AN: I'm so happy I'm finally able to update my story again! My computer crashed, but luckily my fiance is awesome and got me a new laptop for Christmas :D Anyways, I'd like to thank all of the reviewers for being awesome and reviewing every chapter and I'd also like to thank the reviewers that spoke out against the aholes that have been plaguing this site. Especially Thunderfall. You're the real MVP :D Well I hope you enjoy the new chapter :)
Chapter 10: Savages
Minako smiled to herself, thinking of all the things Rei could possibly want her to come over for. 'Maybe she wants to finally talk about what happened, about us, the flashbacks, and maybe if I'm really lucky she wants a repeat of that night.' The blonde could barely contain herself from skipping to the shrine, but was able to hold back due to the stares she would probably receive from people passing by. When she got to the miko's front door she let out a slow breath, urging herself to calm down as she fixed her hair, and looked down at her outfit to make sure it was cute enough. When Minako decided she was presentable and ready for whatever may happen she finally knocked on the front door.
"Minako?" Rei raised an eyebrow, seeing the blonde standing on her front doorstep.
"Hey." The blonde smiled shyly.
"What are you doing here?" The raven haired girl's eyes knit together in confusion.
"Uhh . . . you told me to come over. Did you have a seizure or something?" Minako laughed, pushing her way past Rei into her house.
"Minako I -" Rei started, following the blonde in utter confusion, trying to talk, but Minako was too excited to hear what her crush had to say.
"I'm glad you told me to come over Rei, because we really do need to talk." Minako turned to face Rei once they reached her living room, her heart pounding in her chest.
"Talk about what?"
Minako snapped her head in the direction of the voice she had grown to hate so much to see Lucy walking down Rei's stairs, drying off her damp hair with a towel. "What are you doing here?" The blonde narrowed her eyes, glaring up at Rei's girlfriend.
"I'm the one who invited you over silly." Lucy smiled her wolfish smile at a very confused Minako.
"The text came from Rei's phone." Minako felt her heart sinking, realizing she had fallen into some type of fucked up trap Lucy had planted.
"You went through my phone?" Rei looked even more confused and even slightly upset at her girlfriend.
"I wanted to surprise you babe." Lucy walked over to Rei, kissing her on the cheek. "And don't worry about all that ecchi stuff you have on there. It's nothing I haven't seen before." The pink haired girl winked at the now blushing Martian.
Minako had to refrain from gagging and from ripping the girls' hair out at the same time and it was proving to be a very difficult task. "What the hell do I have to do with your little 'surprise'?"
"I invited everyone over. You were just the first to show up. Did you need to talk to Rei or something?" Lucy smiled her fake innocent smile at Minako
"We'e here Rei!" Usagi came bursting through the front door.
"Have you ever heard of knocking?" Rei's eye twitched in annoyance.
"Sorry Rei." Makoto rubbed the back of her head as she walked in with Ami. "We tried to keep her at bay, but she wouldn't wait."
"You had me so worried Rei-chan!" Usagi cried, hugging her friend.
"Why were you worried? What did you say to them?" Rei sent a glare in Lucy's direction, looking around for her phone only to see Lucy dangling it in the air with a smile. The fire senshi obviously didn't find her girlfriend very amusing as she snatched it from her hand, looking down at the screen. She let out a sigh and sent her glare over to Usagi. "She just said 'meet me at my place in an hour.' You're ridiculous sometimes dumpling head."
"It sounded urgent!" Usagi defended herself, stomping her foot.
"How does that sound urgent?" Rei sighed, rubbing her temples, turning her attention back to her girlfriend. "Why did you invite everyone over here?"
"I'm glad you asked Reiko." Lucy smiled, tossing her towel half hazardously onto the couch as she strolled over to her bag. Rei watched Lucy's back wearily as she shuffled through some things. When the pink haired girl turned around she was wearing a victorian looking black mask that covered her eyes. "I formally invite you all to a very exclusive masquerade."
"A masquerade?" Rei raised an eyebrow, crossing her arms.
"How delightful!" Usagi jumped up and down, clapping her hands excitedly. "It will be just like the old days!"
"The old days?" Lucy tilted her head to the side, her mask hiding the furrow in her brow. "Have you guys gone to many masquerades before?"
"No." Makoto answered quickly, everyone glaring over at Usagi at her slip up. "We just uh . . ."
"We used to party a lot together." Minako recovered smoothly, running a hand through her golden strands. "Anyways why are you inviting all of us? Don't you have your own friends?" The blonde glared over at the pink haired girl.
"The life of a musician is an awesome one, but also doesn't leave much room for friends." Lucy shrugged. "The masquerade is tonight. We're celebrating the blood moon that will be happening soon."
"What's a blood moon?" Usagi tilted her head to the side.
"It when there is an eclipse and it makes the moon turn red. Some believe it means the end of the world is near." Ami jumped in.
"And that's reason to celebrate?" Minako raised an eyebrow.
"No, it's just a reason to get dressed up, put on a mask, and drink. You never know which day will be your last so why not go out in style? Are you guys in or not?" The pink haired girl looked around at the group of people, each of them wearing a troubled look except for one bubbly princess.
"Lucy . . ." Rei started, rubbing the back of her head. "I don't-"
"We're in!" Usagi jumped around excitedly.
"We are?" Minako looked skeptically over at their princess.
"Great. Be there at ten p.m. sharp. Oh and Minako, please tell me you're not wearing that outfit tonight." Lucy looked the blonde up and down mockingly, causing the Venusian's cheeks to turn a bright pink.
With a roll of her eyes Minako headed for the front door, slamming it behind her as she started to descend down the steps. Her blood boiling and her heart sinking lower and lower as realization dawned on her. 'Artemis was wrong . .. '
"Minako, wait up!" Came a familiar voice.
"What is it Rei?" Minako sighed, turning around.
"You said we need to talk . . ." Rei had a pleading look in her dark eyes. "What did you need to talk to me about?"
"Nothing." Minako's eyes drifted down to the ground. "I guess I just misunderstood the situation."
"I'm sorry she texted you like that. I had no idea she would go through my phone and do something like this. If you need to talk to me I'm -"
"It's fine Rei. Forget I said anything. Go back to your girlfriend, I need to get some things for tonight." Minako turned back around, going to walk away, but was stopped by the Martian's hand grabbing her elbow.
"You don't seem fine." Rei stepped closer to the blonde, her heart pounding in her chest.
"I appreciate your concern Rei, but I'm fine. I need to go now." Minako gently pulled her arm from Rei's grip, going to walk away.
"Are you bringing Jake tonight?" Rei looked off to the side, causing the blonde to stop in her steps, turning her head to the side to look at the girl behind her.
"No. He was never really what I wanted." Minako smiled sadly before walking off on her own, leaving a very stunned Martian in her wake.
"What is it you want then . . .?" Rei asked herself softly, looking down at the ground before begrudgingly heading back up to the shrine.
-Flahsback-
Venus had spent the whole day with Olithia and to her dismay Adonis who stayed by her side like a lost puppy. As they made their way to the dining hall Olithia chatted happily about all of the latest gossip on Venus. She feigned interest, trying to keep her thoughts off the Martian and their heated kiss a week before as the other blonde chatted about who was fucking who. As they were about to walk through the doors the person who plagued her thoughts just so happened to run into them.
"Hey Mars." Venus smiled seeing the other girl with her two comrades she had failed to introduce her to.
"Oh hey Venus." Mars didn't even look at her, instead she was too busy staring at the man next to her.
"I don't think we've been properly introduced." Olithia jumped in, causing Mars' dark eyes to snap in her direction, confusion written all over her face. "I'm Olithia." The blonde smiled, stepping forward and holding out her hand for the Martian to shake. Venus eyed her friend, that bubbling starting in the pit of her stomach again at the way Olithia looked at Mars.
"Mars." The raven haired girl cautiously took her hand, shaking it.
"That display at the training grounds was quite impressive. I think I speak for all of us when I say thank you for saying that. It's nice to know not all Martian's harbor ill feelings towards us considering our complicated past." Olithia smiled flirtatiously at Mars.
"Yeah, beating that man to a bloody pulp was quite impressive." Adonis scoffed, looking off to the side.
"I'm sorry, I don't think I caught your name." Mars glared over at the tall blonde, standing too close to Venus for her taste.
"I'm Adnonis." His blue eyes locked with the Martian's dark ones defiantly, puffing out his chest a bit as he stood taller. "I'm one of the King's guard."
Phobos and Deimos recognized the dangerous look in their friend's eyes and were quick to jump in before things could escalate. "I'm Phobos and this is Deimos." The tall dark haired man smiled, stepping in front of their friend, forcing Adonis to shake his hand. Though Phobos was smiling he had Adonis' hand in a tight grip, crushing the man's hand in his own. "We are also the King's guard on our planet. Come, let's go get ourselves seated and swap stories." Before the blonde could protest both men dragged him into the dining hall.
"I'm sorry about him. I thought I had his attitude corrected earlier, but I will see to it that he does not step out of line again." Venus glared after Adonis before snapping her eyes back to Mars.
"He's just jealous." Olithia laughed. "He can't stand to have someone have all of the attention on them instead of him."
"Olithia . . ." Venus started, looking over at her friend who was obviously too into the Martian in front of her to pay attention to her friend.
"I can't say I blame him though." Olithia stepped up to Mars who looked a little uneasy with the girl getting closer to her. "When you're in the presence of someone so beautiful and intriguing it's hard to not get jealous."
"Um . . . I . . ." Mars stuttered as the blonde got too close to her for comfort.
"Come and sit with me. I'll be your date for the night and be the envy of everyone here." Olithia smiled deviously, grabbing the Martian by the arm before she could protest, dragging her into the dinning hall with a very unhappy Venus trailing behind them.
When the trio entered the ballroom Mars could feel everyone's eyes on her, but the ones that bothered her the most were Venus'. She could barely stop the shiver that ran down her spine at the piercing feeling of that possessive stare boring a hole into the back of her head. They made their way to their comrades with Olithia hanging on Mars' arm and when they sat down she was practically sitting on the Martian's lap. Venus took a seat on the other side of Mars, keeping a close eye on the blonde, clenching her fists tightly to hold herself back.
"Who's your new friend?" Makoto raised an eyebrow, holding back the laugh that wanted to burst from her lips seeing her friend in such distress.
"She isn't -" Mars started, but was rudely interrupted.
"I'm Olithia." The blonde smiled.
"She's an old friend from my home planet." Venus jumped in, glaring over at Olithia.
"Oh? How did you become . . . acquainted with Mars then?" Makoto hid her smirk behind a glass of wine, drinking slowly as she watched the three girls with a mischievous glint in her eyes.
"We just met really." Olithia smiled, oblivious to Makoto's blatant teasing. "I saw her on the training grounds and thought she was a warrior truly blessed by the gods." The blonde placed her hand on the Martian's exposed knee, starting to slowly slide it up her inner thigh. "Since then I've been determined to become better . . ." Her hand slid higher up as Mars gulped uncomfortably, her actions not going unnoticed by Venus who was practically seething in her seat, gripping her hand in a tight fist under the table. "acquainted with her." The blonde emphasized her statement with a squeeze to the blushing Martian's inner thigh.
"I'm thirsty!" Mars suddenly jumped up when she felt Olithia's fingertips get too high up on her thigh. "Does anyone want anything to drink while I'm up?" She looked around the table, avoiding Olithia's hungry gaze and Venus' jealous glare.
"I could go for some wine. Be a sport and go fetch me some." Adonis smiled cockily as he made his appearance, sitting down in the empty spot next to Venus, smugly wrapping his arm around the blonde's shoulders.
"Sure thing." Mars replied through gritted teeth, fighting back her instinct to cut his arm off as she turned to find a pitcher.
"Mars." The Martian stopped in her tracks, hearing her name called, turning her head in the direction of the voice. "Hurry back." Olithia smiled, causing an uncomfortable shiver to run down the raven haired girl's spine.
"These crazy Venusians are really testing my patience." Mars grumbled to herself, walking off.
"I can see that." Deimos grinned, walking up to his friend, throwing a comforting arm around her.
"That one Venusian seems to be very fond of you." Phobos laughed, looking over at Olithia who was watching Mars over her shoulder as she poured her drink.
"She won't leave me alone." Mars said quietly with a hint of fear in her voice, refusing to look back at the giggling blonde as she took a drink from her glass.
"Well it's not like she's hard on the eyes. Maybe you should just . . . you know." Phobos wiggled his eyebrows suggestively with a smirk, nudging Mars.
Mars spit up her drink, nearly choking on the liquid. "What? No way!"
"Why not?" Deimos jumped in, leaning against the table. "It's not like you'll have to see her again."
"She's not my type." Mars just rolled her eyes in response, her gaze absently drifting back to the object of her affection practically covered in Adonis' drool.
"Ah, I see." Deimos smiled, his gaze following the direction in which his friend was looking. "It seems you already have you sights set on a different Venusian."
"I could sense there was some sexual tension between her and Adonis." Phobos laughed, seeing his friend become irritated immediately.
"I would rather die." Mars huffed, chugging down the rest of her wine.
"We're just pulling you leg." Phobos looked over at the raven haired girl. "Does she know how you feel?"
"I don't think it matters one way or another." Mars poured herself another drink, looking down into the liquid away from Venus. "It would never work out."
"I know you're used to being right and everything, but you might be wrong on this one." Deimos smiled, nodding his head in Venus' direction who seemed very irritated with the pretty boy.
"What's your problem?" Venus shrugged Adonis' arm off of her shoulder, glaring at her ex-lover.
"I don't have a problem." He smiled his fake innocent smile. "Why are you playing hard to get?" The blonde moved closer to her, invading her personal space.
"Hard to get? Adonis, I have absolutely no interest in crawling into your bed ever again." Venus scooted away from him.
"Doesn't mean I can't crawl into yours." He started leaning into the disgusted commander when Mars' arms suddenly came down between them, slamming his cup onto the table.
"Your drink." Mars glared down at him, regretting not slipping some poison into his cup.
"Took you long enough." The blonde man glared right back up at the Martian.
"Didn't know I had a time frame. I guess you'll just have to get your own next time." The archer replied with a fake smile on her face.
"There you are." Phobos smiled, interrupting Adonis before he could piss his friend off more. "I thought you were going to get drunk with us."
"I got distracted." The blonde glanced over to a frowning Venus.
"Well then I guess you have some catching up to do." Deimos purposely sat himself between Adonis and Venus, pushing the blonde next to her friend.
"Hey! Mars was supposed to sit there." Olithia pouted at her friend.
"I can move if you'd like." Venus looked up to Mars, locking eyes with the mysterious Martian, ignoring her slutty acquaintance.
"No, it's fine." Mars blushed, happy to find an escape from Olithia. "Phobos and I can sit across from you guys." A small smile graced Venus' face and Olithia slumped in her seat pouting like a child as Mars and Phobos took their seats across the table from the two girls.
Venus opened her mouth to speak to Mars, but was interrupted when the doors to the ballroom opened, revealing the queen and the older royal advisors from all of their planets. Everyone stood immediately, ignoring whatever conversation they were having. A smile graced the Queen's lips as she passed by the table of her sailor senshi's, heading to her throne. When she reached her destination she looked over at the crowd of people, a thoughtful look in her eyes.
"It lifts my heart to see everyone here together, laughing and having a good time despite whatever differences are between us. It's unfortunate this reunion couldn't happen under better circumstances, but in times like these we need to count our blessings no matter how big or how small. I'm sorry to interrupt the festivities, but I do believe we need to announce the guests of honor. Mars Rei and Venus Minako will you please step forward." Mars and Venus excused themselves from the table, glancing over at each other for the briefest of seconds, ignoring the jealous and hateful stares of two Venusians and the rest of the Martians. When they arrived in front of the Queen they kneeled in unison, looking to the ground. "Because of your acts of bravery this palace still stands and we sit here feasting. Venus will you do the honors?" The older woman smiled, holding out a finely made sword with a gold handle and a red ruby in the center to the commander.
The blonde nodded her head, standing up, and carefully grabbed the sword from her Queen. Minako turned around, looking down at the raven haired girl kneeling before her, a light blush forming on her face. 'I kind of like her like this. If only there were less people and less clothing involved.' Minako tried to shake the thought from her head as she stepped forward, lightly tapping the Martian on each shoulder. "Mars Rei, you not only saved my life, but the life of everyone in this castle. I do not know what darkness lays ahead, but I know we will be in good hands with you as second in command. You have certainly earned it." Mars looked up, locking eyes with those deep blue ones she found herself constantly drawn to.
"You may rise Martian." The Queen smiled, breaking the two girls from their intense stare. Mars rose to her feet slowly, coming face to face with her crush holding out the sword to her.
"Thank you." Mars blushed, carefully taking the sword from the blonde. "Your majesty." The archer bowed to the older woman respectfully. "I won't let you down."
"I know you won't." The Queen nodded her head as everyone applauded. "Now back to your festivities! We old geezers have much to discuss."
As the two girls made their way back to their table the Queen and the advisors made their way back to their chambers to discuss their course of action. Mars sat down across from Venus, Phobos proudly clapping her on the back as she picked up her wine.
"How wonderful." Olithia smiled, clapping her hands. "From what I saw you're quite the warrior. You definitely deserve it Rei-chan."
"Rei-chan?" Venus raised an eyebrow, taking a drink from her wine.
"I find the Martian culture so fascinating." The younger blonde sighed dreamily, resting her cheek on her fist.
"Since when?" Adonis rolled his eyes.
"Since always!" Olithia sat up straighter, glaring over at her friend.
"Well this is the first time I've ever heard you say this. I personally don't see what's so enthralling about Martians. A race that kills for fun, how barbaric." He shot back defiantly.
"We don't kill for fun." Mars shot back right away, glaring daggers at the ignorant man sitting in front of her. "We kill for peace, honor, and even love, but never for fun."
"Love?" Adonis laughed.
"Shut up Adonis!" Olithia glared over at the older man. "Is it true then?" The blonde turned her attention back to her newfound crush with a dreamy look in her eyes.
"Is what true?" Mars raised a skeptical eyebrow, the flirtatious blonde was throwing her off.
"That once a Martian finds the one person they're supposed to be with they will stop at nothing to be with them, even going as far as killing who ever gets in their way?" Olithia smiled.
"Savages." Adonis scoffed into his drink. His little comment earned him a glare from every Martian at the table.
"That's not really it." Mars sent her wary glare in Adonis' direction before looking back at Olithia, blushing at the feeling of Venus' intense stare and obvious interest in the subject. "Once we find the one person we're supposed to be with we do everything we can to be with them, but if the feeling is not mutual we will let them go and probably die alone."
"And if the feeling is mutual we'll do everything in our power to protect them and kill who ever dares to try and hurt them or separate us. So we're not as savage as some may assume we are." Phobos jumped in, smiling cheekily at Adonis.
"That's even more romantic than I thought." Olithia sighed dreamily, making Mars uncomfortable with her dreamy gaze while Venus stared at her silently, mulling something over in her head, deep in thought.
"Well then tell me Martian . . . how many men or women would you kill to see your lover in your arms?" Adonis rolled his eyes.
"A hundred." Phobos said without a thought, smiling proudly.
"A thousand!" Deimos jumped in, raising his glass as the other Martians cheered.
"I would kill them all." Mars locked eyes with Venus, ignoring the seething Adonis sitting next to her friend. Venus' heart pounded in her chest, the deep look in Mars' dark eyes spoke volumes. She had the intense urge to lean forward and kiss the archer, but settled on a shy smile instead, tucking her blonde hair behind her ear self consciously as a light blush tinted her cheeks.
"Have you found the one yet Rei-chan?" Olithia leaned forward, resting her chin on her hands, batting her eyelashes at the Martian who was too occupied with another Venusian to notice.
"I don't know . . . I think I might have . . ." Mars watched Venus with great interest, her heart fluttering when she tucked a stray strand of golden hair behind her ear.
"You don't know?" Adonis laughed. "How can you not know?"
"It's not always black and white when it comes to love." The Martian was growing weary of Adonis' constant insults, running an irritated hand through her long raven locks. "There are some gray areas."
"And what would a Martian really know about love?" He scoffed.
"That's enough Adonis." Venus slammed her fist on the table, glaring over at the tall blonde. "You've been nothing, but rude to the Martians since you arrived and they have been nothing but kind and accommodating despite our complicated past. Show some respect or else . . ."
"Don't act like you are in command of me Minako. You have no say over what I do." Adonis glared back defiantly at Venus.
"Don't talk to her that way." Mars clenched her fist under the table, trying to contain her anger.
"I'm not the defenseless man you attacked on the training grounds so I would watch how YOU talk to ME savage." Adonis stood up, placing his hands on the table, and leaning forward towards Mars, trying to intimidate the smaller woman. All of the Martians were quick to stand and draw their swords and the Venusians did the same, everyone waiting for the green light from their commander.
"Stand down." Mars said calmly, drinking the rest of her wine slowly before she stood up. "He seems to have an issue with me. There is no need for everyone else to get involved. I think we can settle this between us. Bring however many men you want to the training ground and let us settle this petty dispute once and for all."
"Mars, don't." Venus stood up while Makoto and Ami went to their feet as well, ready to stop any fight that might break out.
"I'll meet you there." Adonis sent one more glare towards the raven haired girl before going over to his best men.
"Don't worry. I won't kill them." Mars smiled reassuringly at the blonde before casually strolling towards the training grounds.
"Hey Mars, wait up!" Jupiter ran after her friend. "What are you doing? You don't need to fight them."
"Yes, I do. He seems to have something he wants to prove. It's better to settle this between us than start a bloody battle. I will keep my word. I'm not going to kill any of them . . . no matter how much I want to." Mars looked down then suddenly stopped in her steps. "Here, take this." Mars pulled out her sword, carefully handing it to the skeptical Jovian. "I don't want any temptation. I'll fight with a wooden sword."
"A wooden sword?" Jupiter sheathed the Martian's blade, keeping it close. "They're bringing steel to this fight Mars. I know you don't want to seriously injure anyone, but don't get yourself killed in the process."
"I know my friends will be close by if I need them." Mars smiled, grabbing Jupiter's shoulder reassuringly before she turned and opened the doors to the training grounds. It was pouring outside as Mars slowly stepped out onto the sand, grabbing a thick wooden training sword, letting out a slow breath to calm her racing heart.
"Adonis!" Venus stormed up to the blonde man who gathered five men, ready to leave the ballroom. "Stop this nonsense immediately! If you go through with this I will send word to my mother about your horrible display and you WILL be prosecuted when you return to our home planet."
"So you're going to go tattle on me to mommy?" He laughed while his men looked a little uneasy. "It looks like some things never change. The savage challenged me to a fight and she's going to get one." Adonis sheathed his sword as he brushed past the seething girl.
"How exciting!" Olithia ran up to her friend, grabbing her hands.
"There's nothing exciting about this." Venus pulled her hands away. "Adonis is going to get in serious trouble for this and I have half a mind to kick his ass myself." The blonde seethed, storming out after Adonis with Olithia in tow.
"I see you didn't run away like I thought you would." Adonis laughed, approaching Mars in the rain, her hair sticking a little to her face. "Where are your men Martian?"
"This is between you and me. I told you to bring as many men as you like to make it a fair fight." The raven haired girl smirked.
"And you plan to beat us with a stick?" Adonis couldn't stop the amused smile from forming on his face.
"Yes." Mars said softly and dangerously, standing at the ready with her training sword.
Adonis nodded his head and two of his men slowly stepped forward towards the Martian as the spectators came piling in around the outside watching with great interest. Venus bit her lower lip, clenching her fist, willing herself to stay on the sidelines.
Both men were very apprehensive as they slowly made their way to the eerily calm Martian, waiting for her to lash out at them. When she did nothing for a long enough amount of time they had decided they had enough and nodded at each other before they ran at the raven haired girl, striking in unison. Mars watched the cowardly men carefully and when she saw her small opening she rolled forward as they both struck down between their swords, popping up behind them. One went stumbling forward after she hit him hard with the wooden sword on the back of the head, knocking him out almost instantly. The other slashed backwards quickly, trying to catch her off guard, but she was much better trained.
Rei jumped back, the blade almost grazing her neck before she swung down, hitting the soldier's wrist hard. His hand opened on instinct and his sword fell onto the wet sand. Mars lifted up her sword to knock him out as well, but was kicked hard from behind, sending her stumbling onto her hands and knees. The other two men had decided to join the fight and were handing their still conscious friend his sword. Phobos and Deimos took a step forward, gritting their teeth at the Venusian's dirty tactics, but Mars held out one hand towards them, signaling for them to stand back. It took everything in Venus to not step forward and stab her sword through the cowardly soldier's stomach, but she knew they would get their just reward when they arrived home.
"It seems the Martian has finally learned her proper place before me." Adonis laughed. "On her knees." Venus felt disgusted as she heard some of her own people cheering while the Martians, Jovians, and Mecurians looked on with horror and disgust.
Mars slowly stood up, a fire in her orbs as she made eye contact with Adonis. All three of the men came running at her, swinging wildly without true aim. Mars deflected the first two hits, her wooden sword getting little chunks taken out of it. The third man swung down, but unfortunately for him his sword got caught in the thick wood of her weapon. He tried to yank his own weapon free, but was stuck for a second too long. Mars punched him hard, head butting him even harder, sending him falling back unconscious. Knowing their cowardly techniques now the archer quickly ducked when she felt the presence of someone behind her. She watched the blade swing horizontally over her head where her neck was supposed to be before she swept her leg behind her, knocking the other soldier onto his back. She stood and sent a quick kick across his face, knocking out another opponent. Just one man stood between her and Adonis now.
The last soldier came running at her in a crazy rage, swinging his sword down. Mars held up her wooden sword to stop him, but his blade was a little better built than the others and sliced right through. Mars rolled back before she could feel the sting of his blade, but he was persistent. He went running at her again, lifting his sword high, but she grabbed his wrists above his head, pushing back against him just as hard as he tried to bring his blade down. He was breathing hard in her face, her grip was loosening, and the sword was getting closer and closer. The raven haired girl brought her head back, head butting him hard in the nose, sending him stumbling back. She picked up her broken weapon and grabbed the soldier by the collar of his armor, looking pointedly over at Adonis as she brought her hand back with a horrifying look in her eyes that would make any man shake. She turned her attention back to the other man and sent the butt of her weapon crashing down onto his nose, breaking it on impact this time before she brought her tiny weapon back again, slamming it into his eye socket. She cocked her arm back one more time, slamming the wood even harder on his eye socket. The man dropped to the ground the second she let him go, the handle of her broken weapon was bloody as well as her hand now. She turned her attention back to Adonis, dropping the weapon onto the ground, and picking up one of the fallen blades. Venus' breath hitched in her throat as she watched her crush slowly make her way to the blonde man. 'She's going to kill him.'
"It's just you and me now." Mars smiled wickedly, the rain making the bright red blood trail down her forearm and drip down the steel of her blade.
Adonis' blue eyes no longer held humor in them as he narrowed them at the girl who was becoming a pest to him. "I guess if you want something done right you need to do it yourself."
Mars dropped her guard, tilting her head up towards the sky, closing her eyes, finding serenity in the beating of the raindrops on her skin. She smiled when she felt Adonis running at her while her guard was down like the coward he is. The raven haired girl opened her eyes just in time to see the blonde swinging down diagonally towards her right arm and was quick to deflect his blade. He let out an irritated growl, thrusting forward to stab her in her stomach, but the Martian was too fast for him, jumping to the side. Using his forward momentum against him Mars kicked him in his ass, sending him tumbling onto the wet sand face first.
"It seems the Venusian has finally learned his proper place in front of me." The raven haired girl smirked and walked away from the blonde, her back to him, but Adonis would not give up so easily. Mars was ready when he came charging at her from behind, jumping up and pushing off one wall with her right foot, then pushing off the other wall higher up with her left foot. She gracefully turned in the air, landing behind the charging man, bringing down her sword, leaving only a cut on the back of his neck as a cheeky reminder that she could have beheaded him. She felt Venus' eyes on her and turned to see a small smile on her face for she knew that move. It was the same one she used on her when they first fought.
Adonis felt his blood boiling, touching the back of his neck to feel the little bit of blood that drizzled out. He turned to see Mars looking at the object of his affection and used the distraction to his advantage. When Mars turned her attention back to him she was surprised with a blade swinging towards her face. She jumped back, but was too slow to escape unscathed, a line of blood drizzling down her cheek bone. Venus gasped and Adonis smirked as Mars slowly brought her free hand up to her face, touching the trickle of blood, and putting her hand in front of her eyes to make sure she was not mistaken. His cheap move was the straw that broke the Martian's back. Her Martian pride got the best of her and she threw down her sword so the handle stuck up in the stand, causing everyone to stare in confusion. She stalked towards the blonde man with no armor, no weapon, only a murderous glare.
Adonis looked just as confused as everyone else, but wasn't going to question his good fortune. He swung horizontally, but Mars dropped down, easily avoiding his blade, and punched him hard in the ribs. He bent a little to the side in pain, but continued his assault, swinging diagonally with his back hand. Mars tucked and rolled, popping up next to him punching him three times again in his other ribs in fast succession. The blonde swung his sword again, but Mars grabbed his wrist, halting his motion and punching him hard in the face. He swung his free hand at her, but she already rolled back and grabbed her sword, jumping back up. He went running at her like an enraged bull, aiming to tackle her onto her back, and stab her in the chest. Mars readied herself and just when Adonis thought he was going to tackle her she moved out of the way and slammed his head into the wall behind her. He dropped to his knees in pain, gripping his head, and forgetting where he was.
When his senses came back to him and he started to reach for his sword Mars was already there, kicking his blade to the side. She gripped his hair, pulling his head back, and held her sword to his throat. She held her sword there, the sharp blade barely putting pressure against his skin, breathing hard, urging herself to calm down and not kill him. Mars looked up when she heard applause and then some Venusians started chanting "kill, kill, kill, kill." The raven haired girl slowly looked across the crowd until her eyes landed on two blue ones that always caught her attention. Venus shook her head and Mars looked down at the man glaring defiantly up at her. The archer returned his gaze with just as much hate before shoving him face first into the sand.
Mars threw her sword down next to the surprised blonde, taking one last glance at the applauding people, then back at Adonis. "And you call us fucking savages."
AN: Well there it is folks. I know I've been doing a lot more silmil writing in these last chapters, but there will be a lot more modern times in the chapters coming up :) As always, I love hearing your thoughts so leave a review :)