"Darien, what is going on?" demanded Serena. She pointed at Katherine angrily. "Are you...and her going..."

"No, no, no Serena. It's not like that," interrupted Darien calmly.

"What do you mean no, no, no," replied Serena. "You're cheating on me!"

"Why would I date my sister?" inquired Darien.

"Because she's smart and beautiful and...she's your sister?"

"Yes Serena. She's my younger sister."

"I'm sorry Serena," said Katherine. "I should have told him no when he offered to pick me up, but I didn't realize that I would be going to school with you."

"No, it's okay. I was just a bit...oh well, it's all over now. Don't worry about it," said Serena smoothly.

"So, you're really Darien's sister?" asked Ami.

"That's so great," commented Lita.

"No wonder you're so much like your brother. You guys are almost like twins," exclaimed Mina.

"Yeah. I guess so. I've known him my whole life," said Katherine.

"Hey, why don't I go get Rei and then we can come to my place for dinner?" suggested Darien. "I'm sure Katherine wouldn't mind cooking tonight."

"Sounds great!" exclaimed Serena and Mina who were imagining just what Katherine might make.

"I hope she makes the wonderful teriyaki chicken she had!" wished Serena.

"Or maybe she'll make something even better," said Lita.

"Anyways, it sounds like a great idea, Darien," said Ami to get the people going.

"But, there isn't anything really left in the..." started Katherine.

"I went to the grocery store already. I hope you know how to make roast beef," interrupted Darien. "Well, I'll go pick up Rei at the temple. Anyone want to come?"

"I'll come," said Serena. "I haven't seen Rei in a while."

"Me too!" blurted Mina.

"Hop in!" said Darien as he got into his car. Serena and Mina quickly jumped into the back seat excitedly. "Katherine, I guess I'll see you back at the apartment."

"Yeah," Katherine replied. She held up her house key. "I'll be able to get in."

"Okay then! See you later!" Darien shouted as he started up the car and left.

"Well, let's go," said Katherine as she started walking. Ami and Lita looked at each other and then ran to catch up with Katherine.

***

"So, Darien, you're sure that Katherine's your sister?" Serena asked.

"Yeah, I believe her," Darien answered.

"But, you're sure she's really your sister?"

"I'm sure of it. I'll ask Luna about it if you want," he offered.

"I wonder if maybe Rei might know about it," said Mina.

"Hey, that's a good idea since we're already going to be there," responded Darein. He drove to the stairs that lead up to the temple and stopped the car. "I'll meet you guys up there. I'll go park the car." Serena and Mina slid out of the little sports car and headed up the stairs as Darien drove to find parking. Serena and Mina raced up the stairs and looked around for Rei.

"Rei?" asked Serena loudly. A little man walked out and looked at Serena and Mina. It was Rei's grandfather.

"Hiya Serena and Mina!" exclaimed the little man. "How are you doing?"

"We're just fine. Is Rei home from school yet?" asked Mina.

"Yes. She's checking the fire for some more readings. She's had some interesting visions lately, but she won't let me know what's going on," he answered. "Go on. I'm sure she'll love to see you again." He pointed towards the temple, and Serena and Mina headed over to one of the buildings.

Inside, Rei had a fire going and was concentrating on the flames. All of sudden, the fire grew larger and then went out. Rei shook her again.

"Not again!" she exclaimed.

"Hi Rei. What's up?" Serena asked. Rei turned around to look at Serena and Mina.

"Oh, I've had these visions, and I'm not sure how to interpret them. The fire readings haven't helped me either," explained Rei.
"What do you mean?" Serena asked as she and Mina sat down with Rei.

"I saw evil coming again, but then, a female warrior carrying a sword stands above the world. Then, beams of energy come from her sword, but the vision ends right before anything happens. It seemed like this warrior would end the coming evil."

"That's strange," said Mina.

"Yeah, but this female warrior is dressed like one of us, but she's not any of us. I've never seen her before, but it felt like I knew her. I don't know how to explain it," said Rei.

"Hmm, maybe we'll find out later," said Serena. "Anyway, we're going to Darien's for dinner. His sister Katherine is cooking. Want to come?"

"Wait a second, Darien has a sister?" Rei asked.

"Yes, I do," said Darien as he entered the room. He pulled off his sunglasses and sat down with the girls. "At least, I think she is. We're hoping maybe you can help us with that."

"Explain," said Rei.

"You see. This girl appeared out of nowhere claiming that she was my sister. I have full faith in her that she is most definitely my siste, but we can't be sure," he explained.

"Hmm. I'll need to meet her, but until then, there's not much we can do. We'll have to trust her word," said Rei.

"Well then, let's go. She cooking, and she is so good at it too!" exclaimed Serena as she started to leave. Rei, Mina and Darien followed her as they thought about what do about Katherine.

***

"Katherine, we're here!" called Darien as he entered his apartment with Rei, Mina and Serena. They also had picked up Luna and Artemis on the way over. Lita and Ami were sitting in the living room discussing something. The girls gathered together with Luna and Artemis.

"Hey, Rei. How's is going?" asked Ami.

"Not so bad. I'm having weird visions again. I'm hoping that I'll be able to translate them soon," said Rei.

"Hmm, we're trying to figure out Katherine. Is she really Darien's sister?" said Lita.

"We were wondering about that too," said Mina as she put Artemis down.

"Well, we've got to figure something out soon," said Serena. Katherine came in to set up the table.

"I'm almost done," she said. She looked at Rei and smiled. A strange feeling overcame Rei as she looked into Katherine's eyes. She also looked towards Luna and Artemis and winked cheerfully. Katherine left the room, and Darien joined the girls.

"Well?" he asked Rei.

"She looks just like the girl in my vision. It's as if I already know her, but I really don't. I don't know how to explain it," Rei replied.

"She is Darien's sister," said Luna. "I'm the one who should remember. She gave the power to Queen Serenity to create Artemis and me."

"Right. Katherine can never hide her identity from Luna or me. It is most definitely her," responded Artemis.

Katherine returned to the room with the food for dinner and sat down with the girls and Darien. The group chatted happily until Katherine suddenly felt something. She felt the ground with her fingers concentrating and then looked towards Darien with worried eyes. Darien nodded, and Katherine stood up.

"I'm sorry, but I have to go," she said as she sped off to her room. "There's something I need to take care of." She grabbed a white compact from her desk and sped out of the apartment. "See you later!"

"Where is she going?" asked Serena.

"I don't know, but it's probably something important," Darien replied.

"Oh," said Serena.

***

"White Pearl Attack!" called Sailor Earth as she aimed an attack at the Elemental Scouts. The four female warriors dodged the attack and looked right at Sailor Earth. After the bright light from the attack disappeared, the Elemental Scouts gathered together.

"What do you want, Sailor Earth?" asked Sailor Fire as she put down a man who she had been fighting.

"Stop hurting the innocent. Why are you here?" she asked.

"Is that any of your business?" replied Sailor Fire as she walked up to Sailor Earth. The three others joined up behind her.

"I'm the guardian of Earth."

"Then, why haven't we seen your for over a 1000 years?" asked Sailor Water. Sailor Earth stood still as she looked at the four Elemental Scouts.

***

The bright light from Sailor Earth's attack caught the attention of Luna and Artemis who were sitting out on the balcony at Darien's apartment.

"Could it be?" asked Artemis.

"Yes," replied Luna.

"But, should we tell them?"

"I don't know. Sailor Earth could handle this on her own."

"Still, she'd going this all by herself. She's going to need help at some point."

"We'll just have to wait."


©2001 Hotarubi Yasuragi