Author's Note: Due to recent developments...I will be doing the next three chapters of this story while Kiss works on Fate. For those of you who prefer her writing style, I am sorry! I hope you stick around cause I am SO taking a break after three chapters. grins evilly Just don't tell her that!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the plot and neither does Kiss. We swear!
Rei looked calm and collected but on the inside her emotions were rolling. She had acted! She had feelings and she had acted on them! But was this the right thing? Yaten had feelings for Usagi. So she looked deep into the mesmerizing jade eyes and saw indescion. So maybe those feeling were not set in stone... Maybe it was worth another shot.
"What Yaten? Did you think you were the only fate was messing with? I love my princess more than anything, but unlike Minako I cannot live endless lifetimes in a one sided love. I cannot! I have feelings for you. There I admitted it. Are you brave enough to do the same?" the raven-haired priestess dared. Her eyes flashing with passion, passion for Yaten and passion for her words and what they meant. Her tall tan frame looked stunning in the black and white she had chosen.
Yaten closed her eyes and remembered the kiss. The feelings that had risen up in her at the feel of the naturally rosy lips pressing into her own. The sweetness of her tongue, the tenderness of her fingertips on her waist as she had pulled her closer. Would all of these have happened if her feelings for Usagi were as set in stone as she had thought? Her troubling thought came across as anger.
"What do you know of love? You who has run from it? You and Minako both run from it! You have feelings for me do you? And so what do you do? You kiss me knowing I had feelings for another?" Yaten snarled, her eyes being the only thing to reveal her inner confusion.
"True, but who kissed back?" whispered Rei, her fingers reaching out to touch Yaten's cheek gently, before quietly turning to go back to the other room, "Think about that Yaten."
Yaten did nothing but watch her go with quietly thoughtful eyes.
Usagi watched a still flustered Rei come in wit a tray of brownies. She sat them down quickly and then returned to her spot next to Minako across the room. Her eyes met Usagi's briefly and Usagi's brilliantly blue eyes widened in shock. The raw emotion in Rei's violet eyes was amazing. Yaten came in not too far behind. Her eyes didn't meet anyone's and she sat down next to Usagi without a word. Haruka cleared her throat and glared at how close Yaten sat to the other side of Usagi. Yaten simply grinned.
"Okay you two, either cut out the glares and throat clearings or you will find yourselves sitting next to each other," muttered Usagi as she hit the play button on the DVD player remote. She rolled er eyes and glared at both Haruka and Yaten. Who at least had the courtesy to pretend to be silenced, and glared behind her back.
The tension filled the room. It spread from person to person – infecting them all whether they chose to be or not. It was tick and choking. It seemed to drown out the earlier joy.
Haruka felt it and blamed Yaten. If the blasted girl had stayed on her own damned planet Usagi would already be hers and hers alone. Se had been waiting for this chance since that first stolen kiss. Then she had out waited that Mamoru, and now she once again had to fight for the right to call Usagi hers! Well, unlike Yaten this was one fight Haruka had fought before...and she had the patience to fight this out. Haruka had to laugh at herself...patience was not known to be one of her strongest virtues. A sideways glance at Usagi made her remember. The nights spent guarding her window. Checking on her when no one was around. She had made a secret career out of watching Usagi. Especailly in the moonlight....
Yaten blamed it on Haruka and on Rei. Haruka because if she had just not come tonight then she would have had a clear shot at talking lone with Usagi. And Rei for making her question this entire visit and the feelings that prompted it. Damn that priestess anyway!
Soon the thick feelings even dragged Minako through the murkiness of tension. She groaned nd went up to stop the movie, "That is it! Too much silence for me. We are going to have fun. Nd in order to that we must follow tradition."
This statement was met by giggles from all of the inner Senshi. They just smiled benignly at Yaten and Haruka as Minako pulled a flat box out of Rei's closet. She placed it on the table that Usagi and Ami were pushing off to one side. Yaten caught sight of the box.
"Twister? Huh?" she asked, her tone puzzled. Her emerald green eyes clouded in mild confusion as she looked up at the other Senshi for clarification.
"Well...you spin the spinner and then do whatever it lands on. For example, if it says right hand on green...everyone has to put their right hand on green." Started Ami with a patient smile.
"Everyone?! Wouldn't that be kind of difficult?" Yaten said with twinkling eyes, starting to get it...and looked at Usagi with a mischievous grin. Haruka saw this and moved closer to Usagi...as if laying claim.
"That's the point! Everyone gets tangled and smushed together. Eventually people start falling over and the last one upright wins!" Usagi said with a perky bounce towards the spinner, "I will even spin first."
"Oh nd whoever is spinning can't play...he/she would have too hard of a time." Rei teased as she bypassed Yaten to stand by the extra large mat. Her violet eyes danced at Usagi and she traded a look with Minako. This was going to be one of the more interesting games.
"Left foot red." Usagi called out nd everyone scrambled for a circle, "Left hand yellow."
Yaten met Haruka's gaze and winked at her before saying to Usagi, "Where do you want to go for dinner Friday night Usa love?"
"I dunno...Good question! Red foot green! Right hand blue!"
Haruka arched over Yaten to get to her circle, "She is mine.... back off Kou."
Yaten smirked, "why don't we let her decide who she belongs to?"
"There is an idea!" teased Makoto, "As long as it is Yaten. Gomen Haruka.... but you know my stance."
"WE all know everyone's 'stance' what everyone seems to forget is that is MY life. And that I make my own choices. I am not the prize is this twisted game of ct and mouse; I am not the prize to whomever 'wins' whatever sick competition you two have going on. I am not a prize to be won!" Blue fire shot out of Usagi's eyes as she stood up proudly, "Now, if you all will excuse me I need some time alone. In other words, DO NOT FOLLOW ME." Almost as if going on pure emotion her hand came back and smacked both of them upside the head. And with that she swept out of the room regally.
Rei started to giggle, "I will take over spinning. She will be gone long enough for us to finish the game. Right hand green, left foot yellow."
Ami grinned as she stretched one leg over Minako's abdomen, "Don't fall Minako...!"
"I am the champ here Ami. Don't you forget that!" teased Minako, her eyes dancing, lips quirked in a grin.
Haruka was so lost in thought that she didn't see Yaten's eyes narrow or the 'accidental bump that almost sent her crashing to the ground. Navy eyes narrowed at emerald nd the battle was on. Subtle near misses and nudges. Snarky comments and glares. They were both out for blood. They each blamed the other for Usagi's anger, nd they both knew she was right. She wasn't a prize, she was THE prize. The one they both wanted.
Or was she? Yaten looked out of the corner of her eye at Rei and felt a warm rush flow over her. It was odd how the priestess could affect her. The last time they were here she had been a sweet friend, but the taste of her lips was still on her own...and they were sweet, but salty from the popcorn.
Usagi paced by the reflecting pond outside of the temple. What did she want? Or to be more specific – WHO did she want?
Yaten was sweet, and fresh, and oh so different! Her eyes, attitude, everything! And her kiss had made her heart speed up faster and her ands tremble a bit.
Haruka – was Haruka. The connection from day one was still there stronger than ever and growing. Changing more and more. Her kisses made the world stop and her arms made her feel safer than anything else in the world. She was her rock...her support, her love?
Did she love either of them or was it all lust? She didn't wasn to hurt anyone. So this had to be dealt with in a very unUsa-like way. She had to think before she acted. She sat down with a heavy sigh...no wonder she didn't do this too much. It was harder than Ami made it look!!!