Fireworks
Part 3
By: Silverstar
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Hello all! Thank you so much for all the reviews!!!!! I've never gotten that many before. Thank you again so much!!! I'll be sure to finish up this fic as soon as I can.
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or any of the characters. BUT this story is my invention. ^_^
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The next week was like torture for me. My daydreaming about Mamoru got me in trouble at school, and I had detention every day. I hadn't seen Mamoru since that day at the arcade, and I was dying to find out how he felt about me. To make matters worse, Minako, Rei, and Makoto called me every night to try and find out who the 'mystery' guy was...*sweatdrop* Ami kept her word, but she kept giving me these 'you should tell your friends' looks and always winked at me every time she caught me during one of my daydreams. I had to talk to Mamoru, but did I have enough courage?
*RING* I bolted up, my thoughts and dreams leaving me as I took in reality. Looking at the clock, I saw that it was only 10. *yawn*
"Stupid phone..." I mumbled, tossing my covers aside and looking around for my fuzzy bunny slippers. *RING!!* *RING!!!!* RING!!* "Doesn't anyone answer the phone around here?" I grumbled, grabbing for the phone while putting my slippers on and still trying to focus my eyes.
"Moshi moshi," I yawned into the phone while listening for others sounds of life in my house.
".........."
"Moshi *yawn* moshi?"
"Umm....Usagi-chan?" a deep and questioning voice replied through the phone.
"Hai. This is she," I replied, looking around for my robe and wondering where in the hell my parents were. They knew I couldn't function before one o'clock on a Saturday.
"Oh...um...hi, this is Mamoru." Suddenly, wide-awake, I dropped the phone with a gasp and starred wide-eyed at it. *BANG!* The phone hit the floor.
"It's ok Usagi...calm down..." I whispered to my self, but I still stared at the phone, and made no move to pick it up.
"Usagi?...Usagi-chan, are you there?...Hello?" Realizing the Mamoru was still on the other end of the line, I slowly bent down and picked the phone up.
"M-Mamoru?" I asked, still in shock of hearing his voice.
"Usagi? Are you ok? What happened?" he asked, sounding genuinely concerned.
"Hai, I'm ok. I...uh...just dropped the phone." Taking a few deep breaths, I calmed myself. I had never felt like this before. My stomach flip-flopped, I felt like I was going to be sick, and yet I felt excited, hopeful, and nervous at the same time.
"Oh,...um...well...I guess I'll get to the point. I...uh...was wondering if you want to get together today...to, um, talk in person?" My spirit soared. Mamoru was asking me out!!! It was my dream come true!! 'I can't believe this! This is great! I wonder where we're going to go...what we're going to do! This is so exciting!'
"Usagi? Usagi, are you there? Hello?"
"Oh!!! Gomen Mamoru! Sure! I'd love to meet you today!! Where and what time?"
"How about at the cherry blossom tree in the park at about....11:30?"
"Sure! I'll see you then!" I exclaimed with the excitement of a schoolgirl.
"Ok then, I'll see you later. Sayonara."
"Sayonara Mamoru!" I said. There was a brief pause, and then 'click.' I stood there in disbelief for a few minutes, and then hung up the phone. Mamoru had called me and asked me out on a date!! Well...maybe not an official date, but close enough. Screeching with glee, I ran downstairs in search of a sugary and delicious breakfast to match my magnificent mood!
It was then that I found out that no one was home. My spirits dropped, realizing that Mom wouldn't be there to make me chocolate chip pancakes. In search of something edible, I came across a note left by my mom.
Hi Honey. Sorry I'm not there to make you breakfast but
Dad and I needed to do some errands. We took Shingo with
us, so don't worry about him. I'll see you later. Love,
Mom
P.S- I left you some sticky buns in the oven. Hope you enjoy.
"YAY!!!!!!!!!" I screeched, running over to the oven and pulling out the warm sugary buns.
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"What am I doing?" I asked myself as I paced up and down in front of the tree. "I never should have called her," I mumbled. "Why did I let Andrew talk me into this?...Oh yeah Mamoru, because he threatened to tell the whole arcade your secret...Oh great, now I'm talking to myself!" I looked around, getting a strange look from someone passing by. "Where is that girl? It's already 11:45." Taking a deep breath, I got myself under control. I didn't want Usagi to come along and see me talking to myself. I walked around to the front of the tree and then heard the faint sound of someone running this way. "About time," I muttered under my breath.
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I couldn't believe it! What my luck!!!!! The most important day of my life, and I was going to be late!!! I looked down at my watch as I continued to run and saw that it was already 12 o'clock!!!!
"Yaaa!!!" I screeched as I looked up to see a bench right in my way. I had strayed from the middle of the path while I was studying my watch. "Wahhhhhh-" I managed to get out before I hit the side of the bench, did a flip as I rolled over it, soared through the air, and then landed on the ground. My head hit the pavement hard, and then all went black.
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I walked down to the path and looked around the corner for Usagi. It was 12 o'clock and I was getting worried. Then, I heard a yelp and saw a girl run straight into a bench down the path. The girl had long blond pigtails held in place by two buns...It was Usagi. I started running and watched in horror as she hit the pavement hard and laid still.
"Usagi!!!" I called as I ran over to her and dropped to my knees. I looked around, but there was no one else in sight. "Usagi," I said again, putting my ear near her mouth to see if she was breathing...She was. I sighed in relief as I tried to survey the damage. There was a bad cut on her forehead where she hit the bench and it was swelling from its impact with the cement path. "Possible concussion..." I mumbled to myself as I tried to maneuver her into a more comfortable position. "Usagi," I whispered, pleading with her to wake up. Then, my brain started to function as my subconscious started to back up. I had to call an ambulance! She needed medical attention. Looking around, I spotted a phone booth down the path a little ways. I ripped a piece of my shirt off and put it over the wound, trying to delay blood loss, and then sprinted towards the phone.
"Hello? 911? I need help!" I quickly told the assistant where I was and then ran back over to Usagi. She hadn't moved and she was still bleeding.
"Oh, God," I whispered. "Please let her be okay...please." It seemed like eternity for the ambulance to arrive, although it was only a few minutes. I had put a new piece of my shirt on her cut, and was holding it there to try and stop the bleeding. The sirens came closer, and a few seconds later three men in white came rushing towards us with a stretcher.
"Did you move her?" the first man to arrive asked. He was wearing a red hat and seemed to be the leader.
"No, just her legs so she would be more comfortable," I replied as he pushed my hand aside and through off the piece of my shirt that was on her head. By then the other two men with the stretcher had arrived and they were gently lifting her onto it. The red hat man had taken some gauze out and placed it on the cut. He held it there and they went walking as quickly as possible towards the ambulance. I sprinted with them, holing Usagi's hand the whole way.
When we got to the ambulance the men quickly loaded Usagi into the back. The red hat man got in with one other, and another man got in the front with the driver. I climbed in, and while shutting the doors we sped off. I stayed out of the way as both men checked Usagi's pulse, and gave her oxygen. They kept the gauze on her wound, but it kept bleeding. Oh God, the blood...As the man who attached Usagi to oxygen backed off, I sat down next to her. The red hat guy looked at me and gave me an encouraging smile.
"Hey, I'm Ted. What's your girl's name?" Without reprimanding him that she wasn't my girl, I answered.
"Her name's Usagi, and I'm Mamoru." I watched in horror as he replaced the gauze yet again, but his expression didn't change, and he showed no sign of being worried.
"Well, Usagi's lucky to have a guy like you Mamoru. You knew not to move her, and you put pressure on the wound...You did everything you should have done."
"Thanks...I'm studying to be a doctor," I answered before I could stop myself. Why was I telling him this? I looked up from Usagi to him, but his expression hadn't changed from assurance and calmness.
In another minute we were at the hospital and all of the men were unloading Usagi and placing her on a rolling stretcher that was waiting. I followed her all the way to the examining room before Ted turned around and stopped me. We'll take care of Usagi from here Mamoru. Go upstairs to the check-in desk and give them this." He handed me a paper with some medical terms and codes on it. "Wait in the area up there and we'll let you know what room she'll be in." I stared at him in disbelief. He was still completely calm and looked like he believed that Usagi was perfectly fine. I looked at him for another second before taking the paper and running towards the stairs.
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"Uhhhhmnnnn..."I mumbled, sensing that I was being moved and placed on some sort of table. I opened my eyes, but my head screamed with pain, and I let out a yelp before shutting them again. Where was I? That question quickly left my thoughts as the pain in my head worsened and I felt a presence standing over me.
"It's ok Usagi, we're going to take care of you," he said, putting his hand on my shoulder. I winced in pain as I felt the bruises there. What had happened?
"M-Mamoru?" I whispered, attempting to squint my eyes open again. The light made my head feel like fire, but I saw that Mamoru was not there. There was a doctor in a red hat standing above me. There were other doctors milling around. That was all I saw before my eyes closed and I gave way again to the void of darkness.
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I still wasn't thinking clearly, but the calmness of the medic Ted had actually calmed me somewhat. I was standing in front of the check-in desk and the nurse behind it was typing slowly and taking her dear old time.
"Damn it!" I mumbled, getting her attention. "Can't you go any faster!!!!!" I said, rising my voice and getting extremely annoyed. She looked back at her computer and ignored my outburst like she was use to it. *Sigh* Finally, she put the paper down and looked up at me.
"Are you the person who found the girl?" she asked.
"Yes. I. Found. Usagi." I fumed, trying to stay calm. Then she brought out a small stack of paper work.
"Family or friend?" she asked.
"Friend," I replied, gaining control of myself and praying to God that Usagi was okay.
"I need you to fill this out about how and when you found her," she said, handing me a paper. "What's her name please?" she asked.
"Usagi Tsukino," I replied while scanning over the paper and filling it out.
"Okay,...oh! Here she is. I'll contact her parents and they can fill out the rest. Why don't you wait over there until she's out of examination." she told me while gesturing to a small waiting area across the hall. I quickly handed her the filled out paper work and went to sit down. After a few minutes I realized that I couldn't sit still, so I took to pacing the hall.
"Oh, please God let her be okay...It was all my fault, oh please let her be okay," I mumbled to myself as I paced the hallway for the next hour and 1/2.
Part 3
By: Silverstar
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Hello all! Thank you so much for all the reviews!!!!! I've never gotten that many before. Thank you again so much!!! I'll be sure to finish up this fic as soon as I can.
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or any of the characters. BUT this story is my invention. ^_^
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The next week was like torture for me. My daydreaming about Mamoru got me in trouble at school, and I had detention every day. I hadn't seen Mamoru since that day at the arcade, and I was dying to find out how he felt about me. To make matters worse, Minako, Rei, and Makoto called me every night to try and find out who the 'mystery' guy was...*sweatdrop* Ami kept her word, but she kept giving me these 'you should tell your friends' looks and always winked at me every time she caught me during one of my daydreams. I had to talk to Mamoru, but did I have enough courage?
*RING* I bolted up, my thoughts and dreams leaving me as I took in reality. Looking at the clock, I saw that it was only 10. *yawn*
"Stupid phone..." I mumbled, tossing my covers aside and looking around for my fuzzy bunny slippers. *RING!!* *RING!!!!* RING!!* "Doesn't anyone answer the phone around here?" I grumbled, grabbing for the phone while putting my slippers on and still trying to focus my eyes.
"Moshi moshi," I yawned into the phone while listening for others sounds of life in my house.
".........."
"Moshi *yawn* moshi?"
"Umm....Usagi-chan?" a deep and questioning voice replied through the phone.
"Hai. This is she," I replied, looking around for my robe and wondering where in the hell my parents were. They knew I couldn't function before one o'clock on a Saturday.
"Oh...um...hi, this is Mamoru." Suddenly, wide-awake, I dropped the phone with a gasp and starred wide-eyed at it. *BANG!* The phone hit the floor.
"It's ok Usagi...calm down..." I whispered to my self, but I still stared at the phone, and made no move to pick it up.
"Usagi?...Usagi-chan, are you there?...Hello?" Realizing the Mamoru was still on the other end of the line, I slowly bent down and picked the phone up.
"M-Mamoru?" I asked, still in shock of hearing his voice.
"Usagi? Are you ok? What happened?" he asked, sounding genuinely concerned.
"Hai, I'm ok. I...uh...just dropped the phone." Taking a few deep breaths, I calmed myself. I had never felt like this before. My stomach flip-flopped, I felt like I was going to be sick, and yet I felt excited, hopeful, and nervous at the same time.
"Oh,...um...well...I guess I'll get to the point. I...uh...was wondering if you want to get together today...to, um, talk in person?" My spirit soared. Mamoru was asking me out!!! It was my dream come true!! 'I can't believe this! This is great! I wonder where we're going to go...what we're going to do! This is so exciting!'
"Usagi? Usagi, are you there? Hello?"
"Oh!!! Gomen Mamoru! Sure! I'd love to meet you today!! Where and what time?"
"How about at the cherry blossom tree in the park at about....11:30?"
"Sure! I'll see you then!" I exclaimed with the excitement of a schoolgirl.
"Ok then, I'll see you later. Sayonara."
"Sayonara Mamoru!" I said. There was a brief pause, and then 'click.' I stood there in disbelief for a few minutes, and then hung up the phone. Mamoru had called me and asked me out on a date!! Well...maybe not an official date, but close enough. Screeching with glee, I ran downstairs in search of a sugary and delicious breakfast to match my magnificent mood!
It was then that I found out that no one was home. My spirits dropped, realizing that Mom wouldn't be there to make me chocolate chip pancakes. In search of something edible, I came across a note left by my mom.
Hi Honey. Sorry I'm not there to make you breakfast but
Dad and I needed to do some errands. We took Shingo with
us, so don't worry about him. I'll see you later. Love,
Mom
P.S- I left you some sticky buns in the oven. Hope you enjoy.
"YAY!!!!!!!!!" I screeched, running over to the oven and pulling out the warm sugary buns.
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"What am I doing?" I asked myself as I paced up and down in front of the tree. "I never should have called her," I mumbled. "Why did I let Andrew talk me into this?...Oh yeah Mamoru, because he threatened to tell the whole arcade your secret...Oh great, now I'm talking to myself!" I looked around, getting a strange look from someone passing by. "Where is that girl? It's already 11:45." Taking a deep breath, I got myself under control. I didn't want Usagi to come along and see me talking to myself. I walked around to the front of the tree and then heard the faint sound of someone running this way. "About time," I muttered under my breath.
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I couldn't believe it! What my luck!!!!! The most important day of my life, and I was going to be late!!! I looked down at my watch as I continued to run and saw that it was already 12 o'clock!!!!
"Yaaa!!!" I screeched as I looked up to see a bench right in my way. I had strayed from the middle of the path while I was studying my watch. "Wahhhhhh-" I managed to get out before I hit the side of the bench, did a flip as I rolled over it, soared through the air, and then landed on the ground. My head hit the pavement hard, and then all went black.
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I walked down to the path and looked around the corner for Usagi. It was 12 o'clock and I was getting worried. Then, I heard a yelp and saw a girl run straight into a bench down the path. The girl had long blond pigtails held in place by two buns...It was Usagi. I started running and watched in horror as she hit the pavement hard and laid still.
"Usagi!!!" I called as I ran over to her and dropped to my knees. I looked around, but there was no one else in sight. "Usagi," I said again, putting my ear near her mouth to see if she was breathing...She was. I sighed in relief as I tried to survey the damage. There was a bad cut on her forehead where she hit the bench and it was swelling from its impact with the cement path. "Possible concussion..." I mumbled to myself as I tried to maneuver her into a more comfortable position. "Usagi," I whispered, pleading with her to wake up. Then, my brain started to function as my subconscious started to back up. I had to call an ambulance! She needed medical attention. Looking around, I spotted a phone booth down the path a little ways. I ripped a piece of my shirt off and put it over the wound, trying to delay blood loss, and then sprinted towards the phone.
"Hello? 911? I need help!" I quickly told the assistant where I was and then ran back over to Usagi. She hadn't moved and she was still bleeding.
"Oh, God," I whispered. "Please let her be okay...please." It seemed like eternity for the ambulance to arrive, although it was only a few minutes. I had put a new piece of my shirt on her cut, and was holding it there to try and stop the bleeding. The sirens came closer, and a few seconds later three men in white came rushing towards us with a stretcher.
"Did you move her?" the first man to arrive asked. He was wearing a red hat and seemed to be the leader.
"No, just her legs so she would be more comfortable," I replied as he pushed my hand aside and through off the piece of my shirt that was on her head. By then the other two men with the stretcher had arrived and they were gently lifting her onto it. The red hat man had taken some gauze out and placed it on the cut. He held it there and they went walking as quickly as possible towards the ambulance. I sprinted with them, holing Usagi's hand the whole way.
When we got to the ambulance the men quickly loaded Usagi into the back. The red hat man got in with one other, and another man got in the front with the driver. I climbed in, and while shutting the doors we sped off. I stayed out of the way as both men checked Usagi's pulse, and gave her oxygen. They kept the gauze on her wound, but it kept bleeding. Oh God, the blood...As the man who attached Usagi to oxygen backed off, I sat down next to her. The red hat guy looked at me and gave me an encouraging smile.
"Hey, I'm Ted. What's your girl's name?" Without reprimanding him that she wasn't my girl, I answered.
"Her name's Usagi, and I'm Mamoru." I watched in horror as he replaced the gauze yet again, but his expression didn't change, and he showed no sign of being worried.
"Well, Usagi's lucky to have a guy like you Mamoru. You knew not to move her, and you put pressure on the wound...You did everything you should have done."
"Thanks...I'm studying to be a doctor," I answered before I could stop myself. Why was I telling him this? I looked up from Usagi to him, but his expression hadn't changed from assurance and calmness.
In another minute we were at the hospital and all of the men were unloading Usagi and placing her on a rolling stretcher that was waiting. I followed her all the way to the examining room before Ted turned around and stopped me. We'll take care of Usagi from here Mamoru. Go upstairs to the check-in desk and give them this." He handed me a paper with some medical terms and codes on it. "Wait in the area up there and we'll let you know what room she'll be in." I stared at him in disbelief. He was still completely calm and looked like he believed that Usagi was perfectly fine. I looked at him for another second before taking the paper and running towards the stairs.
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"Uhhhhmnnnn..."I mumbled, sensing that I was being moved and placed on some sort of table. I opened my eyes, but my head screamed with pain, and I let out a yelp before shutting them again. Where was I? That question quickly left my thoughts as the pain in my head worsened and I felt a presence standing over me.
"It's ok Usagi, we're going to take care of you," he said, putting his hand on my shoulder. I winced in pain as I felt the bruises there. What had happened?
"M-Mamoru?" I whispered, attempting to squint my eyes open again. The light made my head feel like fire, but I saw that Mamoru was not there. There was a doctor in a red hat standing above me. There were other doctors milling around. That was all I saw before my eyes closed and I gave way again to the void of darkness.
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I still wasn't thinking clearly, but the calmness of the medic Ted had actually calmed me somewhat. I was standing in front of the check-in desk and the nurse behind it was typing slowly and taking her dear old time.
"Damn it!" I mumbled, getting her attention. "Can't you go any faster!!!!!" I said, rising my voice and getting extremely annoyed. She looked back at her computer and ignored my outburst like she was use to it. *Sigh* Finally, she put the paper down and looked up at me.
"Are you the person who found the girl?" she asked.
"Yes. I. Found. Usagi." I fumed, trying to stay calm. Then she brought out a small stack of paper work.
"Family or friend?" she asked.
"Friend," I replied, gaining control of myself and praying to God that Usagi was okay.
"I need you to fill this out about how and when you found her," she said, handing me a paper. "What's her name please?" she asked.
"Usagi Tsukino," I replied while scanning over the paper and filling it out.
"Okay,...oh! Here she is. I'll contact her parents and they can fill out the rest. Why don't you wait over there until she's out of examination." she told me while gesturing to a small waiting area across the hall. I quickly handed her the filled out paper work and went to sit down. After a few minutes I realized that I couldn't sit still, so I took to pacing the hall.
"Oh, please God let her be okay...It was all my fault, oh please let her be okay," I mumbled to myself as I paced the hallway for the next hour and 1/2.