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The doctor followed the young maiko up the stairs to the Geisha's room. He bent over th young geisha and smiled. "Miss, can you hear me? Tora-san." The doctor placed a hand on her forhead and sighed.

Tora moved under the covers and opened her eyes.

"Ah, there you are," he smiled. "Miss, how long have you been a geisha?"

"A year," Tora was able to force out.

"Have you had any breaks?" he asked sternly.

"One week... for my birthday," she replied weakly.

"I see now," he said. He turned to the two girls in the room. "She's just worn out. Give her a few days to rest." He went to his bag and pulled a bottle of dark liquid. "This is to help her fever." He turned and left.

"T-thank you, Tohru-chan," she said quietly. She drank the medicine and made a face.

"Someone's at the door," Tora moaned. She started to get up and go check it.

Shagatsu made his way to Tora's room. He knocked on the door and after a moment of pause, opened it slowly. "Tora? Are you decent?" He asked, seeing she was lying in bed. "I came to see if you were okay..." He knelt by the bed and ran his fingers lightly through her hair. "You work too much. Tell this guy you've met to take you out someplace nice!" He said with a small chuckle. "Here, I made this for you..." He said, reaching down into a small pouch and pulling out a porcelain flower, painted carefully and with grace. "May it keep you well in times of trouble!" He said with a caring smile, wrapping her hands around it gently.

((I'm sorry I have not been on! School has been horribly time consuming ^^''''. I'm going to speed up the trip, Akemi and I had planned on doing ^^'''.))

With lots of bags filled to the brim with veggies, tofu and much more the maid somehow managed to get all the bags in on her own. Akemi went off to do some studying or maybe to take a walk. Her friend was a maiko, higher above her. The spit fire girl still had a little while before she would become a maiko.

Anata hummed a loud to herself as she put away all of the goods in their proper places. After she had finished that task she thought it would be best to clean the kitchen and then perhaps make something to eat. She thought before she did that she should ask if anyone else was hungry. She headed upstairs and quietly knocked on the first door she came to.

"Excuse me for interrupting, but I was wondering if anyone might be hungry?" Ana asked as she opened the door and bowed to who ever might be in the room, in this case a strange man, the nice geisha, a maiko and another maid. *19*

Shakeing Cassandra would walk to the door of the okiya that stood before her. Slowly her hand reached out and she knocked lightly waiting for someone to answer the door. She ran a hand throught her mid back length brown hair. Her light ocean blue eyes looking around. This could be her home soon.

She hoped for this moment for a long while, She closed her eyes and held on to a balled fist, biteing her lips. 'Please let this okiya take me...' She would wimper in her native tounge.

She opened her eyes and swallowed. These few seconds would feel like an eternaty as she waited for the door.

-1-

Tora looked up at Mother and smiled at her with a sleepy smile. "I'm fine," she said. "I've just over worked myself. The doctor gave me some medication."

Hara came from the kitchen and went up to Tora's room with some tea and cups.... she had left the room after she saw the doctor out and let her Onee-Chan get some much needed rest...Hello Mother Onee-Chan Hara gave a deep bow and entered the room.. setting the tea down on a side table....Then asked "How are you feeling Onee-Chan....I've brought some tea up for you if you feel up to it.