Forgotten Angel  Part: 4

  "Well, Usagi!!  Now that you've had a nap, how would you like to meet
you're knew family?"
    "I'd like that, Mrs.....um?
    "Touma, Iuko Touma."
    "I'm sorry, I didn't know...," I mumbled, feeling very out of place.
    "I didn't expect that Myou woman to tell you."
    "Okay..,"
    "Usagi....well, I 'm just really glad you're," she said softly, wiping
a tear from her eye.  Was she really that happy to see me?
    "Hi!"  I turned to see around to see a boy of about ten holding out his
hand anxiously.
    "Um...hi...?"  I turned, confused towards Mrs.Touma.  She opened her
mouth to answer, but was interrupted by the boy.
    "My name's Shingo and I'm your new brother!"  He said this with such
enthusiasm as he flipped a piece of light-brown hair out of his bright blue
eyes.
    "Usagi, this is Shingo.  He's our ten-year-old-"
    "Ten and a half!"
    "*sigh*  Ten and a half year old son.  He's always wanted a sister."
    "If you already have a son, why did you pick me as your foster child?"
    "Well, I've always wanted more children..."  The unbearable silence
that followed was broken by Shingo:
    "Hey mom, tell her about the angel thing!!!"  He smiled up at me
happily and giggled.
    "Yes, the social services has an angel tree each year.  Since it's near
Christmas, you fill out this card with what ever y0u want and someone will
get it off the tree and get it for you.  Of course you'll get presents from
us too, but since you previous family was so, well..."
    "Okay," I said, accepting the small festive card from her.
    "Usagi, would you like to see your room?"
    "Sure."  My room  turned out to be very spacious and Mrs.Touma said
that I could decorate it however I wanted.  I think I'm still in shock:
the little brother, the room, a real Christmas.  Wow.  And to think that
just 48 hours ago I was, well...  Of course now Mrs.Touma has packed me off
to bed and is sending for a doctor to come examine me.  You have to pay SO
much money for doctors to come out to homes, but she insisted.  So, here I
am lying in bed looking at the angel tree card.  Slowly I unfolded it and
begin to write: Name:  Tsukino Usagi  Age: 15  Wants: A friend
    "Hey mom?  Can I show Usagi the Nintendo later?"
    "Maybe later, if she's feeling better, honey."

@-->-->-->---

    That girl.  Usagi.  I have Usagi on the brain. I don't need this,
especially at Christmas.  I hate Christmas because I have no family to
spend it with, but hey...  I was on my way to the Crown Game Center to pick
out my "angel".  Yeah, my angel, Usagi... No!!  Every year I go to the
Crown, were my best and only friend Motoki works, to pick out an angel.
You know, those little cards with the toys the kids want written on them.
I usually buy the most expensive one because my parents left me a lot of
money so I believe I should try to help those foster kids out.  I been
there...  I'm three weeks late coming this year because, well, I just got
busy.  I hoped there was one left.  What, am I kidding myself?  There's
always tons of kids who don't get what they want all because of our greedy
society.
    "Hey, Motoki!"
    "Hi, Mamoru!  'sup?"
    "I'm here to get my angel!"  
    "Oh no...," he said as his face fell.
    "What?"
    "Um, they're all gone, Mamoru!  Gomen!"
    "It's okay..I'll go somewhere else."  But the truth is, I didn't want
to go anywhere else.  I wanted an angel from this tree.  And that's when I
saw it.  The dirty crumpled piece of paper on the floor next to he tree.  
    "Hey, Motoki!!  There's one you missed on the floor!  Can I have it?"
    "Sure, go right ahead!"  I got home at my apartment and opened the card:
                                Name:  Tsukino Usagi
                                 Age: 15
                                Wants:  A friend
    NO WAY!!

@-->-->-->----

Sorry, no romance yet, but can you see where it's going??!!  Guess what!  I
got a date for Homecoming!!  YEAH!!!  Sorry, I'm just really excited!!
Email me!!  I'll die if I don't get email!!

Email me: joehaps@ix.netcom.com
AIM me: starbunny816
Bye bye!!  ^_^