002:Tea ceremony and a new friend
For Mikoto, her son's request was a little weird. For a cheerful boy like him, a tea ceremony seemed a little boring. But he wanted to learn and she could teach. That all that mattered
«Sora, let us start. I am going to teach you a simpler version. But that doesn't mean that it is easy.» Said Mikoto. She was'nt trying to scare him, but a tea ceremony is extremely complicated and he was a child.
«Mom, before we start, can I use the red weird eyes of the clan?» said the kid in his inocence.
«Red eyes? Do you mean the sharingan? But dear you don't have...» Mikoto was interrupted. Her son looked at her eyes and in a moment both of his eyes turned red. A two Magatama Sharingan.
«Sora, you!??» said Mikoto astonished by her son's eyes.
«The weird eyes? Yes I have them mom. I did'nt cared at first but I heard some adults said that you can observe and copy stuff using your sharingan so I wanted to give it a try!» Said the little boy, not knowing how outragous his words were.
The silence spread in the room as a virus, quick, silent and deathly.
«Mom, Did I do something wrong? » asked curious the little guy. He was 20 years old when he died, but he doesn't know much about the clan. Only that there exist a super power called chakra and the sharingan of his clan is exclusive to them.
«No honey, everything is alright. I just wanted to ask you, when did you awaken the sharingan?» This was surprising for Mikoto, a genius among genius. She also has those eyes, but she also knows what they represent. Sorrow, anguish and death. That and talent are the requirements to awaken those eyes.
Sora explained: «I don't know. One day I had them. I thought I was dying when I saw my reflection on the mirror. I didn't tell you so that you don't worry. Then, one day, I saw an elder of our clan with the same eyes and he explained them to me. Since then, I used to learn and read faster. They are quite useful» He was two years old whitout pior knowledge about this world. His ignorance was understandable.
Mikoto took a deap breath.
«Okey, you can use them, in this way it will be easier for you to learn» answered Mikoto. She had to tell her husband, but leaving now would only worry Sora. He was a sensible little guy and being hasty would be a bad desicion.
«Okey sora, let us start.
The host typically prepares the tea in front of the guests.
The main equipment includes the tea whisk (chasen), tea container for the powdered green tea (natsume), tea scoop (chashaku), tea bowl, sweets container or plate, and the kettle and brazier.
Each piece of equipment was carefully selected according to circumstance and has its specific place.» Said Mikoto
The little Sora was paying extra attention. His red eyes were trying to see every detail and ingrain it in his memory.
«A sweet is served before tea and is supposed to be eaten before the tea is drunk. The tea bowl is placed onto the tatami mat in front of you, with its front facing you.
Pick it up with your right hand and place it on your left palm. With your right hand, turn it clockwise by around 90 degrees so that its front is not facing you anymore. Drink the tea in a few sips and place it back onto the tatami. Bow and express gratitude after receiving and finishing your tea.
Towards the end of the ceremony, there will be time to inspect and appreciate the tea bowl by lifting it. Once finished, turn the bowl so that the front now faces the host.
The host may ask if guests would like another round of tea, and if not, the tea ceremony is over when the host washes the tea utensils and returns the equipment to where they were before starting. Okey, we are going to practice» Said Mikoto
«I have it mom, I want to practice» an excited sora answered.
In this way, the morning passed and was time to have lunch.
«Sora, why do you want to learn the tea ceremony» asked a dubious mikoto.
«To impress a friend. He looks old fashioned and I want to cheer him up as much as I can. Words are difficult, but maybe he will like this» Answered a serious sora. He was a cheerful guy, but not stupid. His ideas and demeanor where extremely mature, even for this world.
«Can you present me this friend of yours?» She was the patriarch's wife. She had to know what kind of friend her son had.
«Sure, Can I go see him this afternoon?. In this way I can practice the tea ceremony that I learned today» replied Sora.
«Sure, you can invite him over»
«Oh no, we can meet him in the big sakura tree. He lives there» Sora remembered his old fashioned friend. Being a transmigrator, it was not easy to adapt at first. His first friend helped him a lot.
«By the sakura tree? Sure, I can help you take all the equipement over there» Mikoto answered trying not to show her displausure. No one lives by the sakura tree in the uchiha compound and no one plays over there except her son sora.
«Okey, let's go mom!»