Rei – say hello to your new life
To say that the last twenty-four hours had been anything but normal for Rei Hino would be the understatement of the century. The previous day had seen the Senshi of Mars having to deal with her estranged father – something that Rei hated to do.
Senator Hino – Rei's father – was anything but your typical father. A corrupt politican who was a member of the dominant political party in Japan, was rarely involved in Rei's life – unless he wanted something. And as it turned out, yesterday was no exception. Senator Hino was up re-election that year and a recent poll showed that the election could still go either way. So, in an effort to help his re-election bid, he set up a photo-op with Rei to show the public that he was a family-man. And needless to say, Rei was not to happy. But to save face for herself and her grandfather, Rei went along with her father's latest hair-brained idea.
However, after she arrived back home, Rei was informed that she would have to go to another event the following week or her father would have the Cherry Hill Temple closed. So, the previous day was a nightmare for Rei. So, when she had gone to bed, she was hoping that a good nights' sleep would help her to relax.
Thus, to wake up the next morning in Serena's room and in Serena's body was the last thing that Rei had expected. Then, to top it off, Luna – after returning from the Cherry Hill Temple – told her that for the time being, she was going to have to be both Serena and Sailor Moon. So, the last twenty-four hours was a complete nightmare for Rei.
But as bad as the previous twenty-four hours had been, there were a few things that had helped to make Rei's weekend a little bit better: 1) By having to be Serena, Rei wouldn't have to deal with her father for awhile. 2) By being Serena, she would finally get a chance to have a normal family – even if that family wasn't really hers. 3) She would finally get a chance to be with Serena, even if wasn't the way she imagined.
"Well, I might as well as make the best of out an awkward situation," Rei said to herself as she headed upstairs to get ready for her first day of "Serena training." Rei's first lesson – how to do her hair like Serena. And the lesson had gone horribly as it took Luna almost three-and-a-half hours to teach Rei how to do her hair like Serena. Thankfully, Ken and Irene Campbell were going to gone until about 4 PM and Sammy would be spending the day with his friends.
After lunch, the next thing Rei had to learn was how to act like Serena. She had to learn how to suffer from Serena's clutz-like attacks, how to whine like Serena and get used to Serena's running speed. And needless to say, Rei hated learning these lessons because it not only did it require her to swallow her pride, it also meant that soon, and very soon, Serena would be picking on her when they were out in public – something which Rei was not looking forward to. But, if this was the only way that Rei could fix her friendship with Serena, then it had to be done.
Thanfully, when Ken and Irene Campbell got back home around 4 o'clock, Rei's first day of Serena-training came to an end, which Rei was extremely grateful. However, unbeknownst to Rei, her day was about to get a lost worse in just a couple of hours.
AN: I know this chapter was a little bit light, but I wanted to keep it light because I have some big things planned for the next chapter. I'm still trying to work out the details of the next chapter, so it might be a little while before it's out. In the meantime, please leave a review and let me know what you think of this story.