Moonlight Love: The Flame in Her Heart
By Hino Rei 
PART 5

Okae, sum Authors Notes...
1) I am definietly not Naoko Takeuchi, and I do not own Sailor Moon. Sailor
Moon and all
other characters are rightfully hers!
2) This is Rei's/Lady Mars's/Princess of Mars's story if you haven't NOTICED
already!!
3) Sorry I didn't get part 4 out earlier! Anyway . . . here's part 5 now . .
.
4) I'm lazy.. just look at Part1 to see all the other stuffz.. their the
same anyway!
5) Uhmm..... oh yeah, please e-mail me.. comments, questions, flames, death
threats
(O_O).. I will get mad at flames and death threats though.. and.. oh.. and
please don't
sue!! I already told you!  I'm just another one of those million or so fans
of Sailor
Moon! I only got..uhm.. er.. ::grabs wallet and empties it out . . . but
there's nothing
but a penny:: I told you I'm not the richest woman in the world, so don't
sue me! I don't
got no money!! :P
6) I'm forgetting to say that Alina, you are a GREAT author, and I luv your
GOM series! :D
It's my "inspiration" for this whole MoonLight Love series thing, along with
Ninx, the
OTHER inspiration for this series (author of "4 Lovers" series). Those are
great stories,
though I've only read "Stranded" so far I think... and of course, I cannot
forget Lianne
and Amethist, 2 of SM Fanfic's greatest authors of ALL time!!! :D Long Live
Psycho
Setsuna!!!! Mwahahahahaha... *ahem* I think the story should start now. . .

"WAIT!!" a voice calls.  ::Usagi jumps in:: /*^.^*\  Hiiiiiiya people! Just
wanted to warn
you that Rei is very annoying and I can't see how Jaedite could've fallen in
love with
her!
::a very angry Rei steps in:: Shut up, odango-head! Why did Prince Endymion
ever fall in
love with YOU?!
Usagi: Well, he-llo! Look at me! ::Usagi tries to smile a lovely smile and
Rei cracks up::
Usagi (very mad): Well, you guys go ahead and read the story while I get
back at Rei!
::chases Rei out of the fanfic::

~*~*~@-----^-------------~*~*~

Rei sat on the steps that led to the inside of the palace.  She and Jaedite
had avoided
each other since ... that moment ... She had a plate of food for lunch, but
only was
moving the food from side to side. She was waiting for Jupiter to join her
for lunch, so
when she felt another presence sit a step behind her, she waved her hand so
say hi.
"Hey Jupiter." she said.  There was a small moment of silence before Jupiter
answered.

". . . . . Lady Mars . . . . . " it wasn't Jupiter's voice. It wasn't just
anybody's
voice. It was *his* voice...
"Good afternoon, Lord Jaedite." Mars said, with no emotion but coldness.
She stayed in
the same position she was, playing with her food, not facing him.
"Lady Mars, I . . ." he put his hand on her shoulder and she shrugged it
off.
"DON'T ... touch me.." she said coldly.
He took his hand back. "Lady Mars . . . I'm . . . I'm sorry . . for what
happened a few
nights ago, I'm sorry for all the moments and kisses we shared, I'm sorry
for the dance
and kiss that started it all . . . But to say I'm sorry for meeting you is
something I
cannot say, for I would be lying to you, and I would never want to lie to
you or hurt you
in any way. . . Meeting you was probably the best thing that happened in my
life, and will
probably be one of the best things that will EVER happen in my life. . . if
I hadn't met
you, I wouldn't have met the love of my life," he said, tightly clutching
onto the
necklace that had once belonged to his mother, in his hand. "And if I didn't
meet that
love of my life, I would've lived it chasing girls I wasn't interested in at
all, and not
having true love would be useless, wasting my time on others that can't give
me what I
need. . . I'm glad that I met my true love . . . and I lover her with all my
heart . . .
if only she could accept my apology and return that love to me could I ever
be happy again
. . ." Jaedite said, and got up after a moment and then he started walking
slowly away.


Mars turned around swiftly, her eyes pools of tears. "Jaedite, wait!" she
called, getting
up and running up to him. "Jaedite . . . " she said, her tears slipping down
her cheeck as
she threw her arms around him in a tight hug. He slipped his arms around her
waist,
holding her close, then after a few moments, pulled her away and looked at
her beautiful
but tear-streaked face. He smiled at her, kissing her foerhead, then her
cheeks, kissing
the tears away, then he brought his lips to hers and kissed her deeply.
When the kiss had
ended, he pulled her away again telling her to sit on the railing.
"Close your eyes." he told her, and he openes his hand, and slipped the
necklace around
her neck. She opened her eyes and looked down. There were two jewels, a red
ruby and a
blue sapphire, connected together in the shape of a heart, with diamond
wings in the back.
". . . It's beautiful . . . but what is this for? How could you afford
something like
this?" she asked.
"It belonged to my mother, before she died . . . my father gave it to her
when they made a
commitment to stay together. . . the ruby half of the heart stood for my
mother, the
sapphire for my father, and together in a heart showed that they loved each
other. I never
understood the wings, but I think it meant that they would love each other
eternally,
forever . . ." he said.
"I don't deserve to have something like this, Jaedite . . ."
"Yes you do." he said, and kissed her deeply, his hands following the curves
of her sides
down to her waist, and then feeling her back up again.
The two stayed kissing each other when all of a sudden...  "Ah, Lord
Jaedite!!" Neflyte
called out.
Jaedite and Mars broke the kiss all of a sudden, letting go of each other
quickly, both
out of breath.
"I'm sorry, did we interrupt again?" Jupiter asked, laughing.
Mars shot her a look. "You *finally* came, Jupiter! Come here, I need to
tell you
something..." she said, pulling Jupiter away from the two guys.
"Jaedite and I made up after... well.. THAT happened.. and he gave me this..
so I guess
that means, we've made a commiment now.." Mars said, showing her the
necklace.
"Oh, wow.." Jupiter breathed. "Guess what?!"
"What??"
"Neflyte and I are engaged!!!"
"You... you guys are ENGAGED all-READY?!"
"Uhh.. yeah.. heh heh heh..." Jupiter said, and smiled.
"Well, congrats to you!"
"I'm sorry I was late for lunch, but Neflyte and I are reallly spending time
together, so
I have to go.."
"That's ok.. I wasn't hungry anyway." Mars answered.
"Catch you later, ok?"
"Yeah, ok!" Jupiter ran back up, grabbing Neflyte and the two went away
leaving Jaedite
and Mars again.
Jaedite went down a few steps and said to Mars, "Now . . . where were we?"
and smiled,
kissing her once more.
~*~*~@-----^-------------~*~*~
Later that night, there was a knock on Mars's door.
"Come in, Lord Jaedite!" she called.  She heard the door open, but the voice
that spoke
was not his.
"Princess Mars," the maid said.
"Oh, I'm sorry! I thought ou wre someone else!" Mars said, a bit embarrased.
The maid laughed. "That's ok, I get that sometimes... I just wanted to
inform you of
tomorrow night's ball."
Mars laughed. "ANOTHER ball?"
"Hai!"
"What's the purpose? I know the Earth's Royal Family aren't leaving YET!"
"The ball was Princess Serenity's idea... I guess just for fun, and because
she wants to
celebrate that she's in love."
Mars shook her head. "That Princess... well, thank you for telling me! Oh,
and when your
pass by Lord Jaedite's and Lord Neflyte's room, give this to Jaedite,
please?"
"Hai... I have a note to deliver to General Neflyte too..."
"Let me guess, from Jupiter?" she said, handing the maid the envelope with a
note in it.
"Hai." She smiled, then went on about.

When the maid reached Neflyte's and Jaedite's room, she told them of the
ball and she
handed them both a letter. Neflyte looked at Jaedite. "Read your's first."
"Wha .... read it outloud? To YOU? Why?"
"I'll read mine to yours . . . I'm just a curious soul."
"Curiousity killed the cat."
"Just read it!"
"Okay, fine!" Jaedite laughed, then opened up the paper and was about to
read, but
laughed.

"Lord Neflyte, my love, this isn't much, just your regular love not.  It
must've been
destiny that brought us together and I'm happy. Nothing could ever take us
apart, but your
probably knew as you always look deep into the stars.  I'll be looking
forward to dancing
with you tomorrow at the ball.
Love you forever, Lady... Jupiter" Jaedite cracked up when he saw Neflyte
blushing.
"GIVE me that!" Neflyte said, snatching it out of his hand.
"Good friend, you told me to read it!"
"Well, time for me to read YOUR letter now..." Neflyte laughed.
"Ahhh.. no!!"
Neflyte opened the note and read:
"Lord Jaedite, After that moment, and the time off from you, I had time to
think and
though it seems a little early but I think, no... I know that I.. love you,
Jaedite-san.
Not a single moment flew by without me thinking of you, whether good or bad,
you were
always on mind.  The necklace, I will treasure forever.  There are still
many secrets I
hold from you, which you think you may deserve to know, and you'll find out
in time... but
I know there's many things you hold from me yourself, but there's one I must
tell you
soon.. don't rush me to tell it.. you'll find out sooner or later...
Love always, your Lovely Lady of Mars"
Jaedite was blushing now, and he snatched the letter away, wondering what
secret Mars had
in store for him...

"Ah, well, I guess we're even now, eh?" Neflyte asked.
"Shut up!" Jaedite threw a pillow at Neflyte, then crawled into his bed.
"Good night Jaedite!"
"Yeah yeah yeah. . ."
~*~*~@-----^-------------~*~*~
Mars sat on a chair by Jaedite's bed as he slept. "Makes you wonder if they
ALWAYS sleep
in!" Mars said to Jupiter, who was at Neflyte's side. "Yeah, it does . .
gosh they look so
sweet when they're asleep."
"Yeah... well.. it's a good thing they're getting sleep, they'll need the
energy at the
dance tonight!"
"Hai, they will!" Jupiter answered.
Neflyte woke up as Jupiter stroked a lock of hair out of his face. He smiled
at Jupiter,
and got up. "I wish I could wake up every morning to look in your eyes." he
said, kissing
her quickly.
"Now if only Jaedite would wake up!" Mars exclaimed.
"I know how to wake him..." Neflyte said, covering the lower part of his
body with the
blanket, and grabbing a pillow from the ground. He threw it at Jaedite,
making him stir,
then he awoke.
"Who threw that pillow at mee... good morning, my Lovely Lady of Mars..."
his voice
trailed off from the shout as he greeted Mars. The two girls laughed.
"We'll let you two get dressed, see you at breakfast!" Jupiter called, as
she closed the
door behind her and Mars.
"I'll help you with breakfast." Mars said to Jupiter as they headed to the
kitchen.
~*@--^-- That Evening --^--@*~
Mars twirled around in front of the "mirror", wearing her dress. It was a
dark blue satin
dress, tight fighting from the waist up. It had no sleeves, but it was blue
lacy with
floral decorations that went down her arms to her hands, and it had a low,
yet not so low
at all neck.  She brushed her hair till it was soft and silky, then put
onher necklace
that had a symbol of Mars and the one Jaedite had given her.  She put on a
pair of
sapphire earrings, and slipped on a pair of blue "high heels" that matched
the dress.  She
walked out of her room and to the entrance of the ballroom, glancing inside.
She was
supposed to meet Jaedite out here, but couldn't find him anywhere. She
glanced inside one
more time, and as she did, she felt two strong arms slip around her waist,
pulling her
close from behind.
"You look beautiful," Jaedite whispered in her ear.
She turned around and greeted him with a kiss on the cheeck.  He had a
casablanca in his
hand, which he gave to her and she slipped it into her hair and smiled.
"May I escort you to the ball?" he asked, taking her hand and kissing it as
he looked into
her eyes.
"You already are, aren't you?"
"I just wanted to charm you."
"Well, it's working, Lord Jaedite." she smiled.
He took her hand into his as they walked in.

"MARS! *There* you are!" Mercury called.
"Ah! Mercury! Hi!.... oh hello, Lord Zoicite, you and Mercury make a lovely
couple!" Mars
said, making them both blush.
"But who would've thought that you and Jaedite would hiti t off so well?"
Zoicite asked.
"All it takes is charm," Jaedite replied.
Mars shot him a look.
"And knowing what to say, along with looks and sweet kisses." he said,
planting a soft one
on Mars's lips.
"And you're forgetting one more thing!" Mars said.
"Oh? What am I forgetting?"
Mercury and Mars answered at the same with one word, "Love."
"Oh.. heh heh heh... yeah.. that too... and for me, it was love at first
sight."

A few moments later, everyone was out on the floor gracefully dancing.
"You are an excellent dancer, Lord Jaedite." Mars commented.
"Well, I do have you as a partner." he said, bringing her closer as they
danced.
"Why do you hide so many secrets?" he whispered in her ear after a while.
Mars smirked. "I should be the one asking you that question, shouldn't I?"
she whispered
back.
He brought his lips close to her and whispered, "One thing that I haven't
been holding
back is that I love you." then he kissed her softly as they danced.
~*~*~@-----^-------------~*~*~
After a few more dances, they all switched partners. Jaedite got paired up
with Venus, and
Mars with Kunzite.  Kunzite laughed as he and Mars were dancing.
"Haha... so you and Jed, eh?"
"Yeah, kinda obvious... why is it so funny?"
"Not funny, just unbelievable."
"Eh, why?"
"I'm surprised you both are lasting! Then again, he swears he's in love. . .
and he's
never been so .... so sure of himself."
"Oh, really?"
"Hai. . . do you love him?" Kunzite asked.
". . . . . yeah . . . . I do . . . " Mars answered as she really realized
it. She loved
Jaedite.
"Has he told you much of himself?"

"Kind of . . this and that and more."
"What about his past?"
Mars looked at him. "Is there something I should know about it?"
"I never thought Jaedite would be really serious about anybody . . . he's
the type that
chases every young woman he sees, always thinking 'look, she's so beautiful,
so she must
be the one!'  But I see that he doesn't have to search no more."
"So what about you, Kunzite?" Mars asked, switching the subject a bit. "A
man loyal to his
duties with a reputation of having a heart as hard as stone, and as cold as
ice when it
comes to love!"
"Well, I opened up my heart the minute I laid my eyes on Lady Venus . . .
what a beauty. .
. " he breathed. "Her looks made my heart soften, and as I spent time with
her, she melted
the ice in my heart."
"I'm sure the two of you will be very happy together."
"Hopefully your Jaedite won't run off when you two are spending more time
than ever
together . . . I suggest you still keep your eye on him . . . " Kunzite
laughed. "I wish
you luck."
"Thanks, from what I hear around, I think I'll need it!" Mars laughed. The
song faded to a
finish, and Jaedite came to claim his girl once more. "May I have this next
dance?"
"Maybe after a little rest." Mars answered back. "I'm tired . . "
"Ahhh.. hai." He found two seats and she sat down while he went to get 2
small glasses of
champaign. He handed one to Mars as  he sat back down, and they talked,
sipping their
champaign, as they watched everyone dance.
"Do you love me?" Mars asked all of a sudden.
"Hm?"
"I asked if you loved me."
"Hai, of course!" Jaedite said, taking another sip.
"I'm not just a .... a fling like the others?"
"Lady Mars . . .  of course not!" he said, leaning over and softly kissed
her.  "Mars, we
were made for each other. You're not like the other girls. . . they're not
special like
you are, they don't mean anything to me like you do."
Jaedite's hand stroked her face for a moment and she took that hand and held
it in hers,
as she smiled.  "But why didn't you tell me you were like that?"
"I was afraid you would leave . . . or not take that chance for love . . . I
was afraid
that I would lose that chance if you found out, and think that I was just
playing with
your heart."
"But I know now, and I'm still here." she said, kissing him.
"Mmm.. I can taste the champaign on your lips." Mars said, kissing him
softly once more,
and smiling.
Jaedite laughed. "Well now, looks like you're rested up . . . care to dance
now?" he asked
as he stood up, helping her up onto her feet, smiling.
~*~*~@-----^-------------~*~*~

Okay, so that wasn't the best part ever . . . :P So who cares? What do you
expect during a
major writer's block? Look out for Part .. uhhh.. 6.... yeah that's it..
part 6! :D  Also,
I'm going to post up Part 1 to my other fanfic, called "The REAL (and
*HORRIFYING*) Life
of Crystal Tokyo". ^-^ or for short, Crazy Usagi! :D  It's about how Usagi
is really the
baby we know her as, even as queen. >.<  It's a short part, but oh well!
Also, my next
fanfic project that I'm trying to come up with ideas for, is a
Southpark/Sailor Moon
Crossover! *L* Now that's one you guys have to see . . . especially you
southpark fans!
(Oh my God! They killed Kenny! YOU BASTARDS!) *LoL* Oh, and I also have to
add that I'm
working on yet _ANOTHER_ Jaedite/Rei fanfic, but it's set during present
time, you know,
like, uhmm... like after they were reincarnated and junk, they meet up once
more, blah
blah blah... *hehehe* AND, I might do a Dragonball/Sailor Moon crossover...
by the way,
Danny Chen, your DBZ vs. SM 'fic wuz funny~! *hehehe* I also loved Masked
Maiden's "Ai No
Memories" fanfic, that was very well done~!   Like everyone says, the worst
thing to do is
work on another fanfic while writing another one, which is what I'm doing.
*L* But, what
can I say? It'z meeeeeeh~! Well . . enough talking, go read fanfics, go
visit pages, heck,
if that's what you're about to do, visit mine!!! ^.^
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Temple/3058 ! /*^.^*\ Sailor Moon says!!!!!
N-e-waise . . . I'll come up with more ideas for Part 6 and shtuff, ok? I'll
try to get
this to continue till Part 7 or 8 . . . gosh . . . wow . . . Part 6 already
. . . seems so
short now that I think about it! *haha* oh welpz . . .

*Jaa ne, Rei*

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