I do not own Sailor moon. As for the scene in the graveyard I made up the name for Raye's grandfather but for her parents I used names from Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.

Chapter 4: Family day

Lita woke up and gave a sigh of relief. {I don't have to work today.}

"Mommy have you seen my soccer ball?" said Lisa from down the hall.

{Now I remember; Ken and I have to take her to a soccer game at the park.} "Did you try looking in your closet?"

"Uh, no."

"It's probably there." Lita then got dressed and ready to take her daughter to the game.

Serena stood outside Serenity's room and took a deep breath. {She's not gonna like this.} She opened the door as Serenity was finishing putting on her underwear after putting on her bra.

"Mom!"

"It's not like it's anything I haven't seen before. Dress nicely, we're visiting your grandparents today."

"But Mom I have to practice!"

"Young lady, they are your grandparents, your family. Doesn't that make them more important than some concert?"

"Ok."

"Your uncle Sammy will be there too and we're leaving in an hour."

"Yea, I'm going to see Grandma and Grandpa!" squealed Karen from the door.

"Beat it twip!" yelled Serenity.

"Serenity!" yelled Serena.

"Just another day at home." said Darien.

Raye was finishing up the dishes when Chad came in. "Are you ready?"

"Ready for what?"

"You forgot?!"

"Forgot what?"

"It's been exactly one year since your father died."

Raye then remembered that while in her world she was angry with her father for abandoning her to her grandfather after her mother died, in this one they started to make up while she was engaged and became even closer than when her mother was alive by the time Rachel was born. "I can't believe I forgot, yes we better get Rachel and pay him a visit." (In Japan it is customary to visit the grave of a parent or other relative on the anniversary of their death.)

They packed a lunch and left.

Amy was packing up the car; she Greg and Alice were going to the sea park that day to watch the dolphin and whale show. "Sunscreen, drinks and umbrellas." said Greg as he closed the trunk.

"Thanks for again for taking Me." said Alice.

"No problem sugar." said Amy. "It's educational and fun."

"We better get going," said Greg. "You know how bad traffic can get on a Sunday."

Mina was driving to the park with Jamie and Marie. She looked in the backseat and found Marie sticking her hand into the picnic basket. "Not so fast, wait until we find a spot at the park."

"Ok." said Marie. "I'm just so excited, that's all."

"Well I am too." said Jamie. "It's been a while since we all went on a picnic."

"Did you get the Frisbee?" Mina asked.

"Yes mom." said Marie. "This is going to be fun!"

The Serena rang the doorbell and stepped back as her parents opened the door. Serena was amazed at how much older they were then her parents at home. Her father, Richard, had lost most of his hair and now walked with a cane. Her mother, Irene, now wore glasses and had thinning hair. They both were wrinkled, wore false teeth, were slightly hunched over and whatever hair they had left was grey. "Serena!" they said.

"Grandpa, Grandpa!" said Karen.

"How are our grandchildren?" asked Irene.

"We're fine." said Serenity. "Did you hear I'm going to be on TV this Friday?"

"No." said Richard.

"I'm going to be on Talent Quest."

"I'm sure you'll take the prize." said Sammy as he came through the door. He turned out to be quite handsome after growing a beard.

"Uncle Sammy!" Karen said as she gave him a hug.

"How are you doing kiddo?"

"Fine, except that the cat next door scares me."

"You're going to get over that someday, I know I did."

"So where is the Mrs.?" asked Darien.

"Her plane was held over in Seoul."

"Come in." said Irene. "We shouldn't just talk at the doorstep all day."

Rei walked into the graveyard with Chad and Ashley close behind. She passed a few graves with unfamiliar names etched into them she then found a set of three graves, two were slightly weathered but the third still looked new. The two older graves read Yoshiro Tamada and Risa Hino, the third read Ryoji Hino. Raye knelt down placed a flower on Risa's and Yoshiro's graves. "Hello Mom, Grandpa. Here's a little something for you." She then turned to the grave of Ryoji Hino. "Hello Dad." Raye could tell that most of these feelings were coming from her parallel self but she couldn't stop herself from crying. "We were both very angry with each other weren't we? It's been a year but it seems like forever. I know we became closer when I was getting married, but I didn't really realize how much you meant to me until you were gone. I'm glad that I eventually found it in my heart to forgive you, I don't think I would feel this alive if I didn't. You gave me life if nothing else, I love you."

Chad then kneeled next to Raye. "First I would like to thank you for giving life to the woman I love, I know I said it at our wedding but I still am just as thankful now as I was back then. You told me not to make the same mistakes you did, I'm thankful for Rachel's sake that I didn't. I'm glad I got to know you after the healing started so we could be friends."

Rachel then knelt down. "Thank you, for being my grandpa and for making funny faces."

Raye then placed a flower on her father's grave. "We brought a picnic lunch so we could all enjoy a meal together while we talk about what happened since we last came here with you mom and grandpa."

They started to eat their lunch.

Mina and her family had set up their picnic when they saw Lita's family get out of their car nearby. They went over to Lita's car. "What are you doing here?" Mina asked.

"I'm here for a soccer game." said Lisa.

"Can we watch Mommy?" asked Marie.

"Sure, we can set up our picnic so we can watch while we eat." said Mina.

The real surprise came as the rest of the team came with their couch. "Amara?" said Lita.

It was Amara, who looked like she was slightly older then they were. They remembered that she was the gym teacher at the school their children went to Michelle being their kids teacher and Trista the school's principle; Hotaru was fifteen here and one of Serenity's friends. "All right girls let's warm up!" Amara said before she blew her whistle.

"Um, Mrs. Tenoh." Mina said.

"Mrs. Aino and Mrs. Kino, how nice to see you."

"So what do you expect in today's game?"

"Well it will be tough but I expect it we'll shut-out the other team." She then turned to Lita. "After all your daughter is the best goalie I've ever seen."

"Thank you." said Lita.

When the game started Mina invited Lita's family to their picnic. As the game continued neither team had a clear advantage Lisa had kept the other team from scoring another goal and at the very end one of Lisa's team mates had scored the games only goal winning the game.

"That was very close." said Mina. "It was very exciting."

"Normally I would like it that way." said Lita. "But when it's Lisa playing I want her to win big. But as long as she played fairly it's fine."

"Mommy we won!" said Lisa as she came over.

"I'm so proud!"

"Way to go!" said Marie.

"Good playing out there." said Amara. "I expect you to do as well in gym class tomorrow."

"Yes Mrs. Tenoh." said Lisa.

"So will I Mrs. Tenoh." said Marie.

At this point Amara turned to Mina and Lita. "And don't forget we have a PTA meeting on Tuesday."

"We won't forget." said Mina.

"Though Serena might." said Lita.

"Try to remind her." said Amara.

"We'll try."

Amy and her family sat down in the one of the first six rows. "We're going to get wet." said Greg.

"But daddy it's fun." said Alice.

"Yes, it's part of the experience." said Michelle as she sat down next to them.

"Mrs. Kaioh."

"It's nice to see you here." said Amy.

"Your daughter is doing very well." said Michelle. "One of our top students."

"I knew she'd be." Amy turned to Alice. "I'm very proud of you dear."

"But then there is still the issue of her and her friends; Rachel, Lisa, Marie and Karen; skipping cooking class so often."

"Alice I thought we talked about this..."

"But Mommy it's so boring; Lisa is already good at cooking, Marie and Rachel aren't that good and Karen eats all the ingredients before she cooks. It's not as fun as math or science."

"Cooking is a little like chemistry. You have to make good measurements and combine different things to make something new."

"If you say so..."

The show started with dolphins doing tricks and jumps and then went on to the killer whales splashing and drenching them with water. When it was over and they started to leave Michelle turned to Amy. "Oh don't forget, PTA meeting on Tuesday.

"Thank you, I won't.

Serena and her family were starting to say goodbye. "I wish could stay the night." said Karen.

"You have school tomorrow." said Darien.

"It great was seeing you again." said Serenity.

"Don't be strangers." said Richard.

"We won't Dad." said Sammy.

"Serena, are you ok?" asked Irene.

Serena had tears welling up in her eyes. She gave her parents a big hug. "Don't either of you die on me!"

"Serena, we still have a few good years left."

"You two have grown up so well that when we go we won't have any regrets." said Richard.

"Just promise me that you'll live long enough to see both Serenity and Karen get married."

"We can't make any guarantees but we'll try our best." said Irene.

"Thank you."

Serena was quiet on the ride home. When she saw her parents and brother like that she realized that when, or if, she got home she had to do her best to make the most of the time she had with her family. "You ok?" asked Darien.

"I was just thinking about how they're not going to be here forever."

"At least you got to know your parents."

Serena looked in the back of the car and saw Karen sleeping and Serenity talking to a friend on her cell phone. "We should make the most of the time we have with our kids, Serenity is almost grown up."

"And Karen won't stay little forever."

When they got back home Serenity went to her room and Serena and Darien changed Karen into her pajamas and tucked her into bed. They noticed her moving in her sleep. "Probably dreaming about candy." said Serena.

Amy had gone into Alice's room to check on her. She found Alice had fallen asleep while reading a new book they bought for her at the sea park. Amy took the book from Alice and then removed her glasses. "She looks so beautiful when she's sleeping." Amy said realizing that it was the first time she saw Alice without her glasses. "You can study more tomorrow."

Raye was tucking Rachel in. "Mommy." Rachel said.

"Yes precious?"

"I miss grandpa."

"I miss him too."

"You said that you fought a lot, why?"

"When I was about your age my mommy died. He worked in politics and couldn't do his job and take care of me, so he left me with my grandpa."

"So were mad at him for leaving you?"

"Yes, but when I was getting married we started to talk about what he did. He admitted what he did was wrong, but he was able to help a lot of people by working. I forgave him and as we moved on we became close again."

"You won't ever leave me, will you?"

"Never." She gave Rachel a kiss.

Lita peeked as Lisa slept. "Rest up champ." She said. "You can go far in whatever you set your mind to." She then closed door to Lisa's room and quietly walked to hers.

Mina was brushing Marie's hair. "Thanks for doing this mommy."

"I like to brush your hair. It feels so soft."

"Do you think I'll be as pretty as you when I grow up?"

"Of course you'll be very pretty. Now off to bed." Mina tucked Marie in and then turned off the light.