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Portrait Of A Princess (Mercury)
Chapter 2
By Essence

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Portrait Of A Princess (Mercury)
Chapter 2
By. Essence

"Our innocence is blackend and covered by the morrow of our blood. Darkness is nothing but a driving force in a world of light and we must always conquer to fight the darkness."


Ami closed her book and sighed. How true those words spoke too her.
The wind blew with an icy tinge, leaves scuttuling past her, fluttering with her blue skirt.

The swing Ami sat on, swayed softly moving her feet over the grass. Dragging patterns in the dirt. Ami looked up from the cover and placed one hand on the rope. The sun was setting in the west. Over the trees, past the horizon it disappered.

It was a beautiful day, turning to a beautiful night. Turning her thoughts to Zoiciste. His kisses burned her mind. Rioting a blush upon her cheeks. A blush that did not go unnotice by the figure hiding in the bushes.

Ami leaned her head on the rope swing and watched the sunset. Meanwhile behind her with the moves of a cat, a shadow crept up arms out stretched. Ready to capture it's prey.

Ami screamed loudly has the sunset disappered covered by darkness. A pair of hands covered her face, a laughing voice telling her to guess who.

'Greg!' The thought ran through her mind, causing her to sit up and take notice.

" Greg! What are you doing back so soon?" Ami asked.
His hands fell away from her face reveling the orange tinged sky once again. Her focas was blurred but cleared again to revel her fiance. His brown hair was ruffled, falling into chocalate brown eyes. A uniform of the royal Mercury guard shining in the brief light. Brass buttons shining sending beams of light every which way.

With only an expression of wide eyed curiosity Ami stared.
" You've been promoted," she said noticing the marks on his sleeve.
Greg grinned and puffed out his chest.
" They made me First Captin!" he exclamied happily.
Ami could only manage a smile, a weak one at the most though.
This was noticed by Greg who gave her a fleeting look before coming to the conclusion that she was in shock from seeing him again.
" When did you return to Mercury?" Ami asked getting up and placing her book on the now empty swing.
" Last night, in the middle of the ball. I would have attended but I needed to meet with the King first. The battle in the Outer System was a tough one."
" What do you mean?" Ami asked shooting around to stare at him, her eyes wide open with fear.
" This enemy that we fought was hard, the outer scouts had a lot of trouble with it. That is why we were sent in. But no matters, we defeted it and now the Silver Millenium is safe," Greg replied happily.
Ami did not here those last words, her mind was on the battle of a few days ago. The girl being attacked by a monster of the likes she had never seen. How the royal guards were training harder then ever before. The disturbances on the Earth that called Prince Endymion away so much.
' What could these mean?' she thought biting her lower lip.

" Ami are you okay?" Greg asked giving her a quizcal look.
" What?" she asked breaking out of her thoughts and looking up at him.
" I was asking you if your okay?" Greg replied.
" I'm fine, don't worry," Ami said shaking her head.
" You need not worry, there is no need to bring the inner Sailor Scouts into this," Greg said placing one hand on her sholder and giving her a sympathetic look.

Ami said nothing but instead stared out to the horizon. The sun had disappered, leaving only a glow over the land that was quickly fading.

The silver gleamed brightly in the candle light. Ami ate quietly, taking mechanical bites has the King boasted of the battle has if it was him and not Greg who had fought. Greg only sat timidly, blushing from the praise and answering questions. There was no boasting and toasting of wine glasses in his nature. Only the small pride that he held closely.

Ami looked over his profile, slightly blurred in the candle light. It was soft and warm, something so familiar to her. They were a lot alike, both avid thinkers and do'ers and both weak Yet inside her was a fire that burned, flashing flames that spit sparks and smoke. This was what sparked the restlessness in her.

His kisses didn't help either, they were only fuel to the fire.

Ami's vision cleared again to see the candle light blurring their profiles. She sighed and looked down at her plate.

'I want to see you, Zoiciste.'

Greg looked at Ami from the corner of his eye. He noticed the paleness of her skin, the wan look in her eyes. Then turned back to the king who was now bragging of the last battle fought on Pluto.

" What is going on?" Greg asked.
Ami looked up from her lap. Greg sat next to her on the wooden swing. His brown eyes boring into her.
" What do you mean?" Ami asked innocently.
" Don't give me that Ami, I see it in you. I go away for three months leaving behind a womyn who vows her love to me. Come back to a womyn who doesn't even want to be around me," Greg said his tone growing darker with each crisp word.
" I have no idea what you are talking about," Ami replied looking away her ire rising.
" Yes you do," Greg replied quietly, the anger gone from his voice.
Ami said nothing but some of the stiffness went out of her body.

For a while there was silence between the two of them. Greg stared up at the sky while Ami looked down at the ground. Both lost in their own thoughts. Finally Greg stood up and looked back down at Ami.
" I better be getting back to the bunks, he said quietly.
Ami nodded but didn't look up. She listened to his footsteps walk away and when they had finally faded away she looked up. Her eyes sparkled with a strange light. It was neither happniess nor saddness. She layed back into the swing and pushed at the ground with her feet. Gently swaying back and forth, her hands laying idle.

Ami set the tea cup down with crash, tea splashing onto the table top. Her cheeks burned bright red and she gave Usagi the look of shock.
" Usa-gi-chan!"Ami sputtered.
Serena smiled and gave Minako a look from the corner of her eyes.
"Ohh Ami-chan, Do you not know? It's so very obvious in his eyes," Mina said leaning over the table top and pointing at Ami.
" Minako!" Ami gasped wiping up the tea with a napkin.
Rei set down her cup and swallowed the tea.
" Ami-chan you're a small guy not to notice. You took a hold of his heart and now it is only natural that he will try and take yours."
Ami blushed and looked away.
" But I have Greg! Why would I wasn't someone like him?" She asked blushing wildly.
Rei sighed dramatically and waved ine hand in the air.
" Oh Ami-chan we must teach you in the ways of love," Mina sighed clasping her hands togethor.
Serena giggked and picked up a cookie.
"Oh I wonder what Greg will say when he has found that the love of his life has had her heart stolen by non other then Kou Takki."
"Minna-san! I do not love Takki!" Ami burst out getting up from her chair and slamming both hands on the table. " Has a matter of fact the one I love is…"
The girls leaned forward intent on hearing Ami finish her sentence but she didn't.
Ami placed both hands over her mouth and blushed again.
She had almost said his name!
" Gomen nasai minna!" she whispered turning and running away.
Mina, Rei, and Serena all looked at each other then looked to the two empty chairs at their table.
" I wonder where Mako is today?"Mina asked breaking the silence.

Ami ran to the fields where the generals practiced. She knew Endymion and his generals where gone, back on Earth. Yet he still came back to see her, always in the cloak of darkness they would meet and exchange kisses and words for their short time togethor before he must return to Earth.
It was empty today and almost cold. Ami felt so forlorn being their alone but she didn't have the heart to leave. Clasping her hands around her arms she walked over to a pile of boulders near the edge and climbed up on them sitting down, crushing her skirts underneath her body.

Zoiciste swung his sword around in a circle, heading for Nephrites leg, he took a sudden turn and caught the blade agaisn't his arm. Nephrite stopped in mid pose, his own sword dangaling near the ground, eyes wide with fear.
Zoiciste gave a harsh little laugh and moved the blade across his throat and slipped it into his sheath at his waist.
"Your too slow in reacting," Zoiciste said to his friend slidding the hilt in and giving it a pat.
Nephrite put his own sword away and wiped off his forehead. He had forgotten how hot Earth could get compared to the coolness off the Moon.
" I think I spent much to much time away from training and too much time with Makoto," he replied.
Zoiciste shook his head and turned away walking back to the palace.
" You should know that our mission to the Prince always comes before love and the lady of our eye," he called over his sholder.
Nephrite ran to catch up with his friend, falling into step next to him he saw the lazy grin on his pale face.
" And tell me, do you pray tell have a lady of your eye?" Nephrite asked stretching his back and placing one hand behind his head.
A muscle clenched in Zoicistes jaw.
Nephrite did not notice this but continued.
" I've just noticed that you spent more then the normal time away from training. If I recall you were late a couple times. What do you have a lady stowed away in the planets somewhere up there?"
Zoicoiste smiled and looked up at the blue sky.
" Prehaps I do," he replied.

Ami slipped off the rock and brushed the dirt from her skirt. Clouds were forming and giving off an onimous glare over them. The wind was bitter cold and cut through her bones. With an tired and dejected air she walked off the training grounds to the portals. Greg was invited to dine with her family that night, to discuss the arangment of the wedding plans.
Her wedding was coming soon you know.

End of chapter 2. Chapter 3 coming soon. Please send all comments, questions, flames, and Darien look alikes to Saliormoon175@hotmail.com. Thank you.