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Chapter 2: Aoshi

 Shinomori Aoshi, jet black hair sticking up sloppily, rolls out of bed- which is also askew: in fact, the whole room is- stretches, grabs a tattered pair of black jeans off a pile and pulls them on and heads to the kitchen.  Aoshi dumps an obscene amount of Honey Nut Cheerios (best cereal in the world) into a mixing bowl.  He opens the refrigerator…. No Milk.

Aoshi

Got Milk

Aoshi glances out a window facing the backyard. In Misao's backyard he sees his father Hiko holding a full pitcher of milk in one side of the fence, talking animatedly to Omasu, Misao's mom on the other side also in her early forties.

            Aoshi

            Bring…the milk…home

Aoshi beckons his father with his finger

            Aoshi

            Bring…the milk…home

Mrs. Makimachi notices Aoshi trudging toward the fence while wearing his black trench coat.

            Omasu

            Oh, good morning Aoshi

            Aoshi

           Good morning, Mrs. Makimachi. Father, can I take that milk your hands

Before Mr. Shinomori could answer, Misao, wearing only a robe, emerges from the house.

Misao

Mom where is Okon's jade halter…?

Misao stops dead in here tracks when she sees Aoshi. She has some mixture of embarrassment and surprise on her face.

Mrs. Makimachi

Can you believe they'll be in college next year? Time flies

Mr. Shinomori

It seems like just yesterday they were playing coeds and serial killers… practically living together in that old tree house.

Hiko (I am now going to write Hiko instead of Mr. Shinomori, and same goes for Omasu instead of Mrs. Makimachi) nods toward a rather ancient though sizable tree house set high in one of his backyard trees. Aoshi and Misao are both horrified by this line of discussion.

Omasu

What I remember is finding them in Misao's bedroom with a hot water bottle and a stethoscope, playing…

Misao

MOM!!!

Aoshi

Father!!! Milk.

 Omasu

Misao used to say she was going to marry Aoshi

Aoshi (makes a smart ass face)

Oh Really, that was probably days ago

Misao

You are so delusional

Hiko

Back when they were in second grade, I found Misao's school picture in Aoshi's pillowcase.

Misao (also makes a smart ass face)

Well, well, well…

Omasu

Seriously, now. You two used to do everything together. What happened?

Misao and Aoshi look at each other uncomfortably. A car horn blasts from Misao's drive way.

Misao

Junior High happened