Hehe, I accidentally put this under Behind Closed Doors. Silly me...

"Thief," a raven haired woman called out weakly before coming to a stop. She had her hands on her knees. A flirtatious ruffled red miniskirt graced her lower half, showing off her slightly tanned legs. Strappy red heels were on her feet and a black blouse with flowery red print accented her perfect hourglass figure. Her bangs were currently covering her face, but Usagi could see past it into dark violet eyes, half-lidded from exhaustion. "That's the last time I'm wearing high heels."

"R-Rei?" Usagi choked out, heart thudding in her chest. It had been so long since she had last seen her friend. Rei's head snapped up in surprise, eyes wide with disbelief. A gasp escaped through her parted lips as she stepped a little closer, doubt in her eyes.

"Usagi?" that was all the blonde needed before she launched herself into Rei's arms. The raven embraced Usagi, tears flowing down her face to soak the shoulder of Usagi's shirt. The blonde smiled as she pulled back, looking over her friend.

"Thanks for getting the thief," the raven breathed into Usagi's shoulders.

"You've changed," Usagi stated, noticed her layered hair cut. She no longer had bangs and her hair streamed down to her shoulders. She was thinner and no longer had the round face she used to. Instead, her features were more pronounced and sharp, but not awkwardly. She held herself with poise and grace and Usagi had to admire the way she looked.

"You haven't," Rei smiled, her eyes sparkling. Usagi was still the same, with the wide innocent blue eyes and the shiny dark golden hair. She had gotten curvier and had the look of an accomplished athlete. The blonde still had her hair up in its customary odangos, thus leading Rei to call her an old nickname. "Odango atama!"

"Rei, you're so mean!" Usagi whined, knowing full well what the procedures were.

"I am not!" Rei blew a raspberry, sticking her tongue out.

"Are too!" Usagi responded by blowing a raspberry back at her.

"Am not!"

"Are too!"

"Am not!" By now, there was a full raspberry war, and neither girl argued as they stuck their tongues out at each other. It was customary for them to do this, and when they didn't, they knew something was wrong with the other person. The tongue war was their way of showing that there was nothing wrong and that they loved each other. Usagi smiled in her mind as Relena laughed at their immaturity.

"Wow, it's been a while," Usagi commented as the war came to an end. Rei nodded, agreeing. She had a peaceful smile on her face, as if she knew everything was going to be better from now and on. Usagi smiled back, a smile of assurance.

"Care to introduce me to your friends?" Rei asked looking pointedly behind Usagi's shoulders.

"Sure, why not. Braided one is Duo, Trowa is the one with green eyes, and Relena's the girl."

"Very descriptive, odango atama," Rei teased, her eyes lighting up. Usagi took the hint and another tongue war broke out. Relena groaned, smacking her head, while Duo looked on amusedly, cracking up.

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Usagi smiled as she sat in the café with Rei. It was only Usagi and the senshi of Mars, and they were both talking about what they had been doing the past two months. Usagi, of course, sheltered her life, not wanting to cause any eruptions from her fiery friends, and made her descriptions vague. Rei went into extreme detail of her life of fame. Usagi had to smile; it seemed as if all her hard work paid off. Now her senshi were living comfortably and were all relatively happy. Finishing off her chocolate milkshake, Usagi paid for Rei's coffee as well before leading the girl out. The raven pulled her shades down over her eyes and put on a scarf.

"Usagi, we all miss you," Rei stated. "I'm only here for three days on a tour and then I'll be gone."

"Oh," Usagi's face fell and she looked away. Rei gave a sad smile as she hugged her friend.

"Don't worry, I'll visit as often as possible and still keep in touch."

Usagi paused as Rei continued to walk. "Promise?"

"Of course," Rei shook her head, stopping as well. Suddenly, a large truck came zooming into view, and Usagi, focusing on Rei, didn't notice it.

Usagi smiled, dimly hearing the sound of a honk. Her mind went into her memories, digging one up of Rei and Usagi at the Crown Arcade. Suddenly, Rei screamed bloody murder and Usagi's head shot up, only to see a truck looming in on her. She barely had time to scream before a body slammed into hers and sent her rolling on the ground. She gasped; the wind knocked out of her, and opened her eyes to meet emerald ones. Someone else came running to meet them, and Usagi found that it was Quatre, Rei not too far behind.

"Are you ok?" Trowa's eyes were concerned as they looked into hers, and Usagi found that they were uncomfortably close, their bodies pressed together. Her heart thudded in her chest. She cleared her throat and nodded, unable to tear her eyes away from his green orbs. Abruptly, as quick the moment had come, it was gone, and Trowa pulled himself to his feet, offering Usagi a hand, which she accepted. He went back to his stoic self.

"Thanks a bunch, Trowa," Usagi thanked him and he nodded in acceptance. She smiled at Rei, whose eyes were still teary. Throwing her arms around the blonde, Rei hugged her hard.

"I thought you died," Rei murmured as Usagi hugged her back. Usagi grinned.

"Like a stupid truck could kill me," the blonde stepped back, wincing. "After all, I've survived all these years, haven't I?"

"You got hurt," Rei stated, checking her over with her eyes. "Tell me where."

"I'll be fine," Usagi winced when she tried to walk.

"Miss Tsukino, let me help," Quatre offered her his arm, but Usagi refused.

"I can make it on my own," Usagi shook her head.

"Baka stubborn girl," Rei's eyes were filled with concern. "Your ankle got hurt, didn't it? Can you walk?"

"Of course," Usagi let a pained smile show as she proved herself. "See?"

"Odango atama, if you think you can fool me with that oh so fake smile, you've got another thing coming your way!" Rei chided. Usagi rolled her eyes. Focusing her energy on her ankles, she healed it quickly. Then, she started skipping around Rei.

"I'm fine, happy?" When Rei raised an eyebrow, Usagi gave a meaningful smile. Realization hit Rei's face and she gave a look that said 'oh yeah'. She suddenly gasped.

"Sorry Usagi, but I have to go," Rei apologized as she looked at her watch. Usagi was surprised to see that it was the communicator. Rei flashed Usagi a smile. "My apartment, tomorrow evening? Great!" With that, Rei dashed down the sidewalk, flipping out her cell phone to call her limo.

Usagi shook her head before offering her arm to Quatre, which he accepted, and the other arm to Trowa. The brunette looked at her like she was crazy, or at least as close to it as he could get. Shrugging, Usagi walked to Quatre and Trowa's cherry red Ferrari, parked under the blazing sun.

1 ) Remember, she went to train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber with them!

Someone wanted a Trowa/Usagi moment, so I included one! Still not sure about the couple, though she'll have moments with them all. Senshi, as you can see, don't really play a very significant part in this. However, this story focuses more on the bonds of friendship and sisterhood, rather than romance and fluff, as much as I like those.