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"Had any life changing experiences lately?"
Kaoru looked up from her work with a bemused smile. "What kind of question is that?"
"A perfectly reasonable one, Missy. Aren't you going to answer?"
Kaoru sat down her pen. "Alright." She put her elbows on the desk and made a show of thinking hard. "My housemate and I are thinking about getting a dog."
Sano shook his head. "Isn't there something more exciting?"
Kaoru shrugged. "Not that I know of."
He sighed, which was uncharacteristic of him. "So how's the family?"
"Alright. My parents are well, and my sister got a new job. Why are you asking anyway? You don't unless you want something."
Sano managed to look offended. "Is it a crime to inquire as to the nature of the family of a fellow employee?"
Kaoru rolled her eyes. "No. You're not hitting on me, are you?"
Sano visibly recoiled. "Damn girl; you think highly of yourself. No, Missy, I'm currently in a relationship."
Kaoru held up her hands in a gesture of innocence. "Hey, I was just making sure. I didn't think we had any interest in each other." She tossed her hair. "But I know I am tempting."
"We don't," he said flatly.
Kaoru laughed. "I know." Sano was acting strange this morning. Usually he was too tired in the mornings to act any particular way at all.
"Do you trust me, Kaoru?"
"What's this about?" Kaoru smiled. "Are you going to wait until I say yes to play a joke on me or something?"
"No. It's nothing like that," he said seriously. Sano was rarely serious with her. "Do you trust me," he asked again. "I need to know."
"Yeah," Kaoru said warily. "I do."
He smiled his slow smile and his whole body relaxed. "Good. I'll see you at lunch."
"Yeah whatever, Sano."