Rested, Kaoru sat up and stretched. She had actually been awake for
at least ten minutes but hadn't gotten up until now. She had feared that
yesterday had just been a dream and if she sat up everything now good in
her life would dissolve like a sugar cube. When Kaoru realized she had just
been being silly she decided to start the day.
A warm bath was a great way to greet the day. It woke Kaoru right up and gave her a refreshing, clean feeling. As she wrung her hair out over the sink, she smiled at the woman being reflected at her in the mirror. This was what life was all about, right here. Being happy. Kaoru wouldn't trade this feeling for anything.
"Good morning, Megumi," Kaoru greeted when she returned to the women's room. Megumi was brushing out her hair and looking out the window at the morning sun spreading it's light across the beautiful plain.
Megumi smiled at Kaoru as she turned around, and said, "Good morning indeed. I can't remember the last time I've been so happy."
"That's really good to hear Megumi. Things seem to be playing out differently since we got here yesterday."
Megumi nodded. "I think I will start breakfast after a quick bath."
"Well then I think I will go and find some fresh fruit," Kaoru replied.
She grabbed some clothes and went to the bathroom to change, while Megumi got ready for a bath.
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The bath had felt good to Megumi, the perfect thing in the morning. Nothing could compare to the mood she was now in as she carefully cut the fruit laying in front of her into pieces.
Her mind was so occupied that she was startled to find an arm snaking around her stomach. Next she heard a soft voice in her ear.
"Hey beautiful."
Megumi smiled and turned around to face Sanosuke. He was smiling and suddenly everything felt too good to be true. She gave him a big hug, wanting to hold onto the moment.
"Is everything fine?" Sanosuke asked when her grip tightened a little.
"Wonderful," Megumi breathed. "Just wonderful."
A smile was plastered to both of their faces, which they couldn't get rid of even if they tried. Sanosuke began to hum lightly in Megumi's ear and sway a little. Soon he was spinning Megumi around and then pulling her close again as he sang to music only heard in his head. Megumi giggled and their smiles only broadened.
"Nice dancing."
Clapping from the doorway caused Sanosuke to release Megumi and both of them to look in the direction of the sudden intrusion. Yahiko was laughing lightly, making Megumi blush. She turned back to the fruit as if nothing happened.
"Good morning to you too, squirt," Sanosuke said, grinning.
Yahiko brushed off the squirt comment and walked into the kitchen. Sanosuke looked back to Megumi and put a hand on her hip.
"I'm going to go to the small town a couple miles away later, if there's anything you want."
Megumi smiled as Sanosuke kissed her cheek and gave her hip a slight squeeze before departing from the room.
A warm bath was a great way to greet the day. It woke Kaoru right up and gave her a refreshing, clean feeling. As she wrung her hair out over the sink, she smiled at the woman being reflected at her in the mirror. This was what life was all about, right here. Being happy. Kaoru wouldn't trade this feeling for anything.
"Good morning, Megumi," Kaoru greeted when she returned to the women's room. Megumi was brushing out her hair and looking out the window at the morning sun spreading it's light across the beautiful plain.
Megumi smiled at Kaoru as she turned around, and said, "Good morning indeed. I can't remember the last time I've been so happy."
"That's really good to hear Megumi. Things seem to be playing out differently since we got here yesterday."
Megumi nodded. "I think I will start breakfast after a quick bath."
"Well then I think I will go and find some fresh fruit," Kaoru replied.
She grabbed some clothes and went to the bathroom to change, while Megumi got ready for a bath.
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The bath had felt good to Megumi, the perfect thing in the morning. Nothing could compare to the mood she was now in as she carefully cut the fruit laying in front of her into pieces.
Her mind was so occupied that she was startled to find an arm snaking around her stomach. Next she heard a soft voice in her ear.
"Hey beautiful."
Megumi smiled and turned around to face Sanosuke. He was smiling and suddenly everything felt too good to be true. She gave him a big hug, wanting to hold onto the moment.
"Is everything fine?" Sanosuke asked when her grip tightened a little.
"Wonderful," Megumi breathed. "Just wonderful."
A smile was plastered to both of their faces, which they couldn't get rid of even if they tried. Sanosuke began to hum lightly in Megumi's ear and sway a little. Soon he was spinning Megumi around and then pulling her close again as he sang to music only heard in his head. Megumi giggled and their smiles only broadened.
"Nice dancing."
Clapping from the doorway caused Sanosuke to release Megumi and both of them to look in the direction of the sudden intrusion. Yahiko was laughing lightly, making Megumi blush. She turned back to the fruit as if nothing happened.
"Good morning to you too, squirt," Sanosuke said, grinning.
Yahiko brushed off the squirt comment and walked into the kitchen. Sanosuke looked back to Megumi and put a hand on her hip.
"I'm going to go to the small town a couple miles away later, if there's anything you want."
Megumi smiled as Sanosuke kissed her cheek and gave her hip a slight squeeze before departing from the room.