Chapter 2
Kiruchi woke up to the light breeze that came through her room. She had kicked off the covers during the night since she was feeling warm. The stars outside were beginning to fade as she got up. She looked around her and remembered that she was at Shikono and Mishonu's home. The sky was turning into a warm feeling that was comforting to her as she opened the window and breathed in the fresh morning scent. Kiruchi walked over to the closet and pulled out a white shirt and a navy blue robe. She quickly dressed since the air was stinging her skin a bit.
The door opened as Mishonu walked in to see how Kiruchi was doing. "Good morning Kiruchi. I see that you're ready for a bright new day." Kiruchi nodded. "Yes, I am. I can't wait do meet some new friends." Mishonu smiled and looked outside. "Well better go downstairs before our breakfast gets cold. No one likes a cold meal.well, except Eskimos, but they're used to cold food."
Kiruchi jumped off the bed and stood up. "I'll be right down then. I wanna do some stuff first." Mishonu looked at her suspiciously but nodded. After she left, Kiruchi took down the sword. How did I get something so big and shiny? It can be my play toy! But then she saw the blade. May not. I better go down stairs for breakfast and chores. She put the sword back in its sheath and put it back. It took Kiruchi awhile to remember where the kitchen was, and ran there.
Mishonu had changed into a plain brown robe and was pouring some tea into Shikono's cup. "Good morning Kiruchi." Kiruchi nodded back at Shikono. "Ready for breakfast and chores?"
"Yup." She looked at the plate Mishonu had placed in front of her. There was some rice balls on the plate. Kiruchi thanked her and ate them quickly but silently. Kiruchi jumped up. "I'm done! Are we gonna do the chores now?" Shikono nodded. "You better be ready to handle some responsibilities." Kiruchi nodded slightly. He smiled and got up. "Maybe if we have time, we can start some training with my friend Kenshin Himura. How does that sound?"
"That sounds like fun!" She walked out the back door behind Shikono, into their garden. It was around harvesting season, so there was a lot of rice to be gathered. Shikono handed her a bag. "We're going to start this morning with some rice gathering and shelling. Then we'll go on to fetching water from the spring and a bit of gardening." Kiruchi nodded as they walked towards the rice patch in their large garden.
(2 hours passed.)
"Whew.We're finally done with all the rice gathering and shelling. It's great having you here to help me. Thanks." Shikono ruffled Kiruchi's shoulder-lengthened, black hair. "Now all we need to do is fetch some gallons of water from the nearby stream and pull weeds. And.. That's it."
Shikono went into the shed and pulled out two large buckets and another one, slightly smaller. He handed her the smaller one. "Mishonu will be telling you to go get her some water about every other day. Just fill your bucket up with water and bring it to her without letting the water drip. " They walked over a small bridge leading them into their flower garden. "This is where we'll spend the rest of the morning. Don't worry. We always have fun in the afternoon and night. You'll see soon." He bent down and filled both buckets up with water. Kiruchi tried doing the same without getting her robe wet, but she failed. A loud splash was heard when Shikono turned around. Kiruchi was standing in the lake. She had fallen in and got her robes wet and muddy. Shikono laughed hysterically at the sight of her.
"It's not funny." She pouted and splashed him with water. "Okay, okay. I'll stop. " He helped her up from the slippery bank and showed her how to fill the buckets up the correct way. They carried the water back to the house and dumped them into the well. "Mishonu can get water from here. All we have to do is fill it up most of the time. I hate it when we clean it though. You'll love that job. Why do you look like a frog?" (*) (*) (-------) frog ^
Kiruchi had stretched her face out and made her mouth look like a long thin line. Kiruchi stuck her tongue out and laughed at herself. "Because I saw on by the pond and I tried to copy its face." She smiled. "Let's go pull out some weeds now so that I can go meet my new friends later."
They rose to their feet and walked off towards the flower garden. Shikono led her to a small patch of orchids where they were still in bloom. "We'll weed these today. We can weed the other patches later."
(One hour later.)
"Wow, you're a faster pull weeds fast than I am. Do you wanna stop for the day or do another patch?" Kiruchi scratched her head. "Okay. Let's weed another patch. The patch of tiger lilies look pretty good." He nodded. They walked over to a slightly larger patch of tiger lilies. Kiruchi pulled weeds as fast as she could since she wanted to get out of her damp and filthy robe.
(Another hour past.)
"Okay! I'm done." Kiruchi pulled the last weed out and tossed it into her bag. Shikono stood up. "Me too. Let's go grab some lunch. What do you think Mishonu cooked for us?" Kiruchi rubbed her growling stomach. "I hope she made some rice, broccoli beef, vegetable soup, bak-choy, and chicken." Shikono patted her head. "You have a big appetite like me." He patted his stomach. "I guess your with me are done." She squirmed out of his hand. "What do you mean my chores with you?!?" He laughed. "Mishonu and I have different responsibilities to teach you. I teach you the things outside the home and she'll teach you about how to be a "lady" and a bunch of other junk I can't teach you." Kiruchi crossed her arms and pouted.
"Being a lady has nothing to do with me. I wanna be the strongest female who wields a sword." Shikono was shocked. "S-So you're saying you don't wanna be all pretty and all that?" Kiruchi nodded. He smiled. "Then Mishonu will be having a hard time with you. I can already tell that you have an overdose of confidence."
She blushed slightly. "I guess." They took off their sandals and walked through the living room to the kitchen. "We're done!" Mishonu turned around holding a pot of broccoli beef. "That was quick. I'm not finished cooking." She looked at Kiruchi's robe and also made a frog face without the grin. (x) (x) (--------) her frog face^
"You better change into a different robe before lunch." Kiruchi ran to her room and opened her closet. She took out a tan robe and another white shirt. She changed quickly and went back down to the kitchen. Mishonu was done cooking some fried rice and was taking it to the dining room. Kiruchi went to the doorway. She looked at the table and saw a red haired man with a woman with long, black hair whacking a boy with spiky hair about her age.
Shikono looked at the doorway and saw Kiruchi there. ""Kiruchi, I want you to meet your new teacher, Kenshin. This is his wife, Miss Kaoru, and their one of there other students, Yahiko. I told you about him before."
To be continued.
Kiruchi woke up to the light breeze that came through her room. She had kicked off the covers during the night since she was feeling warm. The stars outside were beginning to fade as she got up. She looked around her and remembered that she was at Shikono and Mishonu's home. The sky was turning into a warm feeling that was comforting to her as she opened the window and breathed in the fresh morning scent. Kiruchi walked over to the closet and pulled out a white shirt and a navy blue robe. She quickly dressed since the air was stinging her skin a bit.
The door opened as Mishonu walked in to see how Kiruchi was doing. "Good morning Kiruchi. I see that you're ready for a bright new day." Kiruchi nodded. "Yes, I am. I can't wait do meet some new friends." Mishonu smiled and looked outside. "Well better go downstairs before our breakfast gets cold. No one likes a cold meal.well, except Eskimos, but they're used to cold food."
Kiruchi jumped off the bed and stood up. "I'll be right down then. I wanna do some stuff first." Mishonu looked at her suspiciously but nodded. After she left, Kiruchi took down the sword. How did I get something so big and shiny? It can be my play toy! But then she saw the blade. May not. I better go down stairs for breakfast and chores. She put the sword back in its sheath and put it back. It took Kiruchi awhile to remember where the kitchen was, and ran there.
Mishonu had changed into a plain brown robe and was pouring some tea into Shikono's cup. "Good morning Kiruchi." Kiruchi nodded back at Shikono. "Ready for breakfast and chores?"
"Yup." She looked at the plate Mishonu had placed in front of her. There was some rice balls on the plate. Kiruchi thanked her and ate them quickly but silently. Kiruchi jumped up. "I'm done! Are we gonna do the chores now?" Shikono nodded. "You better be ready to handle some responsibilities." Kiruchi nodded slightly. He smiled and got up. "Maybe if we have time, we can start some training with my friend Kenshin Himura. How does that sound?"
"That sounds like fun!" She walked out the back door behind Shikono, into their garden. It was around harvesting season, so there was a lot of rice to be gathered. Shikono handed her a bag. "We're going to start this morning with some rice gathering and shelling. Then we'll go on to fetching water from the spring and a bit of gardening." Kiruchi nodded as they walked towards the rice patch in their large garden.
(2 hours passed.)
"Whew.We're finally done with all the rice gathering and shelling. It's great having you here to help me. Thanks." Shikono ruffled Kiruchi's shoulder-lengthened, black hair. "Now all we need to do is fetch some gallons of water from the nearby stream and pull weeds. And.. That's it."
Shikono went into the shed and pulled out two large buckets and another one, slightly smaller. He handed her the smaller one. "Mishonu will be telling you to go get her some water about every other day. Just fill your bucket up with water and bring it to her without letting the water drip. " They walked over a small bridge leading them into their flower garden. "This is where we'll spend the rest of the morning. Don't worry. We always have fun in the afternoon and night. You'll see soon." He bent down and filled both buckets up with water. Kiruchi tried doing the same without getting her robe wet, but she failed. A loud splash was heard when Shikono turned around. Kiruchi was standing in the lake. She had fallen in and got her robes wet and muddy. Shikono laughed hysterically at the sight of her.
"It's not funny." She pouted and splashed him with water. "Okay, okay. I'll stop. " He helped her up from the slippery bank and showed her how to fill the buckets up the correct way. They carried the water back to the house and dumped them into the well. "Mishonu can get water from here. All we have to do is fill it up most of the time. I hate it when we clean it though. You'll love that job. Why do you look like a frog?" (*) (*) (-------) frog ^
Kiruchi had stretched her face out and made her mouth look like a long thin line. Kiruchi stuck her tongue out and laughed at herself. "Because I saw on by the pond and I tried to copy its face." She smiled. "Let's go pull out some weeds now so that I can go meet my new friends later."
They rose to their feet and walked off towards the flower garden. Shikono led her to a small patch of orchids where they were still in bloom. "We'll weed these today. We can weed the other patches later."
(One hour later.)
"Wow, you're a faster pull weeds fast than I am. Do you wanna stop for the day or do another patch?" Kiruchi scratched her head. "Okay. Let's weed another patch. The patch of tiger lilies look pretty good." He nodded. They walked over to a slightly larger patch of tiger lilies. Kiruchi pulled weeds as fast as she could since she wanted to get out of her damp and filthy robe.
(Another hour past.)
"Okay! I'm done." Kiruchi pulled the last weed out and tossed it into her bag. Shikono stood up. "Me too. Let's go grab some lunch. What do you think Mishonu cooked for us?" Kiruchi rubbed her growling stomach. "I hope she made some rice, broccoli beef, vegetable soup, bak-choy, and chicken." Shikono patted her head. "You have a big appetite like me." He patted his stomach. "I guess your with me are done." She squirmed out of his hand. "What do you mean my chores with you?!?" He laughed. "Mishonu and I have different responsibilities to teach you. I teach you the things outside the home and she'll teach you about how to be a "lady" and a bunch of other junk I can't teach you." Kiruchi crossed her arms and pouted.
"Being a lady has nothing to do with me. I wanna be the strongest female who wields a sword." Shikono was shocked. "S-So you're saying you don't wanna be all pretty and all that?" Kiruchi nodded. He smiled. "Then Mishonu will be having a hard time with you. I can already tell that you have an overdose of confidence."
She blushed slightly. "I guess." They took off their sandals and walked through the living room to the kitchen. "We're done!" Mishonu turned around holding a pot of broccoli beef. "That was quick. I'm not finished cooking." She looked at Kiruchi's robe and also made a frog face without the grin. (x) (x) (--------) her frog face^
"You better change into a different robe before lunch." Kiruchi ran to her room and opened her closet. She took out a tan robe and another white shirt. She changed quickly and went back down to the kitchen. Mishonu was done cooking some fried rice and was taking it to the dining room. Kiruchi went to the doorway. She looked at the table and saw a red haired man with a woman with long, black hair whacking a boy with spiky hair about her age.
Shikono looked at the doorway and saw Kiruchi there. ""Kiruchi, I want you to meet your new teacher, Kenshin. This is his wife, Miss Kaoru, and their one of there other students, Yahiko. I told you about him before."
To be continued.