Rini lay asleep on the floor, and the girls and Darien were plowing down the pizza. Rini's eyes opened- she felt playful. She sat up. All backs were to her. Rini looked at the pizza box, lying open with one piece of pizza left. It caught Rini's eye, and looked pretty to her, so intricately made.

Rini crawled over to the box unnoticed, and quietly took the pizza out and dragged it away, leaving a nice stain across the carpet. Rini went back to her spot, and began meshing it and using her hands to spread the sauce. Rini was entranced, as she was every time she found something new. Her food, the solid kind that her mom had just begun feeding her recently, had to be examined before ate, although sometimes Rini would get bored of it. However, this was not the case and she wiped the sauce all down her front. She giggled, and the girls turned to face her quickly.

"Oh no!" Serena exclaimed. "What have you done?" Serena scolded Rini, and Rini got a cute look of sadness on her face, like she knew she had done something wrong. Serena changed Rini's clothes, and together her and the girls cleaned the carpet.

"I'm really sorry, Darien," Serena apologized for the umpteenth time.

"Serena, it's OK already!" Darien laughed. "It's only a carpet- Rini doesn't know any better!" Serena looked wistfully at the stained carpet, a pained look on her face as she said:

"Ok." Rini fell asleep again, as most babies do. 8'o clock came and went, and the girls slept.

Serena awoke, groggy, hearing a baby crying. It was 12:00, midnight, and Rini had an appetite for food. Serena picked Rini up and hushed her silent, so as to not wake up the others. However, Darien opened his eyes.

"Serena?" he whispered. Serena smiled.

"Rini's hungry," she mouthed. Darien got out of bed as silently as possible, joining Serena. He wrapped his arms around Serena, who held Rini close. Unnoticed by any of the girls who were lying awake (they didn't want to get Rini!), the three walked out into the kitchen. Quietly, the rest of the Senshi sat up. Mina sighed.

"Don't those two just make a perfect couple?"

"Those three make a beautiful family," Raye added, knees pulled up.

"We'll do our best to protect them, both now and in the future!" Amy firmly promised.

In the kitchen, Baby Rini began to make the face she made before she began to bawl. Serena hushed her, rocking the child so as to calm her and keep her mind off the hunger, a hard task to do with the motor mouth. Darien rushed around, trying to make the bottle before Rini began screaming. He managed to make the bottle, and out of breath he handed it to Serena. Serena sat Rini down on the counter, all sleep gone. She put the bottle into Rini's mouth, who sucked it gratefully, little hands clutching the bottle.

"Oh Darien, isn't she just the cutest little munchkin!" Serena gushed, stroking Rini's head.

"Our little Princess," Darien said with a smile. He looked at Serena, his angel, the light in his life since the moment he first met her. Gently and tenderly, he raised Serena's chin to look into his eyes. Serena melted whenever she looked into those depths.

"My two beautiful Princesses," Darien added softly. Serena smiled.

"I love you, Darien," she whispered with all her heart, eyes glinting with happy tears.

"Ditto, love. I always be there to protect you, and Rini. Words can't describe how I feel," Darien said, heartfelt and true.

"But actions can," Serena schemed, stroking his cheek. Then, in an action so pure and heartfelt, they kissed, proclaiming their love. It radiated off them like heat, and even the four girls who were spying at the door felt it.

"Ahhhhh….." they sighed, quiet so as to not disturb the couple. However, it wouldn't have mattered, the two were too wrapped up in their own world to notice. But, as time progressed, Rini was forgotten and things began to get a little -hot- : hands roamed and emotions burned, so the Senshi decided to step in.

"S'cuse us for interrupting but there is a baby in the perimeter, " Raye giggled, voice cracking like a whip through the two's world. "And four interested, spying Senshi." Serena and Darien jumped away from each other as if scalded, blushing profusely.

"We…uh…" was all the two managed.

"Blah-ble-ka!" Rini screeched, oblivious to anything going on but her food, which was now almost gone.

"Save the loving for later, Rini's got to get back to bed!" Lita said with a yawn. "As do we." Serena looked to Darien and they silently agreed. All went back to bed, Rini clutched safely in Serena's protective arms. Rini was put back in the middle of the bed, but she wouldn't stay put. So, they got gates and put them in a square on the floor with lots of blankets, so Rini was unable to get away.

They lay back down and were unawake until 5 in the morning when Rini began squalling, wanting to be fed again. Half asleep, the 6 got out of bed and made her a bottle, and when she was finished they slumbered once more. Rini played silently with a bunny rabbit doll, and soon became bored. She followed suit in going to sleep, and didn't wake until 8:00, in which the girls were already done their pancake breakfast. The girls had to go back to their homes after this, leaving Serena and Darien alone with a yet again a sleeping baby.

"Call us if there's any problem," Raye said before leaving, and with a wink to Serena she was gone. Serena turned to Darien.

"So… feels weird without the famous four here, huh?" Serena said conversationally. Darien smiled.

"Bit quiet, yah." They laughed, which roused Rini from her sleep. She crawled out to her Mama and Papa.

"Te-ka," she squeaked, pulling on Serena's hair. Serena picked the little one up and looked at the child questioningly.

"TE-KA!" Rini yelled, rocking back and forth.

"Oh Small Lady, I wish I knew what you were saying," Serena cooed. Rini looked up at Serena, tilting her head. Rini looked towards the TV with an almost longing look. Serena noticed and set Rini down in front of it, turning it to some kids show. The moving pictures and people that were not really here nor there, but seemed so real, entranced Rini. It kept her occupied, which her two sometimes frazzled parents liked, even though TV was bad for you. At least it was a relief to not have to be chasing her around!

But, as Serena left the room, Rini began crying, and did so every time Serena tried to. It was as if when Serena was gone, Rini felt unprotected and unsafe. She did this with Darien too, although not as much. Right now she was more of a Mama's girl, though Serena knew this was just a stage; soon she would be Daddy's girl. It happened with all children, or so she read in her mother's baby book. Serena had scoped this out soon after finding she was to be a mother some day, and read through fervently. It was a relief and help to know some of this right now.

Serena and Darien were having lunch together in the kitchen when the phone rang. Darien picked it up.

"Chiba residence." He paled slightly.

"Darien?" prodded Serena, whispering.

"It's your mother. She wants to talk to you." Serena's heart plummeted a bit. Did she know? Oh, she was dead if she did. Serena took the phone cautiously and said:

"Mom?"

A/N: Uh-oh! Is Serena in trouble now? Mwhahaha! Review!