Okay, my what a whirlwind summer this has been. I turned 18 ^_^ and happy am I. I got a new
scanner, a new guitar, and a new amp! ^_^ Anyways, sorry bout the obscene waiting period, but this
time it was not all my fault, just a little while after I posted the last chapter, my comp caught
a virus that basically wouldn't let me work on anything. So the majority of my comp time was spent
trying to get rid of that, and when I finally did manage to remove all traces of it, I get that
worm thing that's assaulting Windows XP users everywhere. So I flop around like a fish out of water
for a bit, then I get one of my more tech literate friends to kiss it and make it better with strange
anti-virus programs of goodness. So finally, I can work on my fic again! YEY! But now I'm in college,
which is quite hectic. Still, since I'm making my own schedule now, finding writing time should
be easy! Well....easier anyway.
A chance meeting....
Zoicite and Ami sat down at the table with Minako, the young blonde refused to talk about
anything. All they could get from her were rants about tea, which wasn't helping them at all.
Zoicite sighed in frustration, "Minako, why did you call us over here?" The senshi smiled politely
at him and said, "For tea! Would you like some tea?" Zoicite banged his head on the table and Ami
couldn't help but sweat a little. Minako took their cups and filled them...for the fifth time.
Zoicite rose to his feet and wandered off into the next room muttering under his breath, leaving
Ami alone with the other girl.
When Zoicite was out of sight, Minako visibly relaxed. She layed her head down on the table
and sighed. "She kissed me, Ami." Ami backed away from the table a bit. "I was in the kitchen,
she's cooking something in there, and then she just waltzed over and KISSED me! It wasn't a
friendly kiss either, it was full on lip-contact 'let's make out' kiss."
Ami blinked a few times before regaining her composure. "She....Mako?" Minako nodded. "Well,
isn't that what you wanted?" The blonde senshi shot her an irate look. "Oookaaay...I guess that's
a 'no' huh?" Minako let her head slam down on the table and rolled it around a bit. "Umm...Mina?"
The girl just continued rolling her head around. "Mina...you need to talk with her..."
"That's a great idea Ami, you go and talk to her."
"What?! But, I-"
"Great idea. I suppose you should head off that way now." Minako nodded and went back to her
tea, while Ami sighed and headed torward the kitchen. She saw Zoicite idly prodding a still sleeping
Rei with his foot as she entered the next room. He saw her turned his way and gave her a lazy grin.
She wrapped her arms around his back and layed her head on his shoulder. "You shouldn't do that,
you know, she gets very irate."
Zoicite laughed a littler bit and took her hands in his. "Yes, I remember." He turned his
head slightly and smiled. "How is the insane one?"
Ami blinked a bit, "Insane...one? Oh! You mean Mina! Well, she's started a tea obsession"
Zoicite laughed again. "Yes, I know that much, I mean besides that."
"Oh, well...I don't know, a bit freaked out...but otherwise okay."
The copper-haired man raised an eyebrow, "Freaked out? I don't believe I know that expression."
Ami sweatdropped and replied, "Oh yes, forgot you spent the past 1000 years under a rock."
Zoicite gave a little wry grin, and she continued, "It means she was disturbed"
His eyes widened upon hearing that. "Yes, disturbed. I am familiar with that term. Well,
why is she so 'freaked out' then?" Ami giggled a bit and tightened her hold on the petite man.
He favored her with a smile and gladly accepted her embrace. She tilted her head up and gently
whispered something into his ear. "Well, isn't that interesting... I can see why she might be
disturbed." Ami giggled some more and started to nibble a little on his earlobe. "Now now pet,
neither the time nor place for that." The azure eyed girl pouted and rested her head on his
shoulders. "Later, when we're alone. Promise."
Ami visibly perked up and gave him a peck on the cheek. "I should go check on Mako, too."
She released her grip on him and headed torwards the kitchen. He wathced her walk past, and
continued with his prodding of a snoring Rei. He smiled, thinking of the entertainment this would
provide when the fiery shrine maiden managed to wake up. He was thinking whether or not he should
try kicking harder. 'Probably not,' he thought, 'she's going to be irate as it is...' He then
proceeded to kick harder...
Ami slowly opened the kitchen and peered in, not wanting to make herself known immediately.
As she peered around the doorway, she saw Makoto bouncing happily around the kitchen throwing seemingly
random ingredients into pots, and chopping vegetables. She sweatdropped slightly and stepped carefully
into the room. The brunette senshi looked over in her direction, and greeted her cheerfully. "Hi
Ami!" Ami gave a small smile and sweatdropped again. "Are you getting hungry? The food's almost
ready!" she said in a perky tone of voice. She began to hum a popular tune to herself and continued
with her work. Ami backed out of the door slowly into the living room where she noticed Zoicite
still trying, unsuccessfully to wake up Rei.
Zoicite saw Ami come back into the room. "So, how'd it go?" Ami shook her head and sat down
by the table. "Not well I'm assuming?"
"No, it didn't go at all. She didn't seem to care."
"Well, maybe she doesn't."
"How could she not? It's not like that's something you just do out of the blue."
"Out of the blue?"
"Spontaneously."
"Ah...but for her it appears that is the case."
"Apparently..."
"Well....Miss Hino here is seemingly comatose, your insane friend is still insane, and the
other seems strangely complacent."
"That about sums it up..." Ami layed back and Zoicite sat down next to her. He pulled her
into his lap so her front was facing him and let her rest her head on his shoulder. "I have very
strange friends. It's funny,I never would have associated with these kind of people had I not been
a Sailor Senshi, if I was just ordinary Mizuno Ami with her ordinary life."
Zoicite massaged the small of her back and breathed gently into her hair. "You didn't have
much of a choice, now did you? Destiny can be quite the bitch sometimes, believe me, I know."
Ami yawned softly and nuzzled against his neck. "I could just fall asleep like this, you
know. It would be so easy."
Zoicite continued to massage her back and held her gently against his body. "You can, you
know. I have a feeling that it will be awhile yet before your friends here are ready for business.
I'll wake you then."
Ami yawned again. "Thank you, I don't know why I'm so tired right now. You just seem to have
that sort of effect on me. I just need...a few...minutes..." She closed her eyes and didn't try
to open them again. She was asleep, outside, it began to rain. Zoicite sighed and cradled the young
girl closer. He also had the feeling that this peace would be fleeting.....
.......
Okay! Another chapter in the bag! Whoo! Well, I hope people still remember this little fic, I
know it's been awhile, but as I said in the intro, it wasn't my fault this time! Anyways, as I'm
typing this, I've already started on ch. 16, so it should be out before long. That's hoping I don't
get a brain cramp from all the school related writing I'm doing now. Which shouldn't be a problem
since I usually love to write. But! Here I go again. Well, see you guys next time!
scanner, a new guitar, and a new amp! ^_^ Anyways, sorry bout the obscene waiting period, but this
time it was not all my fault, just a little while after I posted the last chapter, my comp caught
a virus that basically wouldn't let me work on anything. So the majority of my comp time was spent
trying to get rid of that, and when I finally did manage to remove all traces of it, I get that
worm thing that's assaulting Windows XP users everywhere. So I flop around like a fish out of water
for a bit, then I get one of my more tech literate friends to kiss it and make it better with strange
anti-virus programs of goodness. So finally, I can work on my fic again! YEY! But now I'm in college,
which is quite hectic. Still, since I'm making my own schedule now, finding writing time should
be easy! Well....easier anyway.
A chance meeting....
Zoicite and Ami sat down at the table with Minako, the young blonde refused to talk about
anything. All they could get from her were rants about tea, which wasn't helping them at all.
Zoicite sighed in frustration, "Minako, why did you call us over here?" The senshi smiled politely
at him and said, "For tea! Would you like some tea?" Zoicite banged his head on the table and Ami
couldn't help but sweat a little. Minako took their cups and filled them...for the fifth time.
Zoicite rose to his feet and wandered off into the next room muttering under his breath, leaving
Ami alone with the other girl.
When Zoicite was out of sight, Minako visibly relaxed. She layed her head down on the table
and sighed. "She kissed me, Ami." Ami backed away from the table a bit. "I was in the kitchen,
she's cooking something in there, and then she just waltzed over and KISSED me! It wasn't a
friendly kiss either, it was full on lip-contact 'let's make out' kiss."
Ami blinked a few times before regaining her composure. "She....Mako?" Minako nodded. "Well,
isn't that what you wanted?" The blonde senshi shot her an irate look. "Oookaaay...I guess that's
a 'no' huh?" Minako let her head slam down on the table and rolled it around a bit. "Umm...Mina?"
The girl just continued rolling her head around. "Mina...you need to talk with her..."
"That's a great idea Ami, you go and talk to her."
"What?! But, I-"
"Great idea. I suppose you should head off that way now." Minako nodded and went back to her
tea, while Ami sighed and headed torward the kitchen. She saw Zoicite idly prodding a still sleeping
Rei with his foot as she entered the next room. He saw her turned his way and gave her a lazy grin.
She wrapped her arms around his back and layed her head on his shoulder. "You shouldn't do that,
you know, she gets very irate."
Zoicite laughed a littler bit and took her hands in his. "Yes, I remember." He turned his
head slightly and smiled. "How is the insane one?"
Ami blinked a bit, "Insane...one? Oh! You mean Mina! Well, she's started a tea obsession"
Zoicite laughed again. "Yes, I know that much, I mean besides that."
"Oh, well...I don't know, a bit freaked out...but otherwise okay."
The copper-haired man raised an eyebrow, "Freaked out? I don't believe I know that expression."
Ami sweatdropped and replied, "Oh yes, forgot you spent the past 1000 years under a rock."
Zoicite gave a little wry grin, and she continued, "It means she was disturbed"
His eyes widened upon hearing that. "Yes, disturbed. I am familiar with that term. Well,
why is she so 'freaked out' then?" Ami giggled a bit and tightened her hold on the petite man.
He favored her with a smile and gladly accepted her embrace. She tilted her head up and gently
whispered something into his ear. "Well, isn't that interesting... I can see why she might be
disturbed." Ami giggled some more and started to nibble a little on his earlobe. "Now now pet,
neither the time nor place for that." The azure eyed girl pouted and rested her head on his
shoulders. "Later, when we're alone. Promise."
Ami visibly perked up and gave him a peck on the cheek. "I should go check on Mako, too."
She released her grip on him and headed torwards the kitchen. He wathced her walk past, and
continued with his prodding of a snoring Rei. He smiled, thinking of the entertainment this would
provide when the fiery shrine maiden managed to wake up. He was thinking whether or not he should
try kicking harder. 'Probably not,' he thought, 'she's going to be irate as it is...' He then
proceeded to kick harder...
Ami slowly opened the kitchen and peered in, not wanting to make herself known immediately.
As she peered around the doorway, she saw Makoto bouncing happily around the kitchen throwing seemingly
random ingredients into pots, and chopping vegetables. She sweatdropped slightly and stepped carefully
into the room. The brunette senshi looked over in her direction, and greeted her cheerfully. "Hi
Ami!" Ami gave a small smile and sweatdropped again. "Are you getting hungry? The food's almost
ready!" she said in a perky tone of voice. She began to hum a popular tune to herself and continued
with her work. Ami backed out of the door slowly into the living room where she noticed Zoicite
still trying, unsuccessfully to wake up Rei.
Zoicite saw Ami come back into the room. "So, how'd it go?" Ami shook her head and sat down
by the table. "Not well I'm assuming?"
"No, it didn't go at all. She didn't seem to care."
"Well, maybe she doesn't."
"How could she not? It's not like that's something you just do out of the blue."
"Out of the blue?"
"Spontaneously."
"Ah...but for her it appears that is the case."
"Apparently..."
"Well....Miss Hino here is seemingly comatose, your insane friend is still insane, and the
other seems strangely complacent."
"That about sums it up..." Ami layed back and Zoicite sat down next to her. He pulled her
into his lap so her front was facing him and let her rest her head on his shoulder. "I have very
strange friends. It's funny,I never would have associated with these kind of people had I not been
a Sailor Senshi, if I was just ordinary Mizuno Ami with her ordinary life."
Zoicite massaged the small of her back and breathed gently into her hair. "You didn't have
much of a choice, now did you? Destiny can be quite the bitch sometimes, believe me, I know."
Ami yawned softly and nuzzled against his neck. "I could just fall asleep like this, you
know. It would be so easy."
Zoicite continued to massage her back and held her gently against his body. "You can, you
know. I have a feeling that it will be awhile yet before your friends here are ready for business.
I'll wake you then."
Ami yawned again. "Thank you, I don't know why I'm so tired right now. You just seem to have
that sort of effect on me. I just need...a few...minutes..." She closed her eyes and didn't try
to open them again. She was asleep, outside, it began to rain. Zoicite sighed and cradled the young
girl closer. He also had the feeling that this peace would be fleeting.....
.......
Okay! Another chapter in the bag! Whoo! Well, I hope people still remember this little fic, I
know it's been awhile, but as I said in the intro, it wasn't my fault this time! Anyways, as I'm
typing this, I've already started on ch. 16, so it should be out before long. That's hoping I don't
get a brain cramp from all the school related writing I'm doing now. Which shouldn't be a problem
since I usually love to write. But! Here I go again. Well, see you guys next time!