Chapter 3: Lunch with the Sohmas
"Hello, Kyou-. It's nice to see you again," Atchika said softly, blushing as she did so, "Did you get the gift I sent you?"
"Of course I did, Atchika-chan," Kyou said, his fists balling up, "What in Hell are you doing here!"
"I need to talk to you, you know, to catch up. It has been almost ten years since we last saw each other, and I want to become reacquainted with you. There is so much to go through; and so little time. So tell, me, what have you been up to?"
"Hold on Atchika-chan, we can talk later," Kyou said, eyeing the steaming pot on the stove, "first, let's have some lunch."
"And just what is for lunch, Honda-san?" Yuki asked, breaking in to the conversation.
"Ah, that's right! I forgot, but today we're having leek soup! Sorry in advance, Kyou-kun!" Tohru said, getting up from her chair to tend to the soup on the stove.
"Iie, it's all right, Tohru-chan," Kyou said, while thinking about how much he hated leeks. After about ten more minutes, through an oddly comfortable silence, the table was set. Each place at the table had a bowl for the leek soup, which steamed for a while after being served. There was a separate bowl for the rice. Tohru made it with every meal, whether it was in rice ball form or a bowl; or just served as a bed for some other solid meat or vegetable product.
The usually unmistakable aroma of cooked leeks was covered with the scent of beef and thick soup broth. This, along with the smell rice with a dab of soy sauce made its way up Kyou's nose as he inhaled deeply, "You know, for leek soup, this doesn't smell all too bad," he said, with a smile pushing its way onto his face.
"Oh," Yuki said, with a monotone voice, as usual, "does that mean that I won't have to force-feed you again?"
"Can it, you damn nezumi," Kyou said, his anger rising again.
"I can't believe you two still fight," Atchika broke in, with a giggle, "just like the cat and mouse you are."
Kyou rose up from the table, having just finished his lunch, and headed for the kitchen, "Atchika, you said you wanted to talk, right?" Atchika nodded and Kyou continued, "Then meet me on the roof after you're done."
"OK...?" Atchika responded, a little confused by what Kyou had just said. Kyou headed into the kitchen put his dishes away and went out through the back door. After that, it took Atchika another twenty minutes to finish her bowl of rice.
End Chapter Three
There it is! Sorry once again for this chapter being so short. I promise the next one will be longer. I'm just trying to build some suspense so bear with me, please! Be patient and post some more reviews! It always inspires me to see what others think of my story thus far. Thanks again for your continued support!
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