Note from chapter 1 - If you, or someone you know has been raped, sexually or indecently assaulted please, and I cannot stress this enough, please tell an adult that you trust, or go to the police and tell them, if not it could happen to someone else, and that thought is as bad as being assaulted, so please tell someone.

AN = Hi, as this is an alternate reality, please bear with the name changes, I will try to explain about the name changes in the story itself so that I do not bore you with long notes at the beginning or end. I know nothing about government agencies, or what they would really do in such situations; anything that I have or will write about is what I believe they should do.

Disclaimer = Sailor Moon unfortunately does not belong to me that right belongs to Naoko Takeuchi and the rest so please don't sue, I'm a poor young mom with four young kids , but Agent Steinberg, Cousin Lewis, Aunt Sylvia, Uncle Ted, Michael and the alter egos that I use are mine, please ask if you wish to use anything, at

(…) – Telepathic talk

((...)) Japanese

Chapter 4 – New Faces And New School.

Things began well for their new lives, they were given the week off school so that they could grieve for their parents, and the small family had held a private memorial service for the couple at the local temple. It was nice, but Serena felt ill and tired she was too shocked about her parent's death to think let alone worry about anything. Mr Steinburg had stayed for the week and was busy throughout that time, he organised the school that they were to attend, their official name changes, which were not listed in public domains, and also he set up the accounts where their allowances were to be paid into each month.

All that time Serena had only left the house twice, once to attend the memorial service and once to buy her school uniform and other provisions needed for her first day, besides that she stayed in her room either in bed or pacing backwards and forwards. No matter how hard her brother or Lewis tried to drag her out, it never worked. Lewis was trying to become accustomed to her strange behaviour and to her as a person, but it was hard when she wouldn't leave her room, over the week though he had came to think of Michael as a great friend.

Michael was totally different to Serena, he went with Lewis who was only a few months younger, to see where the school was, to the mall, babe trawling, the park which had a huge lake and finally to the arcade where he met Andrew, a great friend of Lewis's, who looked very similar to Lewis, Serena and Michael, who all was blonde haired, the latter three were blued eyed and Andrew had green eyes, Lewis also had natural brown and red streaks, besides those differences anyone not knowing would swear that they were siblings.

While Michael had fun Serena had many things to think about, one was the first meeting with her aunt, uncle and cousin.

----Memory---

Serena, Michael and Steinburg had made their way through customs very easily; Steinburg had government documents to get them through with his gun and no questions asked. They were to meet the Tokyo Tsukinos at the café in the centre of the shopping area of the large airport in which they landed. They made their way in a seemingly silent companionship, what Steinburg didn't know was that the twins were conversing telepathically, about their friends, their parents, their fears and anything else that passed the time. As they drew closer the twins held fast onto each other's hands not through fear but through insecurity, what if they didn't like them?

From the very first 'hello' to the first hug both of the twins had opened their hearts to their uncle and aunt, Lewis was another matter though, he seemed to be reserved, not knowing what to make of them, and thus making them feel the same way about him. Luckily all three knew perfect English so Serena and Michael were comfortable in knowing that they would not be forced to speak Japanese quite so soon. One thing their aunt and uncle were keen for them to use was their first names, so they started to call them Ted-Chan and Sylvia-Chan, Lewis just preferred to be called plain old Lewis.

---End Memory---

The day for the start of their new school came, Steinburg had left the day before, after making sure that they had their bank cards, new passports, and any other documents that they needed, he had also left a phone number for his home with them because in the short time he spent with them he had become fond of the twins, he also left the contact number for his office in case there was any kind of trouble.

Michael of course woke up on time, he was eager to get to school and meet some of the babes that Lewis had promised went to that school. He was bathed, dressed and had had his breakfast an hour before Serena had even opened one eye.

(Sere, wake up call) Michael yelled telepathically (Come on sis, we'll be late and I don't want to be.)

(Five more minutes mom)

(Sere, it's Michael, NOW GET UP)

(Ok, ok. Give me a few minutes; you know I don't wanna go, right?)

(Sere, you've hardly gone out, come on, you need to make new friends)

(Fine, I'm coming, I don't need a lecture)

(I love this telepathy, you can't escape me)

(I can, but I'm not like you, I don't shut myself off)

With that said Serena climbed, or rather fell out of bed, grateful that she had bathed the night before as she sped through her room throwing on underwear, school uniform and finally slowing down to brush her hair, she used to have her hair to the floor and then tied into two pigtails and buns, but she had too much of the teasing and had her hair cut so that it reached her knees, so now she could leave it down or put it up into one high ponytail.

As soon as she was ready she ran downstairs, grabbed her bag and went into the kitchen.

"About time" Lewis spoke up as she walked in.

"You have time to grab some toast and that's it."
"Screw you both, I didn't want to go in the first place, and I'm not hungry" she replied as she walked out the door.

Both boys gapped openly at her, while Michael also thought back to how long she had been like this,

'A week of not eating much and not going out, it's not like her to be so closed in. She hasn't been her usual self for about five or six months, maybe it was that incident with that bloke and mom and dads murders? Or maybe just the move here, it has shook me up some too.'

(Sere, you ok?) He sent to her.

(Fine, I just don't want to go to school)

(Fine, be like that)

When they made it to school Lewis took off for his class while Michael and Serena headed for the office. It took half and hour before they got everything sorted and schedules printed out, fortunately they were in the same classes, also they were in the same homeroom with Lewis, which was used once a week in the mornings for studying.

Michael knocked on the homeroom door and waited to be allowed in, a call came, which they assumed, meant for them to enter.

"Excuse me miss, we're the new students" Michael spoke to the teacher, who looked confused.

((Miss Haruna, these are the new students)) spoke up a blue haired girl near the back of the class.

((Ah, yes. Thank you Ami, can you translate for us please))

((Hai Sensei)) the girl Ami replied.

Through Ami Miss Haruna asked them to introduce themselves, and then with Michael grabbing and pulling Serena along they made it fully into the classroom and preceded to introduce themselves with Ami translating everything they said.

"Hi, my name is Tsukino Taichi, I'm seventeen years old and originally from America, this is my near identical sister." Michael told the room.

"Hi, I'm Usagi, 17, from America and this is my annoying twin"

"Why do you have Japanese names?"

"Do you have cool twin powers?"
"Are you related to Lewis?"
Came the questions from around the room, crowded with students, Ami again translated for the benefit of the whole room.

"Our father was Japanese, we are using them to fit in better…"
"Our American names will only be used by us, Lewis and maybe close friends later on."
"We can finish sentences for each other, but otherwise we are basically normal individual people."

Miss Haruna, who was unable to speak a word of English, sat Serena next to Ami and Michael next to Lewis.