A/N After a lot of consideration, I have decided to rewrite this story. The other one was not a reflection of myself as a writer. For those who enjoyed that one, I hope you like this one more. Thank you for your support!

"I promise you, they aren't our enemies!"

"Venus, what are you talking about?" Mars asked, her voice laced with confusion. Her blonde comrade turned to her, her blue eyes filled with sadness.

"The four of them used to be Endymion's guardians, before Beryl kidnapped them and stripped them of those memories." Before she could explain further, Mars spoke again, this time, her eyes were fixed on Jadeite.

"Wait…I think I remember…when Serenity would sneak off to earth, we'd follow her, and we…we met Endymion's guardians and fell in love…and Jadeite was my…"

"That's enough out of you!" Jadeite snarled, lunging at her. Mars was able to dodge the attack, but tumbled to the ground. she stared up at her former lover, unsure whether she wanted to kill him or kiss him. Deciding to do neither, she turned her back on him to think of a strategy to defeat the evil consuming him.

"Mars, look out!" Jupiter cried. Before she knew what was happening, Jadeite had plunged his sword into her leg. She fell to the ground screaming, barely seeing the smirk cross his lips before she blacked out.

"That takes care of one of you" Jadeite said with a smirk, kneeling next to her to make sure she was dead. She mustered up the last bit of strength she had to reach up and grab his hand, holding on as if her life depended on it…and it did.

"What are you doing?! Let go!" Jadeite demanded, sinking to his knees. Memories began to flash in his mind, but he didn't recognize any of them. "What did you do to me? What are these memories you've put in my head?!"

"Please remember, Jade…come back to me…" she grasped his hand tighter, feeling herself grow weaker with every passing second. She wasn't sure if this would work, but if it did, she wanted to see his eyes one last time before she met her end. She focused more of her power on him, surrounding him in a glistening golden light. The darkness left his eyes, and he stared down at Mars with the sparkling blue-grey eyes she loved so much.

"Mars…"

"I'm glad you're back, Jade…" Her eyes began to slowly close, sending Jadeite into a panic.

"Don't go…please! Mars!" The only sound she could hear was a deafening ringing in her ears…

Rei sat up in her bed, looking around frantically. After realizing she had only been dreaming, she reached over to turn off her alarm clock, debating whether she should get up and start her chores, or stay in bed and mope. After she and the others defeated Queen Metalia, everyone else had managed to return to their normal routines, except for her. Reuniting with her former love, and losing him just as quickly, left a hole in her heart that nobody could fill. She kept this to herself, feeling like nobody would understand if she told them. After wrestling with her conscience a moment longer, Rei got out of bed and changed into her Miko, deciding to skip breakfast and get caught up on her chores. She would eat something later, whether she did so on her own, or someone else made her. She reached for her phone, seeing an alarming number of unread text messages on the screen. She quickly skimmed them, figuring out that it was a group text. Rather than waste time reading through all of them, she decided to give Mamoru a call. He answered quickly, but before he said anything, Rei could hear him talking to someone in the background.

"Shut up!" he hissed quietly before acknowledging Rei. "Hey! Did you get my text?"

"Yeah, but I didn't bother reading through all 5,000 messages. Don't you guys know how tu use the 'reply to sender only' feature?"

"Of course, but we all know how much you love group messages" Mamoru teased, knowing without a doubt that if Rei were there, she would have hit him.

"Shut up" she sighed. "So, do you want to tell me what's going on?"

"No" Mamoru replied, quickly clarifying what he meant. "I mean, I can't. it's a surprise. If you come over later you'll find out."

"I don't know if I'll be able to…I have a lot to catch up on at the shrine…"

"Well, then, I guess you'll have to wait to find out" Mamoru teased. Rei was about to reply when she heard a voice in the background.

"Are you being rude to her? I'll beat you if you are, I swear!" The voice sounded familiar, but Rei couldn't place it.

"Who was that?" she asked curiously.

"Shut up J…just shut up" Mamoru muttered. "No one, just my…roommate."

"I didn't know you had a roommate" Rei mused, figuring this must be recent. She and the others would have known about it if it had been longer.

"It's a recent thing…rent went up, and I couldn't afford it on my own anymore" Mamoru explained.

"I see" Rei replied, sensing something odd about his story, but she couldn't put a finger on what it was. She was still replaying the mysterious voice in her head, trying to figure out where she had heard it before. "Well, you've got me curious, so I'll try my best to make it over there today. What time?"

"You're welcome anytime. I think you'll really like the surprise."

"You think so?" Rei asked. "Can you give me a hint?"

"I can't…it would give everything away" Mamoru chuckled. When Rei spoke next, he could practically hear the frown in her voice.

"You're such a pain…I'm coming over now."

"But what about your chores?"

"They can wait. I can't." Before Mamoru could protest, Rei hung up the phone and quickly changed into something more casual, then she was on her way. On the way to Mamoru's, she stopped at a small café and got herself a chai latte and a blueberry muffin. As she walked, she wondered what the surprise was.

At Mamoru's apartment, he was standing in the middle of the living room, completely stunned by what had just happened.

"Looks like she got the best of you." Mamoru turned to the source of the voice, chuckling softly.

"She hasn't changed at all…you'll see." Moments later, there was a soft knock on the door. Mamoru quickly shoved the other person into the next room, ordering him to stay there and be quiet. He grumbled under his breath but did as he was told, knowing better than not to listen. Mamoru quickly regained his composure and opened the door, greeting Rei with a smile. She could sense something was off, and looked at him curiously.

"Is everything alright?" she asked.

"Everything's fine, why?"

"You seem agitated…"

"Oh, that. No, I'm not upset at all. I'm just tired, I guess. Come on in." Mamoru ushered the young woman inside, furrowing his brow as she walked past him. "How are you, Rei?"

Miserable. She thought to herself, but her face read otherwise. She smiled sweetly at Mamoru as she took a seat on the couch. "I've been good…" Mamoru didn't believe her, not for a second.

"Rei, don't lie to me. You're not okay. What's going on?"

"Nothing. I promise, I'm fine." She could feel herself becoming annoyed, and hoped for Mamoru's sake he wouldn't continue to pry. The next words to leave his mouth were the equivalent of an arrow through her chest.

"You miss him, don't you?" Rei frowned, trying to seem as aloof as she could.

"Who?" she asked, knowing fully who Mamoru was talking about.

"Jadeite…you miss him. I can see it." Rei swallowed hard, avoiding eye contact with Mamoru.

"I…I don't know" she snapped. "I saw him die, Mamoru. He's never coming back. I'm still trying to accept that…"

"Maybe you don't have to…" Mamoru said quietly, only upsetting Rei more.

"You're one to talk…you have your soulmate. The rest of us…" she was so overcome with emotion that she could no longer speak. Tears flowed from her eyes, and a string of painful sobs escaped her. Mamoru silently signaled to Jadeite, who stepped out of the other room and approached Rei, gently placing a hand on her shoulder and glaring at Mamoru for making her cry. "Don't touch me, Mamoru" she whispered, refusing to look up.

"I…I'm not" he said softly. Rei sniffled and looked up, turning her head toward him.

"Then who is?" she asked. Something about this touch felt familiar…she slowly looked over, biting her lip when she saw the white gloved hand resting on her shoulder. Her eyes traveled upward, noting the gray fabric of the person's sleeve, the bejeweled embellishments on the shoulders, defined jawline…It can't be…Her eyes continued traveling upward, and when she saw a wisp of tousled blonde hair, she knew. "Jadeite?" she whispered shakily. Her violet eyes were soon met with his blue-grey ones, leaving her so stunned she couldn't speak, let alone breathe. He nodded in response, smiling at her.

"Surprised?" Mamoru asked. Rei nodded slowly, her eyes still locked with Jadeite's.

"How…" This was all Rei could say. She gazed into his eyes, unsure of what she should do next. Jadeite slowly leaned in, and when his lips were barely hovering over hers, she backed away, frowning slightly.

"Is something wrong?" Mamoru asked.

"I…I don't know" Rei whispered shakily. Before she knew what was happening, she was on her feet, walking briskly toward the door. She swung it open and darted outside, nearly running into Usagi and the others on the way out. They watched her leave, wondering if they should go after her.

"It might be best to give her space" Minako said softly. The others agreed, wondering what it was that had gotten Rei so upset. As soon as they entered the apartment, they knew.

"Jadeite…" Usagi murmured. He barely heard her, as he was still stunned by what had just happened.

"I have to go after her" he murmured, getting up and leaving without another word. He ran out of the apartment, hoping he could catch up to her. Luckily, she hadn't gotten far. He quickened his pace and finally caught up to her, gently grabbing her by the sleeve. She turned, glaring slightly at him.

"Let go" she pleaded.

"Please…talk to me. Mars…"

"Jade…Jadeite, I don't know what to say. You're back…"

"Does that upset you?" he asked.

"Yes…no…I don't know. Maybe…" she said softly. "After what you did, do you really think you can just come back into my life and kiss it away?" She didn't bother stopping her tears as she continued to speak. "You betrayed me…you betrayed all of us."

"I know. And I…"

"You're sorry, right? Do you have any idea what I've been through because of you? You don't just get to waltz back into my life and expect everything to be okay again. You have a lot to prove to me before I trust you again." Jadeite nodded slightly, raising his eyes to meet hers.

"I understand…I promise, I will do whatever you need me to so I can earn your trust again."

"Good. You can start by leaving me alone…I can't be around you right now." Before Jadeite could respond, Rei turned on her heel and stormed off, leaving Jadeite in the middle of the sidewalk.