Mu #27: Hope/Despair (Heart Strings by Kitsune Moonstar)
Title: Heart Strngs
Author: kitsunemoonstar
Pairing: Kunzite x Aino Minako
Fandom: Sailor Moon
Theme: #27: Hope/Despair
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or its characters.
Rating: For Everyone
Heart Strings
Once Makoto had fallen asleep, Minako decided to do something. This was not the first time she had comforted one of her girlfriends after she'd gotten her heart broken by some guy. She'd been doing it since they were in high school. But Minako had decided that she was getting tired of it. She was fed up with the losers who kept hurting her friends, and she was going to do something about. Someone clearly needed to take matters into hand anyway. Usagi was blissfully happy with Mamoru, and really, she had enough on her plate right now without dealing with her friends' romantic woes.
And it really was more of her prevue anyway. Minako might not have had a long term relationship herself, but that was more due to the fact that had yet to meet anyone who she was interested in that with. And that didn't stop her from being able to see what her friends needed. Rei needed someone who would challenge her. Ami needed someone who could bring her out of her shell. Makoto needed someone who would support her. And the truth of the matter was that all three of them were far more mature than most boys their age. So, decent boyfriends for her closest friends; she could do that.
Mina decided to start with Rei, mostly because she had a feeling that was going to be a long term project. Rei didn't trust easily and getting past her walls was a task and a half. Thankfully, the person Mina had in mind was almost as stubborn as Rei, and he already liked her, even if he hadn't done anything about it yet. Jaden Kinoshita was a martial artist and oddly enough working a doctorate in religion and philosophy. While he was a friend of Mamoru's, he and Mina had actually met when she was in England. In fact, he'd been one of her tutor's when she'd been acting in a BBC production. That had actually been one of the better child acting parts her parents had roped her into. Anyway, Jaden already like Rei, so what Mina really need was a reason for the two of them to spend time together.
Rei ended up providing that herself. She needed help at the temple during a week long festival, and that was just up Jaden's alley. So Mina volunteered him. She figured that a week in each other's company would either kill one another or at least start moving in the right direction. The festival would give the two of them to see what they had in common at least, and Rei wouldn't be quite as bored when he went off on long winded explanations of various philosophical disciplines.
With that set in motion, Mina moved on to the next stage of her plan. The festival was actually a great excuse. The girls would all be going, and it was a great opportunity to toss them together with a few people Mina knew. Okay, technically speaking, they already knew most of the guys that Mina want to set them up with. Mamoru had some really great friends. Mina actually knew them more through Jaden than through Mamoru, but still they were decent guys who weren't going to break her friends' hearts.
So when the festival rolled around, Minako meddled. It really wasn't all that hard. A few nudges in the right direction had Ami and Zach discussing some recent breakthrough in the medical profession with Makoto and Nathan abandoned them for food. Mamoru and Usagi had already wandered off hand in hand, and Rei and Jaden were busy with running the temple's booth. That just left herself and Kenzie MacLeod at lose ends. Still, it was a good start.
"You're up to something." Kenzie's low voice shook her out of her thoughts.
Minako shrugged. "Just a nudge or two in the right direction."
He quirked an eyebrow at her. "So you're meddling."
Like Jaden, Mina knew Kenzie from her time in England. The young police officer had actually dealt with several minor cases on set during the filming of a soap opera she had been in. The two of them had struck up an odd friendship after she had helped him solve a string a petty thefts. He might take things far too seriously in Mina's mind, but he was a good friend to have.
"I wouldn't call it meddling exactly." She smiled at Kenzie and linked her arm with his. "I'm giving them a window of opportunity to make some thing happen. It's entirely up to them what they make of the opportunities. But at least I know this way that my friends aren't going to get their hearts broken by uncaring jerks."
"And you're not worried about the potential consequences?"
"What? You mean Rei quite possibly killing Jaden? That was going to happen whether or not I did anything. You all are Mamoru's friends, the girls' are Usagi's, we were going to spend time together whether we liked it or not. This way we get more hope than despair, and you all don't have to hear about more douchey boyfriends."
Kenzie sighed and shook his head. "I just hope you know what you're doing."
"Trust me. Give them a few years, and we'll be attending four wedding. Or at least three weddings and funeral depending how Rei and Jaden take to one another." She laughed and kissed his cheek. "Now come on. I saw a booth making shaved ice."
Arm in arm, the pair of them headed off to enjoy the festival themselves. Mina considered it a good evening of work.
Author: kitsunemoonstar
Pairing: Kunzite x Aino Minako
Fandom: Sailor Moon
Theme: #27: Hope/Despair
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or its characters.
Rating: For Everyone
Heart Strings
Once Makoto had fallen asleep, Minako decided to do something. This was not the first time she had comforted one of her girlfriends after she'd gotten her heart broken by some guy. She'd been doing it since they were in high school. But Minako had decided that she was getting tired of it. She was fed up with the losers who kept hurting her friends, and she was going to do something about. Someone clearly needed to take matters into hand anyway. Usagi was blissfully happy with Mamoru, and really, she had enough on her plate right now without dealing with her friends' romantic woes.
And it really was more of her prevue anyway. Minako might not have had a long term relationship herself, but that was more due to the fact that had yet to meet anyone who she was interested in that with. And that didn't stop her from being able to see what her friends needed. Rei needed someone who would challenge her. Ami needed someone who could bring her out of her shell. Makoto needed someone who would support her. And the truth of the matter was that all three of them were far more mature than most boys their age. So, decent boyfriends for her closest friends; she could do that.
Mina decided to start with Rei, mostly because she had a feeling that was going to be a long term project. Rei didn't trust easily and getting past her walls was a task and a half. Thankfully, the person Mina had in mind was almost as stubborn as Rei, and he already liked her, even if he hadn't done anything about it yet. Jaden Kinoshita was a martial artist and oddly enough working a doctorate in religion and philosophy. While he was a friend of Mamoru's, he and Mina had actually met when she was in England. In fact, he'd been one of her tutor's when she'd been acting in a BBC production. That had actually been one of the better child acting parts her parents had roped her into. Anyway, Jaden already like Rei, so what Mina really need was a reason for the two of them to spend time together.
Rei ended up providing that herself. She needed help at the temple during a week long festival, and that was just up Jaden's alley. So Mina volunteered him. She figured that a week in each other's company would either kill one another or at least start moving in the right direction. The festival would give the two of them to see what they had in common at least, and Rei wouldn't be quite as bored when he went off on long winded explanations of various philosophical disciplines.
With that set in motion, Mina moved on to the next stage of her plan. The festival was actually a great excuse. The girls would all be going, and it was a great opportunity to toss them together with a few people Mina knew. Okay, technically speaking, they already knew most of the guys that Mina want to set them up with. Mamoru had some really great friends. Mina actually knew them more through Jaden than through Mamoru, but still they were decent guys who weren't going to break her friends' hearts.
So when the festival rolled around, Minako meddled. It really wasn't all that hard. A few nudges in the right direction had Ami and Zach discussing some recent breakthrough in the medical profession with Makoto and Nathan abandoned them for food. Mamoru and Usagi had already wandered off hand in hand, and Rei and Jaden were busy with running the temple's booth. That just left herself and Kenzie MacLeod at lose ends. Still, it was a good start.
"You're up to something." Kenzie's low voice shook her out of her thoughts.
Minako shrugged. "Just a nudge or two in the right direction."
He quirked an eyebrow at her. "So you're meddling."
Like Jaden, Mina knew Kenzie from her time in England. The young police officer had actually dealt with several minor cases on set during the filming of a soap opera she had been in. The two of them had struck up an odd friendship after she had helped him solve a string a petty thefts. He might take things far too seriously in Mina's mind, but he was a good friend to have.
"I wouldn't call it meddling exactly." She smiled at Kenzie and linked her arm with his. "I'm giving them a window of opportunity to make some thing happen. It's entirely up to them what they make of the opportunities. But at least I know this way that my friends aren't going to get their hearts broken by uncaring jerks."
"And you're not worried about the potential consequences?"
"What? You mean Rei quite possibly killing Jaden? That was going to happen whether or not I did anything. You all are Mamoru's friends, the girls' are Usagi's, we were going to spend time together whether we liked it or not. This way we get more hope than despair, and you all don't have to hear about more douchey boyfriends."
Kenzie sighed and shook his head. "I just hope you know what you're doing."
"Trust me. Give them a few years, and we'll be attending four wedding. Or at least three weddings and funeral depending how Rei and Jaden take to one another." She laughed and kissed his cheek. "Now come on. I saw a booth making shaved ice."
Arm in arm, the pair of them headed off to enjoy the festival themselves. Mina considered it a good evening of work.