The Lonely Widow, Not so Lonely Anymore
Misao strolled around the kitchen walking in circles around the large preparation bench that was in the middle of the kitchen as she talked on the phone to her brother asking him about her idea.
"So what do you think?" Misao spoke waiting for her brother to answer. She knew he'd be sucking on a cigarette as her idea rolled around his mind. She never knew how he could stand those things but at least he was a smoker and not a drinker she supposed.
"About time you started thinking about doing something for yourself Mi-chan. That house needs renovating, It looks like it's still stuck in the 80's!" Saitou spoke back. He was sitting in his leather chair; his feet propped up on the desk in his private office at his house and…smoking a cigarette. He wore his police uniform pants and the black long sleeved top. His hat and coat hung on a coat rack near the slightly opened door. A desk lamp was on; a few open folders lay scattered on the desk with three cabinets behind him and a window on the right side of him that never opened to let in any fresh air. There was the constant smell of stale cigarette smoke around the room but Saitou never seemed to notice. It was a small office but it was his office and no one went in there but him.
"It's not that bad Saitou!" Misao yelled into the phone slamming the cupboard door she had opened shut and watched one hinge snap off flying across to the other side of the room and the handle fell to the bench below the high cupboards.
"See?" Saitou spoke dryly into the phone.
"What are you talking about?" Misao spoke once more, not wanting to give in entirely.
"The cupboard broke didn't it? Look, ring Kaoru up and ask her too. She'll say the exact same thing as I did and you know it." Saitou spoke standing up out of his chair. Misao could hear some faint noise in the background and Saitou spoke to her once more.
"Someone's at the door. I'll see you later."
"Its only Tokio, so make her wait a bit longer. She'll become all frustrated and a little angry that she came all that way for nothing." Misao replied walking out of the kitchen and into the living room.
"And you know its her because?" Saitou's deep voice spoke back.
"It's TOKIO! Where you go, she'll soon be right beside you! Just dial my number after you answered the door and let it ring once and then hang up. I'll know I'm right then."
"Whatever Mi-chan…" Misao pulled the phone from her ear looking at it.
"Well that was a nice goodbye." She spoke to herself looking around the room. She sat down in one of the lounge chairs and placed the phone on the coffee table. She sat staring at it for a number of seconds before it rang once and then stopped. Misao smiled knowing it had been Saitou. Boy would he be displeased to know that his younger sister was right. Misao sighed out loud, picking up the phone and dialed her sister's number.
"Konnichiwa?" Spoke a little female voice.
"Ame-chan what are you doing answering the phone?" Misao spoke to her 5-year-old niece.
"Hi Aunt Misao! Well kachan had to race off to bring in the washing cause its raining really hard and tochan is rounding up Yuki, Shinta and Kenji. He said we weren't allowed to play in the rain today cause mummy's in a bad mood." Ame-chan stopped rambling gaining her breath back.
"Could you yell out to her that I'm on the phone and need to speak to her?"
"Sure Aunt Misao… MAMA! AUNT MISAO'S ON THE TELEPONE!" Misao giggled on the other end hearing Ame-chan's version of how to say telephone. Misao could hear some footsteps and then her sister murmured her reply to her youngest child.
"Please get the towels out of the bathroom for your brothers and sister." There was more mumbling that Misao couldn't hear and then her sister spoke.
"Mi-chan, it's so lovely to hear from you. It's been what 2 weeks now and I was getting worried." Misao rolled her eyes listening to her sister say this. She could easily say 'Kaoru you have a phone as well and could easily ring me up too you know' but then it would turn into a full-fledged argument that Kaoru wouldn't want to loose.
"Just been a bit busy Kaoru, but now I must run my idea by you to see what you think. I asked Saitou-niisan already and he said that you'd agree with him."
"NO RUNNING IN THE HOUSE YOU TWO! Sorry Misao, what were you saying?"
"Ah Kaoru, have I called at a bad time? You seem a little preoccupied at the moment."
"I'm sorry Misao it's just this whole pregnancy thing again. These first few months were always the worst for me."
"YOUR PREGNANT!?!" Misao yelled into the phone nearly giving her sister permanent ear damage.
"Yeah for like three months Misao. Where have you been? I know I would have told you."
"No you didn't! I think I'd remember becoming an Aunt once more! Have you told Saitou-niisan yet? Or even Ojiichan? God Kaoru, you and Kenshin could start popping out kids on demand and get paid for it from other families who can't have any!" Misao began to laugh loudly but the other end of the line was silent as Kaoru was seething in her chair at how her sister could be so crude.
"That's not funny Misao!" Kaoru spoke through clenched teeth. Misao cleared her throat calming down and spoke once more changing the subject.
"I've decided to renovate the kitchen and the bathroom in the house wh-" Misao was interrupted from speaking any further by Kaoru's excited voice.
"Oh thank goodness! That place needs some work done to it! I mean how old is it anyway? Like 20 or something." It was Misao's turn to scrunch her face up at her own brother and sister making fun of her and Soujiro's house.
"Let me know how it all works out Mi-chan, I've got to go, Kenshin needs a hand with the kids." Kaoru spoke as though in a hurry.
"Okay bye!" Misao hung the phone up then and grabbed her things together and decided she needed to get out of the house for awhile.
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(Takani Medical Centre)
"Good morning Mrs Maya. Could I see Megumi for about five minutes?" Misao spoke walking into the quiet medical center.
"Of course dear, she's in her office." Misao waved her thanks to the elderly woman and walked down the hallway knocking lightly on Megumi's door.
"Come in." Misao entered the brightly lit office to see filing cabinets open, files on the dark wooden desk and Megumi busily typing away on her computer. She looked up, taking off her glasses and waved Misao in further.
"Hi Meg, how's work treating you?" Misao spoke sitting in one of the leather chairs.
"Oh you know me, busy as always."
"I finally decided on renovating the kitchen and bathroom Meg, what do you think?" Misao spoke feeling she need to get more approval just to make sure. She stopped typing on her computer and picked up her purse flipping through the business cards she had inside.
"I thinks its fantastic and you should try this guy, he's really good. Very popular and liked all over Tokyo. He only just moved here about six months ago and I hear they don't charge the earth either." Megumi handed over the card and Misao took it reading out the company name and slogan.
"Shinomori Renovators…Specialising in Kitchen's and Bathroom's. Thanks Megumi I'll give them a call." Misao left the office not noticing the sly foxy grin crossing Megumi's lips.
"Oh this will be interesting." She spoke quietly to herself and placed her glasses on once more and began typing away on her computer, that sly grin never leaving her red lips.
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End Part One…
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