A/N.: Thank you for all those reviews, I am really glad that you like this story. I'm sorry that I couldn't update any faster but I couldn't find the time to write. But here we go, a new chapter. I know it's short, but hey it's just one chapter out of a few... have fun reading and don't forget to review


Chapter 4

Drowsily she reached for the ringing phone and glanced at her watch. It was three in the morning, who the hell was calling her at such a godless hour? "Hello?" Her voice was husky and she nearly couldn't hold her eyes open.

"Rei?" She heard the voice of one of her friends.

"Minako? Why are you calling at three in the morning?"

"You forget it's not three here." Minako didn't sound cheerful in fact her voice sounded like she had been crying. "You have to take the next flight to Japan." The blonde explained.

Alarmed Rei sat up straight. "What did happen?"

There was a silence for a few minutes, but then Minako answered "It's Mamoru. He had an accident and now he's in hospital. They don't know if he's going to wake up again. Please Rei come! Usagi needs her friends now. All of her friends, especially her best friend." Minako sobbed again. "Rei, what if he's dying? It will shatter Usagi."

Rei sighed. "I'll be there as soon as possible. We won't let her get through this alone." Rei promised and hung up. She clothed herself and packed her few things. It was a good thing that she had paid the hotel in the evening. Now her only problem was to get a flight as soon as possible. But she would manage and if she would have to do it, she would give everything, just to get to Japan to help Usagi.

"Did you call her?" Ami just came back from the lunchroom. She had offered to get coffee, while Minako had been trying to reach Rei.

Minako nodded. "She's trying to get here as soon as possible. I hope it won't be to late then."

Makoto twined one arm around Minakos waist and said "He's a tough guy. He'll wake up soon. Won't he, Ami?" Two women stared at the soon-to-be doctor. Both knew that Ami had seen the whole damage the car had done to Mamoru.

"The … the … the injuries are too bad. There's so much to be fixed, of course he was a healthy young man, but there are several injuries which can not be fixed. The doctors believe that he won't survive the next few days."

"Does Usagi know?" Makotos eyes were full of sorrow and for once in her life she felt completely useless.

"Of course she knows. I was with her when they told her. I thought she would break down, but nothing happened. She isn't crying and that's not good. She's burying her sorrow deep in herself and that will shatter her." Ami explained and took a sip from her coffee. "I hope Rei will be here soon. Usagi really needs her now."

"You know that we ask much of her."

"Of Rei or Usagi?"

"Rei, I mean she went away because she needed space and now we are calling her back."

Makoto shook her head and said "She would've been angry if we hadn't told her. It's better that way. Rei's strong, she can take it." Or at least Makoto hoped so, because Usagi needed a strong friend now and not somebody who stood on the edge of a break down.

"We need to have faith in her." Minako said when suddenly the door of Mamorus room opened and Usagi stepped out. "How is he?"

"Not better and not worse." Usagi answered and took Minakos cup of coffee.

"And how are you holding up?" Makoto searched her friends face for any emotion, but there was nothing. Usagis face was as cold as a stone.

"I am fine."

"You should go home and take a nap. One of us will stay with him and we'll call you if anything changes."

Usagi shook her head. "I can't. I have to stay with him."

Ami laid her hand on the blonds shoulder. "You need your rest Usa, you can't help him if you break down."

Suddenly Usagis eyes were filled with tears. "I can't help him anyway, but I can stay with him and give him all my hope."

But you don't have any hope anymore, Ami thought. "Then we'll stay with you." She told her friend and hugged her. Usagi smiled thankfully, the tears in her eyes always there, but never to be shed. Oh Rei, please be here soon, Ami prayed.

"I am really sorry Miss, but the next flight to Tokyo is taking off at seven in the evening."

"I can't wait that long. Isn't there any flight sooner? It's really, really urgent."

"I believe you Miss and I am really sorry for your friend, but the machine which is to take off in two hours is full, maybe you will find someone who wants to change flight?" He proposed and smiled at her.

"Could you announce it through this thing?" She pointed at his microphone.

"Of course Miss, but I can't promise anything."

"Yes, yes, I know. Just do it please." She was getting impatient and that was never a good thing with Rei.

Rei combed her hair with her fingers nervously, while she waited that anybody responded on the suggestion of the man. Half an hour later she was on the edge of giving up all hope to get an earlier flight, when suddenly a man tapped on her shoulder. "Hi!"

"Hi? Do I know you?" She asked curiously.

"No, I believe you are the girl who wants to change flight, because of an emergency." When Rei nodded he gave her his ticket and grinned. "I hope I could help you." He grinned again. Rei gave him her ticket that she had just bought thirty minutes ago.

"I thank you so much, you don't know what this means to me." Rei smiled at him and took her handbag. "I really appreciated your help." She said and moments later stepped through the gate. It was time to fly home.