The author's words: According to the Chinese version, I'am now marching nearer and nearer to the end of this story~ A few more chapters, perhaps~

To James Birdsong: Thank you very much~ (*^_^*)

To Sailor Swifty: I would like to see Zoisite in a dress, too...However, I guess Kunzite wouldn't be happy to allow others seeing his lover in a dress, he would be really jealous if Zoisite wears a dress for someone else instead of him only~ ~O(∩_∩)O~

~Oo*oO~

The story:

Zoisite found Kunzite waiting for him in the parlor with his back to the door when he came back to his castle. He drew back for a few steps in surprise to this unexpected visit. The noise made by Zoisite's steps informed his back to the taller man, and he turned to Zoisite with his usual freezing ice-like gaze.

The stern cool gaze made Zoisite involuntarily chilled before instinctively lowered his head letting out a timid voice:"Kunzite-sama."

"Have you been ready to check that jewelry named 'The Silver Love'?" The ice king started his interrogation with a freezing stony voice. With the question, he stepped towards Zoisite for a few steps to come nearer to the younger man.

Zoisite drew back as his mentor's terrifying action, shivered while giving an honest answer with his head lowered:"Things are…are just in process, Kunzite-sama, I'm preparing for it."

The highest-ranked general paid no attention to Zoisite's answer, perhaps he didn't expected an answer at all. He swung his cape before pressed on towards his student having them almost a physical contact with each other in order to see his expression more clearly, but only to make the boy fall back again.

Kunzite was angry at the action of the boy. Was his lover…or at least his ex-lover fearing him? Was his having a crash on that stupid, arrogant stargazer with a mess of auburn hair? Such thoughts made the first tennou fidgety, he suddenly snatched his student's shoulder before fiercely pressed his words on to the young man:"Zoisite, how could you be so idle that even have time to hang around with that man who had nothing to do with your mission since you hadn't finished your work yet?"

Zoisite forced himself to screw up his courage to meet the icy silver gaze of his teacher. He tried to find the answer to what made the older man so angry, but finally he failed. The eyes belong to the man who was now gnashing the teeth in anger was as cold as the glacier that never melted in the North Polar. That huge iceberg appeared somehow clear, but in fact no one was ever able to see through the thick ice.

The poor beautiful boy struggled to keep himself standing straight instead of falling down to the floor under the extremely great pressure from the silver man in front of him. Besides fear and nervous, his shoulder snatched by his mentor was badly hurt, which also made his voice even more trembling:"Kunzite-sama…I was not hanging around him, I was asking if Nephrite could do me a favor, and he said he couldn't."

Hearing these words, Kunzite sneered acrimoniously. Why "acrimoniously"? Zoisite was confused by his intuition, but he had no time to think about that. All he could guess was he must be scared the life out of him, that such strange intuition would come to him.

"What did you ask for?" Kunzite questioned his scared student with a callous voice.

One as clever as Zoisite surely knew it was being honest that made the wisest choice:"I…I just asked him whether could people find out the special energy reflection with divining by astrology or not, which was answer as a 'no'."

Another sneer appeared on the silver-haired man's face. He suddenly released Zoisite's shoulder and pinched his chin:"So that's why he smeared your face with starlight?" The younger king was too fear to say a single word, while Kunzite seemed rather satisfied with the panic-stricken look of the boy trembling in front of him.

There was neither pity nor mercy in that pair of stony silver eyes. Kunzite narrowed his eyes while covered the smooth delicate face of the boy with his both hands. To his surprise, Zoisite struggled to free himself at once:"Please don't, Kunzite-sama!"

Without rhyme or reason, Zoisite felt himself taken by indignation. Although he did felt that hands warm and safe, he was angry and secretly shameful about it. Well, that face was his most important part, and nobody but his lover could have the permission to touch it.

However, it was weird that the rude action of his teacher didn't really annoy him…Zoisite didn't realized that since he was soon taken by another wave of anxiety and fear. He apologized in a timid low voice which was loud barely enough for even himself to hear at once:"I…I did mean no offence, Kunzite-sama…"

To his surprise, there seemed to be more hurt than fury in the gaze of the older man. Kunzite slowly put his hands down and fell into silence. Zoisite met those silver gaze and tried to read the older tennou's mind, but the icy sight was even deeper and colder, and became completely fathomless.

"His advise was stupid, Zoisite." Finally the glacier began, "You wouldn't dress as a female for the recent mission because that wouldn't fit the identity of a dark heavenly king. Don't be the shame of the Shitennou, Zoisite!"

Kunzite successfully hid the jealousy in his voice. He hated the idea which would allow the others see Zoisite cross dressing, but the reason he announced at last appeared rather solemn and seriously reasonable.

"Hai, Kunzite-sama…" Before Zoisite finished his response, Kunzite turned back and went out of the younger man's castle with his cape flying behind him, left only a single sentence:"If you need any help, Zoisite, just come to me."