Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon. However the characters Sam and Nikki are mine.

Author Notes: PLEASE READ!!!

This fic is a bit of an experiment for me. I haven't tried writing any fanfiction in several years. Hopefully this fic will do okay. I can't guarantee regular updates but I'll REALLY try to get at least one chapter out every month. Now some of the characters will be slightly ooc. Mainly due to the fact that they've been raised differently. As an example, in the story Usagi (Serenity) won't be as big a klutz or oversleep as much. She will however be just as bubbly, cheerful, and school hating. The senshi will be 16. Mamoru will only be two years older. As a warning this story will NOT be Mamo/Usa. It will be Mamo/Rei. I like the pairing but not for this story. I have no plans for Usagi pairing wise. I may in the future but as of now there are none. The story will be based on the manga, not the anime. I think that's all. On to the story!

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A loud noise woke Serenity from her blissful sleep. She groggily opened her deep blue eyes. Once more the sound erupted. Serenity noted that it was someone knocking at her door.

"Unnn, who is it?" Serenity mumbled as she slowly began to get out of bed.

"Ren, It's Samཀ Open up. It's 10:30ཀ" a voice called from outside. Serenity hobbled over to her door somehow managing not to trip over all the paint and canvases littering the floor. She yawned and opened the door. Before she could blink a colorful blur attached itself to her.

"Ren I'm so bored You have to help me come up with something to do." exclaimed the auburn haired girl squeezing the pale faced Serenity.

"Sam...let go. Can't...breath." Serenity gasped. Sam immediately let go and scratched the back of her head.

"Uh, whoops. Sorry about that." Sam replied. She turned and closed the door. "But really Ren, I'm bored out of my mind. I tried going to the other girls but they kicked me outཀ"

"That's what I should have done." grumbled Serenity. "Their's not much I can think of for you to do Sam. I'm have to plan out my next painting."

"Oh coolཀ Can I help." Sam looked up cutely at Serenity. "Pleeeaaassseཀ" Serenity looked at Sam. Same looked at Serenity. Serenity let loose a sigh.

"Fine, fine. You can help." Sam let loose a cheer.

"Yayཀ So what's the topic?" asked Sam.

"The moon," replied Serenity "And nothing cheesy romantic. That's always so overdone. I want this to be original." Serenity walked over to a chair in front of and easel with a blank canvas. She sat herself in the chair. She grabbed a ponytailer off the floor and pulled her long golden hair back into a loose ponytail. "I was thinking about doing something on the moon instead of looking at the moon."

"That sounds coolཀ" Sam plopped down on the floor next to Serenity. "You could do something like I dunno, ghostsཀ That would be so coolཀ"

"I was thinking of maybe a palace. A giant palace with spiraling columns." Serenity said.

"Whooo, coolཀ You could pain ghosts wandering a ruined castle on the moon. Maybe paint Earth in the backgroundཀ" Sam was on a roll.

"Hmm, that sounds really goodཀ What about amongst the ghosts a girl dressed as a princess. Yet she's not a ghost?" Serenity offered up.

"Ohཀ She could be crying. Mourning the loss of her kingdom." Sam piped up.

"Nine ghosts try to reach her yet she can't see them as she still lives. They're bathed in their own blood. They want to comfort her but they can't" Serenity eyes cloud over.

"Eepཀ Little intense their Ren." Sam answers. Serenity doesn't reply. "Ren?" Sam shakes Serenity's shoulder.

"Wuhཀ Oh, sorry Sam. I got caught up in thought." Serenity replies.

"Oh Renཀ What's got into you lately. You've been so quiet and down to earth. You're usually just as hyped up as I amཀ" Sam cries out.

"Oh, I must just be stressed out. Don't worry Sam I'm fineཀ" Serenity shakes her head. "You probably should be going now. Don't you have the project for your graphic design class?"

"Ackཀ You're so rightཀ I gotta go. Thanks for letting me helpཀ" Sam jumps to her feet and runs to the door. Just as she's about to leave she stops and turns to face Serenity. "But really, Ren. I know whatever's bothering you isn't stress. I'm not going to pry. But please, get better soon, ok?" Sam says with a somber look to her face.

"I'll try Sam, I'll try." Serenity whispers. The door slams shut and Serenity is left to herself. She picks up a paint brush and lifts it to her canvas. "What is with these dreams I've been having? Who is that girl and why is she so sad?"

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Well their's the first chapter. Might have been a bit confusing but more will be explained next chapter. Please let me know what you think of the story!