Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Dark Kingdom Tales ❯ Jupiter and Nephrite ( Chapter 3 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Sailor Moon: Tales from the Dark Kingdom
By Sakura

Jupiter and Nephrite

She woke up to the sound of her alarm. (Time to get ready for school) she thought. She had been expelled from her old school for fighting. It wasn't her fault if the school bully insisted on picking fights with her, he was asking for it. She was glad to have gotten out of there. Now she was being transferred to a new school. (It's a shame I have to wear my old uniform. I hope I get a new one soon. I don't want to stick out like this all the time.)

What luck! She was given a uniform as soon as she registered at her new school. A white and purple one. (Great now I'll be like everyone else.) She hated being different from everyone else. The school bullies had always targeted her because of her height. She was tall for her age. Taller than most boys older than her.

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She was walking down the street. The school bully had been picking on a little girl and she had gone to the girl's rescue. Of course she had gotten yet another detention.
"Miss Kino, if you are ever cause anymore trouble, I'm afraid I'll have to expel you," the principal had said.
She never intended to cause trouble but, it always had a way of finding her. She wasn't paying attention to where she was going, and she bumped into someone coming out of a store.
"Oh. I'm sorry. I didn't see you, please excuse me," she said.
"No harm done. Just be more careful next time," said whoever it was she bumped into.
She looked up and saw the most handsome man she'd ever seen. (He looks just like my sempai) she thought. He was tall and had wavy brown hair and blue eyes. She stared at him for a few seconds then said, "Sorry, I didn't mean to stare. Excuse me, I've really got to be going," then she turned to leave.
"Pardon me miss but, don't I know you?" he said.
She turned back to him, looked at him again and said, "No. I don't think so." (He looks just like the guy in my dreams. Who is he?)
"Are you sure? You seem very familiar to me."
"I'm positive. I don't know you but, I've got the same feeling too. This is way weird."
"I don't mean to be forward but, may I ask who you are?"
"My name's Makoto. Makoto Kino. Oh no! I'm really going to be late. Nice meeting you!" she said as she ran down the street and disappeared in the crowd of many pedestrians.
"Hmm, something very familiar about that girl. I'll have to keep an eye on her but, after I've dealt with that brat Sailor Mars and her friends." Then he got into his Ferrari and drove off towards his house.

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She sat up in bed. It was the middle of the night.
"That dream again. And always the same," she said.
She had been having the same dream every night since she turned fourteen. A tall man with long wavy brown hair and blue eyes was standing in front of her. He was saying good-bye to her. That much she could remember.
"I promise, my love. I'll come back as soon as I can," he always said to her. That part of the dream always made her sad, but the rest of it scared her half to death. She would always wake up in a sweat and never remembering what had scared her so much.
For a while, the dream had stopped coming but, ever since she ran into that stranger, the dream had come back. But only every few days or so.

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"This dream is going to drive me up the wall if it doesn't stop. I've hardly been able to get any sleep," she told her friend.
"Really? It's gotten that bad huh? Well maybe you should go see a doctor Mako-chan."
"Are you out of your gourd, Ryoga! I'm not going to some shrink just so he can tell me I'm crazy!"
"Mako-chan, calm down. People are starting to stare."
"I'm sorry Ryoga. It's just that well, you know."
"It's ok Mako-chan. I know you're under a lot of stress with midterms and all. Listen I've got to go. I challenged Ranma to a fight on Friday and I've got to go now or else I'll never get there on time."
"Do you want me to get you a map?"
"No, thank you. I've already got one but, it's no use no matter how hard I try, I always wind up lost. I guess I'll just have to get there on blind luck. See you around Mako-chan."
"Good luck Ryoga! I hope you get there ok. Tell Ranma I said hi."
She watched her friend walk off. "It's a pity he's got no sense of direction. He's bound to get lost again. Maybe I should have offered to take him to Ranma's."
She was very found of the guy. Who wouldn't be? He was sooo helpless whenever he got lost, that no one couldn't help being sorry for him. She smiled and whispered a prayer that he'd get to his destination.
As she stared out of the window of the restaurant, she noticed a familiar figure walking by.
"Hey, it's that guy again. I still can't get over it. He looks so much like the man in my dream. I wonder if he really is. After all, the dream came back about around the time I first ran into him. Enough daydreaming Makoto. You've got a load of midterms to study for plus, you need to get some sleep if you don't want to get kicked out of school again."
She got up and paid her bill. She walked down the street towards her house.
The man she was watching earlier turned when he sensed a presence.
"Huh? That girl again. What is it about her? It felt a presence nearby, the same one when I first saw her. Could she be Sailor Mars? No, not likely. She's a little too tall to be Sailor Mars or any of the other Senshi. Then why am I sensing a strong force coming from her?"
He watched her disappear around a corner then returned to his "errand."

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He was carrying Naru down the street. A lot had happened today. He had learned Sailor Mars' true identity, even though he did have to use Naru to get it. He hated doing it too. He couldn't understand why. Ever since he met the girl with long brown hair, he'd been acting strangely.

When he was about to destroy Sailor Mars and Tuxedo Mask, he heard Naru's voice calling to him for help. Instead of ignoring her like he usually would, he left Sailor Mars and Tuxedo Mask without even starting the battle.
He learned that Zoisite had some youma kidnap Naru so he'd give up his star crystal. Well, he decided he wasn't going to give into Zoisite's threats. But something made him think of the girl and felt he had to rescue Naru.
He found them in an old abandoned theater. Zoisite's youma had Naru chained up against the wall and were threatening her. Then something in him snapped. He kept seeing the girl against the wall instead of Naru.
He got past the first two youma and charged the third, turning his crystal into a sward. Instead of killing her, he pinned her against the wall with his sword at her throat.
"I'm not letting you have my star crystal. You tell Zoisite that for me," he said.

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Now he was walking down the street with Naru in his arms. He had been wounded in his right arm but, that didn't bother him. What did was that he kept thinking of the girl in a white and purple school uniform.

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Naru convinced him to hide with her in a nearby park. Now they were sitting together against a tree.
"You know, right downtown," Naru said as she dressed his wound, "there's a cafe where they serve this delicious chocolate parfait."
"Chocolate parfait?"
"Yeah. You like it?"
"Yes I do."
"You're lying. But you're only lying because you want to be nice to me."
"Thanks Naru." She had finished wrapping a strip of her pajamas around his arm.
"I wish we could have a chocolate parfait together. It's been a secret dream I've had ever since I met you. But I guess it will never happen, huh?"
"Why not? Let's do it!"
"Really?!"
"Do you think I'm lying?"
"Uh-uh. I'm just happy."
He looked at Naru but, only saw the girl again. Why can't he stop thinking about her?
"Tell me, do you have any holidays in that evil society of yours?" asked Naru.
He couldn't help himself. Nephrite burst out laughing. Then Naru started laughing.
"Nephrite-sama, you're actually laughing! Hey, it's funny. I'm laughing and crying too."
Then all Hades broke loose. Zoisite's youma had finally caught up to them. Nephrite dove to protect Naru. Naru, of course, fainted. One of the youma was about to attack him with her thorns when, out of no where, came a voice.
"I don't know what you B-movie rejects are up to but, I'm not going to let you hurt these innocent people!"

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The dream was coming to her every time she closed her eyes now. She had gotten expelled from school, again. But not because of her fighting, because of the dream. She was forcing herself to stay awake at night to stop the dream brom coming. It had gotten to the point where she couldn't stay awake during her classes. At first her teachers were worried, but they eventually became annoyed whenever she had fallen asleep. The same thing happened with her new school now she was being transferred to yet another one.
"Great, now I've got to worry about a new school. Just when I was finally getting to make some friends too," she said walking down the street from school. "What am I going to do? I have to get rid of this dream or I'll never get into high school. Plus everyone thinks I'm a trouble maker."

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She lay on her bed wide awake. The dream had come again. But instead of waking up screaming, she had woken to the feeling that someone had called her. Even now she could feel it. She lay for a few minutes more until she couldn't stand it anymore. She had to answer the call.

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Outside on the street, she walked as if in a trance. She saw and heard no one and nothing. She could only hear the voice telling her to hurry. She began to run down the street in the direction of the park.
When she reached the park, she saw three women, in what looked like something out of a bad sci-fi movie, about to attack a couple. A young red haired girl and the cause of her troubles, a man with long wavy brown hair!

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She couldn't stand there and do nothing, she had to help. She crept up to the nearest woman and said,
"I don't know what you B-movie rejects are up to but, I'm not going to let you hurt these innocent people!"

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He couldn't believe his eyes. It was her. The girl who refused to leave his mind. She was dressed in a different uniform from the one she wore when he last saw her. Now she was wearing a brown and white one. (What was she doing here?) he thought (Zoisite's goons will kill her.)
"Stay out of this kid. It ain't none of your business," came a voice up behind her.
She turned around and saw a woman in a grey uniform. It was Zoisite.
"Well, well, well, isn't this nice. Neffy and his pet human."
"What do you want Zoisite. You know I'm not giving you my crystal."
"I know Nephrite that's why I brought my 'friends' along. I came to make a deal with you. Had over the crystal and I'll let your girlfriend go."
"Fine. It's yours now leave us alone."
"I think not, Nephrite. You see Queen Beryl won't like it that you've decided to protect the humans. So we'd have to get rid of you. We don't tolerate traitors."
One of the youma was about to attack him with her thorns but, something grabbed her from behind.
"Oh no you don't! Run for it! Get her out of here!" said the girl.
"Who are you? How did you know we were here?" asked Nephrite.
"No time for talk. Just go and get out of here! I can't hold her for much longer."
"Hold it you Nega-creeps!" It was Sailor Mars. The Sailor Senshi had arrived just in time. Everyone just stared at the three senshi for a few moments.
"Just because they're in love, you want to torment them, and that's not right!" said Sailor Mars.
"It's those Sailor Senshi!' said one of the youma.
"It's all over! In the name of Mars, I'll punish you!"
"And on behalf of the planet Mercury, I'll punish you!"
"On behalf of Venus, I'll punish you!
"Well deal with you first!" said all three youma together. Then they attacked the senshi. They were barely able to dodge their attacks.
"Mercury Bubbles, Blast!" Sailor Mercury called up a fog so Sailor Mars could destroy the youma. Sailor Mars took put her fingers together making a gun. Venus prepared for her attack as well.
"Fire -"
"Crescent... Beam"
"Soul!" Flames shout out of Mars' fingers and merged with the beam of crescent moons, making the attacks strong enough to destroy all three youma at once.

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"Wow! That was way cool! Who are you guys?" said a girl in a brown and white school uniform.
"Thank you Sailor Mars, Sailor Venus, Sailor Mercury. I'll take care of Zoisite." said Nephrite.
"No way Nephrite. You'll need help and we're not going to let you go against her alone," said Sailor Mars.
"If you really want to help us come to the Cherry Hill Temple tomorrow night," said Sailor Mercury.
Then all three Senshi disappeared into the night.
"Are you two all right?" asked the girl.
"Yes. Thank you for trying to save us, though you shouldn't have done it. Zoisite could have killed you."
"I know. But I had to help you guys. I couldn't just stand there and watch." She turned to go.
"Wait a moment. Don't we know each other?' he asked.
"Yeah. We met a few weeks ago on the street. I don't know if you remember my name it's -"
"Makoto, isn't it? Yes that's it. I remember you. You bumped into me as I was coming out of one of the stores."
Makoto blushed at the mention of that moment.
"I'm glad we met again, Makoto. I hope we can see each other again soon. I'd really like to get to know you better." She blushed even redder.
"Uh, sure, Nephrite. We could um, have lunch tomorrow."
"How do you know my name? I never told you."
"I, well, I kind of heard those people call you that so I thought that was your name."
"Well, yes it is. But I'd appreciate it if you didn't call me that in public. You see, there are others like Zoisite who'd come after me if they found me again."
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know. Um, what would you like me to call you?"
"Around here, I'm known as Maxfield Stanton. You can call me that if you want."
"Um, sure, uh Maxfield. But what about your girlfriend? Won't she get jealous?"
"Naru? Of course she will, I guess. Actually she's not really my girlfriend. She's just a good friend."
"Oh?"
"I do love her but to tell the truth, Makoto, I've haven't been able to stop thinking of you ever since we met."
"You too?"
"What?"
"I haven't been able to think of anything else but you too. Maybe you can help me. I've been having this dream that's been bothering me every night since we met."
"A dream? What kind of dream?"
"Well, it's kind of a long story. I don't want to stay up all night again. I've got school tomorrow. And I'm sure you've got to go too, so how about if I tell you over lunch tomorrow?"
"Sure Makoto. Where did you have in mind?"
"You're kidding me, right?"
"I don't kid."
"Well, um, how about meeting me on the school parking lot around lunch time?"
"Sounds fine, Makoto! I'll be there. No need to tell me which school, I'll find you."
"I know you will. I've got that feeling."
Meanwhile, Naru was beginning to wake up from her faint.
"Nephrite-sama?"
"You've better go before she sees you. See you tomorrow Makoto."
"Good-bye Nephrite, oops, Maxfield." She couldn't believe her luck. She had a date with her dream man. Literally. She quickly ran off into the woods. He stood watching her disappear into the trees.
"Makoto, why do I feel like I've known you all my life?"
"Nephrite-sama, who were you talking to?"
"Just the Sailor Senshi, Naru-chan. I was thanking them for helping me."
"The Sailor Senshi? Where are they? Oh they've gone. I wanted to thank them too. I'm glad those monsters are gone."
"Yes. I am too but, others might come back. Let's get you home Naru-chan."
He picked her up and carried her to her apartment.

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"Why Nephrite-sama? Why?"
"I've already explained to you Naru-chan. I'm afraid Zoisite might come back after me. I don't want you to get hurt."
"But Nephrite-sama, I love you."
"I know, Naru-chan. I love you too. That's why I think you should stay away from me. At least till this is over."
"Nephrite-sama, there's another girl. Isn't there? From your world."
"Naru-chan,"
"Tell me! You can't lie about this! I need to know! Is there someone else? Please tell me!" Tears began running down her cheeks. He hated hurting her. He really did love her but, he loved Makoto more.
"I'm sorry Naru-chan. You're right, I can't lie. Not this time. I do love you Naru-chan, very much but there is someone else. Someone I've known for a long time. Please forgive me Naru-chan. I never meant to hurt you this way."
"I know Nephrite-sama. I'll try to stay away if that's what you want. I'll leave you two alone."
"No, Naru-chan. I don't want us to part this way. I'd like to see you again. Very much. But as a friend. I'm sure there's someone at your school who -"
"Who? Umino?! He's a nerd."
"So? He likes you doesn't he?"
"Well, yeah."
"Why not give him a chance, Naru-chan. Maybe you'll come to love him too."
"Me?! Love a nerd? Now that's funny!" She started to laugh despite her broken heart. It made him happy that she was feeling better now.
"Just give him a chance Naru-chan. Please for me."
"Well, all right Nephrite. I will. Don't forget me."
"I won't Naru-chan. You've opened my eyes. You've made me realize what I was doing was wrong. Because of that, I could never forget you. Good-bye Naru-chan. Sleep well." He kissed her on the cheek. That took her by surprise. She was too speechless to say anything for a moment.
"Good night Nephrite-sama. I'll give Umino a chance," she said as he disappeared from her room.

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"So that's what I was doing in the park last night. Pretty weird, huh?"
"Oh I don't know. It sounds pretty normal to me," said her handsome partner.
"Normal? What are you saying. I have this dream about you every night since I can remember, sleepwalk in the middle of the night, and you call that normal?"
"Yes. Maybe we were supposed to meet that day you ran into me. Maybe you were supposed to have that dream."
"Well, I don't exactly believe in karma."
"I don't either. What I believe in is the stars."
"The stars? You mean astrology, horoscopes, that kind of stuff?"
"Well, yes. I do." He blushed a little. "I believe the stars know everything. Maybe they were the ones who caused us to meet."
"Maybe." Now it was her turn to turn red. She smiled at him. Gods was he handsome! She began to hope they'd be more than just friends.
"So how'd it you with your, um, friend? Did you tell her?"
"Yes. I told her. It didn't go well at first."
"I'm sorry. Maybe I shouldn't have invited you here."
"No. It's ok now. She said she'd try to find someone else. We've decided to remain friends though."
"That's good. I'd hate to break up a couple, even if they're just friends."
"Hi! Mind if I sit here?" asked a girl with short blue hair.
"Uh, no. Sure go ahead."
"I hope I'm not interrupting anything."
"No. I was just going. I'll see you tonight Makoto-san?"
"Uh, yeah. Sure." He got up and left the two girls to finish their lunches. She was fuming. Why did this idiot have to show up now?
"I'm sorry I chased your boyfriend away," said the girl.
"It's ok. I'll see him again."
"He's gorgeous! Who is he?"
"Oh no one. He's just a businessman."
"Well, what's his name?"
"You sure are nosy. Aren't you?"
"I'm sorry. I'd didn't mean to be nosy. Hey, you're new around here, right?" she said noticing she wore a uniform different from her school's.
"That's right. My name's Makoto."
"I'm Ami Mizuno, yoroshiku (nice to meet you)."
"Yoroshiku."
"So, what's your boyfriend's name?"
"You don't give up do you?"
"Nope. Not till I get what I'm after," Ami giggled.
"Well, his name's Maxfield."
"Maxfield Stanton?! The millionaire?"
"You know him?"
"Well, sort of. You see, my friend Naru kinda has a huge crush on him."
"I know he told me. That is he told me there was a girl who was in love with him." "Well you've better not tell her you're his girlfriend. She'll be jealous."
"Oh it's all right."
"All right?! Are you nuts?!"
"Maxfield told her about us. She said she'd try to find a new boyfriend."
"Naru said THAT?! No wonder she was being nicer to Umino-kun today."
"Did someone mention my name," said a boy with thick glasses and shaggy brown hair.
"Oh hello, Umino-kun. I don't wish to sound rude, but Makoto-san and I are having a private conversation."
"Makoto? Who's Makoto. Oh!" he noticed Makoto sitting next to Ami. "Um Ami-san, can I talk to you for a second?"
"Sorry, Umino-san, but I'm swamped so I won't be able to have a study group with you this time."
"But it's important," he pleaded.
Hey buddy, if she wants to talk to you she'll call you. Now get lost!"
"Y-y-yes ma'am! See you later Ami-san!" Umino couldn't get away from them fast enough. He tripped over his shoelaces as he ran away from Makoto.
"Boy Makoto-san, you really scared the heck out of Umino-kun. I never knew he could run that fast! Hee-hee!"
"Yeah, well I just hate guys who can't take no for an answer."
"Me too. You know what, Makoto? I think you and I are gonna be good friends," replied the blue haired girl.
"Me too Ami."
"Hey how about having lunch together with me and my friend Naru tomorrow. Don't worry I won't tell her you're Stanton-san's girlfriend."
"Sure! I''d like that."