Ten

Ami's hair was slightly frazzled and Makoto was wheezing comfortably, if that's possible, by the time they reached the Shrine.

'What happened to her?' Ami asked as Minako asked the same question about Makoto.

Ami rushed to Rei's side, leaving Makoto with Mina. Minako lead the wheezing girl to another large cushion by the fire.

'Put that fire out!' Makoto whispered, her breathing becoming more solid.

Ami looked up quickly to Mako. Why was she afraid of the fire?

Minako frowned. 'We…we can't. Rei needs it. She's-'

'Freezing!' Ami came back to herself as she touched Rei's arms. 'How did this happen?'

'It's a long story,' Rei choked.

'Where's Usagi?' Ami asked no one in particular.

'She is on her way,' Minako answered, not seeming to fully paying attention.

Ami stood hurriedly and rushed to the window, pushing the shutters aside.

'No!' Minako cried.

Light gushed into the room and Ami squinted at the glare.

She turned back, even more confused. 'What's wrong?'

Minako stared at the windows a moment, then seemed to breathe normally.

'It's nothing,' she said with relief.

'It's not nothing,' Makoto coughed gruffly. 'Ami's making lights shatter, you're as flighty as all hell, Rei's freezing to death and I can't breath. Usagi's probably already dead.'

'Don't say that!' Ami shushed Makoto quickly, setting a kettle over the flames to brew some tea.

'Please, stop,' Minako asked in a small voice. 'My head is…'

'What?' Ami asked quietly. Minako looked as though she was having a migraine. Why was everyone suffering so visibly but herself?

She trailed off and Makoto grudgingly took another puff of her ventilator in the silence.

'You shouldn't have so much of that,' Ami called warningly.

'I shouldn't have this thing at all,' Makoto reminded her.

'Ami, what have you done to your hair?' Minako asked as politely as possible. 'It's…all frazzled.'

Ami sighed.