AN: Well, here's the next chapter, hope y'all like it… Um, I'm really sorry if it's kind of crappy. I wasn't really too sure where to go with it. And it is 3 pages shorter that chapter one. I'm kind of disappointed with it. Sorry it took so long to get out, by the way. Review if you want, don't if you don't. Either way, suggestions are always welcome.

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or Sailor Moon. The plot to this story is mine, though… too bad I can't make money off it, ne?

Coming Home

Chapter 2: The Senshi and such matters

Usagi shifted nervously from foot to foot. It had been so long… how would they receive her? Would they hate her? Would they welcome her back with open arms? Would they be angry? Could she do this? No… no, she wasn't ready. She couldn't do this. She couldn't face them. She wasn't ready. Her eyes flooded with tears and uncertainty showed clearly on her face. In a split second decision she turned and prepared to flee. She couldn't… a warm hand gently surrounded her much smaller one, the thumb gently caressing the inside of her wrist, brushing over her rapid pulse. A shiver washed over her and a memory quickly surfaced in her mind.

Flashback

Usagi Tsukino's silvery-blue eyes narrowed angrily at the red head before her.

"I'm going to kill you, Weasley."

The words were spoken softly, and with a little too much conviction for Weasley's liking. Said red head flinched slightly.

"Such strong words, Bunny. Why must you hate me so?"

She let out a low growl and pinned the taller boy to the wall. Her pulse rose against her will at the close proximity of the male to her. Hate him? Kami-sama (God)…. Was he really that dense? Her body betrayed her words as she pressed against him, trying to be intimidating despite the blush that stained her cheeks.

"Because you're always getting me into trouble, baka (fool)."

He cringed and fought against himself. She really shouldn't push herself to him like that. It was going to get them both into a situation. He reigned in his hormones and tried to force the thoughts, and her intoxicating scent, from his system.

"It's not my fault you're always going along with me. Besides, I think you've got a crush on me."

As he spoke the last part of his sentence he leaned in closer to her, his eyes boring into hers and his face only inches from hers. Before Usagi could stop herself she had closed the gap, her lips pressing against his. He went rigid, shock registering his system. Well, he wasn't expecting that. Not that he was going to complain, of course. Just as he was about to relax into the kiss she had pulled back, rejection and horrified embarrassment written all over her face. Fred Weasley cringed. He had taken a second too long. She turned to flee from him and his hand shot out, capturing her small wrist. His thumb caressed her pulse. He sounded breathless when he spoke.

"Your heart's beating a bit fast there, Bunny… I knew you couldn't resist me."

A small shiver raced over her skin and he roughly pushed her against the wall beneath the stair case, shielding them both in the shadows. Yes, this would be the beginning of an excellent relationship.

END

A blush rose, unbidden, to her cheeks at the memory of their first kiss, and her eyes turned to his. He chuckled at her, as if he knew exactly what she was thinking of.

"Your heart's beating a bit fast there, Bunny…"

She sighed and threw a hopeful glance at the stairs. He caressed her pulse again and gently pulled her back to his side.

"Don't worry. I'll be right here the whole time."

Setsunna gave Usagi a questioning glance and the silver-haired woman nodded slightly, giving her consent to knock. The older woman banged three times on the door and waited.

"Come in!"

Her tanned hand grasped the door and slid it open.

The Inner court stared at the door, waiting slightly impatiently for the Outer court to enter. They always did have a knack for theatrics. Rei rolled her eyes as the sun only allowed them to see several silhouettes. Wait… several? Rei counted the large group. Ten? Why were there so many people? The large group stepped inside the room and the group could see much more clearly when the door was closed. Setsunna cleared her throat, drawing all attention to the Time Guardian.

"Minna-san… everyone… I have called this meeting to discuss a very important matter. It's seems that someone… unexpected has reentered our lives."

Setsunna moved to the side, revealing and eleventh person. She was short, and astonishingly familiar, despite the slight differences in her appearance. Like that her hair only brushed her hips, and was like molten silver. Her azure gaze held gentle silver high lights. The baby fat that had once graced her body was now gone. She had also grown, if only a couple of inches. Odd clothes hung from her slender body. A set of silvery-blue robes adorned her frame, resting over a white sundress. There where several strangled noises, but no real words. She shifted, hiding slightly behind a taller, red headed man that had a twin on his other side, her slender fingers wrapping around his upper arms. Her gaze held a slight amount of fear as she looked at the group.

"A-ano… minna-san…. I'm back…"

"U-usako? Is… is it really you?"

Usagi nodded and was pushed forward slightly by the boy she hid behind. She stumbled a bit and caught her balancing, throwing a scathing glance behind her. Fred simply smiled warmly and motioned for her to go on. Her head turned back around just in time for her face to be buried into a familiar shoulder. Usagi stiffened, the scent of him wrapping around her.

"Usako… Kami… I've missed you so much. I knew you'd come back to us."

Mamoru pulled back and rested a hand on her cheek, gazing lovingly into her eyes. Usagi began to panic. She turned her eyes to stare at Fred, who was suddenly looking angry. Before she could say anything, however, Mamoru's lips had descended and now rested on her own. Her body went stiff. 'Shit…'

That was the only thought that she could process before all hell broke loose. In an instant Fred leapt forward, Mamoru slammed into Hotaru, his weight causing both to topple over, Usagi was pushed behind her love, the Inner court jumped up, Haruka raced forward and grabbed Makoto, pinning the senshi of Jupiter, Setsunna snatched Rei before the Mars senshi could do anything and Michiru, Ami and Minako jumped to help the fallen up, while George and Harry, the closest to the other Weasley twin, jumped to suppress the furious Fred. Usagi blinked a few times while the chaos continued, before removing her wand, a slender, long piece of bleached wood. A silvery light erupted from the tip, and everyone immediately calmed down, momentarily blinded by the light. When Fred could see again he ripped his hands from the other two men's hold, and glared at the man who had dared touch HIS Bunny.

"Keep your mouth to yourself, mate. Or you'll find yourself with more than a busted lip."

Usagi flinched, and then gently rested her hand on her lover's arm. Fred's eyes stared into her and she gave him a pleading look.

"It's not his fault, Fred. He… he doesn't know. None of them do. Don't be mad at him. After all, I used to be his fiancé…"

"FIANCÉ? That bloke is your ex? Humph. No wonder you left him. He looks like a sissy."

"FRED!"

Fred crossed his arms defiantly and turned his head away from her. Usagi pouted, and rested her hands gently on his, her eyes watering. Fred refused to budge and the Hogwarts group rolled their eyes, muttering something along the lines of 'here we go again…'

"Fred…"

Her voice was soft, pleading. He cracked an eye open and looked at her. His resolve broke and he gently grasped her smaller hands in his own, bringing her knuckles up to his lips. She smiled triumphantly.

"Fine… but I'm not gonna be nice to him."

"What's going on here?"

Usagi turned her eyes to Ami, who was watching the display in confusion. She sighed and stepped closer to Fred, wrapping her arms loosely around his waist, her head resting against his chest.

"I guess I should start with introductions. Girls, I'd like you to meet my friends. The shorter of the red-headed boys is Ron, and his girlfriend Hermoine. The dark haired boy is Harry and the other girl is his girlfriend Ginny. That's George, and this is Fred… my fiancé."

Rei choked and Mamoru actually fainted dead away. Minako sat down slowly and the other girls just stared at her numbly. Her fiancé? Fiancé?

"Your… fiancé? But… but Mamoru-san… and Chibiusa… and Crystal Tokyo? How could you? How could you do this to us!"

By the time Rei was done she was shouting furiously, her face red with anger and her body shaking. Usagi leaned in even more against Fred, tears flooding her eyes. She knew this was going to happen. She made a move to leave, but Fred's arms held her firmly in place. She was slightly surprised as Ron stepped forward, his face angry.

"Oi! Don't speak to her like that! She's going to be my sister, and no one speaks to my family like that and gets away with it! Can't you see that you're upsetting her?"

"So what! She ran away from her responsibilities six years ago, and then comes back with this? A fiancé? She's ruined our future! She at least owes us an explanation!"

Fred's arms tightened around her, his eyes narrowing.

"She might owe you an explanation, but you will not talk to her like that. Neither myself nor any of her other friends will tolerate it. She came all this way for this. You will respect her for that."

Haruka suddenly smirked, a slight smile on her face. Her princess had done well. Usagi buried her face in Fred's shirt for a moment, allowing his scent and warmth to comfort her momentarily. She needed his strength.

"You never understood, did you? None of you. I was nothing to all of you. An unsightly blemish on the perfection of your future. You mad that so clear to me, every day. And then… after Galaxia… you didn't even bother. None of you did. You just… gave up. Because I was different. I was not Serenity. But you didn't understand. No matter how many times I tried to get you to listen, you wouldn't really. You didn't understand that I was USAGI, never Serenity. At one point I was, but no longer. I was me, and all of you didn't want that. You wanted perfection. Well I couldn't be that. I couldn't be perfect. And you ask why? Why I left? I don't know why I'm here. The only reason I returned was so that Fred could understand, so that he could see why I left. Not for you. Not to resume a life I never wanted. I never wanted to fight. I never asked to be the reincarnation of Serenity. And I certainly didn't want to marry someone I didn't love just because I was destined to be with him. Couldn't any of you see how unhappy I was? No, of course not. Because you didn't care."

Rei fumed her face red with rage. The other senshi stared at their princess in shock. Did Usagi truly believe all of that? Rei stomped up to Usagi and promptly slapped her across the face, tears flooding her eyes.

"You're a fool, Tsukino Usagi. You're a fool if you truly believe that load of bullshit that you just spouted out of your mouth. How could you be so stupid to believe something that fucked up? We're your friend. Not the friend of some memory. Why couldn't you just explain it to us like that before? Why couldn't you just tell us? Instead you thought it'd be better if you ran away? Do you have any clue how much you hurt us? How could you be such a selfish bitch? We loved you! And you didn't even have the gall to say good bye! Why didn't you at least tell me about it? I was your best friend!"

Usagi stared at Rei, holding her stinging cheek. By the time the fire senshi was done they were both in tears.

"Oh Rei-chan! I'm so sorry!"

Usagi let out a broken sob and Rei opened her arms. In an instant Usagi was with in them, sobbing into the older girl's shoulder and apologizing repeatedly. Rei's arms wrapped around the smaller woman and she stroked her hair, crying as well.

"Welcome home, princess. I've missed you so much…"

Fred smiled warmly as he watched the two hug. Now this was much better. This was how reunions were supposed to be. In an instant three other girls had surround the other two, all of them crying.

"Usa-babe! I was so lonely without you!"

"Usa-chan! I never could bake cookies the same after you left!"

"Usagi-chan! I only stayed three chapters ahead with you gone!"

Usagi laughed her voice hoarse from her tears. She hadn't realized how much she had missed this. How much she had missed them. The girls pulled back and Rei chuckled slightly.

"You'll never change, will you odango? Still a crybaby!"

"Odango?"

"Well, you're crying, too, aren't you Rei-chan? So there."

Rei laughed and gently wiped her eyes, sniffling slightly.

"I suppose I am, aren't I?"

"What does odango mean?"

"Dumpling, Ron. And don't interrupt."

"Usako… what about…. What about me?"

Usagi turned, a slight flush on her cheeks. She had forgotten he was there. She bit her bottom lip, uncertainty obvious in her eyes. Fred stepped forward, his arm wrapping around her slender waist possessively. He would not giver her up. Especially not to a rose throwing pansy who had put his Bunny through so much already.

"What about you? She's obviously moved on. Don't you think you should, too, mate?"

Usagi threw a threatening glance to her koi and then an apologetic one to Mamoru.

"He's right, Mamoru-san. I've moved on. I don't love you. Rei-chan, aren't you single?"

Rei blushed crimson and cleared her throat, shaking her head slightly.

"Yuuchiro and I have been married for a couple of years now."

Usagi blinked, surprised at the response. Married? Seems a lot has happened in the past few years. She turned her sorrowful gaze back to Mamoru.

"Gomen nasai, Chiba-san. I… I don't know what to say."

"What about Chibiusa? Have you not thought of her?"

She was angry now; it was obvious in her face. She clenched her fists and glared at him. How dare he ask her such a thing?

"Of course I have thought of her. She is my daughter and I love her! How could you say such a thing?"

"If you love her, then why do you deny her life?"

"I deny her nothing! It is you that I am denying. She will be born despite the fact that you will no longer be her father!"

"How could you say that? How could you believe that? We were destined to be together! She was destined to be our daughter!"

"Destiny? I threw destiny out the window the moment I left this place! Why can't you! Is it truly me you love? Or is it destiny? Is it duty? I grew tired of having my life written out for me! I could no longer face something I did not want! Did any of you ever take the time to ask me what I wanted? What my dreams were! Endymion may have loved Serenity, but did you, Chiba Mamoru, truly love me, Tsukino Usagi? Fred loves me for me! Not for the princess who I used to be and I will never live up to!"

Mamoru stared furiously at Usagi, anger darkening his stormy blue eyes.

"I need some air. I'll see you all tomorrow."

With that he stormed from the temple, leaving a gaping group behind. Rei turned to Usagi, slightly impressed.

"Wow, odango… I guess you really have changed."

She opened her mouth to respond and ended up yawning instead. A blush stained her cheeks.

"Uh… sorry. I guess all that crying and anger and yelling sort of wore me out. Plus, I still have to take Fred to meet my family… so…"

Her sentence trailed off and she glanced around at the senshi, waiting for a response or indication that it was okay for her to leave. Rei smiled softly, and then giggled.

"On the other hand, maybe not."

Usagi pouted cutely and Fred chuckled.

"Come on, Bunny. I'll go back with you."

He grabbed her hand and both thought of their room in the Outers' mansion, and then disappeared with a loud pop. Rei blinked a few times.

"Looks like she did better at her other school then at Juuban."

Usagi sighed as the couple appeared in the middle of their temporary room. Today had gone better than she had expected. But it had still left her exhausted. And they still had her parents to deal with in a matter of two hours. Fred's arms wrapped lovingly around her and he rested his chin on the top of her head.

"I hope your parents like me."

She laughed, leaning against him. Funny how he always seemed to know what she was thinking.

"I'm sure they'll love you. My bother will for sure. Shingo's a prankster, too. Hey, remember when I met your Mum?"

Fred laughed.

"Vividly."

Flashback

Usagi nervously shifted before the open door, giving her boyfriend a questioning look. Fred chuckled and grabbed her hand, while his twin grabbed the other.

"Come on, she won't bite."

She rolled her eyes as they spoke in unison. She still wasn't quite used to it.

"Oi, Fred, does Mum even know Bunny's your girlfriend?"

"Nah. I figured that I'd surprise her."

"She's gonna flip her lid."

"Guys, stop. You're making me even more nervous."

There was a clap on her shoulder as another of the Weasley boys walked past her.

"Don't worry, Bunny. Mums not that bad."

"Ah, come on Ron. Why'd ya have to spoil all the fun?"

"Really Fred. It's not nice to scare your girlfriend. I don't know what got into Usagi's mind to date you in the first place, you keep this up and you'll be single again soon."

"That's not nice, Ginny. I'm your brother, you should be supportive."

Bunny and Ginny laughed and Fred pulled her into the kitchen, where a woman stood in front of a stove, checking on what had to be dinner.

"Oi! Mum! We're home!"

Mrs. Weasley jumped and whirled around, surprise written on her face.

"Fred Weasley! Must you be so rude! Honestly! I don't think I raised you in such a man… oh, hello dear. Who're you?"

Usagi laughed and waved slightly, already taking a liking to the boisterous woman. Fred beamed proudly and wrapped his arm around her slender waist.

"Mum, I'd like you to meet Bunny, my girlfriend. She's staying for the holidays. That's ok, right?"

"GIRLFRIEND? FRED! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME SOONER! My, my, dear! You're so pretty. I don't know how my Fred caught you, but welcome to the family. It's so nice to meet you."

Usagi laughed again, a slight blush on her face. Mrs. Weasley continued to fuss over her and Fred let out an indigent sound as he was pushed out of the way. Usagi's eyes connected with her boyfriend's and she gave him a warm smile. He was right, she had no reason to worry. The woman was so accepting.

End

Minako sighed as she watched her cousin leave; slightly surprised that Usagi could appearate. She still had slight problems with it. It was odd, to have her back. After all that waiting… all that searching… and then she just appeared and announced that she was getting married. The other group in the room shifted, slightly uncomfortable in the atmosphere. The blonde's eyes suddenly locked on to one of the boys. Obviously the only single one out of the group. His brown eyes, framed by messy red hair, connected with hers and her breath seemed to simply leave her. Well, that was… different. She smiled prettily and marched up to him, extending her hand.

"Hi! I'm Aino Minako. 'Sagi-chan's cousin. It's nice to meet you!"

George smiled down at the pretty blond. He could see the similarities. The blue eyes, only a shade or two darker since Usagi's had become tinted with that silvery color, and the soft blond that used to resemble Usagi's old color. He grinned, instantly liking the young woman. After all, the mischievous glint that lit her eyes could easily be reflected in his own. He took her hand and shook it.

"Geor… er… Weasley George. The pleasure is all mine, Minako."

She giggled and blushed, before latching onto his arm, looking up at him with a flirtatious aura about her now. George blushed. She ushered him to the couch and they sat.

"So, tell us what Usagi's been up too, ne? Like how she met you and your little group. And anything that's funny that we can blackmail her with. Actually, if you've got pictures, that'd be even better!"

George grinned and instantly pulled out a folded and slightly crinkled picture. A soft gasp filled the quietness.

"George Weasley! Don't you dare! Usagi and Fred would have your head if you go flaunting that thing around!"

"Oh, come on Herm, it's a great story!"

"Ron! Hermoine's right, it's just not proper."

Harry raised an eyebrow at his girlfriend, causing her to blush slightly.

"Well it's not."

George waved them off, and brandished the picture. It was of Fred and Usagi, and it moved. Minako squealed and snatched the picture away, giggling and then sighing romantically. Instantly Makoto was at her side, and she gave the same reaction. Rei gave an annoyed look.

"Well, what is it!"

"It's of that boy and Usagi-chan kissing! In the corner! And some tall, greasy guy looking absolutely disgusted and pissed off all at once! It looks like their getting in trouble."

George laughed and took the picture back.

"That guy's Professor Snape, our potion's professor. Well, he used to be, anyway. But, yeah, he was really mad at 'em. But Usagi and Fred were always running off and snogging. It was a great day, indeed."

"I'm going to make some tea and coffee."

"No need to get so mad, Rei-chan."

"Shut up, Minako."

Minako rolled her eyes and turned back to George.

"Don't mind her, she's always crabby. Do you got any more stories?"

"I am not crabby!"

"Ok, then bitchy."

"I am NOT!"

"We've got loads of stories!"

Haruka glowered and started storming towards the door.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm not going to stand around and listen while they exploit Keneko. This is bull shit. And don't want to have to rip that boys head off. So I'm going home."

Michiru blanched at her lover's choice of words while Ron rooted himself in front of the door.

"Move boy."

"I don't think that it'd be wise to go there now. Knowing Bunny and Fred… they're um… ah…"

Ron flushed as red as his hair and Haruka's jaw dropped.

"Are you serious? But… this morning… weren't they… I mean."

"They're like bloody rabbits, honestly. Never can keep their hands to themselves."

Haruka shook her head and narrowed her eyes. Then she simply pushed past him and opened the door.

"Then I'm going for a drive."

"Hold on Haru-papa. I'm coming with you."

And with that the two left, slamming the door behind them. As an after thought Michiru followed and Pluto slipped away to the Time Gates.