Knockout Punch

Before getting the day started, a shower was in order. Rei and Usagi had no compunctions

against sharing; even if they hadn't already done it last night before going to sleep, their

recent carnal intimacy in bed made any level of shyness seem silly. They even found that there

were advantages to having a wash partner, as they soaped one another's back and rear, and aided

as only a fellow female could in the delicate art of shampooing hair. They were remarkably

chaste, despite the fact that their hands found their way just about all over each other's

bodies, though it had to be admitted that they each indulged in a light grab here and there, to

be met with girlish giggling and a playful flick of water to the face.

After they leisurely toweled off and brushed their teeth (Usagi had a new toothbrush in

reserve for Rei to use; well, Shingo did, anyway...), they spent about an hour doing their hair.

They each brushed it straight, and then Rei helped Usagi tie hers into its usual style. Their

conversation during all this was mostly dominated by sex, and in particular the pleasing of men,

as they both found that one definite aspect of their newfound enthusiasm for carnal pleasure was

an eagerness to sexually satisfy interested males. They certainly had a passion for sex in

general, with anyone and under any circumstances, but it seemed to give them special fulfilment

to bring a horny guy off.

Still, Rei expressed regret over the way the party had unfolded. "I don't know why I'm so

stubborn," she told her friend. "I made the guys rape me, for crying out loud. I didn't

get to enjoy it, and I know they'd have liked it more if I had cooperated." She was, however,

looking forward to giving it another try. "I can't wait until tonight. I want the guys to have me

the way I am now. I just wish it would come sooner."

They went on talking like that, Rei sharing idle confidences as she and Usagi groomed

themselves and one another, having a peculiarly female brand of fun. They did cover other topics,

though, and by the time they were satisfied with their appearance, the conversation had moved on

from regrets.

"Keisuke was the one who started the whole thing," Usagi was saying as the two padded back

into the bedroom, refreshed and smelling of lavender soap. Rei had been curious about how last

night's party came to be. "He had a job at my school, but he really didn't fit in, you know? I

always saw him off by himself, all lonely. I felt bad for him, so I started talking to him. It

turned out he was a really nice guy, just...creepy, I guess. But only till you get to know

him."

"So he suggested the party?" Rei asked. To her mind, the party seemed a perfectly logical way

to cement a new friendship.

"No, it was my idea," Usagi replied. "But not right away. We just talked alot, then one day

he invited me over to his house after school. He said he wanted to play video games. That was

when he gave me the punch - it was sooooo good! Then he took me into the living room, and

he called over four other guys, and..." She shrugged, smiling sheepishly. "It's too bad we never

got to the games. But I had fun. Anyway, Keisuke said he wanted me to pick someone from the girls

I know, for him and his friends to have fun with. I knew they'd like you, so I offered to have a

party at my house while my parents were gone, and ask you to come."

"I'm glad you did," Rei said, but she grinned. Usagi was the only person she knew who could

follow up reminescence of a gangbang with lament about not getting to play video games. She was

about to say something to that effect, when the sight of her friend leafing through underwear in

a drawer suddenly made her aware of her own limited wardrobe. Her eyes shot a glance down at her

nudity.

"Ahhhh, I've got nothing to wear," she complained, meaning those words literally for

the first time in her life. "Hang on. I gotta go downstairs and get my clothes from last night."

At least they would be clean, she thought. She'd not gotten to wear that outfit an hour yesterday

before the men had relieved her of it.

"I'll do it!" Usagi chirped, stopping Rei short of the door. "You stay here and call Ami!"

Rei opened her mouth to say something, but she didn't have time to articulate the response before

Usagi was out the door and scampering nude down the hall.

Rei grinned and shook her head as she closed the door. She padded across the room and sat on

Usagi's bed, then picked up the well-used phone and dialed a number from memory.

"Hello?" came a familiar voice on the other line.

"Hey, Ami, it's Rei."

"Hi, Rei. What's up?"

"Oh, I'm at Usagi's house. Are you busy?"

"Not really. I was just reading a book. Why?"

Rei forced a nervous giggle, as if embarassed. "Well, you see...Usagi and I were just looking

for something on the web, and, well I guess the computer kinda crashed..."

Ami laughed softly. "Again, huh? I told Usagi to stop downloading all those games. They're

full of spyware. Want me to come take a look at it?"

A sinister grin bloomed on Rei's face, but she kept her tone warm and casual. "Only if you

don't mind. I mean, we tried to fix it ourselves, but it's way over our heads."

"I don't mind. I'll be over in about fifteen minutes, okay?"

"Thanks, Ami, you're the greatest. We'll see you soon," Rei finished with a suitably relieved

tone, and pressed the phone switch with her thumb to cut the connection. As she replaced the

phone on its base, she smiled in a way that would have brought to mind the cat advancing on the

canary to anyone who saw her. She knew that would be easy. All that was needed now was to wait,

and make the final move once Ami arrived.

Presently Rei's thoughts were interrupted by a banging sound, rather like someone's fist

giving a door a hard knock. It was soft and barely audible, and she was about to wave it off as

her imagination, but she soon heard it again. And then again.

Frowning, Rei rose to her feet and looked around, searching for the source of the noise. It

occurred at intervals of a few seconds, and seemed to be coming from outside the room. Sparing no

thought for the fact that she was still naked, she stepped out into the hall and followed the

noise to the closed door of Shingo's bedroom. She didn't hesitate to open the door and peak

inside, confident as she was that Shingo was away with Usagi's parents. And if he wasn't, Rei

thought with a momentary grin, she just might make a man out of him today.

Alas, the room was empty. The only conspicuous thing was that weird noise, which seemed now

to be coming from...the closet? What in the world? It sounded like something was banging against

the door from within. Rei was quite mystified by the time she cautiously opened it and stepped

aside out of whatever's path, and it didn't help her confusion when a familiar dark-furred cat

came tumbling out, a crescent-moon symbol emblazoned on her forehead.

"Luna?"

For her own part, the cat just looked relieved to be out of there. "Oh, Rei! Thank goodness!

I..." She caught herself, then, as she blinked up at the girl before her. "...Rei? Why are you

naked?"

Fair question, Rei supposed. Still, she didn't imagine Luna would react favorably to a fully

honest answer, and opted instead for a safer, abbreviated version of the truth. "I just took a

shower. I haven't gotten dressed yet." Then, knocking the proverbial ball back into Luna's court,

"What were you doing in the closet?"

Luna stared at her silently for a moment, as if not quite satisfied with the response. Her

need to complain soon won out over her doubts, however, and she shook her little feline head

dismissively. "One of those awful men threw me in there last night! I've had nothing to do but

sleep and try in vain to break the door down, thanks to him! Can you imagine? The sheer audacity!

A thug, that's all he is! A miserable lowlife! He's just lucky I wasn't able to get in a good

swipe with my claws, or I dare say he wouldn't have been...!"

"Whoa, whoa!" Rei interrupted, holding up her hands. "Why would one of the guys throw you in

the closet?"

Luna sighed explosively - which meant it was loud enough for Rei to hear, coming from a cat -

and calmed herself. "Probably because I was trying to talk sense into that bullheaded Moon

Princess of ours. I'm sure you know what she was doing last night. She said she had invited you.

A party, with all those young men present! And her, a fifteen year old girl, whose parents are

out of town! If it were anyone other than Usagi, I would have thought she was planning

something. Something indecent! But it was still an outrageous and foolish thing to do. Boys that

age, they have urges you know! Oh yes!"

Rei couldn't help grinning, and she just had to glance away. "Yeah," she said, "I know."

The feline tilted her head at that, and Rei could tell she was suspicious. Luna was no fool.

"Rei..." she began cautiously, eyes taking in Rei's body as if realizing all over again that she

was naked. "I'm sure you were at that party. Now, you're a smart girl. I do hope nothing happened

there."

Happened, Rei thought? No, nothing happened, unless you count losing my virginity to about

fifteen guys. It occurred to her that for the rest of her life, she would never know the name or

remember the face of the man who had deflowered her. Not that it mattered, of course, but it was

an amusing point to ponder.

"Don't be silly, Luna," was what she said, as she waved her hand dismissively. She was quick

to shift the focus of the conversation. "So someone heard you trying to talk Usagi out of the

party?"

Luna nodded, slowly. "Yes. And I must say, he didn't seem the least bit put off when he

realized I could talk. And Usagi, she didn't complain at all when he snatched me up and carried

me off. Just said something to his back about not hurting me. Very strange." She went on in a

lower tone. "Rei, you should stay away from those men. I mean it. They're nothing but

trouble."

Rei regarded her for a moment before responding. "Luna, I'm sorry one of the guys was such a

jerk to you, but they're really not that bad. I think you should give them a chance."

Luna lowered herself to sit, somehow managing to give the impression of having been pushed.

Bowled over, more like, by Rei's support for these men. "Yes. Well." She regained her four-legged

stance. "Perhaps you're right. Now, I've been stuck in that closet all night, and it isn't

exactly equipped with toilet facilities, as you can imagine. Would you mind opening that window

for me? I could do with some fresh air, and a chance to get at the bushes."

Rei smiled. "Sure," she replied. The window only overlooked the side of the house, and that of the neighbors, but it was still a window, and anyone outside could still happen to be looking at it. Rei didn't care, boldly unlocking and opening it, a gentle breeze blowing across her skin and bringing her nipples to attention in the mid-day air. Barely noticing, she slid aside the bug screen to permit exit.

"Leave the window open, alright? Just close the screen behind me, so nothing flies in. I can open that myself when I come back," Luna said, and Rei acknowledged with a nod. From the windowsill, Luna looked back at her with a longing gaze. "Put some clothes on, Rei. You'll catch a cold."

Smiling, Rei nodded again.

---------------------------