Sorry this took longer than I wanted. I went on vacation. While I was out I started on the next chapter and am almost done with it too. YAY :)
Well Hope you all enjoy. On with the show.
The next more morning Serena woke up bright and early to meet with her new friends. Depending on what they had to say would effect how much she would tell. After taking a shower and getting ready, Serena packed all her old bedroom suite into her subspace pocket. She could always put it in another room, she just wanted to get a bigger bed to match it. When she was done shrinking and moving things, Serena went next door, carrying Luna with her.
Serena knocked on the door and tried to push back the negative thoughts of what might happen. Paige answered the door and welcomed her in. "Did you sleep well?" Paige asked.
"Yeah pretty good." Serena said as she put Luna on her shoulder.
They walked in to the kitchen where Serena was greeted by Piper, who was finishing up cooking, Phoebe, drinking her coffee, and Leo, looking over the morning paper. Luna meowed on her shoulder, trying to act like a cat who wanted a little attention. Phoebe scratched behind her ears, causing Luna to purr. "Why did you bring your cat with you?" Phoebe asked going back to her coffee.
"I make no moves without Luna by my side." Serena said as she rubbed cheeks with Luna.
"Really, is she your familiar?" (AN: a familiar is an animal or spirit a witch uses to help with her work. Normally a cat, but can be any animal or spirit the witch feels strongly about.) Paige asked giving Luna a good look.
"No, more like an advisor and guardian." Serena said taking a seat at the table beside Phoebe.
"So we might as well start talking then." Piper started passing out piles of pancakes and set a nice size plate of sausage links on the table. "Serena, do you like coffee?"
"No, never touch the stuff. Do you have an juice or tea?" Serena grabbed the syrup and started digging in.
"Yes, I have orange juice, if you like." Piper got a glass from the cabinet.
"Perfect. Now what do you want to talk about?" Serena said as she took the glass from Piper.
"Well you're a witch and so are we. Phoebe had a vision when she first met you. The vision, which normal shows an innocent, was you in a white dress wielding a bright light. Leo talked to the elders and they wouldn't tell us anything. So we wondered if you could explain it to us." Piper summed up the current problem.
Serena could not believe her ears. That vision was of her in her princess form wielding the silver crystal. She felt Luna tense up on her shoulder. "Should we tell them Luna?"
"Might as well since they have had that vision." Luna spoke shocking everyone else in the room.
"Luna and I are apart of a long lost kingdom. Yes she can talk, she is my royal advisor. I am crown Princess Serenity of the Moon Kingdom. Luna can tell the rest better than I can." Serena said as she picked Luna off of her shoulder and place her on the edge of the table.
"Wait there is no life on the Moon, how is that possible?" Paige asked staring still in shock that a cat talked.
Luna began explaining the whole story of the Moon Kingdom, the Silver Millennium, and the war that ended it all. Continuing on Luna told them of the fighting the scouts faced in the present, and what the future held of them. Serena sat in silence watching everything play out in her mind. Luna told them the bright light they saw was the silver crystal the most powerful object in the universe and it was Serena's to control. They all sat there taking it all in.
Finally Piper spoke, "Serena, if the battle is over there then why are you here?" In her mind she could not imagine that if Serena had people over in Tokyo willing to die for her safety, then why was she here.
"The scouts and I had a fight. I was attacked on the way to a battle. These demons were smarter than the normal ones we had faced. The scouts and Tuxedo Mask did not want to hear why I was not there when they needed me. I never told them about my grades or being adopted. I erased everyone but the scouts memories of me, changed my records from sixteen to eighteen, packed up and left. I could not take being there any longer. Something happened to them to make them act that way. The monsters were after me, not them, or the planet. I left to protect them. Never have I been able to figure out why I can move things or poems making things happen. I removed them from their duties to me after the fight. One day we will meet again and then they can chose what they want in life. For now I am living for me." Serena said as she stuck her last bite of pancake in her mouth.
"Your only sixteen?" Piper said.
"What kind of demon was it?" Paige asked.
"What about your prince?" Phoebe asked.
"I used the crystal to fix my records. If you don't want me to work for you, because of it then I understand. I am not sure about the demons I have never seen them before. Normally we fought crazy looking things that have no real plans. I can feel that he misses me like nothing else. I put a block on our connection so he can't find me. Part of me wants him more than anything in the world, another part wants to make him see me for who I really am then go from there. If he finds me, then I will deal with it then. Now I am trying not to think of him." Serena told them petting Luna for comfort.
"No, Serena don't worry, I am not going to fire you. It will just be a long time before you are allowed to do anything other than what I already told you to do." Piper told her.
"I can help you learn about the demons. We can check the book later, maybe we can find who is after you. Since I have no job, I can train you to learn how to be a witch. So you can mix potions, cast spells, fight demons our way." Paige offered.
"That would be wonderful. I did catch a glance at the demon the scouts fought. I would like to understand more about this new foe of mine." Serena grabbed a sausage link and feed it to Luna.
"Yes, I agree Serena, it would be good for you to understand more about witches and demons." Luna said between bites.
"If you get into trouble yell for me and I will come help you. I am a white lighter, which is a type of angel that guides and protects witches." Leo told her.
"Serena, I hope your not giving up on love after one fight." Phoebe told her.
"If we are meant to be then he will find his way to me." The words were out of Serena's mouth before she could stop them. Across the ocean Darien shot up out of bed holding his heart, something told him it was Serena calling him, but he had no idea how to answer. He went to his balcony and stared at the moon. That was the second time in twenty four hours that he had felt something. The first time she felt in danger, but it didn't last long enough to follow. The only thing he could gather was that she was far. Something told him that she was trying to block him, not that he could blame her. He went back inside and choose to wait until tomorrow to tell the scouts.
"What have I done?" Serena asked scared she done something wrong.
"Serena, you called for him to come find you if you guys are supposed to be together. If he doesn't find you then you are not meant to be." Phoebe tried to calm her down.
"Okay. I have to start watching my mouth." Serena said as she put head in her hands.
"Well we can tell you about how we got our powers and the adventure we have had so far." Leo said hoping to take her mind off of it.
They spent the rest of the time before Serena had to meet the delivery truck explaining the charmed ones and their destiny. Serena could not believe someone else's life was also as messed up as hers' because of magic and destiny. Paige offered to help Serena today to get to know her better. Phoebe and Piper both left for work when they saw the truck pull up in front of Serena's house.
Together Paige and Serena organized her house with what furniture Serena had bought. They told the movers where to put it. After they left Paige and Serena cleaned everything up. Serena showed Paige how her subspace pocket worked while they put her clothes away. Serena liked Paige a lot. She picked up that Paige had something to prove to this world and Paige was going to come hell or high water. Serena just hoped there would one day be a way to pay these women back for their kindness.
After they set up everything Serena had bought so far, Paige agreed to show Luna and Serena the Book of Shadows. In the attic of the manor Serena stood before the book.
"Can I look through it?" Serena traced the binding.
"Sure, maybe we can find the demons you have faced so far." Paige told her.
Serena put Luna on her shoulder to get a better view. Serena opened the book and began flipping pages. She saw spells, demons of all kinds, and different kinds of magical creatures. Then she stopped when she found the demon that had attacked the scouts. Serena started reading out loud.
"An Angrus demon plays on its victims hidden anger. It uses different attacks of fire and lighting to defend itself. Once vanquished it gives off an after effect of wanting to verbal or physically harming someone the person cares for. Only the ones that perform the vanquish are effected." (I made it up. Name and all) Beside the words was a drawing of the demon in great detail. "This is why they acted that way. I mean Rei is normally mean, but it was even harsh for her. Darien could do more damage to me, by not speaking. It is not their fault." Serena stood there taking it all in.
"Serena what are you going to do now?" Paige asked reading the information in the book.
"I don't know. I guess I will stay here and wait for this to play out. When we are meant to met again we will." Serena said sounding unsure of her choice.
"Well come on. I can teach you all the basics of witchcraft. Piper will be better at teaching potions though." Paige said heading Serena a note book and a pen from on of the boxes in the room. "You might want to take notes, it is a lot to cover."
That evening Serena began her training as witch with the Charmed Ones. Quickly Serena learned basics of spell work, potions, active powers, and demon fighting. Phoebe also landed her a job with the paper reviewing books. Serena's article would appear in the Sunday paper telling of the book the editor sent for her to read. When alone Phoebe worked with Serena on her fighting abilities. Piper made sure Serena work enough during the day at the club along with teaching her how to cook and brew potions. Paige showed Serena the fine art of tracking demons and researching them in the book. Serena noticed that many of the demons they faced looked almost human and seemed to be targeting either her or the charmed ones.
Within a month not only did Serena have two nice paying jobs, but finished doing what she wanted to the house. Other than fighting demons her life was almost perfect, although she missed Darien and the scouts. During her nights alone with Luna, Serena worked on learn to use the outer scouts powers. So far she had figured out how to tap into Pluto's power and could freeze time. Neptune's power let Serena use a mirror to see other places, people, and demon attacks. Although she could watch anyone, Serena didn't look for the scouts. She feared they might sense her powers. Uranus's powers gave her speed and agility in battle. In everyday life this gave her a sense of grace. Thanks to Saturn, Serena could help Leo heal the charmed ones wounds.
Serena and Luna quickly discovered that Serena could not tap into to inner scouts powers though. Luna believed it was where Serena had removed the of their duties, she could no longer use their gifts. This was fine by Serena, since she was still not sure if the outer scouts could feel her use their powers. It doesn't matter much to her right now anyway. Serena's senses were very open to the world around her. Something was coming and soon. She went to bed knowing it would start to reveal itself tomorrow
The scouts, while Serena was learning to be a witch, were using Darien to try and find her. He felt from time to time that Serena was being attack and even hurt. Within two weeks of feeling her attacks, Darien figured out that she was not in the Japan. Still too many countries to try an eliminate, but he felt she was very far away. Amara, Michelle and Hotaru, were coming back home for a visit. The outer scouts said had a surprise for the inner scouts and Darien. The girls and him would just have to wait until tomorrow to find out.
dum dum dum...What is going to happen next?
Oh I know pick me, pick me...Stay tuned to find out. he he.
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