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Chapter 19 - Sammy's Day

Sammy woke up early on Monday morning and got out of bed. He had a sleeping bag laid out on it that he quickly rolled it up. He took his pillow and packed it in the last open box and taped it shut. He got ready for Kendo practice with the guys and carried his toiletries with him along with his change of close for the day.

He went downstairs and was shocked to see Serena up early and sitting at the breakfast table. Their mother was off getting ready for her day. Sammy said, "What are you doing up early?"

Serena poured a bowl of cereal, "I got up early to eat breakfast with you. We won't be able to do this together for a while."

Sammy nodded and poured his own cereal, "First of all, we didn't really do this before. I would also argue you'll see me a lot. Not that I am complaining… Shoot. I just realized I am probably going to be seeing you kissing. Yuck!"

"I will get Darien to hire a really good therapist for you. I bet you will be seeing that a lot." she winked playfully at him.

Sammy made a face at her and then stuck out his tongue at her. He grew serious and said, "This is really okay? I mean, as of today you have been dating a week. This isn't too soon?"

She smirked, "What? Worried he'll break up with me?"

"Gosh no! I just don't want you to feel like you have to stay with him because I am living there with him." he told her.

"You are so sweet to be worried about that! Please just trust me for now. Everything will be okay." She looked around and lowered her voice, "Darien and I have a lot to tell you tonight at the apartment."

"He hinted at something being up too. Are you secretly engaged?" he whispered.

Serena didn't know how to answer that. They did just agree to marry each other yesterday. She didn't have a ring though. She decided to just evade the question, "It will all make sense tonight. Well, actually that might be a lot to ask for. We will explain everything tonight. How much sense it makes, even I'm not sure yet."

"Okay, that's as clear as mud." he quipped.

The both finished their breakfast and, as Serena headed up to get ready for her day, Sammy headed outside to meet Darien.

Sammy loved Kendo practice. He loved joking with the guys and he found that he looked up to Darien. Every time he was shown a new move or needed correction he was treated with patience and respect. He was glad he would be able to be around them more. He felt that he fit in more with the guys than he did with his classmates. He didn't know what to make of that.

School that day started out like normal for Sammy. He got a test back in his fourth class, math, and that was when things started to veer from normal. He had received 100% on it. The good grade was not what was strange. Ryan, the bully, had noticed his grade and stayed silent. That was not how things normally worked.

Sammy turned to look at Ryan and was obviously puzzled. He received a shrug from him in exchange. He wasn't at all sure what in the world that meant. After class, he stopped Ryan and said, "What is going on?"

"You want me to pick on you?" he asked, confused.

Sammy shook his head, "No, but it's expected. Some things just seem inevitable, like gravity."

Ryan sighed, "I just… I can't anymore. I got tired hating you over your perfect life and your perfect grades."

Sammy laughed so loudly that he drew the attention of those around him. He apologized and looked seriously at Ryan and said, "If I get a B+ my mother is horrible to me. She kicked my sister out of the house and I am lucky enough that I am able to move out too. When my father comes home, he barely acknowledges my sister and me. Where is the perfect life that you are talking about?"

Ryan looked stunned, "But your sister is popular and happy all of the time."

"My sister is kind to everyone. That's why she's popular. Also, she chooses to be happy. She thinks it's too much work to be sad." Sammy pointed out.

"Huh. Well, and I'm sure it doesn't hurt that she's hot."

"Hey! That's my sister." Sammy cringed.

"I'm not wrong." Ryan pointed out. He then changed the subject, "My dad never thinks anything I do is good enough. It sucks."

That's when two things dawned on Sammy. One, Ryan bullied him because his father bullied him, and two, this was his chance to make a difference in someone's life. He had so many people looking out for him that he wanted to pass it on. "Hey, want to join me for lunch? I know how much it sucks when you aren't good enough for a parent."

Ryan nodded. They had lunch together and found out they had a lot in common.

Sammy walked into the Arcade after school and walked up to the counter and sat on the stool. "Hello Andrew!"

Andrew placed a chocolate milkshake down in front of Sammy and said, "Hello, Sammy. Darien wanted me to give you that when you got here. He and your sister will be here as soon as they can."

Sammy smiled, "With this, they can take all of the time they want! Yum. You make the best milkshakes!"

Jadeite walked in and sat next to Sammy on the stool. "Darien had a couple of things he wanted to get before he took you to the apartment. How was your day at school? Any trouble with Ryan?"

Sammy shook his head and said, "School was great! I got my math test back, I got 100% on it."

"You are too much like Darien!" Jadeite jumped in and added.

Sammy was secretly pleased and continued, "Thanks. Ryan noticed my test score and we talked today. Turns out his father is a lot like my mother and he was taking it out on me. We are getting along now."

Jadeite chuckled and said, "And now you are a lot like your sister. That's the best way I have ever heard of to beat a bully, befriend them. Brilliant."

Sammy shrugged, "It just doesn't make sense to add to people's suffering. It's too easy to be nice."

"Well, you go ahead and be nice. If you need someone to be mean though, give me a call and I'll beat them up for you." Jadeite smiled and ordered a coffee.

Sammy hesitated and then asked, "How was your day?" Talking to people older than him was still an adjustment for him.

Jadeite just said, "Great, I got a test back too. I won't tell you my grade, but for me it was a great score. I got to sit by my wonderful girlfriend at lunch, and one of my best friends is in a great mood today."

Sammy was puzzled, "Who?"

"Darien. Word is he's getting a new roommate." Jadeite pretended to whisper a secret to him.

"Why would that put him in a great mood?" Sammy still was confused as to why he was moving in with Darien.

"Well, he likes you a lot and it makes him look really good to his girlfriend. I don't know how I know it, but those two are truly meant for each other. He would do anything for her." Jadeite explained.

Sammy looked forward to the explanation that he was going to get that night. Serena kept alluding to there being something different between her and Darien. "Speaking of your girlfriend, you know Raye will light you on fire if you hurt her." Sammy said smiling and laughing.

Jadeite nodded, "Is it weird that I find her temper to be a turn on?"

Sammy laughed and almost shot some milkshake out of his nose. "You two are perfect for each other." He grabbed a napkin and wiped his nose shaking his head at Jadeite.

Andrew chuckled and chimed in saying, "And yes, it's weird."

Jadeite shrugged and took a sip of his coffee, he was okay with being weird.

Sammy had just gotten his new room to a place where he could sleep tonight and be able to get ready in the morning. The guest bathroom was now officially Sammy's too. He just knew he would have to keep it clean for when people came over to visit.

He walked out and saw his sister and Darien sitting on the couch waiting for him. They looked nervous and he didn't know what to expect out of them. He decided cracking a joke would be the best way to ease the tension, "You're about to tell me I am a match for Darien and he needs one of my kidneys aren't you?"

Darien laughed and then grew serious, "Hm… I wonder if you would be a match for me."

Sammy's eyes grew big, "You really need my kidney?!"

"No, I was messing with you." Darien replied.

Sammy joined them in the living room and sat in the chair across from his sister. "So, what do you want to tell me then? You have been hinting at something big since yesterday."

Serena nodded and sighed, "It's hard to explain. Things aren't really how they seem." She stood up and transformed into Sailor Moon.

Sammy's eyes grew huge and his jaw dropped. "What just happened?"

"It turns out that I am a superhero who can fight bad guys. But really I jumped ahead in the story." Serena looked sheepishly at Darien. "I just figured you would want some proof that this crazy story is true."

"It all started a little over a week ago when I had a strange dream one night. At the end of the dream I had picked a flower from the garden, and when I woke up, I was surprised to find the flower was next to me on the bed. It turns out your sister and I are reincarnated star crossed lovers from thousands of years ago." Darien tried to explain to him as succinctly as possible.

Serena smiled at Sammy and said, "At any time you can take a break from this story. It's a crazy one for sure. Thousands of years ago we were engaged to be married when Darien was killed protecting me. I took his sword and used it to join him in death."

Sammy held up his hands, "So, you both know you will stay together because of a dream?"

"It's more than that," Darien said. He pulled out his laptop and showed Sammy the daily list he had made and shown Serena. "My past self told me about our love and who we were."

"But no one can live on the moon." Sammy stated.

Serena nodded, "Not anymore." She turned to look at Darien, "Well, Tux, want to show him what you got?"

Darien stood and transformed into Tuxedo Mask. "I'm able to help protect your sister. She has begun fighting Beryl's minions."

"But if she is a princess, she shouldn't be fighting!" Sammy stated.

Darien chuckled, "I doubt you will have more luck with that argument than I did. She wants to fight and she doesn't want her Senshi or Luna to know who she really is."

"Senshi? Luna?" Sammy asked, puzzled.

"I have four guards and a cat that is my advisor. That cat I brought home, she's really an alien from the planet Mau. She can talk and she is the one who told me that I am Sailor Moon. She also tries to boss me around." Serena said.

"Tries to boss you around?" Sammy asked.

Serena shrugged, "I don't like to be told what to do."

Sammy laughed. "Finally something that sounds normal! You like to do things your own way."

Serena stuck her nose in the air, "Because I am a princess and leader of the solar system."

They all laughed.

They answered all of Sammy's questions and explained about Luna, Amy, Endymion and all of the facts that they were sure of. Darien even reached inside himself to activate the Golden Crystal and was able to show Sammy how he could make himself glow, for now. Sammy was really curious about who everyone was and how the generals were all in Kendo with Darien.

Sammy asked, "Does that make me anything? I do Kendo with you or am I a human born to be the brother of the Moon Princess?"

Here Darien chuckled, "You are human, but you are also reincarnated. Turns out your name was Arcas and you were my younger brother. You were a Prince of Earth."

Sammy just stared at them. He then attempted to talk, "Wha… How… I'm your brother?"

Darien nodded, "You fit in so well with us and you are truly gifted at Kendo. I grew suspicious and asked Endymion. He was pleased to find out that his brother was reincarnated. In our past life, you died coming to the aid of our father."

"How does this work? Am I the brother to both of you?" Sammy asked, confused.

"You are her brother now. Thousands of years ago when we first lived, you were my brother. Endymion said you were a great brother and you were excited to have Serenity as a sister. In this life that just came about quicker." Darien said.

"So the hint that everything is okay with me moving in is because you are going to marry my sister and in our past lives you were my brother?" Sammy asked.

"Yes. And there is one more thing." Darien said. "You can't tell anyone any of this."

"WHAT?!" Sammy said in shock.

"Amy and Luna know Serena is Sailor Moon, but that is it. They don't know I am Tuxedo Mask or that she is the Moon Princess." Darien told him seriously.

Serena next said, "You are family and we wanted you to know first. You have the most right to know and we trust you to keep this a secret. That, and we figured that if you knew Darien saw you as a brother, you would feel better about living here and not feel like you are a burden or out of place. You're family."

Sammy rubbed his hands over his face. "This is a lot to process." he sighed. "First things first, Serena, I am so proud of you. You always want to protect those you care about and you are fighting to do just that as Sailor Moon. Please, come up with a way I can help. Even from the sidelines. I want to be a part of this."

Serena got up and rushed over to give her brother a hug. "We will. I am so grateful that I was given you as a brother in this life. I was an only child before and you have helped me so much. Thank you."

Later that night before Sammy fell asleep he reflected on what he had just found out. One thing he knew for sure somehow, he was home.