Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Tides of Fortune and Destiny ❯ Chapter 11 ( Chapter 11 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

In the darkness, two bodies’ lay intertwined, the smell of sex lay heavily in the air as the lovers slept. Unbeknownst to the outside world, free of any interference, the lovers dreamt their passionate dreams of the past, all pain and heartache seemingly forgotten at this peaceful juncture.

One body stirred as he emerged from his blissful dream to find intimate contact with another warm body, safely spooned within the security of his large male form. Opening heavy lids, a pair of gray eyes penetrated the darkness, as he gazed upon his beloved.

Through the cloudiness of his unfocused eyes, heavy with sleep, he observed the dim sheen of blond hair against the backdrop of the velvet dark. Blinking to help focus his eyes, the man continued to look down at his sleeping lover’s form, wishing she would wake. As he watched her, he realized that his dreams had finally come true. She was one with him again. She was the redemption Neo Queen Serenity spoke of when she brought him and the others back from the dead. However, he knew their must be more than simply making love to his wondrous love in order to achieve true redemption.

True redemption… he thought, asking himself about the nature of that redemption, could there possibly be more to this than his Minako.

I have to talk to Setsuna again. He thought as he felt the subtle movement against his body. He looked down and sure enough, a golden head started to move. Leaning over, he kissed his lover’s golden head as she rolled onto her back, her light-blue eyes fluttering open as she stared up at him with a look he never thought he would see again. The look of total love and happiness coming from the woman he thought he would never hold again in his arms.

“So this was not a dream after all,” she said in a low soft tone as she inclined her head and kissed her lover softly on the lips.

“No, my love it is not. I…” he began as the door to his room flew open and the lights came on.

“Hey Kunzite… we are back…” Nephrite started to say then realized what was going on. “Oh my god,” he yelled as he slammed the door to Kunzite’s bedroom shut and rushed down the hallway. Soon, voices moved quickly back towards the bedroom and the door flew open once again as Jadeite and his fellow Shitennou standing there, aghast, showing scant regard for the couple’s privacy as they wondered if Nephrite had lost his mind.

Then it was Kunzite yelling at Jadeite and Zoicite, “Get the hell out of here, you morons!”

Minako was completely humiliated and had buried herself under the covers to keep anyone else from seeing her. Slowly lifting the coverlet , Kunzite chanced a peak at Minako, and had to chuckle. Here she was, tucked into the fetal position and blushing profusely, that much He could see.

“Don’t laugh, it’s not funny. Do they always burst into your room like that and what are they doing home so soon?” she squeaked as she removed herself from the coverlets headfirst.

“I think its cute, peaches.”

Minako groaned upon hearing that nickname. “I thought we agreed you would never call me peaches again.”

Kunzite laughed as he cuddled her, bringing her closer to him. “Why don’t we go shower, so we can see why those bakas came back early,” he suggested as he started getting out of bed. She soon followed him and together they had a shower.

~*~

“What are you baka’s doing back so soon?” Kunzite shouted as he came stomping down the hallway into the kitchen where the others were seated.

“Have you forgotten how to read a clock, man. It’s ten at night, Sunday evening. And finally, while you two were busy, shall we say, loosening up-.” Jadeite never saw the fist that knocked him out of his chair.

“You show a little more respect for her, or I will put you in hospital.”

“Glad to know you have not changed at all,” Jadeite wheezed through his bloody nose.

Mina came around the corner, saw Jed’s face, and began to scold Kunzite. “Whatever he said that’s no reason to punch him like that… Act like the men you are supposed to be and not like schoolboys. What time is it? I thought you guys weren’t due back till tomorrow?” Minako looked about the kitchen walls for a clock.

“It is tomorrow… Minako, it’s ten at night, Sunday.”

A look of surprise and sheer horror was etched upon her face at Zoicite’s words. “Damn, my parents are going to kill me. I have to go.” She reached up and kissed Kunzite and grabbed her keys and left.

“That was a fast exit,” Zoicite commented, to which the guys all nodded as they started to talk amongst themselves.

~*~

“Minako, where were you last night?” she heard her father say as she stepped through the door. Her parents were sitting in the living room waiting for her. She gulped as she looked at their facial expressions, this was going to be bad.

“Wherever it was, you obviously showered for you’re in the clothes you wore yesterday,” Her mother said with an accusatory glower.

“Answer me now, Minako,” her father demanded.

“I was out with a friend,” she said, defiantly.

“We called all your friends and you weren’t with any of them. So who were you out with,” Her father demanded, starting to get angrier.

“You don’t know this friend and you never will,” Mina spat back and watched as her father stood up and strode towards her. He grabbed her and started pulling her toward her room.

“You won’t will you? Well, you will never see this “Friend” again because from here on out, the only time you will leave your room will be to take care of your business, shower, eat and go to school. I am taking your car away and everything else. You will come home directly after school.” Her father opened her door, shoved her into her room, and slammed the door behind her.

~*~

**A month later**


“Argh, I wish this would stop,” Minako muttered as she brought her head up out of the toilet and wiped her mouth. Usagi was standing outside the stall waiting on Minako to get out.

“Maybe you should go to the doctor. A stomach virus is making its way through the city,” Usagi offered as she watched her best friend wash her mouth out over the sink.

“I am going today during my free period. I wish my parents would lighten up. I have not seen Kunzite for over a month now.” Minako started crying and Usagi comforted her.

“Now-now Mina it will be all right, he misses you as well. The guys say he has been a bear since you left that night.” Usagi patted her friend’s head as the tears subsided.

“Come, let’s get some lunch, something lighter for you I suggest. Your free period is next, right?”

Minako shook her head. “How is Thea, by the way?” Minako asked.

“She is still hooked up to all those horrible machines, but she is hanging on for dear life. The doctor can’t fathom why she is still alive.” Usagi felt a tear roll down her cheek as she thought about her almost two-month-old infant.

“She will pull through, Usa-chan, I promise you that.”

~*~


The girls walked down the hallway leading back to the lunchroom where their friends were waiting for them.

“You okay, Mina?” Lita asked as she noted her friend’s pale face.

“I will be soon… I am going to the doctor next period.”

Minako sat down and looked at her lunch, suddenly feeling queasy again. She pushed it aside and started chatting with the girls. Soon it was time to leave. Minako picked up her purse and checked its contents to make sure she had the right amount of change for the bus.

~*~

“Well Minako, it looks like you have the bug that is going around. I will however, check your blood sample. How long has it been since you had your period?” The doctor looked over her chart, noting she was irregular.

“I would say, three months ago. But that is nothing unusual for me to skip three to four months at a time.” She wasn’t worried about the periods in the slightest.

“Okay, we should have the results of your blood test in a couple of hours. I will give you a call when I check them over,” the doctor told her as he turned to leave.

“Okay, thank you, Dr. Herman.”

Mina felt sick once more and tried to sound cheery. She still had 3 hours worth of school left and if she hurried, she could make it to her math class before the bell rang.

~*~

“Well then, what did the doctor say?” Ami asked Minako before class started.

“He checked me over and took some blood. He said it was probably that bug going around. But I am waiting for him to call me to give me the results of the blood test.” Minako sat down at her desk as the teacher walked into the room and started the boring math portion of her school day.

~*~

A couple of hours later, the doctor reviewing Minako’s blood work decided her parents should be informed of the results. So he dialed the work number her parents had given the clinic when they filled out the paperwork to register their daughter as a patient.

“Hello?”

“Yes, is this Mr. Aino?” Dr. Herman asked, to make sure he had the right person.

“Yes this is he. Who may I ask is calling?”

“This is Dr. Herman. Your daughter Minako’s doctor.”

“Dr. Herman, when exactly did my daughter come to see you, she has not been allowed out of the house for weeks now.” He was puzzled about this, because he would have known if she had left the house to see the doctor.

“She visited my rooms during her free period earlier today, Sir. Despite that, I have some news you may want to hear. I know your daughter has been irregular with her menses, so she would not have noticed, but Sir. Your daughter is pregnant.” The doctor waited for the denial to come and sure enough, he was not disappointed.

“Come again. She can’t be pregnant. She has not been out of the house for a month except to go to school.”

“Well, she is a month pregnant, Sir. I would like for you to discuss her options with her and get back to me. I will be happy to perform the procedure.” Dr. Herman waited for a few moments to see if Minako’s father was listening.

“Let’s make the appointment now for the procedure. She will not be keeping this baby.” Minako’s father was seething as he made the appointment to have his daughter’s child ‘taken care of.’

~*~

“Everyone, I am home,” Minako shouted as she entered the house. She heard her parents call her into the living room. Her parents looked every bit as mad as they had that last night she spent with Kunzite.

“I am very disappointed in you, young lady,” her father started.

Then her mother broke in, “How could you, Minako…how could you?” her mother wept as she sat on the couch.

“What are you guys talking about, I have done nothing wrong…”

Minako was very confused. Her father walked towards her and slapped her. “You lying slut. Your doctor called today and told me you were in to see him. He called me to discuss your blood tests. You are pregnant,” her father growled, furious at the thought.

“That’s not possible… Oh my god,” Minako was shocked, yet happy at the same time.

“Tomorrow, we are going to the hospital where this will be taken care of,” her father said as he went to comfort his wife.

Minako understood the full implications of that statement. “No, I am not going to the hospital with you to “take care” of this problem,” Minako retorted as she stood her ground. She would not lose another baby.

“Yes you will young lady, you are only sixteen,” her father shouted.

“No I won’t,” she shouted back. Her father rose and it looked as if he might slap her again. She put her hands up to protect herself.

“You are no daughter of mine. You are just a worthless slut. We are going out to dinner. You had better be gone when we get back.”

Her parents soon stormed out of the house and left Minako in tears. She ran to her room and pulled a suitcase out. Artemis padded into her room while she was shoving things into the suitcase.

“Where are you going to go, Mina?” He asked as he jumped onto the bed.

“To Kunzite, if that won’t work, then I will go to Usagi and Mamoru.” She was happy, yet distraught. She finally finished packing and went to look for her extra set of keys she kept hidden under a loose floorboard in her room. Getting them out, she quickly left the house and headed for the garage.

~*~

She got into her car and started the engine, letting Artemis jump in and settle on the back seat . She hoped Kunzite would give her a place to stay until she could figure things out.

~*~

“You may see her now,” the nurse having become a familiar sight to Usagi announced as she moved behind her desk. Usagi nodded her thanks and let herself into the neo natal care unit. She walked to the back of the ward where Thea lay.

Instead of being confined within an enclosed incubator as she was before, she was in an open one now, allowing Usagi to touch her child. Reaching down, she stroked the soft skin of Thea’s arm. The baby opened her crystal-blue eyes to look at her mother. Thea had yet to smile, but the fact she recognized her mother made her heart swell.

Sitting down, Usagi leaned over the crib and watched her baby. Tears started to trickle down her face. She wished she could hold her baby, and Thea started crying as well. Before Usagi knew it, a bright flash engulfed both herself and Thea as the hot white light enveloped mother and daughter. Usagi could feel the power of her crystal and that of another crystal. Slowly, the light faded and Thea’s monitors and machines started to go haywire. The nurses and doctor came rushing into the ward and pushed Usagi aside.

“What did you do to your own child, get out of here so we can save her,” the doctor ordered in a panic.

Usagi started to cry, not understanding what was going on with her baby.

~*~

Minako pulled up in front of the house and noticed all the cars parked out front. Oh great… she thought. They all had to be here to hear this! She turned off the ignition and got out. Artemis followed in her wake. She climbed the steps leading to the veranda, approached the front door, and knocked. It was Nephrite who answered the door.

“Can I please talk to Kunzite?” She was nervous, not knowing how he would react when she told him the news.

“Sure, come in and I will go get him.” Nephrite let her inside and turned to get Kunzite and A few moments later, he emerged and engulfed Minako in a huge hug.

“Be careful with me please. Can we talk somewhere in private?” she asked as he nodded and led her back to his room. They entered his room and he looked at her.

“I don’t know how to tell you this…”

“Tell me what?” Kunzite asked, fearing the worse.

“I’m pregnant, and since I won’t kill it, my parents through me out of the house and disowned me. I have nowhere to go. Can I stay with you till I figure something out?” Minako gasped in a single breath.

~*~

Usagi called Mamoru after the doctor shoved her out of the ward. She was still crying when the doctor came out holding something.

“Is this yours? We found it in her crib.” The doctor held up an iridescent crystal.

Usagi gasped. That had to be the strange power she felt. “Yes, it’s an old family heirloom. I must have dropped it in her crib by mistake. Could I please have it back.” The doctor smiled and dropped the crystal into her outstretched hands. The doctor looked at them.

“I have some news on your daughter,” he began when Usagi cut in.

“What is wrong with her?” Usagi started to cry once again.

“Well she is…”