I am beautiful with you
Even in the darkest part of me
I am beautiful with you
Make it feel the way it's supposed to be
You're here with me
Just show me this and I'll believe you
I am beautiful with you
-Halestorm (Beautiful With You)
~MINAKO~
The stars were shining brightly that night. It was good that they had some time to rest before rushing off to the moon. Jupiter was truly a beautiful planet up close. It vaguely reminded her of Venus.
She had herself some fun earlier but that was beyond how she was feeling. Though it was nice to be with a man, she longed for something else. What she wanted was the raven-haired girl she picked up on Mars.
It was a strange feeling being drawn to someone. Normally she saw someone, seduced them, bed them, then left them, but that wasn't the case when she played the scenario with Rei. Usually she could plot out the course but something was different, and not just because she had to serve with her as well. Rei made her feel something different it was a feeling she longed for.
A gentle breeze brushed through her hair. There was a hint of fire in the air, it was lovely and pure, it was Rei. She turned around to meet the gaze of her Martian. Funny thing that she claimed her and they haven't even bedded each other.
"Do you ever sleep?" Rei asked.
"Everyone has asked that question many times, but yes I do," Minako replied.
There was the caw of ravens above her. She looked up to see two ravens circled. Phobos and Deimos, she thought to herself as she watched them fly around.
"They sense uncertainty," Rei said.
"The tides of war have changed since Neptune sent their Princess to lead their army," Minako said.
"Why don't we go help?" Rei asked.
"Our orders are for us to get Makoto and return to the Silver Millennium," she said that with distaste. There was a want to go and assist with the war. "However, I do say as long as we return with her, who's to deny us a little detour?"
"They send a princess, why don't we send four?" Rei asked. A devilish grin drew across her face.
"They have two, but we'll still have more," Minako said.
"Two?" She asked. Phobos and Deimos perched themselves on her shoulders.
"Neptune and Pluto," Minako said. "They said your-"
"Don't say it, I don't claim him," Rei said. She folded her arms and looked away.
"Fine, King Asher is to arrive on Uranus soon," she said. "They said he left Mars before we did."
"I don't care about him," Rei said. Phobos cawed and pecked at some food Rei held out for him. "We'll go and we'll win the war."
Minako traced the angle of Rei's face, to see how she would react. She noted the blushed look on Rei's face. Rei didn't protest one bit as Minako leaned in and kissed her.
"We'll live and then we'll win," Minako said.