Kyande stood with her mother at the door, waving to the Son family as they made their way down the walk. She was waving good-bye and extremely relieved to finally feel the flush leave her cheeks.
" Hey, Kyande, " Goten teased, " Be sure to keep your big mouth shut, neh? "
Kyande turned red again. " Shut up, Goten, " she shot back. She stepped forward offensively, " I'd like to see you do better! I learned my lesson, Doomoarigatogozaimasu! I'd do better if I ever had to do it again! "
" Yeah, yeah, sure, sure. "
[Doomoarigatogozaimasu => thankyouverymuch. In other words, it's just Doomo arigato gozaimasu, (thank you very much) but Kyande was saying it fast, to make a point]
Kyande was still fuming as Sarro called the last good-byes and shut the door.
Mother and daughter took to cleaning up, as Yamcha had 'conveniently' disappeared.
Presently, Sarro inquired, " Is that so? "
Kyande looked up. " Is what so? "
Sarro met her daughter's gaze and asked slyly, " You'd do better if given the chance to go through it again? "
And Kyande was suddenly endowed with a sinking feeling...
[Written by Inseiko, 2000]
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