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SANGO'S SON, AND MIROKU'S DAUGHTER

Chapter 4

Miroku closed his eyes, tired from the throng of business. It was a pleasantly warm day with just the perfect number of clouds in the sky for daydreaming and seeing shapes. Other then the rush of tourists it was a quiet day.

This worried him.

He didn't like it when it was a quiet day. It left him nothing to do other then take care of the shrine and Rei, and if he wasn't sober, Mushin. Though it was hard to picture him as sober. Five years of having a little girl around the place hadn't been enough to change his drinking habits.

Miroku's fingers twitched as he began adding up the days profits. The summer had just begun, the days still not too hot, the nights crisp. Hopefully this would be a good year not only for the shrine, but the ones who resided there as well. Pleased with the number he obtained he let his mind wander.

Juice, Miroku thought, fruit juice and milk for Rei, veggies, soap, a new key for Mushin's cupboard, not to mention a new lock, and for me...for me...

He stopped his shopping list there. What did he want? Six years ago he'd have no problem figuring out long and extensive lists of thing he desired. As he contemplated this Miroku dug around in the robes he wore when working at the shrine and extracted a scrap of paper and a nub of a pencil. One hand played with the small gold hoops in his ear while the other scrawled out what he needed to buy on his next shopping excursion.

"What are you doing Miroku?" Mushin asked taking him by surprise. Instead of the usual bottle of sake that Miroku was convinced had been attached to the elder since birth was his young daughter, a few days shy of five years old, still napping. She wore an indigo t-shirt and yellow shorts that had been his a long long time ago. Mushin had sewn up the holes in it so that they looked slightly less used. Her ebony hair was swept back into a ponytail like her father's, only hers was longer. She'd need a haircut soon.

It saddened Miroku that his little girl couldn't wear a nice new pretty dress. She deserved it after being so brave so many times in the doctors office being tested. But Rei didn't seem to mind that her wardrobe was hand-me-downs. She also didn't seem to mind that her daddy had to work hard a lot and she was left with Mushin-san. Some mornings Rei would help out by cleaning small things. She was a hard little worker.

"Just jotting down some groceries." Miroku mumbled, "Then I'll get right back to work."

Mushin let out a heavy sigh and took a seat next to him. He placed Rei down, and she woke up immediately, smile on her face and her dark eyes with just the slightest hint of purple in them dancing. Rei scooted over next to her dad and wound her fingers in his robes.

"How long has it been since you spent some time with Rei?"

At the sound of her name Rei's smile increased ten fold. Miroku found himself stumped at the last time he'd spent more then just ten minutes with her before rushing off to do some more work. He'd just been so busy lately. And yet Rei adored him never the less. Miroku decided then he'd have to buy her a new dress that she could wear on her birthday and feel like the princess she was in his eyes.

"Why don't the two of you go to the park. It's been a while" the older monk suggested. Miroku nodded his head. The park would be nice. And it had been a long time since he'd gone anyplace where there might be large numbers of people.

"Come on Rei-chan," Miroku said standing up, "Let's get your bucket and ball and go to the park."

Rei's smile burst even larger, if that was humanly possible and she dashed into the part of the shrine that they lived in. Miroku dusted off his robes, and slowly began heading after her. He'd have to get changed first.

"And while your in the park find a nice girl!" Mushin called out.