"The old man then ran off skipping with Mister Tendo-"
"-didn't care what danger it posed to those around them-"
The young woman waited for the two to calm down. She knew what had happened to the cursed mirror. She waited for an opening to tell them so.
"-had to carry both of them to the municipal government office-"
"Who knows what other people were affected along the way?"
And waited.
"-wouldn't give out the marriage forms because I wasn't old enough-"
"I had forgotten about that! Then when we revealed the mirror to the clerks-"
And waited.
"-left them in front of that karaoke bar on-"
"How many people did we show that mirror to?"
Kasumi finally just sighed and excused herself out of the washroom. The married couple didn't even notice.
"If you'll excuse me, I'll be heading out now. If you need me, I'll be having some tea in the waiting room."
"-made it back to the house in record time-"
"-was so irresponsible! I can't believe I did that!"
Sitting down with a pot of green tea and her favorite mug, the calm that Kasumi Tendo prided herself in having was hers once again. After a day like today, that she hadn't left the house yet to seek some relief with Doctor Tofu was an accomplishment. She'll have to treat herself by staying in his office longer than the usual. She felt like she deserved it. Everyone else in the household seemed to have indulged themselves in that manner; why shouldn't she?
The eldest Tendo daughter rose up from the meal table. After what the others had put her through, they could stand to make their own luncheon. She needed the break. As she picked up her empty mug and the tea pot, Ranma and Michiru finally appeared at the tea room. Both girls were still clad in bath robe and towels.
"Sorry about ignoring ya like that, Kasumi," apologized Ranma. She bowed slightly at Michiru's insistance. The taller girl also offered her apologies.
"We didn't mean to tune you out, Miss Tendo. We just got caught up in remembering the chain of events that had led to our unexpected marriage yesterday. Our apologies."
"Yeah, what she said."
"That's alright," replied Kasumi. "I understand. It has been more... troublesome than normal of late." Ranma was quick to nod her assent. "And Miss Kaioh, please call me Kasumi."
"If you'll call me Michiru," replied the young woman with a smile. Kasumi nodded in agreement. "I'm not sure if I'm a Kaioh anymore, I'm afraid," Michiru added with a laugh. They all had a chuckle over that.
"Well, if you'll excuse me," Kasumi interrupted. "I have to run some errands now. All this excitement this morning had delayed my departure a bit, so I may be late in returning. I am concerned about the clean-up however..."
"Ah, that's alright, Kasumi. You don't have to worry about nothin'! I'll fix it up 'fore ya get back."
"_We'll_ clean up, Husband," added Michiru. "Here, let me get those for you, Kasumi."
"Thank you, Ranma, Michiru," said Kasumi as she relinquished the mug and the tea pot. "I appreciate your offer. I won't be back until this afternoon, so you'll have to prepare your own lunch." Ranma and Michiru both nodded in agreement. They had no objections.
"When you start on tidying the premises," Kasumi continued, "I suggest you confine yourselves to the main building. Mr. and Mrs. Saotome seemed to have resolved their differences and are preoccupied within the dojo."
Michiru merely raised an eyebrow at the news. Ranma, on the other hand, looked blankly at Kasumi. Then blushed as the girl made the connections in her mind. She started gagging and spluttering, too.
"Well, I'm off. Good luck with the cleaning, and thank you once again."
"You're welcome, Kasumi. We'll handle things here." Michiru waved goodbye as Kasumi stepped out towards the side yard and made her way towards the front gate.
"Ack! Ugh! Gross! Sick!"
Michiru looked at where her husband twitched on the floor. The smaller girl could be so over-dramatic.
"Come on, Dearest. We have some cleaning to do. We have to get dressed first, however."
"Uh! Yuck! Huh? Oh, okay."
"Oh, I just remembered!"
"What? Whatcha forget?"
"We never did get Kasumi's answer as to what had happened to the cursed mirror."
"D'oh!"
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(Posted Sat, 22 Mar 2003 11:11)
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