Disclaimer\\: I don't own Sailor Moon or any related characters. As much as soooo want to I just don't. But I DO own Nina/Kaiya and would love it if you ask before using her in a story. I won't say no but would still love to know.

Chapter 3: New Self

The two young men were lounging on the couch in their apartment. Talking idly about the high school they were planning to start at in 3 days.

'Don't you think it will be annoying, Taiki? All those teenage girls?' the man sighed. 'They'll never leave us alone.'

'Well, Seiya, It will be more challenging having other people to face off against in my studies because frankly, you two aren't much of a challenge.'

Seiya fumed. 'We can't all be freaky geniuses like you, Taiki!'

Taiki smiled. 'Don't blame me because I have more brains then the two of you put toge—'

Seiya and Taiki both let out a yell as they fell off the couches. The beam of light that had shattered the peace and quiet apartment materialized into two girls.

'Star Healer!? What the hell are you doing?'

Star Healer sighed as she deformed back into Yaten.

'She saw me transform. She was hiding behind some trees and I didn't see her.'

'WHAT!?' Seiya and Taiki screamed. 'She saw you transform!?'

Nina knelt on the floor as it all sank in. Yaten was a boy that was girl that was a sailor. She was guessing from the tantrum that the two boys were throwing, they were too.

Yaten sighed as he let the two finish screaming at him.

'Well…What are we going to do with her?' he prompted when he saw they weren't going to say much else for awhile.

Taiki was automatically decisive. 'We'll have to kill her. She knows. She'll blow our cover.'

Nina, who was still kneeling on the carpet burst into tears and grasped the scarf she held tighter. If she had to fight her way out she would. But she didn't want too. She'd hurt them.

Yaten gazed at the girl, Nina, who he had met today. Her shine was bright, pure. It wasn't a star he wanted to destroy.

Seiya was looking at Yaten. 'You don't want to kill her do you?' he said softly.

Yaten brought his gaze up to Seiya. 'No I don't. Her shine is bright. It would be wrong to remove that kind of shine from the world.'

Taiki became speculative. 'What about our mission? She could endanger it. With her we won't be able to find our princess as quickly! Don't you care about her anymore, Yaten?'

Yaten grew angry, how DARE he doubt his willingness to his princess! He needed to find her, she was his life but…he looked at the girl again. Somehow this…Nina had also become vital to it. He didn't understand the feeling but he wanted too, and to do it he needed her around.

'Of course I do Taiki. How dare you even suggest I didn't. I just don't feel its right to destroy her for something that was really my mistake.'

Seiya thought carefully. 'Well, we can't let her go…Yaten doesn't want to kill her…So I suppose we could take her with us.' He saw Taiki about to protest. 'Here me out. If we changed her looks no one would recognise her and if we keep her within our sights she doesn't have to die cos she'd have no chance to squeal.'

Taiki looked at Seiya with surprise evident in his eyes. 'You know, Seiya? That there might be the first smart thing you've ever said.' He dodged the punch Seiya threw towards him. 'Yaten, you can change the girl's looks.'

Yaten nodded as he turned towards Nina and helped her up from the floor. 'Come on, this way.' Nina stumbled after him into a bathroom not far away.

Taiki watched them disappear into the room. Then heard the water start flowing from the shower as Yaten walked back out into the lounge.

Taiki looked at him. 'I feel she's an important star to this solar system. Your right, she should be kept alive.'

Yaten nodded slowly.

Seiya glanced at both of them. 'I'll think up a different name but first,' he claimed the other two's attention, 'why is she going to be with us so often? She can't be a sister; everyone knows we don't have one, and an assistant wouldn't live here. So….?'

His words presented a problem to them. She needed a relation in some way to them…

Yaten spoke up, 'She'll be my girlfriend.'

Taiki looked at him, appraising his sanity. But Seiya looked confident. 'That makes sense…it'll give a reason why she's always blushing when she looks at you…'

Yaten's face turned red and Taiki laughed. 'By the way, Yaten. You seemed like you knew her more than just a 'she saw me transform'. Can I ask how?'

Yaten laughed gently, 'Yea we bumped into each other at that park nearby. Well more like slammed into each other. Neither of us was watching where we were going. She doesn't know about the three lights or anything because she just moved here from England. Her name is…was Nina.'

Seiya hung his head. 'I feel horrible about this. We are ruining her life because of our mission, no matter how important the mission may be, no matter how much we can justify it. I'll still feel guilty.'

Taiki agreed slowly. 'From what you say this may have well been her first week in Japan, let alone Tokyo. But when we find our princess, it will be worth it. Who knows the girl may even be able to keep her company as we rebuild our home.'

Yaten stood up. 'She's finished so now I'll go cut and dye her hair. Umm...you guys realise one of us will have to go shopping with her right?'

Taiki and Seiya glanced at each other. 'Your going!' they said as they pointed at Yaten then burst out laughing.

Yaten was not amused. 'Oh, ha ha. Hilarious.' He started to walk to the bathroom.

Seiya remembered something amidst his laughter. 'Oh yea, remember to tell her the plan, what she's playing and what she's gonna have to do.'

Taiki grinned. 'I'm sad I'm gonna miss this one. Can you imagine how red her face will go when she hears she's playing his boyfriend?'

Seiya became serious when Yaten had moved out of ear shot. 'I think Yaten likes her.'

Taiki sobered too. 'I know. I can't see the problem with it now but…What happens when we have to leave when we find our princess?'

Seiya grimaced. 'True. Who knows though? She likes him too, it's obvious. Maybe she'll come back with us.'

Nina jumped when the door opened. 'Hi. Don't worry it's just me.' Yaten's voice wasn't very reassuring and she burst back into tears.

Yaten moved over to her side and gave her a hug. 'Don't worry. I won't let anything happen to you.'

Nina nodded against his shoulder mutely. She couldn't get a handle on her emotions. Every time she thought she had it came flying off at the littlest of things, like people opening the door.

Yaten sat her up. 'You ready?' Nina sniffed and nodded. 'Do you want any particular colour? Cos as long as it isn't brown it doesn't really matter about the colour…'

Nina perked up slightly at the idea of getting a say in what she looked like. Her voice was very soft, unsure as she answered. 'I…I've always liked the idea of having black hair, like ebony kind of colour.'

Yaten smiled at the idea of getting her to talk again. It almost brightened his day, knowing that she would be ok once she sorted through everything that had happened. 'Ok, now firstly we need to cut your hair. It's very beautiful long though, so I'll cut it to about mid-thigh. Does that sound ok?'

Nina blushed. He thought her hair was beautiful. 'Um…sure.'

Yaten grabbed out the scissors after preparing the dye and began cutting her hair. 'Now. Here's what is going to happen.' He felt her stiffen. 'No, no we aren't going to hurt you! Just what you're going to be acting as and stuff.

'Your going to be playing my girlfriend,' He felt the heat rush up to her face, Seiya was right, she did blush at things he commented her on and when she looked at him. It was kind of strange, but still, it was nice to know that she felt about him the way he felt about her, 'which will explain why you're with us so much. Seiya is thinking up a different name for you now, a Japanese one, so people won't have reason to recognise your name. And tomorrow we are going to go shopping for a wardrobe for you.'

Nina brightened up again. Shopping. Yaten's face showed that he was concentrating as he brushed and cut her hair. After about half an hour he called in Seiya.

'You think that's enough?' He asked as Seiya appraised the length.

'Yea,' the brown eyed man said, 'perfect. It's just enough off to make her look almost completely different but just long enough so that she still looks pretty like she does with her hair that long. Nice work, Yaten. What colour you dying it?'

'Black, ebony. No where near the colour she is now so…'

'Yea good choice, bring her out when she's done. I've almost decided her name; I think you'll like it.'

Yaten nodded at his friend and turned back to Nina. He wrapped a towel around her so her skin wouldn't get dyed with the colour and began to brush the dye through her hair.

'Ok, now we wait half an hour. Just sit here so the dye doesn't run anywhere. I'll gonna go talk to Seiya and Taiki.'

Nina nodded. 'Um…Yaten?' He turned around, surprise on his face from the sudden break in her silence. 'Thanks.' Nina muttered.

'Oh. It was no problem.' He mumbled as he exited the room.

Nina remained seated on the small stool, not wanting to wreak anything with the dye that was in her hair. Why do I care so much for Yaten? I mean…I hardly even know this guy, it doesn't make sense. But…he's being so nice to me.

Nina became lost in her thoughts as she sorted out the situation.

Yaten exited the room quietly and went to the studio where Seiya and Taiki where working on a new song.

'You thought of a name for her yet, Seiya?'

Seiya looked up to meet Yaten's gaze, 'Yea. I thought Kaiya, forgiveness, because when you look at her…there is no way you could ever not forgive her. Then I just looked up the most popular last names in the country so…yea it's Kaiya Tanaka.'

Taiki nodded in approval. 'Good call on the last name, it'll make it harder to track if someone gets suspicious.'

That sat in silence for awhile before Yaten stood again. 'Yaten?' Seiya asked, puzzled.

Yaten laughed. 'I've got to wash the dye out of her hair or it'll start to burn her skin.'

Taiki smiled. 'Good thing that we all know about this kind of thing. People would be puzzled if we took her to a salon and got her a total makeover like this.'

Seiya laughed. 'Yea. How's she doing by the way?'

Yaten's smile faded slightly. 'You two scared the hell out of her. She jumps every time I open the door and cries at random points in time. She shakes whenever I get too close to her and hardly ever says anything.'

Seiya and Taiki's faces both showed their remorse. 'Tell her we are sorry won't you? We just…we want our princess back and we know you do too. We lost it at the idea she might slow us down while we try to find her.'

Yaten smiled and nodded before leaving the room.

Nina had removed the towel after half an hour and had her head in the shower washing out the excess dye when Yaten moved into the room.

'You started without me. How'd it turn out?'

Nina's soft voice came from the shower room. 'Give me a sec and you'll see.'

Yaten smiled as he sat on the stool. He listened as the shower turned off and Nina started towelling off her hair. She walked out about 2 minutes later.

She had dried and brushed her hair, which she had tied back with her long scarf she always seemed to be protective of.

Yaten smiled at her. 'It came out fine. You look great.'

Nina hung her head slightly as she blushed again, this was a very cute habit of hers Yaten mused.

'Ok, we decided that your name will be Kaiya Tanaka. The other guys thought it was a pretty name for you and the last name is common, so if anyone gets suspicious it will be hard to trace you. But that shouldn't happen, it's just a precaution.'

Kaiya nodded and smiled. 'Kaiya, it's a beautiful name.'

Yaten grinned at her obvious acceptance of her new name. 'They also wanted me to say sorry for them. They were madder at me for allowing it happen then at you. We are very focused on our mission to find our princess, they were worried that you might endanger it.'

Kaiya went to stand next to him. 'It's ok. She must be very important to you. To risk yourselves for her.'

Yaten looked at her, puzzled. 'Risk ourselves for her? We aren't risking anything.'

Kaiya's eyes showed wisdom not normally seen in one her age on this planet, or their's for that matter. 'Sure you are. You have risked yourselves in everything your Happiness, Health, Wellbeing. Everything for her. You must love her greatly.'

Yaten's eyes shined with a few unshed tears. 'We do. She is very important to us. We only live to protect her. To do that, and to rebuild our planet, we need to find her.'

Kaiya smiled gently. 'Well, I'm sure you live for something else as well. Like…the music I just heard Seiya and Taiki playing or something.'

Yaten looked at her curiously. 'No, our music is just a way to find her. But…now I think I might have found that something else to live for…'

He stood up and lent towards her, pressing a soft, sweet kiss upon her lips.

Kaiya felt her blood rise to colour her cheeks as Yaten kissed her gently and then…it was over. Too soon he pulled away.

'We have to go show off your new self to Seiya and Taiki. Otherwise they might get impatient.'

Kaiya nodded absently as she turned towards the door, she was leaving Nina Johnston behind. Now it was time to face her new life, new self.

This Chapter is the last one similar to the 'Because of You' plot. From here on out there should be nothing in common and if there is I'm sorry *grin* Thank you for baring with me and hopefully it wasn't too annoying for people