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"Arigato gasaimasu, Onee-san. Yes, I am very good at keeping time and beats in all different tempos of music! I'm glad my music skills can be of help for something else." Yokome left the room and wondered why Iyasu-san wanted to see Popo. "I am off to practice my music for now." Yokome said as she exited.

She turned to her vanity and listened to her the young lady cough. It seemed that her time in the rain had gotten to her. Iyasu faced the novice, holding onto a small box. "Popo-chan, I have something to give you. I gave Yokome one and now I give you one as well." The young geisha held out the package to her, "I hope this will last you a long time."

"It is your own set of make-up with the brushes and other tools you will need to apply your make-up when we go out and entertain!" She smiled, "I'll teach you how to put it on, once you are well. Which reminds . . ." She turned around once more and plucked the small silk square from the corner of her vanity, "This is a family recipe. It is medicine to help you get well sooner. Please, take this so you will become well. All right?" Iyasu looked over the young lady to find any form of discomfort because of her concern, "Tanpopo, I wish you well because I care about your health as a teacher, friend and most of all as a sister. Please, do not threat about others worrying about you, we're family here. We care about you very much." The pisces made eye contact with and the novice and continued on with her soft smile.

Yokome walked down the hallway to her room, her kimono gliding behind her. It was time for her to practice her music a little. She changed out of her heavy kimono and set it on its stand and changed into a cotton purple yukata with a flowing river and cherry blossoms. She opened the sliding closet and took out a dusty wooden case. She carefully unfolded the cloth from aorund her shamisen and koto. Both stringed insturments. She plucked one of the strings and found it to be horribly out of tune. She then sang a note to tune them correctly. Once they were tuned, she began to practice. 'It has been so long since I have played,' she thought, 'It brings so many old memories to me'

Luna only smiled a moment, she was pale, though after the tea and snack the glimmer had returned to her eyes and she looked somewhat better. "I just hope that this rain will lift and I can get better it's not good to miss classes especially right now when I am in need of finding on Onee-san." She sighed slightly enjoying the company of her friends.

"All rain passes with time Luna-chan." Reiko spoke softly as she was still cleaning up from their snack. It had satisfied her hunger for the time being as she remained kneeling properly on the mats, despite there being no need to do such a thing. "Things will get back to normal... and you will find an onee-san. I'm sure any Geisha would be honored to have you as their imoto-san." And she offered a kind nod before she patted Luna on the shoulder. "You should lie down and rest some more, no one is going anywhere today."

"Oh dont worry about it, if something happens, i'll get you the one you were supposed to get. Thats one of my personal yukatas, doesnt hurt the okiya a bit. I havent worn it in ages, so its completly fresh."

Kyoku lips curled into a kind smile as she adjsuted a loop of the girls hair. "I came to the okiya when i was 11 and started my maiko training when i was 12, i moved quickly though, because i am the daughter of a famous geisha already. I still had to do plenty of chores with the other maids of course, but since i had training since i could walk, there was no need for years of classes before another geisha would think to take me on. I became a geisha when i turned 18, and now im 23. My how time flys." She reached her hand up to her neck as her mind became consumed in the past. The call of her little sister from outside the rooms startled her back into the present.

"Yes Iyasu-san?" She called from the front parlor "Iyasu-san was my first maiko." Kyoku said to Kaori