The following morning, Himeko had returned to pack up all her belongings. Minako didn't know what to say to her, she's just broken her heart, but Himeko seemed to take it really well. Like she'd been bracing herself for it.

"Are you going to tell her?" Himeko asked, softly.

Minako shook her head, "no, I've already lost my relationship, I don't wanna lose my best friend."

"It's hard isn't it, packing up my things." Himeko laughed.

Minako sighed and sat on her bed, "like a divorce."

"I still think you should tell her." Himeko packed up her films.

"Hime.. We're not breaking up because of Rei."

"No. We're breaking up because I'm not Rei." Himeko sighed, sitting next to Minako.

"Rei's straight, nobody will take that away." Minako sighed, tears stinging her eyes.

"Hey, wasn't it you that said that we fall in love with a persons sole, not their looks?" Himeko hugged her tight.

"Yes, but an unrequited sole is still and unrequited sole."

"MINAKO!" Rei yelled running through the door, "Minako, I'm glad you're here, I don't know what to do, I need your help."

Himeko stood up, "I'd best be off. I'll come to pick up my other stuff in the week," Minako nodded, "goodbye Rei." She said looking directly into Rei's eyes.

"Goodbye?" Rei looked at Minako confused.

Minako threw herself back on the bed. Rei walked to her and sat down next to her on the bed.

"What did you want?" Minako asked, not moving.

"What I want doesn't matter, right now it's all about you!" Rei jumped up, "we'll rent some crappy movies, buy chocolate and ice cream and have a chill out day on yo-"

"Enough, Rei! I just want to be left alone, my head hurts, please." Minako sat up, tears leaving her eyes.

Rei looked down at Minako, sighed and then said, "okay, well, if you need me, phone me." She then kissed her cheek and walked out, leaving behind a very distraught Minako behind her.

M&R

Rei went to Shinji's apartment, although they were 'broken up' she still wanted to see if he was okay.

She let herself in like she has done many times before, and called his name, "Shinji!"

He walked into the room and upon seeing Rei, he jogged and grabbed her, "Rei! I knew you weren't being serious. You love me really." He grinned, bending down slightly to kiss her cheek.

"Why are you wearing that?" Rei pointed to a scarf around his neck.

"It's cold in here." He lied. Rei, seeing behind his lies, pulled it off to reveal a love-bite.

"Really, Shinji? We've been broken up for a day, and you've already had sex?" Rei sighed.

Shinji got down in his knees, "I'm sorry, I really am. Please forgive me."

Rei rolled her eyes. "Why should I? All you do is hate my friends and cheat on me. Why should I? No, I'm not going to, you can sod off!" And then she left.

"Rei! I don't know what's wrong with me! I just get an urge and it happens!" He shouted after her.

Shinji went over to his cabinet and took out a bottle of lager.

M&R

Rei, Nanoha and Yuki lay on Yuki's bed in the Hino household, with face masks on.

"All he said, really, was that he can't control himself, he doesn't know what's wrong with him." Rei continued to talk about Shinji to her sisters, who haven't heard as much as Minako, but they're glad of that fact.

"Thank god Kieran died before I heard him say that!" Nanoha laughed.

"If he can't control it, he can't be blamed." Yuki said, making Rei sit up on the bed.

"You're justifying it?" She asked.

"No, it's just, you can't blame someone for something they can't control."

"Like you and eating food." Nanoha laughed causing Yuki to laugh and Rei to glare, "it's a wonder that you're not huge!"

"Oh shut up!" Rei lay back down, with her two sisters still laughing.

M&R

Rei didn't like Minako being upset on her own, so she went on a slight shopping spree buying bits and bobs. Then she drove to Mina's house with three bags filled with crap. She had her own key, so she let her self in and placed the bags on the floor.

"Minako?!" She yelled through the flat and upon hearing her friends voice, Mina poked her head out of the kitchen.

"Yeah, Rei?" She asked.

"I've decided to be the friend that you've been all these years. Every time something happened with me and someone else, you've always been there. So it's my turn... And before you say a single word, it's happening." Rei grabbed Minako's hand and dragged her towards the sofa.

"What do you have planned?" Minako smiled.

"Well," Rei walked into Minako's bedroom and grabbed her quilt, "I have a few films here, lots of chocolate, some wine crisp and crap. So we're going to watch all these films and eat until we're fat!" Rei was satisfied with Minako's small giggle.

"What are we watching first?" Minako asked, feeling better than this morning.

"Battle Royale!" Rei held it up triumphantly, "I've watched it with Yuki and Nanoha before, it's awesome! You'll adore Yukie and Chigusa!"

Minako laughed slightly sadly, "stick it in!"