(A/N: Happy New Year!)
As they all sat around the table, Tohru smiled at Kyo, "Yuki-kun agreed to come with us today."
Kyo attempted a smile, but it turned more bitter than happy, "That's great."
"Huh? Where are we going?" Yuki asked, awake and confused.
"I asked you if you wanted to come with us to the movie today. Don't you remember?" Tohru asked, eyes large and pleading.
Yuki smiled, "Of course I remember. I was just asking where we were going, like which theatre?"
Kyo looked at him oddly, "There's only one theatre…"
"I know that, stupid cat," Yuki replied, knowing the Kyo would create an outburst and no one would recall what they were talking about.
"Don't call me stupid, you damn rat!" Kyo reacted exactly as everyone predicted.
Shigure smiled serenly, "Ah, there's nothing like the sweet call of the wind in the morning. It's a shame I can never hear it over the barbaric yaps constantly emerging from the breakfast table."
Yuki and Kyo turned to glare while Tohru stood, collecting the abandoned dishes.
Shigure looked at Tohru, "You don't have to start clearing quite yet. It's nice to have a conversation in the morning."
"Well, I just thought that if they are going to fight, it might be a good idea to remove the more fragile items," Tohru explained, looking abashed.
Shigure winked, "Excellent idea." Then he looked at Kyo, who had his fist clenched in the front of Yuki's shirt, "Though the true solution is not in limiting the damage, but preventing the outbreak."
Tohru sighed, "I was going with more reasonable, short term goals."
"Even the best of us is disheartened!" Shigure chuckled.
Kyo released Yuki's shirt and both sat down, sufficiently suppressed. Noticing that the hostilities had ceased, Tohru set the dishes back down and took her place.
"So, I know that you are all going to go to a movie today, but I need you to be back by five tonight," Shigure announced.
"We will," Tohru replied.
"Why?" Yuki said suspiciously.
"Yeah," Kyo added, looking at Shigure for an explanation.
"Well, Hatori is coming over this evening," Shigure replied.
"For what?" Yuki continued.
"Your check-up," Shigure said. "The one that you missed. Again."
"No one tells me that they are scheduling me for them until after I miss them," Yuki defended.
"That's because you never call. He also said that since he's going to be here, he'll check Kyo, Tohru and myself as well," Shigure said, standing to leave the table.
"Oh, he doesn't need to do that," Tohru protested.
"He wants to," Shigure retorted.
Kyo tapped Tohru on the shoulder, "We need to finish cleaning if we're going to make it to the first showing."
Torhu nodded and started clearing the table.