Well sufferin' sukatash! and blow me with a blowhorse! People are reading my story! *giggles* After deep thought, I have come up with this chapter. Someone in their review mentioned something about this being based off "snow maiden" or something. No, sorry, it's not. I've never heard of anything. This true-blue-all-pride-is-true Tern style. (Tern being me... you know e-TERN-ity)
But anyways I'm rambling... 'as usual' HEY! you meany innervoice you! *shakes finger accusingly* 'MOI? Mean? I resent such a comment.' Yeah well, you ARE mean! 'Well I'm being truthful' You could be truthful in a more "NICE" mannerism you know. 'Hey, I'm the workings of you. When YOU'RE nice *I'LL* be nice. Not a second sooner.' *Tern fumes to self about self* 'That's not very becoming on you, you know.' AH SHOVE IT!
*Tern turns to audience and giggles* Err.... sorry. SOMEONE isn't in a very good mood today. But you may continue and read the story. *smiles cheerfully*
Chapter One of Snow Bunny
Entitled: Health Problems
Sighing, Ikuko looked down at her little snow bunny lying there on the hospital bed. And a 'snow' creature Usagi was. Ikuko had been worried about Usagi's health when bringing her home and so took her to a doctor.
**ANOTHER FLASHBACK**
"GOOD GOSH!!!!!!!!" screamed the doctor. Ikuko, startled asked the doctor what was wrong. "This child!" screamed the doctor, "she's not normal."
"What's wrong with her, doc?" questioned Ikuko, not very happy at how this doctor was behaving.
"What's wrong with her!? Look at this body temperature!" Squealed the doctor showing the thermometer to Ikuko. It read 32 degrees Farenheit (Sorry, I KNOW they use Celsius in Japan… but heh, I'm an ignorant American who is stuck on the stupid system. Oh and if anyone has forgotten average body temperature for a human is 98.6 degrees ^.~ And 32 degrees is freezing.) Ikuko stared at the thermometer. "Is..is it right?" she questioned.
"It worked 5 minutes ago," the doctor answered, "here, try it yourself."
Ikuko took her own temperature and sure enough it came back reading 98.6 degrees (or somewhere around that :-P)
**END OF FLASHBACK**
Ikuko sighed again. What her doctor had told her that day changed everything. Usagi wasn't allowed outside much, mainly only during the winter months. When she finally did have to start going to school, after being home school until High School, special accommodations were set up. The temperature of the school was set as low as they could, which ended up being at about 50 degrees. The kids thought it was fine in the summer (year-round schooling. I don't know if they have it in Japan, but heh, this is MY story and I say they have it so :-P) However, in the winter they thought it was a pain. Everyone walked around with a thousand sweatshirts on. That is all except one, who was always wearing hardly anything. Enough to still be labeled as modest, but these were the clothes kids would wear outside when it was 90 – 100 degrees outside.
Ikuko jumped suddenly at the movement of the petite pale girl lying there. "Mama?" the girl asked confused.
"I'm here Usagi." Usagi eyes fluttered opened trying to get accustomed to the light.
"Mama?…" suddenly Usagi recognized her surroundings, "I'm in the hospital again aren't I mama?" Usagi didn't like that thought it meant that she had passed out in front of her classmates. She wanted to be accepted by them, but passing out in front of them would do no such thing.
"Yes dear, you're in the hospital."
"How long?"
"Only a few hours."
"Oh, so it was only exhaustion. Not heat stroke again?"
Ikuko looked at her daughter, brushing the silver strands of hair off her face, "no dear, not another stroke."
"Mama, am I a freak?"
"TSUKINO USAGI!!!!" Ikuko yelled appalled, "You are no such thing. And whoever tells you otherwise needs a good bonk on the head!" Usagi laughed at her mother's answer. "Bonking" anyone on the head sounded like a ridiculous thing. "Now tell me," Ikuko started, "why did you go outside?"
Usagi face turned red, but from anger or embarrassment Ikuko couldn't tell. "ooooh… (anger) those darn girls! They dared me that I wouldn't go outside and talk to Chiba Mamoru. They said I'd either melt from the sun or be too embarrassed to talk to an upperclassmen!" Ikuko suppressed a giggle. She remembered such dares while she was going up. Although, saying that she was too scared to go outside never was part of it.
"And so did you go talk to him?" Ikuko asked already knowing the answer.
"Of COURSE!" Usagi fumed, "Talk to him I did. Those girls were feeling mighty stupid I bet when they saw us talking. None of THEM have the nerve to talk to him. Everyone KNOWS that he'll be the Prom King, he's the most popular guy in the High School."
"Well I'm glad my baby isn't shy. But that's no reason to risk your health." Ikuko said strictly.
"Yes I know mama. But, those girls, they made me so mad! Plus I was curious. It was just 70 degrees outside, I wanted to see how long I'd last." Usagi said timidly.
Ikuko understood. It must be real hard for Usagi to be inside all the time. She knew she wouldn't have been able to handle it, and the way Usagi did deeply impressed her.
"Yes, well you know the saying 'Curiousity killed the cat'…"
"I'm not a cat mother." Usagi interjected.
"Well that's true, but still. Oh, we should call the nurse. Tell her your awake."
15 minutes later the two Tsukino's were walking out of the hospital. Usagi stopped dead in her tracks when she came into the waiting room…
The END!
'Oh that was cruel Tern' HEY! This is MY story! 'Well I'm kinda, sadly PART of you, so it's MY story as well' BUT I WROTE IT! 'And I help inspire it *inner voice smirks*' Oh that is SO not fair. YOU taking credit for MY WORK! 'SSH! You're scaring your readers.' EEPS!!!! *tackles readers* STAY!
*Tern takes a deep breath* Okay, if I won't be interrupted... 'No interloper here'... Very well, thank you all for reading. ANd yes, before you fret, there will be another chapter... sometime. I don't really know where I'm heading with this. *Stares at what she just wrote* *shakes head* Well anyways, All comments are welcome. Suggestions even more so! ANy criticism or flames FIRE AWAY! I'll take you all on!! *gets in fighter stance* 'Uh... Tern?' OH right! Well anyways REVIEW and I shall perhaps write another chapter. JA NE!!!
But anyways I'm rambling... 'as usual' HEY! you meany innervoice you! *shakes finger accusingly* 'MOI? Mean? I resent such a comment.' Yeah well, you ARE mean! 'Well I'm being truthful' You could be truthful in a more "NICE" mannerism you know. 'Hey, I'm the workings of you. When YOU'RE nice *I'LL* be nice. Not a second sooner.' *Tern fumes to self about self* 'That's not very becoming on you, you know.' AH SHOVE IT!
*Tern turns to audience and giggles* Err.... sorry. SOMEONE isn't in a very good mood today. But you may continue and read the story. *smiles cheerfully*
Chapter One of Snow Bunny
Entitled: Health Problems
Sighing, Ikuko looked down at her little snow bunny lying there on the hospital bed. And a 'snow' creature Usagi was. Ikuko had been worried about Usagi's health when bringing her home and so took her to a doctor.
**ANOTHER FLASHBACK**
"GOOD GOSH!!!!!!!!" screamed the doctor. Ikuko, startled asked the doctor what was wrong. "This child!" screamed the doctor, "she's not normal."
"What's wrong with her, doc?" questioned Ikuko, not very happy at how this doctor was behaving.
"What's wrong with her!? Look at this body temperature!" Squealed the doctor showing the thermometer to Ikuko. It read 32 degrees Farenheit (Sorry, I KNOW they use Celsius in Japan… but heh, I'm an ignorant American who is stuck on the stupid system. Oh and if anyone has forgotten average body temperature for a human is 98.6 degrees ^.~ And 32 degrees is freezing.) Ikuko stared at the thermometer. "Is..is it right?" she questioned.
"It worked 5 minutes ago," the doctor answered, "here, try it yourself."
Ikuko took her own temperature and sure enough it came back reading 98.6 degrees (or somewhere around that :-P)
**END OF FLASHBACK**
Ikuko sighed again. What her doctor had told her that day changed everything. Usagi wasn't allowed outside much, mainly only during the winter months. When she finally did have to start going to school, after being home school until High School, special accommodations were set up. The temperature of the school was set as low as they could, which ended up being at about 50 degrees. The kids thought it was fine in the summer (year-round schooling. I don't know if they have it in Japan, but heh, this is MY story and I say they have it so :-P) However, in the winter they thought it was a pain. Everyone walked around with a thousand sweatshirts on. That is all except one, who was always wearing hardly anything. Enough to still be labeled as modest, but these were the clothes kids would wear outside when it was 90 – 100 degrees outside.
Ikuko jumped suddenly at the movement of the petite pale girl lying there. "Mama?" the girl asked confused.
"I'm here Usagi." Usagi eyes fluttered opened trying to get accustomed to the light.
"Mama?…" suddenly Usagi recognized her surroundings, "I'm in the hospital again aren't I mama?" Usagi didn't like that thought it meant that she had passed out in front of her classmates. She wanted to be accepted by them, but passing out in front of them would do no such thing.
"Yes dear, you're in the hospital."
"How long?"
"Only a few hours."
"Oh, so it was only exhaustion. Not heat stroke again?"
Ikuko looked at her daughter, brushing the silver strands of hair off her face, "no dear, not another stroke."
"Mama, am I a freak?"
"TSUKINO USAGI!!!!" Ikuko yelled appalled, "You are no such thing. And whoever tells you otherwise needs a good bonk on the head!" Usagi laughed at her mother's answer. "Bonking" anyone on the head sounded like a ridiculous thing. "Now tell me," Ikuko started, "why did you go outside?"
Usagi face turned red, but from anger or embarrassment Ikuko couldn't tell. "ooooh… (anger) those darn girls! They dared me that I wouldn't go outside and talk to Chiba Mamoru. They said I'd either melt from the sun or be too embarrassed to talk to an upperclassmen!" Ikuko suppressed a giggle. She remembered such dares while she was going up. Although, saying that she was too scared to go outside never was part of it.
"And so did you go talk to him?" Ikuko asked already knowing the answer.
"Of COURSE!" Usagi fumed, "Talk to him I did. Those girls were feeling mighty stupid I bet when they saw us talking. None of THEM have the nerve to talk to him. Everyone KNOWS that he'll be the Prom King, he's the most popular guy in the High School."
"Well I'm glad my baby isn't shy. But that's no reason to risk your health." Ikuko said strictly.
"Yes I know mama. But, those girls, they made me so mad! Plus I was curious. It was just 70 degrees outside, I wanted to see how long I'd last." Usagi said timidly.
Ikuko understood. It must be real hard for Usagi to be inside all the time. She knew she wouldn't have been able to handle it, and the way Usagi did deeply impressed her.
"Yes, well you know the saying 'Curiousity killed the cat'…"
"I'm not a cat mother." Usagi interjected.
"Well that's true, but still. Oh, we should call the nurse. Tell her your awake."
15 minutes later the two Tsukino's were walking out of the hospital. Usagi stopped dead in her tracks when she came into the waiting room…
The END!
'Oh that was cruel Tern' HEY! This is MY story! 'Well I'm kinda, sadly PART of you, so it's MY story as well' BUT I WROTE IT! 'And I help inspire it *inner voice smirks*' Oh that is SO not fair. YOU taking credit for MY WORK! 'SSH! You're scaring your readers.' EEPS!!!! *tackles readers* STAY!
*Tern takes a deep breath* Okay, if I won't be interrupted... 'No interloper here'... Very well, thank you all for reading. ANd yes, before you fret, there will be another chapter... sometime. I don't really know where I'm heading with this. *Stares at what she just wrote* *shakes head* Well anyways, All comments are welcome. Suggestions even more so! ANy criticism or flames FIRE AWAY! I'll take you all on!! *gets in fighter stance* 'Uh... Tern?' OH right! Well anyways REVIEW and I shall perhaps write another chapter. JA NE!!!