Rei had been about to get up and give the girls a piece of her mind when they suddenly got sprayed with water. Blinking, Rei's eyes went wide as she heard Serenity. And then Serenity was chasing the girls off and...offering her hand to her? Rei was wondering if she'd hit her head and ended up in some strange dreamland. But she reached out and took Serenity's hand, getting up to her feet. Her initial reaction to Serenity's comment was to huff. It wasn't like she'd asked for it!
"I didn't plan for that to happen." The remark wasn't nearly as catty as it could have been. After all, Serenity had chased them off. "Thank you, Princess." She still was completely not believing what had just happened. Serenity of all people had stepped in. Well, perhaps it had been better that Serenity had intervened otherwise Rei might've just thrown some punches of her own. And wasn't that Makoto's area? This certainly threw a curveball into the situation with Serenity. But if the Princess expected Rei to be grateful for the rest of time, she had another thing coming. Bullies would always find her regardless, and Rei could handle them. Of course now that she was Sailor Mars, there were times she just wanted to set some of them on fire and then see if they'd leave her alone. But she wouldn't go that far. Besides, Serenity had made enough of a statement for the time being. Or at least she hoped.
When Minako joined them, Rei looked at her, nodding. "Hai, arigatou." She glanced in the direction the girls ran off in, praying to the gods that they would leave her alone in the future and not renew their attacks. Or gods forbid they target Serenity for revenge. Provoking the Princess was not going to end well for anyone. It was then that she remembered all of her books and papers were on the ground. She bent down and started gathering them up, grumbling to herself. "Even on the first day, I can't get a break." She shook her head, still feeling some people staring at her, but she disregarded them as she put her things back in her bag. This was not the way she wanted her day to end, and she was still wondering why the Hell Serenity had intervened like that.