I do not own sailor moon or it's characters.

I wanted to do a few corrections, nothing big to plot but I just wanted to change some things around before I started posted the new chapters.

DMA

"Do you remember this one …nity?"

She looked up from her shoes, the large picture in front of her was of a man, he was tall and thin, had bright blue eyes, and looked like a King. "That's my Grandfather, Linus."

"Yes, and this one?" asked the blonde woman pointing to another portrait.

"That's my Great Grandmother, Joanna. She helped to kill Ageon the Valcorian Lion."

"Well done, you have been studying. Come now we must meet your brother." The two of them walked down the long hallway towards the steps, large portraits of her family adorned the walls on either side. She paused for a moment to look up at the daunting picture of her father.

"Ast….," she ran and caught up with the older woman trying not to trip on her dress in the process. "Why do I need to know about all these dead people? How will they help me if they're all dead?"

"What have I always told you about the dead my girl?"

"That they never really leave us."

"Yes, exactly."

"My mother left." She stopped and looked up, her companion turned to her. "She left and never came back," she looked up at the last portrait, a woman. She was beautiful, her long silvery blonde hair cascading around her while she sat peacefully, a book on her lap, a rose held in her hand. She had no smile, but her face was peaceful and kind.

"No ….nity, she didn't leave she was taken from you," the woman said. "Your mother would have never left you."

She felt tears prick her eyes, she grabbed the other woman's arm and hugged. "You won't leave me will you?"

The other woman placed a pale hand on her own, it was cold despite the warmth that she radiated. "Everyone eventually has to go Sere…., but it's not the goodbye's that are important. It's the memories we have before the goodbye."

She turned to look her in the face, "You will never be alone Sere….ty. If that's what you're worried about, you will never be alone."

"But we are alone," spoke another voice. She turned, Seiya stood down the hallway in the shadows. "They took everything from us Astra, our families, our love. They took it all and now we're alone." He stepped out from the shadows, his face was hallow his eyes wild, his clothes were wrinkled and messy, his hair was unkempt and dirty.

"Seiya," she muttered. Suddenly, she wasn't child anymore, she was a grown woman, and she was alone.

"You're alone Astra, unless you have me with you," he reached out to her. "We need each other, so we won't be alone anymore."

She took a step towards him and was about to touch his fingers when another hand pulled her back. Strong arms surrounded her, a man's arms, arms that she knew. He pulled her against his chest, "Block it out, he's trying to lure you away again."

She inhaled his scent, he was familiar like something she had known from a long time ago. "Who are you?"

His arms tightened around her, protecting her. "You have….you have to remember on your own."

"Let her go, she's mine!" Seiya screamed, he couldn't come nearer to them. "She's mine! You have no right! Let her got!"

She grabbed her ears, his voice was shrieking, piercing her ears. The other man put his hands over her hands helping to block Seiya's screams out. "Don't listen to him."

"ASTRA!"

Astra sat up with a jolt gasping for breath clutching at her chest. Her heart ached as if someone had been grabbing and squeezing it. Her head throbbed and she felt nauseous. She fell back down onto the soft pillows closing her eyes as she waited for the room to stop spinning. Finally, she felt better, opening her eyes she took in her surroundings.

She was in a large antique bed surrounded by several large pillows. The walls of the room were high with dark wood paneling on them, there were large glass doors on the right side of the bedroom covered by thick green curtains, the floors were polished wood, the same color as the paneling. In the corner there were matching leather chairs each covered with piled books and loose papers. Through a doorway in the far corner she could see a bathroom with a large bathtub.

"You've finally woken up."

Astra jumped at the voice, looking at the door she saw a thin dark haired woman. She hadn't heard the woman enter, nor any door open, but there she was with a smile on her face. "Who are you?"

The woman frowned, but it was quickly replaced with a gentle smile. "I'm your doctor."

"Doctor? Why do I need a doctor?"

"You've suffered from a severe trauma. You took a good knock to the head," she came closer to the bed, but her steps were hesitant and cautious. "My name is Ami, can you tell me what you remember?"

Astra put her hand to her head and felt a knot. She thought back, and memories came in flashes. She saw the woods, running, darkness, and someone with black hair chasing after her. "I was in the woods, running…from…to someone? I don't remember."

Ami smiled gently at her, "Don't push it, you'll have it come back to you."

"You're always the encouraging one," she muttered. Astra's looked up, she stared at the woman. "How did I know that?"

Ami took a step back, "Don't try to push yourself. I don't want you to strain your brain."

Astra stared at her, she knew the woman; she knew she was a doctor, she knew she was married, she knew she was…..a vampire. Astra rolled out of bed landing on her feet she grabbed a book and holding it up to use in defense. "You're a Vampire," she said. "How do I know that?"

Ami put her hands up trying to calm her, "I need you to calm down. I promise no one is going to hurt you, but you might harm yourself."

"Vampires lie all the time….." she paused. "But they also tell the truth." She looked up at Ami, she recognized her, she knew the dark hair, she knew about her mother, about her husband, about her being a double agent during the War. "Ami?"

Ami nodded at her and smiled, "Yes, yes Serena it's me."

Astra looked away from her trying to sort through memories. "Sere…..Serena." The name felt familiar on her tongue, "Why do I know that name."

"Take it slow, don't push yourself," Ami took a few tentative steps around the bed. "Try to remember something."

Astra lowered the book, but didn't let it go. "Serena…."

"Yes."

"Serena…Serenity…..Serenity….my mother?" she looked up at Ami confused.

Ami reached out to take the book from her, "May I?"

Astra looked down at the book in her hand, she knew a book would do nothing against a Vampire. She let it go and Ami took it from her. "Please, would you like to talk?" Ami gestured to the chairs.

Astra took a seat. "What's wrong with me. Part of me feels like I should be running, but the another part feels like it's okay, safe."

"You are safe," Ami sat down across from her. "You won't be hurt here."

"I know you."

Ami nodded, "Yes, yes you do."

"How?"

"You and I have been friends for the past few decades," she said gently.

"What?"

"We've been friends….you're name do you remember it?"

"Astra…..no…..that's wrong….I'm….I'm someone else….." she clutched her head. "I'm so confused." Memories played through her mind, different names running through her brain. "I don't know my name."

"I can tell you, if you'd like."

She looked up, "I would."

"My Lady, would you like something to drink?"

Michelle put down her book and looked up at the stewardess, "No, thank you, but will you tell me how much longer until we land?"

"Anxious to get back?"

Michelle looked over at the man sitting at the head of the plane. "I would have thought that you were enjoying your time out of your cage."

"Your snide comments are unappreciated Nikolay," Michelle retorted before focusing back on her book.

Nikolay smiled at her, his blue eyes twinkling, he flipped his long blonde hair over his shoulder. Pulling out a knife he began cleaning his finger nails. "Well my dear I have a long time to make up for, you've been absent for so long."

"Father sent you here to escort me, not to antagonize." Michelle turned a page without looking at him.

"Oh my dear cousin I have missed you so much. Do tell me how was it living underground with nothing to do but stare at your two little friends and watch over that brat."

She paused about to turn the page, "It was….lonely."

Nikolay watched her for a moment, "Did you miss him? Your precious Sethaniel? Tell me was it worth it? Leaving him for your 'greater cause', was it worth it?"

Michelle glanced up and locked eyes with him, "I'm still trying to figure that out."

Nikolay smiled at her evil and leaned back in his chair. "Yes, I'm sure you are."

Darien sat on the floor his back against the bedroom door as he listened to the conversation between the two women inside. His arm rested on his left leg, in his fingertips he spun a bottle of whiskey. He lifted it and took a deep swig.

"Yes, because the way you want to meet your wife again is drunk as hell." Darien looked up, Rei stood in front of him.

"Rei, I didn't think they would let you out of the hospital yet." Rei smirked at her brother. "Let me guess they didn't."

"Look there's only so much fawning I can take, and from what I've been told I haven't moved from that bed in months. I needed to stretch my legs." She sat down across from him. "You dismissed all unnecessary personal I see." The mansion had been almost deserted when the cab had dropped her off at the front gate.

"I don't want her to be overwhelmed when she finally ventures out," he said taking another drink.

"So, she's lost her memories completely?"

Darien shook her head. "No, they're in there somewhere, I guess they're all jumbled with her fake ones. She can't tell the difference right now."

"And the witchy witch thinks she can fix it all?"

"Which witch, Trista or Hotaru?"

"Either or."

Darien stared at the bottle, "They think they can, but they say they'll need time."

"Well that sucks."

"If you know of any other way to speed up the process, please we'd love to hear it."

"Sorry brother, not my area of expertise." They sat in silence for several moments listening to Ami's muffled voice. "Darien, I'm sorry, for all this."

He didn't look at her, "It's not like you did it, Rei."

"No, but if I had been here you wouldn't have….you wouldn't be like this."

"What do you mean?"

She raised an eyebrow, "Lita told me that Trista convinced you to turn off your feelings. She brought out the old Endymion from the War, and he took a liking to some violence and bloodshed while I was asleep."

"I needed to become the man they feared."

"Yes, but what was the cost? What's left of the man you became? Who is Serena going to come back to?"

Darien didn't respond, he took another sip from the bottle. "I made them afraid of the dark again."

"But did it help you get Serena back any quicker? Did it do anything other than allow you to act upon your rage?"

"Those human….deserved everything I gave them."

"Jadeite told me what you did to the group in Munich," she said. Darien glanced up at her, then looked away. "You massacred them, and hung their bodies from the rooftops in public for everyone to see."

"Like I said I gave them a reason to fear us again," he said.

"And tarnished all the progress we've made in the last twenty years…."

Darien threw the bottle at her, it smashed next to her head. "I don't need you to lecture me on anything Rei, you don't know what it was like! They took my wife!"

"I don't know what it was like to lose the most important thing we ever have? You forget I had a child once brother, and a husband, and I lost them. Don't say I don't know what it's like, I know better than anyone else what that loss is."

"And yet here you are giving me a sermon on my actions when you yourself went crazy after their deaths. Little hypocritical aren't we Rei?" he sneered at her.

"I needed to face this brother, to face what has been done and what you've done."

"Why, what does it matter?"

"Because if you don't then you'll never have any hope of getting Serena back."

"What do you know about it," he snapped at her.

"I know that you will never bring her back to you with force, or your anger. I am not going to be here for this Darien. You have to get her back, and that means facing what you've done while she's been gone. It means letting it go of your anger, and turning your feelings back on no matter how much it hurts."

Darien looked at her confused, "What do you mean you won't be here?"

Rei looked away for a moment then crawled across the hallway and hugged him. "Promise that no matter what happens Endy, you won't stop fighting for her."

"Rei?"

She smiled against his shoulder, then dug her thumb into a pressure point on his neck. His eyes closed and his body went limp. She gently lay him down on the floor. "Forgive me brother, I will miss you." She kissed his cheek and stood. She touched her hand to the bedroom door. "Goodbye my friends, take care of each other." She stepped away and walked down the hallway.

Lita paced her bedroom wringing her hands together, she checked her watch for the ninth time in twenty minutes. "What's going on?"

"Ami is easing her back into her memories my love," Nephrite said standing. He placed himself in front of her and put his hands on her shoulders to calm her. "It's going to take some time."

"Time…..I just….everything is going to hell," she said wrapping her arms around him.

"I know my love, I know. But we got them back, we have Rei and Serena back, it'll all be alright."

"Don't be too sure about it." The couple parted, Hotaru stood at the doorway to their room. Her eyes were wet with tears.

Lita stepped forward, "What did you see?"

Hotaru's frown deepened. "Death," Hotaru said. "Death walks through this house."

Lita and Nephrite looked at each other.

"Your saying that this is my home?"

Ami nodded, "I know it's confusing and that it's kind of weird but yes, this house belongs to you and your…."

Astra looked at her, "My what?"

Ami paused, "Your husband."

"Seiya?"

Ami hesitated for a moment, "No my Lady your husband is King Endymion."

"Endymion, the Vampire King! He's not my husband! He killed my family, burned them alive in our house. I barely escaped with my life. There is no way that I would marry him no matter what the circumstances."

"You are confusing reality with what is truth," Trista said entering the room.

"You look different," Astra said without thinking. She didn't know how, but for some reason she knew that the woman before her had drastically changed in her appearance. Gone was the usual long flowing dress. Instead her usual attire was replaced by a modern skirt, blouse, and heels. Her hair was tied back instead of freely hanging around her shoulders revealing much more of her face and making her look younger.

"I've embraced the modern age," she said. "You too look different my Lady. More….human."

"How can I look more human then I already am," Astra asked confused her eyes shifting between Ami and Trista.

Trista smiled at her. "Would you allow me to do something my Lady? To perhaps clear up some of those confusing memories?" Astra looked at her suspiciously, but nodded. "Just relax," Trista stood behind Astra's chair and put her hands on either side of her head. "Close your eyes my Lady, and just let the thoughts flow."

Astra closed her eyes, she took a deep breath allowing her thoughts to flow freely. She thought of Seiya, and the others at the mansion, all her people who were worrying about her. Then her thoughts were of others, another family who worried for her; her husband, her sister-in-law, her friends, her cousins, people whose faces she saw in her mind's eye. Familiar faces she knew, she tried to name them but their names were hidden from her.

Suddenly, Seyia's face appeared in her mind, but he was younger. He was a child covered in dirt and blood. Tears ran down his face as he walked through dark wood, around him men and women fought viciously. She could smell the blood in the air, hear the screams, the clash of metal on metal, the stench from the gunfire. She saw bloodied bodies and severed arms littering the blood soaked battle field. Those fighting ignored the boy as he walked, his eyes dead and empty. She turned away for a moment then looked back, he was running at her with a silver knife eyes full of hate and fury, he jumped at her screaming like a wild animal.

He was caught in midair by a tall black haired man. "Find somewhere else to be, or you won't escape with your life, boy," the man took the knife from him throwing him to the ground. "Sere….ty are you all right?"

She nodded, "I'm fine."

She turned around for a moment and saw the boy on the ground glaring at them as they left him behind to rejoin the battle.

Her eyes flew open and she pitched forward away from Trista. She emptied the contents of her stomach onto the floor.

"What the hell was that?" She turned to the woman behind her.

"That my dear Queen was the beginning."

"Queen? The beginning of what?"

Ami stood, "Trista leave you're only going to confuse her."

Trista glared then bowed to the two women before leaving through the glass doors leading to the balcony.

"Who is that woman?"

Ami glared at the doors that Trista had disappeared through. "A seer, a powerful one, but an emotional one."

"She seemed in control of her emotions when she was here."

"A façade, she's more volatile than anyone else in this mansion, including you at the moment." Ami let out a breath and sat back down, "What did you see?"

Rei leaned against the door frame staring at her husband. He was skimming through a thick stack of papers and writing notes. His mind was completely occupied, she had been standing there for almost five minutes and he had yet to notice her.

"I don't know if I should be insulted, or complimented for my stealth ability," she said finally.

Jadeite looked up, "Rei!" He stood and was wrapping her in his arms in a half of a second. "I meant to come see you."

She kissed his neck, "It's alright my love I know you were doing heroic things, like saving our Queen."

He leaned his forehead against her's, "I should have been there when you woke."

"And how would you have known when I was to wake?"

"I should have been there every moment."

"No," she took his face in her hands, "Jed, I want you to know that when I was gone I wanted you to live, and I want you to keep living if something happens to me. I need you to keep living, for the both of us."

"Hey, don't talk like that anymore. You're fine, you're here, and healthy and safe. It's all going to be okay now." He kissed her holding her tightly in his embrace.

"Jadeite, I know what Mnemosyne told you," she whispered. "She told you I was going to die."

"Yes," he wanted to deny it, but she would know he was lying. "She said you would die, and that I should cherish each of my moments with you."

"And we have cherished them haven't we, my love? All our memories. Jed, you know I love you with every part of my existence right?"

Jadeite nodded, "And I love you, Rei."

She kissed him, "Promise me that you'll always keep living even if I'm gone."

"Rei…"

"Promise me Jed, promise me that you'll watch over our family until your time comes."

"That's a large thing to ask Rei, possibly centuries without you."

"I know, but I couldn't trust anyone else with this. Promise me?"

"Rei…"

"Promise me?"

"Alright, I promise."

She smiled then kissed him. "Thank you my love. Now, I'm going to go find Lita. I'm sure there's tons of juicy gossip for me to catch up on."

Jadeite smiled and ran his fingers through her hair. "Alright, I'll come find you soon as I'm done with all this."

"Don't rush my love, not on my account," she kissed him. She pulled away from him then backed out of the room with a smile, "Besides I'll see you later."

As soon as she turned the corner she ran into Yaten. He was leaning against the wall one leg propped up behind him. "You're hiding things, Princess."

Rei glared at him, "Don't concern yourself with my business."

"Well see if it has to do with that little Demon it's not just your business, it's mine too." He reached out and grabbed her arm as she tried to pass.

She looked down at his fingers around her arm and narrowed her eyes. Without so much as a moment to comprehend Yaten was thrown backwards down the hallway, he slammed into the wall. In the blink of an eye was kneeling in front of him.

He stared at her surprised. His eyes searched her over, "That's not your power."

Rei smiled, "No, it's someone else's I'm just borrowing it for right now."

"Who's?"

"Well that's for me to know and you to worry about," she said. "But don't worry too much little Demonti, it's not going to hurt you, mostly it'll help."

"It's going to hurt my sister isn't it?" he asked glaring at her.

Rei's face fell to a frown, "Sometimes we get hurt when we lose people we love."

Yaten glared at her, "Just make sure you're not being used."

Rei stood and looked down at him "I'm not, believe me I know what I'm doing."

Yaten blinked and she was gone.

Astra paced around the room. "So, you're telling me I live here with my husband, my sister-in-law, her husband, you, your husband, and our small council?"

"Yes, ever since the War ended we have all worked together to merge the covens, " Ami explained. "We've all become quite close."

"So, my husband, and I, are the rulers of this newly merged Coven of Romulens and Valcors. However, there is a council who rules in our stead because we don't want to?"

"Think of yourselves as the figure heads of our Coven. You both have power, but you rarely ever initiate a royal order, only in times of crisis."

"And you're telling me I have this huge family, this Coven is my family?"

"Yes, you also…" Ami paused.

"Also what?" Astra turned to her.

"You had a daughter," Ami said. "But you lost her, after only a few days."

Astra sat down, she clenched her fingers on the arm of the chair. "You had a son….."

"I was going to have a son," Ami said sadly. "But he was taken from me as well."

Astra looked up, "By whom?"

"The Demon working for the human factions, she used black magic to kill him inside of me."

Astra's grip tightened on the chair, she heard it creak under the pressure. "I'm so sorry."

"Yes, it was a great loss."

"You must feel horrible, such horrible things," her grip tightened even more.

"It comes and goes, things pass and….."

CRACK. The arm of the chair broke under Astra's grip. "Oh I'm so sorry." Astra stood holding the long piece of wood.

"It's alright we'll have…." But Ami wasn't able to finish her sentence, Astra swung the wood smacking Ami across the face knocking her unconscious.

Lita looked up as Rei entered the room. "What are you doing here?" she set aside the book that was in her lap. "You should be at the hospital being looked after and resting."

Rei sat down on the couch next to her. "I've had enough of hospitals thank you very much. Besides, I feel better than ever, fit as a fiddle."

"Rei…"

"Lita, I'm fine. I'm better than fine, I have a purpose now, and I know what I need to do."

Lita raised an eyebrow, "And what is that?"

"Let's just say it's going to help us a lot. I'm not sure exactly what is going to happen, but it'll be for the best."

"I hate when you're cryptic," Lita said. "But I'm glad you're okay."

Rei smiled at her. "Hey, remember a few years back when we used to hate each other?"

Lita let out a laugh, "I thought you were such an egotistical, controlling bitch."

"And I thought you were absolutely useless, following Mina around like a little puppy," Rei leaned her head on her friends shoulder. "I know better now."

"Agreed, but I still think your bitch," Lita said with a laugh.

Rei smacked her playfully, then she looked at her friend properly, her face somber. "You're going to do such great things, Lita. You're going to have children one day, and be a wonderful mother. You're going to be a great teacher, and an amazing mentor."

"Well thank you."

"I know it's a little trying now, and I know that you and Nephrite aren't having an easy time," she blinked the tears back. "But he does love you, more than you know. Don't doubt that, even for a moment don't doubt that."

"Rei…what's going on?"

Rei wiped the tears from her face. "Nothing, just feeling sentimental from you know….everything." She pulled Lita into a hug, "I will always be with you." Rei pulled away from her friend and stood, "I'm going to go find something to eat I'm a little famished."

"Alright, I'll see you later," Lita said picking up her book.

Rei paused at the door and looked back. "Yeah, see you later." She smiled at Lita, then left.

Lita shook her head returning to her book again. She had read a few sentences when she suddenly felt a chill and remembered Hotaru's earlier words.

"Death, death walks through this house." The hair on her body stood up, she dropped the book from her hands. "Rei," she said breathlessly. Something was wrong, she knew it, something was very wrong. "Rei!"

She ran from the room knocking into Nephrite at the door, "Lita?"

She pushed past him sprinting down the hall. "Rei!" Turning the corner she saw Rei about to descend the stairs. "Rei!"

Astra tripped as she entered the hallway. She hit the ground with a thud and a curse. Her eyes fell on the man she had tripped over, he was lying in front of the doorway.

"Damn it," he grunted sitting up. His eyes fell on her, "Serenity….."

Astra stared, she knew his face, Endymion. She scrambled away from him and began running down the hall.

"Serenity!"

Her feet pounded on the carpet, she veered left turning a corner. Sprinting past unsuspecting people she didn't hesitate or pause as she knocked someone down. She got to the end of the hallway skidding to a halt. Standing on the grand staircase before her was a woman with black hair staring across the large open space.

"Serenity!"

Astra turned as Endymion came around the corner. She looked back to the staircase ready to bolt, but was frozen in her tracks when she locked eyes with the dark haired woman.

Memories ran through her head at lightning speed. Their hate towards each other, their friendship, then their love as sisters, Rei's unyielding support and loyalty, times when they had fought side by side in battle, and spared against each other with words.

Astra blinked, she recognized her. "Rei," she whispered.

Rei smiled at her, "Goodbye, Serena." Suddenly, Rei's body jerked backwards as if she had been struck.

Time slowed down as Astra watched Rei go limp in the air, her black hair flying around her obscuring her face. Rei tipped backwards down the stairs falling out of Astra's line of vision. Astra's mouth opened, she heard her own voice scream out Rei's name, another voice rang out in tandem.

She ran the few steps to the top of the staircase, looking down Rei's body lay motionless at the bottom. The Princess was flat on her back, eyes closed, her body limp, one arm slung out above her head, her dark hair fanned out behind her on the stone floor. She looked as if she was sleeping, but Astra knew better. She was dead, she had been dead before she hit the ground.

Endymion came up behind her, his eyes fell on his sister. "Rei!" He moved to go to her, but Astra's arm shot out and stopped him.

She turned towards him looking into his eyes. She didn't know why, but there was a deep urge to comfort him. Despite the logical part of her mind telling her that he is her enemy something deep inside of her made her place her hands on his face. "She's gone," she whispered tears falling from her eyes. "Endy, she's gone."

He swallowed then she saw his face crumple as he collapsed into her arms. He pulled her tight against him. "Rei," he whispered.

Astra heard wailing, the brunette had collapsed on the floor sobbing. A man had come from the hallway behind her and dropped to his knees to comfort his wife.

"Nephrite," Astra whispered.

She looked down as a blonde man ran into the room, those who had gathered parted for him. He fell to his knees his hands hesitating over Rei's body. Finally, he touched her face with shaking hands. His head fell then he let out a howl of anguish and pulled her to his chest. "Jadeite."

Astra glanced around at the faces around the room. They were full of sadness, shock, and disbelief. They were all staring at the fall Princess and her grief stricken husband. All except one, Astra saw the little girl in the red dress standing a few feet behind Nephrite and his sobbing wife. She was staring directly at Astra her face sad and full of apology. It wasn't the Demon, it was the other one. The girl looked down at the fallen Princess, Astra blinked and the girl disappeared.