The ringing of my Teletia S nearly made me jump out of my skin. I cursed silently and fished in my school bag, trying desperately to find it.

It was the middle of the night. There better be a damn good reason for waking me up.

"Yeah, hi," I mumbled tiredly.

"Rei-chan," it was Ami. "There's a youma down near Minato-ku hospital. It'd be a good idea for all of us to get there before it heads inside the hospital."

"I'll be right there."

Click.

I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes, quickly changing into something suitable before sprinting out of the save haven of the Shrine and into the darkness.

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My legs felt like noodles by the time I made it to my destination. Psh, who needs a taxi, anyway? I said. When I got there, all four were already changed in their Senshi uniforms and attacking the youma. I grunted. I hated being the last one, that's usually Usagi's job.

I jogged my way over, already as Mars. A ball of fire formed in my gloved hands, thrusting my arms forward so it hit the youma in the small of its back, causing it to topple to the ground.

"Sorry I'm late," I gave a sympathetic looks to my fellow comrades. Makoto and Ami told me not to worry about it, Minako snorted, and Usagi simply yawned. Typical midnight battle.

The youma staggered back to its feet, glaring at me the whole time. I sighed. I was really too tired for this.

Apparently, the youma was too. After the whole glaring session, it ran off like a scared rabbit.

I grunted. "Five minutes of my night that I will never get back."

"Wasn't five minutes for us," Usagi said in the midst of yet another yawn. "More like fifteen."

My eyes widened. "Wait, how long were you guys here?"

"About twenty minutes," the golden leader said. She smirked. "But since you were late, Mars, you failed to come at the proper time Ami summoned you."

"It's because I walked all the way here!"

She shrugged. "Run next time."

I scowled. "I wasn't thinking straight! It's the middle of the damn night after all. I wonder who's bright idea it was to get everyone out of bed for a run-away youma?"

"What did you want me to do? Ignore it so it could suck the energy from everyone in the hospital?" Minako spat.

My nose shot up in the air. "Tsk, whatever," I began to walk away, until my dazed and tired eyes made me slam into a street sign.

"Itai…" I muttered.

From behind me, Minako laughed whimsically. "Ne, Rei?"

My hand slowly came up to my forehead, feeling the lump forming on it. "What?" I growled.

"You should get in a taxi."

A/N: Sorry if this chapter was a little slow, I'm just trying to set things in motion. Let me know what you think of it, if I should continue or not. If you like it, here's the preview for chapter 2. Things should get a little more interesting.

"Remind me again why you're our leader," I asked, venom in my voice. "After all, you still haven't awoken your Senshi power, correct?"

Her chocolate brown eyes hardened. "Even if you have already awoken your Senshi power, there is still a lot more that you need to know about."

I rolled my eyes, getting out of my dark purple chair and making my way over to the stairs, leaning on the railing as I cocked my head to the side a little. "The past, right? Tell me what's so special about this past life?"

"Find out yourself! I'm sick of having to explain myself to you constantly, because frankly, Mars," I shuddered at the name. She continued: "I have more important things to worry about than you at the moment. And believe me, I don't want to know about the past, either! But I can't help it! None of us can!" she pointed to the table in which the other three Senshi sat awkwardly, not saying a word.

"You need to grow up and get a grip on reality, because I for one, am losing grip each minute I'm here!" Her eyes filled with hot tears. "And you have no idea what that's like."

I still stood near the stairs, my head hanging and my shoulders slump. I did not make eye contact with the leader. I was too ashamed.

"So if you're wondering why I haven't awoken my power, then there you have it," she grabbed her coat and stormed past me.

But I could still see, at the corner of my eye, tears trickling down her cheeks.