The third batch. This had been the third batch of cookies Makoto had cooked today and she let out a frustrated sigh as she dropped the pan unceremoniously. She had burned this set just like the first one. Giving up, she turned the oven off and sank on the floor against a cabinet, leaning on her hand. The last week had been awful for more than one reason. The first of course being that Minako had apparently tried to jump to her death.

The second was Ami. Ever since the news about Minako broke out, she had been holed up in the hospital, working her life away and Makoto hadn't seen her in five days. It was proving impossible to sleep at night at this point and she was rather lonely. The house was far too quiet without the sounds of Ami slowly turning the pages of a book. Makoto missed her and let out a gentle sigh, closing her eyes and inadvertently dozing off.

This was the sight that greeted Ami when she finally got back to their apartment. Burnt cookies on a stove and Makoto asleep on the floor against a cabinet. She glanced a few times between the two before frowning and feeling guilty. She really hadn't even talked to the love of her life ever since she had taken to trying to dig up information on what all was going on and just what the team was going to do.

"Mako, love…" Ami knelt down and gently shook her shoulder until she woke up, clearly disoriented.

"..Ami?"

"Hi." Ami gave her a sheepish smile. "Sorry."

"'S fine." Makoto rubbed her eyes and groaned a little, ashamed to have dozed off on the kitchen floor.

"Burnt cookies?"

"Third batch today. Second one I forgot to even add sugar."

Ami frowned at that and helped Makoto up. "I should have come back home every night."

"Yeah but you would have been behind. From what Usagi said, we don't really have time to waste. You come up with anything?"

"A lot." Ami let out a heavy sigh, moving to the couch, Makoto following. Ami gestured her to lay down with her head in her lap, running her fingers soothingly through Makoto's hair. "He bribed her parents, I think."

"What!?"

"Fairly sure. Minako's parents never cared about her up until now. Also if it's witness protection, they can just dump her anyways and take the cash and run. I don't have solid proof on that front. It's frustrating not to find anything." Ami pressed her lips into a hard line.

"Well, I guess it's really not all that surprising. Any plans?"

"I uhm…" This time Ami looked away from her.

"Ami?"

"It's incredibly dangerous and probably the stupidest thing I could come up with, but without Minako here for extra suggestions, it's all I have."

"Well?"

"See, you're really tall and can be really androgynous in a darker area. I would be able to knock the power out for about two minutes before the back up generators kick in for you to get the medicine we need. We can't just rip Minako off whatever she's on, plus painkillers. I can't just write a random prescription or have my Mom do it."

"Did…did you just tell me that I'm robbing from a hospital? On top of that, take the power out?"

"Just the lights! I can't knock the rest out or it'll be too risky for people on life support."

"Uh..how does any of that get Minako out?"

"That's what Usagi is for."

Makoto stared up at her completely dumbfounded. Usagi was a total clutz and she didn't have the body strength to carry anyone, much less a dead state Minako. "Come again?"

"Not what you think. Usagi has a transformation pen, remember? She can look like a doctor and we can get her moved to an empty room where you come and pick her up. We'll have to do it in two days max. Probably better tonight and then day after tomorrow. Otherwise it's too much coincidence."

"I..You want me to steal medicine and Usagi to help me kidnap a patient out of a hospital?"

"I can take the cameras out too. It's what I was looking into for so long. I had to find what the best spaces to work in were and I can get the medicine moved discreetly to a place easy for you to get it." Ami talked about this like they weren't about to commit robbery and kidnapping in the same damn week.

"And if we get caught?"

"We won't."

"…And if we get caught, Ami?" Makoto was terrified of what was going to happen to them.

"Have some faith, okay? I did a lot into this."

"Okay..but since it's tonight and it's like ten AM, can we please cuddle and sleep?" Makoto pouted up at her and Ami laughed, nodding in agreement. They both got up and moved into the bedroom, cuddling up together under the blankets and Makoto let out the most content sigh of her life time. Senshi of Ice, sure. But these cuddles were the true gift she got out of Ami.

"I love you." Ami leaned up and pressed a kiss gently to Makoto's lips, who returned it.

"I love you too."

The dumbest idea to ever come out Mizuno Ami's mouth to date.