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Chapter XI

LASS met on Wednesday nights at 8pm in one of the conference rooms of the student center. It hadn't been around long enough, contained less than forty members, and didn't have the funding and establishment to be a sorority.

"Minako-san, what club is it you're introducing us to?" Ami said.

"Aw ya know, I just think it's a club that you would all appreciate, especially Rei-chan," Minako grinned.

"It had a funny name…what was it called?" Makoto said.

"LASS. Like a little girls' group!" Minako sang.

"Weird…but I guess it's good that I join something. I kind of only like cooking by myself or with Ami, so no to cooking club, and every other extracurricular seems like a waste of commitment," Makoto said.

Rei drew close to Minako and whispered harshly in her ear, "WHY did you drag these two? They're not going to like your implication of their sexuality, and I can just imagine poor Ami blushing her purity away!!"

The four old friends arrived at the open door of the conference. They stepped through the frame into full sight, and immediately an entire room of predatory eyes began judging, appraising, claiming each one. The band of friends had been blessed with unearthly looks.

"Ano, Minako-san, what does LASS stand for?" Ami asked curiously.

"Eh he he he Lesbian Asian Students Society," Minako squeaked.

"What the hell Minako!?" Makoto exclaimed, turning on the singer.

Minako recoiled at first, but then she stepped forward ahead of them spinning back on her heel to face the three, "Hey, we need to show our support for Rei-chan!" Ami was intensely studying her shoes, Makoto looked at Minako with bulging eyes laced with turmoil, and Rei simply glared. "You said yourself, Mako, that you needed to join something. So why not this? Haruka and Michiru are in it!"

"Oh really?" Makoto loosened up a bit, not one capable of holding a grudge like a certain raven-haired fireball.

"Yeah of course!...And if you two are afraid of getting hit on, just act like a couple," Minako said coyly.

"Huh, I guess that's a pretty good idea," Makoto failed to notice Minako's guile as she held her hand out to Ami. Ami's eyes shot up in panic to Makoto's hand from her shoes. An extremely embarrassed Ami put her small hand in Makoto's proffered hand, and her eyes immediately returned to her shoes. Makoto patted Ami's head to soothe her, and their normal display of friendship looked romantic to everyone else. Three hopes were dashed in the room, as Makoto and Ami became an item. Makoto turned back on Minako, shoving her in the shoulder with her free hand, "You're still a punk, you know?"

Rei's instinct alerted her to shove Makoto back, but she shook it away. Foremost, it was Makoto, one of her best friends. Secondly, Minako tricked them. Rei couldn't let the girl get away with everything.

Minako nodded severely back at Makoto, never breaking eye contact, only making it seem like she was less sincere.

Facetious vixen, Makoto thought as she led Ami in to mingle with new people. They were freshmen, so it never hurt to meet more people.

The many hopes of the club were still strong and alive in the remaining two of the band, who looked like they were having a quarrel, hopefully not a lover's one.

"What about you?" Rei said, keeping her voice low between Minako and her. "Someone's going to hit on you," Rei feared every last one would line up after Minako, "—and you're not even attracted to girls."

"Do you mean you want to be my girlfriend like Ami and Mako?" Minako blinked innocently. Rei's eyes became sharp slits, and Minako swallowed the sting in her throat, "Geez calm down. The way I see it is, I just broke up with Zoicite. I'm my own, new woman. If a sexy girl wants to hit on me, I'm not going to be rude. Anyone can be beautiful; I don't discriminate." Minako shot the V-sign.

Rei seethed to herself that Minako would already be on the market. The singer was bound to have great demand, and Rei's left eye twitched imagining Minako playing the field. Rei could easily see her best friend doing that. Minako just had to be such a flirt! A strong hand clapped Rei's back, and she jumped around to see who it was.

"Hey, you guys came! And you brought Ami and Makoto, haha, sneaky. Bet it was Mina," Haruka smirked at them with Michiru at her side.

Rei had not forgotten their last encounter, so she couldn't help standing in front of Minako, a buffer against Haruka, and growling, yes, actually growling. Everyone but Haruka found it endearing.

Michiru threw a cool, calming hand to Rei's cheek and instantly neutralized the tension. "Come you silly bunch, Haruka and I wanted to introduce you to the officers," Michiru said in her majestic voice. She put her arm around Rei's back and guided her to the center of the club. Minako made a face behind Michiru

Minako and Haruka walked in step in the same direction. Haruka said under her breath, "Woo…you'd better leash your guard dog."

"Shut up, Haruka." Minako didn't like being reminded of how Mio treated Rei's hair like a leash. And Rei was not a dog! Wasn't Minako the one always being called "bitch"? Plus, Michiru being so close with Rei was annoying.

Haruka chuckled good-naturedly and began, "Uh-oh Mina, look out. Jadeite's already on the hunt. She's slobbering all over your 'Rei-chan.'"

"What, who!?" Minako squinted her eyes at the girls surrounding Rei, but couldn't pick out who Haruka had mentioned. Well, it soon became clear that one was especially asserting herself on Rei's attention. "That's a she!?" Okay Minako, don't be mean. Aside from that funky, colored, short permy hair, this Jadeite was attractive. Attractive like a cute, teenage boy.

"Don't hate, Mina. Jade, short for Jadeite, is the Vice President. And she's ridiculously popular with girls. Hear she's quite the shark in bed too," Haruka raised an eyebrow for emphasis.

"Jealous, tiger?," Minako said.

"I have Michiru. I bet everyone else is jealous. Maybe even your precious 'Rei-chan,'" Haruka dared, until she received a chilling stare from Minako, "I'm kidding. Oh c'mon Rei only has eyes f—"

"Are you two officers?" Minako decided that cutting Haruka off would prevent her cruel teasing.

"Michiru's Secretary. I just attend meetings—"

"Oh she's more than that. She attracts members as LASS's Prince. Come and meet the officers with Rei, Minako," Michiru had snuck up on the two, ushering Haruka and Minako closer to the circle. The circle opened up to allow them entrance, as if it was some honor to be apart of the officers. The circle just as soon again closed when the two joined.

"Is this another lovely freshman for our club? Hello Haruka-kun," a tall, curvaceous girl with timeless beauty spoke kindly to the newcomers.

"Eh, she's got a boyfriend, but I reckon she may be a switch-hitter. Sup Setsuna," Haruka offered.

"We broke up," Minako informed with shining eyes, summoning all of her strength. Rei appeared by Minako's side to support her with a reassuring arm. Rei also was getting a little spooked by Jade.

Haruka and Michiru made mildly alarmed eyes at one another. Haruka began, "I'm…sorry to hear that, kiddo. We should talk about it later. But on the bright side…she's an available switch-hitter!" Rei glared at Haruka with a set jaw.

"I'm sorry to hear that too, Minako-san. It must be difficult. I'm glad you decided to come despite that. You're always welcome here, and I predict you'll enjoy it. Ah, where are my manners? I'm Setsuna, a tired senior," Setsuna held her hand out to Minako with a warm smile.

Minako shook it, and she felt a mysterious calmness run through her.

"Tired senior, my ass. Setsuna will be the best president LASS has ever had," Haruka said.

"Oh uhm…my name is Minako, a freshman as you guessed. Thank you for making me feel welcome!" Minako quickly got over her initial shyness and went on, "I don't mind being an active member, but my main objective is to cheer on this girly," Minako nudged Rei in the face with her own in their close proximity. The best friends shared a loving look with one another, seeming to forget everyone around them. "Wanna set her up with the best!" Minako said.

"For Rei-san? Hm…ha. Ha. I…get the feeling she doesn't need to be set up," Setsuna eyed the two with wise eyes and smiled happily at them.

"That's right Setsuna-sama, because she's with me," Mio said, making her way into the officers' circle, giving Minako the stink-eye.

"Oh good, all our officers are now here," Setsuna said, diverting attention from Mio's comment. "I want to formally introduce you all to Haruka's and Michiru's juniors from childhood." Mio had no choice but to shut up.

"Jade is our charismatic Vice President. Without her, this club would have lost its vision." Jade acknowledged this with an upward nod, head held jauntingly, eying Rei's movements intently.

"Michiru is our capable Secretary, on top of everything that passes in our club." Michiru smiled benevolently to all with her eyes closed. "Haruka isn't technically an officer, but I think of her as a cheerleader, encouraging current members and attracting new ones." Haruka rubbed the back of her head sheepishly. She didn't exactly think "cheerleader" fit her image, but Haruka would talk back to anyone but Setsuna.

"Hotaru-chan is our trustworthy Treasurer. She has a meticulous awareness of our funds that borders on conservative. Nothing about our group would be considered conservative, but I'm fine with fiscal conservation." Hotaru was a slight sophomore with shoulder-length hair, straight bangs. Her eyes were indisputably black. She didn't speak much, but what she said mattered.

"Chibi-chan is our mighty Historian, extremely talented with a camera and shooting people in real, candid action." Chibi had a very "genki" aura about her, as she twitched her leg constantly, occasionally whispering things she found funny to her best friend, the reserved Hotaru. Chibi was even smaller than Hotaru, but both were sophomores.

"Talk about an Usagi look-a-like," Minako whispered to an amused, nodding Rei. Minako kept her face close to Rei's, reveling in the warmth her best friend naturally emitted. Minako shot an infuriated Mio a shit-eating grin, and Rei was oblivious. Rei was used to Minako being physically affectionate when they attended events together, and Rei was the one who still had her arm around Minako after the singer had confessed her broken relationship. Rei wasn't the most sophisticated when it came to other people's jealousy.

"And Mio is our newest member, our Social Planner. She was an…enthusiastic... underclassman from my high school. She's very good at initiating activities and involving herself, so I hope she proves herself so," Setsuna finished, veiled stare eying Mio warily. Setsuna sensed that Mio had ulterior motives, so she believed it best to keep a dangerous person close for inspection rather than far from her radar. It seemed to Setsuna that already two of her officers fancied this newcomer, Rei-san, but only Mio would purposely manipulate. Jade would try to bed Rei, certainly, but she wasn't out to destroy things in her path. Jade had too many offers to wage war. But Mio would definitely do something cruel to the cheeky Minako, and Setsuna didn't think Rei and Minako needed any more drama than what they had. Both were clearly meant to be with the other, but perhaps baggage and insecurities and immaturity kept them apart. "Actually Mio, I have a task for you." Setsuna turned to the new freshmen, "Rei-san and Minako-san, please make yourself at home. If you'll excuse me. Mio, would you follow me?" Setsuna commanded Mio to another part of the room, leaving the officers' circle.

Jade resumed her attentions on Rei by charging forward to her, "So Rei, you're new to all of this huh? I've known I was gay for a really long time, so I could show you the ropes…" Jade said.

Minako could feel Rei squirming from the unwanted attention, so she put it bluntly, even making a shooing motion with hand, "No no, you won't do. You're not Rei's type."

"Catty. So what exactly is Rei's type? It may not seem like it at first glance, but I'm pretty well-rounded when it comes to pleasing expectations," Jade grinned lasciviously.

Minako also found herself turned off from this aggressive upperclassman. Yet she couldn't provide Jade with an answer, because Minako didn't know what Rei's type was. If Minako had that sort of knowledge, she'd spend most of her free time trying to become that sort of girl. It hurt that Rei wasn't attracted to her as is, but at least Minako was gifted with the dramatic arts, "Well you see, Rei is attracted to girls like me. Unfortunately, up until now, I had been dating this guy for about four years, so Rei and I could never be. Now that I'm ready to be with her, she's having dates with some random girl, coming to this club to meet new tail—"

"Minako, hush your mouth!" Rei clapped her hand over the obnoxious singer's mouth, "Jadeite-san, everything Minako has said is a lie…except for the first part. Sorry!" Rei made a quick bow and pulled Minako towards a different crowd in the room.

FLASH. Jade covered her eyes in frustration from the sudden brightness.

"That was the perfect picture of rejection!" Chibi said, thrilled about her shot of a surprised Jade denied access to a girl's parts. Jade shrugged it off, but she was secretly impressed by the two new freshmen. They were fun and flashy…and absolutely fuckable. But it seemed that all LASS members would only get to enjoy two of the three things they had to offer, the third gift reserved for one another? Jade grinned at the thought of those two freshmen getting it on. Sexy.

Setsuna observed from the corner of her eye, the two newest freshmen, Rei and Minako, dazzling and mingling with the other members. They were just too cute. Sure, the other members would throw themselves at the two, but the two were smitten. What their glances and touches actually spoke out, how their shared speech sparked at one another into some passionate flame, the way they fought against one another, but more of how they fought for the other when an outsider encroached. Setsuna imagined them in a near future, finally aware of their feelings, in undisturbed harmony. Setsuna's soul warmed at how beautiful, how precious their potential would be. She nodded to a power-hungry Mio and her many ideas. Mio was chattering about what LASS's first mixer should be. Something about LASS meeting up with the Young Feminists Alliance. Setsuna would eliminate the threat of Mio for her new favorite couple. It would be cruel to not intervene in the making of such a love.

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Back in the dormitory after the meeting, "Spit it out; how many!?"

"…"

"You can't lie to me; I saw everything! Four, FOUR freaking girls wanted to bang your brains out!!" Minako half cheered, half wanted to rip her hair out.

"You were propositioned too! That girl with all the tattoos…or was it piercings? And—"

"Two. Two creepy girls wanted me, but that's HALF of your earnings," Minako scoffed.

"How was that other girl creepy? I thought she was interesting and kind of cute…" Rei said.

"Did I forget to mention that that same girl also moved onto me AFTER you? I was like leftovers. And if you like her so much, are you going to accept her invitation?" Minako poked Rei in the ribs forcefully, needing the answer.

"You didn't get as many people, because you weren't even trying to be nice. I don't think you have any interest in girls, because you were just awful to some of them," Rei said.

"I still won the bet, fair and square. What did I win!?" Minako said as Rei rose a skeptical eyebrow at her. Rei waited for it: Minako remembered now. "Oh damn…the one time I ask for nothing, and I win. Anyway...I definitely like girls. I'm just…impossibly selective," Minako rolled her eyes. Like one in seven trillion (1:7,000,000,000).

"Well what if I told you," Rei began, almost regretting that she had started, but she needed to stop Minako from pressuring her into useless relationships that would never amount to anything, "—that even if I met the perfect girl, I could never be with her."

"What is that supposed to mean, silly?" Minako said.

"Would you believe me if I told you that I've been in love with one and only one girl my entire existence," Rei said as Minako gasped loudly, "and I will never, trust me, NEVER love another girl again. I can thank Mio for showing me that, not that she was the best specimen," Minako couldn't help smirking at the degrading choice of description, "—but no matter who I'm with, no matter how attractive and kind this other girl is, my heart just aches for her. I only want her. I'll only ever want her," Rei sighed at Minako with the tortured eyes of a lifetime of unrequited love from birth parents, grandparent, to careless friend.

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*Yawn* this convo can continue in the next chapter. Jadeite as a female just seemed awfully convenient.