Afternoons always brought the most number of patients to the clinic. Doctor Genzai was out on another trip so Megumi was handling everyone all by herself. Even though there wasn't as many people as usual, it was very hard work to try to attend to everyone AND baby-sit two young girls.
Megumi has just finished treating a young boy. His wounds weren't serious, just small scratches, but his wailing was giving her a terrible migraine. She didn't know how she was able to control herself and not run out of the clinic door screaming. Even her usual passive smile was demanding a lot more effort to keep itself on her lips.
She was about to see to an old lady when she heard a very familiar and very loud voice call out her name.
Oh no..
She ignored it, convincing herself it was a hallucination brought by the heat.
But the "hallucination" called out to her again, this time louder.
"Oi! Kitsune-onna, didn't ya hear me?"
She faced him with a very exasperated sigh. "What do you want?"
Did he forget what he did to me already!
But instead of answering he placed something in her hands. "You left it at my house the last time you.. uhm.. visited."
"Oh, I was looking for this. Thank you." She said in a very neutral tone before turning her back on him.
"Wait!" he said gently grabbing one of her arms.
"I uhm.." he whispered something as he scratched his head.
"What?" she said, her brows creasing.
"I apologized for yelling at you the other day." He said softly, fixing his eyes on the ground like there was money on the floor.
She smiled inwardly.
Surpised that he actually came all the way to the clinic just to apologize.
She never could've imagined that prideful chicken would say sorry first.
"Well, I'm sorry too." She said before adding "I knew you'd come to your senses." with one of her trademark Ohohoho laughs. He smiled before turning to leave.
"Wait! while you're here, you might as well make yourself useful."
She asked him to bring Ayame and Suzume over to the dojo.
He started a little friendly fight before finally conceding. He didn't really mind doing an errand for her, he just wanted to make sure they were on "speaking" terms again.
Before he left, Megumi called out to him. He went walked back to the clinic with the girls sitting on his shoulders.
"Did you.. well, happen to read any of the books that was in my bag?" she asked trying not to sound like she was accusing him.
"No. Why do you ask?" he answered her calmly.
"Some of the things were out of place..so I" she wasn't sure how she was gonna explain it.
"I got some bandages, hope you don't mind." He didn't like to lie but he can't tell her 'yah I read your diary, hope it's okay'
"Sou ka. Don't worry about the bandages. And thank you again for taking the girls." She said with a polite bow. The last thing she wanted was to blame him for something he may not have done. He did come to apologize and he was also doing her a favor. She just hoped he was telling the truth.
"Ja ne." he said with a wave of his hand as he walked away. He was a bit guilty but he knew he had no choice.
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A/N: Okay, this will be a bit longer than I planned. Gomen. Btw, everybody can understand the Jap terms, ayt? If not tell me bout it. Thanks again for reading ^^