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The train ride was smooth and uneventful. Usagi slept most of the way which allowed Kakyuu and Minako time to talk. "I'm sorry if I'm making you uncomfortable, it's just that I think its so amusing to make Yaten squirm like that." Kakyuu laughed at the thought.

"Huh? What are you talking about?" Minako was thoroughly confused. The two were playing rummie.

Kakyuu realized that Minako had no idea what she had been doing. "I think that Yaten really likes you and just won't admit it."

Minako didn't speak at first, just sat there staring at Kakyuu in shock. "What did you just say? I think you're mistaken."

"No, I'm quite sure. Since he won't admit it I've been torturing him by making him think that I like you." Kakyuu smiled. "Rummie."

Minako wasn't paying attention to the game anymore. "Is it working?" She asked putting down all of her cards.

"Yes, I think I'm doing a pretty good job."

"Well then, if he's liked me this whole time and didn't tell me, making ME suffer, he could use a dose of his own medicine." Minako had a determined look on her face. "I'll do whatever you want me to to get back at him!"

The two shook on it as the train rolled to a stop at their station. Minako woke up Usagi and got her baggage together.

While they were shopping the next day Kakyuu pulled Usagi aside. Minako had gone off to look at something by herself, so they could speak freely. "So how is Mamoru doing these days?" Kakyuu was flipping through the clothes on the rack with Usagi. She didn't look up from what she was doing when she asked this question.

"He's fine I guess." Usagi also kept scanning the racks for anything appealing.

"Why are you still with him if you don't love him anymore?"

Usagi stopped her rummaging and looked at Kakyuu. "What do you mean?"

Kakyuu smiled and continued with what she was doing. "I mean I know that you love Seiya and not Mamoru. Why do you continue to stay with the one that you don't love?"

"I'm not with Mamoru anymore." Usagi said looking down at the floor below her.

This made Kakyuu stop what she was doing. She hadn't expected to hear this. "Do you want to go sit down at that tea shop over there and we can talk about this?" Kakyuu offered pointing out a little shop on the corner.

Usagi was so glad that she finally had some one to tell to get this off of her chest. She nodded and they walked out.

"When Mamoru left Japan he left me too." Usagi didn't really get into the details.

"Why haven't you told anyone?" Kakyuu questioned feeling bad for the girl.

People passed by as Usagi just stared out among them. "I don't know. Everyone seemed so happy, I didn't want to bring them down with my problems, plus I didn't want them to be disappointed in me."

"Why would they be disappointed in you?" Kakyuu showed genuine concern.

"It's a long story, I'll tell you on the train when Minako can help me." Usagi paused. "I guess I have to tell them sooner or later anyway right?" A fake smile spread across her face.

"I think you should tell Seiya your feelings first so that he doesn't hear it from some one else before you." Kakyuu smiled a warm and inviting smile to try to let Usagi know that everything was going to work out fine.

"I'll tell him when we get back." Usagi smiled at the thought of seeing Seiya.

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It was two days since the shopping trip. Usagi decided that today was the day that she was going to tell Seiya how she felt. She didn't want to tell him something like this over the phone so she headed over to his house. She was walking down the street near his house thinking of exactly what she was going to say to him when she was suddenly pulled into an alley.

She tried to scream but there was hand on her mouth. She bit down hard, hard enough for her captor to set her free. Just as she was about to scream she realized who it was. It was Seiya. He put his finger to his lips and shushed her and pointed out of the alley.

"What are you doing?" Usagi whispered.

"Spying." He said as he peered around the corner. "Yaten called Minako and asked her to meet him. I was intrigued so I followed him. Where were you going?" Seiya turned his attention to Usagi.

"I was . umm. I was actually." She stuttered, she couldn't find the words.

"Come on, we've got to keep up with them." Seiya tugged her arm to pull her out of the alleyway.

Usagi became interested in the situation that they were observing and let her original intentions slip to the back of her mind. "Hey, I've got an idea." Usagi stood up with her finger in air.

"Get down would ya!" Seiya said quickly pulling her down behind a bush. "What's your idea."

Usagi got a devilish grin on her face when she looked at him. This seemed to take Seiya off guard as he had a sheepishly surprised look on his face. "They won't notice us if we're in disguise right?" She pulled out her transformation pen and giggled.

"What is that?" He was totally bewildered. Usagi pulled him back into the alley they had just been in so that no one would see them. "What are you doing we're going to lose them?!"

"MOON POWER! Turn me into a tourist." Usagi was covered in a brilliant light and when it vanished she looked completely different. Seiya stared at her in surprise. "Here now its your turn." She handed him the pen. "Just yell moon power and what you want it to turn you into."

Seiya was still in shock but quickly snapped out of it and nodded his head that he understood. "MOON POWER! Turn me into a tourist." The same happened to Seiya and the two became unrecognizable. "This is great they'll never suspect us!" He once again took a hold of Usagi's hand and pulled her out of the alley. Usagi blushed because she realized that they were holding hands.

They quickly caught up to Yaten and Minako and took a casual pace behind them. They could just make out what they were saying. "So what did you want to do?" Minako casually asked Yaten while looking straight ahead. "You said it was important, so I canceled my plans with Kakyuu." Minako had no plans with Kakyuu, but Yaten had been led to believe that she did.

He didn't want Minako spending anymore time with Kakyuu, maybe she would fall for a girl. Yaten was trying to figure out what to say and his head just kept turning. "I forgot." He finally said.

"Yeah, that seems real important, so important that you forgot." Minako mocked him. She smiled as they kept walking. "So, I see you're in my car for driver's ed class."

"Yeah, I saw that too. I'm not too excited about learning to drive." He looked at Minako. "We're probably going to die." He laughed.

"Are you really that bad?" Minako looked back over at him.

"No, it's not me that I'm worried about. Seiya and Usagi are in our car too, and if Usagi drives the way that she does everything else we're in big trouble." Yaten laughed.

Behind a little way the disguised Usagi was getting red in the face while Seiya chuckled at her reaction. "I'll show him who can't drive!" She said this a little loudly and it caused Yaten and Minako to make a backwards glance at them. Seiya quickly put his hand up over her mouth to keep her from saying any more.

"Shhh, do you want to blow our cover?" Seiya calmed her down.

"You shouldn't pick on Usagi so much. She means well and puts her heart into everything that she does." Minako explained to Yaten. Usagi began to smile behind them.

"Thank you Minako." She whispered.

"How about we go to that new tea shop in town?" Minako suggested noticing that Yaten had no immediate plans.

He smiled at her, relieved that she had thought of something to do. "Sure, that sounds great." He agreed as they made their way to the shop.

Usagi's stomach growled loudly. "I couldn't help that one!" She said before Seiya could yell at her for making noise. "I guess they had a good idea."

"So, Odango, you never told me where you were headed when I saw you." Seiya renewed the conversation.

Usagi blushed and became a little nervous. "I was. on my way. to see. you." She finally got out.

"Oh? What did you need?" They walked into the café behind Yaten and Minako (They weren't at a stalker's distance but comfortable close to the other couple.).

Usagi didn't want to tell him right now, it wasn't the right time or the place. "I just wanted to see you." It wasn't necessarily a lie. This answer seemed to suffice him as he beamed a huge smile. Usagi smiled back, she liked it when she could make him smile.

"Minako? What do you think of Kakyuu?" Yaten asked after the waitress took their order. He wanted to find out her intentions towards his princess.

"I like her a lot. Why?" Minako was laughing inside. She did kind of feel bad though, he did seem to be struggling with the situation, but hey, pay back's a b***h.

"I was just wondering, you two seem to be spending a lot of time together." Yaten was speaking very low.

"What are they saying? I can't hear!" Usagi was straining to get closer.

"Sit down, they're going to get suspicious." Seiya felt bad because he just realized how much he had been yelling at her. She was just trying to have fun. "I'm sorry Odango."

Usagi turned her attention to Seiya and totally ignored the couple she was spying on. "What are you sorry for?" She sat down and stared straight at him.

On her face was concern. "I'm sorry for bossing you around today and yelling at you, I know you're just trying to have fun." Usagi laughed. "Why is that funny?"

"You didn't yell at me, if you hadn't of stopped me all of those times our cover would have definitely been blown." She shot a smile at him, and although she didn't look like herself he could still feel her normal warm glow. "What do you think they're doing?"

"I don't know, Yaten called Minako and asked her to meet him. It was weird, he called her immediately after he found out that she was supposed to do something with Kakyuu." He thought for a second. "You know, its really strange, Yaten seems to get a little pissier than normal when he sees Kakyuu and Minako together."

"Maybe he has a secret crush on Kakyuu?" Usagi was trying to think of an explanation. "Therefore he doesn't want Minako taking up all of her time?"

"Maybe. I have a feeling that's not it." Seiya glanced over at the two and noticed that Yaten was smiling while talking to Minako about god only knows what.

They enjoyed their food and left. Minako and Yaten seemed to be walking towards Minako's house. The sun was setting and the night would soon be here. "You look cute like that." Seiya said to Usagi as they split away from the other two.

Usagi of course couldn't take a compliment and put up her defenses. "Are you trying to say that I don't look cute when I'm normal?" She glared at him.

Seiya just laughed at her. "I didn't say that. You know I wouldn't say that." He smiled at her. "Do you want to talk now?"

Usagi suddenly got a lump in her throat. "No, not now." Usagi changed back behind the jungle gym and Seiya did the same.

"It's alright, I'm here to talk anytime you need me." He shot her a smile. "Come on I'll walk you home, it's getting dark."

"Thank you, but you know what? You don't need an excuse to walk me home." Usagi added in. This single comment made Seiya content for the moment.