"Ami…" Makoto frowned, watching Ami pace back and forth in the room they had moved Minako back into. Initially, they heard Rei screaming for help and thought something was seriously wrong with her. Instead, they discovered that she was supporting an unconscious Minako. As it turned out, Minako had been walking about for half an hour after they left her alone and by the time she got into Rei's room, the infection she seemed to have on her arm overtook everything else and sent her crashing to the ground.

"I should have caught it." One thing about Ami is that she was extremely over critical of any decision she made, not matter now small or big. "I should have seen that her arm was infected before I wrapped it up. I didn't disinfect it properly."

"You were worried about the concussion. And the arm looked fine when we got it all wrapped up. Not to mention Rei needed some immediate attention too. Not to mention we're running low on our medical stuff" Makoto frowned, glancing out into the hallway. They'd convinced Rei to get more rest and that they could handle Minako themselves.

"Ships are often dirty and contaminated, Makoto. Not to mention they often have the blood of others on them which are houses for bacteria to gather in and mutate over time. I knew that and I didn't treat it properly."

"Okay you've got to stop." Letting out an exasperated sigh, Makoto got up and grabbed Ami's arm to stop the pacing. She could only handle the pacing and self analysis for so long. "She's fine now. She's getting some rest—"

"While she has a concussion! She shouldn't be resting!" She—" Ami's next words were cut off with a pair of soft lips for a short moment before they were gone. Just long enough to shut her up and short circuit her brain.

"You said it yourself when I talked to you above deck. Her walking around was a sign the concussion has pretty much passed." Offering Ami a smile, Makoto managed to pull her out of the room and down the hall to the one next to the deck that was their own. "Now relax."

"I…I.." Ami was having a hard time letting it go. But she once again found lips against her own, more forceful this time and she couldn't stop the small groan that left the back of her throat. Makoto swiped her tongue across Ami's lips, granting her access into her mouth.

"Mako…"

Makoto slowly pushed Ami backwards and onto the bed and climbed above her. "Shhh. It's alright. I'll make your mind go blank for a little while. You need a break."

"God…" Ami couldn't stop her body from arching as Makoto nipped sharply at her throat. For just a moment, her mind and body loathed the control Makoto had over her in this aspect. In a split second, that thought left her mind as sharp teeth were replaced with the hot swipe of a tongue.

One thing Makoto loved about Ami was that she wore shirts that were easy to unbutton and remove as her fingers easily slipped each button undone, allowing her a full view of Ami's breasts, though still in the bra. It was an easily attractive image and she bent her head to nip at the top of one of them, earning her a small squeak.

Her hands traveled the softness of her stomach and upwards, pushing the bra up as she went, not bothering to unhook it. That was effort and time and she needed to keep Ami preoccupied so she couldn't waste a moment to think. Her right hand went to Ami's left breast and covered it, earning her a small moan.

"Feels good?"

"Yes." Ami arched up into the touch again, hand tangling into Makoto's hair and pulling her closer, gasping as Makoto leaned down put her mouth around a nipple and suck and bite it playfully. Enough to be a tease and make Ami squirm, making her want more.

"Holy shit."

That was a voice that barreled into both women and Makoto in an instant had her gun in her hand and pointed at the door and Ami turned red immediately, trying to pull her shirt closed as Makoto prepared to threaten whoever was at their door.

What met them, however, was Minako staring at the two of them.

"You're fucking the Captain AND the cook?" For someone who had just been floored a short time ago, Minako was pretty aware and speaking pretty clearly. Apparently whatever Ami had provided her made her feel way better really quickly.

"What!?" Ami let out a squeaking noise as she got wide eyed at the assumption and Makoto turned to look at Ami dumbfounded.

"You're sleeping with Rei."

"I-I am not sleeping with..You actually think I'm sleeping with Rei!?"

"Well you said…you said earlier you were going to check in on Rei and then de-stress by sleeping with her."

"You told her you were sleeping with people?" That was surprised Makoto and made this entire situation weirder.

"Makoto! I'm not sleeping with Rei! Do you mind!?" She jerked her head to Minako and Makoto looked back over at her.

"Well hey, if she's gonna sleep with everyone, does that mean I—" Minako was cut off with a loud bang when Makoto fired her gun right past her head. Her eyes got wide as she felt the bullet graze her hair and knew the shot was missed intentionally.

"Fuck off."

With that one, Minako backed up out of the door and right into two other people who stumbled. One was Rei who let out a quiet curse at the elbow to her side and the other was some blonde haired guy.

"What the fuck is going on here?" Rei gently held her side as she glanced into the room and groaned. "You two, get dressed and come out." With that, she pulled the door shut.

"Wh..who…" Minako was confused at what all was even going on. Last she knew, she was in Rei's room and had left to find out what was going on, what had happened. She knew Rei was resting so she went to go up to the deck to ask and heard voices in Makoto and Ami's room and walked in on that.

After a few moments, the two left the room, Ami still rather red and looking at the floor and Makoto irritated.

"Alright…" Rei glanced between everyone. "What the hell is going on and why is there a hole in my ship?"

"W-well Mako and I were…well…" Ami didn't feel comfortable talking about this out loud, that was clear. Not to mention her body still felt a bit sensitive and her mind muddled.

"Ami and I were trying to fuck and she walked in on us and tried to sleep with Ami. And you!" Makoto pointed at Rei. "How can you sleep with Ami behind my back!?"

"I'm not sleeping with Ami." Rei blinked at that one, leaning against the wall for support. "What on earth gave you that idea?" Her eyes trailed over to Minako as Makoto pointed at her. "You'd believe the stranger?"

"Well she's the one that said it!" Minako tried to defend herself with a huff.

"I did not say that! I said I was going to check in on Rei and then go spend time with Makoto! I specifically said I was sleeping with—" Ami cut off, face going back to red really quickly as her voice dropped down at a realization. "You probably misunderstood because of the concussion…"

Rei sighed and looked at the figure that had been quiet the entire time. "How long?"

"We'll be in port in a day and a half. We won't be able to linger long since the Navy ship knows of our location." With that, they got off the wall they were leaning off and went back above the deck.

"Okay…Why would they leave our ship not sank though?" Makoto questioned this like the entire sleeping conversation hadn't happened and scratched the back of her head in confusion.

"Because…" Minako spoke up at this one. "It's a double catch. You see, he clearly wanted me removed and took my ship knowing I'd either die at your hands or seem like I abandoned my crew. He probably didn't anticipate this situation. At the same time, he knows where the top pirate is located at to destroy. It removes me and makes him look even better."

"I am NOT a pirate! Serenity, why does everyone call me that!"

"Because you STOLE a Navy merchant ship and you've…you've…" Minako's voice trailed off as she tried to rattle her brain on just…what Rei had done exactly. She'd been fighting pirate ships, stealing their contents and disappearing. Only…pirate ships.

"Stole a Navy ship, yes. Years ago. Enough that it's almost not even noticeable on the records. And that's it."

Ami looked over at Minako and tilted her head as she thought. "Minako…Who is your commanding officer?

"My..My officer?"

"Yes. The one who gave you this particular order. It's a rather specific one, even for the Navy for a ship that hasn't posed a threat to the Navy, the merchants, or the Queen."

"That's Chief Warrant officer H-..Hino." Her eyes widened as she turned to Rei who seemed to stiffen up at the name and her eyes narrowed into slits.

"Run that by me one more time, would you." That came out as a command and not a question and for the first time since her encounter with Rei's crew, she had seen Rei look like a pirate. Ready to murder.

"Uh. Takeshi Hino." Her hand came up to her mouth as she gasped. "His daughter disappeared one day and he said pirates did it!"

Everyone flinched as Rei slammed her hand into the side of the ship and stormed off back into her room and Minako made a move to go after her until Makoto grabbed her good arm. "Don't."

Ami motioned her head down the hallway and they went into Minako's room so Ami could look at Minako's arm again and see how she was doing. There were still signs of a fever and some sweating and she could tell the adrenaline was starting to wear off. More rest was in order and by the next day, she would be recovered fine.

"Her father put a hit out on her..?" Minako was still floored by this.

"It's not our place to talk about it." Ami was cold cut on this one. "This is Rei's topic and it's not our place to say what she wants known, I'm sorry. You need to rest more.." She paused as she frowned at Minako's arm. "We'll get this treated properly at the port. I know Rei said you weren't allowed to leave the ship, but given all the circumstances, you are free to disappear."

"Ami!" Makoto was shocked at that one. Ami had never once disobeyed an order from Rei.

"Makoto…her ship has been stolen and her crew against her. I'm giving her an option. Leave the ship and risk being a wanted criminal anyways, or stay on the ship and help us out and be welcome."

Minako knew the girl was right and bit her lip between her thoughts and the pain in her arm as Ami wrapped it back up. Since she had been on the ship, she had been treated really well. And if she stayed on shore too long, signs would start appearing wanting her as a criminal. Ace had it out for her, that was clear.

"I'll stay."

"Fine, but if you so much as try to hurt Rei-."

"She seems to do that just fine herself. Mind looking at my ankle while we're here, oh great doctor? Hurts to walk."

"Nothing more than a sprain. Already saw it when I took your blade out of your boot." Ami stood up and sighed. "Rest. We'll be at port and you'll need it. I'm sure Rei will send you out on your own errands to gather supplies. Come on Makoto." Ami and Makoto left the room, leaving Minako with her own thoughts as she laid down.

With that simple agreement, Minako had become a so-called pirate and left the Navy she lived most of her life with. Now Captain Hino Rei's crew was up to five people. Little did they know that this was only the beginning of their problems.