Author's Notes: I want to say thank you to the following for the awesome reviews: darklover; rkf22; nickybluejess; moonlight pheonix; mangamania; sailormoonaddict; squirrel holding a bazooka; scarleteyezinfinit.

I'm currently working on Chapter Sixteen! Yay! Some of the chapters are short and some of them long, so please, bear with me as I trudge through this re-write. It's quite hard when I've completely veered away from the original and added a few minor characters. For the last two days, I've been watching every episode of Sailor Moon (which I haven't watched in eight years) in its original version and tried to read the manga. As I'm writing this and watching the episodes, I found that the American dub is mixed with the original version. For instance, Malachite should have been Kunzite, etc.

Also, I'm not used to this new version of FanFiction. The different segments seem to mesh together and I'm not sure how to implement those spaces. So, starting from this chapter on, there would be a bar that separates the each segment. Mahalo for your patience.


Chapter Eight
Friends or Foe?

Serena looked uneasy whilst Haruka, Michiru and Hotaru were on guard. Serena knew that Beryl's generals did not know who she is in civilian form, but there was possibility of them knowing. The one thing that made her uneasy was that she had defeated them years ago, yet there they were standing in front of her, posing as her Uncle's godsons.

"Boys, this is my niece, Serena and her friends Michiru, Haruka and Hotaru."

"Nice to meet you." The four men courteously said.

"It looks good Serena, but I can't stay. There's a problem at the lab on campus. I'm sorry. I'll see you tomorrow?" Robert said as he checked his phone and made his way towards the garage.

Serena nodded whilst Haruka whispered in her ear, "Shall I smoke them?"

"I don't know Ruka. They seem to look innocent and have no idea who Serena is. If they were truly Beryl's, we'd al be gone already." Michiru said in a hushed voice.

Serena wasn't paying attention at all to Haruka and Michiru's conversation. Instead, she was watching the four men dig into the the dishes she's worked so hard to make and it began to disappear quickly.

"I didn't ask you to eat." Serena said and the four men looked up. Three of them stepped away from the table whilst Jason continued to pile his plate with food. "We were invited."

Serena sighed in agitation. "I understand that, but can't you see there are other people in this room who needs to eat too."

"I need to eat too. You're going to deny me that?" Jason said, finishing the last bite of lasagna on his plate.

Serena controlled her anger, but with Jason's audacity to ask if she was going to deny him food made it harder to control her temper. Haruka and Michuru was nervous. Haruka knew Serena's temper. It takes a lot to get the Serena angry and when she does, it wasn't a pretty sight.

Zack, one of the first to back away from the table placed his plate down. "I'm sorry. We didn't ask if it dinner was served yet. Thank you for your generosity."

Serena softened a bit, but her gaze continued to dart towards Jason. Serena's glare did not escape Mark and to prevent any more bad first impressions, Mark back-handed Jason and his face falls into the plate of food. Zack started to laugh and soon, the rest of them joined in and laughed at Jason's expense.

"Why in the world did you do that?" Jason asked.

"Are you a blubber brain? All those styling products finally killed your brain?" Mark replied with another question.

"You think its funny?"

"Priceless." Nick replied.

"I had to admit. I've never seen anyone eat like that as much as Serena." Haruka joined in.

"Haruka!" Serena exclaimed.

"Gomen. Gomen."

"Why don't we help Serena clean up after we eat? After all, we are guests." Nick offered and everyone agreed. It was such a mess after Jason's head hit the plate. Whilst everyone cleaned up, Serena grabbed a kitchen towel and handed it to Jason.

"Here. Why don't you clean yourself up. But you can't eat anymore. Everything else is for us since you've obviously had more than one serving already."

Jason smiled. "Thanks for dinner. I'm really sorry about scarfing it down. It smelled so good."

"It's okay. I guess I'm not used to spending any time with the male species." Serena said with a smile.

Haruka and Michiru breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the first genuine smile that appeared on Serena's face. As they they ate, Jason sat quietly pouting. But when Serena brought out the tiramisu, he quickly perked up and the round of comments about Jason's appetite brought the group together.


Rei waited for Mamoru to get off from work at the hospital. She wanted to set her plan into motion and she was determined to get Mamoru on her side and maybe even make him fall in love with her. When she sighted the ebony haired man emerge from the hospital, she quickly went up to him and grabbed his hand.

"Hello Mamoru-san." Rei said in her most sweetest voice.

"Hello Rei-san." Mamoru said with a tone of uneasiness in his voice. "Is there something I can do for you?"

Rei took a deep breath. It was now or never. "I was wondering if you would like to have dinner with me tonight."

Mamoru gulped and wondered what has gotten into Rei. She seemed to forget that he only had eyes for Serena, just her. He wrenched his hand away from Rei as he felt guilty enough for hurting Serena. Going out to dinner with Rei just puts the cherry on top of his sundae of deceit.

"Are you okay?" Rei asked and when Mamoru didn't say a word and walked away from her, she followed him and demanded an answer. "What the hell is wrong with you? You dump Serena and now you don't want anything to do with me or anyone for that matter?"

"Don't you get it Rei-chan? Mamoru only wants Serena and even though he's done every possible thing to sabotage their relationship, he would always love her."

"You stay out of this!" Rei yelled as she pushed Makoto and continued to talk to Mamoru. "Just tell me why."

Mamoru smiled sadly. "It's because she's the other half of my soul."


Haruka cursed, which earned a glare from Michiru as Serena annihilated her on Gear Wars 3. They had been playing on Serena's newly purchased Xbox 360. She handed the control to Jason, who gladly took it, and made walked towards the kitchen where Michiru was making a mango smoothie.

"It's nice isn't it?" Haruka asked.

"Yes. She's smiling and having fun. Her move here is supposed to heal her and they…" Michiru said as she pointed to the four men, "are helping her."

"But still, I can't quite shake this bad feeling. Serena defeated them, so what are they doing back? And if they are, is Beryl back too? We have to be on guard."

Michiru sighed. As much as she enjoyed seeing Serena smiling again, they can't let their guard down even though Serena has. She nodded in agreement and returned to making a mango smoothie and Haruka went back into play another round of Gear Wars.

Mamoru angrily threw his briefcase on the couch. He's trying his hardest to cope everyday knowing that he was the main cause that she's left. It would have been easier had she stayed in Japan. To see her everyday, just her smiling face would ease the pain of his decision. Instead, her decision to leave sealed his fate, his loneliness.

He saw his life in a different way. His apartment that once used to smell like vanillas and strawberries, just smelled like roses and hot chocolate. There wasn't a reminder of Serena anymore despite the fact her favorite coffee mug still sat in his cupboard and her hair ties still littered his bathroom counter.

Mamoru couldn't take it anymore. He needed to get out of his house and avoid the painful reminder of what he's lost. Grabbing his keys and jacket, he decided to take a walk. Sometime during his walk, he saw Lana grabbing a cup of coffee. As she pulled her wallet out, a slip of paper fell unnoticed. She paid for her drink and hailed a taxi that took her to the airport. When it was clear, Mamoru crossed the street to pick up the slip of paper and found reminder that said, "Call Serena in San Francisco."