CM: I'm sure most of you saw this coming. Valentine's day! Hooray! Enjoy. ^_^
A SPECIAL VALENTINES
Soon Valentine's Day was nigh and one morning Kyo walked into the kitchen only to be shunned right back out. "What's the deal?" He demanded.
"It's a surprise," Kylie told him.
"This area is from here on prohibited until further notice," Linda said.
"Why's that?" Kyo shouted.
"Kylie and I are commandeering the kitchen for today and I will make you pay if you so much as attempt to enter before we're done," Linda explained and then threatened. "Now have a nice day." With that she retreated back into the kitchen.
"What about breakfast?" Kyo muttered not wanting to try his luck.
Kylie handed him a bento box before retreating back in and shutting the door. Kyo stood there dumbfounded. "Well, now that that's done. Let's get back to work," she told Linda. "We have to get these ready for tomorrow."
"Exactly," Linda said pulling back her sleeves and starting on the first batch. They spent all day in the kitchen having only a few interruptions from Shigure and Kyo. By the time they were finished they had a large pile of baked goods and had taken a few steps back to admire their work. "It took almost all day but we finished it," Linda exclaimed wiping her arm across her forehead.
"This will be terrific," Kylie exclaimed happily. "I really hope everyone likes them."
"Well, I doubt they'll dislike them at least," Linda told her grinning.
After working in the kitchen all day, the entire room was engulfed in a mixture of sweet aroma. Not to mention the girls were almost all sweetened out considering they had taste tested all their creations. "Well, I guess all we have left is to package them," Kylie said with a smile.
"Yep, I'll go get the packaging stuff," Linda volunteered before running out of the room being careful to shut the door. A few minutes later she was back with the stuff and they started putting the sweets in their respective package. "Alright, now we'll just put these away for tomorrow," Linda said yawning widely.
"Tired already?" Kylie asked.
"Yeah well I really didn't get much sleep last night," Linda replied with a shrug.
"Well, get some rest, tomorrow we still have school and then work," Kylie reminded her.
"Yeah, I know," Linda said with another yawn.
"You head on up to bed, I'll clean up in here."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, no worries," Kylie assured her. Linda shrugged before leaving for bed. Once she was gone, Kylie went about cleaning the dishes and the counter tops and putting things back where they belonged.
"Are you finished yet?" Shigure asked walking through the door. "I noticed Linda leaving and thought I'd check in." He glanced around at all the dirty dishes and tried to figure out what they could have been working on all day.
"Yep, we're all done," Kylie told him with a smile as she scrubbed the dishes. "Want to help me dry?"
Shigure smiled and accepted the job, taking a dry towel and drying each dish she cleaned before stacking them neatly in a pile. "So, do I get to know what it is you two were doing taking my kitchen hostage?"
Kylie grinned impishly, continuing her dish washing. "Eventually."
"Can I convince you to tell me now?" he asked putting his arm around her shoulders.
"But that would spoil the surprise," Kylie replied teasingly. She loved it when just every once in a while she could hold something over him and tease him with it, notwithstanding the fact that sometimes it would backfire on her.
"That's too bad," Shigure said stroking her hair. That's when he noticed something brown sticking to the edge of her mouth. "You've got a little something right there," he told her pointing at one side of his face. Kylie immediately reached up and wiped the opposite side before asking if she got it. "Yep but oh you've got some on the other side as well," he added pulling her close. "Here let me get it for you."
He leaned in and Kylie could do nothing but stand their frozen as she felt something wet and warm graze over the corner of her mouth and skirting over a portion of her lips before withdrawing, leaving a tingling sensation. Shigure drew back with a knowing smile. "You taste awfully sweet, my sweet. Preparing for tomorrow are we?" he asked with a smile. "Who all did you cook for today?"
Kylie flushed, slightly frustrated that she had inadvertently given it away. Well, there was no reason not to tell him now. "Everyone, essentially. We even made something for Akito. We weren't sure what he would like so we made him an assortment."
"I'm sure he'll enjoy that very much," Shigure told her trying to picture Akito with a package of sweets. "Did you do anything special with your treats like you did with the last presents?"
"Now THAT," Kylie told him, "is something you'll just have to wait and see." She gave him a kiss on the cheek and bid him goodnight before skipping off to bed, leaving him with his unsatisfied curiosity.
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The next day was rather stressful for the members of the zodiac and Kyo seriously considered skipping school in order to avoid Kagura, but Shigure wouldn't have it. After school Linda and Kylie met briefly to report on school and set up what they would do when they got home before heading off for work.
When Kylie gave Ayame his valentine gift of white chocolates shaped like snake heads he practically twirled her around the room for five minutes straight in jubilation. Mimi also appreciated her chocolates but merely said thank you much to Kylie's relief. "Oh, by the way Ayame-san, I need a special outfit," Kylie requested.
"Anything my dear, name it and it's yours," Ayame told her extravagantly.
Kylie smiled. "Well…"
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When Linda shyly gave Hatori his present, he accepted it with a small smile and a word of thanks before opening it. He certainly didn't expect what he saw. It was a chocolate cake with all the zodiac animals decorating the top and the sea horse standing in the center towering over all of them. Hatori covered his mouth with a hand and bent his face down, and Linda could have sworn she had heard him laughing silently.
"What, you are kind of the man in charge," Linda defended herself.
"No, it's wonderful, thank you," Hatori said getting a hold of himself. Before Linda left, she gave Hatori all of the zodiac people's gifts for him to give to them, including Akito's. After promising that he would give them to their respectable owners, he bid her farewell by giving her a light kiss and wishing her a Happy Valentine's day.
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Linda arrived home first that day and was in very good spirits, so she grabbed the remaining gifts and got them ready to present. Pretty soon Tohru, Yuki, and Kyo got home and upon their arrival Linda gave them their gifts; all different sweets that projected their respective animals….or personality. When Shigure asked for his Linda shook her head and told him that he had to wait until Kylie got back.
So he resigned himself to working in his study in order to pass the time. He was in the middle of writing when he heard a soft knock on the door. He recognized that knock. "Coming," he called immediately ceasing his writing. He got up, went to the door, and opened it.
His jaw dropped as he saw Kylie standing there wearing a high school uniform and holding a gift in her hands. "You really do love me," he exclaimed joyfully.
"Only slightly," Kylie said, unable to keep herself from grinning at his reaction as she handed him the box. "Happy Valentines Day." Shigure took the package from her and opened it. He stared, for inside the box were life sized chocolate doggy bones.
"I love it," he exclaimed pulling one out and posing with it. "Which way do you think is my good side?" He turned one way with the bone in his mouth then the other way and then he lay down on the floor and looked up at her with pleading eyes.
Kylie laughed at his ridiculous yet adorable antics. "Good puppy," she giggled, crouching down and playfully patting his head. Then she began stroking his stomach speaking the way she would to a cute animal. "Who's been a good boy? Have you been a good boy?"
Shigure started kicking his leg playfully like a dog as she rubbed his belly and panted heavily. "Oh yes, I've been a very good boy," he said putting his bone down and then grabbing her arm and pulling her off her feet.
She gave a squeal as the two of them rolled around on the floor for a bit, each fighting the other for dominance. Shigure of course ended up winning with Kylie pinned beneath him panting for breath. "No fair, you have more muscle than I do," Kylie said pouting.
"Is that really my fault?" he asked smirking. He then proceeded to blow into her stomach making different noises and causing her to giggle and fight back.
After several minutes of an agonizing tickle torture Kylie lay limply in Shigure's arms feeling like she was on some sort of high, still giggling every now and then. "This is one crazy relationship," Kylie laughed, shaking her head. "But it's easily the best I've ever had."
"I'm glad I can make it fun," Shigure said brushing some loose hair out of her face. "As long as I'm with you it's always fun," he whispered giving her a kiss as he spoke.
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CM: Ahhh... so much fluff. And there's still more to come. Stay tuned. ^_^