Sailor Moon Monthly Fanfiction Challenge - Day 15
She was the Senshi of Passion. That was a part of who she was. Most of the world saw her as controlled, a refined lady, a mysterious and almost other-worldly priestess. Those closest to her knew the truth, knew that she was passionate, and that sometimes that passion could be brought to the fore. That her desire to protect her princess could lead to angry explosions, that her passion for her friends had lead to her making sure that the guys knew exactly what would happen to them if they hurt the girls.
She lived life with passion. It was her passion for tradition, for helping people that made her such a good priestess. It was her passion for life that made her a good friend, a good lover. It was her passion for the present and the future that made her a good Senshi.
Because she was the Senshi of Passion she could read the passions of others, almost as easily as she could read their auras.
Jade had teased her that she was the only one who had not entered the pool. She had smiled softly and said that it would not be fair, that she had an inside track. When he had asked her to explain, she had only smiled and said that Minako was not the only one whose gifts provided insight.
Rei had not be surprised when Hotaru had told them that Ami was going out with Zoi. Nor had she been surprised when Ami, blushing deeply, had stammered out to the girls that she had given him a copy of her key.
So it was that she now found herself sitting across from Zoi in a local coffee shop - one where she did not think the others would happen upon them.
“You’ve already told me what will happen if I hurt her, Rei.” He drank from his coffee, flavored with French vanilla, the scent reminding him of Ami.
Rei smiled as she sipped her tea, “I’m not worried about you hurting her, Zoi. You’re as passionate about our Ami as you are about music, as you are about serving Mamoru I’m not worried that you’ll hurt her.”
“Then why are we here?”
She smiled a bit and looked into her tea, “Do you know how passionate our Senshi of Wisdom is?”
He blinked a bit at the question, but after a moment he nodded, smiling. “I do. It’s a part of everything she does.”
Rei smiled, “Passion and Wisdom are partners. Passion without wisdom rages out of control. Wisdom without passion is cold, distant.”
Zoi nodded, curious as to where Rei was going. So far, what she said made sense, he just wasn’t sure why she was telling him all this.
“Did you ever wonder why I wasn’t in the betting pool and Minako was?”
The change of subject caused Zoi to raise an eyebrow. “Um, no. I have to admit that I never really thought about it. Or if I did, I thought that you found it to be demeaning.”
Rei chuckled, “I can see why you’d think that, but no. Minako can see who is destined to be together, whether or not couples are heading down the path of love, and if the love has the right foundations. She can tell if a couple will make it or are heading for a break up. I can see passion. I can watch it grow.”
Rei could see that she had him hooked, had his attention. “I watched Ami. I knew when her passion for you reached a point she could not deny anymore. I saw it as easy as you can see the blush which stains her cheeks so readily.”
“Why are you telling me this? I… I don’t mean to sound ungrateful, but I already knew Ami was passionate about us…” He smiled a bit, “About me.”
“To say this. Ami’s a genius. She’s sweet and caring. And you already know just what you’ll be pulling down on your head if you hurt her. But she’s not used to this… She’s been hurt, and she’s guarded her heart. She’s hidden her passion behind wisdom, but it’s there. Neither Ryo nor Taiki brought it to the fore though. This is new to her.”
Zoi nodded, “You want me to take it easy?”
Rei grinned and shook her head, “No. I want you to help her embrace her passion. She’s Ami. It will never rule her. Just help her not to be afraid of it, to be comfortable with it.”
His jaw dropped as he stared at the woman sitting across the table from him. “Are you saying what I think you’re saying?”
“I’m saying that I want Ami to be happy, Zoi. You make her happy.” The smile that she gave him was the smile of a passionate yet mysterious priestess.
She lived life with passion. It was her passion for tradition, for helping people that made her such a good priestess. It was her passion for life that made her a good friend, a good lover. It was her passion for the present and the future that made her a good Senshi.
Because she was the Senshi of Passion she could read the passions of others, almost as easily as she could read their auras.
Jade had teased her that she was the only one who had not entered the pool. She had smiled softly and said that it would not be fair, that she had an inside track. When he had asked her to explain, she had only smiled and said that Minako was not the only one whose gifts provided insight.
Rei had not be surprised when Hotaru had told them that Ami was going out with Zoi. Nor had she been surprised when Ami, blushing deeply, had stammered out to the girls that she had given him a copy of her key.
So it was that she now found herself sitting across from Zoi in a local coffee shop - one where she did not think the others would happen upon them.
“You’ve already told me what will happen if I hurt her, Rei.” He drank from his coffee, flavored with French vanilla, the scent reminding him of Ami.
Rei smiled as she sipped her tea, “I’m not worried about you hurting her, Zoi. You’re as passionate about our Ami as you are about music, as you are about serving Mamoru I’m not worried that you’ll hurt her.”
“Then why are we here?”
She smiled a bit and looked into her tea, “Do you know how passionate our Senshi of Wisdom is?”
He blinked a bit at the question, but after a moment he nodded, smiling. “I do. It’s a part of everything she does.”
Rei smiled, “Passion and Wisdom are partners. Passion without wisdom rages out of control. Wisdom without passion is cold, distant.”
Zoi nodded, curious as to where Rei was going. So far, what she said made sense, he just wasn’t sure why she was telling him all this.
“Did you ever wonder why I wasn’t in the betting pool and Minako was?”
The change of subject caused Zoi to raise an eyebrow. “Um, no. I have to admit that I never really thought about it. Or if I did, I thought that you found it to be demeaning.”
Rei chuckled, “I can see why you’d think that, but no. Minako can see who is destined to be together, whether or not couples are heading down the path of love, and if the love has the right foundations. She can tell if a couple will make it or are heading for a break up. I can see passion. I can watch it grow.”
Rei could see that she had him hooked, had his attention. “I watched Ami. I knew when her passion for you reached a point she could not deny anymore. I saw it as easy as you can see the blush which stains her cheeks so readily.”
“Why are you telling me this? I… I don’t mean to sound ungrateful, but I already knew Ami was passionate about us…” He smiled a bit, “About me.”
“To say this. Ami’s a genius. She’s sweet and caring. And you already know just what you’ll be pulling down on your head if you hurt her. But she’s not used to this… She’s been hurt, and she’s guarded her heart. She’s hidden her passion behind wisdom, but it’s there. Neither Ryo nor Taiki brought it to the fore though. This is new to her.”
Zoi nodded, “You want me to take it easy?”
Rei grinned and shook her head, “No. I want you to help her embrace her passion. She’s Ami. It will never rule her. Just help her not to be afraid of it, to be comfortable with it.”
His jaw dropped as he stared at the woman sitting across the table from him. “Are you saying what I think you’re saying?”
“I’m saying that I want Ami to be happy, Zoi. You make her happy.” The smile that she gave him was the smile of a passionate yet mysterious priestess.