Chapter 6
Sick
A month passed since Rei and Minako had fought, and Minako was definitely feeling the toxins, moving was painful, living was painful. The intense pain made her nauseous a lot and she knew people were beginning to notice something was wrong with her so the blond just took more pain killers and learned to smile through the pain. A lot of the blonds time in that month had been spent with her new friend Kunzite who had happily agreed to start training Minako in weapons and combat, mostly the sword and martial arts which is what Kunzite specialized in. The blond had learned a lot, up until the pain got to bad, and Kunzite said it wouldn't be long until they could start sparring. Minako had also learned a lot about the handsome general in that time. Most importantly his hidden love for one of his subordinates. Apparently Kunzite had been head over heels for Zoicite ever since they had first met. Minako secretly thought that Zoicite returned the feelings but she never told her friend that.
"She's just so smart and beautiful and strong. She's perfect." Kunzite said on another rant about his secret love. Minako smiled as she and her friend tended to their little patch of white roses after a lesson on sword technique. After a while of Kunzite talking he realized he had long dominated the conversation and asked.
"So what about you, how are things with your Princess?" Minako sighed and said as she moved slowly to sit, the slower she moved the less it seemed to hurt.
"Oh things are the same." Kunzite looked sad and said.
"Still bad, she still ignores you?" Minako nodded. "She still doesn't wear your wedding ring?" Minako nodded again and said.
"No It is still on her bedside table were she put it on our wedding night, and we had a fight about a month ago and since then she has ignored me even worse then before." Kunzite nodded in understanding looking at the blond she seemed tired and in pain.
"Minako are you ok, I mean lately you have been very tired and pale and you don't move so good are you ill?" Kunzite asked the question he had been wondering about for a week. Minako smiled at his concern and said.
"I'm fine, it's something but not something you could understand." The blond said. Kunzite smiled and said.
"Lady things?" Minako laughed and answered as they walked back towards the palace.
"Venusian things. I don't think we can start sparring or do more drills right now." Kunzite nodded his head in understanding as they made their way to Minako's room.
"Don't worry there is a lot about battle tactics, other weapons and history I can teach you for now. Well I hope your things gets better." Kunzite said as Minako opened the door to her room. "Good night Mina, I will see you tomorrow." Minako nodded and said.
"Good Night Kunz, sleep well." 'it would be nice to have a decent nights sleep' The blond thought as she turned and shut the door swaying a little on her feet as a wave of dizziness hit her bring along with it an equal wave of nausea. Rei was already in bed sitting with a side lamp on reading some old Martian war book that Minako couldn't even begin to understand.
Rei looked up from her book as Minako entered the room Rei frowned when she heard her wife talking to Kunzite but she didn't say anything, then Minako shut the door and Rei was extremely startled when the blond stood there for a moment then dashed towards the adjoining bathroom and quickly emptied her stomach into the wash bin. Rei frowned as she jumped from bed and pulled the blonds hair out of her face holding it back as she continued to retch out the contents of her stomach. After the blond finally stopped vomiting Rei asked.
"Minako are you alright." the blond smiled stood and began to brush her teeth.
"I'm fine Rei." The Venusian said between brushing. Rei frowned she could only think of a few reasons why a woman would randomly throw up, either they were sick or they were pregnant. Rei's thoughts made her even more mad then she could comprehend. Then the anger was gone and she got sad, the idea of Minako, her wife, possibly carrying some mans child…Rei almost felt like crying. There was no way she ever would of course but the fact that she felt so sad was very confusing to the Martian. By the time Rei had figured out her whirlwind emotions Minako had finished brushing her teeth and went to sit on the bed slowly getting out of her tunic and trousers which she had been using as a training outfit. Rei frowned and said.
"You should go see Ami, your sick or something she could help you." Minako shook her head and said.
"I'm not sick, I'm fine ok." Rei nodded and turned around so Minako couldn't see the hurt look she had on her face. Then Rei's temper got the better of her.
"Well then your probably pregnant so you should go see Ami anyway because its best to find out as soon as possible." Minako's eyes widened at Rei's assumption. 'Pregnant? If she thinks I'm pregnant then she must think I'm sleeping with someone else, someone not her.' Minako felt as if Rei had just literally slapped her. Then she heard Rei's words 'find out as soon as possible'
"What? I'm not pregnant Rei and why would I need to find out as soon as possible?" Rei sighed and sat down on the bed saying quietly.
"ya know…. there are check up's you should have and pills to take to make sure the baby is ok." Minako sighed she had thought Rei would say something about getting rid of it and It made her so happy that even if she were to be carrying someone else child that Rei would let her keep it. Although Minako would never be with anybody else so she would never have to deal with that situation it just made her feel better knowing that Rei wouldn't try to make her abort it. Minako stood and stepped out of her pants but a wave of dizziness hit her again and the blonds feet got tangled and she slipped falling hard onto the floor. Rei dashed over and picked her wife up.
"I'm fine" Minako kept saying but Rei wouldn't listen. The raven haired Martian carried her straight to the infirmary were Ami was just finishing up some kind of medical research.
"Rei, Minako what's wrong?" Rei gently placed Minako into a bed and said.
"She's sick or something." Minako frowned and said.
"I'm not sick. Rei I just tripped I'm fine I swear." Rei frowned back and said.
"Then why did you throw up Minako?" the blond didn't say anything Rei just growled in anger and turned heading back towards her room. Ami did a complete venusian checkup despite her patients refusals.
"Ami I'm fine." the blue haired women frowned as she looked at the results of the tests.
"Well your not pregnant." Minako grumbled.
"I could have told you that." Ami continued to check the tests.
"It seems you have high levels of venusic acid in your system" Minako blushed. Ami looked at her and said.
"but I'm guessing you know this right?" Minako nodded. Ami sighed.
"it's a very painful condition Minako you should do something about it." Minako laughed sadly and said.
"just what do you expect me to do." Ami blushed and said.
"Well in most Venusians' cases they find a lover…."
"No" Minako said cutting off the Mercurian's train of thought. Ami sighed she had seen the way Minako was devoted to Rei she knew that idea was going to be ignored straight away.
"then I would say talk to your wife she could help you with this you know." Minako shook her head and said.
"No if she wanted to be with me then she would be with me, I'm not going to guilt her into being intimate with me just to get around a little bit of pain. I'm not going to force her to do something she doesn't want to do." Ami sighed and said.
"Minako right now its just pain but if left unchecked… in rare cases Venusians have been know to die from this, not many but a few cases." Minako looked down as a few tears slid from her eyes.
"I don't care, I'm not going to force her Ami, I…I can't do that." Ami looked at the crying blond and said.
"You really love her don't you." Minako sniffled a little and nodded her head.
"I just wish she liked me, even just a little bit. "Ami took the sad venusian into her arms and said.
"Minako she does like you she just…Rei has problems showing her emotions you know her." Minako shook her head and said.
"No, No I don't know her she wont let me, she wont let me get to know her at all." Ami just sighed. She knew, she saw how Rei alienated Minako and she also saw how much it hurt the blond but Rei didn't seem to notice anything, unless Minako talked to someone new or spent time with Kunzite, then Rei got angry so Ami knew she cared the Mercurian just suspected Rei had yet to realize she cared. Sighing again Ami said.
"You should talk to her Minako, If Rei knew what was going on she would want to help you, your feeling this physical pain because your being faithful to her." Minako just shook her head again. Ami nodded.
"Ok, but you wont be able to hide your condition for much longer. People are going to know something's wrong, Rei has already noticed." Minako just nodded again and said. "Yeah she thinks I'm pregnant." Ami nodded having thought much the same when she was brought in, the blue haired doctor felt a little guilty.
"Well you should get to sleep, I don't imagine you sleep well anymore do you?" Minako agreed and slowly stood to make the slow walk back to her room.
Rei was still reading when the blonde entered the room. Minako didn't say anything and it made Rei a little mad, losing her temper a bit Rei said.
"So how far along are you?" Minako turned and glared at Rei a little as she began to slowly lay down onto the bed.
"I'm not pregnant." Rei frowned and said.
"Really?" Minako nodded.
"Ami tested me herself." Rei gulped and began to feel worried. 'if Minako wasn't pregnant then she must be sick.'
"Then did she say… Um are you going to be ok? What's wrong with you?" Minako snuggled closer to her pillow and said.
"It's nothing Rei, I'll be fine you don't have to worry about me." Rei slid closer to Minako and placed her hand on the Venusians shoulder.
"You're my wife Minako if your sick you should tell me." Minako just shook her head. The action made Rei angry again.
"Well fine then you can just suffer for all I care." Rei turned and flicked the lamp off going to her side of the bed and resting herself as far away from Minako as possible. Minako brought her hands up to her face wiping the tears and trying not to disturb Rei's sleep.