Disclaimer: Rei and Minako are Nako Takeuchi's creation.
Author's note: Sorry for the long wait. I'm such a jerk. The chapter isn't reread yet. Many mistakes. Read at your own risk.
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Our Dream
The solitude burden the maiko for years of her career life. Seeking in wonder for a solid solution in fidgetiness, she surrendered when boredom consumed her being. Which by which endless sinful parties stripped her naïve soul to seduction of unworthy pleasure, where the devil seeds - the alcohol contains, hallucinated one's assumption of living. Accustomed as the young seducer by the tradition of Gion, our blonde maiko skillfully deceive her physical differences as a Caucasian-Mongoloid by blinding the customer by her charisma, and it could cause harm if she wanted to, whether for her customers or her self.
Until one night, then the wheel of the maiko's life begin to stir.
Magic, perhaps one who enchanted their need of crave, so they bound tightly since their eyes had met in that medium sized tatami room. Brown-amethyst iris met bright baby blue eyes, and that was all it had to be done for them to recognize the immense sensation which was bursting, resembling a loathing tsunami in their hearts.
Lust?
Love?
Struggled for her crave demand, finally their bodies collided in an immense surge of passion. Sweating hot skin rubbed not only the outside but their souls also. Desire pierced through every vein in their systems, sending torrents of electricity, about being loved and accepted.
And here were they, after the love was done, under the white blanket clutched to their skins.
As in your lover, you placed them near your heart so you could feel her breathing near your chest.
So Rei did; lightly, leaned Minako to her heart.
That was the maiko who the girl hold so tight; the very same maiko who had made love to her just recently. Minako had her chin safely landed on Rei's crook of neck, chastely kissing the sensitive spot tenderly. Her eyes were nearly shut as the dream land was calling to her, but she had not had enough Rei, or that was she thought. Smiling faintly, Rei shifted their position so she faced the other girl, gazing at the blue orbs, which were filled with mischief and love. Endearing sleepy eyes that she loved so much to had the privilege to see.
"Go to sleep, you need it." She whispered soothingly, afraid of breaking the calm atmosphere.
As stubborn as always, with that strong blonde head of hers, Minako murmured a disagreement before pressing her feverish-rosy cheek to Rei's chest once again, loving for having to hear the rapid heart beating she caused just by being near to the raven haired girl. As much to her dismay, the girl drifted to sleep as the impromptu heaviness caught her eyelids.
Rei sighed slowly, the burden that lingered on her chest had gone. She found that it was quite easy to smile, and she did not need any reason to do it. Stroking at the velvet like hair, the priestess refused the call to sleep, she refused to rest her tired body. What she really desire was to repine at the maiko, the gorgeous blonde whose lips unintentionally brushed her skin. In Minako, she witness determination, ambition, devotion, and tenderness; that was Minako to you, when she merely did not give you up. She made you whole by only gazing at you, and almost instantly like an impromptu heavy rain, you knew you were being loved. Never had a person could gave you so much by.. by just being.. their selves. 'Enough' was not a word in your dictionary when it considered Minako. There was this thing when she elicited a beast inside you to rove over your world.
Even when she was asleep, in the girl's arms, the pulchritude glowed as faint light from stars and moon shone her flawless skin, and you knew by then, you were embracing a breathing goddess in your trembling arms.
Rei's heart flutter, sang in the foreign song called happiness as she caressed the delicate hands which were placed in possessive manner over her cheek and neck.
Later that night, she had explained everything, about the mizuage, about her father, about the whole deal she was forced to take. And as she knew Minako would listen, and understood what she needed her to understand.
Ryoji had densely rejected to approve his daughter plead at first. It was not as easy as one would think. The father was madly disagree, nearly shattered the whole room into dust to Rei dislike.
She would always remember the anxiety that she felt immensely, nervously shifting the teapot unnecessarily in front of her father two days ago while her father, looking bored and occasionally yawn shamelessly, waiting for his daughter to report whatever that she declared she needed to discuss days ago.
Politely, although at the same time firmly, the daughter stated that she was going to compete as Ryoji's rival on Minako's mizuage.
A wild yell occurred that day, it came from Ryojis' throat; from his shame, from his torn dignity.
She pleaded, begged, clarified with all her effort to make her father listen.
And once the tears shed from her amethyst eyes…….. Ryoji gave up.
Rei never begged, Rei never pleaded, Rei rarely cried, but after those prove which stated indirectly how much his daughter needed this, Ryoji acknowledge his mistakes, and his daughter mistakes, and without understand why, he approved the sinful request even helping her won the bid.
The highest bidder fell to Rei, yes, but it was a deep dark secret that can't be reveal. As a replacement. Ryoji pretended that he was the one who won the aucqtion, not his daughter, therefore no one would knew except for Rei, Minako, Ryoji, and Hanami………
-rm-
Minako opened her eyes, engulfed by her lover in a loving embrace and……..water…
They were surrounded by water.
The pressure of water pumped against her ears, making a deafening silence whispered inside her mind.
Minako examined their entirely foreign surroundings; there was no futon, they were only entangled by a piece of a white cloth covering their nude delicate frames; in exchange of a room, they were laying on the blue element, accompanied only by each other.
Instead of confusing over the issue, the maiko felt the serene shooting of her lover strokes on her back brought her to calmness.
Bringing her focus to her embracer, she saw a confident smile on those full lips, and Minako believed there would not be anything to worry about, as long she had Rei on her arms.
Rei was so beautiful, her skin was pale but at the same time made her looked more alive than ever, gleaming from the sunlight which infiltrated the sea above them. Her hair was wild and untamed as the element playing it but at the same time framed her oval face into this perfectly well proportioned features. Minako thought she would never recognize any tiredness from scrutinizing the woman and admiring the beauty she had the privilege to witness.
A rush of wave carried the both of the woman fleeting to the surface as gentle as the breeze of the wind carried a leaf fell to the soil land.
Bubbles emerged and shoved them carefully as they hold each other dearly, waiting for any explanation to come.
They reached the sky, the dark blue sky, after they were shot to the air by thousands of sparkling droplets of water, and by the time her lungs constricted to inhale the first air in the chill of night, a pair of wide wings spread from their backs, gloriously flapping, leaping them both higher to the heaven above them.
A disbelief rose beneath her chest, but a reassuring pat told her otherwise.
And in an instant Minako believed the other woman as a child would believe in fairytale.
Never once did they let go of each other until they finally welcomed by the fluffy white cloud.
A speechless Minako made an awe sound as the nature offered before her, laid without an end, an infinite colors of dark blue and thousands of pearls and diamonds she acknowledge as stars showered the earth with their light.
It was as if God painted the whole universe only for the two of them to enjoy.
A pair of arms linked them selves from her back; she could feel her wings happily flapping as the other woman placed her self to her behind.
"I love it here." Minako said dreamily, leaning to Rei's shoulder.
"Of course you do. it's our place, our world." She hugged the woman tighter and nuzzled at her cheeks. Minako's cheek was so warm, she liked nuzzling like this.
"Where is this.. if I might ask?"
Minako could feel the other smile broadening, and as contagious as it was, Minako smiled too while she peered from the corner of her eye to Rei.
"My dream, and yours.."
Minako reached at Rei arms and placed her hands on them, stroking the soft skin absentmindedly "It's so beautiful."
"This is not our first time here, you know."
The maiko raised a brow, trying to recall any event, or any dream where they were ever visiting the place before, unfortunately, she did not remember any.
"We did?"
"Um hum." A small nod. "But we were under the sea at the time."
Rei closed her eyes, brought the nostalgic vision to her eyes, the trembled hands, the passionate kiss, the desperate request, the heartbreaking tears, and the…
"And what did we do?" A question snapped her and by then Rei face already red from her previous rain of thoughts. Why would she ashamed of something they have already done? It was not as if like it was one sided…love..making right?
"Rei?" A pair of blue eyes looked at her with concern.
"We did nothing." Damn her shyness.
A knowing glint came from those eyes she loved so much. "Nothing huh?"
Rei just made her self comfortable by burying her face to the golden locks, inhaling the sweet smell without really wanted to hear the teasing that surely was going to come by any seconds.
"Well……, lets do nothing then." With that, Rei gladly let her self fell backwards to the cloud. A light chuckle burst from her throat until the other woman gave her the new meaning of softness through the passionate kisses………and more……..
rm
An order came down.
He had to defend his country.
He closed his eyes, burying his face in his wide palms. He had to go to protect his beloved. He would proudly protect her, shelter her, he would do anything for her sake.
Outside the car, a few children, maybe in their six or seven, laughing, playing tag, and his eyes caught a small accessories store. There was a beautiful red brooch, neatly decorated by silver thin wires.
It would be perfect for her.
It would looked beautiful for his fiancé.
His beloved fiancé.
So he bought it, carefully put the brooch to a burgundy small box, caressing it while he dreamt about a certain priestess who would smile for him when he returned to Gion.
He was so in love.. so in love…
By the time he visited his fiancé, he would ask her to marry him
Rm
A frown formed on his wrinkled brows. A dissatisfied growl came from his old lungs.
What about Hasunuma? he thought.
The growl became deep as his watery eyes gazed numbly to the enormously glorious mount fuji. It was nothing but a mere of black smudge to the night vision. Somewhere, beneath the old tree, laid his wife's eternal resting place.
What should I do… dear my beloved?
Seeking for mute replied, he watched the sliding paper door.
Waiting impatiently for the sun to rise.
rm
Rains of red and orange lights showered the room as the first sign of sunrise emerged from the horizon.
And here she saw the golden blonde hair sparkling like thousands of diamonds shining under the light, or when the bewitching eyes rose from the sleep cage were browsing over her as the first action she did when she was awaken, and there was this little faint smile on her lips; brightening the dull colors of the room into this.. hundreds of rainbows which filled the priestess lungs before it could said her greet.
"Good Morning Mina." She whispered as gently as she could, stroking the woman's hair with her caring hands.
Instead of greeted back, the maiko leaned in and kissed Rei forehead lingeringly, before she pulled back to say her proper greet.
"Good Morning Rei."
Then Minako closed her eyes again; the lids were still heavy of tiredness, which was calling onto her to dream again once more that day. She barely heard the priestess who was saying that they should be ready for the morning.
As the both of the ladies knew, selected servants would visit the mizuage ceremonial room for a cleanup. They did not have the time to tolerate any laziness if they still wanted to keep the relationship as a secret matter.
Rei understood the situation fully and regarding to the early nature sign of morning, the servants would come any minute by then. She shifted reluctantly, accompanied by a deep frowned forming on the blonde's brows when she sensed her 'pillow' was pulling away from her.
The raven haired woman grinned amusedly when the maiko was deliberately snuggling closer.
"Mina,.. Minako?" Rei shook her gently. A short incoherent murmur escaped from the woman's lips, enough for Rei understanding that she was being listened to.
"We should get ready." She said, firmer.
"…..Five…..more minutes…" Minako squeezed the other woman tightly, and once again settled in her previous position.
Rei sighed deeply, although she enjoyed how Minako was so endearingly acting right now, she could not risqué the both of them, so her left hand wondered around the tatami, searching for her abandoned kimono; it should be lying near the futon and the next moment, Rei found the article.
And found out that she could not possibly wear the garment without having to move Minako.
She glanced at the sleeping beauty on her chest, the woman was still deep in her dreamland; Rei would not dare to wake her lover if the time was not in desire to capture them, so, she cupped the beautiful oval face and give the maiko a peck on her lips, then to her cheeks, continued to her forehead, the result gave her a wondrous amount of bubbling joy choking her throat; Minako had curved her luscious lips since the first kiss landed on her lips and kissed back when Rei finished giving her rain of kisses, feverishly.
Intimate light petting was ended when Rei decided it was more than enough and pulled away.
"Lets get you dress up."
"Hmm…. No."
"No?" Rei asked, a questioning look formed on her feature.
Minako let out a light hum, playfully circling her index finger on the other girl's pale skin.
Sighing the second time that morning, Rei kicked the blanket and draped the kimono to the other woman's head.
A surprised squeal colored the silent peace into melodic joyous laughter.
Rei had fled her way to reach another kimono on the other side of the room while Minako was busied over the offending article which was blocking her entire eyes.
Skillfully, Rei dressed herself in a proper way on using the kimono, knotting the belt securely on her waist. After she was done, she turned back to face a very amused woman who was grinning over her.
"What?" She asked, approaching the lying blonde.
"You look good from behind."
Ignoring the teasing she just received, the woman snorted in an unladylike manner.
"Uh huh, and you should get ready."
Obediently Minako sat straight up, handing the white silk kimono to the other girl for her to dress the maiko.
While Rei dressed her, Minako teasingly nibbled at the other girl's neck, she knew it was her weak spot, and she felt to be oh so cruel right at the moment; the pressure of her lips were light at first, which by then grew more intense as Rei hands movement started to slow down, signing that the seduction was working.
The poor priestess's mind began to blur as the torture went more heated and soon she felt her blood boiled.
"Wha..?" Rei was about to complain, but this temptress woman was already sank her below the surface of reality, her lips traveled to another pair of moist lips; sighs escaped her lungs, knot by knot released unintentionally.
She loved Minako, she did, but now was not the time, now was the time to be strong, she had to refuse… she had to reject, maybe paid for later, but not now, this could wait, not now……..although her body seemed to work otherwise.
Tugging slowly on her lower lips, Minako made all effort to show that she wanted to love her as tenderly as she could. She took the liberty on parting Rei's lips, marveling of how warm her breath and moist Rei were.
The maiko brought her hands rest to the slender neck offered. She carresed it then, like the most fragile being in the earth that she ever touched, careful not to bruise the unblemished skin while intentionally lingering on the spots…where the other woman would gave her a whimper or two.
Oh how she loved to hear those short gasps Rei made.
Chaste kisses proceeded and soon Rei's hands movement in advance to dress her became slower and slower.
Minako's hands had blindly although gently reached the collar part of the kimono before she gently slid it across the slender shoulder, revealing the pale skin underneath.
Rei kimono was opened widely, almost to the point of undressed.
Still her mind was still taking the upper hand, so she spoke her rationality,… while it was still there.
"We…we..shouldn't be.. doing..th..this." Rei whimpered between kisses, slightly pushing the other girl in useless effort.
"We should." Minako said stubbornly, fondling at the voluptuous body. Her voice was muffled under her heating ministration.
"We…we should..not.."
"We should Rei"
"The.. the servants…"
"I don't care.."
It felt so good, Minako felt so good against her.
When Minako was fully dressed, Rei was left unclothed, precisely like a new baby born.
Nightmare of unfortunate God expelled the passionate blazing desire as impromptu as a lightning granted the soil with a deadly bizarre mark.
As expected, the servants slid the paper door open with their delicate hands. Face down, did not dare their eyes to meet the scenery. Rei was long gone from the scene, she was hiding behind the large wooden parchment on the corner of the room; right on the last second, she had made it to, shoved the other woman and ducked right in time, safely to her hideout.
Gratefully praying for her narrow luck, she leaned her head against the wall. Listening carefully of the event unseen by her eyes but witnessed by her ears.
Greeting extravagantly, almost drawing a suspicion, the maiko had to push her grin to a proper graceful smile as her onee san always told her to do.
Rm
Hakone pictured perfection of nature when it came to its afternoon. A shade of fall downed upon the leaves, sweeping a romantic scenery to the eyes of visitors.
He used to stroll the side of the lake with his dearest years ago. The exact place he saw his only daughter walked hand in hand with her maiko.
A smoke puffed from the thick cigar in his hands, it was shortened by the time as he greedily inhaled the poisonous thing.
They were scheduled to left Hakone tonight. From there on, Rei should be parted from her secret lover.
May or may never be there was a rendezvous between the young ladies, he would gladly accept the latter, but what selfishness he burdened his daughter for she never looked cherished as she did now with the gaijin maiko?
A blush crept from her daughter features, such a rare occasion did she let her self vulnerable by other person affection, such a rare… almost.. never..
A laughter followed from the golden haired girl, she was bouncing over, despite her annoying geta, avoiding the playful hit his daughter tried to give at the other woman.
My dearest….Our daughter is in love
Rm
Insignificant, she would not dare to contemplate a lady, Minako, to be one.
She was free, will took her action. Bold, claiming her demands within her graceful gait. Bewitching, as she always thought whenever it was concerning some matters on this lovely blonde of her.
Minako did, without trouble whatsoever to make her laugh unburdened.
She touched Rei's heart, even reached inside the tissue, inside the vein, inside the blood and write her name there, planted her own soul to Rei's and never would be any memories of her could be erased.
No wall, could prevent Minako, it was an absurd useless way; in the end Rei was sure she would surrendered sooner or later.
Grief on her old world of cage was a million time lesser intense as her heartbroken when she learned how much pain it caused her just by losing Minako.
When the maiko, running across the side of the lake; happily stretched her arms, untouched by her world demands, Rei had these numerous ideas for giving her lover so much of uncountable gift as her evident that she was deeply care.
Within minutes, she actually ran her own legs, approaching her dearest in those hopeful and steady steps.
It was like, thousands years ago before she was running like this… in this liberation.
Now her body moved, and she was actually laughing for no actual reason, she just felt… good, happy,, and therefore she laughed.. She laughed for her newfound jouyful world.
And when Minako welcomed her in an affectionate embrace as she collided their slender bodies together, and they spun around in a slow circle, close and tight, Rei knew she wanted to be with this woman, forever.
Author's note: It's been so long. I'm rusty now… sorry if the update disappoints you.
Please tell me some suggestion, flames's restricted,.
