From Schoolgirl to Royal 9/?

Rating: PG-13

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon; none of these characters are mine, no infringement intended.

A/N: This doesn't really follow the timeline, although it is after season 1. Even though, Serena is the moon princess, Darien doesn't know that she is Sailor Moon. Just pretend that the whole evil-Darien thing never happened and the scouts defeated Beryl on their own, but didn't loose their memories. Sorry if this is confusing; if you have any questions just ask.

Serena may seem OOC in the next few chapters, but let's just say she is extremely stressed out and that explains her sensitivity.

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In the seconds that followed my family was staring at me in shock not knowing what to say.

"Mom, Dad, Sammy. I'm Sailor Moon. Surprise." I told them softly as if they hadn't figured that out already, as they continued to stare at me.

"What? How?" My mother stuttered in confusion.

I was about to start a long drawn out explanation when I realized that I needed to get my family out of the house as soon as possible and take them somewhere safe.

"Look, I will explain everything but right now we need to get you out of this house."

"What's going on Serena?" My father asked in a stern tone of voice. Now normally I would be falling over myself answering my father when he sounds like that, at that moment however I just didn't have the time.

"We really don't have time to explain. Vortar could very well just be gathering reinforcements for a second attack." I explained, but when my family still continued to look at me blankly I got frustrated. "We don't have time for this. Get packed NOW!"

It was only after they all rushed up the stairs that I turned to the others, only then noticing my dislocated shoulder.

"It was nice of you to tell us a small fact like Vortar KNEW WHERE YOU LIVED!" Rare screamed at me after we all detransformed.

"You can scream at me until you're blue in the face, but later." I answered getting a resolute look on my face. "Vortar now knows who I am and where I live. He has attacked my family. It is no longer safe for them to stay here. We need to get them out of the city to somewhere safe where I can keep an eye on them and we can train and plan our next move. Any suggestions?"

The scouts merely stared at me not saying a word after my uncharacteristic diatribe.

"I have a beach house we can all stay at for a few days on the coast." Darien suggested much to my dismay, for up until that moment I had succeeded in pretending Darien didn't exist.

"Are you sure?" I asked Darien, not wanting to be beholden to him anymore than I already was.

"I wouldn't have suggested it if I wasn't sure, Meatball Head." Darien answered with his usual arrogant smile gracing his face.

"We can't just run away." Lita exclaimed in surprise. "What about Tokyo?"

"We are not running away." I assured her. "We will be able to teleport if the need arises, but Vortar seems to be interested in me specifically, not energy like Beryl, so I don't see that as a problem."

Before an argument could break out Amy prudently intervened.

"Serena, you've dislocated your shoulder!" Amy exclaimed taking a hurried step towards me.

"Yes during the fight. Just pull it back into place and we'll be on our way." I suggested with a note of steel, previously unnoticed, in my voice. Even so the other Scouts looked at me as if I had grown a second head.

"Sure thing." Darien responded while wrenching my arm back into its socket without warning. The pain was so excruciating that I felt tears sting my eyes, but I stubbornly refused to let them fall.

"Thanks CJ (Conceited Jerk) I appreciate it." I ground out through clenched teeth as I returned my gaze to the Scouts. "Come on guys, go pack your things and meet me back here so we can get going."

One by one they reluctantly left my house. After my friends left I went upstairs to gather my belongings temporarily ignoring Darien's existence.