Chapter 7 – I don't believe!

Two hours later, after they've met the Three Lights again, everybody left each on their way: Usagi and Mamoru to their apartment, Mark and Minako to the park, Urawa and Ami to the library, Luna and Artemis to their apartment and the three boys to their studio.

Once Ami and Urawa got to the library, Ami stopped and looked seriously at her boyfriend and asked on a deep tone:

"Is something the matter? You've been quiet the rest of the way till here."

"Sorry, Ami…" he answered, looking a bit sad.

"What is it? Talk to me." she suggested warmly.

"I don't know, Ami. Don't know if it will be alright…I mean, I'm afraid."

"Afraid…of what?"

"Of losing you." he answered, looking away.

"Why losing me?" she asked with surprise. "You won't lose me, Urawa" she added with tenderness in her voice.

"I saw…" he tried to say, but the words were stuck; they wouldn't want to come out.

"What did you see?" Ami asked, knowing that he could see parts from the future.

"I saw…you and Taiki kissing." he finally said the words that were hurting him, even if they were true.

Ami blinked confused and unwilling to believe what he said. 'It can't be…did he see what I saw?'

"Maybe you're wrong, Urawa. You know that I care about you! You know that very well!" she raised her voice.

"I know that." he assured her. "But he's part of you, he's more than a friend whom you met three years ago. And your past says that very well." he continued looking sad.

"Our past?" Ami asked confused. "You mentioned earlier that we've met three years ago, what past could I have had with him?! We didn't even have a relationship!" she added a little bit hurt.

"It's not you three years ago encounter. It's about your past with him on Silver Milenium."

"Our past…on Silver Milenium?" she asked with a lost look, in her mind popped the images she had when she talked with Taiki. "But Taiki wasn't on Silver Milenium and put that aside, he is a senshi…a girl." she replied.

"He's not a girl. And neither a senshi." Urawa assured her. "But…you didn't know?" he asked then a little surprised.

"Know what?"

"That those three lived on Silver Milenium."

This answer shocked Ami. As far as she knew, Queen Serenity didn't mention anything like this. They couldn't have lived on Silver Milenium, they belonged to planet Kinmoku and beside, and the memories that were returned to them weren't showing them at all!

But then what was that memory of her and Taiki? And Urawa's visions weren't wrong or fake. And Luna an Artemis didn't mention anything about this at all! What was happening?! This was their reason of returning to earth? They know?!?

All these thoughts were flowing in Ami's mind, without even finding an answer. She knew that there were some missing pieces to complete these puzzle, but where could she find them? Where?

And her confused thinking was interrupted by Urawa who was trying to get her attention.

"Ami! Hey, Ami! Snap out of it!"

"Ah! Sorry, I was lost in thoughts." she excused herself, blushing a little.

"So…you didn't know anything about this?" he asked.

"Not at all, Urawa. But still I can't believe what you're saying…"

"I understand." he smiled gently to her. "But I hope you realize that this means our separation." he added with a sad tone in his voice.

"I don't quite get why we should separate." Ami replied with calm.

"You know very well, Ami." he chuckled sadly. "It's just you don't want to see or to accept. And I can't be with someone in whose heart there's someone else."

"But I don't love Taiki! I barely know him!" she raised her voice again, grabbing onto his hand. "I can't believe this, Urawa…"

"Ami…" he squeezed her hand. "I'll tell you about your life on Silver Milenium. And then you'll see just how much you know him and how much you love each other." he said with a sad smile on his face, looking at the one who taught him what's love.

*

Meanwhile, in Three Lights studio, the three of them were discussing intensively.

"I don't think they know about us." Seiya said looking at the other two. "At least, Odango doesn't."

"I agree with you. I don't think they know anything of what happened in the past with us." said Taiki, but immediately added: "I've noticed something in Ami's eyes and I believe she just saw a small memory of us. And that shook her pretty much."

"I believe Minako knows about this." Yaten said abruptly. "Not too much, but she know about me and her." he added, winking at the other two.

"What?!" they asked in the same time. "How come you're so sure?"

"Simple. I saw it in her eyes." he answered, smiling like a cat. "But…that guy, Mark, seems a little bit suspicious." he added, his facial expression changed in a second. "And he gets on my nerves."

"I know that feeling!" Seiya laughed bitterly. "I'm not too pleased with Mamoru too, but he's a nice guy."

"To me, it seemed that Urawa knows something." said Taiki thoughtful. "I don't know why, but he seems to know our past on Silver Milenium." he raised his purple eyes to his friends.

"I don't think he knows, Taiki. I can't be." Yaten winked to him. "Well then, I'm gone." he said, heading towards the exit.

"Where to?" asked curiously Seiya.

"I have a date with an old friend." smiled Yaten, leaving before more questions would come; because everybody knew that Yaten wasn't such an enjoyable company three years ago.

*

"Minako, what's wrong? You're quite quiet." Mark said, looking at her worryingly. They were having a walk in the park and everything seemed to be gloomy when the Goddess of Love wasn't being herself no more.

"Hm? What?" she asked, looking confused.

"You're not even listening!" Mark look offended and angry. "Is it because of that shorty?" he asked with jealousy in his eyes.

"What are you saying, Mark? About whom do you talk like this?" Minako look even more confused, but soon she'd realize that Mark was referring to Yaten. "Don't you ever call Yaten a shorty!!" she yelled at him angrily.

"Why? Does he mean something to you?!"

"He's my friend! And I won't allow you to talk about him this way!" she snapped with rage in her tone. "And you know what? I'm tired of walking with you, therefore I'm going home!" he added, turning around not before "And I don't need you to take me home."

She started to walk with her fists clenched and each time she heard Mark's calling, she'd go faster, ending up running from him. She didn't know why, but she felt that he was going to hurt her and the only one who could protect her was Yaten.

'Yaten? Why did his name popped into my head? And why did I get that angry with Mark just because he called him a shorty?'

She started to slow down, making her notice that the sun had already sat down. She stopped on a bridge and sighed. Minako looked at the lake's water which now was like a mirror to reflect the Moon's pale beauty. This brought her to other thoughts, to this afternoon when she met him again. The doubt was nesting in her soul and he was always on her mind! It was driving her insane, she couldn't stand this anymore!

She grabbed her body tightly as she started to tremble while tears ran down on her cheeks just to end up falling in the water below.

'Why do I think about him? What's happening to me? Why did I have that dream? And why he came back?! God… I think I'm going to break. I feel such joy when I see him, when I hear his voice, when I get lost in his green eyes. No! I can't have these kinds of feelings! Mark loves me and I can't betray his love, not even in thought. I must…'

But her thoughts were interrupted by familiar voices which made her wipe off her tears just to look curiously at the happy couple who was heading towards her.

"You know, I missed you." told the boy to the girl next to her.

"I missed you too." she looked at her with a smile.

"You were the only one that understood me. And considering the circumstances we've met…" he chuckled; his eyes were sparkling with memories of the past.

"Yes." she joined his chuckle. "But I have to confess a secret." she got closer to her, pretending to whisper. "Probably, I wouldn't have accepted your offer, but when you smiled, I just couldn't stop myself." her cheeks turned red as she said this.

"And what do you think of my smile now?" he asked, grinning like an idiot, making her laugh and so the moment of embarrassment passed.

"Yaten." she said looking at him happy. "You've changed a lot. I'm glad that you're not gloomy and ironical as before." she winked to him.

"Ah, Luna." he said on a sad voice. "If you knew…"

"What happened, Yaten? Why did you come back?" Luna asked worryingly.

"That is something that I would like to know too." said a voice coming from ahead.

"Minako!" said Yaten, recognizing the voice. "Is that you?"

"Yeah, me." she answered coming out from the darkness she hid.

"What are you doing outside at this hour? And alone?!" Yaten asked surprised and worried.

"That's none of your business." she replied coldly. "But I would love to know why the three of you came back."

"Yaten, Minako, I'm gone." said Luna tactfully. "Probably Artemis is dead worried." she added before leaving those two alone.

Yaten got closer to Minako, making her tremble. He sighed and took down his jacket.

"Here, take it." he put it on her small shoulders. His perfume was all around her.

"Thank you." she answered with a low voice.

"You want to know why we came back?" he asked, leaning upon the bridge's balustrade and looking at the sad moon.

"Yes." she answered, joining him in watching.

"Why do you think we came back?" he asked, looking at her now, straight in her blue eyes.

"Well…I don't know."

"Oh, but you do know. You know it very well." he got closer to her.

"You're wrong. I don't know anything." she tried to defend herself, but the thrills that were crossing her body because of his closeness made her unable to.

"Are you sure that you don't know?" Yaten asked, staring at her, looking through her. He slipped his hand around her waist and embracing her. "I'm afraid that you know a lot more than you let to see…Minako…"

After saying with such tenderness her name, Yaten kissed her. Slowly, gently, he tasted her sweet and trembling lips. He felt her sigh, but suppressed it by deepening their kiss. He felt her trembling beside him so he held her tighter. His other hand was now caressing her golden hair while her hands were clinging onto his shoulders with fear. Their lips were continuously kissing, never wanting to be apart; their bodies were searching for each other's warmth; their hearts were screaming for each other. A kiss reminded them of their lost love. Of the moments long forgotten and thrown to the bottom of their hearts.

Minako pulled of from their embrace and looked at him in the eyes. Hers were teary and her cheeks were wet by the tears that now were falling without restrain. Those memories were real. Their love was real.

They have loved each other. They have lost each other. They have forgotten each other.

Yaten wiped her tears and took her in his arms again. He started to caress her hair, trying to calm down a bit her storm in her soul while she was clinging to him like he was her last chance to life. She tried to deny, she tried to not to believe, but she knew better that she couldn't fool herself this way.

All that she saw, all that she felt was so true that she couldn't deny it. She raised her eyes to him again. Slowly, she pulled herself from his warm embrace and touched her lips still warm and so wanting him…

"I don't believe…" she said with a low voice, a voice drown of the tears that weren't left to fall.

"Minako…" Yaten tried to approach her, but she continued to get further from him.

"I DON'T BELIEVE!!" she yelled and ran. She ran from his warm and protective side.

She left behind a confused and sad Yaten. He was watching how she was running away…away from him.