SailorStar9: You ladies wanted this chapter, so here goes. This is Chapter 13 of this fic; and please be a dear and review.
Disclaimers: I do not own the animes. But I do own the pairing, I hope.
Chapter 13: Storm of Love! Minako's Grand Two-Timing Plan
Time passes, on the streets...
"Mamo-chan, hurry." Chibi-Usa urged, pulling Mamoru along.
"Hey!" Usagi fumed, chasing after the pair.
"Come on, don't hurry me along so much." Mamoru protested.
"No, you can't!" Usagi pulled Mamoru to her side. "Mamo-chan came here to watch a movie with me! You know, he has no time to be hanging out with you!"
"No way!" Chibi-Usa tugged Mamoru to her side."Mamo-chan came here to go shopping with me!"
"You know..." Mamoru protested.
"Mamo-chan is going to the movies with me!" Usagi insisted.
"Shopping!" Chibi-Usa retorted.
"When I say a movie, I mean a movie!" Usagi glared.
"When I say shopping, I mean shopping!" Chibi-Usa shot back.
"When I say a movie, I mean a movie!" Usagi shouted.
"When I say shopping, I mean shopping!" Chibi-Usa yelled.
"Huh?" Mamoru blinked, cutting the argument off.
"Minako?" Usagi noticed the Venusian Senshi on the other side of the street.
"Handsome!" Chibi-Usa gushed, seeing Hawks-Eye beside Minako.
"Geez, Minako." Usagi muttered. "I have to inform the others of this!" she grinned.
At Crown...
"Minako is two-timing?" Rei echoed incredulously.
"That's right." Usagi replied.
"What's wrong, Artemis?" Chibi-Usa asked, having heard Artemis' sigh.
"By the way, what kind of person was Minako two-timing Hitoshi that you saw?" Artemis inquired.
"Let's see, he was tall, and seemed kind, and..." Chibi-Usa recalled.
"Was his hair long, and didn't he look a little on the bad side?" Diana cut in.
"That's not it." Usagi recalled. "He seemed serious. Ouch, ouch!" she cried, when the girls pushed her against he window to get a closer look downstairs. "Don't push, guys! It's not the one we saw the other day!" she exclaimed when Tigers-Eye took off his sunglasses, having driven Minako to the girls' meeting spot on his motorbike.
"And he's handsome too!" Chibi-Usa added.
"Just as I thought..." Artemis sighed.
"What do you mean, Artemis?" Luna asked.
"Well, um, actually.." Artemis stammered.
"Hi guys!" Minako greeted the girls. "Sorry to keep you waiting!"
"Minako, who was that?" Chibi-Usa asked.
"Oh, Torajima-san?" Minako took her seat beside Makoto. "He's a roadie aspiring to become a rock musician. He flirted with me at a club. It's a crime to be so beautiful." she gushed, causing everyone to sweatdrop.
"Then, who were you walking with the other day?" Usagi pressed.
"Oh no, you saw me!" Minako raved. "That was Takano-san, who goes to art college. 'You bring out my desire for creation.'" she quoted. "He asked me to be a model for his art next time he's drawing. Maybe it's a nude model. It's such a crime to be so beautiful."
"Does that mean you're..." Rei stammered.
"Isn't that three-timing?" Luna inquired.
"Takano-san is kind and looks out for me!" Minako jabbered. "But Torajima-san is handsome and I'm head over heels."
"She's not listening to what the others are saying." Artemis sighed.
"Spring has finally come for me!" Minako exclaimed, everyone sweatdropping once again.
"Usagi-sama, what does 'three-timing' mean?" Diana asked innocently.
"Three-timing means..." Usagi replied.
"Usagi!" Artemis chided, father instinct kicking in. "Don't teach those kind of things to children."
"Spring at the age of 15!" Minako laughed hysterically.
In the Dead Moon Circus bar...
"My, my, if it isn't Tigers-Eye." Hawks-Eye remarked as Tigers-Eye entered. "How are you faring?"
"Rather well." Tigers-Eye replied. "She puts up a strong defensive front. But I think I can make her mine tomorrow. How about you?"
"I'm sure I could have made her mine today." Hawks-Eye replied. "But I'm the one to keep the fun for later."
"Stop making lame excuses, you birdbrain." Tigers-Eye snorted.
"What was that, you tigers-pants with no taste!" Hawks-Eye snapped.
"Who do you think you are?" Tigers-Eye retorted.
"What?" Hawks-Eye sized up.
"Stop it." Fish-Eye pleaded. "Both of you, you shouldn't fight over me. It's not good to fight over me."
"Oh hush, we're not fighting over you." Tigers-Eye retorted. "In any case, I'll prove it to you. That I am a warrior several order of magnitude better than you!"
"And who keeps getting interrupted by the Senshi?" Hawks-Eye shot back.
"Oh, you mention something interesting." Tigers-Eye remarked. "The same goes for you too. Alright? The one who loses this battle leaves this place."
"I suggest you gather your things right now." Hawks-Eye scoffed.
"Geez, stop it!" Fish-Eye begged.
"Stay quiet!" the two barked.
"This is a fight between a man to a man!" Tigers-Eye glared.
"Who can charm his target faster!" Hawks-Eye accepted the challenge.
"The one assigned by Zirconia-sama!" the two shouted. "This girl!"
"Oh, this is the cause of your fight?" Fish-Eye blinked, seeing Minako's picture. "Sheesh, both of you."
The next day...
"Such bad taste." Artemis stated, as Minako tested her outfit.
"Did you say something?" Minako glared.
"You know, I've said it many times." Artemis argued. "We don't know anything about the identity of the enemy, or about Pegasus. I mean, I'm not saying that love is off-limits, but you can at least..."
"I think I'll wear this outfit after all." Minako decided. "Yeah, I'll wear this for my date tomorrow. How is it, Artemis?"
"I don't care anymore." Artemis replied and headed for the door.
"Artemis." Minako stated. "I know, don't worry about me."
"Mina..." Artemis was glad Minako came to her senses.
"I, Aino Minako, also known as the Goddess of Love, I will make sure to get a firm grasp of this happiness"! Minako declared.
"She doesn't get it at all." Artemis sighed.
That night in the Tsukino household in her room...
"Adults are strange." Chibi-Usa mused.
What's wrong? Pegasus inquired.
"Hey Pegasus, is there such a thing as liking three different people at the same time?" Chibi-Usa asked.
You can't believe it? Pegasus inquired.
"I mean if you're tied to your partner with the red string of fate, you only fall in love with that person, right?" Chibi-Usa reasoned. "Or maybe there is more than one red string?"
I'm sure that in order to find that one red string, you need lots of different types of experiences. Pegasus replied.
"Experience, huh?" Chibi-Usa mused. "Adults sure have it hard."
The next day...
"I'm fifteen minutes late in meeting him." Minako looked at her watch. "Dates are better off if you're little bit late. So I should be alright." unbeknownst to her, Artemis had decided to trail her on her date.
He's here, he's here. Minako smiled, peeking at Hawks-Eye in the park. "Taka-san..." she was cut off when she saw Tigers-Eye on the other side of the statue. "Oh no!" she gasped in horror. "Drats, I promised Torajima-san that I would see him today as well, didn't I? I'm in trouble."
"Oh boy..." Artemis sighed on the other side of the road. "That's why I've been trying to tell you."
"Artemis." Chibi-Usa voiced.
"Chibi-Usa!" Artemis blinked.
"So you're worried after all." Chibi-Usa teased.
"I'm not worried." Artemis defended. "It's just that..."
"Oh my, why can't he just admit it?" Luna joked.
"Luna!" Artemis gasped. "I see, that means..." he realized.
"Yo!" Usagi greeted the white tomcat, the girls peering out from their hiding place.
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"But guys, why?" Artemis asked, the three cats peering through the bushes.
"They said that if I came here, I would be able to see something strange called three-timing." Diana replied, the girls peeking out from the bushes.
"I see..." Artemis looked at Usagi.
"That's not it!" Usagi protested. "We're all worried too!"
"Yup, yup, yup, yup." the girls nodded in unison.
"But what is she going to do now?" Rei wondered.
"Please, let me go!" Diana pleaded, having been pulled away by the tail by Usagi. "I would like to see as well!"
"Calm down, calm down." Minako assured. "Takano-san and Torajima-san, two handsome men are waiting for me. You don't get a chance like this so often. That's right. No matter what the reason is, I must not break my promise to go on dates with them."
"Come on." Artemis sweatdropped. "She finally sold her soul to the devil." he added as Minako rushed off.
"Torajima-san!" Minako called to Tigers-Eye. "I'm sorry."
"You're late, Minako." Tigers-Eye chided.
"Oh, it's hot." Minako fanned herself. "I'm thirsty now that I ran over."
"Then, you want to go out for some tea?" Tigers-Eye caught her underlying meaning.
"But it's such nice weather out today." Minako stretched herself. "I want to drink something under the sky. Can't I?"
"Oh, alright." Tigers-Eye relented. "I'll go buy you something."
"Thanks." Minako beamed as he walked off. "Thank you so much."
I feel bad for Hawks-Eye, but I'm going to finish this off. Tigers-Eye grinned.
"Takano-san!" Minako greeted her other date.
"Minako." Hawks-Eye looked at the blond.
"I'm sorry I'm late." Minako apologized. "I do apologize. Well, if you don't have anything planned now, how about a movie?"
"Minako?" Hawks-Eye exclaimed as Minako pulled him off to the cinema. "Why are you running to go see a movie?"
"If we don't hurry, it's going to start." Minako replied.
In the theater...
Oh, I can't see anything. Hawks-Eye mused. I'm not that good with dark places.
"Let's sit down." Minako suggested.
"Yeah." Hawks-Eye noted. That does it. He grinned, feeling a hand in his, not knowing that Minako had exchanged herself with someone else. To hold hands in the dark – the most basis tactics while on a date at the movies. This battle is mine.
In the park...
"Torajima-san." Minako slipped out of the cinema and reentered the park,
"Where did you go?" Tigers-Eye inquired.
"I'm sorry, I had to use to restroom." Minako replied.
"Here, have some juice." Tigers-Eye handed a can to her.
"Thanks." Minako took the drink can.
"It seems that 'three-timing' uses lots of stamina." Diana mused.
"I wonder how long she'll keep up with that?" Usagi remarked.
"I'm sure she will make a slip soon." Artemis was certain.
"But you know, Mina at times like this, sure is powerful." Rei pointed out.
"Yeah, yeah." the girls nodded in agreement.
"I won't allow this." Artemis swore.
In the theater...
The movie is nearing the climax. Hawks-Eye smirked at his 'date'. So I guess I'll move my move now. "Minako." he took her hand, before sweatdropping when he realized that an elderly woman was sitting beside him. "NO!" he screamed as the movie credits rolled in.
On the streets...
As if hearing Hawks-Eye's scream in horror, Minako took a look at her watch and gaped.
"What's wrong?" Tigers-Eye asked.
"I'm sorry." Minako smiled nervously. "I have to call home right now. Can you wait here for a bit?" and she hurried back to the cinema.
Outside the cinema...
"How disgusting..." Hawks-Eye wheezed. "Where is Minako?"
"Takano-san." Minako voiced.
"Minako, where were you?" Hawks-Eye inquired.
"You're kidding." Minako replied. "I was with you the entire time."
"Really?" Hawks-Eye was not convinced.
"Oh yeah, can I use the restroom right now?" Minako requested.
"Sure." Hawks-Eye replied.
"Then, I'll be back in a minute." Minako assured and hurried back to Tigers-Eye.
In the park...
"I can't handle both..." Minako breathed, having been forced to run to-and-forth between her two dates.
"Isn't that enough?" Artemis cut in.
"Guys." Minako looked at the girls.
"It's not good to go out with people if you're going to tell them lies." Chibi-Usa added.
"It's better if you tell them the truth." Usagi advised.
"Alright, I'll be honest with them." Minako relented.
"Minako." the girls beamed.
"They do say that, after all, that ." Minako announced. "'Those who chase two rabbits will find six-and-one prefectures'!"
"Minako, that's not right at all." Ami sighed.
"I'm alright." Minako cut her off. "I'm slightly different than usual today. I'll be on my way now."
"What is different about her?" Ami asked, causing everyone else to sweatdrop.
"Why are you here?" Tigers-Eye glared at his fellow Amazon who had too arrived at the playground.
"No, what are you doing here?" Hawks-Eye retorted. "It's not a good thing to claim someone else's woman."
"What are you gonna do about it?" Tigers-Eye challenged.
"Stop it!" Minako cut in.
"Minako." the two Amazons looked at the blond.
"It's all my fault." Minako replied. "Stop fighting over me."
"This is perfect." Tigers-Eye noted. "Decide now, Minako."
"Which one of us will you choose?" Hawks-Eye pressed.
"It's me, right Minako?" Tigers-Eye was certain.
"It has to be me right, Minako?" Hawks-Eye asked.
"It's me!" the two Amazons insisted. "Which one of us will it be? Which of us? Come on! Come on, come on, come on! Come on, come on!"
"Hey!" Minako cut them off. "I don't want to lie about my own feelings."
"So?" the two Amazons pressed.
"So, I like both of you." Minako beamed.
"That's enough." Tigers-Eye retorted, cracking his whip.
"I can't forgive you, a mere human for two-timing between us." Hawks-Eye added and the two reverted to their original forms.
"What?" Minako gasped.
"Stupid girl." Tigers-Eye remarked.
"If the target is so wishy-washy, there is no way to really settle the score." Hawks-Eye added.
"Impossible, both of you..." Minako stammered. "Were fooling me."
"We don't want to hear that from you!" the two Amazons retorted.
"Enough of pretending to be in a relationship." Tigers-Eye remarked.
"Your dream, we'll take a look at it." Hawks-Eye added.
"One!" Tigers-Eye chanted as a slate appeared behind Minako.
"Two!" Hawks-Eye continued, Minako's wrists and ankles were cuffed in place.
"Three!" the two Amazons chorused, at that, Minako screamed as her 'Dream Mirror' was drawn out forcefully.
"Then, I will now..." Tigers-Eye proceeded to look into Minako's mirror.
"Hey, wait a minute." Hawks-Eye protested. "Don't get in my way."
"What?" Tigers-Eye demanded, pulling Hawks-Eye off the mirror. "I get to go first."
"Stop it." Minako muttered.
"No, you get out of my way!" Hawks-Eye demanded.
"Minako..." Usagi gasped as the two Amazons argued over the mirror.
"So, this is the strange occurrence of 'three-timing'?" Diana inquired, causing everyone to sweatdrop.
"That's not it." Usagi objected.
"I get to go first!" the two Amazons were still arguing. "No!" before they stuck their heads into the mirror together.
"My dream is going to crumble away." Minako winced.
"It's beautiful..." Hawks-Eye gushed.
"Dream, but..." Tigers-Eye added. "She's just too amazing." he remarked, the two pulling their heads out.
"Pegasus isn't in here either." Hawks-Eye stated. ""We should get rid of her."
"Hold it right there!" Moon declared. "You evil villains that use a maiden's heart in love as a tool for betting."
"For love and justice, the Sailor Team!" Chibi-Moon added.
"In the name of the moon..." Moon posed.
"We'll punish you!" the girls chorused.
"So you are here, you pumpkins." Tigers-Eye noted.
"Come here, my Lemure." Hawks-Eye instructed. "The acrobatic shocking seesaw, Gittanko."
"And Battanko." Tigers-Eye added.
"Now, get rid of all of them!" Hawks-Eye ordered.
"Roger!" Gittanko replied and tossed a seesaw at the Senshi.
"Hey, that's dangerous!" Moon protested. "Seesaws aren't for throwing around!"
In response, the two Lemures jumped onto the seesaw, throwing the Senshi upwards.
Battanko then knocked the Senshi to the ground in midair.
"My Lemure is going rather well." Tigers-Eye noted.
"What are you talking about?" Hawks-Eye protested. "It's my Lemure."
"No, mine!" Tigers-Eye argued.
"It's mine!" Hawks-Eye insisted.
"Mina..." Artemis called, awakening the Venusian Senshi.
"Artemis." Minako looked at the cat.
"Are you alright?" Artemis asked.
"In any case," Tigers-Eye added. "I'll deal with you after we take care of the pumpkins."
"That's fine with me." Hawks-Eye shrugged.
"Those guys..." Minako fumed. "How dare they crush down on my innocence. I cannot forgive them, ever!"
"Scary!" Artemis gaped in shock as Minako pulled herself free, her 'Dream Mirror' returning to her body in the process. "Transform." he told her.
"Yeah." Minako nodded. "Venus Eternal Power, Make Up!"
"Now, finish them off." Tigers-Eye ordered.
"Hold it right there!" Venus barked. "There is one more Senshi!"
"Venus!" Moon beamed.
"Come out all at once at the same time!" Hawks-Eye snapped.
"In any case, I can't forgive you guys!" Venus retorted.
"What's this, she's all worked up." Tigers-Eye deathpanned.
"Venus, Goddess of Love and Beauty." Venus glared. "I will have you receive a random shower of the 'Light Comets' of anger!"
"What's up with this!" the two Amazons were hit by the array of 'Light Comets'.
"Now!" the two Moon Senshi chorused, having ducked to avoid the shower, allowing the energy to hit the Lemures.
"Please Pegasus!" Chibi-Moon went in prayer mode. "Protect everyone's dreams! Twinkle Yell!"
"Moon Gorgeous Mediation!" Moon fired her attack at the Lemures.
"Stage Out!" the Lemures squealed as the attack washed over them.
"Damn you!" Hawks-Eye cursed.
"Just you watch!" Tigers-Eye promised, the two retreating via their elemental rings.
"Guys." Venus looked at the girls, her palms closing, begging for forgiveness. The girls smiled at each other and giggled.
In the Dead Moon Circus bar...
"Sheesh, I was this close!" Hawks-Eye slammed his glass on the counter.
"How about we call this one a draw?" Tigers-Eye suggested.
"I agree." Hawks-Eye nodded.
"Oh, I thought both of you are leaving if it was a draw?" Fish-Eye mused.
"Fish-Eye?" the two Amazons glared.
"I'm kidding." Fish-Eye defended. "It was a joke."
On the overhead bridge...
"Minako, hurry up." Artemis urged. "Everyone is waiting."
"Yeah." Minako mused. "Artemis? I'm sorry that I let myself be flung around by those guys. I feel like a fool."
"It was more like you were flinging them around a bit." Artemis deathpanned. "But you know, real love..."
"Is probably something that comes around after all sorts of experiences." Hitoshi stated. "Don't you think?" he thrust single red rose in front of his female counterpart. "I'll be waiting, until you regain all of your memories."
"Perhaps so." Minako flushed, taking the rose. "Let's go."
SailorStar9: Now that's done, read and review. In the next chapter, the girls become interested in an apparently antisocial old woman after she takes Diana into her home.