Day 2: February 2

Rei came to work in her office the next day. The pure white Cassablanca Lillies sat on the crystal clear desk allowing a beautiful fregrance to permiate in the room. As she sat in her chair, she closed her eyes and breathed in deeply. The scent reminded her of the Silver Millenium.

It reminded her of him.

She opened her violet eyes, a new sadness crossing her features. She was so silly to think she might get another chance with that man. She was not referring to Kaidou. No, it was another man who wore a clean, white knight uniform. He was a genius as weapons manifacturing and teaching any person to fight effectively with anything made of metal or a sharp blade. Her fingers twitched as they remembered the days she would run her hands through his hair... his short curly hair. And his eyes, they would haunt her at night sometimes.

She knew if he did come back to life after Galaxia's final battle, she would have given him everything if he asked for it.

But he was dead.

Neo King Endymion revealed to the senshi that the spirits of his Shittenou were trapped inside of rocks, thanks to Metallia and her curse.

As much as Rei desired to receive the Jadeite stone, it was never gifted or entrusted to her.

The king kept them in his private chambers.

Sitting at her desk, she decided there was no better time than the present to begin her work. As she turned to her pile of paperwork on the desk, she noticed a white gift box.

She stared at it dumbfounded. It was about as wide as her hand, but longer than her palm. She was unsure of what it could be. Perhaps another gift from this mysterious Secret Admirer?

She carefully opened the lid to the box to find another notecard with the same neatly written calligraphy.

She blinked and read it aloud.

My Dearest Mars,

Pierced: My heart has been pierced by your kind smile, for your loyalty to our King and Queen, and for your Passion of the Orphaned Children. Though my notes and gifts may continue to come day by day till Valentine's, please know that you have pierced my heart to love you more and more as the days progress.

Sincerely,

Your Secret Admirer

She lifted the note up to peer in the box and gasped. Inside was a shiny, sharp, double-edged dagger. She was afraid to pick it up or to smear it with her finger prints. Etched in the center of the blade in beautiful cursive wrote, Love Never Fails. She picked it up from the polished brass handle and held it up to inspect it better in the light. She could not believe it.

"What you got there?"

Rei almost dropped the metal on the glass desk top. She glared and almost hissed at the senshi standing before her.

Minako smirked, "Startled you, eh?"

The raven-haired woman sighed, "Leave me to do my work, please."

"What's this?" she asked taking a peek at the weapon in her friend's hand. "Oooooh! That's some masterful craftsmanship." The blue orbs peered to her comrade and gave a wink, "That's an expensive blade."

"Yeah, well..." Rei placed it back in the box with the note quickly. "I need to get back to work-"

"Wait a minute!" spoke Minako with wide eyes, "Are those... are those really flowers on your desk?!" Before the Senshi of Fire could reply, the Love Senshi squealed loudly and excitedly. "OH MY GOODNESS! REI! You have a secret admirer?!"

The former priestess placed her head in her hands. "Please don't remind me."

Another squeal! "You, my dear, are going to be so spoiled by this man! Oh, I'm SURE he's going to try really, really hard to get your affections!"

Rei stood and began to push out Minako from her office, "I need to work Mina-chan!" The blonde almost dragged her heeled feet trying to make her way back to where the gifts were.

"But! I-"

"GOOD BYE VENUS!"

Rei shoved her friend out the door and used her hand on the biometric lock to seal herself inside the glassroom. She glared at the Love Senshi when Minako tried making her way back into the room without any success. Instead, she used the heat from her breath to breathe on the glass before drawing a heart with her finger and writing in the Middle Mars+Secret Admirer.

Fire could be felt formed on Mars' finger tips as her eyes narrowed at the Love Senshi.

Her leader merely winked at her before leaving.

Rei was rattled at the mild teasing, but she sighed and plopped right back into her chair. She glowered for a few more minutes before grasping the small gift-box and pulling out the dagger once again. She admired it and inspected it over again.

She had to hand it to this Admirer.

Whoever gave her this had some really good taste in weaponry.