Quick Recap - "Not really. Is there something I can make for you, Mayumi?" Kurama asked.
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"Well, now that you mention it, I'd like--" Yusuke was smacked in the back of the head.
"Not you, Yusuke. He was talking to Mayumi, so keep your mouth shut." Botan finished.
Mayumi sighed and sat at the table.
"Actually Kurama, I'm starving, so anything really would be nice. I had planned on making something myself, but my cooking's not all that great."
She gave a weak smile.
The others could tell that Mayumi had lost some of her resistance since last night. She was no longer fighting with everyone and hadn't said anything snide since she had come back from the warehouse.
Although some liked this Mayumi more, they wanted her to be happy, and not just going through the motions.
After eating a huge breakfast, Mayumi wandered into the back yard.
It was large, with a circle in the center that was barren of grass. She guessed that that was going to be part of where she trained if not where all her training would be.
Yusuke was leaning under a tree, waiting for her.
"Hello, Yusuke. Well, I'm here."
"I can see that. Now listen," Yusuke got really serious, "I can't teach you anything if you don't want to learn. You can't just go through the motions. You have to actually focus. Things won't just come to you because we tell you you have to." He finished his speech and stared Mayumi down, waiting for a response.
"Well, honestly, I don't want to learn right now, not to mention I'm completely full and bloated at the moment, so I think I'm gonna have to sit out for now." Mayumi started.
Yusuke shook his head and started to walk away.
"Wait. I want to learn... just not at this exact moment. I'd like it if I could take a small walk first. Alone... And then I'll be back and we can start." she finished.
"Well, I'll wait for you, but you better be back within an hour, or I'm gone. I have my own stuff that I have to take care of." Yusuke slowly walked away; sitting on the small porch, he closed his eyes.
Mayumi looked back into the forest and started her walk. She was hoping for some piece and quiet, what she found was beautiful.
There was a clearing ahead of her. She was only ten minutes into her walk, and already she saw something that she wanted to stay at for hours.
A relatively small waterfall surrounded by a small lake resided in the clearing she had reached. The waterfall was only fifteen feet high at best, and the water was crystal clear. It was a lovely shade of turquoise that called to her. She loved swimming and this place could nearly be called her sanctuary.
She stripped herself of her clothes, looking around to make sure there was nobody to see her in her birthday suit, and dove into the fresh water.
The lake had little shore and after about foot into the water, the level dropped to around ten feet deep.
She could see the bottom as she opened her eyes.
Little fish floated around her, swirling in their school and backing away as she moved. It was so peaceful for her to be there.
The surface erupted as she rose for air. The water felt so nice around her body.
She lifted herself out of the lake to stand on the top of the waterfall.
