A short funny chapter for ya'll!

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The table at Shigure's house was set with a veritable feast.

"Well, it seems you've made another delicious dinner for us," Yuki said to Tohru as he picked up his chopsticks.

"Oh, it was nothing," she replied hastily, waving her hands. "But, I hope Shigure comes back soon, his dinner will get cold." A look of worry crossed her face.

"Well, its his fault if he forgets…" As Yuki was about to finish, Shigure came in from outside.

"Tohru! I'm so sorry I almost missed one of your beloved dinners! And to think my precious portion may have gone unused and uneaten into the garbage, after you had spent so much time and effort preparing it for me." Shigure took off his shoes and sat down.

"Stop being so dramatic. She would have just saved it for later." Yuki muttered.

"All that extra trouble just for little old me." Shigure winked at Tohru.

"Well…th..that's my job!" She stuttered. "Its no trouble at all!"

"Stop mocking her!" Yuki yelled and expected another type of outburst from the suspiciously quiet cat.

"You could come to her defense once in a while," Yuki chided Kyo. (Meanwhile Tohru continued to say "Really there's no problem. I don't mind cooking for you!" over and over.)

"Huh?" Kyo looked up from his bowl.

"Stupid cat." Yuki turned his attention away from Kyo.

"Hey don't call me stupid!" Kyo stabbed the table with his chopstick as he pounded his fist on it.

"So now the cat enters the conversation."

"Shut Up! I was thinking!"

"That's a new occurance, isn't it?"

"I swear to god, I'm gonna pound your pretty boy face!"

"I'd like to see you try." By this time the two were in a deadly stare off as Tohru continued to say it was alright, she didn't mind cooking for them.

"Children, behave yourselves. The food is getting cold!" Shigure, who had been watching in amusement, decided to step in before this got too ugly.

"Shut up!" Both the boys said at once, looked at each other, turned away and continued eating in silence.

"So, Tohru, how was your day?" Shigure asked.

"I went out for groceries with Yuki, and oh he fell out of my pocket! I was so worried! But then we found him (that is Momiji and I) and I made him some ice and…" Tohru rattled off some more information before realizing that she wasn't making much sense.

"So, Haru and Momiji came for a visit while I was out? That must have been a laugh and a half."

"To hell it was," Kyo mumbled.

"What was that?"

"N..Nothing. It's just he's really god damn bad at math…and it took forever to tell him what to do," Kyo finished lamely.

"I see," Shigure raised his eyebrows.

"That reminds me," Yuki raised his index finger as if he had an idea. "Haru wanted me to tell you he said goodbye. He seemed pretty worried about it." Yuki smirked. "Is there something you'd like to share?"

"I don't know what the hell you're talking about." Kyo said.

"Oooh! A mystery," Shigure added his thoughts to the conversation. "Perhaps… the two are having a secret triste."

"A triste, what's that?" Tohru asked innocently.

"Nothing that you would have to worry about. Only perverts talk about it." Yuki glared at Shigure (which, consequently, matched the glare he was getting from Kyo.)

"I'm only stating theories, not fact. Besides…K-yo and Ha-ru sittin' in a tree K-I-S-S-I…" Shigure's song was interrupted by a bowl thrown at his head. Kyo quickly got up and left.

"I don't know what his problem is…" Shigure made his sad puppy face. "I was only joking around," he wined.

"Obviously that stupid cat can't take a joke."

"And… we all know Hatsuharu is bonkers over you…" another bowl was thrown at Shigure.

Tohru got up. "Kyo…"

"Kyo will be fine. He needs to gain sense of humor."

("I don't think you should talk," Shigure mumbled to himself.)

"What was that?!"

"Oh nothing, nothing."

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Kyo lay on the roof looking at the dark sky. He had gotten himself worked up over nothing. Hatsuharu didn't have any feelings for him. It had all been in his imagination. //Or was it?//

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