Falling Rose Petals
Chapter 4: More Than Meets the Eye
rated: PG-13 (for certain scenes)
date started: March 20, 2005
date finished: March 21, 2005
date edited: March 21, 2005
date re-edited: November 15, 2005

Kayla sighed as she stared at her ceiling. Destiny had been gone a week and everything was moving so slow without her. Sure, Kayla had Serena and the other girls at school to talk to, but they weren't Des. They didn't know she was Sailor Earth, guardian of Earth and to the Moon Princess. They didn't know that the fate of the Earth rested on her shoulders, and the other Senshi of course, either. She sighed again and looked out the window. It had been raining non-stop since she got to school that morning. Thankfully, Serena and her boyfriend, that same guy from her first day of school, Darien, gave her a ride home from school. She was the only one of the girls that hung out with Serena that didn't have a ride home that afternoon. Thank goodness for Serena and her giant heart!

The storm had only gotten worse since she got home from school. There were a number of thunderstorm warnings all over Toyko. People were advised to take this storm very seriously as a number of tornados had been sited. Kayla hugged her bunny, Bunny, that her parents had given to her when she was young. She was scared of storms that got bad like the one that was being advised now. She only hoped that it disappeared before it really hit Juuban. She listened to the radio a little more before getting bored with all the warnings then turned it off. She turned her weather radio signal on and grabbed the book she had started to read earlier that day called Anna and the Duke.

Lightining flashed through the sky and Kayla screamed and grabbed a hold of her bunny. She stared out the window with a fightened look on her face when she heard, 'Shhh...it's ok, Earth, it's ok. I'm here. The storm is not going to hurt you.'

'Jakku! Oh, how I wish I could hug you for coming to me! ', Kayla said to him, tears rolling down her cheeks and a smile lit her face.

'Shhh...it's ok. Go back to reading your book. I'm here. Everything will be ok.', Jakku said to her as he used some of his power to calm her.

She felt his power and relaxed. He wouldn't let anything harm her. She picked her book up and contuined to read. Not five pages later, her Senshi scanner started to beep. When she and Destiny first moved to Juuban, Jade had given them a each a wrist watch with a Nega-engery scanner on them. It was supposed to go off when one of the Shittenou entered the city with any youma. Well, looks like they came into the city tonight.

Kayla sighed and looked out the window, "Shi...talking mushrooms! I don't want to go out in this! "

A laugh was heard in her head, 'It'll be ok. I'll be with you to make sure you are relaxed. Now go. The Senshi may need your help.'

Kayla nodded and shouted to Jade and Loyku that she was going out. They ran into the room as Kayla whispered, "Earth Power!". They waited until the transformation was finished before asking for details of where she was going. Sailor Earth looked at the scanner, " It's at the Crown. Can't they ever be original? Why can't they attack somewhere where there isn't going to be alot of people in my way? "

Jade and Loyku give her a look of 'You are joking, right?' before telling her to be off. Sailor Earth nodded then walked over to her window and opened it. Rain came pouring in and she whimpered.

' It's ok, Earth. I'm with you and hurry up. I don't want any guys staring at you because that Senshi uniform of yours is not actually made to get wet. ', Jakku said.

Earth blushed and jumped to the nearest roof top and took off toward the Crown Arcade.

Serena looked around the arcade. The youma and Nephrite were having a field day. Everyone was here getting out of the rain and guess where the Negaverse decided to attack. Serena looked over at Darien and Andrew. They were trying to get most of the people out of there before the youma could drain them. Nephrite, seeing this, sent a blast of energy toward them. It knocked them over and Andrew out cold. Darien rubbed his head as Serena ran to his side.

Nephrite laughed, "So, we have a couple of love birds on our hands! Such strong pure energy for our cause! "

" Don't even think of about it, Nephrite. ", a cold voice said from the front doors.

Serena and Darien looked over to the doors and saw a very soaked Sailor Earth. Darien blushed and looked away, noticing for the first time that the Senshi outfits were not meant to be wet. Serena looked mortified, 'That is what the suit looks like wet? I am NOT evergoing out in the rain in mine! '

Sailor Earth noticed Darien look away and thanked the good Lord for it. She knew the suit was see through, but that was not her trouble right now. Her trouble was Nephrite.

" Hello Sailor Earth. Nice to finally see you again after three years. It looks like you have grown...nicely too, I might add. ", Nephrite said, looking her up and down.

Earth stared at him with hatred in her brown eyes. Why was he like this? The Senshi in her knew him and loved him like a brother it seemed. So, why was he like this now? She didn't try to cover herself.

She just stared at him as the Senshi in her started to talk, " Hello Nephrite. I wish I could say it is great to see you again, but it's not. "

He laughed, " Good to see that you are the same, little, naive Senshi I met three years ago in Gotham City. "

Serena's eyes widened. Gotham City? The only people she knew that lived here in Juuban from Gotham City was Kayla and Destiny. She looked very closly at Sailor Earth. Her hair was brown, just like Kayla's, only Earth had blue highlights. She was the same height and looked to be about the same age. But Kayla couldn't be Sailor Earth...could she?

Sailor Earth didn't look over at Serena or Darien. She glared even more at Nephrite, " You made my family lose trust in me, Nephrite. You put the people I loved in danger! The Senshi in me may have a soft spot for you, but I don't! ", she said as she grabbed the Earth Rose from mid air and threw it at him.

He disappeared then materialized behind her, grabbed her by the neck and turned her around, " You know...maybe you should have made friends with the Sailor Senshi here. You might have had someone to rescue you. "

Something hit him hard in the head and he stepped back, still holding Earth by the neck. Earth looked to where the object came from and saw Serena and Darien standing.

" She did make friends with them. They just didn't know she was in trouble. ", Serena said as she posed for her transformation, "Moon Prism Power! "

Earth stared at Serena. She couldn't believe it. Serena was Sailor Moon. Then something flashed beside Sailor Moon. Earth turned her eyes the best she could and saw Tuxedo Mask standing where Darien had once stood. She nearly fainted right then and there.

Sailor Moon jumped forward and rolled on the ground toward Nephrite. She kicked his feet out from under him as Tuxedo Mask grabbed Sailor Earth. Nephrite hit the floor and shouted. All of the sudden, the forgotten youma attacked Sailor Moon. Earth grabbed another rose, " Earth Rose Destruction! "

The youma screamed as the rose hit it and it melted away into dust. Sailor Moon sighed with relief and looked over to where she left Nehprite. He had disappeared, but that didn't matter. What mattered was getting Sailor Earth home and into some warm clothes and getting out of here before the others started to wake up. She walked over to Andrew and woke him up with some of her powers. She quickly explained that "Serena" and "Darien" were not there because she had sent them off to safety and then told him to try waking everyone who had been drained. She then walked over to Tuxedo Mask, who was standing at the back door with Sailor Earth, fainted in his arms. She smiled at him and they walked out of the Crown. In the alley, they detransformed and Serena detransformed Sailor Earth. She looked at Kayla and then she and Darien got into his car and drove to Kayla's apartment.

Kayla woke up and looked around. She wasn't in her apartment, but back on the Moon. She looked down at her clothes. She wasn't in her Senshi uniform, but in a beautiful chesnut gown with a floral design by the white split on her left side. It was strapless and she wore white pearls around her neck and her hair was longer. MUCH longer. It now reached her mid back and was actually straight! In her ears were pearl earrings and on her feet were chesnut colored ankle high heels. She looked around the room for a mirror. She saw one and got up to look in it. She looked at her reflection. She looked older, though much older, maybe about 17 instead of her 14. She looked around the room. It was gorgious! It was white marble walls with white saitin carpet on the floors. All the furinture was white marble as well. The bed she had just gotten up from was all white and was the biggest canopy bed she had ever seen. She also noticed she had a balcony. She walked out on it and looked up. The Earth was so beautiful, sitting above her in the sky. She sighed and leaned against the railing and wondered how she got there.

' It's a memory, Angel.'

Kayla looked around, "Jakku?"

'I'm in your mind. Now, listen, when you fainted after the battle, I brought your spirit here for some memory lessons. You wanted to know more about yourself and your past right? Well, it is. After we finish talking, you will see everything that happened in the past. You are in a memory, so you won't be able to talk to anybody. Just listen to everything that is said. You will need the information for future battles. We'll talk about all you see here later. Your memory starts...now.', Jakku finished as the doors to the room opened and Kayla heard someone calling for someone named 'Keira' and surprisingly found that she answered the person.

"Keira? Are you in here?"

"I'm out here, Rin.", she said, wondering who Rin was.

A girl walked out onto the balcony and smiled at Kayla. She was taller than she was, looked about 5'9, but she could tell she was Keira's age. She had light brown hair with blonde highlights, big hazel eyes, and looked like an athlete. "Rin" looked at Kayla and smiled again.

" Hey, girl, what are you doing out here? You just became one of Princess Serenity's guardians two weeks ago! You get to come up here to the Moon, where no other Terrans can come, hang with me, finally, and train with the other Sailor Senshi! You should be happy! Not in your room, looking like you wish you were back home on Earth!", Rin said, looking at Kayla with a sad look on her face.

" Rin, I am happy! It's just that...today was Endymion's birthday and I had to miss it because of Senshi training. He is the only sibling I have, you know. I just miss him, Mom, and Dad and gosh even Jade! That's all. I've been away from Earth for over a month, becoming Sailor Earth and finding MY Senshi team, it has just worn me down. I am happy that I finally get to see my best friend all the time though!", Kayla smiled and hugged Rin.

' This Rin was my best friend? Where's Des? I know she had to come from the Silver Millennium, too! She said she had dreams about it! So where is she and what did I mean by the name Endymion? I have a brother?'

Rin stepped back from Kayla, " Ok, the training session for tonight has been canceled because Venus and I have to go home and check on Aunt A. She is sick and wants to see us for awhile. So, we will be back in a week and hopefully Aunt A will be well again. Serenity is going with us, as well as the other Senshi. Apollo has gone home to visit her family, Nemesis is staying here to guard Queen Serenity while the Inners are gone, Plutostar has gone to the Time Gates to visit Pluto, Aries has gone home to check on things, and Queen Serenity wants to see you after our leave. We leave in 30 mintues, so I guess I better go finish getting ready. I just wanted to see if you were feeling ok and tell you ALL those things. "

Kayla laughed, " Ok, Rin, go. Finish packing. Tell the others I'll be there in a few minutes. "

Rin nodded and walked out of Kayla's room. Kayla sighed and looked back at the Earth. Maybe she could go home...but that would only leave Queen Serenity's Knights and Sailor Nemesis to protect her. She sighed again as she walked out of her room to the teleportation room. She had to wait a few minutes, but then all her friends started to show for their leave. Princess Serenity, beautiful as she was, inside and outside, ran to Kayla's side and hugged her.

' Wait a minute! Princess Serenity looks an awful like Serena! '

" Kei-Kei! We just become friends and I have to leave. Please don't be mad! ", the Princess said in a rush.

Kayla laughed, " Serene, why would I be mad? You have to go. I would be mad if you didn't. Aphrodite is your aunt. Go and check on her. I'll still be here when you get back. We have all the time in the universe to become great friends, but I want you to go to Venus and check on your aunt. "

A Senshi in green and pink stepped forward, "See Sere, I told you she would understand. We don't want to leave her either, but Queen V is sick. Keira understands. "

Kayla nodded, "I totally understand, Mako-chan. You guys don't worry about me. I'll be fine here. I'll get to know the castle better while you guys are away. I might even give ice skating a try. "

All the Senshi laughed at that remark. At that moment, Queen Serenity walked into the room, looking very nobel, strong, and beautiful. All the Senshi, including Kayla, bowed to the Moon Queen. She giggled and told them to rise.

" Safe traveling my dears. Tell my sister hello for me and I'll be to see her soon. Wish her well for me. Now into the portal, girls. You are to be expected in 5 minutes. ", Serenity told them as she hugged her daughter.

All the Senshi walked into the teleportation portal and waved goodbye. Queen Serenity pressed the door closed and waved back. A flash later, they were gone. Kayla sighed and Queen Serenity looked over at her.

" Princess Keira. Walk with me, ok? Nemesis, will you go check on Luna and Artemis, please? They have been up all day, including last night, working. "

Sailor Nemesis nodded, bowed, and waved to Kayla then disappeareddown the hall. Queen Serenity smiled at Kayla and they started to walk up the hall toward the gardens.

" Keira, I know that you miss your world and home and you are welcome to go and visit them if you like. That is the reason I wanted to talk with you. We have some guests of Sailor Jupiter's staying at the castle and if you stay here, you will have to be disguised like you were when we had the Royal Council meeting a week ago. If you go home, I can send a messagener to get you when the girls come back from Venus. Whatever your choice, I'll respect it and will allow you to do it. Now, what do you wish? ", Queen Serenity asked as they reached the gardens of the Queen.

Kayla didn't heistate on repling, " I would like to stay here, Queen Serenity. I would like to get to know my second home a little better and I would like to give ice skating a try before returning home. I would also like to stay to do a little training of my own and help Nemesis protect to Moon and you while the Inner Senshi are away. "

Queen Serenity smiled and placed her hand on Kayla's shoulder, " You are just like your Mother. Kind, loyal, caring, and loving. You will make a fine Queen some day and a great Sailor Senshi after your training is complete. "

" Thank you, Queen Serenity. Now, may I have permission to go to the Training Room and train on the normal training time ?"

Queen Serenity smiled and turned to start walking back into the castle, "Of course. I'll make sure that no one is to bother you. "

Kayla smiled, " Thank you, Queen Serenity. "

Queen Serenity smiled at her and walked back into the castle. Kayla turned and walked toward the Training Room on the other side of the castle. Once she was in the room, she transformed into Sailor Earth. Almost at once, she begin training. She went over all of the warm-ups and then went into her fighting mood.

She was into beating a dummy of a youma when a very husky and sexy voice filled the room, " Well, that is some talent for fighting you there, Miss. I must say you just might beat my cousin some day, if you haven't already. "

'Jakku! This is our first meeting!'

Sailor Earth turned around to see a tall, handsome man leaning on the door frame. He wore a black rumpled shirt and black pants. He looked as if he had just gotten back from riding his horse. He had darkbrownish-blonde hair, the deepest brown eyes she had ever seen, leaner than most of her guy friends, looked to be about 6'0, and about maybe 21 years old.

" Who are you, kind sir? If I might ask, what are you doing in here? Queen Serenity said that no one would disturb me. ", Sailor Earth asked.

The man laughed and walked toward Earth, " I am Jakku, Prince of Io, Sailor Jupiter's cousin. What I am doing here is to see what was going on in here. I heard all kinds of noises and wanted to see if my cousin was training. But I must say I found something more intresting. "

Earth blushed and asked, " Oh really? What was that? "

He smiled, " You, my pretty, naive Senshi. I don't believe we've met. I know all the planetary Senshi in this Solar System, but not you. "

Earth smiled back at him, " I am no one. I am a dream."

He walked forward and put an arm around her waist, "If you are a dream, why can I touch you? "

Earth gasped and looked at him, " I can't tell you who I am. No one is supposted to know I even exist. Only the Senshi and those closest to me know about me. "

He smiled down at her, " I promise to never tell a soul I met you. Not even my cousin, Makoto. "

Kayla looked at him. For some reason, she knew she could trust him. She could tell him who she was and he would keep her secret.

" My name is Sailor Earth. I am Princess Serenity's sacred guard. "

He smiled, " So you are the big secret Makoto wouldn't tell me about. Well, Earth, it is very nice to meet you. "

Earth noticed that he still had his arm around her waist and held her close to his body. But for some reason, she didn't want to move. She felt safe and loved in his arms, like he was her life line.

" Well, I'll let you get back to your training, Miss Earth. I'll keep your secret. Don't worry. I do hope I can see you again. ", he said, looking into her eyes.

" I'll be training here for a week at this same time by myself. You can come then. ", Earth said, noticing his face getting closer.

Jakku smiled, " Great, I'll be there.", he placed a lite kiss on the cornor of her mouth, " Good night, my Earth Angel. "

He then let go of her and walked out the Training Room. Kayla fell to her knees. She was in love with Prince Jakku and she was falling fast.

" Kayla? Kayla? Oh, Darien! She has been out of it for four hours! Is she ok? ", Kayla heard a voice say to another person.

" Yes, Sere, she is going to be fine. She might have a slight cold when she wakes up, but other than that, she will be fine." , the other voice said.

Kayla groaned and blinked her eyes, " Where are am I? "

Serena ran over to Kayla's side and hugged her, " Oh, Kay-Kay! You're awake! Finally! You had me so worried! Oh, by the way, the answer to your question is your apartment. "

Kayla hugged Serena back and looked over at Darien. Darien took her outstreched hand and squeezed it, as his way of saying he was glad she was alright. Kayla sat up and Serena got up. Kayla looked at Serena very closely. She looked an awful like Princess Serenity from her dream. Then she remembered the battle.

" You're Sailor Moon, aren't you, Serena? "

Serena looked at Kayla then at Darien. Darien nodded at Serena and she sighed, " Yes, Kayla. I am Sailor Moon. Not that I wanted to be, but here I am. What I couldn't believe is that you are Sailor Earth. How did this happen? "

Kayla looked at them both and knew she could trust them and told them the whole story of Jade finding her and Loyku finding Destiny and they become Sailor Senshi. She then told them about the night Nephrite attacked her family.

" You said earlier that the Senshi in you had a soft spot for Nephrite, what did you mean by that? ", Darien asked, giving Kayla some hot chocolate.

" I don't really know how to explain it. I have memories. Memories of the Silver Millennium, my past life, the Moon Princess and the Senshi. The memories in me is the Senshi I am refering to. "

Serena looked at her wide eyes, "Do you know who the Moon Princess is? "

Kayla looked at her. She couldn't tell her because she didn't really know if Serena was the Moon Princess. And if she really was, she had to find out for herself.

"No, I don't. I just know things about her like you do. "

Serena and Darien didn't ask anymore questions on the Princess because Kayla asked them when they started dating and when they knew each other was...well...each other.

" We found out our alter ego's the night of the Cruise battle. Raye just knew that Darien liked her and was going to prove it because Darien was going to be on the same cruise. Well, I had to sneak on there and when I did, I found Darien and we got into an agrument, again, and by that time, Jadeite was attacking the ship. We ran to the ballroom and found Jadeite. I couldn't just let him attack everyone so I transformed...infront of Darien. Well, that triggered his transformation and he figured out who he was and we fought side by side. We defeated Jadeite and then everyone was ok and the Coast Guard came and took everyone home. But Darien took me to a place outside of town and we called a truce. On the way home, Darien asked me out, saying that he really did like me and just teased me because I was so cute when I was mad. So, one thing led to another and here we are. A couple and I couldn't be happier. ", Serena said, smiling at Darien.

Darien smiled back, " That was almost everything. The night after, our first date, the other Senshi almost found out about us, so we had to keep everything a secret. And now only you know. "

Kayla smiled, " That is so sweet, you guys. "

Serena and Darien stayed the rest of the night, wanting to make sure that Kayla was alright. They both slept on the pull out bed in the living room, so they were near Kayla's room if she needed anything. After Kayla noticed that Serena and Darien were asleep, she sat up and looked out the window. The rain had stopped hours ago.

' So, Jakku, you were such a flirt and oh so cute! So that was our first meeting. Mmm...wonderful. Can't wait to see more of you. So, Sailor Jupiter is your cousin, huh. Well, I'll be on the look out for her. It seems she always carried lightining around her. Rin was my best friend in the past. Where was Destiny? Maybe she came later in my memories. At least now I know that Serena is possibly the Moon Princess. That makes my mission a little easier. And I know the list of my Senshi! Let's see... Sailor Rain, Sailor Aries, Sailor Nemesis, Sailor Plutostar, and Sailor Apollo. Looks like I have more to my mission than Jade, Loyku, Des, or I thought. But the way my first memory lesson went, I have noticed that there is more to everyone and everything than meets the eye. Thank you, Jakku. '

Kayla smiled, whispered a good night to her prince, then went to sleep.

I hope you enjoyed it! I sat up for the whole night and wrote that. It's amazing what an idea can form into in just a few short hours!And I would like some reviews. Please people! I promise this story is going to get better than this. I am slowly building toward it.
Preview from Chapter 5: When Rain Falls From the Sky:

" Students, we have a new student with us today. Her name is Lynze Aino and she is the cousin of famous superstar, Mina Aino. She will be staying here for the rest of the year. ", Miss H told the class.

Kayla looked at the girl very closely as she walked to the desk behind her and gasped. Looked like she wasn't going to have to search for Rin because it looked like Rin had just found her.