Epilogue: Makoto and Nephrite
"Let me at him! Let me at him!"
Nephrite tugged at Makoto, which was no small effort, given that Makoto was at least five times as strong as a normal human and was still struggling to get to Kunzite. It was only after they were a block away that the senshi of Jupiter finally managed to calm down.
"So... Are you ever going to tell me what Kunzite has done?"
"He was insulting you! The nerve of him! He's a jerk and he's..." Makoto started to fume again, steam coming out of her nose and ears.
"Ok, calm down! I was just asking!" Nephrite rubbed Makoto's back until she managed to take deep calming breaths. At last, she lifted her head and looked at him in his eyes. "Neph, do you really think I'm crazy?"
"Of course not, honey."
"You sure?" Makoto gave him a suspicious look.
Now, Nephrite was not stupid. In fact, he prided himself as one of the smartest in the Shitennou, next to Zoicite. He knew very well how to answer that question, especially if the one asking it has her hair all over the place, her eyes wide with suppressed rage, and sparks still popping from her fingers. "You're the sanest person I've met," he said, running his hand through his now-short hair. Mars, did you really have to do a number on my hair?
Makoto's eyes noticed. "You're running your hands through your hair."
"Yes, I am. Why?" Nephrite asked cautiously, his mind only half on the conversation, still stroking his poor, poor hair.
"That's always a sign."
"A sign of what?"
"You're lying to me, aren't you? Admit it! You think I'm crazy too!" Makoto snarled.
Nephrite's eyes widened, and he immediately removed his hand from his hair and shoved it behind him. "Now, Makoto dear..."
"Don't dear me! It says in all those magazines that if a guy runs his hand through his hair, he's definitely lying!" Makoto was starting to puff up like a bullfrog again, her eyes wide with indignation.
"What?" Nephrite yelped. "You believe a magazine over me?"
"I'll have you know that that magazine has thousands of subscribers!"
"You're crazy!"
"Aha! So you admit it! You do think I'm crazy!"
"Yes! I mean, no! I mean... Ack!"
"That's not half of what you deserve! You come back to me after how many years and the first thing that you tell me is that I'm crazy? How could you?"
Nephrite sighed. He might be one of the smartest Shitennou, but he doubted that even the brainiest of guys could understand women. He hoped his brothers weren't having problems the same as he was.