"If she is going to be happy with her outcome, please tell her that I am still here!" Nick thought. He was not happy with seeing her from afar. He had been standing at the parking lot near the Value and Value building near the hospital.

"and what are you thinking about?" a voice asked in his mind.

At first Nick had everything in line for the most part. He had been watching her off and on for the past month, just in case he could take her back. He knew it was going to be close to impossible to see her in his state. He was not going to let either the sailor scouts or even Prices Serena stand in his way. He had seen them tried check up on his friends.

"I nothing really to give to her now. I just what to tell her that I still love her to the ends of the earth!" he thought to himself as he watched Nat exiting the hospital by the emergency exit.

"I know I can't have you in my life now…" he thought to himself.

Nat was walking over to the car as she fished out the keys to door from her jacket pocket.

"She doesn't belong with you anyways!" a hissed vice ran cold in Nick's mind.

There was a coppery acid limn Nick's mouth which formed intently. He felt like grabbing the strange who was talking to him by the neck. He did not think to spin around to see no one standing in front or behind him. He erred him to no end.

"Nick…is that you?" Nat thought. On stopping, Nat could sense Nick nearby. She glanced around for a minute before opening the car door. She had move on before she got herself into a great deal of danger. She wondered if Nick was spying on her. After hearing about the sailor scouts, the small battle between the dark forces and the moon kingdom, she wanted to be a little more careful. At fruits she thought the girls were making up stories to get away from the dull life of a teen. There was more to the stories than first thought.

Nick watched as Nat slowly opened the car door and stepped into the car. "Wait!" he thought. There was a bond between the two after she had crossed over. It had a strong grip even thought they were apart.

"I can't!" she thought. It was just like that. Playing with danger was not her style after given a frim talking to from Lita about the dark forces of Galaixa.

"why not?"

"You were once good. You had everything in the palm of your hand and this happened! You turned back in a way that I hoped you had never wanted to go to."

"and that is?"

"You are evil!" the vioce said.

Nick's anger turned to outrage. He spun around to see Jannetta. When was the last time she was there for him? He stared at her in disbelief as she came close. She was dead. After the fire back in Toronto, she was gone. She had gone back to be human before she had said her farewells to Nick and to Lquiox. It was the last gift to solve a mystery that was on Nick's shift on the force.

"What? Nick winced with every bone in his bone strange to rage forth to the point of just leaping into the air and screaming. He had great deal of self-control with he was by himself at night.

"You were trying to be good. Ha…that's a laugh!"

"Who are you?" Nick demanded. He wanted to see Nat, but his anger forced him to a corner. He was being played with.

A figure stepped out of the shadows of the ever creeping dawn. It looked like Liquor. The figure smiled wickedly. Nick was not only shocked, but he stood glaring at the twin of laquiox. The figure asked, "Why are you so shocked?"

Nick gave himself a minute to recover and hissed, "Shocked!"

The figure nodded.

"You are Laquiox and my father!" Nick said. He wanted to prove to himself that Laquiox was standing in front of him. There were questions in his mind as he tried to choose over Nat or Laquiox. He classed himself, "I want to be happy…I have a queen who I serve…Galaxia, but I want Nat to have the same sort of happiness that I have been experiencing!"

"What are you thinking about?" the figure to study Nick's face. Nick's mood was not a stable mix of calm and peace. He was pushed just a little too hard. He wanted to be with Nat

"there is nothing I want from you. You are just pushing your luck, even if you aren't Laquiox."

"What a poor boy you are!"

Nick had to control himself. Dawn was quickening it's pace. The light was turning to the edge of the day.

He told the figure to meet him at the train tracks at the other end of town. They would settle the score then. "Please don't push your luck with me!" he warned.

Then, Nick took off to another house near the middle of town. He needed a rest.

Nat rend come again as she swore in her mind she heard Nick's voice.

The day was hot to the point where even birds were not flying. It was dulled to the edge of not knowing where it was heading. Jamie was hoping to go at least to the library for a few hours of air conditioned comfort. He knew tinny was with the three lights. They were going to check out what was going on at Saint Paul's school. Charlie was going to a local showing of a movie with Keyone and Urd. They were not planning on going, but it was better than having to hang out in the heat. He walked over to the library which was not all that far from his flat on Lincoln avenue. He noticed a line when he got to the back entrance of the library to the parking lot of Saint Paul's school. He wanted to know what was going on. He could see Sekiya just sitting on the steps of the side door entered to the gym. He came up to the steps and asked, "hey, Seiya…what's going on?"

Seiya said as he took off his sunglasses to get a better look at Jamie, "Hi, Jam. it's the red cross blood drive!"

"Oh?" Jamie said. He knew Seiya was going to get a hold of Serena one way or mother. He was going to rib Seiya for the extra flittering with See ran. He asked, "Where is Serena?"

"she's gone with Darien to the park. She and Reenie wanted to spend time with Darien for a little while. I wanted to see Mina…she is all into the helping someone else for a change!"

Jamie was a little floored as he asked, "Mian….is helping?"

"Yea…Miss Washu and Mina and Miss Bell were all going down to here. Apparently there is a really cute inter at the hospital and he's turning heads!" Seiya sugared.

"Mina is a bubble head!" Jamie said. He knew Mina could help, but she had a string of bad luck lately with school work and house work. She was not the very best at time when it came to the idea of being a good woman.

"Yea…but she's on another kick of being helpful," he said.

"another helpful kick…why?"

"I'm not sure…but, I hope I get Miss Washu. She looks pretty steady as someone to help out in this case!" Seiya sighed.

"and what if you don't?" James sighed as the two heard a loud crash coming froth gym. then, Jaime spotted aRetimes making a fast beeline to the side door.

"Meow!" Artmies sighed when he had stopped long enough for a quick catching of the breath. He glanced up at both boys to give a terrified glance.

"Isn't that Mina's cat?" Jamie asked as he slowly walked over to the frightened Aramis.

"Yea…what's he doing here?" Seiya asked. He was also slowly walking over to Airtimes.

"Meow?" the little white moon kitty imported. He knew Mina had bungled up the works as she tried to set up a table full of paper cups. Washu was helping out a donate with the forms at the main entrance way to the gym.

"What's up mate?" Jamie asked when he picked up Armies. He noticed the little white cat shivering from fear of Mina's goof-ups. He had begun to pat artmies and spoke to the cat in gentle tones, "It's o.k. little fellow. I'm here and so is Seiya…we well make sure that you are O.K."

"Meow?" Artmies asked, glaring up at Jamie. Are times knowing Jamie was a good friend to everyone. He had just hoped Mina was not going to goof up again. All was quiet outside of the normal traffic.

"There you are…. Artmies!" a voice said.

Airtimes turned to see Reenie, Rio, ami and Serena coming up with Ayeka and Abby. He snuggled down in James's arms. Reenie darted up to Jamie to ask where he had found Airtimes. Jamie smiled, "He must have followed Mina to Saint Paul's school!"

"I wondered if he had ended up in Mina's bag?" rio asked, turning her head to one side.

"Meow?" Airtimes was now acting all innocent.

"At least mina is nearby!" Jamie said.

"Where?" Rio asked.

"In the gym...next door!" Sekiya added.

"All is a little too quiet!' Rio said.

'" you missed a loud crash!" Sekiya said.

"That sounds like hurricane Mina!" Serena said. She remembered the time where all but Mina and Rennie were sick with the flu.

"Hurricane Mina?" Jamie and Seiya asked in unison. They gave quick glances at each other, them to the girls.

"It happened a while back!" Serena said as she tried to shuffle a giggle. She had been sick for a while with her family. It was up to Mina and Reenie to do everything. It was a great idea, but it was doomed for failure from the word go.

Reenie was going to put Serena in her place, "What abbot the time you cooked a meal for the painter?"

Serena was now put on the spot. She membered in a flash on how one person needed help, but most of all needed a good meal. She was fast in cooking up a horrible looking meal with some help from Rennie. It was for a man who was very struggling young painter who had not sold anything for weeks. He was over joyed to have nothing to eat. He was grateful enough for him to paint a picture. Reenie had to bring it up.

"Why is your face suddenly got white?" Rio obverse.

"Oh…nothing!" Serena giggled nervously. She placed a hand up to her lips.

"Well?" Reenie asked, in mock innocently.

"That's a story for some other time!" Serena said. She hoped Seiya was not going to ask for a meal and she would mess it up somehow.

There was a sheik which sounded like Mina. Was she that terrified at the sight of blood. She was a sailor scout. Serena asked, "What was that?"

"Mina…calm down!" a voice called out.

Rio glanced at the side door, "Isn't that Miss Washu?"

"Yea!" Jamie nodded.

Are times thought, "Mina must be going crazy in there!"

"Oh no!" Mina said as she butted through the side door to the outside. She was dressed in a nurse's uniform.

Rio and Serena glanced at each other. Rio returned her gaze at Mina by saying, "Isn't that quaint!"

Serena was straight and the to the point as she griped, 'You know you can get into some serious problems oath that uniform!"

Mina became nervous as she started to giggle, "Oh his, Serena and all!"

"Hey!" Rio said.

"Hello!" Seiya said. He just shook his head at Mina.

"What are you doing here?" Mina said after a minute of trying to regain a few minute of compare.

"We should ask you that?" Reenie asked.

"maybe she's getting the people for a good cause? "keyone asked.

Rio glanced at Keyon before saying "She could, but Mina…" she swung around to see a great yelling spree at the football field across the street. "…is a different person. She tries hard and has heart!"

When Mina heard about the words from Rio, she smiled. She said, "Thanks…"

"Yet, when it's something really new…" Serena tested.

"don't worry about it!" Ayeka said.

Then, Wash was looking for Mina as she opened the side door. She was ask dressed in a nurse's uniform. She noticed Seiya and the others. She wandered if they were there for the blood drive. She tends to see Mina climbing down the stairs. She asked, "Are you getting a few people for the drive!"

"Yea…" Mina sighed as she bent her head a little. She was going to break all speed records for the short cur rear in history.

"You can take a break…I'm going to need a few people with the paper work. It's slow and I'm getting caught up!" Washu said, before spotting Jamie and Seiya

"I'm going in and checking out a few books!" Rio said. She could sense Washu's intentions. She held out a hand to take Reenie inside before getting snagged herself. "come on Pinky!"

"Wait?" Washu said as she placed up in the air. She was going to check if rio was going to be a willing host to another life. She watched as Rio turned for a brief moment. She said, "Aren't you going to help?"

"who me?" Rio said as she looked both frightened and innocent.

"Yes you!" Washu tried to force a smile. She was going to be all sugars to Rio in hopes Rio could turned around and walk into giving blood. "Why don't you give a little!"

"Me?" Rio smirked sourly. She gave a quick glance at Washu, then at mina and then at doorway. "Sorry. I'll have to ask Terri about that one!"

"Why?" Washu asked. She knew Rio was fully recovered. Why did she needed Terri's permission to give blood?

"I did not get the O.K. from Terri about my checkup. I need to go see him in a few weeks…that's all!" Rio said. She was standing with her hand stretched out for Reenie to take it. She said, "I bet there is some cool books in the kid's department for you…Pinky!"

"O.k." Reenie shrugged for a second time.

"What about you?" Washu sighed. She glanced at Serena and Ayana.

Serena had a feeling creeping up on her. She did not like it for one minute, while Ayana just tried to relax as she already knew she was caught. Serena watched for just a minute when Reenie and riot entered the library, she had to think of a way out.

"Why are you looking like that for?" Washu asked. There was a creepy smile on her face. She was going into the evil mad sciences mode.

"I don't know…?" Serena said. She had heard about some of the crazy stunts that Washu had pulled in the past. She just wanted to be sure she was going to be in one piece at the end of the day.

"What about Keyon?" Mina said as she glanced at area,

The star officer of the Galaxy Police was trying white by the minute. Her eyes budged out as she winced. She glanced at Serena who was now trying to find her own peace route.

Both Jamie and Seiya glanced at each other. They had to give the girls a laugh. To Jamie, the girls were coming up with every excuse in the world. They started to walk up towards the girls. Serena looked at Seiya for any hint of help. She said, 'What's going on with you, Mina…all of a sudden you want to be Miss 'I've got feather in my cap!'"

"who?" Mina pointed to herself. She knew she had told the girls; she was going help out with the red cross. "Me?"

"yes…" Serena had a smile, wild grin on her face.

"Why are you picking on her all of a sudden?' Jamie asked. He gave Serena a harsh stare. He knew Mina was just being helpful.

"don't know her…I like do!" Serena sighed. She placed a hand up towards her one cheek. She could feel a headache coming on. She had been Main's friend for years. She had to admit that mina was great as a scout, but at times she could walk into a situation and really mess things up.

Rio had been watching the sense inside of the library lobby. She had to let Serena fight it out with mina, she told Reenie it would be good to have a little sourness in the group. Then, the sourness was not going to be a stubbing block in the fighting between the light and the dark. She knew when the sourness poked its head from the minds of people how wanted to do good, it meant they were still working on themselves.

"what if they can't get rid of the sourness?" Reenie asked. She was standing next to rio.

"Funny thing…you must take it by the neck and wrestle with it, until you are both too tired to fight. Then, you won because you have learned to deal with things yourself." Rio said.

Reenie tried to mull everything over in the meaning of what Rio had spoken of. She wondered if she was too young to understand. She asked, "What do you mean?"

"There was a man named Jacob. He had done the path of the righteous. He was on his way home and faced an angel."

"An Angel?" Reenie asked, becoming quickly caught up in the story.

"he was being a good perish who was going home or somewhere…I've got to look it up for a real points of the story. Outside of that, he was stopped by a guy who was angel. He didn't know it at the time. He had one of his ankle broken afterwards! I always believed he was a little bitter at himself for fighting. He wanted to be kind to the man who was angel in tread of fighting. He wanted to be a good person without fighting!"

"And what happened? Why did his god wanted Jacob to be tested?" Reenie asked, sounding like an adult.

"God was just finding out who was loyal to him and who wasn't…it was very simple in a tough guy additive!" Rio said. Then, she told rennet to be happy with her life. Rio had a feeling it was going to be complicated.

Serena said, "I have million things to do!"

To Seyia and Jamie, it sounded like a lie. Seiya tested, "what a baby you are…meatball head!"

Serena glared at Seiya, "You have been talking to Rei…haven't you!"

"Chicken!" Jamie added. He felt at arimes jumping out of his arms.

The little white moon kitty had to put a little action in this dull conversation before he would fall asleep. He slowly made a beeline to where Main was standing. He gave a glance up at Wash. He was thinking it over about just walking into the gym. It was stood much for him to attempted

"Don't' you even think about it…cat!" Mina warned. She knew he was up to getting her into trouble if he did.

Artimes had his own agenda. He was going to find a possible lead to Galaxia's kingdom. He had a weird feeling in the pit his stomach. There was a dark presence in the gym, but where. He was going to be very possible sore thumb as Mina would have to catch him and take him back