I had some trouble with my previous account and ended up having to abandon it and create this new one in order to continue this story. Thus, this story was removed from that defunct account and is being re-posted / continued using this account. I apologize to those who have been following thusfar for the abrupt change!

All the A/Ns and content of this story from Chapter 1 to where we left off at the end of Chapter 30 is as how it first appeared when it was posted through the old account. Please bear with me as I meticulously go through and re-upload them all again before posting Ch 31 and any new chapters -_-;;

(07/2015)

Author Note: This is my first fanfiction. What started off as a small idea became a beast of a project. I hope you like it.

Incendia = It's a conjugation of a few different verbs in French, Italian, and Spanish or the plural of incendium in Latin, but it basically has to do with fire or to burn or ignite.

I don't own Sailor Moon and have tried to the best of my ability to site my references.

Takeuchi, N. (1991). Sailor Moon. Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha Ltd.

The condo complex 'Incendia' that appears in this work is fictitious. Any resemblance to real businesses, existing or defunct, is purely coincidental.

Chapter 1:

The soft sounds of a bustling city served as soothing background music in the small studio apartment in downtown Tokyo. That is, until the digital notes of a cellphone ringtone broke the monotony.

Doo da da Doo da da Doo da da da!... Doo da da Doo da da Doo da da da!...

"Mmmmmhhh!," Aino Minako groaned loudly as she rolled over and began pawing at her nightstand, absently trying to find the source of the annoying sound that had woken her from her peaceful slumber. When her hand found the loud, vibrating piece of technology, she flipped it open and brought it up to her ear.

"Mmmm-ello?," Minako moaned into the phone.

"Hey, Mina-chan!," A cheerful, bubbly voice responded, "Wait…were you still sleeping!?"

"Not anymore, Usa-neechan, thanks to you," Minako groaned in response to her older twin sister's question.

"Really, Mina-chan!? It's already 12:30pm!," Usagi teased as she giggled at her younger twin sister.

"Mou, Usa-neechan!," Minako whined back as she began to fully wake up. She couldn't help but smile though. Her sister has always teased her since they were born and hasn't let up in all their 21 years together. But, by the same token, Minako never knew anyone who could rival her sister in kindness or unconditional love and knew she didn't mean any malice by it, "I thought I told you my work schedule changed so Fridays I'm on the afternoon shift. I don't have to go in until 2:00pm. Plus, I was up late last night making sure I had everything ready for tomorrow, like you asked me to!"

"Nyaahaha…," Usagi giggled nervously on the other line, "Well, that was actually why I was calling. Mamo-chan and I wanted to know if you'd like us to pick you up so we can carpool together?"

"Are you sure?," Minako asked with uncertainty, " I mean…I'm already sharing the hotel room with you two. I don't want to also cramp your alone time on the way there and back."

"Of course! I wouldn't be offering if it wasn't ok!," Usagi said cheerfully, "I even picked up both of our outfits from the tailors this morning so you don't even have to go out of your way to do that. C'mon, it'll be fun! We'll pick you up around 1:00pm?"

Minako sighed. Once Usagi got an idea in her head, it was hard to convince her otherwise. Especially if the idea had anything to do with helping Minako,

"Ok, ok," Minako conceded, "But at least let me pay for gas?"

"Sounds good!," Usagi replied. Minako could almost hear her sister jumping up and down for joy.

"Thanks, Usa-neechan," Minako replied sincerely. A mischievous grin spread across her lips, "Wait, are you sure this is a good idea? I don't want to be stranded at the hotel while you and Mamoru-kun run off and never come back for me!"

"H-Hey! That only happened once, ok! And we did come back for you!," Usagi whined as she blushed and recalled the college graduation party their friend, Kaioh Michiru, graciously hosted for them at her mansion.

Towards the middle of the party, Usagi and her long-time boyfriend, Chiba Mamoru, snuck away to spend some 'alone time' together at his condo. It wasn't until Usagi's cellphone interrupted their make-out session on his couch that they remembered they had gone to the party with Minako and had accidentally ditched her! Minako sure had some choice words for her older sister and her boyfriend when they drove up sheepishly to where she stood on the curb in front of the extravagant house, "Mou, Mina-chan, you're never going to let me live that down, are you?"

"Nope! Never!," Minako teased as she giggled, "But I am glad that you reminded me to check everything yesterday," she said, kindly changed the subject for her sister's sake, "I tried some of it on and I think it's going to look great! But I realized I'm missing a few key things so I'll pick up the last of it today when I'm at work."

"Great!...Umm…," Usagi hesitated, "D-Do you need any…help with that? I know you have your employee discount, but it is a lot of stuff you're buying. I hope you know you can always ask me. You are my baby sister after all."

"By, like, one minute!," Minako said in an exasperated tone. Usagi giggled on the other line.

Mataku! Sometimes, Usa-nechan can be such a mom!, Minako huffed to herself. The thought made Minako pause and she sighed, But that's because she pretty much was one to me.

"No, I've got it covered. I'm getting my paycheck tonight so that'll be enough," Minako responded sincerely, "Thanks, though. I appreciate it."

"Ok, well, like I said, all you have to do is ask," Usagi said warmly, "I have to go, my break's over. Call me when you get home from work tonight so I know you made it back safe, ok?"

"Yes, ma'aaam," Minako replied obediently, "Love you, Usa-neechan, 'bye!"

"Love you too, Mina-chan! See you tomorrow!," She heard Usagi hang up and lifted the phone away from her face to look at the small screen, 12:45pm. She closed her phone, placed it back on her nightstand, and lazily stretched her arms, Well, I should probably get up and get ready for work.

She kicked off the covers, hopped out of bed, and headed towards the bathroom.

Shooooo…Thuddddd!

The end of an arrow quivered as its head hit its target…dead center. The crowd roared with applause as a tall, stunningly beautiful, raven-haired woman bowed towards the judges and walked back towards her seat. Her hair was in a high ponytail that cascaded over a flame-red visor pulled low over her face. Her white polo shirt and white pants accented her flawless, alabaster skin. As she walked to her seat, she began disassembling her bow and placed it carefully in its custom case. She then took off her flame-red chest-guard and matching leather bracer, hip quiver, and three-finger shooting glove.

"And there you have it folks! Hino Rei, the Flame Sniper, will be going home with her first national championships since going pro. To date, the 22 year old heir to and face of the Hino Sporting Enterprise empire is the youngest, undefeated, reigning individual national champion. This is also her fifth consecutive national championship win since starting her collegiate career at the age of 18 and her twelfth competition win overall since she started the sport as a junior at the age of 13, including her Olympic gold medal from a couple years ago," The announcer reported over the P.A. system, "She truly is the pride of Japan in women's archery!"

Rei was busy carefully packing up her belongings and shaking hands with her opponents as a swarm of reporters began surrounding her for pictures and interviews. She removed her visor to reveal rare, amethyst eyes hidden underneath. They were intense and showed an air of authority that no one would dare challenge. Pulling her hair tie out to allow her dark mane to cascade down her shoulders and back freely, she flicked her hair behind her shoulder with her hand and flashed her signature smirk for the cameras.

She briefly answered a few questions before a tall, handsome, burly man, dressed in a sharp black suit, intervened and escorted her off the field with her security detail towards a waiting black limousine. The burly man, obviously the head of the security detail, opened the door for Rei and shut it securely once she had gotten inside and went around to the driver seat,

"You did great as usual, Hino-san," An attractive man sitting on a reverse bench seat across from her said evenly as he nodded towards the beautiful archer. He was of medium build with long, red hair that went past his shoulders. His haunting, pale-green eyes were trained on the beautiful archer, almost analytically.

Rei nodded curtly to her coach and manager, Watanabe Hitoshi. She heard the driver door close and she leaned slightly to the side to look around Hitoshi to the driver,

"Nobuo-san," she called in her usual, smooth voice to her loyal chauffeur and head bodyguard, "My place, please."

Kobayashi Nobuo nodded to her through the rear view mirror and pulled the limo out towards the street as the remaining security detail kept the press and fans back from the vehicle, allowing it to leave without any obstructions.

Rei turned her head to absently stare out the window, watching the cityscape pass by as they drove towards her condo.

"Just be mindful of your release," Hitoshi continued in his usual authoritative voice, which always irritated Rei, "You're always so quick to release. Take time to breathe and be in the moment rather than rushing to let your arrows fly."

"Yes, Watanabe-san, I'll continue to work on that," Rei responded flatly to Hitoshi. Silence filled the cabin briefly until Hitoshi pulled out his cellphone and began typing a few keys.

"I'm letting your father know about your win today. I'm sure he'll be very pleased to hear of it," Hitoshi said.

Rei snapped her head towards Hitoshi, "You know better than to say unnecessary things like that to me, Watanabe-san," she hissed as she glared at him, "I'm sure Papa would be happy to add another feather to his cap and push his champion 'trophy daughter' to promote the company image. He couldn't care less about anything beyond his fucking, precious company."

She turned to continue watching the cityscape, "Especially me," she whispered coldly as she narrowed her eyes.

"Yes, Hino-san. My apologies," Hitoshi nodded. Having coached and managed Rei throughout college, he was not unfamiliar with her quick temper, especially when it came to the subject of her father.

Rei took a few deep breaths to calm herself. Having been coached and managed by Hitoshi throughout college, Rei knew he was the best in the business. Professionally, she respected his coaching and expertise. However, she was not unfamiliar with his deep loyalties to his employer and the one responsible for hiring him: her horrid father, Hino Takashi. To some degree, she highly suspected that Hitoshi was hired to also spy on her for her father. This suspicion made the relationship between her and her coach hostile on her end and strained on his.

As Rei stared out the window, a vivid and painful memory played before her mind's eye.

Beep...Beep…Beep…

The steady sound of the ECG machine filled the silence in the white hospital room. A four-year-old Rei was sitting at a table, drawing pictures using crayons. She wore a red skirt and an adorable, short-sleeved white blouse with a small, purple bow in the center of her collar. Picking up her finished drawing in both hands, she smiled and jumped out of her seat. She gently climbed up onto a hospital bed and sat cross-legged next to a woman who was lying in the bed.

"Look, Mama, look what I drew!," Rei proudly held up her picture to the sleeping woman. The picture had two stick-figures on the left-side of the page, one taller than the other, both smiling widely. The taller one had long, blue strokes coming from the head while the shorter one had long, black strokes coming from the head, depicting hair. The taller woman had yellow, squiggly crayon lines around her body. In the center of the page was a slightly hunched stick-figure with no hair and what looked to be wrinkles on a smiling face. This figure also had a squiggly crayon line around it, only in light green. In the top-right of the page was a rudimentary airplane.

Beep…Beep…Beep…

"See? It's Mama and me and Grandpa and we're together waiting for Papa to come back from one of his business trips. I made it just for you!," Rei explained. She took the picture and carefully slid it underneath her mother's hand, "Grandpa said that you can still hear me even while you're sleeping. I hope so."

Beep…Beep…Beep…

She curled up next to her mother and rested her head on the woman's stomach, "Papa promised the hospital would make you better and that he'd be back soon. He said when he comes back, he's going to take a vacation and we're going to play in the park or go to the beach together with Grandpa," Rei paused and looked up at her mother's peaceful, sleeping face. She remembered when her mother was well and a radiant golden-orange hue would shine brightly around her figure. It was always so warm and inviting. Now, all Rei could make out was a soft, almost transparent, golden hue that surrounded her mother's figure, "I hope you wake up soon, I miss you."

She snuggled closer to her mother as if trying to feel the warmth from the soft hue. Without knowing, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep!

Rei was abruptly woken up by a high-pitched, monotonous sound. Before she realized it, she was being scooped off the bed by a nurse and carried outside the hospital room, which was quickly becoming crowded with three other nurses and two doctors. The last thing her amethyst eyes saw before the door closed was her mother's body, void of any hue, convulsing when the doctors used what looked like two irons to push on her chest.

"Mama…MAMA!," Rei screamed.

The next few moments were a blur to the small girl. She remembered crying and screaming a lot for her mother. Her grandpa came soon after and was soothing her as he spoke to one of the doctors. Nurses rushed frantically in and out of the room.

After what was probably twenty minutes, but what seemed like forever for the little girl, the commotion stopped. The nurses and doctors filed out of her mother's room solemnly. Rei sat in one of the waiting room chairs as her grandpa went to speak to one of the doctors, who only shook his head and bowed low. She watched as her grandpa's face fell and he nodded slowly. He followed the doctor to a nurse's station and was given a desk phone to use. Rei watched as he spoke over the phone. The light green hue she associated with her grandpa was wavering slightly, as if shivering. She couldn't hear what he was saying, but as he spoke on the phone, she watched as the hue began flaring. Before her eyes, the hue began to flicker violently over his body. Rei watched in fear, unsure of what she was seeing. She felt a pain in her heart as she watched and wasn't sure why. Her grandpa slammed the phone down and took a few deep breaths, which made the hue return to its steady light green glow. When he turned around and his eyes met Rei's, his lower lip began to quiver.

Crossing the waiting room to where the little girl sat, he sat next to her and gently cradled Rei in his arms. Rei's eyes widened at the contact, her small figure was beginning to fill with a mix of painful emotions that she couldn't name. To some extent, she understood that they weren't her own and that they belonged to her grandpa as they were tinted with his same light green hue.

"Grandpa…wh-what happened? Is Mama ok?," Rei asked softly. She immediately felt a light green emotion strike her heart. It felt as if her small body would implode from the pain, but she tolerated it, waiting for her grandpa's reply.

"Mama's gone, Reiko," Her grandpa replied, using the pet-name he had for her.

"Gone?," Rei repeated as a question. Her mind went blank with shock. A shiver came over her and she suddenly felt cold and so very…alone. The only thing keeping her centered in the present moment were her senses clinging to the light green emotions that were being emitted by the elderly man, desperate for stability.

"Yes, Reiko. She's at peace now." Her grandpa replied as he held her tighter.

"But…," Rei's mouth began vocalizing on its own, "Papa said she would get better. He promised, he-," Rei couldn't finish. She felt the light green emotions tint with…Anger? They began to ignite and flare like a flame within her, making her jaw clench reflexively.

"Reiko…," Her grandpa began, "You're…you're going to be staying with me for a while."

"I…I don't understand, Grandpa. Why? How about Papa? Is he coming too?," Rei didn't know what to make of all this information, along with the unnamed emotions that were being siphoned into her small frame.

"No," His voice became stern. Rei's eyes widened as the light green emotions began to invade her senses. She began to hear two familiar voices.

"She's…She's gone," Rei made out the familiar voice of her grandpa. He was speaking to someone, "You have to come home. Arrangements need to be made and Reiko needs her father now."

"…Gone?...No...That's impossible! They said her condition was stable when I called earlier today!," The sound of her father's voice was distant and slightly muffled as if he were speaking over the…

It finally dawned on Rei: She was reliving the conversation her grandpa just had over the phone.

"She…She took a turn for the worst fairly quickly. They did all they could," Rei's grandpa replied, his voice wavered and cracked as he spoke, "She's gone, Takashi, and you need to come home…for Reiko."

There was a long pause on the other line.

"Takashi?," Rei's grandpa whispered, interrupting the long silence.

"…No," Takeshi said coldly. "No, I...I can't…I can't go back. Not now, I…I have a lot of things to take care of here...for the company. In fact, I…I have a meeting to go to right now. I'm…I'm going to be fairly busy so you might not be able to contact me for a while. I'll continue to send money for Rei's schooling and necessities, so-"

"Takashi!," Rei's grandpa nearly yelled, "What are you saying!? I know you're hurting, we all are! But you can't just run away like this! What about Reiko!?"

"…Take care of her for me…please...," Takashi replied softly, "Goodbye."

"Your father," Rei was snapped back to the hospital waiting room by her grandpa's words, "He…He won't be coming back for a while."

"…Yurusenai," Rei's grandpa, used to hearing his granddaughter's smooth voice, was shocked to find a cold edge to it as she spoke, "He…He lied."

Rei's grandpa pulled away from Rei, his brow furrowed with worry. He was shocked to find his precious granddaughter radiating with a violently red hue, like flames licking the sides of her small frame. Her amethyst eyes had darkened to a deadly indigo.

"Reiko…," Rei's grandpa whispered.

"Work is more important to him than Mama…than me…he…he said so…yurusenai...," Rei's small hands were clenched in her lap and shaking with rage.

Rei's grandpa's eyes widened, 'He…said so?', His face became serious,

"Reiko…," Rei's grandpa began again. He leaned his head down to meet her distant gaze, trying to draw her attention to him. His voice was level and slow, "I need to ask you something. When you look at me…do you see...anything? Any colors or-"

"Of course, Grandpa! I'm not stupid!," Rei interrupted angrily, her indigo eyes boring into his dark orbs, "I can see your light green color as clearly as anyone else can!"

Rei's grandpa knew that Rei always had quite the temper, but he ignored her insolence and pressed on.

"Reiko, when I was holding you," he continued in his level, slow tone, "Did you feel…or hear...anything?"

Tears of frustration began to fall from Rei's eyes, "Yes, Grandpa! I felt your light green colors in my heart! And they hurt! They hurt so much! It felt like my heart was going to stop from the pain! I heard the whole conversation you had with Papa! About him having meetings and not being able to come home! Why are you asking me these questions!?"

Nothing was making sense. All Rei wanted was her mother to get better. No more hospitals, no more machines. All she wanted was her father to come home and for her family to be together again. She knew now that her wish wasn't going to be granted and, what made it worse, was her grandpa bombarding her with irrelevant questions!

Rei's grandpa's face softened. He leaned in again and pulled Rei into a comforting hug. Rei's eyes widened as soft, light green emotions began filling her again. This time they were…warm…loving. They almost felt like her mother's golden-orange hue. She instantly felt herself calm down, her small, balled hands relaxed.

Rei's grandpa smiled when he felt the tension leave his granddaughter's form. He could see her aura return to the calm, red glow that always surrounded her. When he pulled away to look at her, her eyes had returned to their amethyst color, though he could see a darkness behind them now, a pain that was still lingering.

"As a family, blood has bound us. But fate has brought us together in this manner, Reiko," Her grandpa said softly as he smiled, "You have a gift, one that has been passed down in our family for generations. Only those of pure hearts inherit it, but those of strong wills are able to use and control it."

"'Gift'?," Rei looked at her grandpa with questioning eyes.

"Yes, Reiko. Your ability to see people's colors, their aura. That's part of the gift our family has. Your mother had some of the ability too but was only able to control and use it to a point. But…to be at your age and have the ability to sense emotions and even past events through contact…you are very special," Her grandpa said with pride in his voice. He stood up and held out his hand out towards her, "Come, my dear Reiko. I'm going to teach you…train you…to understand and hone your abilities."

"Grandpa…," Rei whispered, as she reached out for her grandpa's hand.

"Hino-san?...Hino-san, we're here," Rei blinked a few times at the sound of her name being called by Hitoshi.

Nobuo had pulled the limo into the parking lot of a prestigious condo complex, The Incendia. He rounded the extravagant fountain and pulled up to the curb of the building. Rei looked at the building with disgust. Her loathsome father had chosen her condo for her when she moved to the city and, in the process, decided to buy the whole complex. He said it was because he thought it would be a good investment, but she knew that it was just another way for him to control and keep tabs on her, a fact that Rei cursed every time she saw the building.

Rei waited as Nobuo came around and opened the door for her. She gracefully stepped out of the limo onto the curb and smiled at him as he shut the door behind her. He ran to the trunk to retrieve her bags.

"Hino-san?," Hitoshi called from the limo as he rolled down the window. Rei's face hardened as she leaned over in reply to look at Hitoshi, "Just to confirm, we're not scheduled to have training tomorrow, correct?"

"Correct. I'll be out of town tomorrow and my contractual break begins the day after that so we won't be meeting for training again until the end of my break," Rei replied evenly.

"Yes, your father told me all about the plans he has for you once your break is over," Hitoshi replied with a nod, "He's really looking forward to you starting formally at the company and taking over the business. He was even mentioning possibly bringing you in earlier to do some-"

"Fuck what he thinks!," Rei snapped, her indigo eyes igniting with terrifying intensity, "This break is for my sake, not his! I am more than aware of my contractual liability and I will not be any more a part of that fucking company than I am contractually obligated to be! Next time you see my dear Papa, you can remind him we have a fucking agreement! I know the man doesn't fucking understand the definition of 'integrity' or 'responsibility', but I do and I always see my responsibilities through, no matter how much I may despise them! For such a successful businessman, he should at least have the same fucking decency to hold up his end of the deal!"

That's twice today, Hitoshi, chided himself. He nodded, "Well then, Hino-sama, I'll see you after your break," he said evenly as he rolled the window up.

Rei straightened, her hands balled into fists by her sides. She was still fuming as Nobuo stepped in front of her, setting her duffle bag on the ground.

"Good job, Rei-sama," Nobuo whispered as he handed her the rectangular, hard-shell case that housed her custom bow and arrows. His soothing voice broke her out of her fury and her eyes slowly returned to their lavender color. When she finally focused on him and looked up, she saw his eyes and white aura beaming with pride. She allowed her hands to relax.

"On what? The competition or telling Watanabe-san off twice within 30 minutes?," Rei replied with a smirk as she took the case.

"On your...superb performance on and off the field today," Nobuo replied with a sly grin. Rei nodded knowingly. She picked up her duffle bag, slung the shoulder strap over her head, and turned to go into the building,

"Rei-sama," Nobuo said, making her stop and turn back around, "I know you'll be safe once you're there, but I can at least drive you there and back if you need."

Rei couldn't help but smile as she thought about her upcoming trip, knowing she would see her two best friends tomorrow, whom she considered part of her true family.

"Thanks, Nobuo-san, but that won't be necessary," Rei said with a reassuring nod. She could see the concern in his white aura, "The weather report says it'll be sunny so it'll be a nice drive. You know I don't usually like being chauffeured around in my free time anyways. Even after all these years, I'm still not used to it. Besides it's an easy drive there and back, nothing's going to happen. And, like you said, once I'm there I'll be fine with their security. I want you and your team to enjoy your time off until I come back on Sunday."

"Yes, Rei-sama," Nobuo sighed. Sometimes his young charge can be so stubborn, "I've already confirmed your hotel room reservation and will email you the confirmation for your records. I hope you have a fun time, tell them I send my best."

"I will, Nobuo-san. I'll text you when I return," Rei nodded. She turned again and walked into the building. Once she was in the elevator, she saw the limo pull away from the curb and drive slowly out of the parking lot.

Author Note: Constructive feedback/reviews would be greatly appreciated.

(updated 07/2013)