::Third Generation-Silver Millennium::
Tiny, grubby hands covered her little eyes. The children giggled as a young blond haired boy lead his peer over a hilltop. The little blue haired girl pestered him with questions as they laughed along the sunny hills of Mercury. Finally he let go and she blinked against the dim sun and gasped. Normally Princess of Mercury was used to the many waterways of the planet, and had only seen vast landmasses in her picture books.
Before her was the sunny peaceful scene of rolling hills and a small river running through them. Trees covered and shaded the hilltops. Bushes of the round blue Mercury fruit, washaple, scattered about the bases of the hills close to the riverbanks. White water lilies floated gently down the soft ripples of the wide stream.
"Oh wow! I've never seen anything like this!" Ami squealed in her sweet seven year-old voice. The boy, Zoicite, grinned.
"I thought you might like it," he said with a slight blush.
"I didn't know we had places like this on Mercury, and so close to the school too!"
"It took a while to find it," Zoicite said sitting on the cool blue, green grass. Ami plopped down next to him. She watched the scenery change before her as the sun slowly began to set.
"We start school tomorrow," she said quietly. "Ten years of books and training."
Zoicite glanced at her from the corner of his eye. He had been sent to this school because it was the best school in the entire universe, and his father wanted nothing but the best from his imaginative son. Because of his social status he had been drafted to become the future general of the Earthia Palace, under the rule of future king Endymion.
He had met Ami a week before at the welcoming ceremony for Mertiny Tech.
They, since they were only seven, had their rooms next to each other while the older children had rooms in other wings. He had learned that Ami had too been chosen for a military position at the request of the great Selen. She was to protect the daughter of the Moon and teach her the ways of the universe. Desperate for a companion he had introduced himself, and immediately they became friends. Zocite knew, even though he had only known her a week, he knew when she was scared about something. He hated it when she was upset.
"Ami-chan," he said lightly. "Do you know what the Land of Milk and Honey is?"
"No." Ami thought about it for a second. "Is it an earth tale?"
"Oh no! It's true." Zocite jumped up and pointed to the river. "Somewhere in the universe is a place where milk flows instead of water. Instead of apples and pears growing on trees there are honey drops. The grass is made of licorice and the clouds are made of Marshmallows."
"Really?" Ami asked in amazement. She had a hard time picturing candy growing out of the ground, but her mouth watered at the thought of having it all in one place.
"Yeah. My mom told me that my dad had taken her there. So I know it's true."
"All that candy," she trailed off. "Do you know where it is?"
"Sure I do," he smiled, recalling the fairy tale.
"Wow! Can you take me there one day?" Ami asked in pure nieve excitement.
"You bet. We'll go together and eat candy all day long," he said.
"Promise?" Ami asked. Zoicite held out his pinkie finger. Ami quickly picked up the term and concept of a pinkie promise from him. They locked small fingers and smiled at each other.
"I promise."
::Present Time::
"Usagi-chan!" Ami called out. She paused, her suspicions showing. Makoto slowly approached Usagi, hugging her friend dearly. The others crowded around Usagi and Mamoru. Usagi, the real Usagi, had finally come to them and she shared many tears with her friends. Minako asked a million questions on how she was treated, and Rei asked if she had been on the moon the whole time.
"Oh Usagi, we've missed you so much," Makoto cried.
"I've missed you guys too. So many years have passed, and I feel like I've missed out on so much." Usagi tried to hold onto all of her companions at once.
“Gomen nasi Usagi-chan,” Ami cried. “I wasn’t strong enough to protect you.”
“Nor I,” Rei commented. Usagi frantically shook her head, tears running down her cheeks.
“It’s not your fault minna. It’s not your fault,” she said.
"Rinko didn't hurt you did she?" Minako asked.
"No," Usagi paused. "I was just so lonely. I wasn't hurt, but I think I was taken away for a reason. Don't be mad at her. It seems that she's not our enemy. There is danger stirring down on earth, and I think it has something to do between Rinko and another person named Earthia." The reunited senshi had been gathered in a small dining room. It was warm and glowed a healthy silver color. Mamoru stood against a table and allowed Usagi to have her time with her friends. They explained how Earthia attacked them and how Rinko's power had saved them. Usagi mentioned Rinko's kind, yet shrewd, ways of helping them.
"So this Earthia person wants to kill you, Rinko and keep hold of Kunzite and Jedite?" Makoto asked. Usagi nodded.
"I don't understand why Rinko wants the four generals to return to their solid forms. They were our enemies," Minako accused.
"I agree," Ami said. "It doesn’t make sense."
"They were my allies and protectors during the Silver Millennium," Mamoru piped up. He circled around the table and sat down in a chair. "Unfortunately they were attacked and controlled by Metallia. She put a curse on them; that each time they were reborn they would serve her in her evil ways. When Metallia was killed the curse was lifted, but they could not be reborn, so they stayed in their crystallized forms, but it still doesn’t explain why she wants them."
"Oh, this is so much information to take in at once," Minako said. She held her head and smiled. "Well anyway, what matters now is that we are all together and we are safe."
Rinko, who had hidden herself in the shadows of the room, faded out. She loved all of this extra energy that her Hime was putting off. She felt stronger with each breath.
She appeared in a circular room with a single capsule in it. Half of a man's body bobbed around in the water. Rinko touched the glass and smiled. Ami will be glad to see him again, and on better terms. She needed as many people to help her as she could get. Zoicite is of earth and possessed a large amount of Earthia’s power and it would be welcome. Rinko also knew that Zoicite need a reason to stay and live. He needed hope, friendship, compassion, and love. He needed to live, free of Metallia’s curse and be happy. That is what everyone needed. Everyone needed to be free of all the injustice that fate had dealt them.
::Third Generation-Silver Millennium::
"I don't want you to go Zoicite," she whined. He moved his bag into the hall. He smiled at her and dusted off his hands.
"It'll only be for a year or so." He tried to sound convincing, but he knew that it didn't. Ami grabbed his arm, a slight blush creeping along her seventeen year old face. He detached her arm and patted her head.
"Look, you decided to stay here and further your studies. I have to go to the Deep
Venus Training Camp."
"But, but... I don't want you to go, doesn’t that mean anything?" Ami stamped her foot and looked at his heavy travel bag. Tears stung her eyes, but she refused to cry. He pulled her into a hug; he wanted to stay with her so badly it hurt. Over the ten years that he had been at Mertiny Tech he had fallen deeply, head over heels, in love with her. He knew that she loved him to, but not the way that he wanted her to love him. Despite this large obstacle, he decided to wait. One day she would realize her true feelings, and his.
"Don't worry Ami-chan. I'll keep in touch."
"Zoicite, who’s going to make sure you get up in the morning? Who's gonna help you with any studies you may have?" Ami asked sadly. "Who's gonna take me to our secret place?" Something tugged on his heartstrings and he had to turn his head so she wouldn't see him come close to tears.
"I'll be fine, really. Don't worry about me Ami-chan."
"Will you still take me?" Ami whispered to him as he carried his bag down the hall to the docks. He almost dropped his bag when she grabbed his arm and asked him again.
"Take you?" he smiled. "Where?"
"You know!" Ami frowned. "The Land of Milk and Honey."
"You know I will Ami-chan. I'd never break that promise." Zoicite smiled down at her and tossed his bag onto a carry cart. A woman over the loud speaker announced the last boarding call for Venus. Zoicite sighed and hugged Ami again.
"I guess this is it," he said sadly.
"I guess it is." Ami held up her pinkie finger to him. "You promise to come back and then you'll take me there?" she asked hopefully. He locked his finger with hers.
As the shuttle engine roared and Ami watched Zoicite's face smile at her through the small shuttle window his words echoed in her ears.
"I promise."
::Present Time::
Ami moved with frustration across a dense forest floor. She knew that the moon was large, but she didn't know that it had forests as well. It was another thing that had taken her by surprise. Ami had noticed that the moon seemed to be regenerating into a lush colorful mini planet. Flowers and trees seemed to grow out of nowhere. Rinko had said that so much vegetation had never grown on the moon before, so Ami had set out to investigate. She had been so involved in her observations that she had gotten herself lost.
She cursed and hacked her way through the dense overgrowth with her hands.
Leaves and branches smacked her in the face and the rest of her body. The heat of the burning sun found it's way to the path that she walked and made her sweat. She was getting tired and hungry and she knew that she didn't have anyone else to blame but herself. With her last ounce of strength she collapsed under a shade-giving tree. It's was small, but its lush green leaves provided adequate shading for her weary body. The sun and shade equaled sleep, and so she rested.
About an hour later something warm hit her cheek. It was air and it had a foul smell to it. It blasted her softly again and she turned her head. A cool hard fingernail lifted her head. She felt its sharp point poke her neck and then leave. Suddenly she felt herself being shoved, pushed and jostled in every different direction. Her eyes shot open, blurry with sleep. A haze of confusion surrounded her as she looked around. Ami became fully alert as she spied a lesser demon with his short black claws nestled within the bark of the tree that she had been sleeping under. It had attacked her, but why? And who saved her?
"Hey, are you ok?" asked a sweet gentle male voice. Ami, startled, cast a look behind her. She recognized him; lazy stance, short blond hair, gray military outfit, and soft grayish blue eyes. It was Zoicite. The one that had been part of Metallia army and had also served Endymion during the Silver Millennium.
"Ami-chan, are you all right?" he asked again. Ami's mind snapped back to the events at hand. He had saved her.
"Zoicite!" Ami screamed. She could have slapped herself. That hadn't been what she meant to say. She wanted to tell him that she was ok, but she ended up screaming his name in pure surprise and horror. She had even backed away from him. He cast a curious glance her way, but a loud frustrated roar turning their heads from one and other.
The lesser demon had ripped the tree out of the ground and had sent if flying towards them. Zoicite grabbed Ami's hand and pulled her out of the line of fire. The monster growled and came towards them, spitting fire. Zocite shoved Ami into some under brush and jumped away, grabbing the monster's attention. He held out his hand and light gathered there forming the shape of a sword. The monster opened its mouth and spitted out a large fireball, but Zoicite knocked it away with his light weapon. He chuckled and charged forward, moving left and then right, dodging the blasts of the beast.
When he jumped up and swung his sword down the lesser demon held up a claw and blocked him. Caught off guard, Zoicite pushed himself back away from the monster. It attacked again swinging its might claws at the mortal man. He dodged the one that came to his right and blocked the left swing with his sword.
Ami watched, terrified and helpless. It had been years since she had fought a monster, and even when she did her powers were never that strong. Now he was here, fighting to protect her. Her head spun in confusion and her hand gripped her ears. The growls and the clash of claws and light stirred something inside her. She looked around the shrubs and found a large rock, about the size of her head. She gathered her strength and lifted it off the ground. She spun with it in her hands and kept one eye on the monster. When it got into her range she took a final spin and released the rock, sending it spiraling forward.
The hard stone hit the monster square in the side of its head. Zoicite looked over at where he had cast Ami. He didn't see her head rise from the bushes. A growl from the lesser demon brought him back and he took his chance. With the monster distracted he thrust his light sword deep into the belly of the creature. Purple blood spewed from the wounded flesh, splattering Zoicite's skin. The monster seemed to cry out in pain, slowly reaching for the sword to pull it out, but Zoicite applied move pressure and moved it sideways. He ripped a mighty tear in the side of the monster and it continued to bleed. It fell over on the ground, staining the grass black with its evil blood. After a few roars and spastic jerks it finally settled down and died.
The light sword disappeared from Zoicite's hand and he found Ami laying face down under the shrubs. He quickly kneeled next to her, shaking her fallen body, calling out to her as fear gripped his heart. She let out a small groan and sat up holding her arm.
"Ow. That Stone was really heavy," she said moving her arms in a circle.
"I'm glad you’re alright Ami-chan." Zoicite stood up and looked around.
"How do you know me?" Ami asked, getting up and backing away. He looks puzzled. Was he not supposed to know her?
"I've always known you Ami-chan."
"You say that as though you were my friend, which you are not. You are my enemy." Ami moved back some more. Why was she saying these things? Why was her heart beating like a drum inside her chest?
"You don't remember, do you?" Zoicite asked quietly. Rinko had told him that the moment he stepped out the chamber his life would change. She told him that Ami and the other senshi are ignorant about their lives during the Silver Millennium. She also told him that any feeling that Ami may have had for him in the past might be gone.
"I know who you are. You are Zoicite, general of Metallia army," she said hotly.
"No!" Zocite yelled, making Ami stumble backwards. "That is something I am not Ami-chan. You may know me that way, but I assure you, I am different. I'm what I was before Metallia came and ruined the lives of us all. You must believe me Ami-chan.
"How can I?" The fear shined bright in her pale blue eyes. She was scared, and it hurt. "You tried to kill my friends and I. How can I trust you?" Zocite sighed.
"I don't know, but your going to have to. I know it's hard, but... just give me a chance, please." Ami looked up at him. Looked into his eyes and tried not to act surprised. The well of emotions, pain, fear, love, hatred, regret, grief, and passion projected into her heart and her very soul. She wanted to trust him.
"I guess... every one should get a second chance in life."
::The Past-Silver Millennium::
Laughter surrounded Ami like a pillar of water surrounding a goldfish. She wanted to run, but the clump of girls prevented that. She couldn't breath and she couldn't think, She felt her face go red hot and more laughter erupted. She wanted Zoicite. She wanted him here and now. She wanted him with her, to protect her from the vultures.
"I thought that the princess of Mercury would be smarter then that," scoffed a tall red head. A blond giggled.
"I don't believe that she actually believes in that silly Earth fairy tale."
"What a joke! Sure I believed that story. When I was three!" laughed a blue haired girl from Neptune.
“Grow up Princess," said the red head again. "Those are baby stories. If you believe in those you'll never fit in at this school. I'm surprised you believe in silly stuff like that. You’re practically an adult, and yet you act like such a child." The red head grabbed Ami's shoulders and lead her to an unmarked door.
"Tell us Ami, are you afraid of the dark?" someone called out.
"What about the Boogie-Man Ami?"
"Do you think there is gold at the end of rainbows?"
"Your such a baby?"
"Are you going to be an explorer and go looking for dragons on earth?"
"Are you scared?" whispered the red head and opened the door. Ami was shoved in. She fell among brooms and shovels. It was the maintenance closet. The door was closed and in an instant laughter erupted outside of her confined place. She heard a click and jumped to her feet, trying to turn the knob, but it would not move. She pounded on the door, screaming as darkness surrounded her. Her hearth thudded against her chest and her breathing came up short. Someone yelled something about snakes, and it didn't register in her mind until something smooth and long coiled itself around her feet. Her wails of terror echoed in the small room, and the cry of laughter covered her cry for help.
"Stay put Ami, a prince will come to save you soon," called a girl through the door. The laughter faded, but her screams did not. She pounded the door with her shoulder and shrieked every time a snake crossed her skin. Tears flooded out of her closed eyelids. She felt the weight of darkness lean on her soul. Her heat felt as though it would burst along with her lungs. Her soul shattered and her mind snapped. Another blow to the door. It didn't move. She fell against it. She slid down to the floor. Her eyes wide, still flowing with tears. Saliva dripped out of her mouth and the snakes roamed her ankles. A cool wind skittered around her skirts from a tiny hole in the wall. She stuttered a single name in the darkness.
"Z...Zoi...Zoicite..."
::Present Time::
Ami sat in the chair in her room, wondering why that monster attacked her. It seemed odd, that a living thing, other then the Senshi, Zocite, and Rinko, would inhabit the moon. Zoicite had saved her, and she still felt guilty for they way she treated him, but she had to admit that something inside her hated him for some reason. Maybe it was her distrust from when he took orders from Metallia.
She looked out her window and saw the first sunrays of the morning. She rubbed her eyes. Had she really stayed up all night thinking about this? She slapped her cheeks to run some blood through them. She wondered what Zocite was doing. A knock on the door answered her question.
"Ami-chan? Are you in there?" asked that soft voice. Ami fought down a blush she couldn't explain.
"Yes, come in," she called. He came in, a bit hesitant, almost shy. He left the door
open and took the seat that Ami offered to him. She moved to sit on her bed.
"What can I do for you?" she asked.
"Well I was wondering," he looked worried. "What do you remember from the Silver Millennium?"
"Not much. Only that the other Senshi and I served under the Usagi and then we were killed buy Mettallia. After that the Queen revived us into another time." Ami shrugged.
"You don't remember your parents from your life before that?" he asked. Ami shook her head.
"Am I supposed to remember?"
"It would be nice if you would." Zoicite stood up and faced her. "Tell me Ami do you know what you believed in when you were a little girl?
"Well I read a lot of fairy tales and children's books." Ami smiled and looked out her window. "The best one was a story about a girl and her brother going to the Land of Milk and Honey. They were so sad because their mother and father died and their aunt was mean to them. Although I don't remember the end of the story." She saw Zoicite's
started face and wondered if she had something wrong.
"Do you believe that story?" Zoicite leaned forward a bit. Ami frowned at the question. What did he take her for? A silly airhead who didn't know the difference between what was real and what was made up?
"No, I do not," she answered fiercely.
"Why?"
"Because it's made up!"
"What makes you think that?"
"It's impossible for a place like that to exist!"
"Why?"
"My god! Think about what your saying!" Ami jumped to her feet and stood over him. "Honey from trees, milk for rivers and candy popping out of the ground. It's not real. Nothing like that is."
"Yet that is your favorite story?" he questioned with an innocent look. Ami stopped, turning deep red. Her ears burned and she felt like crawling away.
"Get out!" she yelled, in her last attempt to hold onto her pride. How dare he. Her mind echoed with insults as she slammed the door shut. She used to believe in fairy tales, but she quickly learned that such silly things would only drag you down.
::Third Generation-Silver Millennium::
Cold blue eyes stung him the moment he came off the shuttle. Even her stance seemed cold. He thought twice about putting his arms around her. Carefully he came down the stairs closer to her. He smiled. He was happy to see her after all.
"Ami-chan, aren't you happy to see me?" he asked.
"Yes, it's nice to see you again Zoicite-san," she answered calmly. He flinched and made a face. He picked up his bag at loading platform and followed her back to the school grounds. They would be together for another year and then they would have to serve under the Prince and Princess.
"What's the matter Ami-chan?" he asked. Ami stopped. They were outside the shuttle terminal, and they were very much alone on the path back to the school. The wind moved the skirt of uniform she wore. She turned and gave him a cold look.
"If you don't mind Zoicite-san, I am a princess, and I should be addressed as Hime
or Ami-san." Zocite was taken back. Something was wrong. Now that he thought about it,
after a month of writing, her letter style had changed. She wasn't as cheerful in her notes,
and she seemed very formal. Something had happened.
"Ami-chan," he added emphasis to the 'chan'. "Why are you so different. I though
we were friends. You’re acting so cold."
"Not cold," Ami said and started walking again. "I'm just acting the way that I
should act." Zoicite frowned and moved in front of her, stopping her in her path.
"Have you been brain washed or something?"
"No I have not. I have been given a dose of reality. I know that some things are not real. There are places that you cannot go," she hinted. Zoicite knew.
"Ami I told you I would take you to the Land of Milk and Honey, don't you
believe me? I haven't forgotten our promise." Ami snapped. Rage over came her senses.
"Stop lying. That place is just a fairy tale for kids of Earth. Well I'll tell you
something Zoicite-san, I don't believe it anymore. It's physically impossible. And you lied
about it all this time. How could you?" Ami was close to tears and Zoicite was in a state
of shock.
"What are you saying? You know me better then that. I would never lie to you. When I promised to take you, I meant it."
"Lies!" Ami took a step back. "I hate you! I was shown the truth a month after you left and I hated you!"
"Ami..." This time he didn't use a title. Such pain and raw emotion reflected in hisvoice. It was so sad and innocent. Ami shook her head fighting down her feeling and fled in the direction of school. Zoicite stood there for a good long time. Why? Was all he could ask.
"I did promise you Ami," he said to the wind.
::Present Time::
Ami shot up in bed. Her heart ached and sweat ran down her brow. Her stomach
lurched in the darkness. Why did she feel this way? She stumbled out of bed. She need to
get out. Suddenly she had started to feel very congested in her room.
She tripped down the halls as the others slept soundly behind closed doors.
Something was almost pulling her out. Her bare feet were cut and blistered on the hard
outdoor ground. She stepped off the stone path on to the soft grass and into the woods.
She had been attacked there just two days ago. Why was she going back? Nothing made
much since anymore. Then it dawned on her that she had no control over her own body.
Some strange force was pulling her along. She tried to fight it, but it was no use.
She came to a clearing and her feet started to bleed. Pain shot through her legs and
she winced when she suddenly collapsed. She slowly held herself up with her arms as a
slow cackle mocked her weakened state. She looked around and saw a shadow appear. It
was a tall woman with several buns. The description was the same as the one that Usagi
and Mamoru had told them.
"Earthia," she sneered.
"Hai, Hime Mercury. I see you know me." Earthia held a glowing rope in her hand
and Ami trembled.
"What are you doing here?" Ami asked. Earthia frowned.
"You are in no position to ask questions. You are the senshi from Mercury. I hate
you all. Why do you think I tried so hard to kill you?” Earthia held up the rope. "It's too
bad you couldn't just stay dead like a good girl." She flicked her wrist and the rope came
down on Ami's back. It was an energy whip and it hurt like hell. Ami screamed in pain, a
deep cut seeped blood through her night gown. With another whip Ami's gown had ripped
down to the small of her back and another cut formed between her shoulder blades. Tears
ran down her face, she felt so weak.
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Ami's cry was pure torture to him as he rushed on. Zoicite had followed Ami while
she stumbled down the hall, knowing something was wrong, but he had lost her in the
woods. Now her cries of pain were tearing him apart. He emerged in the clearing to see
Ami on the ground, her back covered in blood. He let out and enraged cry and shot a killer
glance at her assailant. Earthia.
"What the Hell are you doing?" he screamed. Earthia's features didn't waver one
bit. Zoicite moved over to Ami's fallen body, cradling it. Her eyes were closed and she lay
limp in his arms.
"Traitor," Earthia said. Zoicite's head snapped up.
"What?"
"You have betrayed the Earth and sided with these... these filthy people. Why my
son? After taking you in. Are you not grateful that I spared your life and adopted you."
"Because I have found my love," he said coolly and glanced at Ami. "And I know what is right." Earthia scoffed and held out her whip.
"You have sentenced your own death which is sadly said, a foolhardy one." Zoicite braced himself, shielding Ami's body as the whip struck his back. He grunted, but refused to move. It came down on him countless times. Earthia knew that he was suffering and she enjoyed every bit of it, pain, sorrow, and despair. She was about to strike the final blow when something sharp cut across her face. She stumbled back and looked around. The sharp object, a throwing star, impaled itself to a tree. Zoicite saw it and looked around.
"Earthia, you are out numbered and out matched," said a rough male voice.
Earthia sneered as Nephrite walked out of the shadows into the clearing. She huffed.
"So your body has been restored," she noted. "Once again, the people of the stars
meddle in business that is of no concern to them."
"I think you should go now Earthia. The sun is about to rise," he smiled. Earthia
cursed and looked up at the sky and caught sight of the first light rays. In a blink of an eye,
she was gone. Nephrite rushed over to his fallen friend and Ami.
"Are you alright?" he asked. Zoicite blinked rapidly.
"When did you get here?" he asked.
"Rinko had finished my regeneration earlier, and the stars told me that you were in
danger."
"And what about Earthia?"
"The sun weakens her powers. That is what Rinko had told me. I'm sure that
without the protection layer of Earth's o-zone layer, Earthia would have no power at all."
"I don't understand."
"No time to explain. We have to get Ami back." Zoicite jerked and carefully lifted Ami into his arms. The pain on her face made him want to cry.
They made it back to the moon palace in time to stop her bleeding. Zoicite ordered everyone out, even Usagi. He stayed with her all day and all the next night. She never opened her eyes. Nightmares consumed her mind as she slept. She would cry and lash out, opening her wounds.
Each time Zoicite would hold her gently, taking her bows and whispering the tales he had told her long ago. Honey on trees, Milk Rivers and marshmallow clouds would calm her. He kissed her forehead and slept in a chair next to her bed.
When Ami woke up Zoicite was asleep. She blinked as the memories poured into her mind. She gasped and looked at the bandages on her body. Had he saved her again?
He was a handsome sight in the chair, his cloths looked battered and torn and she
wondered how long she was out. Did he stay by her bed the whole time? She allowed
herself to blush.
"Ami, are you all right?" he asked, making her jump.
"Ye...yes... Did you..." she stuttered, blushing. She couldn't explain why.
"I had some help, but... yes." He smiled and sat on her bed facing away from her. Ami gasped as she saw red on the back of his shirt.
"Zoicite, your back!" Zoicite blushed and tried to turn away but she had grabbed his shirt and it ripped all the way down to the belt of his pants. The scar ran down his back and Ami started to cry. Zoicite panicked. Ami grabbed onto his shoulders and pulled herself up to lean on his back. He sat very still, the wetness from her eyes dripping onto his raw skin.
"You got hurt, because of me," she cried.
"No, Ami it was nothing-"
"Lier! Don't lie to me Zoicite!"
"Ami don't-"
"Why? Answer me! Why did you do this? What am I to you?"
"Ami I-"
"I tried everything to turn you away and you keep coming back to me. Why?"
"Ami-"
"Why did I have to fall in love with you again?" There was a long silence and
Zoicite turned around and held her carefully in his arms. He kissed her tears and she
gripped his shoulders. He whispered in her ear, endearments of love and she only cried
more. After more kisses she quieted down.
"It's ok.... I'm here now. I'd do anything for you Ami. You know that. You've
always know that. Deep down inside you knew I loved you. Even when Metallia had
control over me, I saw you cry the night I died again. You didn't know why you cried, but
you did, and I knew." Another silence.
"I saw it," she whispered.
"Saw what?"
"The land of Milk and Honey. In my dreams." She gave him a teary smile. "It was just like you said."
"Ami..."
"And I believe... that you'll take me one day. Promise?" Ami held up her pinkie
finger and Zoicite took it, kissing the tip. He laid her down on the bed and kissed her
cheek, tucking her in. He stroked her face as she dozed off to sleep again. As he moved to
the door he looked back at her before leaving. He smiled warmly.
"I promise."
--Author’s Note—
Personally I think this is one of the best chapters I have written so far for this story. I worked hard on it. I thought that adding a glimpse of their lives during the Silver Millennium would give you a good insight on how their feelings are already present inside of their hearts. I know that the fairy tale of ‘The Land of Milk and Honey’ is very cheesy, but I didn’t want Ami to be only brains. Hey, she’s allowed to have dreams too. Zoicite is a very easy person to work with in the guy form. I prefer it that way. Actually Zoicite is originally a guy, so I’m sticking with that. Yes, I’m ignoring the female version of Zoi. Anyway, I have to commend myself on the way I did my fight scenes. It came out pretty good for my first written fight scene, I think. I hope you enjoyed it and were able to actually picture what was going on in that battlefield. Thank you ‘Sailor Wars’ for getting me in the mood. It’s an awesome SM song by Apple Pie.
As you have probably already guessed, the next chapter will be focusing on Makoto and Nephrite. This one is going to be a difficult for me to do cause I’m in the middle of finals, so if it ends up taking longer then expected, don’t get mad. It shouldn’t really though. I already have half of it typed and I need to find a good addition to the main plot. Gotta squeeze that in ya know. Well I’m off to continue studying. Keep Reading! Keep Writing!
