Mu #29: Falling Through Time (Reunions by Kitsune Moonstar)
Title: Reunions
Author: kitsunemoonstar
Pairing: Kunzite x Aino Minako
Fandom: Sailor Moon
Theme: #29: Falling Through Time
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or its characters.
Rating: For Everyone
Reunions
She was running late, but Minako couldn't bring herself to care. She knew exactly what was waiting for her when she got to the studio, and she wasn't looking forward to it. Besides, she would make the argument that her education was far more important that her current career. Even if both her parents and her agent would disagree that that. But Minako was smart enough to realize that she wasn't going to be able to be a teen pop idol forever, and she really would like to have something to fall back on when that particular part of her career ended.
Thankfully, the studio wasn't too far from her school, and hopefully, she could just slip in the back door and no one would notice that she was late. However, she hadn't expected a police car at the front door when she arrived. Something was going on, though she couldn't really see anything through the windows. At least it would probably be a distraction from her tardiness. Mina slipped inside.
She couldn't help but notice the tall police officer in the lobby. His white blond hair was pulled back into a neat ponytail, and there was something about the slate grey eyes that slid over her that made Minako pause.
"Miss?"
She smiled. "Minako Aino. I was supposed to be here for practice about twenty minutes ago."
He frowned slightly. "You're the idol Ai then?"
She nodded, biting her lip. "Yes."
"I'm afraid your stalker has escalated, Miss Aino. There's been an incident."
Minako felt like she needed to sit down.
Kenzie Kitahoshi MacLeod frowned as the young woman fumbled for a chair to sit down in. She was not anything like he had expected. He had expected the young idol to be far more demanding than the quiet young woman who currently looked very concerned. Both her agent and her parents had been unhelpful and a pain to work with for all that they had been the ones to call the police. Kenzie had expected the idol to be more of the same. He hated celebrity cases for a reason. He'd dealt with them before which was why he'd been assigned this particular case.
"Is everyone all right?"
He nodded, discarding all of his half formed opinions of her so far. "The tech who found the package just had a nasty shock that's all."
"And they finally called the police in to handle this?" There as almost something desperate in her voice.
"Yes." He nodded. "Though you say that as if this has been an ongoing problem. My understanding was that you just started to receive letters from the stalker this week."
Her eyes went wide. "I've been getting things from him for the past six months, Officer?"
"Kenzie MacLeod."
Kenzie's eyes narrowed. He did not like being lied to, and he was pretty sure that she wasn't the one lying. She was petite and blond with bright blue eyes that weren't hiding anything at the moment. He would not make the mistake of underestimating her. He also had the nagging sense that he knew her from somewhere.
"Would English be easier? I'm fluent in it as well."
He shook his head. "Japanese is fine. I'm fluent. My mom's Japanese."
She smiled at him. "Is there some where private we can talk? I'll fill you in on the whole story about the stalker, but my manager or my parents might interrupt if we're not careful."
Kenzie could definitely see that happening. Hopefully, his partner could keep them distracted while he got the information he needed.
"They gave us one of the smaller studios for interviews."
He watched as she curled up in a chair, bringing her knees up to her chin. To be honest, Kenzie didn't know what to expect from Minako Aino at this point. She had already surprised him several times. Her lips quirked up slightly.
"My public image does me no favors for the most part. I'm really not the airhead that I appear to be. I mean, I always am forgetting things and have a tendency to ramble when I'm nervous which I'm doing now, aren't I?" She sighed. "So the stalker. Like I said, I startled getting letters six months ago."
Minako was able to lay out a clear chain of events in detail for him. She even had kept all of the various letters and photographs she'd been sent, despite the fact that her manager had claimed they'd been destroyed.
"I don't have them with me, but I can drop them off at the police station if they'd be helpful."
"They would. Thank you."
"I'll get them to you as soon as possible." She smiled.
There wasn't time for Kenzie to even form another question before the door was flung open by Minako's manager.
"There you are! Are you down with her yet? We have things that need to get done."
Kenzie surreptitiously handed her his card. It was clear that he wasn't going to be able get any more useful information right now. Minako's manager was haranguing her about being late, and he did not like the way her manager cut her off every time she tried to get a word in edgewise. Nor did he like the slightly scared look in Minako's eyes. But she tightened her grip on his card and then to his utter surprise, kissed him on the cheek. She pulled back, and their eyes met. Kenzie found himself inundated with the feeling of falling through time. He could swear he knew this young woman.
"Thank you for your help, Officer MacLeod. I appreciate it."
She smiled slightly, and Kenzie knew he would be seeing her again.
Author: kitsunemoonstar
Pairing: Kunzite x Aino Minako
Fandom: Sailor Moon
Theme: #29: Falling Through Time
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or its characters.
Rating: For Everyone
Reunions
She was running late, but Minako couldn't bring herself to care. She knew exactly what was waiting for her when she got to the studio, and she wasn't looking forward to it. Besides, she would make the argument that her education was far more important that her current career. Even if both her parents and her agent would disagree that that. But Minako was smart enough to realize that she wasn't going to be able to be a teen pop idol forever, and she really would like to have something to fall back on when that particular part of her career ended.
Thankfully, the studio wasn't too far from her school, and hopefully, she could just slip in the back door and no one would notice that she was late. However, she hadn't expected a police car at the front door when she arrived. Something was going on, though she couldn't really see anything through the windows. At least it would probably be a distraction from her tardiness. Mina slipped inside.
She couldn't help but notice the tall police officer in the lobby. His white blond hair was pulled back into a neat ponytail, and there was something about the slate grey eyes that slid over her that made Minako pause.
"Miss?"
She smiled. "Minako Aino. I was supposed to be here for practice about twenty minutes ago."
He frowned slightly. "You're the idol Ai then?"
She nodded, biting her lip. "Yes."
"I'm afraid your stalker has escalated, Miss Aino. There's been an incident."
Minako felt like she needed to sit down.
Kenzie Kitahoshi MacLeod frowned as the young woman fumbled for a chair to sit down in. She was not anything like he had expected. He had expected the young idol to be far more demanding than the quiet young woman who currently looked very concerned. Both her agent and her parents had been unhelpful and a pain to work with for all that they had been the ones to call the police. Kenzie had expected the idol to be more of the same. He hated celebrity cases for a reason. He'd dealt with them before which was why he'd been assigned this particular case.
"Is everyone all right?"
He nodded, discarding all of his half formed opinions of her so far. "The tech who found the package just had a nasty shock that's all."
"And they finally called the police in to handle this?" There as almost something desperate in her voice.
"Yes." He nodded. "Though you say that as if this has been an ongoing problem. My understanding was that you just started to receive letters from the stalker this week."
Her eyes went wide. "I've been getting things from him for the past six months, Officer?"
"Kenzie MacLeod."
Kenzie's eyes narrowed. He did not like being lied to, and he was pretty sure that she wasn't the one lying. She was petite and blond with bright blue eyes that weren't hiding anything at the moment. He would not make the mistake of underestimating her. He also had the nagging sense that he knew her from somewhere.
"Would English be easier? I'm fluent in it as well."
He shook his head. "Japanese is fine. I'm fluent. My mom's Japanese."
She smiled at him. "Is there some where private we can talk? I'll fill you in on the whole story about the stalker, but my manager or my parents might interrupt if we're not careful."
Kenzie could definitely see that happening. Hopefully, his partner could keep them distracted while he got the information he needed.
"They gave us one of the smaller studios for interviews."
He watched as she curled up in a chair, bringing her knees up to her chin. To be honest, Kenzie didn't know what to expect from Minako Aino at this point. She had already surprised him several times. Her lips quirked up slightly.
"My public image does me no favors for the most part. I'm really not the airhead that I appear to be. I mean, I always am forgetting things and have a tendency to ramble when I'm nervous which I'm doing now, aren't I?" She sighed. "So the stalker. Like I said, I startled getting letters six months ago."
Minako was able to lay out a clear chain of events in detail for him. She even had kept all of the various letters and photographs she'd been sent, despite the fact that her manager had claimed they'd been destroyed.
"I don't have them with me, but I can drop them off at the police station if they'd be helpful."
"They would. Thank you."
"I'll get them to you as soon as possible." She smiled.
There wasn't time for Kenzie to even form another question before the door was flung open by Minako's manager.
"There you are! Are you down with her yet? We have things that need to get done."
Kenzie surreptitiously handed her his card. It was clear that he wasn't going to be able get any more useful information right now. Minako's manager was haranguing her about being late, and he did not like the way her manager cut her off every time she tried to get a word in edgewise. Nor did he like the slightly scared look in Minako's eyes. But she tightened her grip on his card and then to his utter surprise, kissed him on the cheek. She pulled back, and their eyes met. Kenzie found himself inundated with the feeling of falling through time. He could swear he knew this young woman.
"Thank you for your help, Officer MacLeod. I appreciate it."
She smiled slightly, and Kenzie knew he would be seeing her again.