I'm sorrrrrrry for leaving last nite. :)
I had to get up for work way earlier than usual; renovations ick.
I wish I could write longer chappies but there's no time haha.
Don't lose faith, mes cheries!
Luna rubs my chin with her face, purring happily at being reunited.
"Wha--" I stutter. Looking up, I see the Catholic school looming overhead. The wrought iron gates, in all their gloom, match my mood perfectly.
Why is Luna lurking in front of the school? And why didn't I look here sooner?
Of course! She spends more time at this school than pretty much any of the other places I've been. Plus, she would have been expected back at her dorm room by now.
Filled with a new sort of hope, I scoop up Luna and head into the administrative office. The secretary ignores me, choosing instead to gossip with her most likely equally as unfriendly girlfriends.
I clear my throat. She shoots me a glare and begins chatting again. Now a vein is popping out of my temple. Very pissed off at this point, I grab the phone from her hand.
"She'll call you later!" I scream, and slam the phone down on its hook.
"Listen, ok?" I try to reason. "My friend goes to this school, and I need to find her. It is very literally life or death. So can you put your social life on hold, and give me her room number?"
The secretary is petrified. I stare at her, and she quickly begins rummaging through her files.
"Here we go," she announces, giving me a wary look. "Rei Hino. Room 4-B. Hurry up, non students aren't allowed in the dorms."
I thank her quickly and dash out of the room.
I decide to take the stairs. Knowing my luck, the elevator would get stuck between floors.
Floor 4 feels so far away, but I make it. Room B is on the left. I pound on the door, screaming, "Rei! Rei! Please let me in! I want to talk to you. Please, Rei!"
"Go away, Usagi," she says. "I don't want to talk to you."
"Rei-chan, please talk to me. I need you," I beg.
She opens the door. Wow. I didn't expect it to work.
She looks miserable. Her usually flawless hair is sticking out all over the place. Her make-up runs in streaks down her face. Rei's clothes are rumpled, and she's pale. Paler than I've ever seen her.
Rei-chan looks like someone who has given up on life.
"Helloooo?" I call, waving my hands in front of her face. Her eyes are glazed.
I sigh. Nothing seems to be working.
Thinking hard, I look back on the events of the last few days. Rei rescuing me from my bedroom, our lunch together, the beat down on Mamoru, and the kiss on the bus.
The kiss.
That's what caused all this.
Something so innocent, causing a gentle soul nothing but pain.
It's my fault.
She thought I was freaked out by it. I guess I was.
Scary thing is, I didn't really mind it.
Surely everyone has thought of experimenting with the same gender. But the feeling between me and Rei goes so far beyond lust, or natural curiosity.
I think I love her.
"Rei-chan..." I whisper.
She doesn't move. It looks like she thinks I'm going to hit her.
I cup her jaw with my hand, and she flinches. I tilt my best friend's head up, and smile down on her.
"Don't be afraid, Rei."
Her eyes widen, like she's afraid to believe. Once again, I catch a glimpse of vulnerable Rei.
Our lips meet. She stiffens, and I back off, scared that I read her expression wrong.
"Don't go," she murmurs, and I know I did the right thing.
The fiery Senshi's mouth comes crashing down onto mine. It was unlike anything I had ever experienced.
Her kiss is sweet, like spring blossoms. I never want it to end. Her fingers entwine themselves in my hair, and she bites my lip, wanting desperately to deepen our connection. I pull back, catching my breath, I'll admit.
"Not tonight," I whisper,
"I love you, Rei-chan."
"I love you too, Usagi."
Leaving her dorm, I walk back to the bus station. Is she the one Mamoru talked about in my dream? Is she the One?
So, do you guys forgive me? Too mushy? Badly written? I can handle flames; I has a extinguisher.
Thanks for putting up with me!
