After a long long long long walk, as Chikara would describe it, they
appeared at Yuki's house. Suddenly it struck Tohru. "I forgot to call!" she
exclaimed. Hearing a commotion outside, the lovely, purple haired man
walked out to see what was going on. When he saw his old friend his eyes
lit up.
"Ahh, Miss Honda, I'm so pleased to see you! And I see you brought little Chikara along too!" he said and smiled gracefully at them both. Chikara just stood there and scowled but Tohru returned the smile with an even bigger one. "I'm so sorry I didn't call first! It totally slipped my mind!" "Don't worry about it. All I ever do anymore is work on my garden..." Yuki insisted.
While the grown-ups became consumed in conversation, Chikara began to explore the yard. She began humming the tune her mother had taught her that was made up by Uncle Momiji and looking for small bugs to pass the time away. Grown-ups could be so boring!
"So..." began Yuki, "You and Kyo doing well? I see your lil' girl is lively as always." Tohru smiled contently at him. "Yes, everything is wonderful. His dojo is hopping and Chikara seems to be growing a foot every day. I'm so glad it's summer now. I get lonely when she isn't around..."
Yuki looked at Tohru lovingly. Even after all these years he still loved her. True, he had become quite famous after a few modeling careers and retired already, but he never felt love like what came from her. "You know, you can always come here and visit if you get lonely," he insisted.
Tohru smiled her smile. "I'll remember that! Thank you so much!" then looked at her watch, "Oh my! We need to head home! I have to start fixing dinner soon! Sohma-kun, why don't you join us one night?" she requested. Yuki smiled again, she had a way of doing that to him. "That sounds very nice."
Once home, Tohru went straight to the kitchen and began to cook dinner. After a while the tantalizing smell brought Kyo and Chikara down from the roof. Tohru had fixed the regular favorite, cod with a little onigiri. Se sighed and laid the food on the table, trying to make sure one of them didn't chew her arm off to get one.
"So..." Kyo began, with his mouth half full, "...have a good time at his house?" "Yes, actually we both did, didn't we Chik?" Chikara nodded enthusiastically. Kyo just looked back down at his food and started eating again. Why did it piss him off? "In fact," Tohru continued, "I have invited him for dinner one night!"
Kyo spit up the cola he was drinking. "WHAT?! Aww, hell no!" Tohru automatically bowed down a little. "I'm sorry, I didn't think you would mind. I'll just call him and tell him we cant!" Seeing Tohru so humiliated brought Kyo back to his senses and then he realized what he had said. "No, no! Don't worry, lets have him. I was just caught unprepared...I'm sorry....Tohru..."
Now, of course Chikara was used to all this. It happened at least every week. Daddy would lose his temper, mommy would apologize, and then daddy would apologize. It was a system, their system, and it worked just fine. She knew that a movie would follow shortly after dinner too.
When the dishes were washed and the lights out they all cuddled up to the T.V for their only hour a day. Chikara was always in the middle though, so her parents could be close to each other and her at the same time. That was also a working system.
By the time Simba had reclaimed his rightful place as king, everyone was ready for bed. Chikara hugged her parents good night and after a brief struggle made her way upstairs to her room, leaving Tohru and Kyo alone together for the fist time in their waking day.
Kyo smiled at Tohru evilly. "You ready for bed?" he asked in a menacing voice. Tohru just looked at him wearily. "I don't know...it's been a long day and..." she was stopped by Kyo's lips caressing hers. They sat there and shared a smidgen of kisses before making their way up to the bedroom.
"Ahh, Miss Honda, I'm so pleased to see you! And I see you brought little Chikara along too!" he said and smiled gracefully at them both. Chikara just stood there and scowled but Tohru returned the smile with an even bigger one. "I'm so sorry I didn't call first! It totally slipped my mind!" "Don't worry about it. All I ever do anymore is work on my garden..." Yuki insisted.
While the grown-ups became consumed in conversation, Chikara began to explore the yard. She began humming the tune her mother had taught her that was made up by Uncle Momiji and looking for small bugs to pass the time away. Grown-ups could be so boring!
"So..." began Yuki, "You and Kyo doing well? I see your lil' girl is lively as always." Tohru smiled contently at him. "Yes, everything is wonderful. His dojo is hopping and Chikara seems to be growing a foot every day. I'm so glad it's summer now. I get lonely when she isn't around..."
Yuki looked at Tohru lovingly. Even after all these years he still loved her. True, he had become quite famous after a few modeling careers and retired already, but he never felt love like what came from her. "You know, you can always come here and visit if you get lonely," he insisted.
Tohru smiled her smile. "I'll remember that! Thank you so much!" then looked at her watch, "Oh my! We need to head home! I have to start fixing dinner soon! Sohma-kun, why don't you join us one night?" she requested. Yuki smiled again, she had a way of doing that to him. "That sounds very nice."
Once home, Tohru went straight to the kitchen and began to cook dinner. After a while the tantalizing smell brought Kyo and Chikara down from the roof. Tohru had fixed the regular favorite, cod with a little onigiri. Se sighed and laid the food on the table, trying to make sure one of them didn't chew her arm off to get one.
"So..." Kyo began, with his mouth half full, "...have a good time at his house?" "Yes, actually we both did, didn't we Chik?" Chikara nodded enthusiastically. Kyo just looked back down at his food and started eating again. Why did it piss him off? "In fact," Tohru continued, "I have invited him for dinner one night!"
Kyo spit up the cola he was drinking. "WHAT?! Aww, hell no!" Tohru automatically bowed down a little. "I'm sorry, I didn't think you would mind. I'll just call him and tell him we cant!" Seeing Tohru so humiliated brought Kyo back to his senses and then he realized what he had said. "No, no! Don't worry, lets have him. I was just caught unprepared...I'm sorry....Tohru..."
Now, of course Chikara was used to all this. It happened at least every week. Daddy would lose his temper, mommy would apologize, and then daddy would apologize. It was a system, their system, and it worked just fine. She knew that a movie would follow shortly after dinner too.
When the dishes were washed and the lights out they all cuddled up to the T.V for their only hour a day. Chikara was always in the middle though, so her parents could be close to each other and her at the same time. That was also a working system.
By the time Simba had reclaimed his rightful place as king, everyone was ready for bed. Chikara hugged her parents good night and after a brief struggle made her way upstairs to her room, leaving Tohru and Kyo alone together for the fist time in their waking day.
Kyo smiled at Tohru evilly. "You ready for bed?" he asked in a menacing voice. Tohru just looked at him wearily. "I don't know...it's been a long day and..." she was stopped by Kyo's lips caressing hers. They sat there and shared a smidgen of kisses before making their way up to the bedroom.