This Chapter continues the story, but also starts in on Ami and Rei some too. WARNING: RATED NC-17
"Wait a second." Artemis said, after hearing Rei relay the story of the battle in the park. "You're telling me that you let a Negaverse General, one that initially KILLED Sailor Venus AND Tuxedo Kamen, run off with a half naked Minako to play Doctor?" He was almost yelling, worried about his charge. "Where did he go?" He asked, his eyes narrowing, intent on going after him.
"Will you calm down Artemis?" Makoto said, as she unwrapped the snacks she had quickly made and brought to the meeting. "You'll ruffle your fur, or whatever." She said, trying to remember the phrase.
"That's feathers, Makoto." Luna replied, "And Artemis doesn't have any of those." She said calmly, happy that everything seemed to work out and the crystal was safe with Usagi and the Prince. Artemis glared at Luna.
"How can you not be worried?" He asked her, thinking of what Kunzite would want with a nearly naked unconscious, not to mention beautiful woman; before realizing what and his claws came out, sticking into the sofa. He tried to yank them out as Luna answered him.
"Oh Artemis, do you remember nothing about our time on the moon?" She asked him as he struggled with freeing his claws. Rei finally walked over to him and yanked his claws out, before dropping him not so gently-like onto the floor.
"Stay off my furniture if you can't control yourself!" She scolded him. Artemis looked back at Luna, half expecting Mina to show up and say something derogatory like, 'bad kitty!'
"I remember some things, why?" He asked Luna. "You remember more?" He hopped up to where Luna was perched on the dresser. Luna nodded.
"A gift from the princess last night. I think all of you will now begin to get your memories back slowly, but I can tell you Minako is in perfectly capable hands with Kunzite." She continued quickly before Artemis could protest, "And, I know from the past that she enjoys those 'capable hands' quite a bit!" Artemis groaned.
"That's not something I want to picture Luna!" he told her. "Fine, if you say so, but I am still going to go check on her later." He said, pouting.
"I wouldn't worry Artemis," Ami told him, "I scanned him and he had no traces of Negaverse energy, not to mention he was being really gentle with Minako." She smiled thinking of the former evil General doting on a small girl.
"It doesn't mean he still isn't a guy.." Artemis mumbled to himself.
"So, Minako was with a General back during the moon kingdom?" Makoto asked Luna.
"Indeed. Kunzite himself, in fact, you actually were all in love during that time as well." She told the scouts.
"Really?" Makoto asked excitedly. "Did ours get re-incarnated too? Is there some hot General out there for me?" Luna laughed at her question as Rei narrowed her eyes.
"Seriously Makoto." Rei told her, "Even if there was a General out there for you, he's probably evil!" She told her, "Not to mention, would you want to base a new relationship on feelings you had thousands of years ago?" Makoto thought about it for a minute before she replied.
"Yes." She said, Ami saying yes at the same time. Rei looked at a blushing Ami, before looking back at Makoto.
"Seriously? Even if he was evil?" Rei asked, not understanding.
"As long as he is as hot as Kunzite! Plus, Minako was apparently with Kunzite while he was evil and from the looks of it, she enjoyed it a lot!" Makoto stated, causing Artemis to moan his disapproval.
"It would be nice to have someone to share things with." Ami said quietly. Rei looked at her with a shocked expression.
"You can share things with us." She told her blue-haired friend. Ami shook her head.
"Not everything. You know what I mean." Ami tried to say.
"I do!" Makoto replied, Rei shaking her head, still not understanding their reasoning. Makoto got up and walked over to Rei, putting her arm around her.
"It's okay Rei, I think I know what you are getting at." Makoto teased.
"You do?" She asked skeptically, wondering where Makoto was going with this.
"Sure I do. Hey! Maybe there is a Girl General that you can love!" She teased her friend. Rei turned red in the face and shoved Makoto away from her.
"What?! I am NOT a lesbian!" She argued, Makoto and even Ami laughed.
"Rei, it's okay if you are. Nobody here is judging you for it, hell I even tried it once too." Makoto told her, laughing at her shocked expression.
"Okay girls, that's enough." Luna said, jumping down. "Makoto, quit teasing Rei…If she wants a Female General, then that's her prerogative." She said, smiling at an infuriated Rei.
"I am NOT GAY!" Rei yelled, before storming out of the room, the laughter of the girl's and 2 cats ringing behind her.
"Maybe we shouldn't have picked on her like that." Ami said, "There's no telling what she could do…like go out to prove she isn't gay or something." Makoto nodded in agreement, that sounded exactly like something Rei would do. Luna jumped down from the dresser.
"I think this meeting is adjourned," she said as she leapt to the window seal, "I'm going to go check on Usagi."
"Wait, Luna." Makoto asked her before she left. Luna stopped and looked at her, waiting. "If we all had men on the moon kingdom, who was your man? Did he get brought back too?" She asked, watching Luna. If a cat could blush, Luna did as she briefly glanced at Artemis.
"It was…nobody…" She said, "I have to go." She disappeared quickly out the window as Makoto and Ami squealed in delight and Makoto picked Artemis up.
"Oh you sly kitty you!" She said to him.
"What'd I do?" Came the oblivious reply from Artemis. Ami and Makoto both broke out in fits of laughter.
Rei walked around the temple yard, still stewing from being teased. 'Just because I don't want to win the love of some brain-washed General, doesn't make me gay.' She thought bitterly. Rei wasn't at all curious who her former flame was on the moon kingdom, thinking about the fight yesterday with Jadeite.
"Asshole." She murmured, thinking of his fighting technique, which was mostly dirty. "Jadeite." Rei sneered, shaking her head. Rei was ashamed, because while she was fighting him yesterday, she was also getting a little turned on by him. The evil General who was trying to kill her and her friends, was causing little sparks of desire to shoot off every time they touched. 'No, I'm not gay.' Rei thought, disgusted with herself, 'I'm just depraved!' "Well, I am not going to act like some love sick desperate woman." She told herself determinedly, "In fact…the next time I see that piece of shit…" She trailed off, not sure what she would do exactly. 'Maybe I'll just avoid him all together.' She finally thought, irritated with herself. She looked up to see Luna leaving through her window. Deciding that she had stewed long enough, Rei headed back inside.
Jadeite stormed into the common room, grabbing some ice and slamming the tray back after he dumped it into a bag. Zoicite and Nephrite looked up at him in question.
"I take it, the battle didn't go as planned?" Nephrite asked, a little amused.
"Of course it didn't!" Jadeite said as he sat down and put the the ice pack to his injured chest. The cold felt good against not only his bruised ribs, but the scorched skin as well from all of Mar's attacks. 'The next time I see her…' Jadeite thought, before he was interrupted by more questions.
"What happened?" Nephrite asked, "We saw that Queen Beryl left to help, but she did not ask us." He said, a little put off that his talents were not being utilized.
"Beryl?" Jadeite scoffed, "Queen Beryl is DEAD!" He said, much to his brother's surprise. Nephrite sat up and Zoicite carefully set his book down, both listening intently to Jadeite's story.
"What happened?" came Nephrite's response.
"I'll tell you what happened. 'Bros before Ho's' is apparently something that our dear brother does not believe in!" He went on to tell them how he was using Kunzite's jealousy and fear of losing his Earth woman as a weapon to get him to fight. "After I got him to kill Tuxedo Kamen, he attacked Sailor Venus and then I lost track of him, too busy fighting that pyro Scout. It turns out Sailor Moon was actually the princess and the Silver Crystal appeared. I went to get it, but the next thing I knew, I was surrounded by 3 Sailor Scouts. They all lit my ass up too." Jadeite shifted the ice and continued. "I called Kunzite for help, but when I finally spotted him, he was holding some dead chick, crying his eyes out. I knew he wasn't going to be helping me anytime soon. I figured that he had killed Sailor Venus, who actually turned out to be the same girl he has been so crazy about, bad luck on his part." Jadeite said, feeling a little bad for his brother, despite being pissed at him. He noticed his other brother's wincing at this, they saw how he was acting when Jadeite was teasing him about her earlier. "Anyway, I was about to make tracks, when Queen Beryl shows up and blasts the scouts. She told me to go get the crystal. I am guessing she went to rub it in Kunzite's face that he killed his woman accidentally. I didn't hear, I was about to blast the Princess and retrieve the crystal. My attack bounced off a shield or something and rammed back into me. I was thrown into the street and when I looked up, Queen Beryl was standing there with Kunzite's sword sticking out of her chest." Jadeite laughed as he spoke, "I guess she hit a nerve."
"Unbelievable." Nephrite said, thinking about his brother's story. "If the queen is gone, who do we take orders from?" He asked, confused.
"I'm guessing Queen Metalia herself." Jadeite said, not really liking the idea.
"Where is Kunzite." Zoicite spoke for the first time. Jadeite looked at him, as he continued. "Why is he not with you?"
"I don't know!" Jadeite stated. "He was distraught, I've never seen him like that before. There's no telling what else he did. I just got the hell out of there."
"You left your brother alone and in pain?" Zoicite asked him incredulously.
"You don't get it Zoicite. He KILLED Queen Beryl, I don't exactly think he would be welcomed back here with open arms…It looks like he is on his own." He told them, a little bummed about losing his brother. Zoicite sat looking at Jadeite a few more seconds, before he got up. "Where are you going?" Jadeite asked him.
"I know a lost cause when I see one." Zoicite said as he grabbed some books and shoved them in a bag.
"What are you saying?" This time Nephrite got up to ask him.
"I just think that if these humans were worth Kunzite killing Queen Beryl for, then maybe he was on to something. Besides," He continued, "The way I see it, Metalia will need to regroup and will be looking for another pawn to run her army. Maybe it can even be you Jadeite, or you Nephrite…I just think there is more out there than just the constant fighting for a Queen's approval, one who doesn't give a damn about us. It looks like Kunzite found someone that gives a damn, or did I guess."
"Wait…" Nephrite asked, a little shocked at what he was hearing. "Are you saying that you are leaving the Negaverse in search of LOVE?"
"No not love exactly," Zoicite said, thinking of the blue-haired beauty he had been dreaming of, "Although that would be nice to know what that feels like. I just think I was made for something more." He finished as he patted his brother's on their backs. "I'll miss you guys. Whatever you decide to do. Who knows, maybe you'll follow me. That would be nice, but if not I understand."
"Where will you go?" Jadeite asked quietly, unsure of how he was feeling about this.
"I think I will try and look up Kunzite, see if he's okay." He stated simply, "Then there's this person I have been dreaming of…I might look around to see if she exists." He said with a half smile, as he disappeared from the Negaverse. Jadeite and Nephrite exchanged puzzled looks with each other, unsure of what to do next.
"You see?" Jadeite told his brother, irritated again, ""We never should have let him read all of those Earth books. All they did was put crazy ass ideas in his head!" Nephrite just stared at the spot where his brother had disappeared. 'What now?' He thought to himself.
Zoicite looked around the busy street, receiving looks from people as they passed him. 'I suppose this isn't exactly the proper attire that one wears in this world.' He thought looking down at his General's uniform. He remembered that Kunzite had a joint bank account created for them to use here with a seemingly endless amount of money. He pulled out the plastic card that he took from Kunzite's quarters. 'Maybe I should see if this thing works.' He thought as he looked up and spotted a men's clothing store across the street. Smiling at himself, he made his way into the store.
Zoicite walked out with 3 big bags of clothes, wearing some blue jeans and a very comfortable linen shirt, the sale's woman assuring him that everything he got was the latest fashion craze. 'Like I care.' He thought as he laughed at the way she was shamelessly flirting with him. He stopped and caught his reflection in the glass front of a store. He supposed he could be called attractive, he mused, turning his head from side to side. He frowned at the length of his blonde hair, thinking that it was just a bit long.
"Would you like a hair cut?" Asked a woman from beside him, Zoicite turned to find a thick set woman with short spiky hair, the tips died blue, looking back in front of him and realizing that this was a place that did hair. He looked back over at the woman and smiled 'Not quite the blue-haired woman of my dreams.' He thought as she smiled back at him.
"Perhaps." He told her, following her into the establishment. 'What would a few inches hurt?' He thought to himself.
Ami sighed as she adjusted the load of books in her hands. Both Usagi and Minako missed the last 3 days of school and today was the finals before they got out for summer. She had managed to talk the teachers into giving her the finals for both Usagi and Minako, after telling them that they were injured bystanders in the park attack Tuesday night. She wondered if Usagi was finally awake. Minako had awakened 2 days later, starving, but otherwise okay. Most of her injuries were healing up well, although she was still sore. Usagi, the last time she checked, was still unconscious. She frowned as she thought about it, wondering if she was in some sort of coma. She knew Mamoru was probably worried sick about her. The rest of the scouts started moving into the new building, now that the rooms were furnished. Makoto had already been there for a few days and Rei was moving yesterday and today. Minako's bitch of a mom dropped off all of her things on the front lawn of the building a few days ago as well, so technically all that was left was her and Usagi. Ami had already packed, she was waiting until school was out to move. 'I guess that's today!' She thought, excited about having her own place for the most part. She had been by there to help Makoto with some heavy things and already picked out her room. It was on the other side of the hall from the others and it even had it's own entrance through the side. 'Not that I need to sneak out or anything.' Ami thought, it was just an added bonus. They hadn't heard anything from Jadeite or any of the Negaverse since Queen Beryl was killed. A part of her hoped that it was over, but knew nothing was that easy. Jadeite was still out there somewhere, after-all. Ami walked past the University, as she thought about what all she had to pack. The stack of books and papers blocking her vision from the road and she did not see the hole in the pavement. Stepping into it and turning her ankle, Ami gave a yelp as the books went flying. She stumbled, but caught herself from falling. She couldn't catch the books, however, as they went flying everywhere. She frowned down at the mess of books scattered all around. She knelt down and began the task of picking them up, she froze when a hand brushed against her own.
"Allow me to help you with those." Came a male's voice as Ami looked up at her helper and blushed. "These sure are a lot of books." He continued as he gathered up her papers and books, looking back at her and winking. Ami blushed before looking back down, concentrating on picking up the books. She gathered up a bundle and stood up, the guy standing up with her holding another stack. "How did you manage to carry all of these?" He questioned, shifting the weight to get a better grip on them. Ami just stared at him, she could have sworn she had seen him before. He was tall, but not as tall as Mamoru or Kunzite, probably only 6" or 6"1. He still dwarfed her small frame. He had beautiful Strawberry-blonde hair that came down to his shoulders, but was pulled back into a small pony-tail. He had sharp green eyes that felt like they could uncover every secret she ever had. Realizing that she had not said anything, Ami blushed before finally speaking.
"Honestly, I don't know." She told him, looking at the stacks of books. "Pure will and determination?" She asked, causing him to laugh. Ami smiled back at him in return. The man shifted the books again so he could get a better look at her.
"I'd shake your hand and introduce myself, but since both of our arms are occupied at the moment, how about I help you take these books to wherever you were heading and then introduce myself there." He suggested kindly.
"Oh…" Ami said, "You don't have to…" She started before he interrupted her.
"I insist." He said, "No one person should have to carry all of these. Please tell me it's not far." He added, in a mock pleading. Ami laughed at him and began walking.
"Actually no, I was going to drop them off at my new place for some friends of mine, it's just around the corner." She told him as they walked.
"Oh…I thought you were reading all of these books." He said, making conversation as they walked.
"Well, no…I mean, I HAVE read them, just not at the moment." She said nervously despite herself. Ami walked around the side of the building to her private entrance, deciding she did not want to answer any questions about her mystery men from any of the other girls. "You can set them out here, I can make another trip down to get them." She told him as she approached the stairs.
"Seriously? I made it this far, I can make it up some stairs." He told her, smiling at her again and causing her normally over-functioning brain to go blank. Not waiting for an answer, he began climbing the stairs, Ami shaking off her daze and heading up after him. She walked past him at the top and punched in the code to her door, the other girl's thinking it would be more convenient to have that than keeping up with keys. She walked in with him trailing behind her and set the books on her small kitchen table, turning to face him when he set his load down too. She was surprised as she looked at him, seeing him for the first time with and unobstructed view. He was very attractive, more so than she initially thought. "Nice place." He told her, breaking his gaze away from her to check out his surroundings.
"Uh thanks." She told him nervously, not unaware that she was alone with a guy in her room. "I haven't quite moved in yet, but it will be a lot nicer once I do." She told him, looking around the room herself. "So, do you go to the University?" She asked him, looking back at him curiously. She couldn't quite tell how old he was, but assumed he was college age.
"I will be soon." He told her, aiming those piercing green eyes at her again. "I was just able to register today. I had to take an aptitude test or something before they let me enroll, and some GED exam." He told her, puzzled at why one would have to take a test to go to school just to take more.
"Oh, you didn't finish high school?" Ami asked him, interested in him. He shook his head as he looked at her.
"This will be my first time in school." He informed her, noticing she was surprised. "But I always loved to read. I'll read anything I can get my hands on usually…so…it shouldn't be too hard." He smiled again as he stared at her, making her a little uncomfortable. "I'm sorry!" He told her after a moment, "Where are my manners? I still haven't introduced myself. I'm Zoisite." He told her, deciding to use his real name. "You can call me Zo, or Zoey for short, if you want… I don't mind." He continued, extending his hand. Ami's eyes narrowed as he told her his name, reaching out to take his hand.
"Ami." She replied, then gasped when their hands touched, causing a jolt to travel up her arm. She looked back up into his eyes, noticing his reaction was one of surprise too.
"Well Ami," He told her looking at their joined hands one more time before releasing hers, "This should be interesting. It was nice to meet you." He continued, before she could ask him what he meant by that. He bowed his head slightly as he backed up towards the door. "I hope I see you around!" He told her with that smile of his, before turning and jogging back down the stairs. Ami stood staring at his retreating back, before blushing. 'God, I'm an idiot.' She thought as she realized that she was so flustered that she didn't thank him for helping her. She thought his name sounded interesting, but could not put her finger on it at the moment. Trying to forget about Zoisite, Ami left to go to her mom's and start moving her stuff in, taking the front exit this time.
Zoisite walked down the street, his heart still racing from his encounter with his dream girl. 'Ami.' He thought excitedly, finally having a name to go with a face. He was beginning to regret his decision to come here, with all the problems he was facing with college. Plus, he had yet to locate his brother, Kunzite. He was feeling really lonely, the idea of going back to the Negaverse just so he could have someone even appealing. 'Not anymore.' He thought excitedly, thinking of Ami.
"Man, she's even better than in the dreams!" He said out loud, thinking of how pretty she was. She also was really friendly towards him, despite him being a complete stranger. He smiled, thinking of when their hands touched and the jolt he got. He was sure that she felt it too, after hearing her gasp. Zoisite had no doubt that she was made especially for him. 'I just have to convince her of that!' he thought, ready for the challenge.
Ami lugged the last of her things through her front door. "Where's Zoicite when you need him?" She asked herself, smiling at how nice he was for helping her earlier. 'I didn't even tell him thanks.' She thought, irritated with herself. 'Maybe I will see him around.' She thought as she dumped her things in the living room. 'Then I'll tell him!' She thought, satisfied she could make amends. Ami was going through her boxes when she heard a knock at her door. "Come in!" She yelled, just as Minako walked through the door. "Mina!" She greeted, getting up to go and hug her friend. "Where's your shadow?" She teased, referring to Kunzite, who wouldn't let her out of his site for more than five minutes at a time. Minako rolled her eyes and absently looked through Ami's boxes as she spoke.
"I had to sneak away." She told her blue-haired friend, "He doesn't seem to go a few minutes without apologizing for killing me." laughing at how absurd anyone else would find that statement.
"Trouble in Paradise?" Ami questioned, digging some clothes out of a box to take back to her bedroom.
"NO!." Minako said as she grabbed a handful of clothes and followed Ami into her bedroom, "I love him, I'm just not going to break like a fragile piece of glass like he thinks I am." She shoved the clothes in the nearest drawer, much to Ami's protest.
"Mina! I have a system!" She declared as she retrieved the clothes and put them in the drawer below the one Minako just put them in. Minako rolled her eyes and walked back into the living area to retrieve more stuff. "That makes sense, I suppose..Although it sounds pretty nice, having a big strong man waiting on me hand and foot all of the time." She confessed.
"Yeah, it's sweet I guess. Like even now, I miss him, but this will be good for him. I mean what's gonna happen when we start school again?" She questioned. "I doubt he could pass for a High school Senior!" She said, both girls laughing at the thought.
"How long have you been 'free' so to speak?" Ami asked her, folding up an empty box.
"3 hours, 15 minutes…" Minako told her, blushing when Ami looked at her in surprise. "What?" Minako asked, "It's not just hard for him, you know."
"Actually, I wouldn't know, but…maybe one day." Ami told her, wondering what it would be like to always want to be near someone, puzzled when Zoisite popped into her head all of a sudden.
"It's great!" Minako told her honestly. "I mean, the way he looks at me…at night when he takes me in his arms…" She trailed off, thinking.
"Do I need to give you a moment?" Ami asked her blonde haired friend. Minako looked at Ami, smiling.
"I'm sorry." Minako said, "I'm just happy." She told her. Ami studied Minako for a minute before speaking.
"Then what are you doing with me?" Ami questioned. "Go to your man! In fact," Ami continued as she looked towards her doorway, "I don't think you need to go very far for that either." Ami gestured towards her doorway, where an irritated Kunzite was standing. Minako squealed,
"Kunzite!" Before she leapt over some boxes and ran to him, leaping into his arms. "Baby! I missed you!" She told him, planting a big kiss onto his lips.
"You're running away, would suggest otherwise." He told her dryly, but still put his arms around her lovingly.
"I just needed a few hours, I think it was good for us." Minako told him.
"If by good for us, you mean me looking all over Tokyo for you, then okay…" He told her sarcastically.
"Please baby, don't be so dramatic, I left you a note." She told him, "What did you really do?" She asked him, still holding on to him.
"I went and spoke with Mamoru." He said, "I remembered that we were close once before…I thought, having another friend that isn't a Sailor Scout, or a woman couldn't hurt." He told her playfully. Minako laughed at this.
"I think that was sweet of you! Now, why don't you take me home and let me show you how much I missed you." She suggested quietly to him. Kunzite smiled as he bent her back for a heated kiss.
"That sounds great…" Kunzite told her when he pulled away. "Plus, I've been meaning to show you something that I found out I can still do, see you around Ami." He called to their almost forgotten audience. Minako squealed as Kunzite wrapped his arms tighter around her, both of them disappearing from Ami's room. Ami looked at the empty spot where they had just been. 'So he can still teleport.' She thought in amazement. 'I wonder what other powers he still has?' She quickly got out her computer to scan the area he just left, not seeing any traces of Negaverse power.
"Hmmm." Ami said to herself, "So these powers are his own…interesting." She glanced at the clock and noticed it was getting late. "I still have time for a late night swim!" She said as she ran into the back to get her suit. A half hour later, Ami was standing outside the popular Tokyo hotel and spa. Her mother did a lot of business with the hotel's affiliates when she traveled, so she got some perks. One being that her daughter could use the pool facilities whenever she wanted. Ami walked the familiar path into the lady's locker room, before changing into her suit. She walked into the pool house, hoping that it was late enough and nobody else would be there. She wasn't so lucky as she spotted a man doing laps. 'Oh well, we can't have everything we want in life.' She told herself as she set her towel down on the opposite end and dove into the water. She didn't know if it was her affirmation to water as Sailor Mercury that caused her to love the water so much, but she could not remember a time when she didn't enjoy a nice swim. Ami cut through the water effortlessly as she began her laps, timing her turn arounds perfectly from years of swimming. After doing her usual laps, Ami surfaced and floated onto her back, facing up, slowly relaxing in the process.
"Impressive technique." Came a semi-familiar voice from behind her in the water. Startled, Ami looked up quickly, a little surprised to see none other than Zoisite swimming across from her.
"Zoisite!" Ami said, a little breathlessly. She narrowed her eyes, "Are you following me?" She asked him suspiciously, causing him to laugh.
"I should ask you that question, seeing as how I was here first." He told her playfully. "I'm surprised you remembered my name." He told her, more seriously.
"Why wouldn't I remember your name?" Ami asked him, "I've actually been thinking about you a lot since you left." She told him honestly. Zoisite's smile widened at hearing this, as he slowly inched closer to her in the water.
"Oh really?" He said, aiming that grin at her. "How so?" He asked, close enough to touch her if he wanted.
"I forgot to tell you 'thank you' for helping with my books." She told him innocently, just now realizing his close proximity to her.
"Is that all?" He asked her, even closer now, his leg brushing against hers occasionally as they treaded water. Ami's heart felt like it was going to beat out of her chest, and not from the swim either.
"Um…what else should I have been thinking?" Ami asked him, curious to where he was going with this. She was slowly backing up as he inched closer.
"I thought maybe…." He began, "there was something there…" He finished quietly, reaching out and linking his hand with hers in the water. Ami looked at their joined hands, the spark still as strong as earlier, before looking back at Zoicite. Ami felt her back brush the edge of the pool, unable to back up any further. She was only a few inches from being pressed against the handsome stranger. Zoisite dropped her hand and leaned forward with his hands on the side of the pool, one on each side of her head, boxing her in. He slowly leaned towards her, pointedly looking at her mouth as he did. Ami's breath caught as he neared closer to her, her heart racing. He got centimeters away from her face, before using the edge of the pool and pushing himself backwards into the water, a good 6 feet from her now. He smiled wickedly at her, before diving underneath the water. He reached the edge and climbed out, walking over to where she was wading in the water still. He offered her his hand. "Are you done?" He asked her politely. Ami hesitated, before she grabbed his hand. She was still shocked by the warm feeling when they touched, despite expecting it this time 'I wish I could get my Mercury computer out and analyze it.' She thought vaguely. He hauled her out easily, grabbing her elbow to stabilize her once she was out.
Zoisite was enjoying this game with her. 'She blushes so easily.' He thought, looking at her reddened cheeks. He found himself wanting to know everything about her, from what she was thinking down to every inch of that cute little swimmer's body she had.
"So what brings you here?" He asked her, stepping back and releasing her.
"This is where I always come to swim." She told him before asking, "What about you?"
"Oh, I live here." He told her, then noticing her look, he quickly continued, "Well, for now anyway…You see, I'm sort of in between places at the moment, and until I find a place to stay, this is home for now." Ami looked sympathetically at him.
"You don't have any family you could stay with?" She questioned him, hating that he had to live in a hotel.
"I have some brothers…but…I don't think I will be staying with them anytime soon. It's okay," He told her, "I'll find something." She was still looking at him like she felt sorry for him, making him uncomfortable. Ami had to stop herself from telling him that he could stay in her extra room at her new place. The urge to help him almost over-powering. "What's wrong?" He asked her, wondering what she was thinking.
"I just…" She began, "I just don't like seeing anyone lonely I guess." Zoisite's smile faded a bit as she hit home with her statement.
"What makes you think that I'm lonely?" He asked her.
"Are you?" She asked him before shaking her head, "I'm sorry, I'm being rude. I guess sometimes I project my own feelings." She turned and walked towards her chair that held her towel, picking it up and slowly drying off. She felt him walk up behind her and stop.
"Are you?" He asked her softly, "Lonely I mean?" Ami slowly turned around and studied him. If she thought he was hot before, him without his shirt was absolutely mouth watering. She glanced down at his chest and abs, noticing the happy trail of blonde hair against his stomach. She quickly looked back up when she realized she was ogling him, surprised when she caught him doing the same to her. She licked her lips, her mouth suddenly too dry.
"Sometimes." She admitted, "Doesn't everyone?" She added, noticing that he was slowly coming closer to her. He stopped in front of her, his body almost touching hers.
"You don't have to be." He told her simply, putting his hand on her cheek. Ami locked eyes with him, surprised by what he just said. She couldn't help but drop her gaze to his lips, wondering if he was going to kiss her, but unsure. It seemed that he had almost kissed her several times since they met. Just when she thought he might, he dropped his hands to his side and stepped back. "Goodnight Miss Ami." He told her as he turned to grab his towel from the chair. Ami sighed, in combined relief and frustration. 'This man is driving me crazy.' She thought as she watched him towel off quickly, before hanging the towel across his neck. "Sweet dreams…" he said as he made his way towards the exit.
"Uh wait!' Ami cried before he could leave. Zoisite stopped, turning around to look at the blue-haired beauty. "Listen, if you ever get too lonely here, or whatever." She found herself saying, "I have an extra room at my new place. You're more than welcome to stay there. It's a little more homey than a hotel, plus you wouldn't be alone." She finished, wondering what the hell she was doing. Zoisite smiled at her, before turning back around and opening the door.
"Thanks Ami, that's definitely something to consider." He told her, "I may take you up on that offer." He stated, before winking at her and exiting the building. Ami waited until she was sure he was gone, before lowering herself to the nearest lounge.
"What did I just do?" She wondered. She hoped he forgot about her offer, and at the same time, she wanted nothing more than for him to accept it. "I guess we will see eventually." She told herself, finally getting up and heading home.
Zoisite lay in the hotel bed, staring at the ceiling. He was a terrible brother. He should be out looking for his grief stricken older brother, yet here he was…obsessing over some girl. 'Not just any girl.' He thought, 'Literally the girl of my dreams!' He sighed as he thought about what she had offered. Thinking that being her roommate for a little while, may give him the perfect opportunity to get to know her better. Like why a pretty girl like that was lonely, or how she would feel in his arms. Zoisite readjusted his pillow for the third time, trying to keep himself from going to her tonight to accept her offer. At the moment, she couldn't have been more right about him being lonely. 'That's going to change.' He told himself, 'Pretty soon, neither of us will be lonely.' He thought, liking the sound of that.
Mamoru walked into his room to check on Usagi. He was beginning to get really worried. She had not woken up in almost 4 days, and he had not heard her voice in his head again either. He was surprised when his bed was empty, looking around a little worriedly until noticing the light from underneath the bathroom door. Smiling, Mamoru walked to the bathroom door and, finding it unlocked, slowly pushed it open. He was met with a wall of steam as the shower was running full blast. Usagi had her eyes closed, letting the hot spray beat at her stiff muscles. Mamoru quietly took his clothes off, intent on joining her. 'I wonder how long I was out?' She wondered as she stretched into the spray.
"Almost 4 days." Came Mamoru's voice from behind her as he ran some soap over her back, massaging as he went. Usagi smiled and opened her eyes, but didn't turn around.
"I didn't realize that I projected that question." She said before continuing, "Almost four days? Wow…."
"Yeah, it was torture…" He murmured, sliding his soapy hands around to her front. Usagi leaned back into Mamoru and moaned in delight. She finally turned around and plastered herself against him, her lips claiming his. "God, I missed you Usako." He murmured into her mouth, half lifting her as he pressed her against the cold shower wall. Usagi wasted no time and wrapped her legs around him, her core rubbing against his erection. They both moaned in unison, Mamoru sliding his hands down to her hips to lift her up. He paused at her entrance, pulling back to look at her as he slowly slid inside.
"Oh My God!" Usagi cried at the feeling of his inside her, pulling him back to her mouth for a passionate kiss. Unable to go slow any longer, Mamoru took them both on a hard, fast ride against the shower wall. Usagi came hard and quick as Mamoru was not far behind, pouring himself into her.
Mamoru fell onto the bed with Usagi. He was still inside her, and they were both still wet from the shower. He rolled over until Usagi was on top of him. She leaned down and kissed him tenderly, pulling back with tears in her eyes.
"What's wrong Usako?" Mamoru asked her, brushing her tears away with his thumbs.
"I almost lost you." She managed to say, before losing her voice to emotion. Mamoru leaned up and kissed her, still holding her face in his hands.
"But you didn't." He told her, kissing her more passionately while thinking at her. 'You saved me, and we now have forever together.'
'I love you Mamo-chan.' She told him in his head, as she deepened their kiss, tangling her tongue with his. They had a lot of catching up to do, and hopefully all night to do it!
Ami looked around her new place, smiling at the result. It had furniture thanks to Minako, but the accents and decor were all hers. Of course, she had went with an ocean theme. 'What can I say? Blue is my favorite color.' She thought as she looked around and admired all of the different shades of blues and greens. She walked into her room, the same decor pattern flowing into it as well. She even did up the guest bedroom, but using more greens in there for some reason. She tried not to think about the fact that Zoicite's eyes were a similar green. She walked in there to look it over. It was a good sized room, although not as big as the master bedroom. It did not have it's own bathroom, but then again neither did hers. They would have to share a hallway bath that split the two rooms. 'Wait, what am I saying?' Ami thought surprised at herself. She was already acting like he was going to accept her offer. She hadn't even told the other scouts yet, afraid of why they might say about her offering to let a complete stranger live with her. "Probably that I am crazy." She said to herself. Of course, there was the option of NOT telling them. He could use the side entrance, nobody would even see him, and then after it had been a good amount of time…she could tell them. 'How long do you expect him to stay?' She asked herself, shaking her head. 'It's only supposed to be until he finds him a place.' She told herself. She tried not to picture the idea of his new place…being in her room. She was brought out of her fantasy by her communicator going off. Startled, she opened it up to see an excited Usagi.
"I'm BAAACK!" Came the excited voice of Usagi on the other line. Ami smiled brightly at her friend and Princess.
"Thank God Usagi, we were all worried about you!" She told her honestly, as she sat down onto her couch.
"I know, but I'm good as new!" Usagi stated happily. "Hey I've been making my rounds calling the other scouts and letting them know too, we are having a meeting tonight at the new headquarters."
"Yeah that sounds great," Ami told her, "but can we come and see you sooner?" She asked her.
"Oh I'll see you before then, I convinced Mamo-chan to help me move today!" She squealed happily. "I can't believe I get my own place, I feel so grown up!"
"Well, you do turn 17 in just a few days." Ami reminded her.
"That's right!" Usagi said, excitedly. "I guess with everything that happened, I sort of forgot."
"Well, we have experienced 2 lifetimes, and you've experienced enough heartache in those to cover several more lifetimes." Ami told her sincerely. Usagi nodded her head in agreement.
"You've had your share too Aimes." She told her blue-haired friend. "I hope the hard times stay in the past now. Speaking of which, have you gotten any of your memories back yet?" She went on to ask her.
"No." Ami told her, a little bummed about it. "Will it happen soon?"
"I used the crystal to open up all of you guy's locked memories, I am guessing that you just need some triggers to set it off and get them flowing." Usagi told her, "Don't rush it, it will happen, Minako has gotten a lot of hers back and Mamoru said that Kunzite told him he was even remembering his." Usagi left out the part where she also unlocked the rest of the General's memories and that hopefully the scouts would some day all have their men back. Usagi wanted her guard to be just as happy as she was. She was thrilled when Mamoru caught her up with current events and told her that not only were Kunzite and Minako an item; but Kunzite himself was the one to kill queen Beryl.
"Yeah, you're right." Ami said, feeling a little better.
"Okay, so I have to still call Minako, I will see you in a little while?" Usagi asked.
"Yeah, that'd be great!" Ami said before remembering, "Oh Usagi, don't forget you have to take your finals and do the last 3 days of school work you missed. I have all of it here." Usagi's smile turned into a pout.
"Geez Ami, way to pop my happy bubble!" Usagi told her, "That sounds terrible…can you help me?" She asked her sweetly. Ami laughed at her leader. She may be one of the most powerful women on Earth, but she sure hated school work.
"I'll help you with the homework, but you have to take the finals yourself. You and Minako both." She told her, a hint of scolding mother to her voice.
"Oh all right." Usagi conceded. "Talk to you later Ami!" She finished as she signed out. Ami put her communicator back into her subspace pocket, still smiling. It was good to hear from Usagi again. Ami looked across her room at the television, which was flanked by two large book shelves. She read so much over the years, that they were pretty full with books. Getting up and walking over, Ami chose a book at random. 'School may be out for summer, but no sense in letting myself get rusty.' She thought, sitting back down on the couch and cracking open the book. She put on her reading glasses and flipped past the first few pages. She had picked one on Geology, not her most favorite subject. 'All the more reason to study up on it!' She told herself as she began to read. She scanned through the first few chapters and stopped when she got to minerals and stones, something on the page catching her eye. She quickly scanned over it before finding the word. Jadeite. She quickly read the caption underneath the picture of the green looking rock.
Jadeite is one of the minerals recognized in the gemstone jade. 'So Jadeite is a mineral. I thought that was an interesting name.' She puzzled, before getting an idea and flipping back to the index. She scanned the text and her heart began beating fast when she found the name, Kunzite. Turning the page to the last of the index, she came to the name she was looking for…Zoisite. She frantically flipped through and read the small information regarding both. All three names were from a type of mineral that could be found in stones. The rareness of the names, could only mean one thing.
"Zoisite is an underworld General." She breathed, her heart pounding in her chest causing a roaring in her ears. Even as she said this, she knew it to be true. He told her he was 'in between places at the moment' and that he 'had some brothers', when she had asked him about family. "Oh my God!" Ami said, covering her mouth with her hands. "I invited an evil Negaverse General to stay in my home!" She said, horrified. She quickly tried to reason with herself. 'Okay Ami, he didn't seem evil at all…in fact, he was really sweet.' She told herself, a little confused. "Maybe all of the general's were freed from Beryl's evil after she was killed, and not just Kunzite." She said, trying to make sense out of it all. She wished she could find a way to scan him with her computer. Trying to work it all out in her head, she couldn't help but remember her conversation with Rei and Makoto the other day. She told them then that she wouldn't mind turning an evil general good, if it meant having someone to share things with. She also remembered Luna telling them that they each had love interests on the Moon, Minako's being Kunzite, Usagi had the Earth Prince, and now it looked like, "I had Zoisite." She said out loud, wishing she could remember something from that time. It had to be him though, how else could you explain the chemistry they had whenever they were near each other. She also had a moment of recognition with the gorgeous blonde that she couldn't quite explain earlier. Now, however, it all seemed to make some sense. 'So what is he doing then?' She wondered. He could be attempting to get close to her in order for him to hurt her or get to the Princess. For some reason, that didn't seem right. 'Why would he enroll in college if he was trying to kill us?' She questioned. Plus, he had plenty of chances to kidnap or torture her if he wanted. All day yesterday in fact. When he helped her carry her books up, when they were alone in the pool house…No, he hadn't made one move in malice towards her, didn't try to kidnap or torture her either. 'Well, I'm not so sure about the torture part.' She thought bitterly, she was sure he was going to kiss her several times, only for him to pull back at the last minute. She thought about how his body felt brushing up against hers in the pool. Ami re-crossed her legs on the couch, trying to ease the ache she was having between them. She wasn't a very sexual person, she hadn't even thought about sex in over a year, but one thought about Zoisite barely brushing against her body, had her all hot and bothered. She never told the other girls this, or anyone for that matter, but she was not as innocent as they thought. She had an ex-boyfriend named David, who was an American. This was before her scout duties, and before she had all of her wonderful friends. David, at the time, was her only friend; him being a book worm as well. After a year together, David had to go back to the States, his exchange student term being up. She wanted to give him something to remember her always, both of them having never been with anyone before. So, the day before he was to leave, they had sex. Ami thought back to that time, it was almost a year and a half ago now. David was sweet, and after the initial pain, it was somewhat enjoyable. She never got wet thinking about an almost kiss from him though. Ami blushed realizing that even when she thought of her and David's intimate time together, she didn't get as turned on as she did while thinking of Zoisite. "I'm in deep trouble." She said out loud. "So what now?" She questioned herself. There was still the chance that he wouldn't take her up on her offer, but for some reason, she just couldn't imagine that he wouldn't. Ami lay back onto the couch, putting her feet up in the process. She could feel a headache brewing as she pinched the bridge of her nose and removed her reading glasses. 'I have to figure out what to do.' She thought, closing her eyes. She didn't sleep very well the night before and it was quickly catching up with her. 'Maybe I'll take a nap, wake up with a clear head.' She thought, already half asleep. It didn't take long and she was fast asleep, the memory invading her dreams.
Ami moaned as strong hands ran all over her body, she opened her eyes to be greeted by none other than her true love Zoisite.
"Did I wake you?" He asked her huskily, busily removing the night dress from her body, having already divested himself of clothing.
"Mmm… yes, but I'd wake up to you any day! When did you get in?" She asked him, moaning again as he freed her from her night gown and his hands found her wet center.
"Just now." He told her as he slipped a finger inside her, followed quickly by another. "I couldn't stay away from you my love." he told her, watching her as he took her closer and closer to the edge. "Oh my Darling, you are so Beautiful." He told her huskily, leaning down to claim her lips with his own. Ami gripped his shoulders, sliding her hands to his face as she angled her head and deepened the kiss, their tongues dueling.
"Oh God! Zoisite!" She panted, getting close. Smiling wickedly, Zoisite pulled his fingers out before she could come causing her to moan at the loss. He didn't leave her without for long, as he drove up and into her, filling her completely. Ami's nails dug into his back as he began moving inside her, the orgasm rapidly building again. He felt her walls contract around him as he pumped in and out of her, her scream echoing in his ears as she came.
"You're amazing!" He told her breathlessly, picking up the pace and slamming into her. Ami was wild underneath him, another orgasm already building.
"Zoisite! Zoisite!" She screamed, nearing her release.
"Yesssss!" He screamed as she came around him again, this time taking him with her as he emptied his seed into her.