Ties

Tohya's beautiful painting was hung in the main hallway of the cottage. Everything was in place and perfect. The air was still, the servants hadn't arrived yet, and dawn held onto the sky like strings to a marionette. It was a scene from a fairytale in which it was ad infinitum. Tohya sat up on her bed, and gazed out of her window. She could see the dew on the grass and the woodland creatures peaking from the edge of the forest. The scene was serene and unimaginably beautiful. Tohya was afraid that one day she may have to give this up. But this was not the time. Ikuko and Tohya are going to go to another book signing. Ikuko's friend Rachel McKenzie would be there with her daughter to meet with Tohya. It would be an exciting and different day for the duo.

"Are you ready to go?" asked Ikuko. "I think you'll love Rachel's daughter, you might've seen her at the first signing. Her name is Hitsuji."

"I don't know her...but I'm sure that she's fine...Ooh! And I'm ready to go!"

The two set out for the next signing in a towns car. To Tohya, this was unusual compared to their normal vehicle. The trip there was of ease. The crowds seemed considerably smaller than and not as invasive towards the intersections as they expected. According to Ikuko, the city, during the day, resembled an American city she had visited on the east coast of that country. She remembered it being called 'New York', but she wasn't exactly sure. Unbeknownst to Tohya's immediate attention, Ikuko had been unsuspectingly pleasant in attitude. Maybe Rachel should visit more often; it seemed to put her employer in a better space of mind.

When the two arrived, they were greeted by a woman who was somewhat muscular but not so much that she would be deemed unattractive. She had brown hair that matched her skin and pink irises that blared through the darkness of her skin tone.

"Hey Iki!" said the woman.

"Hey Rach-chan!" said Ikuko. "Tohya, this is Rachel McKenzie!"

"Hello." said Tohya introducing herself. "I presume that she is your daughter?" Tohya had pointed at the shy little girl that had partially hid behind her mother.

"When are you gonna stop calling me 'Iki'?" said Ikuko. "I mean, c'mon! Aren't we older than high school?"

"Haha!" giggled Rachel. "I'm sorry, I'm just so happy to see you! Anyway, we need to get ready for the signing; I can't wait to introduce myself as an upcoming author!"

"Yes."

The two older women had traveled inside and made their way to their seats. After a while, Ikuko mad her way to the podium and began her speech that she perfected at the last signing. It was so easily rehearsed that Tohya felt no need to be attentive, even though it would probably upset Ikuko.

Tohya looked to her side to notice Hitsuji playing with her shoelace.

"How old are you?" says Tohya.

"How old are you?" replies Hitsuji.

"That's neither here nor there..." Tohya had seemed rather annoyed with her 'little' friend. "You seem too old to be hiding behind your mother."

"I'm only 10 years old!"

"Hm! Of course you fell for that." Tohya lowers her voice after being shushed by an audience member. "So you don't know how to tie your shoes?"

"Don't worry about it. Let's go."

Hitsuji hopped up from her seat and dashed for the door. "Are you coming or not?" Tohya recalled her earlier conversation with Ikuko, promising to watch over the child. Reluctantly, Tohya followed.

Tohya and Hitsuji left out of the building. Hitsuji moved hastily throughout the city, dodging people and payphones as she moved. Tohya sought after Hitsuji and quickly became annoyed with her nuisance.

"You audacious runt," Tohya said under her breath. "Where are you going?"

The heat was blazing down on the city when Tohya notices Hitsuji flagging down a cab. One of the cabs stops in front of Hitsuji. She begins to enter and is shoved by a gentlemen who takes the cab.'Excuse me!' said the man in a method that didn't seem in the slightest apologetic. Hitsuji stopped the man with her fist by quickly jabbing him in his abdomen. After that debacle, Tohya caught up with HItsuji and entered the cab. 'To Akihabara please!' said Hitsuji. Tohya recognized the place and realized that she was dealing with a major otaku.

When their cab arrived at Akihabara Animate studio, Tohya finally voiced her opinions.

"Stop" says Tohya. "You're not in charge, I am!"

"Really? You think so? After I've dragged you around the city, you still think you own an ounce of authority. You're truly foolish!"

Tohya grabs the girl by her hair.

"You, shut up! I'm tired of hearing your voice and will no longer stand for it!"

"So, sit!" said Hitsuji as she winced in pain.

"Writhe!" said Tohya as she pushed Hitsuji to the ground, laughing.

A crowd of people had surrounded the two and women around her whispered taunts at Tohya. Hitsuji quickly got up and ran towards the middle of the street. She tripped over the shoelaces she was advised to tie and got hit by a bus that came speeding down the road. The crowd gasped in unison as Tohya watched and smiled. The pain of the girl brought Tohya joy. Ties

Tohya's beautiful painting was hung in the main hallway of the cottage. Everything was in place and perfect. The air was still, the servants hadn't arrived yet, and dawn held onto the sky like strings to a marionette. It was a scene from a fairytale in which it was ad infinitum. Tohya sat up on her bed, and gazed out of her window. She could see the dew on the grass and the woodland creatures peaking from the edge of the forest. The scene was serene and unimaginably beautiful. Tohya was afraid that one day she may have to give this up. But this was not the time. Ikuko and Tohya are going to go to another book signing. Ikuko's friend Rachel McKenzie would be there with her daughter to meet with Tohya. It would be an exciting and different day for the duo.

"Are you ready to go?" asked Ikuko. "I think you'll love Rachel's daughter, you might've seen her at the first signing. Her name is Hitsuji."

"I don't know her...but I'm sure that she's fine...Ooh! And I'm ready to go!"

The two set out for the next signing in a towns car. To Tohya, this was unusual compared to their normal vehicle. The trip their was of ease. The crowds seemed considerably smaller and not as invasive towards the intersections as they expected. According to Ikuko, the city, during the day, resembled an American city she had visited on the east coast of that country. She remembered it being called 'New York', but she wasn't exactly sure. Unbeknownst to Tohya's immediate attention, Ikuko had been unsuspectingly pleasant in attitude. Maybe Rachel should visit more often, it seemed to put her employer in a better space of mind.

When the two arrived, they were greeted by a woman who was somewhat muscular but not so much that she would be deemed unattractive. She had brown hair that matched her skin and pink irises that blared through the darkness of her skin tone.

"Hey Iki!" said the woman.

"Hey Rach-chan!" said Ikuko. "Tohya, this is Rachel McKenzie!"

"Hello." said Tohya introducing herself. "I presume that she is your daughter?" Tohya had pointed at the shy little girl that had partially hid behind her mother.

"When are you gonna stop calling me 'Iki'?" said Ikuko. "I mean, c'mon! Aren't we older than high school?"

"Haha!" giggled Rachel. "I'm sorry, I'm just so happy to see you! Anyway, we need to get ready for the signing; I can't wait to introduce myself as an upcoming author!"

"Yes."

The two older women had traveled inside and made their way to their seats. After a while, Ikuko mad her way to the podium and began her speech that she perfected at the last signing. It was so easily rehearsed that Tohya felt no need to be attentive, even though it would probably upset Ikuko.

Tohya looked to her side to notice Hitsuji playing with her shoelace.

"How old are you?" says Tohya.

"How old are you?" replies Hitsuji.

"That's neither here nor there..." Tohya had seemed rather annoyed with her 'little' friend. "You seem to old to be hiding behind your mother."

"I'm only 10 years old!"

"Hm! Of course you fell for that." Tohya lowers her voice after being shushed by an audience member. "So you don't know how to tie your shoes?"

"Don't worry about it. Let's go."

Hitsuji hopped up from her seat and dashed for the door. "Are you coming or not?" Tohya recalled her earlier conversation with Ikuko, promising to watch over the child. Reluctantly, Tohya followed.

Tohya and Hitsuji left out of the building. Hitsuji moved hastily throughout the city, dodging people and payphones as she moved. Tohya sought after Hitsuji and quickly became annoyed with her nuisance.

"You audacious runt," Tohya said under her breath. "Where are you going!"

The heat was blazing down on the city when Tohya notices Hitsuji flagging down a cab. When one of them stops, a gentlemen barges in front of her. 'Excuse me!' said the man in a method that didn't seem in the slightest apologetic. Hitsuji stopped the man with her fist by quickly jabbing him in his abdomen. After that debacle, Tohya caught up with HItsuji and entered the cab. 'To Akihabara please!' said Hitsuji. Tohya recognized the place and realized that she was dealing with a major otaku.

When their cab arrived at Akihabara Animate studio, Tohya finally voiced her opinions.

"Stop" says Tohya. "You're not in charge, I am!"

"Really? You think so? After I've dragged you around the city, you still think you own an ounce of authority. You're truly foolish!"

Tohya grabs the girl by her hair.

"You, shut up! I'm tired of hearing your voice and will no longer stand for it!"

"So, sit!" said Hitsuji as she winced in pain.

"Writhe!" said Tohya as she pushed Hitsuji to the ground, laughing.

A crowd of people had surrounded the two and women around her whispered taunts at Tohya. Hitsuji quickly got up and ran towards the middle of the street. She tripped over the shoelaces she was advised to tie and got hit by a bus that came speeding down the road. The crowd gasped in unison as Tohya watched and smiled.