A/N Happy 2017! Sorry I haven't updated in forever. With the holidays and everything, I didn't have a lot of time, but I'm back! Thanks for all the positive feedback on this story so far, and I hope you like this chapter!

Jadeite walked through the Dark Kingdom, avoiding everyone as well as he possibly could. He and his fellow generals had lost to the sailor guardians yet again, and he needed time for his bruised ego to heal. He thought about Zoicite, and how he had stopped Jupiter from snapping his neck over what he had done, and his mind quickly drifted to the raven haired priestess. Could the two of them really have been lovers at one time? He quickly shook the thought from his mind and leaned against the stone wall, muttering to himself.

"There's no way someone like her would have loved me…"

"What are you mumbling about, Jadeite?" The sound of Zoicite's voice behind him startled him and he turned, shaking his head slightly.

"Nothing" he replied, shrugging nonchalantly.

"You're a terrible liar" Zoicite said softly, a frown forming on his face. "I heard what you said…you remember her, don't you?"

"I hate it when you're right" Jadeite grumbled, folding his arms across his chest.

"You hate it when everyone is right" Zoicite teased. "We need to help them…" Jadeite put his hand up to silence his comrade, looking around suspiciously.

"We can't be talking about this here. Someone might hear us and then we'd be in trouble. Let's get out of here." He quickly teleported out of the Dark Kingdom, and Zoicite followed suit. The two of them found themselves back in Tokyo and hurried back to the shrine, knowing they would be safe there. When they arrived, they sat on the steps to talk. Jadeite shifted uneasily, fixing his eyes on the spot Rei had been standing when he sent her to wherever she was.

"Don't beat yourself up, Jade. We can get her back."

"I know we can. I'm just afraid she'll hate me for doing that to her."

"That wasn't you. It was the corrupt version of you, and he's gone now. I can tell. Sure, she may be mad at you for a while, but if you prove to her that you're not that monster anymore, everything will be fine."

"I wish I could be that positive" Jadeite said with a soft chuckle.

"One of us should be. Besides, you're already on the right track" Zoicite assured him, returning the smile.

"Can I help you, gentlemen?" The two men turned to find a small, older man walking toward them. "It seems like one of you is having some trouble with a girlfriend or something."

"Uh…yeah, I guess you could say that" Jadeite agreed, looking at the man curiously.

"Why don't you two come in and tell old gramps about it? I'm not as good with the advice as my granddaughter is, but she's not here, so I'll do what I can to help."

"Granddaughter…" Zoicite murmured, looking at Jadeite. Jadeite returned his glance, keeping in mind not to speak Rei's name. The two of them followed Grandpa Hino into the shrine and sat by the table while he made some tea for them. Zoicite looked around at the walls, noticing they were plastered with framed pictures of the old man and Rei. Jadeite kept his eyes fixed on the floor, knowing his heart would break into pieces if he saw her face right now. Grandpa Hino returned after a while with the tea and poured each of them a cup before settling into a spot around the table himself.

"So, what's troubling you?" Jadeite stuttered nervously, trying to figure out how to put his situation into words.

"Well, you see, I…I sort of did something stupid…"

"What do you think this is, 20 questions? I have things to do, you know!" Grandpa shouted, slamming his fists on the table and causing Jadeite to jump slightly. The man quickly regained his composure and sighed. "I'm sorry…this is why Rei handles this sort of thing. Take your time, please…" Jadeite nodded, biting his lip slightly.

"The thing is, I'm madly in love with someone…the most beautiful woman I've ever seen in my entire life. She means the world to me, and I betrayed her."

"This is exactly why my Rei doesn't trust men…why on earth would you betray her if you loved her as much as you say you did?"

"It's a long story" Zoicite interjected, seeing Jadeite was becoming more and more uncomfortable. "I did the same thing to someone I loved…"

"Well, then, I suppose you're lucky you're telling me this, and not my granddaughter. She'd feed you to the crows faster than you could blink if she heard that." Jadeite flinched slightly at his words, knowing she was capable of much more than that.

"We'd deserve it…can you tell us what we should do?" After thinking for a moment, Grandpa looked up at the two of them.

"What you need to do is, find your ladies and prove yourselves to them. It will be hard, but it's what you need to do. Are you up to the task?"

"More than anything" Jadeite murmured, looking over at Zoicite, who nodded in agreement. After thanking grandpa for his help, the two men left, deciding to find Ami and seek her advice, seeing she would be the most approachable of the guardians at the moment. After picking up on her energy, they found her walking out of the cram school she attended, and gingerly approached her. She looked up and saw them, instantly putting her guard up and backing up to a safe distance.

"What do you want?" she asked cautiously, though she was still courteous to them to prevent causing a scene.

"We need your help, Mercury" Zoicite pleaded. After telling the two of them her real name, she walked with them to the Crown Arcade to talk. She listened as they explained the situation, taking down notes as they spoke to keep track of the information.

"So, you're saying you two are no longer under the Dark Kingdom's influence, and you want to help us get Rei back?"

"Yes, that's right. We figured you would be the most willing to help…do you have any ideas?" After thinking for a moment, Ami looked up at the two of them and smiled slightly.

"I think I may be able to convince the others…but you might want to stay away from Mako…I mean, Jupiter. She's still pretty angry." Jadeite nodded and rubbed his neck slightly, knowing that altercation was not something he would soon forget. Zoicite looked at him and chuckled softly, then looked back at Ami and smiled.

"Thank you." He leaned in and kissed her cheek softly. Causing her to blush. "You know, you haven't changed at all" he teased. Ami giggled nervously, quickly turning her focus back to their situation.

"Okay…I think we should be able to track Rei and figure out where she is if she uses her powers at all. I'll keep an eye out with my computer and let you know if I find out anything."

"Thanks, Merc…I mean, Ami. I guess the two of us will get out of your hair now and go find someplace to hide out. We can't go back to the Dark Kingdom now…"

"You two can stay with me. It'll be fine, I'm sure of it." The three of them got up and left their table at the arcade, then headed back to the apartment Ami shared with her mother. After arriving home and getting her guests settled in, Ami quietly began to work on her homework while the two of them flipped through the TV channels.

Meanwhile, back inside the Dark Kingdom, Kunzite approached Queen Beryl's throne, bowing slightly.

"I'm afraid I have some bad news, my queen" he said, his voice shaking slightly. Beryl looked up from her crystal ball, her eyes glistening menacingly.

"What is it?" she hissed. Nephrite stepped up next to Kunzite and bowed his head.

"Jadeite and Zoicite have deflected, your highness."

"They have, have they?" Beryl muttered. "How tragic for them. You know how our great ruler feels about traitors…Find them and bring them to me, and I'll see that they are dealt with." Nephrite and Kunzite nodded slightly before disappearing, leaving Beryl alone once again. She gazed into the crystal ball before her, fixing her eyes on her once loyal comrades.

"You two will be begging for death before I'm done with you."

A/N Hope you liked this chapter! Sorry I didn't have Rei or our Fairy Tail friends in this one, but they'll be back!