Kunzite couldn't sleep. It wasn't that he didn't feel sleepy , for he most definitely did. The problem was being this close to Minako brought back memories, good ones and bad. He sighed as he remembered how vicious he had been towards the only woman he loved, his precious Minako. How could he have been so stupid?! He didn't need an outloud answer, he knew the answer.

It was power that he wanted. He had convinced himself during that time that the power he craved was for the benefit of Minako, so that he could protect her properly. That wasn't the reason though, he just wanted power, he wanted to rule with an iron fist and not have anyone directing him, i.e Prince Endymion.

Now 100 years late, Kunzite realized what a fool he was for doing such things, for betrayi ng his prince and more importantly, his beloved.

Back in Crystal Tokyo

Makoto and Ami paced back and forth. Makoto was worried that Minako and Kunzite weren't hitting it off while Ami was worried that they would both realize how they had been duped. It was highly unlikely for something majorly bad to be happening in the states the moment, they were sent there. Rei surely would've talked some sense into the two worry warts but she was off on a date with Jedeite.

Zoicite and Nephrite stared at their girlfriends and sighed. Zoicite rolled his eyes and stood up from the bench. He wrapped his arms around Ami. "Calm down, love…I'm sure they are fine." He whispered in her ear.

Ami shook her head and pulled away from Zoicite. "No, that's not what I'm worried about.."

Zoicite glanced at Nephrite who only shrugged in response. "Well, then tell me what it is darling."

"What if they find out this was all a trick to get them together. True, that Minako isn't the brightest crayon in the box but surely she would see right through this little underhanded trickery." Ami said then paused, "especially since Kunzite is with her and has probably seen right through this."

"That's not something to worry about…" Makoto said "what if there is no more chemistry for the two! What if this plan was all done in vain, what if…"

Nephrite closed his eyes and Makoto continued to voice her worries along with Ami cutting in with more .

"Enough!" He finally yelled

As Ami and Makoto jumped, Nephrite took a deep breath. "They are fine, whether they have realized what is going on or not."

Makoto rolled her eyes, "How do you know?"



"Simple, because the stars know everything."

Makoto,Ami, and Zoicite groaned and gave a small anime sweat drop.

Minako and Kunzite had spent the next couple of days together, as if they were a married couple. For some odd reason, Kunzite kept getting this feeling they were being watched, which was one of the reasons he carried on with the charade. It wasn't that he didn't enjoy spending every waking moment with Minako but Kunzite didn't feel as though he deserved her.

Though he detested Motoki and hated the fact that once they returned to Japan, Minako would no longer be his, it was something he had to accept. The only problem was, he was beginning to fall in love with her once more, something he had tried keep out of their previous business relationship. It had seemed as though history was repeating itself, he was lost without her and he knew this.

On their way back to the hotel, Minako noticed the far off gaze that Kunzite had. This was something that wasn't normally in his attitude. She frowned and stopped walking. Kunzite didn't seem to notice until he was but four steps away from her. He frowned as well and turned around to face Minako.

"Is something the matter?" Kunzite asked

"That's what I was going to ask you…" Minako said as Kunzite moved towards her.

He hesitated before answering, "Not that I can think of."

"Oh don't give me that crap. There is something that's bothering you." Minako said

"It's nothing important…" Kunzite said, "shall we finish this walk?"

"No…if you're not going to trust me…then I don't want to walk with you." Minako snapped then started walking towards the hotel only to be pulled back by Kunzite. She was pressed against his muscular chest, Minako had forgotten how…built he was.

His lips lightly brushed over hers but quickly pulled away before she could respond.

Minako moved towards him to kiss him again but he pulled away, closing his eyes as if he didn't want to look at her, like if he looked at her he would lose all self control. Minako bit her lip and looked down, not saying a single word.

"Why do you do this to me? How do you do this to me?" Kunzite finally said in a strained voice.