Notes: This will be a Sailor Moon Fan Fic, and Shoujo-Ai. The coupling is Rei/Usagi(with possible others). I have searched various sites all over the internet, and have found that there just aren't enough fanfics about this pairing.

So let's get the disclaimer out of the way, then we'll start the fanfic.

Disclaimer: The anime, manga, characters, etc., belong to (C) Naoko Takeuchi. I'm Shadow Angel, So that means I don't own them.

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Chapter 1: First Appearance

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Rei sighed, tiredly as she made her way down the cold sidewalk one night. She looked around at the closed stores, and bright streetlights. She closed her eyes, and breathed in, letting it out in a sigh. Rei folded her arms.

The night was cold, and the only light was givin off by the few street- lights, and twinkling stars, which gave off an eerie light. It was also chilly, and Rei wished in a way that she was home, infront of the eternal flame. The miko glanced down at her feet, as she walked.

Rei cringed as she remembered the dream she'd had the night before... In the dream, she had finally admitted to her love for Usagi, and when she told her, she had been rejected...

That was what Rei feared the most... Actually admitting feeling that way for the girl, then telling her, and being rejected... The miko already had enough pain to last her a lifetime, and that was one reason, she would never tell Usagi... And as long as she lived with her unrequited feelings for her, without even excepting it herself, she would better off be dead...

Rei sighed again at the thought, upon seeing a small sign, that was covered in overgrown vines which read 'Hikawa Jinja'. As far as Juuban was concerned, that place had never existed...

Rei walked up the pathway, taking her time, not in a hurry to make it back... Afterall, Tomorrow it would be the same routine... A senshi meeting, Usagi sitting right across from her, with that lovely smile of hers...

The raven-haired miko hurridly snapped out of her delusion. She couldn't feel that way for another girl... She refused to except that she was inlove, and had always been, with the odango-headed leader of the sailor senshi... Usagi by name...

"Why do I have to feel this way?" Rei whispered, the wind sweeping over her, causing her hair to blow in the wind. She was praying for an answer, but knew she would never receive one... She folded her arms above her head, and stretched with a yawn soon following.

Rei reached the stone steps that led to the shrine. The miko slowly walked up them, one at a time... The steps had small flints missing out of them, because of how much they had been walked on. Rei knew how that felt...

She smirked, upon reaching the top. Rei walked, in silence, over to the temple, taking occasional glances around her. The water in the fountain on the jinja yard, glowed with the light givin off by the moon, giving it a bluish, and almost eerie, glow. The reflection of the moon was also shown on the surface of the water... The stone statue stood in the center of the fountain. It was strongly made, and was of a woman... Rei didn't know how long ago that had been built there, but it gave you a serene feeling just to look at it... The calm waters, and all-in-all beauty of the fountain... It reminded Rei of Usagi...

Rei just shrugged off the thought, as she turned back to the door. Rei reached her hand out to open the door but, she heard something from behind the temple, and froze there. She turned, her eyes narrowing slightly. |What could that be?| she wondered to herself.

The miko slowly walked to the side of the building, in which, her grandfather was sleeping inside. She backed up, until her back was flat against the external wall of the shrine.

Rei slowly peeked around the corner of the building to the back but, saw nothing. She walked around, and looked all around her, now curious to know what had made that sound she heard.

"Who's there?" she whispered, kneeling down to the ground. She placed her hand in the opening of her miko-robe, a second later, pulling out her henshin pen, ready to transform on short notice...

Rei still heard nothing but, suddenly a shadowy figure appeared infront of her.

"Who are you!?" Rei asked, and prepared herself, in case it was a youma...

The figure remained silent, and stepped out from the shadows. The unknown being was clad in an all-black outfit, their entire face covered by a mask.

"I'm asking again!" Rei said, nearly shouting. She continued to keep her voice down somewhat though, not intent on waking her grandfather.

The figure stayed silent, and moved backwards slowly. |Who is this?| wondered Rei, her eyes following the mysterious person.

|That is not your concern... yet.| the figure said in her/his mind.

"What do you mean, not my concern!?" Rei questioned loudly. The voice was low and husky, so Rei couldn't tell if it was a male of female.

|You heard me? Then, My suspicions were right... You are...| thought the strange person again.

"I am what?" asked the raven-haired miko, her amethyst eyes dwindling.

|Never mind that now... We will meet again, soon.| the figure thought, and with that, disappeared |very soon.| the -person- added. Rei stared in confusion for a moment, and blinked her eyes a time or two.

"Was that a... youma?" Rei asked, staring at the spot where the person stood. |Oh well... I suppose I should just try and get some sleep...| Rei thought, and began walking back towards the entrance to the shrine, still looking over her shoulder... |Well... It was probably just my imagination anyway...| she thought, and turned her head back around, to face forwards.

|I'll ask the sacred flame tomorrow...| Rei decided, and walked to her bedroom. Was she just imagining that person? Or... Was he/she real?

Rei yawned, and laid down on her futon, pulling the comforter over her. Her head turned facing toward the door, her eyes focusing on the small nob, as if expecting someone or something to burst through it at any moment... Rei, unwillingly, eventually drifted off to sleep...

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The next morning, Rei awoke to the sound of her grandfather's voice, "Rei! Rei! Get in here!" he shouted. Rei hurridly got up, and quickly put a robe around her, before running out her door. Had the person from last night returned?

She skidded to a stop infront of the tearoom, where she figured her grandpa's voice was coming from. She slid open the door, and seen grandpa sitting there, drinking some tea, while talking to Setsuna, who had just taken a sip of her own tea...

"That is interesting." Setsuna said, and smiled...

"What's wrong grandpa?" Rei asked, standing there in the doorway.

"Nothing's wrong, Rei. Your friend, Miss Meiou Setsuna, here, just wanted to talk to you about something." Grandpa replied, his eyes still closed, as he turned his head to Rei.

"Then why did you yell like that?" Rei questioned, her face growing angrier.

Her grandpa just smiled, and said, "I didn't think you could hear me if I didn't yell! You're a pretty sound sleeper you know!" Setsuna just managed a soft chuckle.

Rei just sighed, and shook her head, rolling her eyes. She looked back over at Setsuna. She stared at her for a moment, then, without moving her eyes from the older woman, said, "Could you excuse us for a moment, Grandpa?" Setsuna looked back over at her as well, her eyes seeming serious about something, and Grandpa stood up, walking out the door, slowly.

"Now, what did you want to talk to me about?" Rei questioned, her glaring eyes not dwindling, as she sat down in the seat her grandpa had been sitting in before.

"Your grandfather has very interesting stories to tell..." Setsuna said, with one of her usual smiles, closing her eyes, and taking a sip of her tea.

"That isn't what I asked. What did you want to talk to me about? And, Why are you here, Setsuna? You never come around for just a chat." Rei said, her voice serious.

Setsuna took another sip of tea, and sat her cup down, before answering, "Straight to the point as usual I see... Of course, I wouldn't expect any less from you, Rei... Its about you..."

"What about me?" asked Rei, starting to get impatient.

"I cannot say what, in fear of alteration in the timeline, but I can tell you that you should be on guard." Setsuna responded, and lifted her tea cup by the handle with her right hand, and sitting on her left hand. She took another sip, her eyes looking away from the miko.

"I forgot. The -former- guardian of time, isn't aloud to say anything about the timeline, because her -daddy- might get mad, am I right?" Rei mocked. She wouldn't normally speak in this manner to the older woman, but she was stressed right now, and Setsuna's game of 'That's for me to know' wasn't helping either...

"Yes, You're right." Setsuna responded, not caring about Rei's tone of voice, as she sipped her tea once more.

Rei sighed. "I give up." she stated, throwing her arms into the air. Setsuna looked back over at her.

"I'm sorry but, If I told you, everything would be ruined, and that would not be my idea of a future..." said Setsuna, after taking yet another sip of her tea, finishing the cup. She sat it down, and Rei lifted the teapot, pouring some more of it into Setsuna's teacup. She sat down the pot, and Setsuna picked up the cup, blowing steem away from the tea, before taking another sip of it and sitting it down.

"I understand... Its just, I don't know... I'm sorry that I've been rude. I guess I've just had alot on my mind lately, and I'm letting it go to my head..." Rei said, her head dropping over to the side, her eyes going slightly out of focus. She looked back at the table, the same look. She took a cup, and filled it with tea. She took a sip of it, "I didn't mean to mock you." Setsuna sighed.

"This also isn't like you." Setsuna responded, smiling slightly.

"What isn't?" Rei questioned, looking up at the other woman.

"Appologizing." replied Setsuna, with another small smile and a light chuckle.

"Whatever." said Rei, before taking a sip of tea.

Setsuna took the last sip of her tea not more than a moment afterwards. She sat her cup down, and stood.

"Leaving?" Rei questioned, looking up at the older woman.

"Yes." replied Setsuna, walking over to the door, but turned back a second to say, "Oh, and, by the way Rei, You may want to tell the others to be onguard."

Before Rei could say anything, Setsuna was gone. Rei sighed, and stood, walking back into her bedroom.

After dressing in her usual miko robe, Rei headed down the hall in the direction of the fire room. She is cut off, however by Grandpa...

"What did she want?" the old man asked.

"Nothing really. Just wanted to tell me something... I was just going to meditate for a while..." replied Rei, looking towards the door to the fire room.

"Well, Okay, but first you have a call." Grandpa responded, and Rei walked over to the telephone right outside the door to the tearoom...

Before she picked up the receiver, Grandpa said, "Oh, and Rei?"

"Yes?" she asked, turning to him.

"I'm going to be out of town for about a week, and I was wondering if you think you can take care of the jinja while I'm away?" the old man requested.

"Yes, Grandpa." Rei replied simply. She had had plenty enough training for it, and finally got the chance to see if she could actually handle the jinja alone... Rei wondered if that was why her grandpa was leaving...

He made his way on into the other room, and Rei lifted the receiver, holding it to her right ear.

"Hai, This is Hino Rei speaking." Rei said into the receiver.

"Ohayo Rei. This is Usagi." responded Usagi.

"Why did you call me?" Rei questioned, "What could it possibly be about? You never call here unless you want something..."

"Well, I did have a favor to ask of you." responded the princess.

"What is it?" asked the miko, she didn't really mind all that much that Usagi called, because she was always grateful to hear Usagi's voice... |I'm not thinking about her that way!| Rei told herself.

"Could I come over?" Usagi asked from the other receiver. Rei could see Usagi's face... She probably had her lower lip out in that cute pout of hers, and was making puppydog eyes. She could never say no to her princess...

"What for?" Rei asked, curious to know exactly -why- her princess wanted to come over...

"Does there always have to be a reason? ::sigh:: I just wanted to show you my latest manga is all..." replied Usagi. Rei sighed.

"Alright. I need to tell you about something anyway. Will anyone else be coming with you?" asked the miko.

"No. Just me." replied Usagi.

"Well, I'll see you when you get here." said the miko, smiling. Usagi said goodbye, and both girls hung up the receivers.

Rei sighed. It was almost as if the entire world was teaming up against Rei just to make her have to face her fear of losing Usagi as a friend...

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To Be Continued...

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End Notes: I hope it was pretty good. Just email and tell me what you think. If you have any suggestions, also email me at shadow_angel@otakumail.com. Thank you! And tune in next chapter!