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Title: The Transfer
Part 2
Authors: Usa (Usako@aol.com) and Emiri (bunny_s_@hotmail.com)
Disclaimer in Part 1
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"Usagi-chan," Makoto said. "Kami-sama, what happened?"
"Where'd the youma go?" Minako shouted to them.
"It's gone."
"Did the youma hurt Usagi-chan?"
"It looks as though it did," Ami replied solemnly. She glanced around. "I'm sure people are going to be wondering what that scream was. Lets get her to the Shrine."
"Hai," Rei nodded. "Can you carry her, Mako-chan?"
"Sure, but I'll probably need a hand," the tall girl replied.
"I'll help," Minako offered.
The girls sat on the floor in Rei's room after they had finally gotten Usagi there. They looked expectantly at Ami. "Any idea what's causing this?" Makoto asked her.
"I believe the youma did it. It had something powerful raditating from it's antenna. Just give me a few more minutes to get these calcuations."
"Well, is she gonna be alright?" Rei prodded impatiently.
Makoto gave Rei a look. "Call Usagi-chan's parents and tell them she'll be staying here for the night." Rei rolled her eyes, and left the room to call.
"Ami-chan, have you figured out what made her collapse yet?" Minako asked worriedly.
Makoto was about to say something to her when Ami looked up at them, tears in her eyes. "Kami..."
"What is it, Ami-chan?"
"Usagi-chan..." She cleared her throat and tried again. "Usagi-chan can't be with us anymore."
Makoto was confused. "We know that already, Ami-chan, she's moving to Boston. What does that have to do with what happened?"
"Whatever that youma did to her... I'm not entirely certain how to explain it, but the closer she is, the more pains she's in."
"Nani yo?" Rei exclaimed, coming in just as Ami was finishing.
"The closer who is to what?"
"The closer she is... to us."
Rei's jaw dropped. "How do you figure this?"
Ami didn't want to explain it to them, she didn't know if she could. She just wanted to pretend this never happened. That Usagi was just fine, but she can't lie to herself. "I-I can't explain it, Rei-chan."
"Did that youma do this to her?"
"I think so."
"Well, we have to find it and destroy it!"
Makoto nodded. "That is, if Usagi-chan didn't destroy it already. Is there any chance that it could have survived, Ami-chan?"
"Nani?" Ami asked. Why did they keep asking her questions? She had been so busy worrying about Usagi that she didn't even think that youma could still be alive.
"Ne, minna, I don't think Ami knows *everything*," Minako pointed out. "We shouldn't pester her."
"You're right... Gomen, Ami-chan," Makoto said.
"Hai, gomen," Rei apologised.
"It's all right, I know you're upset. We all are. I'll get on it as soon as possible. But first, I think we need to get Usagi-chan home. I hate to keep her in this state because of us."
Makoto nodded. "Good idea. One thing though... what are we going to tell her parents?"
"That's a good question," Rei replied, puzzled.
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Title: The Transfer
Part 2
Authors: Usa (Usako@aol.com) and Emiri (bunny_s_@hotmail.com)
Disclaimer in Part 1
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"Usagi-chan," Makoto said. "Kami-sama, what happened?"
"Where'd the youma go?" Minako shouted to them.
"It's gone."
"Did the youma hurt Usagi-chan?"
"It looks as though it did," Ami replied solemnly. She glanced around. "I'm sure people are going to be wondering what that scream was. Lets get her to the Shrine."
"Hai," Rei nodded. "Can you carry her, Mako-chan?"
"Sure, but I'll probably need a hand," the tall girl replied.
"I'll help," Minako offered.
The girls sat on the floor in Rei's room after they had finally gotten Usagi there. They looked expectantly at Ami. "Any idea what's causing this?" Makoto asked her.
"I believe the youma did it. It had something powerful raditating from it's antenna. Just give me a few more minutes to get these calcuations."
"Well, is she gonna be alright?" Rei prodded impatiently.
Makoto gave Rei a look. "Call Usagi-chan's parents and tell them she'll be staying here for the night." Rei rolled her eyes, and left the room to call.
"Ami-chan, have you figured out what made her collapse yet?" Minako asked worriedly.
Makoto was about to say something to her when Ami looked up at them, tears in her eyes. "Kami..."
"What is it, Ami-chan?"
"Usagi-chan..." She cleared her throat and tried again. "Usagi-chan can't be with us anymore."
Makoto was confused. "We know that already, Ami-chan, she's moving to Boston. What does that have to do with what happened?"
"Whatever that youma did to her... I'm not entirely certain how to explain it, but the closer she is, the more pains she's in."
"Nani yo?" Rei exclaimed, coming in just as Ami was finishing.
"The closer who is to what?"
"The closer she is... to us."
Rei's jaw dropped. "How do you figure this?"
Ami didn't want to explain it to them, she didn't know if she could. She just wanted to pretend this never happened. That Usagi was just fine, but she can't lie to herself. "I-I can't explain it, Rei-chan."
"Did that youma do this to her?"
"I think so."
"Well, we have to find it and destroy it!"
Makoto nodded. "That is, if Usagi-chan didn't destroy it already. Is there any chance that it could have survived, Ami-chan?"
"Nani?" Ami asked. Why did they keep asking her questions? She had been so busy worrying about Usagi that she didn't even think that youma could still be alive.
"Ne, minna, I don't think Ami knows *everything*," Minako pointed out. "We shouldn't pester her."
"You're right... Gomen, Ami-chan," Makoto said.
"Hai, gomen," Rei apologised.
"It's all right, I know you're upset. We all are. I'll get on it as soon as possible. But first, I think we need to get Usagi-chan home. I hate to keep her in this state because of us."
Makoto nodded. "Good idea. One thing though... what are we going to tell her parents?"
"That's a good question," Rei replied, puzzled.
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