Chapter 3

Kunzite woke in his leather sofa chair. His silver eyes turned and glanced over to where his wife sat sleeping up and where his daughter slept, her head in her mother's lap with a heating pad over her stomach and legs.

He rubbed a hand over his face, his brain still foggy from only one hour of sleep.

Their daughter came to Venus at night once again, this time in tears.

As her mother hugged her daughter and held Mina as she sobbed, Kunzite couldn't comprehend why his child was reacting this way. Was she really in that much pain?

Venus gave the young senshi some medicine and walked with her to the main living area. His wife kissed his lips, "I'll be back after Mina's pain subsides.

The man gave a small sigh to himself once she left the room. He never admitted it to her, but his sleep patterns changed once they moved in together. When she was no longer at his side at night, his mind didn't allow him to sleep. Yet, once she returned to his arms, sleep came very quickly.

Minako never returned to their room. It had already been two hours since she went with Mina to help her fall asleep from this new and drastic change in her life.

When Kunzite got up to find the two women, they were sitting on the couch watching some sappy romance movie while eating chocolate ice cream. The General knew that's what his wife did when she was on her monthly cycle (however in the day time and afternoon... she never complained to her husband about pain).

So, as the two women continued eating out of the carton with their spoons, he sat on his recliner chair and watched the movie as well.

He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes once more. He never realized he would fall asleep like that. He had a meeting with the other Shittenou. He knew he needed to get ready for the day.

As he stood and walked to his family, he kissed them both on the forehead before exiting to dress in his uniform.

It was there at his desk, his Shittenou brothers saw him drag himself into the room and blop on the chair.

"Ouch," commented Nephrite, "Rough night."

His commander's silver eyes looked to him. "More than you'd know."

"Did Venus kick you out of the room last night?" questioned Zoisite raising an eyebrow.

"Worse."

"Oh?" questioned Jadeite crossing his arms, "What could be worse than not indulging in your marriage privileges of being with your wife?"

"My daughter started her period."

There were three consecutive hisses before reflective silence.

"I feel you man." Zoisite shook his head.

"Not a fun time of the month," agreed Jadeite.

"It'll smooth out after a few years," encouraged Nephrite.

The head General raised an eyebrow.

The brunette chuckled, "My wife and daughter bake non-stop an eat nothing but chocolate during that time. Before, we had to be careful around Mako or she would have electricuted us in her hormonal swings."

"That's mild," commented Zoisite, "Ami either cries for three days straight and/or locks herself in her room."

"PPPFFT," chuckled Jadeite, "Try having a girl who is like a fire-breathing-dragon during that time of the month. At least her mother is getting better about biting my head off during that period of time."

The Head General leaned back in his chair looking at all his brothers. "You all already have dealt with this matter?"

"Oh yeah!"

"LOOOONG Time ago..."

"Almost lost my hair the first week it happened. Remember I came to work smelling like smoke?"

Kunzite looked to the ceiling. His mind weighed the options. Perhaps his daughter just complaining, eating ice cream and watching movies in the middle of the night was a small price to pay. He never remembered his sons having this much trouble when they hit puberty.

Hopefully this was the LEAST of his troubles.

Author's Note: I couldn't resist. XD... leave a review! It encourages me to continue with the story. :)