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The Best Restaurant in Crystal Tokyo: La Mer de Solaire

Men had always left her disappointed and frustrated, with the exception of the King of course... and maybe Helios. Minako always said it was because she couldn't understand them. Maybe that was true but when had they ever proven her wrong? Well except for the King... and maybe Helios. Rei reflected upon her self-imposed celibacy while she waited for her "blind date".

A week ago, Rei and Makoto made a wager regarding Serenity's ability to eat cupcakes. Rei said that she would eat 7, Makoto said 10. Rei lost. As her punishment, Makoto and Minako had organised for Rei to go on a blind date. At first she had tried to use her sailor scout duties to get out of it, but when Serenity got wind of the scheme, she slyly gave Rei the night off. So here she was, at the swankiest, most upcoming restaurant in Crystal Tokyo (suggested by Makoto) waiting for her mystery man.

A bouquet of white lilies was dropped onto the table in front of Rei. She whipped around in her seat to see who it was. At the sight of the odious man's face she snarled and made to stand up and storm out of the restaurant.
"Rei please, just give me a chance!" Jadeite begged. He looked quite distraught, it was almost touching. Almost. "Why should I do that? I already gave you a chance and you screwed up! So why should I give you another chance?" she said emphatically. Jadeite took a deep breath and looked down at his shoes.
"I was scared okay? Women... they confuse me! I thought I could do it. I thought the relationship would work but when things started going wrong, instead of trying to fix it, I ran away. I'm a coward Rei but I swear I'm trying to change. So please, give me another chance."
Rei contemplated Jadeite camly. The old Rei wouldn't find it so easy to forgive him, but this Rei had learnt a lot from her Queen. One of the most important things she had learnt was the power of forgiveness.
"Alright. One more chance to prove yourself" she said stiffly and gestured towards the table, "shall we eat then? Makoto tells me that the food here is divine, so I hope you have money to spend."
Jadeite smiled broadly and promptly seated himself.
"Unsurprisingly Nephrite assured me of the same. By the way, you look good in that red dress." Jadeite accompanied this compliment with a cheeky wink. Rei blushed and struggled to maintain a disapproving frown.

Rei and Jadeite walked towards the crystal palace. The evening had been enjoyable. He was as arrogant and bold as he had been before but this time it was mingled with his newfound maturity. As much as she distrusted men, she rather liked the new Jadeite. He walked her all the way to her bedroom door.
"Thanks for the lovely evening Rei" he said earnestly, his bright eyes intently gazing at her. Rei simply nodded and smiled wanly at him before slipping into the darkness of her room. She listened carefully until his retreating footsteps faded into silence before throwing herself onto her bed. For once, the thought of men didn't seem to disgruntle her. It wasn't much, but it was a start

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