Title: The Great Plan
Author: Raya
Theme: OTP (Optional:
An Imperfect World by xxbcxx)
Genre: General / Fantasy / Romance
Version: PGSM - SilMil (spoiler level Pallas, i.e., NONE)
Rating: G
Couple: Usagi x Mamoru
Word Count: ~1,019
Disclaimer: My one true pairing (Usagi and Mamoru) sprang complete from the mind of Takeuchi Naoko, and they still belong to her except for the piece she shared with Bandai. These little chocolate simulacrums, however are mine! *hugs the chocolate protectively to her chest*
Canon, spelling, grammar, and punctuation corrections are appreciated. So is constructive criticism and general comments. Please let me know if you see something that you like or that should be corrected. Thanks! - Raya
The Great Plan
Technically follows after
Suspicious Gifts which is written for the Aphrodisiac challenge.
Hiding in the branches of a ginko tree, the two Rose Faeries exchanged a determined look This time, they would do it. They would make the couple walking so innocently below them fall madly, passionately in love.
Blanche looked towards the beautiful spider web that they had draped across the path. It sparkled with the aphrodisiac that Rosé had mixed together, the crystal clear drops looking as innocent as dew. After the debacle with the refused chocolate, the Rose Faeries were taking no chances. This aphrodisiac would make it into the couple's system. Her friend had made this batch so strong that just one of those drops, absorbed through the skin, would be enough to bring on five minutes of passionate kissing and groping. They could hardly wait.
“And then Jadeite swung the fan up over his head so that he could hit the bug again. But,...” Prince Endymion broke off with a laugh as he remembered the scene.
“But, what?” Princess Serenity asked curiously as she savored the sound of his laughter. “Let me guess,” she said quickly before he could respond. “Instead of hitting the bug, he hit... Kunzite,” saying the first impossible thing that came to mind. “Right across the chest.”
Prince Endymion grinned down at her. “Close,” he said. His grin widened when she gave him a surprised look. “Across the head. Kunzite came into the courtyard to see what all the screaming was about, and Jadeite swung the fan up really high, and...” Their laughter danced through the trees around them as they came to a stop on the path.
“I can imagine that your Kunzite was not pleased with that,” Princess Serenity said as she looked up at him with shining eyes. “He seems so... so...”
“Serious?” Prince Endymion supplied as he enjoyed the beautiful sight of her smiling face. “Uptight?”
“Dignified,” Princess Serenity replied as she stared up at him.
Prince Endymion nodded. “That he is. Very. So, seeing him hit in the head by a fan was so very funny. His expression... He wasn't expecting it, so his expression was even more amusing.”
Realizing that they had been staring into each other's eyes for several long moments, he quickly turned away and started to walk down the path again. Something sparkled in the sunlight in front of him and he stopped abruptly again, stretching his arm across the path to keep the princess behind him.
“What is it?” she asked nervously as she looked around for a monster.
The prince scanned the path in front of them very closely, and then relaxed. “It's a spider web,” he replied as he lowered his arm. He heard her make a curious sound and felt her step forward to stand beside him.
“Ah! How pretty,” she murmured as she watched the sunlight dance across the drops of liquid that drenched the web.
The two Rose Faeries held their breath expectantly, and watched as the couple studied the web. Any minute now, they would touch it and the aphrodisiac would soak into their skin. Any moment now, they would brush it out of their way. Any second now, they would decide to take it home.
“Ahhh! I can't take it any more!” Rosé exclaimed as she dove from the tree.
“Wait!” Blanche cried, reaching helplessly after her friend. She automatically followed the red Rose Faerie down to the path.
Prince Endymion turned his head, startled by the high pitched voices. He saw a flash of red sparkles, and then felt something push him between his shoulder blades. Startled, he stumbled forward.
*Don!* he heard the voice squeak as he reached up to drag the spiderweb off of his face. 'There!' his mind translated a fraction of a second later.
“Endymion!” Princess Serenity exclaimed as she reached out to help him. “Are you all right? What happened? Ah!” She blinked and rubbed at the wet spidersilk that suddenly hit her in the face.
“Be careful,” he said as his eyes darted around looking for his assailant. Hidden in the trees once more, Rosé laughed merrily. The prince waited for a second assault, but satisfied that her great aphrodisiac had been successfully administered, the Rose Faerie perched contentedly on her branch and waited for the fun to begin.
“I... I do not think there are any monsters around,” Princess Serenity said tentatively as she clasped the prince's strong arm.
“Not monsters,” he muttered as he gave the area one last raking glance. “Not that kind at any rate.” Behind her screen of leaves, Rosé pulled down the bottom of one eyelid and stuck her tongue out at him. Blanche just watched the couple with a growing frown.
“Shall we go?” the princess asked as she released him and stepped back. “I need to return soon.”
Prince Endymion made a sound of agreement as he reluctantly nodded and turned to continue down the path. When his gaze crossed the princess' face, he stopped and stared. In their hiding place, the Rose Faeries leaned forward expectantly.
They collapsed when he just smiled at the beautiful girl that he should be ravishing with her complete consent, and turned to continue down the path. “Where was I?” they heard him ask as he disappeared from sight. “Oh. Jadeite and his bug. Well, it turns out that it was Nephrite that...”
Rosé made a strangled sound which drowned out the rest of his sentence. “Why? WHY? That was the most powerful aphrodisiac I know! They both absorbed it! How could they just walk away?!”
“Lucky!” Blanche said as she slowly straightened up.
Rosé glanced at her, and then frowned when she saw the unusual flush on her friend's face and the strange, unfocused look in her dark pink eyes. “Lucky? How? Blanche...”
The white Rose Faerie gave her a blinding smile as she hopped up to hover over the branch. Before Rosé could stop her, Blanche dove down to the path, following after the vanished couple.
“Nooo... Blanche! Come back!” the red Rose Faerie wailed as she suddenly realized what had happened. “Blanche!” Calling her friend's name anxiously, she flew after them.