AN: As one of my friends kindly noted, this chapter is really very short, and much too short for a proper chapter, so I like to think of this as a introduction kind of. :P
Chapter 1: A Trip to the Master
"Are you done yet?" Kyo yelled impatiently from outside Tohru's door.
"Yep… I'm nearly done… sorry Kyo! You can come in though if you like!"
"Ah…ok."
To tell the truth, Kyo had never been inside a girl's room before, and so he was kind of curious. He opened the door, and was hit by a revoltingly sweet smell.
"Oh hey Kyo!" Tohru said brightly, "I'm just doing a bit of room-cleaning!"
"Ah… huh…" Kyo suppressed the urge to block his nose and gag. He spied a hot pink can of air freshener sitting on Tohru's empty desk.
"Lovers' Web," he read off the label, trying to hide a grimace at the bittersweet fragrance wafting around the room.
"Oh yeah," Tohru looked up, "Er… Shigure gave me that."
Kyo arched an eyebrow. She blushed, "It's nothing."
"Well," he stretched and made for the door, "Are you ready yet?"
"Ah! Yes, I am!" Tohru quickly followed Kyo out into the corridor.
"Geez, that stuff really stinks!" Kyo made a point of commenting once he was able to breathe properly again.
"Oh? You're going somewhere?" Shigure poked his head out from behind his newspaper. Kyo made impatient growling noises in his chest.
"Ah…I, er… we were just… Master's dojo…" Tohru tried to explain.
"On a date, are we?" Shigure winked knowingly at Tohru, who blushed unnecessarily.
"Whaaa---! I never said…" Kyo blundered in exasperation. Shigure gave a chuckle. Kyo sighed and pulled Tohru out through the door after him.
"That creep," Kyo muttered more to himself than to Tohru, and they began walking. Kyo seemed to be lost in his own thoughts.
"Are… are you worried about Master Kazuma?" Tohru asked hesitantly. He turned to look at her questioningly. "Well, you seem kind of pre-occupied… and I heard that Master Kazuma just got a girlfriend…"
"Oh… yeah, that."
"But that's great! You'll have a mom!"
"Yeah… I guess. Beats having Death Ray girl for a mother. Not that the new girlfriend and Master are getting hitched or anything…"
"Anyway, you know Master. He won't do anything with his life unless it makes you happy too…"
"I wouldn't be too sure about that… how about his haircut?" Kyo replied darkly as they reached the gate of Master's dojo.
AN: Please R/R. I know this chapter's really short and really boring, but pls stick around… it's gonna get more interesting after this…!