Hi Everyone,

It has been over 5 years since I have written anything, so I thought I would stretch out the fingers and see what creativity I have left. Disappointed that I can't find my old account or old stories, but hey, that happens.

Please Enjoy my Chapter, not sure when the next one is up, but please read and review. :)

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, but this story is my idea.

Thanks

Jen

"I never chose this life, you chose me Luna." Yelled a blonde girl with the unique spaghetti and meatball hair style. The blonde girl looked at the black cat defiantly.

"Well, actually Serena, I didn't just choose you out at random, you are the guardian of the moon, and with that comes certain responsibilities, like saving the city, finding your team and at the very list concentrating when I am teaching you how to use your powers." The black responded to the blonde girl.

Serena sighed heavily and sat back down on the ground. Turning 16 was meant to mean, boys, school and just being a teenage girl. Instead she got a cat, which she isn't ungrateful for because she had been asking her parents for one for many years now. But they had to pick the one talking cat of the bunch, who had decided that she was the Guardian of the Moon, so now on top of School, boys and the perils of being a teenage girl, she had to save the city all by herself, with a bossy black cat who just doesn't understand why she struggled so hard.

Looking back down at her notebook, Serena started taking notes from the Lecture that Luna had continued to give her, only to pause and stare at the cat again when she mentioned that she was part of a team.

"Wait, Luna, I am a member of a team?" she asked

Luna looked at the blonde, "Why yes, why do you think we are talking about team tactics?"

"Well, where are they? For the last month it has been me, and my butt on the line." Serena narrowed her eyes at the cat.

"I am working on finding them, but Tokyo is a big city, Serena. The guardians that protect the Princess of the Moon. So, until I find the rest of the team, you will have to keep defending the city, and as you say, "put your butt on the line"." Luna said in a matter of fact way.

Serena nodded at her cat and asked, "Could you find them quicker? Is there anyway for me to help?"

Luna sighed, "I think you have enough on your plate with your studies and your physical training. Leave finding the rest of the team to me. They will make themselves known when the time is right."

"I wish that time, was right now." Serena muttered as she continued taking notes.

About 30 minutes later Luna dismissed Serena, she gleefully stood up, and stretched her long pale legs out, and pulled out her hair. She looked to her desk, and saw her homework sitting next to her alarm clock. It was 9pm, and she should really be getting ready for bed, but if she didn't at least start her homework, she might not fail as bad as she would if she didn't study. Serena sighed, sat down and slid her maths text book towards her. Her grades weren't that great before she became Sailor Moon, but with the fact that she now spends even less time studying, meant her grades were even worse, she over heard her parents this morning talking about how she might need summer classes miss the family vacation, and if Serena doesn't pass then, she will have to repeat Eleventh grade, something she really didn't want to do.

At 11pm, Serena defeatedly slammed her maths book closed. She was never going to understand it, "When I am an adult, I am going to find someone to write a maths book for people like me, an alternative way to explain algebra." She muttered to herself shaking her head.

With a yawn Serena went and got herself ready for bed, looking forward to curling up under blankets dreaming of sunshine, rainbows and not being Sailor Moon.

A few days later, Serena waiting patiently in class for the maths results to be handed out to each of the students. She knew she didn't have the best grade, but she had her fingers, legs and toes crossed she got the elusive 50 per cent. If she got 50 per cent, she wouldn't have to hide another test from her parents, she wouldn't get another lecture from Luna about how she wouldn't have become a guardian of the princess if she got bad grades on the moon, so it didn't make sense.

Her teacher, Miss Haruna, a firm but caring teacher, placed her exam face down on the desk, "See me after class" she tsked at Serena. Serena didn't have to turn over the paper to know she had failed. Had she passed Miss Haruna would have placed the exam face up, Serena put her head on the desk, and lifted the top right-hand corner of the exam, and saw a 25 percent in red, she sighed and then flattened the paper back down on her desk.

"Not even close" she muttered to herself. Her best friend Molly reached across their desks and rubbed her shoulder gently trying to express, 'better luck next time'.

After class, Serena remained in her seat and waited for Miss Haruna, who sat down in the seat that Molly had vacated. Miss Haruna looked at the blonde girl with concern, "Serena?" she questioned, as the blonde didn't look at her, "Are you okay? Your grades have never dipped this low. You have always been on the precipice of failing, and with some average extra credit work, you pull through with a pass." Serena just shrugged, wanting nothing more to explain to her teacher that if she didn't have so many responsibilities, she wouldn't be in her current situation. "Serena, if you don't pass the next exam with at least a 75 percent I am going to have to fail you, and if you fail this course, you will be joining me for summer classes."

Serena nodded at her teacher, eyes not lifting from the paper sitting on her desk. With a sigh, Serena pushed herself up from her desk, and shoved her books and her papers into her satchel, and with a thank you to Miss Haruna she left the classroom.

Serena left her school that day, and shuffled her way to the Fountain, that is where she was to meet Luna, she was to meet Luna at 330 everyday at the fountain, the feline always reminded her before she left for school.

Serena walked up to Luna, who was looking very happy with herself and sat down next to her on the bench. "Hi Luna?" Serena said with a tilt of her head.

"Hello Serena, I have some great news for you, we will be able to find part of your team in the text couple of weeks, during summer vacation." Luna said jumping in her lap, so that Serena could scratch her ears – She may be an advisor, but a good ear scratch was always the best.

Serena smiled at her cat and obliged with the ear scratch. "That's great Luna, what do you need me to do?" She asked, hoping it was nothing, she had enough on her plate, like how she was going to explain to her parents, they will have to leave her behind on summer holidays for school, because 50 per cent would be achievable but 75 per cent is not.

"You will need to be here over the summer Serena, the intelligence that Central Control has supplied me, is that the new scout will be here in the summer." Luna said with a nod.

Serena stared at the black cat. While this wouldn't be an actual problem, she couldn't believe yet again, she was being asked to give up her time and energy, and something she was looking forward to, for Sailor Moon Business again. "How do you know the new scout will be here in the summer?" she asked.

"Central control has scanned the area, every day Serena, there has been an increase of power developing in 3 spots across Tokyo, at the rate that these energy readings have been developing, it should reach enough of a peak to give me a specific location of the warrior." Luna said.

"Is that how you found me?" Serena asked, maybe if she could understand this better, then maybe she would know what she is looking for and help Luna find these warriors, and maybe she could take the back seat on this saving the world business, and maybe succeed in something.

Luna responded with a laugh, "No Serena, you literally tripped over me, and your aura gave you away. Tokyo was lucky, that I found you, the monster activity was increasing"

Serena sighed and nodded at Luna, of course she was found by accident, story of her life, all full of accidents. "Is there anything else we need to chat about? I would like to go to the Arcade and do some school study."

Luna looked at her charge, and just shook her head, not wanting to have the conversation that they have once a week, that going to the arcade was not going to help her study. "Place me on your shoulder, while you are at the arcade, I will go to talk to Central."

Serena placed Luna on her shoulder, and off she walked to her favourite place in Tokyo.

Serena walked into the Arcade and smiled at the familiar noises and smells that was Crown Arcade.

"Hey Serena!" Said a cheerful blonde behind the counter.

Serena smiled at the blonde man behind the counter, "Hi Andrew, how was your day?" she said as she waked up to the end of the counter and sat on the counter stool.

"It was pretty great, I met with the counsellor for University advice, looks like I might be able to do distance education. So, the dream might happen." Andrew said with a smile.

Serena smiled at him, but it didn't quite reach her usual level of beaming, I may not be able to go to university, she thought sadly to herself. "That's great Andrew, it is great to see a plan come together." She said supportively. "I am gong to sit here and do some of my homework."

"No training today?" Andrew asked, he saw that she had been running laps around the nearby oval at the park.

Serena shook her head, "Not today, time to do some study, I have to do some catching up." She said with a sad little inflection in her voice, showing him her maths book as she pulled it from her bag.

"Okay, just give me a yell if you need some help." Andrew said with a sympatric smile

Standing up and nodding at her friend, Serena moved to the other end of the counter, next to the wall.

After what felt an eternity, that was really 20 minutes, Serena tapped her face with her pen while she stared at the work she had done, with a small prayer of positivity, she flipped the text book to the back of the book to find the answers. Serena moaned defeated and bounced her head against the text book. She didn't get it right, she felt so positive about it, so in a desperate hope for osmosis to become a thing she laid her head on her textbook, eyes towards the wall, and tragically envisioned the worst for her life.