Three stood up his gun and started to dismantle it apart, if he was going to be going up against Ryo, he wanted his guns to have his back. Just doing his guns wasn't enough, he even offered and did all of Two's guns as well, even was thinking about doing Six's. He heard a beeping sound from his console but just let it ring, he didn't want to be interrupted with what he was doing. The door suddenly swung open as a small figure walked into the room and stood in front of him. Three paused for a second but then continued to clean his guns as his girlfriend continued to stare at him.
"The door was closed for a reason" Three started.
"We need to talk" Minako answered back.
"Can it wait until after I'm done?" Three looked up to the woman.
"No" Minako said, "Because that would give you the excuse to find Six's guns to clean as well"
"In my defense, his guns are always dirty" Three mentioned.
Minako ignored his comment, "You were the only one who didn't want to go back to help my allies, why?"
"Do I seriously have to point this out to you?" Three asked.
"Yes!" Minako let out, "I want to know why my boyfriend refuses to help my family when they could be in trouble"
Three stopped as he sighed and closed his eyes. This was the conversation that he wanted to avoid, he saw how Minako looked when Three voiced out his opinion about going so close to Zairon. But her not seeing why he was concerned also frustrated him even more because she didn't see how dangerous it was for her. He looked back up to Minako as she waited patiently for his answer.
"Because that will be the first time I will see Ryo after finding out you're his betrothed" Three said, "It's going to be in the back of my mind, knowing that he was the one everyone wanted for you. Nothing is going to hold me back from killing him"
Minako made a face, "Kill him? Why would you want to do that?"
Three opened his mouth but found no words that came out as he just shook his head. Lately, he's been thinking about how long Ryo and Minako have known each other and he had to admit that it made him a little bit jealous. Even though he knows that Minako cherishes no feelings towards Ryo, he can't say the same for him.
Three got up and slowly walked over to Minako and took a hold of her hands. He felt her want to move her hands away from him but she chose to keep them there.
"Because if I kill him then that means there's no one in the way of you being married off to" Three answered.
"Is that what this is about?" Minako asked, "Jealousy?"
"I wouldn't really admit that but… I guess it is" Three told her.
Minako sighed, "Three, I don't care about him, not at all"
"I know" Three nodded, "But placing my anger on him given the whole situation just makes it a hell of a lot easier"
"Ryo can kill you in a heartbeat" Minako said.
"Thanks for the confidence, babe" Three gave a dry laugh as he kissed one hand, "I appreciate it"
Minako continued, "I mean that he is not the man you thought he was… Four, would be loyal to you but not Ryo"
"Yeah, I know" Three sighed.
He leaned his head really close to hers until he placed his lips on the top of her forehead.
"I don't want any of you to go" Minako said, "I know that place more than anyone. I can easily discharge the bomb and be back on the ship in an hour"
"No, we agreed to not have you on this mission" Three objected, "Too many people would recognize you, including Ryo"
"But what about Ryo recgonizing all of you?" Minako asked.
Three gave her a small smirk as he wrapped his arms around Minako's body. She buried her head into his chest as she deeply inhaled. He wished that Rica hadn't figured out a way to contact them. It would've made it a hell of a lot more easier on their lives. Still, he knew how important this was for Minako especially when her family was involved.
He moved back and cupped her face to give her a kiss. She gladly accepted as she placed her hands on his hips, grabbing onto his shirt. Three broke it quickly and stared into her eyes, the worry still in them for her crew's safety. He had to admit that he didn't like the idea of going down to a planet knowing that there might be a potential white hole there.
"We'll deal with it then" was all Three could say.
Three turned back to his bed and plopped back down as he resumed his cleaning. Minako didn't seem to move as she almost looked sick with worry about the upcoming mission. He hesitated as he watched her closely, she seemed to noticed as she waved it off.
"All this worry is giving me a weak stomach" Minako said.
"Well then stop, we've done this sort of thing before" Three commented.
"Not with Ryo as your enemy" Minako said, "That man is unpredictable, especially at a time like this"
"Tell me something I don't know" Three told her.
Minako scoffed as she folded her arms up over her chest and watched as Three swiftly took care of his guns. She knew it was medatative to him but she couldn't help but feel he was also doing that to keep his mind off of the mission.
"I'm sorry we didn't tell them about us" Minako said.
Three shrugged, "Yeah, well, it wouldn't been awkward with Rica's message coming and all"
Minako smiled, "Even galaxies apart, she can still interrupt me"
Three gave her a smirk as he blew on his bristle.
"What else are you doing today?" Three asked.
Minako sighed, "Five wants to try and cook lunch with me, I think she's trying to keep the mission off of my mind"
"She has a tendency of doing that" Three muttered, "But she does it in the best way"
Minako smiled, "Yes, she does… I just wanted to drop in and see how you were doing. You left early after dinner and went to sleep pretty quickly"
"I'm sure you would've done the same if you were in my shoes" Three told her.
Minako opened her mouth to counteract but then stopped, "You're right, I would've done the same thing"