After Mako left the hospital, Mizuno-san went to Ami's room and stood beside her bed, looking down at her daughter. She reached down and gently nudged her.
"Ami, wake up please."
Ami groaned softly, then opened her eyes a little. "Mom?"
"Yes, it's me Ami. I need to talk with you."
Ami sat up slightly in the hospital bed. "Mom, where am I?"
"You're at the hospital. Mako-chan brought you here after you passed out."
'I'm going to have to have a talk with that girl.' "I passed out?"
"Yes dear, and I'd like to talk to you about that."
"I passed out… what's there to talk about?"
"The reason you passed out is why I want to talk to you. You passed out because you were drinking. Now, darling, I know that you're a smart girl, but I guess you just weren't thinking tonight."
Ami exploded at that comment. "That's the whole fuckin point! Im tired of being the one to always think things through, analyzing everything. Im sick of it! I never had any fun."
"I thought you had fun."
"I was… until the hospital visit!"
Mizuno-san blinked a few times, trying to keep her building anger in check. She spoke in a angry, yet calm tone. "Mizuno Ami… we are going home right now. As soon as we get there, you are going to your room and going to bed. You are grounded for a week because of all this. You will not leave the house except for going to school. After your cram school, you will come straight home and do your homework. When you are finished with that, you will clean the house until it is spotless. Do I make myself clear?"
"Crystal."
During the car ride home, there was a tense, deafening silence. As soon as the door to the apartment was open, Ami stormed to her room and slammed the door behind her. Mizuno-san sat on the couch and let a few tears escape her while wondering exactly what had happened to her beloved daughter.
A few minutes later, Ami turned on her stero, cranking up the volume on the song I don't give a damn about my bad reputation. Mizuno-san got up and banged on Ami's door.
"I told you to go to bed girl!"
Ami stuck her head out the door, the song still blaring. "I am not a girl. I am a woman."
"Well you sure as hell aren't acting like it. Now turn that music off and go to bed."
Ami slammed the door in her mother's face and locked it. She turned and put her back against the door as the first few rays of light started to shine through her curtains. 'I still need to have a talk with Makoto.' Ami looked over at her stereo and turned down the music, then quietly opened the window and let herself out, taking the fire escape down to the street.
AN: Sorry for taking so long with this chapter. I've had finals for school, then as soon as I got out, I started working and im on the night shift. I haven't had much time to work on it.. the only reason it's getting done now is that it is now 3 in the morning. I got home from work 2 hours ago and have been working on this since then. A BIG thank you goes to Zanshin who, even though I was joking about it at first, wrote some stuff on this. Even though in it's original state it wasn't to good, it gave me many many ideas and got me rolling. You might want to thank Haruka-chan, my girlfriend. She's the reason I didn't have free time while I was home. ^_~ love you tenshi! Expect a new chapter soon… I hope.
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