Disclaimer: I do not own Loud House.
"Luna could come over here for a minute." Luna turned to see Annie gesturing for over with the other teachers.
"Is something wrong?" Luna asked very concerned. It could have been her history in the Loud house but normally when an authority figure said those words in that order it meant either one of two things. The person being called was in some sort of trouble or there was bad news that needed to be told.
"We're just worried about your shoulder." Annie pointed to it and was very careful not to touch it. "We have a medical tent near the football field. They have better equipment to check your shoulder out."
Without an argument Luna headed over to the tent. She saw a few medical professionals and more than the basic equipment you would find in a first aid kit. It was pretty much like a medical that would be at a concert or at in event like a fair minus a few equipment that was a bit more advanced. There was no patients in the tent so Luna didn't really know what do except stand in the opening of the tent.
"Hello there is something wrong?" What appeared to be the head doctor asked taking notice of Luna standing in the opening.
"Hello when I think I injured my right shoulder and the band staff want to make sure it's okay." Luna pointed to her shoulder as she spoke.
"Why don't you come sit up here and I'll take a look at it." The doctor gestured to the the stretcher next to him and Luna went over and sat on it. The doctor did similar test to what Annie did during the lunch hour. He also did a few more test making sure how it hurt, which was mostly just Luna moving her arm in different ways to see how it hurt. He was very careful to make sure that Luna didn't hurt her shoulder even more.
"Hmm, well it appears one of you shoulder muscles is pulled." The doctor said before walking over to a cooler. At those words Luna's face fell. Would that mean Luna wouldn't be able to be in marching band until it was healed? There was so much she would miss if she was forced to stay on the sidelines with the pit. She would be so behind the rest of the band. Lynn Jr. tore a muscle once and she was unable to play sports for awhile.
"Now you don't need to worry about your shoulder to much." The doctor returned with an ice pack and wrapped it around Luna's shoulder. Luna couldn't help but smile at the cool feeling of the ice pack "Just keep this ice pack on your shoulder for a bit. Come back when it get too warm and I'll replace it. I would also recommend not hurting your shoulder to much."
"Thank you." Luna said before leaving. For the rest of outdoor practice Luna took extra care of her shoulder. She didn't know if shifting was the direct cause of the injury but knew it did happen during the exercise earlier that day. With every movement she hardly shifted even with the teachers reminding everyone to shift with every set and run through.
Once field practice was over Luna walked slowly with her friends. She kept a few paces behind and sulked a bit.
"So do you guys want pizza or Soobway?" Ethan asked as the group walked over.
"I'll take the pizza." Melody answered immediately and Aria nodded.
"Okay how about I order it and we can all pitch in?" Ethan suggested as everyone else nodded. "You good with that Luna?"
"Yeah." Luna sighed for a minute as the group started to leave. "I'll catch up to you in a minute I have to call my sister I promised I would today."
"Okay we'll be by the big tree over there." Ethan pointed to the tree they would be sitting there.
"But don't take to long. You don't want to eat cold pizza." Aria pretty much sang before the group left for the tree. Luna found a secluded area and pulled out her phone. She looked through her contacts, mainly her sisters. She considered Sam but was afraid to admit her problem fearing she wouldn't understand. After weighting her options she thought of the best person to talk too. She clicked on the contact she wanted and waited to see if she would answer.
"Oh my gosh Luna this is such a surprise!" Leni cheered as she answered the phone. Luna couldn't help but smile seeing her sister even if it was just in a video chat. "Guys!"
"Uh Leni is it okay if we talk just the two of us?" Luna suggested with a weak smile.
"Oh that's totes alright so do you sleep in a tent or are the dorms open?" Leni asked happily with wide eyes.
"The dorms are opened Leni." Luna laughed a little."
"I bet you already made tons of friends!" Leni adjusted herself on her bed. "You have to tell me all about them!"
"I've made four really good friends yesterday and I hope to make more." Luna tried to hide how she was feeling upset from her older sister not knowing if it would work or not.
"Luna is something wrong?" Leni took notice of the tone of Luna's voice and frowned.
"Well my shoulder got injured today."
"Is this like when Lynn broke her shoulder last year!" Leni started to panic a little and started to get up. "I'll get Mom."
"No Leni it's fine. I already got it checked out and I just need to ice it."
"Leni are okay?" A familiar voice asked from off the phone.
"It's fine Helen." Leni turned the phone to reveal her friend who was holding a bowl of popcorn. The brunette waved to Luna with a smile.
"Oh I didn't know you and Helen were hanging out. I'll call back later."
"No it's totes alright." Leni had calmed down a bit. "You're more important right now. You told your teachers right?"
"Of course." Luna looked down for a bit. "I'm just scared Leni. I pulled my shoulder during an exercise and I'm scared that if I repeat the exercise that it will happen again but it's an important part of marching band. It's called shifting and I always have to face the sidelines. I just don't know what to do."
Leni looked at her younger sister with a concerned look. "Have you talked to your friends about your fear?"
"No all of them were in marching band in high school and already know everything about shifting. To be honest Leni I'm kind of embarrassed to admit to them I can't shift. I feel like a complete outsider. Even this kid with the biggest ego in the world at least had some of shifting down. I have nothing and I can't stand it."
"Luna." Lune looked up at her sister who giving her a warm smile. "If they really are your friends you don't have to worry about feeling embarrassed. If they laugh at you then they are not real friends. Listen I'd loved to keep talking to you but I don't want to keep you from your friends. Promise me you'll talk to them."
"I promise." Luna smiled at her sister.
"I'll talk to you later."
"Talk to you later." Luna said before hanging up. She remained alone for a few minutes trying to think of what to say to her friends. After some thinking she stood up and took a deep breath before walking towards her friends. It seemed the pizza had just arrive and Luna walked towards them.
"Luna you're just in time." Aria said opening one of the pizza boxes. "The pizza just arrived like a minute ago. Here you go."
"Thanks," Luna said taking the piece of pizza which was on a paper plate.
"How's your sister?" Isaac asked as he removed some cheese hanging on the side of the pizza.
"She's good." Luna took a bite of the pizza before saying again. "How are you guys so good at shifting?"
"Years of practice." Melody said putting fries on her plate.
"I found it pretty easy but I can understand why other people find it hard." Ethan took a bite of his pizza after answering.
"Took me a little bit but by the end of my freshman year of high school I got the hang out it." Issac poured himself some soda.
"Lucky." Aria said before laughing. "It took me until sophomore year to get it right. Why do you ask Luna?"
"Well it's just after I pulled my shoulder because of shifting." Luna paused and rubbed her arm a bit. "I'm scared to injure my shoulder even more. I know I just moved my shoulder awkwardly but I can't help it. I'm not good at shifting and I don't know if I'll ever be."
"That's how I thought freshman year but with practice I got better." Aria admitted with a smile.
"Same here." Isaac added and the other friends nodded with smiles on their face. "If you want we can help you."
"I would like that." Luna relaxed a bit and enjoyed her pizza.
AN: So I'll admit I also had a problem with shifting for most of marching band. It truly is a thing of practice and time. See you next chapter.