Prompt: That otp that calls each other by any other name but their first names, and then one of them gets hurt.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything of Sailormoon. I just own this story.
It was always her last name "Hino," or "Hino-san" to add formality. Occasionally it was her warrior name, the ancient name that holds so much meaning: Mars. But why now? Why now when the beats of her own heart pounded so great? Why did Minako use her first name?
They were formal, civil to each other. But were they friendly? Intimate? Not really… But all Rei could do right now was to struggle to hear past the throbbing of her ears to listen to that melodic voice. The melodic voice that charmed so many… The wonderful voice of Minako Aino was calling her name. "Rei…" Once. "Rei.." Twice.
"Rei!"
'Third time's a charm,' Rei begrudgingly noted as she finally managed to open her eyes. Finally she saw what she heard. Minako. Sailor Venus. She was.. crying, but beautiful nonetheless. And the way her name had sounded on those lips… Rei breathed heavily as she held up her hand to touch those very lips. Her eyebrows furrowed when blood marred the face of the goddess in front of her. And yet, all she could do was smile.
"Minako…" she whispered.
Her call was soft and short as sigh. But Minako responded with a mantra. A mantra of her name. So many times the blonde goddess called out her name. Was it to make up the many others she didn't? Rei wondered as she slipped into the darkness once more as Minako's voice faded into nothingness.