Hello! Author Rose here! Sorry about updating a bit slow, i was away in Europe for vacation^^ But now I'm back and have loads of ideas to take this couple further along. I love their little interactions and hope that they gradually become a couple before they even know it themselves! But yes, ideas are welcome, and thank you so so much for your reviews. I love reading your opinions on the story! (:
Chapter 8
The next morning I awoke before Kyo could even wake me up. I blinked as the sunlight streamed through hazy white curtains in Kyo-kun's rooms. It took me a while to register the fact that I was in Kyo-kun's room.
The memories of the day before flooded into my head and I sighed stretching my arms. Surprisingly I had slept very well. I immediately got up from the bed feeling the chill of the early morning surrounding my bare skin. I opened the door and padded my way across the living room to find that it was empty. The couch where Kyo-kun had slept on was neatly tidied up with the blankets folded on it.
'Kyo-kun must have gone for a jog..' I thought. I padded my way to the kitchen deciding to make him breakfast for when he returned.
I opened Kyo-kun's fridge, and like most of his house, it was very bare. A couple of eggs, ham, cheese, fruits, veggies, and miso paste. I wondered what Kyo-kun ate when he was alone.
I got out the eggs, cheese and veggies, and decided to make omelets for both of us. I set to work busying myself in his kitchen. It felt oddly relaxing. Kyo-kun's kitchen was very spacious and modern. The counters were made of marble, and the stove was electric allowing me easy access to cook. I turned on all of the bright lights inside the kitchen and some inside the living room and soon the house was filled with sounds of simmering veggies and eggs. While I was flipping the last omelet onto a plate I heard the front door slam open and footsteps in the house.
Kyo's POV
When I woke up that morning the first thing I did was check Tohru's room (or mine ) to see that she was still there. Or that she was ok really. As I creaked open the door to my room my eyes fell upon her relaxed figure. Her brown hair swirled around her and her face looked so peaceful. She wasn't a loud sleeper at all.
I looked at her sleeping figure for a long moment. Tohru looked so vulnerable like that. She usually was smiling or making loud expressions, but when she was peacefully asleep, you wanted to just go forward and embrace her. I walked forward and moved the blankets around her to cover her bare shoulders. Then I backed away and closed the door as quietly as possible behind me.
My morning jog passed by in a flash. I was too distracted. My head was filled with thoughts of Tohru. How she had hugged me the night before, how she was sleeping, how she had worn such cute pajamas, how she had touched the veins on my arm. I was overanalyzing every little detail. I was going crazy.
My jog was shorter then usual. I felt rushed and couldn't concentrate on my usual workout routine. Finally I just decided to cut it short, and went back the way I came. When I circled around and got to my apartment. I opened the door and the first thing I noticed was that it was much brighter and louder then it had been in the morning. I could smell something delicious wafting into the living room.
"Tohru?" I blinked and took off my shoes before walking into the kitchen. Tohru had her back faced to me but I could see her ladling out a large omelet onto a plate.
She turned to grab some ketchup in front of her when she noticed me standing there watching her. She blinked and immediately smiled brightly at me.
"Kyo-kun! Good morning!"
Her face, so beautiful and bright took me back once again.
I automatically smiled at her. "You up? How'd you sleep?"
"I slept very well." She nodded focusing on ladling out the food onto the plates. "Your bed is really comfortable Kyo-kun."
"I bought a good one on purpose." I agreed. I took the plates in front of her and took them to the dining table for us to eat. Tohru got out the cups from my cupboard and juice from the fridge. She had already memorized my kitchen.
As we both sat that and said "Itadaikimas." I noticed Tohru rubbing her arms a bit.
"Are you cold?" I asked.
"Huh?" She looked up. "Oh..umm..just a bit. It's just the morning chill."
I immediately got up and went to my room before she could say something about it. I looked through my closet and got out a grey hoodie. I gave it to Tohru before she could say she didn't need it. She smiled gratefully and accepted it. No wonder, she had been really cold.
"Do you need any sweat pants? It is a bit chilly. I'll raise the heat."
"No this is perfect." Tohru smiled at me. "Let's eat!"
I dug in and of course it was delicious. We were silent before Tohru asked "So what's up with the dojo?"
"Shishou said it's going to be closed for 3 days. They already hired someone to fix it up, but he doesn't want to take chances."
"Ahhh." Tohru nodded. "I'll go check my house today to see if it came back on."
"Why don't you just call your house management and see if they know?" I asked.
"That works too."
We finished our breakfast and I helped Tohru clean up the dishes. It felt weird. It was almost as if we were used to living with each other, when it was only the first time she had come over to my house. Already it felt very comfortable.
After Tohru and I washed up and changed into everyday clothes Tohru checked to find out that her house would be out of electricity for who knows when. She apologized but honestly inside I was happy we could stay together a bit longer.
"Well...no dojo lessons, and you don't work today obviously...so what do you want to do today?" I asked casually. We sat down in the living room area once again.
Tohru's POV.
I was wearing my usual blue skirt with my striped shirt and Kyo-kun's hoodie. Kyo-kun had showered after his morning jog and changed into a casual black t-shirt and jeans. We sat opposite from one another on his couch again.
"Well.." I said thoughtfully. "We could...just relax today? The weather is really bad." I frowned.
"Yea, I think it's hailing." Kyo got up to check the windows and I walked over to check with him. It really was hailing outside with high winds and rain along with it.
I shivered but not because I was cold. "Oh well, I guess we can just be lazy." I smiled at him.
Kyo-kun smiled back sheepishly. "Lazy is what I do best."
We walked back to the living room and Kyo-kun went to his room. I didn't really know what to do so I just followed.
He took the blankets and began to fold them up. I immediately helped. Kyo-kun blinked and suddenly dropped down and layed on his bed. He sighed and crossed his hands behind him. "I don't know why I'm cleaning this up, we can just relax for a bit. I'm kinda tired."
I awkwardly stood there for a bit before sitting at the edge of the bed. "Ok."
Kyo looked at me and raised his eyes. "Tohru you don't have to just sit there being cold, here." He got up and moved the blankets around me.
I moved my way into the center of the bed slightly near him, and crossed my arms around my legs. Kyo-kun move the blankets to cover the both of us, and laid back down closing his eyes.
I glanced at him and asked softly. "Are you tired?"
"Mmm?" Kyo murmured not opening his eyes. "Yea...I am. I haven't had an off day for a while now. Kids can get hard to teach."
"Aren't you tired after you jog?" I asked.
"No...well I get tired later. Which is now." He chuckled and opened his eyes to look at me.
"What do you do when you're free at home Tohru?"
"Me?" I blinked. "Well i...i don't tend to stay inside. But if I have to I read...or listen to music."
"What kind of music?" Kyo asked.
"Classical." I smiled. "My mother loved classical. Chopin, Mozart, Debussy, all of that. Mostly piano music though."
"Ahh..." Kyo laughed. "We're so different, I listen to rock."
"Rock?"
"Yea..like funk, metal, pop. I don't listen to it a lot, just when I'm in the mood."
"I see." I smiled. "It's strange...we're so different but I feel very close to you Kyo-kun."
Kyo looked at the ceiling and was silent for a bit. Suddenly he asked "Tohru...have you had a first love yet?"
"First...love?" I blinked. "Um..." I thought back in my head to elementary and middle school, but knew I had never loved anyone then.
"I don't think so..." I blushed because I knew that was half true half lie. My potential first love was laying right next to me at the moment...
"Huh...even you?" Kyo-kun chuckled. "Come on, even a guy you ever thought was cute?"
"Cute?" I blinked and felt my cheeks grow a bit hot. "Well...I'm not sure."
"Have you ever thought I was cute?" He asked laughing.
I smiled. "You are. But not in a kawaii way."
"Then what way?" He asked casually but I could hear a bit of a strain in his voice.
"Hmm..." I thought a bit.
"In a...masculine way?" That was the best way I could sum it up.
Kyo laughed, but in a quiet chuckle. "You're cute, Tohru."
I almost blushed again hearing his compliment. No one had ever called me cute out loud like that before. Not directly to me at least.
"Not ..really." I whispered, but quiet enough that he couldn't hear.
Kyo shifted his eyes onto mine and looked across the room. "Well...if you are bored. Do you want to watch a movie with me?"
"A movie?!" I exclaimed. I immediately grew excited. "What kind?"
"Well, there isn't really anything here. We could go out and watch one. I bet the theatres are open, plus it's only like 2 minutes away."
"Ok!" I agreed happily.
