Chapter 6: Makoto's feelings.
Rei sat by a raging fire, her hands pressed together and was in a deep state of mediation. Her concentration was intense, she chanted a small prayer as she faced the roaring fire hoping to get an answer.
She could see something strange begin to form, it seemed to be gigantic and shortly after she saw an image of something sinister, she wasn't sure what it was, but it looked to be like a demonic figure in the flames approaching the planet but that couldn't be right, could it? Either way, it sent a cold shiver down Rei's spine as she had no idea what this meant.
Then there was that strange looking mist, what she saw the last time against that monster, "That fog..." Just what was it? The moment it shrouded the monster it seemed to get stronger and a lot more angrier, it was almost a mindless raging beast.
"Does that fog have something to do with the monsters?" Has that fog always been here? Did it also have something to do with the image she just saw? Was that why there were so many monsters and most of them mindless creatures that wanted to harm others? She could only hope Ami could find the source of where these monsters keep appearing from and hopefully find the source of this fog.
It's only been two weeks since then, and to top it all off Rei was still shaken up after discovering Reina was slowly dying to a disease and it filled her with so much sorrow. She couldn't even begin to imagine what her life would be like if she was the one in Reina's position, she didn't think she'd be able to handle it like Reina has... nobody could, and what made it more terrible is that Reina had been alone.
She sighed, "Maybe a change of scenery would be better for all of us." Rei then retreated back to her room, and began to gather her things. After everything that's happened, everyone deserved to have a bit of time to relax and it would possibly help Reina.
Rei chuckled slightly, she could already guess that Makoto was already with Reina and was probably driving her mad with how much she's trying to help her. "You must really like her, huh Mako-chan." The corner of her lips formed a smile at the thought.
With Rei dressed in her summer clothing of a red top and jean shorts, began to head out, "Well, first off to Usagi-chan's home."
Minako sat on her bed, going over her next audition schedule, "Ah I can't fail this one!"
"Mina, you're over thinking it." Her cat Artemis spoke.
"I'm not over thinking it! if I don't do okay I'll lose my chance!"
He jumped on the table and placed his small paw on her head, "You'll be fine Mina, you're the best and I'm sure you'll show them why! You've done it before."
"You really think so?" He nodded, Minako smiled as she could never forget how happy her friend has made her over the years and had proven to be a loyal companion and someone she could trust.
"Hey Mina, so this new Sailor Senshi, why didn't you tell me earlier?" He asked her.
"Eh?"
"Usagi-chan told Luna and she told me."
"Well, we weren't so sure how to tell you… and I figured you two would've seen her by now."
"No, with no new enemies we haven't really been keeping track other than trying to find out where these monsters keep coming from."
Minako then stood up, "Well, she's not dangerous. She's actually a really nice girl, I'll introduce you next time…" Minako then stopped to think, "Though a talking cat is going to surprise her… or maybe not considering the things she's seen."
"I'll guess we'll break it to her slowly."
"Yup! Anyway I gotta go!" She grabbed her bag and rushed out the door!
She was about to cross the street as she saw Rei walking towards her home, "Eh? Rei-chan!" She waved her over.
"Minako-chan!"
"So you want to take us to your cabin again?"
Rei nodded, "It would be nice to get away for the day, maybe it'll take Reina's mind off things."
"Ah I see I see, it surely would help her and then we can help Mako realize her feelings!" She nodded, "Well I'd love to go, when?"
"After I get everyone we'll get our tickets right after, like around one in the afternoon."
"That means I have plenty of time! I'll meet you all there! Tell everyone I said hi!" She then bolted off, leaving Rei in large cloud of dust and her coughing.
Rei knocked at the door and after being let inside by Usagi's mother, she made her way upstairs and to Usagi's room where Ami was talking to her.
"Ah Rei-chan!" Usagi greeted her, "What are you doing here?"
Rei took a seat by the table, "Well I was going to invite you all, so we could spend some time away and relax for a change."
"At your summer cabin?!" Usagi was quick to say, having been there before and it was the best time of her life, Rei then nodded, "Yatta!" she cried out happily.
Ami only laughed at how excited Usagi was and immediately began to pack, "Hey girls." Rei got their attention.
"What is it?"
"I've been having this weird feeling about Reina-chan."
"Weird? Is it bad?"
"Not bad, I'm just worried, like something bad is going to happen to her?"
"Nah come on Rei-chan, you're just being paranoid, nothing is going to happen. Besides, she's with Mako-chan right now." Usagi resumed packing.
"Eh?! So Mako-chan really is with her?!"
"Yeah, she called us today and said she was heading on over to make sure she was okay." Ami confirmed it and stood up, "Well I should go pack too."
"Meet us at the train station Ami-chan, Minako-chan should also be there." Ami nodded and once she left Rei turned her attention back to Usagi, "So Usagi, Is Mako-chan really there?" Usagi nodded happily.
"I really do hope they get closer to each other!"
"You think… that maybe Reina-chan,"
"Will be the one?" Usagi turned to look at her, a warm smile on her face, "I would hope so, Mako-chan has had a tough time trying to find love, and if Reina is the one that would be the best thing that could happen to her."
"Isn't she still obsessed with her senpai?"
"I'm confident she'll get over him for Reina-chan!"
"I would hope so too," Rei sighed and truly wished the best for the two of them, Makoto has never had someone she could be with and she deserves it, she's always chased love but it was never returned to her so if Reina would be the one then she would fully support it.
Rei's eyes scanned the room and spotted something, "Eeeh! The new Sailor V manga is out!?" She grabbed it and was about to flip it open when Usagi practically tackled her.
"Wait Rei-chan! I haven't read it yet! You'll spoil it!" the two began to wrestle for it.
"You're busy packing!" The two pushed and shoved to try and wrestle it away from each other, "how about we read it together!"
"You're just saying that so I let go!"
Luna walked in the room, watching the two fight over a manga and she sighed in disappointment once again, "Ugh Usagi-chan."
"Mako-chan, you don't really have to do that." Reina watched as she prepared lunch for her.
"It's okay it's no trouble at all and besides didn't you say you like the company."
Reina shook her head with a chuckle, "You promised you wouldn't treat me differently."
"I'm not I was just—,"
"You actually helped me clean up the place," Reina began, "You then helped me get everything looking nice, and when I say helped me as in you did it all by yourself." She placed her hands on her hips and cocked them to the side as she glared at Makoto.
"Ah haha," Makoto just gave a bashful laugh, "I… couldn't help it."
"Mako-chan…" She only shook her head as she pressed to fingers to her temple.
"Reina-chan," Makoto's face went serious in a blink of an eye, "Is it wrong that I just want to spend time with you?"
"Eh?"
She chuckled, her cheeks began to gain a red hue, "I don't know what it is, but… I just w-want to spend time with you, every time I'm with you I feel different, like there's no other place I'd rather be. I feel as if I can always trust you to always be there for me as I would for you."
"Wait… really?" She walked closer to her as the tall brunette nodded, "C-cause I feel the same."
"…You make it sound as if you're in love with her." Makoto silently gasped as Usagi's words ran in her head, was she right? Was it wrong to love someone of the same sex? Makoto believed in love at first sight but why was she feeling so unsure and yet so certain when she looked at Reina. The more she stared at her the more her heart cried out to love her and if she did, would Reina return her feelings? Or would it turn out to be like every other boy she's chased? In a broken heart, further pushing her away from love.
Reina saw that Makoto was deep in thought, what could she be thinking about?
"Mako-chan? Are you okay?"
Makoto gazed into her lavender colored eyes, her gaze was so serene, the more she stared into her eyes the more she warm she began to feel in her heart, "Y-yeah," she took a few steps closer to her, her face even began to feel warm, "Hey Reina-chan, c-can I ask you something?"
"Y-yeah." Her heart began to beat faster now that Makoto was so close to her, she could already smell her rose scented perfume.
"Do you believe in love at first sight?"
"Eh?" Now that was a strange question, at least for her, "I… I don't know." Just say it! was all Reina could think about, if that even was were Makoto was going with it, she just wanted to hear those words and hoped it was those words specially.
Makoto then opened her mouth to ask, "Have you ever been in love?"
"No," She replied, "I never had time for that when I began my duty as a Sailor Senshi."
"What? You've never experienced a relationship before? Aah but then I haven't either," She only shook her head, "And if someone… were to ask you out, boy or girl?" Now this was the question she needed to ask, mostly to confirm it for herself.
"I would… try it." She said as her cheeks flushed red, these were not the type of questions she was expecting to hear.
Makoto took a deep breath and readied herself for what she was going to ask next, "Reina-chan, I—"
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
Reina turned her head to the door then back at Makoto waiting for her to finish, "What is it Mako-chan? You can tell me."
"Reina, I lo—"
"Reeeina-chaaan!"
They both heard Usagi's ever cheerful voice coming from the door, and Reina didn't want to leave her out there, "Hold that thought!" She rushed to the door.
"I love you…" Makoto spoke ever so quietly once Reina was out of ear shot, she placed her hands by her heart and lowered her head and her heart had never pumped any faster just trying to say those words.
"Usagi-chan!" the two embraced happily, "What brings you here?!" She then saw Rei standing behind her, "Rei-chan!" she too was pulled in for a hug.
"Well, I was thinking we should get out of the city for a while and spend some time to ourselves so we came to ask you if you wanted to come with us to my summer home," Rei explained to her.
"Summer home!?" Rei nodded, "that is supa cool!" The girls could not get used to Reina using English words with such a thick accent but they loved it just the same and gave a small laugh.
Usagi looked around and saw Makoto, her arms crossed and a disappointed expression on her pretty face, then walked up to her, "What's wrong Mako-chan?"
"Usagi," She glanced down, "I… was about to tell her my feelings."
"Eh?" Usagi's eyes widened, "Really?" Usagi was silent for a few seconds till it finally clicked, she interrupted them, "AAAH! Gomenasai Mako-chan! I didn't mean to interrupt you two!"
Makoto quickly hushed her, "It's alright Usagi-chan, I'll try again later."
Usagi nodded then did her pose, "You better, or I'll punish you."
Makoto giggled, "I will, I need to know if she feels the same or does she just see me as a friend."
"Well come on girls!"
Reina came outside with her suitcase ready to go, Makoto had already brought a case with her clothes as she had… planned to stay over after having planned to ask Reina later on.
The five girls were waiting patiently by the train station awaiting their ride over to a secluded forest, which to Reina sounded like the perfect set up for a horror movie. She figured she would be the first to get lost and chased by a chainsaw wielding maniac.
"Hey there's Minako-chan," Usagi saw her running at full speed, they could all swear they could see a dust trail behind her.
She finally made it, grabbed her knees and panted all while Ami held a bottle of water for her which the blonde haired girl took without even looking then chugged it down.
Reina looked around, there were many people waiting for the train and with nothing else to do she began to let her mind wonder, she closed her eyes and leaned against the wooden post.
"Thinking about something?"
"Eh?" Reina opened her eyes, seeing Usagi staring at her with a curious gaze.
"Aah no not really," She said, then sighed, she just needed to tell someone, "Usagi-chan," She began and looked behind her, seeing Makoto talking to the rest of the girls.
"Yeah?"
"If I told you… that I l-liked someone, would you think its weird?"
"Weird? not at all. It's normal to fall in love," Usagi could already guess who Reina had fallen for but wanted to hear it with her own ears, "There's nothing to be ashamed off."
"Even if I were too… like another girl?"
Usagi inhaled, then smiled at her, she was right after all, "No, it's not weird. I wouldn't judge you, none of us would."
Reina felt a sense of relief hearing that, "Usagi-chan, I think I'm… I'm in love with Mako-chan…" She then covered her face, "I can't believe I said it!" her hands muffling her words.
"I'm so glad Reina-chan!" She said and looked back, hoping she wasn't too loud, "I'm sure Mako-chan feels the same, I just know it!" Usagi recalled Makoto's words of willing to try a relationship a try with another girl.
"Do you think so?" Usagi nodded, "Mako had asked me before if I believed in love at first sight and I didn't really know how to answer that and the more I think about it, I feel… I feel like its true, I felt this way for Mako-chan since I first saw her." Reina's lavender colored eyes looked ahead and at Makoto, "She's so… she's so pretty, she's so strong and a lot kinder then she shows, when I'm with her I feel so safe."
Usagi's heart felt warm hearing Reina say that, "It's beautiful isn't it?"
"Eh?"
"To be in love?"
Reina nodded, "I've never felt this before."
"It's your first time falling in love?"
"Yeah."
Usagi stepped closer to her, "Why don't you just tell her how you feel?"
"I'm afraid, what if she doesn't feel the same… and maybe," However, she remembered that Makoto was going to tell her something back at her home but were interrupted, could it be she was going to confess her feelings?
Across from them, Makoto had been talking about the same thing with everyone else.
"Is it wrong of me?" The tall brunette asked, "To fall in love with her?"
Minako could not stop grinning, "Of course its not wrong! You're in love Mako-chan! You should embrace it, and if you don't tell her, I'll tell her for you!"
"Now now Mina," Ami patted her shoulder and gave a nervous chuckle, "We should let Mako-chan tell her."
Rei's warm smile carried on, "Just go tell her Mako-chan, or you'll regret it later. Everything you said to us, how much she means to you, how you feel when you're around her, and just how much your heart feels for her… just go tell her already!"
"But I—"
Minako placed her fingers on Makoto's lips to shush her, "Like we said, it doesn't matter if you love another girl. We've come to accept stuff like that, and we wouldn't judge you. Just like Haruka and Michiru, you chose who your heart wants to be with. I will not stop till I the goddess of love get you two together! so go on and tell her!"
"You've had terrible luck with boys, as we all have but what if Reina turns out to be the one?" Rei said, "I don't know why boys are scared of you, but you don't deserve that Mako-chan, you're wonderful and the more I look at Reina with you… I don't see that fear, I see something else in her eyes."
"Just go for it Mako-chan!" Ami cheered her on.
Makoto scratched her head, then looked behind her seeing Reina talking with Usagi, "You're right."
The train however arrived and Makoto would have to wait once more till she could talk to Reina about what she feels for her.
But they all grabbed their bags and boarded the train and found their seats.
The girls sat in their seats, enjoying the smooth ride and getting to look at the scenery through the windows and Reina was practically glued to it with a big grin on her face. She's never taken the time to look at the beautiful scenery, the big fields of green grass, flowers and trees. Eventually, Reina had to look away and looked at her friends.
"So," She began, "How long have you all been Sailor Senshi?" She asked them.
"Since we were fourteen." Ami answered, "Usagi and Luna found all of us."
"Eh!" She looked at Usagi, "You were the first one?"
"Yup, but it was so scary my first time being a Senshi." She nervously giggled.
"I had to save her butt on more than one occasion." Rei crossed her arms with a smirk.
"Rei-chan!" She clenched her fist and glared at the raven haired girl.
"Am I lying?" Her smug look never left her face while the rest of her friends giggled.
"Come on Rei-chan, Usagi has saved us on more than one occasion too." Makoto replied back while Rei only leaned against her seat, "Yeah you're right." She said.
"What about you Reina-chan?" Minako asked her, actually curious about her start.
"Same as all of you. I figured out I was a Senshi when I was fourteen."
"Ah and where did you get your transformation stick?" Minako followed up with another question.
"Strangest thing actually." She began, "I was walking home from school one day and…"
Reina had her backpack slumped over one shoulder and was finally going back home after a long day at school. She must have spaced out as she didn't remember most of where she was walking too other then when she turned the corner a bright light blinded her.
"Aaah!" She raised her hands to shield herself and the light disappeared right after, "What was that?!" She looked around, she looked up and there was nothing.
When she took a step, she felt something under her foot and when she looked down there was a small metallic looking stick. It's handle was smoothly polished to a glass like finish and the entire thing was colored like neon green and at the top of it was semi-transparent blue sphere with a star motif in the center
The moment she picked it up, it was like lightning struck her mind. She began to see images of a strange place, it looked like a kingdom and there were several people that she couldn't make out but the one that stood out was that of a woman, who had her hair in twin buns but she looked much older and next to her was another girl that the had the same hair style. Reina had no idea who these people were, other that they felt like they were important.
"The heck is this?" And where did it come from she wondered, did that strange light have anything to do with it? However she didn't' have time to even think about it or what those images were when she heard…
"AAAAAHH! SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!"
There was a scream in the distance, Reina perked her head up to the direction of the scream and her curious mind made her run to it.
She turned the corner and saw a beast looking creature, it had a lions mane around its neck and gargoyle looking face while its body looked horrifying, riddled with spikes and sharp claws for hands.
"What is that!?"
The monster turned his head, it heard Reina's voice and snarled at her, then began to run at her with a murderous intent.
Reina's heart began to pound within her chest seeing this monster close the distance fast and felt her life would come to end.
It jumped up and came diving down to slice her with its claw.
Reina screamed in terror as she raised her arms to shield herself and waited for the sharp claws to cut into her but that's when the unexpected happened.
The green stick she was holding on too began to glow, then energy burst out of it and it was enough to knock the beast away.
"What!?" She looked at the stick still glowing in her hand, she then felt a strange voice in her head, "What is…?"
She felt it talking to her, and she looked around seeing no one then her gaze fell back on her stick, was it talking to her!? No there's no way! Perhaps it was just giving a message like an old tape recording… how the hell was a stick speaking to her within her mind in the first place!
perhaps that was all it was capable of doing right? But she kept hearing a phrase repeat itself in her head over and over.
She then lifted the stick into the air, would something really happen?
"… Nova Star Power! Make-up!"
What happened next shocked her!
Energy enveloped her entire body, it lifted her off the ground and saw dark blue boots materialize on her feet then dark blue gloves, a navy blue uniform on her body with a dark green collar, followed by a dark green skirt and lastly she felt a Tiara on her head.
Once the transformation was over, she was in utter disbelief, "WHAT!?" she looked herself over trying to see every inch of herself, did she really just transform!?
She heard the beast's growl once more, snapping her out of her thoughts, but transformed or not… she was still terrified of this monster.
Her blood ran cold again seeing it run to her, she fell down in fear seeing it get close and watched as its claw came crashing down!
That's when her body forced her to move, she dodged just in time and was running on pure fear and adrenaline, "Get away from me!" She screamed as it tried to attack her, "I just want to go home!" She wanted to cry, and hoped that this was all a dream that she would soon wake up from but the more it attacked the more she knew it was not a dream.
That's when she heard that same whispering voice in her head, and if listening to it made her transform then what else could she do?
The monster dashed at her again.
Reina was terrified but she had to try it or else she would be killed! she aimed her open palm down then she felt energy gather within it, as she began to focus, "What is this!?" She cried out, then as she lifted her hand up she saw a cyan colored energy pillar rise up and…
"Burst Wall!" She shoved that pillar with all her strength and saw it fly, it shattered against the monster's face and the moment she closed her hand she saw those shattered energy pieces reform into sharp looking energy bits which then thrust onto the monster in a flurry of explosions!
The monster was stunned from the attack, "It's… it's still alive!?" Now she was fearful of her life, if that didn't kill it then what could she do!?
Then, just like lightning, she heard the same voice came through, "Am I going crazy!?" But so far this information has not let her down yet.
She raised her hand then placed it across her chest, energy gathered then she thrust her hand out and trapped the monster in an energy sphere, she lifted it up then with energy gathered in her left hand she slammed it down on her right fist, "Supernova!"
The loudest and biggest explosion rocked the streets, however thanks to her sphere it was contained but it could still be felt and it even knocked Reina off her feet, "Iyaaa!" She tumbled on the ground till she finally came to a stop.
Once the dust settled she opened her eyes, "I… I did it…" the monster was nowhere in sight, she actually saved the day just like the superhero comic books one of her friends kept reading in school.
She stood up, her hands shaking something awful as her heart pounded a million miles a second.
"Whoa that was so cool!" She turned her head and saw several of her classmates, they had been watching the battle, "You really showed him what for!"
"Yeah that was awesome!" A girl cried out happily, "We have a real superhero in our city!"
Reina tried to hide the fear still present on her face and nodded, though she had to clench her shaking hands after having to take a life and coupled with the fact that this was her first real life and death situation.
"Hey what's your name!?" One of the boys asked.
"My name?" Reina hesitated, then, with a confident look said, "Sailor Nova."
"SUGOI!" Minako could not contain her excitement!
"You did a lot better than Usagi did on her first time." Rei teased.
"Rei-chan you're so mean! It was scary! It was so sudden for me!" Usagi shot back however, the images Reina mentioned had intrigued her, was the same thing she was thinking about... but what does that mean?
"I don't hear Reina-chan complaining, and she didn't have her own tuxedo mask."
"You're so mean!" Usagi began to cry!
"First time or not, it was scary hell." Reina said, "I mean, I'm with Usagi, It was so sudden and then to know that I'm suddenly a Sailor Senshi… not something I got used to right away."
"So… you've been alone all this time?" Makoto asked.
"Yeah, I never knew there were more Sailor Senshi, I've fought them alone for so long."
"So you were like me then." Minako could relate to her, "I fought alone for a while before I met them."
"I'm not so sure it's the same Minako-chan," Ami looked at her then Reina, "Reina-chan fought for another four years alone before she met us."
"I guess your right… wow that's actually worse."
"Come on, let's not compare. I'm just happy I met all of you so tell me more! And besides, this has been," The girls all anticipated it, "Supa cool!" They all said in unison with Reina, and all laughed with her, "Well, if It's no trouble I'd like to know more about the Sailor Senshi!"
The girls nodded, "Well lets see, well were all Sailor Senshi who served to protect our princess and…" Rei, Makoto and everyone else began to explain what they knew about themselves and their past lives to protect Princess Serenity.
Their stories shocking and surprising Reina, they even told tales of all their battles and how they prevailed. The more she heard them the more she started to question, what was Reina's role in all this? If they were born to protect their moon princess then reincarnated, then what was Reina born for? Did she even exist in the moon kingdom they kept talking about? Surely she couldn't have been just some random person that was granted the powers of a Senshi like a lottery winner right? Even the girls had no idea if there was a Sailor Nova in their past lives.
But for Usagi, those words about Reina seeing some sort of kingdom in her vision made her curious to no end.
Two hours had come and gone when the two baskets that Minako and Usagi were carrying finally opened up, "AAH Kawaii!" Reina saw two cute cats come out and start yawning, it was a black cat and a white cat and they both had crescent bald spots on their foreheads!
"Ah Reina-chan, we forgot to introduce you since our cats were being lazy," Usagi laughed, "This is Luna." The cute cat meowed at greeting Reina.
"And this is Artemis!"
"They are both so cute!" The moment Reina began to pet artemis, it almost looked like he was enjoying it a little much and Luna looked visibly mad but refrained from doing anything.
"So this is the Sailor Senshi we've been hearing about." Luna thought to herself as she looked her over, "Strange, I feel like I've seen her before… but where? It couldn't have been in the Moon Kingdom could it?" She kept observing her having fun with the rest of the girls, "Well, she doesn't look all that bad and I'm not getting any bad vibes from her. None the less I'm glad we have another Sailor Senshi in our team. Maybe she can help us find out where these monsters keep coming from."
Makoto glanced around, "Hey Reina."
"Hmm?"
Usagi and everyone else stopped talking, and looked at the two with eager anticipation but unfortanetly that actually went noticed by Reina and Makoto.
Makoto then looked at Reina, "Can you follow me to the back?"
"Um sure…" They swore they could hear the girls all groan silently and as they stood up they saw a group of people running by them, screaming at the top of their lungs.
"THERE'S A MONSTER!"
The girls stood up, "What? A youma?!" Rei focused, then felt its evil presence, "There's no doubt about it!" She led the way as the rest of her friends followed behind her.
They went through a few train cars till they could see it, it was destroying parts of the train.
"We have to transform!" Minako told them and she was about too when Ami stopped her.
"Wait!"
"What?"
Ami then gestured behind her and saw many terrified people trying to observe the monster.
"We have to find some other place to do that." Usagi looked around, "How did a youma get on the train to begin with!?" No one knew how it could've gotten on unless it was already in the train just waiting to attack.
"I got an idea!" Rei led the way and found an area with a door, away from any eyes that would be looking at them and… it was not what they expected but it was better than nothing.
"EEEH?! Are you kidding me!?" Usagi pointed at the door, "It's a bathroom!? And it's out of order!"
"Do you have any better ideas?" Rei crossed her arms.
"That's… humiliating." Minako could smell its foul odor then began to gag, "It actually stinks!"
"Can we find some other place to change! It stinks so bad!" Usagi began to run out till Rei grabbed her.
"Just hurry up and change!" She began to shove Usagi in the bathroom.
"Noooo! I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna!" she resisted and rightfully so, no one ever wants to be shoved in a room like that, though the rest of the girls just sighed knowing they would have to go in there too, then finally Rei managed to get Usagi inside.
"Hurry up, we all have to go in and transform!"
"Why do I have to go first!" Her voice was still so loud behind the door, "It smells worse inside!"
"Just hurry up Usagi!"
Usagi pinched her nose to avoid having to smell the foul odor but it was just too difficult and humiliating but it had to be done.
She raised her brooch, and with a shameful look…
"Moon Eternal Make-Up…" It was just to degrading, a clean, nicer smelling bathroom would be ways better than this.
She stepped out of the door now transformed after her friends told her it was clear, then Rei went in next, she immediately wanted to puke then after she transformed everyone else took their turn, Reina looked around and every car was loaded with passengers, besides this room as it was at the back and there actually was no way to transform without anyone seeing, this really was the only place to change.
"Reina-chan, you're up."
"Ugh… this is just… ugh." She walked inside and the smell was no joke, she could almost feel it burn her lungs, "Nova Star—ACK!…" She began to gag from the smell, it took her a few seconds to compose herself, "… Nova Star Power Make-Up…"
there really was no way to even be into the spirit of battle in a place like this.
Once they were all transformed they rushed to the front of the train where the monster was wrecking havoc.
Sailor Moon stepped inside, "Hold it right there!" The monster stopped in its tracks, as it was about to attack the train conductor.
"And who are you!? She asked.
"How dare you board this train and try to ruin a girl's trip to have some fun… and forcing cute girls to change in an awful smelling bathroom! Unforgivable!" Sailor Moon began to poise, "For love and Justice, We're the pretty soldiers in a sailor suit! Sailor Moon!"
"Sailor Mars!"
"Sailor Jupiter!"
"Sailor Mercury!"
"Sailor Venus!"
Sailor Nova finally realized it was her turn since Sailor Moon was still quiet, she still was getting used to being part of a team, "Ah! Sailor Nova!"
"We're the Sailor Team!" Sailor Moon finished off her pose, "In the name of the moon, we'll punish you!"
"Why can't I come up with something like that." Nova thought to herself.
"What a bunch of pretty girls, would you all like to play with my hair? Or maybe braid it!" She unleashed several strands of hair that attacked the girls, they all dodged them and watched them easily pierce the walls and floors of the train.
"You have got to be kidding me!?" Sailor Mars was in shock seeing them stab the train so easily and more so when some of them almost impaled her. Everyone else was pinned to the walls, contorted or twisted in weird ways to avoid the sharp hair strands that tried to harm them.
They managed to get themselves off, though Sailor Moon needed a bit of assistance.
"I guess my hair is too rough, how about?" She inhaled and let out a banshee like scream, forcing the girls to cover their ears.
The monster then bolted through them, knocking them off their feet and watched as she climbed to the top of the train, "I just derail this train hahaha!"
"We have to stop her!" Venus ran after her, as did the rest of the Senshi and found the ladder to go up.
They all felt their stomachs turn into a knot, "Are you kidding… we have to climb up, while the train is moving so fast!?" Sailor Moon was already getting sick to her stomach.
"Get up there Sailor Moon!"
"I don't want too! You go up there Mars!"
Sailor Nova gripped the ladder, she calmed her nerves and began to climb up and was almost thrown off her feet the moment she got up as the fast winds were really strong.
"Well I'm not going to let her be the only one to show off! I'll show her just how fearless Sailor Venus is!" Venus climbed the ladder to the roof of the train, "Wait for me!" Mercury followed as did Jupiter.
Sailor Moon's face almost went pale as she watched them go up, then looked at Sailor Mars, whose face was just as pale looking at them and she slowly glanced at Sailor Moon who said, "Rock, paper, scissor?"
Sailor Mars gulped then nodded, "A-Alright."
The girls stood firm as the monster finally noticed them, "Finally brave enough to show up, I love that in a woman!" She grinned, then launched another sonic attack which the Senshi dodged by ducking down.
Sailor Mars stuck her head out as she climbed the ladder and saw the attack coming, making her dodge on reaction, "AAAAH!" she almost lost her grip but Sailor Moon grabbed her to make sure she stayed safe.
Finally the two joined them, though Mars and Moon were holding on to each other to make sure they didn't fall or trip.
"Burst Wall!" Her energy pillar rose up, she held onto it, then expanded it and it was actually able to keep most of the wind off them and allowed them to actually move a little better.
"Good thinking Nova!" Venus then gazed at the creature, "Crescent Beam!" She fired a beam from the tip of her finger at the monster, only to have it blocked by its hair, "No way!?"
"You'd have to try better then that!" She flung sharp pieces of hair at them, or rather at Nova's energy wall which blocked them, "Interesting."
Sailor Nova began to move closer while she kept the wall up, so her friends can get better shots and she was able to allow her the attacks of her friends go through while blocking anything coming at it.
"Aqua Shine Illusion!" Mercury launched her own attack, and the monsters hair froze while she tried to block it.
"Hmm, oh dear." She smirked and bolted at them, stopping in front of Nova's energy wall then swung her fist at it, the sheer force was insane as it was enough to make Sailor Nova stumble, shattering her pillar and the sudden wind making the brave warrior fall.
Nova hit the roof and the sheer wind lifted her up and began to tumble off the train, and immediately was thrown off the train.
Nova's scream got everyone's attention!
"Sailor Nova!"
"Reina!" Sailor Jupiter dived to the edge of the roof, stretched out her hand and managed to grab Sailor Nova's hand and with her free hand gripping a pipe that was sticking up from the roof to hold herself from falling.
With the monster approaching them, Sailor Mars stood her ground and stepped between Jupiter who was helping Nova and the monster, "Fire Soul!" her fireball flew through the air despite how much the wind was against her and grazed the monsters face.
"How dare you harm my face!" She began to run at them and Sailor Mars prepared herself to face off against her.
"I got you!" Sailor Jupiter pulled Sailor Nova back onto the train, Sailor Moon and Mercury holding Jupiter to make sure she wouldn't fall either then pulled up safely, Jupiter then quickly embraced her, "Are you alright?" For second when Reina flew off the train, Makoto felt that she would've lost Reina and would never forgive herself if something happened to her.
Nova nodded, "I am now." The two stared into each other's eyes before they focused their gaze back at the approaching monster
Sailor Mars jumped backwards to avoid an attack, and gazed angrily at the monster, "Burning Mandala!" Surely she could not block so many fire projectiles,
Sailor Jupiter and Nova rushed behind Mars, "Sparkling Wide Pressure!"
"Bright Star Flash!"
All three attacks combined into one, something that the monster wasn't expecting, and was about to move out the way, "Oh dear!" She prepared to jump.
"Venus Love me Chain!" She snagged the monsters foot.
"What!?" She was tethered to the sturdy ladder behind them and the attack made a direct hit!
Sailor Nova knew that using her finisher would be the worst thing she could do here, "Sailor Moon now!"
Nothing happened, they all turned around and saw Sailor Moon still holding onto a pipe to make sure she didn't fall.
"Sailor Moon?"
"I know, it's just so scary!" She finally stood up, she retrieved her wand and readied it up.
"Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss!"
The golden energy reached the youma in an instant, "Arrrgh! Beautiful!" It was destroyed in a bright golden explosion.
"Can we get down!?" Sailor Moon crawled towards the ladder, and they all followed her down, all except Sailor Mars who stopped and looked at the sky and gasped.
The fog was moving away, it seemed like it had arrived to late to power up the monster, "That fog again, is something controlling it?" She thought to herself before turning back and following her friends down the roof.
After finding a safe place to transform back they returned to their seats, or rather everyone but Makoto and Reina.
They were at the back of the train, where the people had just moved up to a car ahead of them so it was empty and quiet… if only they moved earlier then the whole filthy bathroom could've been avoided.
"So what did you want to talk to me about Mako-chan?"
Makoto was quiet, Reina couldn't see it but the brunette's cheeks were blushing and her heart was pounding.
"Mako-chan?"
"Reina, I…," She said, Reina however waited for her to finish.
"Hey whatever you want to tell me, it's okay." She walked up next to her and placed her hand on her shoulder, what was she feeling so nervous about? did it have anything to do with what she was going to say at her home?
Makoto clenched her hand, this was it, she had no idea what was going to happen now and she knew that she would be rejected just like everyone else had done to her. Just because she was tall, or because she was strong, no one wants a girl like that, and she was about to hear it again. She could recall every word that was spat in her face.
"What? You like me? forget it!"
"Oh man, you're way too tall no way!"
"Have you heard how strong she is, no way would I want her as a girlfriend!"
"Tall girls are freaky!"
Were just some of things Makoto always heard in the past, from people she liked or from people she thought cared about her. It was a stab to her heart every time and she just never learned, she knew it was her own fault for feeling this way but she didn't know what else to do and seeing Usagi with Mamoru made her want something similar to what they have. She looked at Reina and would she say the same thing too? Would she find her repulsive for being tall? For being stronger then her just like every other boy would tell her?
"Why don't you just tell her how you feel?" Rei's words ran through her head and took a deep breath..
"Reina…" Makoto fully turned to look into her eyes, her face was completely red from how nervous she was,"… I-I l-love you."
"Eh?" Did she actually hear right, "What did you say?" She couldn't even believe it herself.
"I've… um, well... I know it's weird and I know someone like you would never feel the same for—eh?" She stopped mid sentence when Reina got closer to her, stood up on her toes to try and reach Makoto, wrapped her arms around Makoto's neck to pull her head down slightly and with no hesitation, pressed her lips on hers.
Makoto was shocked, surprised even! Time seemed to stop as this happened! Reina was actually kissing her! this was actually her first real kiss as it was for Reina and it felt… it felt, beautiful, amazing. Once it finally set in, Makoto closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around Reina and the two were locked in a loving kiss. Reina would not waste this moment, she too felt the same for Makoto and did what she's always wanted to do for a long while now.
Out of all the places, Makoto found someone that actually loved her back as that kiss alone was enough to tell her how Reina felt.
Near the doors, a group of girls had been spying on the two new love birds, Minako gasped loudly, "Can you believe it!"
"Way to go Mako-chan!" Usagi cheered, making sure as to not disturb their wonderful moment.
"I'm so happy!" Rei followed up with a cheerful smile and yet, "I'm so jealous! Even Mako-chan finds a girlfriend before any of us!"
"Eh?"
"You know what I mean!" Rei corrected.
Usagi smirked, "Rei-chan, do you want a girlfriend too?"
"Shut up Usagi-baka!"
"I told you all I would help get them together! The goddess of love works her mysterious ways!" Minako placed her hands on her hips.
"Mina-chan, you didn't even do anything." Usagi reminded her but Minako didn't listen and went back to watching the two.
"Uuh shouldn't we give them their space?" Ami tapped on Usagi's shoulder.
"Just a few more seconds!"
"Ugh…" Ami turned away, then in an instant bolted back to the window to watch alongside her friends as they were truly happy for the two to finally have found love with one another.