"I've heard of the view on Earthside. I never thought I'd see another planet this close. From Venus, Earth looks just like a very bright star. I guess Venus looks the same from Earth?" she asked Kunzite.

"I suppose it does." answered Kunzite.

She had 'casually' met him, and insisted that he take a walk with her.

"Don't you ever look at the sky?"

"No."

She noticed he wasn't looking now, either. She closed her parasol.

"I guess the parasol must be blocking the view?"

"The parasol isn't big enough to do so."

Was he always this difficult to engage in a conversation, she wondered, as she reopened her parasol.

"The gardens here are different from Magellan. I guess I'm too used to the gold, and still have to get accustomed to all this white and silver!"

"White and silver. The most common on the Moon. And the Moon is very rich in diamonds, I believe. Among other things." he stated.

"I think anyone could have told me that! So it doesn't sound as if you know much about the Moon."

"I have studied everything that is necessary, as Prince Endymion is going to marry Princess Serenity, and both he and the four of us must learn Lunarian court etiquette and customs."

"It shows." she admitted. "You certainly know more about their manners that I do."

How disgraceful, he thought.

Venus noticed that he raised an eyebrow and glanced at her for a few seconds, before resuming his usual 'blank' expression. Obviously he thought that she wasn't fit to be the leader of the guardian senshi, and the thought amused her.

"I never did pay much attention during my lessons." she said. "Artemis would scold me infinitely! But he did say I learned court manners very well. Just not history, or selenography, or anything like that."

"One must be educated in all things."

"Oh. And I guess you are."

"I do believe I am." he stated.

"You must love to study!"

Venus knew that if there was one thing people liked, it was to talk about themselves.

"It is something I must do. Otherwise, I would not be worth to hold the position and title I do, would I?"

"No, I would guess not. But are you saying I am not worthy of holding the position I hold?"

"I would never say such a thing, Your Highness. But Your Highness is royalty. I am of the nobility."

"Oh, I've never really associated much with nobility!" she exclaimed.

It was a lie, of course.

"You must tell me more about yourself. And about Earth, as well."

"If you would like to know about Earth, His Royal Highness would be in a better position to tell you than I am."

"He could tell me about Earth, but still, you're the only one who can tell me about you."

"He really is different from anyone I've met." Venus was saying, as her ladies helped her with her toilette.

As usual, among themselves, they didn't talk out loud, but communicated through gestures and body language. There was no need for words, as they read each other's gestures perfectly.

"Don't tell me you grew tired of everyone else on Magellan? Especially the men?" one of them asked.

Venus smiled.

"Of course not!"

"He didn't seem so eager to dance at the ball." another girl said. "It was obvious he was only doing it because Your Highness insisted."

"Actually, it wasn't really that obvious, was it?" Venus asked.

"No."

"Funny."

"I could hardly get him to speak to me, either."

One of the girls looked surprised.

"Surely Your Highness has little need for words."

Venus smiled, her smile saying 'of course, I have, as you say, little need for words'.

"But in this case, he's so difficult to read. He…guards, hides his emotions too well. I do wonder why that is."

"Do you suppose it's a Terrestrian thing?"

"No, I don't think so. None of the other shitenou, nor the prince is like that. Only him. It must be a him thing." she giggled. "But why?"

"Does Your Higness intend to find out?"

"Indeed I do!"