Disclaimer still stands. Also, I think this is the first time I've ever used the word "nipple" in a fanfic. I feel so proud. : D

It was the middle of the night.

Actually, it was close to 3 Am. So technically it was Sunday morning. All of the Senshi had fallen asleep after the movies were over. Apparently, Usagi had become hooked on the Swan Princess as well as her daughter and had demanded that they watch the two sequels. No one ever dared to refuse the future Queen except Mamoru, and he wasn't here. So they had sat and watched until late into the night. One by one, they had nodded off in the warm glow of the dying fire.

Rei opened one eye. From the floor, she assessed the situation. Makoto and Ami were slumbering on the loveseat, one on top of the other until it was hard to tell who was who. Haruka and Michiru had also fallen asleep on top of each other, but there was a distinct lack of intertwining and hugging and whatnot. Hotaru and ChibiUsa were curled up on the carpet, facing each other. Setsuna had conked out in her armchair by the window. The book she had been reading lay abandoned on the ground. Minako was in her lap, looking innocent. It was a laughable idea.

And Usagi?

Rei smiled and looked down at the girl in question. She had a habit of clinging to things and people that got to close too her while she slept. The smile quickly became a conniving grin. Silently, Rei clapped a hand over Usagi's mouth and worked one hand underneath her shirt. After a minute, the miko found what she was looking for. Usagi came awake with a muffled yelp as her left nipple was pinched. Hard. She tried to thrash around but found herself unable to, as Rei had used her legs to lock the blond's body down and prevent her from moving.

"Don't. Say. One. Word. If you wake up anyone in this room with your usual noise, I swear I'll make you eat Minako's chicken soup until you're sent into a coma," Rei murmured softly. She felt Usagi nod eagerly in front of her, signaling that she would indeed keep silent. Minako's soup was worse than any death threat. At least the horrid taste couldn't haunt you when you were a corpse. The miko let her Usagi and moved a little farther away to give the young Tsuskino some much needed space. Without a sound, Usagi sat up and slid over to Rei, her light blue eyes questioning.

Dropping her voice to a low whisper, the young Hino relayed her plan.

"Okay Usagi, time to let you in on a little secret. Me and Setsuna over there have made it our mission to bring together the Senshi again; reunite Haruka and Michiru, get Hotaru and your daughter to make up, prod Ami and Makoto into confessing, and play a bit of matchmaker with Minako and Setsuna. Of course, Puu doesn't know about that last part. If you promise to not breathe a word about this to anyone, you can help us out if you want. You in?"

Usagi's face split open in a wide, mischievous grin. She nodded, but didn't forget to keep her reply quiet. "I wouldn't have it any other way. Now, which couple do we go about fixing, Rei?" Rei smirked at the other girl's eagerness.

"Don't worry. I've got it all planned out. We've made some progress already; see how most of the others have got the whole "snugglebunny" vibe going on? Not counting today, there's three days left before Setsuna can admit defeat and let us get out of here. So, now is the time when we make some headway. Follow me."

Creeping and crawling, the two made their way over to the loveseat. Rei pointed over to Ami, then moved until she was nearest to Makoto. Nodding, the blond took up position beside the slumbering genius. Carefully, slowly, Rei demonstrated what she had in mind. She gently tilted Makoto's head downward so that it rested on Ami's. Usagi caught on. Being just as deliberate, she pushed the young Mizuno's head in, just a tad, until Ami's lips were all but brushing Makoto's neck. The duo worked in silence for a few minutes. When they were done, the brunette had one arm laid across the back of Ami's shoulders while her other one was draped just above the small girl's waist.

Usagi had made it so that Ami's own arms were slung around the young Kino's neck, her body slightly straddling Makoto's waist. They looked every inch the cute couple.

Pleased, Rei and Usagi smiled at each other and tiptoed a short way over to the couch where Haruka and Michiru was. They sighed, knowing that they'd have to think a little more salaciously this time. Rei took Haruka's side, while Usagi did the same for Michiru. Praying for steady control, Rei lifted the track star's hand and moved it until it was resting lightly on Michiru's curvy behind. Holding her breath, Usagi turned the violinist's head until it was halfway buried into the young Tenoh's ample chest. They stepped back, faces red, not daring to do any more.

Two down, two to go.

They moved towards Hotaru and ChibiUsa. Usagi took the place by her daughter, but before she could do a thing the girl began to mumble. Then she groaned softly. It didn't look good at all. Usagi began to panic as her pink-haired daughter started to flail weakly, caught in the throes of a nightmare. She dearly loved ChibiUsa, but Usagi vowed to herself that if she ruined this chance for love, she would die. After all, there was a mountain just outside a mansion. It would be so easy for someone to trip and fall over the edge...never to be found again.

The future Queen was jolted rudely out of her thoughts as Rei pulled her behind the couch. Peeking around separate corners, the miko and the ditz watched with bated breath as ChibiUsa's fear gently roused a sleeping Hotaru. Rei had to bite her lip to keep from cursing. Usagi wrung her hands in quiet, nervous anticipation. Hotaru looked around blearily. Rei and Usagi ducked out of sight. When they ventured to look again, the young Tomoe had turned her back to them. Incredibly, despite their apparent break-up, she was focused completely on ChibiUsa.

Proving that, once again, kids were strange, strange creatures. God help the rest of the Senshi when the two went to middle school and got their first taste of teenage rebellion.

"Nnng...'sis okay, Usa-chan...I...I'm here...don't worry...I'll kick those monsters' asses...I'm a Senshi...zzzngh." The Senshi of Silence mumbled out as she wrapped her thin arms around the pink-haired girl. Her eyelids fluttered closed again, and Hotaru drifted back to sleep. She had never been fully awake in the first place. The youngest Tsuskino breathed out a sigh and fell limp, her nightmares quelled. From behind the couch, Usagi and Rei suppressed their own sighs, these of relief, and nodded to each other. That was one more couple down for the count.

Surprisingly, Rei muffled a yawn and shuffled back to her original place by the couch on the floor. "What about those two?" Usagi asked softly, pointing to the snoozing duo of Setsuna and Minako. Rei smiled evilly and laid down to finish sleeping. The other girl did the same, keeping her eyes locked on the miko as she waited for an answer.

"I've got it taken care of. Now, go to sleep. I have a feeling that the rest of the day will be rather busy, if not hectic. Remember, not a word of what went on here to anyone!"