"Sleepless Nights"
	by Sara Jaye

	Yes, another fanfic brought on by depression. I won't get into 
it. This is a sad yet WAFFy Kunzite&Zoisite fic. About damn time I 
wrote one of those and got it finished. No real death, not nearly as 
morbid as some of my other fics, just angst and sap. You know the 
drill.

[Disclaimers: Sailor Moon is the property of Naoko Takeuchi 
and Toei animation. None of the characters belong to me. 
This is a yaoi fic. An angsty and rather morbid one at that. So if 
that kind of thing bothers you, you may want to close this window. 
Otherwise, enjoy! ^_^]

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	"Where am I?"
	Cold darkness surrounded him. Though he couldn't see a foot in 
front of him, he knew he was alone. But he could feel someone else's 
presence nearing, sneaking up on him. Icy hands reaching out for him.
	"What's going on?" He could have sworn Kunzite was with him 
just a moment ago. But where was he? The last thing he remembered was 
something piercing his arm before he had blacked out. The next thing 
he knew, he was lying on a cold, hard stone floor...
	"The Dark Kingdom...I thought it was destroyed..." Zoisite 
whispered as he slowly got to his feet.
	"Still as naive as ever, Zoisite..." a voice whispered. A 
cold, shrill voice...the darkness let up a little, and Zoisite was 
able to see who was standing before him.
	Someone he had hoped never to see again.
	"Beryl," he whispered, shuddering as he spoke her name. "What 
are you doing here? And what have you done with Kunzite-sama?"
	"Just like you, worrying about your pathetic love life above 
all else. Your beloved Kunzite-sama is not long for this world, 
Zoisite...and this time, you will not be joining him. Ever!"
	Zoisite collapsed to his knees, clutching his chest as a wave 
of illness swept over him. His heart momentarily stopped beating as it 
froze in his chest.
	"What have you done with him, you vile witch?!"
	"Believe me...it's not nearly as bad as what I'm about to do 
with him," Beryl sneered. She then snapped her fingers. "Bring him in! 
At least he'll get to see his love before he dies..." At that, 5 youma 
stepped into the room, dragging a horribly injured Kunzite with them.
	It was all Zoisite could do not to vomit.
	"Kunzaito-sama..." he choked, turning his head away so he 
wouldn't have to see. Damn Beryl! Damn her to hades!
	"Z...Zoisite..." The silver-haired man was barely able to get 
out. Blood dripped from a wound in his chest. A youma slapped Zoisite 
in the face and proceeded to chain him to the ground, forcing him to 
watch.
	"You know my rules about no romance on the job...and you broke 
them anyway. It seems as if my punishment the first time around wasn't 
severe enough. This time you'll never see each other again, even in 
death," Beryl screeched.
	"You won't get away with this! Nor will you get away with 
imprisoning the others, they'll put a stop to you even if I can't!" 
Zoisite said, struggling against his bonds.
	"I'm afraid Zoicite, Malachite, Jadeite, and Nephrite are no 
more..." Beryl smirked as she gestured towards 4 glass coffins. 
Another wave of nausea hit as Zoisite saw the bleeding, mangled bodies 
of his friends through the glass.
	"No!"
	"Cry all you want, Zoisite. But this time I will destroy you...
forever!" Then she called over to the youma, "Release him!" The youma 
dropped Kunzite to the floor, one handing Beryl a gleaming dagger.
	"Z...Zoi...I'm...so s...sorry this had to happen..." Kunzite 
apologized weakly. Zoisite squeezed his eyes shut, refusing to believe 
this was happening. A slap from Beryl jerked them back open, though.
	"Keep the goodbyes short. I don't have all day, you know," 
Beryl hissed.
	"No!" Tears trickled down Zoisite's cheeks as he continued to 
struggle. "Kunzaito-sama..."
	"G...gomen...Zoisite..."
	"It's going to be okay, I'll get you out of here! Beryl will 
not get away with this! The deaths of Nephrite, Jadeite, Zoicite, and 
Malachite will not be in vain!" Zoicite screamed. But he knew very 
well there was nothing he could do anymore.
	"Goodbye...Zoisaito," Kunzite whispered.
	"I'll never forget you," Zoisite mumbled.
	Then Beryl drove the blade into Kunzite's chest, and blackness 
surrounded them once again...

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	"Zoisite!!"
	The blonde awoke with a start, slowly opening his eyes. 
Slowly, he realized he was in his bed, and not alone.
	"Kunzaito-sama..."
	"What's wrong?" Kunzite asked softly, placing a hand on 
Zoisite's shoulder. Zoisite breathed a sigh of relief, then flung 
himself into Kunzite's arms.
	"Kunzaito-sama!" he sobbed, clinging to him as tightly as he 
could. Kunzite wrapped his arms firmly around the smaller man, gently 
rubbing his back.
	"Shh...Zoisite, it's all right...I'm here...did you have 
another nightmare?" he whispered. All 6 of them had been tormented by 
nightmares for the last week, and sometimes it seemed as if Zoisite 
was hurting the most from the memories.
	"It was horrible..." Zoisite mumbled, his shoulders heaving. 
His heart wouldn't stop pounding and despite the warmth of Kunzite's 
embrace, he felt cold all over.
	"I can imagine," Kunzite sighed, holding Zoisite as close as 
he could. His own nightmares of losing Zoisite were bad enough, but to 
see Zoisite like this, broke his heart. So vulnerable and frightened...
he nestled his cheek against his lover's soft, silky hair, a few tears 
of his own slipping down his cheek.
	"Don't ever let me go...I need you..." Zoisite sobbed, trying 
to steady his breathing.
	"I won't...I need you so much, Zoi...to lose you would be the 
end of me," Kunzite whispered, brushing his fingers through Zoisite's 
hair. Zoisite continued to cry quietly in his arms, but seemed to be 
calming down a little. His breathing slowed down to normal as he 
managed to stop shaking. He felt so safe in his lover's arms...he was 
still terrified by his dream, but knowing it was only that, and 
Kunzite was here with him was enough to reassure him.
	"Kunzaito-sama," he murmured, slowly lifting his gaze to look 
into Kunzite's silver eyes. Kunzite gently stroked Zoisite's damp 
cheek with his hand.
	"Feeling any better?" he asked.
	"As long as you don't let go of me, I'll be fine," Zoisite 
said, smiling slightly as he rested his head comfortably against 
Kunzite's chest.
	"I'll always be here, Zoisaito," Kunzite whispered, leaning in 
to kiss Zoisite's lips softly. Zoisite returned the kiss for a long 
moment, then slowly pulled away.
	"I love you," he whispered.
	"I love you too," Kunzite sighed, pulling the blankets over 
them and tightening his embrace a little, smiling as he felt Zoisite 
snuggle closer.
	They knew that the hauntings wouldn't go away anytime soon. 
And there would be worse nightmares than this one. But they also knew 
that they wouldn't let anything tear them apart. No dreams were going 
to defeat their love. Ever.
				~End~

	Started out angsty and eerie, turned morbid, then ended 
sappily...what can I say? *sighs* Well, 3:39am...at least I can go to 
bed happy knowing I finished a story. ^^
	Ja ne!