Title: Decisions
Chapter:
Date: Jun 15, 2013
Date posted: Oct 24, 2013

Summary: Break-ups are always hard but for Serena it was only the beginning. Secrets, lies and truths would come to light. Darien and Serena are left with the toughest decision…. A decision that might have their future put into jeopardy. Set during Sailor Moon R.

Holding onto a picture he had yet to frame, it looked old and worn-out. "The last day on the Moon is the one that hurts me the most. I… I killed her, I slayed her with my own sword. Every time I see her walk through that door, I want to hold her close to me. Beg for her forgiveness." letting the picture fall on top of the files, Darien was able to see who was the person in it. "… It's funny that I'm afraid to lose something that I have never had"

Mina Aino. Serena's friend and Sailor Moon's second in command.

The picture had been taken a few months before, it showed a smiling blond girl standing in the middle of the park, her hair tide-up into a pony-tail in a baby-blue dress.

Andrew closed his eyes, trying his best not to cry, it became difficult for Darien to look at his friend.

"I waited for you, Serena or Mina to come through that door after the battle and start asking questions… but it never happened. A few days later you showed up, I sensed your powers but they were buried, I could've probably brought your powers out but I didn't, I should've… but you were happy. It didn't felt right for me to messed up your life so I stayed behind, as your friend."

"Serena in the other hand, didn't looked the same; a couple of days later she came in, her powers were awaken but her memories were still hidden. I actually have no idea what has happened since then cause I haven't seen any of you for a while. It's not like I could go up to and ask you any questions."

He finally decided to look up to his friend. Darien was still trying to process everything, it was overwhelming. Now knowing that his best-friend from this time used to be his best-friend in his past life was shocking, yet he was glad. Glad to be able to include Andrew into his life once again.

Making eye contact with him, Darien took a deep breath.

"I … I believe you. I also think Serena would take your side…, Mina well I think she might be a little bit difficult to convince. We have never talked about it, so I really don't know how they feel…. But I do have a couple of follow-up questions. So if you don't mind answering… What did you meant when you said `We`"

Andrew nodded and smiled "After transforming for the first time I was able to communicate with the others, Jedite, Zoisite, and Nephlite. We noticed right away that we could only do that when we transform. They are actually pretty close, closer than you think."

At this Darien had to stop breathing. His generals were back.

"Close? … You know when I walked in here today I wasn't expecting surprises. Then you start telling me all this about you and the rest. If the Generals are back, why haven't I felt them? Why have you been hiding?" Darien started pacing, of course it only gave him a headache, the room was small that he found himself turning around more than he liked.

"Darien the reason you couldn't feel us, it basically had to do with us trying to give you a more simple life, we hid our powers to the best of our abilities, I'm surprised it has work for this long." he chuckled at that. "We have to keep an eye on you and Serena, of course we would be close. Haven't you wonder why Raye was able to kill the monster in the last battle? Sailor Mars is strong but not as strong as Serena, she wouldn't have been able to defeat it by herself. Our powers helped her, and we used ours to boost hers."

At that moment the door opened, someone had knocked it hard enough that it had bounce back and almost hitting the person that followed after.

A blond short-hair man stepped inside the room, didn't even bother to looked around and started talking. "We just saw Serena running, and I believe she was crying. Chad told us that she dropped off the little girl and started running. I wonder if Darien knows what's wrong with her?"

When he didn't get an answer he turned around to face the rest of his friends, a tall guy black-long hair was shaking his head; next to his was a another guy a few inches shorter than him; and finally next to him was another guy with brown hair. The blond guy finally decided to look around and he found himself looking at Darien.

"HI Darien… oh I… sorry, you are?"

Andrew just laughed, making the other guys feel worse, and wondering if their friend was feeling okay.

"Oh wow that was priceless, Greg, he knows…. And even if he didn't know you basically would've given it away. Darien the one that just made a fool of himself is Greg, also known as Zoisite; you know Chad, also known as Jedite; next to him is Matt also known as Nephlite."

I heard a voice calling my name but I don't want to open my eyes. The memory was still a little bit to fresh, thinking about it just made my heart hurt more. The voice became painful to hear, someone was crying…. Rini.

I quickly opened my eyes, I took a small but deep breath and slowly pushed myself up. A smile was the fastest answer I could give her and she smiled back. "Sorry Rini,… hey change of plans, would you mind if I dropped you off at Raye's place"

I just couldn't pretend anymore; the pain was stronger than me, but more importantly I couldn't break down in front of her.

Rini nodded and we made our way to the temple. We walked on silence, I was trying my best to keep from hugging the little girl next to me, cause if I did it would bring more questions.

The wind finally stopped, the sky was clear, the sun was up above; meaning that it was probably noon. I tried to keep up with real life, but my mind was working over time.

Once we got to the temple, I noticed the girls talking among them selves. "Hi" I yelled, they turned around and smiled at me.

"Serena…. Rini, how are you guys?" asked Mina.

Putting my happy face on I smiled back and walked up to them, Rini started to run, I few seconds later I catch up to her.

"Hey girls I was wondering if I could drop off Rini for a few hours, I forgot something at … School…" I hoped they would buy that, I didn't have any other excuse.

Ami, the girl with short-blue hair, looked at me; she was a little bit confused by how I was acting "We could go with you if you liked"

I wondered if they notice my reaction, I needed to be by myself, to figured what to do.

"No.. no.. I… I'll be back." I knelt to talked to Rini "I'll be back, I promise." afraid that I might've given too much away, I got up quickly "Thanks guys you're the best." before they could say anything else I made my way towards the stairs, back to the streets.

Picking up my pace I hadn't even notice that I was running, a destination still not in mind. It was mid-afternoon and people were walking, probably heading home. Sundays usually meant family time, movie time or even grabbing lunch in one of the many restaurants around Tokyo. Seeing all of that it just reminded me that it had been a long time since I had spent time with my family.

Family… thinking about family it just reminded me of what I had just learned. It was hard to even wrap my mind around the fact that I might have a daughter. A DAUGHTER.. Which would make me a mother! Not now but later, I would be a Mom; a mom to a beautiful girl. But the more I thought about it, the more confused I got. Something inside of me was finding it really difficult to grasp the idea that I, after all this time, might have a future with Darien. The moment Rini had said his name brought the hoped that I didn't know I was missing.

Darien had said so many awful things, things that now I began to wonder if really meant them. I know I'm not smart but if he had meant every word, Rini would've ceased to exist. Did he lied to save me? It sure sounded like something he would do. Even in the Silver Millennium, he died protecting me.

Without even realizing I found myself outside the school, a few students were walking towards the entrance, people talking and laughing, but what was I doing here? … walking inside the school, I started to wonder the halls; I felt a familiar pull yet strange. Walking by a classroom I heard a beautiful melody, so familiar.

~I know that sound~ Opening the door to the music department I notice a young man, blond hair; his eyes were close I his hands move on the piano keys. Suddenly the music stopped as I move inside the classroom. His eyes now open, his blue eyes looking right at me. His expression changed, his eyes were wide open, as he had seen a ghost. He blinked twice, he looked surprise to see me there. I decided to speak up, to apologize for interrupting his music.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt but it was beautiful, I'm really sorry, I'll see my self-out." I turned around

"It's okay, you don't have to go, I was actually a little surprise to see you here on a Sunday, Serena" I stopped right there, and slowly I turned around "How.. How do you know my name?" His eyes widen. I have never met the guy before yet he knew my name.

"I… Everybody knows your name"

"Even I won't believe that, I'm not popular; so I am going to ask again *How do you know my name?*" walking towards him it felt weird, I didn't sense evil, I couldn't sense anything. He took his hands away from the piano keys, push himself up. He smiled.

"I guess there's not point in hiding….Ha, I guess the cat is out of the bag. Father didn't want for you to know about me so soon, he is going to be furious when he finds out that you know. My name is Travis Johnson, I moved to Tokyo about a year ago from the United States. But just like you Serena I have a secret… I'm also known as Prince of the Moon and heir to the Sun Kingdom. Prince Tranquility."

With that I my world went black once again.

I opened my eyes, a pair of arms was supporting me, my legs were touching the cold floor, I realize right away that I was in a really compromising position; I got up quickly. So many surprises in one day, if my day keeps going like this I might ended up having a heart attack.

The boy, I think he said his name was Travis, was amused by how I reacted and started laughing.

"it's not funny" I said as I fixed my dress.

He nodded "you're right, I apologize."

"Let me get this straight, you're my brother…. I have a brother, why… oh… I need to sit down."

~BEEPBEEP

The noise from my communicator gave an excuse I was looking for, taking it out of my bag I answered it.

"Yeah" the screen pop up and Mina's face showed up in the display

"Serena, there's a monster attacking the park, Hurry."

I was pretty close to the park but what to do with him?

"I could help you" he said right on cue.

"I rather not, I don't want to sound mean or anything but its better if they don't know about you just yet"

I was still trying to understand it myself, but I wasn't gonna said that to his face.

"I'm not just going to let you go by yourself and fight" the warmth that spread to my hearth was a nice feeling, love but very different from what radiated from Darien.

"Fine, you can come with me but I'm still not letting you fight" the smile that spread on his face was priceless, my memories were still a little fuzzy but I was beginning to remember my childhood. To remember my brother.

A few seconds after that we made our way towards the park. I could sense the energy leaving Earth. As we got closer I noticed how the sun was leaving and the moon was coming up. Then I heard the scouts, a scream that belonged to Mina.

I couldn't remember if I transform before I started running or if my body did it on its own, but I looked down and I was Sailor Moon. I stopped running and turned to face Travis. "You wait here, the power coming from that monsters is greater than what I have seen before so I might need your help,… but don't transform unless you see me dying. Then you can avenge my death" I smile

"not funny Sailor Moon"

"Oh come on, you know what I mean." he nodded.

As I got closer to the battle, the scene that greeted me was heartbreaking, my scout barely standing, innocent people laying on the floor. The cause to all this was standing in the middle of the battle, there was no way to describe what the thing was, a big ugly ventriloquist toy, with big charcoal eyes; of course I didn't help that he had a clown outfit.

"Stop right there, Who do you think you are destroying such a beautiful day. People have the right to enjoy and have fun. Now I have come to put a stop to you and see that you get what you deserve. In the name of the Moon I will punish you"

"Another little brat, and what makes you think you can defeat me" said that thing as he tilted its head to look at me.

"I am Sailor Moon"

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Sorry guys, i been supper busy, a new baby and trying to balance work and life at the same time is supper hard. But thankfully my new-born baby niece is healthy and so is my older one. I know i promise an update on Times-to-Remember but i haven't got a chance to even turn on my computer. i had already written this chapter but with all the commotion i almost forgot. Hopefully you guys like it. All the holidays are coming fast so i might not even post a chapter till next year... good new is i have an idea how i want this story to end.

Times to Remember will have to wait a little longer, chapter are getting harder to write, but i will get to it.

If i don't get to see you guys, please have a wonderful Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Be safe and Don't drink and drive.