The Note
Minako sighed for the fortieth time in past half hour. She was bored,
and with Usagi spending the evening with Mamoru, she had no one to
distract the girls or make small talk with. The study session was
silent. Serene.
Boring.
Ami was completely enthralled with the book in her hands, her blue eyes
sparkling whenever they scanned over something they really enjoyed. The
title was The Root of All Numbers, and Minako pondered to herself: was
it a mystery novel? Perhaps a suspense story? The title reminded her
very much of an American movie she'd seen years back.
As nonchalantly as she could, she leant forward from the wall she was
leaning on and brought her head out from behind the magazine she was
occasionally glancing at. She squinted her eyes to see if she could see
part of the summary written on the back of the thick book. She cringed,
seeing the book was REALLY about the root of all numbers.
"Who wants to read a math book for fun...?" she thought to herself.
"Ami-chan must've really lost it this time."
Minako resumed reading-or rather, looking at the 'pretty' pictures for a
total of thirty seconds before boredom smothered her again. She glanced
over at the tall brunette, Makoto, who seemed just about as bored as she
was. Her head was resting in her propped up palm, her eyelids fluttering
and her mouth slightly agape. Whenever her eyelids actually closed, her
head shot up and she shook her head. However, when her head went back to
its resting place, the whole process began over.
The last person left for Minako to "observe" was the miko and her best
friend, Hino Rei. Even if the raven-haired girl was never doing anything
too extraordinary, she was interesting to look at. Her long, jet-black
hair was always straight and perfect, usually tucked behind her ears,
and smelt like lavender shampoo and incense. Her purple eyes were severe
somewhat and could even rival Hotaru's, but when she cast them on you,
you became entranced by them. Well...either entranced or really
intimidated. Her lips were pink and always full of life. And then there
was her body... Minako knew even though Rei had a few inches on her
height wise, their bodies were similar. But she herself found herself
jealous of Rei's sometimes. It seemed like the miko could care less
about her looks. She knew she was attractive, but she didn't flaunt
herself around like most other girls their age did.
Minako's dark-blue eyes wandered to the girl next to her. She had to be
discreet with her staring, because she knew Rei didn't fancy being
stared at too much. Rei dipped a thin wooden brush into a small clear
bottle, which was give-or-take the size of a shot glass. Laid over a
couple of newspapers were several pieces of crisp, clean tissue paper.
She tapped the brush over the glass a few times, making sure any stray
black paint fell back into the bottle and not onto the floor or the
exposed table. After that, she tucked a stray piece of hair behind her
ear with her free hand and then prepared to paint. She let the brush
fall onto the paper lightly and then slowly brought it up and down, then
over and around. Minako realized she was doing calligraphy.
Although she didn't have the patience for calligraphy, she never tired
of watching others-particularly Rei- do it. The way Rei ran the wooden
brush over the paper very slowly, smoothly, almost sensually, sent
Minako's mind into its own world. She felt nothing but her eyes glaze
over and her senses tingle when she imagined Rei running her long and
slender fingers through her blonde hair. Her digits went through
Minako's hair, only lightly touching her back. Rei repeated the process,
but this time allowed her nails to softly trace down her Minako's
arching back. Minako didn't even notice when she let out a dreamy sigh
and caught Rei's attention, along with Ami's and Makoto's.
Rei's eyebrow rose in curiosity as she watched the blush on Minako's
face become deeper and deeper. She exchanged looks with Ami and then
Makoto, both looking just as baffled by the goddess of love as she was.
"Mina-chan?" she asked, her voice low. When Minako didn't answer, Rei
set her brush down onto the newspapers and leant over so that her face
was only inches away from the other girl's. Makoto crossed her arms and
titled her head as she examined Minako, whispering some things to Ami
and causing the blue-haired girl to giggle behind her hand. Rei snapped
her fingers a few times, but her best friend would still not snap out of
her wistful stupor.
"Minako? Mi-na-ko? Are you there?" she asked again as she placed her
hand atop Minako's shoulder. Minako jumped when felt the contact, and
her mind was immediately brought back to reality.
"Mina...? Are you alright? You were out there for a minute." Rei smiled
and took her hand back and rested it with the other one in her lap.
Minako felt her face flush and she darted her eyes away from the
raven-haired girl in front of her.
"Oh...Yeah! Sorry! Hee-hee!" she exclaimed. Makoto shook her head and
grinned.
"Thinking about Yaten again?" Ami scratched the back of her head and
smiled nervously.
"No way! I've been over him for months! Just thinking about wearing
these oh-so-stylish dresses in this magazine!" Minako thrust the thin
magazine into the air, doing her best to hide what she'd really been
day-dreaming about. Ami and Makoto seemed to buy it, but Rei sat there
watching with her eyes narrowed.
She was unconvinced.
Minako gave her a weak grin which seemed to do the trick. Rei went back
to her calligraphy, but glanced over at Minako every so often.
Minako let out a relieved sigh. She was completely bewildered as to why
she'd been imagining her best friend stroking her like a cat, but she
tried not to think too much of it. She was simply driven close to the
edge of insanity by boredom, that's all.
Rei couldn't help but feel immense curiousness about Minako's day-dream.
Usually she was the one who stayed out the other girl's personal or
impersonal affairs unless it was serious, but for some reason she just
couldn't shrug off the inquisitive feeling she had. She took one last
peek at the blonde before dropping her paintbrush and reaching for her
notebook. She opened it to a fresh lined page and grabbed her pencil
tucked in the side of it. She scribbled down a few words and then tore
the lined-paper from the notebook as quietly as she could. When it was
free she folded it into a small square and wrote 'Minako' on the outside
of it.
Rei dropped her chin into her palm and tried to look as inconspicuous as
possible. While her face portrayed her as rather bored, her right hand
went to work. She brought her hand onto Minako's bare thigh that her
skirt was exposing, poking her with the small paper. Minako's eyes grew
and she fought back a surprised yelp. She looked to her left side at
Rei, who was ignoring the face she touching her thigh so casually.
Minako gulped and downcast her eyes back onto her magazine. She bit her
lip and shakily laid her hand over Rei's. Rei released the note into
Minako's lap and pulled her hand back up to the table.
Minako grabbed the note and unfolded it in her lap.
-Tell me what all of that was about.-
That was all it said. Minako frowned and reached for her pen. She wrote
something on the paper and then folded it back up, albeit not as neatly
as Rei initially had. She slide her hand onto Rei's lap, causing an
unexpected shiver to run down the miko's spine. Rei swallowed and fought
back a blush as she reached for the note. "Where did that come from...?"
She shook it off and opened the note.
-There's nothing to tell, Pyro. :) -
And so their little note writing turned into a game. Ami or Makoto eyed
them strangely every now and then, but neither ever spoke up.
-Is it a boy?-
-Noooo. For once. :-) -
-Is it...Yaten? I mean, he's both a boy AND a girl. ::snicker::-
-Oh, you're funny, Rei-chan. Not! -
-Tee-hee. Now, you better tell me or you will face my wrath, and not
many live after facing it.-
-You're not that scary! I could take you on, any time, any day.-
-Oh, really? Then name this time and day; I'll be there.-
-::grin:: Hey, remember when I came to TA a couple of years back?-
-Oooh, yes. My teachers still scold me because of all the chaos and
destruction you caused there. And you were there for a total of what, an
hour? Thanks a lot... ::sarcasm::-
- ::victory sign:: No problem! That demon was pretty demented though,
huh?-
-Sure was. The girl I attempted to kiss still avoids me in the
hallways... Ah, oh well. At least you did something right that day and
destroyed the demon. Then again, YOU'RE the one who released it in the
first place, oh wonderful leader... -
-I didn't mean to! It's your fault... If you hadn't been so mean to me,
I wouldn't have run off to that random well. -.- But anyway... I guess I
helped that girl out a lot, huh? After all, you could've stolen her
first kiss, and as the Goddess of Love, I couldn't allow such a thing!-
-Ha-ha-ha. We all know you wish that I would've kissed you when that
demon possessed me. -
-You wish, Pyro! I remember trying desperately to escape when you almost
did--not sitting there and waiting for it. And besides...you would've
ate me. (No pun intended, hee-hee.)-
-Hey, I doubt I'm that bad of a kisser. And stop being a pervert.-
-::grin:: Stop encouraging me! You're the one who can't kiss. :-)-
-That's it. I'm getting Usagi on you during tomorrow's study session.
And you know how relentless she is.-
-Aww, that's harsh, Rei-chan. ::pause:: Looks like Mako-chan and
Ami-chan are getting ready to leave.-
Rei closed the now two-page letter into her notebook and then glanced up
at Makoto, who was holding her arms over her head as she stretched.
"Leaving so soon?"
Makoto nodded. "I have to go home and make a pie for tomorrow. It counts
as a test grade in Culinary Arts, so I should probably get to it soon."
"I should get going as well. Mama is going to be home early tonight, and
we're going to go over some of the things I underlined in my medical
journal," Ami said with a smile. Makoto offered her a sympathetic smile
in return.
"Sounds...fun?"
"Well then, we'll escort you two out," Rei chimed in. Minako looked over
at her in confusion as she pulled her heavy white coat on.
"I was going to walk home with them." Rei made sure Ami and Makoto were
busy with their own coats before whispering,
"I need you to stay behind for a few minutes if that's okay."
Minako shrugged. "Alright."
--
"We'll see you two tomorrow. Goodnight!" Ami smiled and clutched her
schoolbooks to her chest, trying desperately to get as much warmth as
she could. Makoto followed closely next to her and waved over her
shoulder before shoving her hands into her pockets. Minako shivered
furiously but waved happily at the two teen girls descending down the
many shrine stairs.
"Alright, Rei-chan," Minako said as she turned around. "What did you
need me for?"
Rei rubbed her arms with her hands and her breath was faintly seen in
the cold night's air. She stepped closer to Minako, whose cheeks were
turning pink from the cold. She couldn't help but think how adorable her
friend looked with her cheeks tinged a light pink. Soon they'd be red
for sure, Rei thought, after she went through with her plan.
"I believe I have something to prove to you, Mina."
Minako had no time to ask what the heck Rei was talking about because
the raven-haired miko closed the gap between the two of them. Rei's warm
lips were on Minako's cold ones, and instantly, Minako felt warmth
spread throughout her whole body. Her mind was racing, and at first she
wasn't sure how to respond when Rei lightly ran her tongue over her
lips. But then she opened her mouth, closed her eyes, and allowed Rei as
much access as she wanted. Minako pushed her body closer to Rei's as she
wrapped her arms around her waist, surprised by the sudden burst of lust
running through her. Rei responded by slipping her fingers through
Minako's hair and resting her hands on the aspiring idol's neck.
The kiss slowly came to a close after a good two minutes. Rei nibbled on
Minako's bottom lip before completely pulling away, somewhat
reluctantly. Minako slowly allowed her eyes to open, blue orbs coming
back into sight. Her tender lips parted slightly as she struggled to say
something—anything. Rei smirked at her and imitated Minako's Sailor V.
wink.
"I'm not such a bad kisser after all, huh?" That's when she broke out
into a grin. "You can leave now if you want."
As Rei stepped back into the shrine, Minako was left standing on the
porch as her world quickly turned upside-down. This time her cheeks were
flaming red, and it surely wasn't from the cold.
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