***Disclaimer: I do not claim any rights to Sailor Moon and all its glorious characters, praise be to Naoko!
A/N: Geez, you people really hate Darian don'tcha? *evil grin* He only gets worse!
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Rei pulled her ebony hair back into a ponytail before walking outside for her morning jog. She stretched her legs on the wall outside her door before beginning her run. She jogged through the apartment complex and to the park across the street. She tried to ignore the happy couples walking together or the children playing hide and seek. It all made her sick to her stomach.
Rei didn't beleive in falling in love. She always beleived that love ruined a person. As a little girl she watched as her mother slowly died because the man she loved left her. Rei vowed that she would never let that kind of thing happen to her.
It's true that she has been with Darian since she was 17, but she didn't love him even though he was her first and only boyfriend and he had taken her virginity. He was just there so she didn't feel so damned alone, though lately she always felt alone. She knew that he didn't love her, but since he didn't seem to care, neither did she. It was a relationship of convenience for them both. Even though there was a lack of feeling, she had never cheated on him or put him down. If she was with someone, she was only with them.
Rei closed her eyes for a moment and just concentrated on the sound of her sneakers hitting the sidewalk. She wiped the sweat off her forehead with her arm as she turned around to head back to her apartment.
She walked in to find Darian sitting at the table, a newspaper in one hand and the remote in the other. He was flipping through the channels, trying to find something decent to watch. Rei walked past him, grabbing a bottle of water from the table and downing the whole thing. She turned around to see Darian watching her.
"What?"
"You look like shit," he commented.
"Bite me," she said before she headed towards the shower, taking off her clothes along the way.
"Mind if I join you?" Rei heard Darian whisper in her ear as she stood up from turning the water on. She turned around to see him standing there, already naked. She sighed. She really wasn't in the mood.
"Whatever," she replied as she flipped the switch to turn on the shower and stepped in. Darian followed suit, sliding the glass doors closed behind him.
Rei slipped her hair under the water and let it run down her face, her eyes closed. She felt Darian's hands on her hips only a moment before his mouth was on her right breast. Whether she had been in the mood before or not, she was now. She let out a light moan as his hand made its way down and then into her. Rei allowed Darian to lift her up and slide into her as she wrapped her legs around him.
Why did he have to make her feel do good? He pressed her against the wall as he pounded into her hard over and over again. Her fingers ran through his hair and down his back, leaving marks as they went. As she felt the waves of pleaure wash over her, she tightened, causing him to spill into her.
He set her back down, let the water run over his body and hopped out of the shower. Rei watched him, feeling worse than she had the night before.
"Why don't you stay with me?" she asked him as he toweled himself off.
He looked up at her, a smile on his lips. "I don't wanna be late for work." With that, he tossed the towel onto the toilet and walked out of the bathroom.
Rei leaned back against the wall, letting the water cascade over her body. "Ass," she muttered under her breath.
*****
"Rei!"
Rei turned around to see her best friend Serena come running up to her.
"Hey, Serena. I didn't think you were working today?" she asked the petite blonde in front of her.
"I'm not. I'm here for the auditions for the new models for 'Banana Split'. They are looking for models for their first magazine."
Banana Split was a new clothing company that took off like a rocket only a few months ago. Every model wanted to work for them.
Serena grabbed Rei's hand and drug her over to the entrance to the spare studio. She pointed to a man and a woman that were sitting and talking to the owner. She could only see their backs.
"Rei, do you think that you'll audition?" Serena asked.
Rei snorted. "With all the competition out there? There's no way in hell I'd make it."
"Oh, come on Rei. What could it hurt. Besides, they need 6 models, not just one. And 4 are supposed to be women."
"I dunno...."
"Please?" Serena begged.
Rei laughed. "Fine, I guess I can. What time are they?"
"Well, they start at noon and go until 6."
Rei sighed. She wouldn't be done with her shoot until 4:30. "I'll try to make it."
*****
Rei looked up at the clock on the wall. It was already 5 and she still wasn't done with her shoot. "Dammit," she cursed under her breath. 'Oh well', she thought. 'It's not like I would have made it anyway.'
Rei quickly changed out of her current outfit and doffed a tight black dress that had holes cut down the sides. "Gee, this leaves nothing to the imagination," she said as she studied herself in the mirror. She sat down as her hairstylist came in and fixed her hair. It was pulled back into a tight bun with two black chopsticks holding it up.
The make up artist quickly applied light pink blush to her cheeks, a smidge of red lipstick, and eyeliner.
"Ok Rei, let's make this snappy," she heard the manager say. "I have a meeting in half an hour."
Rei stood up and walked out into the studio. She looked at her set, seeing a night sky full of stars and a moon in the corner. "Gee, how original," she muttered to herself.
"Are you ready Rei?" the photographer asked.
"Always," she said as a big smile broke out over her face. Then, the flashes started going off.
As Rei started posing, she imagined herself to be the woman that would wear this dress, the woman that would go out at night and enjoy herself. She thought about anything other than who she was.
"Dammit!" she heard the manager say as the doors into the studio open. All Rei could make out were two figures that looked like a man and a woman walking into the studio. She still saw spots everywhere from the cameras.
"Thank you Rei. That will be all for today."
Rei nodded and turned to walk out of the studio.
"Wait a minute, come here Rei."
Rei turned around and walked over to her manager. "Yes?" she inquired. She was finally able to see clearly.
"This is Mrs. Kaoru and Mr. Whitmore. They are here because you signed up to audition for their magazine, but you were unable to make it due to your schedule."
Rei looked at the woman in front of her. She had short blue hair and wore a simple black business suit. When she turned her attention to the man, however, it took all her willpower to keep her jaw from dropping. He was drop dead gorgeous. He had slightly messy curly blond hair and emerald green eyes that peered into her violet ones. He wore a simple black jacket with a white shirt under it and a pair of black slacks.
"Nice to meet you," the woman said, extending her hand. Rei shook it firmly.
"A pleasure."
The man didn't even make an attempt to greet her.
"Did you have a portfolio with you?" Mrs. Kaoru asked.
"Yes ma'am. It is in my dressing room. If you permit me to get it as well as change out of this rather drafty dress, I would greatly appreciate it."
The woman smiled at Rei and nodded. "Of course you may. We will be waiting for you in the studio across the hall." With that, they turned and walked out of the room.
Rei quickly ran into her dressing room, threw on a pair of old hip huggers and a red tank top. She left her hair up and her make up on, hoping she looked semi-professional. She grabbed her portfolio and ran out to the other studio.
*****
Rei walked out to her car, not sure what to think. Mrs. Kaoru seemed to like her, but Mr. Whitmore never even cracked a smile. Her stomach was tied up in knots. They said they would call her by the end of the week. She groaned when she realized that it was only Tuesday.
She turned on her Red Beetle and drove home, hoping that for once, Darian would be there for her to share her news with.
A/N: Geez, you people really hate Darian don'tcha? *evil grin* He only gets worse!
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Rei pulled her ebony hair back into a ponytail before walking outside for her morning jog. She stretched her legs on the wall outside her door before beginning her run. She jogged through the apartment complex and to the park across the street. She tried to ignore the happy couples walking together or the children playing hide and seek. It all made her sick to her stomach.
Rei didn't beleive in falling in love. She always beleived that love ruined a person. As a little girl she watched as her mother slowly died because the man she loved left her. Rei vowed that she would never let that kind of thing happen to her.
It's true that she has been with Darian since she was 17, but she didn't love him even though he was her first and only boyfriend and he had taken her virginity. He was just there so she didn't feel so damned alone, though lately she always felt alone. She knew that he didn't love her, but since he didn't seem to care, neither did she. It was a relationship of convenience for them both. Even though there was a lack of feeling, she had never cheated on him or put him down. If she was with someone, she was only with them.
Rei closed her eyes for a moment and just concentrated on the sound of her sneakers hitting the sidewalk. She wiped the sweat off her forehead with her arm as she turned around to head back to her apartment.
She walked in to find Darian sitting at the table, a newspaper in one hand and the remote in the other. He was flipping through the channels, trying to find something decent to watch. Rei walked past him, grabbing a bottle of water from the table and downing the whole thing. She turned around to see Darian watching her.
"What?"
"You look like shit," he commented.
"Bite me," she said before she headed towards the shower, taking off her clothes along the way.
"Mind if I join you?" Rei heard Darian whisper in her ear as she stood up from turning the water on. She turned around to see him standing there, already naked. She sighed. She really wasn't in the mood.
"Whatever," she replied as she flipped the switch to turn on the shower and stepped in. Darian followed suit, sliding the glass doors closed behind him.
Rei slipped her hair under the water and let it run down her face, her eyes closed. She felt Darian's hands on her hips only a moment before his mouth was on her right breast. Whether she had been in the mood before or not, she was now. She let out a light moan as his hand made its way down and then into her. Rei allowed Darian to lift her up and slide into her as she wrapped her legs around him.
Why did he have to make her feel do good? He pressed her against the wall as he pounded into her hard over and over again. Her fingers ran through his hair and down his back, leaving marks as they went. As she felt the waves of pleaure wash over her, she tightened, causing him to spill into her.
He set her back down, let the water run over his body and hopped out of the shower. Rei watched him, feeling worse than she had the night before.
"Why don't you stay with me?" she asked him as he toweled himself off.
He looked up at her, a smile on his lips. "I don't wanna be late for work." With that, he tossed the towel onto the toilet and walked out of the bathroom.
Rei leaned back against the wall, letting the water cascade over her body. "Ass," she muttered under her breath.
*****
"Rei!"
Rei turned around to see her best friend Serena come running up to her.
"Hey, Serena. I didn't think you were working today?" she asked the petite blonde in front of her.
"I'm not. I'm here for the auditions for the new models for 'Banana Split'. They are looking for models for their first magazine."
Banana Split was a new clothing company that took off like a rocket only a few months ago. Every model wanted to work for them.
Serena grabbed Rei's hand and drug her over to the entrance to the spare studio. She pointed to a man and a woman that were sitting and talking to the owner. She could only see their backs.
"Rei, do you think that you'll audition?" Serena asked.
Rei snorted. "With all the competition out there? There's no way in hell I'd make it."
"Oh, come on Rei. What could it hurt. Besides, they need 6 models, not just one. And 4 are supposed to be women."
"I dunno...."
"Please?" Serena begged.
Rei laughed. "Fine, I guess I can. What time are they?"
"Well, they start at noon and go until 6."
Rei sighed. She wouldn't be done with her shoot until 4:30. "I'll try to make it."
*****
Rei looked up at the clock on the wall. It was already 5 and she still wasn't done with her shoot. "Dammit," she cursed under her breath. 'Oh well', she thought. 'It's not like I would have made it anyway.'
Rei quickly changed out of her current outfit and doffed a tight black dress that had holes cut down the sides. "Gee, this leaves nothing to the imagination," she said as she studied herself in the mirror. She sat down as her hairstylist came in and fixed her hair. It was pulled back into a tight bun with two black chopsticks holding it up.
The make up artist quickly applied light pink blush to her cheeks, a smidge of red lipstick, and eyeliner.
"Ok Rei, let's make this snappy," she heard the manager say. "I have a meeting in half an hour."
Rei stood up and walked out into the studio. She looked at her set, seeing a night sky full of stars and a moon in the corner. "Gee, how original," she muttered to herself.
"Are you ready Rei?" the photographer asked.
"Always," she said as a big smile broke out over her face. Then, the flashes started going off.
As Rei started posing, she imagined herself to be the woman that would wear this dress, the woman that would go out at night and enjoy herself. She thought about anything other than who she was.
"Dammit!" she heard the manager say as the doors into the studio open. All Rei could make out were two figures that looked like a man and a woman walking into the studio. She still saw spots everywhere from the cameras.
"Thank you Rei. That will be all for today."
Rei nodded and turned to walk out of the studio.
"Wait a minute, come here Rei."
Rei turned around and walked over to her manager. "Yes?" she inquired. She was finally able to see clearly.
"This is Mrs. Kaoru and Mr. Whitmore. They are here because you signed up to audition for their magazine, but you were unable to make it due to your schedule."
Rei looked at the woman in front of her. She had short blue hair and wore a simple black business suit. When she turned her attention to the man, however, it took all her willpower to keep her jaw from dropping. He was drop dead gorgeous. He had slightly messy curly blond hair and emerald green eyes that peered into her violet ones. He wore a simple black jacket with a white shirt under it and a pair of black slacks.
"Nice to meet you," the woman said, extending her hand. Rei shook it firmly.
"A pleasure."
The man didn't even make an attempt to greet her.
"Did you have a portfolio with you?" Mrs. Kaoru asked.
"Yes ma'am. It is in my dressing room. If you permit me to get it as well as change out of this rather drafty dress, I would greatly appreciate it."
The woman smiled at Rei and nodded. "Of course you may. We will be waiting for you in the studio across the hall." With that, they turned and walked out of the room.
Rei quickly ran into her dressing room, threw on a pair of old hip huggers and a red tank top. She left her hair up and her make up on, hoping she looked semi-professional. She grabbed her portfolio and ran out to the other studio.
*****
Rei walked out to her car, not sure what to think. Mrs. Kaoru seemed to like her, but Mr. Whitmore never even cracked a smile. Her stomach was tied up in knots. They said they would call her by the end of the week. She groaned when she realized that it was only Tuesday.
She turned on her Red Beetle and drove home, hoping that for once, Darian would be there for her to share her news with.