Title: The Taste of Peppermints
Author: Kitty Malfoy
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Set in the Silver Millennium, Jadeite and Malachite both make a cameo. Requested by: (name). Thanks, (name)! Let's go!
Disclaimer: All Sailormoon paraphernalia belongs to Naoko Takeuchi. The plot, though, was dutifully thought of and recorded by my faithful plot bunnies: Fufu, Tofu, Mushu, Kovu, Washu, Princess, Rags, and Patches. (Rags and Patches are twins)
A/N: If you have any suggestions for Usagi pairings email me @ thetasteofstrawberries@hotmail.com or include it in your review.
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Princess Usagi leaned against the wall of the formal ballroom surrounded by her Royal Protectors. Her fellow Senshi were the most stunning of all the guests in their formal princess gowns. Even Haruka had been cajoled into her gown for the annual Christmas Masquerade. The group of teenagers were currently surveying the Earth delegates that had recently arrived on the Moon. The Queen had invited the Prince and his four generals to partake and delight in the Masquerade.
"Which one's the Prince?" Neptune asked, sipping at her wine, "He's the one you're betrothed too, right?"
Usagi nodded, "Mm hmm. I hope it's the tall one." She sighed wistfully, and jerked her head in the direction of the one with long platinum white hair.
"You haven't even met him yet?" Mercury asked quietly.
Usagi shook her head. She craned her neck around a group of dancers that blocked her view of the delegates. When she regained visual contact one of the delegates was cutting through the dance floor in their direction. It was the one she had spied out earlier.
As he approached the Senshi and Usagi, Uranus and Jupiter slid from their places against the wall and slid discretely in front of Usagi blocking her from view. The delegate wasn't prepared for such a hidden hostility, but he masked his surprise behind a calm façade. He heard the Princess groan behind her two most protective Senshi and push them aside.
She had just bit into a piece of gum, he noticed, as the scent of it wafted towards him. He bowed forward politely, and she in turn curtsied low.
"Welcome, Sir, to the Moon. I hope you are enjoying yourself?" She inquired rising from the floor.
"Aye, Lady. I am General Kunzite, the First General under Prince Endymion's rule. You are Princess Serenity, correct?"
Usagi's face flickered with disappointment, "Yes, I am. But call my Usagi."
He nodded his assent to her request.
"So you are not Prince Endymion, my betrothed?"
Disappointment filled his face as well and he shook his head, "No, I am not. That is he." Kunzite turned slightly and pointed to a man with ebony hair conversing with the Queen.
He wasn't extremely good-looking in Usagi's opinion, though others had described him as such. The soot black hair was constantly in his face giving him a boyish appearance that belied his age. His ocean-blue eyes were hardly anything remarkable from where she stood. She tilted her head slightly, as she had a habit of doing when she was studying something or someone. The lack of anything else noteworthy made her sigh wistfully.
She turned back to the man standing beside her. He had been staring at her. Her eyes widened unexpectedly and a faint pink color tinged her pale cheeks. In comparison to Endymion, Kunzite was magnificent. He was at least 5 years her senior with long straight hair the color of frost and eyes as clear and blue as raindrops. His face was long and angular with chiseled features and pale skin. His voice was low and clear with slow and patient tones that intertwined with the melody of the waltz. When he spoke, Usagi felt her feet leave the ground and she danced upon the air.
"I see," She mused quietly, looking up at the ceiling for a moment. Lowering her gaze, she turned back to Kunzite and smiled. Standing up on her tiptoes, she leaned close to his ear and whispered to him.
"You're much cuter..."
Kunzite smirked at the younger woman as she lowered herself back to the ground. "I know." He replied coyly.
Usagi looked back over her shoulder and laughed. Her inner Senshi were giggling insanely, with Venus frantically making dancing motions with her fingers. Neptune was smiling sweetly in a smaller version of Saturn's huge grin. Usagi laughed and looked over at her remaining friends. Pluto was wielding her Garnet Orb in a threatening manner and Uranus was cracking her knuckles. Seeing the murderous glare Uranus was shooting at Kunzite, Usagi gulped.
Grabbing the man's hand she pulled him into a throng of masqueraded dancers with angered shouts rising behind them. The older man stumbled around behind her finding it hard to follow her serpentine-ing path through the dance floor. Hard though it was to follow, he had no other choice with her fingers intertwined with his.
The crushing bodies thinned and when they broke free Kunzite found himself in front of one of the four wing's balconies. Usagi's breathing was ragged and flustered though her face was tinted red and shining with excitement. She tried to regain her breath, but was contradicting her efforts by randomly bursting into musical laughter.
"Uranus-san was gonna kill you!" She exclaimed with a laugh. Kunzite would have been unsure as to whether or not she was joking but the angry face of the Wind Senshi as they had made their get-away was enough for him to realize that Usagi was still laughing from their flight through the ballroom and not in jest.
Still immersed in peals of song-like laughter Usagi made her way out the great French doors and onto the balcony. Kunzite watched her for a moment in longing. His pale blue eyes swirled to emerald green and then back again, before he followed her down into the gardens.
Roses, the color of moonbeams, crept up the walls of the palace and intertwined with the ivy along the garden gates. Even the Sakura blossom trees were covered in twisting roses along their trunks. A small pool was set near the center of the rose garden. It was laid beneath the largest Sakura and surrounded by a mass of thorn-less rose bushes. Usagi sat down atop the pool's stone rim and billowed her skirts around her. The sound of splashing water joined with the orchestral music pouring from the open balcony, as Usagi dipped her feet in the crystal clear waters.
Kunzite sat down beside her, one leg tucked beneath him. Looking down into the waters of the pool he found the waters so pure and clear that he could see the very bottom and all the fish that swam within it.
He turned away from the pool as a cool hand touched his cheek. He turned to see Usagi had moved closer along the stone. Her hand upon his cheek caressed and soothed the aching inside him. She leaned forward as if to kiss him, but Kunzite placed a finger on her cherry lips. Her hand dropped to her side. "You are betrothed. And to my Lord, no less," he whispered.
"Not by my consent, nor by my desire." She replied honestly.
Large, innocent eyes looked up at him urging him to listen and believe; to do what it was she wished of him. Her next words were the ones that broke him even as they were spoken.
"Can't we just pretend?" Her hand reached up again to brush frosty strands away from his forehead. He closed his eyes and surrendered to her touch like a dove's feathery caress of wings against his skin.
"Pretend that I am the man I'm not? That I am your betrothed - my Prince? Or pretend that we are in a different time, so that our wills and desires are our own and not that of politics or our families. Pretend that we are free to pursue the ones we love, free of guilt, shame, or treason?" He questioned, in his deep voice.
Passion filled in Usagi's breast and fueled her voice in protest against him, "Oh not the first my lord, for I do not wish to be betrothed to Endymion in any scenario. It would be the second that I desire, so that I may make you mine in both mind and body. That is my choice and my want. Would you deny the Princess her request?"
"Not for the Princess would I grant her wish, but for you and the feelings I do feel towards you."
"Then kiss me now."
Their lips touched and Usagi felt consumed by fire as their passions rose. His hand caressed the side of her face before burying itself in her golden hair. The other was wrapped possessively around her waist and crushed her body against his. Usagi's arms behind his neck pulled his face closer to hers in a bruising kiss.
The air was sucked out of her so fast she found it hard to breathe, but Usagi reluctant to end the kiss. His tongue pressing roughly against her lips forced them open and the taste of him filled her mouth. Kunzite pulled away, but Usagi clung to him and kissed him again and again until her mouth was sore and bruised.
Kunzite held her at arm length and gave her time to recover her senses.
"Close your eyes..." he whispered.
Usagi did what she was told and her eyelids fell down over her crystalline eyes.
"I love you." Kunzite said in a quiet breath.
"I l-" Kunzite cut off her response with a short, but sweet kiss, in order to stop her from saying something that they might regret in the future.
Silence.
"Kunzite?" Usagi's voice was as quiet as a mouse, but it echoed in the empty expanse of the gardens. Her eyes fluttered open to find herself alone in the solitude and serene company of the roses. She turned around again and again searching for him, but he was gone.
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Kunzite chuckled from his hiding spot in the curtains of the balcony, and watched as he himself slide from the shadows of a Sakura tree and dashed up the balcony stairs. "Did you have fun, Jadeite?"
The second Kunzite turned and grinned at the first. His silvery hair turned to a dark golden color and shortened to curls just beneath his ears. A cocky smirk was given just beneath fiery emerald eyes, and he no longer wore a First General uniform.
"Honestly, Jadeite. What do you get out of stealing my body?'
"A kiss and some peppermint gum..." He popped a bubble and headed back into the ballroom.
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R & R!
Kitty Malfoy
Author: Kitty Malfoy
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Set in the Silver Millennium, Jadeite and Malachite both make a cameo. Requested by: (name). Thanks, (name)! Let's go!
Disclaimer: All Sailormoon paraphernalia belongs to Naoko Takeuchi. The plot, though, was dutifully thought of and recorded by my faithful plot bunnies: Fufu, Tofu, Mushu, Kovu, Washu, Princess, Rags, and Patches. (Rags and Patches are twins)
A/N: If you have any suggestions for Usagi pairings email me @ thetasteofstrawberries@hotmail.com or include it in your review.
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Princess Usagi leaned against the wall of the formal ballroom surrounded by her Royal Protectors. Her fellow Senshi were the most stunning of all the guests in their formal princess gowns. Even Haruka had been cajoled into her gown for the annual Christmas Masquerade. The group of teenagers were currently surveying the Earth delegates that had recently arrived on the Moon. The Queen had invited the Prince and his four generals to partake and delight in the Masquerade.
"Which one's the Prince?" Neptune asked, sipping at her wine, "He's the one you're betrothed too, right?"
Usagi nodded, "Mm hmm. I hope it's the tall one." She sighed wistfully, and jerked her head in the direction of the one with long platinum white hair.
"You haven't even met him yet?" Mercury asked quietly.
Usagi shook her head. She craned her neck around a group of dancers that blocked her view of the delegates. When she regained visual contact one of the delegates was cutting through the dance floor in their direction. It was the one she had spied out earlier.
As he approached the Senshi and Usagi, Uranus and Jupiter slid from their places against the wall and slid discretely in front of Usagi blocking her from view. The delegate wasn't prepared for such a hidden hostility, but he masked his surprise behind a calm façade. He heard the Princess groan behind her two most protective Senshi and push them aside.
She had just bit into a piece of gum, he noticed, as the scent of it wafted towards him. He bowed forward politely, and she in turn curtsied low.
"Welcome, Sir, to the Moon. I hope you are enjoying yourself?" She inquired rising from the floor.
"Aye, Lady. I am General Kunzite, the First General under Prince Endymion's rule. You are Princess Serenity, correct?"
Usagi's face flickered with disappointment, "Yes, I am. But call my Usagi."
He nodded his assent to her request.
"So you are not Prince Endymion, my betrothed?"
Disappointment filled his face as well and he shook his head, "No, I am not. That is he." Kunzite turned slightly and pointed to a man with ebony hair conversing with the Queen.
He wasn't extremely good-looking in Usagi's opinion, though others had described him as such. The soot black hair was constantly in his face giving him a boyish appearance that belied his age. His ocean-blue eyes were hardly anything remarkable from where she stood. She tilted her head slightly, as she had a habit of doing when she was studying something or someone. The lack of anything else noteworthy made her sigh wistfully.
She turned back to the man standing beside her. He had been staring at her. Her eyes widened unexpectedly and a faint pink color tinged her pale cheeks. In comparison to Endymion, Kunzite was magnificent. He was at least 5 years her senior with long straight hair the color of frost and eyes as clear and blue as raindrops. His face was long and angular with chiseled features and pale skin. His voice was low and clear with slow and patient tones that intertwined with the melody of the waltz. When he spoke, Usagi felt her feet leave the ground and she danced upon the air.
"I see," She mused quietly, looking up at the ceiling for a moment. Lowering her gaze, she turned back to Kunzite and smiled. Standing up on her tiptoes, she leaned close to his ear and whispered to him.
"You're much cuter..."
Kunzite smirked at the younger woman as she lowered herself back to the ground. "I know." He replied coyly.
Usagi looked back over her shoulder and laughed. Her inner Senshi were giggling insanely, with Venus frantically making dancing motions with her fingers. Neptune was smiling sweetly in a smaller version of Saturn's huge grin. Usagi laughed and looked over at her remaining friends. Pluto was wielding her Garnet Orb in a threatening manner and Uranus was cracking her knuckles. Seeing the murderous glare Uranus was shooting at Kunzite, Usagi gulped.
Grabbing the man's hand she pulled him into a throng of masqueraded dancers with angered shouts rising behind them. The older man stumbled around behind her finding it hard to follow her serpentine-ing path through the dance floor. Hard though it was to follow, he had no other choice with her fingers intertwined with his.
The crushing bodies thinned and when they broke free Kunzite found himself in front of one of the four wing's balconies. Usagi's breathing was ragged and flustered though her face was tinted red and shining with excitement. She tried to regain her breath, but was contradicting her efforts by randomly bursting into musical laughter.
"Uranus-san was gonna kill you!" She exclaimed with a laugh. Kunzite would have been unsure as to whether or not she was joking but the angry face of the Wind Senshi as they had made their get-away was enough for him to realize that Usagi was still laughing from their flight through the ballroom and not in jest.
Still immersed in peals of song-like laughter Usagi made her way out the great French doors and onto the balcony. Kunzite watched her for a moment in longing. His pale blue eyes swirled to emerald green and then back again, before he followed her down into the gardens.
Roses, the color of moonbeams, crept up the walls of the palace and intertwined with the ivy along the garden gates. Even the Sakura blossom trees were covered in twisting roses along their trunks. A small pool was set near the center of the rose garden. It was laid beneath the largest Sakura and surrounded by a mass of thorn-less rose bushes. Usagi sat down atop the pool's stone rim and billowed her skirts around her. The sound of splashing water joined with the orchestral music pouring from the open balcony, as Usagi dipped her feet in the crystal clear waters.
Kunzite sat down beside her, one leg tucked beneath him. Looking down into the waters of the pool he found the waters so pure and clear that he could see the very bottom and all the fish that swam within it.
He turned away from the pool as a cool hand touched his cheek. He turned to see Usagi had moved closer along the stone. Her hand upon his cheek caressed and soothed the aching inside him. She leaned forward as if to kiss him, but Kunzite placed a finger on her cherry lips. Her hand dropped to her side. "You are betrothed. And to my Lord, no less," he whispered.
"Not by my consent, nor by my desire." She replied honestly.
Large, innocent eyes looked up at him urging him to listen and believe; to do what it was she wished of him. Her next words were the ones that broke him even as they were spoken.
"Can't we just pretend?" Her hand reached up again to brush frosty strands away from his forehead. He closed his eyes and surrendered to her touch like a dove's feathery caress of wings against his skin.
"Pretend that I am the man I'm not? That I am your betrothed - my Prince? Or pretend that we are in a different time, so that our wills and desires are our own and not that of politics or our families. Pretend that we are free to pursue the ones we love, free of guilt, shame, or treason?" He questioned, in his deep voice.
Passion filled in Usagi's breast and fueled her voice in protest against him, "Oh not the first my lord, for I do not wish to be betrothed to Endymion in any scenario. It would be the second that I desire, so that I may make you mine in both mind and body. That is my choice and my want. Would you deny the Princess her request?"
"Not for the Princess would I grant her wish, but for you and the feelings I do feel towards you."
"Then kiss me now."
Their lips touched and Usagi felt consumed by fire as their passions rose. His hand caressed the side of her face before burying itself in her golden hair. The other was wrapped possessively around her waist and crushed her body against his. Usagi's arms behind his neck pulled his face closer to hers in a bruising kiss.
The air was sucked out of her so fast she found it hard to breathe, but Usagi reluctant to end the kiss. His tongue pressing roughly against her lips forced them open and the taste of him filled her mouth. Kunzite pulled away, but Usagi clung to him and kissed him again and again until her mouth was sore and bruised.
Kunzite held her at arm length and gave her time to recover her senses.
"Close your eyes..." he whispered.
Usagi did what she was told and her eyelids fell down over her crystalline eyes.
"I love you." Kunzite said in a quiet breath.
"I l-" Kunzite cut off her response with a short, but sweet kiss, in order to stop her from saying something that they might regret in the future.
Silence.
"Kunzite?" Usagi's voice was as quiet as a mouse, but it echoed in the empty expanse of the gardens. Her eyes fluttered open to find herself alone in the solitude and serene company of the roses. She turned around again and again searching for him, but he was gone.
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Kunzite chuckled from his hiding spot in the curtains of the balcony, and watched as he himself slide from the shadows of a Sakura tree and dashed up the balcony stairs. "Did you have fun, Jadeite?"
The second Kunzite turned and grinned at the first. His silvery hair turned to a dark golden color and shortened to curls just beneath his ears. A cocky smirk was given just beneath fiery emerald eyes, and he no longer wore a First General uniform.
"Honestly, Jadeite. What do you get out of stealing my body?'
"A kiss and some peppermint gum..." He popped a bubble and headed back into the ballroom.
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R & R!
Kitty Malfoy
