So, how did you all like the Prologue? Well, now that you have a basic idea of what is happening, let's continue with the story. Reviews are welcome! Enjoy the first chapter! :D
Rei looked around, and saw only darkness. She breathed in an icy old breath and scanned the darkened hallways. "Hello? Is anyone there? Scouts? Yuuichirou?" She paced, left then right, not afraid of running into anything. Her hair seemed invisible; it matched the colors around her, and her eyes widened with tears. "Where is everyone?"
She suddenly stopped when she saw her transformation pen floating in midair ahead of her; the planet shaped emblem seemed to spin around with sparks of fire. She ran, with her hand reaching out, as the pen seemed to move farther and farther away. Tears jumped to her eyes and she sobbed. "Mars Crystal Power!"
At the sound of the call, the pen broke and hovered shattered in the air. Rei's eyes went black as she fell back, the dark floor supporting her lightly began to shatter...
Rei woke in her bed, gasping, as she shot up straight. Her heart pounded like a drum against her skin and her hair fell down in front of her. "Jaedite-" she stopped, as she flipped over the covers and saw her lover was not there, sound asleep. She looked around, forgetting her dream for a slight second. "What time is it?"
Without bothering to get up, Jaedite walked into the room with his jeans on. "Oh, so you're finally up." He leaned against the wall on the bedroom door with his arms folded. "You fell asleep again this morning while we were in the tub."
She leaned up, not bothering to fix her hair. Jaedite's looked just a bad, but the glance in his eyes made him look perfectly capible of murder, so Rei felt uneasy. "What?"
"This morning. About four hours ago. You went to take a shower and I joined you. You fell asleep beside me, don't you remember?"
"No.."
He smiled, and his false innocence disappeared. "You went on and on about missing the sailor team and Yuuichirou. I bet you didn't even notice me kissing your neck." He grinned a teasing smile.
Rei didn't change expression, but tightened up inside and could feel the heat rising her body. "Can you refresh my memory?"
Jaedite stared. His eyes grew colder, or so they looked to Rei. Then he walked over slowly, took Rei by the hand, and helped her up out of bed. He grabbed her by the shoulders, kissed her lips gently and lost contact by an inch. Staring in her eyes, he said, "You should eat something." Then he turned and walked out, leaving Rei with visions of his blue eyes.
"Do you think it has to do with the invasion with Beryl centuries ago?" Jaedite asked. "Because if they are still angry at me for fighting against the team, I already explained that it wasn't my fault. Beryl had us all under her spell, and that bitch Usagi knows it, because even Mamoru was held captive!" He stood up and rammed his fist on the wooden table.
Rei backed away. "Jaedite, it's alright. Don't get upset. I was just thinking-"
"And Usagi even SAW Beryl turn him against her. She FOUGHT against him! Didn't see realize how much she cared?! Why is that so different from the two of us!" He was angry now, standing up with his muscles tightening. She stared at the frenzied Jaedite, who had given up on emotions and rammed his fist into the wall. "Damn it all..." He stomped out of the kitchen and down the hallway.
Rei sighed and hung her head. It was true. The scouts still judged her gentle lover as the man who tried to kill them years ago. They never took the time to realize the caring man behind the mask that Rei fell in love with. As a matter of fact, every time Rei mentioned Jaedite, the girls would moan and give Rei the same 'he isn't your true love' speech. Rei always seemed disturbed to know Usagi, the one who fell for many other guys, said that she didn't know what true love was. Was it because she had Mamoru? Or maybe because she thinks she knows everything about love because she is the Goddess of the Moon? Rei didn't want to think anymore. She got up, grabbed her purse, and left.
Rei stood in front of the Hikawa Temple stairs with her purse dangling beside her. Her hair blew to her left a couple of times, then seemed to switch direction as she tightened up with anger. She remembered stomping away from the group and rushing down the street to Jaedite's apartment, hoping to stay there forever. That was five years ago, and now, she seemed frightened.
She took one step up the stairs and waited. No one seemed to rush up and down anymore. No people seemed to roam that street. Busting with curiousity, she rushed up the steps in hopes of finding something, or someone, she left behind.
The shrine was empty; Phobos and Deimos were not flying about to greet their princess. The leaves from two seasons ago were still left on the ground, unraked. Rei's eyes widened as she rushed into the doors of the temple. "Grandpa? Grandpa, are you home?"
She raced down the hallways. It was empty of possesions. No fire in the chamber, no kimonos in the closets, no clothes. No food. No people. She ran to her room. No bed, no blankets, nothing. The only thing remaining was the vase of Casablancas that mysteriously was left in a clear box by the window. They seemed full of life and beauty.
"Where is everyone?" she asked herself as she sat helplessly on the shrine stairs. "Where did everyone go!"
"Everything left, when you did, Rei."
Rei looked up through her tears and impatiently brushed them away. "Ami?"
Ami, who's hair was no her shoulders now, still aqua blue, stood up in front of her. She grew taller, but she still had those eyes of innocence and intelligence. They looked painful, though, like she cried every night at the lose of her friend. They seemed like ice. "Rei, you finally came back?"
Rei didn't answer, just sniffed and tried to rub out the redness in her eyes.
"I haven't seen you in years. I can't believe you actually ran away with Jaedi-"
"That's what you do when you love people..."
"And leave your team behind in the dust and have you grandfather die of pain?" Ami added with her hands on her hips.
"What?!" Rei asked, standing up now. "What did you say about Grandpa?"
Ami stared at Rei for a good while. Her eyes widened and the wind blew a couple of times before she finally chose to speak. "He was worried about you and looked for you everywhere. He died of a weak and tainted heart two years ago, but you wouldn't know that because you ran away with the one person you love most!"
Rei sat down blankly. Nothing made sense to her anymore. "Grandpa died...because I left?"
"He was old, Rei! He had a lot of pain on his heart and worried for you! There's nothing in world like caring about people." Ami said with a frown. "It sure was sad though. We were all surprised to see you missing at the wake. We thought you would have found out and been there. I guess not."
"He's gone... just like Momma..." Rei stared at the ground.
Ami sat down beside Rei. "There whn't been any enemy attacks lately. Not in years. Luna says it's because the scouts lost their bond between each other. The Imperium Silver Crystal has no power what so ever."
Rei didn't listen. She couldn't stop thinking about Grandpa's death and that she was the one who caused it. She got up, and ran down the stairs. "REI! Where at you going?! WAIT!" Ami called after her.
Rei kept running, almost tripping down the stairs as she squinted to see through her tears. "REI!" she could hear Ami call, but she kept running, like five years ago. Running away from her fears. She just kept running.... running... running...