Stasis (Natsume thread with others)

[Halbarad]

Usagi looks a bit mollified as Natsume apologizes, but the remainder of the other girl's speech simply elicits a sigh. "I appreciate the apology, but I'm not kicking you out," she says, shaking her head.

"Ami asked for you to be there, and right now she needs all the support she can get. Are you going to take that away from her just because you screwed up? Look, I can understand blowing your top right now - NONE of us can do anything for Ami, and I know exactly how frustrating that is. But just because you made a mistake doesn't mean that you have to throw the entire idea away - that's just being melodramatic."

[Midnight Sun]

"Its not just today, its every decision I've made over the past few days up until now," Natsume explains. "As I think back...I'm just not sure of myself anymore. It feels, like I'm slowly losing myself. Huh, maybe I am being melodramatic...maybe this is just another result of the problem...I don't know anymore."

She sighs deeply before turning around to face Usagi again.

"That doesn't mean I'm abandoning Ami, I could never do that to her," she says. "I'll...I'll...I'll come back to tomorrow. Or if anything changes...for the better or worse, tell me and I'll come running."

[Halbarad]

"All right then," Usagi says, walking Natsume to the door of the dojo. "Call Mugen and leave a message for me when you're ready to come back, and I'll either come and get you or send someone for you."

[Midnight Sun]

"Thank you, and once again, I'm sorry for what I said earlier," Natsume says, hanging her head slightly. "I realize how hard you work to regain what you lost. I had no right to denounce your efforts like I did."

[Halbarad]

"Just let it go, Natsume," Usagi says with a sigh. "I'm just willing to write it off at this point to being stressed out. As long as you don't really think that, there's nothing to worry about."

The two girls arrive on the front step of the dojo. "Like I said, just give me a call when you're ready to come back. I'll see you later, Natsume."

[Midnight Sun]

"Yes, goodbye, Usagi-san," Natsume says as she bows deeply.

[Halbarad]

The blonde nods to Natsume, heading back into the alley from whence the two originated.

[Anastasia]

OOC - Make an action, Natsume, and I'll move ther abbit elseware.

[Midnight Sun]

Natsume watches Usagi go before deciding to amble into her home.

'I can only imagine that grandfather isn't too happy right now,' she thinks as she opens the front door.

[Anastasia]

Inside, the smells of a warm lunch tickle your nose, drifting all about thanks to the breeze outside. You here the noises of a practice session, the sound of wood splintering and a body moving and impacting here and there against the wood flooring.

[Midnight Sun]

"Hah, yeah, I'd nearly forgotten it was lunchtime already," she said. It felt...unusually quiet. This made her feel slightly nervous, but she shrugged it off mostly as she set foot in the kitchen. "Kurumi?"

[Anastasia]

"Natsume," is the call back from her, as she heads from the kitchen and sighs when she sees you. "What was that about this morning," she asks plainly, her kitchen apron hanging around her neck as she comes to greet you. "You ran off without a word."

[Midnight Sun]

"Oh, I'm sorry about that," Natsume says first. "I was visiting a friend, she hasn't been feeling well and her illness kind of took an unusual turn."

Which was about as close to the truth as she could get without naming names.

"I thought it best to go and visit her."

[Anastasia]

She nods understandingly to that. "I see...that poor girl," Kurumi smiles as nicely as she can. "How is she doing?"

[Midnight Sun]

"She's fighting," she answers. "She's a very willful girl, so theres a strong chance she'll pull through, but it will take some time."

She sighs after that. Just thinking about it was not helping her mood much.

"Where...is granfather?"