Saturday Night Darkness
Saturday Night (Hide) As always, when I’m lost, I go out to the garden. Sitting out there in the dark, on the little bench. Near…
Diary Fragments
Strong April, 1863 “She was never meant to be married,” my mother starts. I want to lean against her, like I’m a child again, hearing…
Bringing Lunch (Saturday)
He didn’t come back to me the other night…. I shake off my inaction and curse who needs to be cursed. Not that it does…
Saturday a Full Day at Work
When I arrive at the Precinct that morning, Kawaji was giving me the evil eye. And eventually I was called into his office and I…
Return (Saturday Midnight Oct 1886)
I get back past 1 AM, so I’m careful not to make a sound as I entered the house. The train had “engine” trouble I’m…
The Kyoto Police (End of 3rd Week Oct 1886 – Morning)
“Thank you for your assistance Toshio-san.” I bow to him. He’s a short man but has proven invaluable time and time again. He is a…
Dark Nights in a Small Place
“She had a good delivery, no issues, in and out,” I say, reading over the files, crumpled from being stuffed in my kimono. “There must…
A Dead Man’s Hand (3rd Week of October 1886 – Mid week)
I have maybe 15 minutes, no more. Then Toshio-san’s forces will come and raid the place. Aside from the front gates leading into the small…
Doing Good
Eiji:I bring the next batch of ice like I promised. Just in time of course when Yukiko and the children are still at school this…
Changing Plans
“You really couldn’t have left this alone could you?” I hiss as I take her by the arm, away from the temple. “How can I?…
Around Enryaku-ji
It’s almost the afternoon and Yuunosuke-san and I have spent most of the day at the temple and along the paths surrounding it, waiting, watching…
She was a good thing?
Aioi-san looks even nicer with normal clothes on! Now if only she’d stop coloring her teeth! The hair combs and pins can stay though, she…
Empty Pockets
It’s been a week since Yamakawa-sama’s visit. It’s quiet now and I missed Eiji-nii, apparently he dropped by when I was in school. He’s been…
Up and Down Mt. Hiei
It wasn’t like I wanted to get in his way. After the other night, I finally understood why he was doing this. Why the police…
Rainy Fall Mornings
I stare out the window. I’m meaning to clean up after breakfast, while Ai-chan has her morning nap and the children are being escorted by…
Catching up with an Old Friend
Hajime: Thankfully she decided not to turn me away as soon as I said, I’m on personal business and needed a place to stay. Her…
OOC: For the author only
I couldn’t remember the exact words but the exact words were important so I put it here.. It’s not about wanting the “best” and nor…
A Well-timed Visit
It wasn’t difficult to find out where they lived. This is government property after all, until the land rights are transferred to him upon full…
From Tokyo to Kyoto
I don’t know what I was thinking. I thought I could go straight home but I couldn’t and instead I went straight to the machiya,…
A Terrible Night
I told him to leave and didn’t give him a chance to say no. He looked at me like I was up to no good…
Back at the clinic…
(“Sato Nana”) “What are you doing in here?” I jump and almost drop the papers I’m looking at – that front desk nurse is so…
Someday
Someday We’ll have a tree But right now we have a seed Someday We’ll find our way to the sea But right now we’re caught…
The Previous Night
I’ve grown much restless lately. After taking care of the house for my impending departure I’ve buried myself again in my work. Old intel from…
Afternoon in the garden, with a baby
“I think you must just enjoy baths, Ai-chan,” I tell my daughter, picking her up from the small tub I have in our room. “You certainly…
More than Police Business
It will be lunch time soon and the usual bento lay there untouched. I’ve been losing my appetite lately it seems but I don’t want…
After returning a dress
I returned the dress today and came home a little… well, what seemed to be going on was more or less confirmed by Frau Susannah.…
Memories: Sword Hunting, Again
Sword Hunting, Again Fall 1865 Time passes… in a way, peace and order are kept in Kyoto. The politics are still headache-inducing, both internally and…
Finally! Where have you been?
Saitou: It’s almost dusk and I’ve been smoking here for almost two hours. I had wanted to get home early today. I ash my cigarette…
To the Akabeko
Tsutomu: Yukiko-neesan picks us up from school as usual. I’m glad because today I need to ask her a favor. So we get to the…
Let’s Learn English!
“Thank you for helping me,” I say, pulling out my school papers. “I’m not good at…” I sigh… “most of this. I can read it…
Morning Catch-up
I’m trying not to go to work on Sundays. I heard from an old acquaintance familiar with Western practices that Sunday is a day of…
Not quite Fireworks
Hajime 08:03PM Is standing around near a lake, waiting for someone… H Hide 08:04PM *touches her hair, one more time to make certain that it’s…
Memories: Kiss
My first kiss was stolen when I was… I can’t remember if it was before or after my birthday that year, the same year Tamesaborou…
The Night of the Ball
It seems I rely more and more on the conveniences of being a part of the Police System. But I’d rather get us to the…
Dress Uniform
Tomorrow’s the day and I’m at the Machiya going through some old things. Eiji has mostly kept to himself and I should try to… I…
Wrapping up Aizu
(Shintani Kenkichi) Huff. Huff. These mountains are no joke… But I finally find it – a small Buddhist temple, quiet and serene, up here in…
A Fascinating Woman
Shindou: I visit Aioi-san as I do everyday and today in particular she’s being very aloof. With the exception of a nod when I brought…
Vying for a Date
It’s not like I was going to ask him for money but I haven’t received anything from Uncle nor Mother and I’m on my last…
Preparations
The shop is down a small street. In Western script, by the door, is a nameplate. Susanna’s. There’s a glass window, where there’s a wooden…
Dilly Dallying – Back in Tokyo
I got back to Tokyo later that afternoon, having have missed the first train out of Aizu and found a message waiting for me. We’re…
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