-In which, love needed passion, after all

Yay! My 43rd fanfic! And yay! This is my first story with PGSM characters in it. And this would be my 21st oneshot, give or take if you don't my collection of Naruto oneshots It's funny when. Please enjoy!

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❤❀~One More Drama~❀❤

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They say that the best burn the brightest when circumstances are at their worst.

Well then, if that was true then why was Rei stuck in the hospital? Circumstances had been worse than worst, and the odds had been against her, so why couldn't she have won? Why couldn't she have found a light to follow, to win by? Why was she stuck in a bed with railings, IV needles stuck into her arms and an oxygen mask to help her breathe? Why was she hurt? Why was she injured? Why was she unconscious? Why were her bones broken? Why was she stuck in the hospital? Why? Why? Why?

Staring at her unconscious ally's sleeping profile, Minako couldn't help but think her foolish. Their senshi power had gone years before, their mission completed and the threats gone. Everyone returned to their normal lives, everyone except her—Hino Rei. Normal just wasn't cut out for her. She couldn't live as just the daughter of a politician. No. She had to continue on and train to be a miko. Not just for tourist attractions but to be like one of those characters in anime shows. To protect people from danger, supernatural or not. No one tried to talk her out of it. After all, it was her life, not anyone else's. And even if someone had tried, Rei was as stubborn as a mule. She wouldn't have listened. But Minako had known that, like her, the rest of their friends had not wanted Rei to continue on with that sort of life. They wanted her to have a life she could enjoy, a life where she wasn't fighting evil creatures or presences, a life where she was normal. Normal and happy.

"You're a fool," Minako found herself saying to her sleeping . . . friend. Yes, friend because they had been through so much together. Because she had always found herself worrying for Rei's well-being. Because . . . she couldn't get Rei out of her mind. "You said you were happy with your life as it was… Are you happy about being stuck in the hospital?" She knew she would not have gotten an answer even if Rei was awake. "You were here before, right before Usagi got married. I don't understand how you could have gotten yourself back here so quickly." The anger in her voice was evident, but her voice shook with another emotion. Was it sadness? No. More like fear. But fear for what exactly? Her attention centered around the beeping noise in the background. Rei was stable now but not before, not when she had entered the emergency room. She continued to stare at the former Sailor Mars's face. Sleeping peacefully. Perhaps that was what she was scared of, scared of the fact that Rei would stay like that forever.

She scoffed, almost laughing. Was this how Rei felt when she saw Minako in the hospital those times long ago? Perhaps this was some sick karma, some kind of twist to make the blonde see how precious this friend of hers was. Perhaps. Or perhaps not. No matter. When it all came down to it, Minako just didn't want to see Rei in the hospital anymore. She'd have a talk with her once she woke up. She'd talk to her about quitting this miko business. There was no need for this sort of drama anymore. Love needed passion, after all, and that could not be if Rei was gone.

Short, but done! Like it?

I might add another chapter to this but, for now, it's done.