To Be A Star!
The best day of the week. Saturday.
You can sleep in; watch the morning cartoons, no school, and rest. Plus, you don't have to worry about the next day. Unlike Sundays…
But since today's Saturday I'm going to go out and visit Rei. Now that I remember she was the only one that didn't yell at me when we fought that youma or when the others kicked me out…
When I arrived at the Hikawa Shrine, I quickly looked for Rei. I found her in the fire room. Her face was scrunched up in concentration. I waited for a while, nervous that she wouldn't want me there like the others didn't want anything to do with me.
I didn't have to worry about anything. She turned to look at me and smiled. I sighed in relief and ran towards her. I knew she was definitely a true friend right then and there. I felt her arms circle around me and I cried. I know I'm being silly, but knowing I still had someone left just made me want to cry out in joy. Long into the afternoon we talked, read mangas, and ate. Did I mention the cookies were yummy?
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"When will you learn, Odango Atama, to breathe air before you inhale the food?" Rei asked, joking around. Usagi stuck her tongue out in retaliation. "When you can be nice to me, Pyro."
All Rei did was stuck her tongue out and that started a battle. Usagi had an idea click into her brain. She grabbed the pillow she was resting on and started one of the greatest pillow fights there ever was. Both of them fell onto their backs to rest at the end.
Full-blown laughter sounded out from both and Rei turned to look at her best friend. They had quieted down now and Usa-chan was breathing hard and once in a while there would be a giggle that escaped from her mouth. Rei grinned at that and she sat up. Rei examined her hime, the one she not only swore to protect but held Rei's friendship and loyalty to the end. Usagi had closed her eyes and there was a small smile that showed to all of Usagi's purity.
Usagi-chan looked so peaceful…Rei lost her smile and sighed and asked Usagi to listen to her. "But Rei-chan…I'm listening. I just want to lie down. I promise I'll be listening…" Rei shook her head and another smile worked its way to Rei's face.
"The others wanted to talk to you. I know you're confuse about why they are acting weird, but you need to understand that if they ever decide to tell you that, that'd you'd be so worse off. They're acting this way because they think it'll not only help them, but you as well. I'm sorry you had to be hurt and I know that the others feel the same way."
Usagi nodded, though confusion was still present in her eyes. She was definitely going to check out those reasons…but there was still something she had to ask Rei. "Hey, Rei?" "Hmm?"
"Why didn't you join the others in the yelling or why aren't you acting like them, then?"
Rei froze. She was scared that Usagi would ask something like that. It was a good thing she had prepared herself for such a question. "Because I know that their plan will fail and it is better the way I'm handling it. Anyway, I have to get ready for something so why don't you see to the others, then? Ja, Usagi!"
Usagi nodded absent-mindedly while she walked away from the Shrine. What plan? Handling what? She was so confuse right now…
For a while now Usagi had been restless on the entire situation with the senshi. The youma at the Crown wasn't the only time they had started little spats that should have meant nothing.
All ends well in good or bad and just now noticing that she had walked on auto-pilot to Makoto's, will decide whether everything will end in bad for her.
She timidly knocked on Makoto's door and waited for and answer. Soon the door opened and Makoto showed up with surprised evident on her face before she wiped it clean and plastered a sneer on her face. "What do you want?"
Usagi wanted to cry, but she promised herself that she would not cry in front of these people, but only in the privacy of her home should she do so. "Mako-chan? Tell me…why do you want to hurt me?" She saw Makoto's resolve broke and a kind smile was in the place of that horrible sneer.
She felt Makoto bring her inside and steer her to the couch. There, Makoto wrapped her arms around Usagi and whispered comforting words. "I'm sorry, Usa-chan. Rei was right. Our plan was doomed from the start."
And Usagi smiled and threw her weight against Makoto to give a big bear hug. This happened with all the senshi and soon Usagi went back to Death's Corner, as she so affectionately nicknamed the motel…
Still, not even the motel could bring down her happy mood. However, the sight of her mother in those awful clothes, and it was only 10:00!, made her feel sick. Plus, there was this distinctive feeling something bad was going to happen and her mother was looking rather down did not help.
Shingo was probably at Dad's, under the pretense that he was at a sleep over at some friend's, so it was a good that he didn't have to see Mother look so pitiful. "Usagi, I know that we don't even have enough money. You know that. We don't even have enough to stay here." Usagi's eyes widened a bit at that. Where were they going to stay if they couldn't even afford this disgusting place?
"I need your help, Usagi. I need help on trying to get money." The question was in her mother's eyes and Usagi knew she would try her best to help. But she would not, would not, sell her body for money. Usagi would just have to find it some other way. It would be Graduation soon, so when that was over and done she could find a good full-time job. The best she could deal with was a part-time job because she still had to deal with school. She explained it that way so her mom would understand.
Tomorrow, she will deal with finding a job. After all, Sundays were boring…
But most definitely, she'll find one.