Confused and terrified, Jupiter didn't notice somebody walking around the
corner and, with a big crash, she landed on whatever or whomever she crashed
with.
Groaning as she struggled to recover from the crash, she realized from the agonized sound of the person below her that it was a male she crashed with, albeit a strong-built man for their crash certainly seemed as if she'd have broken bones after such an experience.
She opened her eyes to receive a most unpleasant surprise. She was shocked to be staring at the enthralling eyes of her worst enemy, General Nephrite.
General Nephrite himself seemed to be quite surprised, but rather pleased, with this. The slender and statuesque lady above him was something he didn't really plan. But even so, he was quite pleased to see her beauty up close. He could note the graceful arc of her emerald eyes, the sharp slant of her nose, and the subtle pout of her rosy lips.
The two seemed to have forgotten the pain of their crash and the fact that they have to, sooner or later, break this uncomfortable, yet pleasurable, situation up. It seemed like a long moment before the despicable man ever spoke up.
"Do you have a plan of ever getting such a lovely body off of mine, Princess Jupiter? As I reckon, only married people are supposed to be doing something like this, eh, Princess?"
This only snapped Makoto out of her reverie and scrambled to get up while silently cursing the general. After finally being able to regain her composure, Makoto started to help the general but decided against it as she saw that he could manage.
The appalling man was still grinning as he got up, infuriating Makoto even more for, at the moment, she found that she wasn't in the condition to shut him up, in case his mouth opens to speak intolerable words to annoy her. She was still shaken from the experience and realized just how strong the urge to punch this man was building up inside of her.
Damned arrogant bastard! I might just bring my fist up to his face just to erase that disgusting look, she thought, praying that her patience would hold back a little bit longer.
Nephrite's heart just laughed, as he was amused to see her glaring at him.
"Beauty such as yours shouldn't be spoiled because of your glaring," he remarked as his hand gently held her chin.
Makoto tried her best not to show her anger as she slapped his hand off her face,
"Shut up! Unless you want me to take matters violently, general."
Nephrite wasn't taken aback by her violent attitude, he was quite ready for her for he had heard from afar just how impulsive, and beautiful, this particular princess was. He wanted to see just how he would capture such a good catch this time, so he decided to test her, which, he was sure was working quite fine.
"I would just want to ask you a question, m' lady, if it was correct for a 'delicate' angel, such as you, to run about quite madly, I must say,"
Nephrite waited to see how her reaction would be. Makoto was sure that her first impulse, especially after hearing him call her a 'delicate angel', was to bring a fist up to his so-called "irresistible" face, but she was quite surprised at herself for holding herself back, even if she knew that a moment more with this jerk would result to him having a black-eye the next day.
She replied instead, "I never explain complicated matters to flea-brains, especially to you, my good man, as you obviously are a prime example of that specie." Her tone was sarcastic.
"I thought they said, 'great minds think alike', so I guess we think alike since we are both members of that so-called specie you just created"
Minutes later, Nephrite was sprawled on the ground, gently touching his eye where her fist hit him moments ago. He stared out, still quite amused, after the obviously infuriated woman.
Got to love that girl, he thought with a mischievous grin.
***
Looking for me, eh? The giggling princess thought to herself,
Sure, I'll try to believe him for now. At least now I remember his name, Kunzite
Minako roamed around until she finally reached the terrace but she was unable to find her friend. She breathed a sigh,
Well I could find him later on, she thought.
Meanwhile, I'll just have to enjoy the scenery from up here.
Minako-chan always did love sunshine and being out somewhere bright and cheerful. The rays of the sun just enhanced her beauty even more for it made her golden hair glisten under its bright light. This particular princess always seemed to be carefree and happy, but underneath, there had always been a throbbing fear in her heart. The problem was, she couldn't quite figure why.
We never did get any peace of mind anyways She thought quietly.
A soft breeze blew gently through her and she breathed the fresh scent of the morning.
"Princess Venus?" The voice came from none other than General Kunzite. At the sound of his voice, Minako spun around to face him, she was surprised to see him so close to her. The general himself was surprised at the very short distance between them, but then, he didn't mean to come up to her so closely. The woman just seemed to not notice his presence for some moment until he came up behind her.
Minako's face instantly turned into a bright grin as she looked up into the general's face.
"You were looking for me, General Kunzite?" The princess smiled as she tried to speak in her most proper tone.
He bowed politely before her and Venus curtsied in return. The unyielding general seemed to relax at the sight of her cheerful face.
As Venus wondered why he had always seemed so uncomfortable and prim, the general thought to himself about the previous incidents on Earth that seemed disturbing enough only to him. Even if the prince and the others don't seem affected by it, it seemed that there were only a few people who he could really trust. He had hoped that this sprightly leader of the senshi would be of help.
"Princess, I meant to talk to you about some occurrence that have had been happening on Earth. I understand that your planet too had some previous disturbances which some of your wizards have taken special precautions too." The general spoke to her in a rather fast way.
"General Kunzite, why do you have to speak in those formal words? You may also call me in my first name, which is Minako, and please do not feel as uncomfortable as you look now, I'm sure I'm not doing anything sly enough to make you feel that, ne?"
The stiffness of the general softened a bit and he even managed to stifle a smile on his face.
"Although, I am sorry, General Kunzite, but so far, I haven't heard anything from my wizards regarding that which you are telling me about." Minako secretly couldn't help but admire the handsome man's striking features. Kunzite, in return, couldn't help but feel relaxed at this cheery woman's face. Everything about her just seems so sunny and so bright, it seems as if there's something about her that makes you forget your troubles. Whatever it is, he really couldn't quite comprehend.
"Minako-chan, have you seen Artemis?" The womanly voice came from none other than Luna, as she was in her human form lately, she became beautiful even more.
The two turned their heads towards her direction as soon as they heard her voice and Kunzite felt something stirring in himself again.
Venus didn't notice the general looking intently at the beautiful ebony-haired woman.
"Hi, Luna-chan!!" was Minako's cheerful greeting.
Meanwhile, Kunzite couldn't quite bring himself to talk because of the prevailing wonderful distraction.
***
Princess
Mercury definitely enjoyed the Introduction Ball last night; she even looked
forward to seeing General Zoicite again. The man just seemed so nice and
so gentle and he looked like such a fine man to talk to. He had a lot of
sense but he would just remain as her friend for the while.
She stepped out onto the garden to get at least one of those wonderful white roses she'd seen the night before. Still in her elegant sky-blue dress, Princess Mercury was stunningly beautiful in her own silent way. Although quiet and humble, she can speak outright what she wanted to say and she could definitely put someone in his or her rightful place.
Plucking a rose from one of the bushes, she gently held it and brought the blossom up to her nose to gently smell its wonderful scent.
As soon as the long haired general saw Princess Mercury walking into the garden, he couldn't quite bring himself to rouse her so instead decided to just look at her from afar, so as not to disturb her.
She is truly beautiful
Zoicite could not ever forget her sapphire eyes glistening with serene beauty. Her soft gestures of untold mystery, everything about her is so feminine and yet she also had a mind of intelligence. He could tell that there was something more behind that gentle façade.
He yearned to know more, but for now, he would just have to enjoy the pure sight of her beauty.
Someday, I will make her mine. Zoisite thought to himself.
***
"Mako-chan! There
you are!" Minako finally reached her irate friend. She was surprised
to see her looking very mad.
"Something wrong?" Minako asked her reproachingly.
Makoto's face softened a bit and Minako relaxed a little.
"Oh nothing really, except that that arrogant son of a-"
"Whoops! No need for details, Mako-chan. Who, exactly, are you talking
about anyway?"
"Who else, but that narcissistic general, Nephrite!!!" Makoto
almost screamed his name causing Minako to cover her ears a bit.
"But, Nephrite's one of the most refined of them-" Minako was cut short as she saw Makoto's eyes narrowing.
"Well, he is, if you must know, Mako-chan. He talked to me after the ball and even asked, ummm" Minako suddenly shut herself up before saying anything further as she remembered her promise to the referred general.
This only caused Makoto to raise her eyebrows as she looked intently at her friend. She could note that Minako seemed to be covering something up, besides her giggles, and Makoto wanted to know why and what.
"Why are you suppressing your giggle?" Makoto inquired, her tone slightly threatening.
"Ne? Nothing! Nothing that you should know about now anyway Hehehe!"
Minako ran off giggling devilishly before Makoto could ask questions further.
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