Editing Maria-sama ga Miteru:Volume2 Chapter2 3

===<noinclude>The Returned Rosary. </noinclude>Part 3.===

"Good evening."

Returning home, Rei walked through her garden and opened the door, connected to her neighbor’s house.

"Oh, Rei-chan, welcome home."

Rei's aunt, or Yoshino's mother, wiped her hands on her apron and appeared at the foyer.  The scent of well-boiled potatoes traveled with her.  It was probably Yoshino's favorite tonight, meat and potato stew.

"Has Yoshino returned from the hospital?"

"Yes, about thirty minutes ago.  She's sleeping upstairs right now, they took a lot of blood samples from her."

Her aunt spoke as she glanced upstairs.  Her expression implied that even though Yoshino was sleeping, there was nothing worth worrying about.  Yoshino always went to sleep after an examination.

"Shall I take a message?"

"No, it's okay.  I couldn't go to the hospital with her, so I wanted to make sure she got home safely."

"Oh?"

She confirmed her entering the taxi, but she didn't know about anything that happened afterward.  After giving the rosary back, Yoshino took off for the main gate, in an attempt to leave Rei behind, so Rei was worried that she might have had a seizure.

"Rei-chan."

When she turned around to leave, her aunt stopped her.

"Did something happen between you and Yoshino?"

Her heart beat.

"Why?  Did Yoshino say something?"

Rei turned back around and asked.

"She never says anything.  Just my instincts, you know."

Her aunt was Yoshino's mother, after all.  Yoshino never says anything, even if something happened.  So, her mother seemed to take it upon herself to keep a watchful eye.

"We just had a little fight.  Don't worry, we'll make up soon enough, there's nothing to worry about."

She hadn't sorted out her feelings yet, either, so discussing it with her aunt was a bit tough.  In honesty, she should steel herself and ask Yoshino about it directly.

"Then…"

"Ah, Rei-chan."

When she turned around again, her aunt stopped her, again.

"Rei-chan, um-"

But she couldn't seem to formulate her thoughts into words.

"Auntie?"

She was scared for a moment, thinking there was something wrong with Yoshino, but apparently she was simply thinking too deep.  Rei was exhausted by her aunt's words.

"Meat and potato stew, I made too much, so could you tell your mother that I'll bring some over later?"

Her aunt's meat and potato stew was a bit sweeter than the Hasekura household's usual seasoning.

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