Venus slammed Mars up against the wall. Hard. The sharp clang of metal on stone seemed to echo throughout the entire palace. "Mina! Be quiet! You wanna wake everyone up?" The blonde giggled and pressed herself up against the stoic warrior. "Oh, come on Rei. You wanted to move this out of the garden." she murmured, running her finger tips down the soldier's face. "And besides, it's just the four of us in this entire wing. I'm sure Jupiter and Mercury are out cold. They'll never know what we're doing." "Just what are we doing?' "Getting to know each other a little better. Do you always have to be so serious?" "Someone has to be. Do you ever the get the feeling like you're sane, and everyone is crazy, or that you're crazy, and everyone else is sane?" Cerulean eyes blinked in confusion. "Do you get like this every time you get drunk?" "Probably. I guess that makes me the crazy one." Minako pulled Rei's face down and kissed her gently. "You know," she whispered, "I don't think you're crazy." "No?" Another giggle. "No. You want to know what I think is crazy?" "I'm not sure I want to know. Wait. Wait. I'm sure now. No." "Ahhh! Rei!!" Venus cried, looking very hurt indeed. 'The lip. She's giving me the pouting lip. That is not fair. Gods.' Mars let out a defeated sigh. "Ok, tell me. What's so crazy?" "What's crazy is the fact that I put up with you!" Rei laughed. "No one told you that you had to." "True. But you're just so damn sexy I can't help it." Mars wasn't sure if it was all the alcohol coursing through her veins, or if it was the fact that the blonde hadn't given her personal space in hours, but all the blood in her body rushed straight to her face. "Aw! Now that's cute!" "Shut up." Rei growled. "Make me..." the blonde purred. Rei's heart jumped in her chest at the look in Minako's eyes. She paused, for the briefest of seconds, as if unsure how to proceed. At last, shaky arms wound themselves around Venus' waist, and Mars pulled her close. Minako suddenly seemed very shy, and Rei almost felt guilty. She looked vulnerable, almost fragile, but it was the blonde that initiated the next kiss. Shy, and sweet at first, but it intensified into something much stronger. Mars was slammed back into the wall again, but this time, she had no comment. The wall Rei had so carefully built around her feelings crumbled. All the frustration, hurt, and anger seemed to fuel her. Her unrequited love haunting her as she switched positions quickly, trapping Minako against the wall. The kisses were desperate now. Venus buried her fingers in raven black hair as Mars ravished her mouth. She moaned in sweet pleasure as Rei began to guide them back to her room now, never stopping. Deft fingers made short work of the blonde's clothing and armor, scattered all down the corridor. Rei's head was buzzing deliriously, and her heart felt like it was hammering in her ears. She kicked the door to her room open, and the drunken pair stumbled in. Minako began to remove Rei's clothing, running burning hands all over her body, and Mars found she had barely enough sense of mind to slam the door shut. Everything began to blur at that point. Venus pushed her backwards, onto the bed, and pulled Mars' boots off. "Damn. You really are the goddess of love." Rei admitted, breathless. "That's what I've been saying. But you damn Martians are so thickheaded." Minako replied with a giggle, sliding Rei's pants down and off, tossing the garment over her shoulder. Mars growled, pulling a very flushed, lightheaded blonde down beside her. In one smooth motion, she yanked the blanket from the foot of the bed up and around both of them. A rough, calloused hand traveled over silky smooth skin, starting at the blonde's shoulder and stopping at the small of her back, with feather light kisses in between. She shook the dark hair out of her eyes and moved back up, kissing Minako lightly on the lips. "Tell me. Are you sure you want to do this Mina?' her voice low and husky. Minako pressed the palm of her hand against Rei's cheek, crystal clear blue searching violet. "Because, I couldn't stop now, even if I wanted to." Mars whispered. "I don't know how you do this to me." "Well, it helped that I got you completely drunk." "Like I'd have to be drunk to notice you." Rei murmured, tracing invisible shapes across Minako's back with her fingertips. "Like I said before, you Martians are dumb." Rei began to kiss and suck at the blonde's neck. "Am I being dumb now?" "Oh god, no." Minako breathed, squeezing her eyes shut. "Then tell me, are you sure?" "Yes." Rei tightened her arms around Minako, and pressed her face in the blonde's neck. "I'm not sure what will happen in the morning." she admitted, burning a path of hot butterfly kisses across Minako's collarbone. "We can worry about that tomorrow." Minako gasped, burying her fingers in raven locks, as the hand that was on her back slid over her hip, and down her thigh. "Figured you'd say something like that." Mars replied with a smile, letting her hand travel where the blonde wanted it most. "Oh God, Rei. Just don't let go." "Never." Mars whispered. The fire soldier almost couldn't believe her name could sound like that. The feelings that ran through her as the sweet words tumbled from the goddess' lips seemed foreign. She felt hurt, but it was as if she couldn't remember why. As she pushed Mina over the edge, and wonderfully long nails ran down her spine, she looked into beautiful blue eyes and saw her own thoughts and fears gazing back at her. It hurt. Rei laid down beside the blonde, and pulled her impossibly close, lightly dragging her fingers through the golden silk that cascaded down Minako's back. They laid together like that, for what seemed to be hours. 'God, she's beautiful. So beautiful it hurts.' She had to close her eyes, just for a moment. It was killing her, and she could at last remember the reason why. "Why? Why do you have to look so much like her?" A soft, gentle caress of her cheek broke her resolve, and her eyes opened, shining with the tears that threatened to spill over. Minako leaned forward and kissed her, gently. "I understand how you feel." the blonde whispered. "All too well." A tender smile. Sad, broken blue eyes. Rei tried to speak .She wanted to give words of comfort, to soothe them both, but the words seemed to die on her lips. "I understand." Minako repeated, beautifully soft kisses following her words. "I'm sorry." Rei's voice cracked. "Don't be, because I'm not. And besides, there's absolutely nothing wrong with us being miserable together." the blonde replied with a genuine smile. Rei had to laugh at that. "That's better." the blonde giggled. "You're so beautiful when you're not sulking." She punctuated her statement with a wink. "But do kindly tell me what's so funny." "Your logic. It confuses me sometimes." she admitted with a grin. "It's supposed to, I'm a blonde, remember? The day I start making sense to a dumb Martian like you, the universe would implode." Mars laughed again, and kissed Venus gratefully. "Thank you. For everything," "Oh, I'm not even close to done with you." the blonde purred, pushing Rei onto her back. And as Venus began to teach Mars exactly why she was called the goddess of love, Rei couldn't help but think that Minako had been right all along, about everything. -------------- "How much longer do you think she's going to sleep?" Serenity murmured, resting her head on Minako's shoulder. "I don't know Princess." Venus answered truthfully, wrapping an arm around her. She frowned inwardly. 'Mars, I don't know what you were thinking.' Jupiter let out a frustrated sigh from the other side of the infirmary. "Well, if she doesn't wake up soon, I'm going to punch her myself." she proclaimed rather loudly. "Makoto." Ami warned quietly, thumping the thunder soldier in the arm. Mercury pressed her finger to her lips for silence and turned back to the doctor she was consulting. "Sorry." Jupiter murmured, hanging her head. Minako giggled, despite the serious situation. "Whipped." The brunette's jaw dropped in indignation, and she was about to reply, but was silenced by Mercury's warning look. Venus snickered quietly, earning herself a gentle thump in the head from her princess. "Behave." Serenity warned, but the smile tugging at her lips killed any reproach in her voice. Minako gave her a sheepish grin, and shrugged lightly. Jupiter pointed her finger at Venus, and mouthed the word whipped. Minako coughed, and turned her head, but Makoto had already caught the light pink blush that graced her cheeks. Mars shifted slightly in the infirmary bed then stilled. The somber mood returned, and the group fell silent. "All right." Mercury said with a nod, motioning for everyone to come close as the doctor excused himself. "She's lost a lot of blood, of course, but she should recover in a few days. She's lucky she didn't have a cut tendon, or anything more serious with the wound being where it was. The alcohol sterilized anything that might have gotten into the wound, but she did leave herself a nasty burn scar." "The Pyro, of all people, should know what's flammable." Venus muttered. "True, but if she hadn't sealed the wound, she would have bled to death Venus." Mercury replied with a gentle shake of her head. "She really did the best thing she could have done in a situation like that. However, she did damage a lot of soft tissue, and she's going to be in extreme pain for awhile. That's why we're considering keeping her on some opium tea." "Opium!?" Serenity gasped. "Yeah, I know." Mercury said with a smile. "But it's the strongest pain killer we have. So after she wakes up, we'll all have to keep an eye on her." They all nodded. in agreement. "Well," Venus began with a sigh. "now we need to discuss our next issue. Judging by the scene of Mars' fight, I think we're dealing with more than a random demon appearance. I've spoken with the queen, and we're upping the palace guards by fifty percent." "That many?" Jupiter asked, eyebrows furrowed. "You think it's that serious?" "There's no telling, until sleeping beauty wakes up." Venus replied with a smile. "But, it's better to be safe than sorry." Serenity's eyed widened slightly, and she positioned herself a little closer to her soldiers. "Don't worry Princess." Mercury said with a smile. "It'll be ok, we'll protect you, and Mars will wake up soon." As if verifying Ami's prediction, Mars mumbled something in her sleep, and smiled. "What do you think she's dreaming about?" Serenity asked with a relieved smile of her own. "I don't know," Jupiter replied, "but that is one hell of a grin."
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