Author's note: this is actually a continuation of chapter 8, just later
that night about the other scouts, k? good^_^
~*~Chapter 8: Part II~*~
Amy walked away from Mina's house, still clutching her broken arm close to her chest. *What am I gonna tell mom?* she fretted. She continued walking, eyes cast downward, deep in thought. *Hm, I could...no, she'd never believe that. Well...no.*
She looked up and sighed in defeat. "Oh, there's nothing plausible I can tell her," she surrendered. "Everything I come up with, there'd have to have been a witness! Unless..." A light bulb sprang above her head as the idea started taking root. *Well, I hate lying to her, but I guess scout training got me used to that.*
Ten minutes later she walked up the steps to her and her mother's apartment building. She took a deep breath of air and walked up to their room and slipped inside. Her mother sat on the couch, having just got home from work. She looked up as she heard the door open.
"Amy? It's late I thought for sure you'd be in..." She stopped short seeing the wounded arm. "Sweetheart, what happened?!" Ms. Mizuno screeched. "Did someone attack you?!" She rushed back to her room getting a wet cloth and the first-aid kit to at least clean up the blood and bandage it as best she could. Amy stood there and said nothing. "Say something Amy! Did someone do this to you? What happened?"
Amy shook her head to clear her thoughts. "No one attacked me, mother." *Another lie* she thought wincing on the inside.
"Then what happened?" her mother asked, trying to stay calm, her doctor's experience probably the only thing keeping her this calm.
Amy took a breath as she got ready to say the speech she had practiced over and over in her head when she was walking home. "I was going up to visit Raye, but there was no one there. I guess the family and Chad must have been out. Anyway, I started walking down the steps to leave when I slipped." She took a breath. "And that's the story." Her mother nodded her head as she finished up with the bandaging.
"Well, we're going to have to get you to the hospital tonight, to get that in a cast." Amy nodded ok, and Ms. Mizuno grabbed her keys and coat and headed out the door, Amy in tow.
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Raye walked up Cherry Hill Temple's steps and slipped quietly into the building. *Good, everyone's in bed already* she thought to herself, noting the absence of lights. She crept silently past all the doors in the hallway, making her way to the bathroom. She shut the door securely and turned on the light, thanking the stars for her good luck that no one was up. She got a rag out of the linen closet and started the hot water. She waited until she could see the water steaming, then filled up the sink, dipped the rag in and pressed the hot water to her arm. She hissed and gritted her teeth against a scream of pain as the hot water entered her cut. She continued cleaning the wound until the water in the sink was a dull red from the blood. After the water was drained she turned to the medicine cabinet to get the iodine out. When the rag was soaked in it she gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, and got ready for the searing pain she knew was coming. She pressed the rag to her arm and tried desperately not to scream. A small sound escaped her lips and she prayed that no one heard it as it echoed throughout the temple. She held her breath, waiting for the footsteps that, thankfully, never came. She let out her breath and continued to dab at the wound then proceeded over to the closet to get the dressings for it.
She looked up at the ceiling from her bed later on, careful not to lie on her wounded arm, and slowly slipped off to sleep.
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Lita walked the now quiet streets of the city on her way back to her apartment. Thankfully, for her, she had no one to sneak around, seeing as both her parents had passed away a long time ago. She sighed as she reminisced about the battle that took place only a couple of hours ago.
*How are we ever going to beat them? We were defeated so easily tonight.* She sighed again as she saw the door to her apartment building and walked through it, turned the corner to the steps, and ascended up them. She came to room 206 and stuck the key in the lock.
"Home, sweet home," she said with a tired sigh, walking into the kitchen for some ice for her head which was pounding non-stop. A moan escaped her lips as she sunk down to the couch with her bag of ice. "The paaaaiiiin."
She started to get up to do the cleaning around the apartment, but the pounding in her head made her think twice. She sighed and instead picked herself up and shuffled off to the bathroom to check out how bad the wound was. "Ugh!" She stared at her reflection in the mirror and saw her hair was somewhat matted with blood where the hilt of Nephrite's sword had connected with her skull. Bringing a rag from the linen closet she got it wet with steaming water and gently dabbed at her head. She then took out bandages and partially wrapped her head in them.
*I guess since I found my way home alright I don't have a concussion. That's something at least* she thought bitterly. "There, all done." She admired her handiwork in the mirror then scuttled off to her bedroom and sunk down to the bed in exhaustion and pain. She rested the bag of ice on her head and let herself sink into sleep.
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Serena opened the door quietly, noticing that all the lights were off, and waved goodbye to Darien, who had walked her home.
"Phew, everyone's asleep, Luna," Serena sighed stepping all the way in the door, the black cat ever by her side, then shutting it quietly behind her. She started across the living and was starting her way down the hall when suddenly the lights in the living room clicked on.
"Hello, dear," Mrs. Tsukino said menacingly, her husband sitting right next to her.
"You have a lot of explaining to do, young lady," her father said in voice that could very well make a grown man cry.
"Where have you been?! We've been going crazy with worry wondering where you were all night!" Mrs. Tsukino screeched. "Where were you?!"
"It's that Darien fellow isn't it? Isn't it?!" her father yelled. "I always knew he was trouble! I always knew and no one would listen! Then what happens?! She comes waltzing in at all hours of the night after being God-knows-where doing God-knows-what with him!" Serena cowered back against the wall. She'd never seen her father this upset before. She could practically see him smoking.
Mrs. Tsukino placed a hand on her husband's shoulder to calm him down since he was now shaking with rage. "Now, let's not jump to conclusions yet, honey." Serena sighed in relief but stopped when met by her mother's hard stare. "You're not off the hook yet, Serena Tsukino. I'd like to know where you've been as well." Her face softened up a bit. "I don't think it was with Darien, though, because, from what I've seen of him, he's more of a gentleman than that and I trust you more to not do anything like that." Her face hardened again. "But that trust is quickly being sucked down the drain. Now, you are going to tell us where you have been all night long."
"Eh-heh...well, you see...heh...funny story really..." she trailed off, trying to come up with a clever lie. "Ok, the truth is Rini said she was thinking about visiting and me and the girls..."
"How do you get by with those language art skills?"
Serena sighed. "Anyway, the GIRLS AND I were all at Raye's temple planning a sort of welcoming back party for her, that's all." Serena let out a huge breath and waited to see if her parents would buy the lie. *Well, it's not really a huge lie. Just a little white lie. We were at Raye's for a while...and the girls were there...and Rini IS thinking about visiting. So it's kinda the truth...just a little off* she reasoned with herself, remembering the letter Rini had sent her just that day. She was snapped out of her reverie by her mother's voice.
"Well, while we are impressed and proud that you were so thoughtful about your cousin, we are VERY disappointed that you stayed out so late without telling us. So, you're still not off the hook. One week, no arcade, no nothing."
Serena hung her head and sighed. "Ok, mom. I'm going to bed now; I'm really tired." She turned around and started off towards her bedroom, Luna at her heels.
"Oh, Serena," her mom said. Serena turned and listened. "How did you find out about Rini coming? I haven't heard anything 'til just now from you."
"Oh, I just got this letter today from her," she said while digging in her pocket for the folded up note. She pulled it out and handed it to her mother. "Here." Her mom took the note and read it over then handed it back.
"Well, I can't wait for her visit; we'll have to work on getting her room ready for her."
Serena nodded and continued to her bedroom. She entered and placed her back against her door, letting out a huge sigh. "That was a close one."
"Good cover story though," Luna pointed out.
"Yeah, but all it got me was to be grounded a week!" the blonde whined. She crashed on her bed, still in her clothes, and fell asleep right away.
2nd A/N: k, well, the night's finally over w/ after 6 chapters! God, that took 4eva! k, well, peace out y'all^._.^ (yay kitties!) hehe
Big thankies to SeleneA about the mistake I made...wow, I never would have caught that and I'M the author...my friend didn't even catch it when I asked her to read it before I put it up...*sigh* well, thanx^_^
~*~Chapter 8: Part II~*~
Amy walked away from Mina's house, still clutching her broken arm close to her chest. *What am I gonna tell mom?* she fretted. She continued walking, eyes cast downward, deep in thought. *Hm, I could...no, she'd never believe that. Well...no.*
She looked up and sighed in defeat. "Oh, there's nothing plausible I can tell her," she surrendered. "Everything I come up with, there'd have to have been a witness! Unless..." A light bulb sprang above her head as the idea started taking root. *Well, I hate lying to her, but I guess scout training got me used to that.*
Ten minutes later she walked up the steps to her and her mother's apartment building. She took a deep breath of air and walked up to their room and slipped inside. Her mother sat on the couch, having just got home from work. She looked up as she heard the door open.
"Amy? It's late I thought for sure you'd be in..." She stopped short seeing the wounded arm. "Sweetheart, what happened?!" Ms. Mizuno screeched. "Did someone attack you?!" She rushed back to her room getting a wet cloth and the first-aid kit to at least clean up the blood and bandage it as best she could. Amy stood there and said nothing. "Say something Amy! Did someone do this to you? What happened?"
Amy shook her head to clear her thoughts. "No one attacked me, mother." *Another lie* she thought wincing on the inside.
"Then what happened?" her mother asked, trying to stay calm, her doctor's experience probably the only thing keeping her this calm.
Amy took a breath as she got ready to say the speech she had practiced over and over in her head when she was walking home. "I was going up to visit Raye, but there was no one there. I guess the family and Chad must have been out. Anyway, I started walking down the steps to leave when I slipped." She took a breath. "And that's the story." Her mother nodded her head as she finished up with the bandaging.
"Well, we're going to have to get you to the hospital tonight, to get that in a cast." Amy nodded ok, and Ms. Mizuno grabbed her keys and coat and headed out the door, Amy in tow.
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Raye walked up Cherry Hill Temple's steps and slipped quietly into the building. *Good, everyone's in bed already* she thought to herself, noting the absence of lights. She crept silently past all the doors in the hallway, making her way to the bathroom. She shut the door securely and turned on the light, thanking the stars for her good luck that no one was up. She got a rag out of the linen closet and started the hot water. She waited until she could see the water steaming, then filled up the sink, dipped the rag in and pressed the hot water to her arm. She hissed and gritted her teeth against a scream of pain as the hot water entered her cut. She continued cleaning the wound until the water in the sink was a dull red from the blood. After the water was drained she turned to the medicine cabinet to get the iodine out. When the rag was soaked in it she gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, and got ready for the searing pain she knew was coming. She pressed the rag to her arm and tried desperately not to scream. A small sound escaped her lips and she prayed that no one heard it as it echoed throughout the temple. She held her breath, waiting for the footsteps that, thankfully, never came. She let out her breath and continued to dab at the wound then proceeded over to the closet to get the dressings for it.
She looked up at the ceiling from her bed later on, careful not to lie on her wounded arm, and slowly slipped off to sleep.
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Lita walked the now quiet streets of the city on her way back to her apartment. Thankfully, for her, she had no one to sneak around, seeing as both her parents had passed away a long time ago. She sighed as she reminisced about the battle that took place only a couple of hours ago.
*How are we ever going to beat them? We were defeated so easily tonight.* She sighed again as she saw the door to her apartment building and walked through it, turned the corner to the steps, and ascended up them. She came to room 206 and stuck the key in the lock.
"Home, sweet home," she said with a tired sigh, walking into the kitchen for some ice for her head which was pounding non-stop. A moan escaped her lips as she sunk down to the couch with her bag of ice. "The paaaaiiiin."
She started to get up to do the cleaning around the apartment, but the pounding in her head made her think twice. She sighed and instead picked herself up and shuffled off to the bathroom to check out how bad the wound was. "Ugh!" She stared at her reflection in the mirror and saw her hair was somewhat matted with blood where the hilt of Nephrite's sword had connected with her skull. Bringing a rag from the linen closet she got it wet with steaming water and gently dabbed at her head. She then took out bandages and partially wrapped her head in them.
*I guess since I found my way home alright I don't have a concussion. That's something at least* she thought bitterly. "There, all done." She admired her handiwork in the mirror then scuttled off to her bedroom and sunk down to the bed in exhaustion and pain. She rested the bag of ice on her head and let herself sink into sleep.
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Serena opened the door quietly, noticing that all the lights were off, and waved goodbye to Darien, who had walked her home.
"Phew, everyone's asleep, Luna," Serena sighed stepping all the way in the door, the black cat ever by her side, then shutting it quietly behind her. She started across the living and was starting her way down the hall when suddenly the lights in the living room clicked on.
"Hello, dear," Mrs. Tsukino said menacingly, her husband sitting right next to her.
"You have a lot of explaining to do, young lady," her father said in voice that could very well make a grown man cry.
"Where have you been?! We've been going crazy with worry wondering where you were all night!" Mrs. Tsukino screeched. "Where were you?!"
"It's that Darien fellow isn't it? Isn't it?!" her father yelled. "I always knew he was trouble! I always knew and no one would listen! Then what happens?! She comes waltzing in at all hours of the night after being God-knows-where doing God-knows-what with him!" Serena cowered back against the wall. She'd never seen her father this upset before. She could practically see him smoking.
Mrs. Tsukino placed a hand on her husband's shoulder to calm him down since he was now shaking with rage. "Now, let's not jump to conclusions yet, honey." Serena sighed in relief but stopped when met by her mother's hard stare. "You're not off the hook yet, Serena Tsukino. I'd like to know where you've been as well." Her face softened up a bit. "I don't think it was with Darien, though, because, from what I've seen of him, he's more of a gentleman than that and I trust you more to not do anything like that." Her face hardened again. "But that trust is quickly being sucked down the drain. Now, you are going to tell us where you have been all night long."
"Eh-heh...well, you see...heh...funny story really..." she trailed off, trying to come up with a clever lie. "Ok, the truth is Rini said she was thinking about visiting and me and the girls..."
"How do you get by with those language art skills?"
Serena sighed. "Anyway, the GIRLS AND I were all at Raye's temple planning a sort of welcoming back party for her, that's all." Serena let out a huge breath and waited to see if her parents would buy the lie. *Well, it's not really a huge lie. Just a little white lie. We were at Raye's for a while...and the girls were there...and Rini IS thinking about visiting. So it's kinda the truth...just a little off* she reasoned with herself, remembering the letter Rini had sent her just that day. She was snapped out of her reverie by her mother's voice.
"Well, while we are impressed and proud that you were so thoughtful about your cousin, we are VERY disappointed that you stayed out so late without telling us. So, you're still not off the hook. One week, no arcade, no nothing."
Serena hung her head and sighed. "Ok, mom. I'm going to bed now; I'm really tired." She turned around and started off towards her bedroom, Luna at her heels.
"Oh, Serena," her mom said. Serena turned and listened. "How did you find out about Rini coming? I haven't heard anything 'til just now from you."
"Oh, I just got this letter today from her," she said while digging in her pocket for the folded up note. She pulled it out and handed it to her mother. "Here." Her mom took the note and read it over then handed it back.
"Well, I can't wait for her visit; we'll have to work on getting her room ready for her."
Serena nodded and continued to her bedroom. She entered and placed her back against her door, letting out a huge sigh. "That was a close one."
"Good cover story though," Luna pointed out.
"Yeah, but all it got me was to be grounded a week!" the blonde whined. She crashed on her bed, still in her clothes, and fell asleep right away.
2nd A/N: k, well, the night's finally over w/ after 6 chapters! God, that took 4eva! k, well, peace out y'all^._.^ (yay kitties!) hehe
Big thankies to SeleneA about the mistake I made...wow, I never would have caught that and I'M the author...my friend didn't even catch it when I asked her to read it before I put it up...*sigh* well, thanx^_^
