Authors Note: You may notice now that Usagi has a sister. She is six years old. I will have to go back into my other stories and edit her into them. Please be patient, as school is about to start up.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but my own Characters. Angel Raye owns hers! Please R & R.

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Chapter Two: Trouble Brewing

The next day at school, Jordan found Isabella by the sixth grade girls' locker room. Jordan took Isabella away from the locker room. Isabella watched as it became invisible. She sighed and turned to Jordan.

"I've been thinking." Jordan started to say.

Isabella's eyes widened. "Are you sure that's safe?"

Jordan ignored the comment and continued. "Remember last year that battle with Keyo-whatever?" Jordan asked.

"Ehh.. yea. How could I forget?" Isabella asked, and then looked around to see if anyone was coming.

"Well, I've been thinking about going back in time and seeing our parents. The woman said that we weren't actually the children of Haruka-papa and Michiru-mama." Jordan reminded her.

"Well, Jordan Tenou usually it takes a girl and a guy to create babies." Isabella explained a little annoyed. Jordan rolled her eyes.

"So have you thought this plan through?" Isabella questioned.

"I think so." Jordan replied, now trying to find out what she missed out.

"Okay so how are we getting to a different time zone?" Isabella started to quiz her sister.

"We'll use the time gate and concentrate on one time period." Jordan answered.

"That's good. Now how do we get back?" Isabella questioned.

"We'll have to find the time portal." Jordan answered uneasily.

"So.. we'll have to find the time portal in a different time zone. It makes sense. Let's just hope we pick a time where it hasn't been destroyed!" Isabella said frantically. "Jordan… it's a bad idea."

"But Isabella you said yourself you'd do anything to see our real birth parents!" Jordan protested. "And you said if either one of us found a way then you promised we'd do it."

Isabella sighed. Jordan was right, she had promised her sister, but she knew going through the time gate and being found out about was asking for trouble. Isabella started to rethink Jordan's plan. The two stood there for a while. Jordan was anxious as to what was running through Isabella's head currently.

"I got it!" She got closer to her sister and lowered her voice so no one could hear her. "We can go get Usagi's time key. After we have that in hand we'll have to leave right after that. So we'll go to the time gate, get transported through that. See our parents and then use the time key to get back home all before anyone ever finds out." Isabella declared.

"YAY! Now when do we do it?" Jordan questioned.

"We could skip school, but the school would call home." Isabella inquired.

"What time do they call home if you're not there?" Jordan asked.

"I'm not sure. What about after school?" Isabella asked. "Most everyone will be going to their quarters or doing something. Usagi won't be home at all and the Senshi's have been spending more time together recently as there are no enemies around."

"Alright. That sounds good. We gonna do it tomorrow?" Jordan questioned.

"Might as well. Don't have any other time to really do it." Isabella mentioned.

"Jordan and Isabella why aren't you two outside with your dweeb friends?" asked a familiar voice.

Jordan and Isabella gazed at the girl standing a few feet away from them. Miyaki stood there with a grim look on her face. Isabella rolled her eyes.

"Don't you have someone better to pick on?" Jordan asked irritated. She wanted to stay out of all trouble, but Miyaki wasn't helping matters. Miyaki put her hand on Jordan's shoulder and gave it a hard squeeze.

"No. Two five year olds are the best." Miyaki smirked.

"Is your mama going to hold you back because you lack intelligence?" Isabella questioned.

"Why you little brat! You must lack common sense! Not many people get blessed with that." Miyaki was holding her hand up ready to deck one of the little girls.

Isabella started giggling. Miyaki put her fist down and stared at the girl confused. Isabella continued to giggle. Jordan wanted to know what was funny as well.

"Stupid girl what's so funny?" Miyaki questioned.

"I have a name." Isabella retorted.

"Isabella." Miyaki groaned. She hated obeying anyone, especially those younger then her.

"You say many people aren't blessed with common sense, yet you act as if you have any." Isabella explained to the girl. "RUN!" Isabella took Jordan's hand and the two girls ran down the hall. Miyaki was hightailing behind them.

"COME BACK HERE BRATS!" Miyaki screamed.

Jordan and Isabella turned down the hall toward the exit door. A teacher, with paper work in her hands, stumbled out of her office and right into the girl's way. Jordan dropped to the ground and slid under the teacher, causing her to stumble some more. The woman fixed her glasses to fit her face right and looked at the two girls that were near the exit.

"Sorry Miss!" Jordan cried out as the two went out the door.

The woman turned to see Miyaki running toward her. She held out her hand and yelled stop. Miyaki tried stopping, but ended up clashing into the teacher causing her to get knocked down and her paper work flying everywhere. Miyaki glared at the two flapping doors. Without being asked she quickly helped the teacher pick up the papers and then followed her into the office.

Isabella and Jordan rejoined their group. Ariel and Madelyn eyed the two girls suspiciously. Annika, Julia, Gloria, and Erin had already left. Annika had another bad day with Miyaki. Hope and Faith were too busy talking to realize they were already running late for home and that their sisters had shown up. Emily hugged her best friend, Jordan's eyes saddened, Maia had yet to join the girls in school. Maia would always be one grade behind. And Jordan knew that Isabella could be moved up. The major difference between Isabella and Ariel was the fact that Isabella loved playing around more then she did studying, which also played a factor in why Michiru and Haruka weren't ready to move her up. Jordan was praying that somehow they had mistaken Maia's test and that she'd be able to move up to Jordan's grade.

Lydia pulled Jordan off to the side, away from everyone. The only ones that noticed were Madelyn and Ariel. Chloe was too busy twirling Isabella around in her arms.

"I'm beginning to wonder if she hates everyone." Ariel declared to her friend.

Madelyn shrugged. "I don't know. Lydia's not like Maggie, but Lydia does care."

"I dunno. Lydia cares about Julia, Emily, Jordan, and Isabella. Those are the only ones I've ever seen her actually communicate with." Ariel snapped. "I seriously doubt she'd come to one of us if she knew there was danger. And if her sister was in trouble I doubt she would save her."

Madelyn sighed. A hand went on Madelyn's head. Madelyn turned around quickly, her short hair fanning out behind her.

"Maggie!" Madelyn exclaimed shocked.

Hope and Faith's conversation broke when they heard Maggie's name being called. Both girls turned around to face Maggie, Usagi, and Daisy. Hailey ran over to her sister, Usagi, and jumped on her back. Usagi spun her around and then told her to get off. Hailey giggled as she jumped off of Usagi's back.

"Hi." Hope stated, uneasily. "What time is it?"

"You girls should have been home a while ago. Where's Gloria, Erin, Annika, and Julia?" asked Usagi.

"They went home already." Faith stated grimly.

The school doors opened up and out came Miyaki. She glared at Isabella and Jordan; the two girls put their hands over their mouth and giggled, as they watched Miyaki walk off the premises. Maggie, Daisy, and Usagi watched as the girl left.

"Let me guess. Miyaki did something to Annika?" Daisy questioned.

Hope and Faith nodded. The three older girls sighed and started to push the girls on toward home. Hope and Faith walked ahead with their two younger sisters. Chloe carried Emily on her back. Ariel couldn't take it any longer; she asked if she could talk to Maggie alone. Maggie agreed and told the other girls to walk on home. She asked Daisy if she'd tell Ami and Setsuna that the two would be home before dinner. Daisy agreed and then continued with the group.

Maggie sat with Ariel on the curb and looked into her deep blue eyes. "What's up Ariel?"

"It's your sister." Ariel declared.

Maggie laughed, "You know you're not much older than her. You're only eight. She's seven."

"I don't care about the year difference Maggie. It's just she's so indifferent. She rarely talks to anyone." Ariel hushed for a second. She looked down at the ground and then turned back to Maggie, her eyes widening. "Is she mad? Like crazy mad?"

Maggie laughed again. She shook her head no. She leaned back and looked up at the sky. "There's something about Lydia that you have to understand. She is afraid of being hurt. She looks at you, Annika, Madelyn and everyone else they all have families that are together most of the time." Maggie's eyes begin to water. She wiped the tears out of her eyes before they rolled down her face. "Our family isn't like anyone else's. Yes, there may be times when your mom has to work constantly and you may not see her often and she may be stressed out when you see her, but at least she's there the majority of the time. And as for the differences in our fathers, mine goes out of Japan. He's gone for weeks on end."

"You have Makoto though." Ariel replied.

"Yes, we do, but Lydia isn't close to her as I am. And it's not always the same." Maggie answered the little girl's question. "Now I know you are very aware of whom Lydia communicates. You complain to Madelyn about that a lot. I can't help who Lydia talks to. And she doesn't always give the girls warnings. She looks after Emily a lot, because she fears that Emily will get traumatized to the point where there's no getting her out of it."

"But… why doesn't she talk to you that often?" Ariel asked.

Maggie sighed. "I think part of it is I have a closer relationship with my mom than she does. And we do talk sometimes. It's very rare though, but I enjoy the moments that we do, whether it's screaming at the top of our lungs because she's had one of her moods, or if it's a heart to heart conversation."

Ariel laughed, she couldn't exactly imagine Lydia screaming, but then again she wasn't there where that part of Lydia showed. She was always calm and secretive.

"Have I answered all your questions my little Ariel?" Maggie asked.

"I think so. But why is Emily afraid of fighting?" Ariel questioned. "You said Lydia watches after her a lot, but why would she get traumatized so badly. Would it be worse than I was?"

Maggie thought for a moment. She didn't know how to put this to Ariel. Ariel had been young when they fought that battle. If she went into detail about what happened, she'd ask why Isabella wasn't fazed by it. Maggie figured it'd be safe to play like she didn't know anything about this one. "Well, with the conditions Emily is under she could end up worse than you. But let's not worry about that right now."

Ariel decided not to push the subject any further, even though she felt as though Maggie knew more than what she was giving in to. Maggie stood up and then helped Ariel up.

"Let's get home. Everyone will be waiting." Maggie smiled. The two girls headed home. Maggie had been right about everyone waiting-- well, almost everyone waiting. Haruka and the Michiru bunch were not present in the room where the mothers sometimes waited for their children to come home.

Annika was curled up in her mother's lap. Julia was sitting in her fathers. Gloria was busily writing something on a piece of paper. Erin was fast asleep in her fathers lap. Maia was also sleeping, but she had fallen asleep on the floor, where Madelyn and Emily were putting together a puzzle. Chloe and Daisy were playing some sort of clapping game. Usagi was sitting between her parents. Lydia was off in a corner by herself reading a book. The parents were all talking and laughing amongst themselves.

Ami just happened to look up, "Hey sweetie."

"Maggie dear you're welcome to come sit over here." Setsuna acknowledged her daughters entry.

Maggie looked over toward the direction of her sister. Maggie really wished that Lydia would join their family. Maggie decided to go sit next to her mom and dad, though she didn't feel complete without her sister. Everyone talked for quite a while. Maggie, Daisy, and Usagi were the only ones still up when their parents realized it was late.

Queen Serenity laughed. "I'm sorry everyone. I didn't mean to keep you all awake."

"Aww it's okay Queen." Makoto replied.

"Mama I'm hungry." Daisy complained.

Queen Serenity turned away, she was turning red. The children hadn't eaten anything since school time and now it was way past bedtime.

"Mom!" the Princess scolded. The queen took off out the door the princess was right on her heels. Everyone who was awake laughed. The King and Prince rolled their eyes and followed after their wife's. Usagi was right behind them.

The rest of the Senshi's picked up their sleeping daughters and carried them to their quarters. Most everyone wasn't too worried about waking their children up to eat. Makoto and Setsuna had to make their daughters something, as seeing they were up. Hotaru and Ami were a little bit worried about their daughters not getting dinner. Ami decided if the girls got up within a couple of hours she'd feed them.

Hotaru watched Madelyn sleep peacefully. She kissed her forehead and then exited out of her room.

"Do you think they'll be okay without dinner tonight?" Hotaru asked Anthony.

"Yes, I'm sure they will be fine. Just cook a big breakfast tomorrow." Anthony replied, with a sense of humor.

"Right… Cook a big breakfast so they can nibble at it and go to school?" Hotaru playfully pushed Anthony. Anthony pinned Hotaru up against the wall and passionately kissed her.

Emily came out of her bedroom, rubbing her eyes. "Mommy, I'm hungry."

The two's kiss broke as the looked at their daughter. The other bedroom door opened and out came Madelyn.

"Mom you forgot dinner." Madelyn yawned.

"You can make big breakfast now!" Anthony smiled.

"Oh shut up." Hotaru laughed and pushed Anthony again. Anthony pinned Hotaru back to the wall. "Not-uh-uh. There are children around." Hotaru placed her finger on Anthony's lips.

Hotaru went downstairs to get dinner cooking; she'd have to come up with a simple meal so the girls could be back in bed soon.

"You don't mind if I kiss your mother do you?" Anthony asked Madelyn. Madelyn gave her dad a funny look and went downstairs.