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Rei's "Serena training
While Serena was having a ball learning how to be the perfect "Rei," Rei's first weekend as Serena was a living hell.
Rei's "weekend from hell" all began Saturday morning when she awoke inside of "Meatball-head's" body. To say that Rei was absolutely appalled to now living inside of Serena's body would be a huge understatement. To make matters even worse, Rei knew that if she was inside of Serena's body, Serena must be inside of hers. Yet when she tried to call Serena or reach her on the communicator, neither worked. And for some strange reason, though Rei didn't know why, she just didn't have the desire to march over to the Cherry Hill Temple and give Serena a big-time tongue lashing. Instead, Rei figured she might as well play along with "Serena's game" until she got a chance to talk to that "annoying meatball head."
And if waking up inside of Serena's body wasn't bad enough for Rei, she soon discovered that she had learn a lot of crap that Rei wished she never had to learn. She had to learn how to act like Serena, dress like Serena, do her hair like Serena, to interact with that "annoying insect" known as Sammy (Serena's brother). And she had also had to act like Ken and Irene's daughter.
Now, while having a mother wasn't too bad to Rei – especially since she hadn't had one when she was five years old – having a father was a nightmare. No matter how times Rei had seen or interacted with Ken that weekend, she hated having an authoritative male figure around the house. And as much she wanted to lash out, she didn't because she didn't want to mess things up between Serena and her parents. So, even though it killed Rei to do, she ended up swallowing her pride and put on a "good Serena face."
But what really made Rei's weekend hellish was her disastrous date with Darien on Saturday night. Rei knew that Serena and Darien were having problems – she didn't know why – she just knew that they were. But on her date with Darien that Saturday night, Rei – because of the way she acted, made things a whole worse. In fact, she wouldn't be surprised if Darien talked to Serena again anytime soon.
Yes, Rei's first day as Serena was anything but ideal.
But while Rei's first day as Serena was anything but ideal, there were some positives. First of all, it meant that Rei got to be with the woman she loved. Sure, it wasn't in the way that Rei would have liked to have been with Serena, but being able to be around Serena in some way was a positive for Rei.
But what Rei really loved about being in Serena's body – though she didn't know why it was happening –was that the longer she was in Serena's body, the more she thought about taking over Serena's life.
One of the things that had always bothered Rei about Serena was the fact that she didn't apply herself. She didn't apply herself in the classroom, she didn't apply herself as Sailor Moon, she didn't apply herself as Rini's future mother when she had been her; and from what Rini had told her about the future Serena, Serena didn't apply herself as Neo Queen Serenity. And this really bothered Rei. She always felt that if Serena just applied herself, she could grow up into a fantastic woman. Of course now that she had Serena's body, Rei began to think that it be a great idea to take over Serena's life. She felt that she could be a far better Serena, Sailor Moon and Neo Queen Serenity than that "meatball head" could have been. She also thought that she convince Serena into becoming Rei and Sailor Mars, that she could teach Serena had to become Rei and Sailor Mars, and maybe she could even seduce Serena (as Rei) to be her lover/future bride.
So even though Rei's weekend had started horribly, the longer she remained in Serena's body, the better her weekend became. And what had really made Rei's weekend was that when she woke up around seven o'clock Sunday morning, Luna had informed her that she was going to train her how to be Sailor Moon and the Moon Princess. And after enjoying a satisfying breakfast of pancakes and sausage, Rei enthusiastically got ready for her first day of "Sailor Moon training."
"Ok Luna, how do I do it? How do I become Sailor Moon?" An eagerly Rei asked her guardian.
"Rei," Luna began to answer.
"Ah, ah Luna, I'm not Rei anymore remember. I'm Serena now," Rei corrected the moon cat.
"Just for the time being," Luna responded.
"Time being my ass furball," Rei answered right back. "I don't how this happened, but now that Serena and I have switched bodies, there's no way I'm ever going back to being just Rei. I love it in here, and from this day forward I'm Serena and there's nothing you or that former meatball head can do about it!"
"Then stop acting like Rei so much, Serena!" Luna angrily replied.
"Luna, I'm going to ask you a series of questions, and I'm only going to ask you them one-time," Rei stated. "First of all, who occupies Serenity's reincarnated body."
"You do."
"Who looks like Serenity?"
"You do."
"Who sounds like Serenity?"
"You do."
"Who wields the Silver Crystal?"
"You do."
"Who can become Sailor Moon? Serenity or Rei?"
"Serenity, of course."
"And who is Rini's future mother? Rei or Serenity?"
"Serenity, of course."
"Well, then if I look like Serenity, possess Serenity's body, wield the Silver Crystal, can become Sailor Moon and have the body of Rini's mother, who does that make me then?"
"It means that you are Serenity."
"And whose body does the one who used to live in her now occupy?
"She occupies Rei's body."
"And what is Rei's role amongst the Sailor Senshi?"
"Rei is Sailor Mars."
"Very good Luna," Rei sarcastically replied. "Now, my last question to you is this – is there any way that Serena and I can change back? And before you answer that question, know this – your future role as my advisor depends on your answer!"
"No, my lady, there is not," Luna said, realizing that Rei's bullying ways hadn't been taken away just yet.
"Therefore, who I am now and who will I always be?" Rei asked.
"You are Serenity, heir to the Moon Kingdom, the wielder of the Silver Crystal and Sailor Moon," Luna humbly answered.
"And what about the one who used to occupy this body, who is she again?" Rei asked.
"The one who used to occupy your body is now Rei Hino, also known as Sailor Mars." Luna said.
"And?" Rei asked.
"Your future lover," Luna answered.
"Very good Luna, you get to keep your job," Rei said.
"Thank you, my lady," Luna said.
"So, now that we've got all that settled, Luna please teach me how to become Sailor Moon." Rei – now acting more like Serena said.
"It's quite simple really Serena," Luna said. "You just reach down into your soul, feel the magic rise, and when it peaks say, 'Moon Eternal Power, Make-up!'"
"That's it? Rei asked.
"That's it," Luna answered.
"Alright, let's give it whirl," Rei exclaimed. "Moon Eternal Power, Make-Up!"
And shockingly, no sooner had Rei finished speaking, she began to transform into Sailor Moon.
"Kami," Luna thought to herself. "Either Rei really wants to take over Serena's life, or her little plan has fucked up Rei. I'm going to have to speak to Serena tonight."
"Luna, I did it!" An excited Rei proclaimed after becoming Sailor Moon for the first time. "I was able to become Eternal Sailor Moon."
"Excellent job Rei," Luna said.
"Luna!" Rei warned.
"I'm sorry, well done Serena," Luna said.
"Thank you Luna, I couldn't have done it without your guidance," Rei said as she began to happy dance around the park.
"Yea, no shit Sherlock," Luna said to herself. "Just wait until I get you back in your own body, you're going to have so many things to apologize over.
"Honestly, what Serena sees in you, I'll never know."
"Easy there Luna," Selenity mentally advised. "Serena knows what she is doing."
"Does she really?" Luna asked.
"She does," Selenity answered. "She knew Rei would act like this."
"If Serena knew Rei would act like this, why would she let me put with this?" Luna asked.
"Number one, to get back at you for all the times you disrespected her," Selenity said.
"But your majesty, Serena can be so air-headed," Luna said.
"You mean she used to be," Selenity corrected.
"Whatever, the point is Serena used to act like a complete ditz," Luna said.
"Under my orders," Selenity said.
"Your orders?" Luna asked.
"Yes, my orders," Selenity said. "Luna, unlike the rest of the Senshi, it has taken my daughter longer to regain her memories. And because I knew that it would, I had ordered years ago to act like a ditz. You just decided to take advantage of that and order her around."
"Your majesty, I'm so sorry," Luna said.
"And I've forgiven you," Selenity said. "Serena has too in case you're wondering. She just wants to experience what it is like for her."
"I understand your majesty," Luna said. "And rest assure, I will never do that again."
"I know you won't," Selenity said. "But for now, you need to submit to Rei. For now she is Serena and Sailor Moon and you will treat as such."
"Yes your majesty." Luna exclaimed.
"Alright Luna, now that I know that I can become Sailor Moon, as well as the Moon Princess if needed, I need you teach me how to be an even better Sailor Moon than the old one was," Rei demanded.
"That is what I am here for, Sailor Moon," Luna said.
"Well, glad to see you've finally accepted the truth," Rei smugly said.
"What can I say Princess, I guess it takes some of longer to learn that others," Luna said.
"I hope that won't be the case with my Sailor Moon training!" Rei cried.
"It shouldn't be," Luna said. "You're a lot smarter than the old Sailor Moon was, meatball-head."
"Luna, you're so mean," Rei, acting like Serena again, cried.
"What can I say, old habits die hard, Serena," Luna said.
"And that's one of the things I love about you Luna," Rei said.
"And I love you Serena," Luna said. "Shall we begin?"
"Begin what?" Rei asked.
"Your training of course," Luna answered.
"Bah, I'd rather get some ice cream and then maybe stop bye and say goodbye to Darien before he heads back to America," Rei said as began to head to the Crowne Arcade.
"Serena, you and Rei are going to be the death of me yet," Luna thought to herself.
"What can I say Luna, payback's a bitch," Serena mentally said to her advisor. "And wait until you see what kind of a bitch I am to our new Moon Princess."
"You're really enjoying this aren't you, Rena," Luna asked.
"You bet," Serena answered. "Just remember furball, for the time being, I'm not Serena. I'm Rei. And what until see what kind of a Rei I become."
"I'm in trouble aren't I?" Luna asked.
"Like I said, payback's a bitch," Serena playfully said. "And now so am I!"
"Oh dear," Luna said to herself as she heard Serena mentally laugh to herself.