Hello, all, remember me? I know it's been a long time coming, but I'm still working my way through this story. I want to at least catch up with Makoto's version. Wish me luck.
Thanks to all of you who still pestered me (or Steel) occasionally to keep writing this. I swear that does help, cause every time I get a review begging to post again, I feel guilty enough to get my butt back to work. All proud.
SO this chapter is not only dedicated to Steel, the love of my life, but also to you who have prodded me to continue. Thank you.
The story is still in Mina's POV, it still contains Yuri/sexual references, and it is still weird.
Please enjoy, and Naoko-sama, please forgive me for all the evilness I do to your characters.
Hope you enjoy.
Chapter 11: Yes, I AM a Coward
"I can't believe you fooled her!" I exclaim, as we settle ourselves in my room.
"I know. That was a miracle!"
"Well, you DO look an awful lot like a boy. If I didn't know better, it would've fooled ME!"
I still couldn't get over how good an actor, I mean actress she was. Maybe she SHOULD have played Snow White.
"Thank Haruka and Michiru for that."
"They must know quite a bit about crossdressing.."
Kami, Makoto looks so hot dressed like that. I want to jump on her, rip her clothes off, and run my tongue over every inch of her body… I wonder what she'd taste like…
She shrugs. "Who knows."
Silence descends upon us then. I know Makoto just saved my butt, and I get to stay in Japan with her and the rest of my friends… and not only that I can live WITH Makoto and get to be closer to her at least in a "seeing her everyday" sort of way, but I just can't seem to shake the thought that Makoto was just doing and saying all the right things out of obligation to me as a fellow Senshi. I mean, if she really felt like she loved me, then why can she be all tongue-tied around me when she was so eloquent with my MOM of all people?
No… she must have just found all that love talk from some romance novel, memorized it and spouted it off to my mom in hopes of winning her over.
I sigh, it's so sad…
"'Green Lightning'?"
ACK! Makoto just discovered my vibrator!
I quickly snatch it out of her hands and shove it into my dresser drawer.
I knew I would regret leaving that lying around…
Wait, no I didn't, that was one of Artemis' threats…
"Never mind that!"
"Uhh.. o-kaay.."
I am blushing so bad, I feel like it's burning the makeup off. Thankfully, she changes the channel.
"When were you planning on moving in with me?"
"Well, since Mother and Father are leaving in a week, we should probably do it as soon as possible."
Wow, I managed to make a cohesive sentence. Hot damn.
She nods. "Alright, I'll ask the others to help us then."
Silence again. Geesh… that distraction didn't last long… Depression grasps me again, and I pull out my trusty stuffed panda "BoBo". (Hey give me a break, I named him when I was three.) Somehow I take comfort out of his fluffyness.
But I still want to cry… Half out of relief, half out of frustration, but mostly out of sexual deprivedness… There is only so much playing with oneself can do to fill the void.
And I want love and romance just as much as a good toss in the cornfield. A vibrator can show me a good time, but it can't write me mushy poetry, and send me chocolate… and it certainly can't comfort me when I'm down, laugh with me when I'm happy, and grow old and wrinkled when we're living in our nursing home that is better than KC's.
Just then my thoughts are interrupted by a beeping sound. We both turn on our communicators at the same moment. The image of Usagi looks a little surprised at seeing both our faces at once.
"Guys, we need you at Rei's temple, another monster's attacking!" says our blonde princess.
We nod. "Ok, Usagi, we're on our way." Makoto replies. I'm just happy for the distraction.
"Are.. are you two ok now?" Usagi continues, giving us both a worried look.
"Of course Usagi-chan." I answer,trying to smile. "Everything's fine. Venus out." And I close my communicator.
"Don't worry Usagi-chan, we'll be just fine." Makoto tries to assure her.
"Moon out."
"Jupiter out."
I'm barely paying attention cause I'm scribbling a note for mom but then Makoto takes me by surprise by hugging me from behind. "Mako-chan?"
"You just looked like you needed a hug."
AAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaa… she's so SWEET! It's no wonder I'm madly in love with her!
"Thanks, I did."
And I spin in her grasp, wrap my arms around her neck and rest my head on her shoulder. I squeeze her tight for several moments before we part. I'm crying again, and wipe my eyes, but manage to remember the note so I stick it on the other side of my door.
"Are you ok?" I can actually hear the worry in her voice but there was no possible way I could share my troubles with her.
So I only nod and touch her cheek, before pulling out my transformation pen and turning into Venus. I hear her follow me as we step out into the night to fight whatever the fuss is all about.
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There's nothing like roof hopping late at night to really clear a girl's head. I discovered this years ago when I met a talking white cat that said I had to save the world.
I still believed deep down that I was supposed to be a normal girl not some super hero, but gosh I really did enjoy jumping from roof to roof.
And feeling the air blow up my skirt in a pleasant matter does NOT have anything to do with it.
Honest.
Anyway, around this point I looked over at Jupiter right before she hit a pole.
CLANG!
Well, I tried to warn her.
I pause to watch her slide down said flagpole.
"Oowww..."
I can't help but smile. "Are you ok?"
Okay, I'm laughing my ass off, too. So sue me, it was funny.
"Yeah I'm alright." She grumbles, rubbing her nose.
"You sure have been clumsy lately." I wonder if it has anything to do with me…
"Yeah I know.." she replies. "Guess I've been hanging around Usagi too much."
I laugh again, but continue on to Rei's. Sadly enough duty calls.
Stupid duty.
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When we arrive at the temple, we find that the others have all but killed the monster. Making our entrance speech and poses, Jupiter and I combine our attacks and obliterate the ugly creature. I'm always amazed at how well our attacks merge together..
"It's about time you two got here!" Mars yells to us. "What took you so long?"
"Sorry, I live farther away than the rest of you." I state, walking over to the others. Geesh, does Rei seem crankier than usual or is it just me?
Isn't just me, Mars immediately turns on Jupiter. Some kind of unspoken conversation goes on between them, and Mars looks even MORE annoyed.
I didn't even think it was possible.
She then storms over to Jupiter, grabs her by the ear and drags my beloved future sex playmate in the direction of her room. "Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!"
Hey, be gentle with her, she's mine!
Of course, Usagi, Ami, and I take one look at each other and start trying to eavesdrop.
Unfortunately, despite being the loudest woman I've ever known, all we could hear from Rei is more irritated muffling.
Mako did seem to be shouting back at some points, if I didn't know any better, I'd think Rei was torturing my beloved.
Actually.. that would be so like Rei.
"What do you think they're arguing about?" Usagi whispers, but before we could start guessing, the door is abruptly pulled open.
Rei doesn't seem too surprised to see us.
"Eh heh heh heh!" Usagi chuckles, embarrassedly rubbing the back of her head. "We, uh, couldn't help overhearing you.."
"I'm going for a walk" Mako sauys, and is already walking away.
She looks kind of concerned about something…
"Mako-chan!" Usagi calls out behind her.
"Let her go." says Rei.
"I think she needs to clear her head."
And for once I
can't help but agree with her… still I hope Mako is all right…
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"I thought I wouldn't see you here again." A husky voice just dripping with sexual promise whispers in my ears as I was trying to decide between lacy blue underwear or the pink gi string.
If you couldn't tell, I'm back at the Neko Yum Yum, this time in a celebratory visit… and I decided that if I was gonna live with Mako-chan now, all my underwear had to be pretty.
This will be my last splurge before I become a responsible adult,
Honest.
"Hiya, Taylor!" Yeps, I'm on first name basis with her now. Wonder how that happened… "Guess what! I'm not moving away after all!" I had told her all about it while I was paying for the lingerie I was torturing Mako with. Seems like that happened years ago.
"Soo, what changed so fast?" she purrs… Believe it or not, I'm getting used to her sounding like she's trying to seduce me even when we're just talking about mundane things.
"I'm moving in with Mako-chan!" I can't help sounding all gleeful.
"Wow, she finally confessed her love to you?" Taylor almost seemed as eager for Makoto to fess up as much as I am! I think it's cause I promised to give her details.
I sigh, all melodramatic-like. "Nooooo, but she's letting me move in her while my parents go to England.
"At least that's a start, right, darling?" Taylor says, promptly going into mothering mode. Who would have thought she had such a strong maternal instinct? She was already fussing over me, by adding to my underwear pile.
"I Know, but…" I hesitate, not sure if I want to go into my whole "What if she doesn't really like me?" line of thought…again.
She sighs and shakes her head in a "what am I gonna do with this child?"
"For the last time, she DOES love you. It's obvious just looking at her."
Yes, we really did have this conversation before. Oye… I really am pathetic.
"I…I think so, too.. but I can't help thinking if she reaaally loved me, what's keeping her from saying so? We even kissed, but she still doesn't get the hint that I like her."
"She did strike me as the shy type, maybe you should try to seduce her."
Why does everybody think I should be the one making the first move?
I'm thinking about this as I try on the pile of underwear and bras that Taylor and I selected.
Of course I'm totally talking out loud to myself and don't even notice. Very typical of me.
"Why should I make the move… I want her to seduce me! grumble Grumble"
"Honestly, why can't things work out like it did in the Silver Millenium?"
That's when I heard laughing from under the pile of underwear I've yet to try on.
Carefully, I move the clothes aside and low and behold underneathe was Artemis.
"Artemis? What are you doing here?"
He gives me an annoyed look. "You accidentally left me here last time."
Blink, blink. "I did?"
"Yeees.. me AND your purse." He rolls his eyes… probably cause I've done this before, though last time it was at the arcade.
"Whoops." Call me sheepish.
"Never mind, at least I had interesting reading material here." He says, straightening up and stretching lazily.
"So what's this about the Silver Millennium?" I ask, trying to get back on topic.
"Just that you don't remember as much as you think" he smiles, mysteriously.
Now, what's THAT supposed to mean.
Damn cat. He always does this to me.. probably still mad that I forgot him somewhere.. again..
"Alright be that way." I grumble as I gather up all the underwear and bras.
"All right, I think I will."
Heh, knew it, he's being obstinate on purpose.
"Of course I am." He readily agrees.
"oh shut up." I say, leading him out of the changing room. ":By the way, we're moving in with Mako-chan"
"WHAT?"
Heh, taste the sweetness of my revenge, cat boy.