Disclaimer: Sailor Moon is not mine.

Mina was sure that they had killed him when fighting against Beryl. Then how could Kunzite, the Head General of the Dark Kingdom stood in front of her looking at her expectantly and wearing T-shirt and jeans no less?

Suddenly, she felt the burning sensation on her thigh. Immediately, she bit her lip from crying out in pain. However, she still sent a withering glare at Kunzite.

The café manager came bustling in, paling at the dark coffee stain on Mina's skirt and the remains of what used to be a cup.

"Madam, are you alright?"

Mina only nodded her head and smiled reassuringly at him. The manager smiled in return and offered to change her seat.

After a change of seat and a cup of ice tea, Mina looked back at Kunzite who had not sat yet. Strange, he is actually acting polite. Shrugging it as an act with an ulterior motive, she just nodded at his expectant look. Not waiting for him to start a conversation, she snapped.

"So, what do you want? An approval to start terrorising the city? Out with it!"

Heads turned at her sudden outburst. Kevin sighed. Well, might as well go through it and be done with. He stared back at her guarded expression.

"Actually, no. That was NOT me. It was my clone made by Beryl. She used the clone of the Shittenous to trick the Senshis."

Mina just raised an eyebrow at that. Kevin winced inwardly, if Mina was difficult to reassure, he DID not envy Jadeite. Rei was renowned for her legendary temper after all.

After an hour of recounting what had happened in the past few hours, 4 cups of ice tea, Kevin was very frustrated. Mina had been and maybe was still, sceptical about it all. She had even rolled her eyes at Setsuna's action before smirking slightly.

Kevin sighed. He knew he could not expect her to be squealing and hugging him in happiness after seeing him for the first time in 3000 odd years. He knew yet he could not help but felt a slight disappointment at her nonchalant reaction towards him.

Mina was still very sceptical about Kunzite's story. She could still remember the downfall of Moon's Kingdom and the final fight against Beryl. She still shuddered at the thought of dying and failing to protect Serenity at the very end.

Sure, she could remember their love during the Silver Millenium. Nonetheless, that was the Silver Millenium which happened 3000 odd years ago! To top it off, he had betrayed him or somebody (or something) that looked like him did.

After all, what would you do when somebody whom you thought had died after you killed him was actually alive and kicking? Mina was glad that she had seen a lot of strange things before that she did not freak out but still, even for her, this was not an everyday occurrence.

Sighing, Mina felt like her head was going to burst from information overload. After several minutes of tense silence between the Heads of two royal protectors, Mina stood up. Deciding to process the information further inside the comfort of her room, Mina forced a smile.

" Uh, fine then. Nice to, uh, meet you again, I guess. See you then, Ku..."

"Kevin"

At Mina's blank stare, Kevin continued.

"It's the name that I used now."

"Oh, ok. So, bye!"

With that, Mina grabbed her bags and made a bee line to the cashier. She scurried off without any backward glance. If she did, she might notice Kevin's bemused yet relieved expression.

After several moment looking at the direction of the blonde's retreating figure, Kevin, too, stood up and made his way to pay his drinks. Suddenly, he froze. He had not have any money yet. Setsuna just shooed the Shittenous away to 'walk around' without giving any of them any money.

He pondered his situation as he reached the cashier. Looking at him with a small smile, the young woman asked about his table and mode of payment. Flustered, he was about to apologize and to cock up some kind of excuse when the woman exclaimed.

"Oh, your drinks are already paid for by your female companion, sir. Thank you and please come again."

Kevin walked out of the café, making a mental note to thank Mina. Checking his watch, he made his way to the park where he was supposed to meet his fellow Shittenous.