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~*~
Sumi locked the doors like Tae showed her. She entered the cottage and walked into the bedroom. She set her bag down, and then walked across the room to the futon. She laid down, sighed, and instantly fell into a deep and soothing sleep.
She did not dream that night.
~*~
Sumi was in training for nearly a week. Sumi followed Tsubame on her rounds learning all the procedures.
Sumi now knows how the Akabeko operates and is a real Akabeko waitress.
Tae had paid Sumi for her first week of working. She had used some of the money to buy necessities, like clothes and other items, the rest she saved. Tae had also given her breakfast, lunch, and dinner the whole week, free of charge.
Sumi knew Tae wanted to help her start her new life, and she was grateful.
Today was going to be a hard day for Sumi. Today, she would no longer aid Tsubame. She would wait tables on her own.
Tae had come to get Sumi for work for the first two days that she stayed in the cottage, but on the third day, it was different. Sumi surprised Tae. When Tae approached the gate and was about to knock on it, Sumi opened it and stood there, fully ready for work.
Ever since that morning, she was early for work. Tae had faith in her, and she would not disappoint Tae.
.
Tae noticed that Sumi has a strong work ethic. She would put out 110% even if she was exhausted. Tae admired that. Sumi would make it.Tae knew she would.
~*~
The first workday, on her own was almost through, but Sumi was still working as hard as she had when the workday started.
She was on her last order, when she burned her hand on a hot pot. She gasped, brought her hand to her chest, and cradled it.
Tae was in the kitchen, near Sumi, when she saw what happened. She ran to Sumi, took hold of her hand and examined the burn. "Sumi, come here!" Tae yelled as she practically dragged her over to a bucket of cold water.
She put Sumi's burned hand in the cold water. Sumi gasped in pain.
A soon as Sumi's wound had cooled down enough, Tae took her hand out of the water.
"We need to put something on this burn Sumi." Tae said, thinking the whole time about something they could use.
The pain from Sumi's hand clouded her brain. Then she remembered, "Aloe Vera! That will help. Where can I find a herbal shop?" Sumi knew exactly what to use, she had worked in an herbal shop for a long time.
Sumi asked Tae for directions to the herbal shop. Sumi assured Tae she could go alone and that the burn wasn't that bad. Tae let Sumi have the rest of the day off, so she could let her hand recover.
Tae had wrapped a cold wet cloth around Sumi's burn to lessen some pain till she was able to get the herb.
Sumi was off to the herb shop.
~*~
Sumi arrived at the herb shop and purchased Aloe Vera for her burn. It was starting to get dark so she was hurrying home when she took a wrong turn and ended up somewhere she did not mean to.
She walked down the street observing everything; trying to figure out where she was when all of a sudden she heard a scream.
It was the scream of a man in immense pain.
Not understanding the situation, she ran in the direction of the scream. She came upon a short narrow path between two buildings, and what she saw startled her beyond words.
She witnessed the last stoke of a blade through the chest of a man. She screamed in horror at the sight of death and blood.
Her scream alerted the murderer that he was being watched.
Paralyzed with fear, she fell to the ground as everything blurred around her. She saw the murderer approaching her, sword in hand, ready to kill her. She couldn't move.
She felt dizzy like she would faint, yet she was still conscious. She bowed her head awaiting the feeling of cold steel from the murderer's sword, yet nothing happened. She thought he would have killed her by now.
She then heard the sound of swords clashing. Noise of the fight sounded distant although she knew it must be close. And then, all of a sudden, the sounds stopped.
She looked up as everything had suddenly become so quiet. When she regained her composure, she noticed that there were now two dead bodies lying on the ground in front of her.
She gasped in horror, rose to her feet, walking backwards from the sight shaking her head in disbelief.
Terrified when she realized that she had backed up into something. Slowly turning to face what the object was, she saw a man with a sword in his hand.
The sword was covered in blood.
~*~
How do you like? Ok ok, so I really didn't know what herb they used in Japan then for burns.. so I guessed aloe vera..b/c that's what I use. If it is wrong.. Then I am truly sorry.
I hope you guys like this chap. THE NEXT WILL BE BETTER!
Please review! Thank you! I will try to write the next chapter quickly.Thank you all for being patient.
Kat ^.^
Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin or any of it's characters, other's I do own.
~*~
Sumi locked the doors like Tae showed her. She entered the cottage and walked into the bedroom. She set her bag down, and then walked across the room to the futon. She laid down, sighed, and instantly fell into a deep and soothing sleep.
She did not dream that night.
~*~
Sumi was in training for nearly a week. Sumi followed Tsubame on her rounds learning all the procedures.
Sumi now knows how the Akabeko operates and is a real Akabeko waitress.
Tae had paid Sumi for her first week of working. She had used some of the money to buy necessities, like clothes and other items, the rest she saved. Tae had also given her breakfast, lunch, and dinner the whole week, free of charge.
Sumi knew Tae wanted to help her start her new life, and she was grateful.
Today was going to be a hard day for Sumi. Today, she would no longer aid Tsubame. She would wait tables on her own.
Tae had come to get Sumi for work for the first two days that she stayed in the cottage, but on the third day, it was different. Sumi surprised Tae. When Tae approached the gate and was about to knock on it, Sumi opened it and stood there, fully ready for work.
Ever since that morning, she was early for work. Tae had faith in her, and she would not disappoint Tae.
.
Tae noticed that Sumi has a strong work ethic. She would put out 110% even if she was exhausted. Tae admired that. Sumi would make it.Tae knew she would.
~*~
The first workday, on her own was almost through, but Sumi was still working as hard as she had when the workday started.
She was on her last order, when she burned her hand on a hot pot. She gasped, brought her hand to her chest, and cradled it.
Tae was in the kitchen, near Sumi, when she saw what happened. She ran to Sumi, took hold of her hand and examined the burn. "Sumi, come here!" Tae yelled as she practically dragged her over to a bucket of cold water.
She put Sumi's burned hand in the cold water. Sumi gasped in pain.
A soon as Sumi's wound had cooled down enough, Tae took her hand out of the water.
"We need to put something on this burn Sumi." Tae said, thinking the whole time about something they could use.
The pain from Sumi's hand clouded her brain. Then she remembered, "Aloe Vera! That will help. Where can I find a herbal shop?" Sumi knew exactly what to use, she had worked in an herbal shop for a long time.
Sumi asked Tae for directions to the herbal shop. Sumi assured Tae she could go alone and that the burn wasn't that bad. Tae let Sumi have the rest of the day off, so she could let her hand recover.
Tae had wrapped a cold wet cloth around Sumi's burn to lessen some pain till she was able to get the herb.
Sumi was off to the herb shop.
~*~
Sumi arrived at the herb shop and purchased Aloe Vera for her burn. It was starting to get dark so she was hurrying home when she took a wrong turn and ended up somewhere she did not mean to.
She walked down the street observing everything; trying to figure out where she was when all of a sudden she heard a scream.
It was the scream of a man in immense pain.
Not understanding the situation, she ran in the direction of the scream. She came upon a short narrow path between two buildings, and what she saw startled her beyond words.
She witnessed the last stoke of a blade through the chest of a man. She screamed in horror at the sight of death and blood.
Her scream alerted the murderer that he was being watched.
Paralyzed with fear, she fell to the ground as everything blurred around her. She saw the murderer approaching her, sword in hand, ready to kill her. She couldn't move.
She felt dizzy like she would faint, yet she was still conscious. She bowed her head awaiting the feeling of cold steel from the murderer's sword, yet nothing happened. She thought he would have killed her by now.
She then heard the sound of swords clashing. Noise of the fight sounded distant although she knew it must be close. And then, all of a sudden, the sounds stopped.
She looked up as everything had suddenly become so quiet. When she regained her composure, she noticed that there were now two dead bodies lying on the ground in front of her.
She gasped in horror, rose to her feet, walking backwards from the sight shaking her head in disbelief.
Terrified when she realized that she had backed up into something. Slowly turning to face what the object was, she saw a man with a sword in his hand.
The sword was covered in blood.
~*~
How do you like? Ok ok, so I really didn't know what herb they used in Japan then for burns.. so I guessed aloe vera..b/c that's what I use. If it is wrong.. Then I am truly sorry.
I hope you guys like this chap. THE NEXT WILL BE BETTER!
Please review! Thank you! I will try to write the next chapter quickly.Thank you all for being patient.
Kat ^.^