Wake Me Up Inside

By CH33T4H GRL

Co written and edited by Senshi of Valis

"I tried calling her this morning but Mrs. Tsukino said Usagi never came back home and they can't find her." Makoto said as she walked to school with Ami and Minako along with the two moon cats. She was worried sick over Usagi, the blonde girl couldn't last out their by herself and she might get hurt. Even as annoyed as Makoto has been lately it didn't mean that she stopped loving Usagi. Usagi was the first person in a long while that truly tried to befriend Makoto for the sake of friendship during a very rough time for the taller girl.

"Do you think she is okay?" Ami asked.

"Did anyone try Mamoru's apartment?" Luna asked.

"I called there this morning before Mamoru left." Minako said, "It didn't sound like he cared much really. He said he hasn't seen her and didn't care if he ever did again."

"When I get my claws on him I'll rip his eyes out." Artemis swore. He was getting sick of seeing the way Mamoru constantly hurt Usagi. He knew how smart and graceful Usagi could be but she seemed to not want to better herself so they had been pushing her lately to challenge herself. They were very proud of her when their princess had proven just how good she could do when she tried. She had earned a B on a very hard exam, earning her the second highest grade among the four of them. The only one who had surpassed Usagi on it among them were Ami but that was a given.

"How about the outers?" Luna asked.

"I tried, I couldn't get a hold of any of them." Ami sighed.

"She was really upset when she ran out of class." Makoto sighed, "I should have done something, chased after her or something."

"It will be okay, Makoto." Luna said, "Usagi is a stronger girl than we let ourselves realize sometimes, she will be okay."

"I hope you are right." Artemis whispered softly.

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Ranma couldn't believe it, this had to be a new record for Akane. No sooner had Ranma made it to school he was malleted by the psycho uncute tomboy all the way across Nerima. Limping slowly as he made his way back to the clinic to check on his wounds and to get an excuse before going back to school a gutter broke overhead dumping bone chilling rain water on him activating his curse.

It was a damp, angry red haired girl who finally managed to make it into Tofu's clinic. She was cradling her left arm, it still being very sore from popping her shoulder back into place from where it was dislocated upon landing. It felt as if she sprained her right ankle and the left side of her head was really sore.

"Ranma!" Tofu gasped in shock as Ranma entered the empty waiting room. He was carrying Bunny's clothes and seemed to be heading back to the examination room where the blonde was at.

"It's better than it looks." Ranma said, stumbling a little. Tofu sat the clothes aside and helped Ranma into an examination room next to Bunny's.

"I'm sure it is Ranma, but I'll feel better if you let me make sure." Tofu said as Ranma sat on the edge of the bed. "I will be right back."

"Sure thing Doc." Ranma sighed.

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Usagi looked up as Tofu walked into the room and laid her clothes at the foot of her bed and smiled sadly at her while mumbling about how he should have kept all of the examination rooms stocked even if he usually didn't use them.

"Are you okay, Tofu?" Usagi asked.

"I'm okay." Tofu said as he took a small tub and put some bandages and bottles of stuff and other things from the cabinets in the room. "I just need to check up on Ranma, she's in the next room."

"What happened to her?" Usagi asked in worry. She hoped that what ever it was wasn't too serious.

"That's right, you don't know Ranma so probably wouldn't know." Tofu sighed, "Her fiancée mallets her a lot. I know what happened, Akane used to be so nice but now."

"Is it serious?" Usagi asked, her worry growing even more.

"No, I don't think so. Ranma is very tough and it happens so often anymore." Tofu sighed sadly.

"I'm going to come help." Usagi said grabbing her clothes.

"You need to stay in bed Bunny." Tofu said walking toward the door, "You won't be helping anyone by making yourself sicker."

Usagi sighed as Tofu closed the door behind him. She wanted to make sure the red haired girl was okay and she wanted to hurt whoever it was that abused the poor girl. She didn't understand why no one had done anything about it before now but she intended to find out. Climbing slowly out of the bed she pulled the shirt off and pulled her school uniform on and left to find Tofu and Ranma. It didn't take long to find the right room where Ranma sat on a bed where Tofu was wrapping some bandages around the girl's right ankle.

"Ranma, you can't let this keep going on. She is going to end up killing you if you don't put your foot down." Tofu sighed.

"My honor demands that I marry a Tendo, Doc. My honor demands that I marry Ukyo too and who knows how many more out there thanks to the stupid panda." Ranma sighed. Usagi could have sworn the red haired girl looked like she was going to cry before her face became impassive and the temperature in the room dropped by at least ten degrees.

"Ranma, there is such a thing as a line between being honorable and being foolish." Tofu said. Usagi stayed back listening to what was going on. There was something very serious going on and Usagi wanted to know what was going on.

"Are you saying I'm being foolish?" Ranma asked coldly.

"Ranma, they are using your honor against you and you keep letting them. That is what I'm calling foolish, not you. I see someone who is trying their hardest to uphold honor while everyone else around them is acting as dishonorable as one can be." Tofu said standing up, "You need to take the rest of the day off from school, with your healing abilities your ankle will probably be better in no time. Luckily it wasn't worse than it was."

"Ranma, please listen to him." Usagi pleaded as she moved farther into the room drawing the other twos attention. "If someone is using your honor against you to hurt you like this then it isn't very honorable."

"Bunny, please, you don't know what is going on." Ranma sighed.

"I know I'm stupid." Usagi sniffed, "I know it but even I can see how wrong this is."

"Bunny, you aren't stupid." Tofu said.

"Yes I am, I'm nothing but a failure." Usagi said, tears falling freely as she tried to dry them but more just kept coming. "I know what I am but please Ranma, I know what he is doing to you is wrong. Beating someone like this Akane is doing to you is wrong, you need to call the police or something."

"Oh Bunny." Ranma sighed, standing up and limping to Usagi and hugging her. Usagi could feel the stiffness at first as if the red haired girl was unsure of herself before the hug tightened and Ranma held Usagi while she cried as Tofu quietly slipped out of the room.