Chapter 6: Things get a little tough
Hey people!!! Thanks for all the pretty reviews... Um, I reread the summary for this story and I decided a little change of course was due. Rei's husband-to-be isn't acting very suspicious, and that being said, you can probably guess what this chapter is going to be about. Well, here it is!!
Rei's P.O.V.
Rei pushed down the covers and looked around. (Hmmm. No Wufei today.) Indeed, her room was empty, or seemed it, with the sun streaming in through the high windows. Getting up, she pulled on her usual red and white robe and opened the door to go about her chores.
Rei stepped out into the sunlight and looked around again. (Still no Wufei. Maybe he's sick...) Rei shrugged her shoulders indifferently and walked silently over to the broom shed. The metal doors opened with a loud creak and she picked up the long, slender broom she usually used for sweeping the steps and paused before closing the door. (He wouldn't have given up on me, could he? I was just getting to know him...)
She heard a rustle of leaves behind her and whipped around, not to see Wufei, but her grandfather, smiling up at her. "Ah, Rei. You're up early. At least early after your late night..." He grinned teasingly.
Rei frowned and looked away. "Grandpa..."
Grandfather Hino laughed again. "Oh, Rei. I think it's good that you're...getting to know your future husband."
The words struck a chord in Rei and she turned. "He's not my husband yet, Grandpa. I have to get to my chores." She muttered, trying not to growl at him.
Almost dashing through the thin layer of trees surrounding the temple, Rei stopped once she stood in the center of the courtyard, hoping her grandfather had not followed her to pursue the conversation. Once she was satisfied he had gone back to the temple, Rei relaxed and started to sweep up.
Falling into her thoughts, Rei let her sweeps slid into a dull rhythm. (Why is it so hard to picture him as my husband?) She frowned. (Because he's going to be a control freak and will try to dominate your entire life.) A cruel little voice played in the back of her head. (How will you be able to be a Scout if he controls every aspect of your life?) Rei felt the broom stop and she closed her eyes. (That's true. How can I fight the forces of Chaos if I have to answer to him every time I need to go off for a fight?)
She vaguely heard footsteps coming towards her and turned to see Wufei, in his usual white, padding silently across the courtyard. She pulled the broom closer and waited until he stopped to open her mouth. "Wufei, about-"
Just then, Makoto burst up the stairs, quickly followed by Ami and Minako.
"Rei! We have to-" Makoto stopped, laying eyes on Wufei. "Have to...get to the store." She paused. "There's a...sale!"
Rei looked at her over Wufei's shoulder and suppressed a gasp as she realized what was going on. "Yes! A sale! We should go! To the sale!" Rei said jauntily, and turned to put the broom away. Wufei took her arm and she stopped.
"A sale?"
Rei tried not to freeze up. "Yeah."
Minako walked up and carefully detached Wufei's hand from Rei's arm. "Yeah, at Fashion Bug. There's this fab skirt that would look totally great on Rei..."
Wufei frowned, suddenly lost in the feminine specifics. Suddenly he shook his head, realizing he was distracted. Turing around, he saw Rei suddenly appear in a red and orange skirt and loose white t-shirt.
"I have to go, bye!" Rei said quickly, stepping around him and all but running down the stairs, with the others on her heels.
After getting around a few corners, they stopped and checked to see if Wufei was following. "Good, he's not there." Minako sighed.
Rei crossed her arms. "I don't think so... Ami? Could you check?"
Ami nodded and pulled out her computer. After a few keystrokes, she shut it with a small sigh. "He's there." She whispered. "Behind the corner with the cherry tree." She discreetly nodded her head towards the corner a street away. "We won't have enough time to get to the place and ditch him too." She looked at Rei.
Rei sighed. Minako took in a breath. "Yeah..." She lowered her voice. "Ami, how many of them are going to come through?"
Ami touched her glasses. "Four, maybe five. Why?"
Minako grimaced. "Okay, it'll be a little hard, but we can all split up and me, Ami and Makoto will go to the place. Rei, Wufei'll probably follow you, so get to Fashion Bug and run around for a bit, make sure you lose him, and haul butt to the target place, and be ready to pull some fire. Got it?"
The others nodded and Minako raised her voice. "Yeah, we'll meet you there then! We just have to stop by and get some stuff!"
"Yeah, I'll be waiting!" Rei almost yelled and hurried off.
Rei sped though the streets, checking every now and then behind her and though she didn't see him, got the firm feeling Wufei was still there. She walked faster and eventually made it to Fashion Bug. She walked in and smiled to herself as she saw Wufei stop by the door, glance inside, and walk off. (Good. Now to get going.)
Rei ran out the side door and dashed down the street, ignoring the stares she got. Finally, she got to the building, a giant, half empty warehouse. Faint screeches sounded inside, but Rei realized with a slight gasp it was the sound of attacking youmas.
She ran around the building and came to a loading dock. She looked around and hopped up on the port and hurried in the wide double doors. Pulling her power, she was transformed by the time the first energy ball whizzed by her head. Recovering, she looked up and saw the three other Scouts with their hands full with five youmas. Mars heaved a fireball and knocked two of them away from Mercury.
Snarling in anger, they swung their heads her way. Mars smiled as Mercury blasted the two of them in the back. They hit the floor with a crunch.
The other three made the mistake of looking over and Jupiter and Venus blasted them into dust. The two others howled and flew at Jupiter, and were also easily dusted by Mars, Venus and Mercury.
Mercury sighed and dusted herself off. "We got them before they took any mind crystals, and they scared off any personnel hanging around."
"Yeah, we got lucky, this time." Makoto smiled. "You ditch Wufei easy enough."
Rei nodded. "Yeah, once I got to Fashion Bug, he left."
Minako sighed. "We have got to do something about him, Rei. We can't do this five to three thing every time."
"She's right." Rei conceded. "This is going to become impossible eventually."
"What are we going to?" Ami touched her glasses and closed her eyes.
"I don't know..." Rei muttered.
So, so, so. How do you like it? A little short, yeah, but I kind of ran into a mini-writers block right here and I really don't know what to do next. * Author sighs and leans her head in her hands * Oh, and to Celeste, I'm not allowed on neopets, I used to have an account with them, and my parents got pissed I was getting on so often, there was this huge ordeal, I got grounded...It was this big thing and I'm not allowed on neopets anymore. (Parents are pretty strict.) Well, IM me if you want... mmj15 alright. Um, that's about it... review me!
Hey people!!! Thanks for all the pretty reviews... Um, I reread the summary for this story and I decided a little change of course was due. Rei's husband-to-be isn't acting very suspicious, and that being said, you can probably guess what this chapter is going to be about. Well, here it is!!
Rei's P.O.V.
Rei pushed down the covers and looked around. (Hmmm. No Wufei today.) Indeed, her room was empty, or seemed it, with the sun streaming in through the high windows. Getting up, she pulled on her usual red and white robe and opened the door to go about her chores.
Rei stepped out into the sunlight and looked around again. (Still no Wufei. Maybe he's sick...) Rei shrugged her shoulders indifferently and walked silently over to the broom shed. The metal doors opened with a loud creak and she picked up the long, slender broom she usually used for sweeping the steps and paused before closing the door. (He wouldn't have given up on me, could he? I was just getting to know him...)
She heard a rustle of leaves behind her and whipped around, not to see Wufei, but her grandfather, smiling up at her. "Ah, Rei. You're up early. At least early after your late night..." He grinned teasingly.
Rei frowned and looked away. "Grandpa..."
Grandfather Hino laughed again. "Oh, Rei. I think it's good that you're...getting to know your future husband."
The words struck a chord in Rei and she turned. "He's not my husband yet, Grandpa. I have to get to my chores." She muttered, trying not to growl at him.
Almost dashing through the thin layer of trees surrounding the temple, Rei stopped once she stood in the center of the courtyard, hoping her grandfather had not followed her to pursue the conversation. Once she was satisfied he had gone back to the temple, Rei relaxed and started to sweep up.
Falling into her thoughts, Rei let her sweeps slid into a dull rhythm. (Why is it so hard to picture him as my husband?) She frowned. (Because he's going to be a control freak and will try to dominate your entire life.) A cruel little voice played in the back of her head. (How will you be able to be a Scout if he controls every aspect of your life?) Rei felt the broom stop and she closed her eyes. (That's true. How can I fight the forces of Chaos if I have to answer to him every time I need to go off for a fight?)
She vaguely heard footsteps coming towards her and turned to see Wufei, in his usual white, padding silently across the courtyard. She pulled the broom closer and waited until he stopped to open her mouth. "Wufei, about-"
Just then, Makoto burst up the stairs, quickly followed by Ami and Minako.
"Rei! We have to-" Makoto stopped, laying eyes on Wufei. "Have to...get to the store." She paused. "There's a...sale!"
Rei looked at her over Wufei's shoulder and suppressed a gasp as she realized what was going on. "Yes! A sale! We should go! To the sale!" Rei said jauntily, and turned to put the broom away. Wufei took her arm and she stopped.
"A sale?"
Rei tried not to freeze up. "Yeah."
Minako walked up and carefully detached Wufei's hand from Rei's arm. "Yeah, at Fashion Bug. There's this fab skirt that would look totally great on Rei..."
Wufei frowned, suddenly lost in the feminine specifics. Suddenly he shook his head, realizing he was distracted. Turing around, he saw Rei suddenly appear in a red and orange skirt and loose white t-shirt.
"I have to go, bye!" Rei said quickly, stepping around him and all but running down the stairs, with the others on her heels.
After getting around a few corners, they stopped and checked to see if Wufei was following. "Good, he's not there." Minako sighed.
Rei crossed her arms. "I don't think so... Ami? Could you check?"
Ami nodded and pulled out her computer. After a few keystrokes, she shut it with a small sigh. "He's there." She whispered. "Behind the corner with the cherry tree." She discreetly nodded her head towards the corner a street away. "We won't have enough time to get to the place and ditch him too." She looked at Rei.
Rei sighed. Minako took in a breath. "Yeah..." She lowered her voice. "Ami, how many of them are going to come through?"
Ami touched her glasses. "Four, maybe five. Why?"
Minako grimaced. "Okay, it'll be a little hard, but we can all split up and me, Ami and Makoto will go to the place. Rei, Wufei'll probably follow you, so get to Fashion Bug and run around for a bit, make sure you lose him, and haul butt to the target place, and be ready to pull some fire. Got it?"
The others nodded and Minako raised her voice. "Yeah, we'll meet you there then! We just have to stop by and get some stuff!"
"Yeah, I'll be waiting!" Rei almost yelled and hurried off.
Rei sped though the streets, checking every now and then behind her and though she didn't see him, got the firm feeling Wufei was still there. She walked faster and eventually made it to Fashion Bug. She walked in and smiled to herself as she saw Wufei stop by the door, glance inside, and walk off. (Good. Now to get going.)
Rei ran out the side door and dashed down the street, ignoring the stares she got. Finally, she got to the building, a giant, half empty warehouse. Faint screeches sounded inside, but Rei realized with a slight gasp it was the sound of attacking youmas.
She ran around the building and came to a loading dock. She looked around and hopped up on the port and hurried in the wide double doors. Pulling her power, she was transformed by the time the first energy ball whizzed by her head. Recovering, she looked up and saw the three other Scouts with their hands full with five youmas. Mars heaved a fireball and knocked two of them away from Mercury.
Snarling in anger, they swung their heads her way. Mars smiled as Mercury blasted the two of them in the back. They hit the floor with a crunch.
The other three made the mistake of looking over and Jupiter and Venus blasted them into dust. The two others howled and flew at Jupiter, and were also easily dusted by Mars, Venus and Mercury.
Mercury sighed and dusted herself off. "We got them before they took any mind crystals, and they scared off any personnel hanging around."
"Yeah, we got lucky, this time." Makoto smiled. "You ditch Wufei easy enough."
Rei nodded. "Yeah, once I got to Fashion Bug, he left."
Minako sighed. "We have got to do something about him, Rei. We can't do this five to three thing every time."
"She's right." Rei conceded. "This is going to become impossible eventually."
"What are we going to?" Ami touched her glasses and closed her eyes.
"I don't know..." Rei muttered.
So, so, so. How do you like it? A little short, yeah, but I kind of ran into a mini-writers block right here and I really don't know what to do next. * Author sighs and leans her head in her hands * Oh, and to Celeste, I'm not allowed on neopets, I used to have an account with them, and my parents got pissed I was getting on so often, there was this huge ordeal, I got grounded...It was this big thing and I'm not allowed on neopets anymore. (Parents are pretty strict.) Well, IM me if you want... mmj15 alright. Um, that's about it... review me!