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Here's the next installment! Thank you to all my readers, followers and reviewers! You keep me going.
To everyone in the US, have a fun and safe 4th of July!
The next day Luna was able to experience first hand the speed that was Usagi Tsukino. It was all very interesting because it wasn't as if Usagi went to bed late. She witnessed the girl struggle with her homework earlier in the evening and even though she managed to get some of her work done, she wasn't able to get all of it done. Luna tried to help out, but since her own education was not terran, she wasn't sure how to explain it to the young struggling girl.
Usagi had gone to bed not too long after that, so she got plenty of sleep, it was just that she was not much of a morning person. At all. The blonde teen would sit up after turning her alarm off for about ten minutes before actually waking up. It was actually fascinating to see; and over the days and weeks, Luna would see the extent of how much Usagi could accomplish while actually not being awake. It tickled the back of her mind, her fuzzy memory telling her that she had experienced this once before in another time. She couldn't quite pinpoint the memory, but she knew it would eventually come back to her.
Eventually Luna would tire of trying to wake Usagi up leaving her to her own devices going down to get food from Ikuko. "Was she always like this?" she asked Usagi's mother.
Ikuko sighed, "You know, it's funny. Usagi has ALWAYS had a hard time with the morning, even when she was a baby. There's just something about the mornings that don't agree with her. I used to think it's because she stayed up late, but ever since I enforced a bed time for her, it didn't matter. She could go to bed at 6pm, and she's still have a hard time waking up." Ikuko laughed, "I think she's just a night owl. That girl can stay up all night. She rises and falls with the moon."
But for that particular first morning Luna had decided to try to wake the sleeping girl. "Usagi, wake up!"
The blonde blinked owlishly at the cat, not seeing her at all.
"U-SA-GI!" Luna shouted at the dazed girl.
A moan that sounded zombie-like escaped from the girl's lips.
"Usagi, you're going to be late!" the concerned cat continued. At those words, Usagi's gaze sharpened, her head turning to her clock.
"Oh my gosh, I'm gonna be late!" Usagi yelled, leaping out of her bed.
Now, Luna would have thought that Usagi was just a regular kind of girl, but after seeing her rush in preparation for her day, she knew that there was something obviously superhuman about her. She witnessed Usagi shower, change and get her things ready for school in record time, and even spared the moments to kiss her family goodbye before sprinting out the door toast in her mouth. She had never seen anything like it before.
Shingo, whose school started later in the morning grinned at Luna's agape mouth, "She doesn't look like she'd be fast at all, huh?" he asked the black cat in a smug manner.
Luna was speechless.
"The funny part is that sometimes she runs so fast, she can't see as fast as she's running and ends up bumping into people and things all the time," Shingo continued.
Luna snorted trying to prevent herself from laughing, yup. Definitely sounded like Usagi.
At that very moment Usagi sneezed hard mid sprint to school. Her eyes off the sidewalk for those few moments lead to a full on collision with someone.
Someone must have been talking about me! She fumed. Groaning she quickly picked herself up off the ground ready to apologize profusely to whomever she had run into. "I'm so sorry mister!" she exclaimed bowing low. Realizing that the person she had run into was still stunned on the ground, she looked up quickly and extended a hand and helped up the man she had run into. Quickly looking him over she realized he was younger than she had initially thought, probably a high school or college student. Belatedly, she realized she was still late for school. "Oh my gosh, school!" she exclaimed again, "I'm really sorry for barreling through you again! Hope you're alright!" she said over her shoulder as she ran off in the direction of her school.
Mamoru Chiba, a junior in high school, watched the blonde running away with her hair streaming behind her with amusement. She packs a punch and she's fast. He wasn't quite sure why, but he wondered if he would see her again.
An older man from across the street walked over to him as Mamoru collected his bag on the ground. "Are you alright, sonny?" he wheezed.
Mamoru bowed and blushed, "I'm fine, but did you get the license of the truck that hit me?" he asked trying humor to hide his embarrassment.
The man chuckled, "You must not walk down this way much at this time. Everyone knows to stay out of Usagi-chan's way when she's late for school. You'll be down and out on the ground before she even knows she ran into you!" The man shook his head, "She doesn't mean any harm," he tried to placate Mamoru just in case he was angry at the young teen. "She's just bad with mornings and time." The two men looked towards the direction Usagi was running in, "If you want to walk around here this time of morning during the school day, better stay on the other side of the street, young man!" the elder gentleman chuckled again walking on his way.
It was only then that Mamoru realized that the other side of the street was where everyone was walking, keeping the sidewalk clear on this side for 'Usagi-chan.' Highly amused, he grabbed his things and thanked the old man for his advice; Mamoru wondered if he would see this Usagi-chan again.
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Meanwhile, Usagi had made it into her seat just as the final bell rang. Her homeroom teacher raised an eyebrow at the young girl who smiled back sheepishly.
School went by quickly that day though Usagi had gotten another bad score on her math test. She knew that her mother was going to be so disappointed in her again. She just couldn't understand why she was having such difficulty with her classes. Frustrated, she jammed her test back into her bag.
She was really beginning to think that maybe she was as stupid as some of her teachers claimed her to be. She honestly did try to pay attention in class, but everything just seemed so boring and her mind just went fuzzy when it came to writing down notes about the things that her teachers were droning on about.
Usagi's favorite class though was her art class. For some reason, she excelled in it like none other of her classes. She loved being on her feet drawing and painting out still lifes, abstract work and even the models that they had come in for their classes. She was even able to take decent notes during lectures. Likewise, even though she wasn't the most athletic student, Usagi did well in gym. She wasn't very coordinated, and her arms and legs seems to go in opposite directions that her mind tried to tell them to, but for what she lacked in skill, she made up in enthusiasm.
Usagi trudged to her shoe locker at the end of school. Her best friend Naru was there waiting for her, "That' doesn't look like a good look, Usa," Naru drawled.
Usagi grimaced "But it matches my no good grade in the math test so well!"
Naru frowned, she didn't like it when Usagi was sarcastic. It was a new habit, she personally thought that Usagi was using it as a defense mechanism because almost their teachers have been giving Usagi such a hard time with her grades. "Usa-chan…," Naru said softly.
Usgai had gotten her shoes on and her shoulders slumped, "I'm sorry Naru, it was just a hectic weekend and getting this math test just destroyed any chances of this week being a good one for me."
Naru wrapped an arm around her best friend's shoulders, leading her to the school entrance, "How about I treat you to a milkshake, Usa?! Maybe that'll help to make your day better!?" Naru knew her best friend; she knew when her tears and wails were superficial for attention and also when she was really hurting. It seemed that Usagi really just needed a break today, and she was going to do whatever it took to cheer up her best friend!
At that very moment Melvin rounded the corner. Melvin was both Usagi's and Naru's childhood friend. He was a bit of a dork and was very uncool in the fact that he tried so hard to be cool, but deep down inside; he was a good person with a fountain of knowledge and school/town gossip within him.
Naru and Usagi smiled as well as sighed in resignation at him, even though he was their friend, sometimes he could be impossible. He was only a boy, after all. "Would you like to join us for a milkshake, Melvin?" Naru asked the boy in the thick glasses
"It would be awesome to join you guys!" Melvin exclaimed. He looked over at Usagi shyly. "Would you like me to help you go over your test, Usagi-chan?"
Everyone, including Usagi knew that Melvin had somewhat of a crush on her, but was super awkward about showing it; it made Usagi very uncomfortable as she wasn't quite sure herself about how boys made her feel. She didn't find them quite as disgusting as she used to, but she also didn't go gaga over them like how some of their classmates have started to. She just didn't get it. They were people, with very strange points of views, her brother, as much as she loved him, was testament to that.
Usagi didn't want to give Melvin a reason to hang onto her more, but she also knew when she needed the help and she wasn't about to look a gift horse in the mouth. "I would appreciate that, Melvin," she replied softly.
Naru smiled at her two friends, "Let's get going then!" And the trio made their way to Fruits Crown Parlor.
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At crown Melvin, Naru and Usagi all sat down at the counter and ordered their milkshakes.
"I just have to call my mom to let her know where I am, Usagi-chan," Melvin said, "Then we can go over your test."
Usagi sighed and took out her wrinkled test from her bag; she was smoothing it out on the counter as the parlor doorbell chimed indicating someone just walked in. Out of habit she and Naru looked towards the door to see if it was someone they knew. As their eyes met, recognition hit both Mamrou and Usagi.
"AH!" Usagi yelped, while Mamoru exclaimed, "It's you!"
Usa and Mamoru finally meet! So for those who've asked, I will be using both the manga and anime for my story (honestly which ever fits my plot's needs best.) I want to develop the characters to beyond the original versions of themselves so it may seem ooc eventually. Development was my biggest issue with the original SM Universe, and I want to give everyone more depth. Thanks for sticking with me thus far!