The sun was rising over the house when Kyo's alarm stirred him from his sleep. Tapping on the off button, he slowly pulled himself up from the floor and began walking down the stairs. Just as he stepped off the last stair, a faint aroma drew him into the kitchen.
"Why are you always up so early?!" Kyo exclaimed, seeing Tohru well into breakfast preparations.
"I was hoping to have something ready for you when you came down, but I suppose it's not quite done," Tohru said, apologetically.
"You don't have to do that," Kyo sighed, his hand partially covering his face.
"Oh, but I want to," Tohru said excitedly, stirring the pot's contents.
Kyo sat down at the heater and attempted a friendly conversation, "So, what are you going to do today since there is no school?"
"Well, I am going to work later this evening and during the day I thought I would try and get the laundry done and start some other chores," she replied happily.
"What kind of chores?" Kyo asked. "The house looks fine."
"Hmm, well I think it's time to dust and polish the floors," Tohru replied.
"Why don't you ever take a break?" Kyo asked, incredulously.
"Because there is always something to do," Tohru smiled.
"Well, if you didn't have to do the floors, what would you do today?" Kyo asked.
"I suppose I would go see that movie that came out last week," Tohru replied. "But it's silly to even think about it because I do have to do the floors."
Kyo nodded, but didn't reply. Then he stood up and nodded to Tohru, "I'm going to wait for breakfast with everyone else if that's okay."
Tohru smiled, "That'll be perfect. Then I won't have to rush the food."
Kyo marched over to the next room and examined the wood, 'It looks just fine! Why is she even cleaning it?'
But nonetheless he took a damp cloth and scrubbed the floor clean and then proceeded to apply the polish. Kyo's training came in handy, making the process very quick and easy and in no time he was heading upstairs and had completed all the rooms, including Yuki's, who slept through the whole process. On the downstairs floor he still needed to do the kitchen and Shigure's room, but they would have to wait until after breakfast. Waltzing into the laundry room he regarded the laundry that still needed to be done and sighed. Taking out of the washer the clothes that needed to be hung out to dry and replacing them with the clothes in the basket he snuck out the back way to the clothesline. If Tohru knew he was trying to help her, she would make him stop.