Hey minna!!!  I'm so excited because Christmas is finally here!!  I am SO a
Christmas spirit person!!  *reaches for plate of Christmas cookies*
Mmmmmm-oh..hey, these are GOOD!!!  Oh, gomen, there I go again, off on a
tangent. *sigh*  Things have been rough lately, minna...Honors Biology, I'm
in a play, I'm writing a newspaper...AHHHHHH!!  "And the list goes
oooooooonnnn!!"  (to the tune of "The Beat goes on!")  Gosh, I'm getting
annoying!!  No new thank yous, yet.
*Standard disclaimer, but the story and plot, etc.  IS mine!!*
Remember: "The moonlight carries the message of love!"  -Usagi

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    Bad, bad, bad.  Very bad.  I was SO late.  If I wasn't home by a
certain time, Techi practically had a heart attack and then he got violent,
but I don't want to go into that right now...  I reached the front of my
"family's" house.  There was a small pink sticky note on my front door
reading:
                        Dearest Usagi,
                                  I am sorry to inform you that your foster
father, Tenchi,
                                  was arrested for driving drunk.  I now
realize that your previous
                                  complaints were valid.  On the behalf of
social services, I
                                  would like to apologize for our dreadful
misunderstanding.
                                  We have found a family that is interested
in being your
                                   new foster family .  Please come to 204
Windlake Way
                                   to meet your new family.
                                   Much love and apologies,

Mika Myou

Social services
    
    Oh, *gag*!!  social services had really screwed up this time and they
knew it.  Misunderstanding my-  a new family?  Maybe there was hope.  Na, I
can't think like that, they'll be like all the others:
uncaring and heartless.

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    *ding-dong*  "Just a second, coming,"  A cheerful voice from inside
what was to be my new home crowed when I pushed the doorbell.
    "Hello, may I help-Oh!!  Usagi?  Tsukino Usagi?" I nodded and a look of
pure joy filled her face.
    "I'm so gald you-"
    "Usagi, daaaaaarling!!"  A grotesquely obese woman in her fifties
mushed the other woman into the doorframes as she lauched herself at me.
    "Sweetheaaaaaaaat!  Are you alright?  Of course, I'm sorry about our
little misunderstanding!"  She then proceeded to giggle and wink at me.
That made me very angry because child abuse is certainly nothing to joke
about.  I opened my mouth to say something and
    "What misunderstanding?  Usagi-"
    "Oh nothing, Iuko!!  Now, Usagi, my deaaaar!!  Why weren't you at
school today," she crisply asked me.
    "Well, I'm sure there's some good reason-"
    "Nonesense!!  Skipping class is simply not acceptable!  Not acceptable
at AAAllllllll!!"
    "But I was-"
    "School is simply.."
    "But I-"
    "...girls your age..."
    "Excuse me-"
    "...you really should try to..."
    "A-hem!"
    "...my daughter certainly..."
    "Mrs.Myou?"
    "..would never even dream..."
    "Dammit!!  I was freakin' sick!!  I have freakin' pnemonia!!"
    "My goodness!!  Oh!  Well, I never!  Lying to me like that!
    "I'm NOT lying!"
    "Good heavens child!"
    "I'm fifteen!"
    "Oh, you look like you're 12!!"
    "Damn-"
    "Get out of my house."
    "That's right Iuko!  You tell her!"
    "No.  You Mrs.Myou."
    "But-"
    "GET OUT OF MY HOUUUSSSSEEEEE!!!!"
    "My!"  The door slammed shut and I finally got a look at my new
"mother".  She stood about 5'6 and had really pretty bluish hair that
cascaded to her waist.  The way she loving looked my way made me feel good
inside.  However, I wasn't feeling well at all.
    "Oh dear!!  Let's get you up to bed!"  something about the way she
spoke made me feel like I belonged here.  That's all I ever really wanted,
you know?  But what about the mysterious Chiba Mamoru?  The handsome
college student with the open heart.  Would I see him again.  Deep down
inside, something told me I would.

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Okay, I'm really sorry it's SO short, but I have play rehearsal and I'm SO
busy!  Gomen that it had absolutely no romance!  Hang in there, minna!!  I
promise it will get better. Ja!!

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