Untitled (as yet..) Chapter One

Disclaimer one: All spelling mistakes that may appear (and most
proberbly will) belong solely to the author. As soon as she finds out
how in the world to spell check in either Pagebuilder of Geocities,
they will most likely remain, even though she has gone over the story
hundreds of times with Kunzites fine toothed comb.

Disclaimer two: The Dark Kings aren't mine, they belong to someone a
long way away from little old New Zealand (and I don't mean George
Lucas) I'm not making any money out of this nor am I planning to.
However, since its my birthday coming up, if the owners of Sailor Moon
would like to thank me for this mere contribution to their universe a
gift rapped Jeddy would be much appreciated ;)

Boring disclaimers aside, on with the story!

note: in case you skipped the read me section at the front this is Yaoi
- but only say pg - 13 later one. Also Beryl wasn't called Beryl but
King Calcite - confused? Basically he's the same person Beryl was (ie:
did what Beryl did etc) but the story fit better with the overlord
being a male, so she became he!

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The death of Calcite brought chaos to the realm of the Dark Kingdom.
The order so tediously controlled by its leader swung out of balance.
What was old became new. What was dreary and gloomy became fresh. What
was entrapped became released, and; what had been dark, became
reborn..........  

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Cold. That was the first thing that came to his mind. Every pore in his
body felt frozen. As he started to shiver he heard a crack, then
another, as for the first time in as long as he could remember he
realised he could open his eyes, so long squeezed shut in unrelenting
fear. Even though the room was dark his unused eyes still squinted in
pain, and he closed them for a few minutes before reopening them - this
time more slowly so they could adjust to the light. Unbeleivably he
lifted his arms and pressed against his crystal prison, unprepared for
the ease in which it fell away. He crumbled to the ground, almost
revelling in the sharp pain that flooded his body as the glass beneath
him cut harshly into his arms and chest. His body trembled as he slowly
raised himself until he was in a sitting position, his back leaning
against the remains of what he had thought was his coffin. He breathed
deeply, instantly regretting it as pain coursed through his entire
body, causing him to let out a soft sob. Despite the pain, or because
of it, a small smile appeared on his ghostly white face. He could see.
He could breath. He could think. And damn it - for better or worse,
after endless torment, he could feel, even if all he could feel at the
moment were jagged pieces of glass it was an eternity better than being
in a state of limbo
*I'm Free!*

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Blossom petals floated around him as he opened his eyes. for a moment
he was in shock - where was he? What had happened? As the blossoms
softly floated to the ground he realised he was in an empty room.

"Please - let me die...... beautifully"

He had died. As his memories started to come back quick and fast he
felt tears flood his eyes. He had loved him, he had known it all along!
If only......

"If only what?" he asked himself out loud in anger.

"If only you hadn't killed Darian?"

"If only you had pushed him more? Or less?"

"If only Calcite hadn't fallen for that damn prince?"

"If only it could be like it was in the Silver Millennium"

His body went ridged with shock. The Silver Millennium.

*Oh god - what have we done?!* 

His eyes widened in despair as he remembered how they had been
brainwashed to destroy the Moon Kingdom. Calcite had betrayed all of
them! They had trusted him as a friend, as a confidant, yet he had used
them to destroy and defeat the Prince who they loved and had sworn to
protect. His pretty face distorted as he snarled. Yes, Calcite had
known how to get to each of them, through either their mind, their
dedication, their passions. Or he thought more soberly as more memories
surfaced, their heart. He sunk into the the bed of petals beneath him
and closed his eyes.
He had sworn that he would wait for his loved one here in this.........
afterlife, and as more pleasant thoughts began to surface he was
determine to leave all thoughts that the name Calcite surfaced behind
for as long as possible.

*I'm here Kunzite. I'm waiting*

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The smell of roses were the first thing that struck Kunzite as odd -
last time he remembered there were no flowers in Calcites throne room -
the thought alone made him want to chuckle. As he became more aware of
his surroundings he was shocked to discover that instead of the throne
room where he last remembered being, he was in the Dark kingdoms
garden. The once drab and dull garden was now full of flowers and
plants in abundance that seemed to form a never ending wave of greens,
blues, reds and violets. Could he be dead? Since the last thing he
remembered was being blasted by Calcite that was a distinct possibility
- but somehow the idea didn't seem to fit right. Why would he feel weak
if he was in some sort of  flowery afterlife? And why could he still
feel he had control over his powers yet didn't have the strength to use
them? The garden, no - the whole place seemed to reek still with dark
and dangerous magic, but ....... he cocked his head to the side lost in
thought. It seemed ..... out of sync? But that would mean that Calcite
had been overthrown! He was free! Which meant.....

"Zoicite!" he exclaimed out loud, excitement creeping into his normally
calm voice. If he had been brought back then so would the others.

*I'm here Kunzite. I'm waiting*

"Zoi?" he repeated, this time a mere whisper as the voice, his  voice
echoed in his head. his heart beat heavily in his chest as he turned
towards Calcites castle.

*I'm coming Zoi - and this time we'll never be apart again - I promise*

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Nephrite was surprised to say the least when he woke up and found
himself in the Kings thrown room. the room that had always been dark
was partially flooded by light where part of the roof had fallen in,
revealing the brilliant blue sky above.

*Wait a minute ........... Blue?!* Nephrite thought, amazed. Last time
he checked the sky in the Nega Verse had always been a sterile gray.
And where was Calcite, come to think of it? As his memories started to
return he unconsciously raised a hand to his left shoulder and scowled.


*So this is the afterlife then* He glanced around the seemingly empty
throne room

*Funny - I never thought it would be quite this ....... boring*

He sighed as he sat himself down on the thrown. What was he suppose to
do for the rest of eternity? The Dark Kingdom had never really held
much entertainment value before - even with Zoicite to tease. He
cringed as he thought just how badly he had treated the copper haired
general who he was starting to remember was actually one of his friends
before, before ........ this had happened. What he really would like to
do now was to get stone drunk, but somehow he doubted that ghosts
could, and what was the fun of getting drunk without a drinking partner
- the place seemed to be godamn empty!

Nephrites thoughts were interrupted by a bout of harsh coughs followed
by a string of curses. He shot to his feet as he realised in surprise
that he recognised the voice coming from one of the unlit corners 

"Jedeite?" he questioned, disbelief flooding his voice

"Is that you?!"

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Nephrite cautiously approached the corner where the sound had
orientated from. A couple of coughs later and the voice once again
spoke up.

"Who else do you know has been encased in a damn crystal for who knows
how long? Eternal sleep - ha!"

The voice seemed weak but to Nephrite it was all the conformation he
needed as he rushed to his aid. Nephrite tried to hide his shock as he
reached down to help his friend up. Jadeite was coverers with an
assortment of cuts that had shredded his uniform pretty much from head
to toe. His slim frame was shaking and his face was pale. Jedeite
smiled slightly at Nephrites concern.

"Its not as bad as it looks" he tried to convince him as Nephrite
looked at him in disbelief, before deciding to find out for sure if the
younger General was all right. Amoung cries of "Nef what the hell are
you doing!" and "Ow! not so hard!" Nephrite checked over the
seriousness of the injuries. Upon discovering that Jedeite was indeed
going to be fine he engulfed him in a hug. Startled for a moment
Jedeite returned the hug and smiled when the two pulled apart..

"I take it you're starting to get back memories of the Silver
Millenium" Jedeite said

"The Nef of the dark Kingdom I knew would never have hugged a friend"

"That 'Nef' didn't really have any friends" Nephrite admitted, a smile
on his own face. He then turned serious.

"I guess that means your memories are returning too?" he asked softly,
concern evident in his eyes. Although he turned away Nephrite still
caught the flash of pain that swept briefly over Jedeites face

"yeah" he answered quietly, before turning back around.

"What in the world happened here anyway?" he asked, sweeping his arms
across the room.

"We're dead" he replied matter of factly

"And this is our own private hell"
    
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A shrill laugh ecoed through the room.

"Dead Nephrite? in case you forgot Jedeite wasn't killed"

>From one of the entrances Zoicite emerged, draped across Kunzites arm.

"Now now, be nice" Kunzite growled lightly

"Remember how I found yo ..." before he could finish Zoicite had
clamped his hand tightly over his mouth, much to the amusement of both
Nephrite and Jedeite. Prying away his lovers fingers he turned to the
bemused pair and smiled.

"Its nice to see you two again - its been along time"

"Oh, about a thousand years or so I'd say" Zoicite jumped in, a smile
on his face. Nephrite resisted the urge to poke his tongue out at
Zoicite and instead turned to Kunzite.

"If we're not dead, then what happened?" Kunzite looked at them all in
turn before quietly saying

"Calcites dead. The Scouts must have won" Nephrite and Jedeite looked
at him in shock.

"B.b.ut .... how? I mean ..... he was too .......... the SCOUTS!"
Jedeite stuttered, before regaining some of his composure.

"The Scouts could hardly beat us on a bad day ........"Jedeite drifted
off at the look on the other three's faces.

"They beat you?!" The suprise in his face mirroring that on his face.

"No!" Nephrite and Zoicite hotly denied, while Kunzite placed a hand
over his eyes. Jedeites eyes widened in realisation as he turned to the
other two.

"And what happened to you two?" the shock still evident in his voice.

"Calcite killed me after I killed Tux boy" Zoi explained

"Zoicite happened" was Nephrites only answer. Jedeite shook his head.

"3 little girls managed to beat all four Earth Guardians" he grinned,
but the other 3 noticed how he had referred to their previous titles -
something they most definetly preferred.

"Five" Nephrite interupted. At Jedeites expression Kunzite elaborated.

"Mars, Moon, Mercury ......"

"Venus and Jupiter" Jediete finished, comprehension dawning

"The five Moon Gardians"

"Besides" Nephrite started. "I think we were defeated more by ourselves
and that backstabbing Calcite than the Girls themselves" he finished,
then grimaced at the look on Jedeites face.

*definatly a topic to avoid Nef* he thought. Zoicite had been watching
the other three Generals conversation pretty much in silence when he
spoke up.

"You make it sound like a bad thing we lost" he started quietly.

"Can you imagine what would have happened if we had succeeded?" 


All four generals shivered. Earth would have been drained of all its
life force energy with its inhabitants nothing more than mindless
shells, their only purpose to follow the orders of a sadist dictator.
Kunzite looked at the other three Generals soberly before inwardly
cursing himself when he noticed Jedeite hadn't stopped shaking.
Detaching his cloak he placed it around the young generals shoulders.
Jedeite smiled and rolled his eyes at Kunzites questioning glance.

"I'm fine!" he said, raising his hands in defence to ward Kunzite off.

"Nef has alredy given me the once over" Nephrite chuckled.

"He'll be fine. He just needs to soak in a nice warm bath for a couple
of days"

"Which leads us to the next question" Zoicite spoke up.

"What now?"

"Personally I'd like to get as far away from this damn Dark Kingdom as
possible" Nephrite stated, and the other three nodded.

"Darian is still our Prince - do we still see it as our duty to protect
him - even if it means putting up with those annoying Scouts?" Kunzite
looked at all three in the eye before nodding slightly.

"I think we all know the answer to that. The question is, how do we get
near them without them blowing our heads of first?" Zoicite cringed at
the thought of the Scouts, and placed his arms gently around Kunzites
neck.

"Kunz" he started softly and seductively

"do we really have to deal with them? They're so .... perky" Kunzite
laughed gently as he placed a soft kiss on his partners lips.

"Remember, if it wasn't for them we wouldn't be together now" he
replied resting his palm against Zoicite check as he gazed into his
eyes.

"Oh Lover birds" Nephrite drawled, a smile on his lips which didn't
really reflect what he was feeling. True, Zoicite and Kunzite made a
sweet couple, but it reminded him too much of a certain red head who
had touched his heart for so short a time, but was imprinted
permanently in his memory. He sighed, realising that he had done so at
the same time as Jedeite.

*Probably thinking of a long haired brunette* he thought sadly. He was
going to have to have a talk with the younger General later.

"So its to Tokyo then?" Zoicite interupted Nephrites train of thought.
With a swish of his hand Zoicite opened a portal. With one last glance
at the dimension which had been their home for the last few years they
entered the portal, hoping to leave the Dark Kingdom and all it
represented behind forever.

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Down in the depths of the Dark Kingdom a fifth set of eyes flickered
then slowly opened...........


To be continued.........

So, what did u think? I know its not brilliant and I'm sorry for the
Zoi/Kun scene - I'm just no good at romance! This is where i beg for
feedback so please, even just to say it sucks, write me your opinions
at :  cairnsynz@yahoo.com thanks!!!!!!1

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