HEY EVERYONE! Sorry it took so long! Wow school is a crazy place ne? SO
here's the scoop! I am in high school and liking it! I give you one guess
at my fav/best class. Hint: I'm obsessed with it. JAPANESE! I got an A in
it this quarter! This is my first year in school, I've been home schooled
the rest of my life. OH AND I'M 15 NOW! HAPPY B-DAY ME!
Again, sorry it took so long, I got writter's block
Optical Illusions: HUM! Interesting Idea.. BUT NO! Kunzite is UBER (hahah gotta love that word) protective of Minako and ain't sharing wit nobody!
ultimatesalormoonfan: One thing: I LOVE YOUR REVIEW! *bows*
*~*
Now our story
*~*
"Captain, How long is going to take? I could have already have gone and come back by now." Minako said impatiently as she watched a ship being prepared for her journey to the Moon. She had been planning to teleport but her father insisted on her taking the vessel and crew, knowing that Kunzite would accompany her.
"My apologizes milady." A tall man said bowing to her. "The crew is almost ready, and your room onboard has been made and approved by your father. Are you ready with what you need?"
"It has already been loaded."
"Then get your lover and we'll be off, Princess." The captain said about to turn away and walk toward the ship when a hand darted out and seized him by the collar, and holding him in the air. His eyes of fright were met by blue eyes of determination an indifference.
"You will not take that tone with me. You have no right to call some one my lover or even think about my personal life." The Princess of Venus hissed darkly. A small crowd gathered around the pair and all eyes were watching intently.
"Princess, put the man down." Someone said coming to Minako's side. That someone just happened to be the head General of Venus.
"Since when do I take orders from you?" She hissed again and tightened her grip.
"Mina," a voice all too familiar to her said in a deep tone, attempting desperately to sound mad at her. As a hand clasped her shoulder, Minako's suspicions were confirmed and Kunzite soon squeezed her shoulder slightly.
"Mind your own business and do your job." Minako said tossing the captain at his co-pilot. "General, a word."
"What are you doing?" Minako said turning and glaring at the Venusian following her.
"You asked to speak with me."
"Not you, you dimwit!" She snapped, turning on her heel and walking again towards her room on the ship. Walking into her room, she sighed and closed the door behind her companion.
"Mina, that was extremely unnecessary and uncalled for." Kunzite said, a slight frown on his face, hoping that his Goddess would not be so cold all day. He was surprised when Minako turned around after looking the door and smiled.
"You have no idea why I want to talk to you?" she said sweetly.
"I'm guessing you were planning to lock me in here so you could go to Earth on your own, but otherwise no."
"What you did back there was unnecessary and uncalled for. I had every thing under control and then you had to stop me. They are going to think I'm going soft and not listen to me as much."
"Minako, you threatened a man, how is that going soft?"
"You don't know me as a warrior of Venus. And about leaving you here while I go sounds like an excellent idea." Minako said grinning evilly. "I won't leave you here quite yet, I told you I was going to take you to the moon so I am going to, even if I must go at a snail's pace."
"You can't leave me, not now not ever." Kunzite said wrapping his arms around her.
"I can too."
"Then if you do leave I'll just find you again, just like when you left the Earth." He said pulling her closer to him.
"If I don't want you to find me then you never will." She said, wrapping her arms around his neck and digging her head into his chest. Almost a second later, she pushed him away, and in a rage ran to the door and opened it. "What do you want?"
"Princess, may I speak to you?" The Venusian general was back and now glaring behind her, looking for Kunzite.
"Why?" Minako growled again. If anyone was to follow her around like a lost puppy, she would take almost anyone in the world over this idiot.
"It is concerning a wish of your father's, milady."
"Spit it out then."
"Is the Earthian still here?"
"Why would he be? I finished talking to him." Minako said he voice growing steadily darker and her glare more threatening. It wasn't bad enough this man followed her; he wanted to speak to her alone! What the hell could her father had wished to make him keep it a secret?
"Will you consider me your husband?" the general said bowing down before her.
"Do you prefer death or mental break down?" Minako said plastering on a fake smile and attempting to soften the rage in her eyes.
"Excuse me?" The man said blinking up at her, thinking she had accepted him.
"Death then." She said opening her hand and allowing a huge blast of light to erupt, tossing the Venusian like a rag doll across the hall and smacking hard in to the wall. Brushing off her hands, Minako stepped backwards in to her room and again locked the door, a confident smirk playing across her face. "Ah, I feel better now! Okay so anyways, Kunzite when you get to the Moon, be a dear and don't tell them you are from Earth? Serene will kill me and demand on escorting you home."
"Mina." Kunzite said.
"Oh and also Rei, Ami, and Makoto should be there, along with maybe someone else you know." The Princess continued.
"Mina-"
"I won't be back until.. Oh for at least four days-"
"MINA!" Kunzite half-yelled.
"Can't you take a hint? I'm trying to talk. What was I going to say, oh yeah, don't you dare leave there with out me or unless Rei tells you to, and don't fight anyone Lunarian. Now, what were you going to say?"
"Did you really need to blast the man? Have you any idea of how much it hurts?"
"Yes. If I hadn't and you were answering him what would you have done?" Minako said smiling evilly and stretching out on her bed.
"Minako, that's different."
"How so?" She said hugging a pillow.
"Because I am not you."
"Therefore you wouldn't blast him?" she said laughing and tossing her pillow at him.
"That's beside the point." Kunzite said sitting down on the bed beside her.
"Oh really? And again I ask you what you would have done."
"Blasted him harder. But I have a reason and you don't." He said laying down beside her and wrapping his arms around her. "I can't let anyone touch the girl I love above everything else."
"No one? Not ever never?" Minako said in an overly sweet voice. 'Ah shit. isn't not like he hates Artie enough. Now once Artemis finds his way back to me he's a dead man. Oh well, I was planning on severely injuring him anyways."
"Not ever ever Mina. Are you always this happy after blasting someone in to a wall?" he said as Minako giggled, trying to conceal her thoughts.
"Don't kill any one on the Moon okay?" She said curling into his chest.
"Hn? How did this question arise?"
"Just don't okay."
"Of course not." Kunzite said after taking one look in to her eyes. Minako sighed happily and soon fell asleep, clasping on to her one true love as if he would leave her forever if she let go. Kunzite stared at her and tried to figure out the meaning of her almost positively random question. Finally giving up, he fell asleep.
~*~ Later ~*~
"Your Majesty? We are arriving on the Moon in ten minutes. Your Majesty? Are you awake?" a young voice called from the hall of a certain ship.
"neh? Can't a girl have some peace and rest for once? Wait there a minute, I'm coming." Minako said as she let go of Kunzite, who was slowly wakening, and walked to the side of her room and started to strip of her gown and change into her sailor fuku. Upon opening the door, she found herself looking up at the young solider who had disturbed her sleep. The man was about her age, taller than her, and had short silvery hair.
"I'm sorry Madame Princess, Captain told me to inform you in person due to the condition of all of your communication devices being turned off or blocked. He would-"
"Also like to remind me that it is dangerous to my safety if he can not reach me? May I ask your name?" She inquired in a voice that sounded like her general monotone she used on her army, but with out the roughness and cold. She smirked to herself when the man in front of her blushed slightly and stuttered after noticing that her uniform was tight and quite short. "What's the matter? Never seen me in battle-gear before?"
"No Ma'am, um, Princess. My name is Adonis. I am a simple guard Princess." he said bowing quickly and blushing harder.
"Adonis, ne? I like your name. How old are you?" she said. Al of Minako's formality and coldness melted and her eyes softened and lifted the young man's chin with her gloved hand.
"Seventeen, your Majesty." Adonis said standing straight and continuing to blush.
"You are that young? I thought you were old, you look to mature." Minako said dropping her hand to her side. Hearing a small cough behind her, she smiled and tilted her head up to see Kunzite.
"If that is all you may leave." Kunzite said, a slight frown across his face as he wrapped an arm protectively around Minako's waist. Adonis bowed again a few more times and then walked quickly down the hall to report back to the commander.
"Must you be so harsh?" Minako cooed as she allowed herself to be dragged back into the room and shutting the door with her foot. "I thought he was cute."
"And you ask me why I told him to go away? You are only to be with me my dear Minako. I love you." Kunzite said turning her to face him and laying his face in her hair, and gently nibbling on her ear.
"I know. I was just trying to annoy you and see if you had meant what you said." She said before giving up talking and moaning slightly as Kunzite started to work his way down her neck and back to her lips. The two shared a quick yet passionate kiss before Minako pushed away from her lover and went running to her bags to find where the hell she had put her sword.
"Isn't it amazing that I have the world's only crystal sword of that huge size and I still lose it time to time?" She laughed. Hitting herself on the head, she flicked her wrist and the sword materalized. Laying the shining object down Minako continued to search her bags until she had found a long chain of hearts which she fastened around her waist.
"Minako may I ask you something?" Kunzite asked in a very serious tone.
"Mmm Humm!" she replied, combing her hair in the mirror.
"You said, a long time ago, right after the tournament that you where all giddy and happy because you were not wearing your mask. What did you mean by that?"
"Well I suppose you remember that night I was very flirtatious. Could you imagine all the problems if I normally acted that way? Or even now, talking to you like an equal person. It would cause mayhem on Venus, and I'd probably already be married and have several children. I've never really liked men, so I never wanted them to like me. I suppose you wouldn't know what it feels like to be a porcelain doll." She said a sad distant look in her eyes, thinking of days gone by. "So what of the past? I have a future ahead of me and with this new invasion it might be a short future alone. I'll have to let go of the girls before long, they'll find their own paths with loves and I'll just stay here. A lone warrior in space protecting the generation to come."
"Princess Aino? There is a call for you coming from the moon castle. Shall I put it on the line?" A voice came from a small box on the night stand.
"In two minutes." Minako said half smiling before turning and walking to Kunzite. "Now General, I am going to speak with this person and then take you to your room in the castle. My mission would go more smoothly if I work alone."
"But Mina," he started before his mouth was covered by the clothed hand of the Princess.
"Sush. I'll be back for you in a few days and I'll come back in one piece I promise as long as you behave while on the Moon." She said tracing her lover's face with the tips of her fingers. Kunzite wrapped his arms around her waist and held her closer, never losing eye contact with those sapphire depths. Standing on her tip toes, Minako kissed him and just as the kiss started to deepen, an inturupti8on came.
"MINAKO-CHAN!" A cheerful bubbly came from the communicator. "You were away too long! Mokoto has been vanishing more often than me recently. I don't think she's telling us EVERYTHING!"
"Seren, shut up and wait until I get there. Where are you? Don't tell me. The kitchen?" Minako said in a very amused voice as she wiggled out of Kunzite's arms and sat on the bed near the night stand.
"Hey you can read minds now? I was on my way there!"
"Just think that I do and you'll be fine."
"ne? Minako-chan! I don't get-" The Moon Princess' voice was cut off mid sentence as the Venusian pressed a button. Grabbing the silver-haired man's hand, she ran out of the room and down various halls before reaching two grand doors. Releasing his hand, she pushed various buttons on the wall before standing back and watching the doors open and light flood in to the dimly lit hall.
"As far as the Lunarians are concerned, you are only staying here due to my personal request, I care more about the dirt under the ship's left side than you." She said before turning her head slightly to her companion. "But you know that I love you."
"And that is why you are ditching me here?"
"And that is why you haven't exactly put up a fight against my decision.?" She giggled as she started to walk down the stairs to her fellow Senshi awaiting her in the kitchens.
"Lady Minako! Lady Minako!" A high voice called as the Princess of Venus' foot touched the soil of the Moon. Minako turned to see a woman with long curly black hair and wearing a long baby blue dress. A slight smile of recognition graced the Princess' face before it was replaced with a frown as she noticed the woman was frantic and quite upset.
"Luna? What is wrong? It's not like you to be so distressed. What has happened?" Minako said as the older woman slower her pace and stretched her arms out to Minako. Kunzite, who was walking not to far behind Minako knew that he had seen the woman before. As her clear voice rang out he remembered, she was the head advisor to the Queen of the Moon, Luna from the planet Mau. He had seen her on the few galactic meetings he went to with his rulers.
"Oh Lady Minako! Thank the gods you have come! You must come to the castle quick I think you are our only hope!" Luna said grabbing Minako's hand and attempting the drag her off.
"For what? Surly not a battle?"
"oh no! more serious! It's Artemis, he's all queer I'm scared to death about his health, he won't eat, barely sleeps, never talks to me. What has happened to him Lady?" Luna cried, tears springing to her eyes as she fell on her knees. Minako knelt beside her and took her hand.
"It's okay. Don't worry, I'll be gone in an hour and he'll never see me and won't even know I was here."
"No! Minako you must speak with him! If he talks at all it's about you! Only listens to things about you! Curses the Earth! Asks to be sent to Venus! Minako you must talk to him immediately, I'm afraid of what he might do to himself!"
"Luna calm down." Minako said standing and placing her hands on her hips. "He's being an idiot, and you are being weak. The last thing he needs is to talk to me, so keep my visit a secret and do not mention me ever. I might talk to him when I return from my mission to the Earth."
"You promise you will talk to him?" Luna said looking up with big watery eyes.
"If and only if you keep all of this a secret and never let Artemis see my guest, who is going to be staying here the next few days, under the Queen's protection."
"Who is that?"
"Lord General Kunzite of Earth." Minako said, plainly glaring over at her friend who was now on the ground but still keeping his distance from her. "No news may reach my guardian's ears got it? It will distress him so much that, well I don't want to know what will happen. I'll be back in a few days, but for the present, where is Artemis?"
"In the garden, looking at the roses, he's been out there since dawn."
"Keep him there until I leave, you'll know when I do." Minako stated calmly even though Kunzite could feel her anger and unease radiating off her. Luna bowed and ran off to the garden, while the Venusian Princess beckoned Kunzite to her and headed towards the castle.
"Why will your presence give your guardian grief?" he inquired with mixed feelings. One side said who cares? Both men had a mutual dislike, but the other side said that it was Minako's friend and that there must be a reason for her to avoid him.
"Sush." She said rounding a corner and entering the tall castle. Her eyes were met by the scene of Rei and Usagi fighting, Makoto baking and Ami standing to the side reading a book and oblivious to every thing. "These are the protectors of the Princess and the Inner Solar System? Maybe I should give up training you now."
"MINAKO! Rei says I'm fat!"
"You are GOING to be fat if you hog all the cookies and never train!"
"SEE! She's being mean!"
"You can't stop training us Minako, I'm making you chocolate."
"Minako, I think I may have found a weapon I can master."
"Slow down!" Minako called covering her ears and shaking her head. Looking up she smiled. "Don't know which one I'm more interested in, sugar or battle? Oh all of you probably know Lord General Kunzite, General, the blonde is Serenity, Princess of the Moon, but don't let her title fool you, she acts the same as the children in the nursery."
"NOW YOU ARE BEING MEAN!" Serenity hollered.
"Be quite and let's discuss a little battle as we eat sugar ne?" Minako said sitting herself down on one of the tall stools that surrounded a table. The five girls made themselves comfortable and Minako proceeded to work out a new attack form she thought of, using flour and her fingers to illustrate it. By the time the chocolate was gone, the strategy was imbedded into their heads and Minako had stared cursing, noticing that she needed to find the Queen get Kunzite to his room and fly to Earth.
They girls gave her a fond farewell after some yelling about her getting a solo mission. Minako took Kunzite to the throne room, and the second all formalities were done she brought him to his room. Quickly showing him where everything was, she was about to teleport when a pair of strong arms wrapped around her waist from behind.
"So you are going to leave me here just like that? First alone and now left without a good bye kiss? Minako, I thought you loved me." Kunzite whispered in her ear, pulling her back towards the bed with him. He could fell all the tension of running around and battle-planning, the stress of trying not to be seen by any one, melt away from her body as she giggled and relaxed.
"I love you." Minako whispered about ten minutes later, she was now on her back on the bed, Kunzite laying almost on top of her, sucking on her soft neck.
"I love you too Minako, and always will." Kunzite said as we worked his lips and tongue back to hers. She pulled him in for a short, yet passionate kiss.
"When I return, I promise to finish that kiss." She sighed, pulling back and muttering her spell. A tear rolled of Kunzite's cheek and to where her face was a moment ago. She was going to Earth alone and he couldn't stop her, much less protect her.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
well my dears, that is the end of this chapter.
Please review, it makes me fell loved!!
Thank you all!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
News for my other stories: I kinda killed the Ace story, and I'm just working on something else so I haven't gotten around to Nymph, but the sequal to Nymph has a few chappies done, don't remember how many.. Been too long.
~*~*~*~*~**~*~~**~*
If you want to see n e thing in any of the stories please email me or review, I'm more likely then not to use your ideas
~*~*~*~*~*~*~ OH! I almost forgot, a small surprise for you all. Silver and Gold 2, has almost 3 chappies written (yes I've been neglecting EVERYTHING for that reason!) The first Chapter of SG2 will be published the day this one ends.
Again, sorry it took so long, I got writter's block
Optical Illusions: HUM! Interesting Idea.. BUT NO! Kunzite is UBER (hahah gotta love that word) protective of Minako and ain't sharing wit nobody!
ultimatesalormoonfan: One thing: I LOVE YOUR REVIEW! *bows*
*~*
Now our story
*~*
"Captain, How long is going to take? I could have already have gone and come back by now." Minako said impatiently as she watched a ship being prepared for her journey to the Moon. She had been planning to teleport but her father insisted on her taking the vessel and crew, knowing that Kunzite would accompany her.
"My apologizes milady." A tall man said bowing to her. "The crew is almost ready, and your room onboard has been made and approved by your father. Are you ready with what you need?"
"It has already been loaded."
"Then get your lover and we'll be off, Princess." The captain said about to turn away and walk toward the ship when a hand darted out and seized him by the collar, and holding him in the air. His eyes of fright were met by blue eyes of determination an indifference.
"You will not take that tone with me. You have no right to call some one my lover or even think about my personal life." The Princess of Venus hissed darkly. A small crowd gathered around the pair and all eyes were watching intently.
"Princess, put the man down." Someone said coming to Minako's side. That someone just happened to be the head General of Venus.
"Since when do I take orders from you?" She hissed again and tightened her grip.
"Mina," a voice all too familiar to her said in a deep tone, attempting desperately to sound mad at her. As a hand clasped her shoulder, Minako's suspicions were confirmed and Kunzite soon squeezed her shoulder slightly.
"Mind your own business and do your job." Minako said tossing the captain at his co-pilot. "General, a word."
"What are you doing?" Minako said turning and glaring at the Venusian following her.
"You asked to speak with me."
"Not you, you dimwit!" She snapped, turning on her heel and walking again towards her room on the ship. Walking into her room, she sighed and closed the door behind her companion.
"Mina, that was extremely unnecessary and uncalled for." Kunzite said, a slight frown on his face, hoping that his Goddess would not be so cold all day. He was surprised when Minako turned around after looking the door and smiled.
"You have no idea why I want to talk to you?" she said sweetly.
"I'm guessing you were planning to lock me in here so you could go to Earth on your own, but otherwise no."
"What you did back there was unnecessary and uncalled for. I had every thing under control and then you had to stop me. They are going to think I'm going soft and not listen to me as much."
"Minako, you threatened a man, how is that going soft?"
"You don't know me as a warrior of Venus. And about leaving you here while I go sounds like an excellent idea." Minako said grinning evilly. "I won't leave you here quite yet, I told you I was going to take you to the moon so I am going to, even if I must go at a snail's pace."
"You can't leave me, not now not ever." Kunzite said wrapping his arms around her.
"I can too."
"Then if you do leave I'll just find you again, just like when you left the Earth." He said pulling her closer to him.
"If I don't want you to find me then you never will." She said, wrapping her arms around his neck and digging her head into his chest. Almost a second later, she pushed him away, and in a rage ran to the door and opened it. "What do you want?"
"Princess, may I speak to you?" The Venusian general was back and now glaring behind her, looking for Kunzite.
"Why?" Minako growled again. If anyone was to follow her around like a lost puppy, she would take almost anyone in the world over this idiot.
"It is concerning a wish of your father's, milady."
"Spit it out then."
"Is the Earthian still here?"
"Why would he be? I finished talking to him." Minako said he voice growing steadily darker and her glare more threatening. It wasn't bad enough this man followed her; he wanted to speak to her alone! What the hell could her father had wished to make him keep it a secret?
"Will you consider me your husband?" the general said bowing down before her.
"Do you prefer death or mental break down?" Minako said plastering on a fake smile and attempting to soften the rage in her eyes.
"Excuse me?" The man said blinking up at her, thinking she had accepted him.
"Death then." She said opening her hand and allowing a huge blast of light to erupt, tossing the Venusian like a rag doll across the hall and smacking hard in to the wall. Brushing off her hands, Minako stepped backwards in to her room and again locked the door, a confident smirk playing across her face. "Ah, I feel better now! Okay so anyways, Kunzite when you get to the Moon, be a dear and don't tell them you are from Earth? Serene will kill me and demand on escorting you home."
"Mina." Kunzite said.
"Oh and also Rei, Ami, and Makoto should be there, along with maybe someone else you know." The Princess continued.
"Mina-"
"I won't be back until.. Oh for at least four days-"
"MINA!" Kunzite half-yelled.
"Can't you take a hint? I'm trying to talk. What was I going to say, oh yeah, don't you dare leave there with out me or unless Rei tells you to, and don't fight anyone Lunarian. Now, what were you going to say?"
"Did you really need to blast the man? Have you any idea of how much it hurts?"
"Yes. If I hadn't and you were answering him what would you have done?" Minako said smiling evilly and stretching out on her bed.
"Minako, that's different."
"How so?" She said hugging a pillow.
"Because I am not you."
"Therefore you wouldn't blast him?" she said laughing and tossing her pillow at him.
"That's beside the point." Kunzite said sitting down on the bed beside her.
"Oh really? And again I ask you what you would have done."
"Blasted him harder. But I have a reason and you don't." He said laying down beside her and wrapping his arms around her. "I can't let anyone touch the girl I love above everything else."
"No one? Not ever never?" Minako said in an overly sweet voice. 'Ah shit. isn't not like he hates Artie enough. Now once Artemis finds his way back to me he's a dead man. Oh well, I was planning on severely injuring him anyways."
"Not ever ever Mina. Are you always this happy after blasting someone in to a wall?" he said as Minako giggled, trying to conceal her thoughts.
"Don't kill any one on the Moon okay?" She said curling into his chest.
"Hn? How did this question arise?"
"Just don't okay."
"Of course not." Kunzite said after taking one look in to her eyes. Minako sighed happily and soon fell asleep, clasping on to her one true love as if he would leave her forever if she let go. Kunzite stared at her and tried to figure out the meaning of her almost positively random question. Finally giving up, he fell asleep.
~*~ Later ~*~
"Your Majesty? We are arriving on the Moon in ten minutes. Your Majesty? Are you awake?" a young voice called from the hall of a certain ship.
"neh? Can't a girl have some peace and rest for once? Wait there a minute, I'm coming." Minako said as she let go of Kunzite, who was slowly wakening, and walked to the side of her room and started to strip of her gown and change into her sailor fuku. Upon opening the door, she found herself looking up at the young solider who had disturbed her sleep. The man was about her age, taller than her, and had short silvery hair.
"I'm sorry Madame Princess, Captain told me to inform you in person due to the condition of all of your communication devices being turned off or blocked. He would-"
"Also like to remind me that it is dangerous to my safety if he can not reach me? May I ask your name?" She inquired in a voice that sounded like her general monotone she used on her army, but with out the roughness and cold. She smirked to herself when the man in front of her blushed slightly and stuttered after noticing that her uniform was tight and quite short. "What's the matter? Never seen me in battle-gear before?"
"No Ma'am, um, Princess. My name is Adonis. I am a simple guard Princess." he said bowing quickly and blushing harder.
"Adonis, ne? I like your name. How old are you?" she said. Al of Minako's formality and coldness melted and her eyes softened and lifted the young man's chin with her gloved hand.
"Seventeen, your Majesty." Adonis said standing straight and continuing to blush.
"You are that young? I thought you were old, you look to mature." Minako said dropping her hand to her side. Hearing a small cough behind her, she smiled and tilted her head up to see Kunzite.
"If that is all you may leave." Kunzite said, a slight frown across his face as he wrapped an arm protectively around Minako's waist. Adonis bowed again a few more times and then walked quickly down the hall to report back to the commander.
"Must you be so harsh?" Minako cooed as she allowed herself to be dragged back into the room and shutting the door with her foot. "I thought he was cute."
"And you ask me why I told him to go away? You are only to be with me my dear Minako. I love you." Kunzite said turning her to face him and laying his face in her hair, and gently nibbling on her ear.
"I know. I was just trying to annoy you and see if you had meant what you said." She said before giving up talking and moaning slightly as Kunzite started to work his way down her neck and back to her lips. The two shared a quick yet passionate kiss before Minako pushed away from her lover and went running to her bags to find where the hell she had put her sword.
"Isn't it amazing that I have the world's only crystal sword of that huge size and I still lose it time to time?" She laughed. Hitting herself on the head, she flicked her wrist and the sword materalized. Laying the shining object down Minako continued to search her bags until she had found a long chain of hearts which she fastened around her waist.
"Minako may I ask you something?" Kunzite asked in a very serious tone.
"Mmm Humm!" she replied, combing her hair in the mirror.
"You said, a long time ago, right after the tournament that you where all giddy and happy because you were not wearing your mask. What did you mean by that?"
"Well I suppose you remember that night I was very flirtatious. Could you imagine all the problems if I normally acted that way? Or even now, talking to you like an equal person. It would cause mayhem on Venus, and I'd probably already be married and have several children. I've never really liked men, so I never wanted them to like me. I suppose you wouldn't know what it feels like to be a porcelain doll." She said a sad distant look in her eyes, thinking of days gone by. "So what of the past? I have a future ahead of me and with this new invasion it might be a short future alone. I'll have to let go of the girls before long, they'll find their own paths with loves and I'll just stay here. A lone warrior in space protecting the generation to come."
"Princess Aino? There is a call for you coming from the moon castle. Shall I put it on the line?" A voice came from a small box on the night stand.
"In two minutes." Minako said half smiling before turning and walking to Kunzite. "Now General, I am going to speak with this person and then take you to your room in the castle. My mission would go more smoothly if I work alone."
"But Mina," he started before his mouth was covered by the clothed hand of the Princess.
"Sush. I'll be back for you in a few days and I'll come back in one piece I promise as long as you behave while on the Moon." She said tracing her lover's face with the tips of her fingers. Kunzite wrapped his arms around her waist and held her closer, never losing eye contact with those sapphire depths. Standing on her tip toes, Minako kissed him and just as the kiss started to deepen, an inturupti8on came.
"MINAKO-CHAN!" A cheerful bubbly came from the communicator. "You were away too long! Mokoto has been vanishing more often than me recently. I don't think she's telling us EVERYTHING!"
"Seren, shut up and wait until I get there. Where are you? Don't tell me. The kitchen?" Minako said in a very amused voice as she wiggled out of Kunzite's arms and sat on the bed near the night stand.
"Hey you can read minds now? I was on my way there!"
"Just think that I do and you'll be fine."
"ne? Minako-chan! I don't get-" The Moon Princess' voice was cut off mid sentence as the Venusian pressed a button. Grabbing the silver-haired man's hand, she ran out of the room and down various halls before reaching two grand doors. Releasing his hand, she pushed various buttons on the wall before standing back and watching the doors open and light flood in to the dimly lit hall.
"As far as the Lunarians are concerned, you are only staying here due to my personal request, I care more about the dirt under the ship's left side than you." She said before turning her head slightly to her companion. "But you know that I love you."
"And that is why you are ditching me here?"
"And that is why you haven't exactly put up a fight against my decision.?" She giggled as she started to walk down the stairs to her fellow Senshi awaiting her in the kitchens.
"Lady Minako! Lady Minako!" A high voice called as the Princess of Venus' foot touched the soil of the Moon. Minako turned to see a woman with long curly black hair and wearing a long baby blue dress. A slight smile of recognition graced the Princess' face before it was replaced with a frown as she noticed the woman was frantic and quite upset.
"Luna? What is wrong? It's not like you to be so distressed. What has happened?" Minako said as the older woman slower her pace and stretched her arms out to Minako. Kunzite, who was walking not to far behind Minako knew that he had seen the woman before. As her clear voice rang out he remembered, she was the head advisor to the Queen of the Moon, Luna from the planet Mau. He had seen her on the few galactic meetings he went to with his rulers.
"Oh Lady Minako! Thank the gods you have come! You must come to the castle quick I think you are our only hope!" Luna said grabbing Minako's hand and attempting the drag her off.
"For what? Surly not a battle?"
"oh no! more serious! It's Artemis, he's all queer I'm scared to death about his health, he won't eat, barely sleeps, never talks to me. What has happened to him Lady?" Luna cried, tears springing to her eyes as she fell on her knees. Minako knelt beside her and took her hand.
"It's okay. Don't worry, I'll be gone in an hour and he'll never see me and won't even know I was here."
"No! Minako you must speak with him! If he talks at all it's about you! Only listens to things about you! Curses the Earth! Asks to be sent to Venus! Minako you must talk to him immediately, I'm afraid of what he might do to himself!"
"Luna calm down." Minako said standing and placing her hands on her hips. "He's being an idiot, and you are being weak. The last thing he needs is to talk to me, so keep my visit a secret and do not mention me ever. I might talk to him when I return from my mission to the Earth."
"You promise you will talk to him?" Luna said looking up with big watery eyes.
"If and only if you keep all of this a secret and never let Artemis see my guest, who is going to be staying here the next few days, under the Queen's protection."
"Who is that?"
"Lord General Kunzite of Earth." Minako said, plainly glaring over at her friend who was now on the ground but still keeping his distance from her. "No news may reach my guardian's ears got it? It will distress him so much that, well I don't want to know what will happen. I'll be back in a few days, but for the present, where is Artemis?"
"In the garden, looking at the roses, he's been out there since dawn."
"Keep him there until I leave, you'll know when I do." Minako stated calmly even though Kunzite could feel her anger and unease radiating off her. Luna bowed and ran off to the garden, while the Venusian Princess beckoned Kunzite to her and headed towards the castle.
"Why will your presence give your guardian grief?" he inquired with mixed feelings. One side said who cares? Both men had a mutual dislike, but the other side said that it was Minako's friend and that there must be a reason for her to avoid him.
"Sush." She said rounding a corner and entering the tall castle. Her eyes were met by the scene of Rei and Usagi fighting, Makoto baking and Ami standing to the side reading a book and oblivious to every thing. "These are the protectors of the Princess and the Inner Solar System? Maybe I should give up training you now."
"MINAKO! Rei says I'm fat!"
"You are GOING to be fat if you hog all the cookies and never train!"
"SEE! She's being mean!"
"You can't stop training us Minako, I'm making you chocolate."
"Minako, I think I may have found a weapon I can master."
"Slow down!" Minako called covering her ears and shaking her head. Looking up she smiled. "Don't know which one I'm more interested in, sugar or battle? Oh all of you probably know Lord General Kunzite, General, the blonde is Serenity, Princess of the Moon, but don't let her title fool you, she acts the same as the children in the nursery."
"NOW YOU ARE BEING MEAN!" Serenity hollered.
"Be quite and let's discuss a little battle as we eat sugar ne?" Minako said sitting herself down on one of the tall stools that surrounded a table. The five girls made themselves comfortable and Minako proceeded to work out a new attack form she thought of, using flour and her fingers to illustrate it. By the time the chocolate was gone, the strategy was imbedded into their heads and Minako had stared cursing, noticing that she needed to find the Queen get Kunzite to his room and fly to Earth.
They girls gave her a fond farewell after some yelling about her getting a solo mission. Minako took Kunzite to the throne room, and the second all formalities were done she brought him to his room. Quickly showing him where everything was, she was about to teleport when a pair of strong arms wrapped around her waist from behind.
"So you are going to leave me here just like that? First alone and now left without a good bye kiss? Minako, I thought you loved me." Kunzite whispered in her ear, pulling her back towards the bed with him. He could fell all the tension of running around and battle-planning, the stress of trying not to be seen by any one, melt away from her body as she giggled and relaxed.
"I love you." Minako whispered about ten minutes later, she was now on her back on the bed, Kunzite laying almost on top of her, sucking on her soft neck.
"I love you too Minako, and always will." Kunzite said as we worked his lips and tongue back to hers. She pulled him in for a short, yet passionate kiss.
"When I return, I promise to finish that kiss." She sighed, pulling back and muttering her spell. A tear rolled of Kunzite's cheek and to where her face was a moment ago. She was going to Earth alone and he couldn't stop her, much less protect her.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
well my dears, that is the end of this chapter.
Please review, it makes me fell loved!!
Thank you all!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
News for my other stories: I kinda killed the Ace story, and I'm just working on something else so I haven't gotten around to Nymph, but the sequal to Nymph has a few chappies done, don't remember how many.. Been too long.
~*~*~*~*~**~*~~**~*
If you want to see n e thing in any of the stories please email me or review, I'm more likely then not to use your ideas
~*~*~*~*~*~*~ OH! I almost forgot, a small surprise for you all. Silver and Gold 2, has almost 3 chappies written (yes I've been neglecting EVERYTHING for that reason!) The first Chapter of SG2 will be published the day this one ends.