From Schoolgirl to Royal 15/?

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.

Warning: Some cursing and otherwise bad language.

Three On One

I didn't have the time to focus on the ruination my life had become recently however, because Jupiter closed the distance in front of me until we were mere feet apart. Before I could back away she threw a punch at my face, knocking me down on my ass.

"Damn it, Jupiter!" I whined holding the side of my face.

"Do you give up?" Luna asked anxiously. She looked as if she was holding her breath waiting for my response. I glared at Luna, exasperated with her worrying.

"Hardly." I answered shortly. While Jupiter's attention was diverted I swept her feet out from under her. Before she could get to her feet I had aimed my tiara at her head. "Moon Tiara Magic!"

Although I didn't put as much power behind the attack as I would have if I had been aiming at an enemy from the Negaverse, it had enough momentum to knock Jupiter unconscious. The tiara automatically returned to my hand, but before I could put it to use it was knocked from my grasp. Looking up I saw Venus wielding her Love-Me Chain expertly, flicking my weapon out of reach before circling it back to entrap me. Tuxedo Mask was on my other side rose in hand preparing to strike.

I dove out of the way of a barrage of roses that Tuxedo threw at me, but before I could jump out of the line of fire, I was pulled harshly back to the ground. I landed hard on my side, making it hard for me to breath through my cracked ribs. My breath was coming in wheezing gasps and my knee was wrenched painfully due to the lasso holding me.

"Fucking hell!" I cursed under my breath angrily. I was attempting to push myself to my feet using my shaking arms when I heard Shingo yelling.

"Come on, Serena. Get up!" My brother was pleading as he ran in my direction. Before he could get involved my father grabbed him by the waist and held him tightly. Seeing my annoying brother so worried about my welfare prompted me to force myself to my feet, although I was now holding my ribs in complaint.

"I'm fine Shingo." I reassured my brother flippantly. "I'm Sailor Moon remember?"

"Yes, and as such you'd think you'd pay a little more attention to your surroundings." Tuxedo Mask said, hitting my side with his cane.

"Oomph."

Before he could attack again I managed to take out my moon wand and without the usual fanfare I attacked. Tuxedo Mask quickly jumped out of the way, but I caught Venus unawares as she was hit with the burst of power from my wand. Venus was knocked unconscious instantaneously, although the attack would not seriously injure her, and she flew through the air only to hit the ground soon thereafter.

Two down one to go. Unfortunately beating Venus and Jupiter was mostly a question of luck. With me already injured however, my chances of incapacitating Darien were very low. I had a few cracked ribs from yesterday, and now my leg hurt like a bitch as well. Frankly I had no idea what I was going to do, but I wasn't planning on sitting still while he picked me off.

"Moon Gorgeous Meditation!"

Darien handily jumped out of the way, but not before throwing three steel-tipper roses in my direction, which I barely dodged. I rolled out of the way only to be attacked from behind. Darien's staff-like cane came out of nowhere; somehow I managed to block the assault using my moon wand.

This went on for a few terse minutes before Darien managed to knock the wand from my fingers with a stinging blow. Unarmed it was only a matter of time before Darien overpowered me. Tuxedo Mask managed to pin me to the ground a few seconds later, putting most of his weight on top of me when I tried to wiggle out from under him.

I did not notice the others looking on as I stared into Darien's obstructed eyes. I tried to ignore Darien's body and the heat from his body caressing my legs. I squirmed again, this time not in discomfort, nor trying to get away. Luna clearing her throat noisily in the background brought me back to reality.

"Ahem."

After Darien reluctantly moved we both jumped embarrassingly away from each other. I wouldn't look at Darien, but I am sure my face gave away my thoughts.

"Um… Yeah." I cleared my throat needlessly. "That's enough for the day. Let's go into town and pick up some supplies and groceries."

Before anyone could respond I had retransformed and was making my way back to the house, limping noticeable. The others followed me back in silence, each of them the worse for wear due to our little impromptu training session.