Ame climbed up onto the roof. "I think these are Tohru's only pair of
trousers in her drawers." She lay near Kyou. They stayed there in silence
until she couldn't stand it any longer. "Listen, just because I kissed you
doesn't mean you can ignore me. If you didn't like me then just say so!" He
turned to look at her.
"I didn't like it? You're the one who ran away from me!" He waited for another argument but it didn't come. He looked over at Ame, a smile playing across her lips.
"I was embarrassed." She confessed. "I don't normally just go up and kiss someone. I didn't want to make a bigger fool of myself." A slight blush spread across her cheeks as she looked at the sky determinedly. Their hands glided over the distance between them and joined, fingers entwining. They didn't speak, looking at the sky until jerked out of their trance by Torhu's voice calling.
"Ame-kun, Kyou-kun, dinner's ready!" They both sat up and looked at each other, the same thought going through their heads.
*When did Tohru get home?*
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"We thought you two must have killed each other, you were up there for so long, and there wasn't any noise." Shigure joked over dinner. "Hey, are those Tohru's clothes?" He shook his head. "First it was Haru's coat, now it's Tohru's clothes, where-" Ame interrupted his babbling.
"Um, yeah listen Tohru, I'm sorry for not asking, but my clothes were all wet and dirty, and Haru's coat wasn't that warm by itself."
"That's ok, I understand. I have an idea. Seeing it's getting late and there's no school tomorrow, why don't you guys stay the night?" Tohru smiled over the table at the visitors. Hatori shook his head.
"I'm sorry Honda-san, but I have to get home and do some paperwork. I had to stop because I went out looking for someone." Ame blushed.
"Yeah sorry Tohru, Haru and I have stuff we need to do too." Haru looked up at Momiji in surprise.
"We do?" He asked. Momiji nodded and explained that he was to help Haru with work he didn't understand. Haru accepted this and went back to eating. Tohru turned expectantly to Ame, who looked up sadly.
"Sorry Tohru, but I lost my change of clothes with my school bag, that Momiji." She looked at Momiji who had pulled her bag from behind him. "Why you little. Why didn't you give it to me in the first place!?" He smirked, while she tried not to strangle him.
"I didn't want to remind you about the homework you have, seeing you don't work in class." Everyone laughed at the blush on Ame's face. "It's wet, but if you put the clothes in the dryer they should be ok." Tohru took them and went to the laundry.
"Well, I had to talk to Shi-kun anyway." Hatori, Momiji and Haru got ready to leave. Ame yawned and stretched at the table. "I'll probably have a bath and then go to bed. I'm exhausted." She got up and made her way to the bathroom, giving the three leaving a hug on the way. Tohru came up to her with a bundle of clothes in her arms.
"Here, you can borrow a pair of pyjamas for tonight." Ame took them.
"I'm so sorry about all this." Tohru shook her head.
"It's fine, don't worry about it. Just have a nice bath and have a good night's sleep. You'll be fine in the morning." Ame smiled gratefully and headed into the bathroom.
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Kyou opened the door of the fridge. *I'm almost out of milk. I'll get some more in the morning.* He turned around and saw what a pile of clothes in the corner. *Why did Tohru leave those clothes there?* He thought, walking over to pick them up. As he got halfway across the room, the pile moved. Startled, Kyou looked closer and saw it was a person huddled in the corner.
"I'm scared Mama. It's so big, I'll get lost." The person murmured. Kyou inched closer, and realised it was Ame. "Why do I have to go, can't I stay here?" Her voice was childish, as if she was five. Kyou went to pick her up, but she struggled against him. "I'll be good! Please don't send me away, I promise, I'll be good!" He picked her up with difficulty, her arms and legs thrashed, she sobbed quietly. He kissed her head softly as she whispered, "Don't leave me Mama, I'll be good."
"Shh. It's ok," Kyou rocked her as if she was a baby. He walked upstairs, grabbed her blanket and settled down against the wall. "go to sleep. It's alright." She settled down, and they both fell asleep.
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Kyou woke up to someone singing. He got up from where he was, thinking it was Tohru. He rubbed his eyes, and realised where he was, and that Ame wasn't there. He went onto the veranda and looked down. Ame was hanging out the washing, singing in English. He smiled and went downstairs.
"Ohayoo gozimasu Kyou-kun! Did you sleep well?" He rubbed his stiff neck from sleeping upright. Tohru was setting up for breakfast.
"Ohayoo, yeah I slept fine." Ame walked in. She noticed Kyou and froze for a fraction of a second. She went into the kitchen and brought out breakfast. Yuki, Shigure, Tohru and Kyou sat down at the table as she served everyone.
"What's this?" Yuki asked as Ame dug in. Everyone was looking at their breakfast sceptically.
"Mmph." She swallowed. "Sorry, It's pancakes. Don't tell me you've never had pancakes before." She snorted, and then was serious. "Ok, what you do is, take your knife and fork," she held hers aloft. " and you cut your pancake, like so." she demonstrated all this carefully, "and you eat it. Mmph. Yum." Everone was still looking at their pancakes. She sighed. "Fine, I'll cut them up for you, ok? There, now try it, it's yummy!" They tried them slowly.
"This is delicious. Food to rival sweet Tohru-kun's!" Ame blushed as Shigure praised her pancakes.
"They're just pancakes. Hey Shi-kun, can I talk to you later today? I need to speak to Kyou right now, but I'll talk as soon as I can, ok?" He nodded, stealing the rest of her pancakes. She stood up and walked out of the room, Kyou following.
"What did you-" He was silenced by Ame's hand over his mouth. She put a finger to her lips and led him outside and onto the roof.
"That'll leave Shi-kun guessing. Anyway, why were you in me room? More to the point, why were you holding me?" Kyou sighed.
"Now don't freak, but you sleepwalked last night."
"What!?"
"I said don't-"
"I thought I had it under control!" He stared at her.
"Huh?"
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"I didn't like it? You're the one who ran away from me!" He waited for another argument but it didn't come. He looked over at Ame, a smile playing across her lips.
"I was embarrassed." She confessed. "I don't normally just go up and kiss someone. I didn't want to make a bigger fool of myself." A slight blush spread across her cheeks as she looked at the sky determinedly. Their hands glided over the distance between them and joined, fingers entwining. They didn't speak, looking at the sky until jerked out of their trance by Torhu's voice calling.
"Ame-kun, Kyou-kun, dinner's ready!" They both sat up and looked at each other, the same thought going through their heads.
*When did Tohru get home?*
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"We thought you two must have killed each other, you were up there for so long, and there wasn't any noise." Shigure joked over dinner. "Hey, are those Tohru's clothes?" He shook his head. "First it was Haru's coat, now it's Tohru's clothes, where-" Ame interrupted his babbling.
"Um, yeah listen Tohru, I'm sorry for not asking, but my clothes were all wet and dirty, and Haru's coat wasn't that warm by itself."
"That's ok, I understand. I have an idea. Seeing it's getting late and there's no school tomorrow, why don't you guys stay the night?" Tohru smiled over the table at the visitors. Hatori shook his head.
"I'm sorry Honda-san, but I have to get home and do some paperwork. I had to stop because I went out looking for someone." Ame blushed.
"Yeah sorry Tohru, Haru and I have stuff we need to do too." Haru looked up at Momiji in surprise.
"We do?" He asked. Momiji nodded and explained that he was to help Haru with work he didn't understand. Haru accepted this and went back to eating. Tohru turned expectantly to Ame, who looked up sadly.
"Sorry Tohru, but I lost my change of clothes with my school bag, that Momiji." She looked at Momiji who had pulled her bag from behind him. "Why you little. Why didn't you give it to me in the first place!?" He smirked, while she tried not to strangle him.
"I didn't want to remind you about the homework you have, seeing you don't work in class." Everyone laughed at the blush on Ame's face. "It's wet, but if you put the clothes in the dryer they should be ok." Tohru took them and went to the laundry.
"Well, I had to talk to Shi-kun anyway." Hatori, Momiji and Haru got ready to leave. Ame yawned and stretched at the table. "I'll probably have a bath and then go to bed. I'm exhausted." She got up and made her way to the bathroom, giving the three leaving a hug on the way. Tohru came up to her with a bundle of clothes in her arms.
"Here, you can borrow a pair of pyjamas for tonight." Ame took them.
"I'm so sorry about all this." Tohru shook her head.
"It's fine, don't worry about it. Just have a nice bath and have a good night's sleep. You'll be fine in the morning." Ame smiled gratefully and headed into the bathroom.
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Kyou opened the door of the fridge. *I'm almost out of milk. I'll get some more in the morning.* He turned around and saw what a pile of clothes in the corner. *Why did Tohru leave those clothes there?* He thought, walking over to pick them up. As he got halfway across the room, the pile moved. Startled, Kyou looked closer and saw it was a person huddled in the corner.
"I'm scared Mama. It's so big, I'll get lost." The person murmured. Kyou inched closer, and realised it was Ame. "Why do I have to go, can't I stay here?" Her voice was childish, as if she was five. Kyou went to pick her up, but she struggled against him. "I'll be good! Please don't send me away, I promise, I'll be good!" He picked her up with difficulty, her arms and legs thrashed, she sobbed quietly. He kissed her head softly as she whispered, "Don't leave me Mama, I'll be good."
"Shh. It's ok," Kyou rocked her as if she was a baby. He walked upstairs, grabbed her blanket and settled down against the wall. "go to sleep. It's alright." She settled down, and they both fell asleep.
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Kyou woke up to someone singing. He got up from where he was, thinking it was Tohru. He rubbed his eyes, and realised where he was, and that Ame wasn't there. He went onto the veranda and looked down. Ame was hanging out the washing, singing in English. He smiled and went downstairs.
"Ohayoo gozimasu Kyou-kun! Did you sleep well?" He rubbed his stiff neck from sleeping upright. Tohru was setting up for breakfast.
"Ohayoo, yeah I slept fine." Ame walked in. She noticed Kyou and froze for a fraction of a second. She went into the kitchen and brought out breakfast. Yuki, Shigure, Tohru and Kyou sat down at the table as she served everyone.
"What's this?" Yuki asked as Ame dug in. Everyone was looking at their breakfast sceptically.
"Mmph." She swallowed. "Sorry, It's pancakes. Don't tell me you've never had pancakes before." She snorted, and then was serious. "Ok, what you do is, take your knife and fork," she held hers aloft. " and you cut your pancake, like so." she demonstrated all this carefully, "and you eat it. Mmph. Yum." Everone was still looking at their pancakes. She sighed. "Fine, I'll cut them up for you, ok? There, now try it, it's yummy!" They tried them slowly.
"This is delicious. Food to rival sweet Tohru-kun's!" Ame blushed as Shigure praised her pancakes.
"They're just pancakes. Hey Shi-kun, can I talk to you later today? I need to speak to Kyou right now, but I'll talk as soon as I can, ok?" He nodded, stealing the rest of her pancakes. She stood up and walked out of the room, Kyou following.
"What did you-" He was silenced by Ame's hand over his mouth. She put a finger to her lips and led him outside and onto the roof.
"That'll leave Shi-kun guessing. Anyway, why were you in me room? More to the point, why were you holding me?" Kyou sighed.
"Now don't freak, but you sleepwalked last night."
"What!?"
"I said don't-"
"I thought I had it under control!" He stared at her.
"Huh?"
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