They walked in silence till they came to a lone bench. Seiya took Usagi's hand and pulled her towards him.
"Lets talk here," He whispered in her ear and they sat on the wood bench.
"So Seiya what do you want to talk about?" Seiya clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and faced Usagi.
"Odango, I have, well, I," He stuttered
"What is it Seiya?" Usagi asked calmly and placed her hand on his clenched fist. Fire ran through Seiya's veins at her touch. He wondered if she felt it too. Seiya looked down at their hands. ~This feels soo right,~ he thought. He smiled at the thought of Usagi as madly in love with him as he was with her.
"Seiya what's wrong?" Snapped him out of his trance. He swallowed deeply.
"Odango I," His voice cracked, "I l-love y-you." Usagi withdrew her hand as if she had been burned, she blinked confused. ~Oh she is so beautiful~ Seiya thought.
"What?" She whispered. Seiya took her hand,
"Usagi, I love you. I have since the first day I met you. You are the only reason I returned to Earth." Usagi stood up quickly,
"B-but y-you can't," she muttered, starting to walk away.

~That bastard, how could he do that to Usako, _MY_ Usako,~ Mamoru thought as he looked from behind a tree. He normally wouldn't spy on Usagi, but this was different.

"Odango, please wait." Seiya called grabbing her arm and turned her around. He placed his hands on her shoulders.
"Why can't I?"
"You just can't. It wouldn't be fair to you, I could never love you in return. I'm destined to be with Mamoru, forever." Her last word was but a mere whisper. Seiya could swear he heard sadness in her voice. He removed his hands from her shoulders.
"Usagi, I know I can't compete with Mamoru. He is everything that a girl would want. He's everything that _you_ want. When you placed your hand on mine, a fire ran through my body. If that was the feeling of your friendship, then I would kill for the feeling of your love. But Mamoru has done nothing and you give it to him freely and I envy him that. Never in my life have I wished to be someone else. But seeing you and Mamoru together makes me wish I were him." A single tear ran down Seiya's cheek.

Behind the tree Mamoru's mouth gaped open. ~He wishes he was me just to have Usako's love. He said he would kill to have Usako's love and that is just what he'd have to do to get it.~

Usagi took a step towards Seiya, reached her hand up and wiped his tear away.
"Seiya I'm sorry," Usagi whispered.
"No Usagi, I'm sorry. I should have never returned to Earth thinking I could win your love. I can't compete with destiny. I'll just return to my planet and never come back." He turned his back on her.
"What? You can't leave forever."
"Why not? It was foolish of me to return in the first place."
"I don't want you to go. I'll miss you, I've missed you for the past two years." Seiya turned around.
"I missed you too Odango." Seiya reached in his pocket and pulled out a square box wrapped in little bunny wrapping paper.
"What's that?" Usagi asked.
"Its a present for you. I was going to give it to you later, but this is as good as time as any. Congratulation Odango." He handed her the box. Usagi inspected the box then sat on the bench and placed it on her legs. Seiya sat close beside her.

Mamoru edged closer, ~That better not be what I think it is.~

"Go ahead and open it."
"OK Seiya." Usagi slowly took off the wrapping paper then looked to Seiya.
"Come on just tell me what it is."
"You'll have to open it to find out silly." Usagi shouldered Seiya playfully. She opened the box and gasped.
"Oh Seiya I can't except this." She closed the box and handed it to Seiya.
"And I wont take it back. Anyways it's engraved." He opened the box and took out the contents.

Mamoru stained to see it.

Seiya stood and walked behind Usagi. He put his right hand on one side of her neck and his left on the other.

Finally Mamoru saw the present, a necklace. It was a thin silver chain with a silver heart medallion.

Seiya put the necklace on Usagi.
"Seiya I can't," Usagi said holding the heart in her hand. Seiya sat beside her again.
"You've had this heart for a long time." Usagi blushed.
"Oh Seiya."

Anger flooded Mamoru's body. ~Clever boy,~ he thought, ~I wonder if he's willing to fight for Usagi?~

"Seiya this must have cost a lot, please let me pay you back." A sly smile appeared on Seiya's face.
"I only wish you could. Go on, read the inscription."
"Alright." Usagi looked down to the heart and flipped it over
" ~To my Odango; Love Seiya~ " She read and smiled.

Mamoru cracked his knuckles.

"Oh Seiya this is do sweet of you," she hugged him tightly. "Thank you, I'll never take it off." They broke from the hug.
"Well you might want to take it off when you take a bath." Usagi giggled and turned away. Seiya took hold of her chin and turned her back to face him. They looked deep into each others eyes. Seiya leaned forward. Usagi whispered,
"No," and turned her hand and saw a shadow behind Seiya. Seiya's kiss caught Usagi on the cheek.
"Seiya there's..." Usagi started but Seiya's head was jerked back. Usagi looked up to see Mamoru behind Seiya holding Seiya's ponytail in his hand.

"How dare you try to win _MY_ Usako." Mamoru pulled Seiya to his feet with his hair then shoved him to the ground. Usagi ran to Mamoru and placed herself between the crumpled Seiya and the steaming Mamoru.
"Mamo-chan, calm down," she pleaded.
"I head the whole thing, he wants you to have his heart," he transformed into Prince Endymion, "I'll be glad to cut it out for him." Endymion unsheathed his sword. Seiya got up and looked to Endymion.
"Mamo-chan please stop!" Usagi yelled.
"Step aside Serenity," Endymion commanded.
"No!" She called. Usagi placed her hand on her brooch and the other on Endymion's chest. Endymion transformed back to Mamoru.
"What?" Mamoru said in disbelief looking down at himself.
"Mamo-chan I wont let you hurt Seiya."
"He wont defile you, I wont allow it. I'll punish him for what his has done." Mamoru jumped high in the air, over Usagi, and right behind Seiya. Seiya whipped around to catch Mamoru's right hook. Seiya staggered back. Mamoru went to strike again but Seiya grabbed his fist. Mamoru looked shocked. Seiya decked Mamoru, then roundhouse kicked him in the side.

They continued fighting. Usagi was crying and yelling at them to stop. The others heard her yelling and ran out to see the fight. They all gasped. Seiya and Mamoru had each other in strangle holds. Usagi was tugging at their arms trying to break them free. Mako and Haruka looked at each other and nodded. They ran to assist Usagi. Haruka grabbed Mamoru and Mako took Seiya. They managed to break the two apart. Mamoru and Seiya struggled against their restraints. The other ran up and helped hold them back. Ami, Setsuna, and Hotaru tried to calm a hysterical Usagi. Meanwhile Yaten, Taiki, Mako and Mina tried to chill Seiya out. And Haruka, Michiru, and Rei calmed Mamoru.

Both Mamoru and Seiya apologized to Usagi. Usagi just said coldly,
"I don't want to talk to either of you." Then she stormed away. She left the temple unsure of her destination and no one dared to follow her. The group returned to the temple and they tended to Seiya's and Mamoru's injuries. Everyone sat in silence, no one questioned them on what happened. Both of their heads where hung low. They both knew that it was terrible to have the woman you loved mad at you. Worse is if Tsukino Usagi is mad at you. Usagi seldomly gets angry. Slowly everyone when their own ways.

Seiya and Mamoru both called Usagi's small apartment, both received her answering machine, and neither left a message. They were not only mad at themselves, but also at the other. They were both worried that Usagi never returned home. Rei received two calls, one from Seiya, the other from Mamoru. Both asked her to try and contact Usagi. Rei tried and failed.