The Empress' Legs

[Hidamari]

Kiriko walked quickly back with home, carrying a bucket of soapy water kiriko had her Palmtop connected to her skirt, after giving the Clytemnestra a thorough cleaning she herself was now in need of a shower, the light had begun to fade as twilight set in around the spaceport, Kiri hastened down the street towards home, she came across the bar once again.

The water in the bucket sloshed around as she stopped -noticing the door ajar- and hearing the sounds of childrens voices, Kiriko stared at the door listening to the murmering voices from within, a shiver ran up her spine. Trying to be quiet Kiriko walked to the door, she put a hand onto the door and pushed it a little, it opend quietly since the place had just be renovated. Kiri looked into the room, there was a girl sat there at one of the tables, talking could be heard coming from behind the bar as the rest of the children looked for leftover food.

Kiri tried to make out features on the girls face but it was getting dark and there was almost no light inside the establishment, Kiriko's bucket thudded loudly against the door accidentally, the girl inside the room jumped looking over quickly at the person peering in the door, terrified she sat completely still not sure if she had been spotted yet.

"um..a..are you ok..?" Kiri uttered after a few seconds

"j...JAACK!" the girl wailed, the sound inside the kitchen grew instantly silent and then frantically rushed, a boy came running from the kitchen, the rest of the children followed, Kiriko stepped back panicing a little but still trying to be brave. The boy approach Kiriko noticing that she was actually a child herself and also much smaller than he was, he felt empowered.

Kiriko quivered infront of the rough and dirty looking boy in the darkness "I..I..gomenasai!" kiriko turned to run away but the boy grabbed her long hair tightly...

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