"I'm sorry to say it, Usagi... but you can't depart like this. You have a fatal case of food poisoning, and I have to keep you close in case you should relapse..."
The queen groaned. "If I have to..."
Hotaru smiled. "Don't worry, it won't be too bad... Our sick bay may be small, but it is well-provided."
Usagi sighed in defeat as she put on a patient's pajama. "Well, then let's get it over with..."
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"Here we are, Your Highness," Haruka said and nodded towards the tent's entrance. "Please enter... this is the sleeping tent for Sailor Saturn's patients..."
"I'd prefer a single tent..." Usagi sighed. "And there are only normal soldiers lying in there, right?"
"I'm sorry," Uranus said regretfully. "But this is the only tent we have..."
"Okay then..." Usagi pulled herself together. "It's only temporary, right? I guess I can bear a short contact with those rough fellows." And she walked in.
Inside the tent, numerous beds that all looked the same were aligned at one side. Uranus led her to an empty bed that was standing right next to another one in which a male soldier was lying. Several other soldiers looked at the newcomer from their beds. As Usagi wasn't wearing her Sailor Moon fuku OR her royal gown, no one realized that this was the actual queen, so they simply acted with a slightly bored interest, like they always did when a new face showed up.
After she made sure that her queen was fine, Uranus excused herself and went outside, to take care of other duties.
Usagi took a good look at the male soldier lying next to her. His right arm was in a cast, and he seemed pretty annoyed about being bound to this bed. A plaque on his bed indicated his name: Private Pantyhose Taro.
Usagi gave him a shy smile. "Hello..."
The man leaned over and looked at her grimly. "Okay, listen up, girlie... Anyone who belches or farts is outta here, got it? And you better not snore in the night, or else..."
Usagi gulped. "I think I already miss life at the palace..." she groaned.
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Shortly after, Usagi was lying down in her bed and tried to relax a little. Hopefully, that rude soldier would leave her alone...
"Hey, girlie..." Taro's voice called out to her. "You don't look like you've been injured in battle, eh? Perhaps you just have some sort of mental problem..." He chuckled.
Usagi frowned. She sat up in her bed and glared at the soldier with fierce eyes.
"SOLDIER, I DEMAND RESPECT! I AM YOUR QUEEN AND GENERAL!"
Within seconds, Pantyhose was out of bed and loomed over her dangerously. Intimidated, Usagi cowered within her pillows while Taro was glaring at her.
Then he shook his head and walked away. Before he climbed back into his bed, he whispered to another soldier who was lying on his other side: "I tell you, that girl is totally cuckoo..."
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(Posted Sun, 19 Nov 2006 11:44)
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