wishing on a star (open!)

[hearted]

Who: Minako and any rescuers
What: Crying, laughing, loving. Probably.
When: After the disruption of the ritual
Where: Back on the ship
Warnings: None for now, could change

After that last battle, Minako could really use a break. Not that they can afford one---the situation's more dire by the day, whatever progress they make. She can't let herself fully relax, but...there's been a victory. Two more are now safe.

Yet that isn't exactly making her happy. There's still the question of her friends' future hanging over her head. When this ends...where will the road take them? Will they still be together? She can't know for sure...but what's the point of worrying about that when she doesn't know if they'll survive yet? Getting ahead of yourself there, Minako.

It's eerily quiet that night, so she's taken to bouncing along the hall in whatever wayward castoffs pass for pajamas around here. She's not out to disrupt anyone sleeping, but if anyone else is as restless? She smiles and offers a hand. For what, she's not sure yet, but if they're gonna make it through? They need each other.

"Hey...you're up late. How're you doing?"

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[hearted]

Minako pulled her in with a small nod.

"Right! They get scary in their last gasps, they always do, but we just have to be stronger. There's nothing we can't overcome..."

Her heart had started to lighten, and she'd looked up to smile at Usagi hopefully when that strange mark caught her eye, derailing her train of thought completely.

"...eh? What happened there?" She gently shifted Usagi's chin to see it, careful to avoid touching the mark.

[lightthedarkness]

"Hmm? OH!" she touched her cheek, wincing only a little. "Ah well... uh, call it my wake up call, I guess. From uh... Rei. It'll heal soon enough." If she doesn't sound upset or enraged it's because she isn't. "It's fine Minako, nothing I didn't... I mean, it was sorta deserved."

[hearted]

Girlfriend or no, Minako is still a little worried about this. Her grip on Usagi tightens, though she's careful to avoid any tender spots.

"Deserved? How does she figure that?"

[lightthedarkness]

"I uh... compared myself to Blanche and Santiago? Among a few other choice statements."

[hearted]

Minako pales. Well, that would certainly explain a lot. "Like...like when you said we'd be no better if we forced her to make a choice?"

[lightthedarkness]

"Like - well sorta?" she blushed. "More... about not asking if she wanted to be my senshi and just forcing her to protect me?"

[hearted]

"Oh Usagi," Minako breathed, reaching to catch her friend's hand. Of course it was something like that. And of course...Rei's reaction was entirely predictable.

"I can see why you worry, I know we have our dreams that we're figuring out, but all of this...being Senshi is part of who we truly are. We do this because we love you, we always have," she whispered, leaning over to kiss Usagi's forehead.

[lightthedarkness]

It's the kiss that makes what little strength to hold her tears back crumble. She hugged onto Minako and started to sob softly. She only ever seemed to cry in this place but she needed to be stronger, she needed to be more mature.

She needed to be more.

"I'm sorry," she cried, hiding her face into Minako's shoulder.