Ch. 12

A Family Reunited

To her surprise, as Serena turned around, she saw Sammy standing there looking agitated.

"Hey little bro, what's wrong?" she asked.

"Ummm," he hesitated then burst into what he was trying to say "How could you do that to us? Mom and Dad were so worried! We never stopped looking for you. I hated you! It's your fault that mom cried every night and dad started losing sleep. The whole time you were gone I couldn't help but hat you for what you put us through. Now that you're back, I want an explanation. Who hurt you? What drove you away? I need to know what was so horrible that you had to leave us for four years." By the time Sammy had finished yelling, his face was bright red and he was out of breath.

Serena could looked surprised at her younger sibling and then sighed. "Ok, Sammy, you do need to know the truth. All of you need to know. Let's go downstairs and I'll tell you all what happened." Sammy seemed satisfied with that answer and followed his sister down the stairs.

They found their father sitting on the couch looking at old family photos of Serena. Her mom was bringing out cookies. She always cooked when she was nervous or excited.

"Mom, Dad," Serena said as she motioned to the couch, "I need to explain to you why I left. You will probably not believe me but hear me out before you ask questions. Irene, (AN : I changed the name to Irene for the mom, hope you don't mind!) Kenji, and Sammy all agreed and sat anxiously on the edge of the couch awaiting the story of why their beloved daughter and sister left them.

Serena began her story with a question. "You're all heard of Sailor Moon, right? Do you remember when she disappeared? About four years ago, right?" The rest of her family nodded looking confused. "I am Sailor Moon."

Each member of her family had a different degree of confusion and disbelief on their faced. They expressions changed ones of acceptance and awe when Serena yelled out "Moon Cosmic Power" and transformed. There faces were so amusing that Sailor Moon couldn't help but smile. She became more serious as she began the rest of her story.

"My ex-friends, Mina, Lita, Amy, and Raye were my scouts. One day they decided that I was too irresponsible and clutzy to be their leader. The same day Darien, who is Tuxedo Mask, told me that he didn't love me anymore. That was really hard for me. When I came home that night, I was yelled at for not doing well in school. Believe me when I say this, it was not your fault. You could not have known what was going on in my life at that point. I just needed to get away to find myself. I am truly sorry for putting you through all that pain. Please forgive me?"

After recovering from the initial shock, her mom cried "Of course hunny bunny! I'm so sorry about what I said. If only I had known about what you were going through!" Sammy and her father agreed with Irene and welcomed her back into the family. "So tell me about America!" Irene asked. Serena filled them in about Terra and the guardians and her whole four years in America.

After an hour or so, Serena knew she had to leave her family for awhile to take care of business. She hugged her family goodbye and promised to come back soon……….