Tea
Summary:
After watching Miu make tea, Renji thinks that he should do the same.
When I walked into the dojo with Kenichi and Miu, I decided to instead make tea for everyone instead of Miu. Therefore, I ran into the kitchen immediately without saying hi to anyone. Miu noticed and soon ran after me. "What's gotten into you?" she asked me curiously. "I..I want to make the tea!" I answered nervously. I didn't want to appear jealous or anything. I searched the bottom cabinets. "Where do you put the tea bags?" I asked. Miu opened a top cabinet and placed some tea bags on the counter. "Go ahead, but be careful okay? And don't ruin the tea. Akisame is very picky about his tea." Miu told me as she went to watch Kenichi train. I looked at the tea bags and saw what flavor they were: mint. But when I took a sniff of my cup it didn't exactly match the one Akisame had when I met him. Sure they were both mint, but something was missing that made me love mint tea. I thought back to when I was very little..my memory goes a long way. *one year old Renji, six year old brother Chen, 25 year old mom*"Mommy, mommy! Is the tea done?" Chen asks Mom happily. Mom smiles her million dollar smile. "Yes honey, now let me add the nuts." She said. I saw her grab what seemed to be almonds, peanuts, and pecans...The smell was intriguing. *back in the present moment*
My face lit up with joy. Nuts! It was a good thing I bought them after school! I added them to each cup of tea. One for me, Kensei, Akisame, and Miu. I walked to the training room with a big smile on my face. "Hey, Miu! Give Kenichi a quick tea break before it gets cold!" I told her. "Sure.." she said while eyeing me curiously. I handed Akisame, Kensei, Miu, and Kenichi their tea. I sat down and started drinking mine. "I'm impressed, Renji. You make interesting tea." Akisame told me. "Wow, Renji! This is better then mine!" Miu told me happily. "This tea is amazing!" Kenichi exclaimed. I blushed. "It was nothing really..It's just Mint Tea with a few almonds, peanuts, and pecans." I told them. Just like mom used to make, I thought. "Where'd you get that idea?" Kenichi asked me. "When I was a kid and I wanted to drink tea, I always just liked it with a handful of nuts. I got bored one day and mixed them together. It's been my favorite ever since." I answered. "Well, Miu, you have one less thing to do around here." Akisame joked, but it was hard to tell. So I said "If you want you can still make tea!" Miu laughed. "Renji it's fine with me. You can make tea every day if you want." she told me, smiling. I smiled back, delighted. Score!