Rini's Change of Fortune
By the AP Scout <APScout@yahoo.com>
(c) 1999

NOTE: This fanfic is a LEMON. That means it contains sexual scenes that
may offend some of you. If you are under eighteen, don't read this
fanfic! All Sailor Scout related characters are copyrighted by DiC,
Naoko Takeuchi, Toei Animation, and probably some other folks.

Part 10

     Darien smoothed the wrinkles off of the clean sheets he had just
placed on the bed. Rini had been gone for some time now and Darien was
starting to worry. Worry that she didn't believe him. The thought that
Rini was carrying Serena sent a shiver up his spine. He was both
relieved and scared.
     The knock that came at his door startled him. After checking the
room to make sure there was no evidence that Raye had been there, Darien
walked to the door and opened it.
     "Hello Rini."
     "Hello Darien," Rini answered. When he had moved out of the
doorway, Rini entered into the apartment and looked around. "I take it
you cleaned this place up?"
     "Yes," Darien replied. He stood there, unsure of what to do. Rini
had changed and this change had thrown Darien off-balance. He had always
been used to being in charge; now it was different. This was an
intelligent "older" woman. She was very different than naive girls he
had manipulated before. A new excitement filled him.
     Rini removed her shoes and wrapped her arms around him. Moving her
head closer, she started kissing him. After a moment's hesitation, he
kissed back. It wasn't a very deep kiss, but it was enough to disrupt
his train of thought. His manhood was beginning to stir.
     "Rini," Darien said slowly, "Are you sure about this? You made a
promise to Serena."
     Rini smiled, and the smile was filled with affection of her
twenty-two years. "Yes, Darien, I am sure because I promised Serena that
I would wait until I was older." She brushed her fingers gently across
his lips, "I am older, and I know I love you."
     "I love you," Darien replied. He felt himself sliding into those
big beautiful red eyes. He gave a startled jerk as Rini laughed.
"What's so funny?"
     "Darien, you don't truly love me," Rini replied. Putting a finger
to his lips to quiet his protests, she took his hand and guided him into
the bedroom. "At least you don't love me yet. But you will." Pushing him
backwards so he was laying on the bed, she straddled his washboard
stomach. "Remember what I said, my love."
     "I will, Rini," Darien replied.

     Smiling, Rini looked down at the man she loved. Carefully removing
the broach that held the Silver Crystal, she placed it on the nightstand
before starting to slowly slide her T-shirt off. She watched with
delight as Darien's eyes enlarged when the lace bra barely restraining
her tremendous DD bosom was revealed. Slowly she reached behind her and
unfastened her bra releasing its cargo for him to behold.
     Rini felt a little shock of anticipation run through her as she
noticed the almost hungry look in Darien's eyes. Tossing the bra down to
the floor where her shirt lay, she carefully stood up on the bed.
Careful to keep her balance, Rini put her thumbs in the waistband of her
shorts and panties. With painstaking slowness, she slid both down to her
ankles. She smiled inwardly as Darien groaned. Glancing a little
backwards, she could see the bulge in the front of his shorts aching to
be released. Once off, she dropped both shorts and panties onto the
floor before lowering herself to once again straddle Darien.
     "You are beautiful," Darien murmured.
     "Thank you, Darien," Rini said, a faint blush coloring her cheeks.
Sliding back, she pulled at Darien's shorts and underwear with teasing
slowness. He tried to help her but she brushed his hands away. She was
going to do this at her own speed. "You may remove your shirt," she said
in conciliation. Darien was happy to oblige.
     She nearly giggled when his manhood started to extend, its form
already erect. Once his remaining clothes were on the floor with hers,
she moved herself so she was kneeling between his legs.
     She could smell him this close; he smelled clean. She reached out
her tongue and caressed the bulbous head of Darien's manhood. She ran it
down the length of his shaft before working her way up again. Taking his
testicles in one hand, she started to gently massage them while her
mouth took his penis in fully.
     She could hear his breathing started to speed up slightly as she
worked at her slow and steady stimulation. A part of her mind said that
she had once promised never to do this, but she knew now why Darien
liked it. And to her, it was even mildly arousing.
     As her teeth skittered across his hard member, Rini heard Darien
gasp slightly. She could taste his pre-cum. She could now smell his
musky scent. It had become stronger as his arousal grew. She felt his
hands on top of her head stroking her long hair gently.
     As her warm wet mouth slid up and down, her tongue assaulted his
staff of life. She could tell by his raspy breathing that he was
approaching climax. She could feel him start to stiffen. Concentrating
her efforts, she pulled as hard as she could without breaking the
rhythm. She was almost caught off-guard as his hips jerked slightly
forward and his hot seed exploded into her mouth. She worked his shaft
with her tongue, trying to draw out every drop until Darien's manhood
became flaccid.
     Carefully pulling away, she wandered out of the bedroom to the
bathroom to spit out the semen. She would not swallow it. She would keep
that promise to herself. The stuff still tasted horrible. Besides, it
would give her lover time to recover.

     When she came back, he was sitting slightly up on the bed. When he
reached out towards her, she took his hand and allowed herself to be
pulled to him. They kissed deeply while he lowered her onto the bed. She
trembled slightly as his hands brushed across her nipples. Releasing the
kiss, she felt his cool lips move down over her neck, across her chest,
and around her large firm mounds.
     He took a nipple into his mouth and started suckling at it while
stroking her other breast. She could still smell his musky scent and
felt the stirrings of the fire from below. It was only a spark to begin
with but as Darien's attentions continued, she felt the spark grow into
a flame.
     He kissed his way over to the other nipple, which he started to
gently bite. His other hand though did not move to her other breast.
Instead, it glided slowly over her flat stomach, through her thick pink
pubic hair and slowly separated her labia. Rini gasped a little as first
one finger and then another entered into her. The tiny flame grew in
size. The heat started to intensify. But before she could start her
ascent towards climax, Darien left her breast and kissed his way
downward.
     She quivered in excitement as she felt his fingers pull free only
to, a moment later, be replaced with his tongue. She could feel it
running the length of her labia. Could felt it flicking across her magic
button. And as her hips began to gently sway, she felt him plunge deeply
into her.
     The air filled with her own musky scent as her inner thighs and
outer lips became coated with her sticky honey. She closed her eyes as
she felt Darien lapping at her honey. Rini was climbing still higher,
the fire roaring beneath her as streaks of electricity flashed through
her.
     Rini felt Darien slowly push a finger into her rectum but she did
not mind. It only added to the pleasure she was feeling. Her short
ragged breaths told him she was enjoying his attentions immensely. But
this time was different; she seemed to be teetering on the brink, that
was until his teeth gently grated against the sensitive nub.
     Her muscles clamped down as an orgasm took her. Pleasure washed
over her in a tidal wave. And as Rini sank into that wonderful
afterglow, she had no chance to rest. She was aware of Darien's
attention returning to her breasts. Slowly reaching down, she pulled his
head to her. Rini kissed him deeply, her tongue intertwining with his.
She could taste herself and that sent a ripple of pleasure through her.
     "Are you ready?" he asked gently.
     "Yes, my love," Rini replied softly while stroking his hair, "Very
ready."

     Rini could see Darien's manhood was once again erect. A quivering
anticipation ran through her as Darien moved in position between her
legs. He leaned forward and started to gently stroke her breasts. Then
ever so slowly he moved his penis to push against her Labia Majora.
     Slowly his pushed his way inward. Passed her Labia Majora, through
her Labia Minora and paused. "Rini, are you sure?"
     The tenderness in his voice caused Rini to smile. "Yes." She felt a
little fear flutter though her stomach though. This felt so different.
She had to have him inside her now! She felt him start to slowly slide
inward until he stopped again. "Darien, what's wrong?"
     "This might hurt a little," Darien said gently.
     Reaching upward, she pulled him into a kiss. When their tongues
were dancing, his hips shot forward. She grunted as a sharp pain shot
though her. Her hymen was broken. The pain was quickly replaced with
pleasure and a fullness she had never known before. After a few more
moments, Darien started the slow process. Drawing his manhood in and out
of her in a slowly building rhythm.
     Again, the fires started to build within her womanly frame. This
time though, her hips began to rock with his motion. She felt his
testicles slapping her as he rammed inward, then they slowly caressed
her as he drew outwards.
     His magic hands danced over her large breasts and her hands ran
down his back. Both were seeking to enhance the other's pleasure. Higher
they rose. Through her half-lidded eyes, she could see that Darien was
pleasured and through that, she was pleasured.
     The fires became hotter as the rhythm increased a little. It was so
much different and yet the same. Feelings swam through Rini's mind as
she and Darien shared their love. Sweat was glistening along hot skin,
moans of pleasure were heard, and breath came shortly.
     Teetering on the blink, the urgent need for satisfaction rose
within her. Wrapping her legs around Darien, Rini's hips swung to meet
his.
     When it came, the pleasure crashed over both of them like a tidal
wave. Even with adult knowledge, it surprised her as to its intensity.
Her muscles seized and she could feel Darien's life giving liquid
pumping into her. After a long moment, Darien slowly lowered his body to
the bed beside his lover.
     Cuddling together, Rini snuggled against him with a sigh. "I love
you, Darien."
     "I love you, Rini, and I will always love you."
     This time Rini didn't laugh. Instead, she kissed him deeply before
drifting off to sleep. She knew Serena would have been happy for her.

     It was early evening before Rini returned to the Cherry Hill
Temple. When she finished climbing the temple steps, she found Lita,
Mina, and Amy staring at the child-sized Raye who was glowering at them.
     "Hey girlfriend," Mina said as she spotted Rini. "Raye said you did
this to her," indicating Raye's reduced stature.
     "Yes, I did," Rini replied. The happy glow that she had felt all
the way from Darien's was tucked away.
     "So it's true, you have the Imperium Silver Crystal," Lita replied.
     "That is correct, I have it," Rini replied. She walked over to
where the others were waiting. "Where's Luna and Artemis? They need to
hear this too."
     "We're right here," Luna's voice came behind her. Rini turned to
see both Lunar Cats coming up the steps. "How did you do this?" Luna
asked.
     "I wished to acquire the knowledge that a woman my age should
possess. Everyone, I've made a decision. I'm assuming leadership of the
Sailor Scouts. I will NOT be returning to the future."
     "WHAT?!?" Lita and Mina cried out.
     "That's right," seven year old Raye sneered, "She stole Darien and
she wants him to fuck her brains out." Rini glowered at Raye who
glowered back. "If she can do this to me, she can change me back... She
could even rescue Serena."
     "WHAT?!" Luna gasped. Rini gave Raye another dirty look.
     "Raye's referring to the fact that I'm currently pregnant with
Serena," Rini replied.
     "So you could use the Silver Crystal to make her normal again?"
Lita asked, hope shining in her eyes. Rini nodded. "Then what are you
waiting for?"
     "Yeah," the blonde agreed excitedly.
     "No," Rini replied. The others stared at her in disbelief. "I won't
do that. Darien and I love each other and we're going to be married.
Then, I'm going to give birth to my daughter and raise her here in the
past."
     "You're planning to be Serena's mom?" Lita asked.
     "Like I said," Raye replied, "She just wants to have her brains
screwed out. She even broke into Darien's apartment."
     "How can you be so selfish?!?" Mina demanded, "Serena would have
given her life for you!" Rini blushed slightly but returned Mina's gaze.
"How can you take Serena away from us if you can save her?"
     "Everything is set," Rini replied, "Darien's agreed to be Serena's
father and..."
     "Serena ALREADY has a family!" Lita snapped, "Give us Serena back!"
     "Lita," Rini said calmly, "You don't understand. This is for the
best. I am the Moon Princess and Sailor Moon now and I know what will be
best for my daughter."
     Lita's arm snaked out and she struck Rini's face. As Rini raised a
hand to her reddening cheek, she turned to see the brunette's eyes were
blazing with fury. "I thought you cared about her. You might be a
princess, Rini, but Serena was my friend. I will never follow you!
Never!!"
     "Rini," Mina said softly, almost pleadingly, "You knew... you knew
that Serena was okay... That you had a way to restore her and you didn't
tell us? That is like majorly wrong." The accusation was plain on her
face. "I'm with Lita. I won't follow you. Serena was my leader, my
princess, and most of all, my friend."
     "What about you, Amy?" Rini asked softly, "Don't you see that this
way Serena can benefit from your wisdom and guidance? She can be that
much better a leader. She can be that much better a Scout. She will lead
the Sailor Scouts again. That I promise." Raye snorted and glowered when
Rini glared down at her.
     Amy was silent for a long time before looking at the ground.
"Rini's right. Serena can be more of a princess... She had always wanted
to be a normal girl. She can have that wish again." She looked up and
flinched away from the dark looks that Lita and Mina were giving her.
     "Are you sure, Mina, Lita... Are you sure you won't help me raise
Serena?"
     "You're a traitor, Rini. You should be ashamed of yourself. You
came into Serena's life and made her miserable..." Lita said.
     "And then you steal it away, Rini," Mina finished.
     "So be it," Rini said. Closing her eyes, she drew out the Imperium
Silver Crystal and concentrated. Lita and Mina had no chance of stopping
Rini before bright white light flooded the temple grounds. When it
cleared, Amy and Raye gave gasps of shock. Where the two teens stood
were now two one-month old baby girls surrounded by piles of useless
clothing. Baby Lita and baby Mina stared out innocently into the bright
new world around them, all their knowledge gone.
     "Wh-what did you do to them?" Luna asked.
     "I held no malice against them. They were loyal friends to Serena,"
Rini replied while rubbing her cheek, "And they'll be loyal friends
again. I regressed them so they'll be the same age as Serena."
     "But what about Lita?" Artemis asked, "She doesn't have any
parents."
     "I'll alter things so Lita and Mina can be fraternal twins. Lita
will have a loving family and Mina will have a sister," Rini answered.
     "That sounds good," Artemis said with a smile, "Maybe she won't be
so flighty. We can also start training them to be Sailor Scouts when
they are young children as we did in the Silver Millennium."
     "And you, Luna?"
     "Yes, Rini, as you say," Luna answered.
     "You disagree with me, Luna?" Rini asked.
     What Luna said stung Rini to her core, "You are the Princess and I
will follow your orders."
     "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!" Raye raged, "You're gonna let this little
pink slut take over everything?!? Dictate our lives?!?"
     "Apologize Raye!" Luna commanded, "Rini is our princess..."
     "BULLSHIT!" Raye seethed, "Serena was right about her. She's a
selfish little bitch!"
     Luna and Amy opened their mouths but Rini held up her hand. "I
should have taken care of this before. No matter, it's easily
rectified," Rini said. Concentrating again, the Silver Crystal flared
for a moment. After the light had faded, Rini gave a nod of
satisfaction. "Now, young lady, you go wait in your room. I'll be
speaking with your grandfather about your language and your disrespect
of elders."
     "No!" Raye whined, her young eyes filling with tears, "Please don't
do that!" Her grandfather was a firm believer in the older ways of
discipline. It wasn't fair. Ms. Rini was being naughty, not her.
     "I said go to your room," Rini said while pointing a finger, "And
maybe I'll just talk him into washing your mouth out with soap." Raye
sniffled but scurried towards the door leading into the living area of
the temple.
     "What did you do?" Artemis asked, "It's like she's really seven."
     "She is," Rini replied with some satisfaction, "I removed her
preteen and teen mental knowledge. She's still a Sailor Scout." Amy
gaped for a moment then sighed. She nearly jumped when Rini touched her
arm. "I know this happened fast, Amy," Rini said gently, "But I'll need
your help... Serena will need your help."
     "Did you forget we need Serena to defeat Rubeus? You've effectively
reduced our forces down to two."
     Rini lifted baby Lita and baby Mina up into her arms before saying,
"Come on, Amy. I'll go tell Raye's grandfather what she's done. Then we
can bring the twins back to their parents. We were just babysitting them
for a couple of hours." She smiled evilly and added, "And then, we'll
plan how to get rid of Rubeus and the rest of the Black Moon Family. I
will pay them dearly back for what they did to my parents and my
people."

     "Rubeus!" Wiseman said as he appeared, "The Rabbit has the Silver
Crystal and is alone. There will be no interference from Sailor Moon."
     "Where?!?" Rubeus asked as he spun to face his master.
     "At the dock in the park. Go get her and the Crystal and bring them
back to me," Wiseman replied, "I sense something strange so be careful."
     "As you command, Wiseman," Rubeus replied. Gathering his energy, he
vanished from his spaceship. He appeared above the treetops in the park.
Floating down in a secluded area, he made his way stealthily towards the
dock. He could feel the anticipation pounding through his veins. An
eager wariness overcame him as he started sensing the power that was
ahead of him. The Silver Crystal must be strong if he could sense its
power.
     He saw the Rabbit standing at the edge of the dock. A feral look
entered his eyes as he observed that she had grown even more. She was a
frightened little girl in a beautiful woman's body. How marvelous. His
member stiffened at the thought. He licked his lips and studied his
lovely prey. Careful, he had to be very careful. Sailor Moon might not
be a concern but the other Sailor Scouts and Tuxedo Mask could be around
and the Rabbit still had that moonbeam of hers.
     Dashing forward, he tackled the unsuspecting woman. As they toppled
towards the water, Rubeus teleported them both back to his spaceship.
     "Lemme go!" Rini screamed. She quavered and looked wildly around
her. "Rubeus?!?" He smiled at the sound of fear in her voice. He had
finally captured the Rabbit! Wiseman would be pleased.
     "Rubeus?" The voice distracted him. Whipping his head around, he
stared for a moment before scrambling up he walked over to the young
woman he had been sharing his time with. "This is no place for you," he
said gently.
     "But Rubeus..."
     "You fool!" Wiseman said as he appeared, "What are you doing
playing with that trollop?! Watch the Rabbit! Get the Silver Crystal!"
     "No, you can't have it! Mommy said so!" Rini quivered. She glanced
between the three people present. The woman looked vaguely familiar.
Rini's fear seemed to increase so she crab-walked away from Rubeus.
     "The Rabbit..." Rubeus breathed, desire and indecision tore at him.
     "Get her!" Wiseman commanded.
     "No!"
     "Please, Rubeus, leave her alone!"
     "She is nothing!" Rubeus snarled as he wrenched his arm free of his
companion. Turning, he started stalking towards Rini. "I am the fox, you
are the Rabbit... and I have finally caught you."
     He halted as Rini's frightened look slipped away. He took a step
backwards when she stood up confidently. Something was wrong. He heard
Wiseman give a roar of outrage as the Rabbit's clothes melted away to a
princess dress. And then, he was staring at the pulsing Silver Crystal
within the Rabbit's hands, and true fear turned his blood cold.

     Amy sat, hands folded in her lap, waiting. Artemis and Luna were
pacing by her feet. "I should have gone with her, orders or no," Amy
said, "She has no battle experience."
     "Rini's stubborn," Artemis replied, "Like all women."
     "What?!?" Luna demanded.
     "I just meant," Artemis said hurriedly, "That once a woman gets her
mind set on doing something, she'll do it even if it's impossible." Amy
frowned slightly but Luna looked as if she wasn't sure whether to be
insulted or complimented.
     "I really wish Rini had not regressed the other Scouts," Luna
replied.
     "The plan would not have worked then," Rini's voice countered. Amy,
Luna, and Artemis turned to face Rini who was grinning. "It worked
better than I hoped."
     "What do you mean?"
     "Wiseman is destroyed... and Rubeus is healed."
     "Healed?!?" Artemis asked in a shocked voice.
     "Yes."
     "Well, where is he?" Luna asked. She wondered why Rini blushed a
fiery red and refused to answer.
     High above them, Rubeus' spaceship winked out of sight, carrying
both a changed man and his love. It carried them back to the future.

     A month or so passed and during that time, there was a flurry of
activity. The Tsukino's had given mixed reactions to learning that
Darien and Rini were engaged to marry. The joyous news was marred only
slightly by the surprise announcement that their daughter was pregnant.
Ken required a lot of soothing by the two women in his life before he
finally seemed happy about being a grandfather.
     That wasn't to say that Irene wasn't upset by the possible image of
Darien marrying Rini simply because Rini was pregnant, although she kept
that to herself. She was just glad Rini had waited to get pregnant at an
older age than she had. In addition, she couldn't help but be relieved
that Darien was taking responsibility, unlike Rini's biological father.
He had abandoned her as a pregnant young teen. Irene had been lucky to
find Ken some years later; he showed so much compassion and
understanding.
     Sammy was happy he'd be an uncle and get his big sister's larger
room.
     Now as Rini smoothed her wedding gown, she thought about the
upcoming night with her new husband. She hoped that somehow it would be
better than it was before. She also hoped that once Serena was born,
things would settle down a little bit. That was still over five months
away according to Amy. Luna was still treating her with the cold
civility of an advisor. Artemis was friendlier but that didn't count for
much. He kept a close eye on the infant twins. Amy was nervous around
her and Raye. Raye positively loathed her. Firmly Rini pushed those
unpleasant thoughts out of her mind. This was her wedding day and she
wasn't going to have it spoiled by gloomy thoughts.

Epilogue

     Nearly fifteen years later, a thirty-seven year old Rini Shields
sat at the kitchen table of her home sipping tea. She could easily pass
for her mid-twenties thanks to the Crystal. More than one person was
surprised when they found out she had a teenage daughter. "How did
things go this morning?" she asked Luna who was sitting on the table
with a bowl of cream.
     "Better," Luna replied, "I think you having Raye younger than
Serena was for the best after all. Her being twelve lets her keep up
with the others but she doesn't try to bully Serena as much."
     "I think I made a mistake with Lita and Mina though," Rini said
with a sigh, "Those two alone are a handful but put those two together
with Serena and they raise hell. I could only imagine if I had had
another child." She looked sourly at Luna who had snickered. Serena had
been an only child, much to the disappointment everyone within the
family.
     Rini had wanted more children besides Serena. Goodness knows, she
and Darien gave the spark of life enough chances to catch. It never had
though. She and Darien were disappointed in a way and even Serena seemed
disappointed that her mom couldn't give her a sibling. Serena always
wondered what it would be like to have a sister like her best friends.
     Deciding to change the subject, Rini said, "I have another
problem."
     "What?"
     "I'm sure Serena is sleeping with someone."
     "Darien?" Luna asked.
     "I could only wish," Rini sighed. Luna gave Rini a shocked
expression. "If it was Darien, I would know Serena was safe. And it
isn't like he's biologically her father. I mean he was at one time her
boyfriend." And if it hadn't been for her, Serena and Darien would have
made love when Serena had grown older.
     "It's been almost fifteen years since you two married. I'm just
used to Serena looking to Darien as a father." Cleaning a bit of cream
off one whisker, she asked, "Why not just give her the same talk that
Irene gave her? You know what that is." Tilting her head, she added,
"And why don't you ask Darien if he is sleeping with Serena?"
     "Because he's been faithful to me all these years," Rini replied,
"And I don't know if I could bring myself to actually put a stop to what
they were doing." She looked at Luna sadly and said, "You know I was
selfish really. Mina and Raye were right about that. I wanted my own
happiness, my own destiny away from my parents. I thought I could keep
Serena happy as well."
     "Serena is happy. She's the same cheerful girl I remember," Luna
replied. "Serena is a better Sailor Scout too; everyone is a better
Scout. They're more of a team." She stood up and walked closer to Rini.
"You and Serena are much closer now. I think if you tell her you're
worried, she'd let you know what's going on." Hopping off the table,
Luna wandered into the living room.
     Rini gave a smile. Luna was right of course. She and Serena were
much closer than they had been. They had a close relationship although
Serena didn't tell her everything. That was reserved for the twins, Lita
and Mina. Giving herself a little shake, Rini got up and carried teacup
and saucer over to the sink.
     No, it wasn't that Serena might be sexually active with a boy. She
had been careful to tell Serena what was safe and what wasn't, like
Serena once told her. Maybe she should give Amy a call. Amy was the
family doctor. She had refused Rini's offer to be made younger.
Instead, she took the time to go to medical school like she had wanted
to. Sighing, she pushed the thought away. She was being overprotective,
just like Darien was. Not being overly strict had led to more than one
incident over the years.
     No, what the real problem was very simple -- she didn't want to
face what was coming.
     Now that Serena was fourteen, Rini had been reminded of Serena's
promise to help Rini save her mother. It was important that Serena keep
the promise she made to a little girl so long ago. Rini had avoided
thinking about the upcoming trip to the future. It had been over
fourteen years. Was her mother even alive? Had her parents forgotten
about her? Even thought she was dead? Would her parents forgive her?
     Rini didn't know, and in a way, didn't want to know either. It
scared her. Hearing a knock at the back door, Rini gave a jump of
surprise. Looking out the window, she was even more startled to see
Sailor Pluto, or rather Susan looking at her as she was not in her Scout
form.
     "Susan!" she said as she opened the door. She hugged her old friend
tightly while starting to cry. "Where have you been? I thought you'd
come to see me sooner?"
     Susan smiled. She always had that knowing little smile. "You have
grown up quite nicely, Your Highness. May I come in?" She tried not to
laugh as Rini nearly dragged her into the house.
     Once Rini had seated Susan at the table, and had poured some tea,
she asked, "Did you come to help me go back to save Mother?"
     Susan sipped at her tea for a moment before shaking her head.
"There is no reason for you to return to the future." Rini gave a little
gasp of surprise and sat down heavily on her chair.
     "Mom... are my parents... dead?"
     "No, they are quite well. But there is no reason for you to go
back, Rini. There was never a Black Moon Family War. The Negaverse never
attacked Crystal Tokyo."
     "What?!?" Rini gasped, "But I fought Rubeus and Wiseman; the Sailor
Scouts did as well."
     "When you took over Serena's role, you changed the future," Susan
countered evenly, "The Crystal Tokyo you knew is no more; you do not
belong there."
     "But if that Crystal Tokyo is no more, then how... how did I come
back?" It even hurt to think of the possibilities. At that moment,
Serena came into the kitchen, sporting her mother's meatballs and long
blonde pigtails. Rini was reminded how Serena looked exactly as she
remembered her before Rubeus attacked them.
     "Hello ma'am," Serena greeted Susan pleasantly, "Mom, can I go over
to Lita and Mina's?"
     "Sure Serena... This is Susan. Susan, meet Serena."
     "I'm very pleased to meet you, Serena," Susan said, "We'll talk
again."
     The teen stared at Susan for a moment then shrugging, gave her
mother a quick kiss before leaving the room. Her mom was cool but she
had more important things to do than talk to the old folks.
     Rini smiled at Susan and said, "So, because I became her mother, I
changed history?"
     "Yes," Susan replied, "And as how to you came back..." Susan's eyes
flicked towards the doorway.
     "Serena?!?" Rini asked with a little shock. How could she have been
so blind?
     "She was always your mother, Rini," Susan replied. And would be
again, in time.
     "Who's my father then?" She prayed it wasn't Darien. He was the
logical choice and there was a resemblance as she remembered.
     "You healed him, a long time ago," Susan replied. She didn't bother
telling Rini that Darien had originally been her father. It would likely
upset her terribly. And now that the future had changed, it didn't
really matter.
     Rini's teacup fell out of her hand and she stared at Susan, her
eyes large with surprise. "R-Rubeus..."
     They spent the next little while talking. And before Susan left,
she patted Rini's stomach, "Don't worry about babies. You'll soon have
your hands full." Getting up, she added, "I'd tell Darien to ask for a
raise though, you're going to need it." Without another word, she
transformed into Sailor Pluto before fading away.
     Rini sank back down into her chair. Despite the surprises of this
day, she was glad her fortunes had changed. But what had Sailor Pluto
meant...

The End

Author's Notes:

I finished my first story. Yea! Since I saw Sailor Moon on the Cartoon
Network last year, I wanted to write a story with the characters. Now
that classes at college are done, I finally got some time to write this
idea I had. I have only read a few stories centering on Rini but she
always seems to end up with Hotaru or that Pegasus guy or she'd get a
session with the other Scouts. I thought it would be nice if Rini could
have the love of her life, Darien, in a way that was realistic. She
could have a "change of fortune" from the ending episode I saw. I found
a way to do that and get my love of Age Regression/Age Progression
involved. I have seen little written in the Sailor Moon world using
these themes. Thanks for reading my story.

The AP Scout <APScout@yahoo.com>