Outlaw
It mocked her, sitting there on a perfect flower patterned saucer, untouched, uneaten. It was a crime, Minako decided, to let such a delicious treat go to waste, one that Makoto had worked so hard on, and how dare Rei just sit there all innocently, ignoring that delightfully baked slice of heaven near her elbow?
She had devoured her own cupcake hours ago, all too happy to help taste test all of Makoto's latest and greatest culinary victories, and damn it all, she wanted more.
Still rooted in place beside her at the low table, Rei seemed wholly involved in the chemistry text in front of her, jotting down well-ordered notes in careful print, violet eyes flickering over formulas and tables. Distracted. Unawares.
It was perfect.
Feigning a crick in her spine, Minako stretched backwards, eyes on Rei for any twitches or sign that her mind was anywhere other than Chemistry land. When the priestess didn't move, elbows on the table, attention completely diverted, Minako made her strike.
She started slow, fingertips lightly drumming the table's surface as she pretended to be wrapped up in the fashion magazine before her. Nothing from the soldier beside her. She turned the page, ignoring the adorable selection of skirts on page one thirty nine, and inched her hand forward towards the frosted treat.
Almost there.
She turned another page, her mind racing as she began to plan her exit strategy. It was simple, really, as she didn't have a whole lot of options. Grab the treat, and flee for her life. Rei was sitting cross-legged, and with all of her notes in front of her like that, it would take her a moment to get up. That would give Minako a pretty decent three and a half second head start, at least. More than enough time to…
She eyed the plate. She should go for it. Now. Her shoulders tensed while her leg muscles bunched, ready to spring across the room and out the door, as her hand slid the final few inches across the table, cool porcelain saucer just under her fingertips….
"Don't."
And it was over. Without even looking up from her text book, Rei had been quicker, darting her hand out with lighting speed and catching Minako's wrist in a steady grip.
"Whaaaaat?" Minako squeaked out. "How did you do that?"
Rei shook her head, catching blue eyes with a sideways glance. "You'd make for a terrible thief."
"I'm not terrible," Minako huffed, "you're just freakishly perceptive."
"Still makes you terrible."
Minako sulked, features sliding down into a pout. Stupid Rei, with her stupid awesome ninja skills, leaving that cupcake sitting there, probably just to torture her…
And there it was. Boom. Torture. Her Plan B!
Minako tugged on the back of Rei's shirt, hard, yanking the priestess towards her. Rei faltered, confused by the sudden movement, eyes wide as she fell towards Minako, legs prickling and useless from sitting too long.
In a deft flurry of movement, there was a hand on her chin, holding her still, and Minako's lips pressed flush to hers, soft but demanding. Rei's mind, for the very first time in her life, shut the hell down, leaving her vacant eyed and breathless as Minako leapt to her feet, cupcake in hand, scrambling to the door. She paused, bouncing on her heels in the doorway, long enough to flash Rei a V for victory with her free hand and give her a cheeky grin.
"Hey Rei, now who's terrible? I just stole TWO things!"
Rei's mouth hung open uselessly for a moment as she floundered to catch up, face red and eyes burning as she clambered to her feet, prepared to deal some serious punishment to all things Minako.
But Minako was gone, bolting off down the hall, cackling like a hyena between bites of sweet, delicious cupcake, and feeling as though everything in her world, at this precise moment, was absolutely perfect.
Notes!
Hah, seriously you guys. I get PMs that are all, MOAR angst! And then I get some that are all, MOAR fluff!
YOU. YOU GET WHAT I GIVE YOU. :D