His white hair barely brushed his back as he ran. His shoulders and haunches moved with fluid-like grace as he rightfully glided over the hard crystal floors of the palace. The wind sung in his sensitive ears, whispering to him of freedom and the joy of flight. He could feel it, pulsing through his veins like the sensation itself was his lifeblood, and not some dinky red fluid. Though, he was glad he had been reborn after the tragic happenings with Queen Beryl, in which that red fluid had been spilt when his beloved Zoicite had died, he had taken some time after he was brought back along with nephrite and Jedite, but as soon as her saw her he knew that the pain was still there.

To look in the twin Blue eyes of the Mercury Princess reminded him too much of his beloved Zoicite and he tried at first to ignore the girl, but as time would show he had to often go to her and ask for things for his troops. Things such as communicators for long distance travels and emergency power packs. They had started to talk and he would often find her in the workroom by herself, the lights dim and she would be laying with her head on her hands sleeping at her workbench. The first time he had seen her like this he didn't know what to do so he just left her, but after three or four times of finding her like that he decided to take her to her room so she would be more comfortable. What had started out, as a 'friendly' relationship was quickly becoming something more, and he didn't know if he could handle it.

That's why he had gone to Venus; she was once his lover back in the Silver Millennium and now his closest friend. He told her of his problems with Ami and she had taken the time to talk to him about it, after three hours of talking he had stood to leave and go find Ami when he leaned and gave Venus a hug and a friendly kiss on the cheek, but Venus had ideas of her own and kissed him on the lips. Only then did he hear the gasp and saw a flash of blue hair tearing down the hallway at lighting fats speed, his heart broke and he knew what Ami had seen what they had done. "Venus? Why did you do that? I thought we were only friends nothing more, you are a married woman and expecting child!" He yelled at her before moving away to stare out the window and watch Mercury's form slip into the crowds of Crystal Tokyo's Market Place. " I do not know of the reasons for my actions Malachite, I just kissed you I guess to make sure I didn't feel anything so that when you and Ami were together I would not be bitter." She said is a sad frown on her features, as she to watched the form of the Ice Senshi running away..

It was only a few seconds later that a flash of purple was seen and their stood Sailor Pluto, her eyes looked like fire as she glared at the two. "Do you realize what you have done? The timeline was perfect; everything was in order and now it looks as if we might loose Mercury! Of all the stupid things you have done Venus this is the most blond. And YOU!" She said while glaring at Malachite, "Because of you Mercury might not be around much longer, is that what you truly wanted?" With that she looked at Malachite and opened the door, needing no further encouragement he took off down the pathway towards the Market. Hoping against hope that Ami didn't do something she would regret later.....

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