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"Thank you, ma'am" said Yumeko, bowing again. She entered the okiya and gasped again-- the beauty of the building was not lost on a girl who had been raised in the dingy floor above a teahouse all her life. "Er... where do I begin?"

"Both of you should go to the maid's quarters. Just walk down this hall towards the kitchen, the mai'ds quarters are the room opposite of it,"Serena explained gently.

((so so so sorry about not posting for a long time I was on vacation))

Rune walked from the maids quarters to the kichtion,she was really tired from lack of sleep. Filling up the buckets with water,she placed the dirty dishes inside. Soaking each one and scrubbing the food way,her hands became shaky from the lack of sleep,so it was hard for her to see right. Drying off the plates along with her hands,she placed the dishes up. But then one of the bowls fell out with a loud crash,Rune quickly turned around scared out of her mind. 'oh no what have I done I broke one of the okiyas dishes, okaa-san is going to yell at me,oh good one Rune' Rune then dropped to the floor and quickly began to clean up all the little peaces of the bowl.

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Sakura went about her usual routine. Working on her studies and helping around here and there. Sakura had become quite accoustomed to her life as a geisha.

Rune quickly picked up the glass,placing them in the trash,she walked to the closet. Grabbing a bucket she went to the garden,placing the bucket down. Sitting down on her knees she started to pick the weeds out of the garden,placing them in the bucket. The sun beating down on her,as she picked and picked away,keeping her mind off what she did on accident. Also what would happen to her but then as she was picking one of the weeds a butterfly flow by and landed on her finger. Rune smiled and looked closely at the different colors and patterns. The butterfly so beautifully and gracefully,was once a small,weak caterpillar that one day turned into this butterfly. Reminded her of a maid,turning into a maiko after training and studying would turn into a geisha. Letting the butterfly go she walked back inside with a clear head.

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"Yes," Tora smiled. "Okay, now that you've got the bow, let us work on the introduction." Tora smiled at her little sister. "First off, welcome the patron, then thank him for choosing you to spend time with. Tell him your name and beg his indulgence." Tora once again moved fromt he table. She gave a graceful bow and began her introduction. "Welcome, good sir. I thank you for choosing me to spend your evening with! My name is Tora and I am just a lowly maiko, so I humbly beg your indulgence." Tora smiled, knowing full well that Omny wouldn't be a lowly anything. And at her calling herself a maiko, she just had to laugh. It brought back so many memories.