Knowing what could have been-4-past and present
The next morning Ami woke up at her usual Six am time. She drowsily made her way down the stairs to the kitchen. Just before she entered Ami caught whiff of strawberry and blue berry pancakes. She went and stood in the door frame and watched Makoto cook unnoticed. Her mind began to drift back to another time that she remembered Makoto making this combination pancake.
It had been a terrible stormy night and Ami's mother had to work all night at the hospital. Ami had a fear of storms ever since she was a little girl. She hated having to stay home alone when it stormed. Makoto had called over to her house to ask about a math problem and noticed Ami's discomfort. Makoto asked if Ami wanted her to come over and stay the night. The two stayed up most of the night drinking hot chocolate and talking. The next morning Ami woke up in her bed with the smell of pancakes coming into her room. She made her way to the kitchen to find Makoto cooking strawberry and blue berry pancakes. She had gotten up early and got the ingredients and was back cooking before Ami had awakened... Ami had watched her cook in the door frame as she did now. She loved watching Makoto cook. Well actually she just liked watching Makoto. She loved to watch her train best though. She watched all of Makoto's tournaments even though Makoto never knew it. "Hey earth to Ames." Makoto said bringing Ami back to reality. "Huh, oh hi," Ami blushed. "Morning, love. Care to tell me what you were thinking about?" "Just old happy memories from the past. Pancakes huh? Yum," Ami gave Makoto a small kiss and hug before moving to get some of the pancakes on a plate. "I haven't had any of these in years, but why are you up so early cooking breakfast when you know that the others don't get up so early. Come to think of it when did you ever become an early riser? You use to sleep in as much as possible back in our school days." "Yea, well I've got three restaurants to run now and they require a lot of paper work during the day. I was cooking this early because I know that you get up at this early hour no matter what. And I figured no sense in you starving waiting on the rest of us to get up. I'm fixing some more in a bit. I just thought that you'd like some pancakes before you start on your writing." Makoto babbled sheepishly. "You're still as sweet as ever you know? Thanks." The two eat breakfast exchanging small talk in between bites. Later Makoto started on breakfast for the rest of the group and Ami went back up to her room to get a shower and write a little more on her poems. Later that day the five decided to go horseback riding to the river for a picnic and swimming. It was a warm summer day, the sun was out and birds were singing. There wasn't a cloud in the sky and everyone was having a good time. They found a nice little place along the riverbank and spread out the cloth. Everyone was laughing and playing and eating having a grand time. After eating lunch Minako, Rei, and Usagi all laid down to take a nap before they went swimming. Ami and Makoto decided to explore a little and found a beautiful spot under a waterfall. Ami immediately dove in and swam underwater for a spell before resurfacing and facing Makoto. "Common, Mako. The water's fine and it's so hot out of the water. Come swim with me." Makoto looked at the water hesitantly. "I don't know it looks really cold in there." Ami gave her a sly grin. "I'll keep you warm, but it's not cold at all though. It's warm I promise. Come on please? It's not like I'm asking you to jump off the waterfall. yet." She spoke in a playful voice. Makoto sighed and started making her way towards the water. "You better not be lying about the water not being cold Ames, or there will be consequences," With that Makoto dove in and resurfaced next to Ami. "You are a lucky girl it's not cold." Makoto gave Ami a little kiss. Next to Ami in the water reminded Makoto of another time that Ami had begged her to go swimming with her. Makoto refused for the thirty-first time that she didn't want to go swimming, but Ami wasn't going to give up easily. She kept pressing Makoto to come into the pool with her but she had no luck. Finally after many attempts Ami coaxed out Makoto's reason for not swimming with her. Makoto had gotten frustrated and angrily told Ami that she couldn't swim and to leave her alone; Ami was shocked, but instead of letting go she made Makoto get in the pool at the shallow end. The pair spent the rest of the day teaching Makoto to swim. The pair once a month went to the pool to swim after that. Makoto was brought back to the present when Ami gave her a kiss. She smiled shyly and began to swim towards the waterfall. Makoto followed behind trying to catch up with Ami. The two made it to the shore next to the waterfall and got out of the water. Makoto grabbed Ami's arm as she started to go up the side of the waterfall. "You aren't about to do what I think you are going to do are you?" Ami gave her a smile and pulled Makoto up with her. "No way Ames, that's way too high." "No it's not. Come on it'll be fun the water is deep enough. You know out of the two of us people wouldn't guess that I'm more adventurous than you. You don't have to dive just jump." Ami spoke as they finish climbing up the cliff. "I'll go first to show you that it's safe," and before Makoto could stop her Ami dove over the waterfall. Makoto watched for Ami to resurface and was relieved when she saw her come up smiling. Makoto slowly backed up getting ready to jump. She took off running and flew off over the waterfall. She hit the water and disappeared under it. She snuck behind a frantic growing Ami. She came up and pulled Ami underwater. Ami turned and faced Makoto with an angry look but the look didn't last long. Makoto still had her arms around Ami and moved in to kiss her. Kissing underwater was different from kissing out of water; it was somewhat more intense. The two kissed until air became a serious issue and resurfaced. They heard the others coming they're way and Ami blushed. Soon the others were there and all were swimming and having a good time. The group spent the rest of the day at the river and was very late getting back to the mansion. Everyone was tired and made their ways to their rooms. Makoto was sitting down to brush her hair when Ami came in. She quietly made her way to Makoto and took the brush out her hand. Ami began brushing Makoto's hair. "Your hair is so soft Mako. I always did love brushing it. I had a good time today." "Me too," replied Makoto. "We have one more day before we go home. How about we ditch everyone in the morning? You can work on your works and I could hang out with you and we talk some more?" "Sounds like fun." Said Ami as she finished Makoto's hair, "I think I'm going to go to bed now though, I just came in to say good night, love." Ami gave Makoto a kiss and then made her way back to her room.
The next morning Ami woke up at her usual Six am time. She drowsily made her way down the stairs to the kitchen. Just before she entered Ami caught whiff of strawberry and blue berry pancakes. She went and stood in the door frame and watched Makoto cook unnoticed. Her mind began to drift back to another time that she remembered Makoto making this combination pancake.
It had been a terrible stormy night and Ami's mother had to work all night at the hospital. Ami had a fear of storms ever since she was a little girl. She hated having to stay home alone when it stormed. Makoto had called over to her house to ask about a math problem and noticed Ami's discomfort. Makoto asked if Ami wanted her to come over and stay the night. The two stayed up most of the night drinking hot chocolate and talking. The next morning Ami woke up in her bed with the smell of pancakes coming into her room. She made her way to the kitchen to find Makoto cooking strawberry and blue berry pancakes. She had gotten up early and got the ingredients and was back cooking before Ami had awakened... Ami had watched her cook in the door frame as she did now. She loved watching Makoto cook. Well actually she just liked watching Makoto. She loved to watch her train best though. She watched all of Makoto's tournaments even though Makoto never knew it. "Hey earth to Ames." Makoto said bringing Ami back to reality. "Huh, oh hi," Ami blushed. "Morning, love. Care to tell me what you were thinking about?" "Just old happy memories from the past. Pancakes huh? Yum," Ami gave Makoto a small kiss and hug before moving to get some of the pancakes on a plate. "I haven't had any of these in years, but why are you up so early cooking breakfast when you know that the others don't get up so early. Come to think of it when did you ever become an early riser? You use to sleep in as much as possible back in our school days." "Yea, well I've got three restaurants to run now and they require a lot of paper work during the day. I was cooking this early because I know that you get up at this early hour no matter what. And I figured no sense in you starving waiting on the rest of us to get up. I'm fixing some more in a bit. I just thought that you'd like some pancakes before you start on your writing." Makoto babbled sheepishly. "You're still as sweet as ever you know? Thanks." The two eat breakfast exchanging small talk in between bites. Later Makoto started on breakfast for the rest of the group and Ami went back up to her room to get a shower and write a little more on her poems. Later that day the five decided to go horseback riding to the river for a picnic and swimming. It was a warm summer day, the sun was out and birds were singing. There wasn't a cloud in the sky and everyone was having a good time. They found a nice little place along the riverbank and spread out the cloth. Everyone was laughing and playing and eating having a grand time. After eating lunch Minako, Rei, and Usagi all laid down to take a nap before they went swimming. Ami and Makoto decided to explore a little and found a beautiful spot under a waterfall. Ami immediately dove in and swam underwater for a spell before resurfacing and facing Makoto. "Common, Mako. The water's fine and it's so hot out of the water. Come swim with me." Makoto looked at the water hesitantly. "I don't know it looks really cold in there." Ami gave her a sly grin. "I'll keep you warm, but it's not cold at all though. It's warm I promise. Come on please? It's not like I'm asking you to jump off the waterfall. yet." She spoke in a playful voice. Makoto sighed and started making her way towards the water. "You better not be lying about the water not being cold Ames, or there will be consequences," With that Makoto dove in and resurfaced next to Ami. "You are a lucky girl it's not cold." Makoto gave Ami a little kiss. Next to Ami in the water reminded Makoto of another time that Ami had begged her to go swimming with her. Makoto refused for the thirty-first time that she didn't want to go swimming, but Ami wasn't going to give up easily. She kept pressing Makoto to come into the pool with her but she had no luck. Finally after many attempts Ami coaxed out Makoto's reason for not swimming with her. Makoto had gotten frustrated and angrily told Ami that she couldn't swim and to leave her alone; Ami was shocked, but instead of letting go she made Makoto get in the pool at the shallow end. The pair spent the rest of the day teaching Makoto to swim. The pair once a month went to the pool to swim after that. Makoto was brought back to the present when Ami gave her a kiss. She smiled shyly and began to swim towards the waterfall. Makoto followed behind trying to catch up with Ami. The two made it to the shore next to the waterfall and got out of the water. Makoto grabbed Ami's arm as she started to go up the side of the waterfall. "You aren't about to do what I think you are going to do are you?" Ami gave her a smile and pulled Makoto up with her. "No way Ames, that's way too high." "No it's not. Come on it'll be fun the water is deep enough. You know out of the two of us people wouldn't guess that I'm more adventurous than you. You don't have to dive just jump." Ami spoke as they finish climbing up the cliff. "I'll go first to show you that it's safe," and before Makoto could stop her Ami dove over the waterfall. Makoto watched for Ami to resurface and was relieved when she saw her come up smiling. Makoto slowly backed up getting ready to jump. She took off running and flew off over the waterfall. She hit the water and disappeared under it. She snuck behind a frantic growing Ami. She came up and pulled Ami underwater. Ami turned and faced Makoto with an angry look but the look didn't last long. Makoto still had her arms around Ami and moved in to kiss her. Kissing underwater was different from kissing out of water; it was somewhat more intense. The two kissed until air became a serious issue and resurfaced. They heard the others coming they're way and Ami blushed. Soon the others were there and all were swimming and having a good time. The group spent the rest of the day at the river and was very late getting back to the mansion. Everyone was tired and made their ways to their rooms. Makoto was sitting down to brush her hair when Ami came in. She quietly made her way to Makoto and took the brush out her hand. Ami began brushing Makoto's hair. "Your hair is so soft Mako. I always did love brushing it. I had a good time today." "Me too," replied Makoto. "We have one more day before we go home. How about we ditch everyone in the morning? You can work on your works and I could hang out with you and we talk some more?" "Sounds like fun." Said Ami as she finished Makoto's hair, "I think I'm going to go to bed now though, I just came in to say good night, love." Ami gave Makoto a kiss and then made her way back to her room.