Epilogue
Two days after the final battle, the Tsukino's showed up at the penthouse. Serena opened the door to her weeping mother. She quickly wrapped her arms around her and pulled her into the penthouse.
Serena's father looked uncomfortable and said, "If you want us to leave, we will understand. We don't know what happened. Two days ago, we realized how awful we were to you and your brother."
Sammy appeared in the entryway smiling. "We know what happened, and we already forgive you." He found himself wrapped up in his weeping mother's arms.
Serena gave him a small smile and led them all to the living room. She then called out to Darien: My parents are here.
I am glad to hear that. He replied and came out of the office.
The next day, her parents had been filled in on Metalia and what she had done to them, their first and current lives, and they were moving into the penthouse. Sammy had given up the Junior Master Suite and had moved into one of the other rooms.
They had assured them that they wanted them there. It was one of the best decisions they could have made. Over the years, they all grew very close. Darien quickly started calling them mom and dad, and he truly meant it. They adored him, Sammy, and Serena. They made up for lost time and constantly praised them.
Early on, Darien would catch Serena crying over what Metalia had caused her to lose with her parents. She adored them, and they supported her. They were so proud the day she told them she was going to go into Political Science in University.
They were there for them at every single milestone, even the relatively small ones. When Darien graduated from Med School, Ikuko was weeping with joy. She was so proud of how hard he had worked. Kenji patted him on the back and said, "Well done, son." Even Darien teared up at that.
Serena smiled everytime Sammy smiled at their parents. He needed their approval so much, and he was becoming even more of a man under their father's influence.
Every time the guys - Darien, Sammy, and her Dad - would go to breakfast together, she would pretend not to tear up. She never fooled Darien. It mattered to him just as much to be part of a family.
There were more engagements and weddings as the months moved on. Mina had a more American style wedding, while the others were more traditional. Raye and Jadeite married first, and he moved into the shrine with her. He loved seeing her in her shrine maiden outfit. Grandpa loved having them both around. It was incredibly obvious that he was overjoyed that they both decided to live there.
The others married at the shrine too, and Darien and Serena renewed their vows so her parents could be there. It was beautiful and Serena choked up when her parents sipped the sake in the ceremony.
Years passed before Wiseman found a new puppet to come after them. That was when Serena found her remaining Senshi. They appeared and helped them all defeat him. She was glad to have even more people around her.
When Hotaru appeared, Mina started giggling. Sammy was now eighteen, and Mina was thrilled to inform Serena that Hotaru and Sammy were soulmates. Serena wondered if Sammy was mature enough to date a woman who could destroy the world if she wanted to. She hoped they wouldn't fight too much.
Serena and Darien enjoyed watching the two of them fall in love. Even her parents got in on the joy of their love story. Her mother would spy on Sammy and go running to let Serena know when he had a date with Hotaru. Ikuko loved Hotaru and looked forward to the day she would get another daughter.
Sammy, having seen how true love worked, didn't waste any time. Once she told him she loved him, he proposed to her and married her before the week was out. He had no desire to lose a minute with her. And, of course, Ryan was his best man.
All of the girls gushed over how romantic it all was.
Darien was right on all his predictions he had while laying there in bed holding Serena. Yet, he had underestimated how much fun studying for anatomy would be with Serena. He discovered that she was motivated to learn the body parts too. She reciprocated his touches. He grew incredibly hard every time he had a quiz or test.
For the first two years of Med School, Darien and Serena spent it together in America. He was accepted to Harvard, and they wanted him so badly that they procured a work Visa for Serena. He had originally worried about her not knowing English. Harvard had hired her to work in the library. That worried him too.
He should have known better. Yes, Serena had been terrible at studying English in school. But, this wasn't a class for her. She loved people, and she loved to talk so much that she became a quick study. Everyone was patient with her broken English and took time to help her. She learned English at an astonishingly quick rate. As long as she didn't have to write in English. That still gave her trouble.
At night, they would practice anatomy, in English this time. She learned the English words for body parts quickly too.
They returned to Japan for Darien to finish his Medical degree, and everyone was thrilled to have them back. They had defeated Wiseman shortly before leaving, and Japan had gone through a time of peace. Now that they were back, they could enjoy being young and married.
Sapphire and Rui eventually moved out of the penthouse once they married and found their own place. Once they did, Rubeus and Emerald came back to Earth to settle down and live near them. Everyone was glad to have them back.
Serena and Darien loved everyone around them. Their love was a shining beacon to everyone they knew and came in contact with.
When the day of the big, attempted alien invasion came, Neo-Queen Serenity defeated them. King Endymion and Neo-Queen Serenity were crowned King and Queen of Earth. They ruled the world through many millennia of peace.
The day of their coronation was beautiful. Kenji and Ikuko were the proudest they had ever been. Their daughter and son-in-law were being recognized for all of the hard work they had done protecting the world.
Serena and Darien stood there being crowned King and Queen as the whole world watched on their televisions. It was incredible to them that now, the whole world was at their feet. Darien and Serena had gathered moon flowers to decorate the new palace. Everything was stunning.
All of their friends were gathered around them and radiating joy. It was so nice to share the day with everyone that they loved.
At the moment they were crowned King and Queen, Serena and Darien both saw Endymion and Serenity holding hands and smiling at them. Darien bowed his head to Endymion and mouth "Thank you."
