p dir="ltr"Aino Minako laid in her king size bed at the Claridge hotel in London. The down comforter was pulled up to her chest. Artemis made himself comfortable on top of her. His feet were digging into her breasts, but she couldn't bring herself to move him. He was comfortable and she loved listening to his purr. She absently stroked his fur and stared at the ceiling while coming down from the high of her everyday life. /p
p dir="ltr"Loneliness settled in. She loved Artemis like no other, but his companionship did not provide the intellectual and physical stimulation she needed. Once upon a time, she would satiate her physical needs by casually dating, or bringing someone to her hotel room to entertain her for the night. /p
p dir="ltr"But that was before she got involved with the templars. Now it all seemed too risky. From what Minako had learned, templars either dated amongst themselves, or kept the organization's business and their role in it secret from their loved ones. It didn't feel right to her; even if she was only considering one-night affairs to assuage her boredom and tension. /p
p dir="ltr"Plus, she was responsible for a Piece of Eden. Knowing her luck, a crazy hookup would try to steal it while she was distracted or asleep. /p
p dir="ltr"Having a secret life as a templar was bad enough without potentially getting anyone else involved. /p
p dir="ltr"All in all, it was safer not to entertain the thought. Still, she was a woman with needs. Despite the hundreds of fans who followed her during every public moment, her private time exposed how desperate the idol was for intimacy. /p
p dir="ltr"As twisted as it sounded, Minako had grown to anticipate and appreciate the assassin's presence. Having a shadow lurking around her day and night created a strange sort of companionship between them. It was surreal, and dare she say, intimate. /p
p dir="ltr"Since their awkward encounter in her Paris hotel, Sailor V had an especially difficult time getting Hino Rei out of her thoughts. /p
p dir="ltr"Much to Minako's dismay, it didn't appear as though the alluring assassin had followed her to London. She rather enjoyed their unbalanced game of cat and mouse, and was looking forward to feigning obliviousness to Hino's presence while touring London. /p
p dir="ltr"The Piece of Eden sitting beside her on the nightstand had given no indication the assassin was anywhere nearby. From the day Kaiou and Hino gave her the mysterious object, Minako realized it had unique powers. Yes, she was told about its ability to captivate and potentially brainwash those staring into it. That was the templars' agenda, after all. /p
p dir="ltr"But it also had other properties they failed to mention. /p
p dir="ltr"Properties Minako was grateful for. If it hadn't been able to detect Rei's presence, she would probably be dead. The mask allowed her to see people, almost like a thermal reading. Not only that, but it helped her anticipate their movements. It didn't work on everyone; only certain individuals. And Minako had no idea why. /p
p dir="ltr"Hino Rei was one of those people. /p
p dir="ltr"Hino Rei. Daughter of Hino Takashi; influential politician and high ranking templar. He happened to be part of Minako's recruitment. In fact, he personally handed the Piece of Eden to her. /p
p dir="ltr"Minako wasn't his biggest fan. Something about that man rubbed her the wrong way. She didn't trust him in the slightest; he was an assassin who murdered his own wife. Who could say he wouldn't turn against the templars as well? /p
p dir="ltr"Kaiou Michiru trusted him, for whatever reason. And that was all Minako needed to know. Because no one—absolutely no one—questioned her judgment. /p
p dir="ltr"Hino Rei was infamous among the templars. The popstar felt bad for her. Rei had done nothing to earn her notoriety. Her father's actions when she was a baby, and the templars' ongoing obsession with her that Minako still hadn't figured out, weren't things she could control. /p
p dir="ltr"Rei made the mistake of surviving that fateful day, and in doing so, earned the interest of Minako's peers. /p
p dir="ltr"Minako could see it in Rei's dark amethyst eyes; her father's absence had impacted her more severely than she would admit. The assassin was serious, calculated, and driven. She lived to prove herself, more to her absent father figure than her peers. /p
p dir="ltr"Minako had damaged Rei's pride by thwarting both of her assassination attempts so far. She assumed that was the reason her new stalker wasn't around; she was too busy licking her wounds. /p
p dir="ltr""Maybe I took the teasing a little too far…" the singer mused. Artemis tilted his head at her. /p
p dir="ltr""She was already angry because I caught her. Twice. I guess I didn't need to twist the knife." Minako shook her head, exasperated. "Why do I care about sparing her feelings? She wants me dead."/p
p dir="ltr"Minako leaned into her pillow and sighed. Being an empath really was a pain sometimes. Or she was so desperate for companionship she was looking for it in someone who literally wanted to kill her. /p
p dir="ltr"She couldn't resolve that issue tonight, so she decided to stop thinking about it. /p
p dir="ltr"She could, however, temporarily solve her long-neglected physical needs. /p
p dir="ltr""I need to be alone," Mina told Artemis. He gave her an annoyed glare before hopping off the bed to explore the suite. /p
p dir="ltr"The idol made herself comfortable amidst the sea of pillows. She slipped her fingers past the hem of her silk panties. Minako closed her eyes and sighed. She wasn't even remotely close, and because she also didn't travel with any toys, she would have to use her imagination more than usual if she had any hope of relieving this tension. /p
p dir="ltr"She began by circling her thumb around her clit. Her ministrations started off slow. She needed to work herself into this; to really feel like she was in the act with someone. It had been well over a year since she had taken a lover into her bed and felt the warmth of a naked body pressed against hers. /p
p dir="ltr"When she used her imagination to picture someone above her, a pair of alluring, violet eyes stared down at her. /p
p dir="ltr"Minako was taken aback by her mind's first choice. There were many reasons why she shouldn't desire Hino Rei: they belonged to opposing factions that strove to eradicate each other, for starters. And that didn't count the fact that Minako worked with her father, and had very specific instructions to capture Rei and turn her into the templars. /p
p dir="ltr"Not that she followed those orders when they spoke in Paris, but still. /p
p dir="ltr"When it came to her sexuality, Aino didn't normally lust after women. She'd had a few drunken encounters with other women over the years, but never fantasized about them or wanted to be in a long-term relationship with one. /p
p dir="ltr"Thinking about Rei was wildly different. There was something about her.../p
p dir="ltr"She was mysterious. Her hair was dark and looked incredibly soft. She was a Shrine Maiden with a pale, traditional air about her that was not very common nowadays. Both times their bodies had pressed against one another, Mina felt the curves and heat beneath Rei's clothes. /p
p dir="ltr"Then there were Rei's eyes. Minako had never seen dark purple irises like those, outside of Takashi. Rei clearly inherited his only good trait. Unlike Takashi, his daughter's eyes were incredibly intoxicating to stare into. /p
p dir="ltr"She began to imagine what would have transpired if Rei had taken up her offer of coming to bed with her in Paris. /p
p dir="ltr"Minako would have continued to play with her, of course. Except the games would be less mental and more physical. She would remind herself of what it felt like to be with another person. Another woman. She would have caressed every inch of Rei's porcelain skin. /p
p dir="ltr"In her mind she was fondling Rei's breasts, but in reality one of her hands was performing the action on herself. They would have touched each other all over before one of them got impatient-probably Rei-and began moving things along. /p
p dir="ltr"Finally slick and ready, Minako slid two fingers inside of herself. If these were Rei's fingers, they would be hot. Hot, firm, and they wouldn't waste time teasing. Rei was a woman who got right to the point, Mina assumed, and her fingers followed her thoughts. /p
p dir="ltr"She bit her bottom lip to keep from moaning as she applied pressure to her swollen gland. The strokes brought forth long overdue waves of desire, which grew more and more frustrating the closer she got to release. /p
p dir="ltr"Desperate for the illusion of having someone with her, she rolled over and situated a pillow beneath her and another between her legs. /p
p dir="ltr""Mmm…" Grinding herself against it felt too good not to make at least a little noise. She couldn't be too loud, or else she would alert Artemis, but being silent was not an option either. /p
p dir="ltr"She was so close, and it felt so good to finally do this. The throbbing was unbearable. If she could push herself a little harder…/p
p dir="ltr"Then the phone rang. /p
p dir="ltr""God dammit!" With a groan of frustration, Minako rolled over to grab her cell phone off the nightstand. /p
p dir="ltr"If it was her PR people calling, she was going to lose it. She'd already told them countless times not to call her at this time of night. She didn't care who the tabloids were claiming she slept with or what drugs she was supposedly on. It could wait until morning. /p
p dir="ltr"Minako's blood turned cold when she saw who was calling. Her anger and lingering sexual frustration turned to dread. /p
p dir="ltr"She cleared her throat, fumbling to collect herself. "Ah, K-Kaiou-sama…"/p
p dir="ltr""Aino-san." Her seductive, calculating voice was not one Minako would ever get used to. "You sound flustered. Am I interrupting anything?"/p
p dir="ltr"Minako bit her bottom lip. Was she being teased? There was no way Michiru could know what she was doing… /p
p dir="ltr"Or was there?/p
p dir="ltr""What? No, no. Of course not."/p
p dir="ltr""You haven't checked in for over twenty four hours. I don't think I need to reiterate how important it is for you to check in regularly. Especially when you have an assassin trailing you. An assassin you have been tasked with apprehending should the opportunity present itself, need I remind you?"/p
p dir="ltr"Now the idol felt like she was being lectured. And spied on. Minako was smart enough to keep her latest encounter with Rei a secret, but the way Michiru spoke had her wondering again if she was being spied on. "Yeah, well, I've been busy."/p
p dir="ltr""Practicing your new song lyrics, I hope."/p
p dir="ltr"Minako knew the Augur didn't "hope" for anything. What she meant was Minako had better be practicing with the new lyrics the templars provided for her upcoming album. Or else. /p
p dir="ltr"Subliminal messaging wasn't something Mina was completely sold on. She'd read through all their material, and even began recording new songs. There were bits sprinkled into the lyrics alluding to the templars' ultimate goal, The New World Order. But it didn't seem like enough to brainwash the masses into believing and following templar logic. /p
p dir="ltr"Oh well. What did she know? The templars didn't keep her around to be a thinkpiece, after all. The deal was Minako could continue to perform, and that was all she cared about. /p
p dir="ltr"Or so she told herself. /p
p dir="ltr""Yeah, I am," Minako agreed. /p
p dir="ltr""Do not make me call you again," Michiru warned. "Any sighting of her?"/p
p dir="ltr"Annoyed as she was, Minako took the warning seriously; though not seriously enough to tell the truth. "Takashi's daughter? Not since my trailer in Tokyo." /p
p dir="ltr""If you have another run in with her you are to capture her. You are not to kill her. She is to be brought to me. This is not optional."/p
p dir="ltr""I know." Minako swallowed. She wasn't sure how she felt about turning Rei over to the templars. She hadn't even tried capturing Rei in Paris, but she knew it couldn't be avoided forever. /p
p dir="ltr"Again, she had to remind herself Rei's fate wasn't her problem. Minako had to steel herself against the personal feelings she was developing for her attractive adversary. The templars had fulfilled their end of the deal by healing her and giving her the largest fanbase in the world; thus allowing her to continue to do what she loved with an unprecedented audience. /p
p dir="ltr"Now she had to do her part. Which meant she was their puppet, for all intents and purposes. /p
p dir="ltr"But something, perhaps it was her superiors' secrecy with their plans for Rei, or maybe just her strange infatuation with the mysterious assassin, made the popstar hesitate more than usual. Hell, if word got out Minako let her escape, they would probably have her head. /p
p dir="ltr"Thinking about her encounters with the young Hino, Minako reached to the nightstand and grabbed the Piece of Eden. She turned the mask over in her fingertips, enraptured by the way it sparkled in the dark. It had a constant thrum of energy, which was oddly comforting. /p
p dir="ltr"She absently held the mask up before her eyes, gasping at what it revealed. /p
p dir="ltr"Or rather, who it revealed. /p
p dir="ltr""Something the matter?" Michiru asked on the other line. /p
p dir="ltr""Oh, um, no. Sorry. Just some noise outside startled me."/p
p dir="ltr"Aino smirked as she watched the magical, thermal visage of her newest fan standing on the ledge beside her hotel window. /p
p dir="ltr""Close your windows, Aino-san. You have an assassin after you. Honestly."/p
p dir="ltr"The Augur knew many things, but she didn't know Minako secretly hoped Rei heard everything she was doing. /p
p dir="ltr""How am I supposed to capture her if she can't get into my room?" Minako bit her bottom lip. She instantly regretted opening her mouth. She definitely shouldn't have talked back like that. /p
p dir="ltr"Michiru seethed on the other line. An awkward minute of silence passed. "Good night, Aino-san."/p
p dir="ltr"The line went dead before Minako could reply. Minako sighed, feeling the tension leave her body as she exhaled. /p
p dir="ltr"Now that she knew she had a visitor, she wore the mask around her neck to continue monitoring her. /p
p dir="ltr"Outside of singing and dancing, Minako never considered herself an exhibitionist. Normally, the thought of someone spying on her while she masturbated was mortifying. /p
p dir="ltr"But when it was the person who she had been fantasizing about while doing the deed, well… It helped her pick up where she left off. /p
p dir="ltr"This time she wouldn't hold back her cries of pleasure. If her erotic invitations couldn't lure the assassin into her room, at least she would have fun trying. /p
p dir="ltr""Now, where was I?" Mina whispered, knowing full well Rei could hear her from the other side of the wall. /p
p dir="ltr"Minako returned her fingers inside of herself. Her hungry muscles instantly clenched around them. With her gaze transfixed on the woman standing just outside her window, she began stroking her anxious g-spot with all the force she could muster. /p
p dir="ltr""Nnghh… Rei…" /p
p dir="ltr"The crimson shadow didn't move, but it was easy-too easy- to imagine Rei in bed with her. Fingering her and staring her down with an intense, smoldering gaze, all the while wrapping her in a thermal, incensed embrace. /p
p dir="ltr""Ahh!" Minako cried out when her ministrations and imagination birthed an incredible orgasm. Until now she hadn't taken her eyes from Rei, but the crippling waves of pleasure flooding her body forced her to close her eyes for a few seconds. White light pulsated behind her eyelids as she struggled to catch her breath./p
p dir="ltr"Squeezing her hand between her thighs, the lonely idol basked in the temporary sedation her self-pleasure provided. /p
p dir="ltr"She needed that. /p
p dir="ltr"She definitely needed that. /p
p dir="ltr"Now that the moment had passed, she felt a twinge of guilt for putting Rei in such an awkward position. She opened her eyes, looking back to where Rei had been standing up until a few seconds ago. /p
p dir="ltr"The assassin had disappeared, taking with her the temporary escape her indulgence provided. /p
p dir="ltr"Minako was alone again. /p
p dir="ltr"Loneliness settled in. She loved Artemis like no other, but his companionship did not provide the intellectual and physical stimulation she needed. Once upon a time, she would satiate her physical needs by casually dating, or bringing someone to her hotel room to entertain her for the night. /p
p dir="ltr"But that was before she got involved with the templars. Now it all seemed too risky. From what Minako had learned, templars either dated amongst themselves, or kept the organization's business and their role in it secret from their loved ones. It didn't feel right to her; even if she was only considering one-night affairs to assuage her boredom and tension. /p
p dir="ltr"Plus, she was responsible for a Piece of Eden. Knowing her luck, a crazy hookup would try to steal it while she was distracted or asleep. /p
p dir="ltr"Having a secret life as a templar was bad enough without potentially getting anyone else involved. /p
p dir="ltr"All in all, it was safer not to entertain the thought. Still, she was a woman with needs. Despite the hundreds of fans who followed her during every public moment, her private time exposed how desperate the idol was for intimacy. /p
p dir="ltr"As twisted as it sounded, Minako had grown to anticipate and appreciate the assassin's presence. Having a shadow lurking around her day and night created a strange sort of companionship between them. It was surreal, and dare she say, intimate. /p
p dir="ltr"Since their awkward encounter in her Paris hotel, Sailor V had an especially difficult time getting Hino Rei out of her thoughts. /p
p dir="ltr"Much to Minako's dismay, it didn't appear as though the alluring assassin had followed her to London. She rather enjoyed their unbalanced game of cat and mouse, and was looking forward to feigning obliviousness to Hino's presence while touring London. /p
p dir="ltr"The Piece of Eden sitting beside her on the nightstand had given no indication the assassin was anywhere nearby. From the day Kaiou and Hino gave her the mysterious object, Minako realized it had unique powers. Yes, she was told about its ability to captivate and potentially brainwash those staring into it. That was the templars' agenda, after all. /p
p dir="ltr"But it also had other properties they failed to mention. /p
p dir="ltr"Properties Minako was grateful for. If it hadn't been able to detect Rei's presence, she would probably be dead. The mask allowed her to see people, almost like a thermal reading. Not only that, but it helped her anticipate their movements. It didn't work on everyone; only certain individuals. And Minako had no idea why. /p
p dir="ltr"Hino Rei was one of those people. /p
p dir="ltr"Hino Rei. Daughter of Hino Takashi; influential politician and high ranking templar. He happened to be part of Minako's recruitment. In fact, he personally handed the Piece of Eden to her. /p
p dir="ltr"Minako wasn't his biggest fan. Something about that man rubbed her the wrong way. She didn't trust him in the slightest; he was an assassin who murdered his own wife. Who could say he wouldn't turn against the templars as well? /p
p dir="ltr"Kaiou Michiru trusted him, for whatever reason. And that was all Minako needed to know. Because no one—absolutely no one—questioned her judgment. /p
p dir="ltr"Hino Rei was infamous among the templars. The popstar felt bad for her. Rei had done nothing to earn her notoriety. Her father's actions when she was a baby, and the templars' ongoing obsession with her that Minako still hadn't figured out, weren't things she could control. /p
p dir="ltr"Rei made the mistake of surviving that fateful day, and in doing so, earned the interest of Minako's peers. /p
p dir="ltr"Minako could see it in Rei's dark amethyst eyes; her father's absence had impacted her more severely than she would admit. The assassin was serious, calculated, and driven. She lived to prove herself, more to her absent father figure than her peers. /p
p dir="ltr"Minako had damaged Rei's pride by thwarting both of her assassination attempts so far. She assumed that was the reason her new stalker wasn't around; she was too busy licking her wounds. /p
p dir="ltr""Maybe I took the teasing a little too far…" the singer mused. Artemis tilted his head at her. /p
p dir="ltr""She was already angry because I caught her. Twice. I guess I didn't need to twist the knife." Minako shook her head, exasperated. "Why do I care about sparing her feelings? She wants me dead."/p
p dir="ltr"Minako leaned into her pillow and sighed. Being an empath really was a pain sometimes. Or she was so desperate for companionship she was looking for it in someone who literally wanted to kill her. /p
p dir="ltr"She couldn't resolve that issue tonight, so she decided to stop thinking about it. /p
p dir="ltr"She could, however, temporarily solve her long-neglected physical needs. /p
p dir="ltr""I need to be alone," Mina told Artemis. He gave her an annoyed glare before hopping off the bed to explore the suite. /p
p dir="ltr"The idol made herself comfortable amidst the sea of pillows. She slipped her fingers past the hem of her silk panties. Minako closed her eyes and sighed. She wasn't even remotely close, and because she also didn't travel with any toys, she would have to use her imagination more than usual if she had any hope of relieving this tension. /p
p dir="ltr"She began by circling her thumb around her clit. Her ministrations started off slow. She needed to work herself into this; to really feel like she was in the act with someone. It had been well over a year since she had taken a lover into her bed and felt the warmth of a naked body pressed against hers. /p
p dir="ltr"When she used her imagination to picture someone above her, a pair of alluring, violet eyes stared down at her. /p
p dir="ltr"Minako was taken aback by her mind's first choice. There were many reasons why she shouldn't desire Hino Rei: they belonged to opposing factions that strove to eradicate each other, for starters. And that didn't count the fact that Minako worked with her father, and had very specific instructions to capture Rei and turn her into the templars. /p
p dir="ltr"Not that she followed those orders when they spoke in Paris, but still. /p
p dir="ltr"When it came to her sexuality, Aino didn't normally lust after women. She'd had a few drunken encounters with other women over the years, but never fantasized about them or wanted to be in a long-term relationship with one. /p
p dir="ltr"Thinking about Rei was wildly different. There was something about her.../p
p dir="ltr"She was mysterious. Her hair was dark and looked incredibly soft. She was a Shrine Maiden with a pale, traditional air about her that was not very common nowadays. Both times their bodies had pressed against one another, Mina felt the curves and heat beneath Rei's clothes. /p
p dir="ltr"Then there were Rei's eyes. Minako had never seen dark purple irises like those, outside of Takashi. Rei clearly inherited his only good trait. Unlike Takashi, his daughter's eyes were incredibly intoxicating to stare into. /p
p dir="ltr"She began to imagine what would have transpired if Rei had taken up her offer of coming to bed with her in Paris. /p
p dir="ltr"Minako would have continued to play with her, of course. Except the games would be less mental and more physical. She would remind herself of what it felt like to be with another person. Another woman. She would have caressed every inch of Rei's porcelain skin. /p
p dir="ltr"In her mind she was fondling Rei's breasts, but in reality one of her hands was performing the action on herself. They would have touched each other all over before one of them got impatient-probably Rei-and began moving things along. /p
p dir="ltr"Finally slick and ready, Minako slid two fingers inside of herself. If these were Rei's fingers, they would be hot. Hot, firm, and they wouldn't waste time teasing. Rei was a woman who got right to the point, Mina assumed, and her fingers followed her thoughts. /p
p dir="ltr"She bit her bottom lip to keep from moaning as she applied pressure to her swollen gland. The strokes brought forth long overdue waves of desire, which grew more and more frustrating the closer she got to release. /p
p dir="ltr"Desperate for the illusion of having someone with her, she rolled over and situated a pillow beneath her and another between her legs. /p
p dir="ltr""Mmm…" Grinding herself against it felt too good not to make at least a little noise. She couldn't be too loud, or else she would alert Artemis, but being silent was not an option either. /p
p dir="ltr"She was so close, and it felt so good to finally do this. The throbbing was unbearable. If she could push herself a little harder…/p
p dir="ltr"Then the phone rang. /p
p dir="ltr""God dammit!" With a groan of frustration, Minako rolled over to grab her cell phone off the nightstand. /p
p dir="ltr"If it was her PR people calling, she was going to lose it. She'd already told them countless times not to call her at this time of night. She didn't care who the tabloids were claiming she slept with or what drugs she was supposedly on. It could wait until morning. /p
p dir="ltr"Minako's blood turned cold when she saw who was calling. Her anger and lingering sexual frustration turned to dread. /p
p dir="ltr"She cleared her throat, fumbling to collect herself. "Ah, K-Kaiou-sama…"/p
p dir="ltr""Aino-san." Her seductive, calculating voice was not one Minako would ever get used to. "You sound flustered. Am I interrupting anything?"/p
p dir="ltr"Minako bit her bottom lip. Was she being teased? There was no way Michiru could know what she was doing… /p
p dir="ltr"Or was there?/p
p dir="ltr""What? No, no. Of course not."/p
p dir="ltr""You haven't checked in for over twenty four hours. I don't think I need to reiterate how important it is for you to check in regularly. Especially when you have an assassin trailing you. An assassin you have been tasked with apprehending should the opportunity present itself, need I remind you?"/p
p dir="ltr"Now the idol felt like she was being lectured. And spied on. Minako was smart enough to keep her latest encounter with Rei a secret, but the way Michiru spoke had her wondering again if she was being spied on. "Yeah, well, I've been busy."/p
p dir="ltr""Practicing your new song lyrics, I hope."/p
p dir="ltr"Minako knew the Augur didn't "hope" for anything. What she meant was Minako had better be practicing with the new lyrics the templars provided for her upcoming album. Or else. /p
p dir="ltr"Subliminal messaging wasn't something Mina was completely sold on. She'd read through all their material, and even began recording new songs. There were bits sprinkled into the lyrics alluding to the templars' ultimate goal, The New World Order. But it didn't seem like enough to brainwash the masses into believing and following templar logic. /p
p dir="ltr"Oh well. What did she know? The templars didn't keep her around to be a thinkpiece, after all. The deal was Minako could continue to perform, and that was all she cared about. /p
p dir="ltr"Or so she told herself. /p
p dir="ltr""Yeah, I am," Minako agreed. /p
p dir="ltr""Do not make me call you again," Michiru warned. "Any sighting of her?"/p
p dir="ltr"Annoyed as she was, Minako took the warning seriously; though not seriously enough to tell the truth. "Takashi's daughter? Not since my trailer in Tokyo." /p
p dir="ltr""If you have another run in with her you are to capture her. You are not to kill her. She is to be brought to me. This is not optional."/p
p dir="ltr""I know." Minako swallowed. She wasn't sure how she felt about turning Rei over to the templars. She hadn't even tried capturing Rei in Paris, but she knew it couldn't be avoided forever. /p
p dir="ltr"Again, she had to remind herself Rei's fate wasn't her problem. Minako had to steel herself against the personal feelings she was developing for her attractive adversary. The templars had fulfilled their end of the deal by healing her and giving her the largest fanbase in the world; thus allowing her to continue to do what she loved with an unprecedented audience. /p
p dir="ltr"Now she had to do her part. Which meant she was their puppet, for all intents and purposes. /p
p dir="ltr"But something, perhaps it was her superiors' secrecy with their plans for Rei, or maybe just her strange infatuation with the mysterious assassin, made the popstar hesitate more than usual. Hell, if word got out Minako let her escape, they would probably have her head. /p
p dir="ltr"Thinking about her encounters with the young Hino, Minako reached to the nightstand and grabbed the Piece of Eden. She turned the mask over in her fingertips, enraptured by the way it sparkled in the dark. It had a constant thrum of energy, which was oddly comforting. /p
p dir="ltr"She absently held the mask up before her eyes, gasping at what it revealed. /p
p dir="ltr"Or rather, who it revealed. /p
p dir="ltr""Something the matter?" Michiru asked on the other line. /p
p dir="ltr""Oh, um, no. Sorry. Just some noise outside startled me."/p
p dir="ltr"Aino smirked as she watched the magical, thermal visage of her newest fan standing on the ledge beside her hotel window. /p
p dir="ltr""Close your windows, Aino-san. You have an assassin after you. Honestly."/p
p dir="ltr"The Augur knew many things, but she didn't know Minako secretly hoped Rei heard everything she was doing. /p
p dir="ltr""How am I supposed to capture her if she can't get into my room?" Minako bit her bottom lip. She instantly regretted opening her mouth. She definitely shouldn't have talked back like that. /p
p dir="ltr"Michiru seethed on the other line. An awkward minute of silence passed. "Good night, Aino-san."/p
p dir="ltr"The line went dead before Minako could reply. Minako sighed, feeling the tension leave her body as she exhaled. /p
p dir="ltr"Now that she knew she had a visitor, she wore the mask around her neck to continue monitoring her. /p
p dir="ltr"Outside of singing and dancing, Minako never considered herself an exhibitionist. Normally, the thought of someone spying on her while she masturbated was mortifying. /p
p dir="ltr"But when it was the person who she had been fantasizing about while doing the deed, well… It helped her pick up where she left off. /p
p dir="ltr"This time she wouldn't hold back her cries of pleasure. If her erotic invitations couldn't lure the assassin into her room, at least she would have fun trying. /p
p dir="ltr""Now, where was I?" Mina whispered, knowing full well Rei could hear her from the other side of the wall. /p
p dir="ltr"Minako returned her fingers inside of herself. Her hungry muscles instantly clenched around them. With her gaze transfixed on the woman standing just outside her window, she began stroking her anxious g-spot with all the force she could muster. /p
p dir="ltr""Nnghh… Rei…" /p
p dir="ltr"The crimson shadow didn't move, but it was easy-too easy- to imagine Rei in bed with her. Fingering her and staring her down with an intense, smoldering gaze, all the while wrapping her in a thermal, incensed embrace. /p
p dir="ltr""Ahh!" Minako cried out when her ministrations and imagination birthed an incredible orgasm. Until now she hadn't taken her eyes from Rei, but the crippling waves of pleasure flooding her body forced her to close her eyes for a few seconds. White light pulsated behind her eyelids as she struggled to catch her breath./p
p dir="ltr"Squeezing her hand between her thighs, the lonely idol basked in the temporary sedation her self-pleasure provided. /p
p dir="ltr"She needed that. /p
p dir="ltr"She definitely needed that. /p
p dir="ltr"Now that the moment had passed, she felt a twinge of guilt for putting Rei in such an awkward position. She opened her eyes, looking back to where Rei had been standing up until a few seconds ago. /p
p dir="ltr"The assassin had disappeared, taking with her the temporary escape her indulgence provided. /p
p dir="ltr"Minako was alone again. /p