Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Guess What? ❯ Guess What? ( Chapter 3 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Story # 24! Wow! We're getting close to celebrating my 25th! Let me
warn the younger readers that the next story after this one will be
for adults over the age 18. Stay tune till November for my 25th
story!

This is the conclusion for "All For What?" and "What I Want". The
couple in this one is Kunzite and Venus. The portrait that inspired
me was from the artist Sara Solberg, and her work is at Generals
Love. When you see this *, I am describing the artist's work in a
scene.

My stories are at A Sailor Moon Romance, Generals Love (not yet
updated!), Lalala Land, Lovers That Never Were and Crescent Light.
I don't own Sailor Moon. Naoko Takeuchi does!

Rated PG for very slightly violence. Entertainment only and have fun
reading!

Dedicated to Sara Solberg. I like your picture! A note to you: I
don't know if you meant "guss" or "girl" in the quote from Mina in
your work, so for the story to make sense, I'm using "girl", OK?

Please e-mail me at sailordkc@hotmail.com for comments.

PEACE!


GUESS WHAT?
By Sailor DKC

On the moon, in the Palace...

Dawn started to appear from the night before. The light started to
brighten into the couple's bedroom through the window. A figure
slowly wakened, then rose from the bed, gingerly lifting the other
figure's arm which was draped across her stomach. Nude, she stood at
her side of the bed, looking at the other figure, still asleep. For a
long moment, she just stared at him, then she quietly picks up her
dress and puts it on.
Tiptoeing her way to the door, she turned to give the sleeping form
on the bed one last glance. She then silently left the room. In the
living parlor of their guest room, she walked over to the small table
by the main door and opened a small display case of address cards.
She took one out and looked at its information.
JAMES ASAI- PROFESSIONAL SOCCER PLAYER
Biting her lip, Mina pressed the call button by the door, summoning
their assigned servant of the Palace.

Back in the bedroom, the sleeping form moaned as he moved his arm as
if his hand was searching for someone else in the bed. Frowning in
his sleep, he realized that he only felt sheets and no soft body.
Blinking his eyes open, he lifted himself up a bit and realized he
was alone in the bed. Looking around, he also noticed that the person
he wanted to see was not in the room at all. "Mina?" called out
Malachite. No answer. He got up, nude, and started looking for his
clothes.

On Earth...

"Venus Power, Make-Up!" After her transformation, Sailor Venus walked
over to the soccer field where James Asai asked her to meet. The sun
was not yet high in the sky, but she could see the soccer players in
their early practice. Making out James because of his short, brown
hair, she waved at him. Waving back, he gestured toward a bench at
the bleachers while he resumed playing.
Venus sat on one of the benches and waited. 'I know this is something
I should talk with my friends of what happened last night,' she
thought. 'But I just want to see what James' feelings are to me. I
mean, I love Malachite, I know that now.'
Leaning back, she looked up at the brightening sky as the morning sun
rose slowly. 'But what we did last night was based on lust. What if
Malachite just feels lust for me? Will that and my love make this
marriage work?' She then placed her head down into her hands,
exasperated. 'Why did I come here? I'm so confused!'

Already dressed, Malachite left the bedroom. Mina was not in the
parlor. "Where in blazes did she went?" he asked, aloud. He was
hoping to spend the day with her and let her know how he truly felt
about her and their marriage. As he reached the door to leave, he
noticed a card lying on the small table by the door. Picking it up,
he read the information.
JAMES ASAI- PROFESSIONAL SOCCER PLAYER
"James Asai?" he wondered, then he remembered Mina telling him about
the soccer player she rode with on the ski lift on the day they met
Blizza. 'Could she be meeting him?' he thought. 'But why? How could
she after last night?'
Determined to get to the bottom of this, he twisted his kunzite ring
and transformed into General Kunzite. Then he pressed the call button
for the servant.

Too absorbed in her thoughts, Venus didn't notice that practice was
over until she heard a voice say, "Hello, Sailor Venus." As she
looked up, she faced James, sweaty with his clothes all rumpled and
dirty. Yet there was still the gentleness in his eyes. 'Those eyes
remind me of Kunzite's when we first met,' she thought. "Hi, James."
Sitting next to her, he gave her a smile and asked, "So, what's up?"
"Uh, um...," she began, wringing her hands.
"I don't believe it. The soldier of love and beauty is at a loss of
words." He took her hands in his. "Come on, tell me. You do remember
what I said last time if you used my card."
"Yes." She sighed and pulled her hands away to fold on her lap. "If I
need to talk, I'd contact you."

"Is everything all right in your marriage?"
"I guess so. I don't know. The reason we got married is to strengthen
the ties of the Moon and the Earth." Venus shrugged. "Now I'm
feeling something for him, but I don't know if it's love or..."
"Something else?" James finished.
Blushing a bit, she turned her head to one side. "Gee, is it that
obvious?"
"From the way you look now, I figured something happened to make you
feel this way."

Kunzite materialized on Earth in the city which the servant said
where Mina was going to. Three other figures also materialized beside
him. "Kunzite, are you sure this is where she's headed?" asked
Zoisite.
He nodded. "If I'm correct, this is the building where this James
Asai practices soccer, and it should be close to the outskirts."
"That would mean there should be an open field for soccer players to
practice," Nephrite noted.
"I don't know where Venus will end up, but Zoisite and I will check
the field. You two go and check the building," Kunzite indicated to
Jadeite and Nephrite.
Jadeite took hold of his friend's arm. "I'm sure Venus has a reason
for being here. Don't do anything rash, Kunzite."
Frustated, Kunzite shook him off. "I just want to find her and make
sure she's OK."
The men separated into two groups.

"OH!" an exasperated Venus said, standing up and throwing her hands
up in the air. "Why am I here?"
"Well-," James began, as he stood to face her.
"I mean, this is something I should talk to with my friends!"
"Yes, that's true, but-"
"But guess what? I'm talking to a man who is not even my husband!"
"Venus, let me-"
"Why? WHY am I doing this? Why-"
"Please, calm down!" James grabbed a hold of her upper arms and shook
her gently. It was the tone in his voice that made her stop talking.
As she stared into his gentle eyes, she thought again of Malachite.
The way he held her, the way he kissed her and the way he touched
her.

Sighing deeply, James let go of her. "I see it in your eyes, Sailor
Venus. You love him." He shoved his hands into his pockets and looked
down, sadly. "I had to admit when you contacted me I was hoping that
you would have feelings for me." He looked up again at her stunned
face. "Now, tell me why you are here."
After a long while of thinking, Venus then realized the truth. "I
guess I wanted to see why a man could fall for someone like me. And
what I see in you is the same as what I see in Malachite. Except...
except...it's Malachite I want, not..." She trailed off and looked away,
feeling guilty.
"It's OK." James came over and placed his hand on her shoulders. "You
wanted to be sure. I'll be all right. In fact, I'll feel better if we
can be friends."
Looking back at him, Venus smiled and nodded. Then James leaned over
and kissed her lightly on the forehead. "He's a lucky man, you know."

She was about to reply when James was suddenly yanked away. In shock,
Venus saw her husband whirl the soccer player to face him and roughly
shove him backwards. "Don't touch my wife!" he snarled, still
pushing him.
"Kunzite, stop!" Zoisite yelled, catching up to the group.
"Hey, I wasn't- " James didn't finish because he got pushed again.
"I don't want you anywhere near her!" Kunzite lashed out a leg to his
head, but James dodged it.
Zoisite reached them and halted. "Calm down, man!"
Grabbing his arm, Venus yelled, "Kunzite, don't! He's just a friend!"
"Friend, huh?" he yelled back, shaking her off. "Guess what, honey?
Friends don't get close like that!"
"It's not what you think, General Kunzite-OOF!" James was knocked
down to the ground on his back. The general stood over him and drew
back a fist. Zoisite prepared to stop him.
"I'll make you sorry for this!" Kunzite sneered and shot out his arm.

"NO!" Venus screamed. "If you do, you're not the man I love!"
The fist stopped, frozen in mid-air, barely inches from James' face.
Zoisite stopped also. Kunzite slowly turned to face his wife. "Love?"
he repeated.
Venus' eyes filled with tears. "Yes."
"It's you, General Kunzite," panted James, sitting up. "And guess
what? You feel the same way for her after what just happened here."
Kunzite looked at him, then his face hardened in remorse and he held
out his hand to help James up. "I'm sorry. There's no excuse for what
I almost did to you."
"It's all right." James dusted himself. "I'm gonna go now."
"I'll go with you," Zoisite said, as they both walk off to the
building. "Just to let the other guys know everything's OK."

Left alone, Venus and Kunzite stared at each other. "Why did you
react that way?" she asked, softly.
"He-...he-...he was touching you, and I didn't want him doing that," he
stammered, turning red.
"But it was innocent."
"I know that now. But I've always wondered if you prefer him to me. I
mean, weeks ago, when we were separated on the ski lifts, I got stuck
with Blizza and you were with him..."

FLASHBACK BEGINS

"Uh, excuse me, miss! I wanted to ride with my wife!"
"Oh, please, call me Blizza. And don't worry your wife's not alone,"
said the flirty ski instructor with the dark blue hair. "Look!"
Malachite turned to see Mina conversing with a young man. He looked
fairly handsome and seemed to be very excited sitting next to her.
Feeling a little jealous, Malachite turned back in his seat and
looked straight ahead. 'He better not try anything!' he thought.
"As you can see, your little wife is all right, so relax and enjoy
the ride!" Giggling, she snuggled closer, leaning her head against
his shoulder.
"Miss! Please get off my..." Malachite broke off when he heard a yell
from behind. Both turning, he and Blizza saw Mina and the young man
wrestling on their lift. "What the-" Malachite started to get up.

"Oh, don't worry! Look! They've calmed down," Blizza said as she
turned him to face in his seat. "Your wife is in good hands."
"Good hands? That guy?" Malachite seemed confused.
"Yes. He's a famous soccer player. A lot of girls are nuts about him.
Seems your wife is too!"
"No," he said to himself. "She can't be!"
Blizza looked at him and smiled wickedly. "Oh, I knew it! Your
marriage is not going well after all! Listen if you just need to
talk, or, ahem, do something more-" she nudged him knowingly in the
ribs. "let me know!"
"Uh-huh," Malachite mumbled, staring ahead and not paying attention
at all.
They arrived at the end of the ride and they both got off the lift.
"I'll hold on to that offer and maybe a dance if we meet at one of
those parties on the Moon!" Blizza cooed. She skied off.
"Yeah, yeah," he said, absentmindedly as he waited for Mina.

FLASHBACK ENDS

"You were jealous?"
"Yes."
Venus couldn't believe her ears. Kunzite is jealous, just because she
was talking to a man. "You care for me like that?"
"More than you know." He came up to her and caressed her cheek
lovingly. "I do trust you completely, but I think I'll go nuts if
another guy tries to take you away from me."
Heart pounding with joy, she leaned her cheek into his hand, savoring
his gentle touch. "You nearly did."
Chuckling, he placed his hands on her waist, pulling her to him. "Oh,
Venus, I'm so sorry for the way I acted. I don't want to lose you."
He leaned down to touch his forehead with hers. "After last night,
when you were gone and I found James Asai's card, I panicked. I
figured you didn't give our first night together a single thought."
Venus rubbed her forehead affectionately against his. "I was
jealous, too, of Blizza, and I thought last night was just an act of
our lust for each other. I mean, I care for you so much that I didn't
want to lose you. And I've always thought of last night even when I
waa talking to James. Always."

Kunzite kissed her so tenderly, and she placed her hands on his arms.
They stopped.
"Venus."
"Kunzite."
They kissed again, then a third time, savoring each other's lips.
They paused.
"I love you, Mina, my wife."
"Guess what? I love you, Malachite, my husband."
He laughed happily as he hugged her as she laughed also happily.

MONTHS LATER...

In their civilian forms, Mina and Malachite had arranged with Prince
Darien and Princess Serena a meeting with the other sailors and
generals in the royal conference room of the Prince's castle.
"I'm glad you're all here," Darien began. "First, we have an
announcement from the married couple here." He indicated toward Mina
and Malachite.
Sitting together and holding hands, the couple announced, "We're
pregnant!" Gasps of astonishment and awe followed by applause and
sayings of congratulations filled the room.

* Malachite and Mina smiled as they held each other. Taking his hand
to caress her cheek, she thought, 'I know what you're thinking. And
you're right -- I am a lucky girl!' *

"Our next announcement," Serena continued. "concerns the rest of you.
Since this marriage is working well for both our worlds, my mother,
Queen Serenity, had decided for the rest of you to marry each other!"
"WHAT?!" everyone yelled.

But that's another story...or stories!


THE END

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