New Sailor Story

Episode 13: Therapy Bootcamp pt 2

By this time Darien and Serena have already made it home they too, were worried about Rei's well being and mental health.
Serena organized a dinner at her and Darien's house with Henrique and Rei.
She got the chefs to prepare her favorite food: Fugu.
Henrique arrived with Rei in his shirt pocket. Luna and Artemis welcomed them and lead them to the dining room.
Henrique let Rei on the dining table.
"Hey, Henrique! Hey, Rei."(Darien)
"Hey, Darien"(Henrique)
Serena and Darien set the table.
They eventually all sat down. Rei was next to Henrique with her own sailor plate with her favorite food on top of rice. I
"So Rei, how are you feeling these days?"(Serena)
Everyone paid attention to Rei which pressured her.
Rei looked down.
"I don't really know..."(Rei)
"Do you feel good or bad?"(Darien)
"Well. If I had to choose one, I'd say bad, but really I am confused and conflicted"(Rei)
"Do you know why that is?"(Darien)
Rei responds shyly and carefully.
"When I think about what has been happening to me in the past year...I think, 'what the hell did I go through?"(Rei)
"Since you came to Maho no Kuni?"(Serena)
"yeah..."(Rei)
"Not until I shockingly found out that I was taken first because the negaverse wanted to kidnap me. I know that Tiana told me that when I first arrived. But I took it as the negaverse wanted all the scouts. I was so scared out of my mind at the time that I was too busy to be scared about the fact that either way I was gonna get captured. I just think about everything and I just think 'Why?'. And...I just remember feeling the biggest feeling of betrayal when I saw Amara that first time. I just thought that whatever I was feeling was irrelevant and out the window in those moments just because they were expected?"(Rei)
"I remember. You tried to escape one time"(Henrique)
"You did?"(Serena)
"Of course I tried to. I wanted to be back with my friends. I get that it was futile. I get that the other scouts had it hard, but the way I was captured was just the worst."(Rei)
"That is true."(Serena)
They all had a moment of silence.
"Rei. I'm so sorry that we put you through that. If there is a way I can make it up to you. Depending on what it is. We are gonna set some ground rules but I'll allow you to do almost anything for a week."(Henrique)
"But I have no idea what I want at this point. I feel like I lost myself because I was prevented from doing almost anything I wanted and even though I followed the rules bad things happened to me. Like being kidnapped and then right after being saved by Strange who gave me a really bad impression, he gave me a hard time."(Rei)
"So do you not like Strange?"(Darien)
Rei shook her head.
"Do you hate him."(Serena)
"No...I understand why he did those things...It just made me uneasy to be around him."(Rei)
"If it matters to you...he literally called us asking us about how to get close to you"(Serena)
Rei's eyes widened.
"He did?"(Rei)
"I thought you were just nervous around him. I had no idea that you straight up didn't like him. I thought you guys just didn't get along for whatever reason. He felt really bad."(Serena)
"Really? I didn't think that that would matter to him that much."(Rei looks down)
Darien stands up and slams the table. He raises his voice.
"Rei, why do you still think this way? Me and Serena set up this dinner for you. We purposefully made your favorite food. We wanted to make you feel better since you lost a loved one. we literally just got back today. You still don't think we did this for you, right? You think we do it because we have to? Tiana stayed with you for five hours. Henrique didn't rest for three days because he refused to let you be alone. Artemis stayed with you just in case you had a breakdown. He also lost some sleep. I'm not saying this to make you feel bad. I don't even mind if you're not grateful. I don't want to deepen your grief and your heavy heart. I'm just trying to get through to you about how much you do matter to us. You look at all this and still think we do this because it's our 'job'? By the way. It's not mine and Serena's job. And Henrique definitely didn't have to stay up for three days. Oh. You think we are only doing this because you lost someone? I get that you had a rough time. But don't forget that time Henrique wanted you to be happy so he takes you to the beach. He's been struggling for months to get close with you but he's done his best."(Darien says in a disappointed tone with tears in his eyes)
While Rei was listening, she was completely shocked.
"Listen Rei. We are all frustrated how all of you can't see it when it's right in front of you."(Darien)
Rei cries so hard that she can't speak.
"I get it Rei...it's been hard for you to trust people. We are here to understand and we are here for you and don't forget that from here on out."(Serena)
They are sit at the diner table and wait for Rei to let it out and Henrique pets her back.