Nephrite ran into the room, almost tripping over Jadeite, who was sitting next to the window.
"Ow! Can't you watch where you're going?"he demanded.
"Sorry."Nephrite apologized. "But I just heard an interesting statement from one of the Royal Advisors."he said.
Zoicite looked uninterested, Endymion concerned, and Jadeite confused.
"Everything around here is gossip, isn't it?"said Zoicite. "You hear it among the staff, and I've never met any other Venusians, but I'm sure they'll know more about you than you know yourself! I guess no one really is immune to it. Even you're starting to poke your nose into other people's business, Nephrite. Hopefully it's not that contagious. I don't think Mercury would be very pleased if I ever caught it, so I think I better leave."
Nephrite blocked the door.
"You're not going to catch anything. And I haven't caught anything, either. He was the one telling me! I didn't ask him for any information, he simply volunteered, saying he needed our help. Or that he could use our help! And let me tell you, that for what he wanted, he could really use our help. As a matter of fact, he needs our help, he doesn't have another choice, and even then, I'm not so sure."
Now Zoicite looked interested, and Jadeite and Endymion still had no clue what Nephrite was talking about.
"What could Artemis possibly want or need our help for?"Jadeite asked him.
"Guess! No, you'll probably never guess, anyway. But it's very important. Or at least it is to him. He says he could be in trouble if we don't manage to pull it off!"
"Pull what off?"
"Well, we should give Kunzite a few lessons. At least he begged me to."
"Us? Give Kunzite lessons? On what? It's always him the one who gives us lessons on everything!"Jadeite looked shocked. "I never thought there could possibly be anything that Kunzite might need help on! Or even that he didn't know! I always thought it was his business to know!"
"Oh, shut up!"said Zoicite.
Jadeite looked honestly shocked.
"What's Kunzite never really been very good at?"Endymion asked.
"Um…"
"What Artemis wanted us to help him with was how to behave like he's more enthusiastic about his upcoming wedding."Nephrite told them.
The other three looked cast him a questioning look.
"The only thing Kunzite is really enthusiastic about is work."Zoicite told them. "Nothing else, really."
"That's what I told Artmis. He insists we have to do something. That his very life depends on it."
"I think that's being a little overdramatic."
Nephrite shrugged.
"What do you guys think, though? Should we help Kunzite? Cause I don't think he really wants our help."he asked them.
"It would be fun to tell Kunzite what to do for a change!"Endymion said.
"For a change? You're the only one who can tell Kunzite what to do! And then he takes it out on us!"Jadeite told him.
"Serenity was saying that Venus was taking his attitude pretty hard. I was thinking I would have to end up talking to Kunzite about it myself. I see Artemis has already taken the initiative."
"That's amazingly brave of him."said Zoicite.
"Especially knowing Artemis."Endymion agreed. "So what are we going to do about Kunzite?"
"I think you should tell him he has to agree to let us give him these lessons!"said Nephrite smiling. "If you tell him, he has to, and like you said it will be fun to tell Kunzite what to do for a change!"
Endymion smiled, and nodded.
"Right you are! I always knew that this playing matchmakers with Venus and Kunzite would be a good thing! I just didn't expect it to be this much fun!"
Endymion ran a bell, and a valet entered at once.
"I need you to find Kunzite, and bring him over here immediately."he said without preamble.
The valet nodded.
"Yes, Sir."
Nephrite, Zoicite and Jadeite looked delighted.
"Should we even make a list of the things that we're going to go over with him? After all, it's our one chance to switch places with Kunzite. Him taking the orders, and him taking them!"
Kunzite walked in a few minutes later.
"You wanted to see me, Sir?"he asked.
"Yes,"Endymion told him. "Kunzite, we've been thinking, and I've decided that you are going to be under Nephrite, Zoicite and Jadeite's tutelage, apart from my own."
Kunzite stared.
"Tutelage, Sir?"he asked.
"Of course, see, we think that it's important that you learn to behave yourself properly around your future wife. I heard that Artemis has also spoken to you on the subject."
Kunzite nodded.
"He did indeed, Sir."Kunzite confirmed.
"I've decided that we should take matters into our own hands."he said. "So, starting right now,"he looked at Nephrite, Zoicite and Jadeite. "you three are responsible for changing Kunzite from a complete workaholic into the most romantic and enthusiastic individual that Princess Venus has ever known. Even among her own people!"
Kunzite looked shocked. He seemed ready to contradict Endymion, but seemed to think better of it.
"And I expect you, Kunzite, to be an apt pupil!"
Kunzite didn't look too happy, but he merely nodded stiffly.
"Yes, Sir, I will do my best."
"That takes care of everything, then! We really don't have that much time,"Endymion turned to the others. "so you'll have to work quickly! However, by tomorrow, when you see Princess Venus next, I expect you to behave appropriately."he said sternly to Kunzite. "I trust you won't let me down!"
"No, Sir."