Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Encountering a Memory ❯ Day 4 ( Chapter 4 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Chapter 4

*Minako's P.O.V. the next day*

I opened my eyes and was almost blinded with the morning light
staring straight at me. I instinctively turned to my side and felt something
warm. Realizing I was in a sitting position, I looked up and found Kunzite with
his head hanging, eyes closed and his arms wrapped around me. His silver
hair draped over his shoulders as the lights danced upon it, making it
shimmer.

Puzzled, I tried to remember if anything had happen the night before.
A spike of pain in my head reminded me of everything that had happened.
He'd held me while I cried and his whole body seemed to have become soft
and relaxed. I'd held onto him the entire night, the warmth radiating from
his body was too tempting to let go.

I tried to slip out of his grasp, but he'd held me tight, as if protecting
me. It felt good to be protected and have my own guardian. I felt
butterflies in my stomach and my heart raced. Imagine waking up to this
every morning. That's probably how Usa-chan had always felt for Mamo-kun.
To tell the truth, that's how I'd always felt for Kunzite.

My struggles seemed to have woken him and he stirred in his sleep. I
froze, afraid of what his reaction would be. He yawned and slowly opened his
tired eyes. Rubbing his right eye with the side of his index finger made him
look like a child. I smiled at the thought, the great Venusian Military Leader
as a little boy. "Good morning," he murmured as he sighed.

"Good morning," I whispered breathlessly. I hadn't been this close to
him in a long time. I'd almost forgotten how soft his skin is and how enticing
his lips are. He felt me stare at his face and turned to meet my gaze. With
that, our faces were only an inch apart. His breath warm on my cold skin and
sparks of electricity sent through his eyes. Gently and slowly, he put a hand
on my neck with his thumb on my cheek and pulled me in closer. He closed his
eyes as he leaned in himself. My eyes half closed, I looked down and stared
at his softened lips and parted my own. "Kunzite," I whispered seconds
before our lips touched. Right when the magical moment was about to take
place, however, the phone rang.

I rolled my eyes and bite my lower lip, trying hard not to release an
unattractive sigh. "I should get that," I whispered as I maintained eye
contact again. He nodded, so I got to my feet. Just as I reached for the
phone, however, he got a hold of my wrist and pulled me down in a sitting
position again, except I leaned my back backwards and he supported my neck
with his hand. While I was still dazed at his sudden movement, he leaned
down quickly and planted a kiss on my lips. Waves of emotion broke through
the barrier of the heart as the kiss deepened. Everything seemed to have
faded out, the ringing of the phone, the bright rays of the sun, only the two
of us existed, and that's all that mattered.

Running out of breath, we parted and we stared into each other's
eyes. Our breath ragged, our hair a mess, and our lips swollen, we were
beings of the rawest form. My gaze turned from him to the phone. I got up
again and this time he didn't grab me. He simply stood up and stayed behind
me. Grumpily, I picked up the receiver, hoping to be able to kill whoever was
on the other line. "Hello, this is Aino," I mumbled.

"Hey Mina-chan! How you doin'?" A shout came from the other side of
the receiver. I could recognize that voice anywhere...

"Hi, Jade-kun. I'm fine, how are you fending without me?" I teased.
He said another one of his stupid comments and I laughed along with it.
Noticing me deep in my conversation with Jade-kun (I love calling Jadeite
that), Kunzite signaled to the door and I nodded. With that, he left the
room.

In the background, I could hear Rei-chan's loud voice. "Give me that,
Jade-chan!" I almost laughed when I heard Jade-kun yelp. A second later,
after a series of strange noise, Rei-chan picked up the phone. "Hi, Mina-
chan! How's your vacation so far?" she asked breathlessly. I could tell she's
still trying to fight of Jade-kun by the grunts she gave once in a while.

I smiled sweetly and licked my lips as I remembered what had
happened not two minutes ago. "It's... nice," I replied. I was not about to tell
them about Kunzite yet. I don't even know how we're going to turn out. "How
are things back there anyway? Is the palace a mess yet?" I teased.

"It's just fine, thank you very much! We just all pitched in a little
more! Well, I have to go. Jade-chan is being stupid again. What a surprise,
ne? Well, I look forward to seeing you again. Bye!" The last word was almost
a yelp and without waiting for me to say good-bye, I heard a click and then
the boring dial tone. That reminds me, I have three more days only...

*Kunzite's P.O.V.*

I'd felt so stupid when I left the room. How could I have done that?
Just kiss her and not even think about how she felt. I sighed and
remembered how she laughed cheerfully with the man on the phone, her
Jade-kun. I could've so easily guessed that she already has a boyfriend, a
wonderful one at that. She must have tons of guys just dying to go out with
her, and I was one of those who'd never stood a chance.

For that moment though, everything had seemed real. Like she really
meant the kiss, like she'd felt the same passion for me as I feel a burning
passion for her. It felt like she'd loved me... Of course, it's all just an
illusion. Love is an illusion... I never knew the true meaning of that until now.
I grabbed my black and white plaid shirt and threw it over my shoulder. It'd
seemed a little colder just now...