Here's chapter 1. I wasn't sure I was going to be able to get it out on time. Though I guess you want to read the story. Anyways I want to thank Sailor Spectra and Afton Castaneda for there helpful comments. Family History By Nancy Nguyen anguyen1@hic.net Chapter 1 Calling Home "Serena WAKE-UP" "What time is it?" "6:00" "6:00! Mom, why did you wake me up so early?" "You'd asked me last night to wake you up early so you can call Catherine." "Shimatta" I mumbled. After grabbing my robe and trying carefully not to wake Luna, I walked out of my room. Slowly I walked down the stairs and reminding myself why it is I even wanted to stay in Toyko so then I wouldn't have to call my 'dear' sister and yelling at her for deciding to ditch me in Toyko without even letting me have my say. Not that I mind yelling at Cath but I hate getting up this early unless it necessary. Though getting up early is alright, the hard part is calling home. Which the only good part is talking to my parents, that's if they're home yet. Sluggishly, I picked up the phone and dialed my home phone number. After about five rings someone answered. It was my father. "Bennett Residence" "Hi dad, it's Serena" "Serena?" He said it with a shocked voice. Which it hard to scare or make my father speechless. After about two minutes of silence he finally said something. "So, How are you Serena?" "Oh, Fine" "Uh, I called to talk to Cath about my coming home." "Oh, yeah, well it seems you WILL be coming home for a visit during Spring Break and permanently during the summer." "That's great!" "I know. Anyways you called to talk to your sister so hold on a second and I'll get her for you." Well after about six minutes Cath came on the line and dad hung up. "So, sis, what's up?" "Hi Cath, just call to see how things are." "Alright, they let everyone out of school soon after lunch since a semi-hazardous fire broke out in the cafeteria. So Spring Break started for me about an hour ago. Anyways it turn out I talked to mom and Mary about the early start on Spring Break and I'll be visiting Toyko for a week and you be visiting home for a wee. Furthermore Mary is coming with me to see you. She was able to finish her classes early at Harvard and I came back two days ago. So I talked her into packing up her stuff to come with me to Toyko. Isn't that great?" Mary is my oldest sister. Mary and I used to do everything together. Study. Research. Have fun. That type of stuff. Though when she left for college four years ago, things changed tremendously. Mary and I were best-friends/sister because she was older and was someone I could turn to when I needed help with school work or even personal problems. I mean she'd been through most of the expected stuff so it was easy to go to some that know instead of your twin or mother. Though it not that I don't like to talk to Cath. It's just, Cath is a person you could talk to about anything and next thing you know everything is alright. "Yeah, it is. I haven't seen Mary in who knows how long. So where is the soon to be Harvard grad?" "Well, it turns out she's out shopping. You know, she like you, she doesn't know what a mall is and then next we know she gone and then comes back a new person." "What wrong with the fact that she wants to go shopping." "Yeah, well it like you. You don't say anything unless it is something that has been getting on your ever last nerve and you decide to do something about it like two years later. Then suddenly, you move to another country and you start to become another person. It like someone just knocked you upside the head and you see the world in a new light. Which that gets you to start to be the carefree person that you just locked away inside you and when that carefree person comes out, no one expects it. Which what's interesting is that I thought you called to yell at me for changing the plans we made." "Well yeah I did, but I also wanted to see how things are." "Things are fine here, though what's going on with you and Darien?" "The usual, you know." Screaming and yelling at each other how much we can't stand the sight of one another. "So I guess your happy that now you can spend more time with him. huh?" YEAH RIGHT! "I'm about as happy as I can be right now." I said in a sarcastic yet nice and normal tone. "WAIT A MINUTE!" "What? Is something wrong?" "Yeah, YOU!" "What about me?" "Usually, you'd be mad as hell and yelling at me like a manic when I do something like changing the plans at the last minute. Yet, only when your in some type of trouble do you let me off the hook without even yell at me. Most of the time it because a guy you like already has a girl." "What are you talking about?" "I'm talking about your sudden need to call. The almost cracking, I'm in emotional torment, voice." "Well, I don't like the fact you change the plans and not consulting me and it six in the morning over here." "Yeah right! Something's up and I want to know what it is." "Well for your information nothing's up and chances are if something is up, it none of your business." "One thing's for sure it's about Darien. So I guess you might not come back here for Spring Break after all, I could go to Toyko." "NO, it's alright you don't have to, really." You see the last thing I need is for my sister to get mad at Darien. Just so you'd know she is very protective of me. I guess if you put Lita's strength together with Raye's short fuse, you get my sister's protectiveness of me. You see when we were 12 there was this bully who picked on me for weeks. I never to her about him. Though somehow she found out. So one day after school she walked up to him and gave him a set of black eyes. When his older brother went after my sister it got so bad that he somehow broke is arm. (But that what I heard.) So I guess it explains why I don't want her to know what happened between Darien and myself. "Uh huh, so if nothings wrong, why don't you want me to come to Toyko?" "Well, you ........ got lots of friends there and they'd miss you and ............ what about that guy you said you like?" "He and I are going out tonight." That's my sister for you, the only way to get her to change to another subject without a question is to mention any guy that is cute. "So. where are you going to?" "The Cresent Club." "CLUB???" "Yeah, it's a teen club, it opened about five months ago." "Oh, do mom and dad know about this 'club'?" "Of course, they love it. They're friends with one of the owner's Aunt. You know, Mrs. Johnson's 21 year old nephew Eric. Anyways he's the one I'm going out with." "Well, that's great you got someone." "I guess I'll get a chance to meet him to weeks for now huh?" "Totally, that's great, you'll love him, he's drop dead gorgeous. He has dark brown hair and aqua eyes that you can stare into forever and ever." Cath said, stressing the 'ever' part. "Anyways I got to get going before Luna figures out that I'm already up. I'll see you in two weeks." "SERENA" Luna yelled. "Morning Luna." I said trying to be happy when the truth is I'm not, and you already know why. "What are you doing up so early?" Luna inquired. "I just felt like getting up early, that all." "That great Serena. Now I won't have to worry about you not making it to the scout meeting at 8:30." Ever so slowly I started to walk back up the stairs while Luna was talk about who knows what on my shoulder. After brushing my Luna finished talking and left to talk to Reeny. Which I kind of feel sorry for her if Luna start to give her a lecture like she did with me. After dressing and eating breakfast, Luna, Reeny, and myself set out for the meeting at Raye's. When I got to the temple imagine my surprise when I saw Darien sitting down at the table with all the girls. "Serena, about time you got here." Raye said. "Yeah well I'm only three minutes late." I said after having a look a the watch Mary got me for my birthday last year. "So Luna why did you ask Darien here?" Amy asked, trying to change the subject of my being a few minutes late. "Well Amy I called this meeting because Reeny and I talked about why she's here and we have figured out who her parents are. Isn't that right Reeny?" "Yeah, definitely." She replied while taking one of the last seats. Which was next to Darien. While I sat next to Amy who was on the right side of Darien. It was the only seat left and I didn't have a choice. Though if I did I wouldn't have even came if I'd known Darien was going to be here. "So Luna, who are her parents? I mean do we know them?" I inquired. "Well, yes we do know them, as for who they are, they are Serenity and Endymion." Luna replied.