Family Arguement

Sakon knelt at the family dinner table with his aunt, grandfather and mother. They were eating the food that Kaoruko had bought from a small restraint on the way back from the police station to the house. Saemon wasn't happy about the fact that the food wasn't a home cooked meal as it usually was. He decided to stay with just rice.

"I don't understand why you had to bring home food already fixed Kaoruko, and not by your own hands instead of foods that Chizuru could go and fix into food," Saemon stated after a few minutes of silence.

"Don't be hard on her. Sakon was supposed to pick up groceries from the store. I gave him and Ukon a list." Chizuru spoke up. She glanced at Sakon and noted that he wasn't eating anything. Ukon was also missing from the table, which wasn't a usual thing.

"I am quite sure that his Aunt made him help her with something that took up the time to go and get the errand for his mother done." Saemon huffed into his tea.

"No I didn't. Don't make assumptions. After that scare, you've started to complain more." Kaoruko said, shaking her head at her father.

"Then it was his fault that he didn't get the groceries?" Saemon asked, a frown on his face.

"Sakon, please eat something." Chizuru piped to her son, worry in her voice.

"I never said it was his fault. Something that happened that was out of our control." Kaoruko stated, looking away from her sister and father.

"So… typically, when you bring food instead of being a mooch, there is something that you need to tell us?" Chizuru stated. "Does it have something to do with what happened that stopped Sakon from buying the groceries?"

"Spit it out child. What is going on?" Saemon stated, his tone serious.

"Do you remember how Ukon… Sakon said that he had run into a lady on the bus yesterday?" Kaoruko stated through a mouthful of food.

"I remember Ukon saying it as Sakon was asleep." Chizuru stated.

"Sakon was only pretending to be asleep. Anyways, she showed up today and launched a complaint against Sakon. It got passed onto a rookie at work and he went and arrested Sakon for stealing Ukon. It was a stupid joke against me because I am a female cop." Kaoruko said in one breath.

"That fool of a lady. I bought Ukon so that Nagare could have him when he came here and I passed the puppet onto Sakon when he passed away." Saemon snapped.

"Well, I got that matter settled. Sakon was upset when we left for possibly embarrassing me at work and the fact that he didn't get the groceries. That's why I picked up stuff on the way home." Kaoruko stated, glancing away.

"There is something else. I know that look from when you were little. What else is there?" Saemon asked, still having a serious tone in his voice.

"Well… as we were leaving, that lady came back for her purse. Let's just say she said something and… well, they've issued a psych evaluation for Sakon." Kaoruko stated. Both Saemon and Chizuru stared in shock at the young female officer. Kaoruko didn't like the silence. "I'm just glad that Ukon didn't say something stupid like he already did."

Saemon turned to Sakon. "We all know that you aren't crazy."

"In case you haven't noticed, I'm not normal. I never have been." Sakon stated quietly in response to his grandfather.

Saemon narrowed his eyes with worry. "Where is Ukon right now?"

"Ukon and I aren't speaking to each other. We had an argument." Sakon stated. "May I be excused."

Chizuru narrowed her eyes in concern. "You really should eat something."

"No, let him go." Saemon said, using his hand to dismiss his grandson. Sakon bowed his head and headed away from the table. Saemon then turned to Kaoruko. "When is this psych evaluation?"

"I was able to get one tomorrow, so all of this is done with." Kaoruko stated, beating a rhythm with her fingers. "There is a small chance you know that they might say that Sakon is not right in the mind?"

"Sakon is a special child. His mind is very sane," Saemon stated, putting his fingers to his mouth. Both of the female Tachibana's had some doubt in their eyes.

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