Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Dark Kingdom Tales ❯ Zoisite and Kunzite ( Chapter 2 )
[ P - Pre-Teen ]
By: Lsama-no-miko 
Zoisite and Kunzite are brought back to their senses.
Anime/Manga: Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 05.14.2005 | Updated On: 05.14.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 7.2K | Visits: 341 | Status: Completed
Zoisite and Kunzite are brought back to their senses.
Anime/Manga: Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 05.14.2005 | Updated On: 05.14.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 7.2K | Visits: 341 | Status: Completed
Sailor Moon: Tales from the Dark Kingdom
by Sakura
Zoisite and Kunzite
Author's note: This series is the sequel to my other series, Tales from the Silver Millennium. This one is my version of episode 33; A Crystal Clear Destiny and episode 34; A Reluctant Princess. Some of the dialogue is taken directly from the DIC Episodes so please don't sue me.
Zosite stood before Mamoru, an unconscious Rei lay behind him. "I brought all our nijizuishou. Now show me yours and I'll show you mine," she said placing five multicolored gems on the floor. She backed away giving the dark haired man room. <If he tries anything, I'll just use my trusty ice crystals. Beryl-sama won't mind as long as we have all seven crystals.>
"You let the girl first," he said refusing to budge.
"Oh don't worry. We have no interest in her."
"All right," he said getting up. The honey haired general narrowed her eyes as Mamoru approached the crystals. Expecting him to grab the crystals, she conjured a dagger sized ice crystal. Two her disappointment, he placed two more gems next to her five. She had been itching to kill him ever since their first fight. "Here they are. Ready when you are. What are we waiting for?" he said when the Dark Kingdom general made no move. Instead she just laughed.
"What's so funny?" Mamoru was getting really annoyed.
"Humans! You never learn. You're such innocents."
There was a shimmering sound and a silver haired man appeared. He bent down and scooped up all seven nijizuishou.
"You double-crossed me! What's he doing here?!" yelled Mamoru.
The man magically floated the crystals to his hand and they vanished. "Someone's got to hold the crystals during your duel," he said calmly.
"Are you backing out on me?!" Mamoru strode towards them.
"No chance! We're having this fight! Don't you worry. I've been looking forward to this for a long while," said Zoey.
"Zoisite, remember our orders," cautioned Kunzite.
"I will," she said still holding her ice crystal.
"And what were those?" Mamoru threw a rose toward Kunzite, but he teleported away. The rose struck Zoey's cheek instead.
"Ahh! My face!"
Meanwhile, Rei finally woke up. She opened her eyes and saw Zoisite and Mamoru arguing. "I want those crystals back here now! Winner takes all, remember?!" shouted Mamoru.
"Hey, that's that nega-bitch Zoisite! What's Mamo-chan doing arguing with her?" Rei whispered.
"Get them back here!"
"You hurt my face and you're gonna pay for it!" She disappeared in a swirl of cherry blossom petals. "If you want those crystals..." She vanished completely. "...I'll be on the roof!" said her voice from nowhere. "You've got two minutes and if you don't show, I'll assume you're no longer interested in the nijizuishou."
<Doushita-no? (What's happening?) Did the Dark Kingdom bring him here because of me?> thought Rei still a little groggy.
"Well, Mamoru-chan, I hope you and your little friend are good runners." A fog and icicles appeared in the room. One of the icicles fell and Mamoru pushed Rei out of the way. The got up and began to run.
"Hayaku! (Hurry!)" he said to her as more icicles fell behind them.
<So weird. I'm sure they'd be after me.> she thought.
The floor began to collapse behind them and they both floored it. They ran toward the only exit, an elevator. They frantically pressed the button to open it.
"Come on, hayaku!" he said as the elevator finally opened. They ran in and the last of the collapsed just seconds later.
Rei let out a sigh of relief. "That was close."
"It's not over yet," said Mamoru.
Vines began to cover the elevator and turned it into some weird looking pod. "NANI?! DOUSHITA-NO!" said Rei hardly coping with the major nega-vibes she was getting. The elevator began to move up.
"Daijoubu, Rei-chan. I won't let anything happen to you," said the dark haired man.
Meanwhile outside the tower, the remaining senshi stared up at it. It had been totally encased in a crystal like substance.
"Mercury, can you do a computer scan?" asked Venus.
The blue fukued senshi looked through her visor and gasped. "Mamoru-san and Rei-chan are trapped in an elevator!"
"Can we get them out?" asked Venus.
Mercury did another scan. "I don't think so. Everything is sealed."
"We've got to get into that building! We can't lose her like we did Usagi," said Luna.
"That's right!" said Artemis.
Jupiter tried her thunder attack and it blasted through the crystal and broke the doors off their hinges and caused everyone else to get sweatdrops on their heads. "Nothing like the direct approach," Jupiter said proudly. "Hayaku! Before it's too late!" and the senshi ran in.
On the roof Kunzite was holding Zoey, stroking her hair while she held her cut cheek.
"Are you ready?" he asked knowing how much her face meant to her.
"Never been more ready for anything in my whole life. He's gonna pay for cutting my face!" she said rather p.o.'d.
The silver haired king pulled her closer to him. "Revenge can be sweet, just don't get carried away like you did with Nephrite.
Meanwhile in the elevator, not knowing what else to do, Rei decided to strike up conversation with her boyfriend.
"This ride's taking so long!" she said in frustration. "It's like slow torture. Mamo-chan, why are you after the nijizuishou?" she silently chided herself for being so stupid and practically giving away her secret identity. <Baka! What were you thinking?! Don't give it away you know about the Dark Kingdom!>
"I want to know who I am," he said. He went on to explain how his parents died in an accident when he was six and how he had no memory of his past because of the complete amnesia he had gotten as a result from the accident. All he could remember was his name; Mamoru and he was still unsure of that.
Next he told how he grew up in an orphanage until he was old enough to get a job and live on his own. Then told how all of a sudden he kept having a dream of a young girl in a long white dress begging him to find the ginzuuishou. He felt that she might be able to tell him who he was if he brought her the ginzuishou.
"Anyway, thanks for listening to me Rei-chan."
"Don't mention it Mamo-chan. It's part of my job as a miko (priestess). Besides, I'm glad you told me. Must be tough not knowing who you are."
"I've got clues," he said mysteriously.
Rei then got a vision of Mamoru dressed as Tuxedo Mask.
<Huh?! Masaka! He can't be Tuxedo Mask!>
Kunzite created a spell that darkened the already darkening sky and the senshi felt the evil vibes.
"We've got to hurry!" said Jupiter. "I'm getting major negavibes!" The tower then turned into one that looked like it belonged in a Salvador Dali painting.
<This is getting ugly.> Artemis thought to himself as he and the others ran in after her.
The elevator came to a stop.
<Who cares what Beryl-sama wants. I'm in charge of Tuxedo's destiny now.> Zoisite conjured fireballs and began to juggle them. <Too bad he's going to have a little accident.> The fireballs flared. She giggled then sent them down the elevator cable towards Mamoru and Rei. "Sayonara," she said enjoying herself immensely.
The dark haired man and girl stared at the fiery doom rushing down to meet them. <Sailor Mars could get us out of this, but then Mamo-chan'll know who I really am.> Rei thought warring against her urge to transform and her desire to keep her identity a secret. The former won. <No fun being on the receiving end here.> She whipped out her henshin wand.
"You're going down, Zoisite! Mars Power, Make Up!" she screamed. Mamoru gasped and stared in shock as his girlfriend transformed before his eyes.
<Rei-chan's Sailor Mars!?> he thought not believing what he'd just seen.
There was a huge explosion when the fireballs finally hit the elevator and caused a wall of flame to shoot back up the shaft.
<Such a pity.> Zoey thought as she silently walked away, an evil grin on her miraculously healed face.
"I'll just tell Beryl-sama it was an accident. She won't mind with all seven crystals.>
The flames died down to reveal Sailor Mars with Mamoru next to her. "Machinasai! (Hold it!)" she said.
"Dare?" Zoisite turned around.
"You shouldn't be playing with fire, Zoisite. You're liable to get burned. I am Sailor Mars, sworn enemy of the Dark Kingdom! Mars ni kawatte... Oshioki yo!"
Zoey laughed. "How ironic. It isn't you I want, but your pal Tuxedo Mask."
"What are you talking about negasleaze? Tuxedo Mask isn't even here!"
"Yes I am," said Mamoru behind her. "I am Tuxedo Mask."
Rei turned her head to look at her boyfriend. "You are?" she asked incredulously.
"Hm-mm." Mamoru pulled a rose from his jacket. The rose began to glow and he transformed into the caped warrior before her and Zoisite's eyes.
<Mamo-chan's Tuxedo Mask?!> Rei thought as she stared at him. <I always sorta knew he was him, but never really believed it.>
"Get out of here Mars. This fight doesn't even concern you."
"Of course it concerns me! Are you nuts?! It's because of scum like her we lost Sailor Moon! If we stick together, we can beat her."
"Sailor Mars, I've got to earn those crystals."
"I know so you can find out who you are." She blushed.
"Oi, loverboy! You still interested in the nijizuishou or not?" said Zoey, annoyed that they weren't paying attention to her.
"Of course. I wouldn't have it any other way."
Unbeknownst to them, she had conjured a rather large ice crystal spear and was aiming it at Mars' back. "Well, come on then. Let's get this over with!" she said.
"You're on." Tuxedo approached the blonde general.
The spear shot towards Rei and Tuxedo rushed to block it.
It was too late to knock it away with a rose, for it had already stabbed him in the back.
"Mamo-chaaaaan!!!" screamed Mars. "Oh no! Don't die! Not you too!" she ran to him and caught him as he fell.
"It's up to you to get the crystals," he said getting weaker with every breath. "I just want you to know that I've been on your side and always will be."
"No Mamo-chan! Please don't go!" Rei began to cry.
The other senshi arrived too late to help. The stared at the couple as the tragedy played itself out.
"That's Tuxedo Mask!" said Jupiter.
"Yeah, but I think we're too late," said Venus.
"Mamo-chan! You can't go! You can't! Come on you baka! Open your eyes!" Mars pleaded.
Elsewhere in the Dark Kingdom, Usagi and Jadeite were watching the battle through a globe he had created.
<That baka Mamoru's Tuxedo Mask?!!> thought Usagi <That would explain a few things.>
"Usako?" asked Jadeite noticing the tears running down her cheeks.
"Jade, can't we do something?! He'll die if we don't help."
"Believe me love, there's nothing I'd rather do than help Endymion-sama right now, but if we did help, Beryl'd find out and kill us both before we freed the others."
"I guess you're right, but I feel so sorry for Rei. She really likes him."
"I do too, koishii. I do too." A tear slid down his cheek. "Forgive me, Endy," he said pulling Usagi close to him, more for support than comfort.
At Kunzite and Zoisite's lair, the nijizuishou were in an ornate gold dish lined with black velvet. Kunzite stood admiring them wandering how they were going to put them all together to get the ginzuishou.
Suddenly the crystals glowed and then flew away toward another part of the Dark Kingdom.
As they watched, the nijizuishou appeared before Usagi.
"What the -?!" said Jadeite.
"The nijizuishou," said Usagi almost trance-like.
They stared at the glowing gems as they one by one merged with each other adn became a brilliantly glowing silver gem.
"The ginzuishou!" said Jadeite reaching to touch it. As his hand wrapped around it, the ginzuishou flared and he screamed out in pain as if his hand had been burnt.
Usagi just stood there, her eyes glassy. A pink wand with a gold crescent moon at the top appeared before her and the crystal embedded itself in the crescent moon. In a trance, Usagi reached for the wand and took it. The Dark Kingdom uniform she was wearing faded and turned into the white gown Jade had seen her wear one-thousand years ago.
"Serenity-hime! You've come back!" he said hugging his love.
"Hai. I remember everything now. I am Princess Serenity and you are Jadeite, one of Prince Endymion's guardians and his best friend. I remember the last time I saw you. Queen Beryl came to my room and ordered you to kill me, but Endymion was forced to kill you to protect me. Oh, it's all my fault you're in this horrible place. If only I hadn't obeyed my mother that time!" She began to sob.
"What are you talking about, love? None of this is your fault."
"Yes it is. All of it. Do you remember our last day together before Beryl? The promise I made? I promised that I'd sneak out of the palace of the moon and elope with you. Do you remember?"
"Hai. I do," he said; a tear forming in his eye. It still hurt him to think of that day.
"I never came back. I should have searched for a way out, but I was afraid of my mother. I've never seen her angry, but she was when I came back to the moon that day.
"You see, I was in my bedroom packing believing it'd be easy to sneak out, but Venus came in my room at that moment and saw what I was doing and somehow figured what I was up to. She told Okasan and she had me locked in my rooms. I wasn't allowed out alone until I was married to Endymion. I truly wanted to be with you. Please don't be angry with me, Jade. Please don't hate me. Please don't think I was lying about that. I wasn't." She looked down and cried against his chest. He wrapped his arms around her and held her close.
"I don't hate you, Usako. I hate myself for letting myself believe you lied to me. I don't feel that way now. I should've known you'd never betray me; that you were being forced to stay away from me. Aishiteru, princess." He looked into her blue eyes and saw the pain and guilt within them. "I could never really hate you, my beloved Usako. I love you too much." He gently kissed her. She kissed back letting go of the hurt and let Jadeite's love flow into her.
Meanwhile at the tower, Mars desperately tried to figure out what just happened. Strange memories were flooding her mind. She began to remember a life from a thousand years ago. Mamoru moaned then weakly opened his eyes.
"You're finally free, princess," said but not to her. Instead of seeing two blue eyes as he had hoped, he saw a pair of violet eyes looking fearfully at him. "Rei? Princess Rei? Where's --?"
She shushed him. <Hime?! Why did he call me a princess?> Then it hit her like a sledgehammer. She had been the princess of Mars and a member of the royal Lunar court. <If I was a princess, then who was Endymion?> She gently shifted so they'd be more comfortable. "Endymion? Who the heck's Endymion?!" she thought out loud.
"You finally remember me, Rei-chan," said Mamoru. "I too remember now. I am Prince Endymion of Earth.
"Endymion-ouji! Of course! You're the prince that was engaged to our princess."
"Yes. Now we're finally free." With that, he fell unconscious again. Somehow they all knew that he'd never wake again if he didn't get medical help ASAP!
"Endymion-sama! IYA!" Mars struggled to her feet and stood before Zoisite. "I don't care what happens to me or you bitch. This time you're gonna die!" she said preparing her attack. "Fire..."
"Wrong. You're going to die Sailor Brats. And the ginzuishou will be ours," said Zoisite with a sneer on her face. "Give my regards to Cape Boy. ZOI!!!!" She shot a blast of energy at the fiery senshi.
"SOUL!!!" Flames shot from Mars' fingertips and not only blocked Zoisite's attack, but actually knocked her back several feet into a wall.
Kunzite appeared as Zoisite weakly struggled to her feet. He helped her up letting her lean on him for support. "Zoisite, you're trembling," he said shocked. She was never like this. He only saw her like this once before. Some when, the memory hidden away deep in his mind.
"Help me Kunzite-sama. Help me stop them before the find the ginzuishou. They'll find the exit." She could barely stand. This infuriated Kunzite immensely. How dare those brats hurt his love like this!
"No they won't. But there's something else we have to get if you've forgotten."
"And what's that?" said Jupiter itching for a fight.
"Out of my way Sailor Brats! It's not you I'm interested in." He shot a blast of dark energy and it went past the senshi to surround Mamoru.
"He's after Mamoru-san!" said Venus.
Before any of them could launch an attack, Zoisite, Kunzite and Mamoru vanished.
"Mamo-chan!" yelled Mars. "What do those nega-creeps want with him?"
Usagi watched as the two Dark Kingdom warriors disappeared with her beloved Tuxedo Mask. She concentrated on the ginzuishou's power and vanished before Jadeite could stop her.
"Usako!" he said then teleported after her.
Meanwhile, Usagi was standing in a dark corner of the great hall of Beryl's palace. <Why would it bring me here? I don't wanna be here. What if she sees me?>
There was a ripple of energy near her and she froze ready to scream. A hand quickly covered her mouth. "Shh. It's me Usako," said Jadeite as he stood next to her. "This is becoming a habit with us, ne?" he said trying to calm her.
"Jade?"
"Didn't I just say that, love? What are you doing in here anyway? Please don't tell me you're going to kill Beryl. All these youma'll kill you before you do her."
"Don't worry. I'm not. The ginzuishou brought me here, but I don't know why," she said looking at the wand in her hands.
Suddenly there were two more ripples of energy and Kunzite and Zoisite appeared with Mamoru before the throne. She was too far away to hear anything, but by the look on the queen's face she wasn't too happy. Somehow Kunzite had managed to calm the queen down somewhat. The queen's gaze then fell on Zoisite. She was positively livid. Nothing Kunzite or Zoisite said could calm her now.
"Poor Zoisite's really in for it now." Jadeite remarked sadly.
A beam shot from Beryl's crystal ball and hit Zoisite in the chest knocking her two feet from where she stood.
All those in the Great Hall could hear the scream as she fell. "KUNZITE-SAMA!!!"
Kunzite then teleported away with Zoisite's limp body.
Usagi then used her crystal to follow them. Jadeite, of course, could do nothing but follow his lover.
Kunzite materialized in their bedroom. He carried Zoisite to the simple bed and gently laid her down on it. "It's my fault for not teaching you to be more patient, Zoisite."
Zoisite opened her eyes and smiled. The only being she had ever loved had not deserted her as she thought he would. "Hold me," she said weakly.
Kunzite gently helped her to sit up and wrapped his arms around her. She smiled again. She always felt safe and warm in his embrace. "The one who failed was me, Kunzite. You told me not to seek revenge, but I wouldn't listen."
"If it's anyone's fault, it's Beryl's!" said a voice.
"Dare ka?!" said Kunzite quickly laying Zoisite back down and turning around towards the sound, ready to protect his love if necessary. What he saw shocked him. A girl in a Dark Kingdom uniform with red trim stood before him. In her hand was a wand with a crescent moon at the top. Set in the crescent was --
"The ginzuishou! Where'd you get it and who are you?!" he said. <Those Odango. They're familiar.> he thought when he saw the girl had two round balls in her hair.
"That's not important. What is, is saving Zoisite-san's life. I can heal her, but not enough to completely heal her. Fortunately I know someone who can."
"Why the hell should I trust you?" he said glaring at her.
"Look at it this way Kunzite, what choice do you have?" said a new voice.
"Jadeite?! What're you doing here?! Let me guess you've come to gloat right?"
"No. Usa and I are here to help. So urusai (shut up) for once and let us," said the blond king.
Kunzite stared at them warily, but Zoisite's life was fading fast. She needed a healer and she needed one as of yesterday. He bowed his head and said, "All right. Do what you can, but be warned, she dies, you die."
"Jade, fetch Cit. I'll stay here with Kunzite and Zoisite-san," said the girl.
"Right!" He disappeared only to reappear minutes later with another young girl in a uniform with golden-orange trimming, which matched her eyes and hair exactly.
Kunzite regarded the newcomer with suspicion. <This? This kid's going to heal Zoey?!>
"Don't worry Kunzite-san. This is Citrine. She's a friend and a healer. One of the best in fact. Please let her help Zoisite-san," Usagi pleaded.
"All right, help her is you can. Onegai." Never before had he begged anyone for anything. He looked away, ashamed of such weakness. The orange-haired girl gently laid a hand on his shoulder. He suddenly felt a warmth surge through him, and a feeling that everything would be all right.
"Daijoubu, Kunzite-sama. I've brought a lot of youma back worse than her," said Citrine. She came up to the bed and looked at the blonde general lying there. "It'll take a while. The damage is mostly internal, but everything's going to be o.k.," she said to the silver-haired king. "Just relax, Zoisite-sama. This won't hurt."
Zoisite wanted to scream out against her, but something in the girl's voice made her relax. She closed her eyes and felt a gentle touch on her forehead.
Soon a strange, comforting warmth began to flow from the gentle hands touching her. Kunzite stared as Citrine's hands glowed a golden orange.
Usagi laid a hand on his arm. "Daijoubu. That's just Cit's healing energy," she explained, smiling. "She'll be all right. You'll see."
Zoisite found herself surrounded by a bright and warm golden light. So bright it should hurt her eyes but didn't. She looked around and saw only the light.
You love Kunzite-sama, don't you? came voice from the light.
"Who's there?" she said frightened. Had Beryl somehow followed her in death.
A light musical laugh burst. You're not dead Zoisite-sama. Not yet.
"Who are you?! Show yourself!"
There's no need to fear me Zoisite-sama. I'm here to help. You're dying, but I can save you. I need to know. Do you love Kunzite-sama.
"What do you mean you can save me? What's the catch?"
The laugh again. There's no catch with us healers. Knowing the happiness of those who care for those we've healed is thanks enough. I don't expect you to thank me or even trust me Zoisite-sama, but there's someone who'll be very angry with me if I'd let you die.
"Who? Beryl?" Zoisite shot back.
No. Not our glorious queen. But someone more important to you I believe. In order for me to heal you, I must know if you truly love him. I can only bring you back from what lies after death if there's a good enough reason to do so. Now tell me do you love Kunzite-sama?
Zoisite thought trying to figure out what was happening. The voice had said she was dying, that it could help her; bring her back to her Kunzite-sama.
Hayaku, onegai. There's not much time left. You must answer now.
"I-- I love him!" she stammered. "He's the only one I've ever loved and will ever love! He's life itself to me!" she shouted to the light.
If you love him so much then, why let him suffer so? He's beside himself right now. Come back home, Zoisite-sama.
"I can't go until I'm certain he truly loves me back. I know he's said he loves me all the time, but I need to know he really means it!"
I understand Zoisite-sama. Don't worry, he does.
"How can you tell?"
I can't but he will. The voice faded and the light vanished leaving only its soothing warmth.
Citrine removed her hand from Zoisite's heart and turned to Kunzite. "She's healing, but not fast enough. If we don't hurry the process, she might go back to this state or worse. She feels very strongly about you, so maybe if you'd come here and help, it might help her heal faster."
"What do I have to do? I'll do anything to save her. Tell me!" he said coming near the bed.
"Just put your hand here." said the mysterious healer, taking his hand and placing it on Zoisite's heart. She smiled. "Relax, I don't bite. Now if you truly love her, then tell her so, but not with your mouth or mind, with your heart. Imagine all the love you feel for her flowing from your heart and through your hand into her. She desperately needs to know how you truly feel about her."
Kunzite did as he was instructed and closed his eyes. He felt warmth on his hand and briefly opened his eyes to see Citrine's hand on top of his, glowing golden-orange. He closed his eyes again and soon a faint pink light flowed down his arm and mingled with Citrine's own glow.
Zoisite was once again surrounded by the golden light.
Zoisite-sama, there's someone here to talk to you. Said the voice.
"Where are you? What are you?"
Just a simple healer, general. Enough dallying. You'd better listen to what my friend says or else. The voice let out a tiny giggle then another smaller light appeared, pale pink in color. Another voice spoke up.
Zoisite. Can you hear me, Zoisite?
"Kunzite! Is that you?"
Hai, love it is. Citrine-san says you need to know how I feel about you.
She could feel the smile on his face. She blushed before answering.
"Hai. I do. The voice said I couldn't come back unless I had a good reason to. Kunzite-sama I have to know. Do you truly love me?" she said.
Oh Zoisite. Is that what was worrying you so much? Zoisite you couldn't possibly imagine how miserable I'd be if you'd ever leave me. It'd kill me if we were parted. My body may still be alive, but my heart and soul would have died with you, for you are my heart and soul Zoisite. I could never live without you, Milady.
She now had what she needed most. Her lover's true feelings for her. He would never leave her nor will he willingly let her go. She smiled. "Are you there? Are you listening? I have what I want so send me already!"
As you wish, Zoisite-sama. Kunzite-sama will be waiting for you.
Once more the light vanished and Zoisite lost consciousness.
She began to look better. The color had returned to her face and her hair was beginning to recover its original shine. The warmth she was feeling now flowed through her body, repairing the damage Beryl had done. Mixed in with the warmth, she felt something else. Something to do with Kunzite-sama. It reminded her of one of his embraces, his love. It was Kunzite's love she was feeling! He was letting it flow through her warming her, comforting her. She smiled and Zoisite fell into a healing sleep.
Citrine removed her hands. "She's fine now. Zoisite-sama's life-force has been restored to normal," she said rising from the chair she was sitting in. "It's best that you let her sleep now. Also get some yourself." She laid her hand on Kunzite's arm. "You did real good, Kunzite-sama. She's lucky to have someone like you."
He blushed. "Arigatou. How can I repay you Citrine-san," he said tears threatening to flow.
"I'm not the one you should thank Kunzite-sama. Ours is a thankless job in a place like this. If you want to thank someone, then thank her." She pointed to Usagi. "She's the one who sent Jadeite-sama to fetch me."
Kunzite looked at the blonde girl who had draped herself on Jadeite's arm. "Ano... Arigatou. Now just who are you?"
She shook her head. "That'll have to wait till another day, Kunzite-san. Get some rest, please. Jade and I'll be back tomorrow to see how you're both doing."
"Demo-- (But)"
Jadeite and Usagi teleported before he could ask them any further questions. He sighed and turned back to Citrine. "Is there anything else I should do?"
"No. She'll be just fine. Just get some sleep, Kunzite-sama. I'll be back tomorrow as well." The orange-haired girl left in a bright orange light.
Kunzite looked at his beloved. She indeed looked a lot better. A lot better than she had in years, in fact. He brushed a stray lock fromher face and gently kissed her. He picked her up and gently moved her to the other side of the bed, then laid down next to her, too tired to remove his uniform. <Screw the senshi. Screw Beryl.> he thought as he wrapped his arms protectively around Zoisite and closed his eyes. <Serving that mega-bitch of a queen isn't worth losing Zoey.> Within moments, the silver-haired king was fast asleep.
Afterword:
Gomen nasai. I know it took a long time for Zoi and Kunz to really get all the attention, but I just had to set it up for those two. After all the series isn't called "Beryl" or something like that. This is a Sailor Moon fic here. And I know Zoi's a guy, but if you've read the first series, you'd know why I chose to make him a her.
&nb sp; -Sakura ^_^
by Sakura
Zoisite and Kunzite
Author's note: This series is the sequel to my other series, Tales from the Silver Millennium. This one is my version of episode 33; A Crystal Clear Destiny and episode 34; A Reluctant Princess. Some of the dialogue is taken directly from the DIC Episodes so please don't sue me.
Zosite stood before Mamoru, an unconscious Rei lay behind him. "I brought all our nijizuishou. Now show me yours and I'll show you mine," she said placing five multicolored gems on the floor. She backed away giving the dark haired man room. <If he tries anything, I'll just use my trusty ice crystals. Beryl-sama won't mind as long as we have all seven crystals.>
"You let the girl first," he said refusing to budge.
"Oh don't worry. We have no interest in her."
"All right," he said getting up. The honey haired general narrowed her eyes as Mamoru approached the crystals. Expecting him to grab the crystals, she conjured a dagger sized ice crystal. Two her disappointment, he placed two more gems next to her five. She had been itching to kill him ever since their first fight. "Here they are. Ready when you are. What are we waiting for?" he said when the Dark Kingdom general made no move. Instead she just laughed.
"What's so funny?" Mamoru was getting really annoyed.
"Humans! You never learn. You're such innocents."
There was a shimmering sound and a silver haired man appeared. He bent down and scooped up all seven nijizuishou.
"You double-crossed me! What's he doing here?!" yelled Mamoru.
The man magically floated the crystals to his hand and they vanished. "Someone's got to hold the crystals during your duel," he said calmly.
"Are you backing out on me?!" Mamoru strode towards them.
"No chance! We're having this fight! Don't you worry. I've been looking forward to this for a long while," said Zoey.
"Zoisite, remember our orders," cautioned Kunzite.
"I will," she said still holding her ice crystal.
"And what were those?" Mamoru threw a rose toward Kunzite, but he teleported away. The rose struck Zoey's cheek instead.
"Ahh! My face!"
Meanwhile, Rei finally woke up. She opened her eyes and saw Zoisite and Mamoru arguing. "I want those crystals back here now! Winner takes all, remember?!" shouted Mamoru.
"Hey, that's that nega-bitch Zoisite! What's Mamo-chan doing arguing with her?" Rei whispered.
"Get them back here!"
"You hurt my face and you're gonna pay for it!" She disappeared in a swirl of cherry blossom petals. "If you want those crystals..." She vanished completely. "...I'll be on the roof!" said her voice from nowhere. "You've got two minutes and if you don't show, I'll assume you're no longer interested in the nijizuishou."
<Doushita-no? (What's happening?) Did the Dark Kingdom bring him here because of me?> thought Rei still a little groggy.
"Well, Mamoru-chan, I hope you and your little friend are good runners." A fog and icicles appeared in the room. One of the icicles fell and Mamoru pushed Rei out of the way. The got up and began to run.
"Hayaku! (Hurry!)" he said to her as more icicles fell behind them.
<So weird. I'm sure they'd be after me.> she thought.
The floor began to collapse behind them and they both floored it. They ran toward the only exit, an elevator. They frantically pressed the button to open it.
"Come on, hayaku!" he said as the elevator finally opened. They ran in and the last of the collapsed just seconds later.
Rei let out a sigh of relief. "That was close."
"It's not over yet," said Mamoru.
Vines began to cover the elevator and turned it into some weird looking pod. "NANI?! DOUSHITA-NO!" said Rei hardly coping with the major nega-vibes she was getting. The elevator began to move up.
"Daijoubu, Rei-chan. I won't let anything happen to you," said the dark haired man.
Meanwhile outside the tower, the remaining senshi stared up at it. It had been totally encased in a crystal like substance.
"Mercury, can you do a computer scan?" asked Venus.
The blue fukued senshi looked through her visor and gasped. "Mamoru-san and Rei-chan are trapped in an elevator!"
"Can we get them out?" asked Venus.
Mercury did another scan. "I don't think so. Everything is sealed."
"We've got to get into that building! We can't lose her like we did Usagi," said Luna.
"That's right!" said Artemis.
Jupiter tried her thunder attack and it blasted through the crystal and broke the doors off their hinges and caused everyone else to get sweatdrops on their heads. "Nothing like the direct approach," Jupiter said proudly. "Hayaku! Before it's too late!" and the senshi ran in.
On the roof Kunzite was holding Zoey, stroking her hair while she held her cut cheek.
"Are you ready?" he asked knowing how much her face meant to her.
"Never been more ready for anything in my whole life. He's gonna pay for cutting my face!" she said rather p.o.'d.
The silver haired king pulled her closer to him. "Revenge can be sweet, just don't get carried away like you did with Nephrite.
Meanwhile in the elevator, not knowing what else to do, Rei decided to strike up conversation with her boyfriend.
"This ride's taking so long!" she said in frustration. "It's like slow torture. Mamo-chan, why are you after the nijizuishou?" she silently chided herself for being so stupid and practically giving away her secret identity. <Baka! What were you thinking?! Don't give it away you know about the Dark Kingdom!>
"I want to know who I am," he said. He went on to explain how his parents died in an accident when he was six and how he had no memory of his past because of the complete amnesia he had gotten as a result from the accident. All he could remember was his name; Mamoru and he was still unsure of that.
Next he told how he grew up in an orphanage until he was old enough to get a job and live on his own. Then told how all of a sudden he kept having a dream of a young girl in a long white dress begging him to find the ginzuuishou. He felt that she might be able to tell him who he was if he brought her the ginzuishou.
"Anyway, thanks for listening to me Rei-chan."
"Don't mention it Mamo-chan. It's part of my job as a miko (priestess). Besides, I'm glad you told me. Must be tough not knowing who you are."
"I've got clues," he said mysteriously.
Rei then got a vision of Mamoru dressed as Tuxedo Mask.
<Huh?! Masaka! He can't be Tuxedo Mask!>
Kunzite created a spell that darkened the already darkening sky and the senshi felt the evil vibes.
"We've got to hurry!" said Jupiter. "I'm getting major negavibes!" The tower then turned into one that looked like it belonged in a Salvador Dali painting.
<This is getting ugly.> Artemis thought to himself as he and the others ran in after her.
The elevator came to a stop.
<Who cares what Beryl-sama wants. I'm in charge of Tuxedo's destiny now.> Zoisite conjured fireballs and began to juggle them. <Too bad he's going to have a little accident.> The fireballs flared. She giggled then sent them down the elevator cable towards Mamoru and Rei. "Sayonara," she said enjoying herself immensely.
The dark haired man and girl stared at the fiery doom rushing down to meet them. <Sailor Mars could get us out of this, but then Mamo-chan'll know who I really am.> Rei thought warring against her urge to transform and her desire to keep her identity a secret. The former won. <No fun being on the receiving end here.> She whipped out her henshin wand.
"You're going down, Zoisite! Mars Power, Make Up!" she screamed. Mamoru gasped and stared in shock as his girlfriend transformed before his eyes.
<Rei-chan's Sailor Mars!?> he thought not believing what he'd just seen.
There was a huge explosion when the fireballs finally hit the elevator and caused a wall of flame to shoot back up the shaft.
<Such a pity.> Zoey thought as she silently walked away, an evil grin on her miraculously healed face.
"I'll just tell Beryl-sama it was an accident. She won't mind with all seven crystals.>
The flames died down to reveal Sailor Mars with Mamoru next to her. "Machinasai! (Hold it!)" she said.
"Dare?" Zoisite turned around.
"You shouldn't be playing with fire, Zoisite. You're liable to get burned. I am Sailor Mars, sworn enemy of the Dark Kingdom! Mars ni kawatte... Oshioki yo!"
Zoey laughed. "How ironic. It isn't you I want, but your pal Tuxedo Mask."
"What are you talking about negasleaze? Tuxedo Mask isn't even here!"
"Yes I am," said Mamoru behind her. "I am Tuxedo Mask."
Rei turned her head to look at her boyfriend. "You are?" she asked incredulously.
"Hm-mm." Mamoru pulled a rose from his jacket. The rose began to glow and he transformed into the caped warrior before her and Zoisite's eyes.
<Mamo-chan's Tuxedo Mask?!> Rei thought as she stared at him. <I always sorta knew he was him, but never really believed it.>
"Get out of here Mars. This fight doesn't even concern you."
"Of course it concerns me! Are you nuts?! It's because of scum like her we lost Sailor Moon! If we stick together, we can beat her."
"Sailor Mars, I've got to earn those crystals."
"I know so you can find out who you are." She blushed.
"Oi, loverboy! You still interested in the nijizuishou or not?" said Zoey, annoyed that they weren't paying attention to her.
"Of course. I wouldn't have it any other way."
Unbeknownst to them, she had conjured a rather large ice crystal spear and was aiming it at Mars' back. "Well, come on then. Let's get this over with!" she said.
"You're on." Tuxedo approached the blonde general.
The spear shot towards Rei and Tuxedo rushed to block it.
It was too late to knock it away with a rose, for it had already stabbed him in the back.
"Mamo-chaaaaan!!!" screamed Mars. "Oh no! Don't die! Not you too!" she ran to him and caught him as he fell.
"It's up to you to get the crystals," he said getting weaker with every breath. "I just want you to know that I've been on your side and always will be."
"No Mamo-chan! Please don't go!" Rei began to cry.
The other senshi arrived too late to help. The stared at the couple as the tragedy played itself out.
"That's Tuxedo Mask!" said Jupiter.
"Yeah, but I think we're too late," said Venus.
"Mamo-chan! You can't go! You can't! Come on you baka! Open your eyes!" Mars pleaded.
Elsewhere in the Dark Kingdom, Usagi and Jadeite were watching the battle through a globe he had created.
<That baka Mamoru's Tuxedo Mask?!!> thought Usagi <That would explain a few things.>
"Usako?" asked Jadeite noticing the tears running down her cheeks.
"Jade, can't we do something?! He'll die if we don't help."
"Believe me love, there's nothing I'd rather do than help Endymion-sama right now, but if we did help, Beryl'd find out and kill us both before we freed the others."
"I guess you're right, but I feel so sorry for Rei. She really likes him."
"I do too, koishii. I do too." A tear slid down his cheek. "Forgive me, Endy," he said pulling Usagi close to him, more for support than comfort.
At Kunzite and Zoisite's lair, the nijizuishou were in an ornate gold dish lined with black velvet. Kunzite stood admiring them wandering how they were going to put them all together to get the ginzuishou.
Suddenly the crystals glowed and then flew away toward another part of the Dark Kingdom.
As they watched, the nijizuishou appeared before Usagi.
"What the -?!" said Jadeite.
"The nijizuishou," said Usagi almost trance-like.
They stared at the glowing gems as they one by one merged with each other adn became a brilliantly glowing silver gem.
"The ginzuishou!" said Jadeite reaching to touch it. As his hand wrapped around it, the ginzuishou flared and he screamed out in pain as if his hand had been burnt.
Usagi just stood there, her eyes glassy. A pink wand with a gold crescent moon at the top appeared before her and the crystal embedded itself in the crescent moon. In a trance, Usagi reached for the wand and took it. The Dark Kingdom uniform she was wearing faded and turned into the white gown Jade had seen her wear one-thousand years ago.
"Serenity-hime! You've come back!" he said hugging his love.
"Hai. I remember everything now. I am Princess Serenity and you are Jadeite, one of Prince Endymion's guardians and his best friend. I remember the last time I saw you. Queen Beryl came to my room and ordered you to kill me, but Endymion was forced to kill you to protect me. Oh, it's all my fault you're in this horrible place. If only I hadn't obeyed my mother that time!" She began to sob.
"What are you talking about, love? None of this is your fault."
"Yes it is. All of it. Do you remember our last day together before Beryl? The promise I made? I promised that I'd sneak out of the palace of the moon and elope with you. Do you remember?"
"Hai. I do," he said; a tear forming in his eye. It still hurt him to think of that day.
"I never came back. I should have searched for a way out, but I was afraid of my mother. I've never seen her angry, but she was when I came back to the moon that day.
"You see, I was in my bedroom packing believing it'd be easy to sneak out, but Venus came in my room at that moment and saw what I was doing and somehow figured what I was up to. She told Okasan and she had me locked in my rooms. I wasn't allowed out alone until I was married to Endymion. I truly wanted to be with you. Please don't be angry with me, Jade. Please don't hate me. Please don't think I was lying about that. I wasn't." She looked down and cried against his chest. He wrapped his arms around her and held her close.
"I don't hate you, Usako. I hate myself for letting myself believe you lied to me. I don't feel that way now. I should've known you'd never betray me; that you were being forced to stay away from me. Aishiteru, princess." He looked into her blue eyes and saw the pain and guilt within them. "I could never really hate you, my beloved Usako. I love you too much." He gently kissed her. She kissed back letting go of the hurt and let Jadeite's love flow into her.
Meanwhile at the tower, Mars desperately tried to figure out what just happened. Strange memories were flooding her mind. She began to remember a life from a thousand years ago. Mamoru moaned then weakly opened his eyes.
"You're finally free, princess," said but not to her. Instead of seeing two blue eyes as he had hoped, he saw a pair of violet eyes looking fearfully at him. "Rei? Princess Rei? Where's --?"
She shushed him. <Hime?! Why did he call me a princess?> Then it hit her like a sledgehammer. She had been the princess of Mars and a member of the royal Lunar court. <If I was a princess, then who was Endymion?> She gently shifted so they'd be more comfortable. "Endymion? Who the heck's Endymion?!" she thought out loud.
"You finally remember me, Rei-chan," said Mamoru. "I too remember now. I am Prince Endymion of Earth.
"Endymion-ouji! Of course! You're the prince that was engaged to our princess."
"Yes. Now we're finally free." With that, he fell unconscious again. Somehow they all knew that he'd never wake again if he didn't get medical help ASAP!
"Endymion-sama! IYA!" Mars struggled to her feet and stood before Zoisite. "I don't care what happens to me or you bitch. This time you're gonna die!" she said preparing her attack. "Fire..."
"Wrong. You're going to die Sailor Brats. And the ginzuishou will be ours," said Zoisite with a sneer on her face. "Give my regards to Cape Boy. ZOI!!!!" She shot a blast of energy at the fiery senshi.
"SOUL!!!" Flames shot from Mars' fingertips and not only blocked Zoisite's attack, but actually knocked her back several feet into a wall.
Kunzite appeared as Zoisite weakly struggled to her feet. He helped her up letting her lean on him for support. "Zoisite, you're trembling," he said shocked. She was never like this. He only saw her like this once before. Some when, the memory hidden away deep in his mind.
"Help me Kunzite-sama. Help me stop them before the find the ginzuishou. They'll find the exit." She could barely stand. This infuriated Kunzite immensely. How dare those brats hurt his love like this!
"No they won't. But there's something else we have to get if you've forgotten."
"And what's that?" said Jupiter itching for a fight.
"Out of my way Sailor Brats! It's not you I'm interested in." He shot a blast of dark energy and it went past the senshi to surround Mamoru.
"He's after Mamoru-san!" said Venus.
Before any of them could launch an attack, Zoisite, Kunzite and Mamoru vanished.
"Mamo-chan!" yelled Mars. "What do those nega-creeps want with him?"
Usagi watched as the two Dark Kingdom warriors disappeared with her beloved Tuxedo Mask. She concentrated on the ginzuishou's power and vanished before Jadeite could stop her.
"Usako!" he said then teleported after her.
Meanwhile, Usagi was standing in a dark corner of the great hall of Beryl's palace. <Why would it bring me here? I don't wanna be here. What if she sees me?>
There was a ripple of energy near her and she froze ready to scream. A hand quickly covered her mouth. "Shh. It's me Usako," said Jadeite as he stood next to her. "This is becoming a habit with us, ne?" he said trying to calm her.
"Jade?"
"Didn't I just say that, love? What are you doing in here anyway? Please don't tell me you're going to kill Beryl. All these youma'll kill you before you do her."
"Don't worry. I'm not. The ginzuishou brought me here, but I don't know why," she said looking at the wand in her hands.
Suddenly there were two more ripples of energy and Kunzite and Zoisite appeared with Mamoru before the throne. She was too far away to hear anything, but by the look on the queen's face she wasn't too happy. Somehow Kunzite had managed to calm the queen down somewhat. The queen's gaze then fell on Zoisite. She was positively livid. Nothing Kunzite or Zoisite said could calm her now.
"Poor Zoisite's really in for it now." Jadeite remarked sadly.
A beam shot from Beryl's crystal ball and hit Zoisite in the chest knocking her two feet from where she stood.
All those in the Great Hall could hear the scream as she fell. "KUNZITE-SAMA!!!"
Kunzite then teleported away with Zoisite's limp body.
Usagi then used her crystal to follow them. Jadeite, of course, could do nothing but follow his lover.
Kunzite materialized in their bedroom. He carried Zoisite to the simple bed and gently laid her down on it. "It's my fault for not teaching you to be more patient, Zoisite."
Zoisite opened her eyes and smiled. The only being she had ever loved had not deserted her as she thought he would. "Hold me," she said weakly.
Kunzite gently helped her to sit up and wrapped his arms around her. She smiled again. She always felt safe and warm in his embrace. "The one who failed was me, Kunzite. You told me not to seek revenge, but I wouldn't listen."
"If it's anyone's fault, it's Beryl's!" said a voice.
"Dare ka?!" said Kunzite quickly laying Zoisite back down and turning around towards the sound, ready to protect his love if necessary. What he saw shocked him. A girl in a Dark Kingdom uniform with red trim stood before him. In her hand was a wand with a crescent moon at the top. Set in the crescent was --
"The ginzuishou! Where'd you get it and who are you?!" he said. <Those Odango. They're familiar.> he thought when he saw the girl had two round balls in her hair.
"That's not important. What is, is saving Zoisite-san's life. I can heal her, but not enough to completely heal her. Fortunately I know someone who can."
"Why the hell should I trust you?" he said glaring at her.
"Look at it this way Kunzite, what choice do you have?" said a new voice.
"Jadeite?! What're you doing here?! Let me guess you've come to gloat right?"
"No. Usa and I are here to help. So urusai (shut up) for once and let us," said the blond king.
Kunzite stared at them warily, but Zoisite's life was fading fast. She needed a healer and she needed one as of yesterday. He bowed his head and said, "All right. Do what you can, but be warned, she dies, you die."
"Jade, fetch Cit. I'll stay here with Kunzite and Zoisite-san," said the girl.
"Right!" He disappeared only to reappear minutes later with another young girl in a uniform with golden-orange trimming, which matched her eyes and hair exactly.
Kunzite regarded the newcomer with suspicion. <This? This kid's going to heal Zoey?!>
"Don't worry Kunzite-san. This is Citrine. She's a friend and a healer. One of the best in fact. Please let her help Zoisite-san," Usagi pleaded.
"All right, help her is you can. Onegai." Never before had he begged anyone for anything. He looked away, ashamed of such weakness. The orange-haired girl gently laid a hand on his shoulder. He suddenly felt a warmth surge through him, and a feeling that everything would be all right.
"Daijoubu, Kunzite-sama. I've brought a lot of youma back worse than her," said Citrine. She came up to the bed and looked at the blonde general lying there. "It'll take a while. The damage is mostly internal, but everything's going to be o.k.," she said to the silver-haired king. "Just relax, Zoisite-sama. This won't hurt."
Zoisite wanted to scream out against her, but something in the girl's voice made her relax. She closed her eyes and felt a gentle touch on her forehead.
Soon a strange, comforting warmth began to flow from the gentle hands touching her. Kunzite stared as Citrine's hands glowed a golden orange.
Usagi laid a hand on his arm. "Daijoubu. That's just Cit's healing energy," she explained, smiling. "She'll be all right. You'll see."
Zoisite found herself surrounded by a bright and warm golden light. So bright it should hurt her eyes but didn't. She looked around and saw only the light.
You love Kunzite-sama, don't you? came voice from the light.
"Who's there?" she said frightened. Had Beryl somehow followed her in death.
A light musical laugh burst. You're not dead Zoisite-sama. Not yet.
"Who are you?! Show yourself!"
There's no need to fear me Zoisite-sama. I'm here to help. You're dying, but I can save you. I need to know. Do you love Kunzite-sama.
"What do you mean you can save me? What's the catch?"
The laugh again. There's no catch with us healers. Knowing the happiness of those who care for those we've healed is thanks enough. I don't expect you to thank me or even trust me Zoisite-sama, but there's someone who'll be very angry with me if I'd let you die.
"Who? Beryl?" Zoisite shot back.
No. Not our glorious queen. But someone more important to you I believe. In order for me to heal you, I must know if you truly love him. I can only bring you back from what lies after death if there's a good enough reason to do so. Now tell me do you love Kunzite-sama?
Zoisite thought trying to figure out what was happening. The voice had said she was dying, that it could help her; bring her back to her Kunzite-sama.
Hayaku, onegai. There's not much time left. You must answer now.
"I-- I love him!" she stammered. "He's the only one I've ever loved and will ever love! He's life itself to me!" she shouted to the light.
If you love him so much then, why let him suffer so? He's beside himself right now. Come back home, Zoisite-sama.
"I can't go until I'm certain he truly loves me back. I know he's said he loves me all the time, but I need to know he really means it!"
I understand Zoisite-sama. Don't worry, he does.
"How can you tell?"
I can't but he will. The voice faded and the light vanished leaving only its soothing warmth.
Citrine removed her hand from Zoisite's heart and turned to Kunzite. "She's healing, but not fast enough. If we don't hurry the process, she might go back to this state or worse. She feels very strongly about you, so maybe if you'd come here and help, it might help her heal faster."
"What do I have to do? I'll do anything to save her. Tell me!" he said coming near the bed.
"Just put your hand here." said the mysterious healer, taking his hand and placing it on Zoisite's heart. She smiled. "Relax, I don't bite. Now if you truly love her, then tell her so, but not with your mouth or mind, with your heart. Imagine all the love you feel for her flowing from your heart and through your hand into her. She desperately needs to know how you truly feel about her."
Kunzite did as he was instructed and closed his eyes. He felt warmth on his hand and briefly opened his eyes to see Citrine's hand on top of his, glowing golden-orange. He closed his eyes again and soon a faint pink light flowed down his arm and mingled with Citrine's own glow.
Zoisite was once again surrounded by the golden light.
Zoisite-sama, there's someone here to talk to you. Said the voice.
"Where are you? What are you?"
Just a simple healer, general. Enough dallying. You'd better listen to what my friend says or else. The voice let out a tiny giggle then another smaller light appeared, pale pink in color. Another voice spoke up.
Zoisite. Can you hear me, Zoisite?
"Kunzite! Is that you?"
Hai, love it is. Citrine-san says you need to know how I feel about you.
She could feel the smile on his face. She blushed before answering.
"Hai. I do. The voice said I couldn't come back unless I had a good reason to. Kunzite-sama I have to know. Do you truly love me?" she said.
Oh Zoisite. Is that what was worrying you so much? Zoisite you couldn't possibly imagine how miserable I'd be if you'd ever leave me. It'd kill me if we were parted. My body may still be alive, but my heart and soul would have died with you, for you are my heart and soul Zoisite. I could never live without you, Milady.
She now had what she needed most. Her lover's true feelings for her. He would never leave her nor will he willingly let her go. She smiled. "Are you there? Are you listening? I have what I want so send me already!"
As you wish, Zoisite-sama. Kunzite-sama will be waiting for you.
Once more the light vanished and Zoisite lost consciousness.
She began to look better. The color had returned to her face and her hair was beginning to recover its original shine. The warmth she was feeling now flowed through her body, repairing the damage Beryl had done. Mixed in with the warmth, she felt something else. Something to do with Kunzite-sama. It reminded her of one of his embraces, his love. It was Kunzite's love she was feeling! He was letting it flow through her warming her, comforting her. She smiled and Zoisite fell into a healing sleep.
Citrine removed her hands. "She's fine now. Zoisite-sama's life-force has been restored to normal," she said rising from the chair she was sitting in. "It's best that you let her sleep now. Also get some yourself." She laid her hand on Kunzite's arm. "You did real good, Kunzite-sama. She's lucky to have someone like you."
He blushed. "Arigatou. How can I repay you Citrine-san," he said tears threatening to flow.
"I'm not the one you should thank Kunzite-sama. Ours is a thankless job in a place like this. If you want to thank someone, then thank her." She pointed to Usagi. "She's the one who sent Jadeite-sama to fetch me."
Kunzite looked at the blonde girl who had draped herself on Jadeite's arm. "Ano... Arigatou. Now just who are you?"
She shook her head. "That'll have to wait till another day, Kunzite-san. Get some rest, please. Jade and I'll be back tomorrow to see how you're both doing."
"Demo-- (But)"
Jadeite and Usagi teleported before he could ask them any further questions. He sighed and turned back to Citrine. "Is there anything else I should do?"
"No. She'll be just fine. Just get some sleep, Kunzite-sama. I'll be back tomorrow as well." The orange-haired girl left in a bright orange light.
Kunzite looked at his beloved. She indeed looked a lot better. A lot better than she had in years, in fact. He brushed a stray lock fromher face and gently kissed her. He picked her up and gently moved her to the other side of the bed, then laid down next to her, too tired to remove his uniform. <Screw the senshi. Screw Beryl.> he thought as he wrapped his arms protectively around Zoisite and closed his eyes. <Serving that mega-bitch of a queen isn't worth losing Zoey.> Within moments, the silver-haired king was fast asleep.
Afterword:
Gomen nasai. I know it took a long time for Zoi and Kunz to really get all the attention, but I just had to set it up for those two. After all the series isn't called "Beryl" or something like that. This is a Sailor Moon fic here. And I know Zoi's a guy, but if you've read the first series, you'd know why I chose to make him a her.
&nb sp; -Sakura ^_^