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an idea to continue on. Thanks Chibi! And for putting that idea out into
the open, I intend to use it. Your wish is my command. ^.~ Hope you enjoy
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"She's been gone for almost a month now. We need her." Mamoru argued.
"She needs to be by herself until she feels she is ready."
"She won't have anyone to come back to if we're DEAD!"
"We're strong enough, Mamoru."
"We are not, and you know it. It was by pure luck that we killed that other daemon in time."
"Mamoru-"
"Minako, listen. The circumstances of your leaving were different. The monsters weren't that powerful compared to us, and it was during the season that the negaverse wasn't so active."
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"We need to find her. But we also need people to stay here so we can fight off the daemon." Mamoru said to the group. Then he took a deep breath.
"I'll find her."
"NO!" Ami said, a little too loudly for her gentle nature. She calmed down a bit. "No," She said normally. "I'll go find her."
"I am her best friend, Ami. Also, we need you here."
"I'll go. I know the situation she's going through." Minako pointed out. Mamoru shook his head. "She'll probably also figure out that she was lying in the letter," He thought.
"No, we need you here Minako."
"But my powers are hardly of use when fighting these daemons!"
"Your Venus Love Chain is very effective."
"Yes but-"
"It's what saved us last time. You need to stay here, Venus." Mamoru spoke to her with authority. Minako cringed. He was using his 'Prince' voice.
"Fine." She pouted.
"Ok, so I'm going." Mamoru said.
"I won't let you go." Ami said dangerously, looking straight into his eyes. Mamoru raised his eyebrow. "Does she know?" He thought.
"Do you k-"
"Yes." Ami's eyes glinted protectively. Mamoru bit his lip. She had gotten to the princess stage... she could probably hurt him considerably.
"Oh come on Ami, cheer up. Rei'll be back in no time!" Lita grinned and patted her back encouragingly. Ami now faced a problem. If she kept insisting that Mamoru shouldn't go, it would look weird. Yet, if she let him go. damn. Think of what he and his hormones would do. or maybe, if she threatened him enough, he wouldn't.
"Alright." Ami looked straight into Mamoru's eyes, and did something that only someone in the princess stage is allowed to do- speak into another person's mind.
"If you lay ONE HAND on her, I'll hurt you so bad you won't be able to get up for a week. Count me on it." She whispered fiercely into his mind. Mamoru got the picture. He nodded and then cleared his throat loudly.
"Alright then. I'm going to go do some research to see where she is. I'll see you guys later, ok?" Mamoru left, with Ami's eyes watching his every move.
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"Oh, thank god, some sleep." Rei had been looking for a hotel everywhere in Venice, but finally she found a nice lady who let her rent a room in her home. Rei's politeness and beautiful Italian had impressed and loosened up the harsh woman. Rei gladly accepted the bowl of soup pressed into her hands and the warm bed upstairs in the attic. But her dreams were troubled.
"Rei! I finally found you. oh god Rei, how could you leave me-" Mamoru appeared at the doorway, wearing an elegant white shirt and black trousers.
"Mamoru?" Rei whispered, her eyes wide open. "Why-"
"Rei. don't speak." Mamoru hushed her, wrapping his arms around her. She was wearing a red silk robe and Mamoru gently massaged her back with his hands. Rei leaned her head back, her eyes closed, her lips parted slightly. Mamoru couldn't resist and kissed her soft smooth neck, his lips traveling up till he reached her inviting lips.
"Oh Mamoru. I've missed you so." Rei whispered against his lips. Mamoru released her lips for a moment.
"Rei, come with me. We can be together somehow, I know we can. I don't love Serena- I love only. only you, Rei. Oh Rei-"The words strangled in his throat, and he spoke through his mouth, which had moved against hers yet again, and his tongue, which delved into her hot moist mouth. Rei could feel her silk robe pushed off, becoming a liquid pool at her feet. Then she felt his hands unsnap her b-
Rei woke up, her breathing uneven, and her hands clammy with sweat. Then she looked around at her surroundings, and took a deep breath, lying back down. It was all too real. She couldn't go back to sleep. Rei got up, and went downstairs, getting her coat and sneaking out the door. She let the wet moist air hit her face, and stepped out into it. Then she saw all the gondolas, so beautiful and lit with golden radiance. Filled with couples. Rei started to cry. "The only man I love I cannot have." She thought, weeping. "And the craziest thing is that he has feelings for me too. yet. we can't be together." She buried her face into her hands and wept for her damned love life. No kind voice interrupted her and stole her off into the night, and no man rescued her and made her fall in love with him like she had wished. Instead, she was left all alone on the step, with the water of the canal just inches from her feet. Rei stood up shakily, and walked ahead those inches, and looked into the black water. "How easy it would be. to just. jump. and let my heavy water-laden coat carry me down. And then, I would forever be with him. I wouldn't have to live with the pain." Her eyes filled up with tears, and taking one last look at the beautiful gondolas, she leaped.
"She's been gone for almost a month now. We need her." Mamoru argued.
"She needs to be by herself until she feels she is ready."
"She won't have anyone to come back to if we're DEAD!"
"We're strong enough, Mamoru."
"We are not, and you know it. It was by pure luck that we killed that other daemon in time."
"Mamoru-"
"Minako, listen. The circumstances of your leaving were different. The monsters weren't that powerful compared to us, and it was during the season that the negaverse wasn't so active."
"."
"We need to find her. But we also need people to stay here so we can fight off the daemon." Mamoru said to the group. Then he took a deep breath.
"I'll find her."
"NO!" Ami said, a little too loudly for her gentle nature. She calmed down a bit. "No," She said normally. "I'll go find her."
"I am her best friend, Ami. Also, we need you here."
"I'll go. I know the situation she's going through." Minako pointed out. Mamoru shook his head. "She'll probably also figure out that she was lying in the letter," He thought.
"No, we need you here Minako."
"But my powers are hardly of use when fighting these daemons!"
"Your Venus Love Chain is very effective."
"Yes but-"
"It's what saved us last time. You need to stay here, Venus." Mamoru spoke to her with authority. Minako cringed. He was using his 'Prince' voice.
"Fine." She pouted.
"Ok, so I'm going." Mamoru said.
"I won't let you go." Ami said dangerously, looking straight into his eyes. Mamoru raised his eyebrow. "Does she know?" He thought.
"Do you k-"
"Yes." Ami's eyes glinted protectively. Mamoru bit his lip. She had gotten to the princess stage... she could probably hurt him considerably.
"Oh come on Ami, cheer up. Rei'll be back in no time!" Lita grinned and patted her back encouragingly. Ami now faced a problem. If she kept insisting that Mamoru shouldn't go, it would look weird. Yet, if she let him go. damn. Think of what he and his hormones would do. or maybe, if she threatened him enough, he wouldn't.
"Alright." Ami looked straight into Mamoru's eyes, and did something that only someone in the princess stage is allowed to do- speak into another person's mind.
"If you lay ONE HAND on her, I'll hurt you so bad you won't be able to get up for a week. Count me on it." She whispered fiercely into his mind. Mamoru got the picture. He nodded and then cleared his throat loudly.
"Alright then. I'm going to go do some research to see where she is. I'll see you guys later, ok?" Mamoru left, with Ami's eyes watching his every move.
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"Oh, thank god, some sleep." Rei had been looking for a hotel everywhere in Venice, but finally she found a nice lady who let her rent a room in her home. Rei's politeness and beautiful Italian had impressed and loosened up the harsh woman. Rei gladly accepted the bowl of soup pressed into her hands and the warm bed upstairs in the attic. But her dreams were troubled.
"Rei! I finally found you. oh god Rei, how could you leave me-" Mamoru appeared at the doorway, wearing an elegant white shirt and black trousers.
"Mamoru?" Rei whispered, her eyes wide open. "Why-"
"Rei. don't speak." Mamoru hushed her, wrapping his arms around her. She was wearing a red silk robe and Mamoru gently massaged her back with his hands. Rei leaned her head back, her eyes closed, her lips parted slightly. Mamoru couldn't resist and kissed her soft smooth neck, his lips traveling up till he reached her inviting lips.
"Oh Mamoru. I've missed you so." Rei whispered against his lips. Mamoru released her lips for a moment.
"Rei, come with me. We can be together somehow, I know we can. I don't love Serena- I love only. only you, Rei. Oh Rei-"The words strangled in his throat, and he spoke through his mouth, which had moved against hers yet again, and his tongue, which delved into her hot moist mouth. Rei could feel her silk robe pushed off, becoming a liquid pool at her feet. Then she felt his hands unsnap her b-
Rei woke up, her breathing uneven, and her hands clammy with sweat. Then she looked around at her surroundings, and took a deep breath, lying back down. It was all too real. She couldn't go back to sleep. Rei got up, and went downstairs, getting her coat and sneaking out the door. She let the wet moist air hit her face, and stepped out into it. Then she saw all the gondolas, so beautiful and lit with golden radiance. Filled with couples. Rei started to cry. "The only man I love I cannot have." She thought, weeping. "And the craziest thing is that he has feelings for me too. yet. we can't be together." She buried her face into her hands and wept for her damned love life. No kind voice interrupted her and stole her off into the night, and no man rescued her and made her fall in love with him like she had wished. Instead, she was left all alone on the step, with the water of the canal just inches from her feet. Rei stood up shakily, and walked ahead those inches, and looked into the black water. "How easy it would be. to just. jump. and let my heavy water-laden coat carry me down. And then, I would forever be with him. I wouldn't have to live with the pain." Her eyes filled up with tears, and taking one last look at the beautiful gondolas, she leaped.