Chapter 13

Sailor Moon looked around in the alley. She sighed when she saw no one, turned back into Serena, walked out of the alley, and started looking for Jordan. She sighed when she spotted him walking in front of their apartment. It was obvious that he had been waiting for her. "Jordan!" she called.

Jordan turned his head at the surprised voice. "Serena!" he cried. "Where have you been?"

Serena smiled. There was no way she was going to tell him the truth. He was the only person she knew that didn't have any connections to her past life, back on the Moon. "I had to check up on something," was all Serena said, not really telling the truth, but not really lying either.

Jordan nodded. "Well, now that you're back, we should head inside and..."

Serena shook her head. She knew that tears would start going down her cheeks. She had only known Jordan for a short time, yet she couldn't bear to just leave him. "Jordan," Serena began, holding back tears that threatened to fall, "I have to get home. Something's come up. I just have to go."

Jordan nodded. He bit his lip. I should have known that when she started talking to those two, she would have wanted to leave, Jordan thought. "I understand," Jordan said, trying not to show any of the emotions he was feeling.

"Jordan," Serena said. "There's something else I wanted to say."

Jordan stared at her. Stared straight at her blue eyes.

"I was wondering if you would like to come back to Japan with me?" she asked.

Jordan was surprised at this, and it showed on his face.

"Ja... Japan?" he asked.

Serena nodded. "Please," she begged. "My brother has enough money to send both, you and me back."

Jordan sighed. "Serena, I can't," he told her. "My place is here. . . to protect the innocent from getting harmed."

Serena sighed, but nodded. She couldn't say that she didn't understand. She knew all too well what it felt like. "I understand," Serena told him, truthfully. "I know how you feel."

Jordan cocked his head. He knew there was something about Serena that she hadn't told him. Now that she was leaving, he wanted to know what it was. "Serena?" he asked.

"What?" she asked, her voice filled with sadness.

"You've been keeping something from me all these year- don't say you haven't. I know you have been," Jordan said. "I would just like to know what you have been keeping from me. Please. You know you can trust me."

Serena sighed. Luna would kill her if she told Jordan. But Jordan had helped her back then. He had helped her survive all these years.

"Come with me," Serena told Jordan. "There is something that I've been keeping from you."

Jordan's ears perked up and his eyes widened. He had been right!

Serena led him to an alley that was a few buildings down. She looked around and so no one other than her and Jordan. She took a deep breath and said, "I didn't want to tell you, because this is the reason why I ran away. I'm a Sailor Scout." She hid her smile when she saw the confused expression on Jordan's face. "Jordan, Sailor Scouts are real superheros back in Japan. We fight an evil force called the Negamoon." Serena told him everything. She didn't hold anything back. Not about the Moon Kingdom. Not about Terence being her brother from back then. Not about her duties as Sailor Moon. Not about the other Scouts. She told him everything.

When Serena finished explaining everything, Jordan put his hand to his head. She has to be nuts, he thought. Seeing those two must have drove her off the edge. But she acted completely sane when they were here. Is it possible what's she's saying the truth? How could it be?

Serena broke into his thoughts. "I'm not nuts," she said, seeing the expression on his face. "Everything I just said is the truth. Every detail."

Jordan looked at the girl he thought he had known. Could it be possible that a world existed before? Could there have been kingdoms on the other planets? Was it possible?

"Jordan, you must believe me," Serena cried.

"I can't," Jordan said. "It's just too far out."

Serena sighed and grabbed his hand.

"Hey!" he cried out, but made no move to get free. Jordan heard her mumble a few words, then he saw beams of light surround them. He closed his eyes, not sure what was happening.

When Jordan opened his eyes, he was starring around. Everywhere where he looked there was destruction. Everything was destroyed. Not a single thing was left standing. "Where the hell are we?"

"Where do you think? My home. My old home, I mean."

Jordan looked up at the sky and almost fell back. He was staring up at the Earth! "It's not possible!"

Serena nodded. "It's possible," she told him. "Now do you believe? Now do you believe everything I said?"

Jordan nodded, his mouth open. "I believe," he said. "I believe." Suddenly, he fell to his knees, holding his head.

"Jordan!" Serena cried. "Are you okay? What's the matter?"

"He will be okay," a voice said.

"Queen Serenity," Serena said. She lifted her head up and looked at the tiny figure floating in the air ten feet away. "Mother, why is he acting like this?" Serena asked, worried about her friend.

"He is remembering," Queen Serenity replied.

"But he is not from the Moon Kingdom," Serena said. "I remember everything clearly. He is not from out home."

"No, he is not," Queen Serenity admitted. "But remember, there were other kingdoms back them."

"But Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus have already been found," Serena said.

Queen Serenity nodded.

"You were not the only one that had guardians back then, my daughter," Queen Serenity said. "Your brother, Prince Terence of the Sun had guardians, also."

"You mean, Jordan has been a guardian all this time?" Serena asked.

Her mother nodded. "He is the selected one from Earth who was chosen to go and protect your brother," Serenity informed her daughter. "He is Jordan, Prince of Earth."

Serena's eyes widened in surprise. "He's Darien's brother?" Serena asked.

Queen Serenity nodded. "He is," she said. "Darien had other brothers, but they were killed in the war against Beryl. Jordan was sent to the future along with Prince Terence. He was Terence's only guardian that followed. Jordan was selected because he was the best fighter, with or without powers or weapons."

Serena shielded her eyes as a blast of light covered Jordan.

Five minutes later, the light had disappeared and so had Queen Serenity.

Jordan spotted Serena first. He smiled and went down on one knee. "Princess Serenity," Jordan said, his voice soft. "I remember everything."

Serena smiled, trying to hold back tears. She had so wanted to meet somebody that had nothing to do with her past. Jordan stood up. He was dressed all in a dark (almost black) navy blue suit. A sword hung at his side. "I guess now I must go back with you," Jordan told her with a grin.

"Let's get going," Serena said, smiling. She held her broach and mumbled a few words. Beams of light surrounded them. A few minutes later, the light had disappeared and so had Jordan and Serena.

Everyone was waiting for the arrival of Serena at Raye's mansion. Lita looked at her watch. "It's really late," she said. "Maybe she decided to stay there."

Raye shook her head. "She wouldn't have," Raye said. "Back then, maybe. But she knows about Reenie now."

"I have to side with Lita on this one," Amy said. "As long as she doesn't get killed, then Reenie will stay alive. Sick or not sick. Serena may have decided to stay in America."

Raye sighed. She trusted Serena's word.

Back in the past I would have been the one with doubts about Serena, not the others, Raye thought. The others would have trusted her word. Now it's the other way around. Things have definitely changed since Serena ran away. Raye's thoughts were interrupted by Mina.

"Raye," Mina began, "You know that she will do whatever she feels like."

Raye took a deep breath before speaking. She had to control her anger. "That was before, Mina," Raye argued. "She's not so irresponsible now."

Nobody said anything. After a few minutes, Darien spoke, "I have to believe Raye. She's more responsible than she look- What the hell was that?"

A light had flashed from the kitchen. Raye looked at Terence, a question in her eyes. Terence nodded and smiled, knowing what Raye was asking him. There was only one person who that could be. The group headed into the kitchen.

The light disappeared. Jordan and Serena looked at their new surroundings. "Where are we?" she asked, not recognizing anything. Serena had wanted to be transported to Raye's home. That was where the group was supposed to be. "This can't be Raye's home," Serena said.

"It could be, Serena," Jordan said, now dressed normally.

Serena shook her head. "Raye lived near the Cherry Hill Temple. This kitchen is big enough to be the temple," the blonde said.

"You never kno..." Jordan started but was interrupted by voices saying all at once, "Serena!" and "Who's that?" and "What's he doing here?" and "I knew you would come" and "I'm so glad you've decided to come back home."

Serena hid her laughter. "Hold on a sec, guys," Serena said, laughing. "Speak one at a time. First of all, this is Jordan. He helped me back in America. You'll have to sit down when I tell you why he's hear."

As quickly as she could, Raye herded everyone into the living room and they all found places to sit down.

"First of all," Serena said. "I want everyone to know that Jordan knows everything." A chorus of "How could you?"s followed up. Serena held up her hands to quiet everyone. "Hang on," Serena said. "He knew that there was something that I was keeping from him and I knew that I could trust him. He didn't believe me at first. That was when I teleported us to the Moon." Another chorus of "How could you?"s and "Are you nuts?"

Jordan was getting annoyed. He put two of his fingers to his mouth and blew hard. Everyone stopped talking and turned to look at him. "Let her finish," he said, and sat back down.

"Anyways," Serena continued, "On the moon, my mother, Queen Serenity, appeared before me. Jordan was on his knees, holding his head. I wasn't sure what was wrong with him and I asked my mother. She explained to me that Jordan is Terence's guardian from the EarLet me finish, Terence. As I was saying, Queen Serenity explained to me that Jordan was one of Darien's younger brothers, who was sent to the Sun to protect Terence. He was the best fighter out of all of Darien's brothers, with or without weapons. He was the only one of Terence's guardians that was sent to Earth."

Terence looked across the room at Jordan. "So you're really one of my guardians?" Terence asked.

"I am," Jordan said.

Raye looked at Jordan, then at Terence, then back to Jordan. She walked over to Terence and whispered something in his ear. Terence whispered something back.

"Raye," Serena said. "Now there's something I have to ask you."

"What is it?" Raye asked, looking at her blonde friend.

"How the hell do you afford such a huge house?" Serena asked.

Everyone laughed.

"The Negamoon hasn't bugged us for a long time, Serena," Raye replied.

"Serena," Darien said, "You must know that I didn't mean a thing I said back then. Please. I was just angry, and mad."

Serena bit her bottom lip. She knew that he was telling the truth. With tears running down her cheeks, she ran towards Darien and threw herself into his arms. Darien smiled as he wrapped his loving arms around her.

Raye coughed.

Serena and Darien, their faces a bright pink, turned to face the group.

"Now that that's over and done with," Raye said, back to her old attitude. "We should figure out a place where Jordan should stay."

"Ms. Hino," Jordan said. "I ca..."

"Jordan, you can stay at my place," Terence said. "It's big enough."

"Thank you," Jordan said.
"Raye, we should get going," Darien said, "We have to go find Sammy, and his parents." Everyone got up and headed towards the doors. The group left, and Raye shut the door behind them a little overwhelmed by everything that had happened.