74 New Year

Mikio calls Hisako

"Hello, Hisa-chan?" Mikio said

"Miki-chan what's up?" Hisako said

"You want to go shrine with me just two of us?" Mikio said

"How about others?" Hisako said

"They surely have plan. Let's date" Mikio said

"Jeez! I understand! Let's meet in the shrine at 1 pm" Hisako said

"Okay, see you later" Mikio said

"Yeah, see you later." Hisako said

Hisako get a kimono and change clothes and arrange her hair.

While Mikio

He is arranging himself.

"This is the first new year together." Mikio said in his mind

In the shrine

"Hisa-chan!" Mikio shouted and he wave his hand

"Miki-chan" Hisako said and she go to him

Mikio got surprised

"That kimono looks good at you." Mikio said

"Thank you" Hisako said and she blushed

"Let's go now" Mikio said

"Yeah" Hisako said

They go fall in line.

While they are waiting

"This year so many people are going here." Mikio said

"Yeah, it will took us long." Hisako said

While Tomio and Kamiko

"Sorry to make you wait" Kamiko said

Tomio suddenly blushed

"What's wrong?" Kamiko said

"That kimono look good on you" Tomio said

"Thank you" Kamiko said while blushing

They saw Hisako and Mikio

"Is that Mikio-kun and Hisako-chan?" Kamiko said

"Ah! Yeah" Tomio said

"So, they go too." Kamiko said

"Let's go talk with them." Tomio said

"No! Let them be. I think they are having a date." Kamiko said

Tomio saw Hisako and Mikio are holding hands

"Okay, let's have a date too" Tomio said

"Yeah!" happily Kamiko said

While Yuko and Hisashi

"Let's have a date today" Hisashi said

"Yeah, that's a good idea. It's new year after all." Yuko said

They are laughing and chatting while they are walking

While Junko

She is walking alone.

"What should I wish…" Junko said in her mind

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"Jeez! I don't know!" Junko said in her mind

Junko saw Hisako and Mikio are holding hands and they are chatting and laugh together. Junko felt jealous and looked away.

While Masayoshi

He is walking alone.

"What should I wish today" Masayoshi said in his mind

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"I don't know what…" Masayoshi said in his mind and he saw Mikio and Hisako together

Masayoshi looked down and go away.

While Hisako and Mikio

"What are we going to do after this?" Hisako said

"Let's eat together" Mikio said

"Yeah" Hisako said

After few minutes

Their turn and first they purify their hands and mouth at the "temizuya" water pavilion.

In altar

They quietly throw in a "saisen" coin into the "saisenbako" offering box.

Ring the bell to greet the deity

Bow twice

Clap the hands twice

The hands are still together and they express their gratitude in their mind without speaking

They bow once

Their wish

"I wish this year is happy and in peace. I wish too that nothing happen bad at us and our relationship will last long"

After that they go in stall

"What do you want to eat?" Mikio said

"I want yakisoba how about you?" Hisako said

"Then, I'll have yakisoba too" Mikio said

"Okay" Hisako said

They go buy yakisoba.

While others

They go in shrine and on their turn

First they purify their hands and mouth at the "temizuya" water pavilion.

In altar

They quietly throw in a "saisen" coin into the "saisenbako" offering box.

Ring the bell to greet the deity

Bow twice

Clap the hands twice

The hands are still together and they express their gratitude in their mind without speaking

They bow once

Their wish

"I wish this year is happy and in peace"

While Hisako and Mikio

"Let's look our fortune" Mikio said

"Yeah" Hisako said

They go and pick a paper and open it.

"I got little luck how about you Miki-chan?" Hisako said

"Me too I got little luck" Mikio said

"I wonder what this mean" Hisako said

"Yeah" Mikio said

While Hisashi and Yuko

They go look their fortune. They go and pick a paper and open it.

"What did you get?" Yuko said

"I got big luck" Hisashi said

"Really?" Yuko said

"Yeah, how about you?" Hisashi said

"Me too" Yuko said

"We are lucky this year" Hisashi said

"Yeah" Yuko said

While Tomio and Kamiko

They go look their fortune. They go and pick a paper and open it.

"What did you get?" Tomio said

"I got little luck. How about you?" Kamiko said

"I got big luck" Tomio said

"Really?" Kamiko said

"Yeah" Tomio said

While Junko

She go look her fortune. She go and pick a paper and open it.

"I'm bad luck…" Junko said in her mind

While Masayoshi

He go look his fortune. They go and pick a paper and open it.

"I'm bad luck…" Masayoshi said in his mind