So this is just a one-shot songfic about Rei and Jadeite…though I suppose it could really be about any of the Senshi/Shitennou couples if I changed a few words around. Anyway, the idea got stuck in my head after hearing the AMAZING song "Sometime Around Midnight" by an awesome band called The Airborne Toxic Event, who I actually just saw in concert. Enjoy. Comment/suggestions/critiques are always welcome.

Disclaimer: I do not own either Sailor Moon or the wonderful song "Sometime Around Midnight."

Sometime Around Midnight

And it starts sometime around midnight.

The clock ticks closer to the forbidden hour as I head out for a drink with some company.

Or at least that's when you lose yourself for a minute or two.

I can't stop thinking of her though. This was our time, our place. The fire in her would always come alive at this time.

As you stand under the bar lights,

I'm not even paying attention anymore as the company around me files in. I stand there waiting, thinking, lost inside my emotions.

And the band plays some song about forgetting yourself for a while.

My ears prick up as I hear the low strands of an unsigned band singing a song that temporarily blocks these emotions out of my head. I walk inside…

And the piano's this melancholy soundtrack to her smile.

…only to find her standing their, long black raven hair shining, a sad smile on her face reminiscent of the sad strain of notes coming out in barely a whisper from the piano.

And that white dress she's wearing…you haven't seen her for a while.

I would recognize that ivory skin anywhere. She stands so proud, yet sad in my favorite little white dress I got her oh-so long ago. It was a hello and a farewell curse.

But you know that she's watching.

I turn away quickly, hoping my emotions are as inconspicuous as my hair in the sea of blondes. I know that's not possible. Not with her. She can always sense my presence.

She's laughing, she's turning, she's holding her tonic like a crux.

But she's better at hiding it than I am. I know what's going through her thick head as she twirls her hair in what most people think is flirtatious and seductive. I know exactly what's going on in her head, even though she'll never admit it, never spare anymore emotion for me.

The room suddenly spinning,

These memories blind me. Everything stands right in front of me in a swirling haze of insignificance. Perhaps it's just the alcohol.

She walks up and asks how you've been.

Suddenly, everything is clear. And I see her…walking slowly towards me, neither smiling nor frowning. What I would give to see her genuine happiness again.

So you can smell her perfume,

As she approaches, I inhale the sweet scent of her body, her hair, her everything. And I can't help it.

You can see her lying naked in your arms.

The only thing I can picture is the two of us lying in a sea of roses after we made love for the first time.

And so there's a change in your emotions.

And I can see the same things are going through her mind. I feel bad for putting her through this, for coming here. My lips curve upwards in a simple, polite, slightly sad smile.

And all these memories come rushing like feral waves to your mind.

As she walks away, the swaying of her hips reminds me of all the times I used to chase her down the beach side. The room starts to swim again as I let my past emotions completely take over my mind.

Of the curl of your bodies like two perfect circles entwined.

Neither of us was dominant in our normal lives. In the bedroom, things changed. She always let me dominate. And it was prefect for my strong-willed raven beauty.

And you feel hopeless and homeless, lost in the haze of the wine.

I try to blot these images from my mind. But I simply can't. I throw back half a glass of wine and hope it goes away.

The she leaves with someone you don't know.

The room slowly comes back into focus as I see her slip on her blood red coat. He doesn't even help her put it on, I notice. My fists are already starting to clench as she tries to walk out without anyone else noticing her.

But she made sure you saw her.

But she stopped right at the door. At first I thought she was looking for her purse.

She looks right at you and bolts.

But suddenly her violet eyes turn on to me and I see everything in her eyes. Fear, sadness, betrayal…regret. The she spins on her heel and disappears.

As she walks out the door, your blood boiling, your stomach in growths.

He follows swiftly after her, trying to control the precious gem I once had. My hands start to shake. He's not good enough for her. No one is.

And when your friends say, "What is it? You look like you've seen a ghost!"

My behavior isn't inconspicuous anymore. Worried glances follow me, but I don't care. I have to get out of this place.

Then you walk under the street lights.

The stars aren't even shining on this night. Artificial lights guide my way like individual spotlights on my artificial life.

And you're too drunk to notice that everyone is staring at you.

The alcohol starts to kick in and I being to stumble towards nowhere. I ignore anyone annoying enough to stare at my pathetic state.

You just don't care what you look like.

It doesn't matter how I look, stumbling down the street. All that matters is her. It was always about her.

The world is falling around you.

I don't even know where he took her. The lights begin to fade and I sit on the curb with my head in my hands. My life means nothing to me.

You just have to see her.

I need to find her. Just one more time. I need to know, I need to make sure I'm not just imagining that she remembers our fiery passion from not so long ago.

You just have to see her.

I know she'll deny it. That we never happened. But I have to try.

You just have to see her.

I stagger to my feet and wobble around hopelessly until I hear the sound of a car and see the two headlights coming towards me.

You just have to see her.

The clock strikes midnight as my head hits the ground. A brief flash of two specs of violet above me.

You just have to see her…you know that she'll break you in two.

And that's all I know.

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Fin.