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Chapter 1: The first meetings, and background info.

AN: Hey it's not a totally lay out! You'll get more in later chapters.

Chapter 1.

Minako waved wildly to a girl as she called out. "Hey Usa-chan!" Usagi looked up from her books with Ami, a blue haired genius.

"Hey Mina-chan!" She called back to her. Minako was sitting on the headrest of her car seat. She was wearing a pair of orange shorts that accented her shapely tan legs. She moved her wild sunglasses to the top of her head. They were like movie stars in those really old movies. Minako also had a yellow tank top on. She was chewing on a piece of gum. "Bye Ami-chan." Usagi said to Ami as she ran down the few steps of their university and jumped into the convertible with Minako. Despite the fact that Ami and Minako were friends, they didn't really speak, which was ok, Usagi guessed.

Minako and Usagi were cousins. Usagi pulled Minako down so she could drive. Non the less of Minako's wild behavior she was a safe driver. She shifted gears on a stick shift car. She was concentrating while Usagi talked to her. She herself was in tan Capri and a red tube top. On her feet were ridicules off white flip-flops.

What did you expect? It was summer. And they had 2 classes a day. Sure it was only 2 hours during the weekday, but to these girls it was horror. But they had a summer break off of studies now and they were using it to their full advantage. They were going to the beach. They had a cabin off shore and they had invited more, but they all politely declined, so that just meant more guys for them.

"Usa-chan, I've had enough of driving for now, I want to suntan!" Usagi laughed.

"All right Mina-chan, pull over and we'll switch places." Usagi didn't mind driving, in fact, she loved it. Probably got that from her older sister, Haruka. Haruka was a race car driver, and she was wild! You got into a car with her and you were crazy, which Usagi was, of course. Most people were fearful of Usagi's driving, but she was safe, all the blondes were. Minako's last name was Aino. Their mothers were sisters.

Minako pulled over and they ran into a really good-looking male specimens. "Hello!" They yelled waving as they switched places.

"Well hello girls." A guy with light brown hair passed at them. Looking them both up and down. He whispered something to the guy next to him, something Usagi picked up with her acute ears. "You get the girl in yellow, I'll grab the girl in red." Usagi took off driving, before they could chatter.

"What was that for Ordango?" Minako asked putting her hair up into a pony tail holder.

"Mina-chan! I haven't worn my hair up in Ordangos forever!" Usagi yelled at her before switching lanes. Man she loved this car. Sure it wasn't as powerful as Haruka's or as sporty looking, for short trips as her BMW, but this car had class. A convertible Mercedes Benz. "Besides, those guys weren't so great." Usagi said cheerfully.

It was true; Usagi had changed a lot since she had entered high school. There was a great deal going on. "All right Usa-chan, what ever you say." Minako replied. She rolled down her window and placed her hand out side, enjoying the breeze as Usagi drove, she glanced at how fast Usagi was going. 80Mph. That was pretty slow for Usagi. Minako looked over at her and noticed her cousin looking back. Minako glanced back herself and saw a hot man with blonde hair and another with green. "Usa-chan." Minako reprimanded. "Watch the road." Usagi did as she was told and switched onto the highway.

It was noon and they had a few more hours to go. They were just chatting idlessly but Minako decided that this was a road trip even though it was only 6 hours. So she turned on the radio. Perfect, Usagi wouldn't argue with her favorite song. Usagi always claimed that while Minako was driving she could listen to the music, but while she herself was driving music couldn't be on, it distracted her, and she was a faster driver than Minako so that was her reasoning.

At 5 they stopped in a diner, it was one of the last ones they would see for the next 3 months, and they had enough food at the cabin to last them a month, and then they'd have to go shopping or survive on canned food. The sun was still bright in the sky as they pulled up to a diner called Kiki's leftovers. They had eaten here before, ever since they bought the cabin 5 years ago. But then was with their parents, now it was only the two girls. The food was actually rather good.

They left an hour later. Usagi yawned, and Minako put a hand on her shoulder. "I'm driving Usa-chan, I wouldn't feel right, if your fell asleep against the wheel." She joked.

Usagi hit her over the head. "Just for that you are driving." She hopped into the passenger seat.

"Hey I was just kidding!" Minako complained sliding into the drivers' seat. "All right, you just sleep." Minako said pulling out of the parking space and blaring the music. They had until 8 to have fun, that's when the sun went down and a whole new version of fun showed up.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, just get to the cabin, and I'll be up." Usagi winked.

"I'm sure." Minako muttered. Making sure Usagi heard her she continued. "Besides, I heard those old people moved out, we might just have free reign over this town, party all summer long…"

Usagi shot up. "Really?" She asked excitedly. Minako nodded. "Ohh, that would be soo great!" Usagi squeal standing up. She started tapping on the windshield. "Yeah party!" She shouted moving to the music.

"Usa-chan, please sit DOWN!" Minako yelled as she passed another car. Usagi sat down pouting.

"Fine." She said bigrunting.

They started talking again when they weren't listening to the music. Then a new song came on that Minako didn't know about, which in its' self is the oddity. Usagi started singing along, and it drove Minako up the walls that she never knew how good Usagi was at singing. After the song was over Minako turned to Usagi. "You remember the waitress talking to you when you kind of dozed off there? What was she said? Your silled Deezed it gone? That was hilarious. I didn't even understand it, and when you were half asleep you responded in kind."

"My Grilled Cheese sandwich was not gone, so be quiet, I couldn't believe I made such a fool out of myself!" Usagi said embarrassed still.

"No more than you usually do." Minako joked.

"Hey!" Usagi caught herself. "I don't make a fool out of myself any more than you do." She had worked so hard not to be teased and let them have complete satisfaction that she was an easy target. She was going to give it as good as she got.

Minako smiled. "Yeah, I know, but you usually make a big fuss about it trying to prove us wrong, so you still make a bigger fool out of yourself."

Usagi cocked her head to the side. "Really? Well, didn't you just set yourself up? Because I had already said you embarrass yourself more than I do."

'Oops!' She had been caught. "Yeah, ok. We're turning into Rei and that Baka." Minako replied switching subject. Damn her cousin was getting smarter everyday.

"What was that baka's name?" Usagi asked interested.

"I thought you hated him." Minako asked confused, glancing at Usagi's shaking head she remembered her cousin doesn't hate anybody. Strongly dislike was rare. And that baka was one. "Ok, strongly dislike." Minako drawled.

"I didn't like him, that's true, but I think I should know his name." Usagi explained.

"I don't really remember. I only called him the baka, so I'm as close to it as you are." Minako replied pulling onto a gravel path. It started to rain so she put the top up. It was starting to get dark. They only had an hour left. "Well, we're here. I wonder who our new neighbors are."

"Yeah." Usagi said as Minako pulled to a stop. She jumped out of the car and grabbed as many bags as she could before running up the stairs to their cabin. It was a large cabin, surrounded by woods on 2 sides, on the far end was all trees; on the roadside there was another cabin. But it was a 2-minute walk from theirs. Their cabin was almost as big as a huge house. They had a wrap around porch and steps that went down to the ocean. Their porch had a thing so you didn't get wet. Putting the bags down outside she ran back to the trunk and got out even more, Minako was currently doing the same. Once they had all their bags out of the trunk on onto the deck, Minako unlocked the door to the cabin and they started moving all the bags in.

A blonde man ran up with his head under a black umbrella. "Hey need any help?" He yelled over the storm picking up.

"Yeah, thanks." Minako replied moving more bags in. The blonde picked up 4 suitcases and helped moved them in.

After the bags were all inside Usagi sat heavily on the black cotton couch. "Thank you…?" Usagi asked after ringing out her hair and shaking the long blonde tetresses. Her hair was only damp, and she was glad it wasn't worse. Otherwise she was sure she would look like a drowned rat. She removed her shoes and switched her ankle length ponytail, which was mid calf at this point into a looped bun that hung down to middle back.

"Furuhata Motoki." He said smiling placing his hand in front of her. She shook it. "You girls from around here?" He asked.

"Actually, now, no, we used to, but now we live in Kyoto, it's a few hours from here." Minako explained coming into the room. She had switched outfits, because she was cold and had adorned slippers, a large gray sweatshirt and a pair of black stretch pants. "Are you here with anybody?"

"Not yet, my best friend is flying in from Harvard, we're staying for the summer. Are you guys staying all 3 months?"

"Yeah. But we have to go shopping in a few weeks." Usagi said looking at Minako's outfit wistfully. "I think I'm going to go change, myself."

"Ok Usa-chan, call if you need anything of mine." Minako smiled as she watched her walk off. "So, Furuhata-san-"

"Please call me Motoki." Motoki interrupted. "It sounds like your addressing my father other wise." He said with a charming grin.

"Ok, than you may call me Minako." Minako said back. Man he was hot! And she already changed, she knew her sister wasn't into the blonde category, and for some reason she didn't like guys with aqua hair either. Any other color, and it was ok. "So, your friend goes to Harvard? He must be extremely rich. What would he be coming back here even? I mean America? Have you ever been there? I haven't, but I bet it's better than England, that's where I was born and raised until I was 11." Minako rambled on.

Usagi had come out and rolled her eyes at Minako, she only got that way when she was really digging a guy, otherwise she was as articulate as Ami-chan. She placed a hand on her cousin's shoulder. "You bought that property down there right?" Usagi asked sitting down. Motoki nodded. "Is there anything we could do to help you? I mean you are our new neighbor. And we do owe you for helping us."

"Oh, that's quite all right, and we're not really new. My best friend and I lived here when we were younger. Now I live in Kyoto also. He's moving back here after summer, he said although he really liked it there, it wasn't home."

"So what time is he coming in?" Minako asked half curious and half not wanting the gorgeous man in front of her to stop talking.

Motoki flashed her a gorgeous grin. "Why? You want to meet him?"

"I just want to repay you any way I can." Minako replied hearts in her eyes, 'and Hera in her heart.' Usagi added silently to herself.

"All right then, tomorrow you can come with me, both of you. He comes in at noon. He left yesterday at 6 PM. I'm sure you'd like to meet him Usagi-san." Motoki smoothly glanced at her. "You seem to be a person he'd get along well with. I just can't place my finger on it. But you both seem familiar."

"We lived around here ourselves. Maybe we met you then, you look rather familiar yourself." Minako said effortlessly cutting Usagi off, as to not cause problems, she knew her cousin would get hot and bothered about the comment he made before living. "What do you do?"

A phone rang. Usagi jerked up. Smiling nervously she giggled. "Uh, I'll get it." She said hesitantly, then she shot into the kitchen, which held the only phone on that line. Minako frowned; nobody knew that line, unless it was a random caller, with a wrong number. She heard Usagi talking hushly to the person on the line, like she knew who it was. Then the phone was hung up. Minako automatically covered to her eavesdropping.

"So, Motoki-san, what do you do for a living?" She asked smiling giving her full attention to the most recent find. She really liked this one.

"Well I go to school, I've passed several of my classes, it's one of the last years, next year is the final and I'll have become an energetic doctor, hopefully they can use that in the field." He joked. Damn this woman was tempting, sure Usagi was gorgeous, but something about Minako was even better, for him at least.

Minako laughed nervously, his sense of humor wasn't up to par right now, but she was sure he was nervous. "Right, so what field are you going into?"

"Pulmonologist, I deal with the breathing." Motoki explained at her blank look.

"Really? That's so cool!" Minako congratulated. "I guess condolences are in order, you've gotten so far already." Minako smiled.

"What do you do?" Motoki asked curious.

Minako bit her lip. "I, well… I… I'm an actress." She finally got out. "It's not that interesting to anybody else, but I play volleyball, and it's a lot more interesting than most people think. I'm also in school, for what right now I don't know."

"Relax." Motoki stated with a small smirk of amusement. "I don't think any less of you that you are. I think that's great. Do you go to the same school as Usagi-san?"

"No, I go to one down the street. But we share a dorm building, with a few other friends. But we're sharing an apartment building with the same friends." Minako replied in awe that he didn't think badly about her choice. Usagi had been the only one to not, and Minako wasn't sure if that was because she knew how much she wanted to be an actress or if that was just her nature. But she didn't have to worry; her cousin would always be kind and full of love.

"Really you share the building? How? Are you guys rich?"

"No, we all bought apartments in it. It really was a luck of the draw. Usa-chan's sister actually found the building first and told us about it. And we all signed up for apartments. Usagi got a condominium. I'm still jealous, but we all will have to get together there, and sometimes we will even go down so many floors just to sleep in our own apartments. It'll be really fun." Minako explained. Where was her cousin anyways? It had been ages since that phone call had ended. Minako concentrated, she heard nothing. "Usa-chan?" She called out. All that replied was the raging wind and water hitting the top of the house. "Excuse me Motoki-san, I have to go look for my absentee friend." Motoki nodded his acceptance. Minako ventured into the kitchen. The sight that greeted Minako melted her heart.

Her cousin had always been a soft spot, and she could hardly keep anything from her, and when moments like these past, she knew it was the only way to get some type of leverage to the crystal blue eyes. Usagi was on a little nook in the corner near the window, she had hated thunderstorms when she was little, but now she had an admiration for them. The thing she was on was an old style still. The window curved out and the seat was padded. It was probably just enough to make a tired girl fall asleep. And asleep she was. Her head was on the window and she was drawn into a warm ball. Her hair had come loose and draped around her. She looked like an angel sent from heaven to protect her. Minako thought as she gazed at the slight smile on Usagi's lips even in sleep.

Minako silently backed out of the room, as if not to wake her cousin and went digging around for her portable bags which was small but held different essentials. "Did you find her?" A strong deep voice asked scaring her and she jumped 5 feet forgetting what she was looking for.

"Yeah." Minako replied going back to her bag. She pulled out a camera, next time, she might do something mean, and trust me, there would be a next time. "I'm sorry Motoki-san, I forgot you were even here. She fell asleep and I was overcome with an idea to help me out in the future against my ever vigilant companion." Minako apologized.

"Don't be, so she's asleep? Where? I thought your room was the one she went into last."

"Oh, come with me, but be very silent." Minako slinked into the kitchen and took a picture of Usagi.

"Cute. Should I help you bring her to her room?" Motoki suggested, smiling at the picture of Usagi. "You know she looked tired when I was talking to her before. Why didn't she just go to bed?"

"She would never just walk out on a conversation with a new person unless she knew she wouldn't make it. Or if she didn't like them. But she likes almost everybody."

"Who hasn't she liked?"

"Hmm? What?" She asked looking at him confused.

"You said she liked almost everybody. That means she hasn't liked somebody…?" Motoki tried to get her to see where he was going.

"Oh! Well, when she was in 8th grade a guy picked on her. Made her feel bad and an inch short, but that's all in the past. She's fine now, she still doesn't like him, but she doesn't compare anybody and she doesn't measure to see if the next guy will pick on her." Minako explained. Wow, pasts really come out don't they? She thought, they hadn't really shared any of that with anybody.

Usagi sneezed; it was a short high sharp sneeze that was darling on her. She started to shiver and pull into herself more. "Perhaps we should get her away from the window now, and put a comfort on her tonight and give her some hot soup, cocoa, or tea tomorrow. What ever she may like."

"Yeah, thanks for the advice." Minako thanked. "We'll be outside around then. Maybe you would like to stay? We've got a few guest rooms. I would hate to see you go outside in this weather and get sick."

"Thanks, but I can manage. I only live 55 feet away." Motoki picked Usagi up. "Would you show me the way to her room?"

"Yeah sure." Minako left the kitchen. "You measure a lot?"

"Naw, I was just curious as to why you would need all that room in-between the houses. I guess rich folks like to have lots of room for parties and stuff. I know you aren't rich, and neither am I, it's just that in the old days I meant." Minako curtly jerked her head in understanding and he continued. "So, you said that you were an actress, what does Usagi do?"

"She goes to school, she takes summer off, because she said that if she had to be in a stuffy building during a day like today and see it every time she was in class and walked to another she had to see what she missed she would go insane, at least at her job she wouldn't have to deal with looking at it the whole time, she could draw a curtain. I guess I do the same. She's studying to be a physical therapist." Minako rambled off, then got back to what she was going to say. Damn, she was doing a terrible job of looking good to him.

"So, what do all your friends do?" Motoki didn't know why, but he liked to get to know everything about her.

"Well, all of us are in college. Or university, what ever you want to call it. Except for Usa-chan's younger brother and Hotaru-chan, they're juniors in High school. Usa-chan, might take the car sometime this summer and head the half-hour home, and see her family. My friends aren't that close, they all moved to the states, so they could become athletic super stars and actors and models. Then Usa-chan's friends are actually a lot. I talk to them, and we're friends, just not that close. Haru-chan, which is Usa-chan's older sister, is a race car driver who helps her girlfriend, Michiru-san, sometimes with her musical carrier. Michiru-san is a violinist and a painter, and Haru-chan is a pianist. Ami-chan is studying to be a chief surgeon; she's going to specialize in the ER as a cardiologist. Rei-chan doesn't really know what she wants to do right now, she's in school, and her grandfather wants her to become a priestess, Rei-chan knows a lot about it, it'd be a few years of training and she'd be set, but she doesn't want to. Maybe when I get back she'll finally decide what to be." Minako shrugged.

"I'm sure you don't want to know the rest. There are so many people we know, it's not funny."

"It's quite all right, I think it's rather interesting, is Michiru-san, Kaioh Michiru?" Motoki reassured her than asked more about her friends.

"Yeah, why?" Minako asked curious.

"Did you know she's worldly famous, her and her boyfriend… I guess girlfriend now, boy paper does a terrible job on the truth." Motoki's jokes were getting better, but they still weren't funny.

"Yeah, I guess. I really don't pay attention to her popularity any more. If something happens and she wants to share it with me, than I'll be happy for her. I don't care what the papers say." Minako explained turning left when she got to the top of the floor landing. "She has the best room in the cabin. I can't believe she sprung it. It was her choice for winning 3 Oscar awards in a row. We made bets, and she always won when she bet us. So she stopped for a while. Now she's starting again. That's one of her hobbies, write for a newspaper. She critics movies and books. Usually during the summer now."

"How are you related?" Motoki asked not caring so much on what he figured would be more of a friend than a potential girlfriend like Minako was.

"She's my cousin. My mother's her mother's sister. Or you could say my Aunt is my Mother's sister. That actually makes more since. It's really odd actually, my mother, Ane, looks a lot like Usa-chan's mom, and my dad, Kunshite, looks a lot like Usa-chan. The same hair, eyes, and facial features. It's actually really funny, in English at least. Tuskino (Aino) Usagi. Because she could always go back. Rabbit of the (love) Moon. It's just terrible, Love of the sky? Moon of the sky? Haru-chan's gonna kill me for even mentioning it. She hates her last name, she wants to legally change her name to Grand-mere's maiden name, Ten'oh Haruka. I think she's really going to do it." Minako snorted. "It's a terrible thought! Going back 3 generations, though it would protect Usa-chan; I'm already protected, my last name is Aino."

"Wait, did you say Tuskino? Where have I heard that name before? Aino is also familiar. I don't get it. Where did you say you lived?" Motoki was truly puzzled, he knew that he knew these girls, but from where?

"Tokyo before. In a smaller town, if anything in Japan could be considered a small town." Minako entered a room and turned on a light. "Here's Usa-chan's room." 'It's kind of unsettling that you've seen her's and not mine.' Minako wryly thought.

But true to her word Usagi's was the best. It faced the south, so it was protected from the harsh winds and snow or anything else that may have harmed it. It had the largest over hung balcony, it was on the top floor and the sea raged out 20 feet away from it. It didn't have any stairs leading up to it, but Usagi had found a way to get up and down with out anybody being curious. It had roses and climbing vines that were special, they bloomed into a shade of in-between purple and light blue at night. And only at night. And that was just the outside! Inside was a vast space with a Queen sized bed. A fire-place, one of those remote ones, surrounded by a wrap around couch 5 feet away and a pursian rug in front of it. She had a smaller door leading to a large bathroom. Inside was gold and silver metal for all the knobs and everything. Black and white tiled floor. It had royal blue rugs next to the sink, toilet and full size Jacuzzi, next to that was a 2-person shower, at least that was the size of it. The walls were a light crème color that matched perfectly with the decorator. On the sink was a phone with it's own line. There was also a closet full of different things.

In the main room there were 2 closets; one was a walk in, which held all sorts of summer clothes, from church to dance clubs. You name it she had an outfit to go with it. Yet she swore she didn't have enough clothes. Minako was pushing that thought. The other was full of books and other hidden passions. The floors were a deep blood red that ran across the floor. On one side was a deep cherry vanity, with a mirror in it and brushes scattered along the top, make-up still sitting out from a year ago. Minako was shaking her head with amusement of her cousin's way of living. The curtains on her 3 full windows and sliding glass door matched perfectly with the floor. Fake light pink roses wound their way around the top and fell gracefully down. On one window was a wicker chair that was a oval shape that could be removed from the base, and a foot stool matching it which was also a deep cherry wood. Next to 2 deep cherry wood bookshelves. All of her furniture including the bed that was made of wood was deep cherry wood.

The cushions were black, including the couches. Making for a professional feel yet comfortable. Totally Feng Shi. The bed was a four poster one; it had drapes hanging down to hide Usagi if she wanted to. It was very old in a modern time, and everything else but her summer room was with the times, Usagi swore it was because of her room, that she was very cultural based, and like to be reminded of that every time she came. The drapes were the deep blood red that matched everything else. As Minako pulled back the curtains for Motoki to lay Usagi down in bed, Motoki leaned that everything in it was satin. The sheets and comfort, were they matched the floor and curtains, but the pillows were black with blood red edgings. The only thing that stood out from the room was the full bloomed purple and blue lilies sitting on her desk.

Motoki tucked her in and the satin curtain fell. He smiled, he wondered what Minako's room would look like. But before he left he caught a small glance at a partially hidden room, a study, he figured, but in it were deep hidden feelings that the main room and bathroom, even the closets didn't disclose. A place not even Usagi's family knew about. In it held the many talents of Tuskino Usagi, including a door leading to another room that held a computer connected to it was a keyboard. Near it was a desk that showed pictures of a young man with black hair and one with blonde. As well as her brother, her sister, and all her friends, and pictures of a man with dark brown hair and shinning silver gray eyes.

Discover what happens next, In the next chapter. That was a nice full 7 pages don't you agree? Ok, seriously, this has gotten away from me, I need to sit back and think of how I'm going to turn this around so it focuses more on Minako and Motoki until Mamoru meets Usagi. Oops, I bet you didn't know that. I mean really I was planning to throw in like 12 other character, and 5 new ones. I wanted Artemis to be their Uncle, married to Luna, and have them have a 2 year old, which in a way is fine, because it's Diana, but I was thinking of making that Minako's parents, but… no. So, learn more, next time!

04/08/02

Notes:

Minako ventured into the kitchen. The sight that greeted Minako melted her heart. Her cousin had always been a soft spot, and she could hardly keep anything from her, and when moments like these past, she knew it was the only way to get some type of leverage to the crystal blue eyes. Usagi was on a little nook in the corner near the window, she had hated thunderstorms when she was little, but now she had an admiration for them. The thing she was on was an old style still. The window curved out and the seat was padded. It was probably just enough to make a tired girl fall asleep. And asleep she was. Her head was on the window and she was drawn into a warm ball. Her hair had come loose and draped around her. She looked like an angel sent from heaven to protect her. Minako thought as she gazed at the slight smile on Usagi's lips even in sleep.

AN: Actually when I wrote this part I had several thoughts going through my mind, have who ever the caller was be bad news. Which I decided not to, cause it wouldn't fit in with my thoughts, and I was going to have Usagi come into the foyer where they are and have Minako ask who was on the phone, which Usagi would reply wrong number, and say she was heading off to bed and up the stairs in goodnight. Which now I'm glad I didn't. Because I would have to make Minako suspicious, and it would have ruined the dialogue between Motoki and Minako during the next part, which I believe is important, because Minako and Motoki have to establish a relationship, one that is in-depth and everyone can watch it grow, before adding complications to the mix, and getting caught up in a Usagi story with out giving you the basics of other relations. Including the one between Minako and Usagi. That scene works well for future references, and interest. Just thought I'd let you know. I'll have more, just wait and see. I kind of like this, the editor's comments, though I am the writer. I feel like a director, I clomp everything together than edit out bits and pieces that don't work. Watch the director's comments on a DVD sometimes, it's fun! Kind of, you get lots of info, and you learn small details. I think I might do something in that area, don't ask yet. Just listen to my ramblings, nod, review, and go on. Love ya lots!