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Chapter 6: Surprise

With her mind still on overload from the day before, Serenity got out of bed, got showered, dressed, and went to breakfast. She entered the Fire Room – as it was titled –that Sailor Mars had designed herself and modeled it after her temple a little bit. Serena removed her shoes and donned on some slippers before walking across the glossy hard wood floor. She found all of the Sailor Scouts – minus Sailor Pluto – sitting around a large platter of breakfast foods, tea, coffee, and orange juice. They were all casually dressed for the morning meal, knowing that they didn't have to be completely formal in front of their queen at all times; in fact she demanded that they still be relaxed around her. She scanned the group and found that her pink-haired daughter was missing.

"Where's the princess?"

"When we went to go get her, she said she had received an invitation to have breakfast with her father," Ami answered.

"Do you want me to bring her here?" Rei asked who was dressed in her favorite red and white plaid dress that she only wore on certain occasions.

As Serena sat down on the floor pillow at the head of the display of food, she shook her head, "No, don't disturb them. She has the right to spend time with King Endymion." Reaching across to grab a muffin, she asked, "What's on the agenda for today?"

"Sifting through the candidates for a new Prime Minister," Hotaru quipped as she stabbed at her fruit bowl.

"Preparation for the press meeting about Stella's resignation tomorrow," Mina said in between bites of her toast.

"And we have received word that King Endymion would like to have a scheduled meeting with you sometime before the press conference tomorrow so that you're both on the same page," Michiru announced.

The group stopped eating, stopped clanking utensils and all directed their attention to Serena who said with a half full mouth of muffin, "Bring him to the preparation meeting. We obviously need to work together on what we're going to say and if we're going to mention this whole affair to the universe."

Lita's jaw dropped, "You're fine with this?"

Serenity's brow furrowed as she said with slight indignation, "I can't stop my political life just because my personal life is in shambles. The universe keeps on spinning and I have to keep moving along with it."

All of the Sailor Scouts, except for Sailor Neptune, wondered where this level-headed queen came from. Michiru merely exchanged an all-knowing glance with Serenity before digging into her egg whites and basil breakfast.

"Thank you for having breakfast with me dear," Darien smiled as he poured his daughter some tea.

She sat across from her father on a couch with a bowl of cinnamon oatmeal warming her lap. She had been weary of accepting his invitation, but she came to the conclusion that he deserved a chance just as much as her mother did. He may have screwed up royally – pun intended – but he was still her father and she wanted to get his complete side of the story.

"So she is going to resign?" Rini asked before shoving a spoonful of oatmeal in her mouth.

"That seems to be the plan. I wanted to avoid this months ago. I wrote her countless times trying to get her to stop with this awful idea of an affair," he stated while sipping his coffee. "She obviously didn't listen."

"Does Mom know this?"

"Yes, she does."

"And you've admitted that this was a huge mistake right?"

"Many times, Rini," he replied with an arched eyebrow. Getting the third degree from a teenager was something he hadn't had the "privilege" of experiencing and he didn't like it all.

"So you two can get back together, right?"

That's what the rising questions were leading up to. He smiled at his naïve little girl and shook his head slowly, "It's not that easy. Your mother has to forgive me first."

"But everything is being fixed."

"Nothing is 'fixed'. It's like when you break a plate," he started to explain, picking up a small one as a demonstration and breaking it in two pieces by hand. He put the pieces back together and said, "There is still a crack visible and even some shards missing. The memory of the damage will always be there. Get it?"

She nodded her pink haired head and continued to eat her oatmeal. The two ate in an awkward silence until quick-paced footsteps from down the hall disrupted the air. Darien's senses perked up as a servant barged into the room.

"Your majesty!" he breathed heavily and bowed down to the ground. "The queen has been taken to the hospital! She requests that you and your daughter follow her with the scouts."

Darien stood up quickly and looked down at Rini. She gathered her composure and reached for his hand which he tightly grasped onto. His palm was sweaty from the nervousness. The two breezed out of the room with the servant guiding them to the large car awaiting for them at the front. When they got in, Darien asked the scouts who were already seated in the car, "What happened?"

"She was eating breakfast when she felt something on the back of her dress," Mina explained. "She got up and there was blood coming from her. She suddenly fainted and we called an ambulance."

"She's bleeding?" he asked slowly. "Is she … she can't be … is she?"

"Is she what? Is she what?!" Rini begged, desperation in her voice as tears welled up in her eyes. "What is wrong with Mama?!"

Hotaru climbed to the back of the limo and sat next to the princess. She wrapped her arms around Rini and nuzzled her cheek against the top of her head. The presence of this sudden affection showed by the Scout of Silence completely distracted everyone from the distressing moment. Sailor Saturn quietly relaxed Rini by rocking her back and forth and using a bit of her powers; if there was one thing she had learned over the years of battling and getting control of her energy, it was that she could use it to silence even the most hysterical of people just with a little touch.

After a few more minutes of tense quiet, the car came to a halt and the doors were opened up immediately. Darien bolted out of the limo and sprinted inside. He was met with a doctor who quickly guided him to the quarters his wife was in. He paused for a moment when hit with the image of Serena lying down in the awfully lit room. Her face was a little pale, almost matching the color of her hair, under the florescent light. She looked over at him and narrowed her gaze.

"I'm pregnant," she growled in a low voice as she smoothed out the blanket covering her stomach. "I am fucking pregnant."

Darien stepped closer to her as the scouts trickled in slowly. He cautiously took her hand which she didn't remove. He laced his fingers through hers and studied her expression. She was fuming. This was going to put a damper on a lot of things for her physically, mentally, and emotionally.

"I can't have a baby!" she exclaimed, punching the mattress with her free hand and kicking her feet under the tight sheets. "I don't have the time to have another child!"
"Take it as a good thing," Rei suggested. "Maybe this can help you two."

"A baby doesn't solve problems Rei," Serena mumbled. "If anything it causes more troubles." She shot a look over at Rini and said, "But not you darling. You were a blessing."

"A baby is a lot of work, I understand," she responded. "I'm just glad you're alright, Momma."

"Rini had a mini freak out in the car ride over," Lita smiled, draping an arm over the princess's shoulder.

"I want to explode! God dammit!" Serena snarled. She looked over at Ami and asked, "Can I leave? I don't like being in hospitals and it just reminds me of my condition."

"I'll find out for you," she replied. Her blue eyes looked at the rest of the scouts, "We should all go find out and leave the family with some privacy."

The rest of them shuffled out hesitantly, following Ami's orders. Once they were gone and the door was shut behind them, Serena patted the spot next to herself for Rini to lie down on the bed beside her. The young girl curled up next to her mother and held her tight. Her knee length silk skirt sprawled out over them. Serena ran her hand over her cotton button down shirt, kissing her daughter's head while hugging her tight. She tugged on Darien's hand and gestured for him to get in the bed too. He climbed over the railing and sat next to his wife. The queen took his arm and made him hold her. He missed this. Maybe the new child would start a whole new life for them after all.

"Tell me about the day I was born," Rini requested in a whisper.

A smile parted Serena's pink lips, "It was …crazy. Your father and I were just moving into the palace—"

"And your mother was being stubborn and wouldn't stay off her feet," Darien interrupted.

Ignoring him, she continued, "I was walking up the entrance steps carrying a box of clothes when suddenly I felt water trickle down my leg. I didn't expect you to come so soon. You were impatient even in the womb. So your father scrambled around the palace trying to get all of the things ready for our trip to the hospital. We had a bag planned out before in our old house, but since we were in the midst of moving, we had dispersed everything. I sat on the steps for about ten minutes waiting for him to come out with a bursting duffle bag in grasp."

"Didn't you guys have servants to do all this?" she asked.

"Rini, you came so early that we hadn't gotten around to hiring help," Darien answered.

"What about the scouts?"

"This was before we acquired peace, remember? They still had problems of their own to deal with. They eventually came and greeted you when you were born though," Serena winked. "So when we finally arrived to the hospital, I was starting to get contractions. You were a painful little thing! I was huffing and puffing and feeling like I was going to die! I think your dad thought I was too. He was hysterical."

"You were screaming and yelling at me!" he exclaimed.

"It was technically your fault I was pregnant," she shrugged.

Rini smiled at the sight of her parents bickering happily. They seemed to be alright now. Maybe if she kept them reminiscing about the good times, they wouldn't remember the bad.

"Anyways, I was in labor with you for a solid twenty-one hours. You were troublesome, but it was nothing I couldn't handle," she grinned. "I was so pleased the moment I held you my arms."

"I was scared to touch you when your mother offered you to me," Darien smiled.

"He thought he would break you," Serena said as she rolled her eyes.

"You were so tiny!"

Serena let out a large breath and patted her flat belly that she had for now, "It was a long eight months with you, but it was all worth it in the end." She turned and looked at her daughter in eyes, "Look at the beautiful, strong princess that has transpired from all that chaos."

Rini looked down at her mother's abdomen and asked curiously, "When will you start to show?"

"About 4 months I believe," she thought out loud.

"I thought you could only have one child though," Rini mused.

"The Royal Lunar Queens can only have one daughter … never said anything about a son."

"So it's a boy for sure?"

"We won't know until they come to greet us in about 9 months."

There was a knock at the door and Ami walked in with the announcement that they could leave any time the queen felt ready. Rini and Darien climbed out of her bed and walked out of the room to let her get changed. As they waited outside in the hallway, the scouts gave them questioning expressions.

"Well she's going to have it," Darien shrugged. "But we really shouldn't let it hinder any plans we have today."

"Do we mention this to the press?" Hotaru asked.

"No, not yet. It's too early," Mina answered.

A few minutes later, Serena exited the room in a black strapless dress and gold belt with a pair of alligator ballet flats. She placed her hand on her hip and asked, "Who thought that this would be wise for me to wear?"

"We had no time to get here!" Mina said with a hurt tone in her voice.

"Right… Okay, well can we leave please?"

They all grinned while Mina blushed in slight embarrassment upon exiting the hospital.

Up next: Serena gets advice from an outside source