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Shitsuren ("broken hearted")
Part 5
By Usa and Emiri
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Mamoru silently groaned to himself as he carried Usagi's slumped form to the hospital. She wasn't exactly a feather, and carrying her 16 blocks...
Usagi moaned and shifted a bit. She opened her eyes and looked up at Mamoru. "Where are you taking me?" she asked, icily.
"Where you need to be right now."
"And that would be...?"
"To get checked out by the doctors. Breaking Rei's nose isn't exactly normal behaviour."
"Get real, she deserved it!" Usagi replied. "Now put me down."
"I don't think so. Something's not quite right, Usako, and we have to find out what it is."
Usagi let out a low growl and swung her fist at Mamoru's head. Mamoru moved out of the way just in time. "You see?" he said, dropping her.
"What I see is someone who's afraid to take a punch like a man!" She stood up and crossed her arms. "I can see your conflict. You can't decide whether to smack me or pick me and drag me to the hospital."
"Well, you know I'd never hit you..." Mamoru said, narrowing his eyes. "Which leaves me with choice number two."
Usagi backed away from him. "You have no right, you bastard!"
"Maybe not, but you still need to get checked out. And you have no choice in the matter."
Her eyes widened, realizing what she was doing. She knew she was acting horribly, but she couldn't control her actions. It was as if the good side of her was watching this evil side. Usagi sank to her knees in tears. "G-gomen..." she whispered.
"Come on, Usako." Mamoru tried to help her up.
Usagi pulled him down and hugged him tightly. "Mamo-chan, gomen ne! I've been so horrible and I can't help it!"
Mamoru hugged her back. "Well, it might be an after-effect of the venom..."
"Take me to the hospital before I do something even more unthinkable."
He nodded, standing. "I'm glad you finally agree," he said dryly.
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Usagi tapped her foot nervously in hospital waiting room. She and Mamoru were waiting for the doctor to see them.
"Tsukino Usagi?" a nurse finally called.
"Are you coming too, Mamo-chan?" she asked, hopefully.
"Is he a relation?" The nurse asked.
Usagi blushed. "Uh... well..."
The nurse could notice her embarrassment, smile, and let him join her
"Well, I suppose we'll make an exception." The nurse smiled.
A few minutes later, Usagi sat on the edge of the hospital bed. "Ano, Mamo-chan... Do you think he's going to have to take blood?"
"I'm not sure..." She hated shots and was pouting when the doctor entered.
"Well," he laughed, "back so soon?"
"Afraid so..." Usagi replied. "I'm... I've been having some sidewinders... uh... what was that word?"
"Side effects? From either traces of venom or the anti-venom, deshou."
"That's it!"
The doctor nodded. "Well, we're going to take some blood, and we'll have the results by tomorrow."
Usagi poofed her cheeks. "I don't like my arm being punctured," she whined.
"It'll only sting like a mosquito for a second."
"It'll be alright, Usako. I'll hold your hand."
She smiled at him greatfully and jumped at the slight pinch. Tomorrow... Tomorrow they'd know what was going on with. Now, if only she could keep her anger under control...
Mamoru squeezed her hand. "Almost done."
The doctor finished, wrote something down in a file, and turned to leave. "Are we done?" Mamoru asked.
"Hai, that's it. We'll give you a call tomorrow morning with the results. At that time we'll be able to tell what, if anything is still in your system and give you medicine for it."
Usagi jumped down from the bed. "Arigatou, Sensei."
"You're quite welcome. Now, I hope we don't have to see each other for awhile." The doctor laughed.
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A few weeks later, Usagi was feeling like herself again. The doctor had given her medicine which helped to abate the side affects of the venom. She still had to talk to Rei, though, but first, there was a certain pink haired child she needed to see...
"Chibiusa!" she called.
"Hai?" Chibiusa came down the stairs to see what Usagi wanted.
"Come with me," she said, smiling and taking her future daughter's hand.
Chibiusa followed her mother. "What is it?"
She led Chibiusa onto the porch and they sat down on the swing. "I wanted to apologize for the way I've been acting." She held up her hand so she could finish. "I know it wasn't my fault and sometimes, things happen beyond my control. I did try to save you... I love you so much even though it may not seem like it."
"I know." Chibiusa nodded.
"Daisuki desu, my musume." Usagi hugged Chibiusa.
Chibiusa hugged her back. "I'm glad you're finally feeling better about all this."
Usagi nodded. "That's one thing... How can I show myself in front of Rei-chan?"
"Well, I don't think she's mad at you...you certainly scared her, though!"
"I guess I'll have to face her soon or later." Usagi stood up. "Are you coming with me to the Shrine? Minna will be there so you wouldn't have to wait outside by yourself."
"Sure, why not?"
Usagi left Chibiusa with the others. Rei was in the Fire Room doing a reading. She knelt down behind her and waited patiently.
Rei sensed Usagi behind her, and her concentration went out the window. "Hai?"
"Rei-chan..."
"I knew it was you, Usagi," she said, turning around.
Usagi didn't know what to say to her. Even though her nose was still sore, Rei tried not to be mean. She couldn't think of anything to say to Usagi.
Usagi got up and walked over to Rei. "Gomen nasai," she whispered, bowing. "Can you find it in your heart to forgive me? I never meant to hurt or say those awful things to you! You're like a sister to me and I love you dearly!"
"Usagi...I forgive you..." Rei looked up at Usagi, her orbs shining. "I know you were stressed out and hurt, and I guess it turned out the snake's venom had aftereffects...and I guess I harp on you too much...."
"Honto, Rei-chan?" Usagi asked, a smile creeping into her features.
"It's not like it was *my* fault you broke my nose..." Rei raised an eyebrow.
The smile was wiped from her face and she looked at the floor. "Gomen..."
"Usagi-baka, I'm joking..." Rei grinned at her.
Usagi laughed and hugged Rei. "You're crazy!"
Usagi put a finger to her lips, telling Rei to be quiet, and tiptoed over to the door. She slid it open fast and four girls toppled into the room.
Ami was the first to stand up. "Ano..."
"How did you know, Usagi?" Rei giggled.
"I sensed my daughter," she replied, pulling Chibiusa off the floor.
Makoto playfully slapped Chibiusa. "Baka!"
Chibiusa blocked it before Mako could hit her, and counterslapped. "Wow," Usagi said, eyes wide. "I can never do that!"
"Shall we do some training?" Minako asked, now that everyone had gotten off her back.
"We really should," Ami replied. "After all, we have to keep Usagi-chan from getting bitten by any more youma."
"Ami-chaaan!"
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Shitsuren ("broken hearted")
Part 5
By Usa and Emiri
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Mamoru silently groaned to himself as he carried Usagi's slumped form to the hospital. She wasn't exactly a feather, and carrying her 16 blocks...
Usagi moaned and shifted a bit. She opened her eyes and looked up at Mamoru. "Where are you taking me?" she asked, icily.
"Where you need to be right now."
"And that would be...?"
"To get checked out by the doctors. Breaking Rei's nose isn't exactly normal behaviour."
"Get real, she deserved it!" Usagi replied. "Now put me down."
"I don't think so. Something's not quite right, Usako, and we have to find out what it is."
Usagi let out a low growl and swung her fist at Mamoru's head. Mamoru moved out of the way just in time. "You see?" he said, dropping her.
"What I see is someone who's afraid to take a punch like a man!" She stood up and crossed her arms. "I can see your conflict. You can't decide whether to smack me or pick me and drag me to the hospital."
"Well, you know I'd never hit you..." Mamoru said, narrowing his eyes. "Which leaves me with choice number two."
Usagi backed away from him. "You have no right, you bastard!"
"Maybe not, but you still need to get checked out. And you have no choice in the matter."
Her eyes widened, realizing what she was doing. She knew she was acting horribly, but she couldn't control her actions. It was as if the good side of her was watching this evil side. Usagi sank to her knees in tears. "G-gomen..." she whispered.
"Come on, Usako." Mamoru tried to help her up.
Usagi pulled him down and hugged him tightly. "Mamo-chan, gomen ne! I've been so horrible and I can't help it!"
Mamoru hugged her back. "Well, it might be an after-effect of the venom..."
"Take me to the hospital before I do something even more unthinkable."
He nodded, standing. "I'm glad you finally agree," he said dryly.
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Usagi tapped her foot nervously in hospital waiting room. She and Mamoru were waiting for the doctor to see them.
"Tsukino Usagi?" a nurse finally called.
"Are you coming too, Mamo-chan?" she asked, hopefully.
"Is he a relation?" The nurse asked.
Usagi blushed. "Uh... well..."
The nurse could notice her embarrassment, smile, and let him join her
"Well, I suppose we'll make an exception." The nurse smiled.
A few minutes later, Usagi sat on the edge of the hospital bed. "Ano, Mamo-chan... Do you think he's going to have to take blood?"
"I'm not sure..." She hated shots and was pouting when the doctor entered.
"Well," he laughed, "back so soon?"
"Afraid so..." Usagi replied. "I'm... I've been having some sidewinders... uh... what was that word?"
"Side effects? From either traces of venom or the anti-venom, deshou."
"That's it!"
The doctor nodded. "Well, we're going to take some blood, and we'll have the results by tomorrow."
Usagi poofed her cheeks. "I don't like my arm being punctured," she whined.
"It'll only sting like a mosquito for a second."
"It'll be alright, Usako. I'll hold your hand."
She smiled at him greatfully and jumped at the slight pinch. Tomorrow... Tomorrow they'd know what was going on with. Now, if only she could keep her anger under control...
Mamoru squeezed her hand. "Almost done."
The doctor finished, wrote something down in a file, and turned to leave. "Are we done?" Mamoru asked.
"Hai, that's it. We'll give you a call tomorrow morning with the results. At that time we'll be able to tell what, if anything is still in your system and give you medicine for it."
Usagi jumped down from the bed. "Arigatou, Sensei."
"You're quite welcome. Now, I hope we don't have to see each other for awhile." The doctor laughed.
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A few weeks later, Usagi was feeling like herself again. The doctor had given her medicine which helped to abate the side affects of the venom. She still had to talk to Rei, though, but first, there was a certain pink haired child she needed to see...
"Chibiusa!" she called.
"Hai?" Chibiusa came down the stairs to see what Usagi wanted.
"Come with me," she said, smiling and taking her future daughter's hand.
Chibiusa followed her mother. "What is it?"
She led Chibiusa onto the porch and they sat down on the swing. "I wanted to apologize for the way I've been acting." She held up her hand so she could finish. "I know it wasn't my fault and sometimes, things happen beyond my control. I did try to save you... I love you so much even though it may not seem like it."
"I know." Chibiusa nodded.
"Daisuki desu, my musume." Usagi hugged Chibiusa.
Chibiusa hugged her back. "I'm glad you're finally feeling better about all this."
Usagi nodded. "That's one thing... How can I show myself in front of Rei-chan?"
"Well, I don't think she's mad at you...you certainly scared her, though!"
"I guess I'll have to face her soon or later." Usagi stood up. "Are you coming with me to the Shrine? Minna will be there so you wouldn't have to wait outside by yourself."
"Sure, why not?"
Usagi left Chibiusa with the others. Rei was in the Fire Room doing a reading. She knelt down behind her and waited patiently.
Rei sensed Usagi behind her, and her concentration went out the window. "Hai?"
"Rei-chan..."
"I knew it was you, Usagi," she said, turning around.
Usagi didn't know what to say to her. Even though her nose was still sore, Rei tried not to be mean. She couldn't think of anything to say to Usagi.
Usagi got up and walked over to Rei. "Gomen nasai," she whispered, bowing. "Can you find it in your heart to forgive me? I never meant to hurt or say those awful things to you! You're like a sister to me and I love you dearly!"
"Usagi...I forgive you..." Rei looked up at Usagi, her orbs shining. "I know you were stressed out and hurt, and I guess it turned out the snake's venom had aftereffects...and I guess I harp on you too much...."
"Honto, Rei-chan?" Usagi asked, a smile creeping into her features.
"It's not like it was *my* fault you broke my nose..." Rei raised an eyebrow.
The smile was wiped from her face and she looked at the floor. "Gomen..."
"Usagi-baka, I'm joking..." Rei grinned at her.
Usagi laughed and hugged Rei. "You're crazy!"
Usagi put a finger to her lips, telling Rei to be quiet, and tiptoed over to the door. She slid it open fast and four girls toppled into the room.
Ami was the first to stand up. "Ano..."
"How did you know, Usagi?" Rei giggled.
"I sensed my daughter," she replied, pulling Chibiusa off the floor.
Makoto playfully slapped Chibiusa. "Baka!"
Chibiusa blocked it before Mako could hit her, and counterslapped. "Wow," Usagi said, eyes wide. "I can never do that!"
"Shall we do some training?" Minako asked, now that everyone had gotten off her back.
"We really should," Ami replied. "After all, we have to keep Usagi-chan from getting bitten by any more youma."
"Ami-chaaan!"
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