It was mid-June, school had been out for two weeks now and Minako was loving the freedom of the summer vacation. She had stayed up till the small hours of the morning everyday for those two weeks, and slept till 2 or 3 in the afternoon. Then, she would comb out her long blonde hair, tie the now legendary red ribbon in place, throw on whatever jumped into her hand first and rush out the door. Ah yes, she loved the summer's freedom's and also the promise of a summer heart-throb.
One fine hot summer day, Minako bounded into her house, sun streaked hair flying wildly behind her and long tanned legs flying in a most unlady-like fashion. "Waaaaaa!!" she screamed as she fell head- over-shoes into the front foyer.
Minako's mother, Kimi, came rushing into the hallway from the kitchen, spatula still in hand. She sighed as she saw her one precious beautiful daughter sprawled over the foyer floor with her butt in the air. "Minako-chan! What on Kami-sama's good earth are you doing?"
The girl slowly drew herself up into a pathetic sitting position and sniffed, "I'm sorry... I was running.. and...slipped.. and.. and.." she started bawling loudly, soaking the small white cat that was trying to slink in unnoticed.
Kimi simply groaned and shoved a fresh-baked chocolate chip cookie into Minako's mouth. "Shut it, would you?" she smiled at the dismayed expression in her daughter's wide blue eyes hen sat beside her and spoke. "Listen to this, Minako-chan! My boss, Koyoshi-sama, told me today that I had won the company prize of a week's long cruise!" Kimi beamed at her daughter, awaiting the response.
Minako blinked. Once. Twice. Then broke into a huge smile and nearly tackled her mother in a smothering hug. "Oh yay, yay YAY!!!" her voice reached a fevered pitch as she started talking so fast, poor Kimi could hardly keep up.
"Ihavetopackmysunglassessuntanlotionbushand...." Minako's voice trailed off as she sprinted up to her room, grabbed her sun-flower colored suitcase and shoving clothes into it in a most haphazard way.
Minako was still babbling when she heard her mother's annoyed voice call up to her, "We don't leave for two weeks!"
The girl face faulted and a large sweat drop appeared by the red ribbon. When she saw what a disarray her clothes where in, she heaved a sigh and started to put the clothes back into her closest. She could pack later.
As she worked, the still damp white cat walked into the room, shutting the door softly with his hind foot. He jumped onto her bed and started to groom his front paws in a demure way as he waited for his ward to notice him.
When Minako turned back, she smiled and scratched the one non-white spot on his whole body: The yellow half moon on his forehead. "Why hello Artemis..." she blinked once in mild surprise. "Why are you wet? Have you and Luna-" the cat quickly spoke up.
"Minako-chaaaaan!" She laughed, blushing a bit. When she'd calmed down enough, Artemis continued in his typical 'Greater then Thou' tone. "I was hit by a sudden Minako indoor rain storm, if you must know.." the kitty paused to give his young friend a mild glare. "Anyways... What this about a cruise trip?"
The girls eyes lit up with stars as she spoke in a dreamy way, "Mom won this cruise thingy from work and we're leaving in two weeks for a week of pure paradise vacation..."
The cat gave her an incredulous look, "You can't leave, Minako! Your Sailor Venus! What if the Senshi need your power while your away?" He glared at the now thinking blonde. She really hadn't thought of the others yet. Usagi, Rei-chan, Ami, and Makoto where strong senshi like herself, but they were all a team... she huffed slightly and waved her hand in a dismissive fashion.
"What could go wrong? Chaos has been defeated for 6 months now, Seyia and the others are gone. The world is peaceful. Plus Artie... Just one little week.. All to my self! I'm still sore from training. I need a break anyway. "
Artemis opened his mouth to protest but Minako picked him up by the scuff of the neck and poked his nose. "Listen, neko, I'm going on this trip and your either coming or going. either way, your not gonna hold me back..." she paused as stars again entered her eyes, "And I'm going to find love, I can just feel it! My Venus senses are tingling all over!" to give her point extra kick, she nodded heartily, dropped the pouting cat to the brightly colored bed, and returned to planning for her trip.
-------------Owari --------
~~Little Japanese Hand Held Translation tidbit~~
Neko- cat (if you didn't know ^.~)
Kami- God
Owari- End. (I think..)
The suffix 'chan' is, to my understanding, verbalized affection. Japanese people add it to their friends names, and family.
The suffix 'sama' shows great respect, think of it as 'Sire' or Sir.
The 'Venus Senses' is a cheap rip off of Spider-man. Who is really cool. Why is a Japanese 16 year old using it? Er.. I dunno. Just go with me on this one. ^.~
One fine hot summer day, Minako bounded into her house, sun streaked hair flying wildly behind her and long tanned legs flying in a most unlady-like fashion. "Waaaaaa!!" she screamed as she fell head- over-shoes into the front foyer.
Minako's mother, Kimi, came rushing into the hallway from the kitchen, spatula still in hand. She sighed as she saw her one precious beautiful daughter sprawled over the foyer floor with her butt in the air. "Minako-chan! What on Kami-sama's good earth are you doing?"
The girl slowly drew herself up into a pathetic sitting position and sniffed, "I'm sorry... I was running.. and...slipped.. and.. and.." she started bawling loudly, soaking the small white cat that was trying to slink in unnoticed.
Kimi simply groaned and shoved a fresh-baked chocolate chip cookie into Minako's mouth. "Shut it, would you?" she smiled at the dismayed expression in her daughter's wide blue eyes hen sat beside her and spoke. "Listen to this, Minako-chan! My boss, Koyoshi-sama, told me today that I had won the company prize of a week's long cruise!" Kimi beamed at her daughter, awaiting the response.
Minako blinked. Once. Twice. Then broke into a huge smile and nearly tackled her mother in a smothering hug. "Oh yay, yay YAY!!!" her voice reached a fevered pitch as she started talking so fast, poor Kimi could hardly keep up.
"Ihavetopackmysunglassessuntanlotionbushand...." Minako's voice trailed off as she sprinted up to her room, grabbed her sun-flower colored suitcase and shoving clothes into it in a most haphazard way.
Minako was still babbling when she heard her mother's annoyed voice call up to her, "We don't leave for two weeks!"
The girl face faulted and a large sweat drop appeared by the red ribbon. When she saw what a disarray her clothes where in, she heaved a sigh and started to put the clothes back into her closest. She could pack later.
As she worked, the still damp white cat walked into the room, shutting the door softly with his hind foot. He jumped onto her bed and started to groom his front paws in a demure way as he waited for his ward to notice him.
When Minako turned back, she smiled and scratched the one non-white spot on his whole body: The yellow half moon on his forehead. "Why hello Artemis..." she blinked once in mild surprise. "Why are you wet? Have you and Luna-" the cat quickly spoke up.
"Minako-chaaaaan!" She laughed, blushing a bit. When she'd calmed down enough, Artemis continued in his typical 'Greater then Thou' tone. "I was hit by a sudden Minako indoor rain storm, if you must know.." the kitty paused to give his young friend a mild glare. "Anyways... What this about a cruise trip?"
The girls eyes lit up with stars as she spoke in a dreamy way, "Mom won this cruise thingy from work and we're leaving in two weeks for a week of pure paradise vacation..."
The cat gave her an incredulous look, "You can't leave, Minako! Your Sailor Venus! What if the Senshi need your power while your away?" He glared at the now thinking blonde. She really hadn't thought of the others yet. Usagi, Rei-chan, Ami, and Makoto where strong senshi like herself, but they were all a team... she huffed slightly and waved her hand in a dismissive fashion.
"What could go wrong? Chaos has been defeated for 6 months now, Seyia and the others are gone. The world is peaceful. Plus Artie... Just one little week.. All to my self! I'm still sore from training. I need a break anyway. "
Artemis opened his mouth to protest but Minako picked him up by the scuff of the neck and poked his nose. "Listen, neko, I'm going on this trip and your either coming or going. either way, your not gonna hold me back..." she paused as stars again entered her eyes, "And I'm going to find love, I can just feel it! My Venus senses are tingling all over!" to give her point extra kick, she nodded heartily, dropped the pouting cat to the brightly colored bed, and returned to planning for her trip.
-------------Owari --------
~~Little Japanese Hand Held Translation tidbit~~
Neko- cat (if you didn't know ^.~)
Kami- God
Owari- End. (I think..)
The suffix 'chan' is, to my understanding, verbalized affection. Japanese people add it to their friends names, and family.
The suffix 'sama' shows great respect, think of it as 'Sire' or Sir.
The 'Venus Senses' is a cheap rip off of Spider-man. Who is really cool. Why is a Japanese 16 year old using it? Er.. I dunno. Just go with me on this one. ^.~