Wellll I'm back! For now... I have to admit I'm not the most dedicated writer, although I'd like to be T.T I'm sorry! I promise I'll work really hard not to let you down!

Welcome to my newest story, which I have every intention of writing AT LEAST 10 chapters to. It's AU, and going to revolve around Kunzite and Minako, with mentions of the other senshi/shitennou in passing. Each of the generals has been given the order, from Mamoru, to awaken the scouts for the upcoming battle with Beryl. I'm not entirely sure how much of Beryl is actually going to come up, I might end it with all the scouts uniting and making the decision to fill out their destiny. Also, just exactly HOW Mamoru awakened before Sailor Moon or any of the other scouts will be explained! I don't intend to just ignore that fact. Also, I don't have Microsoft Word, so I'm writing this on WordPad... Hence whatever spelling mistakes are made, whether by ignorance or just mis-typing, I'm sorry! I don't have a Beta either... Anyone interested? Let me know! So without further ado, enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, or V-Babe.

Lights. Camera. ACTION.

Chapter I: Found

A tall man walked down the busy streets of Tokyo. Quietly and swiftly making his way through the throngs of people toward his destination, Shiba Koen Junior High School. He still wasn't sure about how his Prince was going to have him go about this. Awakening the Defender of Venus. Just how he was supposed to do that, he wasn't sure. His comrades would be struggling with the same situation any moment now as well, and as leader of Prince Endymion's Shitennou it was Kunzite's responsibility to accomplish his mission as soon as possible and relay information to his fellow generals.

As he made the final turn of his walk, he found himself staring into the eyes of a white cat. Perched on the ledge of a brick wall, as tall as Kunzite's shoulders. The cat was unusual to say the least, staring at Kunzite with a strange look that resembled judgment. Kunzite quirked a brow at the strange creature, giving it a look over. A clean white coat, big eyes, a seemingly simple cat. The only distinction was a strange golden crescent shaped mark on it's forehead. The cat seemed to give him a once-over as well, promptly turned around, and jumped down onto the other side of the wall. Confused, but not dwelling on it, Kunzite approached the gate of the school. It was nearing three. The bell should ring any minute, signaling the school days end. Taking the remaining moments of silence, he thought about just how he was going to pick her out. He supposed that he should be able to sense some kind of restrained power, and pick her out that way, but seeing as his own magical abilities were limited, he wasn't sure how to tap into that himself.

The bell sounds, the yard slowly fills with girls and boys chattering, oblivious to the man standing beside the gate, waiting for something to jump out at him. Twenty minutes pass. Thirty. Convinced he missed her, he resolves to come back the next day. He's turning around, when he catches a glance of gold. He turns around again, to observe a young girl leaving the doors with a look of exhaustion on her face. Long gold hair, shimmering with an ethereal glow, tied back with a bright red bow. Big blue eyes, which would've been extremely beautiful if they didn't look so disappointed. For whatever reason, Kunzite was drawn to her. He didn't like that she looked so beaten down, and wanted to do something about it. He just didn't know what.

'Could this be her?' He thought; he hoped. Now that someone had caught his attention, he wasn't sure how he was going to approach her. Kunzite was someone who appreciated the direct approach, he had planned to flat out tell her who he was, who she was, and continue from there depending on her reaction. But he still wasn't 100 percent sure it was her. He supposed he needed to wait for some kind of confirmation.

While waiting for something, he had no idea what, he noticed the strange white cat from before approach the girl. From the distance he walked behind her and rubbed up against her legs. She apparently hadn't noticed him, and jumped away in surprise. The pose she landed in could only be described as... awkward. She had her knees bent in some strange angle, with one arm above her head as if to protect it from some unknown falling object, and the other waving her bag in the cat's general direction. While stepping backwards she tripped on her heel and fell straight on her butt. 'She's.. a klutz.' Kunzite continued to watch as she.. crawled over to the cat.

"Artemis!" he heard her call out to the small animal as she started petting it affectionately. Her face lit up in a smile, and it seemed she became a whole new person. It was a sharp contrast from just moments ago when it seemed she was ready to fall over at the smallest breath of wind.

While petting the cat, she looked up sharply and looked straight into his eyes. Kunzite found himself shocked once again. He was just glad that Jadeite or Zoisite wasn't here to hold this over his head. It was very unlike him to be caught off guard three times in one day. He had to resist the urge to roll his eyes at the thought of those two and the immature remarks they'd be sure to make. As he came back into focus, he noticed her approaching him. Gathering his wits once more, he waited for her to come to him.

"Can I help you with something? Do you need directions somewhere?" she asked him, in what he could only describe as a melodic voice. The cat was held in her arms, staring at him with a peculiar expression for a cat. "No." Was all he said.

Kunzite wanted to kick himself. 'Smooth,' he thought. But all she did was give a soft giggle. "Well, my name is Minako. Aino Minako." She said, extending her hand to meet his. The cat seemed to give her a look of disbelief, as if to say, "What're you doing?" Kunzite stood stiffly looking at her hand with something that must have been bewilderment. Thank Gaia Jadeite and Zoisite were no where to be found. She just continued to laugh softly. "This is the part where you shake my hand? What's the matter?" In response, he took her hand in his. "See? Nothing happened." she said with another smile.

But she was wrong.

Not that there was a spark or anything. No. Definitely not. It was more of.. a surge of energy. At that, Kunzite decided that this was her. 'That had to have been her power.' This was the Defender of Venus. This simple girl was destined to become the leader of the Sailor Scouts. At this, the cat in her arms reached over and bit Kunzite. He quickly withdrew his hand, breaking the spell between the two. "Artemis! Why'd you do that!" she chastised the cat. "I'm so sorry! I don't know what his problem is!" she glared down at him. He just continued looking at Kunzite without remorse.

"It's fine," said Kunzite. "You're not one to waste words are you?" Kunzite blinked. "Well whatever the case, let me make it up to you. For Artemis I mean. Meet here tomorrow? I'll give you a tour of Tokyo! You look like you're not from around here. I'll see you here, k?" She gave him another smile, and walked away.

Kunzite was once again, at a loss for words at what had just happened. He was not liking where this was headed. Why? The girl was already proving to be a handful. Nevertheless, he'd come back the next day.

"Kunzite! You finally made it!" Mamoru said. Kunzite took a seat at the bar while his Prince gave him a friendly slap on the back. "Am I the last to get here?" the white haired man asked. "Yep, all the others have been waiting so we can start swapping stories."

"Well, by all means..." Kunzite grumbled, as Mamoru got up and led him over to the others. "Ah! The mighty Kunzite finally graces us with his presence. To what do we owe this honor?" Asked Kunzite's right hand man, Jadeite. Honestly, what possessed Mamoru to put Jadeite as the second line of defense? The man doesn't take anything seriously. Except maybe his hair.

Ignoring the blond's question, he sat down and promptly ordered a gin and tonic from a passing waitress. He noticed her give a small wink, to which he didn't react. As they sat down, the other four men started chatting about how the day had gone. They had each found the girl whom they believed to be the Defender of their respective planet.

Mizuno Ami would become Sailor Mercury. So far all Zoisite had to report on her was that she was extremely quiet, and had a refined air about her that was intriguing. Jadeite said that Hino Rei, the future Sailor Mars, seemed eternally angry, yet he felt like there was more than she seemed. "Definitely the Goddess of War!" He joked. Nephrite agreed that Kino Makoto had more beneath the surface, while she portrayed a tough tomboy. He had no doubt that she could hold her own in a fight, but there was a gentleness to her that he couldn't help but notice as well.

The group looked to him expectantly. "Her name is Aino Minako." Was all Kunzite managed to get out before Jadeite guffawed. "Beauty of Love! Talk about a dead give away! Her parents obviously got the memo! So what was she like?"

"Like a girl. Honestly she seemed very simple. A bit of a klutz maybe, but maybe it's a phase. I'm quite confident that she'll awaken in no time."

"Careful Kunzite! Don't want to judge a book by it's cover do you? That's just inviting all kinds of contradictions to come your way solely for the purpose of proving you wrong." said Nephrite with a smug grin.

"Well why don't you look to the stars and read me my fortune Madam Unmei." replied Kunzite with a smirk. Zoisite nearly had a coughing fit when he heard that one. Jadeite didn't have the problem and laughed outright. "You think you're so clever." Nephrite rolled his eyes.

As the joking died down, Zoisite turned to Mamoru. "So what's the next step?"

'Always the strategist.' thought the General. "Honestly, I don't have a solid next step. The only thing I can say for sure is that we need to get closer to them. Find out how they operate individually. We still have no idea how to awaken them so we should gather information on them in the meantime. I'll continue searching for the Princess of the Moon while you keep an eye on her senshi. We'll meet here once a week to discuss progress."

With that they started to bid each other good night, promising that they'd see each other next Thursday night. As Kunzite reached his apartment and was falling into bed, he couldn't help but think of the golden haired beauty, and what tomorrow would be like.

Aaaand there you have it! I'm working on Chapter II as you... read? I'm going to try and update regularly and aim for AT LEAST once a week. I'll do my best! Hope you enjoy! Review please! ^_^