Disclaimer: Yeah... Yeah... Yeah... I don't own anything. I'm just a biter. P
Minako sat stiffly in her school desk, looking at the paper before her, pencil twirling slowly in her slender hand. She should be concentrating on her exam, but instead her mind was drifting elsewhere. It was drifting among the sweet memories of England, where she was not just a sailor scout... She was Sailor V and she was the star. Biting gently on her lower lip, her mind now lingered on Sailor Moon, and the glory she hogged. Usagi-Chan was one of her best friends, and favorite all around people... But damn it... where was her "Thanks for saving the universe"? She put her ass on the line every battle, and just because Sailor Moon finished off the villain, she was the most important as far as Luna and Artemis were concerned (along with most of the world). Putting down her pencil, she asked to be excused and headed for the lavatory. As she walked, she recalled a battle.
The beast was hideous... one of the scarier negamonsters they'd fought. Only the inners were battling today, and boy was it a bitch. Sailor Mercury had deployed her Aqua Illusion, only to be entangled in the beast's whip and thrown against the nearby building, her form crumpling into a useless mound on the floor. Sailor Jupiter had gone for her thunderbolt and had been slammed mercilessly down before it could be conjured, parting the earth with the impact then laying motionless. Sailor Mars, relying on her Anti-evil scrolls, had pulled out a bundle, hitting the creature with only one in the shoulder. It did not delay as it charged her, screaming in pain and hatred, ramming her to the earth with the others, a thin rivulet of blood streaming from her nostril as she lay unconscious. Sailor Moon stood motionless, azure eyes wide with fear. Minako (Sailor Venus), had taken the time as the monster brutally rammed Mars to begin her crescent beam. She felt the familiar warmth in her fingertips and the words sprayed from her mouth "VENUS CRESCENT BEAM!". It hit the negascum right in the chest. It fell to its knees, it's deadly whip winding around Venus's legs, pulling her from the ground and causing her to slam her head with a dull thump.
"Sailor Moon! Attack now!" were the last words she uttered, before falling unconscious in the light of Sailor Moon's "Moon Gorgeous Meditation".
Water was running in the sink, as Minako stared down, apparently unaware. The door opened and she was sharply shaken out of her reverie. Usagi stood in the doorway, smiling at her.
"Mina-Chan! How nice! What are you doing in here?" Her odd pigtails bobbed as she giggled and ran to her friend.
"Oh. Just thinking Usagi-Chan. I'm going to go back to my class. I've been spacing out all hour and I need to finish a test!" She forced a smile and hurried out the door adding "See you at Rei's temple" before she slammed it shut.
Sighing, she reentered her classroom and took her seat. The teacher was glaring at her, so she hurried to mark down answers.
After school at Rei's temple:
"You guys! Is Mina-Chan mad at me? Oh man... did I do something to her? Does she not want to be my friend anymore?" Usagi was sitting around the table, whining to her friends.
"Maybe she finally got tired of you. Lord knows I would have by now, If I spent as much time with you as she has" Rei glowered, a smirk playing about her lips. "Shit... I'm tired of you, and I don't spend HALF as much time with you as she does." She laughed as Usagi took a swing at her and she ducked.
"Now that you bring up the subject, Minako's been quite aloof lately. I wonder if, perhaps, something IS wrong with her." Ami added, a thoughtful smile dancing about her elegant face.
Makoto's brows furrowed slightly, as she spoke "Maybe she's sick and she doesn't want to let us know?"
"MAKO-CHAN!!! Don't talk like that!" Usagi bellowed, causing the other girls to flinch. "Well, either way, I'm going to go find her and see if she's alright!"
Standing up, Usagi strode to the door and threw it open, to find Minako staring her in the face. She yelped, falling backwards with a very ungraceful thud.
"Mina-Chan!" She cried. "I was just coming to look for you!"
As Minako helped her up she smiled. "You guys, I've just been thinking lately... I guess I miss England and my parents a little. If something were wrong, I'd tell you."
"You were listening Mina-Chan? Oh... I apologize." Ami said, a blush tainting her pale flesh.
"As long as you guys weren't gossiping." Minako smiled, and sat down. "I feel better, now though."
They continued their talk, all of them laughing, but still Mina's mind wandered. Maybe the time had come for her to go solo... But for now, the tea was hot and the company was good...