Don't own Sailor Moon. Also there's dialog. A LOT of dialog.
In 1st person no less.
~oOo~
And in that single short instant, she Understood.
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*BANG* *BANG* *BANG*
Who could be banging on the door this early. The sun's not even up yet. And it's my only day off this week. I pull the door open to see the smiling blond at my door.
"Good morning Mako.. umm... Ami-chan?" Minako looks confused at me, eyes moving back and forth between my tired face and the numbers on the apartment door, "I thought this was Makoto's apartment? Did I get lost?"
Sigh. "Makoto went into to the college early to finish a project.... Why are you here so early. It's..." I look for the bright red clock numbers somewhere in the front room, "Only five am..." My body is happily kicking me for studying till one in the morning. The bed is practically calling out to me, promising such nice and wonderful sleep.
She still looks confused, though a light of understanding hits her eyes, "Oh! Oh, oh yeah. You know, the early bird beats up the cat." She smiles as if that will make her statement somehow make more sense to me.
"Did you... want to... come in or something?"
"Thank you for asking! I'd love to!" Making a beeline through the door and appartment to flick on Mako-chan's coffee maker.
"Do.. you do this often Minako?"
"Oh, only when I'm up all night." Blurring as she moves in the kitchen, systematically making a pot, not even looking for the components as much as simply just knowing where they are. "I really just need to... you know, _talk_ to someone, and you know how Rei likes being woken before she has to be."
The smell of percolation is pretty strong, and very good at waking me, a part of my mind reminding me to tighten the robe around my body for decency's sake, "And you usually talk to Makoto?"
"Well, she's the only one up this early... usually." Her eyes go wide, "Not that... well, You see... We're really just friends." She giggles uncomfortably, hand behind her head. She was never really good at hiding embarrassment.
Sigh. "So what did you want to talk about?" I sit down at on a barstool watching as Mina goes wide eyed again.
"Well, it's all just a theory, but... I think I understand why Usagi is so upset right now." I just nod my head urging her to go on. "I think Usagi is polyamorous."
It's still too early for this. "You think she sleeps with lots of people?" I knew Mina was a little wacky, but this is a little out there for even her.
"No, no, polyamorous. It's totally different."
"Usagi?"
"Yeah, blond girl, big ponytails, future queen?"
"Why would you assume this?"
"Well, for one she spends a lot of time flirting with Rei."
Blink. "But... well.. it's just teasing..."
"Yeah, incessant teasing, going on much further then normal for Usagi or Rei, considering after the first decade of it you'd think they'd get tired eventually?"
"And she's married now, so..."
"To Mamoru."
"Of course..."
"Who also had incessant teasing, going on much further then normal for either one of them , which calmed down drastically when they started fuc-"
"Language! And you can't prove _that_ was when it stopped."
"Okay, sleeping together, better? The point still stands that she treats Rei the same way she treated Mamoru."
"Okay, I'll give you that..."
"And Polyamorists are happier forming multiple relationships with different people."
"So you're saying Usagi wants to sleep with Rei even though she's married..."
"Yes.. No.. Maybe at some undefined time in the future. I think the best way to think of it is that she wants Rei to be her girlfriend."
"Where did you hear all this?"
"Umm.. the internet?"
"The internet?"
"Hey, the internet has everything on it! And it's got all the pretty, pretty pictures..."
Uhoh... she's starting to get that far away look in her eyes again. Last time she did that, she didn't move for about an hour. "And what's this have to do with Usagi being upset lately."
"Oh? Oh yeah.. Naru was her girlfriend."
"What?!"
"Yeah... you wouldn't have noticed. Just think about it, what did Usagi and Naru do that wouldn't be boyfriend/girlfriend things?"
"Well, they'd go out to movies some times, and shopping occasionally, and Usagi would call her when ever she had the time..."
"And why didn't she have time? She had a fiancee, and then there's all the Senshi stuff we had to keep from Naru..."
"So what you're saying, is that not only does Usagi love Mamaoru, she would like to go out with Rei, and she was going out with Naru before she left." Mina nods, smiling, "That's the stupidest thing I've heard this week."
"Is it? Can you think of another reason Usagi would be so upset over losing a friend she hasn't been able to spend much time with in over ten years?"
I want to say yes. To say that she's full of herself. But there's no other reason. Not a reasonable reason anyway. If they we're just friends, after a while they should have just drifted apart. Especially with Usagi going out of her way to avoid Naru when ever there were monsters loose. She didn't want Naru to get stuck in the middle again.
And Usagi was so upset that Nephlite was going out with Naru in the first place... But he was evil...
And Usagi would tag along on Naru and Umino's dates sometimes... But that was just because...
And Usagi would spend any free time she had with Naru... Not that being a Senshi gave her alot of free time, especially with college, exams, and everything else eating her time...
...
"Oh god... She doesn't know, does she?"
"Usagi? I doubt it."
"How can anyone be in love with someone, and not know it?"
"Well, love is a magical thing. It's different for everyone involved. Some people know it when they see it, others just stumble around looking for something that's right in front of them."
"But that's... wrong though..."
"No one said love was good. It's just love. Take you and Mako-chan for example."
"Hey, what do you mean by that?!" I didn't mean to start yelling though.
But that didn't stop Mina from curling up in the corner, squeaking out a small, "Oops."
~
You know, in an overarching sense, one could say I'm headed for a happy ending where everybody gets what they want in the end. Just so you know, I'm not.
The world is much more messed up then that you realize.
~oOo~
And in that single short instant, she Understood.
~
*BANG* *BANG* *BANG*
Who could be banging on the door this early. The sun's not even up yet. And it's my only day off this week. I pull the door open to see the smiling blond at my door.
"Good morning Mako.. umm... Ami-chan?" Minako looks confused at me, eyes moving back and forth between my tired face and the numbers on the apartment door, "I thought this was Makoto's apartment? Did I get lost?"
Sigh. "Makoto went into to the college early to finish a project.... Why are you here so early. It's..." I look for the bright red clock numbers somewhere in the front room, "Only five am..." My body is happily kicking me for studying till one in the morning. The bed is practically calling out to me, promising such nice and wonderful sleep.
She still looks confused, though a light of understanding hits her eyes, "Oh! Oh, oh yeah. You know, the early bird beats up the cat." She smiles as if that will make her statement somehow make more sense to me.
"Did you... want to... come in or something?"
"Thank you for asking! I'd love to!" Making a beeline through the door and appartment to flick on Mako-chan's coffee maker.
"Do.. you do this often Minako?"
"Oh, only when I'm up all night." Blurring as she moves in the kitchen, systematically making a pot, not even looking for the components as much as simply just knowing where they are. "I really just need to... you know, _talk_ to someone, and you know how Rei likes being woken before she has to be."
The smell of percolation is pretty strong, and very good at waking me, a part of my mind reminding me to tighten the robe around my body for decency's sake, "And you usually talk to Makoto?"
"Well, she's the only one up this early... usually." Her eyes go wide, "Not that... well, You see... We're really just friends." She giggles uncomfortably, hand behind her head. She was never really good at hiding embarrassment.
Sigh. "So what did you want to talk about?" I sit down at on a barstool watching as Mina goes wide eyed again.
"Well, it's all just a theory, but... I think I understand why Usagi is so upset right now." I just nod my head urging her to go on. "I think Usagi is polyamorous."
It's still too early for this. "You think she sleeps with lots of people?" I knew Mina was a little wacky, but this is a little out there for even her.
"No, no, polyamorous. It's totally different."
"Usagi?"
"Yeah, blond girl, big ponytails, future queen?"
"Why would you assume this?"
"Well, for one she spends a lot of time flirting with Rei."
Blink. "But... well.. it's just teasing..."
"Yeah, incessant teasing, going on much further then normal for Usagi or Rei, considering after the first decade of it you'd think they'd get tired eventually?"
"And she's married now, so..."
"To Mamoru."
"Of course..."
"Who also had incessant teasing, going on much further then normal for either one of them , which calmed down drastically when they started fuc-"
"Language! And you can't prove _that_ was when it stopped."
"Okay, sleeping together, better? The point still stands that she treats Rei the same way she treated Mamoru."
"Okay, I'll give you that..."
"And Polyamorists are happier forming multiple relationships with different people."
"So you're saying Usagi wants to sleep with Rei even though she's married..."
"Yes.. No.. Maybe at some undefined time in the future. I think the best way to think of it is that she wants Rei to be her girlfriend."
"Where did you hear all this?"
"Umm.. the internet?"
"The internet?"
"Hey, the internet has everything on it! And it's got all the pretty, pretty pictures..."
Uhoh... she's starting to get that far away look in her eyes again. Last time she did that, she didn't move for about an hour. "And what's this have to do with Usagi being upset lately."
"Oh? Oh yeah.. Naru was her girlfriend."
"What?!"
"Yeah... you wouldn't have noticed. Just think about it, what did Usagi and Naru do that wouldn't be boyfriend/girlfriend things?"
"Well, they'd go out to movies some times, and shopping occasionally, and Usagi would call her when ever she had the time..."
"And why didn't she have time? She had a fiancee, and then there's all the Senshi stuff we had to keep from Naru..."
"So what you're saying, is that not only does Usagi love Mamaoru, she would like to go out with Rei, and she was going out with Naru before she left." Mina nods, smiling, "That's the stupidest thing I've heard this week."
"Is it? Can you think of another reason Usagi would be so upset over losing a friend she hasn't been able to spend much time with in over ten years?"
I want to say yes. To say that she's full of herself. But there's no other reason. Not a reasonable reason anyway. If they we're just friends, after a while they should have just drifted apart. Especially with Usagi going out of her way to avoid Naru when ever there were monsters loose. She didn't want Naru to get stuck in the middle again.
And Usagi was so upset that Nephlite was going out with Naru in the first place... But he was evil...
And Usagi would tag along on Naru and Umino's dates sometimes... But that was just because...
And Usagi would spend any free time she had with Naru... Not that being a Senshi gave her alot of free time, especially with college, exams, and everything else eating her time...
...
"Oh god... She doesn't know, does she?"
"Usagi? I doubt it."
"How can anyone be in love with someone, and not know it?"
"Well, love is a magical thing. It's different for everyone involved. Some people know it when they see it, others just stumble around looking for something that's right in front of them."
"But that's... wrong though..."
"No one said love was good. It's just love. Take you and Mako-chan for example."
"Hey, what do you mean by that?!" I didn't mean to start yelling though.
But that didn't stop Mina from curling up in the corner, squeaking out a small, "Oops."
~
You know, in an overarching sense, one could say I'm headed for a happy ending where everybody gets what they want in the end. Just so you know, I'm not.
The world is much more messed up then that you realize.