Disclaimer: I do NOT own Sailor Moon. Credit for the series goes to Naoko Takeuchi, Kodansha, Bandai, DIC, and all the other companies (which I truly don't know). Some characters belong to Kaylienne and lady. The rest are mine. This story line is mine.

Setting: This fan fic takes place in 2005, the year the earth goes into a state of dormancy until the 30th century. It tells of the scouts and the generals' last few months as normal people (when nobody knew their aliases), how they lived in the timeless void waiting for Serena to claim the throne, and the first few months in Crystal Tokyo. There will also be dreams telling the past of the moon kingdom and royal family. This is my first fan fic, so I might get a little carried away. Happy reading! And please r/r! ;p

Author's Note: To understand my fic, you kinda need to be familiar with Sailor Moon. Italicized text is a time or place change. Signifies a thought.



Now and Forever

Prologue

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On the moon – The Royal Moon Gardens, the past

A stranger arrives in the royal gardens. A startled Serena gasps, "Who are you?! What do you want?!" The stranger simply smiles, noticing the similarities between Selene and this young girl. How old could this girl be? Not more than 10 years old.

He suddenly looks to the garden entrance, alerted by the sound of footsteps. Some one must have heard this girl's gasp. Moments later, royal guards appear. A soldier says to the stranger, "Come with us now, without a fight." Not wanting to cause any trouble, the stranger surrenders. All of a sudden a familiar voice rings out, "It's alright, Galen. He's an old friend of the queen's. Return to your posts at once." With a simple "Yes sir," the guards disappear.

The girl runs to the new arrival, grateful he's there. Then, the stranger, noting the change in the girl's behavior, comments, "It's been a long time, hasn't it? And who's the pretty little girl? Selene's daughter perhaps?"

The girl looks up at her confidant and asks, "What is he talking about, Uncle Asa? Who is he? Does he really know Mother? Why is he here?" With a kind smile, Asa replies, "I believe you should ask your mother to explain all of this to you." Not satisfied with his answer, the girl begins, "But…."

However, she is interrupted by a guard announcing her mother's arrival. "Your majesty." The queen, having heard her daughter's question, answered by simply saying, "It is nice to see you again, Tao." "And you, Selene. Or is it Queen Serenity now?" Tao asks.

"To my friends from the De'tasha, I am still Selene. Others who have not known me very long call my Serenity, Queen of the Moon. Are you just visiting or are you here to stay?" the queen replies. "The De'tasha have been disbanded. I am now a traveler looking for a place to call home." Tao says.

The queen realizes for the first time that Tao's clothes are ragged and torn. Her heart breaks as she thinks of what her friend must be going through. With sincerity in her voice, she says, "Tao, would you please consider calling the moon your home. I am looking for an experienced warrior to lead and train my guards. I am sure Asa and Rhys will enjoy your companionship once more." Tao smiles at her and gratefully accepts her offer. Then, out of curiosity, he asks, "Now tell me, who is that young girl over there? She called Asa her uncle."

Serenity's hand flies to her mouth as she realizes she forgot to introduce her daughter. "Oh dear. Please forgive me. This is Serena, my daughter. She is 11 years old today. Asa and Rhys let her call them "uncle". What do you want her to call you?"

"It's okay, Selene. She is beautiful." Tao says. Then, he turns to Serena and says, "Serena, my name is Tao-kun. It's nice to meet you. What would you like to call me? I'll let you pick a nickname for me." Smiling at this, Serena replies, "I am glad to meet you. A nickname for you? Hmmm…I know! I will call you Baba." Tao raises his eyebrows but accepts Serena's nickname.

Then, a shrill noise makes Serena jump!

February 14, 2005

Serena's suite at the Silver Millennium

Serena awakes with a start at the sound of her alarm. The digital clock reads 9:01A.M. She groans, but slowly gets out of bed. She must hurry if she wants to arrive at her family's house early for the Valentine's Day party. After taking a quick shower and dressing, she runs out her door and towards the elevator.

She's almost to the elevator when Ashe calls to her. Serena turns around and smiles at him. "Serena, where are you going to so early in the morning?" he asks. Knowing there was no way around it, Serena quickly explains her plans to Ashe. A few minutes later, she is in her car and waiting to turn left onto First St., the street that runs in front of the Silver Millennium.

While she drives to her parents' house, she thinks of how she will tell them about Darien and their engagement. It was sooo romantic the way he proposed to me! I can't believe we're finally going to get married. Finally, Serena decided to tell her parents the whole story, starting with when they met and then gently saying that, as of yesterday, they were engaged.

She sighs, realizing she had just pulled up to her parents' house. This isn't gonna be easy - or pretty. After a few deep breaths, Serena gets out of her car and calmly walks to the door. Before she has time to think, the door opens to reveal her less than happy dad. Uh oh! This doesn't look good. I wonder what happened to make Dad so mad.

"Hi, Dad." Serena says cheerfully. "How have you guys been? I can't believe it's already Valentine's Day."

"Come in, Serena. We were just about to sit down in the living room and watch a tape. I think you'll find this tape very interesting." was her dad's reply.

After following her father to the living room, Serena took a seat on the couch next to her mother. When her dad pushed play, she was confused, until she saw yesterday's date in the bottom right hand corner of the screen. This is from Darien's apartment building. Since when did they put in security cameras? And how did Dad get a copy? Then she understood her father. I must be on this tape. Dad must have already watched it and seen me enter Darien's apartment and then not leave until late. It's not my fault. I didn't know he was gonna propose to me. Serena's family watched the tape without interruptions. And then it happened. Darien's door opened. They came out together. He walked Serena to the elevator and then gave her a passionate good-bye kiss, which was caught on tape. Then, the tape ended. Serena nervously glanced at her father. His face showed his anger. Hmm. I wonder if his ears will steam. The whole room was silent. Everybody was looking at Serena. This silence is nerve-wracking. Who's gonna break the stillness? And that's when her dad blew it.

"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?! WHO IS THAT DEVIANT? WHY HAVEN'T YOU BROUGHT HIM HOME YET? I'LL TELL YOU WHY. YOU DON'T THINK HE'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR US TO MEET." her dad yelled. The anger lining his voice made her flinch. She tried to remain calm, but the tension proved to strong for her to overcome.

"WE JUST STARTED DATING AGAIN, DAD. WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO? BRING HIM HOME WHILE I WAS IN CANADA? WE GOT BACK TOGETHER IN JANUARY. WE JUST STARTED TO GET SERIOUS AGAIN. GIVE ME A BREAK. I WANTED TO GIVE OUR RELATIONSHIP SOME TIME TO STREGTHEN BEFORE I BROUGHT HIM HERE TO BE YELLED AT!" Serena yelled back to her father.

Her dad opened his mouth to respond, but her mother stopped him. "No, Frank. We need to stay calm. Yelling won't do us any good. Now, Serena, when were you going to tell us about this boy?"

Before Serena could answer her mom, Frank said, "Isabel, we need to lay down the law. If we don't, Serena and Sammy will think that they can step all over us. I don't care if they believe I'm old-fashioned, but neither of our children will date a person we do not know and approve of."

That's it. I've had it. Serena thought. Aloud all she said was, "WHAT!" just as Sammy, who was sitting on the floor, said, "Why am I being punished for something Serena did?" Her father smirked at this. He said, "That's right Serena. I will not allow you to see that deviant again. Do you hear me? Never again! I will not raise hoodlums!"

Jumping up, Serena yelled, "YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO! I'M AN ADULT NOW AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DATE MY BOYFRIEND." With that, she stormed out of the house, jumped into her car, and sped off. While she drove she thought about her recent dreams and the fight. Great! Now I'm dreaming about my past as a princess and just now I fought like I was the moon princess. I think it's time Luna, the scouts, and the generals learned about my dreams. At least Darien can help me when I tell them. I'm glad I told him about them when they started. With that thought stuck in her mind, she pulled over to the side of the road and contacted the others to schedule a meeting at the temple.