"So how long has it been, Rei-chan and Yuuchiro?" Seiya inquired, wanting to get more info on these two, and transfer it later on to Yaten.
"Hmm? How long?" Usagi laughed. "Forever!" Her friends giggled, as they all understood. "I'd probably say a good year and half or so. It's funny, really. Rei-chan absolutely despised Yuuchiro-san, and he immediately fell in love with her. Of course, she liked him too, but would never dare admit to it."
Makoto nodded and sighed. "It's a pity, really. They were so great together too. I enjoyed seeing Rei-chan settled down, you know?"
Ami agreed. "She's a special girl, and likes to keep her options open." She glimpsed at Taiki, who was only staring at her with smiling eyes and a crooked smile. She blushed, and looked the other way.
"Taiki, how long has it been?" Seiya asked, turning in his friend's direction. It seemed like an awful long time has passed with Rei and Yaten in the closet, and he wanted to find out what happened.
"Five minutes," Taiki replied, not quite sure what Seiya's plan was. Of course, he had a suspicion that he was up to something, but he would ask later on at home.
Back in the closet, Yaten kissed Rei's neutral lips. He released, realizing that Rei wasn't kissing back. He looked into her eyes, which were downward. "What an idiot I am," he thought to himself, as he backed as far as way as possible from Rei; being perhaps only an inch. He flicked his silver hair in his usual habit, and looked at the floor regretfully. "Obviously she doesn't feel the same way I do," he thought. "How could I have done such a foolish thing?" He looked at Rei's downcast eyes as he mumbled, "Gomen.."
Yaten's eyes turned back to the floor in disappointment, as Rei looked up. Without a moment's notice, she leaned forward and wrapped her arms around his broad shoulders, and her slender fingers stroking the back of his neck.
Yaten caught his breath in his mouth as her lips pressed against his in a hard force, while she played with his hair near the back of his neck. An excitement rushed through his body, as he kissed back yearnfully. The two were wrapped up in their kiss, Yaten with his hands rubbing her waist and back greedily, and her fingers clutching onto his shirt. They kissed with such passion, as if there was no tomorrow.
A rattle came from the closet, as they immediately stopped kissing, and the door swung open, revealing Seiya with a dirty look on his face. He had obviously caught them at an akward moment, for both their faces were bright red. Rei stepped out of the closet, as Seiya examined her. Her shirt was crumbled and slanted to the side, while her hair purposely covered her expression. Yaten stepped out afterward, with his hair all out of place, and his shirt in the same state as her's. As the stepped back into the main room, the girls looked up at them with anticipation. "So?" they questioned.
Yaten was prepared to gloat about his whole experience, when Rei commented just seconds before. "So what? Did you expect something to happen?" The girls' smirks disappeared. "Well, if you did, it didn't. We were merely cramped for space, and I couldn't wait until I got out of there." She intentionally avoided Yaten's confused glance. "Why is she lying about such a passionate experience we shared?" he thought to himself. He quietly slipped back into the circle, as Rei went to the farthest possible spot away from him.
Seiya nudged Yaten's ribs. "I would've thought you'd have enough courage to do something, after all those drooling stares after her."
Yaten swiftly turned around and glared into his eyes. He whispered in a hushed tone, "I'll tell you what really happened when we get home."
"Seiya, Yaten," Taiki started as he got up. "It's fine time that we left."
Seiya and Yaten got up obediantly as they headed to the rooms to retrieve their wet clothes. Yaten stopped in Rei's room once more and looked around. "Perhaps the second part of my plan won't be fulfilled.." he thought mournfully, as he picked up his clothes near the foot of her bed. "Yet."
- - - -As the Three Lights started to step out the door, Usagi stopped Seiya. They were alone in the front hallway, as the girls decided to give them some time alone, as did Taiki and Yaten. "Seiya," Usagi mumured, looking into his eyes. "I understand if you don't want to speak to me after learning about Chibiusa." She twidled with her fingers, as she looked outside, where the rain had stopped pouring. "She means a lot to me, Seiya, as I'm sure you know. We may not get along at all, but still. She's my daughter."
Seiya looked into her eyes sternly. "Is Mamoru the father?"
Usagi looked down at the floor in sadness. "Yes."
Seiya held back tears as he turned around and joined up with Taiki and Yaten. He gave one last glance at the temple. There, in the window, was a sad looking Chibiusa, her hands pressed up against it. She looked directly at Seiya, who couldn't even smile back.
- - - -"What fun!" Minako declared, rubbing her hands together happily, as she sat down on the floor again. "I wish we could do that again sometime!"
Rei closed the door quietly behind the Three Lights, stealing a glance at Yaten. He looked over his shoulder at her while walking with an emotionless expression, then looked back ahead of him. She stayed at the closed door a couple of moments afterward, trying to straighten out her feelings.
"Rei-chan?" Usagi called from the main room.
Rei bit her lip, hoping that she wouldn't cry. She then returned to the main room, a fake smile playing her lips.
"Did you have a good time with Yaten?" Makoto asked, winking in her direction.
"Of course not! It was a horrible. There was hardly any room, and I was pushed up against him the whole time." He looked at Luna's direction, who remained silent this whole time. Luna sensed that something happened in that closet, but wouldn't be the one to bring it up. She knew that if Rei wanted to talk about it, she would.
Minako sighed. "Oh, how I envy you, Rei-chan!" Her eyes turned into huge hearts. "How can you resist such a hottie! Just you.. and him.. in that closet.. alone.." she sighed dreamily, as she melted into a big puddle of romantic mush.
Rei got up, and left for her room, Luna following her at her feet. The girls didn't think much of it, and discussed some upcoming movie at the theatre. Rei sat at the edge of her bed, and sobbed. Luna sat beside her, and curled up on her lap.
"Oh, Luna," she whimpered. "You seem to be the only one I can talk to about Yaten-san.." She wiped her tears, as she looked down at Luna's understanding eyes. "I don't know how I feel about him. I mean, he kissed me in that closet, you know?" She carassed her burning lips. "I liked it."
Luna smiled and responded, "It's nothing to worry about, Rei-chan. I just don't want you to get involved with him because he's.." she corrected herself, "She's a Starlight."
Rei looked at her with glossy eyes. "I know." She looked up at the ceiling. "It's strange, you know. He's the complete opposite of Yuuchiro. Maybe I wanted a change." She looked down and stroked Luna. "Maybe that's it," she murmured.
- - - -Back at the apartment, the three men were curious about each other. They started off with Taiki. "So what's going on between you and Ami?"
Taiki looked at them both seriously, as he sat down at his usual spot on the couch. "Nothing. I'm just interested in the way she thinks, that's all. It doesn't go farther than that." His two friends didn't look convinced. "Besides, I don't even know why we went there in the first place. We're supposed to be keeping you away from Usagi, when suddenly we decided to join in." He looked down in shame. "What would the Princess think of us?"
Seiya looked at him in a confused manner. "What would the Princess think of us?" he echoed. "Taiki, she would be pleased to see us enjoying ourselves!" Taiki looked up at him, as Yaten grabbed a soda and sat beside Seiya. "I don't know how you two think, but the Princess wants us to have fun here on earth."
"That's not our mission!" Taiki shouted, reminded of the fact that he missed her so much.
"And our mission is to what? Find Princess Kakyuu and be utterly bored and depressed this whole time?!" Seiya leaned in, and calmed his voice. "Taiki.. what would she think of us then?"
Taiki sat back and sighed, knowing he was defeated. He didn't like the idea that the princess would look down on them, smiling, while they flirt with girls on earth. He knew that it was most probably true, though.
Seiya spun around and changed the subject. "And you and Rei? What happened there?"
Taiki lightened up, as his curiousity peaked. "Was it as Rei said?"
Yaten chuckled and shook his head. "Complete opposite, as a matter of fact." He laid the soda on the table, and placed his hands behind his head casually. "It was intense. I really don't know what made me do it, but I kissed her. And it didn't feel right. So I apologized, then she practically inhaled me moments later."
Seiya laughed and shook his head. "Girls. I'll never understand them."
Yaten looked at Seiya and questioned him about Usagi and Chibiusa. "Can you believe it? Usagi, a princess. The damn Moon Princess at that! With her own little daughter too." He sighed. "What do you think about it all, Seiya?"
Seiya looked back and stared at the ceiling. "What do I think?" he thought to himself. A solemn expression appeared on his face. "If only I knew."