Again I got trouble with my account. I could not log in and upload stories. That suck.

This is the continuation of the story. I still dont own sailor moon.

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Rei knew that she is suck in sword battle. Makoto had left her with no choice. Even she refused to pick the sword, the jovian still would likely to attack her mercilessly. Her raging eyes told Rei everything. She wanted this duel and wanted to get rid something that had burdened her heart.

Rei picked up the wooden sword. Lets get this over.

Second Rei picked it up, Makoto had jumped forward to attack her. The jovian swung her sword easily, aim for Rei's head.

Not ready yet for an attack, Rei dodge as quick as she could while she felt her shoulder took the blast instead her head.

"Mako! You hurt her!" Ami screamed in horror as the sword made a contact with Rei's shoulder. But, Mako ignored Ami's words.

Rei catch an unusual expression from Makoto. She remembered Makoto from her own dimension, she also got this serious tendencies to everything that related to the Mercurian. Rei thought a girl she dueled with, neither different with Makoto she already knew.

"Mako, I take this... personal? Am I right?" Rei was trying to get the jovian's attention. Pulling away her concentration and searching an opening. Rei didn't want to sleep on infirmary's bed for another night. So, she intended to win this duel.

Makoto tried to control her breathing. She became full of rage and suddenly had difficulties to distinguish her mind, heart, and instinct. In this state, she would rely to her instinct only. It was the best choice out of her experience along this time.

"Yes, this is personal." Makoto answered surprisingly calm.

Minako watched from the side of the court. She didnt know what she must do now. While watching Ami cried out in vain, Mako went rage and in battle mode, and now her gaze fell on the Martian that her shoulder hung limply on her side. Mina held her breath, took another deep breath and released it. If she interfered Mako's duel now, her obvious feeling would come out and what will she do if that happens? Mina shook her head 3 times, why she put a thought so much for a girl that total stranger for her? Rei only resembles Fire, and Rei only a substitute for a messiah.

Same yet totally different person. Even so... why her heart felt like being crunched many times everytime she looks at the Martian?

Rei moved her sword to the left hand, her uninjured hand. She was certain she would win easily if she got her bow and arrows. In this duel, she was on disadvantage.

"Okay then, I will fight you and I will not lose." Rei smirked. She also had some deep angst in her heart. She was angry, confused, and other feelings she hate. She was angry to whoever had send her to this dimension, decide without her agreement about prohecies things, confused to people in this dimesion. They are similiar like her friends in her world yet they are strangers in Rei's life. Today, it was a good thing that she was being asked to this duel. Rei could let go all of frustation that had built up inside her since the first day she got here.

Makoto ran for another attack, Rei held her sword to defensive mode and ready for the next impact. Rei only aim for a draw, as long as she was standing and not get knocked out.

The impact never came.

Rei opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was the shining color of gold. The blonde commander had stood up and clash sword with the jovian.

"...commander." Rei whispered.

"As a commander, I could not let this stupid duel continue." Minako said to Makoto who already pulled back her wooden sword.

"Commander, I wish you to step aside. This is between her and I..."

"Who do you mean by her? I know you, Mako." Minako also pulled back her sword after defending Rei.

"She is not Fire. She has nothing to do with your unsettled feelings. Just give it up." Minako tried to knock some sense to the jovian.

"I already put a mind about that, commander. But, dont be a liar. She obviously has everything to do with your unsettled feelings." Makoto replied back rather harshly. She stared at Rei for a minute and then let out a deep sigh.

"What have I done?" Makoto threw out her wooden sword and retreat from the training court. Ami followed Makoto chasing the brunette quietly.

Rei left alone with Minako. The martian couldnt get to read the expression of her commander because she still backing her away.

"Commander?" Rei now fall in agony. Should she say thank you? She afraid the commander would burst out and scolded her for whatever she did.

They were in silence for a moment until Rei forgot and tried to move her injured shoulder. Rei winced and cursed softly about Mako's skill in sword swinging or whatever.

"Here, let me see it." The commander turned to face Rei after a long time. That time, Rei noticed the marks of tears that had fallen on blonde's cheek. The commander was crying and perhaps the reason was because of hers. Realizing the possibility, Rei felt suddenly guilty.

"I'm sorry." Rei said the words almost whispered. Minako was checking Rei's injury, pulling fabrics of Rei's cloth and encountered with a large bruise that had already formed beneath the skin.

"What you apologize for?" Mina felt her heart sunk everytime she looks at the raven haired girl. Now is no different, they only inches apart from each other and the blonde commander has been flushing due to the situation.

"You cried." Rei pointed Mina's face and the trail of tears on her cheek.

"Don't." The blonde commander warned her quickly. Right now, her heart could go away anytime and another wave of tears could slip away from a simple touch of the Martian hand. Mina took a step back and regain her cold composure once again.

"It seems nothing were broken, but your arm will be ache for few days. You should not do any heavy lifting and take time off from physical training. I will inform the queen about this matter." Minako said, avoid Rei's confused gaze on her.

"Go back to your room and rest. This is an order." With that, the commander turned off from Rei and exited the training court.

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"Mako! Wait!" Ami had been chasing for the brunette in the last 30 minutes. Ami was not an athletic type, so she has difficulties to keep up with Makoto's pace.

"Mako! I want to talk! You have to explain me why you treat Rei like that?" Ami blurted out the words once she got closer to the brunette.

"Do not ask for the reason." Makoto stopped on her track, turned to facing her best friend.

"Okay, I wont. I will ask for explanation instead." Ami being a genious always find a way to Makoto and her wishes.

"There is no explanation." Makoto replied coldly.

"You are being unreasonable, Mako. Every action should be based on reasons." Ami started to talk scientifically.

"It was YOU." Makoto cut out Ami's babbling. "It was YOU! You are the reason for almost all of my actions up until now!" Mako couldnt keep her feelings any longer. Right now, she just want the bluenette to look her, to hear her.

"Why you can not forget that person? SHE IS DEAD! No way she would go back and even if so, she didnt have the same feeling for you!" Makoto shout out in front of Ami.

Ami was taken a back with the jovian's words. She herself couldnt believe what Makoto said. Mako always friendly and nice to her.

Ami felt her tongue taste something salty, and she realized she was crying, heavily. Her body shook and her vision started to get blur. All of the words that Makoto said had pierced her heart, slice it to thousand pieces. The worst thing was, she can not deny it.

why?

Mako kneeled down beside the mercurian. Her hands wanted to pull the bluenette for an embrace, instead she just watching her crying. This is the first time she made her special person crying heavily. Forgive can no undone her actions.

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Okay, flames would be accepted happily since english isnt my first language (_ _)