Hi again, it's been while since my last update. Thanks for your support and reviews. The exam days has ended, so I could continue my pure hobbie!

I promise it'll be more interesting ^^

ooooooooooooooooooooooooo

"What were you thinking? Exhanged patrol duty with commander?" A voice that sounded familiar filled the infirmary.

Rei knew that voice. She decided to continued pretend sleeping.

"Michi, babe. Trust me, it was good thing I exchanged with her. Or the commander that would be laying in here right now." Haruka replied. Haruka was trying to reassured Michiru. Rei heard the conversation. She couldn't deny the fact that Haruka just said. Minako could be the one hurt or maybe worse.

"I know. But you haven't explain to me, why you exchanged the duty that night?" Michiru insisted to got back to her original topic.

"... It's because of you." It was unusual for Haruka whispering something.

"excuse me?" Michiru couldn't hear Haruka's words.

"Nothing, Michi... You're so cruel, don't you? Here I am with a sling on my arm but you're investigating me instead taking care of me..." Haruka gave her second attempt to swung the topic away.

"What are you saying? I've been taking care on you..." Michiru sighed, realized that she couldn't get aswer from Haruka, Michiru took a seat beside Haruka's bed. She felt suddenly tired. When she heard about the last night incident, she rushed to the palace. She worried that the reckless Haruka did something stupid, which turned out to be true. She didn't want to have another fight with Haruka and parted like before.

"Michi, are you mad?" Haruka wondered why Michiru suddenly quiet.

"No. Just tired."

"I'm sorry. It's my fault." Haruka said. It always been like this. They fight, then reunited. But this was the first time for Haruka to apologized, and she really mean it.

Michiru smiled, accepting Haruka's apologize.

"Just rest. I will go talk to Ami." Michi rose from her seat and walked out from the infirmary.

"..."

"You can open your eyes, Rei. I know you're listening." Haruka said casually to Rei across her.

"I'm sorry." Rei apologize.

"It's okay." Haruka gave her usual smile. Rei noticed that Haruka looked worse. Her arm was on sling and there are bruises everywhere. But the red mark on Haruka's cheek was pretty obvious.

"This was Michiru's." Haruka pointed at the red mark.

"She slapped me before you wake up. And it's hurt like hell than my broken arm."

Rei gave Haruka a sorry look.

Rei felt okay. She didn't feel any sore and pain. She then, tried to get up from her bed. But, the sudden dizziness attacked her, force her to stay on bed.

"Whoa, Rei. You maybe don't have any broken arm. But you passed out last night, and Ami injected you with pain meds or something. Take it easy,will ya?" Haruka reminded her friend.

Rei just nod, waited until the dizziness gone.

"That was pretty reckless. Last night." Haruka commented. She looked at Rei with disagree look.

"I know. But I didn't know any other way beside it." Rei replied. Actually she wanted to know more about Haruka's words that she was a greatest purpose or something. But Rei decided, it could wait.

The sound of sliding door opened, surprised both of them. Ami came in and greet Haruka and Rei.

"I see, you already wake up Rei. How are you feeling? Hey, Haruka..." Ami took out her stetoschope, checking on Rei first.

"I'm okay. Just dizzy." Rei answered the doctor. Ami checked Rei's pulse and heartbeat with her stetoschope for a minute.

"It's because you're using your power very unwisely last night." Ami then explained.

"Your body couldn't take it, and left you with no strength. That was the reason you passed out." Ami continued.

"It's okay. You can leave now. But, take it easy okay? No training for you today. Just rest on your room for a day." Ami stopped then looked at Rei.

"I'm serious. Don't go wandering anywhere, understood?"

Rei nodded. "understood." As long as she left the infirmary. Because she didn't like the way the room smell. Though Ami smell nice.

Ami turned to Haruka. "No, you won't leaving today." Ami said before Haruka can complain. Haruka looked at Rei with envy look.

Ami approached Haruka and checked on her.

Rei got up from her bed, not feeling dizzy anymore, she waved Haruka goodbye.

"yea, whatever." Rei could still Haruka muttered on Ami's explain about her broken arm condition. Rei smiled and opened the infirmary door, just to found her commander stood there.

"Mina... Commander?" Rei didn't know what to say. The images of flashback last night came back to her. And Rei felt suddenly hot when remembered Minako was crying on her shoulder.

Minako seemed surprised, but a minute, she back with her cold and composure mask.

"So, looks like you've better..." Mina looked at Rei from head to toe, making sure Rei was okay.

"Ami give me ok to leave, but I should stay in my room for a day." Rei noticed Minako's stare at her. But then Rei saw Minako's bruise neck. The mark of that disgusting creature still there.

"How's your neck? Is it hurt?" Rei's hand unconsciously touched the bruises around Mina's neck.

"I hope it doesn't leave scar." Rei said with sad look on her face.

Mina can't help but took a step back before Rei caught her blush on her face. She turned around from Rei and straightened her back.

"You should go back to your room like Ami said. This is an order."

With that, Minako left Rei, stunned.

00000000000000000000000000

It's impossible for Rei to keep quiet in her room. She was trying to meditate and stopped while some random images appeared in her head.

Another vision. But it's too blur to understand it and too serious to be ignored at. Rei decided to talk to the princess and demanded for the whole truth. Afterall, this is now, also her fight.

Rei got out from her room and headed to the crown room.

But Rei encountered with the princess at the backyard. The place which got blown up by her last night.

"Princess..." Rei called Serenity and stopped at the track after she caught Serenity's expression. Usagi never had that look. Except when Mamoru in danger or cheating on her. This sad yet serious look. Those expression gave an impression of a wise and older ruler of the kingdom. But yet, Rei still prefer the cheerful Usagi.

Serenity turned and surprised to see Rei there.

"Rei, I thought you're still in the infirmary." Serenity then smiled. "I'm glad you're already better." Setsuna walked to Serenity's side. Rei just noticed that Setsuna has been there doing instructing to the palace's soldiers.

"What are they doing?" Rei saw the soldiers seem pretty busy.

"We are increasing the palace safety, prevent any incident like last night happened again." Setsuna answered. Setsuna then gave Rei a mysterious smile.

"Your action last night was pretty brave and great. I know that you did what your instinct said, but please don't do reckless things again next time." Setsuna continued.

Rei got tired being called reckless and all. But she just nod and responded Setsuna's words.

"I want to talk to both of you. About something that happened last night too. I didn't go without any clue. I knew what would happen. I knew that Haruka was in danger. It was in my vision." Rei said, wanting for the quick attention from both Setsuna and Serenity.

"I want you both tell me the truth. About the prophecy, and explain to me everything. Because I am already on this fight."

000000000000000000000000

Makoto found a rare sight in the training ground. She was the only one who always using the training ground recently, but now, her spot took by someone. Her commander. Makoto sat on the bench and watched carefully to her commander. She didn't want her commander hurt from her own anger. It was like a habit when the commander feel angry, sad, or frustated to threw and beat up some training dummies. And sometimes, she overdo it and lost herself.

"Hey." Ami's voice startled Makoto suddenly.

"Hey, yourself." Makoto replied.

"I see, you're watching the commander." Ami gave Makoto a bottle of water she intentionally brought for her friend. Ami sat beside Makoto.

"Last night..." Ami was trying to talk but unable to.

"I know." Makoto cut in. She knew that Ami suffering too like the commander. But her bluenette friend expressing it in different way. Makoto noticed that Ami was spending more of her time in the infirmary and buried herself with paperwork. That's the way Ami expressing her anxiety.

"Somehow you and commander have similiarities." Makoto said. She had this feeling for long time.

"Really? What is it?" Ami felt a seriousness in Makoto's voice.

"The way you treated your heart. It's so harsh." Makoto lower her voice and turned to facing Ami. Ami still wore her white cloak from infirmary.

"What do you mean? Me and my heart just doing fine, Mako..." Ami smiled, but failed to hide her nervous in that smile.

"Whatever... I've been know both of you since we're 5, and you didn't change much, professor." Makoto let go her sigh and turned back her attention to the commander.

"You neither." Replied Ami.

Makoto understood that Ami scared that someone looked deep on her. She scared that someone capable to read her feelings. Makoto thought that she's the only one who can read Ami's feeling along this time.

"When Fire was gone, you're suffering as much as the commander do." Makoto spoke up, without looking at Ami.

"And now, she's back. Not completely back, though. Does your heart still feel the same?" Makoto asked. This was the biggest curiousity of hers since their encountered with Rei. Each of them had the unspoken feeling that couldn't be expressed.

Makoto saw Ami's hand trembled a little while grabbing her drinks.

"I..." Ami knew that Mako always right. The girl beside her always could reach and dig deep into her heart. Is hers too obvious?

"I just want to feel it a little longer..." Ami said weakly. Her unusual calm voice broke, she held back her sob.

"I just want to feel her warmth a little longer. Is it okay?"

Makoto felt her best friend's sorrow, her fingers reached Ami's and hold Ami's hand in tight embrace.

"It's okay. It's definitely fine." Makoto smiled.

000000000000000000000000

What do you guys think? Like I said, temporary pairing. I want you to share your opinion and leave the comment.