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This story is a revised version of "Princess Serenity's Revenge" and will hopefully be much better. This is a fan fiction about Serenity/Usagi and Endymion/Mamoru.

Disclaimer: Sailor Moon is copyright (c) 1992 Naoko Takeuchi/Kodansha, TOEI Animation. English Language Adaptation copyright (c) 1995 DiC Entertainment.


The Beginning of Forever: Chapter 12
Charlyne
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Chapter Rating: PG


"Usako, you're going to be late."

Burrowing her head into her pillow, Serenity ignored the voice.

"You're not even in school yet and already you're making a bad impression. You have a meeting with the principal this morning, remember?" It had taken them a few days to get everything in order and take the test that would assign her to a school. Then they had needed to contact the school and send them Usagi's fake information. They'd gotten a call the day before that Usagi had a interview with the principal to tie up all the loose ends before she could start school at Juuban High.

Cracking open one eye, Serenity--No, Usagi, she reminded herself--glared up at her husband. The soft glow of sunlight bathed the room in pink and gold. It was much too early to be awake. Usagi rolled over and closed her eyes.

Mamoru sighed and rolled his eyes. He should have guessed that she wouldn't take well to waking up early. In the palace she'd probably been able to sleep as long as she liked. Reaching over, he pulled the covers from her and shook her gently. "Wake up, Usako."

Shivering, Usagi searched for the covers with her hand. When she couldn't find them, she opened both her eyes and sat up. Her golden blond hair was twisted around her body and she slowly disentangled herself before standing up. She glared again at her husband but at the same time pressed herself against his warm body until her shivers abated.

"Alright, I'm up," she grumbled. Grabbing her robe, she stalked toward the bathroom.

Mamoru shook his head and chuckled softly. Before her left the bedroom he checked on Chibi-Usa. The child was still sleeping, tuffs of pink hair peeking over the edge of the blanket. He smiled softly and left her to sleep.

After showering and getting dressed, Usagi walked into the kitchen. Mamoru was there, sipping a cup of coffee. Chibi-Usa had awaked and was held securely in her father's arms. The little girl was babbling out sounds and laughing. Giving her husband and daughter a kiss, Usagi twirled around for their inspection.

"How do I look?" she asked.

"As beautiful as always," Mamoru replied. He shifted the baby in his arms and sighed. He'd gotten a call late yesterday, while Usagi had been out of the house, from a prospective employer. He'd typed up and sent out a resume to many of the want ads in the newspaper. They wanted him to be at an interview today and he hadn't been able to get them to change the date, despite the fact that he'd said he didn't have someone to watch his child.

"What's the matter?" Usagi asked, surprising him with her perceptiveness.

Mamoru sighed again. "I got a call yesterday, from that electronics company I sent a resume to, and they want me to come in for an interview today."

Usagi grinned. "That's wonderful! I didn't think you'd find a job so soon."

Mamoru didn't share her grin. "They want the interview this morning, while you're at the school. I couldn't get them to reschedule it."

Usagi's grin faded and a worried look replaced it. "You need this job, if you don't go to the interview they'll give it to someone else. I guess I could take Chibi-Usa to the meeting with me. I know you can't take her to the interview and we don't know anyone who can watch her."

Knowing that it was the only choice didn't make Mamoru any happier about the decision. The fact that Usagi was married would set her apart in school already, he didn't want everyone to know she had a child as well. He knew how many teenage girls treated girls their own age who had a child. They could be mean and cruel.

Chibi-Usa was strapped securely into her car seat and was ready to go within a few minutes. Mamoru drove Usagi the short distance to the high school and dropped her off. After a small kiss for both his girls, he watched them enter the building with worried eyes. After they had disappeared from sight, he pulled out of the school's parking lot and headed toward his job interview.

Usagi nervously entered the high school. Chibi-Usa had fallen asleep again and was content in her car seat. The empty hallways echoed with her footsteps and the muffled voices of teachers came from behind the closed doors she passed. Finding the room marked 'Principal's Office' was fairly easy and, with a bit of juggling with Chibi-Usa's car seat, she let herself in. Walking up to the desk where a woman sat, Usagi tried to ignore the looks she was getting.

"I'm here for a meeting with Sato-san," Usagi said quietly. "I am Chiba Usagi."

"Go right in, he's waiting for you."

Usagi let herself into the principal's office and approached the man that sat behind the desk. He was thin and had black hair that was graying the the temples.

"I'm sorry I'm late, Sato-san," Usagi said. She bowed and took a seat when he offered one to her.

"You didn't say you'd be bringing a child." He voice sounded slightly disapproving. Usa felt a blush creep up her cheeks.

"My husband had a job interview this morning and could not reschedule it. We don't know anyone in this city and I could not leave the baby alone."

The man nodded in understanding. "Your papers all seem to be in order. I was going to ask if you'd like to begin your classes today, but since you have the child with you, I will have your councilor show you around the school and you can begin tomorrow." He handed Usagi a sheet of paper and a package. "That is your schedule and your uniform. The slippers that are included need to be put in your locker."

Usagi was surprised at the shortness of the meeting. She'd felt almost sure that she would be lectured by this man about getting married at her young age and having a child. Goddess knows, everyone else had seen fit to lecture her about it.

After being directed to the councilor's office and meeting her assigned councilor--a woman named Tanaka-san--she was given a tour of the school. She was shown where her homeroom was (she'd be spending most of her day in there) and where her science lab was, then she was given a locker.

"If you have any questions, don't hesitant to come to me," Tanaka-san said as they walked together toward the cafeteria. "You may be given more leeway for being late to school and taking sick days but you will still be expected to keep up with your school work. Whether or not you tell the other students about your child is up to you."

Usagi nodded. They entered the cafeteria and Usagi bought a boxed lunch before sitting down at a table. Tanaka-san left to attend to other duties, leaving the former princess to eat and settle in. Chibi-Usa had woken up and sat gurgling happily to herself, looking around in curiosity. Usagi hadn't been sitting there long before she saw the familiar figure of her husband walk into the room. She smiled and waved him over.

"How did your interview go?" she asked, offering Mamoru some of her lunch.

"Great. They seem interested in me. They said they'd contact me after they reviewed some more applicants."

"I hope you get the job," Usagi said, sighing. She finished her lunch and cleaned her mess before taking Mamoru's hand, grabbing Chibi-Usa, and walking with him out to the car. Usagi sat silently in her seat as they drove back to their apartment. She was more nervous than anything, starting school tomorrow. She knew that the few students that had seen her in the principal's office would probably spread rumors about her, since they'd seen the baby.

I won't let them get to me. They know nothing about me, Usagi told herself.

Goddess, she hoped everything worked out.

Author's Note:
I know, this chapter didn't have very much in it. I just wanted to move the story along and I didn't want to jump right into school with an introduction first. So, anyway, hopefully there will be better chapters coming up. Thanks to everyone who keeps telling me to write more!