A/N: This time we lighten the mood up a little bit. I will state that while I do not write "Lemons" as people tend to call them, I am not opposed to writing the intimacy that relationships go through. I just prefer to avoid the more lewd things that sometimes can be found in fan fiction. This is not to say that I am a prude, and will attempt to satisfy everyone by making sure there is plenty of romance to go around. Within saying this, I also want to say I'm trying to add a hint of realism here. Since I am not sure how well I write these I would like proper feedback if you have an opinion.
I do now own Sailor Moon. I am merely a fan.
Song: All I Want To Do
By: Sugarland
You should know the drill by now. (One would hope anyway.)
Note: In light of the said realism, for this chapter I picked a song that's more fun loving instead of hot and heavy since I don't believe that the Rei and Minako pairing are ready for that as of yet. Childish as it might come off as; I can see this being one of the major hang-ups this relationship pairing would have to suffer through. Please, as I stated, send me some feedback regarding what you think. Also, I would recommend listening to the song at least once if you can to get an idea of the overall feel since some of the lyrics can come off as odd when just looking at them.
Chapter 11: Slowly, less is more.
Funny how some people work. Relationships can be graded on many levels. Romance, isn't exact or clean cut. There are ins and outs, dos and don'ts. The definition of being ready for something has a wide varying degree from person to person and relationship to relationship. Either way, to be ready for something isn't exactly always going to be the same. Whether it stems from being fearful of something, or not knowing what to do in a situation most first loves are learning experiences. Things happen on a lot of your firsts that make for the stereotypical story later on. The first kiss comes to mind among other romantic endeavors leading up, yet not limited to you first time having a bedroom frolic.
Whatever first time it is that you happen to be experiencing it won't ever be the same as the other times. It will define how you react in the future and it will either be noted as positive or negative based on your outlook. Either way, when with someone you love, you need to be understanding and respectful of the limits. These limits are set differently based on the person. When one takes a step back and sees this, it's easy to see why a woman such as Hino Rei would be extremely jumpy around her lover when in the privacy of alone time. It would also be easy to note the level of never-ending calm understanding that someone like Aino Minako would have too exhibit on a daily basis.
It was early morning at the Shrine as the alarm clocked started beeping its annoying little tune to let Rei and Minako know it was time to get up. In reality, they didn't have to move, it was a day off. Rei liked to maintain a routine though, and that was why the alarm had been set. *BAM!* Ah, the sweet sound of silence. "Much better." Rei yawned as she blinked for a moment before burying her face back into the pillow "Stupid thing." Rei mumbled.
"Huh?" Minako asked blinking sleep from her eyes at the blurry clock that was now showing a distorted time. "Rei…" She drawled sleepily. "Rei…get up."
"RRRRRrrrrrrrr" Rei had such a way with words when she wanted to sleep. "burrmbfm" she wasn't anyplace near cognitive.
"Rei" Minako used a sing song voice. "Come on honey. You need to get up."
"Hmmumm" Rei snarled sleepily. "foo erly foo fet fup." She just buried herself deeper allowing her foot to hang off the side of the bed.
"Rei you're going to fall off the bed sweetheart." Minako giggled as she ran her fingers across the exposed smooth leg that was quickly pulled back under the covers as Rei curled into a ball growling even more. "Honeybunch…try taking your face out of the pillow." Minako enticed softly trying to get Rei up in a semi good mood as she was about to leave the bed. Rei didn't like that apparently. "It's hard to understand you when you're talking into it."
"RRRRRrrrrRRRRRR!" Was Rei's aggressive answer. "Mot. Mow. Leep." She growled as she blindly pulled Minako back into bed.
"I thought you wanted to get up." Minako asked softly. This was why Rei needed to be on a routine, otherwise it threw her off and this was the result.
Rei blinked her eyes at the now illegible clock. "Clock says it's time to sleep." Rei explained and pulled Minako closer.
"You broke the clock Rei." Minako sighed trying not to look amused. "It can't even tell time anymore."
"Good." Rei said cuddling closer "Because if that thing beeps again I'll throw it out the window."
"What did the clock ever do to you?" Minako asked amused. "Besides wake you up?"
"It got in my way of a very pleasant dream." Rei growled missing the dream world she had been in, although she couldn't remember it for the life of her.
"What was it about?" Casual conversation was a good way to keep her talking. Talking kept her awake. To get Rei out of bed remained the intended goal.
Rei thought, but couldn't place where it had been or what had taken place. "I haven't the faintest idea now that I'm up."
I don't want to get up baby, let's turn off the phone
I don't want to go to work today or even put my makeup on
I've got better things to do than my todo list anyway
Hide under the covers and waste away the day
Let's just lay here and be lazy, baby drive me crazy
"Honey. We need to move sometime today." Minako sighed looking at Rei. 'Darn her and her temptation.' She ran her finger through Rei's bed head hair.
"Not now we don't." Rei smiled. Who knew Rei could be so clingy when she wanted to be, namely, when she didn't want to leave the warm bed.
"Alright. Not now, but sometime today would be nice." Minako chided, even if they both knew Minako would be just find to stay in bed all day long.
"You like it here." Rei said as she appreciated the feeling of Minako's hands in her hair. Then they heard a buzzing. "What the…" The darn cell phone.
"I'll answer it." Minako reached over by the nightstand on her side. "Hello this is- Rei give that back!" She sighed as Rei hung the phone up and tossed it someplace.
"There we go." Rei said as she pulled what she had dubbed her human pillow back into an embrace. "Much better." She smiled in contentment.
"Why must you do that?" Minako wondered aloud. The miko had a habit of hanging up on people during her Minako time. Rei had a possessive streak.
"My time." Rei was trying to look cute, or at the very least like a puppy. "I'm tired, I'm lazy, and I don't want to move." She yawned.
All I want to do wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wooo
All I want to do wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wooo is love you
I got my whole life to change the world and climb the ladders
Looking at you looking at me is the only thing that matters
Come a little closer baby, we can talk without the words
Hang a sign on the door, please do not disturb
Let's just lay here and be lazy, baby drive me crazy
"Fine by me." Minako said softly. "But don't blame me for my wandering hands." Minako warned, Rei had gotten used to kissing, and cuddling, but anything more she wasn't comfortable with. This point was further made apparent by the fact Minako was a very touchy feely person when just lying around. Rei didn't mind the little things. She rather enjoyed having her hair toyed with absentmindedly. The feel of Minako's nails lightly scratching her scalp was a pleasant experience.
"You know the boundaries." Rei sighed with her eyes closed. "You have free reign as long as you don't do what I asked you not too." Rei didn't have a need to explore around. By nature she was cuddly, but not playful in a provocative manner. That was Minako's thing; Rei was content to allow the blond her fun as long as she didn't try anything too over the top just yet. She could feel Minako's even breath. It was calm and relaxed, the rise and fall with each breath was a slow rhythm and it was a very soothing effect. She liked being like this. As long as Minako was being- "To low." Good. Being good was a key factor. "Minako…" Her voice was one of warning as she felt hands playing around her torso.
"Rei…It's ok." The blond sighed. It was quite a lot of work to break down Rei little by little. Minako was used to relationships; Rei wasn't quite so ready to deal with some of the things that included. As a result part of Minako's playing around was to help Rei get used to being touched intimately. "I'm not going to do anything you don't want me to do." It took a great deal of time to even do the smallest of things. Perhaps it was for the best this way, Rei was a person set in her ways and not nearly as open with some things. Even touching Rei on her abdomen made her tense up in fear or a verbal warning was given. Minako wasn't sure why Rei was resistant to some things that really weren't all that bad, yet, patience was a virtue that Minako had learned to acquire when it came to jumpy partners. The woman next to her wasn't any different in that regard; only more difficult to deal with when it came to her apprehension.
All I want to do wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wooo
All I want to do wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wooo is love you
Give me a kiss, from that Elvis lip,
You don't want to miss this,
All I want to do wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wooo
All I want to do wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wooo is love you wo woo
Minako continued to keep her hands at play. Slender fingers trailing along Rei's arms, through her long hair, down her back, any area that wasn't overly personal. Sometimes she would use her nails, or other times the palms of her hand to vary the sensation. Rei tensed slightly, opening her eyes to check the surrounding area. Minako was used to Rei doing this by now, having a far more playful persona she could get away with more if she really wanted, but she could risk pushing too far and with Rei that wasn't ever a good plan. She moved closer to the girl of raven tresses and lavender eyes as she adjusted to lay on her side. Too bad for Rei this meant she lost her favorite pillow.
Wordlessly Minako continued her slow deliberate ministrations, careful of just where her hands traveled as she got closer to Rei. She took the few strands of hair that had been falling from their place and with a slow tender caress she pulled them off of Rei cheek, pulling them behind her ear and then tracing the same pattern back around as she placed her hand on the girl's cheek, allowing her thumb to stroke the skin softly as she placed her lips to Rei's allowing the girl to have a moment to get used to the contact. Rei embraced her, letting Minako know she was ok with this for now and the blond allowed her tongue to run along smooth lips seeing if Rei would allow entrance. Sometimes she did, sometimes she didn't. It all depended on how safe and secure she felt with Minako at the time.
All I really want to do is,
All I really want to do is,
All I really want to do is love you, and love you, and love you
Come a little closer baby, we can talk without the words
Rei allowed the contact, parting to lips slightly, allowing Minako to deepen the kiss a little bit. Rei was very reserved still new to the naïveté of the entire relationship prospect and hadn't been moving her hands like Minako had been. Rei needed time to learn to be comfortable with things, to learn to let go of her inhibitions and act on impulse when it came to intimacy. It was a learning experience for her the entire time. Minako didn't mind though, the fact that Rei was willing to go along with the kissing prospect while in bed was still a new novelty that told Minako that although it had been slow going, progress was being made. She allowed her hands to play around across Rei's back as she slowly eased out of the kiss. She went to Rei's earlobe, knowing that it was an area to cause tension, only testing the waters slightly. She was so close, blowing hot air sending shivers down Rei's spine. Again the girl tensed up, she wasn't a fan of that yet. 'Ok, so she's not quite ready for other areas…' Minako thought knowing better than to push too far. She allowed her hand to trace Rei's jaw and kissed her, again seeking entrance.
Hang a sign on the door, please do not, please do not, please do not, please do not disturb
When I lay down in the evening all I really want to do,
When I wake up, when I wake up in the morning baby, all I really want to do is...wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wooo
Minako continued to play. She allowed her hands to wander, and allowed Rei to go as far as she wanted, but never pushed. Rei's tongue would wander hesitantly at best during the kiss and Minako would often set the pace. There was no fighting for dominance, Rei being subdued enough as it was. Minako just wanted Rei to play, to wander, to explore, anything to entice her to want to allow herself to open up. When Rei pulled away from the kiss, Minako didn't stop her. When Rei would find her own ways to explore, Minako would encourage her with an approving smile or an affectionate whisper. Something passive and always downplayed was the best way to show Rei her approval. To moan would be too overt, even in the rare event that it did feel that good, a hitch or anything nosy would make her pull back fearing that a sexual encounter would be pending on such responses.
For now she was a novice at best. That didn't bother Minako in the slightest and in all reality it was nice to not worry about the pace of a relationship. The blond had been used to fast ones with people who knew what they wanted and knew how to get it. Rei was different. She didn't know what she wanted or even if she felt ok with doing anything. She hadn't given her body to anyone nor had she the experience to claim she was ready to do so. Minako knew this; Rei was in charge of how fast they would progress. Rei was the one with the fears and uncertainty in what went on behind closed doors. Ultimately it would be Rei who said when she would be ready. Minako was content to have her time of playfulness knowing Rei, for now, wasn't going to expect sexual intercourse, in fact she was expecting quite the opposite. It was a give and take, Minako learning when to pull back, and Rei learning to be comfortable. Mornings like this one were slowly becoming a normal part of their lives. The more often it happened the sooner Rei would be at ease when it came to intimacy and the sooner they too could begin to further establish a solid relationship.
TBC-
I hope you enjoyed my view on how Rei would likely react when in regards to romance. Please leave a review and honestly tell me what you think.
