Again, I don't own Sailor Moon, but this story is MINE, with or without writer's block, and believe me, I've been having a lot of that lately. Not to mention...Provincials are in 3 months!! OMG, the stress is killing me here! And without further ado, Chapter 4.
Chapter 4
It took Zoicite a few seconds before he realized that his jaw was still hanging open. Beside him, he could hear Jadeite snickering, the dark-haired boy forgotten for the moment as the latter reveled in his embarrassment.
"This is priceless!" Jadeite laughed, "You! You just got turned down! I have soo got to tell the others about this."
A bright flush worked it's way slowly up the side of Zoicite's neck as he snapped his mouth shut. "At least I'm not the one who's getting the crap beaten out of him by a mere youth." he replied coolly.
Jadeite blinked. "Oh right. Boy. Must. Kill." he grounded out, hurrying off.
Meanwhile, the other General looked down the opposite way, towards the direction the blue-haired girl had disappeared off to; "Just you wait, my water nymph. This game is far from over." His lips curved into a grim smile.
"You're going down," Rei narrowed her eyes as she watched the Generals walk out of sight. "Time to catch up to Ames."
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Meanwhile, Serenity was still laughing at the scene Rei and Makoto had made earlier on from her hiding place. Skipping along happily down the path, she slowed down as she neared one of the flowing fountains of the Moon Palace. Sitting down on the side, she tucked her legs in and closed her eyes. No wonder Ami liked to do this so much, it was so peaceful after all. Just her and the soothing sound of water...
"Well, well, if it isn't the she-brat. Only it seems to have morphed into a hermaphrodite in the process...what a shame"
Opening one blue eye, the Moon Princess groaned as she saw the man standing in front of her.
The jerk had finally arrived.
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"Who's that girl that seems to run into you every second?" asked Nephrite, peering into the bushes. "Your girlfriend?"
Kunzite snorted, "Hardly."
"Seems to fancy you enough."
"That blond ditz has been following me ever since we've arrived!" growled the silver-haired General. "I swear, there's something wrong with her."
"I'd say," agreed Nephrite with a smirk, "Since you're the only one she seems to like."
Kunzite froze.
"I mean, when Jed and Zoi tried to talk to her, she didn't seem interested..bored, even. But then, she practically throws herself at you..." he trailed off.
Thud.
"Why me?!" muttered Kunzite, banging his head against the trunk of a tree.
"How would I know?" said Nephrite irritably, but then he brightened, "Why don't you ask her?"
The latter simply glared at him. "Do I look as though I enjoy being smothered with one overbearing blond?"
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"What do you want?" Serenity said brusquely.
"Come now, Odango Atama" he mocked, "Is that anyway to greet an old friend?"
"Friend? You?" she gave a short bark of laughter. "That's stretching it quite a bit - and DON'T CALL ME ODANGO!" She yelled the last word in his ear.
"Haven't they taught you any manners, Odango? Such as the fact that it's impolite to deafen your guest?" Endymion rubbed his right ear, glaring at her.
"How about you go find one of your whores and leave me alone?" Serenity asked him hopefully.
Endymion smirked, "Jealous now, aren't we? Selene knows that you'll have trouble finding any suitor with your personality and looks."
"Didn't you hear the princess? Beat it, boy." interrupted a new voice.
"And who are you calling boy?" snarled the Terran prince.
Serenity brightened as Makoto arrived, still disguised in her guy-form. "Karl! So how did...uh..business go?"
A smirk appeared on his handsome face. "Aphrodite got in a few points later on."
"That's fantastic!" the silver-haired girl squealed. Suddenly remembering the Earth Prince, she turned and smiled sweetly. "Endymion, this is Karl, the High General of Jupiter. Karl, this is Endymion."
"The Terran prince, eh?" said Makoto with a evil grin, "Say hi to your Generals for me."
Serenity hastily turned her laugh into a hacking cough.
If looks could kill, Makoto would have been dead already. "I will." said Endymion coldly. "I would also mind my manners around royalty, Boy."
However, the latter was too busy attending to the Moon Princess, who was now doubled over, her sides shaking from suppressed laughter. "I think your Highness must have caught a cold." Makoto said solemnly as she grabbed ahold of Serenity's left arm. "Nice meeting you, my Lord."
"Insolent bastard." muttered Endymion as they walked away, "Just you wait. I'll have your head on a platter soon."
However, it was only after they had reached Serenity's private garden before the two of them made eye contact. Serenity burst out laughing and seconds later, Makoto followed suit as she shimmered out of her disguise. "Did you see the look on his face?" giggled the Moon Princess as she sat down on the bench, holding her sides. "Priceless!"
"High General of Jupiter, eh?" said Makoto. "I didn't know that. Trainee to High General within two hours." She blew on her knuckles, "I like it!"
"So," asked Serenity when they had finally calmed down. "What exactly did Minako do?"
"Well, she accidently bowled over General Kunzite when he was looking for me and she made his face turn an interesting shade of red..."
"I thought he looked kind of cute." interrupted a new voice. Minako came over and sat down beside Makoto. "Someone has to get rid of that closed-off attitude of his," Her eyes became thoughtful. "Nothing I do seems to get much of a reaction from him...I guess I'll have to try harder then."
"The lovesick puppy act enough of a reaction for you?"
Minako carelessly waved aside this suggestion. "No, I can't really imagine him in that role; no matter, I'll just work according to plan."
"And what's that?"
"Make him lose his temper, I'm betting."
"Then she'll have to practice on Rei first."
"I heard that, Odango Atama!" yelled Rei as she smacked Serenity on the back of her head.
"OW!! REI!!"
"That'll teach you to talk about me behind my back." Rei tossed her hair back over her shoulder, "Is everyone here?"
"No, we're still missing Amy...no wait, she's coming."
Amy shut the gate behind her before making her way over.
"Now that we're all here, what's the record?" asked Serenity enthusiastically.
"Well, Venus got a bit of time with Kunzite-"
"Not to mention Jupiter and Mars scored quite a few kicks." added Minako.
"And Ami here totally blew off General Zoicite! He looked so crushed...not to mention totally furious once the message finally got through." snickered Rei.
"Well, if he's expecting the entire female population to fall over at his feet, he's sadly mistaken."
"Oh yeah, you should have seen the expression on that jerk's face when Makoto came! Priceless!" Serenity laughed, clapping her hands.
"What did she do?"
A minute later, the five of them were giggling away. "Good..good going Mako-chan." choked out Minako from between bursts of laughter.
"So what's the next part of the plan?" asked Makoto after awhile. "Hey, let's brainstorm!"
"Let's do what we did last time!" said Serenity eagerly. "There's a lot of pranks I can't wait to try out on him!"
"Aren't we a bit too old for that?"
"Besides," interjected the tall brunette, "After what happened the last time they were here, I don't think that your mother will have any objections to grounding you for the next two months if you try that again."
"That's true," Serenity's expression became thoughtful, "Well, I guess we'll have to leave the pranks out then...until later." Then her lips curved into a smile, "But what's to stop the senshi from challenging them to a match?"
Rei just closed her eyes. "Why do I get the feeling that this isn't a good idea?" she muttered under her breath.
"C'mon! Then we can make a fool of them without getting into any trouble. Or we could get Mars and Jupiter to continue what they started today...."
"It'll be wise not overdo it," Ami looked a bit nervous, "Afterall, we don't want any planetary wars starting because of this...."
"Or we could use my original idea!" Minako grinned cheekily at the four of them.
"And that would be-?"
"Seduce them!"
The rest of them sweatdropped.
Makoto finally spoke up. "Uh...how about we wait until you finish with General Kunzite first?"
The blond waved this aside carelessly. "The ball's coming up right and we can make our moves there! It's easy: flirt, charm, seduce, knee, run, laugh, gloat."
"And in that order." Ami commented dryly.
"Know what?" The Moon princess grinned conspiratorially at them, "Let's just have the Sailor Senshi take care of them for now."
"Well, That's better than Minako's idea!" Rei threw the senshi leader a dirty look, "Seduce them! Are you crazy?!"
"When are we actually being introduced to them again?" cut in Makoto.
"Hmm..." Serenity's expression was thoughtful. "In two days, I think. I asked Mother to give them a few days to 'get used' to their surroundings before they meet us."
"Anyways, back to our former conversation." Minako interrupted. "Then what do you call that little episode with Yuunchiro, huh?"
A pink tinge appeared on Rei's cheeks. "I liked him as a friend." The raven haired senshi stressed the last word. "I mean, he was practically my bodyguard! I can't yell at him all the time."
"Besides, what was that order you mentioned again?" Makoto placed her hand on her forehead. "Seduce, flirt, charm, knee..."
"No, it was flirt, charm, seduce, knee, run, laugh, gloat."
"Then why can't we just knee them or something?! I mean, I'm okay with the gloating part, but the seduce/flirt/charm part? No way."
"Oh c'mon," Minako scoffed, "You're the one who's always saying that so-and-so looks like your old boyfriend. I would've thought that you'd be okay with this."
"I don't like seducing jerks!"
"It's not for real, Mako-chan! Besides, think about it! They're actually kinda cute."
"As much as I hate to admit it," muttered Serenity under her breath.
"Okay, so let's get this straight. You're going after General Kunzite, and Sere has dibs on Endymion-"
"What?!"
"-so that leaves Generals Jadeite, Nephrite and Zoicite for you three. Take your pick!"
The three of them sweatdropped.
"She really is serious, isn't she?" Ami whispered to Rei.
Rei glanced at Minako's face quickly. "I'm afraid she is."
"I don't want Endymion!" wailed Serenity.
"Then you don't get the satisfaction of making a fool of him." Minako looked at them before she tried again, "Look, this idea isn't as far-fetched as you think. It gets you close to them and then we can have some real action!"
"We seem have different ideas on what 'action' is though." The Moon princess muttered under her breath.
"But isn't there anything else we can do?" demanded Rei.
Minako gave a small shrug of her shoulders. "We're just comparing ideas here."
"Nothing's final yet, then!" Serenity said gleefully.
"So how about we have a senshi-general match first and then we'll go from there...."
"Uh...what about Sere?"
"I'm perfectly capable of dealing with his Royal Snobbiness myself. But...you really sure you want to do this? I mean, I don't want you to fight them just because their leader has a death wish."
Minako placed a friendly arm around her shoulder, "It's okay, cousin, besides, it'll be nice to see whether or not we've been training enough."
Rei and Makoto groaned. "We get up at 5am to train...how can that not be enough?!"
"We'll see." Their leader said firmly.
"So...what's the plan then?"
"The senshi are making an appearance." Makoto cracked her knuckles, causing the blue-haired girl beside her to wince.
"Hmm...I guess I better set this up with the jerk then...." Serenity got up but then she paused, "So..tomorrow then?"
Ami still looked a bit doubtful though. "Are you really sure about this? I don't think Queen Serenity will be pleased to see her guests all bruised and injured when we go through with the introductions."
"That could be a problem, couldn't it?" mused Minako.
"So how about we leave the senshi vs. general thing for later, ditch the seduction scheme altogether and just stick with what we're doing now? We'll continue baiting them and if things start to get a bit too much, then it's time for Plan B." Rei suggested, tossing her long hair back over her shoulder.
"Actually, it's not as bad as you think," Minako explained. "It's not as though I'm telling you to jump in bed with them."
Makoto immediately doubled over, coughing. Meanwhile, a faint pink tinge appeared simultaneously on Rei and Ami's faces.
"Minako!" Serenity spluttered, "This is just...urgh! I don't even want to think about it!"
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Oh yeah..I need ideas on what's Zoi's going to do. Any ideas, suggestions as to how he's going to hook up with Ami??! Please, people, I really need some ideas or Chapter 5 is gonna take a LONG time.
Poll Time!!
Which event do you want to see first? (in upcoming chapters)
A) a senshi vs. general fight (some generals get even more beaten up)
B) the senshi to continue with the jokes (murderous Jadeite ^.~)
C) some senshi/general moments (maybe Rei/Jadeite or Ami/Zoicite, haven't
decide yet)
Please tell me what you think so I can write it soon! :)