Disclaimer: ok so I've lost my beloved piece of sting, but I found a paper clip, it's pink and really cool. Though I still miss my string *sniff*
"..." talking
'...' thinking
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"Usagi!" Ikuko shouted from the bottom of the stairs. "Usagi it's almost one o'clock, you're going to be late meeting your friends." Ikuko sighed and headed upstairs to her daughter's room. "That girl's always late." She lightly knocked on Usagi's door, but there was no response. "Usagi?" She slowly opened the door and entered the room.
"Kenji!" Ikuko shouted from the door of Usagi's room.
"What's up mom?" Shingo asked as he walked past.
"Shingo, please get your father and tell him to bring the thermometer. Quickly now!" She called as Shingo hurried down to where his father was. Then she went back to her daughter's bed.
Usagi was awake now. She felt as if the world beneath was moving, she didn't like that feeling. Her mother gently put the thermometer in her mouth and she tried to think of a time when she felt worse. Nothing came to mind.
"Kenji," Ikuko said as she removed the thermometer from Usagi's mouth, "She's at 103, we need to get her to the hospital."
Kenji nodded and leaned down to pick up his daughter, "alright everyone get in the car let's go."
Usagi wasn't sure what was going on. She felt like someone had knocked her off a cliff and she was trying to pull herself back. She paid no attention to the commotion around her and fell back to sleep.
"Where is she?" Shouted an angry Rei, "She's probably still sleeping. That girl is so lazy!"
Minako, Makoto and Ami remained quite as Rei continued to complain about Usagi.
Ami looked at her watch, it was now two o'clock. Usagi was usually late, but never before had she been an hour late. Ami was worried. "Maybe we should phone her?" She suggested, but Rei's voice over powered her. She quietly got up and walked over to the payphone and began to dial Usagi's number.
"You've reached to Tsukino residence, we are not available at the moment, but if you leave a message we'll get back to you."
Ami hung up the phone and looked over at Rei, she was still going on about Usagi's laziness and lack of responsibility. She decided that she would sit at the counter until Rei cooled down.
Motoki entered the arcade and heard Rei yelling about something. He saw Ami sitting at the counter so he decided to join her, maybe he could find out what got Rei so wound up. "Hey Ami," he sat own beside her. "What's up with Rei?"
Ami looked back at Rei then at Motoki, "Usagi was suppose to meet us an hour ago, but she still hasn't shown up yet. What are you doing here? I thought you had the day off."
"I do have the day off, I was suppose to meet Usagi here at three. I figured I'd get here early so I could have a bite to eat first." He paused for a moment. "Did you try phoning Usa? It's not like her to be this late."
"There was no answer, maybe I should go over to her house to see what's up."
Motoki took another glance at Rei, "I don't think she'd be too happy if you left. I'll go check it out. I'll be back in a bit.
Ami nodded and watch as Motoki left, she had a bad feeling about Usagi. After taking a deep breathe she got up to rejoin Minako and Makoto and hoped Motoki would take to long.
Motoki arrived at Usagi's house just as her father pulled into the drive way.
"May I help you?" Kenji asked suspiciously.
"Umm...I was looking for Usagi." Motoki said nervously.
"And who are you?"
"I'm just friend, I work at the arcade. Usa and I were supposed to get together today."
"Like on a date?"
"NO! We were just going to hang out."
"So my daughter's not good enough for you then?"
"It's not that, I already have a girlfriend. Usagi and I are just friends."
Kenji grinned, he enjoyed scaring Usagi's male friends. His smile faded when he remembered why he returned home. "I'm afraid she's not here, we took her to the hospital this morning with a fever. I just came home to feed her cat and grabbed a few of her things."
Motoki didn't know what to say. She was fine when he saw her yesterday. "Do you think it would be ok if I came by later to see her?"
Kenji nodded, "I'm sure she'd love it if you came and visited." Kenji entered his house and Motoki went to his car and drove away.
"..." talking
'...' thinking
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"Usagi!" Ikuko shouted from the bottom of the stairs. "Usagi it's almost one o'clock, you're going to be late meeting your friends." Ikuko sighed and headed upstairs to her daughter's room. "That girl's always late." She lightly knocked on Usagi's door, but there was no response. "Usagi?" She slowly opened the door and entered the room.
"Kenji!" Ikuko shouted from the door of Usagi's room.
"What's up mom?" Shingo asked as he walked past.
"Shingo, please get your father and tell him to bring the thermometer. Quickly now!" She called as Shingo hurried down to where his father was. Then she went back to her daughter's bed.
Usagi was awake now. She felt as if the world beneath was moving, she didn't like that feeling. Her mother gently put the thermometer in her mouth and she tried to think of a time when she felt worse. Nothing came to mind.
"Kenji," Ikuko said as she removed the thermometer from Usagi's mouth, "She's at 103, we need to get her to the hospital."
Kenji nodded and leaned down to pick up his daughter, "alright everyone get in the car let's go."
Usagi wasn't sure what was going on. She felt like someone had knocked her off a cliff and she was trying to pull herself back. She paid no attention to the commotion around her and fell back to sleep.
"Where is she?" Shouted an angry Rei, "She's probably still sleeping. That girl is so lazy!"
Minako, Makoto and Ami remained quite as Rei continued to complain about Usagi.
Ami looked at her watch, it was now two o'clock. Usagi was usually late, but never before had she been an hour late. Ami was worried. "Maybe we should phone her?" She suggested, but Rei's voice over powered her. She quietly got up and walked over to the payphone and began to dial Usagi's number.
"You've reached to Tsukino residence, we are not available at the moment, but if you leave a message we'll get back to you."
Ami hung up the phone and looked over at Rei, she was still going on about Usagi's laziness and lack of responsibility. She decided that she would sit at the counter until Rei cooled down.
Motoki entered the arcade and heard Rei yelling about something. He saw Ami sitting at the counter so he decided to join her, maybe he could find out what got Rei so wound up. "Hey Ami," he sat own beside her. "What's up with Rei?"
Ami looked back at Rei then at Motoki, "Usagi was suppose to meet us an hour ago, but she still hasn't shown up yet. What are you doing here? I thought you had the day off."
"I do have the day off, I was suppose to meet Usagi here at three. I figured I'd get here early so I could have a bite to eat first." He paused for a moment. "Did you try phoning Usa? It's not like her to be this late."
"There was no answer, maybe I should go over to her house to see what's up."
Motoki took another glance at Rei, "I don't think she'd be too happy if you left. I'll go check it out. I'll be back in a bit.
Ami nodded and watch as Motoki left, she had a bad feeling about Usagi. After taking a deep breathe she got up to rejoin Minako and Makoto and hoped Motoki would take to long.
Motoki arrived at Usagi's house just as her father pulled into the drive way.
"May I help you?" Kenji asked suspiciously.
"Umm...I was looking for Usagi." Motoki said nervously.
"And who are you?"
"I'm just friend, I work at the arcade. Usa and I were supposed to get together today."
"Like on a date?"
"NO! We were just going to hang out."
"So my daughter's not good enough for you then?"
"It's not that, I already have a girlfriend. Usagi and I are just friends."
Kenji grinned, he enjoyed scaring Usagi's male friends. His smile faded when he remembered why he returned home. "I'm afraid she's not here, we took her to the hospital this morning with a fever. I just came home to feed her cat and grabbed a few of her things."
Motoki didn't know what to say. She was fine when he saw her yesterday. "Do you think it would be ok if I came by later to see her?"
Kenji nodded, "I'm sure she'd love it if you came and visited." Kenji entered his house and Motoki went to his car and drove away.