Long time no see! Well, I'm back and more determined than ever to continue this fic and others that have been delayed. If you forgot the story, you're welcome to read it again to refresh your mind a bit. Hope you like it.

D- Sailormoon and or any of the characters mentioned in this fic do not belong to me. But…someday they will.

The oceans on Mercury were nonetheless outstandingly beautiful. Such splendor one would not find in any other planet. The tint of turquoise on the edge of the water made it shimmer a silver.

"Princess…" a voice she could recognize anywhere had come to bid his farewell. "Princess, I wish to speak to you."

"Leave me alone, Mercury Knight. For I wish not to speak to you, it will only bring more grief to our parting."

She did not turn, but instead revealed her stubbornness by crossing her arms.

"Is this how you say goodbye to me, Princess. This may very well be the last time that you see me. Please, do not be stubborn and listen to your heart."

She sighed and let herself drop on the ocean shore. The tears that fell in the water looked like little crystals of ice.

"Mercury Knight. I'm so afraid…" she ran her fingers across the wet dirt.

"Don't be afraid, Ami," he began as he took a spot on the floor beside her. "All will go well, if you have a little faith."

She felt at peace with herself for letting him approach her and comfort her every move. He moved her hair out of her face and cupped her chin to turn her towards him.

"Please, I can't…" but before she knew it their lips had met and their departing sealed. She opened her eyes to look into the face of her suitor, but instead they met with the ceiling fan.

"Mercury Knight…sounds quite mysterious," she said as she lifted herself out of bed. The phone rang…could it be him?

She picked up the phone almost automatically and smiled as she heard her friends voice on the other end.

"Good morning, Lita. How are you?" the girl's expression changed into a sad one. "I will be right over. Poor Rei, she must be devastated."

There was a knock at the door. Could it be?…no! What would he be doing here? How would he know where she lived?

"Coming," she said suspiciously.

She opened the door and gasped as Serena jumped in.

"Ami, did you hear what happened to Rei's grandfather? I told Darien to come pick you up so we could see her. Well, if you want to." Serena's eyebrows rose and Ami nodded.

"Allow me to get dressed and I'll be right out."

Her room was painted red like the crimson that filled the skies of Mars. She felt so much pride in her land.

Someone knocked on the door to her room and she quickly sprung out of bed and cloaked herself in a coat.

"Enter at your will," she said and so it was that a man walked in.

Grandpa!? No, it couldn't be her grandfather. In the past?

"Rei, I must go into battle soon and I just wanted you to know that I love you. Take care of my castle, daughter."

They embraced for what seemed to be centuries, but what really only lasted a few minutes.

Rei was in tears as her father got up and exited the room.

The door did not close, but rather opened again. She did not care to look up to see who it was.

She already knew long before he had entered that he would come.

She jumped into his arms and buried her face in his chest.

"Don't leave me! Please! Please! I love you!" She held on to him for life, but he didn't react. Instead he stood there staring at her.

"I can't do that, my princess. The others are counting on me and I can't let them down. I don't want to be the cause that they lose the battle."

"What about losing me? Did you ever think about me once? Please, prove to me your love by staying with me." Her tears had moved him, but he didn't want to hug her back. It would make it that much harder to let her go.

"Rei, I love you with all my heart and I swear by our love that I will return to you. You will be the motivation for me to want to win the war, so that I will return to you. And we shall live happier times."

He couldn't stand watching her like this any longer and he made the mistake of hugging her back.

"Mars Knight, I love you. I don't know how much more I have to say it. I just do."

"I can't leave you, Princess Rei, but I have to." He let her go and she fell to the floor with a thud. She buried her face in her hands and looked up no more.

Before he left the room he wiped away the tear that had escaped his eye.

He shut the door behind him and she clearly heard him whisper something to her.

"I'm sorry."

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