Ahoy there. I know what some of you are thinking. Where's the Reinako? Or whatever it is of mine that you read. Speaking of which, if you're reading Lost In You or Capturing Eternity, I'll be finishing those up soon. I've been working on the currently most voted story on the poll on my profile (vote if you haven't, maybe?), an original work, and Rei/Michiru stuff. And life. Screw you, life.

Oops. I was babbling. Anyway, this happened because of a conversation I was having with Wolfy.


Shuffling noises and familiar muttering.

"Rei?"

"Shut up."

The pain in Minako's head made her fear to open her eyes, but she could tell she wasn't in her own bed and wasn't quite sure how she got to be where she was. Curiosity made her crack an eye open.

Sure enough, Rei's small room greeted her. Faint moonlight spilled in through the window and she chanced to open her other eye. It didn't worsen her headache, so she looked around to find Rei fumbling with a box.

"Why-" Minako's breath caught and she gingerly touched her side.

"I need to change your bandages. Don't inhale or exhale too largely, you'll hurt yourself."

Trying again, breathing shallower this time, she found it didn't hurt so badly. "I'm pretty sure that wasn't the word you were looking for."

Rei grunted something unintelligible and stormed over to Minako's side, slamming some objects down so hard the girl flinched.

"Why am I in your bed?"

She still wasn't looking at Minako. "Because you tried to get yourself killed."

"I had everything under control."

Something twitched out of Rei's hands and clattered to the floor, but Minako couldn't pay it any attention. She was too shocked by

Rei's glare; Rei never really glared at her. Playfully, sure, but this was real, angry, and… pained?

"Yes, bleeding all over the ground is the best way to handle youma." Her jaw muscles were twitching.

Minako sat up, but pain darkened her vision as the world spun. Hands steadied her shoulders as her sight cleared again. She focused on Rei's face until the pain subsided to a dull ache. Mindful of her head, she nodded once that she was alright and Rei's hands left her shoulders. It left her with an all too familiar emptiness.

"Can you lift your arm a bit?"

"What?" She blinked before registering the bandages in Rei's hands. "Oh, yeah." Minor pain shot through her side as she complied, but she only winced.

"I know," Rei murmured.

Minako tried to think of anything and everything but Rei's fingers burning into her already hot skin under her shirt. She wondered if

Rei could hear her heart before the raven's voice snapped her out of her reverie.

"You okay?"

"Why wouldn't I be?"

Rei snorted. "Aside from the obvious?"

"Well, yeah."

"You didn't respond to what I said."

"What'd you say?"

""Hold on."

"What am I holding f-" Her words dissolved into a hiss as pain erupted in her side.

"That. Sorry. At least you're not really bleeding anymore. And your healing rate will take care of most of it by tomorrow."

Minako nodded as Rei withdrew her hands, but felt the girl's presence still too close to her. She finally focused on Rei again, raising an eyebrow just like the raven was. "Yes?"

"I can't move until you let go."

"What? Oh…" Glad for the darkness of the room so Rei didn't see her blush, she let go of her shirt. "You told me to."

"I didn't know you'd hold onto me, especially since you decided you could handle those youma all by yourself." She threw away the bloodied bandages and went to wash her hands.

Minako laid back down, fighting sleep until Rei came back.

She stopped in the middle of the room to stare. "Why are you practically against the wall?"

"I was waiting for you." Minako was pretty sure fire lit her cheeks bright enough for Rei to see. Teasing the girl was all well and good, but she was an idiot whenever it was serious.

"Excuse me?"

"Well where do you plan on sleeping?"

"The floor."

They could argue for hours, but Minako didn't really have the strength for it. Biting her lip, she found the answer. "You never told me how I got to be in your bed."

Though she couldn't see it, Minako figured Rei rolled her eyes as she sat on the edge of the bed. "I put you there."

"Obviously. I meant what happened before that."

"Say what you mean." She looked down at her fists as she clenched and unclenched them.

"Rei."

"I had a bad feeling," she said quietly. Her hands remained in fists. "And then I found your stupid self, falling, and a youma ready to kill you."

The tremor in Rei's voice made Minako squeeze her arm without thinking about it. "Rei, I-"

Her head snapped up. "What degree of idiocy do you have to achieve? What the hell do you have to prove so badly that you'd go out there like that?" Minako held her gaze, but didn't say anything and Rei sighed. "You should sleep."

"So should you."

"And you won't until I lay down, correct?"

"You know me so well."

"Tch." Rei laid on her side on the edge of the bed, but Minako tugged her sleeve. "Yes?"

"You're too far away."

"You're obnoxious."

"Shut up and be my pillow."

"Great, I get to wash drool off my shirt later."

Minako tugged the girl's shirt until she scooted closer and pushed her shoulder down. "Just for that, I'll purposely drool on you." She settled herself under Rei's arm.

"I can't wait."

"Because my drool is amazing."

"I'd just die without it."

"That's right."

"Thanks for saving my life with your wondrous spit."

"You'd live without it."

"Tch, who else would drool on me?"

"No one, only I'm allowed to drool on you."

"How lovely."

A pause. "Why is your heart beating so fast?"

"You're the most frustrating person I've ever met, I want to set you on fire half the time, you don't make sense, and you give me the worst headaches in the history of mankind."

Minako toyed with the edge of Rei's shirt. "So you only tolerate me because of the Princess."

"You're my Princess."

"What?"

"Dammit. Go to sleep."

Minako giggled. "So you do have a heart."

"Shut up."

"But you're hardly ever affectionate, I'm enjoying this too much."

"I hate you."

"Why?"

"Not only did I fight the youma to save your idiotic self, but I carried you all the way here and you're just ridiculing me."

"All the way?"

"I dragged you up some of the steps, actually."

"You what?!"

"Nothing."

Minako nuzzled into Rei shoulder. "You're just a big softy."

"No, I'm completely exhausted. There's a difference."

"So I should've done something stupid earlier when you were tired."

Rei snorted. "You always do something stupid."

"I mean hopelessly stupid."

"Why?"

Minako buried her face in Rei's shoulder. "I couldn't tell if you felt the same way."

"You sound so lame."

"Well I'm pretty sure it's too early for declarations of love." Rei snorted as Minako returned to her relaxed position. "Hey, I didn't ask to be the Goddess of Love."

"You're so vain."

"No more than you."

"Don't insult me like that."

Minako yawned. "I think that counts as an insult."

"I can insult you as much as I want."

"Really?"

Rei's arm around her tightened gently. "Yes, so you can't go off dying. I'm not done insulting you."

"I'm sorry," she murmured, tightening her own hold on the girl.

"Why'd you do it?"

"I was trying not to need you."

"Mina," Rei sighed. "Stupid Mina."

"Hmph. Stupid Rei."

She chuckled. "I've been doing the same thing."

"Maybe we can try to not need each other, together?"

"That doesn't make sense."

"But you understand."

"Go to sleep."

"Night, Rei."

"Mhm."

Minako nuzzled Rei's shoulder again and relaxed against her. After a while, Rei felt her breathing slow, but waited for another few minutes. Then, softly, "Mina?"

Not getting a response, Rei started running her fingers through the girl's hair.

"I'm still awake."

"Dammit."

Minako giggled.


Look! It wasn't depressing! Victory! ._. Because I have three Reinako one shots half done that are not at all fluffy...

And that drool conversation? I actually had a conversation like that last week. Thank Wolfy for this one shot if you enjoyed it, since dear old Wolfy sparked my imagination for this one a couple of hours ago. It was originally titled "Omigod, we're idiots"

See you guys soon!


Oh and Guest whom I could not reply to,
Yes, decent stories. Planned enough and well done. Ask Wolfy. Stick around for my next story.
It will be glorious.

I hope I don't sound vain. Curses.