Dunican looked over to Master Kane and then back to the cat. "Don't worry. He is to busy trying to helping Rikko and nothing surpsies him anymore."
Minako sat down with Artemis near one of the corners of the dojo, dragging Dunican with her. She placed him on the floor and smiled, motioning towards Dunican. " I think you should remember Dunican... does Venus Knight ring a bell?" she said quietly.
"Venus Knight?!? I must admit that the resemblence is remarkable, but are you sure?" asked Artemis as he tried to lower his voice.
Rikko watched the couple and the cat walk over to the corner and heard them saying something that he couldn't make out. He saw Minako and Artemis sitting there, looking past Dunican, and thought to himself, *Now where have I seen them before? That cat sure is familiar...*
Minako nodded, rubbing that back of her head. " I'm sure..." she said, " We've.. uhh... been going out for a while and stuff... " She smiled sheepishly at Artemis, then glanced towards Dunican. She wondered how the cat would react.
Artemis looked at Dunican, untill Minako stopped in mid sentance. He looked at her and gave her a look like (¬.¬) and said, "Go on."
" Well, we've become very close and stuff..." Minako continued, then decided she shouldn't say the rest anymore. Instead she went onto a different topic. " There's a new enemy, and alot of new senshi are popping up. But none of them are planetary senshi like me. It's all very confusing..."
Dunican blushed a bit as Minako told the white cat about there relationship. As
Minako mentioned the new enemy to Artemis he started to nod his head in agruement. "That's right. Its the Dark Kingdom," he whispered to the cat.
Master Kane started to heal Rikko. Using old time techiques like herbs to help Rikko's leg. "This may sting a bit," said the old Master.
Artemis had almost completely ignored what Minako had said and looked at Dunican. "That's funny, the knights weren't supposed to be awakened unless there was something too powerfull to defeat by the senshi alone, or there was something very wrong." Minako's words finally hit Artemis and he spun his head to look at her and said, "So, you finally found ONE boyfriend?" He sneered as he laughed.
Rikko looked up at Kane and nodded as he braced himself for the worst, completely taking his mind off his thoughts.
Taking the herb he placed the luquid in his hand and started to rub the medicine into Rikko's leg. "You will feel some stinging but that is normal," said Master Kane.
Dunican started to twitch as Artemis started to pick on Minako about her finding a boyfirend. *I will let her take care of him.* "But Artemis. Someone is awakening the Knight and Senshi," he informed the cat.
Minako eyed Artemis venomously, remembering how nice and quiet it had been without him around. She grabbed the cat and placed him in her lap, then started to pet his head rather roughly. " Gee, Artemis, It's so nice to have you back, you know that?" she hissed through clenched teeth, forcing a smile.
Artemis yowled in pain as he was repremanded by Minako. "Hey, I was only kidding, hey, ouch, that hurts!" he protested. "Dunican, HELP!" he said as he looked to Dunican for support.
Dunican grinned as he watched Minako and listened to Artemis' protest. "Now now Minako," he said with a smile to her. "He just got back today. You don't want to hurt him already," he said and then looked over to Rikko and Master Kane. Then he looked back to Minako and Artemis. "Just like back on the Moon huh?" said Dunican to Minako and Artemis. He was remembering the time when scenes like this happened with Minako and Artemis.
Minako let go of Artemis, watching him carefully. " Actually, Dunican's my first really serious boyfriend. I've gone alot farther with him then any of those other guys back in England," she said quickly, unknowingly saying things that were intended to stay in her mind.
Artemis jumped off of Minako's lap and took a few steps away and sat on his feet. He sighed a bit and said, "Yeah, the Moon Kingdom. I wish I knew where she was." he said in a very depressed voice.
Dunican thought Artemis was going to have a cat heart attack when he heard what Minako said. He blinked a few times and thought for a moment. Dunican looked at Minako. Getting up and sitting next to her he whispered to her, "Who is he talking about?"
" I wouldn't know... but I'd rather not ask right now, maybe later," Minako quietly replied, then smiled at Artemis. " Cheer up old buddy! How about after Master Kane's done with Rikko I take you on a tour of Tokyo? I'm sure you'll like it, especially the food," she said.
Artemis realized what he was saying and got up, forcing a cheerfull mood. "You're right Minako. Taking a tour will take my mind off of things for a while. And besides, if there are new senshi, I should be able to sense them if we find them. Besides, we already found one other senshi right there." he said pointing to Rikko. *I wonder if he knows anything about her? They say that bums are the eyes of the streets.* he thought.
Rikko was wincing a bit from the sting of the herbs, but it wasn't anything that he hadn't faced before. Rikko looked at the three in the corner. *I wonder what's going on now?* he thought.
Minako groaned, shaking her head. " I can't believe that he, of all people, is a knight," she said under her breath, then looked back at Artemis. " I know a few others that are around, and maybe we can even take you to see the Benefactor... though he's not very inclined to give away any information, and he doesn't show himself unless needed," she said.
"What's so bad about him? I mean, he did save my life and he did make it so that me and you could be together. So, what, exactly, is so bad about him? I mean he may smell a bit and he may be clumsy, but that is only on the outside. It's what is inside that counts." said Artemis to her first comment.
"The Benefactor? Who is that?" asked Artemis.
Minako just stared at Artemis for a minutes, as if he was asking a stupid question. " Artemis, he tried to kill me, allright? That's what's so bad about him..." she said, crossing her arms. She left the second question for Dunican, upset that Artemis would question her judgement.
Dunican looked at Minako and then to Artemis. He remembered that day when Rikko did attack Minako. "The Benefactor, he is the one that is finding Senshi and Knight. He seems to have the power to find the power that is inside a Senshi or a Knight," explained Dunican.
Artemis looked at Minako and said, "Well, I had no idea of that. Why didn't you say something before?" He looked at Dunican and said, "Well, I suppose that Luna and I aren't the only ones with that ability, but I'm sure that on Earth that people with that power are certainly rare."
Minako just shrugged, not really able to comment on the Benefactor, being that they knew practically nothing about him. She stayed silent for a few seconds, then asked Artemis a question. " Who's Luna?"
Artemis looked back at her and said, "Luna was a good friend from the Moon kingdom. I guess you could call her a co-worker as well." As he thought of her, he felt himself blush a bit.
"Aww look! His blushing," said Dunican as he gently elbowed Minako playfully and pointed at Artemis.
Master Kane finished what he was doing and cleaned up his things. "Now try to stand on it. Go slowly," he said to Rikko.
Artemis looked away from Dunican with a disapproving look and said, "No I'm not."
Rikko nodded and went to get to his feet. His leg stung a little bit but for getting hit by a car, he was feeling better than what he expected. "Wow, this feels just like it did before that gang got me a year ago. Maybe even better." He regained himself and did a traditional Japanese bow to the master and said, "Many Thanks to you, but I have nothing to give you in return for repayment." His voice was full of regret. He was starting to feel bad a bit for what he did to Blake. *Oh well, we are even, but still I did lead him on a wild goose chase.*
"Maybe you can," said Master Kane with a slight grin on his face. As he walked into the back of the dojo to put his things away. He then poked his head out and said to Rikko, "Follow me."
Rikko blinked several times and then stretched his arms out, making several popping sounds. He walked toward the master, wondering what he had in mind. *After that class, and now this... This could be bad.*
" Are too are too are too!" Minako said, poking Artemis in his tiny ribs. She giggled, then scooped him up into her arms. " Where's he going?" she asked, watching curiously as Master Kane led Rikko away.
Master Kane turned to Rikko. "I have a propisition for you. You see Dunican has been taking more and more of my class since I am getting to that age where it is hard for me to teach classes. Well in reality he is good at getting people to join. Since he is busy with the classes I have a deal for you. I will let you stay here free of charge if you do something around here everyday for me. Plus food as well. There is a spare bedroom in the back for you to use as well. It is your decsion. I am not going to force you into this," he said.
Rikko's jaw almost dropped when he heard this. *Hmm, it would be nice to have a roof over my head. I wonder what kind of work he means? Oh well, it's to be expected.* Rikko nodded to the master and said, "Sounds fair. I accept." He extended his hand to shake the master's, showing his western ignorance.
Artemis sighed and said, "I just wish I knew where she was." He shook it off and said, "If we take a tour, then we may find her, right?" His voice was full of false optimism. He didn't want to ruin this happy reunion.
Dunican looked at the white cat before him. "Maybe. We may never know until we try," he said and got up. "Lets take go on this tour now. Maybe we can find some of the others and let them know Artemis is back," said Dunican.
Master Kane took Rikko's hand and shook it. As he did he started to squeeze a bit. "You can start tomorrow and the room in the back is ready," he said with a small smile.
" I barely remember Artemis, I doubt any of the others will," Minako said, shrugging. Placing Artemis back on the ground she stood up, stretching her arms over her head. " Perhaps we can head towards the park first?" she suggested.
Blake was not having a good time. Once again, the old Kools came out, and he puffed for a while as he sat on the park bench. "Lost a chain, lost Jakurin, and a freaking white cat crossed my path. All I need now is to have someone find out I'm a Knight, and this day can be put down for 'Sucks'."