Chapter 4

Let's add some characters into the mix, it's getting bland in my opinion w

Tohru quickly got up and walked to the kitchen to see a boy cooking many delicious Japanese dishes, he looked like he was truly in his element. The boy was Tristin without glasses, looking much less clumsy then last time Tohru found him. He was humming a tune that sounded foreign, and had a very happy face on.

"Hello Taylor-chan" hollered Tristin

Taylor was no longer angry at Tristin, the scent of the food was very nice, noone could be angry after taking in an aroma like this.

"Hi Tohru-senpai" hollered Tristin

"Senpai?!?!?" said Tohru

"Yes, he's in fourth year I'm in second" explained Taylor

A sudden knock was heard from the door, Taylor walked to the door and opened the door.

"Hel-"

"Tohru-chan!!!!!... Wait... Your not Tohru!"

A blonde haired short boy got off Taylor who was clearly stunned.

"Tohruuu-chan~" called out the blonde haired boy

"Momiji-san!" Tohru came running and hugged Momiji

"Tohru-chan, who is that girl who answered the door?" asked Momiji

"Just consider her a stray" replied Tohru

"Mew" sounded out Taylor

Tristin already picked up Taylor and was carrying her to the couch, Tristin laid her down.

"And who is that guy" asked Momiji

"Err, another stray" replied Tohru

"Hello young lady, your looking hurt, who would hurt a cute angel like you?" said Black Hatsuharu in a seducing voice

"Myeh!" Tristin picked up Haru by his collar and bickered out foul names and cut up explanations in between the names.

"Haru-san~" called Tohru

Hatsuharu's eye's went blank white and realized he was put down, but Tohru, Hatsuharu, and the little child Momiji who looked to young to watch this 13+ display (Giggle?) saw Tristin kissing Taylor.

"Eh?" said Momiji

"Get off!" yelled out Taylor, but Tristin just continued until Taylor succumbed, which she did very soon.

"Get a room you two~" said Momiji in his usual cheery voice. Tristin and Taylor giggled in unison.

"Im tired" moaned Haru

Tohru wasn't paying attention to anything, she was confused, she finally figured everything out. Taylor was not in love with anyone, she just likes Kyo and Tristin. Tristin is deeply in love with
Taylor. I'm in love with Kyo. And Kyo... I don't know...

"Tristin-chan! I'm tired" called Taylor

"Then I'll bring you to your bed and make you some lunch?" replied Tristin

"Piggyback!" giggled Taylor

The expression on Tristins face was priceless, he was in total shock, but he was happy nonetheless. While Tristin picked up Taylor and walked by Tohru, Taylor winked at her. Taylor acted alot different around Tristin, it was a cheery emotion. Tohru giggled, Taylor and Tristin together looks alot better then Kyo and Taylor, if that's worth anything Tohru thought.

"Tohru-chan, come play cards with us!" called Momiji smiling

Haru was already shuffling the cards expertly. Tohru took a seat near the head of the table where she was given a card. She recognized this card game, she used to play it quite frequently with her mother when she was little.

"Lunch is ready Tohru-senpsi, can you come help me?!" called Tristin

Tohru got up and went to the kitchen leaving Haru to finish dealing while she went to serve lunch.

"Here, please take this to Taylor-chan, Tohru-senpai." asked Tristin

Tristin handed Tohru a tray with salmon and rice. The salmon looked like it was prepared with much more care then the rest of the dishes. The other dishes smelled and looked delicious. What would the salmon taste like?

"Excuse me Tohru-senpai" snickered Tristin

"Are you okay?" repeated Tristin

"Oh, yes, I am, sorry, Ill take this to Taylor-kun now." replied Tohru

Tohru spaced out before Tristin, not that, that seemed like a problem. Tohru walked to Taylor's room and set down the tray.

"Thank you, Tohru-senpai~" said Taylor

"No problem!" Tohru said in a cheery voice. Tohru walked downstairs and saw
Tristin in round 18 of the card game with Haru and Momiji. Tristin was winning according to the score board.

"Almost time for me to win" announced Tristin

"Oh Tohru, I'm sorry, I took your spot for you if that's okay, here you go, you're winning, good job~" said Tristin sounding really happy. Tohru was ended 18 cards, how did Tristin do this? Tohru usually never made it far enough to get to stage 18. Tristin was smart, she could tell that. Mother always told her that you could learn a lot about a person if you watched them doing what they did best, and being this good at a card game must have meant something about Tristin.

"Pass the soy sauce, will ye Haru-san?"
asked Tristin while enjoying his seafood filled lunch.

"Okay, and Tohru, it's your turn~" said Haru while passing the soy sauce.

Tohru was overwhelmed, which card to choose, which card to choose?!?

"Let's see, how about this one?" Tristin pointed to the back of a card.

"Okay..." replied Tohru, Tohru placed the card down, and won. How did Tristin know which card would work most efficiently? While Tohru was playing the rest of the game, Tristin was advising her without seeing the cards at all, she knew Tristin could have scored three times as much as Tohru bet she would, but her bet of 5 was filled perfectly, not one over, not one under.

"Aww, Tohru wins the game..." Momiji sighed

"Your really good." said Haru looking dissapointed, Haru always won every card game they ever played, but didn't they see Tristin advising? Either way Tohru was glad, she finally beat Haru~ and survived a stage of a very confusing card game. Tristin seemed silent while eating the rest of his lunch, he knew Tohru thought something was wrong with Tristin.

"Seconds, please" asked Momiji and Hatsuharu. Tristin got up and went to the kitchen.

"Tristin-kun, I'll help!" Tohru called. Tohru entered the kitchen and saw Tristin reheating the seconds helpings of food for the others.

"Hey Tristin-kun, is it okay if I ask you how you knew which card you were advising?" asked Tohru, Tristin looked Tohru straight in the eyes, there was something about Tristin that made everything he did look well-planned or... passionate.

"Thats how" replied Tristin

"I don't understand" asked Tohru

"Hmmm, well, the second I looked at your eyes when I handed you the cards, I could tell you were overwhelmed by your look. I also could see how deep and pure your eyes were. And I looked at your eyes all lunch and used them as a mirror against your cards to choose." explained Tristin, Tohru blushed, it was a good thing Tristin was paying to much attention to the food now that it was reheated.

"Plate please" asked Tristin

"Hai~" replied Tohru, and gave Tristin some plates, he placed the food on the plates then proceeded out of the kitchen to serve the food. When Tohru exited the kitchen she saw Momiji making up outlandish theories about Tristin cheating, which Haru and Tristin both explained blissfully.

"Done?" Tohru asked Tristin

"Mmhmm" nodded Tristin, this was not the answer Tohru was expecting, Tristin only ate one small bowl of rice and still looked hungry.

"Its getting late" stated Momiji

"Mmhmm" agreed Haru and Tristin

"Hey Tristin-senpai, could you teach me how you play cards?" asked Haru, Tohru never saw the normal Haru this enthusiastic about anything.

"Mmhmm" replied Tristin, Tristin began writing a very long and detailed memo, so long, even Haru was looking a little overwhelmed. Tristin had very neat handwriting, he didn't look like he was paying attention to the memo in the slightest, his mind looked occupied, but what he was writing on the memo looked precisely like card instructions.

"Here" Tristin finished very quickly and handed Haru the paper. Haru's face went instantly blank, like he was reading a college encyclopedia and didn't understand a word of it. You could see Haru getting a sinking feeling.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

"It's already 9 PM!" exclaimed Momiji

Indeed it has gotten quite late. Therir late lunch turned into a dinner instead. By now Taylor was playing cards with Haru and Momiji, Tristin was snacking on a mushroom, and Kyo has came back from his job and decided to snuggle with Tohru on the futon in the living room.

"Beep! Beep!"

The phone rang with a loud tone, the whole room heard it, Tohru got up off the futon and picked up the phone, the room quietly heard Tohru exchange a bunch of murmurs.

"Momiji-chan, Haru-chan, Hator-senpaii will be here soon to pick you up!" announced Tohru

"Awww, but I wanna stay with Tohru-chan!" laughed Momiji

"Im sorry, you have to go home." apologized Tohru. Tohru's eyes scanned across the room and saw Kyo asleep on the futon, but before that she saw Tristin looking straight in her eyes again. Tohru felt a tap on her shoulder, it was Tristin, Tohru nodded not knowing what she was agreeing to, she saw Tristin approach Kyo, Tohru didn't know what was going to happen next, when Tohru looked at Tristin he had an angry-sad look on his eyes. Tristin picked up Kyo and walked him upstairs to Tohru's and Kyo's bedroom. Tohru was relieved, she thought Tristin was going to do something sinister. Why would Tristin, a boy in love with sweet Taylor, do something even remotely bad to Taylor's friends? Tohru had a bad feeling about Tristin.

"Knock Knock" a sound came from the door, Tohru answered, it was Hatori, which shortly departed with Momiji and Haru after an exchange of goodbyes. Tohru saw Taylor walk outside. Why would Taylor go outside at an hour like this?

"Tristin...-chan, I'm sorry" Tohru heard Taylor say from outside the window of the living room.

"Hrmmnm? For?" asked Tristin

"Saying I hated you, I really don't" answered Taylor

"Oh that, don't worry about it" Tristin's tone sounded like he was lying, he really did care about Taylor saying she hated him.

"Your so nice Tristin-chan" said Taylor

"Thank you very much"

Taylor departed from the seen, she was talking to Tristin who was up in a tree. Tohru closed the window and walked upstairs, quickly followed by Taylor. When Tohru entered her and Kyo's room, she saw Kyo sleeping in bed, and the window ajar, that must've been how Tristin got outside so quickly. Tohru got dressed into her loose-fit pajamas and snuggled into bed with Kyo.