A/N Please review this story, because this is one of my first and biggest anime series in sailor moon. So please review.
Oh yeah and one more thing, if you don't like the way I make the characters then poo on you! Cuz I do!
Six weeks had already passed by without any mishaps in the new relationship. Jadeite visited Rei every once in a while, most of the time though it was by surprise and always caught her in a bad time. Just last week he ranged the doorbell, like a mad man, while Rei was settling down for her weekly bubble bath. Being the stubborn person that she is, she ignored it and continued on with her lovely reverie. And being the curious and rude person which he is, he picked open the lock and entered her apartment. From that point there was a lot of screaming, shouting, angry voices, and water splashing every which way out of the tub. From that night on needless to say Jadeite learned his lesson about intruding. Rei on the other hand bought two more locks, still not trusting him even though he had promised never to barge in again.
But put that all aside and what you see is a happy young couple on the brink of discovering love in each other. Of course that was from Jadeite's point of view. He was a man who always looked at a glass half full instead of half empty. He believed in the best and the upside of every disaster. He wouldn't except defeat because only then is a person truly defeated. But if you keep on believing and trusting then there will be a way.
However on the opposite side of the corner was Rei, who believed in the worst even in the best of times. The glass always remained half empty never half full. This all could be blamed on her childhood and who she grew up around. Her father was never really around unless he wanted someone 'from' her or 'of' her. Her grandpa was the only male she could actually count on. But he had died and everything she believed that was good and true died along with him.
But Rei had to press that all aside and keep her mind steady and straight. The path that she had to take would consume most of her time and control. She had to stay in control and run everything smoothly if she wanted to pull this off in less than two months.
There was nothing to worry about for Rei. Everything was running smoothly. And if there was one thing that life didn't screw her with was this mission. A month already past and the second was creeping up. Jadeite still came over every other day. They'd watch a flick together on Friday nights, cuddling next to each other on the couch, with the lights turned off. Sometimes they'd ignore the movie and get caught up in the heat of the moment. But Jadeite knew when to stop, Rei on the other hand didn't want to at times. Jadeite was always the more noble one. When it was over and Rei would look back and think how right he was. If she had gone further with him she would have regretted it.
If there was one thing she would miss about him once she was through with him was the way he always surprised her. He would bring her little trinkets and small things but none the less sentimental. All the gifts he got her were symbolic to their relationship. He didn't bother spoiling her with diamonds and gold. Instead he went out for the little things that mattered. And those were the things that touched Rei. And if truth be told, it scared her...
Rei sat outside on her balcony looking at the streets below her. It was a warm and cheerful Thursday morning, the sun was shining the birds were singing and the children were laughing. She closed her eyes and drew in a light breath and calmed her senses. rested on her lap was a book, Romeo and Juliet.
"It is the East, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief." she whispered as a gentle breeze blew past her.
Her eyes snapped open and once again fixed her glance at the streets below. She had been waiting all morning for Jadeite to come but now it seems he wasn't going to come. He was already an hour late and there was no use waiting any longer. It was clear, he wasn't coming.
Rei went back in and gather what little money she had and left the apartment. She took to the stairs instead of the elevator, somehow trying to stall time and wait for him. She reached the bottom of the stairs, alas, he wasn't there.
Rei walked out and hailed a cab and headed to a coffee shop where her father was waiting for her. She had invited Jadeite over so she would have a good excuse not to meet with her father. Unfortunately he did not show up and she would have to go. The faiths above just wasn't smiling down upon her at all.
Rei walked into the shop and immediately spotted her father sitting at a booth wearing one of his cheap suits, sullied with the smell of old cigarettes.
"Rei, there you are. You're late" He warned her with his eyes as he patted to the seat next to him.
Rei glared at him and took a seat across from him instead. "What do you want to talk about?"
"How's everything going?" He sipped his hot coffee carefully. "I hope you're not wasting both yours and my time with this Jared fellow"
"His name in Jadeite and I'm making good progress." Rei gritted her teeth and clenched her fist.
"Remember if you don't you will marry Frederic and with a smile" He added cruelly.
"I'm not as incompetent as you would like to think" Rei retorted just before the waitress came and took her order.
"Yes yes yes, but in the end if you don't get him you're just wasting both of our time" He tapped his fingers against the table as he spoke slowly and carefully.
"Don't worry either way you'll get your money, wont you?" Rei narrowed her eyes at him.
"Be glad that you're over eighteen otherwise I could lock you up at home and-"
"There is no doubt in my mind that you wouldn't" Rei picked up her purse and stormed out of the shop.
Leaving her father and her coffee behind.
As soon as Rei rounded the corner of the busy street she bumped into the devil himself, Frederic Harrison. Rei pushed him away, but his grip on her arm was tight.
"Let go of me" Rei snarled as her eyes flared with fire.
"Whoa! What's the rush, sweet...thing?" He stalled the last part as he checked her out, his hungry eyes roaming all over her.
"I'm not your sweet thing. And please refrain from calling me that and let me go" Rei tried to jerk out of his arms but it was useless.
He held her closer and pressed himself into her. Rei struggled and tried not to cause a scene. The last thing she needed was a big scene. Frederic caressed her face softly and brought his lips close to her ear and whispered all the things they would do when they get hitched. Rei wanted very much to vomit, but kept it down in her stomach until she was home. However the image of Frederic's Armani suit covered with vomit all over was quite entertaining.
Enough was enough, Rei kicked him in the shin and jerked away from him, but close enough for him to hear what she had to say.
"Listen here creep! I am not going to marry a lowlife such as yourself. And If I ever do I swear I'll kill myself" Rei spat at him and hurried off.
Unknown to both of them, across the street two liquid blue eyes watched them. But he had turned away before he could see Rei jerk away from the man and glare at him hatefully. All he saw was the surprise in her eyes and the lust in his.
Jadeite sighed heartbrokenly and walked around morosely. The morning just didn't seem as bright as it did when it first started. He had wanted to visit Rei, but due to a surprise meeting that had to be delayed an hour. When he did arrive she was no longer there. And he dared not to pick her lock again after what happened the first time. Instead he decided to take a walk around Tokyo and find something to surprise Rei with. It turned out that he was the one surprised.
Before he knew where he was going, he found himself at Rei's door and the nightfall had settled in.
Silently, he paced back and forth, replaying every little detail in his head of what had happened. For all he knew he could've been overreacting. The man could've been a friend of hers, but no it wasn't. The look in his eyes were much more than a friend. He sucked in his breath and knocked on the door.
He almost smiled when he heard a scream and a pot smashing to the ground, he always seemed to visit her on the wrong times.
Rei was cleaning up her apartment, simply thinking about the days events. None of which she was happy about. Everything seemed more wrong than ever. Jadeite didn't show up, she met her father, bumped into Frederic, got ran over by a dog, and her apartment was a mess. Since Jadeite wasn't going to come over she decided to tidy up. She was balancing a stack of books in her left hand and dirty laundry on that arm, while she had an empty flower pot in her right hand. Her balance was quite elegant and graceful. The way she carried herself like she was floating was marvelous. But all that was wrecked when the sudden and loud knocks banged against her door.
"I said no more encyclopedias! I have a boyfriend and he will kick the-" Rei opened the door and blushed. "Sorry, I always seem to do that to you huh?"
"It's all right. Can I come in?" Rei opened the door wider for him to enter and when he did he stared at the mess.
"What happened?"
"I was cleaning, but your annoying knock on the door surprised me and I ended up dropping everything" Rei sighed as she got out a broom. "So what are you doing here?"
"I was in the neighborhood and decided to drop by" He replied nonchalantly, as he made his way to the couch.
Rei stopped sweeping and looked up at him, "Jadeite, you're work is nowhere near my place and your place is farther away"
"Okay so I lied! I wanted to see you" He raised his hands and surrendered.
"That's sweet of you" Rei blushed as she looked down and begun to sweep again.
"You know Rizu, you should keep your face up. It's pretty and it'll be a shame if you hide it from everyone" Jadeite smiled as her blush deepened.
"Later, do you want to go somewhere? Like the movies or-"
"Let's go out for dinner. I want you to meet Mamoru and his new girlfriend" Jadeite got up and walked towards Rei.
"Why do you want me to meet him? If you think you can get rid of me by dumping me with him then-" Before she could finish his lips leaped onto hers. At first he caressed her lips with his then licking them, taunting her, making her want more. Then he gave into his own desires and took over her. It was a heated kiss, one filled with lust, passion, anger and jealousy. He quickly pulled away and looked down at her.
"I will never try to get rid of you, Rizu. I want you too much" He pulled her into his arms and crushed her.
Rei stood in his tight embrace with thoughts and doubts running through her mind. Jadeite was different, different from Michael, different from her father, different from Frederic. There was no denying it now, she regretted using him. A month ago she could care less, but part of him had finally got to her. She held in a tear that was burning in her eyes. This was no time to turn around.
"You're lying" Rei chuckled, trying to lighten things up.
"I would never lie to you" He held her much tighter and kissed the top of her head, "Let's get going Rizu"
He finally released her and watched her walk to her bedroom to change. He let out a heavy breath and sat down on the couch once again.
Maybe this was all in his mind, maybe that guy was nothing to her, but either way he couldn't stop tormenting himself over and over again with the image of his angel in another man's arms.
By the time Rei came out Jadeite was too buried in his thoughts that he barely noticed her. When he did he saw sorrow in her eyes but quickly disappeared as if it was never there. Something was bothering her and he would find out what, but for now he wanted to enjoy that night.
Rei wore a simple black skirt that reached mid-thigh with a slit going up her right leg. The gray flimsy blouse she wore did its best to show off every perfect curve and roundness. Standing in her pumps she watched him as he looked her over and walked towards her. His eyes never once leaving hers.
"You look like beautiful" He commented as he brushed a strand of hair off her shoulders.
"Shall we go?" Rei asked while she took his hand in hers.
"Yes," He smiled as he led them out.
"Where is that Jadeite? I swear he enjoys being late every single time just to annoy me" Mamoru glanced at his watch as he paced back and forth. The dark haired man stood at the entrance of a restaurant with a red head at his side.
"Don't worry I'm sure he'll be here on time" Sue held his arm and cuddled up to him.
"I hope so" Mamoru smiled and kissed her roughly and pulled away quickly. Mamoru wrapped his arms around her small waist all roamed his eyes over her body. She was the typical average height red headed beauty bimbo. She had the legs and the chest for it. Her eyes were light green and held a mysterious shine in them. Her lips were full and pink. She wore a leather mini-skirt with a tight off the shoulders red top.
"Is that his car?" Sue pointed to a black Benz which was making its way down the street.
"I do believe so" Mamoru cocked a grin as the car drove up to them. Jadeite rolled Rei's window down and glanced at Mamoru and his date.
"It's about time" Mamoru grinned as he stared down at Rei. Jadeite noticed where his friend's attention was and began grinding his teeth together.
"Yeah, well I would appreciate it if you stopped drooling over her. You've got your own girl" Jadeite reminded him.
"Very true" Mamoru opened the door for Rei.
Rei took his hand and got out. Mamoru slammed the door and turned back to Jadeite. "I believe there is a parking lot in the back. I'll see you inside" Mamoru grinned and began to lead the girls in the restaurant.
Jadeite grunted as he pulled up into the parking lot.
"That was fun we should do it again sometime soon" Mamoru laughed as they left the restaurant.
"For you it was. You kept hogging all the girls" Jadeite rolled his eyes at his obviously drunken friend.
"Well, If it makes you feel any better I didn't have such a great time" Rei whispered into Jadeite's ear.
"Well that helped a bit. But the first thing you're going to do when you get home is burn those clothes" He wagged his finger at her disapprovingly.
"And may I ask why?" Rei stood in front of him with her hands resting on her hips, her head tilted slightly off to the right with a quirked eyebrow.
"Because too many men were staring at you" Jadeite mumbled.
"Do I sense jealousy?" Rei poked deeper into the subject.
"No, all you sense is me and my drunken stupor" Jadeite glowered.
"Well, you have nothing to fear about. Because there's no one else in the world that I want more than you" Rei blushed scarlet red.
"Is that so?" Jadeite began to get cocky.
"Don't flatter yourself too much. Now come on. I want to go home Mr. Wilkins" Rei held his hand and led him to the parking lot. "Bye Sue, Bye Mamoru"
"See ya some other time" Sue waved at them as they too began to find their car.
When Mamoru and Sue were out of site Jadeite held Rei's hand even more tighter and pulled her towards him. The silver moonlight gently washed over his face. His features softened as his icy blue eyes pierced into her sweet lilac ones. A smile crept its way towards his lips. He stood still, she stood with him.
Then his voice broke the silence, "Rizu, I think I love you"
Rei stopped breathing and her eyes searched deep into his to find out if there was any secret meanings or a test behind all this. After all it wasn't everyday that someone told her they love her. In fact no one had ever said that to her. Not even her family. And just to hear those words was like heaven. To really have someone love you and cherish you would bring her the greatest sense of joy. But that was just wishful thinking. There is no such thing as love. Love is an emotion people invented. It was a useless tool which was only good for weakening someone. It was definitely not for her.
Even with all that in her mind she couldn't help but feel thankful for him. She smiled and brought her hand up to his face and gentle caressed him. She looked up into his eyes and searched for something, just anything and what she found was his soul.
"You're not lying are you? You really do...l-love...me" Rei stuttered helplessly as she gazed into his soul.
"How can I not?" His smile grew wider as he pressed her hand which was caressing his face.
"Why?" It must've sound like the dumbest thing to say but how else was she suppose to react to a love declaration.
"Rizu, I probably fell in love with you when I first cast my eyes upon you. You stood out from the others. You are special to me. I love you, I always will" He kissed her softly on her forehead.
"I'm not perfect" Rei stated.
"I'm not either" Jadeite chuckled.
"I'm not always a good person" Rei quickly added.
"Who said you were?"
"I might break your heart" Rei warned.
"And you might be there to mend it" Jadeite's smile still remained unwavered.
"Why are you so confident about everything?" Rei asked exasperated.
"Because, love, faith hasn't failed me yet. She brought he all the way here and I don't think she about to desert me" His snaked its way around her back and tugged her closer to him.
"What if it did, just this one time?" Her eyes battled her way into his blue depth and remained bravely steady.
"Then I'll have to make it work. It's okay if you don't love me right now. I don't expect you to, at least not in six weeks" He smiled back. "Hopefully in the end you will"
"Hopefully, I will" she smiled back.
"How about we go home? It's getting a bit chilly" Jadeite suggested as they began walking again.
"Okay" Rei held his hand and snuggled close to him "Jadeite?"
"Hmm?"
"Can I stay the night at your place?" She asked brazenly.
"Why?" he asked curiously.
"I feel safe with you around" Rei replied.
Rei sighed, it was obvious now. He was finally getting to her heart. She had never revealed a weakness or a need for someone besides her close friends. And now she was about ready to fall into a trap. A trap that she would never get out of. She was about to fall in love...
