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Chapter One

Mina waited by her balcony. She lived in an apartment with her brother, Jed. Raye practically moved in with them. Unlike her other friends, she had no boyfriend, fiancé, or anyone. Serena had Darien, Raye had Jed, Lita had Neph, and Amy had TWO guys for once. It seemed like Greg and Zoisite wouldn't give up on Amy…yet. Mina sighed. What was wrong with her? Shouldn't she be focusing on something now? Homework!

"Shit." Mina muttered. It was already midnight and she hadn't started her homework yet. All she had was a shitload of physics. Tomorrow was Friday at least. Maybe she could hit the movies with the girls…oh wait…they'd be with their boyfriends. The Senshi were conveniently dating the Shittenou…except for her and Kunzite. Kunzite was the first in command of the Shittenou while Mina was the leader of the Senshi. Kunzite seemed like the lone wolf type…heartless too. "I hate Physics!" Mina scowled. No doubt Raye and Jed were too busy to help her now. Mina furiously scribbled her answers on her worksheet. She turned her lamp on and shut her bedroom door. Sometimes she wished that she didn't have to share an apartment with Jed and Raye. I mean Raye was her best friend, but when your best friend starts dating your brother, things get awkward. Mina had a part time job in the Crown and a video game store. Jed was a lawyer, but he spent most of his money on Raye. Half of the time, there wasn't food in the apartment. Mina was seriously considering moving out. She'd saved enough to get her own place and buy groceries for a month. If she dipped into her savings, she could get an apartment like Darien. He lived on the rich side of town…but then again, he could afford it long term.

Mina heard someone knocking on something. It wasn't her bedroom door. She looked towards the balcony door and saw Kunzite. Confusion was written on her face when she opened the balcony door…darn, Mina had just been getting the hang of Physics.

"Yeah?" Mina stood with hands on her hips as she opened her door.

"Is Jed here?" Kunzite asked.

"Busy" she stressed the word. Kunzite nodded in understanding.

"So…."

"Um…"

"Is that how you greet all your guests?'

"Is that how you show up at people's doors? On Balconies?"

"Touché"

"Come in." she sighed.

"So…How's it going?"

"Good, you?"

"Fine. How's it like…living with Raye and Jed?'

"Honestly…it's awful."

"Really? I thought it'd be awesome to live with your best friend."

"Not when your best friend is involved with your brother."

"Explain…"

"Well, it's like…."She began to explain. One explanation led to another.

Kunzite nodded when appropriate and Mina continued on. The next thing she knew, Mina's head was on Kunzite's shoulder when she woke up. "Shit….physics!" she rushed as she got ready. "Kunzite! Wake up or he'll see you!" she hissed. Kunzite got up with a start.

"What the hell happened last night?" he rubbed his eyes.

"No idea." Mina rummaged for her backpack. She was ready and didn't want to wait for Raye.

"You're not waiting for Raye?" Kunzite asked.

"I have no intention of being here when the lovebirds wake up."

"How many hours a day do you even stay here?" he asked curiously.

"As few as I can…typically at night just to sleep."

"Why?" Kunzite pressed her. He really was concerned for her.

"They'll be all, 'I love you.' "No, I love you more' and what not."

"Really…I didn't know Jed was the type to…"he stifled a laugh. There was a thud as they both glared at each other.

"Get out!" Mina attempted to shove him.

"What, no goodbyes?" he continued to stifle laughs. Then he mimicked her brother, "Goodbye darling…I'll miss you." He said. Mina blushed.

Mina tried to shove him. "Why do you have to be so damn strong?" Mina whined.

His laugh was deep…masculinely sexy. "Cause I am."

"Do you want my brother to kill you?"

"Like he could."

"True…"

"I was thinking about what you said last night…about wanting to move out."

"Hmm?" Mina was doing her hair.

"You could move in with me." Mina whirled to face him.

"Really?"

"Yeah…I mean, you seem so unhappy here."

"Thanks…I mean I need to think about it-"

"That's fine…if you want to move…just don't say it to your brother because-"

"I know…he'll stop me. But would he be upset?"

"Probably…after all we might be living in the same building together." She blushed as he laughed softly. She was the Goddess of Love and he was known for Lust. She saw him take out a change of clothes.

"You were planning to spend the night?"

"Typically when I sneak over to someone's place, that's my intention…so I was prepared."

"Use my bathroom…don't lock the door, but turn the fan on."

"Ok." Kunzite knew that Mina was afraid of Jed and didn't make any cracks.

"Minaaa…." Jed rubbed his eyes. He appeared at her door.

"Oh…um…hi!" Mina perked up.

"Hey…what'd you eat for breakfast?"

"Um…nothing…again. You haven't gone grocery shopping in a month."

"Then why didn't you go?"

"I don't have that much money left. I'm paying for college…remember?"

"So? The least you could do is go shopping for food. What are Raye and I gonna eat?"

"I'm sorry."

Kunzite really wanted to smack Jed. He could literally see Mina cringing.

SMACK!

Mina clutched her cheek. Tears flowed freely from her eyes. "Get up bitch." Jed growled.

Mina fumbled as she tried to get up.

"Baby, it's not good to get mad and angry this early in the morning." Raye was behind Jed trying to calm him down. "I'll take care of it."

"Thanks babe." Jed walked away.

"Can't you give me ONE romantic morning? Jeez Mina. All I want is time with him and you have to ruin it all! I wish that Jed didn't even have a sister!" She stomped off. The door slammed.

Kunzite was done. He'd been done for a while and heard the whole thing. Mina knocked on the door softly. Kunzite immediately opened the door and dragged her in. The sound of the fan masked their conversation. "Mina…why didn't you tell anyone that Jed was like this?"

Mina sobbed softly. Kunzite held her in his arms as she broke down. "Jed will kill me."

"What'd he do to you?" Kunzite tried to turn her face. She refused to move. "Mina…let me see." There was authority in his voice. Mina turned her cheek, revealing a large red mark on her cheek going down to her neck. "God…what did he do to you?"

"He got my textbook and whacked me with it." Mina whispered hoarsely.

"It looks bad…Zoi should take a look at it…he should be on the train." Kunzite looked at his watch.

"Jed didn't mean it-"

"Don't stick up for your brother."

"I got to go."

"Me too."

They walked out of the bathroom together. "I'll walk you to college." Kunzite said. Mina opened her mouth to protest but Kunzite shot her a warning look saying that he wouldn't back down. "You typically take the train…right?" Mina nodded. "Then let's hurry." They left via window. Mina clung to him with her eyes shut until the whole ordeal was over. "Mina…we're at the station." She opened her eyes. She had all her books in her bag. He could tell that she didn't feel like talking. They were awkwardly tangled together. She blushed as she tried to pry herself from their standing arrangement.

They barely caught the train on time. Mina and Kunzite were breathing hard. "Kunzite…late as usual. Mina??? I thought you took the other train!" Zoisite sounded alarmed. "You never change your habits."

"Zoi, we were looking for you." Kunzite sighed.

"You both are holding hands." Zoisite smiled.

Mina and Kunzite let go of each other's hands. Both were blushing.

"So anyway…why were you looking for me?" Zoisite asked.

"Mina has a bruise on her neck." Kunzite said as Mina looked away.

"Were you two…?" Zoisite let the sentence hang.

"No! I mean…we weren't…I mean…" Kunzite blushed. "Here look."

Mina sighed as she pulled down her collar to reveal the scar.

"Mina…who did this to you?" Zoisite examined it carefully.

"I tripped." Mina lied.

"Mina…."Kunzite growled. "Tell him."

Mina looked at Zoisite. "Doctor's Confidentiality." He said.

She sighed. "Jed did."

"You sure?" Zoisite asked.

"She's not lying." Kunzite said. When Zoisite was about to ask why he knew, Kunzite merely said, "It's irrelevant."

"What'd he hit you with?" Zoisite asked.

"A textbook." Mina said.

"Please tell me not the…"

"Yes, the thick one."

"Mina, I'm powerless to help you here. You'd have to swing by the hospital."

"I c-can't"

"You're two hours early."

"True…"

"Get it over with and you can go to school."

"Fine. How long will it take to get there?"

"An hour."

"Fine…" Mina sat next to Kunzite. Zoisite was reading the newspaper, occasionally looking up to see what Mina was doing.

"Mina…" Kunzite whispered in her ear.

"Hmm?" Mina looked up, still upset about today.

"I love you more." He grinned.

Mina smiled and laughed softly.

Zoisite saw them whispering. Although he didn't know what Kunzite had said, he saw the smile on Mina's face and knew that only Kunzite could get her to smile like that at a time like this..

Mina walked into the hospital with Kunzite in tow. They walked up a ton of stairs and finally reached Zoisite's office. Unfortunately, Amy was there.

"Hey Mina!" Amy hugged her friend.

"Hi Amy." Mina smiled weakly. "I didn't know you worked here."

"I'm interning."

"Lucky. I got an offer, but Jed mad me turn it down."

"Aw. Interning is so fun! What'd you want to intern in?"

"Well I do aspire to become a fashion designer."

"With your talent, a company's lucky to have you. I mean the bathing suit you designed for Lita in her pageant was amazing!"

"Thanks. I knew emerald was her color."

"It never looked better…now she's obsessed with the color!"

Mina laughed.

"Not to be rude, but why are you two here?" Amy asked, pointing to Kunzite.

"Well Mina was out for a walk and I saw she had a bruise on her neck so I told her that Zoisite takes the train and that you'd be here too." Kunzite said.

"But where do you work?" Amy asked.

"I work like three blocks away." He replied.

"Mina, sit here while Amy and I clean the injury out." Zoisite said.

"Ok." Mina obliged.

A half an hour later….

"All done!" Zoisite said.

"Thanks Zoi…and thanks for being here for me Amy, Kunzite."

"Let me walk you out." Kunzite said. He took her arm and led her off. They were headed for the stairs. "Mina…are you sure you want to go to school today?"

"Yeah. I need to go." Mina said. Awkward silence……………

"I've seen the way you live…"Kunzite gathered courage to say what he did next. "and I've decided that I'm not going to ask you to live with me…" Mina stared at him in horror. "I'm demanding it" she sighed in relief. "I got you there for a moment." He grinned.

"Don't ever do that to me again." Mina said.

"I promise." He grinned playfully.

She looked away.

"I'm sorry Mina."

"When am I moving in?"

"We'll discuss it over dinner."

"Where?" Was he asking her out on a date?

"I'll pick you up at eight."

She playfully pouted.

"Oh yeah….wear something sexy and semi-formal because I'm taking you somewhere fancy."

She blushed. "You don't have to do that."

"Really? Cause I mean it's expensive and……….just kidding! I want to do this for you."

"Why?"

"Cause you look like you haven't eaten in days."

"If there were some cooking ingredients, I could actually eat sometimes."

"You can cook?"

"Yup."

"Then it's settled. I'll pick you up at eight and we'll go shopping for ingredients and we'll cook."

"That sounds nice...So it's a date at eight?"

"Yup."

"Oh darn…I have no idea what to wear!" she teased.

"Wear something casually sexy." He whispered in her ear. She grinned

"This is why my brother would be upset when I move in with you."

"Why?" he asked innocently.

"He'd think we'd have sex 24/7"

"He has that little faith in you?"

"He has little faith in everyone."

"Wow…doesn't he have sex everyday?"

"Yeah…..hmmm there's something wrong with him…."

"Yeah there is. Maybe, he's cheating on Raye!"

"You're his best friend. Do you have such little faith in him?"

"Yep…and you're Raye's best friend."

"Not anymore. She's become a slut."

"Hasn't she always been one?"

"Maybe…"

They walked down the stairs chattering about random topics. When they reached the door, Mina turned to him. "Thanks for taking care of me."

"My pleasure." Kunzite bowed as she giggled.

"So I guess I'll see you at eight."

"You guess? Thought we agreed!"

"Oh…I don't know."

"Mina…"

"I'm just playing with you."

He turned away.

"Bye!"

He still didn't turn to see her.

She snuck up around the side and quickly kissed him on the cheek. "Bye!" she whispered as she ran off, blushing. Kunzite turned, his eyes following her.

Kunzite stood in the hospital for a few moments…feeling the spot on his cheek that had just gotten warmer because of a girl that he possibly might have feelings for.