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Author's notes: (Smiles) I'm updating again. Not bad, compared to my last update, ne?
Spirit demon: Arigatou for the reviews and the cookies. (starts eating and forgets the fanfic. Hehe) About Aoshi. I was planning on introducing him in this chapter but I changed it. MUHAHAHAHA!! He'll come in soon. ;;
Unicornfan: I can't exactly hate you for your review. Afterall, everyone has their own opinions on different categories. And, about the Shakespeare comment,- I was studying about him during the time when I started writing this first chapter. Hehe…
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A Married Life
Chapter 3:
Three months later:
Spring has become summer, as the cherry blossoms are beginning to die. A festival will soon be held in a few days and will be located near the Aoiya resturant.
"Okina!" Omasu screamed, staring at him sitting at the kitchen table.
"Hmn..." Okina responded looking up to the ceiling.
"Can you at least do something." Omasu glared at him for a reasonable answer.
"I am doing something" Okina replied.
"Oh, like what?" Omasu questioned.
"I'm talking to you." Okina answered.
"I ment do something like help us clean up this place," She spoke sounding a bit annoyed.
"Iie," Okina began. "I'm an old man. There's nothing for me to do."
"Sure there is..." Omasu spoke with a grin on her face. She got a towel and threw it at him. "Start wipping the table, since you're the one sitting on it." She ordered.
Okina lazily took the towel and started wipping. "Okon should be the one doing this, you know?" Okina pouted. "Well... Okon is busy cleaning all the guest rooms." Omasu answered, who was irritated at the moment.
"Well, there's still Kuro and Shiro." Okina spoke back.
"They still have to cook for the customers." She explained.
"We should close the resturant for the next few days." Okina suggested.
"If we do, then we won't be making any money." Omasu reasoned with him.
"Sure, we may not make money for a few days, but when the festival comes, there will be plenty of customers around." Okina grinned.
"True," Omasu replied, as the thought of closing the resturant for a few days would do wonders.
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Misao had just finished cleaning the stairs. Misao went to her room and found that Nadeshiko was still in the room taking a nap.
"I should clean the dojo now." Misao mumbled, thinking of the last time she had been in there. That would be a couple years now.
Misao opened the doors to the dojo and entered the dim room. 'It's quite dusty now' Misao thought as she stood in the middle of the room and closed her eyes. She pictured many images of Aoshi training.
Misao opened her eyes and found herself in the dusty room again. 'I'm going to clean this place up' Misao told herself, walking to get some water as well as some towels.
About an hour passed and Misao was almost finished with cleaning the dojo. There was just a couple of shelves left.
Misao wipped down the shinai and the bokken displayed on one side of their dojo. Then she walked over to another and found some old memory.
On the shelf, there laid three empty sheaths, since Aoshi took the kodachi's and used it in another sheath, and some of her old kunais were laying there as well.
"Aoshi took the sheath I got for him," Misao mumbled sadly, thinking back to one of his birthdays, when she gave that to him. 'I still have the kunai Aoshi gave to me when I was young.' Misao thought picking them up and wiping them down.
Misao also wipped the sheaths and placed them back on the same place.
"Ka-san," Nadeshiko called walking to the dim room.
Misao turned around and found Nadeshiko walking into the room.
"Nadeshiko-chan," Misao called. "Did you just wake up?" She asked her softly.
Nadeshiko nodded. "I saw this door opened when I was walking to the kitchen." Nadeshiko responded. "What is this empty room for?" She asked looking around, since she has never been in there before.
"It's a dojo." Misao replied. "Your father and I trained in here a lot in the past." She commented.
Nadeshiko walked closer to her mom, as she wanted to look at the shelf she was standing by.
"What's all this?" Nadeshiko questioned curiously.
"These belong to your father." Misao spoke, pointing to the empty sheaths.
"What does it hold?" Nadeshiko asked again, not knowing what those things are.
"They are sheaths." Misao explained. "They hold katanas and other swords." Misao continued. "These sheaths hold kodachi's."
"What are ...kouda...???" Nadeshiko questioned confusely not even knowing how to pronunce those things.
Misao smiled. "It's kodachi," Misao corrected her again. "They're short swords, that otosan uses."
"Sugoi" Nadeshiko replied. "And what are these?" Nadeshiko asked, pointing to the kunai's that laid on the same shelf.
"Kunai desu" Misao replied softly. "They belong to me." She began explaining.
"Sugoi!!" She complimented again.
"Oto-san gave these to me when I was younger." Misao told her.
"Honto, To-san loves Ka-san..." Nadeshiko commented and hugged Misao.
"Arigatou..." Misao spoke, picking up her 4-year-old.
"Ne... Do you think Oto-san will give me something too?" Nadeshiko asked.
"Maybe someday..." Misao softly answered, taking her out of the dojo.
Okon walked out of the kitchen with some towels and fresh water. "Did you wash the floor yet?" She asked.
"Iie..." Misao responded. "I'll get it done now." She said, letting Nadeshiko down and getting the towels.
Just then, Okina came out of the dinning room. "In here, all of you," He called.
Misao stared at Okon, as Okon stared back. Both were wondering what was going on. "Any clue?" Misao asked.
Okon shrugged. "Who knows what the old man is up to."
Misao nodded in agreement and walked in.
"I won't keep you here for long." Okina began, once he saw Misao and Okon walking though the door. "I just want you to know that we will be closing the Aoiya for the next two days." He announced. "Afterall, we do need more help for cleaning."
"Nani!" Shiro exclaimed in a bit of shock.
"If you're worried about the money, well, don't," Okina explained. "We'll earn it back during the festival." He smiled. "Once today is finished, we're closing up."
"Hai" Okon responded, and getting back to work.
To be Continue...
Author's notes: (Cheers for self!) Update complete. Thanks for your forgiveness. Please read and review. About the next chapter...it might take a while, as I'm going to update all my other fanfics. Ahh, I promise it won't take too long. ;; Ja na
