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Title: The Transfer
Part 3
Author: Usa (Usako0@aol.com) and Emiri (bunny_s_@hotmail.com)
Disclaimers in Part 1
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Usagi woke up confused and disoriented. However, she noticed the pain in her head had lessened considerably. "Nani? Where am I?"
She sat up slowly and realized that she was in her room. "How did I get here?" she asked herself.
"Mama?" she called, walking down the stairs. She had to hold onto the banister because she was still a bit dizzy. "Papa?"
"Usagi-baka, what are you doing out of bed this early in the morning?" Shingo snuck up from behind and poked her.
Usagi jumped, nearly falling down the stairs. "Shingo!" she cried, glaring at him.
"Relax, I'm not gonna poke ya any more."
"Where's Mama?"
"She's downstairs, making breakfast."
Usagi nodded and went into the kitchen. "Mama..." She put a hand to her had as another wave of dizziness washed over her.
"Usagi! What are you doing out of bed?" Ikuko watched her, concerned.
Tears formed in her eyes. "Gomen, but I... I called for you and you didn't hear me."
"Gomen, Usagi, I probably couldn't hear you over the running water. Daijobou?"
"What happened to me?"
"Well, your friends brought you home, saying you'd eaten too many cupcakes and that you were babbling about sleeping in your own bed."
Usagi stared at her. The last thing she remembered was fighting some youma, not eating cupcakes. Of course, she couldn't tell her mother that! "Well, I'm going to take a shower. Am I allowed to go out later?"
"Well, not for too long, and stay away from the sweets. And have some breakfast first, dear. You have to fuel your body with good things once in awhile."
"Okay, Mama." Usagi headed upstairs, still confused by everything that occured. "Minako will be at the arcade, I'll ask her what happened."
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Usagi arrived at the arcade, her pockets full of change for the Sailor V game and a milk shake. She waved to Motoki and sat down.
About 10 minutes later, the familiar headache was creeping up on her. Thinking it was from the game, she got up and went to the counter. "Motoki- oniisan, one large chocolate milkshake, please! Extra whip cream!"
"What do you say?" Motoki laughed.
"Onegai..." Usagi said, giving him the puppy dog eyes.
Smiling at her, Motoki obliged. "So, are you meeting up with Minako-tachi here?"
"I suppose I am. I haven't talked with them since around 6 or so yesterday. Apparently I got sick from too many cupcakes," she added with a shrug.
"That's my Usagi," he laughed. "Was it worth it?"
"I had a very small headache this morning, so haaaii!" She grinned as placed the shake in front of her.
"Well, as long as it doesn't affect you. And, there Minako is," he added, pointing to the door.
But Usagi wasn't paying attention to him, her head felt like it was about to explode. She clenched her eyes shut, tears of pain pouring out. "Usagi, what's wrong?" Motoki turned back to her as Minako ran over.
"What happened to Usagi-chan?" Minako accused. Usagi felt herself falling backwards off the stool, however, if she hit the floor, she didn't know. She was unconscious.
Luckily, Motoki was able to catch her. "Usagi!"
"Motoki-oniichan, can you take her home?" Minako didn't want to tell him about the youma, simply because there was no way to explain it.
"Aren't you coming too?" he asked, lifting the unconscious girl into his arms. He turned to his boss, who nodded.
"Well, there's somewhere I have to be..." Minako trailed off, looking down at the ground, then went running off before Motoki could question.
Shrugging, he carried Usagi out to his car. By the them he had her situated, she was waking up. Usagi let out a small moan. She felt so tired. "What happened?" she asked Motoki
"Well, you just passed out, more or less. Are you feeling any better now?"
"A little..."
"Have you been doing that a lot lately? Maybe you should get your blood checked."
Usagi shook her head. "I think yesterday was the first time. Ne, could you take me home? I'm tired."
"Hai, we're on our way there now." As Motoki pulled up to her curb, he warned her "Take care of yourself, Usagi."
"Arigatou..." She pause as she got out of the car. "Gomen for making you leave work."
"It's alright. The funny thing is, Minako didn't come along for the ride. Is there something going on between you guys?"
Usagi felt a twinge of sadness. "Iie... I'm sure she had a good reason. Ja ne, Motoki-oniisan!"
"Ja, Usagi-chan!" Motoki waved as he drove off.
Shingo was just leaving the house as Usagi walked up to the front door. She knew he was going to say something obnoxious to her and she just wasn't in the mood.
"Get hun-" Shingo's taunt died on his lips as he noticed how pale his older sister was. "What's wrong, oneechan?"
Usagi was a bit shocked, but she wasn't one to look a gift horse in the mouth. "I'm just tired, Shingo."
"You look like you're gonna keel over."
"I feel like it..." she replied, swaying.
Shingo moved to steady her. "Okaa!" he shouted into the house.
Ikuko appeared a moment later. "Usagi! What happened to you?" She took her other side, and had Shingo help bring Usagi to her bedroom. "You shouldn'tve gotten up today, dear," she admonished.
"Gomen, but I thought I was all right," she said. "Mama... what's wrong with me?
"I don't know, Usagi. Maybe your mono has come back?"
Usagi laid down on her bed. "My head hurts..."
"Well, we can make you a doctor's appointment. If you're sick, we'll have to postpone travel, as well."
"Mama!" Usagi exclaimed. "We can't do that! Papa will think I'm doing this on purpose!"
"He'll understand that, dear. Even though he can seem gruff, he really does love you."
Usagi nodded as she drifted off to sleep. "I know how much I disappoint him..."
"Iie, don't think like that," Ikuko chided. Noticing her daughter had nodded off, she quietly left the room to call the doctor.
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Minako met up with the other girls at the Shrine. "Ne, minna, I saw Usagi- chan at the arcade today..."
Makoto's eyes widened. "Minako-chan, you didn't... walk up to her, did you?"
"Well, I was coming in, and she started passing out...and I had to make it look like I didn't know what was wrong...but I had Motoki drive her home..."
There was a collective sigh of relief. "Minna, we're going to have to talk to her. Tell her what's going on. If Motoki told her that Minako-chan left her, she's going to wonder why," Makoto said.
"Well, can we call her on the communicator?" Rei suggested.
Ami nodded and pulled hers out. Hopefully, she was awake. "Hai?" Usagi said groggily. "Whoever this is had better have a good reason because it feels like someone is hammering my head!"
Ami looked worriedly at the others. "Usagi-chan?"
"Ami-chan?" She tried to ignore the pain for awhile. "What is it? Another youma?"
"Iie, we need to tell you something."
Rei took the communicator from Ami. "Gomen, Usagi-chan...but we can't be around you anymore."
"N-nani?" Usagi asked, her voice cracking.
"Remember that youma?" Rei bit her lip. "It...did something to you. That's why you pass out whenever we come near you. So you have to stay away from us!"
Makoto held back her tears. "Besides, you'll be... be leaving for Boston soon. What better way to learn how to be apart, ne?"
"Iie..." Usagi cried. "It's hard enough having to leave the country, but NEVER talking to you or seeing you guys again? It would be like... like I couldn't breath!"
"It's better for you this way, baka!" Rei shouted. "I can't stand to cause you pain!" Crying, she passed the communicator back to Ami.
Ami nodded. "It is better for you, Usagi-chan. We can communicate through e- mail. Shingo has a computer, he'll be able to show you how to use it. We'll always love you, Princess." Choking back a sob, she handed it to Minako next.
Minako squeezed her eyes shut, trying not to let her tears escape. "Gomen, Usagi-chan! I'll e-mail you every day, I promise! You get to be with Mamoru- san again, so it won't be that bad...I won't forget you, neechan!"
"Iie... minna..." Usagi gasped at the pain in her head, but she couldn't close the connection... not yet. "It's not... supposed to be like... this!"
"I can't stand to hurt you, Usagi-chan!" Minako cried. "Gomen, but we're going to go now. We love you!"
Ami cut off Usagi's shrill scream. "Gomen ne..."
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Title: The Transfer
Part 3
Author: Usa (Usako0@aol.com) and Emiri (bunny_s_@hotmail.com)
Disclaimers in Part 1
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Usagi woke up confused and disoriented. However, she noticed the pain in her head had lessened considerably. "Nani? Where am I?"
She sat up slowly and realized that she was in her room. "How did I get here?" she asked herself.
"Mama?" she called, walking down the stairs. She had to hold onto the banister because she was still a bit dizzy. "Papa?"
"Usagi-baka, what are you doing out of bed this early in the morning?" Shingo snuck up from behind and poked her.
Usagi jumped, nearly falling down the stairs. "Shingo!" she cried, glaring at him.
"Relax, I'm not gonna poke ya any more."
"Where's Mama?"
"She's downstairs, making breakfast."
Usagi nodded and went into the kitchen. "Mama..." She put a hand to her had as another wave of dizziness washed over her.
"Usagi! What are you doing out of bed?" Ikuko watched her, concerned.
Tears formed in her eyes. "Gomen, but I... I called for you and you didn't hear me."
"Gomen, Usagi, I probably couldn't hear you over the running water. Daijobou?"
"What happened to me?"
"Well, your friends brought you home, saying you'd eaten too many cupcakes and that you were babbling about sleeping in your own bed."
Usagi stared at her. The last thing she remembered was fighting some youma, not eating cupcakes. Of course, she couldn't tell her mother that! "Well, I'm going to take a shower. Am I allowed to go out later?"
"Well, not for too long, and stay away from the sweets. And have some breakfast first, dear. You have to fuel your body with good things once in awhile."
"Okay, Mama." Usagi headed upstairs, still confused by everything that occured. "Minako will be at the arcade, I'll ask her what happened."
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Usagi arrived at the arcade, her pockets full of change for the Sailor V game and a milk shake. She waved to Motoki and sat down.
About 10 minutes later, the familiar headache was creeping up on her. Thinking it was from the game, she got up and went to the counter. "Motoki- oniisan, one large chocolate milkshake, please! Extra whip cream!"
"What do you say?" Motoki laughed.
"Onegai..." Usagi said, giving him the puppy dog eyes.
Smiling at her, Motoki obliged. "So, are you meeting up with Minako-tachi here?"
"I suppose I am. I haven't talked with them since around 6 or so yesterday. Apparently I got sick from too many cupcakes," she added with a shrug.
"That's my Usagi," he laughed. "Was it worth it?"
"I had a very small headache this morning, so haaaii!" She grinned as placed the shake in front of her.
"Well, as long as it doesn't affect you. And, there Minako is," he added, pointing to the door.
But Usagi wasn't paying attention to him, her head felt like it was about to explode. She clenched her eyes shut, tears of pain pouring out. "Usagi, what's wrong?" Motoki turned back to her as Minako ran over.
"What happened to Usagi-chan?" Minako accused. Usagi felt herself falling backwards off the stool, however, if she hit the floor, she didn't know. She was unconscious.
Luckily, Motoki was able to catch her. "Usagi!"
"Motoki-oniichan, can you take her home?" Minako didn't want to tell him about the youma, simply because there was no way to explain it.
"Aren't you coming too?" he asked, lifting the unconscious girl into his arms. He turned to his boss, who nodded.
"Well, there's somewhere I have to be..." Minako trailed off, looking down at the ground, then went running off before Motoki could question.
Shrugging, he carried Usagi out to his car. By the them he had her situated, she was waking up. Usagi let out a small moan. She felt so tired. "What happened?" she asked Motoki
"Well, you just passed out, more or less. Are you feeling any better now?"
"A little..."
"Have you been doing that a lot lately? Maybe you should get your blood checked."
Usagi shook her head. "I think yesterday was the first time. Ne, could you take me home? I'm tired."
"Hai, we're on our way there now." As Motoki pulled up to her curb, he warned her "Take care of yourself, Usagi."
"Arigatou..." She pause as she got out of the car. "Gomen for making you leave work."
"It's alright. The funny thing is, Minako didn't come along for the ride. Is there something going on between you guys?"
Usagi felt a twinge of sadness. "Iie... I'm sure she had a good reason. Ja ne, Motoki-oniisan!"
"Ja, Usagi-chan!" Motoki waved as he drove off.
Shingo was just leaving the house as Usagi walked up to the front door. She knew he was going to say something obnoxious to her and she just wasn't in the mood.
"Get hun-" Shingo's taunt died on his lips as he noticed how pale his older sister was. "What's wrong, oneechan?"
Usagi was a bit shocked, but she wasn't one to look a gift horse in the mouth. "I'm just tired, Shingo."
"You look like you're gonna keel over."
"I feel like it..." she replied, swaying.
Shingo moved to steady her. "Okaa!" he shouted into the house.
Ikuko appeared a moment later. "Usagi! What happened to you?" She took her other side, and had Shingo help bring Usagi to her bedroom. "You shouldn'tve gotten up today, dear," she admonished.
"Gomen, but I thought I was all right," she said. "Mama... what's wrong with me?
"I don't know, Usagi. Maybe your mono has come back?"
Usagi laid down on her bed. "My head hurts..."
"Well, we can make you a doctor's appointment. If you're sick, we'll have to postpone travel, as well."
"Mama!" Usagi exclaimed. "We can't do that! Papa will think I'm doing this on purpose!"
"He'll understand that, dear. Even though he can seem gruff, he really does love you."
Usagi nodded as she drifted off to sleep. "I know how much I disappoint him..."
"Iie, don't think like that," Ikuko chided. Noticing her daughter had nodded off, she quietly left the room to call the doctor.
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Minako met up with the other girls at the Shrine. "Ne, minna, I saw Usagi- chan at the arcade today..."
Makoto's eyes widened. "Minako-chan, you didn't... walk up to her, did you?"
"Well, I was coming in, and she started passing out...and I had to make it look like I didn't know what was wrong...but I had Motoki drive her home..."
There was a collective sigh of relief. "Minna, we're going to have to talk to her. Tell her what's going on. If Motoki told her that Minako-chan left her, she's going to wonder why," Makoto said.
"Well, can we call her on the communicator?" Rei suggested.
Ami nodded and pulled hers out. Hopefully, she was awake. "Hai?" Usagi said groggily. "Whoever this is had better have a good reason because it feels like someone is hammering my head!"
Ami looked worriedly at the others. "Usagi-chan?"
"Ami-chan?" She tried to ignore the pain for awhile. "What is it? Another youma?"
"Iie, we need to tell you something."
Rei took the communicator from Ami. "Gomen, Usagi-chan...but we can't be around you anymore."
"N-nani?" Usagi asked, her voice cracking.
"Remember that youma?" Rei bit her lip. "It...did something to you. That's why you pass out whenever we come near you. So you have to stay away from us!"
Makoto held back her tears. "Besides, you'll be... be leaving for Boston soon. What better way to learn how to be apart, ne?"
"Iie..." Usagi cried. "It's hard enough having to leave the country, but NEVER talking to you or seeing you guys again? It would be like... like I couldn't breath!"
"It's better for you this way, baka!" Rei shouted. "I can't stand to cause you pain!" Crying, she passed the communicator back to Ami.
Ami nodded. "It is better for you, Usagi-chan. We can communicate through e- mail. Shingo has a computer, he'll be able to show you how to use it. We'll always love you, Princess." Choking back a sob, she handed it to Minako next.
Minako squeezed her eyes shut, trying not to let her tears escape. "Gomen, Usagi-chan! I'll e-mail you every day, I promise! You get to be with Mamoru- san again, so it won't be that bad...I won't forget you, neechan!"
"Iie... minna..." Usagi gasped at the pain in her head, but she couldn't close the connection... not yet. "It's not... supposed to be like... this!"
"I can't stand to hurt you, Usagi-chan!" Minako cried. "Gomen, but we're going to go now. We love you!"
Ami cut off Usagi's shrill scream. "Gomen ne..."
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