The Object of Her Affection

Hi minna! This is my first fic so please be nice! The better summary:

Set after Galaxia's defeat and girls are in last year of high school. Everything's as peaceful as can be. Or is it? Makoto is struggling with her feelings for Minako and to make things worse, youma after youma are coming after her. Will she confess to the object of her affection? OCness!

Disclaimer: I still don't own Sailor Moon.

Note: Dai and Suko are together. They haven't seen each other but they are picking up where they left off.

Dialogue Key: "Talking" 'Thinking' (Use of telepathy)

Chapter Eight: Discoveries

Present

Finally, everyone calmed down to start the meeting. Minako and Makoto sat in the love seat, Mamoru, Usagi, and Rei sat in the couch across from them, Haruka sat in the recliner with Hotaru sitting on her lap, and everyone else stood.

"Well, it's become obvious," Rei began, "that the enemy is after Mako-chan, and apparently, they know who we are as well."

"And how is that?" Atsuko asked. "We don't know at the moment," Makoto answered. "During the first attack the enemy made, a youma said it knew our identities, but Rei killed it before we could get any information." Makoto gave Rei a look, as if silently blaming her. That prompted Rei to add, "Because she was injured."

Minako glanced at Makoto for a split second, wondering what Makoto was doing with Rei. Knowing she wouldn't get an answer to her question without saying anything, she decided to ask. (What exactly were you doing with Rei?) she asked. Makoto nudged her subtly and gave her a look of disapproval. (Don't pop up in my head all of a sudden) she ordered. (It throws my concentration off)

(Answer me, Makoto)

(I just went to Rei for advice that's all) Makoto reassured her. Coincidentally, Usagi asked the exact same question. "And what were you doing with Rei?"

"Nothing," Rei and Makoto sighed. "Sure," Minako teased. "Don't worry, Minako-chan, Mako-chan isn't my type anyways," Rei joked. Makoto tried to look hurt. "So you don't like me? If I'm not your type then who is?" Rei opened her mouth to say something but Setsuna cut her off.

"Girls, can we stay on topic?"

Rei and Makoto mumbled apologies.

"Setsuna-san," Daisuke spoke, "Do you know where the enemy is located now? Everyone turned to Setsuna, hoping she would answer him. Considering she was the Time Guardian, she usually kept all the secrets about the enemy to herself until she felt it was time to reveal them, which was towards the end of an epic struggle. "I can't give you an absolute location, but I do know what time period they come from."

"Time period?" Ami muttered. "You can't be talking about…!"

"Crystal Tokyo?" she finished for the blue-haired girl. "Unfortunately, I am." Gasps filled the air. "And," she continued, "They're attacking Crystal Tokyo as we speak. The queen has joined the senshi to help defeat them." Despite what she had said, she smiled. "She also said the words 'she,' 'wants,' and 'exercise' in the same sentence." The girls giggled while Haruka and Michiru raised their eyebrows. Usagi, on the other hand, pouted at all the looks she was getting.

Just then a scratching sound was heard at the door. Usagi suddenly became alert and looked toward Makoto, who had got up to open the door. "I have a bad feeling about this," the blonde muttered as she grabbed onto Rei. The two black cats, Luna and Akari, and the white one, Artemis, entered the apartment. "Where were you guys?" Usagi asked. "On a stroll around the block," Akari said simply. Luna and Artemis sat in Usagi and Minako's lap respectively while Akari sat at Daisuke's feet.

Minako whispered something in Makoto's ear as everyone was contemplating about what Setsuna just said. "Look at Ami." Makoto caught a glimpse of Ami. She saw nothing except Ami blink. She kept looking yet saw nothing. A few seconds later, she blinked again.

Luna noticed the two whispering and how close they were. Makoto's arm was around the girl's waist, which wasn't what most girls did in front of others the last time the cat checked. Makoto noticed how Luna was staring at her. Those red piercing eyes gazed into her emerald one with suspicion. Guessing Luna was putting two and two together, Makoto nodded her head. "You know that you have to put the princess's life above your love. This could cause friction among the team and…"

A few minutes later...

Everyone tried blocking Luna out while she was giving the lecture. Daisuke groaned in boredom as he stared at the ceiling. He wanted to rip off his ears and end the madness that was Luna's pointless speech. Rei rested her head on Usagi's shoulder and sighed, hoping Luna would stop talking soon. Usagi actually dozed off since she was so used to Luna preaching to her about things she would never take seriously. Mamoru covered his ears, but he could still here Luna. Minako glared at Makoto for doing whatever she had done to make Luna go off like that. Makoto covered her face with her hands and tried to wait this out.

"…Which brings me back to the point…" Luna ranted. "Shut up! The two get it. Protect the princess with their lives as they have been and never put their love above the princess's life and yadda, yadda, yadda," Akari said. As Luna stopped talking, Daisuke looked around and pumped his fist in the air. "She stopped!" he cheered. "Hey, Usagi, wake up! This is no time to be sleeping," Rei stated as she lifted her head up. She poked Usagi in the ribs and watched her jump up in surprise. "What was that for?" the blonde complained. "Well, if you hadn't fallen as sleep, maybe you wouldn't have been poked," Rei said as she crossed her arms.

As the two began bickering, Makoto finally got back to the conversation started by Minako. "What about Ami, now?" Makoto whispered the blonde. "Ami's blinking every five seconds, again. Ever since she told Urawa she wasn't interested, she's acted like she never wanted to find love. But now, whenever Sets is in the room with her, she blinks non-stop," Minako explained.

Makoto let this sink in. "So you mean Ami's…in love…with…" Minako nodded. "Now I have another one," Makoto mumbled. (What do you mean?) Minako asked. (I made a deal with Rei. I told her to tell Usagi how she feels about her if I told you how I felt) Makoto answered. (I guess Setsuna already knows how Ami feels but she has to tell her) Minako nodded. Just then everyone heard a loud growl. Usagi blushed. "It's close to noon and I still haven't had breakfast," she explained.

"Chocolate chip pancakes, anyone?" Makoto asked as she stood up. Suddenly every hand shot into the air. Hotaru even jumped out of Haruka's lap and hopped up and down with two hands in the air. "It's official," Makoto sighed with a laugh, "Hotaru's definitely had way too much sugar this morning." Then, she turned to Rei. "Can you help me with this?" Rei nodded and followed Makoto to the kitchen. Makoto went through the cupboard and found the mix and the chocolate chips. Makoto felt her lips stretch into a grin. "What?" Rei finally asked.

Makoto just kept grinning. "What?" Rei asked again. Nothing but a grin as she found a big bowl. "What?" Makoto turned to her. "Do I need to point out the obvious?" she said with her grin still on her face. Rei nodded. Makoto sighed. "Now you have to tell Usa," she whispered. Rei sighed. "A deal's a deal," Rei agreed as she found the eggs.

"If it makes you feel any better, I think Usagi likes you. She interacts with you more than she does Mamoru when you guys are in the same room," Makoto whispered. "I think that says something, don't you think?" Rei smiled yet turned a bright red. "It kinda does."

At least half an hour later...

"Thanks for the pancakes, Mako-chan!" Hotaru chirped as she put a piece of pancake in her mouth. "At least someone says thanks," Makoto muttered. "Arigatou, Mako-chan!" everyone shouted.

"Dou itashimashite," Makoto replied. Then Daisuke thought of something random. He whispered something to Atsuko. She nodded and walked up to Makoto and Minako. She whispered what Daisuke told her.

The two nodded. "Haruka-san?" Makoto asked. "Yeah, Mako-chan?" Haruka responded. "I want you to think of one word and think it over and over again," Makoto requested. Haruka was confused. "Naze?" Minako grinned. "We just want to see if we can guess what you're thinking," she answered. Haruka shrugged. She took a moment to think. "Okay."

Daisuke, Atsuko, Makoto, and Minako focused on Haruka completely. They weren't ready for what happened next. After a while they heard something faint. It gradually grew louder. 'Sexsexsexsexsexsexsex!' The four tried to contain their laughter but failed. Daisuke and Atsuko left the apartment altogether as Makoto took Minako by the hand and led her to the balcony. "What was that all about?" Ami asked.

Haruka only shrugged. 'Should I tell them?' Setsuna thought. Everyone heard a tap on the door as laughter continued. "I take that as a yes," she muttered. "A word of warning: Be careful what you think around these four. They can do something that we can't." She paused for a second so the others had the chance of bracing themselves. "They can read minds. They have the innate ability of telepathy."

"Come again?" Michiru asked. "Since when?" Haruka exclaimed "Why them?" Usagi pouted. "Makoto and Minako have older siblings. In the Silver Millennium, having older siblings meant having telepathy," Setsuna explained. "So what? I have a brother, and I can't read his mind," Usagi grumbled. "But he's not from the Silver Millennium, Usagi," Setsuna clarified. "Siblings back then had a special bond that couldn't be broken easily. It's complicated, so I don't expect any of you to understand."

"So that's what Mako-chan meant that night," Rei muttered to herself, remembering what Makoto had said about Mamoru. She had said that she heard his voice in her head, and it was unbelievable at first. Mamoru balled his hands up into fists, thinking about the times he thought something right in front of Makoto. Now, she would think less of him…this wasn't good!

Meanwhile…

"That was fun," Minako said. Makoto nodded in agreement. Minako snuggled closer to her. "What?" Makoto asked at the sudden contact. "I love you, that's all," Minako replied as she looked up at Makoto. "I love you, too," the brunette smiled. They leaned forward until their lips met. The girls (except Ami) and Mamoru had quietly followed them. 'So beautiful,' Hotaru thought.

'They're so perfect for each other,' Usagi thought. 'Don't they need air?' Rei thought. Mamoru didn't think of anything because of what they found out. He was just in a shocked state. The two girls, however, obviously knew they were there but to them it felt like there was no one there at the same time. They didn't care about who was there because all that really mattered was the kiss.

Meanwhile, Daisuke and Atsuko finally calmed down and went back inside to find only four people in the living room. They all pointed to the direction of the balcony. They both saw five watching the two.

They sighed. Daisuke grabbed the collars of Usagi and Rei as Atsuko grabbed Hotaru and Mamoru. "Nosey," Atsuko and Daisuke muttered.

Crystal Tokyo

The woman was meditating. Suddenly she felt a faint surge course through her body. At first, she ignored it. It happened again only more power was added. She ignored it again, but the more she ignored it, the power grew. Soon, there came a point where she screamed out in pain. "What's happening?" she asked herself. Then she recognized it. "No... this can't be happening. I must stop her. Shinji!"

"Your Majesty," Shinji said. "I need you to postpone that match you have with Jupiter," the woman said. Shinji was about to ask why when she cut him off. "And do it tonight." Shinji then smirked. "Thank you." He disappeared. "She won't do this to me...I will make her suffer."

Sorry this is short. I just can't think of anything at this point of time. But who knew Haruka would pull a stunt like that? I hope you like this chapter all the same. Til next time

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