Title: Bubble Tea

Genre: Romance/Drama

Rating: M

Disclaimer: I no own

Summary: When Bunny Tsukino learns that she's pregnant with Darien Shields child, she feels that her life is over. A baby wouldn't have been a problem if the father hadn't been a one night stand. Now she's unsure with what her next move should be, and if he would be as supportive as her best friends are. She can't help but wonder when her life became a TV-drama. - AU

A BIG THANK YOU TO MY BETA Princess Moonie of the Moon!

Order 9. Caramel Milk Tea with Boba

She was late. Why was that surprising? Mina was always late in some way, shape or form. Her heel broke as she ran to catch the trolley, and she stumbled her way onto the cart before it started moving.

Cursing inwardly, she frowned morosely down at her broken knock off heel. She should really start carrying super glue around with her.

Mina quickly hopped off at her stop and practically sprinted home barefoot. She only had a few hours before her flight took off.

The man sitting on her stoop made her stop abruptly. Her blue eyes narrowed at the sight of him and the duffle bag near his feet.

"What're you doing here?" She asked as she stomped past him to unlock the front door to her row house.

To her annoyance he stood behind her and let himself in. He looked tired, more tired than she had ever seen him.

"I was kicked out," He told her as he stood in the foyer.

Mina, on the other hand, had been in a whirlwind and was making sure all of her last minute arrangements were in place. Currently she was hunting Artemis down to put him in his carrying case.

"What?" She froze and stared at him, the white cat held precariously in her arms, "Why? Did she find out about all of your indiscretions?"

Kunzite shrugged, "We had a disagreement."

The blond woman rolled her eyes at him and gently put Artemis away in his case. The white feline mewed pathetically, and tried to put his paws through the bars of the carrying cases door. The cat was small enough to fit under the plane's chair; he would be with her the entire ride.

"You can't stay here."

"Mina—"

"No," The cold glare that came from her made his heart stop. "Stay with one of your daughters, stay with one of your other girlfriends, find a hotel, do something. I have to finish packing. You cannot squat here."

She made her way up the stairs to the second landing and into her bedroom to grab her luggage. It was just one check-in bag, a pretty white casewith orange polka dot shell top that made it up to her hips.

Once that was all taken care of she noticed that her ex-lover was still standing in the same spot, looking at pathetic as ever.

"You need to leave," Her voice was as hard as steel.

"Mina, there wasn't anyone else besides—"

"No," She was suddenly before him, poking his chest with a pointy finger, "You wouldn't leave your wife for me before, and I'm sure as hell not going to allow you to come to me now that she dumped you. Go back home to your wife and work it out, but stay the hell out of my life!"

By now he was closer to the door and she wretched it open, practically pushing him out onto the stoop and kicking his duffle bag out after him.

Slamming the door on his face, Mina made her way back up towards the second landing to take a quick shower before changing and going to the airport. She had Artemis, her luggage, and her purse all ready at the foot of the stairs, all that was left was her.

She refused to allow the hot tears beneath her lids to fall while she was in the shower. She resisted the ache in her heart to solidify into a full on break.

When the cab showed up, Mina was ready and opened the front door. Kunzite was out of sight, and she tried to ignore the bitter disappointment which swept through her.

The plane ride was nearly ten hours long, that didn't include boarding or departing. Mina had drugged Artemis halfway through so that he would sleep peacefully.

She was restless and exhausted once she landed, sending a quick text out to her older half-sister that she had arrived and was picking up her luggage in the baggage claim.

Orlando International Airport was the same as it always was. She smiled fondly as she remembered how Bunny and she would go to the shops and restaurants and made a day of hanging out at the airport. They were lame kids.

Artemis needed to be let out soon.

Once she retrieved her luggage and secured the cat's case on the top of it, she spied the pet walking area and reached into her purse for her cat's harness and leash. People were always amazed by the fact that she walked her cat. Mina saw it more as that her feline companion wouldn't want to run away as much if he already knew what was out there.

He licked her hand with his sandpaper tongue, and nuzzled his head against. He cooperated as she placed the harness over his lithe body and put him on the ground.

Artemis stayed beside her; large blue eyes took in all of the people and refused to budge from Mina's side.

Rolling the bag behind her, she gently encouraged her cat to move before they headed outdoors.

The heat was the first thing that she noticed. Not that it was hot per se, it was late December after all. However, Florida winters were mild at best. It could not have been lower than 50 degrees Fahrenheit. It was a complete contrast to the harsher England weather.

Artemis relieved himself in a nearby bush and Mina waited to see if she could spot her older sisters sports car.

Amara did not disappoint. The car was a jet black 1950's Mustang. It revved and purred as it made its way down to her. People around her stopped and looked stared at the car in awe.

Her sister stopped before her and hopped out, a large smile on her beautifully androgynous face.

She was always very beautiful. With a long body similar to Mina's, only much taller. Her physic was that of a runner, with long muscular legs and a slim torso. Now, however, Amara was donning straight legged jeans, flat ankle high boots, and a comfortable looking leather jacket. Her short blond hair had a beanie placed on top of it; she looked more boyish than ever.

"Hey babe," Her voice had always been sensually husky. Mina couldn't help but giggle at the sound, "You need a lift?"

Artemis's ears perked up at the sound of Amara before waltzing up to her and standing on his hind legs. His front paws holding onto her knee as he peered at up her.

"Oh, you brought the rug rat too." Her older sister unclipped the leash from the harness and picked the cat up. She cooed at him before giving Mina a half hug with one arm. "Come on; let's get your stuff in the car."

"You didn't bring Michelle with you?" The younger of the two asked once they were both situated into the vehicle. Artemis was rolled up comfortably on her lap.

Amara snorted, "She's busy working since her next show is at the Orlando Philharmonica in February. Not that she needs the practice, but she is nervous since this is her first American tour."

"That's so amazing," Her younger sister stated. Her eyes were glued onto the window; it had been a few years since she had been home. Orlando had changed quite a bit, there seemed to have been brand new developments around every corner.

Mina would be staying at Bunny's apartment, it was easier this way since her cousin was out of town currently and her sister was currently living out of a hotel room. Her parents' house was not an option. They were better to love from a distance.

The two of them spoke of their lives. The sisters usually talked twice a month, so it wasn't as if they were totally oblivious about each other's lives.

"Are you still seeing that married guy?" Amara suddenly asked as she helped Mina gather her things and take it up the three flights to Bunny's apartment.

The question caught her off guard. She was a bit jet lagged, and Kunzite was the last thing that she wanted to think about. The man had the audacity to think that she would take him back in after years of dealing with him. He never promised her that he would leave his wife for her. He never said that he loved her, that didn't mean that it didn't hurt.

"No," She responded as she searched through her large purse for Bunny's spare key. "I ended that about a month ago."

Amara didn't have to know that the man had showed up at her front door just twelve hours prior. It didn't matter; Mina had kicked him out, despite how much she didn't want to.

Instead, her sister gave her a proud look, "Good. Married men are the worst."

"So says the lesbian."

They exchanged amused glances before entering.

When they were children, Mina had always envisioned Bunny's apartment to look similar to her bedroom. She expected pinks and whites, bunnies and rainbows, unicorns and crescent moons. Her cousin did adapt those childish decorations and modified them so that everything was more adult.

The apartment had a shabby chic quality, but felt homey, and strayed away from feeling as if an old woman resided in it.

Artemis moseyed about the apartment, no doubt smelling Luna's lingering scent.

"So what're your plans for tonight?" Amara asked from the foyer. She was obviously more than ready to leave; she probably had a busy schedule and took the time out of it to pick up her little sister before rushing back to work.

"Uh, I think Lita wanted me over for dinner at her place tomorrow," She yawned, "I'll call her after I take a nap to verify. Who knew that sitting for ten plus hours could make a person so tired? I think it's also the fact that I'm five hours behind."

It was seven in the evening. Mina had left England at two in the afternoon. The time difference would be something she'd have to get used to. Back in England she would be in bed by now.

Amara nodded, "Well, do you want me to pick you up any food?"

"Nah, I'll be okay. Bunny left her car keys around here somewhere, and I saw a Publix down the road."

This was the awkward part between the two of them. Neither was particularly skilled with good-byes, at least not with each other.

"Call me if you need anything. I'll get in contact with you later this week, we can do lunch or something."

"That sounds good."

"See you, kitten."

"Bye."

Mina was left alone in Bunny's apartment with only Artemis as her companion. The white feline was too busy digging his claws in Luna's scratching post to really care.

She decided it was best to just take another shower, this time dragging the cat along with her. He was in an airplane and an airport just as long as she had been. He was probably dirtier too since he's naked.

The blond woman gave her cat an evil smile. He was none the wiser.

Her cell phone was ringing loudly, and it was what woke her at 2AM. Mina's vision was blurry as she reached for her cellular device. If it was work, she was going to commit murder when she got back.

The number was unknown, and she already guessed who it was before she even had to answer. Should she answer? With a sufferable sigh, Mina clicked the green button and placed her phone to her year.

"Hello?" She croaked. Artemis flicked her ears from his curled up position on the pillow beside her.

"You can have him," The woman's voice was sultry, despite hissing those words.

"Wait," Mina sat up abruptly, suddenly very much awake. "What? Who is this?"

The heavy dread that knotted in her stomach told her that she knew who the woman was. How the woman got her number was an easy guess as well.

The woman's voice continued, "You know damn well who this is." Her English accent was sharp and posh.

"I don't want him." Fell out of her mouth before she could stop herself.

The silence between them was thick.

Kunzite's wife spoke up again, "I don't want him either. From what he's told me, you broke up with him so he broke up with me."

It was surreal how calm she sounded. She was too accepting of the fact that her husband of twenty-five years had been having an affair for the last half decade.

"Oh God, he's filing for divorce?" A small part of Mina was ecstatic, but that part was tiny. The rest of her was disgusted and confused. Why would he do this? Now that he couldn't have his cake and eat it too? It made no sense to her whatsoever.

His (soon-to-be-ex) wife snorted. It was such an unladylike sound that it caused the younger woman to wince. "We've both have been having affairs for years. People like us do that, child."

The word was spat at her.

"You sound like a sweet girl; that's why I'm telling you this. I'm his second wife, and was the mistress during his first marriage. I had his children, and most of his time, but I knew it would only last so long. If he cheated on his first wife with me, how would he not do it again to me? So I did it first. We've been playing this game for the last decade or so, I suppose Kunzite has just grown tired of it."

Mina wondered what she had gotten herself involved in, "But he and I aren't together—"

"Yes," The woman on the other end of the line drawled, "He told me of that. We'll be cordial towards one another, and you and I shall meet in person soon enough. This divorce will be over with quickly. I suspect that the two of you will be married by the years end."

"No," The steel edge took over her voice again. She half suspected that she had a split personality. "I don't want him back. It was lovely finally getting to talk to you. Please excuse me, but I am going to get off of the phone now, it's in the early morning hours where I currently and I would love to get some sleep. Congratulations on your upcoming divorce."

Quickly she hung up and flopped back down onto the bed. Her cat's blue eyes opened into slits as he stared at her before closing them gain.

"I am not taking that man back in," She informed her cat primly. He ignored her and went back to sleep. She envied him for that, because she didn't sleep a wink.

TBC

MLL: I wanted to make Mina a strong woman, like she is in the manga. She loves love, but she'll be forever alone. It's a little tragic…maybe she'll have a happy ending…eventually.

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