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Believe In Yourself
Part 2
By: Usa and Hoho
Disclaimer in Part 1
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Usagi eyed the closed door with a look of despair. How would she be able to convince everyone she didn't cheat. She had never in her life even thought about cheating.
With a sigh, she went out to the courtyard for lunch. Although she wasn't really in the mood to eat anything...
Ami was coming out of the school, a book in one hand, her lunch in the other. She noticed Usagi sitting there, looking a little blue. Makoto was right behind her, holding the ever-present wonderful lunch for her and Usagi to share, and Ami pointed out the saddened Usagi sitting alone, not touching her lunch.
Usagi said nothing as her friends sat down. She had images in her mind about them accusing her of cheating. She knew they would never say anything mean to her, but she couldn't shake the thoughts.
"Usagi-chan, what's up? You look a little depressed..." Ami ventured, and put her book down for a minute while munching a sandwich politely.
Usagi just sighed and turned away from Ami. She didn't want to be rude but Ami had gotten another perfect score on her test... *Just like I did, only I was accused of cheating.*
Makoto put a hand on Usagi's shoulder in an attempt to console her. "Hey, Usagi-chan, tell me what's bothering you!" She didn't like the way Usagi had simply turned away from them without a word.
"I-I don't want to talk about it right now..." Usagi said quietly.
Suddenly, one of the rude boys from her class ran up to her. "Usagi-baka is a cheater!" he screamed for everyone to hear.
Ami's eyes widened in shock. "Nani?"
Usagi tried to hold back her tears as the boy continued to pick on her. "Look at the crybaby! Aw, did you really cheat? That means you're gonna flunk!! Hahaha!"
Makoto eyed the boy warily and walked up to him, an angry glare on her face. "Listen, punk, I don't want you saying my friend is a cheater!! Take it back!" Makoto stared him down, giving him a death-glare.
"Hey, don't look at me. I'm only stating what I overheard Haruna-sensei say to the principal! Why don't you ask Usagi, she's the one who did it." With that, he ran off.
Makoto's eyes followed the boy until he was no longer in sight. "Usagi-chan, I don't care who he was, but-" She looked into Usagi's face. "Hey there, what's wrong?"
"Why does everyone think I cheated?" Usagi cried, running into the building.
Ami looked up at Makoto for a second, then threw her book on the table. Makoto followed suit, leaving her lunch on the table, and they ran into the building after Usagi.
Usagi ran and ran. Finally, she found herself in the girls restroom. She went to the last stall and sank to the floor. She couldn't believe that the first time she passed a test she was accused of cheating.
There was a gentle knock on the door of the bathroom stall. Ami's voice could be heard from the other side. "Usagi-chan, just tell us what happened! Onegai...?"
"I got a perfect score on that science test..." Usagi said between sobs.
Makoto eyed Usagi in disbelief. "A... perfect score? Are you sure, Usagi-chan?"
Ami elbowed Makoto. "Shh! Usagi-chan, tell me the truth. Did you cheat on the test or not?"
Usagi stood up and moved past her "friends". She glared at Ami. "How could you even ask me that?"
Ami gave Usagi a look. "I just want to know, Usagi-chan! What that boy said could very well be true, I'm sure we can find some way to fix things if only you tell us what exactly happened..."
Usagi sighed sadly, the one person who she thought would believe her didn't.
Ami looked at Usagi. "Usagi-chan, just explain what's going on... please? So we can straighten everything out?"
Usagi stared at Makoto and Ami for a minute then ran out the door.
Ami and Makoto just watched Usagi leave for a moment, but decided not to follow her. "M-maybe she doesn't want to be bothered right now..."
Believe In Yourself
Part 2
By: Usa and Hoho
Disclaimer in Part 1
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Usagi eyed the closed door with a look of despair. How would she be able to convince everyone she didn't cheat. She had never in her life even thought about cheating.
With a sigh, she went out to the courtyard for lunch. Although she wasn't really in the mood to eat anything...
Ami was coming out of the school, a book in one hand, her lunch in the other. She noticed Usagi sitting there, looking a little blue. Makoto was right behind her, holding the ever-present wonderful lunch for her and Usagi to share, and Ami pointed out the saddened Usagi sitting alone, not touching her lunch.
Usagi said nothing as her friends sat down. She had images in her mind about them accusing her of cheating. She knew they would never say anything mean to her, but she couldn't shake the thoughts.
"Usagi-chan, what's up? You look a little depressed..." Ami ventured, and put her book down for a minute while munching a sandwich politely.
Usagi just sighed and turned away from Ami. She didn't want to be rude but Ami had gotten another perfect score on her test... *Just like I did, only I was accused of cheating.*
Makoto put a hand on Usagi's shoulder in an attempt to console her. "Hey, Usagi-chan, tell me what's bothering you!" She didn't like the way Usagi had simply turned away from them without a word.
"I-I don't want to talk about it right now..." Usagi said quietly.
Suddenly, one of the rude boys from her class ran up to her. "Usagi-baka is a cheater!" he screamed for everyone to hear.
Ami's eyes widened in shock. "Nani?"
Usagi tried to hold back her tears as the boy continued to pick on her. "Look at the crybaby! Aw, did you really cheat? That means you're gonna flunk!! Hahaha!"
Makoto eyed the boy warily and walked up to him, an angry glare on her face. "Listen, punk, I don't want you saying my friend is a cheater!! Take it back!" Makoto stared him down, giving him a death-glare.
"Hey, don't look at me. I'm only stating what I overheard Haruna-sensei say to the principal! Why don't you ask Usagi, she's the one who did it." With that, he ran off.
Makoto's eyes followed the boy until he was no longer in sight. "Usagi-chan, I don't care who he was, but-" She looked into Usagi's face. "Hey there, what's wrong?"
"Why does everyone think I cheated?" Usagi cried, running into the building.
Ami looked up at Makoto for a second, then threw her book on the table. Makoto followed suit, leaving her lunch on the table, and they ran into the building after Usagi.
Usagi ran and ran. Finally, she found herself in the girls restroom. She went to the last stall and sank to the floor. She couldn't believe that the first time she passed a test she was accused of cheating.
There was a gentle knock on the door of the bathroom stall. Ami's voice could be heard from the other side. "Usagi-chan, just tell us what happened! Onegai...?"
"I got a perfect score on that science test..." Usagi said between sobs.
Makoto eyed Usagi in disbelief. "A... perfect score? Are you sure, Usagi-chan?"
Ami elbowed Makoto. "Shh! Usagi-chan, tell me the truth. Did you cheat on the test or not?"
Usagi stood up and moved past her "friends". She glared at Ami. "How could you even ask me that?"
Ami gave Usagi a look. "I just want to know, Usagi-chan! What that boy said could very well be true, I'm sure we can find some way to fix things if only you tell us what exactly happened..."
Usagi sighed sadly, the one person who she thought would believe her didn't.
Ami looked at Usagi. "Usagi-chan, just explain what's going on... please? So we can straighten everything out?"
Usagi stared at Makoto and Ami for a minute then ran out the door.
Ami and Makoto just watched Usagi leave for a moment, but decided not to follow her. "M-maybe she doesn't want to be bothered right now..."