cooking up a storm
disclaimer:
i don't own fruits basket...but if ONLY i owned hatori's sexy
self...
rika taggged along with tohru as she prepared for
dinner. miso soupl was already cooking in the pot as she readied the
wok for veggie-lo-mein stirfry. Rika watched with much interest. she
couldn't cook to save her life, when she was in college she stocked
up in cold cereal, top ramen, take-out, and pizza. witnessing someone
actualy cook real food was so interesting. 'the men must REALLY love
having her around.'
"geez tohru, since when have you been
one with the culinary arts?" tohru turned off the burner.
"what
do you mean?" tohru blushed, trying to remain modest as she
threw some mushrooms into the wok. it made a sizzling noise and a
sultry aroma as she threw in other chopped goods from the cutting
board. Rika nearly felt ecstacy when the aromas filled the kitchen
and engulfed her.
"wow.. i wish i could cook..."
Rika breathed in a fresh whiff, "ah...it smells so good.you'd
make a good wife someday." 'i wonder which of the men are
fighting for the role of her husband.'
tohru gave a large grin
at this compliment. She finally added the already soft lo-mein to the
wok, added soy souce and seasoning, and began stirring
fiercly.
"thanks rika!" she heard rika's stomach
make a sound of approval. "wow... you must be hungry!" rika
instinctively covered her stomach with her hands... slightly
embarassed.
"gomen for taking so long! i'll try to hurry.
can u bring me that big white serving dish over there?"
"sure.
this one?" she asked, holding up the large dish.
"yep."
tohru turned off the burner and scraped the contents of the wok into
the dish.
"don't worry rika. i'm almost done here, then
we can eat!until then would you help me set the table?" rika
nodded, getting hungrier by the minute. she hadn't eaten much before
she came to visit, and the sweet smells of tohru's concoctions
weren't helping any.
tohru went into the pantry and took a
small bag of crackers out. she handed them to rika.
"take
these to hold you over."
"thanks." rika munched on
the crackers while they finished setting the table. tohru walked back
into the kitchen to check on the salmon. it was done. she turned off
the oven and took the heavy pan out. rika had already put the lo-mein
dish, pot of soup, teapot, and the rice cooker into the center of the
table. as tohru placed the pan down, she remembered that she still
needed desert!
she looked into the fridge to see what she
could find. all she found was a plain cheese cake she had bought the
day before... it could work, but it was lacking... she took it out
and set it on the counter. she browsed through the fridge to see what
she could fo to liven up the desert... just then...
"ah
hah! strawberries! here they are...hmm i forgot that me n yuki had
picked these." along with the fresh strawberries she and yuki
picked, and took out a bottle of chocolate syrup as the finishing
touch.
"yo cuz, gotta take a piss!"
"mhm..."
tohru didn't take notice. she took the cheese cake out of the
packaging, and drizzled a little chocolate over it. she then took her
strawberries to the sink to wash, and to the cutting board to be
cut.
"viola! desert!" she smiled to herself as she
called everyone to the table. "dinner is ready!"
rika
wandered aimlessly through the hallway, looking for the bathroom. she
was about to open the foor to her right, when it opened and the red
head emerged.
"oh, its you."
"nice to see
you too."
"bitch."
"your mama."
"what
the fuck! you think you can come to OUR house and say whatever the
hell you want to me? I'll take you DOWN, woman."
"maybe
later, before i piss myself." Kyo's face turned red.
"so
yeah, where's the bathroom then?"
"find it
yourself!"
"well, if she doesn't find it in time,
you're the one cleaning up the mess," yuki commented as he
stepped out of his room.
"Miss Muyo, it's the door across
from Shigure's. Shigure's room is that open door." rika smugly
looked at kyo.
"thank you EVER so much yuki."
"you're
welcome." rika strolled to the bathroom as yuki walked
downstairs, having heard tohru's dinner call. he walked past kyo, who
muttered under his breath,
"kuso nezumi."
kyo
couldn't stand that girl. she was like the exact opposite of thoru.
at the same time though, her outlandish-ness sparked some interest in
him. like she was purposely trying to defy him. it was a good change
from tohru, who ended up crying and saying "gomen!" over
and over. and then kyo would feel like an idiot for upsetting her,
and have to apologize.
kyo hadn't realized he'd been standing
there still pondering for awhile. rika had already finished, and
started back down the hallway.
"waiting for me? oh, how
gentleman-like of you for a change."
"go to hell."
"only
if you'll accompany me." rika held out her arm for kyo. he
stared at it a second.
"you gonna escort me downstairs
like a good boy or not?" kyo grumbled but reluctantly linked
arms with the girl. rika couldn't help but think about the firm
muscular arm linked around hers. she was having fun torturing the red
head.
"i still think you're a bitch."
"and i
think you're a
dickhead."
downstairs,
the table was mildly quiet kyo was glaring at rika, while she smirked
down into her soup.
"tohru, your food rocks."
"yes,
our little flower is quite the chef. so rika, what are you here for
exactly?" asked shigure.
"uh, yeah. i'm in a band
called Twisted Revolution. I'm the lead singer, sometimes secondary
guitar."
"that sounds like a retarded name."
SLAP
a hunk of smily miso met kyo's cheek. he looked with firey eyes at
rika, who triumphantly sat there, with her spoon still held
upright.
"slipped. sorry."
"slipped my ass!"
kyo picked some miso out of his soup and was about to fling
it.
"really baka neko, are you so childish as to engage
in a food fight?" the nezumi interceded.
"that witch
started it!"
"name calling, so much more mature. anyways
miss muyo, please continue."
"yeah, well, anyways,
we're playing a gig a few days from now...Tuesday. Its downtown. i
check the area out. there's this one WIERD costume shop nearby. nurse
outfits and school girl stuff. its kinda...perverted."
"ah
yes. that would actually belong to our cousin ayame, yuki's older
brother." shigure piped. yuki groaned. 'he didn't HAVE to
mention that he was directly related to me...'
"figures.
so, carrot top, you into that kinky stuff?" the neko's face
turned red.
"dammit woman! shut up!"
"so
like i was sayin. Tuesday. I came to see tohru...wondering if i could
crash...but i didn't know she was staying in someone else's house...i
guess i could get a hotel..."
"what! of course not!"
shigure exclaimed. "you'll stay here in tohru's room. we
couldn't dare send you away. now us boys are graced with the presence
of TWO beautiful females." the neko and nezumi looked at the
inu, rolling their eyes again.
"well carrot top! looks
like it'll be a slumber party!"
"kami...kill me
now..."
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