From Schoolgirl to Royal 13/?

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 and she's pissed because her family was attacked which will explain her bouts of seriousness.

Training Practice

They had been eating quietly for a few minutes when my mother cleared her throat hesitantly after finishing her eggs.

"So what are the plans for today, girls?" My mother asked.

"Amy thought you would like to go shopping in town with her and Raye later on this morning." I answered quickly before the others could respond.

Since I had planned to train this morning I thought it best if my family was elsewhere. With both Amy and Raye protecting them, I figured my parents and brother should be all right. When the scouts continued to look at me as if I had lost my mind, I glared in their direction and gestured for them to agree. The only one who seemed to be paying the least bit attention was Darien.

"There are many wonderful shops on the boardwalk in town. The waterfront is spectacular. You are sure to enjoy the atmosphere immensely." Darien explained trying to make my mother as excited as possible.

"Is there a particular reason you are trying to get rid of us?" My father asked sternly, looking Darien and then myself in turn.

"We're not trying to get rid of you." I explained anxiously. "We were just going to train and I didn't think it would be something you would be interested in seeing."

Both Luna and Raye looked surprised that I would be requesting extra training, when usually I am the most averse to training. Mina merely raised a questioning eyebrow. The other reason I didn't want my parents and brother attending was because I was afraid that during the fighting I would give away my injuries at some point.

"Of course we would."

"Yeah, I'd love to see my sister kick a little butt!" Shingo put in, surprising me with the sentiment.

"Wonderful." I murmured, looking at Darien as I spoke. He looked at me contemplatively, trying to see what I was hiding. Hopefully I was keeping my face impassive.

"We will meet on the beach in one hour." Luna said as we all finished our breakfast. I quickly got up from the table and made my way upstairs, not noticing as Luna followed me. I made my way to the bathroom; closing the door behind me, but not before Luna snuck he way in. I began to undress, carefully removing the dressing on my ribs and arm as I went. Usually my injuries are healed by the morning, but because I had to use more energy using my wand yesterday, I didn't have the reserves to heal completely.

Without looking back I got into a soothing warm shower, massaging my aching muscles, careful of my still sore ribs. I got out of the shower toweling my hair dry. I wasn't paying attention, so was therefore surprised when Luna jumped up on my shoulder out of nowhere. I was so startled in fact that I almost stumbled, tripping on my pants.

"How did you get hurt, Serena?" Luna asked worriedly from her position on my shoulder.

"How do you think?" I asked sarcastically, glaring at my guardian as well as I could as I reapplied the dressing to my ribs.

"You can't hope to train like that."

"Watch me." I commented resolutely, not having much choice in the matter. I left Luna looking after me incredulously as I strode from the room.