AN: Well it's definitely been a while since I last updated. This chapter turned out a lot longer than I thought it would, but it was definitely worth it, because I didn't want to cut anything out. Thank you to everyone who reviewed as usual and everyone continuing on this strange journey I call Burning Desire :) A lot of this chapter was written while I listened to Deftones if you couldn't already tell by the title. Anyways, I'll quit my rambling. On to the new chapter! :D
Chapter 19: Change
Venus walked back to her chambers at a sluggish pace that would make a sloth seem fast. The Queen's words kept running through her head over and over again like a bad song. 'Do what you have to do to end it. Permanently.'
"I can't . . ." Venus said quietly to herself, tears threatening to spill from her eyes once more.
"Can't what?" Mars leaned against the wall outside of Venus' room casually.
"M-Mars." Venus blinked back her tears quickly.
"What can't you do?" Mars frowned, pushing off the wall to approach the distraught blonde.
"Oh. I'm just wallowing in self pity. I can't do all the extra tasks the queen gave me. She wants me to check up on the transportation pad, oversee guard duty for us and everyone else, and a lot more. It feels kind of overwhelming right now." Venus put on a fake smile even though her heart was completely broken.
"I can help with that." Mars smiled, rubbing Venus' shoulders reassuringly, but little did she know her actions were making the Venusian feel worse.
"No." Venus stepped back away from her lover's warm embrace. "I mean . . ." She backtracked when she saw the confused look written all over the Martian's face. "You're already on thin ice with the Queen and I wouldn't want you to get into any more trouble. You're off the hook for that by the way. She said she would overlook it this time." She tried to smile once more, but it didn't quite meet her eyes.
"So she pulled that stick out of her ass huh?" Mars scoffed. "He deserved a lot worse."
"Mars. . ." Venus sighed, rubbing her temples.
"He did . . ." Mars grumbled under her breath, crossing her arms.
"I think I'm going to lie down for a bit." Venus breezed past the dark haired girl to enter her room.
"Do you want company?" Mars smirked, leaning against the blonde's door.
"No. I think I just need to be left alone for a bit." Venus smiled sadly, disappearing behind the door before Mars could protest.
"O-okay." Mars furrowed her brow in confusion once more, looking worriedly at the blonde's door before slowly backing away.
Venus stood with her back pressed firmly against the cold door, her eyes shut tight as tears freely ran down her face. She heard her lover's quiet response and her retreating footsteps echoing in her ears as she slowly slid down to the floor, burying her head in her hands.
"Did I do something wrong . . .?" Mars mumbled to herself as she finished up her patrol, heading to her room. For the last couple days it seemed Venus was nowhere to be found and if she was found by the Martian she was quick to retreat, mumbling something about her duties. She had a constant dull ache in her chest and she couldn't figure out why the blonde was ignoring her. 'Is she really that mad at me about Markus . . .? But why? Does she . . . like him?' Her heart suddenly thudded painfully in her chest at the thought of the blonde fawning over someone else. 'Was he speaking the truth when he provoked me . . .?' A dark feeling started to take over as the drums started up in her head again, her veins starting to ignite with rage at just the thought of someone else touching what she believed was hers.
"Mars . . ." A soft melodic voice brought Mars out of her angry trance before she could get too lost in her rage.
"Minako." A blush appeared on Mars' face upon seeing the blonde sitting on her bed, worried that her captain would catch onto her thoughts. "What are you doing here? I thought you were busy with the transportation pad or whatever excuse you could come up with to get away from me." Mars looked down, avoiding the blonde's gaze.
"I'm sorry for avoiding you the last couple of days, but . . ." Venus gulped, looking down, trying to work up the courage to do what she had to. 'It's for her own good. . .' "We have to talk."
"So you ignore me when I want to see you, but the second you want to talk I'm supposed to drop whatever I'm doing and be attentive." Mars scoffed, crossing her arms. "Typical."
"Mars." Venus sighed, clenching her fist tightly and standing up.
"I don't know where you get off Minako, but-"
"I don't want to see you anymore." Venus spat out quickly.
"-I mean really Venus . . . wait . . . what?" Mars stopped her rambling, her eyes wide as she turned to look at the blonde.
"I. . ." Venus turned her back to Mars, closing her eyes so she didn't have to look at the hurt expression on the Martian's face. "I don't want to see you anymore."
"You . . . don't want to see me anymore?" Mars furrowed her brow, mouthing the words slowly to see how they tasted on her lips.
". . .Yeah." Venus bit her lower lip, holding back her tears.
"Minako . . . I . . . I don't understand." Mars crossed the room quickly, placing her hand on the commander's shoulder. "Why?"
"This was supposed to be fun." Venus quickly stepped out of Rei's reach, stealing back her confidence to end things. 'I have to . . . this is for her own good.' "But now it has gotten all complicated. You're developing feelings for me, getting jealous . . . you're . . . you're taking up too much of my time . . . I shouldn't have let you get so attached to me. This whole thing was a big mistake."
"You don't mean that." Mars gritted her teeth, holding back tears as she clenched her hands into tight fists.
"Don't act so surprised Mars." Venus turned around with a cold smile on her lips. "You knew what this was."
"Take it back." Mars spat back, stepping up to Venus. "This isn't a mistake and you know it."
"Please Mars . . . you're embarassing yourself." Venus sighed, stepping past Mars to head for the door, but was stopped by Mars' hand gripping her elbow tightly.
"Why are you doing this?" Mars glared at the blonde. "I know you don't mean it."
"We're done Mars." Venus glared back, yanking her elbow out of the fire senshi's grasp. "Get over it." And with that Venus stormed out, slamming the door behind her, quickly running to her room with fresh tears pricking at her eyes.
Mars stood there for a moment just looking at the door the blonde retreated out of, her heart pounding hard in her chest, feeling as if a thousand needles were about to explode out of it. 'I shouldn't have let you get so attached to me. This whole thing was a big mistake. You knew what this was. We're done Mars. Get over it." Venus' words tortured her, ripping her apart from the inside until something finally snapped. "Fuck!" Mars grabbed a vase and threw it as hard as she could, breaking it into hundreds of pieces once it hit the door, but that little bit of destruction just sparked the fire that was ready to rage inside the Martian's chest.
Kill.
The drums started up loudly, the trumpets following quickly behind as Mars started to lose control.
Kill.
With one swipe of her arm everything on her desk fell to the floor, valuables shattering and papers scattering onto the ground.
Kill!
Mars' blood felt like it was on fire as she flipped her entire desk and threw her chair at the wall, her eyes flickering red.
KILL!
Mars quickly unsheathed her sword, her feet heading for her door of their own accord, but suddenly stopped in her tracks. 'No . . . I won't . . .' Mars gritted her teeth, using every bit of strength she had to try to let go of the sword. 'I won't do it! I won't hurt her!' The tribal music and voice suddenly went quiet; the clanging of her sword falling to the ground was the only thing filling the eerie silence as her eyes went back to their amethyst color.
'W-what is happening to me . . .?' Mars dropped to her knees, holding her face in her hands once she regained full control of her body. 'Minako . . . please . . . I need you . . .' The fire senshi's shoulders started shaking as tears rolled down her eyes and she sobbed into her hands.
-End Flashback-
Rei sighed as she walked out into the parking lot, groceries in hand before happily getting in her car to head back home. She loathed going to get groceries for the simple fact of how many people were always there aggressively trying to find that one parking spot just a little bit closer to the store, spending an extra ten minutes to find it instead of walking the extra twenty seconds. Then there was always that guy or girl standing there looking dumbfounded at the different milk selections as if they had never bought dairy in their life and all you want to do is just get past them to grab your jug, but your manners tell you to let them finish first. Yes, to say Rei LOATHED going shopping was an understatement, but she had promised Minako dinner and she was not about to piss her goddess off.
Her engine roared to life as she cautiously exited her spot, almost getting side swiped by a white Toyota going at least twenty over the speed limit. 'Nice.' Rei grumbled as she pulled out the rest of the way, heading down the road only to pull up right next to said person at the stop light. 'You sure got to that stop light real fast.' Rei laughed a little to herself at her own comment, braving a glance over at the person next to her only for her view to be obstructed by tinted windows. 'Is that even legal?'
Without warning she heard the soft drumbeat start up as she continued to stare into the black windows, an uneasy feeling starting to settle in her stomach. A deep and primal signal from within her was going off; she was getting a horrible vibe from the white Toyota and she had no idea why.
Just because you cannot see the threat, it doesn't mean that it's not already here.
"W-who said that?" Rei looked around in her car, only to find her backseat empty. 'You're losing it Rei. Pull it together!' She mentally scolded herself, suddenly jumping in her seat when an angry driver behind her started honking their horn. She glared into her rearview mirror before looking up to see that the light had turned green and the white Toyota was gone. 'I'm sure it's nothing.' Rei shook her head as she pushed down on the gas pedal and the drumbeat quieted, continuing her journey home and turning up her radio to drown out any possibility of the drums or voice coming back.
Five minutes later when she felt herself start to loosen up a bit she saw it again, the white Toyota with the tinted windows. It was following closely behind her this time, barely a foot away from her bumper. 'What the fuck . . .?' Rei knit her brow in confusion as she adjusted her rearview mirror, hoping to catch a glance of the driver. She sped up a little, but they matched her speed so she switched lanes hoping the annoying driver would pass her, but the second she switched lanes so did they, keeping their close distance. A part of her wanted to pump her brakes to teach them a lesson, but she really didn't want to deal with insurance people so she settled on taking a random right turn in hopes they would go straight.
Her heart rate picked up when they took the same turn and stayed on her tail. The drums started again softly as she took a left and they did the same, never losing an inch of distance between them. Panic started to really kick in when she tried the same tactic only for them to stay with her. She knew she should keep her eyes on the road, but she couldn't stop her eyes from darting to the review mirror, anxiously hoping to see the driver gone, but they were still there. As the trumpets started in her head with the drumbeat her hands began to sweat.
"This is ridiculous . . ." She mumbled to herself before suddenly pulling over and getting out the car only for the Toyota to keep cruising right by her as if it hadn't been tailing her. 'Was that all coincidence . . .? Or am I just losing it . . .?' She frowned as she watched the Toyota disappear around the corner before jumping into her own car, the beat still going steady in her head.
She drove the rest of the way home with shaky hands, a little panicked and confused, still checking her rearview mirror for the white car, but didn't see it at all. She gripped the wheel tightly, the drumbeat picking up when her heart rate increased. When she pulled into the driveway she let out a soft breath of relief, her eyes glazing over as she sat there for a moment, letting herself get lost for a second, but quickly snapped out of it, jumping a little in her seat when someone knocked on her window.
"Can I help you?"
Rei quickly rolled down her window when she saw a concerned male's facing looking into her car.
"I uh . . ." Rei looked around confused, seeing a neighborhood she didn't recognize, parked in front of a house that definitely wasn't her own. 'When did I . . . I mean I thought I drove home . . .'
"Are you okay?" The man frowned, noticing Rei's fidgeting. "You've been sitting in my driveway for a good twenty minutes."
"Is Kyle here?" Rei immediately asked, trying to cover up her embarrassment and confusion.
"No . . . there's no Kyle here." The man stood up straighter.
"Oh . . . Sorry. I must have wandered to the wrong place. I thought you were someone else. My mistake." Rei threw on a fake smile before quickly reversing out of the driveway, trying to make her way home. 'What the Hell is going on?' Rei's knuckles turned white from how hard she was gripping the wheel as she parked right next to the Hikawa Shrine. Her hands shook as she opened her door and pulled the groceries out of her car, trying to find an explanation for what was happening.
"There you are." Came Minako's soft voice, causing the Martian to jump.
"Minako." Rei almost let out a sigh of relief when she turned around and saw the blonde, the panic leaving her body almost instantly.
"I was wondering what was taking you so long . . ." Minako approached Rei almost carefully, completely confusing the Martian.
"Is everything okay?" Rei tilted her head to the side.
"I just . . . I wanted to say . . ." Minako bit her lower lip, looking down, tears filling her eyes.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Rei dropped the groceries, immediately going to console her girlfriend; the previous events were completely forgotten when she saw the blonde in tears.
"What do you mean what's wrong? Did you not . . ." Minako looked even more confused than Rei. "Did you not have a flashback?"
"No, should I have?" Rei frowned.
"How did you not see . . . I mean . . ." Minako took a step back, playing with her necklace she wore around her neck.
"I haven't had a flashback in a while." The miko rubbed the back of her head.
"What? This makes no sense . . . you were a big part in the last couple flashbacks I had and . . . for some reason you're not seeing them too. . .?" Venus knit her brow in confusion.
"I'm just as confused as you are."
"Well . . . maybe it's for the best you're not seeing them right now . . ." Minako sighed
"What do you mean?" Rei raised an eyebrow.
"N-nothing." Minako answered a little too quickly. 'Maybe I should keep these visions to myself . . . for now at least. I just got Reiko back and I don't want the past ruining the present.' "But we do need to talk to Luna and Artemis about this soon."
"I'm sure it's fine." Rei lied through her teeth, too afraid to admit that something was definitely wrong. 'I just got Minako back . . . I couldn't handle her running off because she thinks I'm going crazy or something . . .' "Anyways . . ." She cleared her throat before the silence could grow too much. "I bought groceries for-" Minako suddenly lunged forward, kissing her girlfriend hard, placing her hands on her cheeks.
"Why do you keep doing that?" Rei asked through half lidded eyes when Minako slowly pulled away while she licked her lips. "Not that I'm complaining or anything."
"I guess I just can't control myself when it comes to you." Minako smiled and threw a wink in Rei's direction before grabbing the groceries.
Rei watched with a goofy smile on her face as Minako ascended the steps of the Hikawa shrine. 'What was I upset about again?'
Even being behind the other's car for a couple moments, he could see the signs of nerves starting to fray: speeding up and slowing down, fiddling with the mirrors. Good. Uneasy was just the beginning. He needed to move the other far beyond uneasy, and he would. But first it was essential to make sure the other knew what was coming. The Watcher would simply repeat the pattern until the other recognized just what sort of power was after her. After that, the other would have no choice. She would come like a happy lamb to the slaughter.
Until then, even the watching had purpose. Let her know she was watched. It would do her no good, even if she saw the face watching her.
Faces can change. But the watching would not.
-Flashback-
Mars sat in the dining hall by herself at a table, sadly looking into her wine as everyone conversed happily around her. 'How can they act so happy?' She glared over her shoulder at a group of friends laughing.
"Hey there Rei-chan!" Came the bubbly voice of Asuna as she sat down next to the sulking fire senshi.
"Hey." Was the only quiet reply the orange haired girl got as Rei turned her attention back to her glass.
"Where is everyone?" Asuna frowned.
"Ami and Makoto are on Mercury checking out the transportation pad." Mars mumbled before taking another drink.
"What about Venus?"
"Fuck if I know." Mars grumbled darkly, staring hard at the table.
"Is everything okay Rei-chan? You seem kind of . . . upset." Asuna tilted her head to the side, observing the Martian curiously.
"Peachy."
"Rei-chan . . ." Asuna placed her hand on top of Rei's resting on the table. "You can talk to me."
"There's nothing to talk about." Rei quickly retracted her hand from Asuna's.
"Don't be so difficult." Asuna glared at the raven haired girl, taking her cup from her hands before she could drink more.
"Give that back!" Rei reached for the wine, but Asuna kept it just out of arms length.
"You can have it back when you tell me what is bothering you so much."
"I can make you give it to me." The Martian's eyes darkened.
"I'm shaking in my boots." Asuna rolled her eyes. "Stop fucking around. What's wrong Rei-chan?"
"Why do you even care?" Rei sighed, the fire leaving her eyes almost as fast as it had arrived.
"Because . . ." Asuna blushed. "Because you're my friend and it seems like you really need someone to talk to."
"I really don't-"
"Please . . ." The assault captain pled with her eyes.
Rei seemed to scrutinize the girl for a moment before letting out a defeated breath, looking down at the table as she spoke. "Fine . . I . . . I was seeing someone and they just told me they don't want to see me anymore. I don't understand . . ." Her brow furrowed in confusion. "Everything was going fine. We were happy . . . at least I thought we were . . . and now . . . she won't even look at me. She said I was taking up too much of her time . . . that it was all one big mistake . . . that she shouldn't have let me get so attached to her."
"Oh Rei-chan." Asuna sighed sadly, putting the fire senshi's cup back in front of her before scooting over and wrapping her arm around her shoulder. "I'm sorry. Honestly it's her loss. Anyone would be lucky to have you. You're a gorgeous woman and I'm sure there is someone you could easily find to take her place and fill the hole she left." Asuna bit her lower lip, knowing she might be pushing it a little too far.
"I don't want anyone else." Mars grumbled stubbornly as she scooted away form the orange haired girl, not seeing the look of hurt flash across Asuna's face.
"Then . . ." Asuna looked down, swallowing back her own hurt and pride. "Don't let her go Rei-chan. If you really feel that way she should know . . . she would be a fool to turn you away."
"She already has turned me away." Mars grumbled.
"I can't believe I'm seeing a Martian sulk like this." Asuna sighed. "If you care about her go get her damnit." Asuna stood up, grabbing Mars' cup again.
"Hey!" Mars protested as the assault captain chugged down what was left in her cup.
"I thought Martians were supposed to be brave." Asuna slammed the cup down.
"Fuck off." Mars mumbled, looking back down at the table.
"Fine." Asuna huffed. "But you better stop sulking and go talk to Venus before it's too late."
"What . . . I didn't say that-" Mars very much so resembled a fish out of water.
"Come on Rei-chan . . . I may not look very bright, but I'm not stupid." Asuna laughed, placing her hand on the fire senshi's shoulder. "Don't worry. Your secret is safe with me." She squeezed Rei's shoulder reassuringly before leaving to let the Martian gather her courage.
Venus stood hovering over a map of the moon alone in the war room, her brow tightly knitted, seemingly busy, but in reality she was entirely too consumed with her own self loathing to even entertain the thought of being productive. She gripped the edge of the table, staring down at the map with a blank stare. Her chest felt empty. All she could think about was the crushed look on the fire senshi's face when she ended things. 'At least she still has a head . . . If we continued she would be dead . . . I did the right thing . . .' A stray tear slowly rolled down the blonde's cheek, landing on the map below her.
The creaking of the door opening startled the blonde out of her daze. She quickly wiped away her tear before turning around to face the intruder. "May I help you? I'm-" Venus found herself staring into dark amethyst eyes boring into her soul. "Mars . . .what-"
"Why are you doing this?" Mars spoke calmly, her eyes searching Minako's soft blue pools.
"I already told you Mars." Minako sighed, quickly putting on her cold demeanor once more. "I'm busy and I really don't have time for this." The blonde turned her back to the fire senshi, resting her hands back on the table, pretending to scrutinize every little piece of the map.
"You're a bad liar." Rei said softly, coming up behind the blonde until she was pressed against her back, running her hands slowly down the length of Minako's arms until her hands rested on top of her own.
"Mars." Venus bit her lower lip, trying to remain strong as her heart pounded in her chest for the first time in what felt like forever. She had forgotten she even had a heartbeat.
"You know . . ." The fire senshi started running her fingertips back up Minako's arm while she used the other one to delicately move blonde strands out of the way of the commander's neck. "You're the first beautiful thing I ever got stuck on."
"Please don't do this . . ." Venus closed her eyes tightly, trying to hold back her tears.
Mars kissed the blonde's newly exposed neck softly. "It's killing me . . ."
"Please stop. . ." Venus gritted her teeth as yet another tear betrayed her and slipped down her cheek.
"It's killing me that you can run away from this and I just . . . I can't." Mars rested her forehead on the back of Minako's shoulder as she closed her eyes. "I can't let you go . . ." Mars rested her hands on Minako's hips, gripping them lightly. "I can't go out and find someone new, because I always think of you."
"Reiko . . . please . . ." Venus gripped the edge of the desk tighter, trying to stop more tears from spilling out when Rei suddenly turned the blonde around. The fire senshi placed a hand on each side of Minako, effectively trapping her there.
"Why are you doing this angel?" Mars placed the palm of her hand on Venus' cheek, wiping away her tear with her thumb.
"I . . ." Minako opened her eyes, her breath catching in her throat at the look Rei pierced her with. It struck so deep that she had to look off to the side when she replied. "I already told you."
"Liar." Mars leaned forward, capturing the blonde's lips in a soft kiss, pulling away only a little after a second. She grabbed the blonde's hand, pressing it against her chest so Minako could feel her wild heartbeat. "I know you feel this too." She spoke in the same soft voice, her lips brushing against Minako's as she spoke and moved both of their hands between Minako's breasts so she could feel the love senshi's heart pounding just as hard as hers. "Your body betrays you." Mars smirked at the blush that covered Minako's cheeks.
The silence was deafening and seemed to stretch on for forever until a loud smack echoed in the chambers. An angry red handprint was left on Mar's left cheek, but the fire senshi didn't budge. Instead she just stood there staring down the blonde who seemed to have a million emotions swimming in her blue eyes.
"Fuck you Mars." Venus hissed before lunging forward and capturing Mars' lips with her own in a bruising kiss. 'What the fuck are you doing?' Venus mentally scolded herself as she buried her hands in the miko's dark locks while Mars wrapped her arms around her slim waist, pulling the blonde flush against her body. She bit down on Mars' lower lip, tugging on the soft flesh before suddenly pulling away and shoving the Martian away from her. "Damnit Mars! I told you we're done! So why don't you just fuck off already!?" Venus growled, turning back around to glare at the map.
"You're the one who just threw yourself at me." Mars smirked, running her tongue along her lower lip, tasting a little bit of copper as she came up behind the blonde again and ran her hands down Minako's tight stomach.
"Mars, I'm warning you . . ." Venus tried to sound as threatening as she could with Rei's hot hands running down her body.
"I believe you said you wanted me to fuck you." Mars gripped Venus' hips tightly, quickly pulling the blonde's perfect ass against her to empathize her point.
"That's . . . that's not what I said." Minako bit her lower lip as Rei's right hand wandered to her inner thigh.
"Oh yeah, sorry. You said fuck me, but honestly . . ." Rei leaned forward, biting the blonde's earlobe. "I would rather be the one fucking you right now."
"Reiko . . ." Venus' voiced wavered as the miko's right hand made it up her skirt and was getting dangerously close to where she needed her the most.
"This is what you wanted right?" Mars spoke softly with a hint of sadness in her voice as her hand dipped into Minako's panties and she started to rub the love senshi's tight bundle of nerves, causing a soft moan to escape Minako's lips.
"We're going to get caught if we do this here." Minako breathed out, arching her back when Mars added a little more pressure.
"No one is going to see or hear us." Mars mumbled against the blonde's neck as she moved her fingers in agonizingly slow circles.
Minako's judgement was beyond clouded as the fire senshi pushed the tip of her finger into her only to pull it back and go back to rubbing slow circles against her tight bundle of nerves. "You're such a tease." Minako felt herself grow a little frustrated when Rei pulled the same move a second time, barely pushing her fingertip into her before going back to her previous ministrations.
"If you want me to stop I will." Rei smirked, stopping all movement from her hand.
"Don't you fucking dare." Minako growled as she turned her head to kiss the Martian deeply, running her tongue along Mars' lower lip. When she got denied entrance into her lovers mouth she pushed her ass out, pressing it firmly against Mars' crotch eliciting a moan from Rei's throat, giving her the access she had wanted.
Mars' grip on Venus' hip grew tighter as the blonde pushed her firm butt into her harder, provoking the Martian into continuing her work while Venus explored her hot mouth with her tongue.
"Aah Reiko." Venus broke away from their kiss to moan when Rei unexpectedly picked up the speed of her hand, pushing harder against Venus' clit. Seeing the look on Venus' face just provoked the Martian to go even faster and press her lips hard against the blonde's to muffle the loud moans escaping her mouth. She wanted to taste what Minako was feeling, she wanted to know only she could do this to the love senshi.
Mars suddenly pulled away from their bruising kiss, a fire blazing in her eyes and chest. Minako started to protest when she pulled her hand out of her panties, but her complaint never left her mouth. Instead it was replaced with a gasp as Mars pushed Venus' upper back with one hand hard, bending her over the table and pushing her front onto the map.
The love senshi bit her lower lip and gripped the map tightly in her hands as Mars looked down at the blonde, slowly running her fingertips down her back, taking in the image before her. She struggled to stop her hand from shaking from the lust and greed running wild through her veins, barely able to contain herself. She needed Minako, she knew that much. But she needed Minako to need her just as badly.
"Please Reiko." Minako struggled to keep her composure as Rei moved her hand down her ass and under her skirt again, hovering next to the line of the blonde's panties. She wanted to drink this image in and keep it locked inside of her memories forever. She wanted to savor every moment. She needed to know Minako was hers, but most of all . . .
Mars suddenly pushed Minako's panties off to the side.
She needed Minako to know that she was hers.
Minako let out a loud moan, gripping the map tighter as Rei pushed two fingers into her lover as deep as they would go. Rei almost moaned herself at the feeling of being inside of the blonde once again, a week felt like an eternity to her. A week felt like Hell without Minako's body writhing beneath her.
Rei's breaths came out shaky as she slowed down her pace, running her left hand down Minako's arm until her hand rested on top of the blondes. Her heart pounded in her chest when Minako let her intertwine her fingers with her own and her heart just about stopped completely when Minako brought her lips to the back of Rei's hand, leaving a soft kiss on her flesh.
The Martian blinked back her tears, ignoring the tearing in her chest when Minako's words rang through her head again. 'I shouldn't have let you get so attached to me. This whole thing was a big mistake. You knew what this was. We're done Mars. Get over it.'
"Fuck Reiko." Venus hissed as the fire senshi let go of her hand and gripped her blonde locks, pulling her head back a bit as she curled her fingers deep inside of her. So many emotions were running through the Martian that she could hardly focus on what to do. She flip flopped from rough to soft, slow to fast, anger to joy, lust to affection, love to hate, angel to devil.
'Why did you say those things Minako?' Mars gritted her teeth as she picked up her speed, sweat dripping down her brow as she pushed harder into the moaning goddess beneath her. 'Why?'
"Reiko I'm close." Minako's moan broke the fire senshi from her trance, reminding her she had a job to finish up.
Rei leaned forward a bit, capturing Venus' earlobe with her teeth, tugging on the soft skin before whispering into her ear. "Then come for me angel." And once again those words sent Minako tumbling over the edge. She cried out, writhing beneath her lover, ripping the map with her unbearably tight grip as she climaxed.
Once Minako's insides seemed to stop spasming Mars slowly pulled her fingers out of the blonde and turned her around so they were face to face. Minako's wild blue eyes locked onto her own, her chest heaving. She looked like she was ready to pounce on the fire senshi, but those raging pools full of lust seemed to be filled with panic now. 'Fuck . . . what have I done . . . we can't be together and we just . . .' An image of Rei's kneeling over with a sword being swung down on her head suddenly flashed through the blonde's mind. 'Reiko . . '
"Minako . . . What is going on?" Rei frowned, placing the palm of hand on Minako's cheek only for her to take a step back as if Mars had just burned her. "Please . . . Just tell me." The fire senshi took a step forward.
"Rei . . . I . . ." Venus looked down, avoiding her lover's piercing gaze.
"Why won't-" Mars was interrupted by a knock on the door.
"I'll explain later. Meet me in my chambers at midnight." Venus whispered to the Martian.
"No. I want to know now." Mars growled, but was once again interrupted by a persistent knocking on the door.
"If you stay here we will be discovered." Venus hissed, trying to push Mars towards the exit opposite of the knocking.
"I don't care." Mars snapped back.
"Reiko. Go. We will talk tonight. I promise."
Mars looked like she wanted to protest, but when she heard another knock she sighed and nodded her head before making her stealthy exit.
"Come in." Minako tried to pull herself together as she folded up the map before anyone could see, sparing a glance over a shoulder where Mars had exited.
Later on that night Mars anxiously waited for the clock to strike midnight. She needed to hear why Minako had said those words that haunted and tortured her. 'She didn't mean it. I know she didn't.' Mars sighed as she looked back up at the clock; her heart rate almost doubled in speed when she saw it was midnight. Finally . . .I know this was all a misunderstanding. I just need to hear it from her lips.' Mars thought to herself as she walked quickly down the hallway. 'She will come running into my arms and apologize and I-" Mars opened the door to Venus' room and her heart dropped to the floor almost instantly, her insides twisting painfully.
'No . . . she wouldn't . . .' Mars gripped the handle of the door tightly as she looked on in horror as Minako straddled Markus on her bed, her hands buried in his dark locks, while his hands rested on her hips where her hands had been hours before, their lips locked in a passionate kiss. 'Why . . .?'
"Can I help you?" Venus' voice suddenly broke Mars from her haze. The blonde looked at her with such cold blue eyes that Mars swore she just gave her frost bite while Markus smirked at her with that smug look on his face he wore so well.
"Sorry. I must have wandered to the wrong place." Mars bit the inside of her cheek as anger and pain swelled deep inside of her, glaring so heatedly at Minako it just about melted her on the spot. "I thought you were someone else. My mistake." And with that Mars slammed the door, stomping down hall as the image of Minako and Markus played through her head while the blondes words painfully rang in her ears. 'I shouldn't have let you get so attached to me. This whole thing was a big mistake. You knew what this was. We're done Mars. Get over it.'
"Fucking bitch!" Mars screamed when she was finally in the safety of her room, grabbing her sword and stabbing her bed right in the middle, dragging the blade down to ruin the soft mattress.
Meanwhile back in her room Venus sat there on Markus, her mask slipping as she gazed at the door Mars slammed, biting her lower lip and holding back tears. 'Rei . . . I'm so sorry . . . this was the only way you would give up . . .'
Markus squeezed the blonde's hips, gaining her attention once more. When she looked back at him she suddenly felt nauseous. Her insides felt rotten and dead and the mere thought of Markus was making her want to vomit.
"I'm actually not feeling too well . . ." Venus stood up, walking over to desk, looking down at the dark wood.
"What? Come on Venus. Don't let that savage ruin our good time." Markus rolled his eyes.
"Please leave." Was Venus' only quiet reply.
"Are you serious?" Markus growled as he stood up, glaring at the blonde's back. "You got me hard and now I'm supposed to just take care of myself?" Venus' only reply was her silence as she continued to stare down at her desk, her heart bleeding. "Fucking tease." Markus grumbled as he stormed out of the room, slamming it behind him.
The second Markus was gone Venus immediately crumbled onto the ground, hot tears running down her face as the image of Rei played through her mind, her words stinging her ears. 'I thought you were someone else. My mistake.'
"Reiko . . ." Venus squeaked out feebly. "I'm so sorry . . ." The blonde sobbed, apologizing as if the Martian could hear her.
The next morning Mars woke up on her bedroom floor, her head pounding, eyes bleary, and completely confused. 'What the . . .?' She slowly stood up, one hand on her head as she struggled to completely open her eyes. When her vision cleared enough she was met with the sight of her room in ruins. The bed was gutted with slash marks all over it, her desk and chair were in pieces, her curtains were ripped to shreds, and any small trinket she had was either smashed or scattered on the floor. 'Did I do this . . .?' Rei leaned down, picking up a stray piece of splintered wood and in that moment everything came back to the fire senshi, her head pounding even more painfully as vivid images flashed through her mind from the night before. Minako. Markus. The fit of rage that left her room looking like a bad horror movie. Everything.
Her heart thudded hard in her chest as a wave of nausea took over at the image of Minako and Markus last night. Her imagination started running wild and soon she saw them naked and entangled, laughing at the Martian while she wept.
The soft drumbeat started again as her pain and rage fueled by her imagination took over. 'No . . .' Rei protested softly, trying to quiet her mind. Kill. Rei shook her head. 'No.' She gritted her teeth, trying to shut out the noise and voices. Kill!
"No!" She yelled out, throwing down the piece of wood in her hands regaining control before she completely lost it again.
She looked around her room once more, heart beating wildly as images of the nights she spent with Minako ran through her mind, threatening to make her lose control again. 'I just . . . I need some fresh air . . . That's it . . .'
She hastily left her room to escape the painful memories and temptations, briskly walking down the halls of the palace, hoping to find some type of escape outside of those marble walls. She kept her head down while walking; the last thing she needed was to have to interact with someone while she was in such a state, but fate was seldom kind to the Martian.
She foolishly glanced up to make sure she was going the right way to the exit of the palace, but instead of seeing an empty hallway she saw Markus. He seemed irritated and a little on edge himself, but when his eyes landed on her a smug smirk settled on his face. She clenched her fist tightly, desperately willing the images of him and her lover intwined to disappear. Her mouth was in a tight line, nails digging into her skin as he passed her by. He wisely kept his mouth shut, but couldn't resist throwing a wink in her direction.
Mars clenched her hands into a tighter fist, almost drawing blood as she closed her eyes to try to calm herself, but the drumbeat started, then the trumpets, and then a simultaneous feeling of anger and joy swelled up inside of her. An incredible blood lust took over her body and this time there was no warning and there was no fighting it as she turned sharply around and followed the brunette, walking a little faster until she caught up.
She gripped his shoulder and with surprising strength turned him around. He looked pissed and opened his mouth to say something, but before a word could get out Mars raised her fist and punched him hard in the jaw, making him fall backwards onto his butt.
"What the fu-"
"Shut the fuck up." Mars growled as she stormed up to him, gripping the collar of his shirt, hovering over the irritated guard. He opened his mouth foolishly to speak once more but Mars slammed her fist onto his eye, then raised it back up to smash it onto his healing nose. Her eyes slowly started turning crimson red as teeth and blood splattered onto the ground, creating some sort of demented art on the marble as she raised her fist and slammed it into the brunettes face over and over again. She did it so many times the man was becoming unrecognizable; his face swelling in certain areas and concaving in others as she continued.
KILL!
Bloody bubbles and gurgles came out of his mouth as he tried to say something, lifting his hand to try to stop the enraged Martian. She stopped for a moment, her breathing heavy as she looked at the man beneath her, seeming to beg for mercy.
"P-p-please . . ." Was what Mars was assuming he was trying to gurgle out.
KILL! KILL! KILL!
Mars had a sadistic smirk on her face as she grabbed his hand and pushed it back so hard that the wrist snapped. He tried to scream but nothing seemed to come out of his mouth as she went back to work. That mischivous glint in his eyes had dimmed and was about to completely die out. He would no longer put his hands on her lover or anyone else again. He would pay for his crimes in blood. Lots of blood. He was at her mercy and Mars was not a very merciful person.
She continued her assault with no intention to stop until Markus stopped making much movement at all and drained all the fun out of her activity. She pulled her sword out of her sheath to finally put him out of his misery with a big smile on her face when she was suddenly tackled from behind.
"Mars!" Makoto held her thrashing friend down.
"Get off me!" Mars screamed. "I'm going to kill him!"
KILL THEM ALL!
"Get him to the medical ward! NOW!" Came Ami's voice from somewhere Mars didn't know. All she could see was red and all the wanted to do was slit that mans throat.
"Mars!" Makoto slammed the Martian's hand down that held her sword hard onto the ground. She had to slam her friends hand down a couple more times before Mars finally released her weapon. "Get a grip! Stop!"
KILL THEM ALL!
"Let me go! I'll kill you all!" Mars growled while she laid on her stomach on the ground with Makoto's full weight on her back.
"Please Mars . . . snap out of it." Makoto said softly with tears in her eyes. 'What the hell happened while we were gone?'
'Makoto . . .?' Mars seemed to suddenly realize who was holding her down and where she was, snapping out of her bloody frenzy, and stopping her thrashing. Her eyes turned back to their normal color as she looked off to the side, her face pressed hard against the ground. Her eyes widened when she saw blood and teeth scattered all over the once beautiful marble floor. "Makoto . . ." Mars spoke softly now. "W-what did I do?"
AN: Welp there it is! Dark enough for ya? :D The next couple chapters will be more flashback than anything, but soon it will be just present time and I solemnly swear that this is all going to wrap up together and make sense :) Pretty please leave me a review and tell me what you think about this incredibly depressing chapter lol I always love hearing, well reading, your guys' thoughts :)