Where have you been young lady." Her mother said.
"Mom its not what you think I can explain."
"Like hell its not, you sneak out in the middle of the night to do only God knows what, and on top of that I find your geometry test, a 77 how the hell can you do that. You are a smart girl you can't get that kind of grade. I am grounding you for a month."
"But…"
"No buts you are grounded and that is final."
When her mother left she sat down on her bed and cried for all she was worth.
Amy woke up early the next day with the sun shining in through her balcony doors. She could hear the birds singing outside her window, their happy song usually made her feel better when she was downhearted but today not even their song could bring joy into her morning. The battle last night had been incredibly fierce compared to most. This battle had nearly killed Lita when she saved Serena by jumping in front of the blast that was heading towards her. But even that event wasn't as bad as coming home from saving the day and being thrashed by her mother and not being able to give any explanation.
'Mom I wish you would let me explain what's going on.' Amy thought as she started down stairs to eat breakfast.
"Mom? Are you home?" She called out, "guess not." Amy said with a sigh. She went into the kitchen and poured herself a bowl of cereal. There was a note on the table from her mother that said that she had to go to work early and would be home at eight and that they would talk when she got home.
"It's eight-thirty, I doubt Serena is up so I can't call her and say I can't come today." Amy said, "She'll be so disappointed, either that or she'll laugh her head off at me being grounded." Amy added in a dark tone.
The rays of sunlight shone through Serena's window onto her bed where Luna was sleeping peacefully.
'Hmm I wonder if I should wake her up. No she would just freak out because I am up early. But that's understandable right? My friend was almost killed and it could have been me and I just feel so horrible about it.' Serena thought while standing in her doorway. 'Well I guess Luna needs to rest, I think I'll go over to Amy's house and surprise her by being awake so early.' She thought with a devilish grin.
"There is never anything good to watch on Saturdays." Amy said to herself. She had just finished channel surfing and was contemplating what to do with her day. 'I really should study for the next Geometry Test since my grade will really go down because of this, but I just don't feel like studying. I wish I could go for a walk or something but I know that when my mom says we need to talk I have to stay inside.' Amy thought. Suddenly there was a loud knocking on the door. Amy didn't move. 'Maybe the person will go away.' Again there was a knock but this one louder. Still she did not move.
"Amy I know you're in there and I know you're awake so answer the door." The voice said from behind the door.
'Great I guess she won't go away' Amy thought as she got up from the couch and shuffled towards the door, 'well time to put on an act like usual.' Amy thought as she slowly opened the door and faked a yawn.
"Oh hi Serena. How are you." Amy said nonchalantly.
"Um Amy are you okay?" Serena asked.
"Yeah why do you ask?"
"Well it's just that aren't you supposed to be surprised I'm up early for once."
"Oh heh heh yea that's great I figured everyone was up because of what happened last night and all."
"Oh…So do you want to go to the arcade then?"
"Um sorry Serena I can't."
"WHAT!?! Why not you promised we would go today we all promised we would go out and have a nice civilized day."
"Geez you don't have to yell I'm right here."
"I'm sorry it's just that I'm disappointed."
"I figured you would be."
"Then why don't you come."
"Like I said I can't. My mom won't let me."
"Oh because you were sick yesterday?"
"Yeah, that's right because I was sick yesterday, well I better get inside I don't want to get even more sick. Bye Serena I'll see you at school." Amy said quickly.
"Uh bye…" Amy slamming the door cut off Serena mid-sentence.
Amy breathed a sigh of relief after she closed the door. She walked back to the couch and sank down, 'I'm sorry Serena I just can't tell you the reason I can't go out today.' She picked up the phone and began to dial Rei's number.
"Hey Serena you're on time for once, don't let Rei catch you though she'll try to make this a habit." Lita said with a smile as Serena entered the Arcade.
"Yeah Lita I'll make sure of that. By the way where is Rei?"
"Not here yet neither is Amy weird huh, they are both usually the first ones here."
"Oh well Amy won't be coming."
"What, why isn't she?"
"She had to leave school early yesterday, because she was sick and her mother doesn't want her to go outside."
"Man that's really weird she never gets sick." A voice from behind them said.
"Hey Mina." Lita said.
"So it's just the four of us today." Mina said.
"Yeah but I really don't think we should do everything without Amy it just wouldn't be the same."
"I agree." Lita said as she got up to leave the arcade, "Will you tell Rei that I'm not feeling good and have to postpone."
"Sure Lita, do you need any help."
"No I'm fine." Lita reassured them as she picked up her crutches and left the arcade.
"Hi Rei thanks for coming over." Amy said as she let Rei in.
"No problem, so what's happening that is so confidential that you can't talk about it in front of the others?"
"Not everyone else just Serena."
"Okay so what is it?"
"It's the reason I can't go with you today, not because I was sick yesterday, in fact my mom doesn't even know that I was in the office all day yesterday."
"Okay now you have me confused."
"Promise you won't laugh or scold me like you do with Serena."
"Now why would I do that?"
"Just promise"
"Alright I promise. Now what's going on."
"The reason I can't come today is that I am grounded."
"You're what…" Rei said in a shocked tone.
"Grounded, because of my Geometry test grade and for sneaking out last night to help in the battle, but my mom doesn't understand that and I can't explain it."
"Okay I get the sneaking out part my Grandpa would kill me if he found that I had left in the middle of the night but the test what did you get an A-?"
"No, I got a C."
"You got a C, wow I see why you didn't want to tell Serena, she would have gloated for a month about that."
"Yeah and I wouldn't have to hear it because I won't be out of this house until then."
"Are you serious your mom grounded you for a month, she doesn't actually mean it does she?"
"When my mom says something like that she means it especially at 12:30 in the morning when I am coming through my balcony door in a T-shirt."
"Ouch that one would really get me into trouble there. Well I better get going the girls are waiting for me. Good luck Amy."
"Thanks. Have fun and don't tell them."
"Tell them what?"
"Thanks Rei. Goodbye."
"Bye."
"Mom its not what you think I can explain."
"Like hell its not, you sneak out in the middle of the night to do only God knows what, and on top of that I find your geometry test, a 77 how the hell can you do that. You are a smart girl you can't get that kind of grade. I am grounding you for a month."
"But…"
"No buts you are grounded and that is final."
When her mother left she sat down on her bed and cried for all she was worth.
Amy woke up early the next day with the sun shining in through her balcony doors. She could hear the birds singing outside her window, their happy song usually made her feel better when she was downhearted but today not even their song could bring joy into her morning. The battle last night had been incredibly fierce compared to most. This battle had nearly killed Lita when she saved Serena by jumping in front of the blast that was heading towards her. But even that event wasn't as bad as coming home from saving the day and being thrashed by her mother and not being able to give any explanation.
'Mom I wish you would let me explain what's going on.' Amy thought as she started down stairs to eat breakfast.
"Mom? Are you home?" She called out, "guess not." Amy said with a sigh. She went into the kitchen and poured herself a bowl of cereal. There was a note on the table from her mother that said that she had to go to work early and would be home at eight and that they would talk when she got home.
"It's eight-thirty, I doubt Serena is up so I can't call her and say I can't come today." Amy said, "She'll be so disappointed, either that or she'll laugh her head off at me being grounded." Amy added in a dark tone.
The rays of sunlight shone through Serena's window onto her bed where Luna was sleeping peacefully.
'Hmm I wonder if I should wake her up. No she would just freak out because I am up early. But that's understandable right? My friend was almost killed and it could have been me and I just feel so horrible about it.' Serena thought while standing in her doorway. 'Well I guess Luna needs to rest, I think I'll go over to Amy's house and surprise her by being awake so early.' She thought with a devilish grin.
"There is never anything good to watch on Saturdays." Amy said to herself. She had just finished channel surfing and was contemplating what to do with her day. 'I really should study for the next Geometry Test since my grade will really go down because of this, but I just don't feel like studying. I wish I could go for a walk or something but I know that when my mom says we need to talk I have to stay inside.' Amy thought. Suddenly there was a loud knocking on the door. Amy didn't move. 'Maybe the person will go away.' Again there was a knock but this one louder. Still she did not move.
"Amy I know you're in there and I know you're awake so answer the door." The voice said from behind the door.
'Great I guess she won't go away' Amy thought as she got up from the couch and shuffled towards the door, 'well time to put on an act like usual.' Amy thought as she slowly opened the door and faked a yawn.
"Oh hi Serena. How are you." Amy said nonchalantly.
"Um Amy are you okay?" Serena asked.
"Yeah why do you ask?"
"Well it's just that aren't you supposed to be surprised I'm up early for once."
"Oh heh heh yea that's great I figured everyone was up because of what happened last night and all."
"Oh…So do you want to go to the arcade then?"
"Um sorry Serena I can't."
"WHAT!?! Why not you promised we would go today we all promised we would go out and have a nice civilized day."
"Geez you don't have to yell I'm right here."
"I'm sorry it's just that I'm disappointed."
"I figured you would be."
"Then why don't you come."
"Like I said I can't. My mom won't let me."
"Oh because you were sick yesterday?"
"Yeah, that's right because I was sick yesterday, well I better get inside I don't want to get even more sick. Bye Serena I'll see you at school." Amy said quickly.
"Uh bye…" Amy slamming the door cut off Serena mid-sentence.
Amy breathed a sigh of relief after she closed the door. She walked back to the couch and sank down, 'I'm sorry Serena I just can't tell you the reason I can't go out today.' She picked up the phone and began to dial Rei's number.
"Hey Serena you're on time for once, don't let Rei catch you though she'll try to make this a habit." Lita said with a smile as Serena entered the Arcade.
"Yeah Lita I'll make sure of that. By the way where is Rei?"
"Not here yet neither is Amy weird huh, they are both usually the first ones here."
"Oh well Amy won't be coming."
"What, why isn't she?"
"She had to leave school early yesterday, because she was sick and her mother doesn't want her to go outside."
"Man that's really weird she never gets sick." A voice from behind them said.
"Hey Mina." Lita said.
"So it's just the four of us today." Mina said.
"Yeah but I really don't think we should do everything without Amy it just wouldn't be the same."
"I agree." Lita said as she got up to leave the arcade, "Will you tell Rei that I'm not feeling good and have to postpone."
"Sure Lita, do you need any help."
"No I'm fine." Lita reassured them as she picked up her crutches and left the arcade.
"Hi Rei thanks for coming over." Amy said as she let Rei in.
"No problem, so what's happening that is so confidential that you can't talk about it in front of the others?"
"Not everyone else just Serena."
"Okay so what is it?"
"It's the reason I can't go with you today, not because I was sick yesterday, in fact my mom doesn't even know that I was in the office all day yesterday."
"Okay now you have me confused."
"Promise you won't laugh or scold me like you do with Serena."
"Now why would I do that?"
"Just promise"
"Alright I promise. Now what's going on."
"The reason I can't come today is that I am grounded."
"You're what…" Rei said in a shocked tone.
"Grounded, because of my Geometry test grade and for sneaking out last night to help in the battle, but my mom doesn't understand that and I can't explain it."
"Okay I get the sneaking out part my Grandpa would kill me if he found that I had left in the middle of the night but the test what did you get an A-?"
"No, I got a C."
"You got a C, wow I see why you didn't want to tell Serena, she would have gloated for a month about that."
"Yeah and I wouldn't have to hear it because I won't be out of this house until then."
"Are you serious your mom grounded you for a month, she doesn't actually mean it does she?"
"When my mom says something like that she means it especially at 12:30 in the morning when I am coming through my balcony door in a T-shirt."
"Ouch that one would really get me into trouble there. Well I better get going the girls are waiting for me. Good luck Amy."
"Thanks. Have fun and don't tell them."
"Tell them what?"
"Thanks Rei. Goodbye."
"Bye."
