"Mhmm, I finally have a chance to take a break from all this chasing bad
guy stuff.
It'll be fun, let's go." Serena said, cheerfully, as she raised her arms in
the air.
"And don't forget about that test we have Monday. We can study together." Ami replied, calmly. She smothered a giggle when Serena seemed to fall to the ground whining.
They walked down the street, passing the familiar flagpole. The two kept sauntered past various buildings, watching people go about their daily business.
"KNOCK IT OFF!" someone yelled.
Ami and Serena turned around to see a middle-aged woman yelling at a man about her own age. The blonde looked at her friend with a questioning look in her sapphire eyes.
"You think we should do something?" she asked.
Ami continued to watch the scene unfold in front of them. The woman punched the man in the shoulder hard enough to make him flinch.
"But I didn't mean it!" he yelled, hurt filled his eyes as the woman stalked away from him.
The lady flashed a rude gesture with her hand as she proceeded to march away.
"But I didn't mean it..." said the man in what sounded like a broken voice.
"C'mon, let's get to your house," said Ami, as she looked away from the sight.
"Yeah, let's go," Serena glanced away and started walking away.
They walked until they got to Serena's house and went inside.
"Just come on in. My mom won't mind," said the pigtailed blonde.
"Mom! Can I sleep over Ami's this Friday?" called Serena as they walked through the door.
"Serena!" an older woman's voice came from the direction of the kitchen.
"Uh oh..." Ami could hear the worry in her friend's voice.
"Serena!! Do you know what happened today?" her mother asked, fury could clearly be seen in her emerald eyes.
"No...."said Serena, a little anxiously. "What happened?"
"I got your report-card today," the elder woman said. "I didn't like what I saw, either."
"Uh oh," Serena muttered again.
"Don't you 'uh oh' me, young lady!" Mrs. Usagi exclaimed. "What's this about a report you never turned in?"
"Um... the work was really hard and I had no time to study?" she tried, "The teacher talks too fast? Luna eats my homework!" Serena continued with excuses.
"Ami, do you get bad grades like this?" asked Serena's mother, trying to stay calm.
The woman pulled a piece of paper out of her apron and handed it to the girl with the blue-tinted hair.
Ami gasped at the grades displayed on the report card. How could someone get such horrid grades?
"No," she replied, "I don't like to brag, but I mostly get 'A's."
"Serena, you should pay more attention like Ami does!" her mother complained. "Now I want you upstairs studying."
"Oh... but..."Serena groaned miserably.
"No buts, and you can sleep over Ami's Friday, because I know you have that test Monday. I want you in good arms, now Ami do you want a ride home?"
"No thanks, but I can walk from here. Good bye, Serena, see you tomorrow!" Ami said, with a smile as she picked up her bag and was on her way.
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It was still tolerably light out by the time Ami stepped through her front door.
"Mom! I'm home!" she called.
There was no answer. She hung her bag and sweater on the coat rack and headed towards the kitchen.
"Mom?"
She looked around and spotted a note on the table. The paper contrasted sharply to the dark oak wood. Ami picked it up and started reading it as she poured herself a glass of soda.
'Dear Ami,
Akiko and her boyfriend, Totoku are in town. Your father and I went out for supper with them. We'll be back around eleven or so.
See you soon!
Love,
Mom'
"Okay, so they're gone," Ami said aloud, "I guess I have the house to myself."
She rummaged through the refrigerator, looking for something edible. Finding nothing, she next went to the cupboard. Jackpot!
"Ha! I knew there was some Pocky around here!" she exclaimed, taking the box out.
Ami shook a few chocolate-covered biscuit sticks out, then headed into the living room to catch up on her book.
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"And don't forget about that test we have Monday. We can study together." Ami replied, calmly. She smothered a giggle when Serena seemed to fall to the ground whining.
They walked down the street, passing the familiar flagpole. The two kept sauntered past various buildings, watching people go about their daily business.
"KNOCK IT OFF!" someone yelled.
Ami and Serena turned around to see a middle-aged woman yelling at a man about her own age. The blonde looked at her friend with a questioning look in her sapphire eyes.
"You think we should do something?" she asked.
Ami continued to watch the scene unfold in front of them. The woman punched the man in the shoulder hard enough to make him flinch.
"But I didn't mean it!" he yelled, hurt filled his eyes as the woman stalked away from him.
The lady flashed a rude gesture with her hand as she proceeded to march away.
"But I didn't mean it..." said the man in what sounded like a broken voice.
"C'mon, let's get to your house," said Ami, as she looked away from the sight.
"Yeah, let's go," Serena glanced away and started walking away.
They walked until they got to Serena's house and went inside.
"Just come on in. My mom won't mind," said the pigtailed blonde.
"Mom! Can I sleep over Ami's this Friday?" called Serena as they walked through the door.
"Serena!" an older woman's voice came from the direction of the kitchen.
"Uh oh..." Ami could hear the worry in her friend's voice.
"Serena!! Do you know what happened today?" her mother asked, fury could clearly be seen in her emerald eyes.
"No...."said Serena, a little anxiously. "What happened?"
"I got your report-card today," the elder woman said. "I didn't like what I saw, either."
"Uh oh," Serena muttered again.
"Don't you 'uh oh' me, young lady!" Mrs. Usagi exclaimed. "What's this about a report you never turned in?"
"Um... the work was really hard and I had no time to study?" she tried, "The teacher talks too fast? Luna eats my homework!" Serena continued with excuses.
"Ami, do you get bad grades like this?" asked Serena's mother, trying to stay calm.
The woman pulled a piece of paper out of her apron and handed it to the girl with the blue-tinted hair.
Ami gasped at the grades displayed on the report card. How could someone get such horrid grades?
"No," she replied, "I don't like to brag, but I mostly get 'A's."
"Serena, you should pay more attention like Ami does!" her mother complained. "Now I want you upstairs studying."
"Oh... but..."Serena groaned miserably.
"No buts, and you can sleep over Ami's Friday, because I know you have that test Monday. I want you in good arms, now Ami do you want a ride home?"
"No thanks, but I can walk from here. Good bye, Serena, see you tomorrow!" Ami said, with a smile as she picked up her bag and was on her way.
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It was still tolerably light out by the time Ami stepped through her front door.
"Mom! I'm home!" she called.
There was no answer. She hung her bag and sweater on the coat rack and headed towards the kitchen.
"Mom?"
She looked around and spotted a note on the table. The paper contrasted sharply to the dark oak wood. Ami picked it up and started reading it as she poured herself a glass of soda.
'Dear Ami,
Akiko and her boyfriend, Totoku are in town. Your father and I went out for supper with them. We'll be back around eleven or so.
See you soon!
Love,
Mom'
"Okay, so they're gone," Ami said aloud, "I guess I have the house to myself."
She rummaged through the refrigerator, looking for something edible. Finding nothing, she next went to the cupboard. Jackpot!
"Ha! I knew there was some Pocky around here!" she exclaimed, taking the box out.
Ami shook a few chocolate-covered biscuit sticks out, then headed into the living room to catch up on her book.
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