"Goodnight, sleep tight," Usagi began singing to Seiya as he lay in his bed. Although Taiki hadn't shown up yet, he had considerately called and said that he was with Ami. To reassure Seiya, they had given him the phone, where Taiki assured him that he would be back. Seiya was doubtful, but after seeing Yaten return, he was more willing to believe him.

Seiya looked up at her expectantly. She gazed back down at him with a smile.

"No more tears," she continued, using as soothing as a voice as she could.

"In the morning I'll be here," Seiya gently grabbed her hand and looked up at her. She paused and gave him a curious look.

"Promise?" he asked. "Don't leave me Odango please," Usagi nodded and continued.

"And when we say goodnight,
Dry your eyes
Because we said goodnight,
And not goodbye," Seiya smiled and buried his face in her hand. She smelt so sweet and comforting. He began to relax, feeling more at ease. Yaten was safe. Taiki sounded okay and was with his girl. Ami was safe. She wasn't capable of harming him. He watched Usagis angelic face and listened to the rest of her song.

"We said goodnight
And not goodbye" she finished. Seiya gave her a shaky smile. He settled his head into her lap, and she began to gently stroke his hair. "I'll be here tomorrow," Usagi said. Seiya nodded.

It was hard to calm Seiya down. He had been in hysterics, and Usagi was at lost for what to do. Yaten seemed to know what to do, and held Seiya, reassuring him that she was fine, and so was Taiki, and that they would never leave her.

Usagi giggled inwardly. It hadn't been until Seiya had calmed down when she realized what Yaten was wearing. She had on a black top hat with a silver, expensive looking silky top, skinny jeans, and silver stilettos. Usagi hadn't even realized she was in female form. As Seiyas breathing began to even out, Usagi looked up and noticed Yaten standing in the doorway in male form wearing a pair of flannel pants and a white oversized T shirt. Usagi glanced down at Seiya and was shocked to see that he had fallen asleep so quickly. She gently lifted his head out of her lap on onto his pillow. She then stood up and tiptoed out of the room.

"You have a way with him," Yaten said quietly after Usagi shut the door. "He wouldn't even let our princess touch him as much as he let you. Then again, he was obsessed with you so maybe it stuck," Usagi smiled. "He always said you had a shine. Maybe that's what's helping him,"

"Seiya is like a little kid," Usagi said. "Treat him like one," Yaten frowned.

"How the hell are we supposed to do that? And when did you get all wise?" Usagi chuckled.

"When I was a kid, I was afraid of being left alone because I thought my mom would never come back. Shingo, my brother, was the same way. You guys are locking yourselves in here and letting him control. He needs to know that you will come back when you go. Show him that. That'll help,"

"Somebody grew up when we were gone," Yaten said sarcastically as he went to the kitchen.

"I did actually. When I was fourteen, I found out my future had been predetermined before I was even born. I spent almost four years acting like a little kid because I didn't want to grow up. I was somewhat afraid of the future, and wanted to enjoy everything as much as possible before becoming a queen. After I caught Mamoru cheating on me, Setsuna, well Sailor Pluto is how you know her, told me that my future wasn't set in stone like I thought before. I don't know what my future is and now I'm more in control. I had to force myself to grow up so I can live my future how I want it," Yaten smiled.

"That's nice. Knowing your future like that would make life quite boring. Now, would you like to eat? I can hear your stomach growling like a wild animal from here," Usagi flushed.

"Er….sure," she said. Yaten pulled out a Tupperware container of what looked like spaghetti.

"Taiki makes awesome spaghetti," he said. "I'm surprised how fast he learned to cook Earth food,"

"What did you eat in Kinmoku?" Usagi asked.

"We have our own fruits and vegetables we eat. That's mainly what we stick to. My favorite was kimbobwe. Very sweet, yet tangy," he opened the lid and put the container in the microwave.

"Why is it that you went out female but came in male?" Usagi asked.

"Disguise purposes. I prefer, honestly, being a girl. The male form, however, is a great way to harmlessly avoid my time of the month. This is why, for the past few days, you've seen me as a boy. However, since I wanted to go out comfortably, I decided to suck it up and bear it. That is why I was a girl for the evening," When the microwave beeped, Yaten took out the spaghetti and scooped some in a plate. "Try," he said. No sooner that the word left his lips, Usagi was shoveling the food down as if she were a dying woman who hadn't eaten in a week.

"Deliciouf," she said with a mouthful of spaghetti. Yaten looked at her with disgust before he began to start on his.

"You're disgusting," Yaten said after swallowing. Usagis face was now covered in spaghetti sauce. She scooped up another large forkful.

"It's good," Usagi said as she wiped her mouth with her arm. Yatens mouth fell open in shock.

"You wiped all that off on your arm? That's sick! Have some manners!" Yaten cried. Usagi rolled her eyes and licked the sauce off her arm. Yaten, with a horrified look, grabbed his plate and walked out into the living room. "I would expect this crap from Seiya!" he said. He dropped his plate and looked in the direction of Seiyas room. "At least before the Sirens," Usagi sat down alongside him.

"It-" The phone rang, interrupting her. Yaten picked up his phone.

"Hello? Hello Ami!....I'm doing okay and you?.....Ah well that's a long story….Are you serious? You can't be serious…..Well I can't talk now….Sure! Alrighty I'll tell her…..Okay…Bye," He hung up and Usagi looked at him with confusion.

"Apperantly, Taiki fell asleep at Ami's. He hasn't woken up and she said he's been asleep since he called," That was about three hours ago. Usagi smiled.

"He looks like he needs it,"

"The guy only gets a few hours of sleep at a time, and usually those few hours are interrupted by Seiyas screaming. He needs a decent sleep," Usagi nodded in agreement, than stood up.

"I need to leave," she said, glancing at the clock. It was about two thirty in the morning, and she was becoming tired. Yaten smiled at him.

"You don't want to hear about my date?" Yaten asked with a smile. Usagi laughed.

"Trust me I'll hear it from Minako. I'll be back tomorrow," she said. Yaten stood up and held out his arm. "What? You're actually giving me a hug?" she gasped, placing a hand over her heart. Yaten rolled his eyes.

"Enjoy it while it lasts," he said. Usagi hugged him, grabbed her purse.

"Before I forget, does Minako know about Seiya?" Usagi asked. Yaten shook his head.

"I told her he was here, but that he went through something traumatizing. I also said you were helping him but I didn't go into details. If you want to you can. Taiki's right. We need to stop hiding," Usagi nodded.

"Alright. Goodnight Yaten," she said.

"Goodnight," Usagi turned around and walked out.

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"Would you like some tea?" Ami asked, leading Taiki out of her room. He had taken off his sweater and slung it over the couch.

"Yes please," Taiki said as he sat on the couch. He yawned and wiped his eyes. They were burning with fatigue, and his body felt like lead. How had he gotten like this? Taiki had never been this tired before. He felt his head falling forward. He rolled his eyes and wiped then in attempt to stay awake.

"You alright there?" Ami asked, handing him a cup of steaming tea.

"I'll be fine," Taiki looked at the tea and took a sip. The perfect, warm temperature made feel even sleepier.

"How is Seiya? Yaten? Kakyuu?" she asked. Of course she was going to ask that question.

"Yaten and Princess Kakyuu are fine. Seiya however, had an incident," he said. Ami frowned. "I'll explain in a bit but he not in a good state right now…speaking of which, is it okay if I use your phone? Its getting late and I need to call Yaten," Ami nodded and pulled out her cell phone.

"Of course Taiki. Here," she pulled out her cell phone and handed it to him. He called Yaten. He answered immediately.

"Hello?" he asked.

"Yaten it's Taiki," he said.

"Taiki where are you? Seiyas crying and Usagi is trying to comfort him! He thinks you're dead and is going in hysterics! Where the fuck are you?"

"I'm at Amis," Taiki said. He stood up and gave Ami a nod. She nodded back and Taiki walked off into the corner. "Let me talk to Seiya,"

"How the hell are you going to sit here and talk to him over the phone? He needs to see you," Taiki was so exhausted it was hard for him to stand.

"I can't…just give him the phone please," he said.

"Alrighty Taiki. Be prepared," a moment later, he heard a door open. "Seiya, it's Taiki," Yaten said in the distance.

"Taiki? TAIKI?" Seiya yelled into the phone.

"Seiya it's me. I promise it's me," Seiya began crying. Taiki felt his heart rip apart.

"Taiki where are you? Come back please!"

"Seiya-"

"Taiki please I don't want them to get you!" Seiya sobbed.

"I'm with Ami. You remember Ami right?"

"Y-yes," he whispered.

"I'm with her right now. She's Sailor Mercury. If anything happens she will help me. Nothing will happen and I'll be back tonight. Yaten came back right?"

"Yes…" Seiya whispered.

"I will never leave you Seiya. I'll be back tonight. I'm perfectly fine,"

"I love you Taiki," Taiki was stunned. The three of them never said that to each other. It wasn't that they didn't love each other; it was just that none of them felt the need to state what was known. Nevertheless, Taiki was touched.

"I love you too Seiya. You know that. I'll be back okay? Bye Seiya," After Seiya hesitantly hung up, Taiki found himself stumbling across the room and onto Amis couch.

"Taiki? You okay? Ami asked. Taiki gave her a slow nod before falling into a much needed deep sleep. Ami frowned and got up to check on him. It only took her one look at his face to realize that exhaustion had finally caught up with him. She took a sip of her tea, then stood up to get him a blanket.

A/N: And the healing process begins! Woohoo! The song I used was Goodnight by Evanescence. Pretty song. You should listen to it sometime :] As usual, read, review, and report any mistakes/ideas. I love you guys!

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