Her love is drowning me
Chapter 4
Rated – Pg13" Okay, so I made everyone wait, for over, um, two years? Gomen, gomen! I never meant to make everyone wait that long. It's just things came up, and life got busy. ", Sighs and waves off oncoming mail. Shifts her eyes towards the Sailor moon cast. Seems they got lazy too, during the absence.
Usagi takes a seat beside Rei and starts laughing hysterically at one of the comic books. Of course, one that she borrowed off Rei, " Oh Rei! These comic books are great! ", She snickers and throws an arm around her companion.
Rei shrugs off Usagi's arm and sighs, " Why can't she ever, just take the books home? Instead of annoying me?! ", She cries out before sticking a cookie in her mouth.
Artemis arches an eyebrow, looking at the audience, " Uh, girls! We have a story to get back to. If , you don't mind. ", He snaps out as he steals one of the cookies from out of the bowl. Settling down beside Minako, who grins and waves to everyone.
Rei continued her jog towards Usagi's house. Her deep brown eyes , reflected her concern for her princess. She bit down on her lower lip and slowly let out a long sigh. She slowly came to a stop in front of, the Tsukino residence. She glanced around, for any sign of possible intruders. She took a few steps forward until she reached the front door.
Her hand came up and knocked on the hard wood surface of the front door. She knocked twice and dropped her hand back down to her side. She felt un easy, her stomach was doing flip flops. On top of that, her anger was rising towards the person that upset Usagi. In the past, she possibly might have brushed Usagi's sadness off, but not now.
They somehow grew a strong bond with each other. Weither it was because of Tuxedo Mask's absence, or because they were hanging out a lot more, since the attacks started. She couldn't tell, but it was turning her world upside down. She grimaced and tilted her head up, her eyes searching towards Usagi's bedroom window for any sign of life. It was quiet, much too quiet, and Rei didn't like it.
Usagi lifted her head from her white pillow, her face remained tear streaked. She brushed away the remaining wetness from her face, with the back of her hand. A few sniffles left her, before she gained the courage to rise from her defeat. She took a deep breath, and slowly released it. A box of tissue was nearby, lying out on her dresser, unwanted and deserted. She leaned forward and grabbed a tissue. Cleaning away any make up from her face, she didn't want to alert the person knocking on her front door.
She had only hoped, that it wasn't one of the scouts. Her body tensed, she felt something furry and warm rub up against her left leg. She looked down and found Luna, staring back up at her with worry. A small and sad smile graced her face, " I'm sorry, Luna. I didn't mean to disturb you from your nap. ", She mumbled and leaned down, her fingers grazed the black cat's ears. Which she gently scratched before withdrawing her hand.
Luna frowned upon seeing Usagi's glossy and saddened eyes. She leapt into Usagi's lap before the blonde could stand to answer the door, " Usagi? Did something happen? I know when you're upset, you can't hide it from me. ", She commented gently towards her companion. She was met with a hug, one that caught her off guard. She blinked several times and rubbed her cheek against the blonde's.
Usagi took in a few shaky breaths, holding Luna for a little while longer before letting go. She picked her feline friend up and set her down on the floor. No longer wanting to keep her visitor waiting, " Luna, we'll talk about this later. Please, keep this between us. The others don't need to be burdened by my problems, as well as their own. ", She replied softly and fixed her hair.
She smoothed out any wrinkles in her clothes and walked out of her room. Leaving a confused and worried cat behind. She rubbed at her eye and looked up once she reached the front door. She looked herself over, and then rested her hand on the doorknob. She turned it and then pulled the door open. A forced smile on her face, she looked up to see a pair of familiar brown eyes.
Rei turned back towards the door, after scanning the area again. Her heart skipped a beat, seeing Usagi's face appear in the doorway, " Usagi? I was just in the neighbor hood and decided to stop by. Is everything okay?, " She asked neutrally, one hand slipping into her pocket. Her eyes glanced over the blonde's face for a second. Taking a mental note, her friend was recently crying. Her eyes were red and puffy, and you don't get like that, unless you've been crying.
Usagi trembled slightly before stepping aside. She waited until Rei walked in, before shutting the door, " Everything's fine, why? ", She asked in return, walking towards the kitchen to make some tea for the unexpected visitor. She listened to her friend's footsteps clamber towards the living room. She cringed slightly and set the kettle on, grabbing a plate of cookies from the fridge. In which, her mother baked earlier in the day before she left on a honeymoon vacation with her husband. Sammy was spending the week with a friend, which gave Usagi the whole house to herself.
She rounded out of the kitchen towards the living room. Leaning forward slightly, as she set a plate of chocolate chip cookies down onto the small table in front of the couch. She took a seat beside Rei, " So, what's up? Have you been to see Ami or Minako yet? I bet Ami is still wrapped up in her study books. ", She said before forcing a laugh from her throat.
Rei reached over and rested a hand on Usagi's. She lifted her gaze, locking Usagi's eyes into a staring contest, " Usagi, I know when something's wrong with you. What is it? ", She asked in a serious tone, earning a small gasp from the other's mouth. She watched Usagi avert her gaze almost immediately. Her hand gently squeezed the blonde's.
Usagi knew she couldn't hide anything from Rei. She shook a little and pulled out a letter, the fake one. Handing it over to Rei hesitantly. She waited until the brunette took the letter into her own hands. She listened quietly, the envelope was removed from concealing the letter. She stood and walked back to the kitchen, where the kettle whistled sharply. She quickly took it off the scorching hot area and moved it to another. Twisting the front right side off, she pulled out two cups, dropped a tea bag and each one and filled the cups with hot water.
Rei dropped the envelope onto the table, her fingers flipping the paper open. She read over every word, every phrase that was written. Then studied the handwriting that the letter was written by. She sighed and folded the letter back up after a few minutes passed by. Returning the letter to it's envelope, she looked up.
Usagi walked back to the living room, after completely removing excess water from the tea bags. She dropped in two spoonfuls of sugar, poured in the milk and stirred everything in. She deposited the milk back to the fridge and closed the cap onto the sugar's container. She picked up both teacups and sauntered into the living room. Setting both cups down onto the table, on either side of the plate of cookies.
She sat down beside Rei again, glancing over at her in worry, " He never showed up, Rei. I waited, four hours for him. Nothing, absolutely nothing. No sign of him at all. Do you think something happened to him? Maybe he had to cancel his flight at the last minute. But why wouldn't he call to tell me? ", She asked as she pondered over every reason for him not showing up like he said he would.
Rei flinched slightly and gazed at Usagi's angelic face, " Usagi, I-I don't want to upset you, but maybe he had a change of heart. Or he could have gotten swamped with work. College is a lot different from the way high school is. It's more demanding. ", She whispered softly and moved her hand to rest on the younger girl's shoulder. She felt her friend tremble.
Usagi lowered her head, her eyes partially closed. Hot tears welled up in her eyes, trailing down her face. Leaving a cold trail of sadness in it's wake. She felt Rei's arms slowly wrap around her, pulling her into a warm hug. She leaned into her embrace and gladly excepted the comfort offered to her. Her arms wrapped around the brunette's waist.
They stayed like that for awhile, never moving. After ten minutes of sobbing and hugging, they with drew from each other's arms unwillingly. Their eyes met in an intense gaze, one which neither looked away from. Their hands rested at their sides limply.
Rei reached out and tucked a stray strand of hair behind Usagi's ear. Her hand moved, her fingers brushing against her cheek gently. Her eyebrows rose upwards in surprise, when Usagi leaned into her touch. She repeated her actions, before cupping the blonde's cheek in her hand. Her lips twitched upwards in a small smile.
Usagi looked up at Rei's gentle face, her crystal blue eyes glittered with a new found hope.
Rei leaned forward slowly, stopping a mere inch from Usagi's face. She could feel her warm breath on her face. A hand shot forward and rested on her knee. Her cheeks flushed a light pink, as did her companion's. Her brown eyes widened, watching Usagi lean in towards her to close the gap between them. Soft pink lips brushed against her own, gently at first.
She could tell Rei was starting to get nervous. More than likely, even back out of it and make up an excuse to leave. She couldn't prevent the butterflies fluttering in her stomach, nor the feelings that washed over her every time she grew near Rei. She leaned in again, her lips brushing against Rei's as an encouragement. Her hand, resting on Rei's knee, moved to her cheek. Stroking the skin, she longed to touch.
It was Rei's turn to gasp. The lips she could have sworn were just a dream. Brushing against her own a second time. She slowly closed her eyes, savoring the feel of her friend's gentle lips. Her hand rose and rested on Usagi's, returning the kiss shyly. She leaned forward, pressing further into the kiss.
Usagi could no longer think straight. Her mind was thrown into a fury of bliss and confusion. She overcame her thoughts, opening her mouth hesitantly. Her tongue drifted out and brushed against Rei's bottom lip. It retreated, up until Rei's tongue moved to meet her own. Their tongues played cat and mouse, enjoying the feel of the other's lips.
Rei could hear her own heart pounding in her ears. She shivered and gently pulled Usagi close to her. It was hard to believe that her own, little shy princess, was returning feelings that they weren't supposed to be feeling towards each other. Unaware of the visitor they had, which watched them for a grand total of five minutes.
Luna stared awkwardly at the two scouts before her. They were sitting on the couch, hands resting on each other's cheeks, kissing. Though, it wasn't just a peck, It was a full blown make out kiss, with the exception of tongue kissing. She frowned and turned on her heels. She quickly went back up the stairs she came down. Shock still registered in her mind.
This would change everything for them, for everyone in fact. Would Crystal Tokyo still exist if they chose the new path shown to them? She didn't know, although she did want her princess and scouts to be happy. Certain choices had to be made, to have a future, the future already created for them. She didn't even know if it meant that Rini would no longer exist.
Luna jumped onto Usagi's bed. Then hopped onto the windowsill. Her eyes gazing out the closed window, " This is unusual. I never saw this coming. ", She murmured to herself and shut her eyes tightly. She feared for the future that might have been taken from them. By the change that no one expected.
" Kami-sama, I hope that was a long chapter. Otherwise, I'm going to have a lot of angry readers after me. ", She grumbles out and peers over at the Sailor Moon cast. A sweatdrop rolls down the back of her head.
Usagi whines loudly and throws down the cards she had been holding in her right hand. Her arms crossed over her chest, her lips pursed in a pout, " That's not fair! Ami, she cheated! ", She cried out before glancing over at the stack of snacks. A new found grin plastered to her face. She dives for the snacks, met by Rei who tries to take them from her. A fight in waged between the princess of Mars and the princess of the Moon.
Ami sighs wistfully and throws a card down, " Usagi! Rei! You two really should learn to get along. ", She muttered and began to massage her temples. She felt an oncoming head ache rising.
Rei plays tug a war with Usagi, over the snacks, " Usagi! Stop being a pig, and let someone else have some too. Instead of hogging them all to yourself! ", She growls out, trying to pull the snacks away from Usagi, but to no avail. They start to bicker and throw names at each other. The others and the author sigh and shake their heads.