Serenity was shocked. (Did this woman just call me a mutt?) Serenity's disbelief in the woman's choice of words was destroyed when Rei spoke again. "Minako, why do you have to be such a ditz?! Do you even know where this mutt came from?! She might be a damn orphanage runaway! You know what happened last time! We don't need any cops lookin' for runaways! We got our own problems!!" Minako winced. "Listen Rei, does she look like a orphan? She's got money, you can tell that from what she's wearing. And besides," she leaned in close to Rei, "we need the cash. I bet her parents are loaded." Rei walked toward Serenity and glared at her. Serenity was quite frightened, but she couldn't take her eyes away from Rei's own. (Her eyes, are they violet? I've never seen violet eyes before. They're absolutely beautiful...) Rei's sharp voice knocked her out of her observation. "What's your name kid?! And I want first *and* last names, understand?" Serenity answered quickly, so as not to anger the redhead further. "Um, Serenity. Se, Serenity Loned." Rei glowered at her. "Don't stutter! Did you say Loned? As in Lo-ned?! The Loned family?! Minako! You just kidnapped a princess!! A godamned princess! I don't care what Mitsuki says! This time I'm going to kill you!!!" Minako started to run. She quickly scampered behind Mitsuki, who looked less than thrilled about being put in the middle of the argument. But she couldn't just let Rei beat up on her girlfriend, so she decided to play the peacemaker. "Um Rei, I'm sure Mina-chan had no idea that the girl was a Loned. She's not a princess, by the way. And besides, the kid is all alone. We can't just let her out on the streets. Come on Rei. Don't be mean." Makoto shook her head and stared at Mitsuki. "You might as well be asking her not to breathe. Rei is always angry. It comes naturally to her." Rei glared at Makoto. "Shut up! Mitsuki, just move out of the way so that I can murder Minako, okay! I don't want to kill you, I just want to kill your stupid girlfriend!" Mitsuki frowned. "Honestly Rei, let the kid stay here. Quit being such a jerk! And Minako is not stupid! She's just a little absentminded sometimes." Rei shook her head. "Whatever." She turned to Serenity. "Listen kid, thanks to the two lovebirds here," she waved her hand in Minako and Mitsuki's direction, "you get to stay." Serenity smiled brightly. "Oh thank you..." Rei cut her off. "But you got to work if you're going to stay here. You need a new name too." Minako grinned. "How about Yoko?" Rei frowned. "No way. That's goofy." The other girls started to call out names. "Silver?" "How creative. How about Angel?" "No way! Koneko is a cute name." "Jeez, just put her on 'Hello Kitty,' and call it a day." Rei sighed weakly. "Listen, I've got a name for you kid." The other girls stopped bickering to hear the name. Rei grinned at Serenity. "Usagi." The other women smiled and Serenity nodded in approval. "I like that." Minako smiled, and then she frowned, deep in thought. "What about a last name?" Rei smirked. "Congratulations Minako, because you now have a new little sister. Introducing Usagi Nedal!" "What?! No way! I can't have a little sister!" "You do now. You found her, so she's your responsibility..." .... Endymion Janod rolled his midnight blue eyes in frustration as he listened to Drake Loned sob over the phone about his missing daughter. He fought the urge to scream at the older man. 'I can't believe that little brat ran off!' he thought, running his fingers through his coal black hair. 'You'd think the spoiled little twit would be happy about being married to me!' But he decided to feign concern and sympathy. "Well sir," he said, "I'm sure I can find her. I have a couple of...friends that might be able to help us." Drake stopped sniffling. "Oh, you do my boy? That's excellent! Well, I'll leave you to your work. But until you get in contact with them, I did call the authorities. I'm sure they would appreciate the extra help. No greater help than the law, you know! I do hope they find my poor Serenity. She must be terrified." Endymion sighed. "Yes, I'm sure she is. Listen sir, I really have to go. Good bye." As soon as he was off of the phone, he dialed another number. He would find Serenity, and they *would* be married. Whether she wanted to or not... Hotaru Desal watched her adoptive mother carefully. "Setsuna-mama, will we be going to see Rei-san, and the others today?" Setsuna turned to face the teenager, and she smiled, which was a rare occurrence. "Well, I think that we can..." She stopped talking when the phone rang. "I'll get it!" Hotaru said cheerfully, grabbing the phone. "Hello, Desal residence. May I ask who's speaking?" Setsuna watched the young woman's face contort in anger. "Endymion..." Hotaru hissed through clenched teeth... ... "Well I guess we better introduce ourselves. My name's Makoto Ginas." Serenity smiled at the tall green haired girl. Another, smaller young woman with blue hair walked over to Serenity. "My name is Ami Tepo. It is a pleasure to meet you." A white haired woman who Minako had snuggled up to on the couch waved to Serenity cheerfully. "I'm Mitsuki Niade! It's a pleasure to meet you!" Rei rolled her eyes. "The name's Rei Talon, and I'm the boss." Serenity's eyes widened. "You...you were on the most wanted list! You stole from Lady Nadia of Venus, not to mention quite a few socialites." Rei grinned. "Yep! I'm proud of it too. Our space shuttle is stolen too, but I repainted it. I hate the color yellow," she ignored the raspberry Minako gave her, "and red and black are my favorite colors. You got anything to say about it kid?" Serenity shook her head. "No, no. It's just that I have never been in the company of...well criminals before." Minako winced, and Rei's eyes darkened. "We're criminals huh? Well, unlike you sweetheart, we weren't offered anything on a silver platter. And in my world its "take or die." I'm not about to just roll over and die, so I'm taking from people who had too much to begin with! That's not stealing; that's surviving!" Serenity rolled her eyes. "Oh spare me. You could work, like everyone else. And stealing is stealing; no matter who you steal from." Minako and Mitsuki cringed. "Oh, she's gonna get killed." Minako murmured, nuzzling against Mitsuki's neck as she spoke. Ami suddenly became engrossed in a book, and Makoto practically ran into the kitchen. Mitsuki grabbed Minako's arm, and they both darted into the safety of the kitchen. Ami soon followed them, her face hidden by the book. Serenity had, by now noticed that everyone had disappeared. She gulped, and stared up into Rei's eyes. The gorgeous amethyst eyes that she had admired earlier had now turned a stormy, dangerous black. Rei moved closer to Serenity until they were inches apart. "Listen to me, you spoiled little idiot. The only reason you're here is because of Minako, her girlfriend, and the grace of God. You do anything, *anything* to get me angry, and I'll rip your throat out and mail it to your snobby parents. No more backtalk. Got it?" Serenity nodded, and Rei smiled wickedly at her. "Good girl. Now remember *Usagi*," she tapped Serenity's forehead with her forefinger, "watch your mouth." Serenity nodded dumbly, and Rei sauntered off. Serenity found herself watching the sway of her hips as she walked away. She quickly shook her head to clear her mind of the rather lewd images that were flashing through it. She was not a princess, but she was quite close to it, and she would not allow herself to have such...naughty thoughts. Even if Miss Rei Talon was rather attractive... Haruka Radoun sighed in annoyance. (Once again, I'm stuck looking for a kid that ran away from her parents. Jesus, I'd rather be at home with Michiru, but no, I'm on patrol. Shit! Why couldn't the little brat run away at a more convenient time! I could be at home snuggling up with my mermaid....damn it!) She frowned, and ran her fingers through her light-blue hair. She stared out of the side window of her car, and saw a sight that nearly made her crash the vehicle. It was Setsuna and Hotaru Desal. The galaxy's most renowned bounty hunters.... ...Minako hummed cheerfully as she brushed Mitsuki's long hair. "Hey Suki-chan? You think the boss likes that kid?" Mitsuki sighed, trying to pull her mind away from the soft stokes of the brush through her hair. It was a very delightful feeling, and Minako knew it. "Mmm...I don't know. You're the expert on this, sweetheart. How would I know?" Minako sighed, and momentarily stopped brushing, causing Mitsuki to groan in protest. "Well, I'm sure you saw the sparks flying between those two." Mitsuki pulled the brush away from Minako's hands, and began to brush her hair herself. "Nope. I thought it was weird that the kid walked into the kitchen safe and sound after she mouthed off to Rei though. I thought she would be a crispy critter for sure. She's blessed," Mitsuki murmured, unclasping the cross she had around her neck and twirling it around her fingers, "and she didn't even need this. Either she's got a kick-ass angel watching over her, or Rei is getting all goofy over a pair of nice legs, I'd say." Minako's right eyelid started to twitch. "And what were you doing looking at her legs?!" "Aww, come on Mina-chan, I was just kidding..." ...Hotaru frowned when she saw the tall police officer walk out of the car. "Setsuna-mama, we have trouble." The older woman's crimson eyes flashed for a moment. "Indeed Silent One. It seems as if Officer Radoun is interested in us. Perhaps we should greet her." Hotaru frowned. "And why should we Setsuna-mama? I don't even want to do this job. Look at us! We are reduced to finding simpering, snot-nosed little rich brats! And it is his entire fault. Endymion...that sick, depraved bastard." Setsuna glared at her. "Endymion may be all of that, but I won't have you using that word. We are in Endymion's debt, and he is still paying for us to find this child." Hotaru murmured something under her breath, but a glare from Setsuna made her stop. Haruka walked to the two bounty hunters, and glared at them. "So what are you two ladies doing here?" Hotaru smirked. "Just like a cop. Do you remember how we helped you and your thief of a girlfriend?" Haruka glared at the small girl. "Michiru isn't a thief. She was just trying to get by. That was a rough time for her. Now, answer the question. What are you doing on Mars? You better not be looking for that Loned kid. She won't be here." Setsuna smiled. "You'd be surprised. Is Michiru well?" Haruka nodded. "Yeah, she's all right. I think she hates the shifts I have almost as much as I do. Jeez, I wish I could go home." Setsuna and Hotaru smiled. "Indeed," Setsuna said, brushing a strand of black hair from her face, "but work is work. We have to go now. Sayonara..." Haruka watched in baffled amazement as the two disappeared into the shadows... ...Rei growled in frustration as she tried to relax. (Ugh, I have to stop thinking about that girl! Damn, I can't even get any sleep! This is all Minako's fault! Dumb blonde...) ...In her bed, with Mitsuki snuggled next to her, Minako smiled...
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