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As the Tears Fell~Chapter Five
By MCRK
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"Rei honey, can I talk to you for a minute?" The question fell flat and no response was made. Queen Victoria lingered in the doorway of her daughter's bedroom and continued. "I realize that I should have told you sooner, but I did have my reasons for waiting this long."
Rei continued moving about the room, packing most of her things into boxes and suitcases, all the while not responding to her pleading mother.
"And I know you are angry at me, and I'm sorry but-"
This time she responded. "ANGRY?!" She exclaimed. "Angry does not even begin to describe what I feel towards you right now."
Victoria tried again. "Look at it from my point of view. You are the only family I had left. I was afraid if I told you, it would be like I was losing you sooner, and I didn't want to do that. "
Rei slowly turned around until she was face to face with her her mother. "Your point of view?" She asked, trying to remain calm. "What about MY point of view. I am the one who has lived my entire life thinking there was something wrong with me."
"Nothing was wrong with you because of your power. It made you special." Her mother tried to explain.
"Oh I see now. It made me special huh? Well I wouldn't have known about that seeing as you never told me why I could control fire!" Rei yelled. "I can't even tell you what I went through when I was younger. From the time I first realized what I could do, when I was about three years old, till now, I have been teased, mocked, tormented, and disrespected, by just about everyone on this damn planet! I mean I had absolutly no one on my side. Didn't you ever wonder why I didn't have friends?"
"I just assumed it was because you were perfectly happy being by yourself." Victoria stammered.
"Being by myself?" Rei asked incredously. "Mom, I was five years old, do you know how I felt? Up until the time I met Jeadite, and ever after that, I felt like there was something wrong with me. How come I could do this weird thing that no one else could? Why was it that I had to be different then everyone else? I scared them for God's sake! Do you have any idea what that is like?"
"No. I don't. But Rei, you still were always happy when you were younger, and what about Jeadite? You were good friends with him." Victoria said.
"Jeadite was and still is my best and only friend. And that is only because he was kind enough to look past my stupid powers. But you know what? I really wish that I had never been born the Princess of Mars, and I wish that I had never gained these stupid powers. Now if you will excuse me I am leaving tomorrow and I still have lot to do." Rei fled the room leaving her mother standing there in tears.
"I'm so sorry Rei. I'm so sorry." She whispered to herself.
Moments after Rei arrived on the moon, a young girl that looked about her age, with a strange hairstyle, came running up to her.
"Hi!" The girl said, her voice a happy bubbly kind of voice.
"Hi." Rei said, her voice somewhat lacking in enthusiasm.
The girl studied her for a moment then said, "Are you Princess of Mars? Rei right?"
"Yeah, that's me. How'd you-"
"How did I know? It's a gift." The girl said interupting Rei's question. "But right now I am sure you want to put your stuff down some where right?" After recieving a nod, she continued. "Just follow me, I will help you to your room, and then you can come meet everyone else."
"How many others are there?" Rei asked as they started to walk through the palace.
"Let's see, there is you, Princess Ami of Mercury, Princess Makoto of Jupiter, and Princess Minako of Venus, so that makes five all together."
The two reached a large bedroom where Rei put her things down. "Will I meet Princess Serenity at the meeting?" She asked, looking around the room.
The girl laughed. "Silly. You already met her!" Seeing the suprised look on the other girl's face, she stuck out her hand and introduced herself. "Princess Serenity, welcome to the moon."
***
"Enymon! Enymon! Where you going?" The young voice cried out.
Endymion smiled and turned around as his little sister ran into his arms. "Hey Terra. I'm going to see Jade, Neph, Zoi, and Kunz. We have a training session."
"Please, please please can I come?" She pleaded.
"Sure, why not?" He asked.
"Thank you!" Terra yelled hugging him.
"Come on, we're gonna be late." He said putting her down and taking hold of her hand.
Terra, also known as the Earth Princess, was Endymion's younger sister, and had been a complete suprise to everyone else. She was about four years old and the cutest little girl you could imagine. The two siblings were incredibly close, and were usually found together.
Endymion and Terra walked onto the training grounds to see everyone else already there.
"Hey guys, sorry we are late. Terra wanted to come along." Endymion explained.
"No problem." Jade said.
"Jade!" Terra yelled running over to him.
"Hey there. I haven't see you in what, an hour?" He asked smiling. Terra was as close to Jade as she was to Endy, and he considered her to be his little sister also.
"Endy let me come to watch you guys while you practice." She said happily.
"I know, pretty exciting huh?" He asked.
She nodded and tugged on his shirt so he kneeled down to her level. After she looked around to make sure the others were busy getting ready, she whispered to him, "And today, you guys are all gonna get your special powers."
***
"Hey guys." Serenity said as her and Rei walked into a room where there were three other girls waiting.
"Hey Serin, took you long enough." One said.
"Serin?" Rei questioned.
"My nickname. We've all met before today." Serenity explained.
"Oh." Rei said sitting down at the table along with everyone else. "So you guys have all known each other a while?" She asked.
Another one of the girls answered. "Yes, we all met earlier on and we have been visiting together the past few years."
"Yeah, why is it that you never came...um...what was you name again?" The third one asked,
"Oh! I forgot to introduce everyone! Sorry! Serin cried. "That is Makoto, Ami and Minako, also known as the Princesses of Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus." She said, pointing first to the one with brown hair, then the girl with blue hair, and last the one with blonde hair. "Everyone, this is Rei, Princess of Mars."
"So Rei, why is it that you never came?" Makoto asked.
"It's a long story, and I would rather not get into it." She said quietly.
The others all exchanged glances, but decided it was best left alone. "So...what can you control?" Serenity asked.
Rei looked at her in suprise. "What do you mean, 'What can I control?' Do you mean there are other people that can do that?"
The other girls laughed, but seeing Rei's embarresment they stopped and explained. "All of us, minus Serenity, can control one of the elemtents." Ami explained. "That is why we were all chosen to protect the moon princess. I can control water."
"I control lightning." Makoto said.
"And I control the wicked cool power of love." Minako said giggling.
"Ok. I understand now. I control fire, and it is so cool to know that I am not the only one that can do that." Rei said in relief. "But, what happens if the princess is attacked and none of us can get there, how does she protect herself?"
"Well, we kinda have to make sure we can get there--but if no one can, or until we get there, Serin does have the power of the moon and she can transform also." Makoto said.
"Transform?" Rei asked in confusion.
Once again the other started to giggle. "You don't know much about this job do you?" The princess asked giggling.
Blushing once again, she shook her head.
"See, it might scare people, if we just started using our powers, so we need to transform, so we can use them." Minako said.
"We have wands, you'll get yours later, and we just hold them up, and shout something. I shout Jupiter power, and then I become Sailor Jupiter. Since you are the Pincess of Mars, you will shout Mars Power, and become Sailor Mars. Get it?" Makoto asked.
Rei just looked at her in complete confusion.
"Don't worry Rei. We'll demonstrate later, you'll get it then." Serenity said.
'Thank you Princess." Rei said.
Serenity scrunched up her face in disgust. "Please please please, just call me Serin or Serenity? All my other friends do. I hate Princess!" She excaimed.
Rei smiled inwardly, knowing exactly how she felt. "That depends, do you consider me a friend?" She asked.
Serin smiled at her. "Course I do. We all do already." She said as the others nodded.
This time, she was smiling on the outside as Rei said, "Well then, Serin, how about you guys do this demonstration for me?" It felt good to have real friends.
***
Dear Jed,
I love it here! Everything about the moon, it's just the best place. I met Serenity, Makoto, Ami, and Minako today. Serenity is the Moon Princess, Makoto is the princess of Jupiter, Ami is the princess of Mercury, and Minako is the princess of Venus. The best part is, that I am finally not the only person that controls one of the elements. Everyone else, minus Serin(Serenity) controls something. Things are still a little confusing, 'cause thanks to my mom, I am the only one who hadn't met everyone before, so I am still learning what we do and everything. And I am already good friends with all of them, espeically Serin. She is so happy and has such an enthusiasm for life, a little too perky sometimes, but she is really nice. I haven't gotten to know everyone else quite so well yet, but so far, the five of us get along very well. Well, I know this must be an incredibly boring letter, seeing as I am sure you know all of this already, so I will sign off here. Miss you lots.
Love Always,
Rei
P.S. I am never speaking to my mother again.
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The next morning Rei awoke and looked around the room, unsure of where she was at first. Then she remembered the events of the past few days and realized she was in her new room, on the moon. Not knowing exactly what was suppossed to happen each day, she dressed and wandered out into the hallway. In her search for the Princess or one of the others, she ran into Princess Serenity, who was talking to someone that looked a lot like her. "Oh, gomen. I was just looking for Serenity." Rei said apologizing as she backed away.
The older woman smiled kindly at her. "It's quite alright dear. Please, do come in." Rei stpeed shyly into the room. "I have been meaning to meet with you. I apologize for not being able to greet you yesterday. I had...other matters to attend to." She said.
"Don't worry about it." Rei said, looking towards Serin for help.
"Rei, I'd like you to meet my mom, Queen Serenity." Serin said proudly.
Rei gasped. "Oh! I am so sorry I didn't recognize you and for not addressing you correctly your majesty. Gomen Nasai I feel terrible and--" She blurted out.
"Rei, Rei, calm down. As I said before it is quite alright." QSerenity said. "And you on't need to address me so formally. After all, you are royalty yourself are you not? And I think of all of Serin's guards as my own daughters. And now that you are here, and we have met, you are included in that."
Rei smiled. "I'd like that. Thank you."
"Now, I believe you needed to talk to my daughter?" She questioned
"Oh, well that was just because I wasn't sure what happens each day, and where we go and things like that."
"Well, I am sure that Serin will be happy to answer all your questions, as I need to attend to other things." The Queen said.
Serin smiled happily at Rei as the two left the room to talk. "So what do you need to know?" Serin asked her.
"Just what basically happens each day." She said.
"Oh, that's easy enough. Well we usually end up all meeting at breakfast, and then we will meet a short while later for practice. Thn we usually have studies, taught by Ami, she's a major genius, then pretty much whatever we want. It's pretty relaxed." Serenity explained.
"Sounds simple enough." Rei said smiling.
"Hey Rei, can I ask you a question?" She asked, jumping in front of her to stop their movement.
"Sure what's up?"
"I know you said you didn't really want to get into it, but why is it that you never came before hand. You know to meet everyone else?" The princess asked curiously.
"I never knew that I was a guard for you." Rei said slowly.
"Silly! How could you no have known?" She asked.
"Well see, when I was about three years old, I discovered that I could control fire and stuff. But my mom never told me why I could. She never told me anything about you or any of this. So I never came." She explained.
"Oh, Rei! That's terrible!" Serin cried.
"Yeah, but whatever. I take it you don't like to see people unhappy?" She asked laughing.
Serin smiled back. "No one is allowed to be unhappy and stay unhappy while in my presence. That is my only rule."
"I like that rule." Rei said as the two resumed walking. "Can I ask you something?"
"Of course." She said.
"Why is it that you are so nice to me?" Rei asked looking over at the other girl.
Serin looked at her in suprise. "Why not?" she asked.
"Well, it's just that before I came here, I never really had any friends. Well, except for my best friend Jeadite, I was pretty much alone, because of my fire thing." Rei explained.
"Well, you don't have to worry about that here. We'll be the bestest of friends." She said smiling.
"I'd like that." Rei said smiling back.
"So tell me. What is Mars like, is it a fun place to live?" Serin asked excitredly.
Rei laughed, and thought back on all the crazy things her and Jed had done. "Well, when you had a best friend as psychotic as mine, things were pretty fun."`
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For the millionth time that morning that girls burst into laughter. "I can not believe that you guys did that!" Makoto exclaimed once she calmed down.
"He sounds so incredibly pyschotic!" Mina said laughing.
"How adorable is that?" Serin asked.
The five girls had been talking all morning. Happily laying in the sun, they were telling each other for their lives before the moon, and Rei had just shared a numerous amount of stories of the crazy things her and Jed had done.
"Yeah. He was pretty crazy, but we had tons of fun. But I haven't seen him in two years, and I miss him a lot." Rei said, smiling sadly. The other all exchanged looks.
"Awwww, Rei's got a boyfriend!" Serin teased.
"He is not my boyfriend!" Rei said in suprise.
"Uh huh sure." Minako said rolling her eyes.
"He's not!" She protested.
"I hate to interupt this conversation, but I think it's time for us to start our training for the day." Ami said.
"Yes, I think it is. Besides you guys still have to explain this transforming thing." Rei said shooting a grateful look towars Ami who smiled back. Grumbling the others stood and headed for the training grounds.
"Ok let's show Rei how we do this." Makoto said once they were all out there.
"First, you gotta take out your pen." Minako instructed.
"Where do I keep it though? Do I just carry it aound in my pocket?" Rei asked in confusion.
"When you have finished using the pen it automatically knows that you are done, therefore transporting intself into a nonviewable seemingly non existent inter dimensional pocket." Ami explained.
"Don't mind Ami. She's a certified genius and sometimes she gets out of hand with her scientific terms." Serin said. "All she means is that once you are done, your pen will slip into some weird pocket. It seems like it vanishes into thin air, but whenever you need it, it will be there."
Rei nodded, understanding a little better.
"OK, so now, after you take out your pen, you shout the name of your planet and then power." Makoto informed her.
"We'll demonstrate." Minako said and held up her pen as she shouted, "VENUS POWER." As Rei watched in awe, swirls of golden ribbon and hearts wound their way around Minako. Within minutes she was dressed in a white bodysuit with a very short orange skirt attached. Ath the back waist and front collar there was a orange bow, and a small golden tiara encircled her forehead.
"My turn. JUPITER STAR POWER!" Once again Rei watched as Makoto was encased in electric bolts, shooting up around her arms, legs, and torso. When her transformation was complete her uniform looked similar to Minako's, ecxept where Minako's was orange, her's was green. She watched once more as Ami went, this time there was water, and her outfit was blue.
"Now it's your turn Rei." Serin said handing her a red pen with the symbol of mars at the top.
She nervously grasped into hjer hand, held it high in the air as she shouted "MARS STAR POWER!" Rei felt an incredible rush of energy and heat and she noticed that her entire body as being encircled by flames. Within moments it was over and she was Rei. Except now she had on a red uniform, similar to the others. "That was so awesome!" She exclaimed.
"Now you gotta learn how to use your powers." Makoto said.
"Learn?" She asked.
"Yes. You must learn how to harness your fire and how and went to call on it." Ami explained.
Rei felt relief wash over her. "Oh that's easy. " She said. "I know how to do that already. Watch." She closed her eyes in concentration, and the other's watched as she placed her hands together, her thumb and forefinger pointint out as she shouted," Mars...Fire...IGNITE!" as a small stream of fire shot out form her fingertips. Rei opened her eyes to find the other's all staring at her in awe.
"How did you know how to do that?" Mianko asked wide-eyed.
"I don't know, I just kinda knew. I've been able to do it since I was like three or something." She responded shrugging."I wanna see what you guys do though." She said.
The five girls continued to practice as Queen Serenity watched from inside her palace. Luna, one of her trusted advisors, softly padded over to the window to see what she was looking at. She noticed the queen watched Princess Rei more then anyone else. "She is getting along quite well." She said softly.
The queen starteld, turned to see who had spoken. She smiled when she saw it was Luna. "Yes. She is."
"Might I ask what is troubling you then?" Luna asked.
"It's just that I think she would have been better off if she had been able to come earlier. I know she is fitting in now and everything, but it would have been easier to adjust if she had known about it ahead of time." The Queen said sighing. Luna was silent waiting for her to continue. "I am just so mad at Victoria for not allowing her to come. And not only was Rei not allowed to come, she never knew about it. And I think that's just cruel. The poor child went through her childhood with one friend, all because her mother was too stubborn to tell her why she could control fire."
"Maybe she was just afraid to lose the only family she had left." Luna said quietly.
Serenity turned to look at her. "What do you mean?"
"Well her husband was gone. Who did she really have other than Rei? I would have been reluctant to give her up to." She explained.
"She had me!" Serenity said, almost hurt. "I'm her family too! But she jsut shut me out, like everyone else. If she had just allowed Rei to at least know, I could have been there for her more often. She's my baby sister for God's sake!" She exclaimed.
"I take it Rei doesn't know that you and her mother are sisters? Or that her and Serin are cousins?" Luna questioned.
"Of course not Luna." Serenity said looking out the window at the girls once again. "Serin doesn't even know. And I didn't keep it a secret from her because Victoria asked me to. The hell with what she asks me to do. I only kept it from her because I found it unfair to tell her all about her cousin, and then not allow her to meet her. I will hopefully be able to tell them both soon though." She said. "It's just so strange you know? I mean to me, Rei is like my own daughter. And even though she is my niece, I have only met her earlier today." Luna quietly sat on the window sill as the two watched the girls fooling around happily. "Things used to be so simple." Serenity said sighing once more.
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"Hey Serin, whatcha doing?" Rei asked plopping down next to her.
Princess Serenity looked up from what she was doing. "Hey Rei. I am just looking through my mom's wedding pictures." She said.
"Mind if I look with you?" Rei asked.
"Course not." She answered, turning the page. "Weren't the dresses pretty?" She asked.
Rei however wasn't listening. There was a person in a few of the pictures that had caught her eye. "Who is that?" She asked.
Serin looked over where she was pointing. "Oh, she was my mom's maid of honor."
"No I mean who is it?" Rei questioned again.
"My mom's sister. I think her name was Victoria. I never met her though, she died before I was born." Serin explained giving Rei a weird look.
"She's not dead." Rei said.
"Oh really and how do you know that?" Serin asked laughing.
"That's my mom."
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Jade's eyes widened. They had been hearing about these powers they were supposed to get, for the past two years, but they never got them. "Are you sure?" He whispered back.
Terra nodded excitedly.
"Hey Jade, do you plan on coming some time today?" Kunzite called overe to him.
"Oh sorry. Just talking to Terra." He said jogging over to where the others had gathered.
"I have an announcment to make to you guys." Endymion said. "Today, you guys are finally able to use your powers."
Comotion broke out amongst them.
"Our powers? What powers do we each have?"
"You mean we get to control water and stuff like that now?"
"This is gonna be awesome!"
"As if we don't have enough training problems already, right?"
"And I get to watch the whole time!"
They all turned to look at the face that had spoken last, and started laughing.
"I think Terra is more excited then we are." Neph said.
"Yeah, cause I know all bout it. I know who controls what, and now I get to see it finally!" She said.
"What do we control?" Zoi asked.
Endymion jsut sighed trowing his hands in the air. Sometimes bringing Terra along wasn't the best of ideas.
"Ummm....let me think a minute......k got em. You get to control icy stuff and water." She said pointing to Zoisite. "And you get to control the winds, and the weather." She said pointing to Nephlite. "And Kunz gets to control...um...i don't really know what it is, you just control energy kinda things. And Jade," She said, smiling at him. "Gets to control fire...just like his girlfriend." She added giggling.
"You're gonna pay for that." He muttered.
"So how do we use these powers?" Zoi asked, turning back to Endymion.
"You just gotta conentrate, I mean really really concentrate, and focus all your energy towards your aura. Then words, will just like, come to you, and as you shout them out, your attack is being used." He explained.
The others all looked at him, doubtfully. "I am serious!" He exclaimed. "Try it."
They all stood there quietly for a few minutes, focusing their energy like they had learned to do during their previous training. Jade was about to complain that nothing was happening when he suddenly felt a surge of energy go through him as he shouted out, "Phoneix Fire...ENGULF!" As a large ball of fire shot out from his hands.
It was followed by two columns of freezing ice water that came from Zoisite.
"Ocean Winds...ENCASE!" Signaled Nephlite had launched his attack.
Kunzite's however was silent, and they suddenly just saw a burts of energy shoot from his hadns.
"So so so so so so cool!" Terra squealed jumping up and down.
"So, now do you believe me?" Endymion asked grinning.
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"That's your mom? Are you sure?" Serin whispered.
Rei nodded silently.
"Come on." She said suddenly jumping up, taking Rei and the book with her.
'Where are we going?" Rei asked running after her.
"To find my mom."
The two girls found Queeen Serenity in her office reading over some papers. She looked up when they ran in.
"He mom can we talk to you for a minute?" Serin asked.
"Of course. What do you need to talk to me about?" She asked putting down the papers.
"Aunt Victoria."
The color drained form the Queen's face as she looked back and forth at the two girls in silence. "So you know huh?" She asked.
"Not really. We were just looking through your wedding pictures, and when I asked who someone was, Serin said it was her Aunt Victoria, your sister. But she's also my mom." Rei explained
Serenity sighed. "I guess it's about time the two of you knew. Why don't you girls have a seat and I'll tell you the whole story." The two sat down and waited expectantly. "Rei, when your mom told you that you were one of Serenity's guards, did she tell you why she had waited so long to tell you?"
Rei nodded. "She gave me some stupid reason about how I was all she had left, and she didn't want to lose me any sooner then she had to."
The Queen nodded. "You aren't the only family she has left. If you two haven't figured it out yet, Rei's mother and I are sisters, which makes the two of you cousins." The two gasped in delight as they looked at each other and smiled. "I figured you would be happy about that. Anyway, there is a reason why neither of you knew about it."
"It better be a good one." Serin said angerily.
"Victoria is my younger sister, and I got married before she did. And as you know, she was my maid of honor at my wedding. We were always so close. After that though, she got married to the Prince of Mars, and she moved there. She did see you though Serin, she made sure to make the marriage after you were born." The Queen said smiling at her daughter. "So she got married, and had Rei. And we never got much of a chance to see each other. Maybe once, when you were both under a year old. But I didn't see her again until the funerals of both our husbands." She said a tear coming ot her eye which she quickly wiped away. "It is always hard losing a loved one, but it is especially hard when it is your mate. And it takes most people a long time to get over that. I was no exception. But I was eventually able to get on with my life."
"My mother never did." Rei said softly. The others turned to look at her. "She never said anything to me about it, but I could tell. She cried a lot, and she was just a different person after my dad died."
"You're right Rei. She was a different person. You became the only person that could get close to her. She wouldn't even let me get close to her anymore. And then when she found out that she would have to give you up also, she went hysterical. She was so terrified to lose you, that she forbid you from ever knowing anything about me, or Serin, or the moon." Serenity explained. "I pleaded with her to tell you, but she is incredibly stubborn. That is why you never knew any of that."
"How come you never told me though?" Serin asked.
"I didn't think it was fair to tell you all about a cousin and aunt that you wouldn't be able to meet. It seemed cruel, almost like I was torturing you with it and I didn't want to do that. I'm sorry though for not telling you." She said.
Serin hopped out of her chair and ran to her mother to hug her. "Don't worry about it."
As Rei watched the two of them, she was suprised to find her self feeling jealous.
"Now that that is all cleared up I am going to play. Wanna come Rei?" She asked
"In a minute." Rei said.
"Ok." Serin said running off.
"Did you want to ask me something?" Serenity asked the girl.
"My mom," Rei hesitated for a minute, "She wasn't always such an uhappy person was she?" She asked softly.
The Queen smiled gently. "Of course not. She was one of the happiest people. She was alsways full of life, and excited about everything. And when she met your father, she was the happiest person I have ever seen. They were perfect for each other. And then when she had you, she felt her life was completly perfect. She loved the two of you to bits and I know she has never stopped. Is that what you wanted to know?" She asked.
Rei nodded. "I think so. Thank you." She said as she turned to leave.
"And Rei," Serenity called. She turned around.
"Just remember, if you ever want to talk, I'm here for you." She said.
Rei smiled. "Thanks," She paused then right before running out the door to find her new found cousin, she added, "Aunt Serenity."
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Translations:
Gomen: I'm sorry
Gomen Nasai: Very sorry, very formal.
And that's the end of that chapter. Things will finally start picking up from here, the scouts and generals will be the right age and everyone will meet soon. Please review if you haven't already or email me, thank you! Again sorry for the delay, updating for this story at least will definitely pick up from here.
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As the Tears Fell~Chapter Five
By MCRK
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"Rei honey, can I talk to you for a minute?" The question fell flat and no response was made. Queen Victoria lingered in the doorway of her daughter's bedroom and continued. "I realize that I should have told you sooner, but I did have my reasons for waiting this long."
Rei continued moving about the room, packing most of her things into boxes and suitcases, all the while not responding to her pleading mother.
"And I know you are angry at me, and I'm sorry but-"
This time she responded. "ANGRY?!" She exclaimed. "Angry does not even begin to describe what I feel towards you right now."
Victoria tried again. "Look at it from my point of view. You are the only family I had left. I was afraid if I told you, it would be like I was losing you sooner, and I didn't want to do that. "
Rei slowly turned around until she was face to face with her her mother. "Your point of view?" She asked, trying to remain calm. "What about MY point of view. I am the one who has lived my entire life thinking there was something wrong with me."
"Nothing was wrong with you because of your power. It made you special." Her mother tried to explain.
"Oh I see now. It made me special huh? Well I wouldn't have known about that seeing as you never told me why I could control fire!" Rei yelled. "I can't even tell you what I went through when I was younger. From the time I first realized what I could do, when I was about three years old, till now, I have been teased, mocked, tormented, and disrespected, by just about everyone on this damn planet! I mean I had absolutly no one on my side. Didn't you ever wonder why I didn't have friends?"
"I just assumed it was because you were perfectly happy being by yourself." Victoria stammered.
"Being by myself?" Rei asked incredously. "Mom, I was five years old, do you know how I felt? Up until the time I met Jeadite, and ever after that, I felt like there was something wrong with me. How come I could do this weird thing that no one else could? Why was it that I had to be different then everyone else? I scared them for God's sake! Do you have any idea what that is like?"
"No. I don't. But Rei, you still were always happy when you were younger, and what about Jeadite? You were good friends with him." Victoria said.
"Jeadite was and still is my best and only friend. And that is only because he was kind enough to look past my stupid powers. But you know what? I really wish that I had never been born the Princess of Mars, and I wish that I had never gained these stupid powers. Now if you will excuse me I am leaving tomorrow and I still have lot to do." Rei fled the room leaving her mother standing there in tears.
"I'm so sorry Rei. I'm so sorry." She whispered to herself.
Moments after Rei arrived on the moon, a young girl that looked about her age, with a strange hairstyle, came running up to her.
"Hi!" The girl said, her voice a happy bubbly kind of voice.
"Hi." Rei said, her voice somewhat lacking in enthusiasm.
The girl studied her for a moment then said, "Are you Princess of Mars? Rei right?"
"Yeah, that's me. How'd you-"
"How did I know? It's a gift." The girl said interupting Rei's question. "But right now I am sure you want to put your stuff down some where right?" After recieving a nod, she continued. "Just follow me, I will help you to your room, and then you can come meet everyone else."
"How many others are there?" Rei asked as they started to walk through the palace.
"Let's see, there is you, Princess Ami of Mercury, Princess Makoto of Jupiter, and Princess Minako of Venus, so that makes five all together."
The two reached a large bedroom where Rei put her things down. "Will I meet Princess Serenity at the meeting?" She asked, looking around the room.
The girl laughed. "Silly. You already met her!" Seeing the suprised look on the other girl's face, she stuck out her hand and introduced herself. "Princess Serenity, welcome to the moon."
***
"Enymon! Enymon! Where you going?" The young voice cried out.
Endymion smiled and turned around as his little sister ran into his arms. "Hey Terra. I'm going to see Jade, Neph, Zoi, and Kunz. We have a training session."
"Please, please please can I come?" She pleaded.
"Sure, why not?" He asked.
"Thank you!" Terra yelled hugging him.
"Come on, we're gonna be late." He said putting her down and taking hold of her hand.
Terra, also known as the Earth Princess, was Endymion's younger sister, and had been a complete suprise to everyone else. She was about four years old and the cutest little girl you could imagine. The two siblings were incredibly close, and were usually found together.
Endymion and Terra walked onto the training grounds to see everyone else already there.
"Hey guys, sorry we are late. Terra wanted to come along." Endymion explained.
"No problem." Jade said.
"Jade!" Terra yelled running over to him.
"Hey there. I haven't see you in what, an hour?" He asked smiling. Terra was as close to Jade as she was to Endy, and he considered her to be his little sister also.
"Endy let me come to watch you guys while you practice." She said happily.
"I know, pretty exciting huh?" He asked.
She nodded and tugged on his shirt so he kneeled down to her level. After she looked around to make sure the others were busy getting ready, she whispered to him, "And today, you guys are all gonna get your special powers."
***
"Hey guys." Serenity said as her and Rei walked into a room where there were three other girls waiting.
"Hey Serin, took you long enough." One said.
"Serin?" Rei questioned.
"My nickname. We've all met before today." Serenity explained.
"Oh." Rei said sitting down at the table along with everyone else. "So you guys have all known each other a while?" She asked.
Another one of the girls answered. "Yes, we all met earlier on and we have been visiting together the past few years."
"Yeah, why is it that you never came...um...what was you name again?" The third one asked,
"Oh! I forgot to introduce everyone! Sorry! Serin cried. "That is Makoto, Ami and Minako, also known as the Princesses of Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus." She said, pointing first to the one with brown hair, then the girl with blue hair, and last the one with blonde hair. "Everyone, this is Rei, Princess of Mars."
"So Rei, why is it that you never came?" Makoto asked.
"It's a long story, and I would rather not get into it." She said quietly.
The others all exchanged glances, but decided it was best left alone. "So...what can you control?" Serenity asked.
Rei looked at her in suprise. "What do you mean, 'What can I control?' Do you mean there are other people that can do that?"
The other girls laughed, but seeing Rei's embarresment they stopped and explained. "All of us, minus Serenity, can control one of the elemtents." Ami explained. "That is why we were all chosen to protect the moon princess. I can control water."
"I control lightning." Makoto said.
"And I control the wicked cool power of love." Minako said giggling.
"Ok. I understand now. I control fire, and it is so cool to know that I am not the only one that can do that." Rei said in relief. "But, what happens if the princess is attacked and none of us can get there, how does she protect herself?"
"Well, we kinda have to make sure we can get there--but if no one can, or until we get there, Serin does have the power of the moon and she can transform also." Makoto said.
"Transform?" Rei asked in confusion.
Once again the other started to giggle. "You don't know much about this job do you?" The princess asked giggling.
Blushing once again, she shook her head.
"See, it might scare people, if we just started using our powers, so we need to transform, so we can use them." Minako said.
"We have wands, you'll get yours later, and we just hold them up, and shout something. I shout Jupiter power, and then I become Sailor Jupiter. Since you are the Pincess of Mars, you will shout Mars Power, and become Sailor Mars. Get it?" Makoto asked.
Rei just looked at her in complete confusion.
"Don't worry Rei. We'll demonstrate later, you'll get it then." Serenity said.
'Thank you Princess." Rei said.
Serenity scrunched up her face in disgust. "Please please please, just call me Serin or Serenity? All my other friends do. I hate Princess!" She excaimed.
Rei smiled inwardly, knowing exactly how she felt. "That depends, do you consider me a friend?" She asked.
Serin smiled at her. "Course I do. We all do already." She said as the others nodded.
This time, she was smiling on the outside as Rei said, "Well then, Serin, how about you guys do this demonstration for me?" It felt good to have real friends.
***
Dear Jed,
I love it here! Everything about the moon, it's just the best place. I met Serenity, Makoto, Ami, and Minako today. Serenity is the Moon Princess, Makoto is the princess of Jupiter, Ami is the princess of Mercury, and Minako is the princess of Venus. The best part is, that I am finally not the only person that controls one of the elements. Everyone else, minus Serin(Serenity) controls something. Things are still a little confusing, 'cause thanks to my mom, I am the only one who hadn't met everyone before, so I am still learning what we do and everything. And I am already good friends with all of them, espeically Serin. She is so happy and has such an enthusiasm for life, a little too perky sometimes, but she is really nice. I haven't gotten to know everyone else quite so well yet, but so far, the five of us get along very well. Well, I know this must be an incredibly boring letter, seeing as I am sure you know all of this already, so I will sign off here. Miss you lots.
Love Always,
Rei
P.S. I am never speaking to my mother again.
***
The next morning Rei awoke and looked around the room, unsure of where she was at first. Then she remembered the events of the past few days and realized she was in her new room, on the moon. Not knowing exactly what was suppossed to happen each day, she dressed and wandered out into the hallway. In her search for the Princess or one of the others, she ran into Princess Serenity, who was talking to someone that looked a lot like her. "Oh, gomen. I was just looking for Serenity." Rei said apologizing as she backed away.
The older woman smiled kindly at her. "It's quite alright dear. Please, do come in." Rei stpeed shyly into the room. "I have been meaning to meet with you. I apologize for not being able to greet you yesterday. I had...other matters to attend to." She said.
"Don't worry about it." Rei said, looking towards Serin for help.
"Rei, I'd like you to meet my mom, Queen Serenity." Serin said proudly.
Rei gasped. "Oh! I am so sorry I didn't recognize you and for not addressing you correctly your majesty. Gomen Nasai I feel terrible and--" She blurted out.
"Rei, Rei, calm down. As I said before it is quite alright." QSerenity said. "And you on't need to address me so formally. After all, you are royalty yourself are you not? And I think of all of Serin's guards as my own daughters. And now that you are here, and we have met, you are included in that."
Rei smiled. "I'd like that. Thank you."
"Now, I believe you needed to talk to my daughter?" She questioned
"Oh, well that was just because I wasn't sure what happens each day, and where we go and things like that."
"Well, I am sure that Serin will be happy to answer all your questions, as I need to attend to other things." The Queen said.
Serin smiled happily at Rei as the two left the room to talk. "So what do you need to know?" Serin asked her.
"Just what basically happens each day." She said.
"Oh, that's easy enough. Well we usually end up all meeting at breakfast, and then we will meet a short while later for practice. Thn we usually have studies, taught by Ami, she's a major genius, then pretty much whatever we want. It's pretty relaxed." Serenity explained.
"Sounds simple enough." Rei said smiling.
"Hey Rei, can I ask you a question?" She asked, jumping in front of her to stop their movement.
"Sure what's up?"
"I know you said you didn't really want to get into it, but why is it that you never came before hand. You know to meet everyone else?" The princess asked curiously.
"I never knew that I was a guard for you." Rei said slowly.
"Silly! How could you no have known?" She asked.
"Well see, when I was about three years old, I discovered that I could control fire and stuff. But my mom never told me why I could. She never told me anything about you or any of this. So I never came." She explained.
"Oh, Rei! That's terrible!" Serin cried.
"Yeah, but whatever. I take it you don't like to see people unhappy?" She asked laughing.
Serin smiled back. "No one is allowed to be unhappy and stay unhappy while in my presence. That is my only rule."
"I like that rule." Rei said as the two resumed walking. "Can I ask you something?"
"Of course." She said.
"Why is it that you are so nice to me?" Rei asked looking over at the other girl.
Serin looked at her in suprise. "Why not?" she asked.
"Well, it's just that before I came here, I never really had any friends. Well, except for my best friend Jeadite, I was pretty much alone, because of my fire thing." Rei explained.
"Well, you don't have to worry about that here. We'll be the bestest of friends." She said smiling.
"I'd like that." Rei said smiling back.
"So tell me. What is Mars like, is it a fun place to live?" Serin asked excitredly.
Rei laughed, and thought back on all the crazy things her and Jed had done. "Well, when you had a best friend as psychotic as mine, things were pretty fun."`
***
For the millionth time that morning that girls burst into laughter. "I can not believe that you guys did that!" Makoto exclaimed once she calmed down.
"He sounds so incredibly pyschotic!" Mina said laughing.
"How adorable is that?" Serin asked.
The five girls had been talking all morning. Happily laying in the sun, they were telling each other for their lives before the moon, and Rei had just shared a numerous amount of stories of the crazy things her and Jed had done.
"Yeah. He was pretty crazy, but we had tons of fun. But I haven't seen him in two years, and I miss him a lot." Rei said, smiling sadly. The other all exchanged looks.
"Awwww, Rei's got a boyfriend!" Serin teased.
"He is not my boyfriend!" Rei said in suprise.
"Uh huh sure." Minako said rolling her eyes.
"He's not!" She protested.
"I hate to interupt this conversation, but I think it's time for us to start our training for the day." Ami said.
"Yes, I think it is. Besides you guys still have to explain this transforming thing." Rei said shooting a grateful look towars Ami who smiled back. Grumbling the others stood and headed for the training grounds.
"Ok let's show Rei how we do this." Makoto said once they were all out there.
"First, you gotta take out your pen." Minako instructed.
"Where do I keep it though? Do I just carry it aound in my pocket?" Rei asked in confusion.
"When you have finished using the pen it automatically knows that you are done, therefore transporting intself into a nonviewable seemingly non existent inter dimensional pocket." Ami explained.
"Don't mind Ami. She's a certified genius and sometimes she gets out of hand with her scientific terms." Serin said. "All she means is that once you are done, your pen will slip into some weird pocket. It seems like it vanishes into thin air, but whenever you need it, it will be there."
Rei nodded, understanding a little better.
"OK, so now, after you take out your pen, you shout the name of your planet and then power." Makoto informed her.
"We'll demonstrate." Minako said and held up her pen as she shouted, "VENUS POWER." As Rei watched in awe, swirls of golden ribbon and hearts wound their way around Minako. Within minutes she was dressed in a white bodysuit with a very short orange skirt attached. Ath the back waist and front collar there was a orange bow, and a small golden tiara encircled her forehead.
"My turn. JUPITER STAR POWER!" Once again Rei watched as Makoto was encased in electric bolts, shooting up around her arms, legs, and torso. When her transformation was complete her uniform looked similar to Minako's, ecxept where Minako's was orange, her's was green. She watched once more as Ami went, this time there was water, and her outfit was blue.
"Now it's your turn Rei." Serin said handing her a red pen with the symbol of mars at the top.
She nervously grasped into hjer hand, held it high in the air as she shouted "MARS STAR POWER!" Rei felt an incredible rush of energy and heat and she noticed that her entire body as being encircled by flames. Within moments it was over and she was Rei. Except now she had on a red uniform, similar to the others. "That was so awesome!" She exclaimed.
"Now you gotta learn how to use your powers." Makoto said.
"Learn?" She asked.
"Yes. You must learn how to harness your fire and how and went to call on it." Ami explained.
Rei felt relief wash over her. "Oh that's easy. " She said. "I know how to do that already. Watch." She closed her eyes in concentration, and the other's watched as she placed her hands together, her thumb and forefinger pointint out as she shouted," Mars...Fire...IGNITE!" as a small stream of fire shot out form her fingertips. Rei opened her eyes to find the other's all staring at her in awe.
"How did you know how to do that?" Mianko asked wide-eyed.
"I don't know, I just kinda knew. I've been able to do it since I was like three or something." She responded shrugging."I wanna see what you guys do though." She said.
The five girls continued to practice as Queen Serenity watched from inside her palace. Luna, one of her trusted advisors, softly padded over to the window to see what she was looking at. She noticed the queen watched Princess Rei more then anyone else. "She is getting along quite well." She said softly.
The queen starteld, turned to see who had spoken. She smiled when she saw it was Luna. "Yes. She is."
"Might I ask what is troubling you then?" Luna asked.
"It's just that I think she would have been better off if she had been able to come earlier. I know she is fitting in now and everything, but it would have been easier to adjust if she had known about it ahead of time." The Queen said sighing. Luna was silent waiting for her to continue. "I am just so mad at Victoria for not allowing her to come. And not only was Rei not allowed to come, she never knew about it. And I think that's just cruel. The poor child went through her childhood with one friend, all because her mother was too stubborn to tell her why she could control fire."
"Maybe she was just afraid to lose the only family she had left." Luna said quietly.
Serenity turned to look at her. "What do you mean?"
"Well her husband was gone. Who did she really have other than Rei? I would have been reluctant to give her up to." She explained.
"She had me!" Serenity said, almost hurt. "I'm her family too! But she jsut shut me out, like everyone else. If she had just allowed Rei to at least know, I could have been there for her more often. She's my baby sister for God's sake!" She exclaimed.
"I take it Rei doesn't know that you and her mother are sisters? Or that her and Serin are cousins?" Luna questioned.
"Of course not Luna." Serenity said looking out the window at the girls once again. "Serin doesn't even know. And I didn't keep it a secret from her because Victoria asked me to. The hell with what she asks me to do. I only kept it from her because I found it unfair to tell her all about her cousin, and then not allow her to meet her. I will hopefully be able to tell them both soon though." She said. "It's just so strange you know? I mean to me, Rei is like my own daughter. And even though she is my niece, I have only met her earlier today." Luna quietly sat on the window sill as the two watched the girls fooling around happily. "Things used to be so simple." Serenity said sighing once more.
***
"Hey Serin, whatcha doing?" Rei asked plopping down next to her.
Princess Serenity looked up from what she was doing. "Hey Rei. I am just looking through my mom's wedding pictures." She said.
"Mind if I look with you?" Rei asked.
"Course not." She answered, turning the page. "Weren't the dresses pretty?" She asked.
Rei however wasn't listening. There was a person in a few of the pictures that had caught her eye. "Who is that?" She asked.
Serin looked over where she was pointing. "Oh, she was my mom's maid of honor."
"No I mean who is it?" Rei questioned again.
"My mom's sister. I think her name was Victoria. I never met her though, she died before I was born." Serin explained giving Rei a weird look.
"She's not dead." Rei said.
"Oh really and how do you know that?" Serin asked laughing.
"That's my mom."
***
Jade's eyes widened. They had been hearing about these powers they were supposed to get, for the past two years, but they never got them. "Are you sure?" He whispered back.
Terra nodded excitedly.
"Hey Jade, do you plan on coming some time today?" Kunzite called overe to him.
"Oh sorry. Just talking to Terra." He said jogging over to where the others had gathered.
"I have an announcment to make to you guys." Endymion said. "Today, you guys are finally able to use your powers."
Comotion broke out amongst them.
"Our powers? What powers do we each have?"
"You mean we get to control water and stuff like that now?"
"This is gonna be awesome!"
"As if we don't have enough training problems already, right?"
"And I get to watch the whole time!"
They all turned to look at the face that had spoken last, and started laughing.
"I think Terra is more excited then we are." Neph said.
"Yeah, cause I know all bout it. I know who controls what, and now I get to see it finally!" She said.
"What do we control?" Zoi asked.
Endymion jsut sighed trowing his hands in the air. Sometimes bringing Terra along wasn't the best of ideas.
"Ummm....let me think a minute......k got em. You get to control icy stuff and water." She said pointing to Zoisite. "And you get to control the winds, and the weather." She said pointing to Nephlite. "And Kunz gets to control...um...i don't really know what it is, you just control energy kinda things. And Jade," She said, smiling at him. "Gets to control fire...just like his girlfriend." She added giggling.
"You're gonna pay for that." He muttered.
"So how do we use these powers?" Zoi asked, turning back to Endymion.
"You just gotta conentrate, I mean really really concentrate, and focus all your energy towards your aura. Then words, will just like, come to you, and as you shout them out, your attack is being used." He explained.
The others all looked at him, doubtfully. "I am serious!" He exclaimed. "Try it."
They all stood there quietly for a few minutes, focusing their energy like they had learned to do during their previous training. Jade was about to complain that nothing was happening when he suddenly felt a surge of energy go through him as he shouted out, "Phoneix Fire...ENGULF!" As a large ball of fire shot out from his hands.
It was followed by two columns of freezing ice water that came from Zoisite.
"Ocean Winds...ENCASE!" Signaled Nephlite had launched his attack.
Kunzite's however was silent, and they suddenly just saw a burts of energy shoot from his hadns.
"So so so so so so cool!" Terra squealed jumping up and down.
"So, now do you believe me?" Endymion asked grinning.
***
"That's your mom? Are you sure?" Serin whispered.
Rei nodded silently.
"Come on." She said suddenly jumping up, taking Rei and the book with her.
'Where are we going?" Rei asked running after her.
"To find my mom."
The two girls found Queeen Serenity in her office reading over some papers. She looked up when they ran in.
"He mom can we talk to you for a minute?" Serin asked.
"Of course. What do you need to talk to me about?" She asked putting down the papers.
"Aunt Victoria."
The color drained form the Queen's face as she looked back and forth at the two girls in silence. "So you know huh?" She asked.
"Not really. We were just looking through your wedding pictures, and when I asked who someone was, Serin said it was her Aunt Victoria, your sister. But she's also my mom." Rei explained
Serenity sighed. "I guess it's about time the two of you knew. Why don't you girls have a seat and I'll tell you the whole story." The two sat down and waited expectantly. "Rei, when your mom told you that you were one of Serenity's guards, did she tell you why she had waited so long to tell you?"
Rei nodded. "She gave me some stupid reason about how I was all she had left, and she didn't want to lose me any sooner then she had to."
The Queen nodded. "You aren't the only family she has left. If you two haven't figured it out yet, Rei's mother and I are sisters, which makes the two of you cousins." The two gasped in delight as they looked at each other and smiled. "I figured you would be happy about that. Anyway, there is a reason why neither of you knew about it."
"It better be a good one." Serin said angerily.
"Victoria is my younger sister, and I got married before she did. And as you know, she was my maid of honor at my wedding. We were always so close. After that though, she got married to the Prince of Mars, and she moved there. She did see you though Serin, she made sure to make the marriage after you were born." The Queen said smiling at her daughter. "So she got married, and had Rei. And we never got much of a chance to see each other. Maybe once, when you were both under a year old. But I didn't see her again until the funerals of both our husbands." She said a tear coming ot her eye which she quickly wiped away. "It is always hard losing a loved one, but it is especially hard when it is your mate. And it takes most people a long time to get over that. I was no exception. But I was eventually able to get on with my life."
"My mother never did." Rei said softly. The others turned to look at her. "She never said anything to me about it, but I could tell. She cried a lot, and she was just a different person after my dad died."
"You're right Rei. She was a different person. You became the only person that could get close to her. She wouldn't even let me get close to her anymore. And then when she found out that she would have to give you up also, she went hysterical. She was so terrified to lose you, that she forbid you from ever knowing anything about me, or Serin, or the moon." Serenity explained. "I pleaded with her to tell you, but she is incredibly stubborn. That is why you never knew any of that."
"How come you never told me though?" Serin asked.
"I didn't think it was fair to tell you all about a cousin and aunt that you wouldn't be able to meet. It seemed cruel, almost like I was torturing you with it and I didn't want to do that. I'm sorry though for not telling you." She said.
Serin hopped out of her chair and ran to her mother to hug her. "Don't worry about it."
As Rei watched the two of them, she was suprised to find her self feeling jealous.
"Now that that is all cleared up I am going to play. Wanna come Rei?" She asked
"In a minute." Rei said.
"Ok." Serin said running off.
"Did you want to ask me something?" Serenity asked the girl.
"My mom," Rei hesitated for a minute, "She wasn't always such an uhappy person was she?" She asked softly.
The Queen smiled gently. "Of course not. She was one of the happiest people. She was alsways full of life, and excited about everything. And when she met your father, she was the happiest person I have ever seen. They were perfect for each other. And then when she had you, she felt her life was completly perfect. She loved the two of you to bits and I know she has never stopped. Is that what you wanted to know?" She asked.
Rei nodded. "I think so. Thank you." She said as she turned to leave.
"And Rei," Serenity called. She turned around.
"Just remember, if you ever want to talk, I'm here for you." She said.
Rei smiled. "Thanks," She paused then right before running out the door to find her new found cousin, she added, "Aunt Serenity."
***
Translations:
Gomen: I'm sorry
Gomen Nasai: Very sorry, very formal.
And that's the end of that chapter. Things will finally start picking up from here, the scouts and generals will be the right age and everyone will meet soon. Please review if you haven't already or email me, thank you! Again sorry for the delay, updating for this story at least will definitely pick up from here.