Title: Weak
Authors: Usa ([email protected]) and Emiri ([email protected])
Rating: PG-13
Notes: Alternate Universe
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Weak
Part 1
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Usagi sighed as she got up from bed. It was 2 pm on a Saturday. Normally she woudln't think anything of it except the fact that the latest she's ever woken up on a Saturday was 11:30. Swinging her legs to the floor, she stood up, and almost fell to the floor.
"Nani..." She was feeling very weak and couldn't figure out why. Usagi called out to her mom but remembered that her parents had taken Shingo and his friends to an amusement park. She looked at her watch. "Kami! I'm going to be late for the senshi meeting!"
Usagi's communticator beeped. It was Rei. "Usagi, where are you!?!"
"I'm on my way Rei-chan, I just have to... to finish cleaning the kitchen for my mom," she lied.
"In your pajamas?" Rei could see her little pink bows in her hair.
"Hai, in my pajamas! As soon as I got up, she sent me to work!"
Rei eyed Usagi, knowing the girl loved to sleep. "And what time did you get up?"
Usagi poofed her cheeks. "A while ago! Mou, why don't you ever believe me!"
"Maybe cuz I know you too well." Rei stuck her tongue out at Usagi.
"Rei, stop that!" Ami called from somewhere in the background.
"Usagi, hurry and get over here!" Minako called.
"I'll be there in 10 minutes!" Usagi growled, turning off the communicator.
She slowly got dressed, still wondering why she was so tired even after sleeping so long. She also realized she needed a glass of water. Her throat was killing her.
Finishing her drink, Usagi left a note for her parents and headed to Hikawa Shrine. She thought about her friends. True, they cared about her, but they always seem to pick on her about every little thing. Trying to tell her to improve. Then she thought of Haruka-tachi. They never picked on her, they never told her to be someone she wasn't. They accepted her for who she was.
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"Usagi, you're late!" Rei accused as she came in the door. "Maybe if you didn't sleep all day..."
"Gomen, gomen," she said, waving Rei off. She sat next to Minako at the table. The only thing she saw of interst on it was a pitcher of water and some glasses. She couldn't even bring herself to pick up one of Makoto's cookies.
"Ne, Usagi-chan, would you like some cookies? I baked them this morning," Makoto offered.
"Iie, arigatou, Mako-chan..." Usagi poured herself a tall glass of water.
Everyone's jaw dropped. "Usagi...you're refusing food? Are you feeling alright?" Minako raced to feel her forehead. "Hmm..." she said. "I think you have a slight fever."
"I'm fine, really, Minako-chan. I'm just a bit tired, that's all."
"But....you refused food..." Minako sat back on her heels.
"Usagi glared at her. "I said I'm fine! My stomach doesn't hurt or anything, I'm just not hungry!"
"Usagi-chan, calm down," Makoto said.
"Gomen," Usagi said again. This was getting old. She was too tired to even sit there, so she got up.
"It's alright, Usagi," Minako said.
"It's just...unusual for you to refuse chocolate," Ami added.
Rei stood up. "Now, shall we get down to business?"
"I'll be right back," Usagi called, running outside.
"Usagi-chan!" Makoto looked at the others. "Now where did she go of to?"
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Usagi's pace was sluggish after coming down all the stairs of Hikawa Shrine. She could lie right there on the sidewalk and fall asleep if she wanted to. Usagi was so out of it that she didn't see two peopel walking in front of her. *BAM* Usagi flew to the ground.
"Watch where you're going, Odango," Haruka said, helping her up.
"Gomen..." Usagi felt like she was saying that a lot today.
"Daijobou?" Setsuna asked.
She shrugged. She really didn't know. Why was she so tired? Why did her legs feel so weak?
"You look almost grey," Setsuna noted. "Getting enough sleep?"
"My usual amount... but it doesn't seem like enough," Usagi replied, nearly toppling over.
Haruka grabbed her arm, steadying her. "Did you just come from the shrine?"
"Un..."
"Maybe we should take you back there."
"Take me home instead," she told Haruka, shivering a bit.
"Are you cold, Odango?" Usagi nodded. "Here." Haruka took off her jacket and wrapped it around Usagi's shoulders. "I was way too warm with it on."
"Ari-" Suddenly, Usagi felt really light headed and passed out.
Haruka caught her just before she hit the pavement. "I am *not* carrying you all the way back home," she muttered, carrying her up the stairs to the shrine instead.
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Everyone turned when the door opened. "Haruka-san, what happened?!" Ami exclaimed.
"Uhh..."
"We were walking, and we saw Usagi coming down from here. We talked for a bit. She was really pale, and then she passed out. Haruka caught her. That's the basic gist of things," Setsuna told everyone.
"We were wondering why she was so quiet and edgy," Makoto said.
"Is she sick?" Rei asked.
Haruka laid Usagi on Rei's bed as she was coming to. "Nani?"
"Usagi, you passed out," Setsuna told her.
"Have you had anything to eat today, Usagi-chan?" Ami asked.
"Iie..."
"That could be why you passed out. But, you said that you weren't hungry, right?" Everyone could see the wheels turning in Ami's head. "Has anything else weird happened?"
"I wasn't, my throat was bothering me a bit," she explained.
"Oh?" Ami placed a hand to her neck. "Your glands are swollen.." A hand to her head, "and I think you have a slight fever. Are you really tired?"
Usagi nodded. "When I got out of bed, I almost fell. I thought my foot fell asleep or something."
"Ah. Usagi-chan, I think you might have mono. You should go get some bloodwork done."
"What's that?"
"Basically, it's a virus. And it can stay in your body for a long time. It makes you tired and sore, and your glands swell up. The only real 'cure' for it is rest."
"That doesn't sound too fun..." Usagi whined.
"Well, we don't know for sure yet. My okaa can probably do the bloodwork today. Do you want us to take you to the hospital?"
Authors: Usa ([email protected]) and Emiri ([email protected])
Rating: PG-13
Notes: Alternate Universe
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Weak
Part 1
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Usagi sighed as she got up from bed. It was 2 pm on a Saturday. Normally she woudln't think anything of it except the fact that the latest she's ever woken up on a Saturday was 11:30. Swinging her legs to the floor, she stood up, and almost fell to the floor.
"Nani..." She was feeling very weak and couldn't figure out why. Usagi called out to her mom but remembered that her parents had taken Shingo and his friends to an amusement park. She looked at her watch. "Kami! I'm going to be late for the senshi meeting!"
Usagi's communticator beeped. It was Rei. "Usagi, where are you!?!"
"I'm on my way Rei-chan, I just have to... to finish cleaning the kitchen for my mom," she lied.
"In your pajamas?" Rei could see her little pink bows in her hair.
"Hai, in my pajamas! As soon as I got up, she sent me to work!"
Rei eyed Usagi, knowing the girl loved to sleep. "And what time did you get up?"
Usagi poofed her cheeks. "A while ago! Mou, why don't you ever believe me!"
"Maybe cuz I know you too well." Rei stuck her tongue out at Usagi.
"Rei, stop that!" Ami called from somewhere in the background.
"Usagi, hurry and get over here!" Minako called.
"I'll be there in 10 minutes!" Usagi growled, turning off the communicator.
She slowly got dressed, still wondering why she was so tired even after sleeping so long. She also realized she needed a glass of water. Her throat was killing her.
Finishing her drink, Usagi left a note for her parents and headed to Hikawa Shrine. She thought about her friends. True, they cared about her, but they always seem to pick on her about every little thing. Trying to tell her to improve. Then she thought of Haruka-tachi. They never picked on her, they never told her to be someone she wasn't. They accepted her for who she was.
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"Usagi, you're late!" Rei accused as she came in the door. "Maybe if you didn't sleep all day..."
"Gomen, gomen," she said, waving Rei off. She sat next to Minako at the table. The only thing she saw of interst on it was a pitcher of water and some glasses. She couldn't even bring herself to pick up one of Makoto's cookies.
"Ne, Usagi-chan, would you like some cookies? I baked them this morning," Makoto offered.
"Iie, arigatou, Mako-chan..." Usagi poured herself a tall glass of water.
Everyone's jaw dropped. "Usagi...you're refusing food? Are you feeling alright?" Minako raced to feel her forehead. "Hmm..." she said. "I think you have a slight fever."
"I'm fine, really, Minako-chan. I'm just a bit tired, that's all."
"But....you refused food..." Minako sat back on her heels.
"Usagi glared at her. "I said I'm fine! My stomach doesn't hurt or anything, I'm just not hungry!"
"Usagi-chan, calm down," Makoto said.
"Gomen," Usagi said again. This was getting old. She was too tired to even sit there, so she got up.
"It's alright, Usagi," Minako said.
"It's just...unusual for you to refuse chocolate," Ami added.
Rei stood up. "Now, shall we get down to business?"
"I'll be right back," Usagi called, running outside.
"Usagi-chan!" Makoto looked at the others. "Now where did she go of to?"
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Usagi's pace was sluggish after coming down all the stairs of Hikawa Shrine. She could lie right there on the sidewalk and fall asleep if she wanted to. Usagi was so out of it that she didn't see two peopel walking in front of her. *BAM* Usagi flew to the ground.
"Watch where you're going, Odango," Haruka said, helping her up.
"Gomen..." Usagi felt like she was saying that a lot today.
"Daijobou?" Setsuna asked.
She shrugged. She really didn't know. Why was she so tired? Why did her legs feel so weak?
"You look almost grey," Setsuna noted. "Getting enough sleep?"
"My usual amount... but it doesn't seem like enough," Usagi replied, nearly toppling over.
Haruka grabbed her arm, steadying her. "Did you just come from the shrine?"
"Un..."
"Maybe we should take you back there."
"Take me home instead," she told Haruka, shivering a bit.
"Are you cold, Odango?" Usagi nodded. "Here." Haruka took off her jacket and wrapped it around Usagi's shoulders. "I was way too warm with it on."
"Ari-" Suddenly, Usagi felt really light headed and passed out.
Haruka caught her just before she hit the pavement. "I am *not* carrying you all the way back home," she muttered, carrying her up the stairs to the shrine instead.
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Everyone turned when the door opened. "Haruka-san, what happened?!" Ami exclaimed.
"Uhh..."
"We were walking, and we saw Usagi coming down from here. We talked for a bit. She was really pale, and then she passed out. Haruka caught her. That's the basic gist of things," Setsuna told everyone.
"We were wondering why she was so quiet and edgy," Makoto said.
"Is she sick?" Rei asked.
Haruka laid Usagi on Rei's bed as she was coming to. "Nani?"
"Usagi, you passed out," Setsuna told her.
"Have you had anything to eat today, Usagi-chan?" Ami asked.
"Iie..."
"That could be why you passed out. But, you said that you weren't hungry, right?" Everyone could see the wheels turning in Ami's head. "Has anything else weird happened?"
"I wasn't, my throat was bothering me a bit," she explained.
"Oh?" Ami placed a hand to her neck. "Your glands are swollen.." A hand to her head, "and I think you have a slight fever. Are you really tired?"
Usagi nodded. "When I got out of bed, I almost fell. I thought my foot fell asleep or something."
"Ah. Usagi-chan, I think you might have mono. You should go get some bloodwork done."
"What's that?"
"Basically, it's a virus. And it can stay in your body for a long time. It makes you tired and sore, and your glands swell up. The only real 'cure' for it is rest."
"That doesn't sound too fun..." Usagi whined.
"Well, we don't know for sure yet. My okaa can probably do the bloodwork today. Do you want us to take you to the hospital?"