An Afternoon in the Life of Tendou Kasumi (1/5)
Kasumi goes out shopping and runs into a friend of little Ranma's.
By: Rosethorn Li
Oh my. I never thought to see the day rice would be this inexpensive. A barrel would be enough to feed Saotome-san for a week, with enough money left over for extra sukiyaki and a large helping of fish in tomorrow's breakfast.
"I'll take a barrel of rice, and these, Saitou-san." Saitou-san bags the vegetables, hands me an order form, and is kind enough to wave the fee for delivering the rice. I would have Saotome-san or Ranma-kun pick it up for me, but they are both so clumsy, they would drop it. Silly boys.
I hand back the form and thank Saitou-san with a bow. He smiles and waves it off, thanking me; such a nice man.
"Shampoo" a boy cries to my right, hugging a telephone pole. Oh, it's little Ranma's friend Mouse.
"Good afternoon," I greet him politely.
He blinks at me and adjusts his glasses, releasing the telephone pole. "Shampoo?" He sounds so hopeful; I hate to disappoint him.
Gently I say, "No, Mouse-kun."
"Ah, Akane's Older Sister, how are you this day?"
"I'm fine, thank you, Mouse-kun. Are you looking for Shampoo-chan?" He nods and babbles a little. I haven't seen Shampoo-chan since dinner yesterday, when she kindly brought Ranma-kun some food. Shampoo-chan is so energetic, bicycling around all the time, and she and Ranma-kun are such good friends.
Mouse-kun runs off, shouting "Shampoooooooooooooo!" at my news.
Such an odd young man, but so polite. Ranma-kun could learn a little from him.
A shop window catches my eye: fresh fish, but low prices? That shop has a good reputation… I'll get something for tomorrow morning.
(And Kasumi sets her priorities straight once again.)
Word Count: 278