Subject: [fanfic]WR3(alfa)
From: "Skywise (Kelly)" <KELLYS1@randolph.spa.edu>
Date: 5/15/1996, 10:44 AM
To: fanfic@fanfic.com

sorry about not having time to spell cheack this yet
in a day or so i will repost it in a better format I was just hopping
for some early C+C

Warped Reality Part 3

The Next Afternoon

	Conrad was breathing hard, As might be expected his first day of 
Kendo was mainly to get him into shape and test his natural abbility.  As he 
was finding out the hard way, Cons natural abilllity was very small.  

<You are too slow and clumsy to learn this>, railed the sensei <come 
back when you can repeat this kata perfectly five times in five minutes>.  
With that Conrad was swiftly lead from the building.  

"Dont worry about it too much", Jeff, another american said.  "Sensei is 
alway hard on biginers and it wont acturaly take you that long to learn your 
katas.  I would be willing to help you if you have time."

"That would be great I could use all of the help that I can get, plus there aere 
too many people here that I can talk with yet." replyed Con.  "I mean I know 
all of four people here you Ami, Mina and Lita."

"Woah watch out for Lita man she is a real crazy lady," Jeff told him.  " I 
was involved with her a whil back but its just scarry how intense she is.  She 
just seems to take everything so seriously, would you believe that she anted to 
get married after we had gone out for only three weeks, THREE WEEKS.  
Anyway just watch out."

"when are you free?" Con asked.  " I am bussy getting tutored in Japanice at 
twelve oclock and then later at 6 when Ami gets out of Cram school but 
inbetween I would be free to take extra lessons from you."

"How about from 3 until 5 then." Jeff suggested.  "we should be able to get 
you back into class in a day or so."

"Thanks alot Jeff I realy apreciate your taking time to help me out here."  
Said Con.

"Thats ok sometimes I get a bit lonely over here and you are the first Amerrican 
that I have met who has plans to stay for more that just a few weeks.  I am 
looking forward to getting to know you better over the summer.  Well I gota 
go so I will see you later."  replyed Jeff.  He then ran off to continue his 
lessons with the rest of the schools students.  

	Conrad practiced the kata given him by his new sensei for about 
half an hour memorizing how it was supposed to go so that he wuold not 
forget and learn it incorectly.  He then went to the showeers to clean himself 
up from the days activities before going to meet Ami for some more lessons 
before she ran off to cram school.  

	Walking back to Juuban Junior High he wondered about what Jeff 
had said.  [Is Lita realy just as guy crazy in real life as the fictional charachter?   
Life is getting to strange.  I just wish that I had someone that I could talk to about 
all of this and see if I am going mad.]

<Hi Con!>, called out Ami from across the courtyard.  <How was your first 
day at the Kendo club?>

"It was ok, I met a nice American named Jeff who offered to help practice kendo 
with me so that I would be allowed to join the rest of the class."  Conrad said.  

"Realy,  hm where have I heard that name before?  Of course he was the one that 
Lita proposed to just the other day.  I think the fact that he was the first boyfriend 
that she has had for more than one week straight since ninth grade might have had
something to do with it."  <Well dont forget to practice your japanice.  I dont 
intend to get a bad grade this quarter.> she lectured him.  <I think that it is about 
time to get back to studying.> "Remember the test is from Japanice to english so 
all you realy need to worry about is understanding the questions.  Once you get 
that far you sould be able to answer them in English easily enough."

	Conrads week realy seemed to fly after that.  Studying Japanice from 8 to
12.  Then attending english class to measure his progress.  This was followed by a
short lunch and a trip to the nearby dojo.  Practiceing by himself for an hour and 
half before Jeff shows up to spar.  Two hours of intensive kendo practicing followed 
by a mad dash to get showerd and meet Ami for an aditional two hours of learning 
the Japanice writing system.  Three days flowed quickly together as his free time 
seamed to evaporate before his very eyes.  At night he was so tired that he didnt even
have time to read one of the books that he had brought with him to Japan in his lugage.

	Tuesday morning at the American embassy.

	Conrad woke up early at 6 oclock as was his habit.  However because it was
also his habit to stay up late it was 7 before he arrived in the cafateria for breakfast.  
He was so nervous about the upcoming exam that he couldnt eat anything, not even the 
specialy imported cerial that was intended to make people feel more at home.  

<Are you ready for your test?> Ami asked as they waited together for the bus.  
<You realy dont have anything to wory about.  you hardly ever have to ask for
help translating what people say.  you will do jsut fine.>

<I realy hope that you are right.  I would hate to be responsible for getting you 
a bad grade.>  He said.

	They rode the bus in complete silence.  Conrad sat  worrying  about how 
he would do as Ami sat beside him trying to think of something to cheer him up.

<I am not looking forward to this.> Con told Ami as they walked towards a small
testing room.  

<Dont worry about it,  this test is only three hours long.  It will be a piece of cake
with all of the studying that you have done in the last week.> Ami responded cheefuly.
<good luck!>  With that she was gone, off to her first period history class leaving 
Con to face the impending test alone.

	After a grueling three hour test and a nerve racking hour waiting to learn how he 
did Conrad was worn out when Ami arrived to lean the news.  

<How do you think you did?> She asked.

<Well, Um, I think I aced every part of it exept grammer.> He replyed sheepishly.

<Thats ok you are new to this its only to be expected that you would have trouble with 
Japanice grammer and punctuation.> She told him cherfuly. 

<No its not the Japanice grammer that I am having trouble with.  Im just not very good 
identifying nowns and pronowns in english.>  he said while chuckling nervously.

	Ami's reply was interupted by the arrival of the English teacher.  <Good Job 
Con,  you did very well.  Your and Ami's grade for this quarter is an A-.  I know that if 
you keep working this hard you will be able to master Japanice in just a few more months.
Good luck and enjoy the rest of your vacation.>  Then turning to Ami he said < You did
a good job teaching Conrad Japanice so quickly but now it is time for you to return to regular 
classes.>

<Thanks alot Ami, I couldnt have done so well without you, but if you will pardon me I have
to go take one more test today.  I am going to try to get back into Kendo classes.>

<Good for you> Ami said <I hope you suceed there as well.> With that she was off 
returning to classes that she had been excused from for the past week.  And being appalled to learn 
that she was only one week ahead.

End part three
Kelly Conrad Davies Schultz
kellys1@randolph.spa.edu but only for a little while
Shade and sweet water.
Skywise

P.S. read Sailor Moon V    and the Circe Prodject
     and Bubblegum Zone    and Tokyo Babylon
     and Knights End       and Sailor Moon Refugees
     and Sailor Moon M     and The Wheel of Time
     and Honor Harringt    and Sour Times