Tohru stood at the stove, hurrying around the kitchen amongst pots, pans and food, and beamed as she listened to Yuki and Kyo bicker.
"You kuso nezumi, you can't do that! Take that back, that's not in the rules!" Tohru could picture him standing up in indignation at whatever Yuki had done this time, face almost as bright as his hair.
"It is now," Yuki's voice stated calmly.
"What? You can't just add a rule! Take that move back!"
"Now now, children, stop flirting," came Shigure's voice, most likely from his desk in the corner. Most likely writing what Kyo referred to as 'hentai novels,' too.
"PERVERT!" Tohru winced as she heard the crashing sound of Shigure being thrown across the room by the two boys, wondering whether to laugh or worry.
"I'm okay…" came a dazed voice. Tohru decided to laugh.
The kitchen door opened, and Yuki walked in. "Koban wa, Honda-san. Are you all right?"
"Of course I am, Yuki-kun!" she smiled. "Dinner is almost ready."
"All right. Thank you." But he didn't leave. He stared at her.
She looked back at him curiously. "Did you… want to ask me something, Yuki-kun?"
Was that a… blush creeping across his cheek? "No, no, I'm sorry, Honda-san, I zoned out," he said hastily, his face now visibly red. "I must have stayed up too late last night doing homework."
"Oh, all right!" she said, trying to remain cheerful, though she was a bit confused. What was that emotion she had just felt? "Maybe you should go to sleep a bit earlier tonight."
"Yes…" he muttered, and turned around, closing the door behind him.
She watched the closed door for a moment, thinking. What could she have felt just now? Almost as if her heart twisted for a split second, too fast to tell what had happened but too slowly to escape notice. The kettle began to whistle, and she turned, ready to occupy her mind with other things for now. Let her ponder in bed later, at the moment she had a dinner to fix.