Knowing what could have been
2-we meet again
"Hello?" called out Makoto as she entered Usagi's mansion. The gigantic house seemed to be deserted as she walked around looking for some form of life.
"We're in here, Mako," called out Mina as she heard Makoto's third call.
Makoto followed the voice and soon found herself in the entertainment room with Minako, Rei, Luna, and Artemis. Makoto looked at the group as they exchanged 'hellos.' The three had changed so little over the years as far as looks were concerned. Minako was now a famous volleyball player and was looking for her true love she still had her deep, blue eyes and sun golden hair. Rei now ran the temple she grew up at and still had her air of authority about her; her hair was a little shorter by a few inches but was still as black as the crows she loves and amethyst-colored eyes. Makoto was now a world renowned chief and champion in martial arts competitions her hair was still shoulder-length and light brown her eyes were a deeper shade of emerald. The three exchanged small talk while they waited on Usagi to arrive.
"We're hereee," called Usagi as she and Ami came into the mansion. The girls came out to meet Usagi and stopped short of who they saw standing next to Usagi shyly. Rei and Minako couldn't believe their eyes at first. There was Ami; no one had expected her to come. The pair immediately went to their little friend and hugged her. Makoto walked out of the entertainment room and lost her breath. The last person she expected to see in the world was standing right before her.
Makoto looked at Ami thoughtfully as Ami was smothered by Rei and Minako. Artemis and Luna were standing around her as well. Ami, Makoto observed, was as beautiful as ever with her short blue hair that carelessly fell about and the deep ocean blue eyes that held that glint of shyness and curiosity in them. Ami felt someone staring at her and looked up and was caught in Makoto's emerald eyes. There she was Ami could hardly breath. Time and their surroundings slipped away as the two stared into each other's eyes.
Suddenly the moment was broken when Minako grabbed Makoto by the arm and pulled her over to Ami. "Come on now come and say hi to your long lost friend."
There was an awkward look in Makoto's eyes. "Hi Ami, long time now see. How are you?" Makoto couldn't bring herself to look into Ami's eyes.
In a quiet small voice Ami replied, "I've been doing ok how bout you Mako? How are things in the chief business?"
"It's going well keeps me busy to say the least."
"Ok you all I think it's time I show you to your rooms." Usagi cut in much to Makoto's and Ami's relief. The group followed Usagi as she led them to their quarters for the stay. Minako's and Rei's rooms were on either side of Usagi's and Ami and Makoto's rooms were down the hall next to each other. The girls were left to unpack and were meeting down for super in thirty minutes. Ami unpacked silently with images of good times she had had with Makoto up to that night of they're fight. She wasn't sure how she was going to handle being around Makoto again. So much time had passed by and that night still lingered in her mind as though it had happened just yesterday.
Ami went to put her shampoo in the bathroom when she bumped into Makoto who was also doing the same. It caught both girls off guard when they saw who the other was. As luck would have it their rooms were adjoined by the bathroom.
"H-h-hi Mako sorry I didn't see you there." Ami spoke. The two were still very close and neither could quite move yet.
Taking a step back Makoto replied, "It's ok, Amesss I should've been watching where I was going." Makoto started looking around the room. "Well it seems that you and I have to share the same bathroom. I hope that's ok with you."
"Umm yea it's fine with me as long as it's fine with you."
Running a hand threw her hair and resting her hand on the back of her head Makoto spoke. "Listen umm I think you and I probly need to talk at some point. Our last meeting didn't exactly end very well."
Ami moved her eyes away from Makoto. "Yea I guess we do need to talk at some point perhaps after dinner at sometime after we meet with our friends for a while?"
"Yea sure that'll work. Speaking of super I think it's almost time that we meet the others downstairs. Would you mind if I walk with you?" Makoto spoke. She watched as Ami thought about this and held her breath. After all these years Makoto still loved Ami even though she thought Ami would never return her love. Seeing her now brought back up all the feelings she had tried so hard to suppress throwing herself into her work as well as her martial arts.
"I'd like that." Ami replied as she moved towards the door leading to Makoto's room. "Let's go out threw here since it's closer to the stairs." Makoto followed Ami out of the bathroom and out of her room into the hall where the pair walked in silence to meet their friends.
Dinner was spent mostly of the group catching up on one another's lives. Everyone had things to tell and was for the most part happy with their lives. Even though the food was good Rei and Minako asked that Makoto cook for tomorrow. Ami kept stealing glances towards Makoto, and little did she know Makoto was doing the same. After super the five ended up in the entertainment room with coffee and spent a lot of the night talking about everything and nothing at the same time. After awhile it seemed like old times when they had sleepovers at each other's homes. It was late when the group decided it best to turn in for the night.
Makoto followed Ami back into her room and sat on the window seat. The two had a lot to discuss starting with the fight that had driven them completely apart..
"Hello?" called out Makoto as she entered Usagi's mansion. The gigantic house seemed to be deserted as she walked around looking for some form of life.
"We're in here, Mako," called out Mina as she heard Makoto's third call.
Makoto followed the voice and soon found herself in the entertainment room with Minako, Rei, Luna, and Artemis. Makoto looked at the group as they exchanged 'hellos.' The three had changed so little over the years as far as looks were concerned. Minako was now a famous volleyball player and was looking for her true love she still had her deep, blue eyes and sun golden hair. Rei now ran the temple she grew up at and still had her air of authority about her; her hair was a little shorter by a few inches but was still as black as the crows she loves and amethyst-colored eyes. Makoto was now a world renowned chief and champion in martial arts competitions her hair was still shoulder-length and light brown her eyes were a deeper shade of emerald. The three exchanged small talk while they waited on Usagi to arrive.
"We're hereee," called Usagi as she and Ami came into the mansion. The girls came out to meet Usagi and stopped short of who they saw standing next to Usagi shyly. Rei and Minako couldn't believe their eyes at first. There was Ami; no one had expected her to come. The pair immediately went to their little friend and hugged her. Makoto walked out of the entertainment room and lost her breath. The last person she expected to see in the world was standing right before her.
Makoto looked at Ami thoughtfully as Ami was smothered by Rei and Minako. Artemis and Luna were standing around her as well. Ami, Makoto observed, was as beautiful as ever with her short blue hair that carelessly fell about and the deep ocean blue eyes that held that glint of shyness and curiosity in them. Ami felt someone staring at her and looked up and was caught in Makoto's emerald eyes. There she was Ami could hardly breath. Time and their surroundings slipped away as the two stared into each other's eyes.
Suddenly the moment was broken when Minako grabbed Makoto by the arm and pulled her over to Ami. "Come on now come and say hi to your long lost friend."
There was an awkward look in Makoto's eyes. "Hi Ami, long time now see. How are you?" Makoto couldn't bring herself to look into Ami's eyes.
In a quiet small voice Ami replied, "I've been doing ok how bout you Mako? How are things in the chief business?"
"It's going well keeps me busy to say the least."
"Ok you all I think it's time I show you to your rooms." Usagi cut in much to Makoto's and Ami's relief. The group followed Usagi as she led them to their quarters for the stay. Minako's and Rei's rooms were on either side of Usagi's and Ami and Makoto's rooms were down the hall next to each other. The girls were left to unpack and were meeting down for super in thirty minutes. Ami unpacked silently with images of good times she had had with Makoto up to that night of they're fight. She wasn't sure how she was going to handle being around Makoto again. So much time had passed by and that night still lingered in her mind as though it had happened just yesterday.
Ami went to put her shampoo in the bathroom when she bumped into Makoto who was also doing the same. It caught both girls off guard when they saw who the other was. As luck would have it their rooms were adjoined by the bathroom.
"H-h-hi Mako sorry I didn't see you there." Ami spoke. The two were still very close and neither could quite move yet.
Taking a step back Makoto replied, "It's ok, Amesss I should've been watching where I was going." Makoto started looking around the room. "Well it seems that you and I have to share the same bathroom. I hope that's ok with you."
"Umm yea it's fine with me as long as it's fine with you."
Running a hand threw her hair and resting her hand on the back of her head Makoto spoke. "Listen umm I think you and I probly need to talk at some point. Our last meeting didn't exactly end very well."
Ami moved her eyes away from Makoto. "Yea I guess we do need to talk at some point perhaps after dinner at sometime after we meet with our friends for a while?"
"Yea sure that'll work. Speaking of super I think it's almost time that we meet the others downstairs. Would you mind if I walk with you?" Makoto spoke. She watched as Ami thought about this and held her breath. After all these years Makoto still loved Ami even though she thought Ami would never return her love. Seeing her now brought back up all the feelings she had tried so hard to suppress throwing herself into her work as well as her martial arts.
"I'd like that." Ami replied as she moved towards the door leading to Makoto's room. "Let's go out threw here since it's closer to the stairs." Makoto followed Ami out of the bathroom and out of her room into the hall where the pair walked in silence to meet their friends.
Dinner was spent mostly of the group catching up on one another's lives. Everyone had things to tell and was for the most part happy with their lives. Even though the food was good Rei and Minako asked that Makoto cook for tomorrow. Ami kept stealing glances towards Makoto, and little did she know Makoto was doing the same. After super the five ended up in the entertainment room with coffee and spent a lot of the night talking about everything and nothing at the same time. After awhile it seemed like old times when they had sleepovers at each other's homes. It was late when the group decided it best to turn in for the night.
Makoto followed Ami back into her room and sat on the window seat. The two had a lot to discuss starting with the fight that had driven them completely apart..