Still tired, she fixed a quick breakfast and began what she felt was the most overriding priority.
Relearning the martial arts.
This body was clumsy as all hell, weak, easily tired, and didn't have any martial arts manuevers hard-wired so that they could be used instinctively.
The cute and fuzzy stuff had to be tolerated for now. Rabbit slippers and all. If he changed too much, too quickly, it would cause problems. Having a bratty younger brother, two clueless parents, and being stuck girl full time was enough of a set of problems without adding too much.
Despite these precautions, there was enough of a departure in behavior that brat and the clueless mother stared as Usagi clumsily went through one set of martial arts manuevers after another. The clumsiness began fading through the last few sets, and Usagi was sweatier than was typical.
Ikuko sent her daughter to get a bath and rush off to school. Usagi requested an extra large bento, coming up with the excuse that the martial arts training was to stop being so clumsy and learn discipline.
Shingo, bratty little brother, kept his mouth shut. He suspected Usagi was just going to dump this the way she dropped every other 'self-improvement' effort.
Mother, on the other hand, saw her daughter finally accepting some responsibility and trying to do something about it. While she was used to Usagi starting programs and dropping them again, there was a fire of determination present she hadn't seen before.
Usagi ran to school, much as she had previously, noting how much further she was able to get, and faster.
School remained the same - a drag. Except for Gym, of course. More martial arts training was involved, though that was mainly attitude and focus.
Throughout the day a pair of eyes studied the girl.
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