Rei tuned out the sound of laughter and talking as she made her way into the crowded theme park. The sun shone a little bright for most people, but it was nothing compared to the red surfaces Rei was remembering more and more each day. She knew she was being tricked into coming because Makoto had given her the ticket a little too casually, her smile a little too fixed. To be honest, Rei didn't think it mattered. She could track Jadeite's movements and he wouldn't approach her without her consent, not after last time.

So why did she go at all?

For about an hour Rei didn't see him. She took her time, wandering through the rides, buying souvenirs for the girls, ignoring the glances of intrigued young men. Then, in the time it took a group of middle school girls to pass through her field of vision, he was there, sitting on a bench across the path, looking down at his feet.

Rei sighed and approached, keeping her steps quiet out of habit more than anything, since she knew he knew exactly where she was. Sitting down on the bench, not too close, she crossed her arms.

"The great Jadeite has been fooled, you know." she said, not looking over at him.

"No..." He murmured, "I wasn't. They're not very good at hiding their motivations, but you are. Why are you here?"

"To see how long you would hide from me." Rei answered, casually.

"That's not fair."

"Yusheng-"

"So you do know my real name."

Rei recoiled slightly from the bitterness in his tone.

"Lets take this somewhere we won't cause a scene."

Not giving him time to respond, Rei stood up and made her way to a part of the park that was still under construction. It was easy for them to slip inside since everyone was so busy making sure no children harmed themselves on any of the rides and as soon as they were out of range, Rei turned on him, throwing her purse on the ground.

"I always knew your real name! I used it a lot longer than I should have!"

Yusheng stood his ground, fists clenched in frustration.

"What are you- I told you I would stop! I was going to leave Endymion's service for you! We could have run off together, but you apparently didn't want me like that!"

"What," Rei demanded, "So its my fault you betrayed everyone?"

"No, I'm not saying that-"

"Then what?"

"I'm saying make up your mind, Rei. Please!" With a tired sigh, Yusheng hung his head. "It was late in the game. You knew the war was going to be bad, so either you didn't care about stopping me, or you did but didn't want to make any sort of change to do it."

Rei's hands were shaking as she took a step forward.

"Sheng, I was a child then. There was no way I could make the decision to betray my home, my people, my Princess for a boy who was older, on the other side. It was too much." She placed her hands on either side of his face and brought his head up so she could look him in the eye.

Yusheng closed his eyes against her gaze. "But you wanted me to do that exact thing, and until Beryl showed up and corrupted it, there was nothing wrong with the Earth wanting independence."

"I know. I know, and I'm sorry."

Rei kissed him once.

"I'm so sorry. I did want you. I do."

And again.

And Yusheng's arms hesitantly wrapped around her.