Once again he was met with the isolation of quiet and darkness….

Demande opened his eyes being met with once again the all too familiar blackness around him. As his vision cleared, he could see the random flickers of street lights sparsely placed in the distance that would suggest it was night time on Earth. Using what little strength he had left, he sat up feeling as though he had felt the brunt power of Wiseman's energy once again. The only thing that he could even think about right now is locating Saphir, he should be somewhere close by.

'I hope he's okay' he thought.

He struggled to lift himself up at first but eventually was able to stand. He started to walk through the area, the ground was rough beneath him, as his shoes were now missing from his feet and the material to his pants were completely torn off below his knees. His clothes were already barely being held together as it was, but the journey from Nemesis to Earth must have been a rough one. If he was a sight for sore eyes back then, he could only imagine what an Earthling might think if he was spotted, he needed to find Saphir quick.

With luck on his side, he spotted a large, dark mass a distance away from him. He stumbled over to it until he could get a closer look and it was indeed, Saphir. He was still out cold and in the same condition as himself, with his garb barely holding onto him and his body scratched and bruised, they must have had one hell of a landing.

With one hand, he gently shook his shoulder, not too intensely, but enough for him to feel it, "Saphir are you alright? It's me, please wake up." He whispered in his ear.

He started to move slightly and soon after began to wake up. "Ni-Nii-san did we make it?" he could barely choke out.

"Yes we're here on Earth," he replied. "I know it's hard right now but we need to hide and come up with a plan, because of our appearance right now, we'll draw attention if anyone finds us."

Saphir nodded slightly and attempted to pull himself off the ground. When Demande saw how much he was struggling, he helped him up the rest of the way. With Saphir's arm around his shoulder, Demande made his way towards….well he didn't exactly know where but, they needed to get to a secluded area before they could be spotted by anyone. Noticing a dark, alleyway up ahead he decided that it would have to do until they could regain some of their strength. He dragged Saphir though the empty space between two buildings before they plopped down onto the cold, cemented ground. Normal men would have been dead at this point for what they've went through, but, their ancestors adapting to the harsh environment of Nemesis made them a more vigorous breed of people and therefore, can endure more than the average Earthling ever could.

They sat against the brick walls of the tall buildings while catching their breaths and recovered some of their strength, they were both so exhausted. "What do we do now?" Saphir asked.

Demande replied, "I'm not sure, I wasn't here very long when I traveled to the past back then. Esmeraude and Rubeus were the ones that spent the most time here so I never got to learn about how things were run in 20th century Earth. At the time I didn't think it mattered because once I would've conquered it, they would have had to adapt to my way of living, not the other way around. What about you?"

"I didn't spend but maybe a half a day here and was unconscious through most of it, me and Petz talked for a little bit about her new life on Earth but with the urgency of the situation that was going on at the time with Wiseman, it prevented us from delving too far into it. I wonder if we're in a time where the Spectre sisters are alive, maybe they could help us." He started to get lost his thoughts, but then spoke again.

"Demande, there was something that I didn't get to bring up back on Nemesis with all that was going on but something just hit me. I think I know how we were able to be brought back from death." Saphir admitted. He then pulled out a pair of the earrings made from the Jakokusuishou from his jacket pocket. "When I first woke up I found that I was wearing them which I found strange since I had always avoided every putting them, do you know something about this?"

Demande with a guilty look on his face seemed to recall something he had neglected to tell him, "I'm sorry I know that you always distrusted this power and thought that it would somehow warp your way of thinking but, when I lost you, I was so devastated that I took out a pair of the black crystal earrings that I had always saved for you, hoping that one day you would come to accept it, and then gave you a full boost of the Jakokusuishou. I figured that if the Queen could be brought back using the Maboroshi no Ginzuishou from her previous life, then maybe this could be done using the same method with our power. Even though I had never heard of it being used for this purpose before, I thought that it would be still worth a try."

Saphir just looked at him for a moment and sighed, "You're right I did think being over excessive with the black crystal wasn't a good idea. I saw that it's power consumed the mind to a point where everyone changed to become too rash and power hungry, even you, Nii-san."

All Demande could do was hang his head in shame.

"But I'm glad that you did what you did because I think you were on to something in this theory of yours. I don't understand how it only affected us, but we're fortunate enough to be given a second chance at life."

Relieved that his brother wasn't mad at him, Demande smiled back at him.

Saphir then exclaimed, "I have an idea! If gems are as valuable on Earth as they are on Nemesis, then maybe we can acquire some currency selling what's still attached to our clothing, I'm sure we'd be able to make a decent amount! Petz and her sisters were able to purchase a home with the currency they made from working and seemed to be very content with how they were living. It could be a start for us at least to learn how to live amongst these humans."

"That's a good idea!" he replied. "Question is, how are we going to get around anywhere looking like this? If we walk in with expensive gems looking like common beggars, they'll think we stole them."

"I'm not sure about that yet either, but let's just remove them from our clothing for now and maybe we can come up with an idea." Saphir began to pull each of the saphires off his jacket one by one and then Demande began to follow suit.

While pulling the gems off and cleaning each one, three men appeared to have taken notice of them. One man was holding onto another one, being led, just as Demande did for Saphir earlier but it didn't seem like he was aware of his surroundings. Something seemed off about them. It was hard to make out their appearance, all they could tell is that they seemed to be older, for Earth's lifespan that is. The other two, were stumbling towards them just giggling and staring at them until one finally spoke, "Hey, you think these guys have any cash on them? I'm getting dry here.." Demande noted that his speech was slurred and unclear.

"Nah, can't you see that these guys are hobos. How pathetic, I bet they don't even have a single yen on them." The other man replied. Then he began to take notice of what they were holding. "Wait hold on…they seem to have some jewels."

Distracted by the interaction with these strangers, Demande and Saphir looked down and realized that they were holding out numerous gems of diamonds and sapphires in their hands. I guess this confirmed on if Earth civilians found value in these or not.

The first man spoke again, "How are we going to get more booze with jewels?" He was much more inebriated than his friend.

The second man replied, "You idiot forget about getting more drunk than you already are, we can make a fortune with all those! Set Satoshi down over there and I'll take the old man while you get the smaller one, no one's going to care about what happens to these bums." Demande's face was so covered in dirt, hiding his youthful face that seeing his white hair must have given him the impression that he was of the elderly.

The first man did as instructed and set the friend he was holding up down on the ground against the wall. By this time he was completely passed out drunk. The thugs approached them now trying to intimidate them. Saphir and Demande looked at each other and then stood up facing the two men, the bossy one who was supposed fight Demande looked nervous for a moment when he saw how tall he was in comparison, but then changed into fighting stance ready to mug him.

Even in their weakened state this fight wouldn't be much of a challenge, they were both intoxicated with no plan. The sloppily drunk man then, immediately made his way towards Saphir at full charge with his hand going in for the punch. Saphir simply caught his hand, grabbed the man's arm and swung him until he slammed into the brick wall, knocking him out cold. Saphir stood over the man and examined him with his back turned and Demande looked over in that direction as well, the other man took this opportunity to bum rush Saphir punching him in the back of his head, making him collapse to his knees.

"You fucking coward!" Demande was so angry he ran over him and directed his punch full force into the man's face but then something curious happened. When his jab made contact with his face, a burst of energy escaped consuming the man's head until it completely disintegrated. He was dead.

Demande held out his palms in front of him looking at them in shock. Sapir still on his knees looked directly above him as the blast was only a foot above his head, he wasn't expecting that.

Demande immediately took action. "Saphir grab that man's clothes and change into them," he pointed at the man who had been passed out through the whole ordeal. He was smaller in frame than the other man who was knocked out so his clothes would fit more appropriately on him. Saphir saw where he was going with this and followed his brother's orders, stripping the man and changing from his own into normal, civilian clothing. Demande quickly began undressing the man Saphir fought and started changing into his clothes as well. They smelled so much like alcohol, it made him want to vomit. The man was overweight so his clothes fit loosely but he had a hooded jacket which would be beneficial to him. Saphir grabbed a bag that was owned by one of the men and began gathering up all the gems and their clothes they changed out of stuffing them inside before making a quick exit.

They walked in silence for what seemed like hours until they reached a pier that gave a stunning view of a large pond that was surrounded by greenery, trees and flowers. It was as if they knew to walk in this direction. Everything they had ever wanted as kids growing up was all right here and now.

They were so distracted in their thoughts about everything that had just taken place that they didn't even notice that the night was ending and the sky began to get lighter. They stood at the edge of the pier and looked out at the breathtaking site that was before them. All feeling of anger and anxiety seem to disappear with the night.

"Look Nii-san the sun is coming up! Let's get closer to the water and watch it!" Saphir ran down from the pier and next to the body of water where the grass was and just sat and gazed into the beauty of the rising sun changing the sky to various shades of pinks and oranges, he had never seen such magnificence. Demande followed and sat next to him. He was amused with Saphir's excited state and would go back and forth watching the sunrise and then his reaction again, he hadn't seen him this ecstatic since they were kids when they once discovered a flower that had been growing on Nemesis. Back then he had promised that they would one day be in a whole field of flowers, he only half believed it at that time but to actually be living in it now is truly a miracle.

Nemesis was always cold and always dark. It was too far away in the solar system for the sunshine to reach it and their pale complexions reflected that. It was home to him and all he knew, but, Earth's rumored beauty had always been something he wanted to witness himself. He was always bitter that the people that inhabited this planet didn't fully appreciate it like his people would have, he still believes this. There was a time when his ancestors once lived here as well, that is, until the Queen banished them.

'Neo Queen Serenity…the beautiful ruler of this beautiful planet…I wonder if you're here in this time…'

"It's beautiful isn't it? Just like we always dreamed of." Saphir interrupted his thoughts.

Demande nervously replied, "Uh…yeah it is, I'm just happy that we're together again, brother." With the sun high in the sky now, he peered over the water and could now see his reflection. My god he looked so disheveled! He had never looked anything short of polished before so to see himself after all this time looking like this…no wonder Saphir couldn't contain his laughter. He cupped the water in his hands and preceded to clean his face until it was once again flawless. Saphir saw this and decided to do the same, they needed to look presentable for the Earthling that would provide them with the currency 'yen' he remembered the man referring it to.

As much as they wanted to stay, they knew that had to find a store that would be interested in purchasing their gems, so they could be one step closer to finding a new home for them. They left the pond area and eventually made their way into the city examining the different stores, confused as to which ones were meant for buying this sort of thing. Not knowing Earth customs, they were oblivious to the many police cars that were passing by them wailing their sirens. They noticed it of course, but had no idea what it meant and for all they knew, were everyday automobiles. They finally came across a building that looked promising:

Jewerly OSA·P

When they walked inside the building they could see that the whole room contained glass displays full of different jewels in the forms of rings, necklaces, earrings and even tiaras. They knew that they had found the right place.

"Welcome to OSA·P, is there anything I can help you look for today?" a woman who was a bit older but attractive spoke to them.

Both of them were nervous but knew that they would have to interact with someone sooner or later. Saphir spoke first, "Actually ma'am we were wanting to sell some jewelry today?"

"Sure! I'd be happy to appraise what you have! I am the owner of this shop so I am able to give you cash for whatever you're selling today, let's have a look see" she said cheerfully

Both men approached her and reached into the bag they carried their old clothes in and started handing her all the diamonds and sapphires they had managed to pull out before those men approached them. She was amazed at how many stones they had to offer her and she then began cleaning them off one by one before looking into the first few with her jeweler loupe.

She looked at each one a while before looking back at them in astonishment. "These gems are amazing! I haven't seen such quality in a long time! I know I'm not supposed to ask but how did you come across such fine specimens?" Both gave blank and clueless expressions and did not knowing what to say. That is until Demande quickly thought up a lie, "We were going through our family's old things and uncovered old clothing that belonged to our great-grandfather that had these gems embroidered onto them. We managed to get most of them off but there are still a few that are still attached to it. The clothes were breaking down fast so we decided to put them all together in a bag so we wouldn't lose any of them." Hopefully she would buy that.

"Wow how fascinating! You're great-grandfather must have been an extremely wealthy man." She exclaimed.

"He was. Very wealthy." Saphir replied.

"May I see the clothes? I could probably get the rest of it off without damaging it too much." She asked.

"Sure of course." Saphir pulled both of their suit jackets out of the bag and handed it to the cheerful saleswoman. As a precaution he had already taken out and hid the pair of his black earrings in his new civilian clothing before going into the shop so that she wouldn't accidentally find them and Demande was still wearing his.

"Wow these are really old! I promise I'll be extremely careful." She went to work at removing first the sapphires from Saphir's jacket, then began working on Demande's. When she pulled the last jewel off, she began checking the pockets as she did with Saphir's but then she all of a sudden stopped.

"Oh my god…" she was dumbfounded.

From one of his pockets she pulled out two, large stones: one ruby and one emerald.

Demande was puzzled, he never kept anything like that. He had no idea how they got there. Were they in there before he died or did he come to acquire them in his new life? The sales lady examined each one closely before making them an offer.

"I'm sorry gentleman, I don't have enough money in the store at this time for everything but I would like very much to purchase either the Ruby or the Emerald to start. How does 6,000,000 yen a piece sound? If you return to the store in a couple of weeks after that, I should be able to purchase the other stone and then we can make arrangements on the rest of your gems. How about it?" she seemed anxious now.

Demande began to have an uneasy feeling for some reason. But before either could answer a voice interrupted.

"Mom I'm heading over to meet Usagi so that we can walk to school together, I'll see you when I get home!" A cute, young girl had come down the stairs. She was wearing a school uniform and had short, wavy hair that was an auburn color, the same colored hair that this sales woman had.

"Alright Naru, I'll see you when you get home, I love you!" the sales woman replied back cheerfully.

As she was leaving she caught a glimpse of the young, male customers her mom was talking to and was visibly blushing at how attractive these men were. If she didn't already have a boyfriend, she would definitely be interested.

After she left, the sales woman turned back to them, "I'm so sorry for the interruption. So what do you think, did that sound like a fair offer?"

Saphir started to reply, "Yes that sounds-" Demande put his hand on his shoulder and spoke for him, "I'm sorry ma'am we'll have to think it over regarding the Ruby and the Emerald, but the rest of the gems I would not mind selling to you at this time."

Visibly disappointed, the woman replied, "Oh okay well then I can offer you the 6,000,000 yen today for 4 of the diamonds and 4 of the sapphires. Would you like this in cash or would you prefer a check?"

"We'll take cash ma'am" Demande answered.

"Alright, that's quite a bit to be carrying around but I'll go get the money for you, I'll be right back." She took the gems and headed to another room in the store.

When she left the room, Saphir looked at Demande in confusion and asked him, "Why didn't you sell her those? She was going to give us that same amount for just one stone, I don't get it."

Demande took the ruby and emerald and held it in his palm, he covered them with his fingers and then closed his eyes for a moment. "Saphir you're going to think me mad, but for a moment, I felt a slight energy wave emitting from these particular stones."

"What do you mean?" he questioned.

"What I mean is that we assumed that we were the only ones brought back from death and that may be true, in a living form. But I think that somehow these stones contain Rubeus and Esmeraude. I know it sounds crazy but I could feel them if not but for one second." Demande started to confuse himself now.

They looked at each other and then to the stones again until the sales woman came back.

"Alright I have the money ready for you," she began to count it for them, though they wouldn't have known the difference of the amount. "I would suggest putting this right into the bank, you don't want someone trying to steal this away from you. Now regarding the other items, like I said before only the owners of the store which include me and husband can buy jewelry and sometimes we are not here to operate the store and have our part-time workers running it while we're away. Is there a number I can get in touch with you to let you know when we'll have the rest of the money, Mr.-?"

"Uh, Satoshi," Saphir chimed in. "And no I'm afraid we are relocating right now."

"Well then I can just give you my card and you can contact this number in a couple of weeks. My name is Mayumi Osaka and like I said just call and ask for me and if we have the money ready then you can stop on by and we can complete the rest of the transaction. I do hope you end up changing your mind on the ruby and emerald though, they would draw in such a crowd having them in my window display." She winked at them.

"We'll let you know if we change our mind in the future Miss, thank you for your hospitality." Demanded said.

"I'll put your money in that bag you came in with and place the old clothes on top of them so it will look more inconspicuous." As she finished putting everything in the bag she looked at both of them one last time and said with a smile, "You know, you both have a very interesting look, is that your natural hair colors?"

"Ummm no." they both didn't really know how to answer that question.

"Oh okay I thought so, well you both pull them off very well, I could even see you made my daughter stop in her tracks." She giggled and then handed Saphir the bag. "Thank you for choosing OSA·P, I'll see you gentlemen soon, have a great day!"

As they left the store, both waved back at her and were just grateful that not all inhabitants of this planet were like the scumbags they had encountered in their first hours here. "I hope once we get settled into our new place, that we'll be able to talk further on this matter?" Saphir asked.

"Of course. By the way, great thinking on that name, I would have never been able to think of something" he replied before letting out a long sigh, "This has been the longest 24 hours of my life, I just want to rest." He and Saphir walked down the street away from the shop, off to find a new place they could start their new lives in.

At this moment a new customer began to walk into the jewelry store. He was very handsome and had short, black hair and eyes that were a deep, blue color.

"Welcome to OSA·P, how may I help you today sir?" Mrs. Osaka greeted.

"Hi ma'am, I'm about to go away overseas for a very long time and wanted to get my girlfriend something special before I left, something that expresses to her how much she means to me. But, I'm not very good at picking out these sort of things for her so I was hoping maybe you could help me find something? " the man enquired.

As the man approached closer to where she could get a better look at him she excitedly said "Oh I know you! You're dating my daughter's best friend Usagi! Mamoru right? I've known her for years so I know exactly the kind of thing she'd like."

She went over to a display case looking through all the different items that were inside until she pulled out a ring that had a pink, heart-shaped stone, with silver weavings around it, that had a few, tiny diamonds encrusted into them. "How about this? I think she would absolutely love it and Usagi is like a daughter to me, I'll give you a special discount."

He looked at the ring for a minute and then looked up at her and smiled, "It's perfect. I'll take it."