Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon.

A/N: A happier story to make up for the sad one! :)

You are the reason that I breath

You are the reason that I still believe

You are my destiny

-"Jai Ho" Pussycat Dolls

The Senshi emerged from the emergency access stairwell onto the roof of a hotel in downtown Tokyo. Above them a huge youma was hovering, wide dark wings flapping slowly to keep it in place. They'd been tracking the youma for nearly an hour and had finally caught up to it. They fanned out across the top of the building, maneuvering to put the gigantic creature in the middle of a loose circle.

"Mercury, what have we got?" Minako called. At the sound of her voice, the monster turned its pointed head in her direction. It clicked its beak threateningly and she braced herself for an attack.

Near the opposite edge of the roof, she could see Sailor Mercury typing frantically into her mini computer. The blue visor across her eyes glowed brightly against the darkening sky. "It seems to have a physiology similar to that of a hawk or eagle," Mercury yelled back, drawing the creature's attention. "I'm still scanning for weak points."

The bird-like creature let out a deafening screech and dove for her. It was met by a blast of fire that momentarily blinded everyone. "Mars!" Minako snapped, blinking rapidly to try and restore her vision, "Watch what you're doing!"

Sailor Mars scowled in her direction and Minako looked unapologetically away toward the youma. It rose high into the air and for a moment she thought it was going to leave. She looked around, trying to gauge the height of the nearby buildings. They'd been chasing the monster across the rooftops of the city, but the current building was higher than those around it by at least three stories.

Suddenly her wrist was in an iron grip and she was nearly jerked off her feet. The youma's talons slashed harmlessly through the space she'd just vacated. She turned to Mars in surprise but the fire soldier was already moving away to counter attack. "Pay attention," she growled over her shoulder.

Minako glared indignantly at her back. "I'm not the one who has trouble in that department," she retorted, reminding Mars of an earlier argument that they'd never really finished.

Mars turned back to face her. "I pay attention when it's important."

"Maybe this isn't the best time to talk about this?" Ami suggested, looking up from her computer.

"Don't get involved," they heard Makoto advise softly. "I would miss you if one of them bit your head off."

Minako's eyes narrowed but the youma dove back down, cutting off her comment. They were forced to separate to opposite corners of the roof. "You know, you can be a real jerk sometimes!" Minako shouted after Rei.

A look of hurt flashed across her face but was quickly replaced by a hard glare. "Yeah? Well you can be a real pain in the-" She broke off, swearing as the youma switched directions and went after her instead. She rolled sideways, avoiding the lethal beak, and slid to the edge of the rooftop. The youma made a wide circle and began gaining altitude for another dive.

Around them, a billowing fog began to spread across the roof.

Minako peered around, forcing herself to keep still so she didn't accidentally walk off the edge of the building. She heard another threatening screech from above her but she could see nothing but cloudy gray.

"Great plan, Mercury," she muttered under her breath. She began inching toward what she hoped was the center of the building. "Can anyone see anything?" she added loudly, straining her ears for a hint of her comrades whereabouts.

"Yeah, fog, " she heard a low voice comment from her right.

"Not helping, Rei," she snapped, turning toward the sound of her voice. It had been a long day and even longer evening. Less than two hours ago Minako had left the shrine in a huff. She'd been hoping for more time to prepare fresh arguments before facing Rei again. She was in no mood to deal with snide comments from the fire soldier now.

She looked up but the sky was completely obscured. She could hear the beat of wings far above her and the shuffle of footsteps close on her right side. "To think I gave up a nice quiet evening at home for this," she heard Rei mutter.

Minako gasped in outrage. "Keep this up and you can have all the nice quiet evenings you want without me!" she shouted. Her hand jumped to her mouth to stifle the outburst but it was already too late. She heard the youma screech angrily and the beat of wings grew closer. She cursed herself for giving away her position and dropped into a crouch, trying to feel her way to safety.

"Mars flame sniper!" A fiery red bow ignited close by and the fog sizzled and vanished around Sailor Mars. She released a flaming arrow, catching the youma in the head mid-dive. It screeched in anguish, twisting in the air as it plummeted from the sky.

Minako could see where it was heading and sprang forward. She dove toward Rei and caught her around the waist, throwing both of them safely toward the middle of the roof. She had an instant of relief as the dying youma landed in an explosion of embers and burnt feathers in the exact spot where Rei had been standing. Then her shoulder hit the ground and, with a loud crack, broke through it. She was utterly disoriented and clung to Rei as the two of them free-fell for what seemed an eternity. Finally they landed in water.

She tried not to breath as she struggled to make her way to the surface. Her mind began to cloud over in panic when a strong arm wrapped around her and pulled her up. Sputtering and coughing, she kept her arms wrapped around Rei's shoulders as she sucked in a lungful of air. "What happened?" she managed between gasps.

She could hear Rei panting heavily in her ear as she answered. "We fell in the pool."

Minako drew back and finally let go of the fire soldier to scrub the water from her eyes. She looked around in amazement at the large, lavish pool room. The dim underwater lights illuminated the room enough for her to examine the high ceiling and, far above them, the broken skylight they'd fallen through. She looked back at Rei and smirked. "Talk about collateral damage. This is the nicest hotel in the city."

Rei laughed softly before remembering that they were still mad at each other. "I can't believe you threw me through a window!"

Minako turned to her in disbelief. They glared for a moment, bobbing slightly as they tried to keep their heads above the water. "I can't believe you dropped a youma on our heads," she retorted through gritted teeth.

Rei huffed and returned her attention to the ceiling for a moment. Minako treaded water, using one hand to steady herself while she tried to push her sopping hair out of her face with the other. After a moment, Rei looked back at her. Minako could see another comment forming but it seemed to die in her throat. Her eyes traveled downward and one corner of her mouth lifted in a sly smile.

Minako tilted her head in bewilderment before following the other girl's gaze. She'd been in her pajamas when they had gotten the call about the youma and apparently they'd detransformed when they hit the water. Her white tank top was clinging to her and did little to conceal her assets. "Hey!"

She reflexively crossed her arms to block Rei's view and promptly slipped back beneath the surface of the water. She coughed violently as she was dragged back up. Rei's arms were wrapped loosely around her back, keeping her steady, and she could feel that Rei was moving them. Soon she felt friction beneath her as her shoes met the pool bottom.

"Are you okay?" Rei asked, watching her in concern.

"Yeah," she said weakly, looking up at the dark haired girl. For the first time she noticed a thin trickle of blood down the side of Rei's face. "Are you?" She carefully pushed Rei's wet bangs back with one hand, keeping her other arm wrapped around Rei's shoulders. There was a small knick just above her hairline, probably from the glass. She looked away guiltily, biting her lip.

"Thanks, by the way," Rei commented, pulling her a little closer as she spoke.

"For what? Throwing you through the window?" Minako sighed and pulled away, only for Rei's arms to tighten around her and keep her in place.

"For saving me from the youma I almost dropped on our heads." Rei smirked playfully.

Minako smiled and let herself drift closer until their bodies were pressed together. "Yeah, well, I kind of like having you around," she replied with an indifferent shrug.

Rei kissed her bare shoulder. "Kind of?" she purred, nipping lightly at Minako's neck before placing another kiss there.

"Maybe a little more than that," Minako admitted, tilting her head to give Rei better access. She giggled and pulled herself closer so she could wrap her legs securely around Rei's waist. "Or a lot more." She grinned and caught Rei's lips in a passionate kiss.

After several minutes they pulled back, panting and smiling. "Are we still fighting?" Rei inquired.

Minako met the dark amethyst eyes, seeing the love and affection beneath the playful exterior. "What do you think?" she murmured, pulling Rei in for another kiss.

"Minako! Rei!" They looked up to see Ami peering down at them through the hole in the skylight. "Are you two alright?"

They heard Makoto laugh loudly. "They look alright to me." Her voice echoed down to them from the ceiling.

They laughed and looked back at each other. Rei gave her a questioning look. Minako smiled back and gave her one more kiss. "Yeah," she decided. "I think we'll be just fine."