Always and Forever
By: firemisstress47
Chapter 3 'The Big News'
Author's notes: This is the third chapter in my story. It shows the news that Rei's parents wanted to discuss with her when they first arrived on the Moon.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or any other related characters.
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Rei's POV
"Princess, are you awake?" Mary-Anne the housekeeper asked me.
"What time is it?" I asked.
"5:30 in the morning, your mother and father would like to talk to you."
"Okay, I will be right there."
"Yes, ma'am. I will let them know you are on your way," she said while bowing and then left.
As I got myself out of bed, I wondered why my parents would want to talk to me this early. Then I remembered I had training at 9 and they left to go back to Mars at 11. This would be the only chance I would have to talk to them. I put on a simple red dress, and pulled my hair back into a loose tie. I opened up the door to see Yuuichirou standing there waiting for me.
"Are you ready to go Princess?" he asked me.
"Yes," I answered. "Let's go."
We walked in silence to the room where my mother and father were staying. Yuuichirou knocked on the door and my father opened it.
"Thank you, Yuuichirou . Please wait here for a moment," he said to Yuuichirou .
"Yes, your Highness," Yuuichirou answered with a bow.
My father shut the door and walked over to the chairs where my mother was sitting.
"Take a seat Rei," he said while motioning to a chair set up across from theirs.
I sat down, and wondered what this was about. My parents never had a private talk with me before. Maybe they were telling me I had to marry someone. That would really stink, because I had actually found a guy that I actually liked. I began to think about Jaedite and his blonde hair and deep blue eyes, that you seem to fall into when ever you look into them.
"As you know the Martian Kingdom will be passed down to you in a few years. We have decided it is time to tell you the truth about some things that we have hidden from you," my father began snapping me out of my daydream. "As you know your mother was the one that married into the Royal Family. But you probably do not know that your mother was married once before she married me. Her first husband died while she was seven months pregnant with his son."
I could not believe what my father was telling me. I had a brother. Even if he was just a half brother, he was still a brother.
"When her son was born, he was sent to live with one of his aunts. His aunt was also your nanny. When his foster mother moved to Earth, he went with her and her husband. When they both were killed, he came to the Moon to study under the Solar System's best Priestess, you."
I instantly knew who he was talking about because I had only allowed one student, Yuuichirou . I was in denial.
"I'm sure you know who I am talking about by now Rei."
"Yes father, but are you sure about this?" I asked.
"Yes Rei, we are. Are you okay with this?" my mother asked.
"I'm just in a little bit of shock, that's all," I answered.
"Would it be alright with you, if I adopted Yuuichirou and officially made him my son? That would make him Prince Yuuichirou , but you would still be the official heir to the Martian Throne."
I didn't know what to say. I just sat there with my mouth hanging open.
"Rei…" my mother said, while coming over to put her arm around me.
"I'm okay with the whole thing. I have always thought of Yuuichirou more like a brother more than anything," I finally said.
"Rei are you sure?" asked my father.
"Yes, completely."
"Well I am glad we had a chance to discuss this with you, but it is now 8:50 and you should probably get out to the training field. We will talk to you again before we leave," my father said.
"Yes father," I said, as I left.
I walked out the door to find Yuuichirou still waiting there for my father to talk to him. He bowed and gave me a smile when I walked by him. I returned the smile and told him my father would see him now. While walking to the training grounds, I had many thoughts and feelings going through my head. When I got near there, I heard the voices the others calling my name.
"Rei there you are!" cried Serena when I walked up. "We were just going to send someone to look for you."
"Sorry I'm late, I was talking with my parents."
"Is everything okay?" asked Makoto.
"Yeah everything's great," I lied.
"Okay then, let's start with sword fighting," Serena suggested, trying to change the subject.
"Great idea," I answered, giving her a thankful smile. I really didn't want to get into the whole story, here in front of everyone.
"Okay, let's pair off into partners," Endymion said. "Zoicite you go with Princess Ami, Nephrite you go with Princess Makoto, Kunzite you go with Princess Minakoko, and Jaedite you go with Princess Rei. I will stay with Princess Serenity."
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Jaedite's POV
"Okay everybody, let's start with some basic defense techniques," Prince Endymion commanded.
"Shall we begin Princess?" I asked. "Princess… are you okay?"
"Huh? Oh I'm sorry, I'm kind of letting my mind wander today. And please, call me Rei."
"As you wish."
We worked on some defense techniques for a while, but I could tell that Rei was not concentrating as hard as she could.
"That's enough sword fighting, let's work on power control," Princess Ami suggested. "We could all use some work on that."
"Great idea Ami. You're right we do need to work on power control," agreed Princess Serena.
"Mercury Crystal Power!"
"Venus Crystal Power!"
"Mars Crystal Power!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power!"
"Moon Crystal Power!"
The five princesses that were standing there, instantly transformed into the Sailor Senshi of the Inner Planets. So the Senshi were real. The princess of each planet was also the Senshi of that planet. We Generals just stood there in amazement that there were actually the Sailor Senshi that we had read about in the legends and tales of Earth.
"What should we practice first, Ami?" Princess Minakoko asked after they transformed.
"Let's work on power control. For example, concentrating on one thing instead of letting your mind wander," Princess Ami replied.
"What should we do?" I asked her. "We don't have any special powers like you do."
"Are you sure you don't? I think you just need to learn what they are and how to control them," Princess Serena answered me.
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Rei's POV
"Sere, can I talk to you real quick?" I asked Serena, after we had done some concentration exercises.
"Yeah sure Rei, what's up?"
"Let's go over here, away from everybody else."
"Okay. So what's this about?"
"Did you know I have a brother?"
"What? You don't have a brother."
"Yes I do. He's my half brother. My mother was married once before my father and had a son. My father is now going to officially adopt this step-son of his and he's going to be crowned Prince."
"Who is your brother?"
"Yuuichirou."
"Yuuichirou, as in, Royal Guard Yuuichirou?"
"The one and only."
"Wow."
"I know."
"That's big. When is he going to be crowned? Does he know any of this? When did you find out? Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"Slow down Sere. I just found out today and I didn't want to say it in front of everyone else. I don't know if he knows or when he is going to be crowned. Does that answer everything?"
"Yes it does. I'm going to ask my mother about that when I get back."
"Rei! Serena! You're not practicing!" Ami yelled at us from around the corner.
"Coming," we both yelled together.
"Ami, what time is it?" I asked when we walked back around.
"10:45. Why?"
"Because, I am supposed to meet my parents and see them off at 11. So I have to go."
"Why are you spending so much time with your parents today?" Makoto asked.
"BecauseIjustfoundoutIhaveahalfbrotherandIneedtoaskthemsomemorequestionsaboutit," I answered all in one breath.
"What?" they all asked.
"She said 'Because I just found out I have a half-brother and I need to ask them some more questions about it,'" Serena answered.
"How did you understand her?" Minakoko asked.
"I don't know. Maybe it's a family thing."
"Well, I have to go, Serena will tell you what she knows about it," I said and then left.
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Sorry this chap. is so short! But I promise I will try to get my next chapter out soon!! Please review!