Author Note: If it's not painfully obvious yet, yes their relationship is moving very much at lightning speed.

I don't own Sailor Moon or any songs and have tried to the best of my ability to site my references.

Takeuchi, N. (1991). Sailor Moon. Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha Ltd.

Chapter 17:

Minako slowly opened her eyes as bright, warm rays of sunlight touched her face through the sheer curtains of the hotel room. She was lying on her stomach, her body tangled up in soft bedsheets. She lazily closed her eyes again and took a deep breath through her nose as she rolled to her back and stretched her arms above her head.

As she sighed and settled into this new position, her eyes shot open at the memory of how she was in a very similar position just hours ago.

Feeling the aches in her muscles, Minako couldn't help but smile to herself. Her skin tingled as she relived moments from the night before that led to her losing control of her body. Rei had done exceptionally well in giving her exactly what she wanted. Though having the raven-haired woman dominate her was of her own telepathic request, Rei had added her own touch of creativity to the game that exceeded Minako's expectations while also respecting her unspoken limits.

She had a sense that Rei would do well in such a role. Being an observant person, Minako had picked up on the subtle fact that Rei was a bit of a control freak. The way her place was kept pristine, how she executed nearly every action with calculated precision...it was a little hard to miss. Not that Minako mind. In fact, as someone who was fairly laid back, she found it to be endearing even. Also, since Rei mentioned her aura reflected that of a blazing fire, she suspected that Rei's abilities and her pyro tendencies would serve to help the archer navigate the game safely while adding an edge of excitement and passion that Minako was looking for.

Gods, was Minako ever delighted to be so right in her critical thinking skills as she was last night! Though she had coupled with a fair number of individuals before Rei, last night was, by far, the best she ever had, male or female.

Though Minako was more than comfortable with her body, and especially sex, she was slightly taken aback by just how absolutely exposed she was last night, moreso than now where at least she was granted the decency of covers and the freedom of her limbs. Last night, she was so unquestionably vulnerable and so much at the mercy of one tragically, beautiful woman who was able to read her every emotion and desire.

She rolled to her side, away from the window, and her bright, sapphire eyes landed on the beautiful, raven-haired woman lying next to her. The archer was lying on her back, her hands folded above the blankets over her stomach, eyes closed, and breathing slowly. Minako noticed she was wearing a set of red, satin pajamas rather than the royal-blue dress shirt and white suit pants she vaguely remembered cuddling up to as she wept before falling asleep.

The memory of weeping into Rei's chest made Minako blink a few times as an uneasy feeling settled in her chest. Usually after sex, she would be exhausted, but satisfied, and would cuddle happily with her bedfellow, fall asleep, or perhaps even get up to grab a glass of water and come back. Casual actions that wouldn't take a second thought or worry.

But weeping? She tried to think of a reason as to why she would be overcome by the overwhelming urge to shed tears, but no reasonable answer came to her and it shook her to the core.

Another memory that began to surface and gnaw at her was the near slip of the tongue in the elevator earlier that night. Minako's brow furrowed as she recalled that moment,

I can't believe I almost said...that, she thought to herself, perplexed, Sure, I like Rei-chan. What's not to like? She's beautiful inside and out, no question. She's perfect in everything she does. But...where the fuck did that come from? I mean, c'mon! It's been less than 48 hours!

She continued to stare at Rei, searching, as if an answer would come to her if she kept watching the archer, Maybe I was just caught up in the moment? It was pretty intense. Maybe...maybe that's it, Minako rationalized to herself.

Satisfied with that conclusion and tabling the weeping issue for another time, she decided to be in the moment and enjoy watching the beautiful archer as she slept.

Gods, she's so unbelievably beautiful, even in her sleep, Minako smiled to herself.

Though Rei appeared to be asleep, she was actually very conscious and was reflecting on the events that have happened since she decided to walk into Kirei two nights before. Since meeting the gorgeous blonde, she not only became the first person Rei ever felt attracted to, she became the first person Rei trusted enough to share her secrets with...who soon became her first kiss, then her first…

No, Minako wasn't her lover. 'Lover' implied the participation of both parties involved. Minako was…the first person she took to bed. It didn't sound as romantic, but at least it was accurate.

Though, logically, it all seemed to be going so fast, Rei's heart kept telling her it felt…right…so very right.

Though Rei was taken aback by Minako's telepathic suggestion to play a game that required so much trust, she was even more surprised by how thoroughly she enjoyed it. Her pyro instincts happily plucked the strings of her consciousness at the memory of being master to the passionate and wild flame that was Minako.

As she replayed the events of the night before in her mind, she began contemplating a riddle that had been gnawing at her ever since the two were in the elevator. The devastatingly gorgeous blonde lying next to her had given herself to Rei so completely, so willingly, and Rei was just as willing and eager to take it all.

Could she...would she...ever do the same for Minako? The thought of being so exposed, so vulnerable…

There it was again. That emotion she couldn't bear to deal with. For someone with so much self-discipline, so methodical, meticulous, and always in control, she couldn't stand feeling weak. And this emotion, to her, was the epitome of that.

Fear.

It felt so foreign to her logical mind, yet as familiar and comfortable to her wounded heart as breathing. The thought of being touched in the way she unapologetically ravaged Minako's form…

It...terrified her.

Why?, Rei thought. Did she trust Minako? Yes, there was no question. She knew the caring blonde wouldn't hurt her, could sense it even in her aura.

Then why?, she challenged herself. She tried to think of a reason but no answer came to her and it frustrated her to no end.

Not to mention it was becoming a little difficult trying to think when she had been sensing a pair of bright, cobalt eyes staring at her for quite some time.

"Are you going to stare at me all day?," Rei said suddenly, causing Minako to yelp in surprise and jump back a bit. The makeup artist brought a hand to her chest as if to stop her heart from jumping out of her throat. A smirk played across Rei's lips as she opened her intense, amethyst eyes and lazily let her head fall to the side so she could look at the gorgeous blonde next to her.

"Shit, Rei-chan! You scared me!," Minako huffed, "I thought you were sleeping!"

"No, I've been up for a while," Rei replied casually as she took an audible breath and stretched her arms out in front of her, "I get up every day at 5:00am, it's an old miko habit. I didn't want to disturb you so I was meditating." She let out a soft, satisfied hum once she relaxed and let her arms fall.

She turned to her side to face Minako and immediately looked at the smaller woman with concern, "Kami-sama, does your neck hurt?"

Minako blinked in confusion. She lifted her head slightly and tested moving it side-to-side, "No, it feels fine," she replied casually as she relaxed back down on the pillows, "Why?"

Rei reached out and lightly brushed the crook of Minako's neck with the tip of her fingers, "You have a bruise where I bit you last night," she said softly.

"Really?," Minako chuckled with amusement.

"Mmn," Rei replied quietly. Her violet gaze went to Minako's cerulean apologetically, "Sorry...I guess it was too hard."

Minako smiled and shook her head,"It ok, it doesn't hurt," she replied matter-of-factly and shrugged. A sly smirk pulled at the corner of her lips as she leaned in a little closer, "Anyways, even if it did," she purred in a low, playful tone, "It was so worth it."

Rei blushed slightly at Minako's comment, though she still had a look of worry and guilt on her face. Minako softened, "Don't worry. I'm fine, Rei-chan," she said reassuringly as she reached up and brushed Rei's bangs out of her eyes, "Besides, nothing a little makeup can't fix, right?," she said as she winked and tapped Rei on the nose playfully.

Rei smiled softly. She could see Minako was telling the truth and was glad to hear that she hadn't hurt the gorgeous blonde. She gently slid her hand up to caress Minako's cheek, "Good morning, Mina," she said warmly, "How are you?"

Minako blushed at the intimate nickname and smiled softly back, "Amazing," she sighed dreamily. She scooted closer until she was snuggled up against Rei and wrapped her arm around Rei's waist, "Last night was…so incredible, Rei-chan," Minako sighed contently as she nuzzled her face into Rei's chest.

Rei smiled as she wrapped her arms around Minako, bringing her closer and kissing her on the head, "Yeah…it was," she replied softly.

They stayed that way for a moment before Minako pulled away slightly to look up at Rei with concern, "Rei-chan...last night was my idea, but...that was…your first time. H-How...How are you?"

Rei blushed and quickly and looked away.

"Rei-chan?," Minako asked with concern, "Are you ok?"

"Y-Yeah, I'm fine," she replied reassuringly, sensing the overwhelming concern and worry in Minako's aura, "It's...It's just...ummm," she began hesitantly, "Y-You know how I promised I'd be honest with you about the physical stuff?"

"Yeah?," Minako encouraged gently. She held her breath, nervous that last night might have pushed Rei beyond her limits.

"Well...," Rei said shyly, blushing deeply now, "Your aura...it was…breathtaking. I...I couldn't get enough of it. It was almost as if I could control it like a real fire. I…really liked it."

Minako sighed in relief, glad to hear that Rei didn't regret or feel uncomfortable with what they had done. She playfully narrowed her eyes and smirked, "You are such a pyro," she teased.

"Mou!," Rei blushed more as she tried to hide her face in the pillows. She felt Minako's arm shift up between their bodies and a soft hand caress her cheek, coaxing her to come out from hiding. Unable to resist that protective and comforting orange-gold aura, she turned her head slowly and opened her lavender eyes shyly to find bright, azure eyes looking back at her with adoration.

"Sorry, I guess teased you too hard again," Minako smiled warmly. As Minako began stroking Rei's cheek with her thumb, the two women found themselves quickly becoming lost in each other's eyes.

After a brief moment, Rei watched Minako's eyes break their gaze and shift ever so slightly lower on her face. She felt Minako's thumb trail lower as it began softly stroking her lower lip. Rei swallowed nervously as she saw Minako's tongue peeked out ever so slightly to lick her lips as her cerulean eyes slowly became hooded. Her violet eyes widened and she watched the soft, orange-gold glow that surrounded Minako begin to morph slowly into a low, ominous fire. Rei's lips parted and she let out a soft gasp at the sight. Her breath began to quicken, which didn't go unnoticed by Minako.

"You can see it right now, can't you?," Minako asked huskily.

"Yes," Rei whispered as she slowly nodded her head.

"I like what it does to you," Minako whispered seductively. She smiled slyly as she leaned in, "So, Hino-san, who controls who? The fire? Or the pyro?"

Rei didn't have a chance to respond as Minako pressed her lips into her own. She closed her eyes, allowing herself to be taken in by the kiss and Minako's aura.

As their lips moved softly against each other, Minako slid her hand down Rei's neck to her shoulder and gently pushed her so she could roll onto her back. The two didn't break the kiss as Rei obeyed and encircled her arms around the smaller woman while Minako shifted to lie on top of her.

The feeling of Minako's flawless, nude form under her fingers, pressing into her, moving against her, lying the whole length of her body, made Rei's heart race as she deepened the kiss and held her closer, gliding her hands up and down her smooth curves, unable to get enough of the blonde goddess. She was enjoying the feeling of Minako's tongue softly caressing her own until she felt Minako's fingers slide under her shirt and begin to glide up her toned stomach.

A small, uncomfortable whimper came from the back of Rei's throat as she flinched and quickly brought one of her hands to rest on top of Minako's, stopping it from moving any further.

Minako ended the kiss gently and pulled away slightly. Rei could feel Minako's aura change back to its protective glow with strands of concern. She opened her eyes and found cobalts looking back at her, reflecting those same emotions.

"That's the second time," Minako said softly.

"What?" Rei looked at her puzzled.

"You stopping my hand," Minako explained, "The first time was at your place. That made sense since I was going downwards and you weren't ready. But, this time, I wasn't."

Rei continued to look at Minako with confusion, attempting to understand what Minako was trying to get at.

"Do you trust me?" Minako asked softly.

"Yes," Rei replied almost reflexively. She brought her free hand up to tuck Minako's hair behind her ear, allowing the sunlight to illuminate the gorgeous blonde's face with no obstructions, "I was just thinking about that this morning, how much I trust you. I feel safe when I'm with you."

"So then...why?," Minako asked softly as she brought her other hand up to cup Rei's cheek, "Are you afraid that you'll get hurt again like you did in elementary school?"

Rei was taken aback. She blinked a bit as she processed Minako's words,

"Haru-chan told me what happened," Minako continued, "How you went unconscious because a transfer student ran into you. Are you scared of allowing yourself to be touched because you're afraid of what might happen to you?"

Rei's eyes widened as the answer to the riddle she was pondering over earlier finally dawned on her, Kami-sama...that's it.

In addition to Haruka's, Michiru's, and her grandfather's efforts to protect her by keeping her at a distance from others and themselves, Rei had found herself pulling away physically from others...out of a deep-seeded fear stemming from that one incident long ago. She didn't realize until now how much that one incident still haunted her, taking a life of its own, become an overpowering, irrational, subconscious fear that had dictated most of her life. Yes, over the years, as she matured and had a better hold on her abilities, she had grown able to tolerate allowing others to place a hand on her over clothing. Even a hug from those select few as close as Haruka and Michiru was ok...intense, but ok.

But...it never occurred to her what would happen if anyone, even those closest to her that she trusted, ever got underneath the clothes...skin to skin.

The thought made her shut her eyes tightly, her jaw clenched, her breathing became erratic, shivers shot through her body that made the hairs on the back of her neck stand. Somewhere deep inside of her, she felt something snap.

Minako watched as Rei's eyes turned a shade of indigo before she shut them tightly. She could feel Rei shaking slightly underneath her. Her beautiful face contorted as if she were in pain. Minako's heart broke to see someone she had come to care so much for in so much anguish.

Though Minako's instinct was to immediately jump off of Rei or wrap her arms around her protectively, she resisted and stayed very still, afraid that, if she got off, Rei would retreat into herself and shut down where she would never be able to reach her again. They've come so far in such a short amount of time and she didn't want to lose what they already had. If she moved to hold her, it might only make things worse given this most recent realization.

"Shhhh, Rei-chan, it's ok," Minako cooed softly, "You're safe. I'm not going to hurt you. Nothing's going to happen to you. Everything's going to be ok."

Seeing as words didn't seem to ease the beautiful woman, or even reach her, Minako decided on a different approach. She closed her eyes and focused her thoughts on how much she wanted to protect Rei with everything she had, to keep her safe from harm and, at this moment, safe from herself and the demons that were plaguing her.

For someone who had been raised and trained in the art of self-control, focus, and calming the mind, Rei was quickly losing to herself.

Whether she was awake or asleep, alone or with company, her abilities were always on to some degree, allowing her to sense her surroundings. Right now, she couldn't sense anything other than the overwhelming fear that shook her to the core. That, in itself, only fueled the terror that threatened to swallow her whole.

It was paralyzing. Never in her life did she feel so completely and truly alone.

Before she completely lost herself, she began to feel something: a faint, warm sensation coming from her side. She focused her attention on it, holding on to it with her senses as if her life depended on it. To some degree...Rei felt that it did.

The warmth began to spread slowly, eventually wrapping itself protectively around her midsection and going down her legs, easing her tense muscles. As it continued up her chest, her heartbeat and breath began to steady. When it reached her head, she could feel her jaw muscles begin to relax. The muscles that held her eyes shut so tightly began to loosen as well. She took slow, meditative breaths and began centering herself.

After a couple, deep breaths, she began to feel her abilities slowly coming back to her. The warmth began taking on a soft, gold glow. As Rei's abilities began returning to their full strength, an orange hue began to bleed into the gold. When it got to a certain golden-orange color, Rei's eyes began to sting behind her eyelids and she couldn't help but let out a soft breath. The orange hue continued to grow until it reached another familiar color: a strong orange-gold color that could only belong to…

Minako felt Rei's body begin to relax, her breathing became deep and slow. As she heard Rei let out a soft breath that sounded full of longing, heartache, and loss, she focused her attention on her more, willing the archer to come back to her.

She felt Rei shift underneath her and something gently stroking her cheek. Minako slowly opened her eyes and was met with Rei's adoring, amethyst gaze as she continued to gently stroke her check with the back of her fingers. A wet trail led from one of Rei's eyes down her cheek and a soft smile was on her lips.

"Rei-chan?," Minako whispered.

"Hello, Mina," Rei replied softly, "Sorry for leaving you just now."

"Oh, Rei-chan," Minako sighed in relief. She turned her head and rested it on Rei's chest, listening to her steady heartbeat, "I'm just glad you're ok."

"Mmn," Rei nodded quietly as she wrapped her arms around Minako. She took a deep breath and let it out slowly, "I...I don't know what happened. I was really scared...I couldn't feel...anything. My abilities shut down and it was really dark. That's never happened to me before."

"I believe for someone like me that's called a panic attack," Minako said softly, "They are scary. I had one when I got the call from the hospital that Mom didn't make it after the accident. Usa-neechan and Michi-chan were visiting from arts college and we were in my dorm when it happened. Usa-neechan was so shocked from the news she pretty much froze when I started shaking and I couldn't breathe. Luckily, Michi-chan was there to help me out of it."

She giggled softly, "I almost had another one when you did that crazy stunt last night with the arrow. Michi-chan was helping to calm me down right before you came back to the table."

She lifted her head to look at Rei, "I don't know what it would be called for someone like you. Especially if it shuts down such a large part of your senses that you depend on."

"I think 'panic attack' is good enough," Rei replied softly. Her heart broke thinking of Minako in such a dark place. If it was anything like she just experience, Minako must have been terrified. She held the gorgeous blonde protectively and silently thanked Kami-sama for Michiru's existence and her supernatural intuition.

"I'm so sorry, Mina," Rei said sincerely.

"For what?," Minako asked.

"For scaring you into almost having a panic attack last night," Rei replied as she ran her fingers through Minako's silky hair.

"Don't be, what matters is you're safe," Minako replied as she snuggled back down onto Rei's chest.

After a moment, Minako sighed contently, "I like it when you call me 'Mina'," she said, changing the subject, "It's nice."

Rei smiled, "Mina," she whispered. Minako sighed happily and pressed herself closer to the beautiful, pale woman.

They stayed that way for a while, enjoying each other's company, until Minako lifted her head and looked up at Rei with wary concern,

"How are you now?," Minako asked.

"I'm fine," Rei replied with a smile. Minako's expression didn't change.

"Are you sure?" Minako asked.

"Yeah," Rei replied with slight confusion, "Why? Is something wrong?"

"Not exactly," Minako shook her head. She paused, as if hesitant to speak. She took a deep breath and spoke calmly and slowly, "It's just...my hand is still under your shirt."

Minako was right, Rei felt Minako's hand resting on her stomach where she had stopped it earlier. Because of Rei's panic attack, Minako was too afraid to move lest it made things worse. When Rei came back to her, she was too afraid to move lest she caused another panic attack.

"I was about to move it out from under your shirt just now but I didn't want to startle you," Minako explained.

As Rei took in the information, she realized that the warmth she held on to so desperately during her panic attack stemming from the exact spot where Minako's hand was resting.

Minako watched as Rei closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Slowly, she moved her pale hand underneath her shirt and rest on top of Minako's hand. The archer nodded slightly, signaling it was ok for Minako to move. As Minako slowly lifted her hand and slipped it out from under Rei's shirt, Rei's hand moved with Minako's until both landed softly in the exact same spot on Rei's stomach on top of her pajama shirt.

"You ok?" Minako whispered.

"Mmn," Rei nodded as she let out a breath. She smirked softly as her lavender eyes opened and sparked with renewed intensity, "Looks like there's hope after all."

Minako looked at Rei perplexed, "What do you mean?"

"When I was having my panic attack and everything was dark, your aura reached me through your hand while it was on my stomach," Rei explained, "So, even though it initially triggered the attack, it actually saved me in the end."

She blushed and looked away bashfully as she struggled to express her next thoughts, "I…I want to be...i-intimate with you... eventually…but I won't be able to if you can't touch me. So…this might be a good sign that I'm not…totally broken."

Minako smiled warmily in understanding. She brought her hand up to caress Rei's cheek, "You're not broken, Rei-chan. We all have baggage. We'll take it slow, ok? I want to be with you and I want to be sure we're both on the same page when we do things. I don't want you to rush or force yourself unnecessarily."

She smirked, "And, if we're going to be together, I don't want to be the only naked one around here so we'll definitely need to work on this!," she teased.

Both women began giggling, breaking the serious tension. Rei wrapped her arms around Minako as Minako rested her head on Rei's chest again, enjoying listening to Rei's steady heartbeat.

Rei continued to chuckle to herself and Minako felt the vibrations in Rei's chest, "You're still laughing?"

"I was just thinking about us 'taking things slow'," Rei replied, still chuckling, "So far, we've pretty much cannon-balled into the deep end in less than two days."

"Yeah, I guess we're not really good at that game, huh?," Minako giggled.

Both women began another fit of giggling as they cuddled closer to each other, enjoying each other's presence. Once the laughter died down, Minako turned to look up at Rei, "Rei-chan?"

"Yes?," Rei responded as she met Minako's cobalt gaze.

"I meant it when I said it's ok if we take things slow. I don't want you to regret anything," Minako said sincerely.

Rei tightened her hold on Minako, "If given the choice, I would do it all the exact same way."

Minako smiled softly, "Me too." She rested her head on Rei's chest again and pressed herself closer, "I really like you, Rei-chan. I like you very much," she sighed.

"Mmn, I love-," Rei stopped herself, "being with you."

Shit! That was close! Baka! Blurting something out like that would definitely not be 'taking things slow'!, Rei chided herself, It's been less than 48 hours and she's the first person you've dated. Chill the fuck out!

In the midst of mentally kicking herself, a small thought crept to the forefront of her mind, But...she almost made the same slip last night. Maybe...she feels the same way? At least to some degree?

Minako blushed. Being pressed up against Rei, the slip didn't go unnoticed and she felt Rei's hesitation as she spoke. She decided to let it slide, chalking it up to a mere slip of the tongue as she did the night before. She quickly decided to change the subject as the uneasiness she felt from before began to creep back into her chest, "I know I should probably get up, but I really don't want to," she whined playfully, "You're so comfortable.

Minako felt Rei chuckle and readjust slightly so she could look at the clock on the nightstand, "Well, it's 10:15am right now. I was actually wondering if you-"

"SHIT! REALLY!?," Minako exclaimed as her eyes widened as she suddenly pushed herself up onto her hands and knees to check the clock herself, "Fuck! Usa-neechan's going to kill me! We're supposed to check out at 11:00am so they can get to a meeting back in Tokyo and all my stuff is still in Michi-chan's and Haru-chan's rooms!"

She paused for a bit, a puzzled look now taking over her countenance as she looked down at Rei, "Wait...Rei-chan, did you hear my phone go off at all this morning? Usually Usa-neechan calls me frantically if she doesn't know where I am. I'm pretty good at hearing it, but I was a little…," she blushed and looked away, "…exhausted...from last night."

Rei couldn't help but laugh at Minako's outburst and sudden mood changes, which caused Minako to lightly smacked Rei on the arm, "Mou, Rei-chan! This isn't funny!," she said with slight annoyance, "She's really gonna ki-mmm!"

Minako was immediately silenced by soft lips as Rei propped herself up on her elbows to reach the frazzled, gorgeous blonde. Minako, knowing full well it was futile to resist Rei's kisses, closed her eyes and began kissing Rei back softly.

When the gentle kiss ended, Minako's eyes fluttered open and were met by caring violet eyes.

"You are so beautiful, Mina," Rei mused with a small smile.

"Wh-What...," Minako stuttered, still in a daze from the kiss, "What were we talking about?"

Rei chuckled as she looked at Minako playfully, "It's ok, Mina," she said soothingly, "After you fell asleep last night, I went downstairs and told the front desk to leave Odango a message to not worry, that you were with me, and I would take you home. I figured you'd need all the rest you can get from last night so I also requested a late checkout. We have until 3:00pm if we need it. And, you know Michiru and her intuition, she sent all your bags over to my room this morning before they drove off to their honeymoon. They're in front of the closet by the door."

Rei turned and reached over to the nightstand to grab a white envelope that had the name 'Aino Minako' typed on it, "And this was slipped under the door this morning," she said as she handed it to Minako.

Minako was still processing Rei's words as she took the envelope. She leaned back to sit on her heels, still straddling Rei, as she opened it and found a note written on Elegancia stationary,

"Mina-chan,

You HAVE to call me and tell me EVERYTHING! Don't you DARE forget or I'll NEVER forgive you! ^_^

See you at Karin-chan and Azumi-chan's on Saturday!

Love you,

Usagi

PS – Hino-san is REALLY pretty! And she seems to like you A LOT! Way to go, you!"

Minako blushed at the note. She could practically hear Usagi squealing,

Mataku, Usa-neechan, she thought. Sometimes her older sister was such a teenager.

"Everything ok?" Rei asked as she saw Minako blush.

"Y-Yeah!" Minako laughed nervously, "Everything's fine!" She quickly folded the note, ripped it up, and tossed it in the trashcan next to the nightstand. She looked back at Rei, who was smiling warmly at her.

"Well…shit," Minako shrugged in relief, realizing that everything she had been worried about was already taken care of.

"Mina?," Rei asked as she prop herself up on her hands, "What I was going to ask you was whether you had any plans today?"

Minako thought for a bit, "No...not really. The only plans I had were to be in bed by 10:00pm at the latest so I wouldn't be late for my first day tomorrow at 7:00am. Why?"

"Well," Rei blushed, "Today's the first day of my contractual break and I didn't really make any plans. I would...really like it if I could spend it with you? I was thinking of going down to the beach and walking around?"

Minako's eyes lit up. She squealed as she pounced on the archer from excitement.

"Oof!" Rei exclaimed as she caught the gorgeous blonde and both fell back to the bed.

"Thanks, Rei-chan! I really wanted to check out the beach while I was here!" Minako squealed.

"Y-Yeah, sure thing," Rei giggled as she patted Minako on the back, "C'mon, naked child, let's get dressed so we can go explore."

Author Note: Nine chapters later, we've come to the end of the Elegancia scenes! =D

Again, sorry for the late updates. Hopefully more to come soon!

Constructive feedback/reviews would be greatly appreciated.

(updated 10/2013)