OK, so I had a few reviews saying they liked the romance, and one saying no. That same reviewer also asked for more conflict. They wanted Mina to have to vie for Yaten's attention, to fight with Rei, stuff like that. And as much as I can see wanting that, I have to say that I won't write it. Why? Well, I personally like reading fics that are more happy than sad. And I believe that Yaten and Minako were made for each other. So, I'm afraid I won't be having fights over a guy. Even thought that is EXTREMELY in character for Mina. e_e;
I also am gonna keep up with the romance. I'm really sorry, reviewer, but most people seem to like it, and it makes writing humor scenes MUCH easier. I'm sorta running out of zany occurrences.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE A ZANY THING HAPPEN, REVIEW AND TELL ME ABOUT IT! I MIGHT PUT IT IN!
How's that for being a lazy author? Sheesh….
Disclaimer: I don't own them. I'm an occasional co-worker and part-time senshi in my own right, but I don't own them. Blah.
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The day started out with the usual stuff. Usagi buried Seiya in the sand, and then forgot about him. Rei stepped on him, tripped, and had her bikini top pop off. She then kicked the ass of every person who saw. Makoto followed Ami and Taiki on a bird-watching walk, but was so bored, she fell asleep standing up. Yaten tried to stay hiding in the car. It was not to be.
"Come ON!"
"No."
"Yaten, get out!"
"NO!"
"Please?" Minako flashed her puppy-dog eyes.
"…..fine."
"YAY! Come buy me ice-cream!" Minako grabbed his arm and dragged him to the ice-cream stand. Yaten forked over the 500 yen for an insanely priced fudge-cicle. Mina sat down on a bench to devour her frozen treat, and Yaten sat next to her and moped. When she finished her bar, she noticed Yaten's sour look. She jabbed him in the ribs with her elbow.
"Why so glum?"
"I hate it here." Yaten grumbled, scowling out across the sand. Mina started, unable to see why anyone would hate the beach.
"But… why?" she asked. Yaten glared at her.
"It's hot, it smells like rotting seaweed and dead fish, it's covered in seagull poop, the water is freezing, the sand gets in my swimsuit, the sand gets in my food, the sand gets in my hair, the crabs are vicious, the seals harass me, YOU people harass me, and I have to pay 500 yen for a fudge bar that normally costs me no more than 150. THAT is why I hate the beach."
There was a long pause.
"Oh."
"Yes, oh."
"But, what about all the nice things?"
"WHAT nice things?" Yaten snapped.
Mina sighed.
"The NICE things. It is hot, but you can get a great tan. It does smell, but only on certain parts of the beach. There is poop, but mostly the sand covers it up. The sand does get everywhere, but it's a great exfoliant, plus you can build sandcastles with it. The crabs are mean, but if you hit them with a rock, then they're dead. The seal are loud, but they won't come close to the shore. The ice-cream is expensive, but it also tastes even better than usual. And we harass you because you seem so miserable, and we want you to have as much fun as we do." She finished, gently.
Yaten blinked. As much as he hated to admit it, she was right. And even worse, she was so NICE about being right. Taiki would've gotten smug, and Seiya would have mocked him, but Mina was just…. nice.
"I-"
"AAAAAAAAA!!!!"
Mina and Yaten both jumped up.
"Stay here!" They both said.
"No, you!" they said, again, simultaneously. Without even checking to se if the other had listened, they ran off. However, what they saw upon arriving was not what they expected.
"SEVERED HEAD! AAAAAHHH!" a little girl screeched. She was pointing at Seiya's head, which was just sitting there, seemingly with no body attached. Yaten, sensing an opportunity for some revenge, walked over to the child.
"He's not just a head. See? If he were a head, would he feel this-"He stomped on the spot were Seiya's knees were. Seiya yelped. "-or THIS-" he stomped on Seiya's shins, as the buried teen cried out. "-or THIS?" He stomped on the spot over Seiya's groin. Seiya didn't scream, but DID turn an odd grey color.
The little girl giggled, and agreed, no, heads shouldn't have felt that. She then skipped away. Seiya turned his head, and choked out the words, 'dig… or… die'. Yaten smiled sweetly.
"Excuse me, Seiya, Minako and I are going to take a walk now. Bye!" He waved, grabbed Mina's hand, and strolled away, whistling. Mina was confused at his sudden change in mood, and even MORE confused by the hand that was still holding hers. She lifted their clasped hands, and looked at Yaten, puzzled.
"Umm…"
"You don't mind, do you?" he stopped whistling.
"No, but-"
"Oh, good." Yaten resumed his whistling, still pulling Minako along with him. Minako was still very confused, but she had the sense to shut up and enjoy it. And it WAS nice. She was holding hands with a VERY cute boy, one who was usually grumpy, and he had decided there were going for a walk together. Not to mention he had snatched her hand, and didn't appear to be in any hurry to let go. And he was whistling. Did she mention he was cute? And holding her hand?
Suddenly, Yaten stopped walking, and whistling.
"Oh, shit." He said. Minako looked at him, about to ask, when she heard someone bellow.
"OH MY GOD! IT'S YATEN KOU!"
Around twenty girls came hurtling in their direction. Yaten turned tail and ran like his life depended on it. Minako didn't drop his hand; instead she turned and ran with him as the fangirls flew at them.
"They're gaining!" Mina informed Yaten.
"Oh fu-" He never finished the sentence. Yaten tripped, and went flying head first into the sand. Minako let go of his hand, and was instantly trampled by fangirls. There was a flurry, screaming, and a yelp. Mina also heard cries of 'NO! I NEED THAT!'
Then, they were gone.
After the dust cloud had settled, Minako went to dig out Yaten. But he wasn't a flat pancake in the sand, in fact, he wasn't there at all. Mina wondered if the fangirls had carried him off, but then she heard a small squeak. She followed the sound over to a clump of bushes.
"Yaten-kun?" she called softly.
"Don't come over!" he cried hastily.
"Why not?"
"They…. " his voice quieted. "They took all my clothes."
"They WHAT?!" Mina screeched. She couldn't believe someone would DO that! It was so mean and thoughtless!
"Poor Yaten-kun..." she sighed to herself. "Yaten, I think I can help. I have my swimsuit on underneath my clothes. Do you mind if they're girls' clothes?"
"I don't care! Anything is better than naked!" Yaten cried desperately.
Minako took off her t-shirt and shorts.
"Yaten, where are you?" she called. Yaten stuck out a hand from inside the bushes.
"Here!" Minako handed him the clothes, and waited while he put them on. Yaten stepped out of the bushes, blushing.
"I look so stupid."
"No you don't! You look cute!" Mina informed him.
"Yeah, right." Yaten said, returning to his grumpy self. Mina sighed. It wasn't fair! Things were going great, and now he was upset again.
"I'm sorry." Yaten said softly. Mina looked at him, wide eyed.
"Why?" she asked.
"Because…. because… I don't know…"
"Because your fans mobbed us, or because they took our clothes, or because they interrupted out walk?"
"All of the above." Yaten said guiltily.
"Well, don't be. It wasn't your fault. I mean, you aren't naked anymore, we weren't hurt, and we can always hold hands again, right?" She told him casually. Yaten looked startled.
"We… we can?" he asked gently.
"I don't see why not." Mina shrugged. And just to cement her statement, she reached out and grabbed his hand.
"See? We're not dead!"
At this, Yaten smiled. He was slowly, ever so slowly, coming to love the beach. Among other things…. ;)
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A/N: Well? Chapter five! WOOT! I really am having fun doing cute Mina/Yaten things. It gives me warm fuzzies. 333
Translations for Japanese phrases (not that I used any in this chapter… e_e;) are in my profile. Please review, and tell me what stuff you'd like to see happen! But please, make sure it's rating appropriate. Arigatou gozaiimasu! *bow*
I also am gonna keep up with the romance. I'm really sorry, reviewer, but most people seem to like it, and it makes writing humor scenes MUCH easier. I'm sorta running out of zany occurrences.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE A ZANY THING HAPPEN, REVIEW AND TELL ME ABOUT IT! I MIGHT PUT IT IN!
How's that for being a lazy author? Sheesh….
Disclaimer: I don't own them. I'm an occasional co-worker and part-time senshi in my own right, but I don't own them. Blah.
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The day started out with the usual stuff. Usagi buried Seiya in the sand, and then forgot about him. Rei stepped on him, tripped, and had her bikini top pop off. She then kicked the ass of every person who saw. Makoto followed Ami and Taiki on a bird-watching walk, but was so bored, she fell asleep standing up. Yaten tried to stay hiding in the car. It was not to be.
"Come ON!"
"No."
"Yaten, get out!"
"NO!"
"Please?" Minako flashed her puppy-dog eyes.
"…..fine."
"YAY! Come buy me ice-cream!" Minako grabbed his arm and dragged him to the ice-cream stand. Yaten forked over the 500 yen for an insanely priced fudge-cicle. Mina sat down on a bench to devour her frozen treat, and Yaten sat next to her and moped. When she finished her bar, she noticed Yaten's sour look. She jabbed him in the ribs with her elbow.
"Why so glum?"
"I hate it here." Yaten grumbled, scowling out across the sand. Mina started, unable to see why anyone would hate the beach.
"But… why?" she asked. Yaten glared at her.
"It's hot, it smells like rotting seaweed and dead fish, it's covered in seagull poop, the water is freezing, the sand gets in my swimsuit, the sand gets in my food, the sand gets in my hair, the crabs are vicious, the seals harass me, YOU people harass me, and I have to pay 500 yen for a fudge bar that normally costs me no more than 150. THAT is why I hate the beach."
There was a long pause.
"Oh."
"Yes, oh."
"But, what about all the nice things?"
"WHAT nice things?" Yaten snapped.
Mina sighed.
"The NICE things. It is hot, but you can get a great tan. It does smell, but only on certain parts of the beach. There is poop, but mostly the sand covers it up. The sand does get everywhere, but it's a great exfoliant, plus you can build sandcastles with it. The crabs are mean, but if you hit them with a rock, then they're dead. The seal are loud, but they won't come close to the shore. The ice-cream is expensive, but it also tastes even better than usual. And we harass you because you seem so miserable, and we want you to have as much fun as we do." She finished, gently.
Yaten blinked. As much as he hated to admit it, she was right. And even worse, she was so NICE about being right. Taiki would've gotten smug, and Seiya would have mocked him, but Mina was just…. nice.
"I-"
"AAAAAAAAA!!!!"
Mina and Yaten both jumped up.
"Stay here!" They both said.
"No, you!" they said, again, simultaneously. Without even checking to se if the other had listened, they ran off. However, what they saw upon arriving was not what they expected.
"SEVERED HEAD! AAAAAHHH!" a little girl screeched. She was pointing at Seiya's head, which was just sitting there, seemingly with no body attached. Yaten, sensing an opportunity for some revenge, walked over to the child.
"He's not just a head. See? If he were a head, would he feel this-"He stomped on the spot were Seiya's knees were. Seiya yelped. "-or THIS-" he stomped on Seiya's shins, as the buried teen cried out. "-or THIS?" He stomped on the spot over Seiya's groin. Seiya didn't scream, but DID turn an odd grey color.
The little girl giggled, and agreed, no, heads shouldn't have felt that. She then skipped away. Seiya turned his head, and choked out the words, 'dig… or… die'. Yaten smiled sweetly.
"Excuse me, Seiya, Minako and I are going to take a walk now. Bye!" He waved, grabbed Mina's hand, and strolled away, whistling. Mina was confused at his sudden change in mood, and even MORE confused by the hand that was still holding hers. She lifted their clasped hands, and looked at Yaten, puzzled.
"Umm…"
"You don't mind, do you?" he stopped whistling.
"No, but-"
"Oh, good." Yaten resumed his whistling, still pulling Minako along with him. Minako was still very confused, but she had the sense to shut up and enjoy it. And it WAS nice. She was holding hands with a VERY cute boy, one who was usually grumpy, and he had decided there were going for a walk together. Not to mention he had snatched her hand, and didn't appear to be in any hurry to let go. And he was whistling. Did she mention he was cute? And holding her hand?
Suddenly, Yaten stopped walking, and whistling.
"Oh, shit." He said. Minako looked at him, about to ask, when she heard someone bellow.
"OH MY GOD! IT'S YATEN KOU!"
Around twenty girls came hurtling in their direction. Yaten turned tail and ran like his life depended on it. Minako didn't drop his hand; instead she turned and ran with him as the fangirls flew at them.
"They're gaining!" Mina informed Yaten.
"Oh fu-" He never finished the sentence. Yaten tripped, and went flying head first into the sand. Minako let go of his hand, and was instantly trampled by fangirls. There was a flurry, screaming, and a yelp. Mina also heard cries of 'NO! I NEED THAT!'
Then, they were gone.
After the dust cloud had settled, Minako went to dig out Yaten. But he wasn't a flat pancake in the sand, in fact, he wasn't there at all. Mina wondered if the fangirls had carried him off, but then she heard a small squeak. She followed the sound over to a clump of bushes.
"Yaten-kun?" she called softly.
"Don't come over!" he cried hastily.
"Why not?"
"They…. " his voice quieted. "They took all my clothes."
"They WHAT?!" Mina screeched. She couldn't believe someone would DO that! It was so mean and thoughtless!
"Poor Yaten-kun..." she sighed to herself. "Yaten, I think I can help. I have my swimsuit on underneath my clothes. Do you mind if they're girls' clothes?"
"I don't care! Anything is better than naked!" Yaten cried desperately.
Minako took off her t-shirt and shorts.
"Yaten, where are you?" she called. Yaten stuck out a hand from inside the bushes.
"Here!" Minako handed him the clothes, and waited while he put them on. Yaten stepped out of the bushes, blushing.
"I look so stupid."
"No you don't! You look cute!" Mina informed him.
"Yeah, right." Yaten said, returning to his grumpy self. Mina sighed. It wasn't fair! Things were going great, and now he was upset again.
"I'm sorry." Yaten said softly. Mina looked at him, wide eyed.
"Why?" she asked.
"Because…. because… I don't know…"
"Because your fans mobbed us, or because they took our clothes, or because they interrupted out walk?"
"All of the above." Yaten said guiltily.
"Well, don't be. It wasn't your fault. I mean, you aren't naked anymore, we weren't hurt, and we can always hold hands again, right?" She told him casually. Yaten looked startled.
"We… we can?" he asked gently.
"I don't see why not." Mina shrugged. And just to cement her statement, she reached out and grabbed his hand.
"See? We're not dead!"
At this, Yaten smiled. He was slowly, ever so slowly, coming to love the beach. Among other things…. ;)
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A/N: Well? Chapter five! WOOT! I really am having fun doing cute Mina/Yaten things. It gives me warm fuzzies. 333
Translations for Japanese phrases (not that I used any in this chapter… e_e;) are in my profile. Please review, and tell me what stuff you'd like to see happen! But please, make sure it's rating appropriate. Arigatou gozaiimasu! *bow*