Stubborn kind of Love

By Aurora626

(aka: Dawn Rianharet)

Disclaimer: I own, the plot. I do not own Sailor Moon, Minako, or Yaten.

He paced back and forth outside the garden, a few feet away from the ball, where so many guests were laughing and dancing carelessly. He was wearing his black poet shirt, with his black renascence jacket over it. A pair of semi-tight black pants and black boots. His royal crown with the Sun one it placed delicately on his head. Though that was the only thing that wasn't black. For being the prince of the Sun, he sure wore a lot of black.

He forced his eyes closed and sighed. When it came to matters of the heart, things grew increasingly difficult for him. He had only been here a few days, and he had fallen in love. Something he swore he would never do. But he betrayed that pledge faster than he could take a breath. What was it about her that made him fall in love?

She was kind.

But all the other princesses before her were kind.

She was smart.

But other princesses were smart too.

She was brave.

Something not every princess was, but some were.

She was beautiful.

Intensely beautiful. But what attracted him to her went beyond mere beauty.

She was stubborn.

As stubborn as he was. Where most princesses would eventually give up fighting a prince, due to the respect they had been taught to have, she was stubborn and didn't give up. He did enjoy that. But what else was it about her?

She was lonely.

Like him. Though in the past he wouldn't have admitted it.

She wanted to be loved.

Something different between them.

She was already in love.

She was untouchable to him...

He scowled. He had forgotten how in the beginning when they had first met, she claimed to have been in love with Artemis. A guardian whom took on the appearance of a human, and a cat. True he had been married, just a few months ago to a guardian just like him, named Luna. But that alone couldn't stop Minako's feelings. She did say, her feelings for him were different than her feelings for Artemis. But what did that mean for him?

He was beginning to feel nervous, as the little beads of sweat dripped down his forehead. What if she was still in love with Artemis?

What if she denied his hand, in marriage? What if she didn't care for him in anyway?

She cried for him the previous night. Saying that she couldn't love him if he couldn't love her. It was after her tears and her speech when he realized he had indeed fallen in love with her. She could possibly love him, as long as he loved her. So that had to mean there was hope for them.

Them.

He liked the sound of that. Never in his life did he think he would. But he did. Them as a whole. Them as one. Them together and happily married.

He stole a glance at his mother and father dancing, with big wide smiles on their faces.

They were happy. They were in love. And he was a creation of that love.

He was beginning to calm down now. Realizing that everything that was meant to happen, would happen.

He then saw a young woman in a white dress with long blonde hair walk down the palace steps. He inhaled sharply. 'This is it.' He thought as he took one step towards her. The biggest step in his life. The rest just seemed to follow shyly as he closed the distance between them.

She wasn't far, maybe a few feet away, and he opened his mouth to call out to her when a hand from the bushes grabbed her and pulled her in, she shrieked in surprise.

'Shit. Kunsite.' Thought Yaten as he pulled his sword from its sheath. Since the night when he had saved the Princess from the Earth general, he had carried his sword at his side. Silently knowing he would try to attack her again. He then darted into the bushes, quickly trying to catch up to them. He quickly stopped in a few bushes near the waterfall, when he heard voices. He pushes a few branches out of the way as he knelt down to watch the scene without being noticed.

Beside the princess was a tall man in a tight white shirt and pants. He had long white hair falling off his shoulders, and a yellow crescent moon on his forehead.

This was not Kunsite.

"Minako." The man whispered, placing a hand on her cheek.

She closed her aqua eyes and leaned into his touch. "Artemis," she seemed to breathe.

Yaten stared at them in shock. So this was the famous Artemis the princess had claimed to be in love with. Yaten glanced around, noticing no other female near them. Noticing Artemis's wife was not there. 'Probably for the best.' He summed up, 'It wouldn't be right for a significant other to watch such a forbidden scene.' As he was quickly learning the hard way.

"Where's Luna?" Minako's voice broke his concentration.

"Back on the Moon, with Queen Serenity, and Princess Serenity II."

"What art Thou doing here?" Her voice stammered.

"Thai heard about the attack made on Thou(by the Earth general Kunsite)and Thai came to check on thee."

Minako blinked, "Oh. Well Thai-self are fine. Thai was saved by-"

Artemis interrupted, dropping his hand from her face; "The Prince of the Sun. I know..." Artemis seemed to narrow his eyes at her.

Yaten glanced at them, made aware pretty much immediately that Artemis was narrowing his eyes because of him.

Minako noticed this, "Something wrong?"

"Thai has heard things of this Prince. Thai assumes he treated Thou badly?"

Minako was taken aback by the question, "He did at first, yes."

"What did he do to Thou?"

"He called Thai a witch. For putting love spells on men." She replied, gently, turning her eyes to the ground. Yaten frowned at this. He still felt bad about his cruel words.

He placed his hand back on her cheek, "Thou are not a witch. Thou are beautiful and too good for him." Said Artemis, his voice harboring a gentle tone.

Was he in love with her?


"He's just stubborn. That's how he is. He apologized, to Thai." She tried to reason.

Artemis shook his head and closed his blue eyes. "Is Thou sticking up for him?" He chuckled slightly, seeming to be amused.

Minako scowled scarcely, her eyebrows narrowing in frustration; "He's not that bad. He's been nothing but nice since he rescued Thai." She paused and her features lightened, "Thai thinks he was even some what flirtatious."

Artemis sneered, "He flirted with Thou?!" Minako took notice of this too.

"Yes, Thai thinks he did. Thai thinks maybe..."

"He doesn't want to be in love Minako." Artemis's words cut through her like a knife cutting through cake. Her aqua eyes widened. "He pushed all those other princesses away; Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter...The only difference with Thai is that he had saved Thai's life out of duty."

Yaten glared. This man was not correct. That was not the only difference between her and the other princesses. Why, he had named more just earlier...

"I'm sorry, Minako..." said Artemis as he took a step closer to her. "But Thai needed to see the truth." Minako just stood there numb-stricken as he wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close to him. "Minako." He whispered as his hand came up to stroke her long golden hair. She looked up at him and his hand came up to support her neck as he leaned down and brushed his lips against hers gingerly.

Yaten closed his green eyes, not being able to watch the scene any longer.

Minako pulled away after the small touch of contact, as if she was burned. "I love him." She stated, her voice sounding like she was shaking as she dropped the old english. Artemis pulled back and looked down at her. "I do."



Yaten opened his eyes in shock. She loved him!



"Minako..." Artemis started, only to be interrupted.

"Yes its possible he doesn't love Thai...We only met a few days ago...And true he was rude before...But he smiles at Thai...Something Thai heard he never does...So, even if he doesn't love Thai, at least he can smile and be happy around Thai..." She smiled, wiping the tears from her eyes. "Thai wants him to be happy."

"Minako..." He started again.

"Thai didn't feel that way for Thou." She looked down, somewhat embarrassed. "Thai thought Thai loved thee. But, Thai could feel nothing but rage and jealousy when Thou got married. Thai's feelings for the prince are so different for Thai's feelings for you...Turns out...Thai never really loved Thou...It was a crush...And perhaps a longing..." She gave a small smile. "Thai's sorry..."

Artemis closed his eyes, "Thai had to marry Luna. It wasn't just an obligation though. I love her. But I still care for you." He stated, he too dropping the old english for a second.

She shook her head in protest, "And Thai will always care for Thou. But Thai cannot give Thou Thai's love."

Artemis gave a weak smile, "Thai supposes its only fair." Minako nodded in agreement. "Then, Thai will leave Thee be." He then leaned forward and kisses her forehead gently. "Thai hopes he loves Thou. But if he touches Thou in any way, Thai will kill him." He threatened, as he pulled away from her. She merely nodded in silent agreement. "Goodbye...Princess..." He said, while at the same time heading into the trees.

"Goodbye Artemis...See you at the Moon festival..." He just gave her a smile and disappeared into the thick forest. She sighed. 'Suppose I should be heading back to the ball...' She then turned around and started walking through the bushes. Walking past Yaten, who remained in the shadows. She didn't even notice him.

"Did Thou really mean what Thou said?" A familiar voice asked.

Minako stopped dead in her tracks. 'Oh god...' She swallowed the lump in her throat. "Yaten?"

He moved out from the shadows, his figure now being painted by the moonlight. His eyes looked distraught, and he stood firmly, a few feet away. His silver hair blowing lightly in the small cool breeze of wind. And Minako had to admit, he looked very handsome in all black.

"Did Thou really mean what Thou said?" He asked again, shoving his sword back into its sheath.

Minako nodded, not realizing she had been staring at him that long.

"No." He said firmly as his green orbs locked with her own. "Thai wants to hear Thou say it..."

They stood there for a few minutes. The silence covering them like a wave from one of Earth's many oceans. Until it seemed to pass with her three little words;

"I love you."

He was at her side that instance, crushing her soft lips with his own as he attempted to meld her body with his by pulling her closer. "I love you too." He whispered against her mouth, as he continued to kiss her hungrily. She gasped, allowing his tongue to enter her mouth. It stubbornly battling with her own, tasting her at the same time. His kisses were hot and told her how much he demanded of her.

Where had this possessiveness come from? Perhaps the jealousy of his own heart, when he saw Artemis kissing her. Whatever it was from, it didn't matter... She pulled a little away from him, needing air. He opened his eyes to stare at her, both of them noticing the other's eyes were cloudy with love, desire and possessiveness.

"Thai loves Thou..." He established again, making sure she heard him.

"But Thou didn't want love..."

He silenced her with another kiss. This one short and sweet. "Thai didn't. Things change...Thai wants to keep Thou, and this...This stubborn kind of love we have together...Let Thai keep it..." He kissed her gently again and pulled back just as quick, flashing her a smile. "Marry me..."

She smiled and nodded, pressed her lips to his, "Yes..." She seemed to breathe. His arms wrapped around her waist as he pulled her closer to him, he began to spin in circles, spinning her around with pure bliss painted across both their faces, and joy emitting from their laughs and giggles as they continued to dance under the starry night sky.

Them.

From now on...They would be seen as Them. A whole. One. Together...

Author: o.O Oh yeah...2,142 word count... Sorry its been awhile for those of you who read this. Um, hope to update sooner than I updated this. This fic is almost at an end...But there will be a sequel to it. Check my profile, for more information. Till the next chapter...Love you all for reviewing...Later...