Disclaimer: I don't own Furuba or anything related to it.
A/N: Hello! Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed! I'm truly grateful. * pauses* I don't really have anything else to say, so, ON WITH THE STORY!
P.S. If you haven't read " Beautiful" yet, I suggest you do since I keep referring to it.
" Fate is a bittersweet thing"
Chapter 2: "Fondue!"
They had all managed to haul their bags up the stairs, the guys taking the third floor rooms since it meant a longer haul. As they had entered the chalet, they had been welcomed by the manager who rented the chalet out. She was a middle aged Swiss woman with a heavily accented way of speaking Japanese. As they moved around the house they had been pleased to find a nice cosy denn and a fire lit in the hearth. The windows had cheesy red and white gingham curtains, but Kyo supposed that they did fit in with the style. He had been forced to share a room with Haru, and Shigure (there were two three person rooms, a two person room with a double bed and a single room) and he didn't like the prospect of sleeping in the same space as that perverted inu. He would much rather be in that single room (true, it wasn't much bigger than a broom closet, but still.) but he decided that Hatori deserved to be in there since he would need rest from driving them there. At least he didn't have to share a bed with either Yuki or Momiji (they had the double bed).
As he went back downstairs after having unpacked his suitcase, he curled up by the fire. It's warmth and tender glow were making him sleepy. He was just about to dose off, when he felt a shiver go down his spine and heard:
" A cat." He turned chalk white ".is what you look like" Hana finished off.
" Argh, don't creep up on me like that!" He bristled
" Aww, you scared the little carrot head, you should be ashamed Saki.tsk tsk" he heard Uo say in mock reprimand.
" Go away damn Yankee, I was about to have a nap." The words were the same as always, but they lacked their usual animosity. Uo picked up on this and decided to tease a little bit:
" Saving up all your energy for your skiing demonstration tomorrow? I bet you'll look like a chicken on ice." She smirked.
" I bet you'll fall flat on your face. Besides, didn't you listen to the conversation in the car? I'm not the only one who can ski: Momiji's been to Germany on ski trips before and Hatori used to ski here quite regularly. I won't be the one demonstrating." He managed to say this in such a calm way that it left Uo speechless.
" Well, good. Um, I'll go check on Torhu." She said just to fill the silence and went off to the room that she Hana and Tohru shared.
" I feel interesting vibrations coming from both of you. They're quite nice, you two should spend more time together" Hana said from the corner in which she sat reading her book.
Kyo jumped. He had completely forgotten she was there. He looked over at her and then sighed. Something around them had definitely changed. He was sure that there was no denying it since even Hana could feel it through her denpa. He had of course been thinking since THAT day, wondering if he had said it just because he thought that anyone (well, almost anyone) was better looking than his cousin, or because he had really meant it. In the days following their exchanged compliments, he had observed Uotani, and had decided that whatever had been going through his head then, he really did think that she was beautiful. Not pretty like Tohru, but beautiful in her own coarse way. It seemed a shame that so few people paused to notice that. Their gaze just sopped at her clothes, which tended to remind everyone of her past as a gang member, not letting them realize what a lovely woman she would have been had she not chosen that path.
He had stopped himself there. It was by now normal for him to think of Tohru in this way, savouring every detail of her being, but starting to analyse Uotani's physical assets was going too far. But, it WAS nice to daydream.
They all gathered around the dinner table at eight p.m. . A strong and quite frankly awful smell filled the dining room: that of cheese fondue. Kyo was hoping that he would be able to just eat the bread without dunking it in that yellowish mass of melted cheese, but Shigure had said: " This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, you have to try at least one piece of this specialty. Besides, it's really famous in Switzerland, lots of people eat it."
' Those people must be barbarians if they can get anything so fowl smelling into their mouths' Kyo thought to himself, but when he saw Tohru's encouraging smile, he forced a piece of cheese-covered French bread into his mouth. He chewed, swallowed, and realized that it hadn't tasted that bad, moreover that he even liked the flavour.
" Some white wine to wash that down!" Shigure (who had had a little too much wine himself) gleefully said shoving a glass into Kyo's hand.
Kyo was dubious about the whole wine thing, but looking over at Tohru who was sitting next to Haru laughing discretely, at Yuki having a calm discussion with Hana and at Uo who was flirting with a blushing (!) Hatori (he had obviously had too much wine as well) and Momiji lying asleep propped up against a dozing Shigure, he decided that he might as well make the most of it and have some fun for Tohru's sake and drank the yellowish liquid all in one gulp. He liked this even more than the fondue and so decided to have another glass, and then another one.
'These Swiss people sure know how to live' was his last conscious thought before he fell asleep from too much alcohol and tiredness.
End of chapter 2 .
I that this was a good stopping point eventhough it makes this chapter awfully short. I myself love white wine and chees fondue and encourage anyone to try it. Please R&R - Mouton
A/N: Hello! Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed! I'm truly grateful. * pauses* I don't really have anything else to say, so, ON WITH THE STORY!
P.S. If you haven't read " Beautiful" yet, I suggest you do since I keep referring to it.
" Fate is a bittersweet thing"
Chapter 2: "Fondue!"
They had all managed to haul their bags up the stairs, the guys taking the third floor rooms since it meant a longer haul. As they had entered the chalet, they had been welcomed by the manager who rented the chalet out. She was a middle aged Swiss woman with a heavily accented way of speaking Japanese. As they moved around the house they had been pleased to find a nice cosy denn and a fire lit in the hearth. The windows had cheesy red and white gingham curtains, but Kyo supposed that they did fit in with the style. He had been forced to share a room with Haru, and Shigure (there were two three person rooms, a two person room with a double bed and a single room) and he didn't like the prospect of sleeping in the same space as that perverted inu. He would much rather be in that single room (true, it wasn't much bigger than a broom closet, but still.) but he decided that Hatori deserved to be in there since he would need rest from driving them there. At least he didn't have to share a bed with either Yuki or Momiji (they had the double bed).
As he went back downstairs after having unpacked his suitcase, he curled up by the fire. It's warmth and tender glow were making him sleepy. He was just about to dose off, when he felt a shiver go down his spine and heard:
" A cat." He turned chalk white ".is what you look like" Hana finished off.
" Argh, don't creep up on me like that!" He bristled
" Aww, you scared the little carrot head, you should be ashamed Saki.tsk tsk" he heard Uo say in mock reprimand.
" Go away damn Yankee, I was about to have a nap." The words were the same as always, but they lacked their usual animosity. Uo picked up on this and decided to tease a little bit:
" Saving up all your energy for your skiing demonstration tomorrow? I bet you'll look like a chicken on ice." She smirked.
" I bet you'll fall flat on your face. Besides, didn't you listen to the conversation in the car? I'm not the only one who can ski: Momiji's been to Germany on ski trips before and Hatori used to ski here quite regularly. I won't be the one demonstrating." He managed to say this in such a calm way that it left Uo speechless.
" Well, good. Um, I'll go check on Torhu." She said just to fill the silence and went off to the room that she Hana and Tohru shared.
" I feel interesting vibrations coming from both of you. They're quite nice, you two should spend more time together" Hana said from the corner in which she sat reading her book.
Kyo jumped. He had completely forgotten she was there. He looked over at her and then sighed. Something around them had definitely changed. He was sure that there was no denying it since even Hana could feel it through her denpa. He had of course been thinking since THAT day, wondering if he had said it just because he thought that anyone (well, almost anyone) was better looking than his cousin, or because he had really meant it. In the days following their exchanged compliments, he had observed Uotani, and had decided that whatever had been going through his head then, he really did think that she was beautiful. Not pretty like Tohru, but beautiful in her own coarse way. It seemed a shame that so few people paused to notice that. Their gaze just sopped at her clothes, which tended to remind everyone of her past as a gang member, not letting them realize what a lovely woman she would have been had she not chosen that path.
He had stopped himself there. It was by now normal for him to think of Tohru in this way, savouring every detail of her being, but starting to analyse Uotani's physical assets was going too far. But, it WAS nice to daydream.
They all gathered around the dinner table at eight p.m. . A strong and quite frankly awful smell filled the dining room: that of cheese fondue. Kyo was hoping that he would be able to just eat the bread without dunking it in that yellowish mass of melted cheese, but Shigure had said: " This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, you have to try at least one piece of this specialty. Besides, it's really famous in Switzerland, lots of people eat it."
' Those people must be barbarians if they can get anything so fowl smelling into their mouths' Kyo thought to himself, but when he saw Tohru's encouraging smile, he forced a piece of cheese-covered French bread into his mouth. He chewed, swallowed, and realized that it hadn't tasted that bad, moreover that he even liked the flavour.
" Some white wine to wash that down!" Shigure (who had had a little too much wine himself) gleefully said shoving a glass into Kyo's hand.
Kyo was dubious about the whole wine thing, but looking over at Tohru who was sitting next to Haru laughing discretely, at Yuki having a calm discussion with Hana and at Uo who was flirting with a blushing (!) Hatori (he had obviously had too much wine as well) and Momiji lying asleep propped up against a dozing Shigure, he decided that he might as well make the most of it and have some fun for Tohru's sake and drank the yellowish liquid all in one gulp. He liked this even more than the fondue and so decided to have another glass, and then another one.
'These Swiss people sure know how to live' was his last conscious thought before he fell asleep from too much alcohol and tiredness.
End of chapter 2 .
I that this was a good stopping point eventhough it makes this chapter awfully short. I myself love white wine and chees fondue and encourage anyone to try it. Please R&R - Mouton