The day of Minako's visit was getting closer and Mamoru was getting nervous, he had a nasty feeling deep down in his gut something was going to happen, he didn't know yet but something told him to be carefull. The other day he felt a cold presence in the crown arcade parlour when walking out, but when he turned round he only noticed a woman in a big sun hat,her face covered, quite posh, well, a very elegent woman might be a more suitable word. He just shrugged his shoulders a walked out with the rest , waving good bye to Motoki.

He fluffed his pillow and yawned, it was a long day.

„Hey where do you keep the tea?"He heard Zoisites voice

„top cupboard, left top corner"

„thanks!" his friend shouted from the kitchen. They told Mamoru that they will keep an eye out for him , and for the next month they will take turns in staying with him.

„i swear we need to get you reorganized it's like a jungle in there" Zoisite walked in the living room, handing Mamoru a cup of tea,taking a sip out of his own cup.

„oh don't be silly"Mamoru held his cup of tea looking into the dark cup

„...ated it..." Zoisite heard a whisper

„what?"

„Usa always hated tea, she said it was too hot, too bitter even with sugar..." he smiled and took a sip

„well maybe she's a bit right" he laughed only to frown a few seconds later.

„Zoi, what if it doesn't work..."

„Mamoru, now come on i thought you were more level headed, courage my friend, courage. It will be hard i know but you have to try"

„easy for you to say, Ami is crazy about you, hell even Mako has a soft spot for Neph, and none of you did anything to hurt them, i'm just so stupid to do that to Usako"

Zoisite slammed his cup on the table spilling the tea a little and grabbed Mamoru's shoulders

„Mamoru look at me, damm it look at me" he lifted his head

„have you any idea how much i hurt Ami, how many times we fought, how many insults she heard from me before i saw the most amazing woman in the world in fornt of my eyes?Before we became a couple and a short time after that i was horrible to her, and if i could i'd spit in my face for being such a jerk"

Mamoru sighed and smiled

„ok, ok i'll stop" Zoisite sat down next to him opened his bag and took out a silver flask. Unscrewing the top he took a huge gulp and handed it to Mamoru, He hesitated for a while but tilted his head back letting the alkohol run down his throught. He hissed a little

„my God you put airplane grease into this?" They looked at each other and laughed. Zoisite smiled

„women, you can't live with them..."

„and you can't live without them" Mamoru finished falling back on the couch looking up a the ceiling.

Usagi sat on the couch of her apartment looking out of the window. She decided to count the stars, to clear her mind but soon got bored with it. Her fragile self was once again put through a test seeing Mamoru. Even after getting ice cream and seeing Diamando, who was the kindest man to Usagi, she couldn't help but think of ...him.

She had everything with her new fiance, love, stability, he gave her the time she needed, let her come and go as she pleased , he even helped her find her apartment so they could live closer to each other-there was no point in living together, not since Diamando surprised her with the engagment ring and plans for their future house which was being built outside of town.

It was so fast she knew it, but she wanted this.

Or did she?

Mamoru was over worked, but remembered her birthday, he had loads of reports but when coming home and seeing her asleep on the couch he would carry her to their bedroom and tuck her in,making her breakfast the next day before he was of to work again.

Oh , how she missed him back then.

Was she missing him now?

She shook her head at the thought

„NO, NO,NO...i don't miss him, he hurt me, he betrayed me, and always did with that, that...woman" she covered her eyes wiping a small tear. She frowned. She wasn't supossed to think of them

they were done, finished , end of story...

The moon shone brightly in the sky as Usagi turned away from the window. All of a sudden the phone rang, she looked at her watch- 9:24? who could it be?

„Hello, Usagi Tsukino"

„Good evening Miss Tsukino, i'm sorry to disturb you, it's... it's Joanna here"

„Joanna ?"

„eeemmm you know Miss, i'm the one , the receptionist...?"

„oh...you" Usagi frowned hearing her voice

„please Miss don't hang up i know what your thinking but please i need to speak with you"

Usagi sighed and sat down next to her phone

„What would you like Joanna, i thought you were gone and why bother me again...?"

„well yes I was away, and i thought a lot, please Miss i know what your thinking , after the months that passed , even after being fired and shipped of to the US i felt horrible, Masmoru, jumping me like that, and kissing me, i thought what you went through...I..."

„what are you saying?"

Joanna sighed

„it's just that i was in the same situation my beloved also cheated on me, and when i thought of you seeing that man on me, i felt so bad, so horrible i just had to tell you the truth and that i'm sorry..."

Usagi bit her lower lip.

„Joanna it's …. it's not your fault, he evidently just took advantage..."

„miss i, i want to make it up to you , i'd like to at least try to be friends, or at least i want my soul to be at a little peace if i could only try to be your friend and earn your forgivness"

„Joanna please it's the past i don't want to talk about it , and yes i forgive you i'm happy and we at least can try to be friends i'm not holding a grudge"

„How can i ever thank you, your so kind , i , i don't diserve..." she started to cry

„Joanna please dear it's ok don't cry he's not worth it not to you or me"

„Miss Usagi I'm in town on short buisness with my company ,may I at least invite you to lunch tomorrow,i'm only here for 3 weeks and our dead lines are awful, so please say yes..ity would meen a lot to me "

Her pleading voice sounded like butter through the reciever .Usagi smiled weakly

„sure, why not"

„wonderful , lets say tomorrow at the Green Tree Restaurant? Around 3-4 o'clock?

„how does 3:30 sound?"

„wonderful miss, thank you for letting me do this, have a pleasent evening, until tomorrow"

„bye" Usagi put down the phone.

On the other side of the line, Joanna sat in the hotel room. Knocking of her high heels she put her feet up on the table and lit a cigarette.

Suddenly she heard a knock.

„Enter"

The door opened and a silver haired man entered.

„Evening Joanna..."

She let out a puff of smoke

„aaaa Diamando, don't worry i called her, the rabbit will come..."

„good, i'm not paying you to sit around"

„keep your hair on, she'll see what a louse Chiba is even before he has a chance to talk to her"

„i will never let him have her i'm counting on you"

„don't worry dear" Joanna smiled and put out her cigarette „revenge on him will be a thrill, i hate him as much as you do"

„yeah i know..."Diamando said a smile forming on his face.

She turned her head and caught a flying moth in her hand and sqeezed it till the life was sucked out of it, as two laughs were heard through the night in a small hotel room.