A/N: *sniff sniff* the last chapter. It's finally over. The third and final week of daily updates. This was my favorite chapter to write out of all of the ones in this fic. It might be the easiest to read as well lol. Revenge and no heartbreak.
Honulicious: the only reason they weren't bad in this, is because they weren't really in this. And what about Makoto? She didn't do anything wrong either. And pshhhh, in my mind, Rei was like that before her and Minako broke up (see chapter two). Little pervert. And I might write Sets's story someday, but I'm not sure if you would like her more or hate her more afterwards lol.
xXMiMiXx: I has a bunny when I was a kid, and I loved to chase him around the room, but he liked to chew on wires and I was scared to pick him up to put him back in the cage... We had to end up getting rid of it though because my mom wouldn't let it live in the house after we moved... Jerk. (And I'm totally going to put bunny piss in a fic... that would be HILARIOUS!)
Jedi Caro: I just got grotesque torture images of it in my mind... I will have to write it... *evil grin* And Minako isn't ever tired! She was just messing with Rei. Rei won that round lol.
Z3R0-TH3-H3R0: I am not that evil at all! Just look! See? I'm not going to torture Rei and Minako the LAST chapter! And my general experience is that 17/18 (and even up to 25) year old spoiled rich kids all act 11. Thank you soooo much for reading. I really enjoyed writing it. I'm glad you liked it!
Fireandlove: that characterization for Kei came from what I see a lot of people do in real life. "I hate liars" but then lie, or more specifically, "I'm never going to grow up and by like my parents." And if this were real, you would do what Kei did? Make Rei all suicidal and Minako all depressed? Honestly, if it were real, I'd let you have Minako and I'd take Rei lmao. You read them all? o.o Thank you so much! =D I'm trying to figure out what to write next... So many ideas, so little time.
Disclaimer: see previous chapter.
"Thank you so much, Kei-chan!"
"It's no problem."
Hotaru leaned over towards the boy. "But I want to thank you."
Kei blushed and looked away. "I told you it's nothing."
Hotaru put her hand on his chin and turned his face to hers, their noses almost touching. "Do you not want me to thank you?"
Kei gulped. "I-"
His reply was cut off by Hotaru's lips. "What was that, Kei-chan?"
He shook his head. "Nothing."
The teenaged girl grinned and caught his lips again, climbing into his lap between him and the steering wheel. His hands found the bottom of her skirt and pushed upwards.
Kei frowned when she pulled back.
Hotaru looked at her phone, smiling internally at the message on the screen. alrite that's enough. go home. "My papa says I have to come home now." She climbed back into the passenger seat of the Jaguar.
Kei put his hand on her thigh. "You have to go home right now?"
Hotaru nodded. "Unless you want to see my papa angry."
Kei put his hand on the steering wheel. He didn't.
Haruka grinned at the photos she uploaded from her camera to her computer. She jumped when she heard Michiru whisper in her ear.
"What are you up to now?"
Haruka closed the pictures on the screen conspicuously. "Nothing."
"Haruka."
"Yes, love?"
"Tell me the truth."
"Uh- See- Well- I was-"
"Now, Haurka."
The blond took a deep breath. "Well, I was going to beat the crap out of Kei."
Michiru raised an eyebrow. "Keep going."
"Minako won't let me though."
"Uh huh."
"So, I made other plans for revenge. Oh, and Minako said that she's going to steal me away from you in a week and we're going to run off to an island where you and Rei can't find us because she loves me."
Michiru blinked a few times. "What?"
Haruka grinned. "She declared her love for me and said she was going to steal me away."
"You told her you can't go, right?"
"Of course. She said she doesn't need me to agree."
"She does know that I won't let her take you away, right?"
"I said that, but she said that people don't allow their things to get stolen, it just happens."
Michiru smiled. "I guess it's a shame then. When are you leaving?"
"Supposedly in a week."
The aquanette put her arms on her lover's shoulders. "I'm going to miss you."
Haruka laughed. "Stop entertaining that thought. Rei's not letting Minako leave any more than you would let me leave. Besides, I'd run away from her as soon as she let her guard down."
Michiru kissed Haruka's ear. "That's nice to know. You changed the subject, though. What were you doing?"
The racer gulped. "I was planning my revenge."
"What are your plans?"
"You can't tell Sets."
"Why not?"
"Because she'll mess everything all up!"
"I'll decide whether or not to tell her when I hear what it is."
"Michi!"
"Haruka, some of the ideas you have are ridiculous."
"Minako likes it!"
"Is that supposed to make me trust it?"
The blond grinned. "You don't trust me, Michi?"
Michiru sat down in the racer's lap. "Not at all. What are you planning?"
Haruka sighed. "You don't have to trust me. It's fine-"
"Haru, if you don't tell me-"
"Alright, alright! Calm down. Promise you won't get mad, though."
Michiru crossed her arms and frowned. "Tell me."
"Well, I was thinking, 'what is the worst thing I can do to Kei?' and at first, I couldn't think of anything besides beating the crap out of him. Minako wouldn't let me do that, so I needed another plan. Then it hit me. 'To hurt an idol, make his fans hate him.' Perfect idea, right? Well, then I thought, 'How on Earth can I do that?' and the answer was just so obvious I had to do it!"
"And what is that?"
"Get him sent to jail!"
"How do you plan to do that?"
Haruka grinned darkly. "Well, you know the power of the media to turn a picture into a story, right? I'm planning to utalize that and a little powerful persuasion and iffy comments to have him arrested."
"Haruka, no."
"Michi-"
"No, Haruka. You are not going to sell pictures of Kei and Hotaru to the press. I forbid it."
"But Michi-"
"No!"
"Hotaru is okay with it!"
"I don't care. I don't want Hotaru around Kei any more than I wanted him with Minako."
"But we already started-"
"Then stop."
"I already-"
"Haruka!"
"But Michi-"
"No, Haruka. Delete those pictures."
The blond pouted. "Michi-"
"Now, Haruka."
The blond sighed. "Fine." She pulled up the folder containing the images and deleted them from the harddrive.
"Clear the recycling bin."
Haruka grunted and did as she was told.
"Get them off of the camera, too."
The blond pouted again. "Michi-"
"Now."
"Ugh, fine." The blond begrudgingly did as she was told.
Michiru kissed the pouting racer. "Think of something else, Haruka."
Internally, Haruka grinned. She was glad she emailed the pitcures to Minako already.
"Haruka, we are eloping. Seriously. I love you."
The racer's laugh rang through the phone. "I got you the pictures, so I can't help you any more. And as far as we're concerned, you took those pictures and emailed them to me."
"What? Why?"
"Michi saw them last night. She told me that I can't do it and to think of something else. Well, you're going to do it. Here's what I want you to do-"
"Wait. How did Michiru see you?"
"I was looking at the pictures last night after I sent them to you and thinking of my story."
"Haruka, you can be an idiot sometimes."
"Thanks a lot. I'm trying to help you here."
"Sorry. Go ahead."
"Alright, you haven't publicly broken up with Kei yet, right?"
"No, not yet."
"Good. Before you do, go to a magazine and tell them that you caught Kei cheating on you and that you have pictures. I already blurred Hotaru's face from the pictures for you. Sell them the pictures for a good price and let them do everything else. If we're lucky, someone will have seen him at the mall with her yesterday and taken a photo."
"Haruka, you're an evil genius."
"Thanks. I haven't figured out how to get the last step in place without lying, though, but I'm not above it."
"What step?"
"Well, I really want to get that brat sent to jail. The only thing I can think of is saying that him and Hotaru slept together, but that didn't happen and won't happen and I can only think of lying to get him sent to jail and that's illegal."
"Stealing all of his fans, ruining his career, playing him for a fool, and beating him up isn't good enough? You also want to send that pretty boy to jail?"
"I didn't beat him up."
"You will. He's dating Hotaru, isn't he? That's more than enough reason."
"I like the way you think."
"Thanks. Just don't try to send him to jail. Ruining his life and job are enough. No need to lie on the poor boy."
"Fine. Good luck with everything, Minako. And seriously, if Michiru asks, you sent me the pictures."
The idol laughed. "I got it. I won't get you in trouble."
"Good. Later, Minako."
"Bye, Haruka."
"Have you seen this?"
Minako looked at the magazine her manager placed in front of her. The title read, "Superstar Kei Arai seen in shopping mall with teen girl". The subtitle read, "Is there trouble between him and his girlfriend, Aino Minako?"
The blond shook her head. "I didn't see it. When was this printed?"
"This morning. I'm wondering about who he's with."
"Who-"
Setsuna turned to a dog-eared page. "Why is he with Hotaru?"
Minako raised an eyebrow. "Shouldn't you be asking Hotaru?"
"I will, but I thought you might have something to do with this."
"Why would I set that beautiful young woman up with that piece of scum?"
Setsuna frowned. "That's what I'm trying to figure out."
"Don't think too hard about it. I didn't have anything to do with it, though. Just ask Hotaru."
"I will. And you need to decide when you're going to go public with your break up."
"I was thinking we should wait a while. We just had a great tour and we need a break. Taking time away from the public eye will also make our story more believable."
The manager nodded. "I agree, but Kei and his manager want to get it over with as soon as possible."
"Can we at least have a week? I don't want to see him right now."
"I'll discuss it and let you know."
Minako left Setsuna's office and looked at the message on her phone. it's sold.
The blond grinned and skipped out of the agency building. Today had been a wonderful day.
"What the hell?! Who took these?! No one was even around!"
Yasushi frowned. "You need to be more careful what you do, Kei. And I suggest you stay away from Hotaru-chan. She's only sixteen."
Kei looked at his manager incredulously. "What? But- She's got to be at least eighteen!"
"She isn't. I talked to Setsuna-san earlier and she confirmed it. Hotaru-chan is sixteen. Not only that, before you go public with your break up, being around other girls will only hurt your fanbase."
"But Yasushi-"
"No buts."
"When can we go public?"
"That's up to Minako-san and Setsuna-san."
"Why?! She wanted to break up and now she doesn't want to tell anyone about it?"
"I'm not sure what reasons she has, but I'll let you know when I find out."
Kei pouted. "This sucks."
"Are you ready?"
"Yep."
"Alright. Good luck."
"Thanks, Sets."
Minako watched the people getting ready for the interview from backstage.
"Ready?"
"I am. Are you?"
"Of course not. I still don't want to let you go."
Minako looked at Kei. "I don't know why not. I wasn't happy with you, I don't love you, and I don't want to be with you."
"Fine, Minako. Be that way."
The blond turned to watch the last of the preparations being made onstage. It wasn't long before her and Kei were sitting across from the talk-show host, about to publicly announce their break up for the first time.
"Minako-chan, there have been a few magazine articles speculating about Kei having cheated on you. Have you seen them?"
"I have, but I don't fully believe everything I read in a magazine."
"So you don't believe that he was cheating on you during the course of your relationship?"
"I don't believe he has."
"Kei-kun, how do you feel about the articles?"
"Well, like Minako said, you can't believe what you see and read in a magazine."
"Do you deny that the pictures were of you?"
"I don't, but I was never unfaithful."
"Hmm... Have you not seen these?" On a screen beside the host, the pictures Haruka gave Minako showed up on the screen. "You seem pretty unfaithful here, Kei-kun."
The teen's right hand balled into a fist. He thought his manager had bought all the copies of those pictures.
Minako gasped, feigning shock. "Kei, how could you? When was that?"
Kei hang his head. His life was very quickly going to hell. "It was less than a week ago. We were already having problems. We had practically broken up already!"
Minako frowned. "You couldn't wait a week to move on?"
"You said you didn't have a problem with it!"
"You going to the mall with her is different than you having sex with her in your car! The car that I gave you!"
The audience gasped.
"We didn't have sex!"
"That's not what it looks like there, Kei."
"You hypocrite! You cheated on me when we were still together!"
"I did no such thing."
Kei jumped up, pointing an accising finger at the blond. "You liar!"
"You're calling me names? Kei, you were always jealous of the closeness between me and my best friend."
"Maybe because you were having sex with her!"
"I did no such thing! You're paranoid! Don't try to blame me for our ruined relationship! It was you who cheated! Not me, Kei."
"I never-"
The host interrupted the fierce battle. "Actually, Kei-kun, these pictures are from a while before. I'm not sure if either of you got to see them."
A slideshow of pictures appeared on the screen of Kei in his Jaguar with women who were obviously not Minako in various states of undress.
Kei flopped down into his seat. Who the hell was taking these pictures?
Minako glared at the other idol. He really was cheating on her. "In my car, Kei? Seriously?"
"I didn't-"
"Save it."
The host smiled internally. This would be amazing for her ratings. "Have neither of you seen these pictures before? They headlined in Japan for quite a while."
Kei shook his head. "We're too busy to watch every tabloid that covers either of us."
"I see. You don't even have time to check the ones that show your infidelity."
Minako cut across Kei's reply. "When were those taken?"
"Various times, but the earliest date was October 26 of last year."
The blond's eyes widened. That was right after the fight she had with Rei - during her time of depression. "How dare you?!" Her eyes shined with the anger of her accusation.
"I-"
"You actually are trying to say something for yourself?! What could you say to validate cheating on your girlfriend during her time of depression?!"
The audience gasped again, this time along with the host. "You were depressed, Minako?"
"For a while, I was. My best friend and I got into a big fight and I was having a hard time dealing with it."
"You poor thing. What was the fight about?"
Minako pointed to the sickening boy beside her. "This guy. She didn't like him and we had a fight over it."
"It's always hard to choose between your lover and best friend, isn't it, Minako-chan?"
The blond smiled. No, they're the same person. "Apparently, I made the wrong choice."
"Welcome back. Today I have with me Aino Minako and Arai Kei, the superstar couple. They have been having a few relationship issues and are finally discussing them with the public. Kei-kun, you said Minako-chan was cheating on you? What made you believe that?"
"Because she did. She went to her best friend's house, had sex with her, and came home at three in the morning."
"How do you know they had sex, Kei-kun?"
"Because she tasted like it when she came home."
"Oh? Minako, what do you think about his accusation?"
"First, why believe the lying cheater? And second, even if what he's saying is true, what does me having sex with my best friend once compare to him sleeping with multiple women on many occasions?"
Kei glared at her. "Don't act like you didn't have sex with her!"
Minako glared back. "How much of Tokyo have you cheated on me with?"
"That doesn't matter!"
"Why doesn't it?! You were caught with dozens of other women, and you think I slept with my best friend, but you're trying to act like this is my fault?! You don't get to play victim!"
"Is it impossible to believe that you slept with your ex-girlfriend?"
The host blinked. "Ex-girlfriend?"
Minako turned to her. "Yes. We were dating before Kei came around."
"You chose Kei-kun over your ex?"
"Not exactly. Kei's manager asked me if I would be interested in dating Kei to help promote both of us, and though I declined, Kei wouldn't leave me alone. He ended up seperating my girlfriend and me. That was the reason me and him fought so much."
"So it had nothing to do with the cheating?"
"No. He was jealous because I still loved my ex. I didn't even know he had cheated on me."
"Do you still deny that you cheated on him with your best friend?"
"I do."
Kei crossed his arms. "Liar."
Minako and the host ignored him. "So where does this leave you two now?"
"Well, I don't know what Kei is going to be doing, but I'm going to focus on winning the love of my life back."
"We all wish you luck, Minako-chan. How about you, Kei-kun?"
"I have no idea. I'll probably just work on some more albums."
"No hope to find love in the near future?"
"Nah, I'll wait a while. I'm still young."
The host announced the close of the show, and the two idols met again backstage.
"You lying whore!"
"You cheating bitch!"
"Stop it." Yasushi walked up to the two and stood between them. "There is no need to do this here, or even at all. You don't need to be near each other any more, so seperate."
Minako glared a moment more before turning on her hell and marching away.
Kei looked like he was going to collapse on himself. "Where did those pictures come from?"
"I have no idea. I never saw them before. What were you doing, cheaing on Minako?"
"She- I- She wasn't perfect! She wasn't my V-chan."
Yasushi couldn't believe his ears. "Seriously? That's all you were concerned about - her resemblance to Sailor V? That's so shallow!"
"But-"
"I don't want to hear it. You're worse than your father. At least he never cheated on his wife. I thought you were better than this, Kei." The older man shook his head and walked away, leaving a distraught teen in the middle of the hall.
"I think we need to talk, Kei-san." Haruka didn't say anything else as she lunged forward, punching the idol in the stomach.
He fell to the ground coughing and holding his stomach. A boot met his face.
"Don't you ever dare touch my firefly again, or I will be sure to break your face."
Kei glared up at Haruka. "I didn't even touch her!"
Her foot met his chest. "Now you're lying to me, too. I saw you with Hotaru, punk. You need to disguise your car if you're going to have sex in it. You're more stupid than your dad."
Kei growled, but didn't stand up. "I didn't have sex with her."
"I know you didn't, and you won't, either. I won't hesitate to get your useless ass sent to jail."
Kei thought for a moment. "Were you the one who took those other pictures of me?"
Haruka glared down at the pitiful excuse for a creature at her feet. "Are you questioning me?"
"I was- Was it?"
Haruka kicked him in the stomach, but answered his question. "Of couse not. If I had seen you I would have ripped you out of the car and killed you with my bare hands."
"Then who-"
"How can you still talk?" She kicked him in the chest and stomach until breathing hurt him. "That's better. And I have no idea who took them. You have more than one enemy, it seems."
"I have a surprise for you. Come here."
"What is it, Minako?"
"It's no fun if I tell you. Come on."
Rei sighed and followed the idol to her car. "Where are we going?"
"I can't tell you, Reiko! Just wait and see."
The miko sighed and relaxed back into her seat. "Are we there yet?"
Minako grinned. "We're not playing that game today, Rei. It's not far."
Another sigh. "But I'm bored!"
"You're so childish!"
"Mi-chan, how much farther?"
"Seriously, Rei? Just wait!"
"But-"
"Stop it. We're here."
Rei turned and look out her window at the building there were parked in front of. "Where are we?"
"In Tokyo."
"Minako-"
"Come inside, silly. You'll see."
Rei opened her door and got out, eyeing the tall building warily. Minako grabbed her hand and pulled her inside. "Come on. It's not going to hurt you."
The miko sighed and let her girlfriend pull her along. They got in the elevator and rode to the top floor. "Why are we here?"
"You'll see."
"What's in here?"
"You'll see?"
"What am I here for?"
"Are you going to question me all the way to the top?"
Rei nodded. "When can I leave?"
"Stop it! Act your age!"
"But Mi-chan... You ruined my plans for the day."
"What plans?"
"To lock you in my room and have my way with you until you pass out."
The blond grinned. "You can do that later. This will only happen once."
The elevator dinged a final time and the two woman walked out. Minako pulled Rei down the hall. "I have a shoot here, but I wanted you bring you with me."
"Why?"
"Because of the nature of the shoot. I want your opinion."
"I don't see-"
They turned a corner and saw a vast array of wedding gowns. Minako grinned. "I want you to tell me which one you like best."
Rei blinked a few times. "Are you serious?"
"I am. And I want to take some shots with you. They won't be published, but we'll get to keep them."
"Minako-"
"Minako-chan! You're here!"
The women turned at the sound of the voice. "Hello, Kamiko-chan."
"Is this her?"
"Yes. Kamiko-chan, this is Rei. Reiko, this is Kami-chan. She the set director for this shoot."
Kamiko extended her hand. "Nice to meet you finally. Minako-chan talks non-stop about you whenever we work together."
Rei smiled, shaking the extended hand. "I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not."
Minako grinned. "Of course it's good. We should get started now, though. You two can talk after the shoot."
Kamiko nodded. "Alright, you know where to go. Rei-san, can you follow me?"
Rei and Kamiko walked through the rows of dresses silently. Kamiko would occasionally hold one up before shaking her head and walking away from it.
"Rei-san, do you like dresses?"
Rei was a little caught of guard by the question, but answered effeciently. "Somewhat. Why?"
"I was thinking, for this shoot, Minako's obviously going to be in a dress. But I was wondering how you would feel about being in a tux. Have you ever worn one?"
"No."
Kamiko smiled. "I think I know what I want to do with you."
Minako walked onto the set in her first dress with her hair curled and her make up lightly done. From the very first moment she walked into Rei's line of sight she was captivated, until the moment she had taken off her sixth dress. At that point, Kamiko reappeared by her side. "She's beautiful, isn't she."
Rei's eyes never left the woman she loved. "She is."
"I'm sorry to tear you away, but can you come with me? Minako gave me your measurements and I was thinking about this idea before, so I want you to try it out."
The miko reluctantly tore her eyes away from her lover and followed the other woman to a back room. In the middle of the floor were three tuxedos. One was white, another was black, and the third was red. "Minako showed me a picture of you and told me that you like red, so I made the last one for you."
Rei stood in the doorway, mouth agape.
"You don't have to stare at them like that. They aren't going to run away. Which one do you like best?"
The miko closed her mouth and walked up to the red tux, touching it carefully. "They're beautiful. How did you-"
"Don't worry about how. You should try them on. Feel free to mix and match as you like; it's your shoot, so wear it however you want."
"I- Thank you."
Kamiko waved her off. "It's nothing. I owed Minako a favor." She left the miko with the tuxedos and walked back to the shoot Minako was still doing.
Minako was looking over the pictures she had taken and deciding which ones she liked best when she heard Kamiko gasp. She turned and looked at her lover.
Rei was wearing the dark red tuxedo jacket Kamiko had tailored along with the black pants. The jacket had tails that reached her ankles and buttoned right under the bust. The black dress shirt she had under it had a sheer lacy front and buttoned up to her neck. The pants were form fitting from the knee upwards, and hang around her claves loosely. There was a red silk stripe down the outter leg of the pants, the same color as the jacket.
Rei stood awkwardly as the other women stared at her. "How do I look? I didn't know how to put this on, so-" She indicated to the ribbon in her hand that was supposed to be her tie.
Kamiko walked up to her and took the item from her hand. "Don't worry about it. I wasn't sure I wanted you to wear it anyway. I have a better idea. Come with me."
Rei followed the woman to another room that housed a vanity set. "Sit down. I'm about to take you from beautiful to stunning."
Minako was playing with her nails the next time her eyes fell on her girlfriend. Her mouth dropped.
The miko's hair was still mostly hanging straight down her back, save a few braids that were randomly hanging from her head with white casablancas intertwined in them, and two that connected behind her head, holding her hair behind her ears. Her lips were painted red and glossed, and her eyes were colored in red eye shadow. Around her neck was a pearl necklace and her ears had pearl studs in them. She wore red ankle stiletto boots on her feet that showed her french tipped toenails.
Kamiko grinned. "You like it?"
Minako nodded, mouth still hanging.
Kamiko laughed at her friend. "I'm glad. I had a lot of fun with her. Can I borrow her again, sometime?"
"Sure." The idol smiled and walked up to her girlfriend. "You look amazing."
Rei blushed and looked down. "Thanks."
Minako's fingers brought the miko's chin up. "I love you."
Kamiko frowned and put her hand in Minako face, pushing her pouting lips away from Rei. "No kissing! I just made her pretty! Kiss when you get home!"
The blond frowned but walked away regardless. "I liked these shots best." She picked up the printouts and handed them to Rei. "What do you think, Reiko?"
The miko studied each photo, looking completely amazed by what she saw. "I love all of them. You're beautiful, Minako."
The blond giggled. "Pick your favorite. I'm gonna let you decide what I wear when we do our set."
Rei frowned. "You want me to pick just one?"
Minako nodded.
"I can't. They're all so perfect. You look good in anything, Mi-chan."
Kamiko took the prints from Rei's hands. "I'll pick one, then. You two are too romantic."
It was Rei's turn to gasp when she saw Minako again. "You're so beautiful, Mi-chan."
Minako smiled. "Thanks." Her hair was upswept into it's usual style, but her trademark bow was white instead of red. The dress Kamiko chose was a strapless one that Minako had not yet worn. It was primarily white, but the trim around the bust and the tail was the color of Rei's jacket. I hang down to the floor and trailed past her feet. The back of the dress had a long train that pulled apart when she walked, showing the triangular-shaped red interior. Her shoes were white ballet flats that exaggerated the height difference between Rei and Minako but weren't visible beneath her dress. Her lips were shining beneath the colorless lip gloss she wore, and her eyes we barely shaded in pale yellow at the corner, making her eyes seem brighter. Additionally, her cheeks wore a light shade of pink blush.
Rei resisted the urge to crush her lips against Minako's and stood staring into her eyes.
Kamiko rolled her eyes. "Seriously? Stop gawking at each other. Get in front of the cameras already."
The two women shuffled on set and prepared for their first shots.
"Can I keep all of them?"
Kamiko smiled at her friend. "I don't see why not. They're yours."
Minako smiled. "Thank you."
"It was nothing. Would you mind if I kept a few copies to put in my portfolio?"
"Of course not!"
"And would you mind if I accidentally, somehow leaked a few to a magazine?"
The idool shrugged. "That's up to Reiko. I don't mind."
The miko looked up at the hopeful eyes of the fashion artist. "It's fine with me."
Kamiko looked like she wanted to jump for joy. She settled for a small squeal. "Thank you so much! And you have to let me play dress up with you again. I have to work with bright lights like this one all the time. I never get to play with someone dark and mysterious."
Minako grinned. "That depends on whether I feel like sharing her again."
"You will. I am totally doing this again for your wedding."
"You don't know that. I might-"
"If you finish that sentence I am going to cut your hair off."
The grinning idol wisely shut her mouth.
Kamiko turned back to Rei. "As I was saying, Rei-san, you should totally let me work with you again. You're kinda short, but you would be an amazing model. You're looks are stunning."
Rei smiled. "Thank you, but I wouldn't want to model. I'll leave that to Minako."
The fashion desiner pouted. "Fine. But don't be surprised if I come hijack you sometime and dress you up and take pictures of you. I know where you live."
Rei laughed. "That's fine with me."
Minako reach over and grabbed Rei's hand. The miko smiled but kept her eye out the window. "Did you have fun today, Reiko?"
The miko nodded and yawned.
"Don't get sleepy yet, love. We're not going home quite yet."
"Where are we going?"
"I want to go to the beach."
Rei's sleepy eyes turned to the other woman. "But it's late!"
Minako smiled, but kept her eyes on the road. "I know it is. It's also cold outside."
"Minako-"
"Come on, Rei! It'll be romantic. Please?"
The miko sighed and looked back out the window. "Alright. Fine."
"Reiko. I told you not to go to sleep. Get out."
Rei blinked a few times and realized that she was at the beach and her girlfriend was glaring down at her.
"Get out of the car."
Rei stood up and wrapped her hands around her arms. Minako was right; it was cold.
"Come on. I put the blankets down already." Minako grabbed the miko's hand and pulled her across the sand, shutting her car door on the way. She sat down on one blanket, tugging her girlfriend to the ground beside her. She picked up another blanket and wrapped it around their shoulders. "Are you still cold, Reiko?"
"A little."
Mischevious blue eyes looked up at her. "Want me to warm you up?"
Rei blushed. "We're outside!"
The idol shrugged and climbed between Rei's legs. She leaned back against Rei's warm front and pulled her arms around her waist. "No one can see beneath the blanket in the middle of the night."
Rei frowned and put her head on the blond's shoulder. "Weren't you supposed to be warming me up?"
Minako turned her head to look at her girlfriend. "I am." She connected her lips with Rei's, but pulled back when a tongue licked at her lip. "Are you still cold?"
Rei grinned. "Not at all."
Minako's head fell back onto Rei's shoulder, and Rei's chin rested on Minako's. "Reiko, hold me like this forever."
"I'll only let go when you tell me, Minako."
"He did what?"
"He ended up going to jail after all. Something about disturbing the peace." Setsuna placed a newspaper in front of the racer. "It seems he never quite got over Minako."
On the front page was a large picture of Kei holding a boom box above his head aimed toward an apartment complex. Haruka read the story, grinning the entire time.
"Early this morning, there were reports of superstar, Arai Kei serenading his ex-girlfriend, Aino Minako outside of her apartment. A girl who was not Minako watched him for a while from a window in Minako's apartment. She reportedly called the police and watched with a smile as he was arrested." A picture was to the side of the paragraph showing Rei watching Kei being forcibly put into a police cruiser with a smile on her face.
"The idol was found to have been drunk, and is facing charges for underage drinking, drinking and driving, disturbing the peace, and resisting arrest. His Jaguar XJ220 is now in a holding facility, awaiting the teens release.
"On top of everything else, a young woman has come forth claiming that he slept with her, and she is underage. He will be tried for this as well.
"Neither Kei nor his manager have released any statements regarding the arrest at this time."
Haruka put the paper down. "It's about goddamn time that punk got what he deserved; a good ass fuck."
Rei smiled as she put the newspaper on the table and stood up to walk back to the idol's bed. She climbed under the covers and spooned the smaller woman. "Kei's in jail."
The drowsy blond looks back at her lover. "What?"
"He got arrested this morning."
"For what?!"
"Disturbing the peace, resisting arrest, underage drinking, drinking and driving, and apparently sleeping with a minor."
Minako's eyes widened. "Seriously?"
"Seriously."
"What the hell? Is he stupid?"
"Yes."
Minako chuckled and smacked her lover's arm playfully. "What was he doing?"
"He was singing outside your window with a boom box this morning, so I called the police on him. You should have seen it. They threw him to the ground and handcuffed him, and he was singing the whole time. It was hilarious."
"Are you shitting me?"
"Not at all. I wish I could have recorded it. It was the funniest thing I've ever seen."
Minako smiled. "I still can't believe it. How do you know all of that?"
"It's in the paper."
The blond sat up. "Which paper?"
"I don't know the name of it; which one do you subscribe to."
The idol grinned. "I think I know who wrote that article."
"Usagi, does Mamoru still have that part time job at the paper?"
"Yeah, why?"
"When does he get off work?"
"He should be off now. Why?"
"Because I'm need to talk to him. Thanks, Usa. Bye."
Minako hang up without waiting for a reply and called Mamoru.
"Hello?"
"Thank you, Mamoru-kun."
"Minako-chan?"
"Yes, it's me."
Mamoru laughed. "Did you get the video I sent you?"
"No; what video?"
"I put it in your mailbox. I have a feeling you and Rei will enjoy it."
Minako made a mental note to check her mail when she got home. "Thanks again, Mamoru-kun."
"It's not problem. I hated Kei as much as everyone else. Are you sure you don't want any of the money from the tabloids?"
"I'm sure. You did me a favor and you need it more than I do, with med school and all."
"Thanks, Minako."
"Thank you, Mamoru."
Minako disconnected the call and smiled. She was glad Mamoru was as much of a paparazzi at heart as her, Usagi and Haruka were.
A/N: IT'S FINISHED! Three weeks after I first posted this, I finally get to put the complete tag on this one and call it quits! It was heartbreaking, it made me cry, it kept me awake at night, and it didn't want to end, but I made it! I finished my first epic in less than a month. Review, criticize, flame, cuss me out, whatever, just let me know what you think. This was a tiring journey, but it's finally over. I *might* do an epilogue. Maybe. (Just don't expect it this week. Maybe next week. Or next month.)
Haruka got to beat the crap out of Kei, he lost all of his fans to his ex-girlfriend, he turned out to be just like the man he hates, his best friend/father-figure/manager won't talk to him any more, the police beat the crap out of him (while Rei watched), Mamoru recorded it all so Minako and Rei can watch it whenever they want, and Kei is going to jail with charges so heavy he won't get out until he's old and gray (or at least no longer a pretty boy) and some big buff guy is going to make Kei his bitch. In other words, butt-rape bondage. Is that horrible enough for him?
Since I have no idea how the legalities on age work in Japan, so I went with the ones here in America (drinking is allowed at 21; and 18 y/o can't have relations with anyone under the age of 18). Also, there are a lot of side stories going on in the background that leave a few things pretty open, and I have a few ideas on how to deal with them. I'll do an outtakes set with all of the background stuff that'll make it a little easier to understand some of the other characters. I'll probably start posting that one next week.
That's all! Thanks to everyone who has managed to bear with me and read this far. :D Peace!