Justine's Memoirs
By: Chiba Hana
chibahana@aol.com


Chapter 2: Nephlyte-part 1

	Before I get too deep into this subject I want to make one thing 
absolutely totally clear: Nephlyte is not evil he is just misunderstood a whole 
bunch of the time.
 
	Okay, I had been Justine the Sun Aide for about a week when I met the 
Princess of Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Venus.  I had already met Princess Serena 
of the moon, who didn't trust me very much but I understood why she didn't.  
	That same day, after talking over weapons that you could use in battle 
with the princes of Earth, I met the hottest, and, in my opinion, sexiest man 
who would ever make a difference in my whole entire life.  I was in love at the 
first sight of him.  He was also one of Prince Darien and Hiro's generals.
	I was walking around the courtyard, looking at the beautiful roses that 
had been planted when Prince Hiro of Earth had been there.  All of a sudden I 
bumped into a young man in his mid-twenties, brown hair, deep blue eyes, and the 
deepest, sexiest voice around.  I knew exactly who he was.  Nephlyte. My future 
love and my latest crush.
	"Excuse me, miss," he said.  "I am so sorry to have bumped into you.  Hey, 
do you work here? Because you look familiar to me.  Have we ever met?"
	"No, sir," I said kinda nervously.  "I don't think we have.  I do work 
here now, but I never did before last week."
	"Oh," he said.  "Do you have any idea of who I am?"
	"Your Lord Nephlyte," I blurted out, "general to the twin princes of 
Earth."
	"You are well informed, for a gardener," he said with his to-die-for-
smirk.
	"I AM NOT THE GARDENER!!!" I exclaimed not noticing that Lea, Hiro, 
Darien, and Serena were all looking at me with embarrassment.
	"I see," he said not phased at all by my outburst.  "Then who are you?"
	"I am Lady Justine of the Sun Kingdom and Aide to the Sun Princess," I 
said starting to calm down.
	"Well, Justine," he said laughing in amusement, "I see the princess over 
there."
	"Yea," I said, "so what? She is always here in the rose gardens."
	"Well," he said, "from the way she is standing-"
	"Um," I said, "I have got go now.  Gotta finish duties, and stuff like 
that.  You know all those things an aide has to do.  Well bye now!"
	Before he could say "bye" I was outta there.  Lea is gonna kill me for 
yelling at Nephlyte like I did, I thought to myself.  Thank god I have my mental 
blockers up or I would be toasted, roasted and eaten at tonight's dinner.  
	"Hey, Justine," said a royal voice I was happy to hear.
	"Darien," I said in a surprised, but equally happy voice, "what are you 
doing here?  I mean I know what you doing here but why are you  talking to me?"
	"Need a hiding place?" he asked very politely.
	"Sure do," I said.  Man, I thought, he can really be a prince sometimes.  
	"Hey, Space out," I heard, "over here.  In this bush."  
	"Huh?" I asked.  "Are you trying to kill me?"
	"Exactly!" exclaimed a young man behind the Prince Darien disguise.  
"Queen Beryl wants you to be out of her way so she can get the Silver Emperium 
Crystal from your mistress the Princess of the Sun."
I had my sword out and I was ready to kill this guy, when a pair of arms wrapped 
around me and carried me to safety.  
	"What?" I turned my head up to see Nephlyte, oddly enough, saving my life.  
"Why are you saving me?  I mean I thank you, but why?  I am supposed to protect 
the princess from any harm that may come to her.  I am supposed to die for her."
	"Well, Justine they weren't after her this time," he said after we were in 
the clear, "they were after you.  I don't really think they would kill you, but 
just to be safe I wanted to make sure you were okay."  
	I could not believe what I had just heard.  He wanted to see if I was 
alright.  It was totally amazing to hear.  What I heard next, if Darien had said 
this to Serena, it would have put her in the hospital.  
	"Justine," I heard, "there is something about you.  I can tell you are 
very special.  Why would you be one of Princess Lea's aides?  You have really 
got to be special to her.  I wish I wasn't going out with Lita.  You really seem 
more comfortable around me.  Lately Lita has been so skittish around me.  I 
think she may be seeing someone else.  I actually think we should break up.  
Justine, what do you think?"
	I felt really sick at that moment.  What did I think?  I can't believe 
what I said next.  It was so stupid to say I felt like dying right after the 
words came out of my mouth.  "Nephlyte," I began, "you are going out with 
Princess Lita of Jupiter?  Well, I don't really give out love advise because I 
am not that good at it, but I think you should ask her if she still likes you 
and if she does she will tell you."
	"Thanks Justine," he said with a great smile on his face, "you are a lot 
of help.  I am sure Lea always appreciates your advice."  As he left he kissed 
my cheek.  All of a sudden three people, including the real Darien, ran up to me 
to see if I was okay.
	"Justine," Lea said worriedly, "are you okay?"
	"Yea," said the real Darien, "that monster tried to kill you.  And it 
looked just like me."
	"Justine you don't look so good," said Hiro, "is everything okay?  You 
look a little pale."
	"Oh, Hiro I am fine," I said in a sad tone, "just a little tired and 
scared after that attack the Negaverse pulled on me."
	I fell into Hiro's arms when I, I guess, fainted.  I had every right to.  
At least that's what  Lea had said.  

Now a few weeks later....

	Okay,  Lita and Nephlyte broke up.  Lita admitted she had cheating on 
Nephlyte with another guy.  Prince Ken of Jupiter was her new love interest.  I 
was both sad and happy at the same time.  I was happy because I had Nephlyte all 
to myself now, but I was sad because he was sad.  Lea finally asked me what was 
going on, but it wasn't really Lea.
	"Justine, what is wrong?" Lea asked while we were working out.
	"What do you mean?"  I said nervously.
	"Don't play that with me.  You have been acting really weird lately," she 
said, "I mean one minute your really happy, and then the next your totally down.  
And you have been acting like that ever since Nephlyte and Lita broke up with 
each other.  What is going on here?"
	It took me a while to answer her question.  I didn't know how to tell her 
how I felt about Nephlyte.  I was scared she would want me dead for some reason.
	"Lea," I finally blurted out, "I want you to promise not to be angry with 
me."
	"I promise, but why do you think I would be mad at you?"  She asked.
	"Okay here goes everything, I love Nephlyte.  Strange as it may seem, I 
love him.  Remember when you saw me almost get killed by that negamonster in the 
Darien disguise?  Well, I had also just met Nephlyte in the garden.  I just 
happened to walk right into his path and we got to talking and then he insulted 
me.  But right when he apologized, I was far away in love land.  I mean when he 
said you were really pissed and you were about to come and pound me, I was about 
to lose control.  I just wanted to kiss him.  But instead I ran away and right 
into a Negaverse trap."
	"So that's why you are always down when you see Lita.  You feel you stole  
Nephlyte from her.  But you were there when Lita admitted to cheating on 
Nephlyte with Prince Ken.  Why do you still feel guilty?"  she asked in a 
confused voice.
	"I feel guilty," I said, "because I think I gave Nephlyte the idea to 
break up with her."
	"Oh," Lea said chuckling.
	"What's so funny?" I asked.
	"You are!" said a very unfamiliar voice and I was knocked unconscious.
	When I finally woke up, I was in a dark room and I was laying on a table.  
Where am I? I asked myself.  What's going on here?  Why do I have a splitting 
headache?  
	"When? What? Why?  Is that all you stupid humans think about?"  a voice I 
thought I knew but didn't really recognize said from behind me.
	"Huh?  Who are you? Where am I?"  I asked in a scared yet strangely 
excited voice.
	"Lady Justine of the Sun Kingdom, your supposed to be great and mighty and 
all knowing," said the voice now becoming more familiar to my aching head.
	"She is, Queen Beryl!"  said Nephlyte's thundering voice.
	"Nephlyte!"  I yelled before I fell unconscious again.  
	"Justine, wake up, it's me Lea,"  said a much more royal voice I knew.  I 
woke up to see myself lying in the Sun Princess' chambers.  	
"Huh?  What's going on here?" I asked as I rubbed my very sore head.  
	"Lord Nephlyte brought you to safety," said an actually worried Moon 
Princess, "you were taken by that ruthless Queen Beryl.  She would have killed 
you if Nephlyte hadn't been there.  Nephlyte saved you!"
	"Justine," I heard Nephlyte say, "are you okay?  You took a couple of good 
hits to the head.  In fact, you were bleeding when I took you out of the 
Negaverse."
	"I am fine," I said, "just a little sore in my head."
	"Good," said Lea, "then you can help me."
	"With what?" I asked a little confused.
	"A spy mission I put together," Lea continued, "here try this on," she 
added with a smile.  I tried on my "spy suit" as it was called, and made my way 
into the warp hole with Lea.
	"Lea?" I asked.
	"What?" she replied.
	"Why did you choose me?  I mean I am flattered and all that, but it seems 
to me to be a really bad plan just to go to the Negaverse to find out what their 
next move is," I said.
	"I chose you because you're one of only ones I can trust in Justine," she 
said in a soft almost sad voice, "you and Hiro are the only two I can trust."
	At first I was really apprehensive that this was another one of Beryl's 
traps.  She could be very sneaky.  You never knew what she would throw at you 
next.  Once we had reached the secret hiding place that Lea loved to perch on, I 
was less apprehensive but still on my guard.
	"Justine," Lea said quietly.
	"What?" I whispered back.  I was getting somewhat nervous again.
	"I want you to stay here while I get a better look," she said.
	"Are you crazy??!" I whispered loudly.  "You could get hurt, or worse."
	"Justine," said Lea, "calm down.  You are going hysterical.  I am not so 
sure you should be here now that I think of it."
	"No," I said, "I want to know what is being planned by that lying snake of 
a witch."
	Lea looked at me as if I were a bizarre person trying to get away from an 
insane asylum on Earth.  "What?" I asked.  She shook her head and we both looked 
down on Beryl's courtroom.  All of a sudden I felt the presence of two people 
behind me and Lea.  Before we knew it, Hiro and Nephlyte were lip-to-lip with 
the both of us.  Nephlyte totally took me by surprise, but I would be lying if I 
said I didn't like it.
	"Nephlyte! What the hell did you scare us like that for?" I yelled when we 
got out of the Negaverse.
	"Just wanted to surprise you," he said, "Lea, is her head still bothering 
her?  She is going ballistic!" he finished.  
	"Sorry," I said, "I was just really surprised by that kiss, I lost 
control."
	"It's okay," said Nephlyte, "so did that kiss mean anything to you?"
	"Sure did," I said with a bunch of zealous.
	"Good," he said as he lightly touched my lips with his fingers.  "You will 
have much more of that tonight," he whispered in my ear.
	I shivered at the thought of me and Nephlyte together for a whole night. 
That's right, I thought, tonight is our first 'date'.  I hope I don't disappoint 
him.  I would really be sorry then.
	That night I went to Earth with Lea and Serena.  It would be my first time 
there in a few years.  When we arrived, Lea and Serena rushed to their loves and 
I watched and waited for Nephlyte.  10 minutes after I had arrived with the 
princesses, Nephlyte walked straight up to me with 3 lavender roses, a golden 
dagger, and a beautiful gold chained necklace with an amethyst stone for a 
charm.
	"Nephlyte," I said, "they're beautiful gifts.  I love them.  Thank you."  
I kissed him softly on the lips.
	"How long have you been waiting to do that?" he asked, knowing what the 
answer would be.
	"Ever since I first laid eyes on you," I said in a tone that Nephlyte said 
was totally sexy, and I found not so bad myself, but I wasn't about to tell him 
that.
	We went through the rose gardens and then we went straight to the palace.  
We were just about to have dinner when we saw Darien and Serena starting to make 
out.  We pretty much lost our appetites after that, so we went outside and when 
we knew the coast was clear we went back inside.
	"This has been quite an evening," I said.
	"And it has only just begun," he said as he picked me up and kissed me 
passionately.
	"What was that for?" I asked in an innocent voice.
	"For looking so stunning in that dress, and for being my girlfriend," he 
answered.
	Oh my gods, I thought, is this what happened to Lita on her first date 
with him?  I am still a virgin.
	"Justine," he said, "I want you to know I do love you.  Always remember 
that.  I won't ever stop loving you.  Not in this life time or any other."
	"Oh, Nephlyte," I responded, "that's so sweet.  Can I ask you a question 
though?"
	"Other than the one you just asked me?" he asked chuckling.
	"Yes," I said with my eyes in a sad look.
	"What's wrong?" he asked.
	"Well," I said, "how far did you get with Jupiter your first date?"
	"Well," he said, "if you are asking if we [Lita and I] got as far as this, 
I would have to say no.  She wouldn't go this far.  Justine, if you want to 
know, I am a virgin also."
	"What?" I asked in a very surprised voice.  "You are a virgin?  You never 
did it with Lita?"  Just as I was about to ask one more question, Nephlyte 
brought his lips to mine in a hot kiss that probably only Lita had felt.
	I can't believe this guy will be my first lover, I thought as we finished 
our kiss and he started to carry me to his room.  He laid me on his bed and sat 
down beside me.  He bent over and kissed me.  I wrapped my arms around his neck.  
I love him, I thought, I must because I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't.  
	"Justine," he said, "after we do this does this mean we are meant to be?"
	"I sure hope so," I replied.
	"Good," he said.  I rolled over onto him, and laid on him for a while.  He 
is just so comfortable, I thought.  All of a sudden I heard a pounding on his 
door, and I woke up.  When I looked around and saw I was alone, I got off of the 
bed and then told the knocker to come in.  They came in alright, but it wasn't 
who I wanted to see.  Lord Jedite, Lady Zoicyte and Lord Malachite rushed in to 
see if Nephlyte and I were okay.
	"Why would you want to know if he was okay?" I asked.  I had no idea about 
what had just happened to Earth.  
	"Lady Justine, you are looking beautiful tonight," said Lord Jedite 
looking at me as if I were some sort of new girl that had just walked into his 
life.
	"Oh, Jed," I said in an annoyed tone that snapped him right back into 
reality, "Zoicyte? Malachite?  What has happened to Nephlyte?"
	"Oh, nothing Lady Justine," said Malachite in a nervous tone, "nothing at 
all.  We were just making sure he was keeping you safe."
	"Oh," I said in an unsure voice, "but why are you so frantic?"
	"Justine," said Zoicyte, "the Earth was just attacked.  Prince Darien and 
Hiro are going to need Nephlyte's help and we can't find him."
	"Get out of here Zoicyte," said a gruff voice behind me.  
	"Nephlyte," I said in a soft scared voice, "I want to know what is going 
on here, and I want to know now!"
	"We'll leave you two alone," said Malachite, "Come on, sweet Zoey.  These 
two have quite a bit of talking to do.  You too Jedite."
	After they had left, I asked Nephlyte what was going on. "Well," I said, 
obviously totally annoyed with him, "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON??!!"
	"Justine," he said quietly, "sit down.  I have a feeling in the pit of my 
stomach you aren't gonna like this."
	"What Nephlyte?" I asked as I sat down next to him.
	He stood and said, "Justine, I love you.  You must know that by now.  I 
mean you would not have kissed me like that if you didn't know how much I cared 
for you."
	"Well," I said, "in the pit of my stomach I knew I felt something for you 
because you were always there to save me and help me.  And tonight I knew you 
loved me when you picked me up and brought me here, to your room.  But Nephlyte, 
why are you reminding me that you love me when I have known it since the day we 
met."
	"Well, Justine," he said kneeling down and holding my hand to his heart, 
"I have a very unpleasing thing that you will probably say you hate me for and 
will want to kill me.  I know it.  The reason I told you that I still loved you 
is I am now working for Queen Beryl of the Negaverse."
	I sat there dumbfounded.  "What?" I finally said.  I couldn't believe what 
was said next.
	"I am working for the Negaverse," he said in a small scared voice.
	"For how long?" I asked.
	"Ever since I met you," he said.
	"So the fake Darien was your doing?" I asked now more in controlled 
manner.
	"No," he said in a not-so-serious tone, "that was Jed's idea."
	I gave him a look that got him scared for his life.  I had that affect on 
most guys including the twins.  "So if we had made love," I asked, "I would be 
on your side right."
	"Yes, Justine," he sad looking at the moon, "you would be."
	I looked down at the floor.  How could Nephlyte do this to me?  How was I 
to be his girl when our sides were enemies?  I was not about to pull a Romeo and 
Juliet.  That would be to traumatic for everyone, especially for Lea and 
Nephlyte. What were we gonna do?  How were we gonna make this work?  And why was 
I starting to sound like a soap opera.
	Well, we ended up  not telling anyone that I had gone to the Negaverse and 
become the princess.  Well, at least I didn't have to worry much longer about 
telling Lea about what had happened.  Within two more weeks, she would be gone.

[author's notation: well this may have been a slight bit worse than the first 
but they will get better than this. I assure you. Please don't stop sending me 
those letters. I really love reading them.  I would love if you even made a link 
for to my stories.  Thank you for reading.]