Amaterasu // Natsumi Mikoto

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It was a funny thing. Centuries upon millenia crept by endlessly, eons melding into eons, and yet in this small fragment of time, the days and months were flashing by in the blink of an eye.

There was Triton, and there was her, and there was their own little piece of immortality blurbbling away contentedly as the three rocked together in the tropical twilight. It was hard to remember sometimes, that there was indeed a world outside of their little piece of perfection that was for them alone.

I think another tooth is coming in.

I had feet once.  I swear it.

[E-mail to Alyxia Yun]

I would like to commission a few things if you've the time and interest.  Attached is plane ticket should you accept.

-- 天照

How precious! 

I will have to head into town within the next day or so,  I am running through paint and things like crazy.  There has been quite a bit of progress, but still plenty to do.  Perhaps we can make an afternoon of it, get some dinner and pick up a few other things that we might find.

[Sixty five years later, and there is still a sadness that lingers. Amaterasu still remembers walking through the devastation and death, and she takes the time to call back to the city to check on her old friend.  It is a day that revisits old wounds, and the frustration at not being able to go home rears it's ugly head is at it's worst.  But so many things have changed for the better since that time, and it is hard to stay locked in her memories for too long, not with Triton there beside her, and their future quickening day by day.]

The islands here are so lovely, and all of the homes lovelier still.  To finally be settled once again, it is a good feeling. 

Perhaps it is a little fanciful, but I'd like to imagine that I can just make out the outline of home on a clear day, of which there are so many. 

There is not often enough of a reason to leave one's warm bed and the company that shares it, but sometimes, there are it's rewards.

( Christmas Gifts - Triton, Triteia, Athena, Amphrite, Susano'o, Raijin, Ame no Uzume, Hana Sato )

There has been no change, though each day brings new hope for something. It is hard to break through the melancholy even in this place that seems perpetually bright and cheerful.

( Sent to Triton Christmas Day )

It will never cease to amaze me that in the span of one day to the next, the city immediately fills to the brim overnight and some sort of frenzy infects the populace.  One would think by now I would have learned to avoid trying to get about the weekend after the holiday, but then I suppose the time of year has completely slipped by me.  So much for a quick trip into the city to tend to things. 

The house is suddenly terribly large when there is only one occupant.

Already the list has been seen to, in as much as I can do. I miss him.  The art will have to wait until Triton returns.  Already there is a sharp bite to the morning air, and I've the fireplace lit in the library today. 

The days are getting shorter, the nights so very chilly. And neither much matter when the night melds into the day with so little care to the world outside, and someone else there to chase away the cold.

We hired on a few extra people to lend a hand with the increase in business with the shopping season edging closer, as well as someone else to assist in running the shop since so very little of my time is spent in the city anymore. Arrangements have been made for the preemptive winter preparation of the gardens. So many little details to be seen to, and while my own hand has not been as involved as previous years, I believe everything will work out just as well, if not better.  As such, I've decided to more or less take an official sabbatical from work.

The peace of mind is lovely, and I really am finding it hard to feel too guilty about being selfish and wanting to hoard my time away for other pursuits.

The constant see-sawing between the fierce thunderstorms and long, horribly humid and hot days becomes tiresome.  I don't think I can recall such a stormy summer.  At least Autumn is not far away, and hopefully there are more temperate days ahead.  Perhaps it only gives incentive to spend a little more time out on the water, I rather liked that. 

It may not be passing over this continent, but to still read about the uproar and unease in the East with the solar eclipse looming, it makes me glad to be here and not hold onto that small bit of homesickness that never really leaves quite so much.  Always an off-putting time whenever the Moon crosses between the Sun and the Earth, they've never sat very well.

That even in this day, the old wives tales and superstitions still hold on so tightly -- mothers will not allow expectant daughters to traverse outside for fear of birth defects, temples will operate during the time where the sun is hidden, even as far as not even lighting a single stick of incense. Some superstitions seem so silly in the modern age, but then the same could be said about us who still walk the earth.

Susano'o.

If it was my attention you sought, otouto, you have accomplished your goal.

Another dreary and rainy day.  Far preferable to curl up with a cup of tea and a good book than anything else, but I assured HIsako I would come in and handle a few things as I've been trying to remember to do at least once a week.  They have been quite busy despite the warmer weather and I suppose that we should pick up a few more employees to handle the excess.  That'll mean a few more trips back into the city, but it will not be too much of a hardship aside from having to leave the drive itself. 

( Japanese Folk )

The unexpected snow storm was the lovely little surprise, much more lovely being out of the city to enjoy it rather than in I think, but it is nice to be able to see the ground again. I suppose I should begin to think about returning home, yet it is hard to while enjoying the serenity and the company with whom I am imposing upon.

Nearly a week now Natsumi-sama has been gone, and now there is snow on the ground.  The Sun yet rises so I know that she is still near, her gardens still thrive despite their sugared appearence.  I only hope that she is well.  It is not like her to disappear so.

One young one thought to sass back today.  She has been caught many a time on her cellular telephone when she instead should be working, foul tempered wretch.  Sent her home for the day and the day after to think about what it means to disrespect one's elders. 

Children these days.  So lacking in the most basic of morals.

I have tried many times, yet sleep still escapes me.  It is odd for me to be so restless and I do not care for it.  There is no odd sense of foreboding or anything that troubles me, but I cannot find rest.

The sky is dark and even in the city that never sleeps, the stars are still bright in the night sky without the Moon to outshine them all. 

What a dreary Saturday! The rain was most assuredly needed, but it still does not help the the morose atmosphere that seems to come with a rainy day. Of course this means good things for Tanoshii, as we were quite busy with people looking for a respite from the constant rain, but I think I'd rather have a mild spring day then a day for booming business.

The trip to Washington D.C. was a delightful one. It's hard to not hold preference for one's home, but it was still a lovely festival nonetheless. My dear friends were so wonderfully hospitable as always, and it was made even more wonderful with the company of my dearest brother. Triton, if you are ever in a traveling mood and passing through that area, I will be glad to make the proper arrangements for you to be dazzled with a true garden that puts even my little piece of heaven to shame. I think you would truly enjoy it.

( [Private] )

Spring has sprung!  Or so the saying goes.  The days are already a little warmer, the Sun spends more time shining little by little and this probably must be my favorite time of the year.  Tanoshii's gardens are just beginning to ripen with the gentle spring, some of the early bloomers are already leading way for the rest to brighten up this little reminder of home.  My evening gardens still have a couple of months to anticipate their perfection, but as always, it will be worth the wait.

The past few days have been exceptionally busy with plans and preparations to travel south to Washington D.C. so that I may be there for the annual Cherry Blossom Festival.  While it is not the hanami that I am as familiar with, it is still an honor to be invited by some old friends that have settled in that area.  There is something exciting about being able to pull out some of my heirloom kimono since these are not exactly the most formal of times as I might have been used to, but the silks are still as bright and beautiful as my memory recalls.  But it is no simple task to bring them out of hiding with all of their many layers and accompanying pieces, having them aired out and pressed and then shipped ahead of me so that I might not be troubled with it at the last moment.

Today will be a good day since I get the unexpected reprieve from the books and figures of running a business in exchange for the simple pleasure of playing hostess once more.  Sir, (I do beg your forgiveness, in my delight for this rare pleasure, it slipped my mind to ask your name), if you but ask for Natsumi upon your arrival, my staff will fetch me.

Brother, I do hope your travels are going well?  If you are planning on accepting any one of those numerous marriage proposals, I, at the very least, expect a phone calls notice before I see it on the nightly news.  It is an older sister's right to give her blessing, yes?

This sudden turn in the weather has done wonders for driving in business off the streets.  Not that we necessarily need it, but one cannot complain when there are things to be done.  The storms have also brought with them a delightful wind of change and I for one, look forward to the sun shining brightly again once they have passed.

The tea house has inordinately busy here of late, but that is a good thing.  Busy enough so that it seems as though I have forgotten about the everything else outside of my little corner and have, as a result, become most out of touch with the world.

There seems to be a great deal of tension in the air today.

I do not like it.

2/21/09 Amaterasu and Omoikane; Picking up an old fried from the airport - Ongoing

3/26/09 Amaterasu and Triton; Offering a bit of respite and walking away with a little something more - [COMPLETE]

4/29/09 Amaterasu, Athena and Triton; Triton can be sneaky when he likes to be - Ongoing

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