Crimson Wings
Chapter Three: Flames of Passion
“Te’ adoro Anton.”
--Maria (West Side Story)
A/N: Hey all! I have to clear up one tiny mistake...Rei’s
Guardian is Phobos NOT Phoebus...sorry I got the two confused. So
it will be referred to as Phobos from now on. Okay. I finally
have a very vague outline of where this story is going so that
would allow for more speedy updates ^__^ YAY! (Crowd cheers) I
already have the chapter titles and everything! LOL Anyways enjoy
the third chapter!
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Since the Moon and the Earth’s promised union between the two
lovers Serena and Darien, The Silver Millennium flourished under
the young couple’s love. What was once a beautiful rose bud
bloomed full and bright, holding grand promises and happy lives.
Everyone was happy and war seemed out of the question.
And it seemed as though the galaxy’s happiness shone through in
the lovely faces of the Princesses and their Generals. The four
guardians of the Moon Princess and the Earth Prince found
happiness and pleasure in the company of one another, and like
Darien and Serena, they had found their soul mates.
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To Jedite, Rei looked lovelier than even the last time he saw her,
which was the night they had first met. the night he had
instantly fallen in love with her. Since she had become aware of
her powers and special duty to protect Serena, the crimson aura
that had been faint before grew in intensity till it was a vivid
and almost tangible thing as far as he was concerned. The
warrior’s blood that was her birthright and the essence of the
planet that surrounded her made her radiant. To him, she was a
goddess.
He watched with an approving eye as she practiced archery in blue
Martian fields. In looks, you could not tell that she was from
any planet in the solar system. But her skill with the bow, her
fierceness, her warrior’s blood, were all trademarks and came
naturally to her.
She pulled the arrow back and let it fly, sailing into the
painted target’s center. He clapped with appreciation for the
skill, and she whirled, surprised that anyone had been watching
her. A smile graced her features when she saw him in the shadows.
Outside, she appeared perfectly calm, but inside, her heart was
racing and the pent up feelings since she had met him threatened
to surface.
“Shouldn’t you be protecting your prince?” She teased him, not
letting on to how much she had missed him when he had returned to
Earth after the ball on the moon. She wanted more than anything
to throw her arms around him, but she was not sure how he would
respond. It had been a month since they had met and she was
scared.
“I thought I would surprise you.” He said, grinning that cocky
grin of his. “Besides,” he continued, “Darien is perfectly safe
in the arms of your princess.” There was a slight catch to his
voice, and Rei blushed furiously as she caught the meaning of
that.
“Why, Princess Mars, I was under the idea that Martians were
incapable of blushing.” He chuckled then in his rich tenor.
She responded by glaring at him, the violet flames of her eyes
making him catch his breath. He lost his teasing grin and caught
and pulled her to him in a passionate embrace. Jedite could
hardly believe he was behaving this way with the girl, she was at
least five years younger than him, but those eyes...he had once
again seen such powerful emotions in those eyes, fear, passion,
love, kindness, strength, that he lost all vestige of self-
control.
When he finally pulled away from her, he whispered: “I have
missed you so much Rei. Gods have I missed you. You were all I
thought about ever since that night on the moon. I meant what I
said, gods I meant it with every bone in my body. I love you.”
The feelings that had threatened to surface did so with the force
of a molten waterfall. She wanted to kiss him again, but found
that words needed to be said. She could sense that he was scared,
and he needed to hear his words echoed back at him. She wanted to
say them. “Jedite, I have missed you too. When you returned to
Earth I felt as though I wanted to go with you. We are soul mates
you and I. We belong together. I love you.”
“Rei. Beautiful Rei.” He said huskily. He kissed her again and
found that she was trembling, and so he held her tighter and felt
himself tremble as well.
Somehow, they found themselves on the soft grass, both of them
knowing what was happening, but also knowing that they were far
too gone to stop it.
When Jedite truly saw Rei for the first time, his heart felt as
though it was thundering in his chest. Under the reddening sky
her body fairly glowed, and the aura around her grew brighter as
she began to reach the height of her passion and love for him.
He entered her then, and she accepted him fully in such a way
that tears of joy formed at the corner of his eyelids. Rei saw
this and drew his head down and kissed the corners of his eyes.
They began to move in perfect rhythm, aware of only each other
for a long while.
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In the aftermath of loving Jedite looked at her sleeping form and
gently stroked an ivory shoulder. The flame within him had died
down for the moment, his passion quieted back down to love. She
was no girl as he had thought. She was a woman. She was one of
the most beautiful, smart, intelligent, kind women he had ever
met. And she loved him. She loved him. Jedite felt as long as he
had that then he would never again know cold lonliness. It was
wonderous to him. And beautiful. She loved him.
Well....there you go...a brief romantic interlude for all you rei
and jed fans out there.....I am trying to convey the total bliss
of Rei and Jedite’s love. And in doing so convey the peace of the
Silver Millennium. Anyways well I hope you all enjoy that. The
story will get darker from here. So maybe I should change my
rating? Let me know!
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