Hey y'all! Thanks to all who reviewed!!! Love ya lots and keep it coming!!! Well here's chapter 3!!! Hope you like it!

Serena's Return: Back in time

Serena walked over to her white dresser and gently caressed her bunny trinkets and then picked up a picture of herself. 'I've changed so much since then.' Serena pondered. She was now 5"7' and over time she had filled out and had acquired curves in all the right places. She no longer wore bright pinks and blues but black and other dark colors. Serena is now very graceful and intellectual. As she sat down on her bed and lightly touched her cover, the memories of so much pain began to return.

Flashback….

"Hi Darien!" Serena squealed. Darien just stood tensely like a statue and didn't respond to Serena's jumping up and hugging him. "What's wrong, Darien?" Serena asked anxiously. 'Oh no, something bad is going to happen. I just know it.'

"Listen, Serena, I don't think we should go out anymore," Darien said coldly, " What we had was in the past and I want to live my new life and be free. Plus, you are way too young for me and I just don't have any feelings for you. It's time to move on. Goodbye, Serena." Darien turned and left the shell shocked girl.

Serena just stood there, devastated. Tears began to trickle down Serena's face. These tears were not part of her daily flood but true tears of sadness that rarely graced Serena's face. She sunk into her knees not caring who saw. 'What have I done to deserve this?' she thought desperately. When some of the shock had worn off she glanced down at her watch. 'Oh no! Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse! I'm so late! Raye's going to kill me!' This made Serena reburst into tears. She bravely wipes away the last of her tears and started to jog towards the Cherry Hill Temple. As she approached the temple, she began to pray that the scouts would listen to her. She was denied that request.

"Where have you been, Serena?" Raye spat out, " What kind of leader are you? You are over and hour late! If there had been an attack innocent people could have died because you were too lazy to get off your butt and get over here!"

"Serena, I thought you were improving. I am very disappointed in you." Came Luna's feline voice. Serena flinched as the reprimands hit home.

"I can explain! You see" Serena began but was cut off by Raye.

"We don't want to hear excuses. We have something more important to tell you. We think it is time you gave up the position as leader of the Sailor Scouts. You can't be stripped at Sailor Moon or the Moon Princess but we think that you are too irresponsible to be leader."

A tremor of terror shot through Serena. 'Is this really happening?' she thought.

"Do you all agree on this?" Serena asked softly. Slowly, all the girls and Luna nodded but never met her eyes. Then Mina spoke up.

" We can still be friends," she said meekly, " We will still protect our princess."

" No. No we can't. Also, you won't be protecting me any longer. It will never be the same." Serena said coldly. She turned to Luna, " You are no longer part of my family or my royal advisor. You will live with one of the other scouts." Serena took off her brooch and handed it to Raye. When Raye took it she immediately dropped it.

"It burned me!" she exclaimed, rubbing her hand.

"Only the princess can use the Imperial Silver Crystal. You must keep it, Serena." Luna said, her voice trembling.

Serena picked up the brooch then looked at them all and said, "Goodbye." She knew it would be the last time she would speak to them for a long, long while. She refused to let them see her cry. 'There is nothing here for me except my family,' Serena thought as she ran home. When she opened the door she faced an angry looking women. She had the urge to turn and bolt but she knew that wouldn't go over well with her mother.

"Serena! You failed you last three tests in Algebra! What am I going to do with you? We've tried everything. Nothing works. Now, go to your room and think about how you can improve. There will be no supper for you tonight, young lady. Now, go!" Elaine raved with a bright red-purple race. Serena was too tired to protest so she began to trudge up the stairs thinking, 'So much for family.'