Disclaimer: see previous chapter.

Yasushi wanted to cry. "Um, I'll come back later." He darted down the hall before another word could be said and locked himself in his office to fret with a bottle of whiskey.

Hideki turned just in time to see the man dart down the hall. He looked down at the woman beneath him. "What just happened?"

"Yasushi-san just saw us having sex."

Hideki nodded. "I thought so. I should go talk to him."

"I don't think that's a good idea."

"Relax. He's one of my best friends. It'll be okay."

Setsuna looked uncertain. "I still don't think-"

He kissed her, silencing her protests. "Don't worry. I can handle it." He stood and put his clothes back on.

Setsuna sat up, worry still written on her face. "Don't hurt him."

Hideki walked to her, kissing her again. "I wouldn't dare. Relax. Everything is gonna be fine."

"What the hell? Dad! Stop it!" Kei ran quickly up to his father, restraining him and preventing him from throwing any more punches. "What's wrong with you?!"

Hideki shook free from his son and wiped the blood from his lip with the back of his hand. "That bastard has a damn good right hook!"

"Why are you fighting? What happened?"

"He fucking hit me!"

"Why?"

"Ask him!"

Kei and Hideki looked at the prone form that was Yasushi. "He's unconscious."

"I guess you'll have to wait to find out then."

Haruka let out a low whistle. "What on Earth happened here?"

Kei frowned. "These two decided to start hitting each other."

"Why?"

"That's what I want to know."

Minako looked up at them from the floor. "We should call an ambulance. He's bleeding a lot and he may have a few broken bones. Did Sets see him yet?"

Kei shook his head. "I don't think so. I broke them up."

"Good. I'll go keep her busy so she doesn't-"

"Oh no. No. Please tell me you didn't do this."

Everyone turned to look at the shocked manager.

Kei spoke first. "This was why I didn't want you two to get involved."

Minako pinched him. "She wasn't talking to you. Stay out of it."

The teen grabbed his arm but didn't say anything else.

Hideki looked at the ground. "He hit me first."

"So what? You said you wouldn't hurt him! You lied to me!"

"I didn't-"

"Save it."

Haruka put her phone away. "An ambulance is on its way." She looked at her distraught friend. "Relax, Sets. He'll be fine."

Setsuna nodded to Haruka and turned back to Hideki. "You know, Arai-san, I can ignore the fact that you are a womanizing play boy with no sense of responsibility, shame, tact, grace or dignity. But you hurt a friend of mine. That I cannot forgive." She turned and marched away.

Minako stopped Hideki from chasing after her. "You're going with us to the hospital."

"But-"

"She doesn't want to deal with you right now. Let her be."

"But-"

Haruka cracked her knuckles imposingly. "Don't push. Come on. You'll ride with me. We need to talk anyway."

Hideki rubbed his bruised knuckles and followed behind the blond, turning to look at his best friend. He had really fucked up. Again.

"This is why I said what I said. This is why I never let him date women I work with. Shit like this always happens."

"Always? This happened before?"

"Yeah. Right after my mom passed my dad hired me a female manager, but he ended up having sex with her."

"What's wrong with that?"

"She was Yasushi's girlfriend at the time."

"Ohhh..."

"Exactly. Yasushi got over it and they were able to be friends again, but I made my dad promise not to get involved with anyone I worked with ever again. Apparently he couldn't do that, and this shit happened again."

Minako looked at her hands. She had a small part in it.

Kei stood and paced the waiting room. "I'm going to cut him off."

"Who?"

"My dad."

"What?"

"He needs to be responsible for his actions. Not only did he do the one thing he wasn't supposed to do, he hurt Yasushi again. I'm going to cut him off."

"How will he survive?"

"He'll survive like everyone else does; get a job and grow the hell up."

"Are you at least going to warn him?"

"I see no need. He has enough in his savings to take care of himself for a while."

"But-"

"Why are you taking up for him? It's bad enough I have to cut my father out of my life, so stop asking me to explain myself to you!"

"I can understand that you're angry, but you don't have to cut him off like that!"

"Yasushi is like a father to me! That man was never in my life! He lived off of my money, didn't claim me for anything, and hurt the only man who never once left my side."

Minako frowned. "Have you thought about the reason that he wasn't in your life? Do you remember who it was that gave you your talent and looks and who set you up for fame? Have you ever once considered that Yasushi is just as much at fault as your dad is? Have you? Because until you do, until you get your dad's side of the story, you're opinion will be biased and that's not fair to him."

"I don't want to talk to him! I don't even want to look at him!"

"Then don't look in the mirror, Kei. You look just like him, and if you don't change, you're going to act just like him too."

The teen balled his hands. "What did you say?"

"You heard me. You're no better than he is. You're a conceited, irresponsible, self centered, eogtistical brat, who can't let go of a woman who tells you she isn't interested and will hurt anyone around you just to get what you want."

"You take that back!"

"I won't because it's true. You and him are one in the same."

Kei growled and lunged forward, but his fist met the wall beside Minako's head. She didn't flintch. "It's not true. I'm nothing like him."

Minako looked at the breaking boy in front of her. He really was still a child. "Kei, there's nothing wrong with looking like your dad, or having some of his traits. That can't be helped. But if you don't want to be like the parts of him that you hate, you have to start by forgiving him. Only then will you be better than he is, and you'll finally start to grow up."

Kei felt tears sting his eyes. His hand hurt, and he realized that he was the epitome of the one man he hated. Not only that, he was his mirror image.

"He'll be fine. We pumped his stomach and none of his bones were actually broken. He has a few minor fractures that have been set and casted and should be healed in a few weeks."

"Why did you pump his stomach?"

"His BAC was unusually high. He had apparently been drinking before his injuries were sustained."

Hideki nodded. "I see. Thank you, doctor."

"No problem, Sato-san."

Haruka raised an eyebrow as the doctor walked away. "Sato-san?"

"Yeah. I have a fake name. I didn't want it to get out that I was Kei's father."

Haruka nodded. "I've wondered about that for a while now. Why are you hiding the fact that he's your son?"

"Long story. I basically wanted to be able to find a wife who would love me for me and not because I had a rich son. I knew I wouldn't be capable of raising Kei by myself, so I needed to find a wife."

"That doesn't seem to have worked out as you planned. Kei has been raised and you haven't gotten married."

"Yeah, life is funny that way. Eight years, and I only found one person who stands up to my wife."

"You can't mean Sets."

"I do. She's so much like her it's scary. Even in her relationship with Yasushi."

"The guy you fought? What kind of-"

"Their easy friendship. The laid back companionship. He and my late wife were best friends. I met her through him. I didn't realize how he felt about her until after Kei was born."

"Did you know how he felt about Sets?"

"I did, but I was already infatuated with her. I got carried away. I never meant to fight him, though. I figured we could come to an agreement, but he went off and busted my lip, and tried to break my nose."

Haruka frowned. "Still. Don't you think it was a little crazy to have sex with her where your son and best friend could easily see you? I mean, you should have at least locked the door."

"Have you never been excited by the thought of getting caught?"

"I have, but I never got caught. I've been reckless, but you were just stupid."

Setsuna stared out her office window. She didn't believe she had made a mistake, but her actions, and the lack thereof, caused one of her friends to get hurt. This wasn't the first time it had happened, and she was sure it wouldn't be the last, but that did nothing to make it hurt less.

She sighed and sat down in her office chair. She hesitated a moment more before she pulled out her cell phone and called one of her closest friends.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Michiru."

"Sets? What's wrong?"

"What makes you think something's wrong?"

"You don't usually call me in the middle of the day."

"You're right. I wanted to talk."

"What's up?"

"Do you love him?"

"Who?"

"You can answer that one too."

Setsuna ran her hand down her face. "I don't think I love either of them. Yasushi is a friend and business associate and Hideki is an annoyance who's good in bed."

"Are you sure you don't love-"

"I'm sure I don't. No need to even consider it."

"Alright. But why aren't you at the hospital? Don't you want to see how he is?"

"I do, but I needed some space."

"And you're not worried at all about Yasushi-san not wanting to see you when he wakes up?"

"I- Maybe a little."

"It's reasonable. You don't want to see the hurt in his eyes again. How are you going to face him the next two weeks?"

"I have no idea."

"You still don't think you did anything wrong?"

"Of course not. I blame myself for not locking the door, and for not going after Yasushi myself, but for nothing else."

"And you don't think that having sex at work is a bad idea?"

"You mean to tell me that you've never had sex at work?"

"Of course I have. I didn't say it was a good idea, though. And I never forgot to lock the door. Besides, you're not the type of person to have sex at work."

"You've only known me for six years of my life. There's a lot you don't yet know about me."

"I suppose. You still haven't decided on what to do, though. How are you going to deal with them now?"

"I don't know."

"Well, I suggest you think about that first. After you go to see how Yasushi-san is doing. And can you send Haruka home when you get there. I need her to get a can down for me."

"Seriously, Michiru? Stand on a chair!"

"But- I miss Haruka."

Setsuna laughed. "That's at least honest."

"How is he?"

Minako and Kei turned to look at Setsuna. Minako smiled; Kei frowned. "He's still unconscious."

"Get out of here."

"Kei!"

"Go home."

"Kei, you can't blame her!"

"I can do just that!"

"No you can't! It's not her fault!"

"How can you say that?!"

"Kei, she had nothing to do with the agreement you and your father had, and she wasn't the one who beat Yasushi-san. In fact, Yasushi-saan is more to blame than she is!"

"What?!"

"Be quiet, both of you. You're in a hospital."

The angry idols looked at Setsuna again. Kei crossed his arms and sulked in his chair.

"He's in room 235. He should be waking up soon."

"Why are you two down here and not in there?"

"He doesn't want to be anywhere near his father right now and I didn't want to leave him alone."

Setsuna nodded and headed toward the elevator. "Try not to get into any trouble."

Minako winked and grinned; Kei ignored her. Setsuna spared them one more wary glance before she got onto the elevator.

"Haruka, why are you out here?"

The blond held up a finger and answered her phone. "Hello?"

Setsuna raised an eyebrow and waited for the blond to get off the phone. "Michiru-"

"She said she wants me to come home, and you drive too slowly."

Setsuna frowned. "I do not drive too slowly. I obey the law unlike you."

Haruka laughed. "No, you're afraid to use the gas pedal. I'll see you later. Good luck in there, and try not to do anything else stupid, please." She didn't give Setsuna a chance to respond before she disappeared down the hall.

Setsuna opened the hospital door slowly and peeked her head through. She walked in cautiously and took a seat beside Hideki.

"Setsuna-chan-"

"Don't talk to me, Arai-san."

"But-"

"You heard me."

The man sighed and turned to look at his still unconscious friend. He really had messed up.

"You want to do what?"

"I'm going to cut him off."

"You can't do that, Kei."

"I can and I will."

"That's not right!"

"Nothing he has done has been right!"

"That is no reason to leave him without an income. He is still your father."

"He's an asshole!"

"Don't talk about him like that. He has done nothing wrong by you."

"But he hurt you!"

"This has nothing to do with me. You will not cut him off."

"But-"

"Kei, I'm angry at Hideki as well, but it just isn't right to leave him with no means to support himself. He gave up a lot for you in case you don't remember. He is a selfish bastard, but you can't just cut him off."

"Yasushi!"

"I won't hear anything else about it, Kei. You have a tour to finish. Go practice and stop worrying about matters that I handle."

Kei felt like screaming. "Why don't you understand? He doesn't deserve a dime!"

"I understand how you feel, but you won't solve anything by simply cutting him off. If he and Setsuna-san want to have a relationship that is their decision, not yours or mine."

"Yasushi-"

"Stop wasting time, Kei. You have a show tonight. Go get ready."

Kei lowered his head and went to a practice room. His father was a bitch; his manager was taking his father's side; his girlfriend was leaving him in two days. Nothing was going right in his life.

"Only two more days."

"Thanks God. I never thought we would make it this far. This has been the longest three months of my life."

"I agree completely. Try to go without incident these next two days. You've done good so far, but the last think you need to do is remind the record company that you still owe them more time."

"I got it. No stunts. I'll be sure to let Rei know."

"I'm more worried about you than her at this point, Minako."

"Sets, relax. I'm calm."

"For now. And be careful. Kei has been irrational lately."

"I'm fine, Sets. I'll see you after the show."

"Are you sure you don't want to reconsider?"

"I'm sure. I don't love you, Kei. I love Rei."

The teen sighed. "Fine. I guess I just have to move on, then."

Minako raised an eyebrow. "What are you planning?"

"Nothing. Nothing at all."

"I know you too well for that to work. What are you thinking?"

"Seriously, it's nothing."

"Kei-chan!"

Minako's eyes widened. Kei-chan. She turned and looked at Hotaru, looking very much like jail-bait. Hotaru winked at the older senshi and ran to hug Kei.

"How have you been, Kei-chan?" She ended her sentence with a kiss on the cheek.

Minako blinked. "What? When did this happen?"

Hotaru looked at her. "A few days ago."

"Are you out of your mind?"

Hotaru laughed. "Of course not! I know exactly what I'm doing." Another wink told the idol to be quiet.

The younger teen looked up to the boy who's neck her arms were around. "Kei-chan, can we go to the mall today?"

Kei's eyes fell from the shocked expression on Minako's face to the girl beside him. "I'm not-"

"Please! You promised we could go today!"

"But-" His eyes fell again on the idol.

"What? I don't have a problem with it if she doesn't. Go. Have fun."

"We haven't even broken up to the press yet, though."

"Then why'd you promise her you'd go today?"

Kei frowned and looked back down to his side. "Alright, we can go."

Hotaru grinned and kissed him on the cheek before grabbing his hand and pulling him away from the confused blond.

Minako stood in awe for a moment after they left until her phone buzzed. She opened it and looked at the text on the screen: call haru

She smiled and called Haruka. She knew there was a good reason Hotaru would be going out with Kei.

"Haruka, I love you."

Haruka laughed. "I'm an evil genius, aren't I?"

"No, seriously, I love you. Tell Michiru. I'm stealing you from her and we're moving to an island where her and Rei can't find us and getting married."

"Minako, as hot as you are, I have to decline your offer."

"It wasn't a request. I didn't ask you. Tell Michiru. I'm stealing you."

Haruka laughed again. "I'll tell her, but she'll never let you."

"No one let's people steal thier things; it just happens."

"So you're telling me that you're going to leave Rei before you even see her again?"

Minako paused. "I'll come get you in a few weeks."

The older blond laughed again. "I'm sure you'll forget all about me when you see her."

"Haruka, how did you think of that? And how did you get Sets and Michiru to go along with it?"

"I'm not sure how I thought of it; it just came to me. Like an epiphany. And Sets and Michiru don't know so don't tell them. They'll ruin everything."

"How did you get Hotaru to go along with it? She hates Kei."

"That's easy. She- I'll tell you later. Michi's home. Bye Minako."

"Later, Haruka."

Minako put her phone away and grinned. She had never been so glad to have Haruka as a friend as she was then.

"Reiko! Reiko! Where are you?! Reiko! Rei!" Minako put her hands on her hips. "Rei I know you hear me! Stop hiding!" Minako scowled. "Reiko! You will not like me if I have to come looking for you!" The blond waited, but nothing happened. "Are you even here?!" Still nothing. The blond sulked and sat of the porch of the shrine, resting her back against the door.

A few minutes later Rei walked up the steps to the shrine frowning. "What on Earth are you doing here?"

Minako grinned. "You sound like you're not happy to see me."

"I am, but why are you here? You're supposed to be somewhere else."

"Where I am supposed to be, Reiko?"

"I don't know. Some other part of Japan."

Minako frowned. "You didn't know I was coming back today?"

Rei smiled. "I was kidding. Of course I knew. Why didn't you go inside?"

"Why weren't you here?"

"I had to go get something. I would have come back earlier but I didn't know you'd be back so soon."

Minako stood up. "What did you go get?"

"I'll show you when we're inside."

The blond grinned and opened the door to the shrine, darting inside. Rei shook her head and smiled. She hoped Minako never changed.

"Stop moving so slowly! Come on!" Minako pulled Rei by the arm into her room. "Show me!"

Rei chuckled at her girlfriend's enthusiasm. "Relax. It's not going anywhere. Close your eyes."

The miko walked to her closet and pulled out the small honey colored bunny rabbit. "Hold out your hands."

Minako did as she was told gasping when she felt a fuzzy body deposited into them. "Can I open my eyes?"

"Go ahead."

The blond's eyes widened as she took in the small life form in her hands. "Oh my God, Rei! Is this mine?!"

Rei chuckled. "Duh, silly. I wouldn't give it to you if it wasn't."

"Oh, Rei! It's so cute! Usagi is going to be so jealous."

The miko grinned wolfishly. "I know."

"You're so evil. Thank you so much. What's her name?"

"Why would I name your rabbit?"

"I don't know. What should I call her?"

"That's up to you. Like I said, it's yours."

"Hmm. How about Kei?"

"How about I kill it?"

Minako laughed. "I was kidding."

"I wasn't."

"Relax. I wouldn't do that to you. Shoot, I wouldn't do that to the rabbit."

Rei sat down on her futon beside the blond. "Don't think about it now. Name it later." She pulled Minako's hair away from her neck and kissed the pale skin. "I missed you."

The idol moand and tilted head to the side. "Rei, I'm holding a rabbit."

The miko grinned and put the rabbit back in its cage. She walked back to Minako and straddled her waist. "I missed you."

Minako smiled and fell back, pulling the miko on top of her. "You have no idea how much I missed you."

Rei grinned. "Kiss me."

Minako quickly and happily oblidged the woman above her, indulging in their first kiss as girlfriends in almost two years.

"Are you shitting me?"

Minako laughed. "That's my line, and no, I'm not."

"Why would Hotaru do such a thing?"

"I asked the same thing. Oh, and by the way, I love Haruka and will be stealing her from Michiru and running off to an island where neither of you will find us ever again."

Rei raised an eyebrow. "When did you decide that?"

"When she told me the plan. She's an evil genius and I love her. I'll be leaving you in a week."

"You will do no such thing."

"I've already planned it all out."

"There is no way you're leaving my side again, plans or not."

Minako smiled. "I've wanted to hear that for so long."

Rei tightened her grip around her lover's waist, pulling her closer. "I've been wanting to say it forever. I just had to make sure it could be true."

Minako rubbed her nose against Rei's playfully. "It is. I'll try to let Haruka down gently."

The miko laughed. "I'm sure Michiru will be more disappointed."

"I think Sets is the one who'll be butthurt over it."

"Please. Setsuna loves Haruka more than you do."

Minako grinned. "I won't doubt you on that one."

Rei leaned forward and captured the idol's lips again, frowning when she pulled back.

"Don't you ever get tired, Reiko?"

"Not when I'm with you."

"Isn't that sweet? Well," Minako extracated herself from Rei's hold and stood up from the futon to stretch, "I do get tired and- Hey!"

The blond looked down, first to the hand that was situated between her legs, and then to the grinning woman it belonged to.

"Come back here."

Minako smacked her lover's hand away and stepped out of her reach. "No more, Reiko!"

Rei sat up on her knees. "Come here, Mi-chan."

"No!"

The miko stood up slowly. "Mi-chan."

Minako backed away just as slowly, not sure whether to run or not. "Reiko, stop it!"

"Come here, Mi-chan."

Minako swallowed as her back hit the wall. In the time she took to glance back at the offending thing blocking her escape, Rei had put her hands on either side of the blond, trapping her. "Don't run, Mi-chan."

The blond groaned as the skillful fingers that were teasing her before found their way inside of her again. "Reiko."

Rei grinned and bowed her head, taking an erect nipple in her mouth and sucking gently. Her tongue licked a path up the idol's neck to her ear, and she sucked the lobe playfully. "Say my name like that again, Minako."

Minako's arms found their way around the miko's neck as she threw her head back and her back arched. "Rei- Oh, Reiko."

Rei's other hand made its way to the nape of Minako's neck to pull the other woman in for a kiss. When the panting woman broke it, Rei kneeled in front of her, leaning forward to taste her. Minako gripped Rei's hair and pulled. "Reiko- I- Let me lay down."

The miko looked up at her girlfriend, but didn't stop what she was doing. She threw a leg over her shoulder and used it to help the woman balance. Minako groaned and her toes curled. Rei watched her carefully, and after the woman moaned her name again, she stopped what she was doing and left the frustrated woman standing by the wall.

"I'm hungry. You want anything to eat?"

Minako gaped.

Rei laughed. "I guess not." She turned and walked out her room to the kitchen, laughing the entire way.

Rei was halfway through a bowl of cereal when Minako plopped herself unceremoniously into Rei's lap, pressing wet heat against the older woman's stomach.

"You are evil and I hate you."

Rei grinned. "That's not nice."

"Neither are you!"

"Aww, I'm sorry."

"Douchebag."

"But I'm sorry!"

"You are not! Stop grinning!"

The miko forced the smile off of her face. "I'm sorry, Minako."

The idol crossed her arms, unintentionally pushing her breasts together. "You are not! Reiko!"

Rei looked up at the blond, nipple between her lips. "Huh? I thought you wanted me to finish?"

"I do-"

"And you did just push these up in my face."

"I know-"

"So stop talking and let me work."

"Reiko!"

The miko didn't respond, choosing instead to play with the breasts in front of her. Minako's hands found the back of Rei's head again and her hips ground against the miko's stomach. Rei looked up and laughed. "What happened to being tired?"

The idol frowned and pulled Rei's hair roughly. "Shut up."

Rei winced for a second, but obliged the woman, picking her up and carrying her to the bedroom, cereal forgotten.

A/N: REINAKO SMEXX! It's almost over... I'm really, really exhausted right now, so I apologize in advance for any errors I may have missed. I can't bring myself to edit this any more -_-' I'm dying, but I really wanted to get this posted before I went to sleep. Enjoy, and let me know what you think. (And I still haven't punished Kei yet, fyi.)