Serena threw open the door to Rei's room with force. The other sailor scouts were sitting around Rei, who was getting ready to do a fire reading. Upon the entrance of their leader, they all looked back and gasped.

"Hurry Ami," Serena said frantically," take a look at Kisha."

Ami scrambled up and moved quickly to the girl in Darien's arms. "What happened, Serena? She's out cold and the three of you are filthy."

Serena took a chance to look down at her grimy self and grimaced. "Well, Kisha and I were walking and then she fainted and then Rini screamed and then there were demons and then we remembered Kisha and we came to find you."

"Slow down, Serena," Lita stated. "What was that about demons?"

"No, first we need to get her comfortable," Ami demanded pointing at Kisha. "Rei, go and find me your strongest incense. We need to try to wake her with a strong smell. Darien, you need to put her on a pallet. Serena and Rini, go wash your arms and hands. Lita, I need some tea. Oh, and Mina you can find me a blanket and a pillow."

There was a split second of complete silence as everyone took in Ami's random control and then Darien kicked everything into action by moving. As soon as Kisha was settled, Ami held a strong bowl of incense next to her face while Serena gently shook her shoulder. "Kisha, Kristen, wake up," Serena pled. With a moan, the patient's eyelids flickered and then opened.

"Wha.. who? Where am I?" Kisha asked, quickly sitting up.

"You're at my friend Rei's temple," Serena replied. "You passed out right when we got here. Are you okay?"

"I think so."

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Darien couldn't take his eyes off of the girl. Even while pale and weak she was gorgeous. Her ebony hair fell across her face in a soft swoop and sat in perfect contrast to her emerald eyes. She was Serena's height and shape almost perfectly. Maybe that's what it is, he thought, I'm attracted to her because she reminds me of Serena in a way.

When Lita urged a cup of tea into Kisha's hands, Darien came out of his thoughts with a shake of his head. "You ought to sip that slowly. It wouldn't be smart to gulp it all down," he offered as Kisha took a huge drink.

"He's right," Ami agreed.

Kisha looked up and into the most beautiful, dark blue eyes she had ever seen. "Oh," she muttered as her tea cup slipped from her shaking hands.

"Whoa, careful," Serena said as she caught the slipping teacup without spilling a drop.

"How'd you do that, Serena?" Rini asked. "You usually only make it worse."

"Well, that's not nice," Kisha reprimanded the little girl softly. "You should never point out a person's flaws or make general assumptions about them. Young ladies should know that."

All of the scouts looked embarrassed about this, while Darien rubbed the back of his head. Surprisingly, Rini only giggled. "That's what my mommy and daddy always tell me," she replied. At that, Serena beamed and Darien loosened his shoulders.

"So, what do you say to Serena?" Kisha encouraged.

"I'm sorry, Serena."

"That's okay, munchkin," Serena returned.

"You two look an awful lot alike. She could be your daughter, Serena." Kisha continued.

"Oh, well.. um.." Serena muttered.

"We get that all the time," Rini responded," but we're cousins and I'm just staying with them until my mommy and daddy call me back. Right Serena?"

"Yeah, yeah. That's right."

Kisha swung her legs over the side of the bed and stuck her hand out to Rini. "I'm Kristen, but you can call me Kisha."

"Okay, Kisha. I'm Rini. " With that, Rini climbed up next to Kisha and sat next to her, swinging her legs.

Mina took a step forward. "I'm Mina and that's Lita, Ami, Rei and Darien," she said, pointing at each in turn.

"It's nice to meet all of you. I'm sorry if I gave you a scare. I'm not prone to this sort of thing. I promise," Kisha blurted out.

"It's no problem," Ami replied.

"Would you like something to eat?" Lita asked. "We were planning on having a picnic today. What better time than now?"

"That would be nice," Kisha said.

"Well then, come on," Rei said enthusiastically, "I'll show you outside to the perfect spot." She helped Kisha stand and hooked her arm through hers, guiding her towards the door.

The rest of the group followed happily.

"WHAT HAPPENED!!!" the sorceress screamed at her dirt devils. "You were sent on a simple mission. I wanted that little girl. Don't tell me that she overpowered you!"

"No, your evilness," came the grainy reply from one of the devils. "We were in control of the situation, but we somehow were detained by simple roses.

"ROSES??!!!"

"Yes, madam, roses," muttered on of the other dirt devils.

"You have failed me. How did these roses detain you?"

"They paralyzed us. We do not know where they came from or how they did it, but we were only freed by you calling us back."

"In my flames, there were two others. Who were they?"

"They seemed to be the guardians of the little girl. They did not seem much of a threat."

"Well, then. We will just have to try again. Not yet, I want to consult my flames on these roses. Then we will get rid of them and eventually prevail," the sorceress stated. With a flick of her wrist the dirt devils were sent back to the Earth and she went to stare into her dark flames.

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Everyone sat sprawled under some trees on a blanket. Lita and Ami were talking with Serena and Darien about the food, Rei and Mina were discussing fashion and Kisha was playing with Rini.

"Do you know who I am?" Rini whispered to Kisha. "I mean, who I really am?"

"Yes, you're Rini," Kisha said with a smile.

"No, I mean.. you remember me, right? I'm the princess of Crystal Tokyo and that makes me your…" Rini continued.

"Well, if you are a princess and we are in Tokyo then you would be my liege," Kisha responded with a curtsy and a giggle.

After giggling with her, Rini looked up into her eyes. "I guess you aren't from the future then."

"No, I'm not. But you want to know a secret about me?" Kisha continued, thinking that Rini was just playing a game.

"Sure!"

"Okay, I am the missing singer from TV," Kisha told her in a whisper.

"No you aren't. That lady had red hair and brown eyes," Rini replied disbelievingly.

"Hmm, you're right… those were a wig and contacts. How can I convince you that she is me and I am her?"

"You can sing me a really pretty sing. The prettiest song ever and then you have to promise to show me your disguise."

"You are a smart little girl, Rini," Kisha answered. "We have a deal."

"Okay, go ahead and sing if you think you can."

"Of course I can," Kisha said with another smile. "I'll sing you the first song I sang to Amara and Michelle."

"You sang to them? How do you know them?"

"I met them while Michelle was playing and put words to her song," Kisha replied. "Ready?"

Rini shook her head "yes" and Kisha closed her eyes and started to sing.

~As the sun and the stars are aligned

The Earth and the Moon combine

To work towards a wondrous morn

In which all can be loved in kind~

As she continued, she became louder and clearer. Without knowing it, Kisha had become the center of everyone's attention.

~It takes more than one can give

So all things must work as one

We try our best to fight

While still remaining strong~

Blow hard wind

Crash loud waves

Fly high birds

Let love soar

Grow tall trees

Bloom beautiful flowers of the meadow

This is the Earth's Lullaby

This is the Earth's Lullaby~

"Stop!" Darien yelled loudly.

Kisha, as well as all of the other girls, turned to look at him with a start.

Darien jumped up and stalked over to Kisha, towering over her as she sat in the grass. "How do you know that song?"

"I don't know. It's one that I used to hear in my dreams, when I was a little girl." Kisha answered with a frown.

"Who exactly are you?" Darien asked while folding his arms across his chest.

"Who exactly are you!?" Kisha yelled back at him, jumping up to jab her finger in his chest. "Excuse me, good sir, for singing a song that used to give me comfort and peace! Pardon me for stealing something that you must have copyrighted! Where do you get off being such a jerk?!"

Darien, looking down at her with stormy eyes, picked her up by her arms and brought her to eye level.

"Hey, put her down, Darien!" Serena yelled, running over to them. "She hasn't done anything wrong."

"You don't frighten me anyway," Kisha told Darien before letting out the highest pitch, loudest sound anyone had ever heard.

Darien let go of her to wince and cover his ears. As Kisha fell to the ground, she rolled over, jumped up and stepped back into a fighting position.

"What was that?!" Rini asked, her eyes huge in her face.

"That, my dear, was a beautiful high E"

"Can you teach me to do that?" She asked incredulously.

"Maybe some other time," Kisha replied, turning and walking back towards the temple. "Thank you," she said over her shoulder," but I don't believe everyone wants me here. I'll talk to you later, Serena."

As Kisha left, Serena whirled on Darien. "How could you?" she asked with tears welling in her eyes. "How could you be so mean? This isn't like you, Darien."

"Sere, I don't know what came over me. Honestly, I don't. There's just one thing that I need to know. Where did she learn the song of the Earth? That song died out with the Moon Kingdom."

"Who knows, Darien. Maybe it was passed down through her family. It's possible."

"Wait," Rei cut in. "Didn't you say that she was an orphan?"