Intro: This is about four months after Kiori gave birth… she's been
slightly sick, but recovered, and Boushin is determined to get her out and
about
Kiori did not appreciate being dragged along by her husband. "Boushin… I really don't feel like…" He looked over to her. "Come on Kiori! It'll be fun! After dinner we can go for a wa--" She cut him of with a pleading statement, "Boushin, any other day I'd say yes… but right now I just want to rest." He smiled and brushed a lock of hair away from her face. It was up in a clip above her head, but some had fallen out. "Alright then." He said compassionately, and scooped his wife up into his arms. He walked into her garden… their garden… and sat down beside a large tree.
She laid her head on his lap, and, feeling more comfortable than she had in weeks, fell fast asleep. Boushin sat there for about an hour, just watching her sleep. He then realized that his son was with Chihei, and gently picked Kiori up. He carried her to their quarters, laid her down softly, and placed a kiss on her forehead. Walking out of the palace area, he headed down to Tasuki and Chihei's house.
Tasuki smiled when he heard a knock on the door. Its Kiori, he thought, coming to get Danyuu. He lifted the sleeping boy out of Kiori's old crib, wrapped a blanket around him, and walked to the door. He was disappointed not to see Kiori, but handed the child to Boushin. "So where's my girl tonight Boushin?" He smiled. "She had a big day, I guess. We were in the garden and she fell fast asleep." Tasuki nodded. "Well, don't let her do too much. She's strong, and tries to handle too many things at the same time, like her mom. If you don't watch out she'll be doing everything herself." "Alright, thanks. For keeping this one too…" Tasuki smiled and went back inside, pushed his shoes off, and fell on the bed next to his wife, who was already fast asleep.
Boushin awoke in the night to find Kiori sitting up in bed feeding their son. He sat up and yawned. "What time is it?" She didn't even blink. "4:00" She finished feeding him and walked back to the crib and placed Danyuu in it. He immediately started crying. "Oh go to sleep. I'm tired as hell and don't need this right now…" She rubbed her eyes as Boushin stood up. "I'll get him back to sleep. You get in--" before he could finish what he was saying she was asleep, and fell backwards almost causing him to fall over. He placed her on the bed and walked over to the crib and sat down in the chair beside it.
"Shh… go to sleep Danyuu…" The boy continued crying until Boushin gently picked him up. He rubbed the boys back, patting it gently. In about five minutes Danyuu was out like a light. He put him back in the crib and climbed back into bed
Boushin woke up at 7, his usual time. Danyuu was still asleep, thank goodness, and so was Kiori. He pulled the covers off of himself, and Kiori flipped over still asleep, to occupy his side of the bed as well. He found his eyes wandering her body, studying every inch. Then he shook his head clear and stood up. He was, well, not happy about the fact that he hadn't gotten any for 11 months… and it was killing him. Last night he had planned to… but obviously that hadn't worked out. He got dressed and left a note to Kiori, half explaining his "plans", snickered, and then walked out of the room.
Kiori did not appreciate being dragged along by her husband. "Boushin… I really don't feel like…" He looked over to her. "Come on Kiori! It'll be fun! After dinner we can go for a wa--" She cut him of with a pleading statement, "Boushin, any other day I'd say yes… but right now I just want to rest." He smiled and brushed a lock of hair away from her face. It was up in a clip above her head, but some had fallen out. "Alright then." He said compassionately, and scooped his wife up into his arms. He walked into her garden… their garden… and sat down beside a large tree.
She laid her head on his lap, and, feeling more comfortable than she had in weeks, fell fast asleep. Boushin sat there for about an hour, just watching her sleep. He then realized that his son was with Chihei, and gently picked Kiori up. He carried her to their quarters, laid her down softly, and placed a kiss on her forehead. Walking out of the palace area, he headed down to Tasuki and Chihei's house.
Tasuki smiled when he heard a knock on the door. Its Kiori, he thought, coming to get Danyuu. He lifted the sleeping boy out of Kiori's old crib, wrapped a blanket around him, and walked to the door. He was disappointed not to see Kiori, but handed the child to Boushin. "So where's my girl tonight Boushin?" He smiled. "She had a big day, I guess. We were in the garden and she fell fast asleep." Tasuki nodded. "Well, don't let her do too much. She's strong, and tries to handle too many things at the same time, like her mom. If you don't watch out she'll be doing everything herself." "Alright, thanks. For keeping this one too…" Tasuki smiled and went back inside, pushed his shoes off, and fell on the bed next to his wife, who was already fast asleep.
Boushin awoke in the night to find Kiori sitting up in bed feeding their son. He sat up and yawned. "What time is it?" She didn't even blink. "4:00" She finished feeding him and walked back to the crib and placed Danyuu in it. He immediately started crying. "Oh go to sleep. I'm tired as hell and don't need this right now…" She rubbed her eyes as Boushin stood up. "I'll get him back to sleep. You get in--" before he could finish what he was saying she was asleep, and fell backwards almost causing him to fall over. He placed her on the bed and walked over to the crib and sat down in the chair beside it.
"Shh… go to sleep Danyuu…" The boy continued crying until Boushin gently picked him up. He rubbed the boys back, patting it gently. In about five minutes Danyuu was out like a light. He put him back in the crib and climbed back into bed
Boushin woke up at 7, his usual time. Danyuu was still asleep, thank goodness, and so was Kiori. He pulled the covers off of himself, and Kiori flipped over still asleep, to occupy his side of the bed as well. He found his eyes wandering her body, studying every inch. Then he shook his head clear and stood up. He was, well, not happy about the fact that he hadn't gotten any for 11 months… and it was killing him. Last night he had planned to… but obviously that hadn't worked out. He got dressed and left a note to Kiori, half explaining his "plans", snickered, and then walked out of the room.
