Disclaimer: I do NOT own anything Sailor Moon! That's a freaking given! Lol!

Welcome to my very first Sailor Moon fanfic. Hope ya'll enjoy. Please R&R!

Side note: if you have an issue with homosexuality, then press the back arrow. No hate, only love!

Ages: (all are random. I'm not going by any manga, anime, tv show, etc.)

Inner senshi: all 18

Uranus and Neptune: 20

Pluto: 23

Saturn: 15

Chibi-Usa: 15

OC: 25

Mamoru (if I decide to put him in. Still debating): 23

A Twist In Time

Chapter 1

It was another quiet and beautiful day in Tokyo. Usagi, who had been early for once, sat quietly in the Crown arcade waiting for her friends to arrive. Today was the two year anniversary since the defeat of Galaxia and the preservation of a peaceful and happy future, IF nothing had been changed in the future. There had not been a single incident since that fateful day, other than her and Mamoru officially ending their thousand year old relationship. She sighed as she looked down to her hands.

"Why must I feel this way?" She questioned. "I shouldn't feel guilty about following my heart. I don't love Mamoru. I'm not even sure if I ever did love him in this life or if it was just some lingering feelings from the past. Setsuna hasn't said anything about any drastic changes, so everything must be good, right? So why is this bothering me so much? Why?"

"Why what, Usagi?" A voice questioned and immediately startled Usagi. Usagi looked towards the direction the voice came from and smiled as three of her senshi appeared.

"Minako-chan, Ami-chan, Mako-chan!" She exclaimed as she bounced out of her seat, quickly forgetting her dilemma, and nearly toppled the three senshi.

"Calm down, Usagi." Minako said with a smile. "We see each other all the time. Practically every day! No need to send us to the hospital with your tackles!" With that said, all the senshi began to giggle at the princesses' antics.

"Oh hush, Mina. You love me and my so called 'antics'." She stated as she made her way back to the table. The others followed her and began to fill the table.

"So Usagi," Makoto began. "What were you saying when we entered?" The princesses' attitude immediately changed and the scouts noticed.

"I-it's nothing, r-really." She stuttered out. "I'm just remembering the battle with Galaxia." She lied.

"Usagi," Ami called. "There's no need to lie to us. You've been acting strange for the last few months ever since Mamoru decided to go back to America to complete his schooling. Please tell us the truth. We're your friends. We want to help."

"Yeah, Usagi." Minako chimed in. "We love you. Please tell us what's wrong."

Usagi began to feel pressured by the stares of her senshi. Little did they know that Usagi had officially broken up with Mamoru a few weeks before he decided to leave to the States once again. She couldn't tell them that she had most likely destroyed Crystal Tokyo, Chibi-usa, and everything that they had ever fought for. She didn't know how they would react upon hearing the news. No, she couldn't reveal that bit of information just yet.

She sighed. "It's complicated, but I will tell you in time. Please understand." She pleaded, hoping that they wouldn't pursue the topic any further.

"Alright, Usagi." Makoto said. "Just promise us that you'll be open with us when you're ready."

Usagi smiled. "Scouts honor." She said as she raised her right hand. They all nodded and continued to chat up a storm.

After thirty minutes had passed by, Usagi checked the clock and noticed that Rei was still missing from their group.

"Guys," Usagi called. "Has anybody spoken to Rei? It's not like her to be late to any meetings."

"Oh! I forgot to tell you guys that Rei couldn't make it." Minako said. "Her grandfather was going out of town, so she had to take over at the shrine today."

"O-oh okay." Usagi said in a disappointed voice. The other three senshi looked to each other in confusion as to why Usagi was upset. They all remained quiet until Minako spoke up once again.

"Usagi, why don't we leave and go see Rei. I'm sure she would be happy to see us!"

Usagi nearly dropped the table as she jumped up and made a mad dash for the door. "COME ON, GUYS!" She yelled back before sprinting down the sidewalk, forcing the other three to run after her.

Hikawa Shrine

It had been peaceful at the shrine. A few people were praying while a few others were simply enjoying the peace and tranquility. Rei stood at the steps of the shrine, sweeping away the dust that always appeared each day. Normally, this chore would be done early in the morning before visitors began to show, but today was no normal day. It was the two year anniversary since defeating Galaxia; two years since Rei realized that she loved Usagi more than just a friend. Of course, she hid this information from the world, including her princess and fellow senshi. She couldn't take it anymore. She saw Usagi often and those meetings always brought joy to her heart, but today she wanted to be spared from the torment of her aching heart.

She closed her eyes and sighed. "Of all people to fall in love with, why her? I know she's going to marry Mamoru and have Chibiusa. I saw it! So why did my stupid heart fall in love with the one girl I can never have?"

A single tear rolled off her cheek and onto the steps below. She opened her eyes and looked to the sky as if she would find her answers there. Sadly, there were none. As she turned around to head back to the shrine, a voice called out to her.

"REIIIII-CHAAAAANNNN!"

"Oh no!" She thought. "I told Minako that I was busy so that they would stay away!" She quickly wiped her tears off her cheek and looked back just in time to catch Usagi flinging herself into the young priestess' arms.

"Rei-chan! I missed you!"

"She missed me?" Rei thought as she smiled at her princess. "Usagi, we saw each other two days ago, remember? You took my new manga home without permission." Rei said in a matter of fact tone.

"O-oh, you, uh, knew about that?" Usagi questioned in a fearful tone as she looked up to the priestess.

"Of course I knew. I'm psychic, remember?"

Usagi sheepishly looked down and expected Rei to scold her for taking things that didn't belong to her, but the scolding never came. Instead Rei spoke in a calm voice.

"Just be sure to return it when you're done."

Usagi looked back up to Rei, shocked that the Senshi of Mars wasn't chewing her head off.

"Really?" She questioned. "You're not mad?"

Rei, being unable to control the strings of her heart anymore, simply placed a gentle kiss upon Usagi's temple. Usagi gasped from the light touch of Rei's lips. It felt like a spark that was about to catch aflame within her. Usagi blushed and looked into Rei's eyes, noticing that Rei was looking at her the way Mamoru had looked at her during the beginning of their relationship. Usagi felt Rei's strong arms pull her closer to her body.

"How can I ever be mad at you, princess?" Rei asked. Usagi's heart began to pound. Her eyes were locked onto Rei's amethyst ones.

"What is this feeling?" Usagi questioned. "I've never felt this safe, this protected, this loved…"

The two remained silent for what felt like an eternity. Neither one of them released the other, nor did they care. They held each other as if they were meant to be. It wasn't until the sound of heavy breathing and hurried footsteps approached them that they realized their close proximity and broke from each other, blushing at the position they had been in.

"Did she feel what I felt?" Rei thought as she looked to the approaching senshi. "No Hino. She has Mamoru. She's not yours." She mentally stated as she fought the tears that wanted to be shed. Luckily, nobody noticed as they were all too busy trying to catch their breath.

"U….SA…..GI!" Ami panted as she climbed the last stair. Minako and Makoto followed closely behind and in the same exhausted condition as Ami.

"Did… you… really have… to run?!" Minako exclaimed.

"How do you... do it... Usagi?" Makoto questioned. "Whew! I'm beat!"

Usagi and Rei simply laughed at the condition of the senshi. The lack of terror in the world obviously caused a few of the senshi to become lazy in their training. Once they caught their breath and were able to stand upright, they all walked into the shrine together.

"So," Rei began. "What brings the four of you here?"

"Well, Usagi was upset that you couldn't show up to the Crown, so Mina-chan suggested that we drop by and pay you a visit." Ami stated. "I hope we didn't catch you at a bad time."

"Well, you all ruined the moment between Usagi and I, so yeah, you did come at a bad time." She thought. "No, you didn't catch me at a bad time." She said as she faked a smile.

"Great!" Exclaimed Usagi as she wrapped herself around the bicep of the priestess. "Anybody want to go shopping?" She asked.

"Whoa there, princess. I still have a shrine to run." Rei said looking to the latched blonde.

"Aww, but Rei..." She said with her famous and irresistible puppy pout.

"Don't make the face, Usagi." Rei pleaded. When tears were noticeable in her eyes, Rei caved. No matter how hard she tried, she knew that there was no way she would ever be able to resist that look.

Rei grunted and rolled her eyes. "Alright already! I'll go out with you guys."

"Yay! Rei's going!" Usagi said with a grin.

"I am so whipped." Rei thought. "Let me just change and lock up. I'll meet you gu..."

*Beep Beep Beep*

Now there was something that the scouts had not heard in the last two years. All five of them looked to each other in prayer hoping that the youmas had not returned. Minako, being the leader of the senshi, was the first to respond. She opened the communicator and the image of a troubled and angry Haruka appeared.

"Minako here."

"Minako, get the scouts over to our place immediately! We have a situation. Haruka out."

As the screen went blank, Minako looked to the princess and senshi.

"Well, that was really vague if you ask me." Makoto stated.

"I agree, but Haruka did look pretty upset." Minako said. "We better get over there before they come looking for us."

"Right." Rei said. "Lets go."

Residence of the Outers

"Setsuna, are you sure? Are you absolutely sure?" Michiru asked. She was sitting next to Haruka, who was steaming from the information they had just received from the Senshi of Time.

"I'm positive, though I do not know how." Setsuna said in her normal stoic tone.

"But what about Crystal Tokyo? The queen?" Hotaru asked. "What about Chibi-Usa?" Her voice faded.

"I'm not too sure." Setsuna said. "There are bits and pieces that are blocked from my view. The only one with that type of power is the queen. All I know is that the future has changed and our destiny has taken a new path. As for whether this path is for the better or worse, I am unsure." She paused and all were silent. "The scouts are here."

Haruka stood up and stormed to the door. She yanked on the knob and nearly pulled the door off its hinges. Behind the door, stood the five stunned inner senshi. All looked to Haruka, who seemed to have murder in her eyes. Her glare never left the princess as she motioned them to enter. Rei and Makoto protectively surrounded their nervous princess as they made their way to the couch. The outer senshi waited for everyone to get settled as they stared at the princess. The looks Usagi was receiving did not go unnoticed by Rei. She took it upon herself to wrap her arm around Usagi's waist and pulled her closer. Once they sat, Usagi snuggled closer to the priestess and rested her head upon her shoulder. Setsuna noticed this and watched with amusement and caution.

Nobody spoke as the tension in the room grew. The silence, which Rei usually appreciated, was killing her.

"Okay, so why were we called here? What's with the staring competition with Usagi?" She asked in a demanding tone.

The eyes of the outer senshi turned to Setsuna. She stood and the eyes of the inners fell on her.

"There has been a twist in time."

Okay, so there's chapter one! Woo! Please R&R. Hope you all enjoy. Till next time!

-warriorangel21 :)