Ami walks off by herself, looking glum…

Rei stands before the grave of her mother, Risa Hino 1963~1995…

She remembers when her mother passed away.

Risa's hand hangs limply over the side of the hospital bed and little Rei's voice can be heard yelling, "Mama! Mama!" She starts to sob and cries out some more, "Mama! Mama!" The memory fades and Rei starts to cry as the church bell tolls.

Rei is in her room, frantically packing things into a big duffle bag. She glances around the room and then looks at the picture of her on the swing with her mother standing behind her. She picks it up and looks at it.

"If the youma is targeting Rei," Usagi speaks up, "why is that?" She's talking with Makoto and plushie Luna in the hideout.

Luna explains, "When the youma first appeared, Rei said 'I fought the youma by myself' didn't she?" We get to see clips of the cool fight. "It's may be because of that."

"The youma wants revenge, you mean?" asks Makoto.

"Then, Rei's in danger!" exclaims Usagi.

"We'll guard her," declares Makoto, making a determined fist, "Rei, right now, she's got a lot to deal with her father. If we tell her, she'll hate it, so we'll have to guard her indirectly."

Usagi agrees.

"On top of that," adds Luna, "I'm worried about being unable to contact Ami. It's good if she's gone with her mother to the interview, but..."

"She said she didn't want to transfer," points out Makoto.

"It couldn't be...she's run away from home?" asks Luna.

"Possibly," says Makoto. "No way!"

Usagi jumps to her feet. "I'm going to go check if Ami's returned or not. Mako-chan, please take care of Rei. I'll get back to you right away."

As Makoto responds, "I understand," the door is heard opening, and Rei comes storming in with her bag. She pauses at the stairs, seeing the others there.

"Rei!" exclaims Usagi.

Rei pauses for a second and then marches down the stairs.

"What's wrong?" asks Makoto.

"I thought I'd stay here for a little while," she replies.

"What?!" cries Usagi.

"What is it?" asks Makoto, "Is it about your father?"

"He's so stubborn!" Rei says heatedly as she plops herself down on the couch, "He's waiting in front of the shrine again." She looks annoyed.

Usagi and Makoto exchange a knowing glance and Usagi slips out of the hideout.

Makoto approaches Rei and asks, "If you're going to be here, what are you going to eat?"

Rei thinks for a second, "Ummm, later I'll go and buy something."

"Then, I'll make something and bring it for you," Makoto offers.

"It's okay," insists Rei.

Makoto just says with a smile, "In any case, I've got free time."

"Jadeite," calls Beryl. She stands in her chambers, back towards Jadeite who's bowing on one knee. "About that which is following the Princess, more than the Princess, there is first a man I want to have targeted."

"Do you mean Endymion?" asks Jadeite hesitantly, turning his eyes up to her.

Beryl pivots to face Jadeite, not pleased. "You should look only at me," she commands, "Don't think about unnecessary things."

Mamoru walks into his apartment, helmet in hand, and sits on the foot of his bed. Chopin's Fantasia Impromptu starts to play and he stands up, looking around his apartment. "Zoisite?" he asks.

Behind him, Zoisite kneels, right fist to the ground. His snaps his gaze up at Mamoru and starts to stand. "Master, it's splendid that you've decided to fight. However, that Princess..."

Mamoru cuts in, "About Usagi, whatever you say, it won't work." He turns to face Zoisite. "More than that, I want to know more about the Past. Everything about what happened."

Zoisite tilts his head slightly and says, "The door to your memories should be opened already. For what's left, we need time."

"Time..." repeats Mamoru.

Zoisite steps forward and the music comes to a halt. "Master," he warns, "keep an eye out. Queen Beryl may have set up something." With that, he takes a step back and with a flourish of his cape, leaves.

Mamoru stares.

Makoto sets down a huge furoshiki-wrapped bento with a smile. "Isn't it a bit too big?" asks Rei incredulously.

"Nah, it's fine," says Makoto, "Well, I'm going to go home."

Rei stares at Makoto, looking a bit shocked.

"It's better that way, isn't it?" says Makoto and heads for the door.

"Makoto!" calls out Rei.

Makoto turns.

"Thank you," Rei says almost hesitantly.

Makoto smiles brightly and tells her, "You're welcome!"

Rei smiles as she watches Makoto go and then paces over to the table and leans on the green chair.

Behind the counter, Motoki is wrapping the muffler he got from Makoto around a turtle stuffed animal.

Makoto steps up, but he doesn't notice until she asks, "Motoki."

Quickly, he scrambles to try and hide the turtle, leaning on it.

"Um, can I borrow one room?" asks Makoto.

"What?" Motoki glances at the clock. "But, for an intermediate student, it's already too late," he says.

"I've got my reasons," she says, "I'm not going to play around."

Motoki thinks about it a bit more, but says, "Then, oh, that's it. If it's the staff room, it's okay."

Makoto smiles. "Thank you."

Motoki nods and smiles back.

Rei's sitting at the table with her head resting on one of her arms. She fiddles with a couple of origami cranes she's made, a green one and a red one. She pushes the red one over and sighs with boredom when the quiet "click" of the door opening can be heard. She looks up to see Ami enter. Ami's walking with her eyes to the floor and doesn't even notice Rei is there until she says, "Ami."

Ami looks up. "Rei… You're here." She hesitates and then walks down the stairs and up to Rei. "Is it okay if I stay, too?"

"It's okay," says Rei, "but what happened?"

Ami sits down next to her. "I didn't go to the interview," she explains.

Rei looks shocked. "I didn't say anything to Mama, either," continues Ami, "I don't know if you can believe me, Rei, but I've never fought with Mama until now, and I've never opposed her. I love Mama, and if I did my best and made her happy, I was happy. That's why, now, I don't know how I can talk with Mama. I wonder if she's mad. I wonder if she hates me..."

Rei looks at Ami and tells her, "Wanting to talk with her like that, I think it's great of you."

Ami is taken aback, "Huh? But it's because you did that..."

Rei averts her eyes. "Me...Probably, I'm just letting out my anger."

Both girls fall silent until Rei suggests cheerfully, "Oh yeah, Makoto made a bento for me. Shall we eat it?"

Ami smiles and asks excitedly, "Huh? Mako-chan did?"

The two of them open the bento box to find layers of expertly assorted food.

"Wow!" exclaims Ami, "It looks good!"

Rei comments, "No one can compare with Makoto in this type of thing."

"Rei, it's just the two of us," Ami says, "Shall we have a party?"

Rei looks surprised, perhaps even a little afraid, and her voice seems to almost squeak as she exclaims, "Huh?!"

Ami just smiles brightly.