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Mornings
Megumi
woke up to the sun shining *Oh no. I don't want to wake up yet* But the little
voice in her head known as her conscience told her *But people need you,
Megumi* Five words. That's all it took Megumi get up and get ready for work.
As
she ate some tofu and drank some tea, she heard a rather loud rapping on her
door.
"Oi!
Kitsune-onna!"
Three
words. That's all it took to break Megumi's peaceful morning.
"What
is it, baka?"
"Aren't
ya gonna invite me in?"
"No."
"Oh
well."
A
minute later, Sanosuke was descending on her stairs.
"Now
how did you get up there?"
"I
swung up your balcony and slipped inside."
"I'll
remember to put an extra lock on that. What are you doing here anyway?"
"Huh?"
Megumi's
head sizzled.
"I
said what are you doing here? Aside from pigging out on my food."
"Che.
I'm always here in the morning. But today, Jou-chan asked me to ask you if you
wanted to come with them to the Akabeko later lunch."
"Why
are they going to the Akabeko?"
"Well
since Jou-chan can't cook and Kenshin's hands were all sore from washing
laundry, she decided to give and Kenshin and our stomachs a break."
"I
see. Tell her I'd love to come!"
"Ok."
Sano
grabbed one last cake before leaving.
"Bye
baka!"
"Ja
ne fox!"
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"Just
take this medicine when you feel a bit drowsy, okay?"
"Okay.
Thank you Megumi. I will pay you as soon as I can."
"Take
your time, Sasaki-san."
"Arigatou
sensei."
"That's
no problem."
Megumi
watched as the lady stepped out the clinic. She sighed. She felt so guilty
having the poor pay her for her services but she had look after herself as
well.
"Oi
onna-sensei!"
Megumi
broke out of her thoughts.
"What
is it rooster?"
"Let's
go!"
"Let's
go where?"
"The
Abakeko! Kenshin and Jou-chan are waiting for us there."
"Oh
right! Wait a second."
She
turned around and called.
"Genzai-sensei
I'm off to lunch alright? I'll bring you some food!"
"Alright
Megumi-chan! Thank you!"
Megumi
turned around to face Sano.
"Alright
let's go." *****************************************************
"Sagara
Sanosuke! Can you please try to leave some food for everyone?"
Kamiya
Kaoru asked Sano exasperated.
"Speak
for yourself!" Sano retorted.
"At
least I'm paying."
"At
least I'm not fat!"
"I
am not fat!"
"Yes
you are!" Yahiko joined in.
"Be
quiet Yahiko-CHAN!"
"Don't
call me chan!"
"Che.
You're 12 years old! You're still a boy!"
"I
am not a boy you big chicken head!"
"I
brought everyone some tea!" Tsubame called smiling.
"Oi!
There's you girlfriend Yahiko-CHAN."
"Hello
Tsubame-san! Wanna come play later?" Ayame and Suzume asked.
"Hai!"
"She's
not my girlfriend and don't call me chan!"
"Here's
you tea Yahiko-chan!" Tsubame chirped.
"DON'T
CALL ME CHAN!!!"
"Gomen
nasai."
"Don't
be so mean to your girlfriend Yahiko-chan!"
"Grrr..."
Yahiko
started to chew on Sano's head.
"Yahiko!
You'll never get the best of Sano that way!"
"Che.
He'll never get the best of me period!"
"Orooo..."
Megumi
sat quietly amidst of all the noise.
*They may be annoying and noisy but they are my family* She sighed with
content. After their meals were done, Tsubame handed them some fortune cookies.
They all read their fortunes.
"A
man will soon enter your life." Megumi read silently. *How I wish*
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"Sano!
Sano! Gimme a piggy back ride!"
"Okay."
Sano
let Ayame ride on his back while Suzume swung around in his arms.
"Sano
how can you take two little girls at once?"
"Well
they ARE little girls besides, I used to fight with a zanbatou. I'm a strong
man, Megitsune!"
Megumi
simply rolled her eyes.
"Sano!
Sano! What's a sanbatoo?" Suzume asked.
"Yeah!
What is it?"
Ayame
and Suzume continued to ask him more questions until they arrived at the
clinic.Megumi knocked on the door.
"Genzai-sensei?"
"Hai?"
A
man, not much taller than Sanosuke opened the door. Megumi was a bit dazed at
this handsome stranger.
"Ano...
Are you a patient?"
Genzai-sensei
appeared from behind the man.
"Ah
Megumi-chan! I see you've met my nephew?"
"Nephew?"
"Ojisan!!!"
Ayame and Suzume called out.
They
ran to him and gave him a hug.The stranger smiled.
"Konban
wa! I'm Genzai-san!"
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The
man explained that his name was Genzai, Masahiro and he was the son of Eiji
Genzai, Genzai-sensei's brother.
"Naruhodo...
Genzai-sensei, you never told me you had a nephew!"
*A
handsome one at that!* Megumi thought.
"Oh
Genzai-sensei! I almost forgot!"
Megumi
handed him a basket of food from the Akabeko.
"Arigatou
Megumi-chan!"
"Well,
I must be going now. Nice to see you again uncle!"
Masahiro
turned to Megumi.
"It
was very nice to meet you Takani-san."
"And
you."
He
turned to Sano.
"I
don't believe I caught you name?"
"Sagara
Sanosuke."
"Ah!
Nice to meet you to Sagara-san!"
Sano
gave him a smile and continued to chew on his fishbone.
"I
must be going now. Sayonara!"
"Sayonara!"
Megumi and Genzai-sensei called.
"Yeah,
bye.."
Sano
rolled his eyes.
"Yare,
yare. I guess I better be going now. Ja ne Genzai-sensei! Bye fox!"
"Bye
chicken butt head!"
"Sayonara
Sagara-san!"
Genzai-sensei
turned to Megumi.
"Chicken
butt head?"
"Ano..."
Megumi's
fox ears popped out.
"OHOHOHOHOHOHOH!"
She
turned back to tend the herbs. Genzai-sensei shook his head and lead Ayame and
Suzume to another room so they could sleep.
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