Title: Zoycite's Story Part: Nine Rating: PG ====================================================================== Well, my New Year's resolution is not to leave as many cliff hangers as I have in the past. I'm really sorry if I've annoyed any of you! ^_^ I want to take this oppertunity to thank all you guys for reading and e-mailing me. It makes this worth while. My address is the same, Zoycite111@hotmail.com. Enjoy part nine! ^_^ ====================================================================== Disclaimer: I do not own Zoycite or any other character in Sailor Moon. This story is from my own imagination and is my own work. However, I would like to own Malachite...or Prince Diamond...(life's so unfair!) ====================================================================== Last time: Part nine was a long and involved discussion between Zoycite and Malachite about the revelation of his feelings for her. I won't go into detail here. They both have a strange feeling that they knew each other in a past life, and the only way to find out anything, is to go to the Dark Kingdom Library. However, before they can go there, Queen Beryl with her "seventh sense" calls the two back for a report. Part Nine ends with Malachite and Zoycite making a pact that they will act as normal as possible, so they don't alert anyone else to their relationship. ====================================================================== "What were you two doing in the earth realm?" asked Queen Beryl once Zoycite and Malachite returned to the Dark Kingdom. "Ummm..." Zoycite stalled, trying to think of a believable excuse. "Well?" said Queen Beryl, as her yellow eyes began to glow, as if to emphasize her statement. "I decided to go down to the Earth realm to check up on Nephrite's progress. I wanted to see his tactics, and if they worked, or not. That way I could be more successful when my time came to take over. I was going to collect energy, but I had no orders to do so, and I had no desire to show up my older collegue." lied Zoycite, as she prayed that this excuse would please Beryl. "Good thinking, Zoycite, although not about the energy." began Queen Beryl. "Even if I had not given you orders to collect energy, you should anyways. However, all in all, I think you are adapting very well. I hope to see great things from you in the future." "Yes my queen." said Zoycite as she bowed in the usual fashion. "Now Malachite." Queen Beryl said, directing her attention to the silver-haired general. "You had no reason to be in the Earth realm. What is your petty excuse?" "My excuse?" asked Malachite. "Well, the only thing that I have yet to teach Zoycite is magic. I was going to take her to the library to start teaching her Latin, so she could read the books. However, I couldn't find her anywhere, and the last place I could look was the Earth Realm. IT took me a while to locate her, but that's where I found her." "As it is right now, I see no need for Zoycite to have any knowledge in the Dark Magics, but as her trainer and mentor, I place total confidence in you and your judgement. Do as you see fit." replied Queen Beryl. "Yes, m'queen." said Malachite. "You are dismissed." * * * Malachite and Zoycite teleported out of the throne room and went to the Dark Kingdom Library. "Well, here it is." said Malachite as they entered the building. From the outside, the library liiked like all the other buildings in the NegaVerse. The inside, however, was a different matter. It was literally three-stories of stories. There were books everywhere. The library was dimly lit, so Malachite conjured a couple of candles to aid them with light. "This is so amazing!" exclaimed Zoycite. "But there are so many books, how will we know what to look for, or more importantly, where to start." "To be perfectly honest with you, I'm not exactly sure. I have a feeling that it will be an old book, but that's about it." replied Malachite as he approached the first bookcase and began to scan the titles. "Lets split up. We may have more luck that way." Zoycite walked around the library, looking for a good place to start. She found one corner that seemed darker than the others, and when she went over to it, she got a strange feeling. ~Zoycite: This might be a good place to start, but it's so dark. Where can I get some light?~ Zoycite answered her own question by conjuring a candle. That changed the appearance of the corner. The added light allowed Zoycite to scan the titles. She looked over the books, hoping something would pop out at her. Then she saw it. It was a thick book, about three inches thick to be exact. Zoycite had one hell of a time trying to pull it out of the shelves because it was wedged into the shelf. Once she finally pulled it out, she was able to look at it. The book had a brown leather cover that showed signs of age. The book was called "The Diamond Kingdom." Zoycite began to leaf through the old book, looking for anything that would help, but there was nothing. She was about to put the book back when she dropped the three-inch book on her foot. "YEOUCH!" screamed Zoycite. "Are you ok? What happened?" Malachite called out. "It's nothing. I just dropped a book on my foot." answered Zoycite. Zoycite bent down to pick the book up. It had fallen open to a picture of two people. The man was tall with silvery-white hair standing next to a shorter woman with coppery hair. There was an inscription written below it. But without light, it was too hard to read. Zoycite held the candle up to the book and almost dropped it again. "Malachite! You better get here...quick!" Zoycite said shakily as she tried to digest what she had just seen. ====================================================================== Well, that's it for the tenth installment of Zoycite's story. TI'm sorry I promised no cliffhangers, but it is a shortened mod, and I am on stage crew for the winter production. I will try not to do it again. ^_^ If you want to see a cool site devoted to Zoycite and Malachite, go to www.geocities.com/Area51/Neptune/4566. That's my web site. Anyhoo, Peace out! Zoycite_gal. ^_^ zoycite111@hotmail.com. ======================================================================