I Don't Wanna Wait
Here's part 1 of the sequel to Unreliable Witness dubbed appropriately Reliable Witness. Hopefully this will help to shed some light on the "Lost" like questions left behind in the previous series. The next part should be out shortly.
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The negotiations bored Minako to no end as they were all mostly for formalities sake, but she took special care to not let that show. That was mostly in part because she had been well trained to keep to this to herself. Endymion often smiled politely at her as if he knew, but this was never verbalized as he had been raised to keep this to his self.
She didn’t know what to expect when first meeting the legendary Shitennou and found herself surprised to find that they were everything that she had thought and yet nothing at all what she had expected. Nephrite had insisted on celebrating the end of her visit with a bottle of strong flavored liquor that she had never before sampled. They drank, going glass for glass until she could hardly stand, and had she not been so inebriated she might have noticed that he nearly teetered over as well.
Jadeite and Zoicite had been the next two Shitennou she was introduced to. The two were always together despite the snarky comments Jadeite often made to Zoicite. Zoicite for his part would rarely acknowledge the comments but Minako had the feeling that it was hardly the end of the possibility of any retribution.
Zoicite intrigued her with his calm, quite demeanor. Jadeite held her attention with his hidden comments that probed her for information disguised under flirtatious remarks. For her part she indulged him, often pretending to misunderstand what he was asking as she enjoyed watching him feign amusement at her blunders.
Yet somehow the fourth man still remained a mystery to her. She didn’t mind that she had yet to see the elusive leader until she began to hear his name being spoken. Snippets of conversations had trickled down to her and she found herself being overcome by a curiosity that would not be satiated. Who was he? Was he avoiding her? Did he feel that she was not worthy of his time? Curiosity and desire clawed at her, constantly bringing her thoughts back to this stranger. The more she heard of him the more she needed meet him, and as more time passed she found herself unable to think of anything else like some lovesick teenager even though she knew nothing of him.
She tried to be subtle in questioning Endymion about the man’s whereabouts, often making mention of his three Shitennou as if she had forgotten that there was a fourth, or pointing to Zoicite as the leader - an association she had made as more often than not he was the one who delivered the messages of the missing warrior. Minako was almost sure that her misstatements were believed, but sometimes the look in Endymion’s eye would make her wonder if he saw further into her thoughts than she would have preferred. It wasn’t like her to obsess like this and that fact maybe perturbed her even more.
And then everything changed, the wheels of fate set in motion.
Serenity had snuck away from the moon; a ritual that she had been warned often not to repeat. Minako had been instantly alerted by the ripple of time-space that reverberated whenever the impulsive princess would transport. Normally Mars would have been sent to retrieve her so that Minako could feign ignorance as to the young Princess’s actions if asked by the Earth court should it become an issue during their talks. This time though she had decided that she would go on her own with the hopes of scaring the young girl from continuing with this any further. Within seconds she had called upon her transformation and transported herself to Earth after the runaway moonchild.
It was no surprise to have found Serenity and Endymion together - this was often where she found the impish runaway. But tonight was different. They were not alone. Another man was with them. He was tall with silver tinted hair and sharp green eyes. Venus could do little more than sputter a mumbled chastising to Serenity as she tugged away the protesting princess. The man looked at her with a smile that told her he knew everything and Venus found herself casting her eyes away for the first time that she could ever remember doing so.
He was everything that she had expected him to be. Dressed in the uniform of the Shitennou, she knew that he could be none other than the man who now occupied nearly every waking moment of her thoughts. Tall and handsome, his eyes focused on her as if they could read her and know every one of her deepest secrets. Her throat felt dry, but she was sure that she would not be able to form words appropriate enough to say to him even if she could. How could he have this effect on her when this was only their first encounter?
“It must be hard having such a bundle of curiosity for a princess,” the deep voice called out to her, causing her back to stiffen and her cheeks to flush a crimson red that easily rivaled the color of Mars fuku. Somehow she knew that he wasn’t commenting on her Princess’ curiosity - it was her curiosity that he disguisedly teased her about. Did he know that she inquired about him with each visit? Endymion quickly chastised the man, saying his name sternly.
Kunzite.
Venus mulled over his name, enjoying the way that it rolled off her tongue and caused her lips to pull into a smile. “You must stay busy having such a voracious prince,” she responded over her shoulder, mustering up her composure. Her heart beat speedily in her chest as their eyes met for those few passing seconds. Then, with a wink, both she and the Princess were gone, transported back to the moon.
Continued in: Mouth Shut
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The negotiations bored Minako to no end as they were all mostly for formalities sake, but she took special care to not let that show. That was mostly in part because she had been well trained to keep to this to herself. Endymion often smiled politely at her as if he knew, but this was never verbalized as he had been raised to keep this to his self.
She didn’t know what to expect when first meeting the legendary Shitennou and found herself surprised to find that they were everything that she had thought and yet nothing at all what she had expected. Nephrite had insisted on celebrating the end of her visit with a bottle of strong flavored liquor that she had never before sampled. They drank, going glass for glass until she could hardly stand, and had she not been so inebriated she might have noticed that he nearly teetered over as well.
Jadeite and Zoicite had been the next two Shitennou she was introduced to. The two were always together despite the snarky comments Jadeite often made to Zoicite. Zoicite for his part would rarely acknowledge the comments but Minako had the feeling that it was hardly the end of the possibility of any retribution.
Zoicite intrigued her with his calm, quite demeanor. Jadeite held her attention with his hidden comments that probed her for information disguised under flirtatious remarks. For her part she indulged him, often pretending to misunderstand what he was asking as she enjoyed watching him feign amusement at her blunders.
Yet somehow the fourth man still remained a mystery to her. She didn’t mind that she had yet to see the elusive leader until she began to hear his name being spoken. Snippets of conversations had trickled down to her and she found herself being overcome by a curiosity that would not be satiated. Who was he? Was he avoiding her? Did he feel that she was not worthy of his time? Curiosity and desire clawed at her, constantly bringing her thoughts back to this stranger. The more she heard of him the more she needed meet him, and as more time passed she found herself unable to think of anything else like some lovesick teenager even though she knew nothing of him.
She tried to be subtle in questioning Endymion about the man’s whereabouts, often making mention of his three Shitennou as if she had forgotten that there was a fourth, or pointing to Zoicite as the leader - an association she had made as more often than not he was the one who delivered the messages of the missing warrior. Minako was almost sure that her misstatements were believed, but sometimes the look in Endymion’s eye would make her wonder if he saw further into her thoughts than she would have preferred. It wasn’t like her to obsess like this and that fact maybe perturbed her even more.
And then everything changed, the wheels of fate set in motion.
Serenity had snuck away from the moon; a ritual that she had been warned often not to repeat. Minako had been instantly alerted by the ripple of time-space that reverberated whenever the impulsive princess would transport. Normally Mars would have been sent to retrieve her so that Minako could feign ignorance as to the young Princess’s actions if asked by the Earth court should it become an issue during their talks. This time though she had decided that she would go on her own with the hopes of scaring the young girl from continuing with this any further. Within seconds she had called upon her transformation and transported herself to Earth after the runaway moonchild.
It was no surprise to have found Serenity and Endymion together - this was often where she found the impish runaway. But tonight was different. They were not alone. Another man was with them. He was tall with silver tinted hair and sharp green eyes. Venus could do little more than sputter a mumbled chastising to Serenity as she tugged away the protesting princess. The man looked at her with a smile that told her he knew everything and Venus found herself casting her eyes away for the first time that she could ever remember doing so.
He was everything that she had expected him to be. Dressed in the uniform of the Shitennou, she knew that he could be none other than the man who now occupied nearly every waking moment of her thoughts. Tall and handsome, his eyes focused on her as if they could read her and know every one of her deepest secrets. Her throat felt dry, but she was sure that she would not be able to form words appropriate enough to say to him even if she could. How could he have this effect on her when this was only their first encounter?
“It must be hard having such a bundle of curiosity for a princess,” the deep voice called out to her, causing her back to stiffen and her cheeks to flush a crimson red that easily rivaled the color of Mars fuku. Somehow she knew that he wasn’t commenting on her Princess’ curiosity - it was her curiosity that he disguisedly teased her about. Did he know that she inquired about him with each visit? Endymion quickly chastised the man, saying his name sternly.
Kunzite.
Venus mulled over his name, enjoying the way that it rolled off her tongue and caused her lips to pull into a smile. “You must stay busy having such a voracious prince,” she responded over her shoulder, mustering up her composure. Her heart beat speedily in her chest as their eyes met for those few passing seconds. Then, with a wink, both she and the Princess were gone, transported back to the moon.
Continued in: Mouth Shut