New Things
Anime Redneck
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Chapter Four
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* ~ * Two Days Later * ~ *
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As morning dawned and the sun's golden rays penetrated the curtains and made patterns across her face and room, making her groan in annoyance about being woke up so early. "Maaaannnn... it's too early for this..." she mumbled before tugging the blankets up over her head and settling deeper into her bed.
It was not but five minutes later that Ikuko yelled for her from the bottom of the stairs. "USAGI IT'S NOON! GET UP AND OUT OF BED!!"
Against her better judgment and her sleepy bodies protests, she got up, grabbed a change of cloths and made her way to the bathroom for her morn... err afternoon wake up shower. Sammy her annoyingly annoying brother was there with a water gun and acted as a guard for the bathroom door. "HAULT! Yeh canna pass without the proper authorization." he said trying to get an Irish accent to his voice.
Usagi took a step back not expecting this, and this morn... err afternoon wasn't the time to be messin' with her, she sighed. "Look ya little stupid runt. I'm not in the mood so move it!" the shoved him outta the way and walked into the bathroom.
Shingo fell to the floor with a indigent cry of "HHHEEEEYYY USAGI NO BAKA!" for which he was graced with Usagi sticking her tongue out and slamming the door. Shingo pounded down the stairs mumbling things not so sweet about his sister.
Ten minutes later the bathroom door opens letting out a large cloud of steam and a wide awake and hyper faced teen ready for whatever the day would throw at her. She walked down stairs and was greeted with Shingo's snide remarks, her mothers worried look which she quickly put to ease with a cheery smile and a "I'm fine really mom! I'm just goin' to Rei-chan's for a while! Ja ne!" and ran out the door sliding her shoes on and grabbing a umbrella in the process for rain was predicted that day. She shivered. 'I hate rain. I hate rain. I hate rain.' She chanted mentally before heading off again. The direction she headed wasn't that of the Cherry Hill Shrine.
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Morning at the Winner mansion was a pleasant one for about ohhh three hours after sunrise before a mansion-shaking scream was heard throughout the place.
Wufei was sleeping comfortably in his bed unaware to the sneaking around his bedroom, up to his old tricks again. Two days, he'd been running and hiding from Wufei. Begging Trowa and Quatre to keep the 'scary katana carrying man' away from him. If Wufei had long K9's Duo thought he'd be a vampire and suck him dry for the 'injustice' he did to Nataku.
'Injustice nothing! It was flipping hilarious! Wu-man just needs to lighten up! Then he'd start having fun and we'd get along! Yep!' he nodding his head agreeing with himself then frowned for a split second throwing his hands silently into the air. 'Me and Wu-man get along? Let alone 'The Dragon' having fun? Yeah, right. Who am I kidding?' he asked him self.
'Yourself.' A voice answered for him. 'HEY! Who are you!?' Duo asked. 'I'm you! Geez you really are a baka aren't you?' the voice asked with humor. 'Hey now you just wait one... Wait a minute... your me? So I'm like... arguing with myself?' he asked. 'Yup. Gee your a sharp one aren't ya?' Came the sarcastic reply. 'This is *too* weird... if your me and I'm arguing with myself, how come you never answered back before huh!?' Duo asked smirking, thinking he had him now. 'Cause you've never been sneaking around in someone else's room silently and if caught could get killed for it before.' He could almost... *almost* feel 'himself' smirking at him.
"He-" he almost yelled aloud glancing quickly to the sleeping form known as Wufei, who hadn't heard him. 'Hey! Go away! I don't need you getting me caught!' he tried to get rid of the voice... forgetting it was in it's self... Him. 'I know you don't but I'll talk to you again laters. Ja!' Duo smiled waiting a few minutes before setting back to making his revenge... 'Well not revenge exactly...' he smiled widely at that thought.
The day after Duo 'transformed' Altron, as Quatre called it. Wufei had snuck into Duo's room getting his prized clothing and hanging it from the mansion's flag posts and hanging them all over his gundam, Deathscythe Hell. Duo snickered. 'He thought that actually ticked me off? What a goof. I'll get him this time! You just watch!' he thought triumph. 'I will be.' The voice answered him. 'YOU AGAIN! Maaaannnnn.... GO AWAY!!' he mentally yelled. 'Fine I will... but I'll be watching...' The voice said in a 'sing song' type of voice, mocking Duo. Duo went about for his 'revenge'. He chuckled. 'Naawww... I'm just... freshening up the place.' he thought cheerfully before setting back to the 'task' at hand.
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Usagi headed to the park, a secluded spot she knew of. She loved going there. Going there to think, be alone, or just... to sit. Her friends... her Senshi... didn't even know of this place. As she headed there she wasn't at her usual breakneck speed, or cheery aptitude... no... it was a slow, mindless wondering... letting her feet take her there, they knew the way, while her mind was wondering over different things.
When she was missing for any amount of time, they thought she was mindlessly spending her time and money at the arcade. They never thought to go look for her, or ask her where she'd been. Rei started automatically firing off questions at her calling her names and being her 'all-the-time-rude-self'.
Usagi frowned. 'I know she's nice and really cares and wants me to do my best, but there's other ways to show it... this... this isn't the way... she means well but it just hurts... The others... well... I know they thought like her in thinking where I'd been, they never let me really explain and when I would... I'd lie and say I was there playing the Sailor V game... Why? Hmmm, because they wouldn't understand... they wouldn't know what to say if they ever knew me... the real me... Ami and Minako might... but the others? I don't know... I don't doubt them. Quite the contrary really, I have all the confidence of the world in them. Trust them with my life. But...' she sighed.
Before she knew it she was standing in the clearing over looking a small rose garden, little pond that someone had made, it wasn't that big really, probably a good fifty foot wide she guessed, and a small bench, big enough for four, or one her size to lay down on. Which she sometimes did just to get some rest. She didn't oversleep for nothing you know. Those late night fights really took it out on you. She sat down and continued her previous train of thought and before long was saying a poem she had written' out loud, not even aware of anything else around her.
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When with friends,
You feel alone.
You have everyone,
Yet you're all alone.
You weep at night,
The Moon's light shining bright,
Tryin' to help you through the night,
Letting you know it'll be alright.
Slumber comes to those who wait,
But what of those that are tied to Fate?
Fate and Destiny's hold so great,
She cries and wishes for an escape.
Morning brings the happy rays,
Waking up for a new day,
Time again to make a play,
Donning the mask for another day.
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She wrote that one summers night after a fight with her Senshi about where she'd been and why she was late to the fight. They never gave her a chance to answer. Rei, Makoto, Minako and Ami all looked upset and disappointed in her. Minako and Ami even looked as if they regretted it, but they never spoke out about it. Never stood up for her. She wondered if they were afraid of Rei... her temper could frighten even the bravest of men.
She was alone in her world. A world where she was the Moon Princess, Serenity... Sailor Moon and herself... Tsukino Usagi. A 16yr old girl with the weight of the world on her shoulders... litterly. She thought about her 'Mamo-chan'... wondered if he really was her 'soul mate'. 'He sure doesn't act like it.' She thought sourly with a frown, bringing her thoughts to yet another poem she had written one afternoon...
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Emptiness deep inside,
Things the heart tried to hide,
Someone there by your side,
Is he real or in a sheep's hide?
Feelings felt but never dealt,
As close as cloths,
As warm as ice,
Something in his eyes this night.
Is it love?
Or is it lust?
Is it real?
Or is it still?
Emptiness deep inside,
Things the heart tried to hide,
Someone there by your side,
Is he real or in a sheep's hide?
One must wonder,
Why? Why? Why?
Is there emptiness deep inside,
Something of which you cannot hide.
Destiny be cruel,
Fates be kind,
Fix this broken heart of mine,
Take me to another time.
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She remembered writing that. It was the day after Mamoru had acted funny towards her... more colder... withdrawn. The next week he came to say it was 'over'. 'But was there ever a 'beginning'?' she wondered about that now... 'There never was one was there?' she thought, feeling like crying that she'd done so many times before but she had long ago promised herself she wouldn't cry anymore tears over him, them, or their little fights. Oh she would cry in front of them at their 'fights' but what did they know? They couldn't see through her mask.
"Oh stop it Usagi!" she scolded herself. "Your just being a baby and sulking... AGAIN! You've come to accept your fate and destiny, wither you like 'em or not so just live with it! Doesn't mean you can't still have fun right?" she asked herself growing excited with each word spoken aloud. "RIGHT!" she happily cheered throwing a small fist into the air with renewed energy.
"Ahem" a new voice broke through her thoughts and scolding. 'Oh shoot... I went and made a fool of myself again didn't I? Well what else is new? I'm always doing that right?" she chuckled. "Umm... Konnichi wa?" she called out meekly, looking around as someone stepped from behind the bushes.