Wh*re House Chapter 14
Here's chapter 14. A lot of Rei-Minako interaction in this and the next few chapters as well.
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Minako woke up and looked into three pairs of inquisitive eyes. Cautiously and slowly, she spoke. "Why are you three watching me? I know there's something on television more interesting than a blond sleeping."
Usagi looked at Ami and asked, "Is she Venus or is she Minako, now?"
Ami answered, "I'm not sure."
Puzzled, Minako frowned. "I'm Minako. Who is Venus?"
Usagi answered, "You are. Were. Will be. I'm not sure. You told us you were Venus, and then said goodbye and passed out."
Ami added, "Well, she did say she would be returning Minako to us before she said goodbye. Maybe Venus is in her subconscious."
Minako was still confused. "What are you two talking about? Venus is a planet, not a person living inside my under conciousness. What's wrong with you guys?"
Makoto, who had up to this point been silent since Rei and Minako's first arguement, spoke up. "Let's leave her alone to get some rest, you guys. She's probably tired and confused. She's been through a lot lately and especially today."
Ami agreed. "You're right Mako. Let's leave her."
The three left Minako to think, but not long after they left, Rei walked in.
"Were they acting as oddly toward you when you woke up as they were to me?"
"Yeah. Rei, what happened before I fell asleep?"
"I really don't know. That dream, though. Were you really there?"
"Were you in space talking to some strange Time Guardian of the Underworld, too? Because that's what I saw and that was creepy."
"We weren't dreaming, then. We were out of body. I'm guessing that while we weren't here, someone else was, and who ever it was said something controversial to the others."
"That makes sense, I guess, but who and what and why?"
"I don't know that. Do you remember what happened when we were out of body, Minako?"
"Barely. Do you?"
"Vividly."
"Tell me what you saw."
"Well, first I saw older versions of us dressed in funny looking costumes with innappropriate skirts floating with us in space. They went to Earth, and we went to the cold end of the solar system. When we got there, another woman in a similar funny looking costume and short skirt was waiting for us. She was extremely stoic, but kind. She told us things about some weird past life and how we are destined to fight against evil in this lifetime as we did in the past. She said that we would use the powers of our guardian planets. Mine was Mars and yours was Venus. She said the other girls had guardian planets as well, except one. One of us was guarded by the moon. The Lunarian princess. She wouldn't tell us who was who, but said that we would find out in time. She also said that there were other girls as well, but that we aren't to meet them, yet. We need to start training and get prepared for the fight that is ahead of us. We are going to learn a lot of things in a short amount of time and we will meet two allies: one named Luna and the other named Artemis."
"I vaguely remember that, but I remember her taking us to the moon and showing us the palace and ourselves. You were so beautiful in your robes, Rei. I remember the trysts that went on during the time that caused for war within the system. I remember the dissonance between the planets that gave space for another system to overrun ours. I remember the destruction and chaos. I remember having to fight for a lost cause since dying was no longer an option; we had to choose between dying bravely or like cowards. I remember that not everyone made the same choice. I remember the screams and terror and panic. I remember how some people tried to fight for the evil in hopes of surviving and died even after killing their families. I remember how no one could hide. I remember how the evil reached out into every part of the solar system and destroyed us all one by one, piece by piece. I remember."
"Minako, that wasn't in the dream, was it?"
"No. I remember it. I'm the Princess of Venus; heir to the Venusian throne and leader of the heirs of the inner planets. You're the Princess of Mars; heir to the Martian throne and second in command of the heirs. You always wanted my title and never thought I deserved it because of the way I earned it, but you could never disprove my worthiness of it. Makoto is Princess of Jupiter and the heir to the Jovian throne. Jupiter was technically an outer planet, but she was sent to work with us because of her strength. Ami is the Princess of Mercury and the heir to the Mercurian throne. She was the smartest person in the solar system, and was my personal advisor for all things mathmatecal, technical, or medical."
"And Usagi was the Moon Princess; heir to the Lunar crown and our main priority was to protect her. That was why we lived on the moon. I remember, too."
"Exactly, Rei. Our parents ran the planet while we were on the moon, and we were always learning how to be good leaders for our planets. When our parents were to die, we were to retire from working for the princess, get married, and have a child in less than two years. That child was then to be trained as the next heir to the planet and take our place."
"We never got to live that long, though. Right after our parents died, we did as well."
"Yeah."
Usagi peaked into the room and spoke softly, saying, "Hey, are you two feeling better now?"
Rei and Minako looked at each other and nodded. Minako spoke. "Yeah, Usagi. We're fine. Sorry about scaring you, though. We didn't mean to."
Rei added her consent. "Yeah, Usagi. We're sorry."
Usagi nodded slowly, entered the room and shut the door behind her. "Does this mean you two are done fighting each other?" They made eye contact again and nodded. Good, because I have something I need to tell you about."
"What is it, Usa?" Minako asked.
Usagi went and sat on the bed beside Minako and told them about her dream. She told them that there had been a man with midnight hair and lots of roses. The man was tall and not extremely buff, but he had a few muscles on him. He wore a black tuxedo and a mask and called her princess. He said he needed her cooperation and reached out his hand toward her. Before she could grab it, though, she woke up.
The two girls immediately knew who it was, but decided to play stupid. Minako spoke. "Usagi, maybe it was just a dream. If you have it again, let us know, but it probably isn't anything major. Go get some rest; it's been a long day."
"Okay, Minako. Thanks for listening. Good night."
Rei and Minako waved at Usagi andd when she left, Rei spoke first. "It's him, isn't it? The prince of the Earth."
"I'm sure of it. How can we tell her, though? Our story sounds strange enough without getting political relationships involved."
"That's just it. Ami understands politics; Makoto and Usagi understand relationships. If we explain it to them in those terms, they should understand, and maybe even remember what happened. Right now I'm sure they think we're crazy, especially since our counterparts took over our bodies."
"You know what, Rei? That actually makes a lot of sense. We should do that tomorrow since I'm tired."
"Okay, Minako. Good night."
A little while later, Rei walked back into Minako's room. "Minako, are you awake?"
She was. "Yeah, I'm up. Wassup, Rei?"
"Nothing. I can't sleep, though."
Minako looked at Rei. "Why not?"
"I'm not sure. Do you mind if I lay down?"
"Never." Minako moved over to make space for Rei on the twin sized bed. "Why did you come in here, though, Rei?"
"I'm not sure, I just did. Minako, when you said you remembered about the relationships on the moon, what exactly were you talking about?"
"Um, the relationship each of us had with each of the Terran kings. Why?"
"You don't remember any other relationships?"
"Not really. Why, Rei? What are you hinting at?"
"Nothing. If you don't remember, then you don't remember. Go to sleep; it's not important."
"Rei, if you know something I don't know, you better tell me!"
"Be quiet, Minako. It's late. Go to sleep. Like I said it's not important."
"I didn't ask you how important it was. I asked you to tell me."
"You'll remember it in time, I'm sure. If not then it really isn't important."
"Rei."
"Yes?"
"Please tell me."
"There's nothing to tell."
"Rei!"
"Yes?"
"Tell me! Please!"
"Ask Venus. If you don't know, it's because she's blocking that part of your memory."
"Rei, you sound crazy. Just tell me what it is you meant so I can get back to sleep."
"Minako."
".....yes?"
"I'm not Rei."
".........then who are....... oh. Mars."
"Yes. I'm Mars. Nice to finally meet you, Minako. I'm sorry about the way my charge has treated you."
"It's fine. Why are you in my bed, though?"
"Again, ask Venus. She knows the answers to your questions. She just won't let you remember."
"How can I ask her?"
"She hears you asking me; she just refuses to answer you. Force her to answer your questions. It's your body and memory so take control of it."
"I don't know how!"
"Mentally search for the answers to your questions. Think like you would think when you're taking a test. Try to remember what happened on the moon. Focus on the relationships and try to figure out why I would be here right now."
"MARS!"
"Be quiet, Minako! People are sleeping!"
"You're here... you.... we..... we were...... you....... oh my God. You loved me."
"I still do."
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Minako remembers a lot for just one night, but there's going to be a lot more drama in the next chapter. I think I'll just go ahead and post it now (well, right after I finish up writing it) since I'm on such a roll.
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Minako woke up and looked into three pairs of inquisitive eyes. Cautiously and slowly, she spoke. "Why are you three watching me? I know there's something on television more interesting than a blond sleeping."
Usagi looked at Ami and asked, "Is she Venus or is she Minako, now?"
Ami answered, "I'm not sure."
Puzzled, Minako frowned. "I'm Minako. Who is Venus?"
Usagi answered, "You are. Were. Will be. I'm not sure. You told us you were Venus, and then said goodbye and passed out."
Ami added, "Well, she did say she would be returning Minako to us before she said goodbye. Maybe Venus is in her subconscious."
Minako was still confused. "What are you two talking about? Venus is a planet, not a person living inside my under conciousness. What's wrong with you guys?"
Makoto, who had up to this point been silent since Rei and Minako's first arguement, spoke up. "Let's leave her alone to get some rest, you guys. She's probably tired and confused. She's been through a lot lately and especially today."
Ami agreed. "You're right Mako. Let's leave her."
The three left Minako to think, but not long after they left, Rei walked in.
"Were they acting as oddly toward you when you woke up as they were to me?"
"Yeah. Rei, what happened before I fell asleep?"
"I really don't know. That dream, though. Were you really there?"
"Were you in space talking to some strange Time Guardian of the Underworld, too? Because that's what I saw and that was creepy."
"We weren't dreaming, then. We were out of body. I'm guessing that while we weren't here, someone else was, and who ever it was said something controversial to the others."
"That makes sense, I guess, but who and what and why?"
"I don't know that. Do you remember what happened when we were out of body, Minako?"
"Barely. Do you?"
"Vividly."
"Tell me what you saw."
"Well, first I saw older versions of us dressed in funny looking costumes with innappropriate skirts floating with us in space. They went to Earth, and we went to the cold end of the solar system. When we got there, another woman in a similar funny looking costume and short skirt was waiting for us. She was extremely stoic, but kind. She told us things about some weird past life and how we are destined to fight against evil in this lifetime as we did in the past. She said that we would use the powers of our guardian planets. Mine was Mars and yours was Venus. She said the other girls had guardian planets as well, except one. One of us was guarded by the moon. The Lunarian princess. She wouldn't tell us who was who, but said that we would find out in time. She also said that there were other girls as well, but that we aren't to meet them, yet. We need to start training and get prepared for the fight that is ahead of us. We are going to learn a lot of things in a short amount of time and we will meet two allies: one named Luna and the other named Artemis."
"I vaguely remember that, but I remember her taking us to the moon and showing us the palace and ourselves. You were so beautiful in your robes, Rei. I remember the trysts that went on during the time that caused for war within the system. I remember the dissonance between the planets that gave space for another system to overrun ours. I remember the destruction and chaos. I remember having to fight for a lost cause since dying was no longer an option; we had to choose between dying bravely or like cowards. I remember that not everyone made the same choice. I remember the screams and terror and panic. I remember how some people tried to fight for the evil in hopes of surviving and died even after killing their families. I remember how no one could hide. I remember how the evil reached out into every part of the solar system and destroyed us all one by one, piece by piece. I remember."
"Minako, that wasn't in the dream, was it?"
"No. I remember it. I'm the Princess of Venus; heir to the Venusian throne and leader of the heirs of the inner planets. You're the Princess of Mars; heir to the Martian throne and second in command of the heirs. You always wanted my title and never thought I deserved it because of the way I earned it, but you could never disprove my worthiness of it. Makoto is Princess of Jupiter and the heir to the Jovian throne. Jupiter was technically an outer planet, but she was sent to work with us because of her strength. Ami is the Princess of Mercury and the heir to the Mercurian throne. She was the smartest person in the solar system, and was my personal advisor for all things mathmatecal, technical, or medical."
"And Usagi was the Moon Princess; heir to the Lunar crown and our main priority was to protect her. That was why we lived on the moon. I remember, too."
"Exactly, Rei. Our parents ran the planet while we were on the moon, and we were always learning how to be good leaders for our planets. When our parents were to die, we were to retire from working for the princess, get married, and have a child in less than two years. That child was then to be trained as the next heir to the planet and take our place."
"We never got to live that long, though. Right after our parents died, we did as well."
"Yeah."
Usagi peaked into the room and spoke softly, saying, "Hey, are you two feeling better now?"
Rei and Minako looked at each other and nodded. Minako spoke. "Yeah, Usagi. We're fine. Sorry about scaring you, though. We didn't mean to."
Rei added her consent. "Yeah, Usagi. We're sorry."
Usagi nodded slowly, entered the room and shut the door behind her. "Does this mean you two are done fighting each other?" They made eye contact again and nodded. Good, because I have something I need to tell you about."
"What is it, Usa?" Minako asked.
Usagi went and sat on the bed beside Minako and told them about her dream. She told them that there had been a man with midnight hair and lots of roses. The man was tall and not extremely buff, but he had a few muscles on him. He wore a black tuxedo and a mask and called her princess. He said he needed her cooperation and reached out his hand toward her. Before she could grab it, though, she woke up.
The two girls immediately knew who it was, but decided to play stupid. Minako spoke. "Usagi, maybe it was just a dream. If you have it again, let us know, but it probably isn't anything major. Go get some rest; it's been a long day."
"Okay, Minako. Thanks for listening. Good night."
Rei and Minako waved at Usagi andd when she left, Rei spoke first. "It's him, isn't it? The prince of the Earth."
"I'm sure of it. How can we tell her, though? Our story sounds strange enough without getting political relationships involved."
"That's just it. Ami understands politics; Makoto and Usagi understand relationships. If we explain it to them in those terms, they should understand, and maybe even remember what happened. Right now I'm sure they think we're crazy, especially since our counterparts took over our bodies."
"You know what, Rei? That actually makes a lot of sense. We should do that tomorrow since I'm tired."
"Okay, Minako. Good night."
A little while later, Rei walked back into Minako's room. "Minako, are you awake?"
She was. "Yeah, I'm up. Wassup, Rei?"
"Nothing. I can't sleep, though."
Minako looked at Rei. "Why not?"
"I'm not sure. Do you mind if I lay down?"
"Never." Minako moved over to make space for Rei on the twin sized bed. "Why did you come in here, though, Rei?"
"I'm not sure, I just did. Minako, when you said you remembered about the relationships on the moon, what exactly were you talking about?"
"Um, the relationship each of us had with each of the Terran kings. Why?"
"You don't remember any other relationships?"
"Not really. Why, Rei? What are you hinting at?"
"Nothing. If you don't remember, then you don't remember. Go to sleep; it's not important."
"Rei, if you know something I don't know, you better tell me!"
"Be quiet, Minako. It's late. Go to sleep. Like I said it's not important."
"I didn't ask you how important it was. I asked you to tell me."
"You'll remember it in time, I'm sure. If not then it really isn't important."
"Rei."
"Yes?"
"Please tell me."
"There's nothing to tell."
"Rei!"
"Yes?"
"Tell me! Please!"
"Ask Venus. If you don't know, it's because she's blocking that part of your memory."
"Rei, you sound crazy. Just tell me what it is you meant so I can get back to sleep."
"Minako."
".....yes?"
"I'm not Rei."
".........then who are....... oh. Mars."
"Yes. I'm Mars. Nice to finally meet you, Minako. I'm sorry about the way my charge has treated you."
"It's fine. Why are you in my bed, though?"
"Again, ask Venus. She knows the answers to your questions. She just won't let you remember."
"How can I ask her?"
"She hears you asking me; she just refuses to answer you. Force her to answer your questions. It's your body and memory so take control of it."
"I don't know how!"
"Mentally search for the answers to your questions. Think like you would think when you're taking a test. Try to remember what happened on the moon. Focus on the relationships and try to figure out why I would be here right now."
"MARS!"
"Be quiet, Minako! People are sleeping!"
"You're here... you.... we..... we were...... you....... oh my God. You loved me."
"I still do."
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Minako remembers a lot for just one night, but there's going to be a lot more drama in the next chapter. I think I'll just go ahead and post it now (well, right after I finish up writing it) since I'm on such a roll.