AN: I feel horrendous for taking so long to update. Every time I started to write this chapter something came up. I thought October was supposed to be my chill month, but it seems life had other plans in store for me. Anyways, I apologize to everyone reading for taking so long and I hope you like this chapter. The song I used in this one is Monsters by Ruelle. I highly suggest looking it up. The band isn't well known yet :)
Chapter 8: Monsters
"Come on, you can do better than that." Makoto laughed as Rei threw another punch aimed for her friends face, only for her to dodge again. "I think your little vacation made you slow." Rei glared at the Jovian, taking a step back as the girls sparred at the abandoned field they had grown so fond of. Makoto saw her opening and threw a hard right hook at the raven haired girl. Rei stepped to the left, grabbing her friend's fist, twisting her body, and using all of her strength to throw the taller girl over her shoulder. Makoto's back hit the grass with a soft thud and she was left staring up at the sky in bewilderment as the smirking Martian stood over her.
"You were saying?" Rei grinned, holding out her hand to help Makoto up.
"You proved your point. You're still the best." Makoto grumbled, grabbing her friends hand, getting pulled up to her feet. "I'll get you one day." The Jovian smiled.
"I'm afraid you might die waiting for that day." Rei added in cheekily. "Who's next?" The Martian looked over to see Ami typing away on her computer and Minako talking adamantly with Usagi.
"I think Usagi is next." Makoto grinned, pulling the blonde away from Minako, pushing her towards Rei.
"You ready to get your ass kicked dumpling head?" Rei grinned, getting in her fighting stance.
"No, no, no!" Usagi covered her head protectively, cowering away. "Sparring is your guys' thing. I'm royalty!"
"We're all royalty." Rei deadpanned, dropping her fist to her side.
"But I'm more important." The princess stuck her tongue out at her guard.
"To who?" The Martian raised an eyebrow.
"TO EVERYONE!" Usagi stalked towards Rei, jabbing her in the chest with her finger.
"Oh no! Don't poke me! Anything but that!" Rei feigned pain, dropping to her knees in defeat. "I've finally been defeated by the great and powerful moon princess!"
"Damn right!" Usagi shoved her laughing guard onto her back before she retreated back to the group, settling herself next to Ami and Makoto.
"I'll take a go at you." Rei stopped laughing as she sat up, her dark eyes traveling up those long tan legs, past a slim waist, up to Minako's piercing blue eyes. The blonde smiled confidently before leaning in, whispering softly into the Martian's ear. "Stop staring." She pulled away and put her index finger on the Martian's forehead, pushing her back down onto her back.
"I wasn't." Rei stood up defiantly, crossing her arms in a huff. She was angry more with herself than at her captain, she knew she was staring. In those two weeks she had almost forgotten how breathtaking and beautiful her friend really is. Almost.
"Whatever you say Reiko." The Venusian smiled, egging the other girl on.
"I hate it when you call me that." Rei glared at the blonde. 'I hate that I love it.'
"Are we going to spar or not Reiko." Minako got into her fighting stance, feeling a hint of satisfaction when she saw a blush adorn Rei's face.
Without a word Rei sent a right hook aimed for her captain's jaw, but the blonde was quick, crouching to avoid the blow. When she stood back up she moved her body to the right as the raven haired girl jabbed, aiming for her nose. With the Martian off balance Minako grabbed her arm that was still in motion, keeping her in place as she kneed her in the ribs a good couple of times. Rei was able to free her arm, swiftly jumping back to avoid further damage to her ribs.
"Makoto was right. You're slower than usual." Minako smiled, keeping her fists up and ready for whatever the other girl threw at her.
"I'm still faster than you." Rei glared at the blonde, her Martian pride sent rage coursing through her veins at the constant insults she was receiving.
"Could have fooled me." Minako scoffed.
Before the blonde could continue taunting her crush Rei came running at her faster than she expected, tackling her to the ground. Rei sat up on top of Minako, lifting her fist to punch that smug smirk off of her commander's face, but faltered when those blue eyes darkened. Minako was looking up at her behind heavily lidded eyes, biting her lower lip, obviously enjoying the rough treatment instead of being afraid like Rei had hoped. That moment of hesitation was all Minako needed to flip Rei onto her back, straddling the very surprised and off guard Martian. Minako was quick to pin the raven haired girl's wrists to the ground, leaning forward to whisper into her ear. "Looks like I have you right where I want you Reiko."
Rei couldn't stop the shiver that ran down her spine as the Venusian's warm breath teased her ear and the scent of strawberries and vanilla invaded her senses. Her head became foggy, the feeling of the blonde pressed so tightly against her was making her lose all of her senses. Minako smiled wickedly to herself, listening to the raged breath of the girl beneath her. Rei was about to lose it and give in until she heard a cough from Makoto.
"Do you guys need us to leave?" The Jovian raised an eyebrow, crossing her arms.
"No." Rei snapped out of her daze, quickly standing up and sending Minako flying onto the grass. "She won . . ." Rei looked off to the side away from those hurt blue eyes boring a hole into the side of her head, a deep frown adorning her face.
"If you can call that winning." Minako stood up, wiping herself off.
"Call it whatever you want." Usagi waved off their comments. "I'm hungry, let's go get some food and shakes."
"You didn't even do anything." Rei glared at the princess.
"I watched! It was exhausting!" Usagi whined while the rest of the group shook their head in disapproval, heading over to their favorite spot.
While everyone sat and chatted both Rei and Minako were uncharacteristically quiet, occasionally stealing a glance at one another when they felt brave. Minako bit her lower lip, desperately trying to think of something to say to the Martian.
"So uh, Rei . . ." Minako cleared her throat nervously.
"Yeah?" The miko gulped her drink uneasily.
"How was your trip?" Minako looked down at her plate, shifting her food around.
"Yeah Rei. How was your trip and where did you go anyway?" Usagi butted in, being the nosey girl they knew her to be.
"It was um . . ."
"Hey babe! Fancy seeing you here!" The five girls snapped their attention to the pink haired girl approaching their table. Lucy strode confidently over to the Martian, plopping down next to her and planting a big kiss on her cheek.
"Babe?" Minako looked perplexed, shifting her eyes back and forth from Rei to the girl that was all over HER Reiko.
"Are you stalking me?" A playful smile broke out on Rei's face, looking over at Lucy, giving her her full attention.
"I'm not stalking you!" The pink haired girl put her hands up defensively before a devious smile formed on her face, leaning into Rei. "But I didn't say I wasn't a wolf." Lucy leaned in to capture Rei's soft lips with her own.
"Care to introduce us?" Makoto interrupted the moment while Minako tried desperately to hide the fact that she was seething on the inside, her blood practically boiling beneath her skin as Rei and Lucy got lost in each other.
"Oh uh . . . sorry." Rei's cheeks turned a bright shade of pink as she rubbed the back of her head nervously. "Lucy this is Usagi, Ami, Makoto, and Minako. Guys this is Lucy . . . my uh . . . girlfriend . . ." The raven haired girl shifted her eyes down to the table, avoiding a certain pair of bright blue orbs boring a hole into her skull.
"Girlfriend!? Why are we hearing about this now!? Why didn't you tell us!?" Usagi slammed her hands on the table, dramatically standing up.
"You know how Reiko likes her secrets." Lucy smiled, playfully pushing the Martian, seemingly unfazed by Usagi's outburst. Meanwhile Minako had to physically bite down on her tongue to stop herself from yelling. 'The only one who gets to call her Reiko is ME you stupid slut.'
"How did you two meet?" Ami jumped in before the Venusian could explode.
"Oh well I was going to a rehearsal before my show and Reiko kinda followed me in. We got to talking and she told me about this stupid bimbo who broke her heart. I just went through a similar problem and we just kind of clicked and hit it off." Lucy smiled and the group went quiet, everyone glancing over at Minako at the mention of said 'bimbo'.
"I didn't use the word bimbo." Rei jumped in, sweat starting to form on her brow as Minako glared daggers at her, ringing her hands under the table.
"No, you're right. What you said was much worse. You called her a . . ."
"We don't need to go into that right now." Rei laughed nervously, interrupting the confused pink haired girl.
"Oh would you look at the time. I really must be going." Minako stood up abruptly, unable to sit there and listen to Lucy any longer.
"Wait, before you go." Lucy stood up, intercepting the blonde before she could retreat. "I'm playing a show tonight and I would love it if you all came."
"I don't know . . ." Minako shifted her eyes to the side, looking over at Rei.
"Please! Reiko talks about you guys nonstop and I would just adore it if I could hang out with you guys more." Lucy pleaded Minako with her eyes.
"Can I bring a date?" The Venusian stood up straighter, looking away from her crush.
"Of course." Lucy smiled.
"Date? You're not seeing anyone." Rei crossed her arms, glaring up at the blonde.
"Don't be rude Reiko." Lucy sent a warning look at her girlfriend.
"You're not the only one who keeps secrets." Minako smiled her fake sweet smile the Martian hated so much. "I'll be there."
"Great! I can't wait!" Lucy smiled and pulled Minako into a very uncomfortable hug. "See you later Nina!" The pink haired girl sat back down next to Rei.
"It's Minako." The blonde glared over at Lucy before she left.
"You guys are coming too right?" Lucy smiled at the rest of the group.
"Yeah, of course. I didn't know Rei-chan was dating a rock star! Why do you always keep the best secrets from us Rei-chan!?" Usagi cried out.
"Because I knew you'd act like this." Rei sighed, resting her forehead on the table with thoughts of Minako racing through her mind.
Minako walked down the street, heading for home, her head swimming with everything that just happened. 'How could she do this? Why didn't she tell me about her? More importantly why do I even care? It's not like we we were ever exclusive.' The blonde let out a heavy sigh as she walked into her bedroom, plopping down onto her soft mattress. 'What am I going to do?' Was Minako's last thought before she drifted off to sleep.
-Flashback-
It had been a week since the attack and Mars still hadn't woken up. Minako was starting to become restless with worry, she found herself spending most of her time in the infirmary sitting next to the Martian's bed and today would be no different as the blonde strolled down the halls. She was about to pull open the door, but was beat to the punch when Ami came bursting out of the infirmary.
"She's gone." The blunette's eyes looked around frantically, hoping to catch a glimpse of raven hair.
"Gone? What do you mean she's gone?" Venus' heart rate picked up in her chest as panic started to set in.
"Mars was here this afternoon and when I came in to check on her just now I found her bed empty and her IV hanging off the side of the bed. We have to find her. She shouldn't be out in this state. What if someone took her?" Mercury started rambling.
"Mercury." Venus gripped the shorter girl's shoulders to snap her out of her stupor. "You need to pull yourself together. I'm worried about her too, but us standing around talking about how worried we are isn't going to help Rei. Go find Jupiter and tell her what happened. We'll split up and find her okay?" Mercury just nodded her head dumbly in response before Minako took off running, checking every room, the gardens, the kitchen, everywhere until an idea popped into her head. 'She wouldn't be that stupid . . .' Venus went off a hunch and ran to the training grounds. When she opened the door her heart rate slowed down and a frown adorned her face. "Looks like you proved me wrong again." Standing with a sword in hand Mars was attacking a wooden soldier over and over again, striking the wood harder after each swing, sweat pouring down her face.
"Huh?" Mars turned around, her chest heaving, making eye contact with a very upset looking Venusian.
"I thought to myself before I came over here that you wouldn't be stupid enough to be training after you just woke up, but here you are, proving me wrong yet again." The blonde strode over to the Martian, glaring daggers at her comrade.
"I don't need rest." Mars glared back defiantly.
"Oh yes you do. Give me that." Venus went to grab the sword from Mars' hand, but the Martian was still quicker than her, pulling her hand back before she could take it.
"No. We almost died, because of those things. Because we weren't ready. I should have been faster, stronger, better, but I failed." Mars gripped the sword tighter, looking down to the ground.
"You didn't fail Mars." Venus' tone softened. "You saved both of us. No one could have been prepared for something like that." The blonde went to grab the sword again, but Mars grabbed her commander's wrist with her free hand.
"You don't understand." Mars glared at the blonde.
Venus grabbed the Martian's wrist gripping hers and quickly twisted her body, sending Mars flying onto her back. Mars went to stand up, but the blonde was quicker and straddled the stubborn girl, pinning her wrists down onto the ground. "No, you don't understand! You saved me! You saved the princess almost at the cost of your own life. You were out for a week and when I came to see you you were gone! What if something had happened to you? What if I never got to thank you for what you did . . .?" Venus' blue eyes welled up with tears that she refused to let fall, a storm raging in the ocean she called her eyes.
"T-thank me?" A light blush was barely visible through the darkness of the night on Mars' face. "What do you-"
Before Mars could keep talking Venus leaned in, pressing her full lips against the Martian's. Venus was immediately surprised by how soft Rei's lips were, she always thought that because Rei was a Martian that her lips and her touch would be rough like the rest of her demeanor. She was even more surprised when Mars started kissing her back. She let out a satisfied sigh against the other girl's lips, letting go of Mars' wrists, sliding her hands down her arms until they came to rest on the side of the Martian's face.
With her hands free Mars brought her hands to the back of Venus' legs she had been admiring for a while, slowly running her hands up the back of her thighs as she leaned up a little more, deepening the kiss. Their lips moved together perfectly, slowly at first, but as they continued to make out it became more intense. Venus started to move her hips in a slow rhythmic motion against Mars, adding fuel to the fire already raging while Mars slid her fingertip up the back of her thighs, stopping just below the curve of her ass, unsure if she should go further.
Venus smiled against the other girl's lips, removing her hands from her face to hike up her skirt to her hips as she bit Mars' lower lip, tugging on it slowly. Mars let out a soft almost inaudible moan when Venus ground her hips a little harder into the Martian. Venus smiled wickedly to herself, releasing Rei's lower lip only to capture her lips in a deeper kiss, running her tongue along her bottom lip, begging for entrance. Mars was all too happy to oblige, pushing her tongue against Venus' while her hands roamed further up, gripping the blonde's tight butt she spent so much time looking at, pulling her commander impossibly closer to her.
Their breathing was getting heavier, their kissing becoming more urgent as Mars moved her hands under Venus' skirt, gripping the top of her thighs, her thumbs teasingly massaging her inner thigh, so close to where Venus needed her. Venus let out a soft moan, gripping Mars' soft black locks in her fingers, her heart pounding so hard in her chest she though she might have a heart attack. Venus was the first to pull away from the kiss just so she could attack the Martian's neck, sucking on it lightly to mark her territory.
"Mmm Rei . . ." Venus kissed her way up to Rei's ear. "Fuck me." She bit her earlobe, moving her hips harder against the girl trapped beneath her. Mars was so close to getting what she wanted she could taste it, but an odd thought suddenly struck her. She pulled away from the blonde and Minako looked down at her with confused blue eyes. "What's wrong?"
"Is this how you thank people on your planet?" An indescribable emotion was running through Mars' eyes.
"What?" Minako sat up straighter, slowly catching her breath.
"Is this your way of thanking me? By fucking?" A different type of fire was rising in Mars' chest as she stood up abruptly sending the blonde flying onto her butt.
"Mars." Venus stood up quickly, a feeling of dread taking over her.
"Is this all just a game to you?" The raven haired girl stepped back.
"What? No! I just-"
"Save it." Mars looked down. "A simple thank you would have sufficed."
Before Venus could respond Mars already turned around and stormed out of the training grounds, slamming the door behind her. "Fuck." Venus sighed, slumping down against a wall, her body still on fire from the Martian's touch.
-End Flashback-
Later that night the group stood outside the club waiting for a certain Venusian to arrive.
"Where is she? The show is about to start." Rei looked at her watch impatiently.
"Maybe you scared her off." Usagi stuck her tongue out at Rei, hiding behind Momoru before Rei could retaliate.
"Well if she doesn't get here soon I'm going in without her." The Martian looked off the the side, crossing her arms.
"Cool your tits. I'm here." Minako rolled her eyes, strolling up with a certain tall blonde she met at the club, wearing the shortest skirt she could find. Rei's eyes raked up the blonde's long legs, the memory fresh in her mind of Venus and her little skirt. A satisfied smile formed on the blonde's face when she caught her comrade checking her out, she had hoped wearing a little skirt would jog her memory of what she was missing.
"So nice of you to join us. Who is this?" Rei narrowed her eyes, scanning the man up and down.
"I'm Jake." He smiled the most charming smile he could muster under the Martian's intense glare.
"We met at the club." Minako smiled, batting her eyes at Rei.
"Ooooh you guys met the other night right? Before that crazy attack broke out?" Rei smiled, suddenly remembering where she had seen him before.
"Yeah, we were dancing and then all Hell broke loose. I lost her in the crowd when everything started going down and when I went looking for her one of those things attacked me, but I was able to fight it off. I'm just glad she made it out okay and we were able to meet up again." Jake smiled proudly at his blatant lie, putting his arm around the blonde's shoulders.
"How would you know about that?" Minako narrowed her eyes at Rei.
"Oh, I stopped by there when I got back. Thank god you were there Jake otherwise I don't know if Minako would have made it out of there alive. It was really brave of you to go searching for her. Most guys would have just . . . I don't know . . . run away like a coward." Rei smiled and Jake shifted uncomfortably under the Martian's judgmental gaze.
"Weren't you just complaining about being late for the show? I think it's starting." Minako sent one more glare at Rei before she dragged Jake inside. Rei rolled her eyes, following close behind Minako and her date, trying desperately to keep her jealousy in check and her eyes off of the blonde's ass.
"I feel like we missed something." Mamoru rubbed the back of his head as the rest of the group sighed, following behind the bickering lovers.
Once inside Rei found herself forced to stand next to Minako and Jake in the front of the crowd. She turned to make another smart remark at the blonde, but her mouth snapped shut when the lights dimmed and the curtain rose to reveal Lucy in very tiny shorts and a deep v-neck. Rei turned her attention back to the stage as a dark beat starting to course loudly through the speakers.
Ah ah ah oh You've got no place to hide.
And I'm feeling like a villain, got a hunger inside.
One look in my eyes, and you're running cause I'm coming going to eat you alive.
Ah ah ah oh
The second Lucy started to sing Rei seemed to go into a trance, her eyes glazing over as she watched Lucy dance up the stage, getting closer to her. The pink haired girl crawled to the edge of the stage, slowly making her way to the Martian she had locked in a stare. Minako looked over to her crush, watching Rei act in a way she had never seen before. She looked completely hypnotized.
Your heart hits like a drum, Oh, oh oh,
The chase has just begun, oh, oh, oh
Monsters stuck in your head we are, we are, we are
Monsters under your bed we are, we are,
We are Monsters oh, oh, we are, we are, we are monsters oh
Rei closed her eyes, shivers going down her spine as her girlfriend sang into her ear, licking her earlobe softly before retreating back and standing up.
Ah ah ah oh -
One misstep, your mine
And you better stay clever if you wanna survive
Once you cross the line
You'll be wishing you would listen when you meet your demise,
Ah ah ah oh
Your heart hits like a drum,
Oh, oh oh,
The hunt has just begun, oh, oh, oh
Once the second verse came around Lucy sent her dark gaze over to Minako, smiling deviously as she sang, walking down slowly to the crowd. The pink haired girl made her way through the drooling crowd, circling Minako as if she were a wolf and the Venusian was her prey. Minako narrowed her eyes as Lucy taunted her, singing into her ear and pushing her head lightly before walking back to the stage while Rei watched intently, never letting her eyes leave her girlfriend.
Monsters stuck in your head we are, we are, we are
Monsters under your bed we are, we are,
We are Monsters oh, oh, we are, we are, we are monsters oh
we never shoot to stun, we're kings of the killing, we're out for blood,
we'll take them one by one, we're kings of the killing, we're out for blood,
we never shoot to stun, we're kings of the killing, we're out for blood,
we'll take them one by one, we're kings of the killing, we're out for blood
'Something isn't right.' Minako stared up intently at the stage, glaring daggers at Lucy.
Monsters stuck in your head we are, we are, we are
Monsters under your bed we are, we are,
We are Monsters oh, oh, we are, we are, we are monsters
oh ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, oh
When the show was over the group made their way outside and Usagi could barely contain herself. "I had no idea you girlfriend was so cool!" The blonde jumped up and down excitedly.
"Yeah, that was a really good show." Makoto smiled.
"That's YOUR girlfriend?" Jake's eyes widened, looking over at the Martian.
"Yup." Rei smiled confidently.
"Lucky." Jake sighed earning him a glare from Minako.
"She's not that great." The Venusian looked down at her nails in a bored manor.
"She's fantastic!" Usagi smiled dreamily with stars in her eyes while Minako just rolled her eyes, leaving the group.
"Where are you going?" Jake frowned, clearly worried he upset his date.
"I have to pee. Is that a crime?" Minako raised an eyebrow.
"Nope. Go ahead." Jake quickly stepped back, not wanting to receive the wrath of Minako.
The Venusian sighed, turning down an alley once she was out of sight. The truth of the matter was that she needed to get away from Rei and Lucy's adoring fans. She couldn't stand the girl and she clearly had her Reiko under some type of voodoo bitchcraft spell.
"Hey. Nina right?" Minako had wandered into the alley and was so lost in thought that she didn't even notice the pink haired girl casually leaning against the brick wall with a cigarette in hand.
"Minako." The blonde stopped in front of Lucy, glaring at the other girl.
"Right. Sorry." The pink haired girl smiled a wolfish smile. It wasn't so much a smile, but more like a wild animal bearing it's teeth at it's prey. "How did you like the show?" She took a slow drag of her cigarette, exhaling her smoke and smirking when Minako visually flinched away from it, waving it out of her face.
"It was alright. It just wasn't really my cup of tea." Minako shrugged, inwardly grinning when the smirk dropped from Lucy's face.
"Reiko seems to like it a lot." Lucy pushed off the wall, narrowing her eyes at Minako.
"Reiko likes a lot of things." The blonde crossed her arms.
"Like you?" Lucy stepped closer to the Venusian, getting just inches away from her.
"I didn't say that, but now that you mention it . . ." Minako smiled, blue eyes piercing dark pink ones, standing her ground as the other girl tried to intimidate her.
"I know who you are and what you did." Lucy narrowed her eyes, a scowl adorning her face. "You're the girl who hurt MY Reiko."
"Let's make one thing clear right now. Reiko doesn't belong to you." The blonde uncrossed her arms, dropping them to her sides as her hands balled into fists.
"Doesn't she?" Lucy's devilish smile reappeared on her face as she took a step back, a look of amusement playing in her eyes.
"I don't know who you are or what you've done to Rei, but I WILL get to the bottom of this." Minako stepped closer to the cheeky musician a fire blazing in her eyes.
"Oh, I've done many things to Reiko and she loved every second of it." Lucy looked defiantly back at the blonde, taking another drag of her cigarette, blowing the smoke right in the blonde's face. Minako felt jealousy raging through her body, thrashing around, demanding she destroy the girl standing before her, but she pulled herself together at the last moment, taking a step back. 'Her time will come soon enough. I have to be patient.'
"You know . . . second hand smoke kills." Minako smiled an obviously fake smile before starting to retreat down the alley.
"I'm counting on it." Lucy flicked her cigarette in Minako's direction, turning and heading into the alleyway door to head backstage.
AN: Well there it is folks. Sorry if there's any spelling errors and such. I didn't have much time to look it over and make my usual corrections, because once again something has come up. Pretty please review and let me know what you think :) I promise to update this story by next Sunday