Makoto walked into the loft while Mel sat on her car and had a cigarette. Ivory saw Makoto walk in alone and broke down. "WHERE'S MEL? WHERE IS SHE MAKO-CHAN!" Ivory hung her head and spoke softly now. "Please tell me she's ok please."
Before Makoto could speak Mel spoke softly. "I'm right here kiddo quit yellin." Ivory smiled and ran to Mel and hugged her. "I'm glad you're ok. I had been going crazy fer a week wondering where you were. Granted I wasn't goin as crazy as Mako-chan but I was close." Ivory buried her face in Mel's chest and cried.
Mel held the young girl as she cried. "Its ok kiddo I'm fine really. Jus a few broken ribs so stop squeezing me so hard." Mel chuckled slightly.
Makoto walked up behind Ivory and wrapped her arms around Mel kind of sandwiching the young girl between them. "Ti amo la mia anima gemella."
Mel sighed softly. "Ti amo angel." Mel slumped her shoulders. "You guys act like I died or summin yeesh. Please save yourselves the heartache and pain and don't care about me so much." Mel released the two girls and went to the front room and turned on her radio. Makoto looked at Ivory and shrugged her shoulders as she heard rap music come from the front room.
You better lose yourself In the music the moment You want you better never let it go "Hey Mel since when do you like rap?" Ivory looked at Mel with a confused look on her face.
Mel shrugged her shoulders. "I don't like rap jus a few songs." Mel sighed and sat down on her sofa.
After a few minutes there was a knock on the door. Mel walked slowly to her door and opened it. Her brow furrowed as she looked at the guy standing there. "You have a lot of fuckin nerve showin up here Jay."
Jay frowned and looked at Mel. "Yea I know you hate me. I came to see Scot. His room mate said he was over here with his girl friend."
Mel stepped aside and let Jay in. "He's in the game room."
Ivory walked out of the front room and looked at Mel and Jay funny. "Damn the temp in this room is below freezing. You must be on her hit list man." Ivory then looked at Mel. "I'm goin over to Hotaru's ok."
Mel nodded and Ivory left quietly. Jay looked at Mel and smirked slightly. "If she ain't a spitting image of you when you were that age."
"What did you just say? Aren't you here to see Scot damn Jay just leave me alone."
"As much as you hate to admit it she's ours."
Mel glared angrily at Jay. "No Jay, she's not yours. I'd never give birth to your kid."
Jay shrugged his shoulder and walked back to the game room. Mel felt a tear run down her cheek and she quickly wiped it off and went back into the front room where Makoto was sitting on the sofa pretending to read a book. "Angel I know your not really reading that book."
Makoto looked at Mel with a confused look on her face. "How so ai."
Mel shook her head. "Because you're holding it upside down. I don't know what you heard but ferget it ok. I don't need the other's knowing. It's bad enough Minako might have heard."
Makoto looked at the book and chuckled. "You didn't know I knew how to read upside down huh. But sure I'll keep quiet bout what I heard. But are you ever gonna tell Ivory the truth?"
Mel hung her head. "Look angel for her to be mine I'd have to have had her at 13." Mel sighed. "The thing with Jay didn't even happen till I was 18 so there is no fuckin way in hell she's any part of him." Mel sat down next to Makoto and sighed. "Ivory isn't mine." Mel hung her head. "Look just because she might look like me doesn't mean a thing."
Makoto closed the book she was holding and glared at Mel. "She looks entirely too much like you for her not to be yours. You know I won't think any less of you if she is yours you know."
Mel hung her head and a tear rolled down her cheek. "Just don't tell the others ok. At least not until I tell Ivory."
Makoto nodded and pulled Mel close to her and sighed. "It's ok Mel. So if she's not Jay's then who's is she?"
Mel slowly pulled away from Makoto and stood up. "I'm not entirely sure who's she is angel. I did a lot of stupid things on the streets. I was in a gang for a while." Mel fell silent for a moment. "I'll bet she's Ice's. I don't know his real name so don't even ask. Sides he's dead now any ways it doesn't matter." Mel walked out on to her balcony and lit a cigarette. "She'll probably hate me if I tell her the truth."
Makoto walked out and wrapped her arms around Mel. "Ai you were 13 and living on the street I'm sure she'll understand."
Mel sank into Makoto's embrace and sighed. "I sure hope you're right angel."
A few hours later Ivory walked into the loft and saw Mel and Makoto in the front room playing a game on her ps2. Ivory walked into the room and hugged Mel from behind tightly. Makoto looked at Mel and motioned for her to tell Ivory. Mel took a deep breath and spoke softly. "I-Ivory I need to talk to you about something."
Ivory not breaking her hold on Mel spoke softly. "I already know what you're going to say Mel."
Mel got a confused look on her face. "You do?"
"Yup. After I closed the door to the loft I was nosey about what was going on. I heard everything you said to that Jay guy. After you told him I wasn't his I listened and you never said I wasn't yours." A tear rolled down her cheek as she held Mel from behind.
Mel hung her head and spoke softly. "I'll understand totally if you hate me."
Ivory released Mel and walked around and knelt down in front of her. "Hate you? Why in the hell would I hate you Mel? If I was in your position I would have done the same thing. Besides I kinda had an idea you were my mother after I talked to Trinity about how I became a Senshi. She told me only way I could be a guardian Senshi is if my mother was one."
Mel looked at Ivory and smiled slightly. "Remind me to have a talk with Trinity next time I see her."
Ivory smiled softly. As tears began to roll down her cheeks she threw herself into Mel's arms and hugged her tightly. Mel unsure of what to do slowly brought her arms up and wrapped them around Ivory.
Mel lay in bed with Makoto in her arms and sighed. She looked over at her clock. It read 4:51 am. The only sound was the soft breathing of Makoto as she slept in her warrior's arms. The day's events running through her head made it impossible for Mel to fall asleep. Two hours passed quickly and Mel reached over and turned her alarm off. She felt Makoto stretch and smiled softly. The two girls got dressed silently. Mel left her shirt unbuttoned and her tie was draped around her neck. Mel grabbed her blazer and followed Makoto out of the bedroom. Ivory was sitting at the table eating a bagel and talking on the phone to someone.
Mel looked at Ivory and raised an eyebrow. "Who the hell is calling this early in the morning?"
Ivory coyly answered. "Avery."
Mel shook her head. "Future kids drive me nuts."
Makoto looked at Mel. "Nani?"
"Avery is yours angel."
"You mean I'm not with you in the future?"
"You're with me you just wanted a kid so you got with some guy and got pregnant. So looks like I'll have another kid running around here."
Makoto blushed heavily. "You mean to tell me my future daughter is coming here?"
Ivory smiled when she heard a knock on the door. "Correction Mako-chan. She's here." Ivory walked over to the door and opened it. Makoto's eyes got wide when she saw the person standing there. She was the same height and age as Ivory; her thick brunette hair was pulled up in a high ponytail. She was wearing the same school uniform as Ivory. Her ice green eyes locked on Makoto's emerald ones and the young girl smiled.
Avery smiled softly. "Okasa." Her smile widened when she saw Mel. She giggled slightly. "Haven't changed one bit Mel-chan."
Mel chuckled. "If you say so kiddo."
Makoto swallowed hard. "P-please call me Makoto. Mako works too though."
Avery smiled. "Mako-chan it is then. I totally understand you wanting to keep it on the down low."
"You guys just eat summin ok come on or we'll all be late for school. Granted college is a little more forgiving then Jr. High." Mel chuckled as she buttoned up her shirt and tucked it in.
Makoto walked over to Mel and tied her tie. "I so need to talk to you later about this."
Mel nodded and grabbed her blazer and put it on. Mel picked up the keys for her jeep off the counter. "You got it babe." Mel winked at Makoto. "Ok you two finish up your conversation in the car we gotta go its 7:15." Mel dropped Avery and Ivory off at Jubann Jr. High and then headed for the college. Mel parked her jeep and then looked over at Makoto and smiled. "Come here angel." Mel pulled Makoto to her and kissed her deeply. "Cheer up. She's just here to train."
Makoto's eyes got wide. "NANI?"
"She's a Sailor Senshi like her mother. She's Sailor Io." Mel resumed the kiss running her hand up Makoto's leg and up her skirt. Mel teased Makoto ever so lightly before petting her through her silk panties.
Makoto whimpered softly and repositioned herself so that she was sitting in Mel's lap. Makoto reluctantly broke the kiss. "We're so gonna be late ai."
"I don't care angel." Mel then leaned in and just as her lips met Makoto's she felt a tap on her shoulder. Mel growled and turned her head to see who it was. Mel let an annoyed sigh exit her lips. "Minako-chan what can I do for you?"
"For starters you can quit making out with my best friend and get to class. Then you can take responsibility for your actions by admitting right here and now that Ivory is your daughter."
Makoto had gotten out of the jeep and was standing next to Minako. "Mina-chan what the hell has gotten into you? And what makes you think Ivory is Mel's daughter?"
"Jay told me and Scot that she was theirs so I wanna hear Mel deny it so I have a good reason to tell her off."
"Mina-chan knock it off right now. You're totally out of line." Makoto looked at her friend with a serious look on her face.
Mel growled and glared at Minako. "You want me to admit it fine. Ivory is my daughter, I was 13 and living on the streets so I gave her up. Her father was the leader of the gang I was in. He died right after she was born. There are you happy now Aino Minako? You now know what you need not know." Mel's tone of voice got angrier. "You know what Minako I don't give a shit what you or the other's think of me ok."
"So you'll admit she's yours but lie about her father. How could you do that Melanie?"
Mel got out of her jeep angrily and glared at Minako. "Jay isn't her father. He fuckin raped me 5 years after I had Ivory. So fuck him and ya know what Minako fuck you!" Mel walked away from Makoto and Minako punching the wall hard as she walked down the sidewalk to the campus.
Makoto sighed and looked at Minako. "I'm sorry Mina-chan Mel hates and I mean hates Jay with a passion for what he did, and the fact you believe him I think hurt her more then it pissed her off. I guess I'll see you at lunch ok."
Minako looked at her friend and frowned. "I had no idea he did that to her. Yea I'll see you at lunch. Don't tell Mel but Jay transferred to this school."
As the two girls walked towards the entrance of the campus they saw a group of people huddled around what sounded like a fight. Makoto looked at Minako. "Looks like she knows Mina-chan." The two girls ran to where the group of people was. Makoto saw Mel fighting Jay.
Jay swung at Mel and she dodged the hit. "Aw come on Jay you had no problems hitting me when we were together." Mel jumped up and spun around kicking Jay in the side of the head. Jay shook the blow off and rushed Mel knocking her to the ground hard. He sat up and grabbed the front of Mel's shirt and punched her hard in the jaw. Mel pushed Jay off of her and the two stood up quickly. This time Mel rushed Jay and knocked him to the ground hard. She grabbed the front of his blazer and punched him four times in the face before he threw her off of him. Mel and Jay stood up quickly. Mel rushed him again but instead of knocking him down she picked him up and slammed him to the ground hard. Jay slowly got up and rushed Mel picking her up and lifting her over his head before dropping her on his left knee as he fell to them. He let Mel roll out of his hands. Mel lay on the ground for a moment before slowly getting up. She walked up behind Jay and tapped him on the shoulder. Jay spun around and looked into Mel's hate filled deep emerald eyes. Mel smiled slightly and punched Jay with all her might in the gut. Jay hunched over holing his stomach coughing. Mel then put her hands on the back of his head and as she brought her left knee up she pulled his head down. Jay's face hit her knee hard and he fell to the ground. Mel cracked her neck and looked at Jay one last time before walking through the group of people to the main building of the college.
Makoto ran over to Mel and spun her around. When Mel looked at Makoto her nose was bleeding and she had blood trickling out of the corner of her mouth. "Ai are you ok?"
Mel looked at Makoto and nodded. "Yea angel I'm fine." Mel hung her head as she walked taking her hair out of its ponytail she put it up in to fight Jay. "If you see Minako before me tell her I'm sorry about what I said to her."
Makoto caught back up to Mel and spun her around. "Ai you can't be fine, you fought him with 10 broken ribs."
Mel chuckled slightly. "Well you better make it 12 broken ribs cuz I'm sure I broke um in that fight."
Ami had walked up behind her friends and heard what Mel said and spun her around and ran her hands down Mel's side slowly. "Yes Mel you did manage to break two ribs." Rei, Usagi and Minako had walked up to them and listened to Ami scold Mel. "I hope your happy now Mel. You beat the hell out of that guy for no reason and broke more bones."
Mel cut Ami off. She spoke to the blue haired girl coldly. "Fuck you Ami-chan that guy happens to be Jay Steel. The guy who fuckin raped me when I was 18 so don't you fuckin dare lecture me for kicking his ass ok, he fuckin deserved it."
The group of Senshi all looked at each other then at Mel. Ami spoke softly. "Gomen ne Mel-chan I had no idea. If I had known I never would have said any thing." Ami hung her head and started to walk away.
Mel sighed and grabbed Ami's arm as she walked away. "Ami-chan I'm sorry please don't walk away. I didn't mean to sound so angry. And I sure as hell didn't mean to hurt your feelings. Gomen nasai Ami-chan." Mel pulled the shorter girl into a loose hug.
Ami looked up at Mel blushing heavily and spoke softly. "It's nothing you should be sorry about Mel-chan. I made a comment before I let you explain why you did what you did. Knowing what I know now you had every right to beat him up."
Mel went to say something to Ami but was cut off by a tap on her shoulder. When she turned around she saw the dean standing there. "Would you mind telling me why you just beat the hell out of Mr. Steel?"
Mel hung her head and spoke softly. "He well you see when I was 18 he well he raped me and got away with it. So you see he deserved it."
The dean looked at Mel and sighed. "Quit fighting with people or I'll be forced to expel you."
Mel nodded and put an arm around Makoto and smiled softly before kissing her deeply then winking. The dean huffed. "And stop flaunting your sexual preference."
Mel chuckled and shook her head. "Man people suck."
"Just get to class all of you here's a pass so you don't get in trouble. Though I'm sure the whole school plus the faculty knows you were involved in a fight."
Mel took the pass and bowed before walking away hand in hand with Makoto.
Lunch time rolled around without incident. Every time someone saw Mel they moved out of her way. Mel shook her head and walked up behind Makoto at their locker and kissed her neck softly. Feeling her lover's lips on her neck Makoto turned around and met Mel's lips in a soft kiss. Rei and Ami walked over hand in hand and chuckled. "You two are horrible you know that always flaunting to the whole college that Mako-chan is yours." Rei smiled softly at her two friends.
Makoto looked at Rei over Mel's shoulder and saw her holding Ami's hand and chuckled. "You have a lot of room to talk Rei-chan."
Mel shook her head and smiled. "Yea and besides if I was flaunting she was mine I would do this." Mel picked Makoto up and she wrapped her legs around Mel's waist. Mel then leaned her into her locker and kissed her deeply running her hand up her thigh. Stopping high under her skirt.
Ami blushed heavily. "Ok Mel-chan we get the hint."
Mel winked and set a very red Makoto down. "Ok if you get the hint lets go eat."
Mel sat there silently as Minako walked over with Usagi. Minako looked at Mel and hung her head. Mel simply put her arm around Makoto's waist and pulled her to her. Makoto smiled and sat in Mel's lap and leaned back resting her back on Mel's chest and abs. Minako shot Mel a dirty look. Mel smirked. "What's the matter Mina-chan jealous because she chose me over you?"
Minako's eyes got wide as she looked at Mel. "Me jealous of a louse like you? Ha, ha it is to laugh. You're just second best. A street rat like you could never make me jealous."
Mel removed Makoto from her lap and stood up angrily. "Fuck you Minako." Mel's voice got an icy tone to it. "I might be a street rat but I know more about life and how to survive then a spoiled little fuckin bitch like you."
Makoto looked at her lover and then at her best friend and stood up angrily. "Knock it the fuck off both of you, I refuse to be the object of a fight. I know you two are probably still pissed at each other over this morning so don't drag me into your pissing contest. Now come on both of you we can't have this kind of hostility between us." Makoto sighed and looked at Minako. "I'm sorry Minako."
Mel cut Makoto off by putting her hand on her shoulder. "Don't apologize for me angel I meant what I said." Mel took her keys from her pocket. "Here don't ferget to pick Ivory up on your way home." Mel handed Makoto the keys to the jeep and walked away slowly. Mel stopped at the jeep and grabbed a black bag out of the glove box and took what looked like a cigarette out of it and then put it in her blazer pocket. She then put the black bag in her back pack. Mel then removed a lighter from the glove box and put it in her blazer pocket. Mel then walked off the campus grounds.
After school Makoto picked Ivory and Avery up from school and started to head home. Half way there her communicator went off. She stopped at a red light and opened the flap and Sailor Moon's face appeared. "Get back to the college now yoma attack." Makoto nodded and did a u-turn and drove back to the college. Makoto pulled into the parking lot and transformed and ran to the main campus grounds.
Ivory looked at Avery and nodded. The two of them transformed and tore off after Jupiter. When they got there they saw a large shambler type yoma.
Jupiter looked at the group of Senshi and balled her hands into fists. "Mars where's Super Nova?"
"No clue girl she won't answer her communicator or her cell phone."
"I'll call her on my cell it rings different on her's if she knows it's me calling she might just answer." Jupiter ran to her car and picked up her cell phone and dialed Mel's number.
Mel glanced at her ringing phone and realized it was Makoto calling her. She sighed and put the lighter and joint back in her pocket. When she finally answered her phone Jupiter told her what was going on and Mel transformed and flew to the campus. When she got there she saw the others were injured and when the yoma saw Super Nova it quickly grabbed a recovering Jupiter. "Oi let 'er go and fight me fair an square." The yoma looked at Nova then tightened its grip on Jupiter. Super Nova growled and slowly removed her boot knife from its sheath on her left boot. Before the yoma knew what was happing Super Nova nodded at Jupiter and she ducked and Super Nova threw her boot knife and it struck the yoma between the eyes. The yoma released Jupiter and pulled the knife from its head. Growling it threw it back at Super Nova. The knife hit Super Nova in the chest. Super Nova looked at Jupiter with a look of total shock on her face before falling to her knees.
Jupiter ran to her fallen lover. "Mel don't you dare leave me you hold on." Jupiter cried softly as she spoke.
Super Nova weakly raised her hand and caressed Jupiter's cheek and spoke softly. "I'm not gonna lie to you and say I'm ok. Just know that I'll always be with you and I promise I'll find my way back to you." Super Nova kissed Jupiter softly before taking her last breaths. Her hand slowly fell from Jupiter's cheek and her eyes closed.
Hold on to me love
you know I can't stay long
all I wanted to say I love you and I'm not afraid
can you hear me?
Can you feel me in your arms?
closing your eyes to disappear you pray your dreams will leave you here but still you wake and know the truth No ones there
Say goodnight Don't be afraid Calling me calling me as you fade to black.
Jupiter broke down holding her lover's lifeless body in her arms. She slowly set Super Nova's body down and turned and faced the yoma. "Supreme Thunder Dragon!" Jupiter's voice was void of all emotion and mechanical sounding. A large dragon made of lightning hurdled towards the yoma and destroyed it. Jupiter then looked back at where Super Nova was lying and fell to her knees and cried.
Ahriman arrived to see the group of Senshi huddled around something. "What are you guys doing?" Ahriman walked over to the group of girls Sailor Moon looked at her with tear filled eyes. Ahriman laid her ears back and pushed her way between the group of girls. When she saw Super Nova lying on the ground she walked up to Jupiter and purred softly before walking over and placing her head on her fallen partners chest. The demon panther whimpered slightly as a tear rolled down her cheek. Ahriman looked at the others and whimpered again. She then picked Super Nova's lifeless body up and flew off with her.
Venus put a warm hand on Jupiter's shoulder. "I'm so sorry Mako-chan."
Jupiter looked at Venus and shrugged. "It's not your fault Mina-chan. I'm the one who called her and made her come here and fight."
Mars looked at Jupiter and pulled Venus to the side. "Let me talk to her Mina-chan." Venus nodded and went and comforted a crying Sailor Moon. Mars knelt down next to Jupiter and wrapped her in a warm hug. "It's not your fault either Mako-chan. Super Nova gave her life to protect you. Remember we all died once. But we woke up the next morning and carried on with life. Only our Senshi form died. Mel will find her way back to you I promise. If she doesn't you can hate me the rest of your life, but trust me on this Mako-chan she'll come back to you. She loves you too much not to." Mars released Jupiter and took her hand and they both stood up. "Let's go home."
Makoto, Avery and Ivory walked into the loft and sat on the sofa and hung their heads. Ivory looked at Makoto and frowned before hugging her tightly. "It'll be ok Mako-chan."