Rei looked over at the older girl and caught a single tear resting on her cheek. Rei smiled softly and brushed it away. "Don't cry Mako-chan it'll be ok. We'll talk more about this all later ok."
Makoto glanced over at Rei and nodded. "Yea we can if you want. Honestly I'm not pissed about it anymore but I think the hurt will always remain ya know?" Makoto looked at Rei her face wet from the light mist of rain from the wind blowing it in her face.
Rei sighed heavily. "Yea I know exactly what you mean. Honestly I never would have expected Usagi to do that to either of us. I mean her of all people…"
Makoto saw Rei start to fall to her knees as her eyes teared up Makoto tossed her cigarette over the railing and caught her before she fell to the wet ground holding her friend as she cried in a comforting manner lightly rubbing her back, whispering words of comfort to her. "Rei-chan…"
Rei buried her face in Makoto's shoulder and cried. "She swore she would never hurt me…but she did. It's not fair Mako-chan. Why? Why would they do something like this to us? They we're supposed to be our friends…How could they?"
Makoto let a tear run down her cheek. "I don't know Rei-chan…Gomen nasai I don't know…"
Rei stood there and cried in her friends arms. Makoto didn't know what to do so she simply held her friend as she cried. After what seemed to be hours, though in reality was really only about 15 minutes, Rei sobbed a few times and took a deep breath. The sweet smell of Lilly's of the Valley filled the air she breathed, realizing she was in Makoto's arms she stood up straight and took a step back. "Gomen ne Mako-chan I didn't mean to break down like that."
Makoto shook her head and quickly brushed her tear away before Rei noticed it. "Don't be sorry Rei-chan you have every right to cry."
Rei looked at the stronger girl and even though her face hide her pain very well her eyes gave her away every time. "Mako-chan…" The brunette looked at her. "How long have we known each other now?"
Makoto raised an eyebrow. "About 4 maybe 5 years why?"
Rei chuckled. "Did you really think that after all those years you could hide your feelings from me?"
Makoto chuckled. "Yea kinda thought I could."
Rei shook her head. "Well now that you know that you can't why not let yourself cry?"
Makoto looked at Rei and shook her head. "She's not worth it, I swore after my parents died I wouldn't cry, and I'll be damned if I'm going to cry over her." Makoto balled her left hand into a fist before taking a deep breath and pulling out another cigarette and lighting it.
Rei frowned as she watched her friend. "Gomen Nasai Mako-chan I didn't mean to upset you."
Makoto shook her head. "Don't be sorry you didn't upset me." Makoto smiled ever so softly at Rei trying to sway her into believing she was ok.
Rei looked at her friend and shook her head and turned to face the railing and watched the rain hit the choppy water of the ocean.
The waves beat the shore as the strong winds blew. Makoto put a hand on Rei's left shoulder and motioned towards the house. "Let's go in huh."
Rei nodded a little. "Yea ok." The two girls walked back into Makoto's house. Makoto walked into her kitchen and whistled. A silver wolf came running from the older girl's bedroom. Rei's eyes got wide as she saw the majestic animal run into the kitchen. Makoto put food in the dish and set it down running her hand along the wolf's back as she walked towards the door.
Makoto walked out into the front room and Rei was still awe struck. "Her name is Amaya. She's a silver wolf, only about a year old. Shinozaki has 2 wolves, the male is black and the female is white, and he bread um and she was the only silver one. He gave me her for my birthday last year." Makoto smiled. "Does that answer your questions?"
Rei nodded. "Yea Mako-chan it does."
Makoto smiled and sat down on the couch next to Rei and propped her feet up on the table and picked up a remote off the arm of the Italian leather sofa and hit a button and Enya began to play. Makoto set the volume so it was playing only loud enough to hear over normal speaking voices. She then folded her arms behind her head and closed her eyes. Rei sat there and simply watched her friend. Amaya walked into the room slowly seeing Rei sitting on the sofa next to Makoto she sat in the door way. Rei smiled a little and held out her hand. "Come here girl I won't hurt you." Amaya approached Rei slowly with her head lowered in an almost cowering position. Amaya finally reached Rei and sat down and sniffed Rei's out stretched hand. She timidly licked it and Rei scratched her under her chin. Pretty soon Amaya was on the couch between the two girls with her head in Rei's lap laying there letting Rei pet her.
Makoto opened one eye and smiled. "Looks like she likes you Rei-chan. Only other person she ever let pet her was Ami."
"Ami's been over here?"
Makoto shook her head. "No I ran into her, Minako, and Usagi on my way back from the vet." Makoto smiled. "She seems to be really comfortable around you though guess I don't gotta worry about her after all." Makoto sat up and looked at her watch. "Shit it's that late already damn. Hey Rei-chan what do you say I make dinner?"
Rei smiled. "Who could resist your cooking Mako-chan. I'll help though if you like."
"Up to you Rei-chan. Come on Amaya lets go in the kitchen." The silver wolf hopped off the couch and beat her mistress to the kitchen. Makoto chuckled. "She thinks since I have company over she'll get a special treat." She smiled at Rei and winked.
Rei chuckled and the two girls walked into the kitchen. As what Makoto said sank in Rei blushed slightly. "You are awfully flirty today Mako-chan."
Makoto chuckled. "Sorry Rei-chan, just in a good mood all of a sudden."
Rei smiled and walked slowly towards Makoto. "I'm glad. Hey Mako-chan whats the title of that picture?"
Makoto raised an eyebrow. "What picture Rei-chan? There are none in the kitchen."
Rei chuckled nervously. "The one just outside the door with the two women on it."
"If you're talking about the two with the tats its Shieldmates by Ruth Thompson and Nene Thomas."
Rei nodded a little and walked up behind Makoto and smiled a little before snatching her ponytail holder and running to the other side of the island. "Your hair looks good like that Mako-chan why don't you ever wear it down?"
Makoto shook her head. "Playful much?"
Rei smiled. "Gomen ne Mako-chan in a playful mood."