***Warning: Keep this and other small objects away from children. I do not own Sailor Moon or any of its characters, except for in my dreams.
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Rei combed her hair out of her face and put it in a ponytail. She was already late for work, but she had wanted to wait for Darian to get home. He hadn't been home all night and she was getting more and more pissed by the minute.
"Dammit Darian," she cursed under her breath before she grabbed her bag and stormed out of her apartment. She got in her car and sped off to work, hoping that she could get there in time to salvage her career.
She ran into the studio, her chest heaving from the exercise from running up three flights of stairs. She ran straight past the photographer and into her dressing room.
"Rei?" she heard the manager calling from behind her.
She looked back at him. "Yes?"
"Didn't you get my message?"
Rei creased her eyebrows. "What message?"
"I left it on your machine. Anyway, I gave you the day off."
Rei smiled as she jumped up and hugged the man. "Thank you," she said before kissing him on the cheek.
He smiled after her as she grabbed her bag and ran out the door.
*****
Rei walked into her apartment, tossing her keys on the table. She had seen Darian's car in the parking lot, so she knew that he was here. She walked into the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water out of the refrigerator.
And that's when she heard it. Setting her water down, she walked towards her bedroom. The door was partially open. She pushed the door open, her jaw hitting the floor.
Darian was in bed, in HER bed, having sex with....Serena!
"Asshole!" she yelled before slamming the door shut and walking out of the apartment.
As Rei unlocked her car door, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She was turned around to face Darian, who was only wearing a pair of pants.
"Rei-"
"Look, don't start with me. I know this relationship wasn't the best, but at least I was faithful."
With that, she turned around and drove off, leaving him standing there with his mouth open.
*****
Rei looked down at her food, poking it with her fork. She had been sitting at the same booth and poking at the same food on the same plate for close to an hour.
She sighed, and finally pushed it away from her and wrapped her hands around her cup of coffee. Little good that did to comfort her since it was ice cold already.
Rei glanced up at the door for the millionth time when she heard the bells. Every time she wanted to see Serena, see the face of her best friend walk through that door and tell her that she had dreamed it all, that is wasn't her in bed with Darian. Strangely enough, she didn't feel at all betrayed by Darian, but Serena was her friend.
Rei's eyes grew wide as she recognized the mop of blond curls that had walked in. He was attached to a rather tall blond that was hanging on his arm possessively. Rei felt the urge to laugh, but stifled it as the waitress led them past her to sit in the booth behind hers. The blond was giggling insanely, making Rei's headache even worse.
Rei rubbed her temples to calm down the fast approaching ache, but it was doing no good. Suddenly, Rei's elbow was knocked from under her and she had to catch herself before her head hit the table.
"Oh, excuse me," came a voice beside her. Rei looked up to see that ditzy blonde looking down at her, a smile on her face. "You know, you should really sit closer to the inside of the booth if you don't want people hitting you," the blonde informed her before heading to the bathroom.
Rei's eyes grew wide and she had the sudden urge to bust the implants that were protruding almost all of the way out of that woman's shirt.
Rei turned around to see Mr. Whitmore laughing at her.
"And what the hell do you think is so funny?" she asked.
He just kept on laughing. Rei quickly gathered her stuff, left her money on the table and stormed out of the building, the heat rising in her face.
She leaned back against her car, letting her head fall back and her eyes close. She needed to calm down before she started driving.
"Excuse me, but I think you forgot this," came HIS voice, with a trace of laughter still lingering.
Rei opened her eyes and saw Mr. Whitmore holding out her cell phone. She grabbed it from his hand.
"Thank you," she grumbled. She turned around and unlocked her car. As she opened the door, he grabbed her arm. She closed her eyes to keep from turning around and punching him.
"Don't I know you?" he asked.
Rei raised her eyebrows.
"Did we ever go out?"
Rei's eyebrows went up even more. Jeez this guy got around. "I don't think so," she stated flatly.
"Oh, I remember you. You tried out for the Banana Split magazine."
"Yes, that would be me."
"Rei Hino, right?"
Rei nodded. For someone that couldn't remember his dates names and hadn't seemed too interested in her at the interview, he had a good memory for her name.
"I knew I recognized you."
Rei just smiled before turning to get into her car.
"You know, it really is hard coming to a decision about who gets to model for the magazine. Poor Ami has to drag me along everywhere."
"And why is that?"
"Because I am the main male model and all the female models have to look good with me."
Rei could almost smell the arrogance radiating off him.
"And all the girls that have tried out have asked me out on a date...except you. Why is that?"
Rei just looked up at him. His gorgeous face was lit up and his hair was blowing in the light breeze. He really was a looker, but an arrogant pompous ass all the same.
"Because I don't mix business with pleasure."
"Too bad," he said. "I think we could have had a lot of fun together."
"Get a life," Rei snapped before getting in her car and driving off. So much for road rage.
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Rei combed her hair out of her face and put it in a ponytail. She was already late for work, but she had wanted to wait for Darian to get home. He hadn't been home all night and she was getting more and more pissed by the minute.
"Dammit Darian," she cursed under her breath before she grabbed her bag and stormed out of her apartment. She got in her car and sped off to work, hoping that she could get there in time to salvage her career.
She ran into the studio, her chest heaving from the exercise from running up three flights of stairs. She ran straight past the photographer and into her dressing room.
"Rei?" she heard the manager calling from behind her.
She looked back at him. "Yes?"
"Didn't you get my message?"
Rei creased her eyebrows. "What message?"
"I left it on your machine. Anyway, I gave you the day off."
Rei smiled as she jumped up and hugged the man. "Thank you," she said before kissing him on the cheek.
He smiled after her as she grabbed her bag and ran out the door.
*****
Rei walked into her apartment, tossing her keys on the table. She had seen Darian's car in the parking lot, so she knew that he was here. She walked into the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water out of the refrigerator.
And that's when she heard it. Setting her water down, she walked towards her bedroom. The door was partially open. She pushed the door open, her jaw hitting the floor.
Darian was in bed, in HER bed, having sex with....Serena!
"Asshole!" she yelled before slamming the door shut and walking out of the apartment.
As Rei unlocked her car door, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She was turned around to face Darian, who was only wearing a pair of pants.
"Rei-"
"Look, don't start with me. I know this relationship wasn't the best, but at least I was faithful."
With that, she turned around and drove off, leaving him standing there with his mouth open.
*****
Rei looked down at her food, poking it with her fork. She had been sitting at the same booth and poking at the same food on the same plate for close to an hour.
She sighed, and finally pushed it away from her and wrapped her hands around her cup of coffee. Little good that did to comfort her since it was ice cold already.
Rei glanced up at the door for the millionth time when she heard the bells. Every time she wanted to see Serena, see the face of her best friend walk through that door and tell her that she had dreamed it all, that is wasn't her in bed with Darian. Strangely enough, she didn't feel at all betrayed by Darian, but Serena was her friend.
Rei's eyes grew wide as she recognized the mop of blond curls that had walked in. He was attached to a rather tall blond that was hanging on his arm possessively. Rei felt the urge to laugh, but stifled it as the waitress led them past her to sit in the booth behind hers. The blond was giggling insanely, making Rei's headache even worse.
Rei rubbed her temples to calm down the fast approaching ache, but it was doing no good. Suddenly, Rei's elbow was knocked from under her and she had to catch herself before her head hit the table.
"Oh, excuse me," came a voice beside her. Rei looked up to see that ditzy blonde looking down at her, a smile on her face. "You know, you should really sit closer to the inside of the booth if you don't want people hitting you," the blonde informed her before heading to the bathroom.
Rei's eyes grew wide and she had the sudden urge to bust the implants that were protruding almost all of the way out of that woman's shirt.
Rei turned around to see Mr. Whitmore laughing at her.
"And what the hell do you think is so funny?" she asked.
He just kept on laughing. Rei quickly gathered her stuff, left her money on the table and stormed out of the building, the heat rising in her face.
She leaned back against her car, letting her head fall back and her eyes close. She needed to calm down before she started driving.
"Excuse me, but I think you forgot this," came HIS voice, with a trace of laughter still lingering.
Rei opened her eyes and saw Mr. Whitmore holding out her cell phone. She grabbed it from his hand.
"Thank you," she grumbled. She turned around and unlocked her car. As she opened the door, he grabbed her arm. She closed her eyes to keep from turning around and punching him.
"Don't I know you?" he asked.
Rei raised her eyebrows.
"Did we ever go out?"
Rei's eyebrows went up even more. Jeez this guy got around. "I don't think so," she stated flatly.
"Oh, I remember you. You tried out for the Banana Split magazine."
"Yes, that would be me."
"Rei Hino, right?"
Rei nodded. For someone that couldn't remember his dates names and hadn't seemed too interested in her at the interview, he had a good memory for her name.
"I knew I recognized you."
Rei just smiled before turning to get into her car.
"You know, it really is hard coming to a decision about who gets to model for the magazine. Poor Ami has to drag me along everywhere."
"And why is that?"
"Because I am the main male model and all the female models have to look good with me."
Rei could almost smell the arrogance radiating off him.
"And all the girls that have tried out have asked me out on a date...except you. Why is that?"
Rei just looked up at him. His gorgeous face was lit up and his hair was blowing in the light breeze. He really was a looker, but an arrogant pompous ass all the same.
"Because I don't mix business with pleasure."
"Too bad," he said. "I think we could have had a lot of fun together."
"Get a life," Rei snapped before getting in her car and driving off. So much for road rage.