Unlucky for Love (Part 3)
Makoto was walking back home upset that she lost out on another chance to find a boyfriend, she still had the image of him getting electrocuted even though she wanted to save him. It was looking less and less likely that she would have someone to love when she saw a pompadour haired boy walking near her outside the 7/11, he had a black jacket and denim trousers on him. Her eyes literally lit up and blushed that it might be her first love, her senpai. In the past, she went towards every teenager who looked like him and she was in bliss. She smiled that this might be it, her bad luck changing and walked confidentally towards him with a smile.
She waved, "Hey, how's it going?"
The pompadour haired teenager looked the other way from her, as he was not interested both in looks and looked bored as in that he wanted to go somewhere else.
"Quiet fine, actually pretty good until YOU came along..."
Makoto was thinking how she managed to make his day worse, considering what happened to her within the two days maybe it's the rumour that any boy who was with her died and he didn't want that. Yet somehow she knows him and he knew her, there was just that feeling that maybe he was her first love, her senpai during the time in the dojo. She had a bit of deja-vu and annoyed by what happened, she wanted the direct approach.
With her hands on her hips, Makoto asked, "What did I do wrong now?"
"Makoto, you really need to let go", the pompadour haired teenager growled, "We were never an item, I left you as quickly as I can. Honestly, I didn't want you in the dojo in the first place and would have transferred to another school if my sensei didn't give me a higher belt."
It was a surprise, not only did he knew her first name but knew that she thought that he was in a relationship with her yet didn't want her anywhere near him. It was cold how he delivered the growl especially when he didn't want her at all. It was her senpai after all... There was a benefit of the doubt since Makoto was the only woman in the dojo and it could be the old gender inequality kicking in however he turned his head with a smile when a shoulder length blonde haired girl with a red bow in some denim dungarees came running in completely without the stereotypical way of being out of breath.
She jumped, grinned and waved energetically, "Hiya Mako!"
Just the happy wave was enough to make Makoto angry however she was honestly confused, as in she didn't know whether they were dating or just became friends. Before she was able to make her mind up, she looked at Minako and the sempai as they blinked their eyes at each other with smiles on their face.
Makoto in a shock asked, "You're dating Minako?!"
"That's right! After I left the dojo, I wanted something, anything to get that image of you there. Then I found her, my perfect image of a woman. Beautiful, that lovely figure, those sparkling blue eyes, she is the Goddess of Love after all!", smiled the former senpai as he grabbed his left hand onto Minako's shoulder and the right to her hips that startled her at first but then softly smiled since she was liking the company.
Just seeing her senpai and Minako together was enough to fuel the rage that was inside Makoto. She was thinking "My senpai's with Minako and they're happy, oh she will pay for this!" as she snarled and growled to herself, then she started to gnash her teeth.
The brunette harshly pointed at Minako and firmly spoke, "You are stealing my senpai."
"Listen Mako, as the Goddess of Love, I know you two aren't compatible. No man would ever want you. I mean never ever want you. You should stick with Ami, you two are the only couple that I imagine falling in love", smirked Minako as she closed her eyes and put her finger up giving her "advice".
Makoto managed to move her mouth towards the side as much as she was able to, surprised that Minako ever said those words. She wasn't interested in Ami, BFFs sure but not love as in a romantic relationship. Then again Minako and Usagi have been trying to pair up Ami and Makoto together as much as Minako trying to pair up Usagi and Mamoru. The senpai let go of Minako as she turned her head and he nodded knowing that she had enough.
She bitterly spoke, "I don't love Ami that way..."
"That's your choice, besides he's mine now and you have make do with an allergy bluenette", teasing Minako. "As they say, gentlemen marry blondes."
That was it for Makoto as she had enough, she wasn't in the mood for teasing especially with what happened so she grabbed onto Minako's arms and wanted a good push down yet Minako turned quickly causing Makoto to lose grip. With a shit-eating grin, Minako got her fingernails near Makoto's face and scratched her cheeks. Not enough for blood to draw out but enough to scar Makoto's blushmarks for the next few days. Then she was ready to punch her so Minako got her reach ready for the blow however Makoto quickly kicked her. Not a Kyokushin styled kick that would have been serious, just a gentle one since they were friends or at least supposed to be. Then as Minako was losing her balance, Makoto pushed her to the ground. As Minako was going down, she stretched her legs out as much as she could and as Makoto was walking forward hoping to see the senpai again, she tripped up and he poured water over Makoto's ponytail deliberately as he smiled and really wanted to get rid of her as much as he could for her crush to drop.
Makoto was on the ground and unlike Minako where she landed on the tarmac, she landed on the pavement where it was harder. She felt the pain knowing that both her senpai and Minako wanted to hurt her as much as they can especially from the trip, she did it on purpose to make her feel good.
Being paranoid that Minako saw someone as she rapidly moved her head back and forth, she got up and carried the pompadour haired boy away from Makoto. While she did struggle slightly, Minako was the second strongest out of the five and overall third strongest so it wasn't an issue compared to someone like Usagi or Ami who would barely able to lift anyone. After turning around a corner and another corner just to be on the safe side, they had manage to lose Makoto before she would have chase them down like Zenigata wanting Lupin.
Makoto finally got up however she only managed to sit up due to the pain that she had, not just physically with the scratches, her back and rear being sore but also mentally too. Minako had stolen her man, her senpai deviously poured water onto her head. It was it now, she was upset and not just upset but depressed too with her eyes looking up and the largest frown that she has ever made. While she could have easily cried, she was more humiliated. Her crush with him was fading and her friendship with Minako was also fading since outside of Ami, she sometimes did hang around however Minako was often too much so she only hangs out when she's in the mood and Ami wasn't there.
Walking along at the other side of the road, the young man with the ruffled black hair saw what happened. He sniffed and was also depressed, had little tear marks on his face from earlier when he both saw her trying to save the man with the telegraph pole and Minako stole her senpai. All he could do was look at her and made an upset noise thinking "why her?", he walked away heading towards the Game Center Crown that was within the next street hopefully to play a game however when he got there, it was closed.
Makoto briefly got a look of the man walking past, his striped green and black collar neck shirt, his black trousers however she was just too upset to pursue. She thought that he will get himself killed if I was with him. She needed comfort and knew the right person to ask, Motoki who was very nearby as the other girls were a bit too far and they are mostly likely cold with Makoto, maybe not Usagi unless she made a lighthearted remark. Makoto was in no mood to be mocked and decided to finally get up knowing that her rear pain was fading but the bruise the next day will be painful. She managed to see Motoki who had came out of the Game Center Crown and she ran directly towards him since her senpai had left with Minako until she decides that he isn't good enough for her as it was usually the case with the blonde and dumps him.
Makoto asked, "Minako has stolen my date, can you help me get on track?"
"Sorry Makoto but I won't date you either", firmly shook Motoki's head with a frown on his face, "You're cramping my style, now if you excuse me I have somewhere that I want to be, bye."
Going out of his pink jacket pocket, he got out a black afro wig and put it directly on his head. Suddenly Motoki transformed into Pink Jacket Lupin but only really by appearance as his disappointment had turned into pleasure just by that one cosmetic change, he quickly ran off with a smile glad to get rid of her. It wasn't like him, normally Motoki is pleasant however she knew that he had a secret side to him, one that he did outside the Crown. He doesn't want the Sailor Senshi to know his business, even Mamoru was often clueless on what he did. Makoto sighed as she lost her friend, her senpai and Motoki. It was lucky that all three are still alive considering what happened, then if Minako died that would make the rest of the Senshi distrust Makoto for the rest of her life, well until the minute that Usagi revives her.
By the corner on the same street as the arcade, the black haired young man looked at what happened as he would have left if it wasn't for Makoto's distinct deep voice. Despite a brief smile when Motoki put on a wig, he was saddened that not even one of her friends wants to date her.
In a hard to understand voice, he mumbled, "It's not fair, why are they turning down that pretty girl?"
Unlike the past, he had decided to follow Makoto instead of walking away. He doesn't know why apart from trying to work out why is Makoto Kino so unlucky with men.