Story: Supressed emotions (chapter 1)

Authors: lilyheart87

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Chapter 1

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, it belongs to Naoko Takeuchi/Toei animation

Supressed emotions


1. Unable to hide


Minako Aino looked frustrated her outfit in front of a mirror, but it had to do since she was already running late for the picnic with other Inners. It was a rather warm spring day, so she had decided to wear short light blue skirt and white t-shirt, which showed a lot of cleavage. Of course just for her, Makoto Kino. It's not like she would care but that didn't stop Minako from trying. From time to time she had noticed Makoto stealing glances when she thought Minako wasn't looking. That didn't prove anything but it had encouraged Minako to try even more.

Minako had felt attracted to Makoto for a long time but never had had the courage to approach her in that way. It was so hard to tell what Makoto thought, since she never showed her true emotions. Yes, she might be a fiery soul: strong, stubborn and sometimes over protective, but she always kept people in an arm length away from herself. Minako wanted to get past that distance. She sighed and glanced her reflection one more time before leaving her home.

Minako walked down the path leading to the park where they were supposed to have the picnic. It was a beautiful day; cherry trees were full of flower, ready to blossom sometime soon. Minako was delighted as she noticed her friends under one cherry tree. There were Rei and Ami, who had become an item a while ago making Minako absolutely super jealous. They looked so happy together, Rei had made the almost introvert Ami a bit more outgoing and Ami had a calming effect on the temperamental Rei. Minako hoped that she could feel that kind of happines someday too. Of course with the girl sitting next to the happy couple, her Mako-chan. Usagi was obviously late again and propably wouldn't show up in a while as usual.

''Hi guys!'' Minako yelled, waving happily as she walked closer.

''Hi, Mina-chan!'' Ami shouted and Rei just waved lazily.

''Good timing, Mina-chan! I just got out all the food and Usagi isn't here eating all the best ones before we even have the chance to touch them.'' Makoto announced cheerfully.

''What took you so long? Don't tell me you dressed up because of our private little outing?'' Rei asked suspicioully, looking Minako from head to toes, making her blush and stammer, ''Ehe. W-Well you never know what kind of hot guys you meet out here'', not wanting to let out her true purposes.

Minako glanced quickly at Makoto and for a second she thought she saw Makoto frown, but she wasn't sure. Rei just raised an eyebrow but left it be. They started to eat and just on the cue Usagi appeared and in mere seconds managed to grab all the best food. There was nothing the Inner senshi wouldn't do for their princess and starving was little compared to dying for her, so no one bothered to protest (not even Rei).

After a while Minako was starting to get frustrated as Makoto didn't seem to notice her at all, she just stared at her food and ate almost mechanically. Minako even leaned forward to get the most distant stuff on the blanket and showed even more cleavage but in vain as Makoto's eyes stayed on her plate. On top of that, Ami and Rei were the happy couple all over the place once again. Minako started to stare them as Rei took bites of food and stuffed them delicately into Ami's mouth. Ami was blushing modestly but didn't try to stop her girlfriend's ministrations. Finally the cute eating scenery was over and Rei leaned on the cherry tree as Ami cuddled against her. Ami closed her eyes in pleasure as Rei ran her long fingers through Ami's soft and short blue locks. Minako stared them for a while and felt absolutely envious. It was awful to see a happy couple when you were lonely yourself, but still Minako was happy that they had found each other. She was the senshi of love after all. Usagi was totally ignorant to all this and kept stuffing food into her mouth until there was nothing left.

''Where's the dessert?'' Usagi whined immediately as her plate was empty.

''It's in the picnic basket.'' Makoto answered and started to stand up to fetch it.

''Let me get it.'' Minako suddenly said, wanting to get something else to do than stare Ami and Rei.

Minako stood up, went to the picnic basket and bend to take out the dessert, which was a strawberry cake. Minako loved everything that Makoto made and that cake looked absolutely delicious. Minako stood up again but stopped when she saw how beautifully the sun played on Makoto's auburn hair. She was so gorgeous that it took Minako's breath away and all she could do was stand there and stare. Suddenly Makoto turned to look at her with her bright green eyes and quickly Minako turned her head away taking a step forward in the same time. Somehow she managed to trip over the cherry tree's root and the cake flew off her hands and landed on Makoto's head. Everyone went silent as they stared the bewildered Minako laying on the ground and the expressionless Makoto sitting still.

Finally Usagi recovered a bit and yelled on the top of her lungs: ''Minako! How could you do that! I WANTED TO EAT THAT CAKE!''

''I-I'm sorry guys. I'm sorry Mako-chan, you went through so much trouble. I-I just saw a handsome man there and lost my concentration!'' Minako lied quickly, not wanting to let out her hidden secrets.

Makoto took the cake out of her head and put it on a plate, her face still expressionless.

''It's okay, Minako. I know how you like to mess things up.'', Makoto said almost in cold tone as she rose to her feet, ''You guys have to excuse me now, I'm going home to clean up.'' Makoto stated and walked away hastily.

Minako stared after her in shock.

''What's wrong with her? I apologised, didn't I?'' Minako asked in disbelief as she never could have guessed that Makoto would get so angry over some cake.

''You just don't get it, do you?'' Rei asked and Ami shot a warning glance at her.

''Get what?'' Minako asked puzzled.

Usagi started to eat the cake Makoto had removed from her head.

Rei looked like she wasn't sure whether or not she should tell, finally she started: ''Her feelings--'', but stopped as she found Ami's elbow in her ribs and Ami's hand over her mouth.

''You should go after her and ask yourself.'' Ami stated and Rei just shrugged her shoulders and smiled sheepishly.

''Yes. I just clean up and go after her...'' Minako muttered, lost in her thoughts.

Ami looked her sympathetically as she and Rei left the scene after saying their goodbyes. Usagi just kept licking the cake plate until Minako took it out of her hands with force.

''That was good! I'm sorry but I have to go now, Mina-chan! I'm sure you can handle the rest on your own, you're the senshi of love after all! Bye!'' Usagi said and winked leaving Minako wondering what she had truly meant.

Minako continued to pack the food and other equipments back to the picnic basket almost in a robotic manner. She just couldn't understand Makoto's reaction. It had been an accident, but she wanted to apologise Makoto again since never met to insult her or anything. But how could she explain that it had happened because Minako had been enchanted by Makoto's beauty? After finishing the packing, Minako stood up and prepared herself for the challenge. But then she stopped abruptly as a thought crept into her mind: was it hurt in Makoto's eyes everytime Minako mentioned boys as a excuse for her behaviour? Was that what Rei had meant? That Makoto had feelings for her? Could it be?

It was so hard to read the tall brunette as she was always careful not to show anything she didn't want others to see. But Minako wanted to know if it really had been hurt in those green eyes. Minako started to walk briskly towards Makoto's apartment building, which wasn't that far away from their picnic place. There was only one person who could give the answers in Minako's questions and that person was Makoto.

Minako hurried through the Makoto's apartment building's door as fast as she could, dragging the heavy basket with her and almost passing out because of the heat (in reality she wasn't even close to passing out, but she wanted to exaggerate things to make a dramatic effect, which would be useful when telling their possible love story to their possible grand children). She bound up the stairs with two steps a time and soon she found herself standing behind Makoto's door.

''I'm gonna get that girl..'' Minako mumbled and rang the doorbell.

There was no answer. First Minako knocked the door lightly and then beat it as hard as she could, but there was still no answer. An old lady in the next door peeked through her doorway and Minako tried to smile innocently. The old lady just glanced her disapprovingly and banged her door shut.

''Damn Makoto! I know you're in there and you must have heard me, even that old lady next door heard! I know you aren't wandering through the town covered in cream and cake pieces!'' Minako yelled.

No answer.

''Do you think you're going to get out of this that easily?!'' Minako yelled and started to get really angry.

The old lady appeared in the doorway again and this time she shook her wooden cane at Minako. Minako decided to head outside, she had never seen such a scary opponent as that old lady had been and she had seen a lot in her life. Once outside Minako tried to figure out a way to invade Makoto's apartment. She glanced the tall building and decided to go behind it.

''Hah! There you go!'', Minako said happily as she saw Makoto's window, ''Just wait, Mako-chan! Nothing is impossible for ex Sailor V or present Sailor Venus! Not even an apartment building!'' Minako yelled triumphantly.

She started to look around and spotted rusty old ladders on the wall, just few meters away from Makoto's window. An evil grin appeared on her face.

To be continued


A/N: Damn I'm starting to like this pairing more and more as I write. There's so much fun stuff I can do with Mako/Mina pairing, what I can't do with Ami/Mako pairing. Mostly because Minako is such a sexual character, at least I think so (Ups! Busted! I slipped that one out, hehe). In the next chapter something else beside the weather is getting hot. Uh.. that sounded stupid but whatever.

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