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the property of The Rose Society and Kayla Chavi.

Alpha's Omega
Chapter Five
By: Kayla Chavi and The Rose Society
Rating: R
Email: kaylachavi@hotmail.com
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*Omega Cell Headquarters, Alpha One Enclave*

	Rei settled against her bed, wearily. The night had been long,
but at least it was fun. Now that the celebration was over, and
everyone had seperated to their respective bedrooms, Rei found herself
thinking. When she and Minako were explaining sex to Serenity, it had
brought up a lot of memories of her own past, things that Rei had
tried to forget. But it was impossible to forget the love of your
life, no matter if that love was now the enemy.

	With a soft whimper, she buried herself into her tangle of
blankets. She wrapped them tightly around her and curled into a small
ball. Maybe for one night she could pretend that he was thinking of
her the way she thought of him. Maybe she could dream that they were
still in love and able to share dreams.

	She fell asleep thinking of him. Her dreams did in fact turn to
him, but that wasn't too surprising, for she tended to dream of him on
a regular basis. But this time, the dreams involved more memory then
she would care to admit.

*~*~*

	"I still don't think you have any basis of proof to make such an
irrational assumption," Rei was looking at the debate Captain with a
fiery frustration in her eyes. They were debating in front of the
class, one of the few higher level classes she had in this Alpha
school.

	The debate captain was a tall, thin blonde boy with entrancing
blue eyes. He had half of her Level obsessed with him. He was two
levels ahead of her, but they still had the same debate class. She had
wanted to be captain, but he had beat her in several debates. Her
score was point zero three behind his. If she won this argument, it
would only be point zero one.

	Jedeite raised an eyebrow, "How is it irrational, Lt. Hino?" he
asked calmly, but his own blue eyes burned with an inner fire. He was
just as passionate about their arguments as she was.

	"It's a completely biased assumption, made using your personal
emotions on the subject rather then using logical facts and your
head."

	He smiled. "I am using my head. Care to ask which one?" The
class laughed at the crude joke, but the teacher didn't interrupt the
Captain.

*~*~*

*Alpha Medical Facility, Alpha Headquarters, Alpha Prime*

	Kalkia gritted her teeth. With her mental shielding almost wiped
out, Rose was unable to keep the four generals from latching on to her
mind. They were all now inextricably linked and they were draining
each other, pulling each other closer and closer to death. Kalkia had
been forced to make a mental connection with Rose, as Endymion had.
While Endymion was keeping the shielding in place, Kalkia was working
with Rose to gain access to the generals' soulmates, needing a
powerful amount of energy to keep all of them from dying. They were
accessing the memories of the women, hoping that they would be able to
bridge the energy threshold.

*Omega Cell Headquarters*

*~*~*

	"If you can't see it, then you're blind!" An irate girl of about
fourteen was standing and just simply yelling at Rei. Her auburn hair
was impossiblty curly and held up in a messy horse-tail. "I can't
believe that you pushed him away after he kissed you! You're all he
talks about!"

	Rei looked away angrily, "He had no right to take advantage of
me, Skye."

	The girl huffed and wrinkled her nose. "You're just a bitch. I
don't want you near my heart-brother ever again."

	"Kalkia, stop it." Jedeite had heard the commotion and come to
stop the arguement. His face was still slightly red from the slap he
had received only a half an hour ago. Seeing the mark made Rei look
away in guilt. "Just leave her alone, okay?"

	He took the other girl's hand and meant to pull her away from
Rei. Rei bit her lower lip and took a step forward. "Jedeite...I'm...
I'm sorry," she said quietly and looked down at the ground.

	"There," Kalkia said smugly, "That wasn't hard."  

	Jedeite chuckled and kissed Kalkia's cheek before playfully
pushing her out the door. He looked back at Rei. "I meant it, you
know," he said seriously. "What I said before. I think it would be
grand if they told us we could be genetic mates."

	Rei raised an eyebrow, "But what if we can. For the love of
Alpha, we don't even get along!"

	"Are you so sure about that," he asked as he stood right next to
her. "I can feel how your heart races when I come near. It is the same
for me. Are you absolutely positive that you feel nothing for me?" He
ran a gentle hand down her cheek and along the side of her neck.

	Rei stared, transfixed. His face was so close that she could
feel his warm breath against her forehead, blowing strands of her
hair. She could hardly breathe, his closeness to her pulling something
in her.

	"I told you before that you mesmorized me, bewitched me," he
whispered, his lips were only a breath away from hers. "Can you
honestly say it wasn't the same for you too?" His hand moved into her
hair to hold the back of her head. Her body moved closer to his and
she put a hand on his shoulder to push him away.

	"Jedeite, I told you...we're completely wrong for each other.
We're too young to even be lovers. . ."

	"Please don't fight me, Rei," he begged softly. "Please just let
me kiss you."

	"Jedeite--"

	"Can you not even kiss without an argument?" As he spoke his
lips brushed against hers and caused a fire to shoot through her body.
His question stunned her and without her wanting it to, her hand moved
to cup his jaw. They were so close that their bodies were almost
touching.

	"We can't.." she insisted one last time.

	"Yes," he said firmly, "We can." Then their lips met completely
and he pulled her all the way into his embrace. The kiss was soft yet
sensual, and even though it didn't get deep or even involve tongues,
it was still passionate. Rei pulled away to look in his eyes and she
never saw such a raw look of emotion.

	It made her own violet eyes widen. She didn't fight him as he
tucked her neatly into his arms and cradle her head against his neck
and shoulder. He placed a gentle kiss on her forehead and just held
her.

	It was nearly paradise. But they weren't satisfied with just
that. She led him back to her school quarters. Urgent kisses led to
hands removing clothing. Skin touched skin as their bodies joined in
the most basic of human activities, and the most beautiful. At the
peak, their hearts soared together, higher and higher into the
heavens.

*~*~*

	The dream was so vivid. Rei could practically feel his hands
upon her heated skin, the way the warmth pooled in her body at his
touch. She whimpered, her eyes still closed as her body reacted to the
dream, her passion spiraling out of control.

***

	Kalkia smiled. Her part for Jedeite's soulmate was over. She
had gathered the sexual climactic energy and poured it into the
blonde general, healing his body as best as she could. Now, it was
Rose's turn. She was now activating Rei's most powerful emotional
memories, gathering the energy for the healing.

*~*~*

	"You what," asked Rei in a whisper. She could not believe what
he was telling her.

	"I've pledged my loyalty and service to Metallia, the head of
Alpha," replied Jedeite, his voice flat and empty.

	"WHY?" She could barely keep her anger in check. This was just
too horrible to understand. "How could you join the most evil force
in the world?" Her rage began to boil over and she clenched her fists,
taking a step closer to the man she loved.

	"You wouldn't understand, Pyre," he turned away, almost as if he
were pained. But that was not possible. With Metallia's enhancements,
he was beyond the finer emotions of humanity. At least, that was what
Rei and Jedeite wanted to believe.

	She slugged him, a right cross to the jaw. His head snapped to
one side. "Understand that, Jed."

	His once blue eyes, now icy-green, smoldered as he touched his
bleeding lip. Growling deep in his throat, he launched himself at Rei,
grabbing her wrists in his own hands. He bore her to the ground, using
his weight to keep her legs underneath him.

	As she struggled violently against his hold he slammed her
wrists over her head. Her astonishment made her just lay there for a
second. Then, stupidly, she began to cry. She closed her beautiful
violet eyes and began to cry. Tears fell into her hair as she just lay
there crying.

	Jedeite watched her for a long moment. "Oh fuck," he whispered
sharply and then kissed her. It was almost brutal and very forceful.
It was completely unlike any of his previous kisses or caresses. Rei
just returned the kiss, willing that this all be a dream, a horrifying
nightmare. If she kissed him hard enough, passionate enough, it would
end and she'd wake up in his arms.

	As it was, they were losing their clothes at a rapid rate. There
was nothing gentle about any of the way they touched. He began to
whisper intelligable words as he began to move inside her. The only
thing she understood was, "We can make this work. We have to make this
work."

	It was pleasurable for the first part because he knew her body
well. Then he began sliding in and out of her with such force that she
knew she was going to bruise, maybe even bleed.

	With the first scream of pain he stopped cold. In a quick and
pain-filled movement, Jedeite pulled out of her and stood. He left her
lying on the floor as he rebuttoned his pants and pulled his shirt
back on. He was shaking visibly and all she could do was watch him
through the curtain of tears.

	"Damn it all to hell," he slammed his fist into the nearest
wall, leaving a hole. "We're over, Pyre. Unless you swear to Metallia,
we're over."

	She tried to sit up and clutch the top of her uniform to her
chest. "You know I can never do that, Jed," she swallowed and it hurt
as bile went down her throat.  "God..." she actually used the name of
a diety that was no longer worshipped. It showed how much she was
pulling away from Alpha. "God, you almost raped me."

	"Get over it," he said and turned his back to her. Inside he was
dying. He had nearly killed her and she had no idea. If that's what
making love--no, sex, was going to be like for him, then he wasn't
going to do it. He would never hurt a woman in bed. No matter what
changes Metallia made, she would never make him kill a lover who
warmed his bed.

	"Get over it?" she looked at him disbelieving. "Jediete, tell me
why...please..."

	"You wouldn't understand, Pyre."

	And then he left her, cold, naked, and bruised. He didn't even
look back.

*~*~*

	She wanted to cry, but she had a job to do. Gathering as much of
Rei's emotional strength as she dared, Rose plunged it into Jedeite's
mind from afar, maintaining the link for as long as possible. When she
was certain that Jedeite would be able to heal any other damage on his
own without draining his powers, Rose cut the link between him and
Rei, letting the woman finally get some undisturbed sleep. One down,
three to go.

***

	Ami sighed dismally as she plopped onto her couch. The party had
been fun and enjoyable. Serenity had been innocently cute and amusing
and she had danced for the first time in ages. Ryo had approached her
again about a mating, but yet she refused him one more time.

	It hadn't been because he wasn't handsome or entertaining, no
those weren't the reasons for her refusal. It had simply been that he
was not Zoicite. He was not the tall yet small man that had cradled
her in his arms nearly seven years ago.

	She blinked and titled her head thoughtfully. Had it really been
almost seven years since she had heard his voice? With a troubled sigh
she got up and quickly got into bed. She pushed him out of her mind.  

	But not out of her dreams.

*~*~*

	"Your callibrations are off. You need to remake your pipettes,"
a smug voice cut through her intense concentration. The blue haired
girl looked up and blinked several times. Her dark eyes found the tall
young man that was standing in front of her work station.

	She frowned at him, "I don't recall asking your opinion on my
pipettes."

	He grinned at her, wickedly. "I'd love to you show you my
pipettes sometime, Blue." He winked at her. He paused, surprised. What
had possessed him to be so bold? He hardly ever made any sort of
advances on members of the opposite sex. Heck, he barely spoke to
anyone besides the few friends he had in his higher Level classes. But
seeing the beautiful blue haired girl in his lab class studiously
measuring her chemicals...something in him forced him to speak up.

	Giggling was heard in his head. 'Rose? Did you do that?' He
frowned mentally.

	'Yeah, Zoi. It's time to get your pasty behind into the dating
game. I want you to be happy. Now, stop talking to me and pay
attention to the beautiful woman in front of you!' The link blinked
out after a wave of support reached him.

	Ami's eyes widened considerably as she looked at him for a solid
minute. Finally she closed her mouth and turned a bright red. "I'm not
interested in your pipettes," she managed to say calmly. She looked
down at her instruments and frowned. The idiot was actually correct.

	She wrinkled her nose and took off her gloves so she could
fix them. Warm hands came over her own and she jumped. Why under the
smoky skies was he still here?

	"I'll do it," he said still grinning. "I've had practice."

	"Oh really?" she tilted her head, "Lots of experience?"

*~*~*

	Ami blushed, even in her sleep. She swore afterwards that she
had been possessed by a demon, for uttering those things. She had
never lost control like that before, not in front of a man before. But
the attraction was undeniable. They began to spend more and more time
together, working on various labs together. They became fast friends
and even more. It all began with a situation not unlike their first
meeting.

*~*~*

	Both of them worked in silence. The tension in the room was
almost physically visible. During the last lab session, Zoicite had
given Ami a kiss goodnight. But he had lingered just a little longer
than was appropriate, and both of them felt the passion that flared
between them. But they were scientists, first and foremost, and they
had a professional relationship. Partners did not rip each others'
clothes off and have wild, untamed sex. Did they?

	Ami eyed Zoicite secretly. She wanted him, badly. As much as it
was a surprise to her, it would be more of a surprise to him. Never
had Ami ever felt such a need for a man, such attraction, such love.
It was almost overwhelming her senses.

	"--ok?"

	She shook her head, clearing her thoughts. "What? I'm sorry, I
wasn't paying attention."

	"That was obvious," Zoicite said wryly. "I was asking if you
were ok. You seemed kinda spacey."

	"Kiss me," Ami blurted out. Embarassed, she clamped both hands
over her mouth, her blue eyes wide.

	"Wh...WHAT?!" Zoicite was flabbergasted. His sweet little Blue,
demanding a kiss?

	Something in Ami pushed her to continue. Dropping her hands, she
looked Zoicite directly in the eyes. "I said, kiss me."

	Zoicite began to back away. "Uhh...Blue, you must be sick, yeah
that's it. You're sick and you need to see a doctor right away."

	Grabbing the lapels of his lab coat, Ami hauled Zoicite flush
with her body. "You're a doctor, Zoicite. Why don't I see you?" she
asked with a raised eyebrow. She pulled him even closer and pressed
her lips to his. He stayed there for a stunned moment and didn't do a
thing.

	Then with a burst of passion his arms locked around her and he
lifted her small form off of the ground to bring her closer to his
height. Her hands threaded through his hair and pulled it out of the
messy pony-tail. They continued to kiss for several minutes before
Zoicite pulled away, completely out of breath.

	"Are you feeling better?"

	"Shut up and let me examine your pipette," she teased with a
throaty laugh. He had no idea she could manage that kind of a laugh,
but she did. He looked at her intently for a moment. He initiated the
next kiss and with a sweep of his arm, cleared the lab table of all
its contents. She was already pulling at his pants and lab coat as he
sat her down. They managed to get rid of the majority of their
clothing before he joined her on the lab table.

	During the afterglow, Ami knew she had been wrong.

	Partners did rip each other's clothes off and have wild, untamed
sex.

*~*~*

	Raising an eyebrow, Kalkia snickered. Who knew that pasty assed
Zoicite could be such a passionate lover? She might have to rethink
her impressions about the more mild-mannered doctor. A mental jab got
her attention. Rose was frowning at her, telling her to continue with
the healing process. With a sigh and one last snicker, Kalkia pushed
the energy into the doctor/general and let Rose take over.

***

	Ami whimpered in her sleep. She missed those days, where she was
young, in love, and free. But it wasn't to last very long. Soon, her
thoughts turned to that day where she lost her love, her heart, and
her dreams.

*~*~*

	She was at the lab room early, wanting to make sure that it was
one, empty, and two sterile enough for whatever activities might take
place. She hadn't seen Zoicite for nearly a week and she had missed
his quiet presence terribly. The door opened signifing his arrival and
she looked up with a smile.

	He just nodded at her and put on his lab coat before walking
over to the experiment. "Mizuno," he said formally and began to tinker
with the instruments. He didn't say anything for a long moment so she
just shrugged. There must have been something that had happened to
make him so quiet. She went over to help him, to lightly place her
hands over his as was their routine, when he pulled his hands away
before she got there.

	She blinked, incredibly bothered by this sudden abruptness in
him. She collected herself and they went through the experiment. It
was odd. He didn't touch her in the least. He kept the lab table
between them and jotted down the results at the end. "If that's all,"
he said with a wave of his hand.

	When she didn't answer him, he moved to go put his lab coat
away. She stopped him by lightly catching his sleeve. "Zoi, is
something wrong?" she asked quietly.

	"Of course not, Mizuno," he briskly brushed her hand away so he
could take off his coat.

	"Then why aren't you calling me, 'Blue'?" she asked softly.

	He didn't look at her. "Because, it's over, Mizuno. I've got a
new job and I don't want to take any excess emotional baggage with me.
Now, if you'll excuse me," and he turned to exit the lab.

	Ami felt cold all over. What in the world was happening? "What
do you mean, it's over," she asked in a whisper. Her first love, her
eternal love, was walking away from her and she couldn't help but feel
as this were all a nightmare.

	"You're smart, Mizuno. Metallia has offered me a job with Alpha
as their chief of medicine and research. I'm leaving the Alpha school
for a better life," he paused. "I'll see you around, Mizuno." He left
the lab, closing the door with a quiet click.

	Ami stood for an eternity, before the tears began to fall. She
slid to the cold floor, sobbing. Her lab coat absorbed her tears,
heedless of her sorrow.

*~*~*

	Rose gently coaxed Ami's emotional energy out of her. It was
horrible, using people like this, but they were soulmates with the
generals and there was no other way. Perhaps one day, she could
convince herself that this was the right thing to do, but it couldn't
be now. With a practiced hand, she guided the energy into Zoicite,
gently wrapping the warmth of his soulmate around his wounded psyche.
When she was done, she smiled and let both fall into a deep, dreamless
slumber. Just two more to go.

***

	Makoto had not been at the party. She didn't enjoy social
gatherings that much. Instead, she had been looking at a map all night
trying to figure out the location of the next artifact. She was so
exhausted that she fell asleep in her chair.

	She really hadn't intended to dream.

*~*~*

	"Chocolate. She wants chocolate so I'm giving her chocolate. I'm
risking my ass for chocolate," a tall man with wavy chestnut hair was
rummaging through the cupboards of the large kitchen and he was very
intent on his mission to find chocolate. He was so intent that he
didn't see the tall and formidable woman who happened to be star chef,
standing behind him.

	"It's in the second storage unit to your left," she called out
helpfully.

	"Thanks!" he said and went to get it. He suddenly paused and
stood there for a moment before turning around.

	The woman laughed at his stunned expression.  "Hello."

	"Um, see, now I didn't want to be out breaking curfew and
stealing food from the kitchen, but my heart-sister Kalkia had an
enormous craving for chocolate and she threatened to start wailing if
I didn't get some for her and there isn't any other place open at this
hour and I figured that the kitchen would have some cho--" Nephlite
was going to kill Kalkia for this.

	Makoto raised her hands. "Whoa whoa, calm down. First of all,
I'm not going to bust you for breaking into the kitchen and breaking
curfew." She grinned and stuck out her hand. "I'm Makoto, by the way."

	Nephlite looked at her hand suspiciously, but her grin won him
over. "Nephlite," he said, shaking her hand heartily.

	"Now, if your heart-sister wants chocolate, you've come to the
right place. I'm the best chef in my Level. Does this Kalkia like
fudge?" Her emerald eyes sparkled with mischief.

	Nephlite grinned. "You bet. I'd owe you one if you could cook
her up a batch."

	Winking, Makoto set out to make her famous fudge. "I'll remember
that promise. I always collect on my debts."

	"Always?" he asked and caught her green eyes with his pale
brown.

	She winked at him. "Always." She went to make the chocolate
fudge. "So do you always go running around after curfew for this
sister of yours?" she asked.

	Nephlite groaned, "Unfortunately. However, she just discovered a
new boy and I think he'll have her attention for the next few days.
But tonight she insisted on chocolate."

	Makoto laughed and was soon finished with the fudge. "Here, have
a piece," she grinned and held a small square between her fingers.
Nephlite smiled and gently took her wrist and ate the fudge right from
her hand. He then teasingly licked the fudge off of her fingertips.

	He gave a contented moan and looked skyward. "Amazing," he
grinned.

	Blushing, Makoto lowered her face until her brown ponytail slid
to cover her face. Chuckling, Nephlite put a finger under her chin and
tilted her face up so that he could fall into her eyes.

	"Absolutely amazing," he breathed before he caught her lips in a
slow, seductive kiss. She tasted so sweet, like the fudge he had just
eaten. They broke for air, and Makoto raised her fingers to gently
touch her bruised lips.

	"Don't you have to get the fudge to Kalkia," she whispered.

	"Forget Kalkia. She can go without fudge for tonight," he
growled as he wrapped arms around Makoto and began another searing
kiss.

	The female brunette whimpered quietly in the kiss that was just
as passionate as the previous one. She was completely surprised at what
she was doing. While she wasn't a virgin, she simply did not sleep
with men within the hour of meeting them. And they were definitely
heading towards sex.

	And they were going to do it in her kitchen.

	It was actually sort of thrilling when she thought of it that
way. She made no move to stop him as he pulled her apron and uniform
away, and she even helped him out of his shirt. She unbuckled his
pants, and in her haste, knocked some melted chocolate onto her.
Nephlite smiled and laid her to the ground gently.

	He then placed his mouth over the chocolate covered skin. Makoto
giggled quietly when he tickled her as he ate away the chocolate and
then dribbled the remander over his shoulder and chest.

	"Am I still going to owe you?" Nephlite teased as they lay on
the floor, exhausted and covered with several different things. They
had managed to knock over some cream and fruit as well.

*~*~*

	Kalkia humphed. Well, that would explain why she didn't get any
chocolate that night. And the reason for Nephlite's sudden giddiness
after the whole incident. Soulmates were like that though. That first
meeting, that undeniable attraction...it was as if magic had struck.
Of course, it went beyond a sexual attraction. It was a melding of
minds, of hearts, of souls. A very powerful pull that no one could
fight. With a shake of her head, she gathered as much energy as
possible and healed her former heart-brother, a wistful look on her
face. Did she miss...no, that wasn't possible. She didn't care
anymore.

	Sighing, Rose wanted to beat some sense into Kalkia, but she
couldn't. She had a job to do.

*~*~*

	Makoto had finished cleaning the kitchen hours ago, and yet she
was still waiting. He wasn't there and normally he came at the same
time about every other night or so. They would talk, laugh, and then
make love. The food was optional of course, but they had done some
seriously kinky things with the food.

	It made her smile to think of it and sent shivers down her
spine. She had prepared something that night just to see how creative
they could get. Sighing heavily, she looked up at the chronometer and
wrinkled her nose. He wasn't here and it was getting extremely late.
Yawning, she contimplated leaving a note, just in case he did come,
but she decided against it.

	She didn't want all her little helpers knowing about her affair
with a high commanding officer of Alpha. She didn't need another
wide-eyed child trying to guess as to why the kitchen was always a
mess after they had cleaned it.

	She bit her lower lip and considered going to his quarters. She
had been there often enough and they had made love there several
times, but it just wasn't the same as the kitchen.

	Another hour passed and she gave up. She left a flour rose in
the center of one of the counters to tell him she had been there and
then went to bed. She managed not to think about it the coming morning
until one of her assistants rushed in late.

	"Makoto, you have to look at the news announcement," she
exclaimed. "Metallia has appointed an Inner Circle and crushed the
rebellion at Alpha Seven Enclave!"

	Makoto blinked and looked at the screen. Standing there were
four men and one woman. The woman was already known as the Enforcer
and already scarier then hell. But it was one of the men that caught
her attention immediately.

	Nephlite.

	Her mixing bowl clattered to the floor. A moment later, she
followed it.

*~*~*

	Makoto's heart was broken and Rose wept for her. It was awful,
putting these women through the pain all over again. Why didn't
Nephlite just tell her?

	Because, he wouldn't be able to see her face as he broke her
heart. It was better to let her think that he forgot her, thought of
her as a fling, another midnight encounter. Better that then to let
her know that he did love her and was forced into this because of that
love. She would only blame herself. Pulling back from the memories,
Rose did what she could for Nephlite's mind and relaxed when his own
body began to take over the repairs. Her job was done. All that
remained was Kunzite and his soulmate.

***

	Taking the clip out of her hair, Minako shok her long blonde
tresses free. She went into her bathroom to wash all of the make-up
off her face and get ready for bed. Serenity was starting to grow on
her, no matter how much she didn't want to like the young girl. That
night's conversation of sex was just too funny for words.

	As she rinsed off her face, she looked at the reflection of
herself in the mirror and sighed. Without make-up, she looked several
years younger. When she was sixteen she never wore any make-up,
Kunzite had said--

	She blocked the thought. All of Rei's crying over Jedeite had
gotten her to dwell on the past. She pushed it aside. If there was one
thing she knew for certain, it was that she didn't want to dwell on a
past that had no future.

	With a final sweep of her brush, she climbed between satin
sheets. Almost immediately she was asleep. It was as if someone was
waiting for her slumber so they could toy with her dreams.

*~*~*

	If she heard one more person tease her about the stuck up,
silver-haired, ice blue-eyed, captain of the weapons class, Minako was
going to scream. Everyone who had hormones had a crush on him, and she
was no exception. However, she wasn't broadcasting those hormones like
the rest of the girls in her Level.

	She walked through the miniture arboretum and heard voices and
laughter. As she got closer she could see a girl with auburn hair
straddling the lap of a silver-haired individual. They were obviously
making out.

	Minako's heart plummeted as she watched them make-out for a
moment before turning to go. As fate would have it, a twig snapped
under her boot. The couple stopped and the man called out.

	"Is someone there?" He stood and placed the girl on her feet.
Minako turned around and with a sigh of relief, realized that it
wasn't him. It was another member of his level, but not him.

	The girl giggled, "Naughty Minako, spying on two innocent
people."

	Minako blushed, "Sorry Kalkia," she said quickly and recalled
that this was Kunzite's heart-sister. Kalkia grinned and kissed the
other man, Sephiroth, if she remembered correctly, away.

	"Go play war, I'm gonna have some girl talk."

	It was then that the younger girl turned serious green eyes at
her and Minako knew that she was in trouble.

***

	"Where are we going, Rose," asked Kunzite as the younger girl
practically dragged him along the hallways.

	Giggling was his answer. "You'll see, Kunzite, you'll see." She
stopped so suddenly that Kunzite practically plowed into her.

	"Why haven't you been running around as usual, Kunzite?"

	Her sudden question caught him off guard. "Excuse me?" He
blinked in confusion.

	She tilted her head and regarded her heart-brother for a moment.
"You're the infamous heart breaking playboy of the campus,
heart-brother. And yet, you haven't been breaking as many hearts this
semester." She wrinkled her brow. "Why is that? Is it perhaps due to a
certain blonde in your Weapons class?"

	His stammering answered her question. Laughing, Rose tugged on
his hand. "Come on, Kunzite, you can tell me. If you can't tell your
own heart-sister, who can you? What is it about her that you love so
much?" Without his realization, Kunzite and Rose stepped into the
arboretum, taking a seat underneath a large weeping willow. This was
one of the few places that they could see living plants and Rose loved
to come here to think.

	"Well, Minako is..." He was at a loss for words.

	"Beautiful, sexy, wonderful, smart, funny," Rose supplied.

	Kunzite nodded. "Yeah, she's all that. You remind me of her,
sometimes, you know?" He tweaked her nose and Rose scowled. "Except
for the sexy part."

***

	Minako's eyes widened. Did Kunzite really think all that of her?
And who would have thought that the stuck-up playboy of her Weapons
class would be seen being chased by a laughing dark-haired girl?

	The next day she got to the weapons class and was thoroughly
confused. Between Kalkia and what she had witnessed, she was at a
complete loss. Which isn't something good to be in when you're about
to drill in front of the teacher.

	She waited patiently for her name to be called and stepped out
onto the mat to meet her opponent. "Kunzite, you're the only person
with enough skill to give Minako a good workout," the teacher said in
his high nasaly voice.

	Of course she would have to fight him, when she was dazed and
confused no less. The silver-haired young man stood and stripped off
his shirt (much to the delight of his audience), and went to meet her
in the center of the classroom. He gave her a boyish, yet still very
sexy grin and raised his sword.

	"En garde," he smiled.

	Their swords met with a clang, and she was very pleased that he
didn't push her back like he normally did with all of his other
opponents. She swung her sword in a high arc before doing a
roundhouse. Kunzite rolled to the floor, having been knocked off
balance and then quickly got in a crouch. He was now shorter than her,
and his eyes at her breast line. Not really where she wanted him to
be.

	He rushed her and knocked her to the ground, sending her sword
skittering across the cold metal floor. She looked up at him with a
faint look of surprise before lashing out with a kick. His sword flew
through the air and several students had to duck to avoid getting
impaled.

	For the next several minutes they fought hand to hand before
Kunzite ended up tumbling her to the floor. He straddled her waist
and grabbed her wrists, effectively imobiliziing her. She looked at
him and swallowed nervously. He was sitting on her lower stomach and
her hormones were acting up again.

	"Surrender?" He asked, his mouth next to her ear, his breath
causing delicious sensations up and down her body.

	"Never," she replied and thus began their infamous courtship.

	It was months into their relationship before they first made
love. It was a tender, heartmelting experience that was followed with
a passionate session of urgent embraces. When they reached the
pinnacle of pleasure, Rose suddenly gasped in pain in her private
quarters. She felt as if someone had set off fireworks inside her skull.

	Concerned, Kalkia reached a hand out to steady her friend. "Are
you ok?" Her green eyes looked her friend over, trying to ascertain
what was wrong.

	Rose grinned, after she blocked her mind. "I'm fine. And Kunzite
and Minako are even better," she winked. "We make great matchmakers."

*~*~*

	Kalkia smiled slightly, "Good work, yes, but we're not done."
She looked down at the body of Kunzite and sighed heavily. "Are you
sure we can't just leave him to rot?" she asked hopefully.

	"Kal," Rose warned as she closed her eyes. "Just think of it
this way. He'll owe you one."

	"Like that matters," she mumbled and used the sexual energy she
had gathered to hold his body functions stable as Rose did one last
thing to pull his mind together.

*~*~*

	Minako was surprised to see Kalkia run out of Kunzite's quarters
in tears. The young girl had been missing for several months and she
had assumed that Kalkia had been transfered to another school. To see
her crying was surprising as well. Kalkia was known for the fact she
could beat up any person who came along her path and she never
publicly cried.

	The blonde girl caught the auburn's arm gently. "Is something
wrong? Is Kunzite okay?"

	"He's fine," Kalkia said bitterly. "The best he's ever been in
his entire life." She pulled her arm away, "I'll see you later,
Minako." She ran down the hall. Perplexed, Minako hit the button on
the outside of his quarters to announce she was there.

	There was no answer. Puzzled, Minako pressed the button again
and called out, "Kunzite? It's me, Minako."

	There was silence for a moment before the doors slid open.
Entering the room, Minako was surprised to find it dark and shrouded
in darkness. She could see boxes all around the room, various items
in the process of being packed. Was Kunzite leaving? But it wasn't
time for him to graduate yet. She motioned toward the boxes. "Kunzite,
are they moving you to different quarters?"

	He was standing next to his bookshelf, putting his various
novels in physical form into a box. He didn't look at her. "Something
like that, Minako."

	She shook her head. He was acting so coldly towards her. He was
usually warm and caring, at least when they were in private. It was as
if he was uncomfortable showing that side of him unless he knew he
could trust you. "Why was Kalkia crying? I thought that she had
transferred out of the school or was maybe sent to Alpha's special
training center."

	"Don't bother wondering about that whore." His voice was filled
with such venom that Minako could only gape at him for the longest
time.

	"How could you call your heart-sister that name?" What the hell
had happened between them? To Kunzite? He was acting like a person she
had never met before.

	He dropped what he was doing and went over to Minako, grasping
her arms tightly. She gasped, but not because of the forceful way he
was holding her. It was his eyes. They were no longer that cornflower
blue so much like her own. They had changed, becoming that ice-green
that so often marked those of the upper echelons of Alpha. "Your eyes,
they're...green," she breathed, right before he kissed her, hard and
unyielding.

	It was when he drew blood that Minako awoke from her heady
state. She slapped him hard, across the cheek and broke away. Putting
a shaking hand to her bleeding lip, she glared at the silver-haired
man. "You've hurt me." She studied him for a moment longer. "You've
pledged your loyalty to Alpha, to Metallia the Dictator, haven't you?"

	He smirked. "I am Metallia's top general, a member of the Inner
Circle. The power she offered me, who could refuse?"

	"ME! You should have refused, Kunzite!" Minako fought back
tears. "Is that why Kalkia was crying?"

	For a moment, he looked hurt, guilty. But then, that sneering
veneer returned. "That whore is no better than a dog in heat. Alpha
has made her loyal to the group."

	She shook her head slowly, shocked. "You made your own
heart-sister a slave to the Urge, didn't you?" She clenched her fist.
"Answer me, damn it!"

	"YES," Kunzite roared. "And if you continue to disobey Alpha, I
will gladly order Zoicite to change you as well!"

	Frozen, Minako felt her heart shatter into a million tiny pieces
of ice. "I'd like to see you try."

	He took a step closer to her but she punched him, not waiting to
take a fighting stance, just punched him with all her strength. He
crumpled to the floor, the wind knocked out of him, but still
conscious. "That should have knocked you out," Minako said, surprised.

	"You'll find me harder to hurt now, Aino," he sneered.

	"No," she said softly, "I won't find out anything about you now.
Goodbye, Kunzite." Minako turned on her heel and exited the his
quarters. She bit her lip and ran down the corridor, heedless of who
she knocked over, not even when she ran into a furious Rose.

	Unfortunately for Rose, she didn't notice the blonde who slammed
into her. She had to get to her heart-brother, her best friend. What
had they done to Kalkia? And why hadn't Kunzite stopped it?

*~*~*

	Rose cut herself off from the memory as quickly as possible.
She had experienced enough of it to finish with the last few touches
of her own mind as well. When she completed her job, she cut her
connection with Kalkia and Endymion, and fell into a deep healing
slumber.

	"They're all stablized," Kalkia said quietly and pulled away.
Endymion had watched them for the entire process with a feeling of awe.
"Look, you can be here when he wakes up. I'm tired, I'll think I'll
just go to bed." She left before he could say anything.

	As the doors closed, Kunzite blinked himself awake. "What the
hell just happened?" he muttered.

	"Kalkia and Rose saved you," Endymion said softly, still holding
Rose's hand.

	Kunzite snorted, "Rose saved me, maybe, but Kalkia wouldn't do a
damn thing." He sat up in bed and looked around. "Where are the
others?"

	"In another medical facility." Endymion tested Rose's mental
barriers and found them sufficient. He drew his mind from hers and
tenderly drew a blanket around her. She might be out of danger, but
she still had a lot of healing to do after expending so much energy
trying to save four other people.

	Kunzite got off the bed, still naked. It didn't seem to bother
him. He walked up to Rose's medical bed and looked at her face. Her
coloring was still pale, her face somewhat pinched. Her wounds were
still very apparent, her bare shoulders still sporting various lashes
that disappeared underneath the blanket.

	"Why do you hurt them? Why do you force them to work for the
very monster that almost killed them," Endymion asked, his blue eyes
boring into Kunzite's, as if demanding an answer. "She almost didn't
make it you know. You guys would not have been healed so fast without
Kalkia and Rose's help. Kalkia saved Rose's life and yet you still
despise her. This would have never happened to Rose if she wasn't
working for Alpha." He carefully squeezed Rose's hand as another
spasm hit her muscles, her face contorting with pain. It was a
side-effect of rapid healing but it didn't mean that it didn't hurt.

	Kunzite ignored the glaring man. Instead, took Rose's other hand
and gently cupped her face. "I don't know what Rose did to save us."

	"Rose AND Kalkia," Endymion interrupted.

	Kunzite continued as he never spoke. "But I found myself
remembering what I did to her, that night she tried to talk to me
about Skye's experiment." He moved a tendril of hair from her face.
"I regret what happened, what always happens when I hurt her. But that
is a part of myself that I cannot allow to survive. I try to avoid it,
but I always end up sucked in by the darkness. She is a reminder that
I was once human, a man. Not a monster."

	Rose grimaced and Kunzite's aura flashed, soothing her pain. She
smiled in sleep and gripped his hand even tighter. "I don't want to
lose the one thing in my life that is good, Alpha. But I don't want to
turn that good thing into evil." He turned his head and his green eyes
turned back to his old pale blue. "Tell me, what would you do? What
could you sacrifice?"

	Endymion was quiet, not knowing what to say. Kunzite gave a
small smile. "You see? When you can give me an answer, then you can
lecture me. Until then, don't bother thinking about this." He placed a
gentle kiss on Rose's brow, laid her hand back down by her side and
turned to exit the room.

	"What about Kalkia?" he asked before he could leave. "What's
your excuse for torturing her?"

	Kunzite stopped but didn't turn around. For a while, Endymion
thought that he might not answer. "Kalkia is a whore," he said
finally, "She wasn't innocent before the Urge, if that's what you
think. She and Sephiroth had a very active sex life. She's intelligent
and powerful. She needs to be controlled. There is nothing about
Kalkia that reminds me of good or what I was before."

	Endymion clenched his jaw, "So you saw if fit to treat her worse
then you treat an animal."

	"That's what she is."

	"Do you really believe that?"

	Kunzite didn't answer. He simply walked out of the room, still
naked, but clothed in his own darkness and hell.

***

	Nephlite awoke to the darkened figure of Kalkia standing over
him. She was personally checking all of his vitals and making
adjustments. He caught her wrist when she reached over him to remove a
piece of medical equipment from his forehead. She looked down at him
and blinked.

	"You're awake," she said and tilted her head when he smiled up
at her. It was the first smile she had received from him in a very
long time.

	"Yeah, I feel like I've been ripped apart and put back together
very badly," he winced. She laughed quietly and pulled her wrist away.
He just watched her work on him for a long time. "What happened?"

	"Esmeraude got a little overzealous. Rose and I brought you back
from mental hell."

	"Oh. I knew I could count on you guys." He slowly sat up and she
turned her back to him to look at a computer terminal. "Do I owe you
chocolate?" he asked with a grin.

	Kalkia froze and her entire body tensed. "Leave me alone,
General."

	"Kita, what's wrong?" he asked and swung his legs over the side
of the medical bed. He touched her shoulder and she pulled violently
away from him.

	"Lay down and go to sleep," she said as she walked over to the
still unconscious Zoicite. "I don't want you to do anything you'll be
kicking yourself for later."

	"Kita--"

	"Go. To. Sleep." She wouldn't even look at him as he did as she
said. He laid back down and as he did, his memories and thoughts
sorted themselves out. He sighed heavily and sleep was the last thing
that he wanted. He opened his eyes to see that her face was still its
normal cold facade.

	"Kita--"

	"What?" she snapped.

	"I'm sorry."

	"Don't be," she went to the door after taking off her lab coat
and hanging it up. "Don't ever be sorry, Nephlite."


Author Notes:

RS: These are just the rough drafts of what was written of AO before
Kayla disappeared.  Final version is still pending.