Chapter 3: The Oblivious Intern
Author's Comments
Ok well I only have one thing to say about this one. As we all know from Chibi-Usa's last name, Usagi didn't take Mamoru's name when they married. Thus Mamoru must have taken Usagi's last name, which someone had once told me is done in Japan if the woman is of higher status than the man is. Obviously Moon Princess would have been a higher status than Earthen Prince.
Well again, I don't own Sailor Moon no matter how much I want to. A few of my characters will probably be entering the story and I'll let you know about them as the story progresses.
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Early the next morning, as soon as Mamoru walked out the door, Usagi picked up the phone and began to dial.
After a few moments someone on the other end picked up. "Hello, this is Dr. Kateii's office," a woman said.
"Hello this is Tsukino, Usagi," she said, "I was hoping to make an appointment, today if possible."
The woman was silent for a moment, and then she said, "Sorry Ms. Tsukino, there aren't any openings available, but if you come down we can try to squeeze you in between patients."
"Thank you," happily replied Usagi as she hung up the phone.
Usagi ran into the living room smiling profusely. She tried to quickly slide her shoes on her feet as she ran out the door. However, being overly excited caused her to be rather unsuccessful at this and the end result was the door meeting Usagi's face. The impact was so hard that as soon as she hit the door she bounced backwards falling to the floor.
After a quick check to make sure nothing was broken, Usagi stood up and began to rub her nose, when suddenly the front door flew open and hit her in her already sore face. She fell back down onto the floor and immeditatly began to cry.
"Usako?" Mamoru asked as he peered in the door.
"Mamo-chan," Usagi whined.
"How did you end up down there?" he asked as he helped her to her feet.
"I was standing in front of the door," Usagi said as she sniffled.
"I'm sorry Usako," said Mamoru as he lovingly kissed her forehead. "I didn't know you'd be standing there; I thought you would still be in bed."
"What are you doing here Mamo-chan?" she asked curiously.
"I forgot my lunch," he told her.
"Oh, I'll get it for you," Usagi said as she ran into the kitchen. A few moments later she emerged with Mamoru's lunch in her hands. "Here you go Mamo-chan," she said with a smile.
"Thanks buns," he said as he took his lunch from her and gave her a quick peck on the cheek. "I've got to go or I'll be late for work," he told her as he ran back out the door, closing it behind him.
After a few moments, Usagi carefully tried her luck at sliding her shoes on a second time and thankfully this attempt proved successful. She then opened the door slightly and peered outside to see if Mamoru had left. Upon seeing him gone she thrusted it open wider and stepped outside. She quickly closed the door and ran to the bus stop.
Later at the Doctor's Office, a woman stood up from behind a desk and began to walk into the waiting room while asking, "Ms. Tsukino?"
"Yes?" asked Usagi as she looked up to see a brown haired nurse standing by her.
"Right this way," the nurse replied. "The doctor will see you now."
Usagi rose from the chair she was sitting in and followed the prudish looking nurse down the hallway.
As they stopped in front of a door that led into an examination room, the nurse thrust something into her hands. ""Put this on and wait in here," she told her. "The doctor will be with you shortly."
Usagi held it up in front of her and yelled, "You've got to be kidding!"
The nurse gave her a sturn look before leaving the room.
Just as she finished changing a woman with a notebook in front of their face and a drink in her hand walked in. The notebook was filled with neatly written hand writing in dark blue ink. Usagi thought it was possibly notes for a class. The woman was mumbling incoherently under her breath and looked like she was studying the notebook very hard.
"Is she studying?" Usagi thought to herself.
The woman was so engrossed with the notebook she was holding that she managed to step on Usagi's foot as she walked towards a small round chair with wheels.
Usagi let out a yelp and grabbed her foot, which made her fall to the ground. As she lay there on the floor she noticed a breeze on her backside. The back of hospital gown had managed to come open as she fell to the ground. The blonde quickly jumped up off the floor and held the back of the gown closed. She sprung up so fast that she had lost her balance and fell backwards into the side of the examination table. Her body made a thud as she hit it.
"Hello," the blue haired woman said oblivious to what had been going on before her. She sat down as she put the notebook on the counter beside her, along with her drink. As she removed her glasses she said, "I am Ms. Mizuno. I'm a medical student who is interning here. If you don't mind, I will be sitting in on your medical exam." At that moment the blue haired woman glanced down at the patient sprawled on the floor. "Usagi? What are you doing down there?" she asked as she placed her reading glasses on top of her notebook.
Usagi whimpered and said, "Hello Ami-chan."
"I was waiting for the next patient. I thought they were in here already," Ami told her friend as she began looking around the room. Usagi picked herself up off the floor and hopped up on the examination table.
"I am the next patient," the pigtailed woman told her.
Ami had a surprised look on her face. She studied Usagi and noticed she was indeeded the next patient because she was clothed in a hospital gown "You came alone, all by yourself, and no one had to force you? You must be feeling very sick." she said.
"No," replied Usagi. "I'm feeling just fine."
Ami looked puzzled. "Hmm," Ami said as she stood up and took Usagi's file out of the holder on the door. She sat back down and began to read the file as she sipped on her drink. Suddenly she came across something that made her choke.
"Are you ok?" Usagi asked her.
"Yes, I'm fine," Ami lied. She began moving towards the door as she said, "Will you excuse me? I have to go do something. It won't take long. I'll be back with you shortly." She quickly left the room before her friend could reply.
Ami walked down the hall into an office. When she stepped inside she closed the door behind her and picked up the phone. She began to dial. It rang for a few seconds before it was answered.
"Hello?" replied a woman on the other end.
"Hello, may I speak with Mr. Tsukino." Ami said.
"One moment please and I will transfer your call," replied the woman.
The phone began to ring once more as she was transfered to another line. It rang longer that it did the first time, but soon someone picked up.
"Hello, Mr. Tsukino speaking," replied a man on the other end.
"Hello, Mamoru it's me, Ami," she said.
"Ami?" asked Mamoru. "What can I help you with?"
"Usagi is here," replied Ami.
"Here? Where is here?" asked Mamoru.
"At the clinic I'm interning at for medical school," she told him.
"Why? She seemed just fine this morning," he said. "Is she sick? No, wait... I didn't injure her with the door this morning did I? She seemed just fine when I left." he said as his voice filled with worry.
"No, she's not sick or injured, but that's the problem," Ami told him. "She wants help getting pregnant."
"What?" Mamoru said in a shocked voice.
"Can I assume that her memory is still suppressed, and you haven't told her yet?" asked Ami.
"Yes," he said as he sighed. "I wanted to tell her, but the time was never right. I didn't expect her to go and do this."
"Well she needs to be told," she told him. "You know she will just keep torturing herself until she finds out or her memory returns on its own."
"I know," replied Mamoru. "Please don't tell her. I don't want to ruin her anniversary plans so I can't tell her tonight, but I will tell her soon."
"But what am I supposed to do now?" asked Ami. "She's sitting in the examination room, and Dr.Kateii will be there shortly. If he starts doing tests on her he'll find out and he won't think twice about telling her the results."
"I don't know. I'm sure you'll think of something," said Mamoru.
"I will try," Ami said.
"Thank you Ami," replied Mamoru.
"Just make sure you tell her soon," she said.
"I will," he said.
"I have to go, I must hurry if want to beat the doctor to her," Ami told him. "Bye."
"Bye," Mamoru replied.
Ami hung up the phone and sighed before walking out of the office. She walked down the hall and back into the room where Usagi sat waiting. Usagi smiled as she entered the room, which made her feel even worse for doing what she was about to do. She wanted her friend to know the truth; although, she knew it would hurt her. Perhaps hearing it from Mamoru would soften the blow.
"Usagi..." began Ami.
"Yes?" replied the smiling woman.
"I would love to help you, but I can't." Ami told her friend. "I'm afraid you will have to see a fertility specialist for help in this matter, and their aren't any in this clinic."
"Oh," Usagi said as she began to pout. "Can you recommend one?"
"Uh, I'm afraid I don't know of any in the Tokyo area," said Ami nervously. "Sorry, Usagi."
"Well what about the doctor?" Usagi said, "Does he know any?"
"The doctor is a very busy man, much to busy to answer that question at the moment. Although, being a family doctor I'm sure he doesn't know any either," Ami said as she began to push her friend out the door.
"Ami," Usagi as she grabbed the doorway.
"Yes?" she said as she stopped pushing.
"I know you are busy and all, but can I at least get dressed?" Usagi asked.
"Oh sure," Ami said as she let her friend back in the room, "Sorry about that Usagi."
Usagi began to change and she said, "It's ok Ami. Thanks anyway. I'm sure you would have helped if you could." When Usagi was finished changing she smile and then told her friend, "I should be going. It's Mamoru's and my anniversary and we are going out to eat. I need to go make the reservations."
Ami felt a pang of regret in the pit of her stomach. "Congratulations Usagi," Ami slowly replied as she tried to sound happy for her friend, but it was difficult to do with the current emotions that swelled up with in her. The blue haired woman looked up at Usagi and forced a smile to her lips and said, "Have fun tonight, but be sure to come over and visit sometime. We can do lunch, but please do call first to make sure I'm not busy."
"It's a deal," said Usagi as she again smiled and walked out the door.
Ami turned away from the door and wiped a tear that had slipped from her eye. "I'm sorry Usagi," she said silently.
Shortly after the blonde had left, a man in a white doctor's coat walked in. He looked around the room and looked puzzled. "Ms. Mizuno, where is the next patient?" he suddenly asked.
This startled Ami who hadn't even realized anybody had entered the room. She jumped and turned around to find the doctor staring at her. "Dr. Kateii," Ami squeeked nervously. She then shrugged and told the man, "I don't know. No one was in here."
"Strange. Well then we better get on to the next room. Come along Ms. Mizuno we don't have any time to waste," he said as he walked out the door.
"That was close," Ami silently told herself as she let out a sigh of relief. She then picked up Usagi's file and hid it in her notebook that was lying on the table. "I'll have to make sure to file it properly later. I just can't take a chance of Dr. Kateii finding it." Ami said to herself before she grabbed her things and walked out the door, following after the doctor.