The Re-Intersection

"She did this to me. I promise we're not friends anymore. She broke my heart" Mina looked into the red orbs staring back at her.

"Let her in" suddenly Mimete was standing at the door pulling Mina inside. Eudial had been pushed aside and looking less than pleased Mimete didn't let her handle the situation alone. "You poor girl. We told you to stay away from her. This is what happens when you don't listen to us." Mimete breathed in deeply "But I am glad you're alright."

"Alright? She's broken in every way! Look at her!" Viluy called. "What happened Mina?"

"I… I… please don't laugh, I don't know if I could handle the embarrassment. I was going to confess to her, that I like her. I thought she was going to accept my confession. But… she said she wasn't sure how she felt, or if she was ready to be with me even though it's fate we're going to be together. She said fate can't be changed but I think that's what she's done! Then her friend busted into the room and Rei was going to confess to her instead of me!" Mina cried a little harder. She knew she was just rambling now but she needed to tell someone.

"What a bitch" Tellu sympathized.

"Tellu shut up! Mina you're telling me Hino Rei is a lesbian? No fucking way! Her father is going to have a fucking aneurysm" Mimete shouted bring her hands up and her mouth turning into an evil grin.

"Uh yeah… She kinda just told me. By the way thank you for letting me in. I really didn't know where I was going until I recognized the street name. I'm sorry that I didn't listen to you guys earlier. Really."

"Whatever. As long as you believe us now, I guess" Eudial crossed her arms and gave her signature indifferent look.

"So what now?" Mina turned her teary eyes towards Mimete looking for some sort of sympathy.

"Well I think revenge is in order? Don't you girls?" Mimete looked around gaining nods from the others.

"Revenge?" Mina hadn't though much about the other consequences that would come from showing up here. She was only looking for comfort. However, figuring she didn't have much to lose Mina decided to go along.

"Rei has had this coming for a long time. She treats us like peasants and it's not right. It's time she learns the world doesn't revolve around her and Papa won't always be there to pick her back up" Eudial spat as though it left a bad taste in her mouth.

Mina thought that the last part of the statement was odd. Rei's relationship with her father was strained at best and from a realistic stand point it was nonexistent, save him telling her what to do every once in a blue moon. However it seemed as though the rest of the world was unaware of this small bit of information. Maybe this would be the kick Rei needed to finally stop letting him play her like a fiddle. Unfortunately this would probably mean Mina would have to sacrifice a lot. Especially any relationship she still hoped to have with the girl.

She looked up and steeled herself before turning to Eudial and speaking, "Alright what's the plan?"

Rei opened her eyes and glanced at the clock. It was well past the time she could have gone to the archery range so she decided to uncharacteristically lie in bed for a few more minutes, or hours, or the rest of her life. She hadn't seen Mina since their talk on Saturday and now it was Monday.

The last two days Rei had gone out to all the places Mina would likely be however she wasn't anywhere to be found. At night she had trouble sleeping since her brain was riddled with self-doubt and regret. She thought about everything that happened after Usagi entered the room. How Mina would have seen the entire scene go down. How Usagi was smarter than she let on. It took Rei almost all of Sunday but she was able to remember how Usagi spoke to her. Mina only would have understood the things she said in English. And Usagi had made sure Mina heard what Usagi wanted her to hear. 'That bitch, she ruined everything.' Rei thought she had learned a lot from spending so much time with the girl in the past however it seems she still had a ways to go.

Finally deciding to get up she dressed and got ready for the day. She was going to see Mina today during the class they shared and try to sort things out. 'Hopefully she isn't too mad anymore.' They both needed to take their minds off the situation, Rei was happy she was finally starting class for the new semester to give her something to do other than worry about Mina, however the two had picked many of their classes together. Luckily she only had her last class with Mina today.

The elevator seems to be moving at a snails pace today. Rei had hit the button countless time and still it hadn't arrived. He patience was already wearing thin, however she knew she had to conserve it for when she confronted Mina later to apologize. Deciding to cut her losses and take the stairs instead, she carefully navigated down the steep and narrow staircase finally reaching the bottom and pushing the door to the lobby open. The bright light streaming through the glass door was almost enough to blind her save a piece of paper stuck on the door at just the right level to block the sun. Glancing at the sign posted on the door Rei's eyes almost rolled out of their sockets.

On the sign was a picture of herself she had never seen before. It looked like it was taken at her high school on a low quality phone camera. In one incident Rei had let her range consume her. The reason long since forgotten but the experience would remain with her forever. She thought she was alone when it happened and vowed to never speak of it to anyone. And it hadn't happened since then. But now this image was coming back to haunt her. Whoever took this was not out to play nice.

Tearing the sign down she shoved the door open and stormed to her first class. Luckily Mina wasn't in this class so she had a moment to think. The photo was obviously taken in her high school meaning that someone here, that she went to school with, had it out for her. She wasn't surprised, many people did, however what surprised her was why now? Why did it take so long for them to come forward with this photo that was taken three years ago. The photo itself being posted around campus didn't set her on edge since it was so unbelievable may people will just think it was photoshopped. However what sacred her was that there was someone else out there who actually knew her deepest most protected secret.

Walking towards her class Rei had pulled down countless other signs with the same photo on them. When she finally arrived at her class something just before she door caught her eye. It was another sign that looked like a news article with another photo of her on it. This one significantly more distinguishable than the last, however this one also had words written across it.

'Lesbian pyromaniac destroys lives'

Rei had never had faster reflexes than in that moment of ripping the sign off the wall. 'I am not a fucking pyromaniac.' Though as furious as she was, she was relieved to find that the person who had these photos of her was wrong about her abilities regarding fire. However they did know her other secret, which was less of a secret now but a fact, only passed around her close group of friends. In Rei's mind she was trying to piece together the puzzle that someone she went to high school with was also in her close friend group. When the pieced didn't add up, as no one she was close with attended her school, her thoughts fell to Usagi.

As Rei's self-proclaimed best friend, Usagi would hang around T*A Girls Academy for Rei to get out of class after school. Most of the time Usagi would hang around outside bothering the nuns or other students milling around but on special occasions she would sneak inside to use the bathroom. 'The bathroom, the exact location this photo was taken' Trying a little harder to remember Rei did believe that it was indeed towards the end of the day and Usagi was there to see her afterwards.

If this had happened three days ago Rei would not have listed Usagi as a suspect however the girl had since shown herself to have a motive and the ability to do something just so crazy it would work. Usagi had always been one of Rei's closest friends but recently she was letting her unrequited love cloud her morals. Rei sensed it was only getting stronger the longer they remained friends. Usagi's boyfriend Mamoru had no idea any of this was going on as he studied on the west coast of America. He was in for a rude awakening.

Rei found a seat well in the back of her class so that she could study the signs and make sense of what was happening.

First, the picture caught the one time in her life she had used her other gift of pyrokinesis outside of her home. Over the years her grandfather had taught her how to control all of her abilities yet her weak emotional state had caused her to lose control. It was dangerous to let others know since they would label her as a freak and her father would send her away to be examined and used for science. Luckily the person who shared the photo believed that she just liked setting fires by natural means, hopefully. Not that that was much better.

Second, she was outed to everyone now. Whoever did this drained every once of trust she ever gave them. Most people didn't know her and most people didn't care but whoever did know, knew it would hurt her. Two low blows at the same time didn't sit well with her. She was going to find whoever did this and make sure they pay for this.

Forcefully trying to rein in her emotions her thoughts flipped to Mina. 'She has a reason, that's for sure. She knows about me but there's no way she would have gotten that picture from school.'

The entirety of her middle class Rei thought about how her first encounter with Mina in two days would go over. It was clear Mina was still hurt since she never returned to the room however Rei prayed that Mina would give her the time of day just for her to apologize. Rei was so scared to lose her forever. If their relationship ever recovered Rei would make sure she would do everything in her power not to lose the girl again.

As Mina walked into the room Rei was already there. They locked eyes for a second before Mina broke the contact. She found a seat as far from Rei as possible, which wasn't very far since Rei had obviously taken the middlemost seat in the room on purpose.

Taking her seat and trying to settle in she heard familiar voices outside the room getting closer and closer.

"Eudial are you sure you know what you're doing? You're playing with fire. Literally." Eudial walked into the room closely followed by Mimete.

Mina wasn't sure if she was ready to have a class with both Rei and the Witches. Did Rei know they loathed her? And by now Rei was sure to have seen the signs. Mina wasn't sure what to think about the situation. The longer she thought about it the more queasy it made her. It was wrong of her to ruin Rei like this but now she was tied into Eudial's plan and did not want to know what would happen if she double crossed the girl she was already walking on glass around.

The Witches found their seats near Mina and started whispering things immediately. Obviously they had all seen Rei sitting in the middle of the room and had a lot of things to say. Mina wasn't in any mood to listen so she sat back in her chair and closed her eyes praying that her life would go back to being simple as soon as possible.

Mina felt a warm breath near her ear before Eudial spoke, "I have more signs for you. Take them and hang them up in your dorm."

"I can't do that! She'll know it's me then."

"Not IN your room idiot. In the building."

"I put one there last night already."

"No, we need more. Come on take these."

"I can't take then here. She'll see."

"Shut up and take them she can't see anything." Eudial shoved a stack of papers into Mina's bag before she could protest.

Throughout the entire class Mina could feel Rei's eyes on her. She didn't know what to feel. In the brief glimpse she had of the girls eyes they held nothing but remorse and worry. There was no doubt in Mina's mind that Rei did care for her although Mina wasn't sure she could handle anyone's pity. And now she wasn't sure that if she looked back she would see the same emotions. Rei was one with her senses and as far as Mina knew, nothing got past her.

Mina sat uncomfortably in her chair for the rest of the class. She really hoped Rei hadn't seen anything or she might as well lay down her life before Rei could do it for her.

After what felt like hours the professor dismissed class and Mina all but sprinted out of the room away from the Witches and Rei. She dreaded having to see Rei after class just in case she had seen something suspicious. But then at that point Mina dreaded seeing Rei ever again. But just as she shivered from the thought she was jerked backwards and felt someone grab the top of her ear. Yelping in pain she was thrown against the wall.

In that moment Mina thought she saw her life flash before her eyes. Rei was completely flushed red, her brows furrowed, and her eyes so narrow Mina couldn't even see the color. But that was probably for the best. Mina was acutely aware of the burning sensation on her ear however she was too scared to think about much else. Looking down she saw the stack of papers in Rei's other hand. They were… singed?

Mina didn't actually believe that Rei was a pyromaniac, sure she had a weird thing for reading flames but she didn't commit arson or anything, however after this episode Mina wasn't so convinced anymore. The hallway had mostly cleared however Rei looked around before dragging Mina outside into a secluded part of the building where Mina was unprepared for what was about to happen next.

The stack of papers Rei was holding suddenly burst into flames yet Rei held it as if it were nothing. Rei balled her fist as the papers turned to ash in her hand. Mina hadn't though much of the images Mimete had of Rei's hand on fire in the bathroom at their high school since it seemed so outrageous it couldn't have been real. Now, she wasn't sure she'd seen anything more real in her life. Rei's hand was on fire yet she acted as though she couldn't even feel it. Rei had yet to say anything however Mina didn't need her to. Mina's emotions were painted across her face. The fear, the betrayal, the hurt, the remorse, everything. Right there for Rei to see.

Rei wasn't sure what do at this point. She saw everything Mina was feeling however it didn't affect her the way she thought it would. It was then she knew she was too far gone. 'Ojiisan would be so disappointed' Rei thought to herself before brushing the thought away to continue tormenting her prey. He emotions were gone. The rage was left, the all consuming rage in which she lost herself. It was during these moments she saw horrible visions and did horrible things. Thing she would look back on and wonder if that were really her. Ojiisan had dealt with most of her outbursts however she was at a loss without his guidance.

Mina trembled in her grasp. Rei's hand was heating up beyond belief but she could tell Mina was more focused on other things to take notice of the burning flesh on her ear. Turning her eyes down to meet those of the cowering girl Rei let Mina take in the anger in her eyes before dropping her hold and speaking through a deep snarl. "You fucking shouldn't have. Watch your back Minako." With that she stalked away leaving behind only smoke and a tearful Mina.