Disclaimer: Sailor Moon is copyrighted to Naoko Takeuchi. Shinji, however, is my original character.
I'd like to thank my beta reader Sariah (DarkDemigoddess) for helping me out with every tiny mistake that you found in my fic. Comma, I, comma, I, comma, I, no not Rei I. (sorry inside joke)
I'd also like to thank you for helping me with the cuteness ideas.:) They make me smile.
Now, on with the fic!
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"Well this is it." A man with dark gray and obviously balding hair said to the young man behind him. The boy was medium height with beautiful crystal blue eyes and short flowing blonde hair. "Are you coming Jadeite? I really want you to meet these people, the owner of this place has been a friend of mine since before you were born." Jadeite laughed lightly at the old man. Shinji-san really didn't know Jadeite's age, and at that fact Jadeite didn't know his age either. He was found by Shinji-san a few months before as he woke up in the middle of a desolate alley. He didn't know where he came from or who his family was, all he could remember was that his name was Jadeite. He still got short little memory jolts but they really didn't help much. He only saw a girl with long raven black hair and unnerving indigo eyes. Those eyes still haunted him every time he saw them in his nightmares.
Shinji knocked on the door of the massive shrine. The place had the most beautiful landscaping Jadeite had ever seen, which really wasn't saying much especially since he couldn't remember anything. But non-the less it was still beautiful. The cherry blossom trees on the side of the building were just going into bloom. The place looked old but had the effect that it was a safe haven for people to go to and not a haunted house feeling that gave you jitters.
Another old man who was really short, and had a cheerful face opened the door. "Shinji, old friend, I'm glad you could make it. This must be Jadeite." He said, referring to the young man. The light gray haired, elderly man was wearing priest robes.
"Hello," was all that Jadeite said.
"Kind of a silent one, wouldn't you say Shinji? But that's okay, I'm sure that you and my daughter will get along just fine." Jadeite's ears perked up. A girl was living here, his eyes gave away that he was now excited about being here.
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The old man's name was Hino, as Jadeite soon found out. Their home was the Hino Shrine that was owned and managed by Hino-san himself. His daughter, whose name he also found out was Rei, took care of the grounds and made sure that everything was beautiful. Jadeite thought that when he met her, he should compliment on how nice she kept everything up. It must have been tough for her to keep this gigantic place up and be in school.
The young girl, who he wanted to meet, finally came through a door on the other side of the room that they were in. He couldn't believe his eyes. It was the girl from his dreams; her mystifying dark lilac eyes could not be mistaken.
"You're her." Jadeite whispered. She looked over at him and her eyes went wide. Her face became pale as the moon in all its glory.
"Jadeite?" He stood there, in shock. She knew his name?
"How do you know me?" She wouldn't answer his question. She fled.
"Well that was odd," Hino-san said. He was just as shocked as Jadeite was, but of course not for the same reasons.
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"Usagi-chan are you there? This is Rei, please answer me." I whispered into my communicator. I had to contact the girls; they needed to know about this. Jadeite was back from his imprisonment. This couldn't be. He was evil and all of a sudden he got a second chance. We needed a senshi meeting.
"Rei are you all right?" I finally got an answer. "Usagi, have everyone meet at the Crown Game Center, we need to have a scout meeting." I didn't want to answer her question yet. I mean, I didn't know if I was all right. This man, who almost killed me, just returns out of the blue? That couldn't be right. I couldn't believe grandpa didn't recognize him. Oh yeah, all memories that had to do Jadeite were erased.
I made it to the Crown Game Center in time to see Mina-chan walk in. "Mina wait up!" I yelled out, she turned her head and smiled, but it was a worried smile. She was just as scared as Usagi was when I called her.
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"That is how I got here." I finished, slightly out of breath. After telling my story to the girls they couldn't believe it either. Jadeite back? And living at the Hino residence for two weeks? But I didn't mention something to the other senshi. I saw recognition in his face, too. That meant that he knew me and if he was still keen on getting back at me, well he could do it anytime at night when I was asleep. I had to go back home and straighten everything out with him. Queen Beryl was dead. He couldn't be evil any longer, right?
"I have to go girls. I need to get back before my grandpa gets worried."
"Are you sure, Rei, do you want us to go with you?" Ami asked. She was the most worried of them all.
"No that's okay, I need to face this on my own." They all had looks on their faces that said, I think we need to go with you, but nobody said a word. So I left.
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"Grandpa I'm back," I called out, but nobody answered. Hmmm, they must have been in the back looking at the wishing tree, I thought to myself. I had a knack for knowing where people were at certain times, like I did now. When I got back there I realized that I was right. Jadeite and Shinji-san were back there with my grandpa. But they weren't looking at the tree. They were just talking.
"Oh, Hello Rei," My grandpa called out when he saw me in the doorway. Then I decided to do something very stupid and very dangerous. Especially with the weird and strange thoughts my grandfather can come up with.
"Hey, Grandpa," I started.
"Yes, sweetie?" My grandpa asked. It wasn't usual for me to ask something of him.
"Can I borrow Jadeite for a few minutes, I just need to talk to him." My grandpa smiled, giving me a knowing look. If only he didn't see it that way, I sighed.
Jadeite got up and moved towards me, he was giving me a confusing look. I just asked him to follow me and then went inside.
"What did you want to talk to me about?" I just shrugged and sat down. Now I didn't know what to say.
"It must have been something important. You look like it was something important. But since you aren't going to talk, can I ask you something?" I just nodded, almost afraid of what he was going to ask of me.
"I'm wondering who you are, I mean, I know your name but I've been having a dream lately and it seems that you are the girl who is in it." I just looked at him, almost starting to say everything that was going on in my mind at that moment.
"I mean, I don't remember anything from my past, except for short little snippets, but for some reason I feel as if I know you, not like I've seen you in my dreams, but just know you. Almost as if we knew each other." He stopped rambling. I gave him a look that was almost as confused as he seemed.
I started out, "I did know you, but we weren't exactly friends, and since now I know you aren't evil, I guess I am allowed to be just a friend of yours. I can't exactly explain everything to you right now, at least not until I talk to a close friend of mine on what to do, but I'm sure she'll let me tell you everything. But for now, I am just going to say that yes, I did know you and that I'm actually glad your back." He just gave me this look of disbelief; he had to wait for me to tell him everything.
"Okay, I'll wait."
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Knock, knock. I hit my fist against Setsuna's door. She was the one person I knew that would help me.
"Setsuna it's me, Rei, open up please." A very groggy looking woman with long dark green hair and garnet eyes opened the door that was blocking me from my answers. "Why is he here?" Setsuna immediately knew why I was standing in the hallway in front of her apartment and straightened up a little.
"Come on in," was all that she said.
When I stepped into Setsuna's apartment I couldn't believe my eyes. The place looked as if a train had rushed by and knocked everything out of place. Clothes were strewn everywhere. Newspapers and books were piled up on the floor and couch. The chair had paper work stacked a foot high. It wasn't like Setsuna to be this messy. In fact Setsuna was the cleanest person that I knew. That includes Mamoru.
"What is going on?" Setsuna looked at her and sighed. I knew that there was something she didn't want me to know.
"Rei, there has been some kind of interference in the time portals. People have returned that shouldn't be here, like Jadeite. I have been trying to figure out who did this and how I can return these people back to the time and place that they should be. It might take several weeks, but I'm pretty sure I can figure this out. I just hope that you can handle being around Jadeite." I just blinked at her. Of course I knew what was going on, but I didn't realize that I would have to spend the next several weeks living with Jadeite, you know, that man that used to be evil.
"Setsuna, don't take too long."
The senshi of time just smiled, giving me an odd look as if she was hiding a fact that I should know. But that's just silly. Setsuna wouldn't hide anything from me.
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