Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Her Battle ❯ The Recovery ( Chapter 3 )

I'm really sorry this took me this long to come out, I got sick and didn't feel like typing. Also I meant to do this earlier too, I want to apologize if any characters are OOC (I'm finally going to bring in the other characters, about time right ^_^), I really want to stay as true to the characters as I can. Oh, and if it wasn't obvious anything in `…' are thoughts and anything in "…" are actual statements. I think that's all I wanted to say so back to the story.

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Chapter 3 - The Recovery

"Rei-chan!" Usagi yelled, now running towards her friend. "Bout time someone got here!" Rei yelled back beginning to laugh a little, but stopped when she felt a sharp pain on her side. "What's wrong?" Usagi asked her voice full of concern for her best friend. "Its nothing, I just think I may have a broken rib or two, Odango atama." Rei stated calmly. "A broken rib or two, isn't nothing, right Ami?" Usagi said looking to Ami for help, "Usagi is right, broken ribs are not to be dismissed plus there is nothing I can do for broken ribs, so you will need to go to the hospital to get yourself checked out." Ami said agreeing with Usagi. "See, broken ribs aren't something you can just shrug off even if you are a senshi." Usagi said reiterating her point.

"Alright, alright stop with the double-team, I had hoped you could have fixed me up Ami, so I could avoid the going there. But some how I knew you were going to say something like that, Ami." Rei said giving in to her friends. "At least your other wounds seem minor, what exactly went down here anyway?" Ami asked while she and Usagi helped Rei to her feet and headed to the hospital where Ami's mom worked at, which happened to be only a couple blocks away.

As they walked to the hospital Rei talked about the youma she fought and the two mysterious youma who appeared soon after her battle. "Ow man, we never get to rest!" Usagi complained. "While that maybe true, it is out duty as senshi, act on this" Ami said. "I know. I just wish these youma would give us a moments peace." Usagi said. "Yes, but they don't care about what we want and even if we wish this wasn't happening. All we can do is face the situation that has been thrust upon us." Rei said, inserting herself in the conversation once again. All three went quiet for a while until Ami spoke up again just as they reached the hospital, "Well there will be plenty of time to talk about this new threat, right now you need to be looked at Rei."

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Three hours latter…

"Thank you, Mizuno-San for all you have done for me." Rei says bowing her head respectfully. "Your welcome, Rei-san. I just wish all of you" motioning to Ami and Usagi as well as Rei, "would not make it such a habit of coming as often as you seem to." "We'll do our best, mother." Ami said trying to ease her mother's worries. "I just worry about all of you, but I'll trust all of you to stay safe. And Ami, I won't be home until later this afternoon, we are a little short this morning" Ami's mother said. "I understand mom, I'll see you after school then. Good-Bye mom." Ami said before heading out with her friends.

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"I'm sorry guys, but I really need to get home now and get ready for school. Will you two be ok without me?" Ami asked. "We'll be fine Ami-chan; I'll walk Rei home before heading home to change for school myself." Usagi responded. "Make sure to tell the other senshi about the meeting after school at the shrine, you'll probably see the others before me." Rei called to Ami. "No problem." Ami called back.

Once Ami was far enough away Rei said, "You don't have to walk me home ya know. I'm much better now, odango atama." "I know. I just want to." Usagi answered. "Whatever" Rei says turning head away from Usagi to hide a small smile that escaped her lips `Maybe she cares more about me than she lets me know.' Mentally hitting herself, `Of course she cares a lot about me I'm one of her senshi besides she cares for everyone and everything unconditionally. Then *why* do I still have to want more?' Mentally scalding herself again, `this was something she seemed to be doing a lot since Mamoru left', she thought before being interrupted by Usagi.

"You know you shouldn't be so stubborn about asking for help. You could have been hurt worse than you were." Usagi said getting Rei's attention. "Bumps and bruises are to be expected in what we do, Usagi. I didn't think there was any reason to wake anyone up, to face one youma that I was able take care of by myself." Rei said explaining her actions. "But you *did* have to call for help in the end! It worries me that you have been trying to fight alone, when you don't have to. Everyone would be willing to help if you just asked!" Usagi said now starting to cry. "Usa, listen me for a second. If I had sense the power aura of that youma at the beginning I would have called for help, but it didn't reveal most of its power till the end of the fight, and by that time if I were to call anyone it would have been too late anyway. And if it wasn't for my ribs being injured during the fight I could have gotten away from there all by myself and besides I'm perfectly fine aside from being a little sore, but that will be gone by tomorrow anyway. Ok, do you understand what I am telling you Usa?" Rei calmly said in order to calm down Usagi. Usagi responded by shaking her head a little because she only slightly agreed with Rei and said, "I just want you to be more careful, I don't want to lose you." "Usa, I'm never going to leave you I told you that, but I will try to be a little more careful for you, alright." "Oh thank you Rei-chan." Usagi said jumping onto Rei and giving her bear hug. Despite how much she loved being in Usagi's arms her ribs were a little sorer than she let Usagi know and Rei let a small frown come across her face and even though she tried not to let Usagi see she still noticed. "What…? You're still in pain! Aren't you?" "Maybe a little, but they only hurts if you try to crush them again, Odango atama!" Rei said hoping to start one their "fights" that she secretly likes so much. "Oh Rei, why are you soooooo mmmeeeeaaaannn!" Usagi yelled. "Come on Usagi, you better get home and get ready for school so you're not late. I think I can make it the rest of the way home by myself, ok." Rei said.

Rei really did want Usagi to stay, but she knew she would have to get ready for school too and school was approaching faster than she would have liked. "Alright Rei-chan. I'll see you at the meeting later today, ok." Usagi said even though she was still a little upset with Rei for not calling for help, but that didn't matter much because she was even happier that Rei was going to be alright. "Yeah, see you then, Odango atama, and don't be *late*!" Rei called to her princess. `I wonder why it doesn't make me mad anymore when Rei calls me "Odango atama", like Mamoru did, but maybe I've just gotten used to it.' Usagi thought.

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The Senshi meeting at the Shrine

"It's good everyone could make it, because this is important." Rei said beginning the meeting.

"Does this have something to do with the youma you fought with early today, Rei?" Minako inquired.

Rei nodded her head, "Yes. Recently all the youma we have been battling have just been stray youma who always seem to wander into our world, but they have been no threat because they weren't unified, that was until earlier today." Rei paused for a second before continuing. "The youma I engaged this morning was different. It appeared to be just like any other stray youma, but it concealed its real power until I was almost ready to kill it. Then it unleashed very powerful and evil aura and I was caught off guard, but I was still able to kill it." Again Rei paused for a second, but this time to see her companion's expressions and then she continued. "But that's not all. Soon after I killed the youma two strange figures showed up at scene and they were not human. They talked to each for a little while and disclosed that the youma that I had just slain was some kind of general of their group. They didn't really do much other than yell about their comrade being dead and say they were going to kill all the senshi though. After they finished talking they disappeared through some portal, because apparently they were only to find out the condition of their comrade and return to where they came from, but I got the impression they won't be gone for long."

"Have you done a fire reading on this yet Rei?" Makoto asked.

"No, I haven't, but I was planning on doing one tonight." Rei answered.

"Luna and Artemis could you do any reading of the area to see if there is an increased evil presence anywhere." Minako ordered.

"Right" Luna and Artemis responded in unison before heading out of the Shrine.

"Michiru and I will go and search the area of the battle to see if there's any trace of the enemy remaining or any other clues that can help." Haruka stated

"I think some of us should scout the town incase the enemy should make a return tonight." Ami stated logically. "I'll go scout with you Ami" Makoto stated followed by Minako saying, "I'll come too, we're stronger in numbers right?" Ami nodded at that.

"I will go to the gates of time to investigate the time stream." Setsuna calmly stated before disappearing.

"Hey! What about me! What do I get to do?" Usagi complained feeling a bit left out with everyone else already deciding what they were doing. "Well I don't think it would be a good idea for any of us to be alone, so I think it would be good if you stayed here with Rei during her fire reading, if that's ok with you, Rei." Minako addressed Usagi's concerns. "It's fine as long as she doesn't bother me during the reading." Rei responded, ignoring Usagi's pouting about her comments.

"Alright, we all know what we're doing?" Everyone nodded expect Usagi who was still pouting, "Right, then lets get going." Minako proclaimed.

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Alright chapter 3 is done. The next chapter will finally get some fighting it, well it will be virtually all fighting, I think at least. I want to put more fighting into the story, but I need to build up characters so it will make sense when they get together. Haruka and Michiru are the only ones together right now, by the way. Oh, and Hotaru/Saturn will be in this (she was one of my favorite characters in BSSM), but not for a little while. That's it for this update, thank you for reading, and a big thank to my only reviewer thus far, thanks for taking the time to review this.