-After bite-
The back of a particular yellow sports car:
"All of you Shut-UP!" Haruka shouted in an uncharistic show of temper. "Why don't we start a game." She growled, fed up by the girls bickering. "The first person to open their mouth and say something, I leave on the side of the highway!"
That sobered up the lot of them quickly enough. While Rei and Usagi had the decency to look ashamed. Ami sighed and removed one of the books from the bags between her feet. Usagi, looking over he shoulder to stick her tongue out at Rei, plucked at Haruka's sleeve. Pointing at Ami, and mimicked reading.
"That means you too Ami. Play by the rules." She gave Ami a meaningful look through the rear-view mirror. "And Usagi, eyes front! Leave Rei alone!" she barked.
Ami looked a little taken aback, but seceded to Haruka's demands. Taking but a moment to memorize the page number before closing the book, she returned it to it's bag. With a little sigh, she folded her hands neatly in her lap. Usagi meanwhile had snapped to attention in the front seat, staring vigilantly at the dashboard. It was almost painful watching her sit like that, determined not to lose "the game".
Rei was looking out the passenger window, brooding over something. Makoto had leaned back, spreading her arms out behind the headrests casually. Her long legs folded almost all the way up to her chest. It was her chest that caught Ami's attention.
She turned her head quickly, taking solace in the reflection of Makoto in her window. She wondered how Michiru and Mina were doing. The Violinist had come up earlier that day to pick up Mina, since Harukas' yellow sports car could only fit so many, and go shopping. Their task for this afternoon to find the perfect dress.
Almost unaware of her actions she found her gaze returning to Makoto. Letting her eyes wander the athletic brunette's curves while pretending to watch the shoreline pass by out the drivers side of the car. The beach looked beautiful, skirting the edges of the highway...
Ami was wrapped up in her own thoughts when she caught Mako looking at her. Ami turned her head and smiled faintly at the tomboy. Mako just gave her an apologetic shrug. Then Ami felt the tickle of hair on the back of her neck. She jerked a little in surprise, and saw Makoto's fingers, casual as can be, resting behind her headrest in the back. It only made her more aware of how squished the tall brunette was.
Unable to move much at all. Trapped.
Their eyes locked, Jade met sapphire's curious gaze with a little smirk, only to widen with shock as Ami suddenly flashed her a devious little grin.
Ami made some noise as she pulled her cell-phone from her bag. Pressing some buttons, and shutting it off. She didn't want to lose this game that easily. Usagi picked up on her cue almost immediately. However instead of turning it off, she promptly started texting. Her grin of victory was visible as soon as Rei's phone buzzed to life.
With a long suffering sigh, Rei began to text back. Makoto watched the exchange between the two with a chuckle. Fingers returning to play with a lock of hair from her blue-haired lover. What she was unprepared for was the gleam in Ami's eye. Makoto's happy smile melted into confusion, and her confusion gave way to a surprisingly girlie squeak as she felt cool fingers slip under her sleeveless shirt.
Everyone looked at her questioningly. Everyone but a certain cunning Bluenette.
"Makoto don't you start. It's a long walk back to the City." Haruka warned from the drivers seat. Ami nodded sagely in agreement, and Mako shot her a dirty look. She was a bit more prepared when those cool fingers moved again, sliding over the soft flesh at her waist. Still looking out the window Ami's fingers continued to move, tickling up her lovers ribs, making Mako squirm. Rei glanced at her, but continued pushing buttons on her phone, glaring at the back of the passengers seat furiously.
Ami smiled innocently at the reflection of Makoto in her window. Even as the thunder Senshi narrowed her eyes dangerously and the hand next to Ami's ear clenched warningly. All was quiet for a minute, Haruka relaxed enough to turn the radio on, the sounds of saxophone and synth filling the car. Suddenly Ami's head shot forward and she yelped. A moment later Makoto leapt part way out of her seat, long limbs keeping her scrunched uncomfortably in the back. To her credit the only thing that escaped her was a startled grunt, then she turned and began to savagely tickle the shrieking genius.
Everyone in the car turned to stare....
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"Great! So now how do we get back to town?" Makoto grumbled, kicking her legs against the barrier that separated the highway from the slope leading down to the strand of beach below. The afternoon sun was starting to sink toward the water, and the light breeze was just beginning to pick up. Playfully tossing Mako's auburn ponytail around behind her. Ami smiled and jumped over the metal barrier, sliding down the slope fairly easily, and running the last few steps out into the soft sand.
"We still have our phones, and cab fare to the bus is on me." She called.
"You mean, you... " Makoto jumped off the rail and slid down the embankment, "Come back here Blue, I'm going to do... THINGS to you 'till you scream!"
The Bluentte just laughed and bolted down the beach.
