Christmas Preparations Part 1
"There you go, Mr. Harada." Mao said.
Koharu was still locked in dreamland as Kanako began to tell the others what she was going to give to her father for Christmas.
"I am going to give my father," Kanako said to the others. "the first ever junior high Softball trophy I have won."
"That is a splendid idea, Kanako!" Nene exclaimed.
"Thank you, Nene." Kanako said.
"Anytime, Kanako." Nene replied.
Koharu's eyes stayed closed as she rested.
Sanjouin stayed by Koharu's side.
"My... my... Sanjouin." Koharu said in her sleep, serenely sighing.
"My sweet Princess of Kochi, I will never leave your side." Sanjouin said sweetly to Koharu.
Sanjouin wrapped his arm around Koharu's shoulder.
Koharu yawned & sighed again.
So, Izumi grabbed her cup of soda and dumped it down Koharu's back.
"Hey! Wake up," Izumi ordered Koharu. "Sleeping Beauty of Kochi!"
Koharu awoke shivering from head to toe.
"I-I-I-I-I-Izumi, w-w-w-w-w-what did you do that for?" Koharu asked, continuing to shiver with cold chills.
"Well," Izumi asked Koharu. "at least you're awake, are you not?"
"Come on now, Mermaid," Sanjouin said to Koharu. "I will take you home to change."
"Thank you, Sanjouin." Koharu said.
Back at the Mita residence that night, Kanako was wrapping her father's Christmas present in her bedroom when all of a sudden, there came a knock on her bedroom door.
"If that's you, Dad, you cannot come in here! I am wrapping your present!" Kanako called out.
"I won't enter," Masato said to Kanako through her door. "I just wanted to tell you that supper is ready."
"Okay, Dad," Kanako called back. "I'll be down in a minute!"
"Okay, Kanako," Masato said. "tonight, we will be having chicken stir fry."
One minute later after she had wrapped her father's Christmas present, Kanako came downstairs for supper.
All during supper, Masato saw that Kanako had a burning question on her mind.