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The Stranger
Chapter 1: Who's at the Door?
When Tohru awoke, the house was willed with silence, and the sun was beginning to glow through the pink curtains of her bedroom window. She stretched, pushed back her blankets, and rose from her bed. "What a wonderful day," She spoke aloud to her empty bedroom. In a matter of seconds, she was standing in front of her closet, contemplating what she would wear on this fine day. Since it was Saturday (no school), she decided upon a purple, short sleeved dress with blue and pink flowers. Tohru opened the door slowly, careful to make sure it didn't squeak, and slipped out into the hall. She pulled the door closed behind her, and walked into the living room. Draped over the couch was Kyo, who was out like a light and snoring. On the floor was Shigure, who was sleeping on his side, as though he'd simply fallen over when he fell asleep. In a chair on the opposite side of the room was Momiji, slumped over and drooling slightly. On the floor in front of him was Kisa, curled laying face up, with her mouth open and eyes closed. Yuki was lying in another chair, his legs crossed in front of him. Tohru smiled at the humorous sight of her new family members sleeping. The television had been left on, so she bent to turn it off. When she turned back around, Yuki was standing upright, stretching his long arms.
"Good morning, Tohru." His hair was a mess, and his clothes were ruffled from sleeping.
"Good morning." Tohru smiled, and walked past him into the kitchen. There she took down six bowls, and sat them around the table. From the refrigerator, she took some strawberries in a bowl and carefully placed them on the counter. She drew a small paring knife from a drawer, and cut the little green leaves from about 20 strawberries, washed them, and placed the remaining strawberries back into the fridge. Yuki watched her from the doorway into the living room for a few minutes, and then spoke.
"What are you doing?"
"Fixing breakfast." Tohru looked up from what she was doing for a moment, and then went back to what she was doing. From a cabinet she took a glass mixing bowl, and dumped the cleaned strawberries into it. With a wooden spoon, she began to smash them, making what looked like a red, lumpy smoothie. She dumped a cup of sugar into the red mixture, and added a half cup of water. ((I got this idea from SamaNeko's fan fic... thanks for letting me use it!)) After she smashed the mixture into a chunky strawberry stew, she poured even amounts into each bowl. Without being asked, Yuki began to sit out silverware and napkins at each place at the table.
Once Tohru noticed what Yuki was doing, she smiled to herself. "Thank you."
"You're welcome." He smiled, and then went back to setting out the silverware. Once his task was done, he went back into the living room. Tohru made tea, poured it into glasses, and sat them on the table with each bowl. When she re-entered the living room, the TV was on again, turned to the news. Kisa and Momiji were still asleep, but Shigure, Kyo, and Yuki were awake, and were staring at the TV.
"Everyone, it's time to eat!" Tohru's voice was cheery, and her face lit up. She bent down by Kisa, and tapped the girl on the shoulder. "Kisa, time to eat. Wake up!" The girl's eyes opened, and she smiled. "Good morning sissy." She sat up, rubbed her eyes, and then stood. Next, she tapped Momiji on the shoulder. "Wake up, Momiji. It's breakfast time!" His brown eyes opened, and he smiled.
"Guten Morgen, Tohru!" ((Translation: "Good morning, Tohru!")) He scurried off to the table, being his usual, girlish, hyper active self.
All of the others walked sluggishly to the kitchen table, and sat down. Shigure was the first to take a spoonful of the strawberry goodness that Tohru had created. "My, Tohru, this food is excellent!" Tohru blushed, taking the praise modestly.
"Is it really that good?" Tohru giggled.
Yuki dipped his spoon into his bowl, and brought it to his lips. "Yes, it's quite good." He dipped his spoon back into the red slush.
"Well, thank you." Tohru blushed, having received compliments from two people.
All of a sudden, ((yes, I know, how original! --')) a firm knock came on the door. Yuki smiled and asked, "Who could that be?"
Kyo looked crossly at Yuki. "You damn rat, you planned this just to interrupt my breakfast!"
"No…" Yuki shook his head and sighed. When would Kyo grow a brain? He rose to get the door.
"No, I'll get it!" Tohru exclaimed as she got out of her seat. Yuki plopped back down into his chair, and slurped some more of Tohru's wonderful strawberry concoction.
Tohru opened the door slowly, and from the crack she saw….
Sorry everyone, but that's where I must leave you. Dinner's ready! Until next time… PLEASE read again! I promise it'll get better! BTW – This is my first fan fic.