Chapter 5


Kendal sipped on his cup of chai in a local tea shop in downtown Tokyo. He determined this may be the best place to break the news to Minako about her audition. Over the last two weeks, he had called back ten women to audition. Minako was amongst the women to do a live audition. Of the women, half of them did not look ANYTHING like Venus, but they were all super tall and skinny. The other half looked more like the senshi, but they were still ricidulously tall minus Minako.

Not only did he have each of them audition live, he also tested their impromptu skills as well as athletic ability.

All fell short in one area or in another except for one woman.

While these auditions went on, the rest of the staff and crew were with Nathan, his film partner. All the other actors and acresses began their filming, at least what could be filmed without a Sailor Venus.

He looked at his watch on his wrist. She would be late in five minutes. Kendal rubbed his head trying to figure out how Minako would react to this news. After he gave her this information, he would need to finish packing. He was needed back at the film set of the movie with his new actress playing Sailor Venus.

His ears immediately picked up a low rumble before a loud KABOOM sounded in the next building over. The men and women in the shop stopped in mid step or looked up as they sat at their table.

The window and part of the wall blew open as sheet rock, stone, and glass shattered everywhere. The producer covered his face with his arms and hands in time as dust spread through the area almost making a smoke screen. He heard a sinister laugh coming from the new opening of the tea shop.

He immediately slipped out of his seat and found a thick ledge to hide behind and wait. He grabbed his cell phone to record what was happening. The device was immediately flung out of his hands and crashed on the floor.

Kendal glared at the pale skinned woman who smirked at him. He had no idea how she was able to travel so quickly before him. His light blue eyes became even icier as she lifted her hand to touch his chisled jaw. "You are a handsome one," she muttered bringing her face closer to the taller man. Her hands were ice cold and her nails filed like claws. "I might just add you to my collection."

The man made sure to keep his eyes glued on hers the entire time as he reached for his hidden blade in the back pocket of his pants.

She didn't know what hit her when he stabbed her in the heart and quickly retracted the blade to attack again and deflate her lungs...

The monster screached and slashed his face with her claws. "HOW DARE YOU!" she screamed trying to stop the flow of purple blood backing away three meters.

Kendal was immediately concerned when he could not see out of his right eye. It hurt like hell, but he was too stubborn to give the monster the satisfaction that she cause him a drastic amount of pain. He felt the blood oozing from new, deep cuts on his face. He backed away several meters from the adversary and looked around with his good eye. His perriferial vision caught sight of the blood from the cuts. He wanted to blast this cursed creature to nothingness.

But he had no special powers.

"VENUS LOVE ME CHAIN!"

The woman screamed when she felt the light pulsate around her and begin restricting her movement. "WHAT? Sailor Senshi! Where did you come from?"

Venus smirked at the creature and kept the creature in the bind with her power. "You seem to have caused a nasty disturbance in this area. I cannot forgive that,"spoke Venus. She pulled up her communication device while holding steady the enemy. "Come in Senshi!"

"Mercury here," returned a voice.

"We have a new adversary here. Local Tea."

"Got it!"

The senshi of love looked over to the producer, trying not to gawk at his appearance. She couldn't believe... No.

Did his eye get clawed out?!

He must be in some serious pain... and in need of the Silver Crystal. Yet- He couldn't be healed just yet. He would have to endure until Usagi and Mamoru gave word... "So we meet again," she winked to Kendal, giving no indication of her disturbance of his wound. "I might advise you to go to a safer area. My friends are on their way."

As if right on cue, the Senshi of Fire (Sailor Mars) appeared along with the blond man who whisked away Venus those weeks prior. His anger began rising as did the blood pour out faster from the cuts on his face. He made no noise as his wounds began burning even more.

Sailor Mars jumped into action as did the man, who Kendal over heard being called Jadeite.

Jadeite. That name again. Other than it being an annoyance, the producer knew he heard that name before in his past. Where though? And that man looked awefully familiar. Maybe in one of his dreams?

He felt when two new presences came into the room. He turned his head and saw Sailor Mercury and a guy looking awefully like Zachariah in the same type of caped uniform as Jadeite. He didn't miss the alarmed look on this new man's face. Mercury immediately went to Kendal's side, "Sir, are you okay?"

He tried keeping his attention on the battle as the two women and one man took turns attacking this new villain. How did he get mixed up in the middle of this? His good eye turned back to the Senshi of Ice and Water. "I'm alive if that's what you're implying."

She nodded her head as she began inspecting the wounds on his face, which were still bleeding quite profusely. He could feel it was slowing, but he also felt quite dizzy from the blood loss. The blond man with long, curly hair helped move Kendal to another area that was safer. He too began investigating the wound as Mercury's computer began beeping several times. "Sir, can you open your left eye?"

He opened his eye. He saw Mercury wince as did her partner frown deeply. "Sir, can you see out of your right eye?"

"I see nothing out of it."

She nodded her head and typed it on her computer. Kendal closed his eye feeling the pain start shooting on that side of his face. He felt more warm liquid pour from that side of his face as he closed the eyelid.

"It's gone, isn't it?" questioned the producer.

Sailor Mercury paused her typing before looking up to him. She nodded her head. "You're eye is gone."

At least she was honest.

His good eye caught some more color and flashes of light from different warriors that joined the scene- the senshi of lightning and the senshi from the moon.

Kendal was urged to lean against the wall and rest.

Mercury looked to the male beside her, "I'll stay with him. Sailor Moon may need to bring the Silver Crystal to assist in this matter... Please join the fight." In which he did producing ice crystals from his hand and aimed them to hurl at the enemy.

Kendal cursed internally. He should have planned this better. Who would have planned an attack like this? Why, this was the second attack he got caught right in the middle of... with Sailor Venus saving his life both times. And Minako- she was supposed to meet him here at this location. He hoped that she was somewhere safe and unharmed.

He winced when when he tried opening his right eyelid. Something inside him urged him to find a doctor. NOW.

He closed his other eye and lowered his head. How he wished he was in the hospital...

His body vanished before Mercury's eyes. All that was left were drops of his blood on the ground. She didn't realize that his desire to see a doctor triggered his ability to transport to the nearest hospital in Tokyo.


Kendal woke up in the hospital room, sore, and with his head wrapped and bandaged up. Only one eye was uncovered, the eye he could see out of and was left intact.

The memories of the attack returned with full force. He looked up to the ceiling. He knew without a doubt that he was now partially blind. Yet, at least he was alive. He determined that he would wear an eyepatch rather than deal with a false eye.

He heard movement on his right. He turned his head to look. He was stunned.

Minako was curled up in a chair that sat beside his bed. He saw the drool falling from the side of her mouth as her hair was pulled back in an intricate braid. She had been asleep for some time. He was stunned. How did she know that he was here? Did she help him arrive here at the hospital? He couldn't remember...

He leaned his head back looking to the ceiling. "Minako," he spoke outloud not really expecting her to listen or answer him in return, "I wanted to meet with you to tell you that I am offering you the role of Sailor Venus." No answer. He had no current concept of time or what day it was. "The plane leaves this coming Sunday at 6:00AM for the set." He closed his eye and began to rest once again, not knowing when he would have another chance to sleep like this.

Oh his blind side, Minako's eyes were wide with tears beginning to fall. For such great knews, she felt her current reaction was completely unfitting. And yet, it was completely appropriate. She was thankful that he woke up after falling into a coma for three days. He had an emergency surgery after mysteriously appearing in the lobby of the hospital. The hospital called her because they found her number written in his clothes pocket.

"Today is Thursday," spoke Minako, wiping away tears. "I'll make sure to pack and be ready."

She was angry at herself for not arriving early. This fiasco would have never panned out this way had she arrived early like he did.


Author's Note: Want the next chapter? We will start seeing more Minako/Kunzite action in Chapter 6. I promise! But I need 12 reviews before I can post.\