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Jadeite sat down in the chair in Darien's apartment and sighed, "You realize I'm giving up time with Raye for this. You guys all better be entertaining."

Rick rolled his eyes and said, "I heard Raye. Apparently, we don't have to be too entertaining."

They had bonded since they both spent a lot of time in the same house and already liked to give each other a hard time.

"Hey! What the fuck does that mean?"

"I've heard Raye moan louder after tasting one of Lita's desserts. Now, Molly, she was having a lot of fun. You know she's missing me right now," he bragged.

Jadeite shot back, "Who invited you anyway?"

Rick raised one eyebrow and said, "That's your comeback? You've been evil for so long you lost your edge."

Zoisite, not realizing they were teasing and trying to avert the coming argument, said, "Won't Nephrite be surprised when he discovers Lita can actually cook. Don't you think so, Jadeite?"

"Yeah," Jadeite agreed. "It's kinda cool she's good at it in this lifetime. She tried so hard to master it in the past."

He then turned to Rick and said, "I so won last night and this morning."

"What was the competition?" Kunzite asked.

Darien sighed loudly and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Don't ask that question. You know it has to do with sex. I can only imagine that both guys stayed over at the girls' house last night."

"Poor Lita," Zoisite said, nodding.

"It explains why she wanted to meet Serena for breakfast today." He then glared at the guys, "I had plans for her this morning too."

"Ohhh, what kind of plans?" Rick teased.

Kunzite burst out laughing, "Sex! It was always sex with those two. Once she seduced you, you were always sneaking off to the moon."

"Sadly, it meant that your father didn't have to be subtle about his thing with Beryl." Zoisite reminded them all.

"Yeah, but that's because we generals didn't stay behind and keep an eye on things," Jadeite added. "It wasn't like we weren't all sneaking out to play hide the sausage. While Serenity was busy, we kept her guards occupied as well."

"'Hide the sausage'? What, are we in high school?" Rick asked.

"And what would you have said?"

"I don't know, but I wouldn't be using any weird euphemisms."

Kunzite said, "Mina used to say Endymion was busy bringing the Crowned Princess of the Silver Millenium to her knees. Of course, that was after she walked into the library one day and accidentally saw Serenity giving Endymion a b-"

"We get the point," Darien said, cutting him off.

Rick burst out laughing, "It's good to know he hung out in the library a lot in both lifetimes."

Jadeite's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Has he gotten a b-"

"Seriously, enough," Darien interrupted.

Rick ignored Darien and said, "Darien asked Serena to be his girlfriend and for her to move in with him in the same breath."

"It wasn't quite like that," he objected.

"Close enough," Rick said. "Although, you're all a bit like that."

"Hey," Zoisite said. "I dated her for a while before she moved in with me."

"Speaking of moving in with your girlfriend, any plans for Molly?" Darien asked.

"Yeah, David and Stephen are on notice that they need a new roommate next semester. Molly will be moving out of the girls' house."

"Where to?"

"Actually, I'm looking at an apartment in this building. I wanted to surprise her that she would live near Serena."

Darien smiled, "Serena would like that too. She worries when the girls walk home alone from here late at night."

"Plus, it would put me closer to the Crown Arcade. I want to keep an eye on that idiot Andrew."

"You're just mad he's dating your sister," Darien pointed out. "That and the fact that he's now sleeping with her."

"That little fucker is doing what with my sister?! I'm going to kill him!" Rick said, standing up and cracking his knuckles. "I'll be back in thirty minutes." He then made his way towards the door.

"Stop, you know you can't do anything about them together."

He sat down and huffed out, "Fine, but if he hurts her, I'm going to pound the charming out of him. I can't believe he talked my sister into having sex with him." He then got a wicked smile on his face and realized, although Darien knew, the rest of the guys didn't. "Although, he has a way with the ladies. Every one of our girlfriends has nursed a massive crush on him except Mina."

Jadeite stood up and glared, "Not my Raye!"

"Turns out she did. She didn't know the girls then, but she's admitted to it recently. Amy used to sit at the counter, do her homework, and flirt with him."

"Amy?" Zoisite asked, startled. "She really had a crush on him too?"

"Yup," he said, popping the 'p.'

Jadeite then got an equally wicked grin on his face. "But it's your sister he's having crazy sex with. He didn't even kiss our girls, did he?"

"Who said they're having crazy sex!?"

"I did, because it pisses you off. I bet he's talked her into being tied up, and they have a safe word like… oh, I know, milkshake."

Rick scoffed, "That would've been the safe word if he had bondage sex with Serena."

Darien sighed, "Can you two not bring Serena, your princess, into this?"

"She's not his princess," Kunzite pointed out, talking about Rick.

"Oh hell yes, she is my princess," Rick objected. "I'm in this. I may not have superpowers or be from your past, but I'm in with whatever I can do to help. I've even added some paramedic classes in the evening that I start soon so that I can help with any injuries. I didn't like feeling helpless when Mina was unconscious. I'm in love with Molly, and you sure as hell better believe I'm going to marry her. I'm not going anywhere. Plus, it's not hard to see why you all followed Serenity in her first life. Serena is kind and exactly the kind of woman who should be a princess. I would follow her just like the rest of you!"

Kunzite gave him a long and measured look and said, "That's up to Darien, but I'm all for it."

"I agree," Darien said. "What do I…?" He paused and thought for a moment. Rick was brilliant, and he trusted him. He also made plans to figure out how to be more beneficial to the group and protect them without prompting. "It doesn't make sense to have you be a general. You're not trained to fight…." He knew this was his decision and that Kunzite had given him the added confidence, purposely, that Rick was part of their group. "It looks like I have my first Curia Regis* that doesn't cough up hairballs."

"You're forming your Privy Council?" Kunzite asked, interested in the idea.

"Yes, and I have my first Councilman."

Rick smiled, "Councilman Rick, I like it."

"Actually, it would be Councilman Blake," Zoisite corrected.

"Fair enough. What would I advise you on?"

"For now, you'll learn everything you can about treating injuries. We heal quickly, but I worry about some injuries eventually being too big for our healing abilities."

"And the cats?"

"Technically, they're Serena's advisors. You'll all be part of the same Council, though. I would clear this with Serena first, but we all know what her reaction will be."

"Yeah," Zoisite said. "She'll be in a rush to make Molly her advisor too. She'll be thrilled about Rick."

"She's already made Molly the Alfred to her Batman."

"I don't get that reference," Zoisite said, and the others nodded.

"It sounds like I know what movie we should watch tonight," Rick commented. "Although, I do think you would make a better Batman, Darien."

"I have a question for you, Rick. I plan on telling Andrew everything. Should I bring Rita in on this too?"

"She's just got accepted into that African internship. I would say no, for now. It feels like it would just worry her while she's away. Also, it's not like Andrew is risking himself, and she needs to be aware of the dangers."

"You're okay with him keeping this from her?"

"I would look at it more like him keeping secrets his best friend tells him in confidence."

"Makes sense."

"Plus, anything that ties her more to Japan worries me. I want her to be able to go out and achieve her dreams."

"To be fair, so does Andrew," Darien said. "He was just telling me how proud he is of her and all she's doing. He's encouraged her to go and let her know that he'd be here waiting for her as long as it takes."

"Damn, I really wanted to hate him. Especially now that he's had sex with her. He's good to her, though, isn't he?"

Jadeite said, "I want to meet this guy. He sounds like a doormat. Who's cool with their girlfriend taking off to another continent?"

"Says the guy whose girlfriend didn't even live on the same planet in our first life," Zoisite objected.

"Shut up and stop being so damn logical all the time. I'm just giving him shit."

"He's not even here to defend himself."

"I was going to add that since Rita wasn't going to be giving him any, maybe he's content with phone sex. I was going to turn it against Rick."

"Which Batman movie do you think we should watch, Darien?"

"Way to change the subject," Kunzite said, laughing. "Also, what's so good about a male bat?

"You're going to love this. He kicks ass and has all sorts of gadgets. You'll see!"

*royal council