Title: Not broken, Healed
Author: Ree
Theme: Post-series ("Broken Down Angel" by Nazareth )
Genre: General
Version: Manga/Anime (Crystal Tokyo)
Rating: G

All the characters you know aren't mine.. well I borrowed them for just a small while, and without permission. Any that are mine, I hope you like them

Not broken, Healed

AN: This story is based in my "Tainted Gifts" universe.

Jadeite shut the door behind him. In his mind he could still see her. Her red hair was now washed through with moonlight, bleaching it to a strawberry blonde, and her eyes were a pale green. 'Neo-Queen Serenity trusts her. But then again, she is always trusting. She trusted us, which I'm glad about, but this time...'

He heard a door close further down the hall. Peering in the direction of the sound, Jadeite saw the new head of surveillance walk towards her office. 'Endymion trusts Kameko, too. ' Narrowing his eyes, he watched her walk, looking for any sign, any similarities, significant or insignificant, between the old Queen Beryl and her reincarnation. Quietly, he followed her.

When Kameko entered her new office area, she smiled and greeted everyone there. With a gentle laugh at her own lack of knowledge, she accepted help in finding her desk and getting her computer talking to the network. Glancing towards the door, she spotted the man who had followed her. 'That is Lord Jadeite. I wonder what he wants?' Watching him out of the corner of her eye, she waited for him to speak to her.

Jadeite turned and left the room. As he walked back to his room, he felt a gray cloud settling around him. 'Why? Why is she here? Why was she reborn? What does this mean?' Closing his door behind him, he caught sight of himself in a mirror. 'And why am I the one depressed? She should be. Even if she doesn't remember. She should be the one lost and depressed. The one she leaned on, Queen Metallia, is gone.' He remembered her sunny smile, and general overall happy disposition from the interview. It was the opposite of what he had expected. When he heard that they had found the reincarnation of Beryl, he had expected her to be broken, listless, and apathetic.

Pouring a drink, he settled to stare out the window. 'Maybe the King and Queen are right. Maybe she was healed just like we are. I wonder what she is like without Queen Metallia?' Swirling his drink around, Jadeite decided that he needed to observe their new head of surveillance.