being in fear of the press or mobs of fans.
She ran a hand through her long raven hair in her dressing room. A pile of letters was stacked on a table. Of course, Hino Rei never exactly enjoyed getting declarations of love in every two letters out of three; she found it pitiful to fall in love with someone one never met, really.
"Ms. Rei, someone is here to speak with you," a shaggy haired young man—known as Kumada Yuuichiro—said.
"Alright, let him in," Rei agreed. She knew that she had probably looked bored out of her mind, but by her tone, that much was evident already.
A man wearing an expensive business suit entered just as Yuuichiro left. "It is such an honor to meet the famed Mars Reiko."
"Please call me Rei." Rei forced herself to smile. "Who are you?"
"I am Shittenou Jadeite," he said smoothly. "I was hoping you'd like to sign with Dark Kingdom Records. We have a few other idols signed with us, but you'd definitely be an idol worth gaining."
Rei sensed something off about his aura; it flickered with deceit and . . . lust? "I'm afraid I can't."
"Alright then, have a good day, Mars Reiko." Jadeite spun on his heels and left the area with a forming scowl.
Rei sighed and leaned back, her stress causing her to speak to no one in particular. "If there is anything I hate more than a man's idiotic nature, it has to be being a damned idol."
"Mina, come look at this!" Tsukino Usagi squealed in delight. "Mars Reiko's new album has just come out yesterday, and she's going to sing a live concert right here in Juuban!"
"Really . . .?" Aino Minako blinked twice. "How come I never knew this? I mean, she's my all-time favorite idol!"
"I guess school must've gotten to you." Kino Makoto leaned back, a brief smile smile pulling on her lips. "We did have a test yesterday, after all."
"Which you all better have studied for," Mizuno Ami said. "I've been tutoring you three at the same time for months, you all better not come back with a horribly low score."
They all cowered in fear in response to Ami's dark threatening—and with out a doubt, absolutely terrifying—gaze.
Rei adjusted her T*A academy uniform under her leather jacket. It had been odd for her manager to plan a concert in her native prefecture, of course, Artemis had never truly been completely predictable. She placed a pair of sunglasses to conceal her eyes.
The Crown Café seemed like a nice place to take a break, so she decided to do just that.
As Rei entered the said place, her ears perked up at the sound of excited voice—of girls her own age.
"—On other news," A blonde bun-headed girl seemingly attempted to change the current subject nervously. "I heard that Mars Reiko is going to start a band called "The Sailor Soldiers" and she's going to have auditions for it soon."
Another blonde's eyes brightened. "This may give me a chance to become an idol!" She paused to let out a blonde giggle, as she had dubbed it—one of those insane sounding ones that ends of frightening everyone in the room and make people question the person's sanity—and grinned. "And meet Mars Reiko."
"What's this about wishing to meet me?" a smooth voice breathed over the girl's shoulder. "Because I don't believe I'm taken."
She could sense that the girl's face had went a cherry red as the other blonde attempted to squeal, "Mars Reiko" but a brunette covered her mouth quickly, thankfully.
"U-uh, what," she squeaked, her body stiffening. "M-Mars Reiko?"
"The one and only in the flesh," Rei replied. "And what's your name?"
"My name is M-Minako," Minako replied.
"Mina, you're never usually this red or stutter a lot; is something wrong?" the other blonde asked. "Oh and I'm Usagi!"
"I'm Makoto," the brunette introduced gruffly. "Ami, do you want to go somewhere else?"
The blue haired girl—presumably Ami—nodded and took Makoto's hand. They were soon out of the café before someone could even attempt to stifle a laugh.
"Um, Mars Reiko, may I have an autograph for my friend and I?" Usagi asked. "Please?"
"Please, call me Rei," Rei stated. "And I'll sign an autograph."
She turned to face Minako. In all honesty she thought that the blonde had seemed kind enough, and she was quite cute. Rei handed Minako a slip of paper and Usagi an autograph. "And Minako," she whispered. "Please be sure to call me."
Then the famed Mars Reiko had seemingly disappeared, being sure to leave behind an excited fan with an autograph and a cute girl her number.
Minako slumped on her bed tiredly with a loud sigh, as if she had either had a really rough day or worked extremely hard on something the moment before, or she was lovesick—once again.
"Mina, are you alright?" her father asked warily, peering into her room lazily. "You haven't been yourself lately, is something up?"
"I got Mars Reiko's number," Minako said dreamily, then bolted to the phone. "I have to call her back!"
Yoshiro sighed. "Good grief."
Yawning loudly and stretching, Minako awoke from her dream.
"Mina, what's wrong?" Rei stirred in her sleep. "Did you have another nightmare about the Silver Millennium again?"
Minako shook her head and smiled. "No, I had a better dream."
"What was it about?" Rei asked. "It better not be about planning to get me to sing karaoke, because that will never happen."
"Oh, it was even better." Minako's smile turned into a sly grin. "You didn't sing karaoke, you were an idol."
"Oh great," Rei groaned. "Then what, I asked you out like some smooth person out of those American movies you like?"
Minako pecked Rei's cheek. "Exactly."
"Someone help my dream self." Rei pulled Minako closer by the waist. "She has no idea what she's getting herself into."
"But," Minako leaned in so that their lips were inches apart. "She's you, surely she can deal with me, as hard as you say it is."
"I guess," Rei murmured. "I love you Mina."
"Me too." Minako nodded in agreement. Then, on her cue, their lips met.
Then suddenly, she awoke upright in a cold sweat, noticing that the object of her affections—whom her thoughts usually centered around—Rei, was not by her side.
Minako merely sighed and laid back down, hoping that a less crazier dream would come, and maybe sleep would finally be granted.
A/N: So how did you guys like it? This was just something fun I came up with on the spur of the moment, and I decided to put it into words. Even so, don't forget to rate and review!